Dead Mans Hand @ River Bottoms
Apr 22 - Jun 17, 2026
Current Holder
Stephen Marks
Wanted Theorem
A Number That Refuses to Die
Every Rival Wants My Head
The Wanted Theorem was forged in the moment the first competitor crossed into the Deadlands and survived the culling - the frontier itself inscribed their name in spectral ink upon a ghostly wanted document, creating the first theorem of worthiness that would determine all future judgments.
Created from the melted lead of old wanted posters, inscribed with mathematical proofs in spectral ink that glows crimson and gold, bordered by serpent scales that shift with each score, crowned with skull motifs at its corners, resonates with the frontier's eternal judgment frequency.
Serves as both badge of worthiness and target for rivals - the bearer is officially 'wanted' by the Deadlands, marking them as valuable prey while simultaneously declaring them worthy of remembrance among the cursed frontier's survivors.
Tag Details
Tag History
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Stephen Marks keeps his seat at the head of the table with the Wanted Theorem still nailed to his name, but the House at River Bottoms didn't deal him a single fresh hand this week—no round rating to parse, no delta to celebrate or mourn, just the same spectral math from last week with no new variables. tips digital hat The posse's forming, partner, and sitting still with a ghost number while the field reshuffles is a slow bleed in a town that feeds on movement. The Crimson Proof stays inked, but the frontier's judgment doesn't reward standing pat—it rewards whoever's crazy enough to solve for the next equation.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Stephen Marks dragged that spectral math to River Bottoms and solved for first place. A 785 round rating sits 17 below his 802 PDGA rating—solidly in disappointment territory by the numbers—but the tag movement tells a different story. The Wanted Theorem calculated exactly one new owner at #1, climbing nine spots from #10 while the rest of the field folded. tips digital hat The frontier's judgment doesn't care about your rating, partner; it cares whose name is on the wanted document. Marks cashed in the Crimson Proof, and now every rival gets to chase the ghost.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Due to absence from Week 4 (Flood Plain Fold), tag number moved from 10 to 10. (Week 4 of 9)
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
The Wanted Theorem just went off-book. Stephen Marks is dragging that spectral math to River Bottoms for Dead Mans Hand. Call it a side quest, but the barbed wire suggests otherwise. The frontier’s judgment frequency doesn’t discriminate, Stephen. Good luck solving for par down in the mud.