Halfsies Bounties Explained: Hat Trick, On the Run, Outlaw Draw

Halfsies Bounties are three replayable contracts of three cuts each, Hat Trick (goal 240), On the Run (goal 240) and Outlaw Draw (goal 255), that you can play as many times as you like without touching your daily score, streak or the leaderboard.

The daily gives you one run that counts. The Bounties board gives you three contracts you can run all night.

The Halfsies daily is strict. Three objects, three cuts, and your first run is the one that goes on the board. For everything after that, there is the Bounties board. It holds three fixed contracts. Each is three cuts with a target score, and you can play each one as often as you like. Nothing you do there changes your daily result.

Where to find Bounties

The Bounties button sits on the title screen. It also appears on the results screen after a run. Tap it and you get a board with three contracts. The line at the top sums up the rules: "Three cuts. Play as much as you like."

Each contract shows its goal. Once your best score reaches it, the label changes to "Done" and the button shows your best.

The three contracts

Scoring works the same way as the daily. Each cut scores the lighter half divided by the heavier half, times 100. Three cuts make a top score of 300. Weight follows the drawn area of the object, so a thin brim or feather counts for little.

Hat Trick (goal 240)

"Three hats. No rush." All three cuts are Steady Hand, the plain mode with no timer and nothing moving. You cut The Gambler, the Raspberry Beret and the Toad Hat.

A hat is a wide brim with a tall crown, so the middle of the picture is rarely the middle of the weight. With no clock, you can take a long look before you commit. You need an average of 80 per cut.

On the Run (goal 240)

"Moving targets. Hold your nerve." The objects are the Toad Hat, the Gold Crown and The Gambler, and none of them holds still for you:

• Runaway. The object will not sit still. You cut it anyway.
• Tornado. It spins like a dust devil, and you time your slice.
• High Noon. A sight line sweeps across the object. You get one tap, and you fire when the line splits it even.

The goal matches Hat Trick, but every cut here is about timing as well as aim.

Outlaw Draw (goal 255)

"Curve it. Shoot it. Quick-draw it." This is the hardest of the three, with a goal of 255, or 85 per cut. You cut the Raspberry Beret, The Gambler and the Gold Crown:

• Freehand. The cut follows whatever path you draw, so you can curve around a crown.
• Two Bullets. You tap twice, and the cut runs through both bullet holes.
• Quick Draw. You have 5 seconds. Draw.

What a bounty run counts for

Here is a bounty run next to the other ways to play.

A few things follow from that:

• Your bounty best is saved on your device, one best score per contract.
• Bounty runs do not move your streak and do not earn hats, frames or badges. Those come from daily runs.
• The Outlaw of the Day does not show up in bounties.
• The contracts do not change day to day. The same hats are waiting every time, so you can see your progress.

Trick shots and the 25% slice

Below the three contracts, the same screen has two more practice doors.

Trick shots lets you try seven of the stranger cut modes one at a time: Swinging Sign, Lantern, Bullwhip, Tomahawk, Sawmill, Crosswind and Ricochet. These modes turn up in the dailies too. Try a new one here before you meet it in a run that counts. The modes guide covers what each one does.

25% slice opens a practice version of Small Change, the bonus round where one cut has to slice off exactly a quarter.

How to clear all three

• Start with Hat Trick. No timer, no motion. Use it to learn where the weight of each hat sits. The same hats come back in the other two contracts.
• Look at the crown, then the brim. On a wide hat, the brim is most of the area. Cut where the area balances, even if that is not the middle of the outline.
• Repeat one contract in a row. The objects stay put, so every miss tells you which way to adjust.
• In On the Run, wait a full cycle. Watch the spin or the sweep once before you cut. Nothing rushes you except the object.
• In Outlaw Draw, decide before Quick Draw starts. Five seconds is enough to cut. It is not enough to think and then cut.
• Carry it back to the daily. Runaway, Tornado, Two Bullets and Quick Draw all turn up in daily runs.

The daily is still the main event. You can play today's three cuts in your browser with no download, or get the free app on iPhone and Android from the homepage.

FAQ

What are Bounties in Halfsies?

Bounties are three fixed contracts of three cuts each: Hat Trick, On the Run and Outlaw Draw. Each has a target score, and you can replay each one as many times as you like.

Do Bounties count toward my daily score or streak?

No. Bounty runs never touch your daily score, your streak or the leaderboard. They also do not earn hats, frames or badges. Only your best bounty score is saved, on your device.

What score do I need to clear each bounty?

Hat Trick and On the Run both need 240 out of 300. Outlaw Draw needs 255. When your best reaches the goal, the contract is marked Done.

Which bounty is the easiest?

Hat Trick. All three cuts are Steady Hand, so there is no timer and nothing moves. You need an average of 80 per cut.

Is there a limit on how many times I can play a bounty?

No. The board says it plainly: three cuts, play as much as you like. That is different from replays of today's daily, which are limited to one or two a day.

Warm up on a contract, then take the run that counts: today's three cuts.