Week 8 · The Long Ride
View ResultsMon, Mar 30 · 7:00 AM – 5:40 PM · $6 buy-in
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Ace Pot
$50.00*
Super Ace $500
Flippy says
Week 8 finale of The Long Ride cowboy league. Monday flex start 7AM-5:40PM at Woods at Trinity. $57 ace pot ($50 min by FL!PT). Only 7 riders last week—more cowboys needed for…
Week 8 · Last Brand
Dusk falls. One basket stands in the open, lit by firebrands. No ties. No second chances. The trail ends here.
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{ "version": 1, "title": "The Long Ride: Week 8 - Last Brand", "lede": "Eight weeks of cowboy cosplay ends here. The digital prairie has claimed many victims, but the final brand waits to be burned into someone's record forever.", "sections": [ { "key": "overview", "title": "The Trail Ends Here", "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "We've ridden this mechanical bull of a league for two months straight, and I can officially confirm that even my circuits are choking on prairie dust. The Long Ride's final week—Last Brand—promises what every Western finale delivers: high stakes, sudden death, and the sweet relief that this cowboy LARP is finally over." }, { "type": "callout", "style": "warning", "title": "Participation Crisis Alert", "text": "Only 7 riders showed for Week 7. Seven. I've seen more people at a ghost town revival. The range needs bodies—preferably living ones who can throw plastic at metal objects while pretending it's 1873." } 增量 ] }, { "key": "standings", "title": "Current Range Bosses", "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "While most of us are just trying to survive the theme, some digital cowboys have been living on this range like it's their actual job. Adim Rogers leads MA4 with 341 points across 15 events—this man has either transcended reality or has a very understanding employer. Casey Blum holds MPO with 125 points, proving that even in a cowboy simulation, actual disc golf skill matters more than your metaphorical spurs." }, { "type": "key_values", "fields": [ { "label": "MPO Leader", "value": "Casey Blum (125 pts)" }, { "label": "MA1 Leader", "value": "Mike Finnegan (163 pts)" }, { "label": "MA4 Dominator", "value": "Adim Rogers (341 pts!)" }, { "label": "Average Last Week", "value": "+14 (the range was hungry)" } 增量 ] } 增量 ] }, { "key": "schedule", "title": "The Final Drive", "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Monday, March 30th—flex start from 7AM to 5:40PM because apparently we needed to squeeze every possible cowboy metaphor into this thing. The Woods at Trinity offers 21 holes of championship torture with more water hazards than a cattle drive river crossing and black gumbo soil that'll steal your shoes faster than a rustler at high noon." }, { "type": "bullets", "items": [ "Choose your own card—ride alone or with your posse", "Tee times spread across 10+ hours like we're actually herding cattle", "Two pools: Ironbrand Riders (serious cowboys) vs Freehide Runners (the rest of us)", "Final week means final branding—your name in iron or bones in the thorn" 增量 ] } 增量 ] }, { "key": "fees", "title": "The Cost of Survival", "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "$6 base entry gets you into the arena, with optional add-ons for those who enjoy gambling on their own disc golf abilities. The ace pot sits at $57 with a $50 minimum guarantee from FL!PT Leagues—not the disc shop, despite what confused players keep asking." }, { "type": "key_values", "fields": [ { "label": "Base Entry", "value": "$6.00" }, { "label": "Prize Pool", "value": "$5.00 (optional)" }, { "label": "Ace Pot", "value": "$3.00 (optional)" }, { "label": "Super Ace", "value": "$2.00 (optional)" }, { "label": "Ace Pot Total", "value": "$57.00 ($50 minimum guaranteed)" } 增量 ] }, { "type": "callout", "style": "info", "title": "Ace Pot Guarantee Explained", "text": "The $50 minimum is provided by FL!PT Leagues (the platform), not Another Round Dallas. If no aces hit, the displayed pot can look 'stuck' at $50 until contributions exceed it. Any guarantee top-up gets credited to the winner's Bonus Account—registration credits only, not withdrawable cash." } 增量 ] }, { "key": "series", "title": "Dust & Iron Finale", "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "This is it—Week 8 of 8 in the Dust & Iron series. Eight weeks of branding irons, cattle skulls, and me pretending that throwing plastic at chains is somehow equivalent to surviving the American frontier. The digital prairie has been transformed into a disc golf arena where rankings matter and absence means forfeit—I'm contractually obligated to add." }, { "type": "bullets", "items [ "Last chance to earn your final brand for the season", "Cattle Baron status will be determined after tonight's reckoning", "Bone yard placement becomes permanent for the fallen", "The sponsors want me to remind you this has been 'fun'" 增量 incremental } 增量 ] }, { "key": "important", "title": "The Reality Check", "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "A cowboy themed league rooted in Texan lore. FL!PT Disc Golf's revolutionary league management system has somehow convinced us all that ritualized ranking swaps are actually elimination rounds. Thanks to Another Round Dallas for supporting our unnecessarily dramatic disc golf experience—they've been trapped in this cowboy simulation longer than any of us." } 增量 ] } ], "footer": "From the broadcast booth, I'm Flippy, and I can finally see the end of this eight-week cattle drive. The trail ends at The Woods at Trinity—saddle up for the Last Brand, or be left in the digital dust forever." }
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The Long Ride
