In Halfsies, the Outlaw of the Day hides in the hardest of the day's three cuts with a precision number already posted, and you catch him by matching or beating that number on that one cut in your first daily run, which marks him CAUGHT on the week's Wanted Poster.
One cut a day has a name on it. Here is who he is, where he hides and how to bring him in.
Every Halfsies daily has three cuts and a total out of 300. One of those three cuts also has a rival on it. He is the Outlaw of the Day, he already has a number on the board, and your job is to cut closer to half than he did.
Everything here is taken from how the current game works.
Each day one named outlaw rides in. He is the same outlaw for every player in the world that day, with the same number, in the same cut.
Before you play, the day's screen tells you three things: his name, which cut he hides in, and the percentage he cut it. It reads something like "WANTED: Snake-Eye Sal. He hides in cut 2 and cut it 91.2%."
That percentage is scored the way all Halfsies cuts are scored: the lighter half divided by the heavier half, times 100. A 91.2 means his light half weighed 91.2% of his heavy half.
He always picks the hardest of the day's three cuts. Every mode has a forgiveness rating in the game, and he takes the round with the lowest one. If two rounds tie, he takes the later one.
So on a day with Steady Hand, Tornado and Blindfold, he is in the Blindfold round. When you reach it, a tag on the board says who is there and what to beat. If the modes are new to you, the game modes guide explains each one.
His number depends on how hard his hideout is. On the hardest modes he cuts around 89. On Steady Hand he cuts around 93. A small day-to-day swing of up to 2.5 points either way is added on top, so you cannot memorize it.
| Day | Who rides in | Typical number to beat |
|---|---|---|
| Monday to Saturday, hard mode | One of 12 regular outlaws | About 86 to 92 |
| Monday to Saturday, easy mode | One of 12 regular outlaws | About 91 to 96 |
| Sunday | A gang boss | About 4 points higher, capped at 99.6 |
He never cuts a perfect 100, so there is always room above him.
You catch him by matching or beating his number on his cut. The comparison is made at one decimal place, and ties go to you. If he cut 91.2 and you cut 91.2, he is caught.
Only that one cut matters. Your other two cuts and your total out of 300 have nothing to do with it.
When the scale settles on his round, you get the verdict right away:
One rule to know: only your first daily run counts. If you replay today, he still shows up and you can still try to beat him, but the poster keeps the result from your first run. He does not appear at all in Archive practice runs, bounties or trick shots.
The Wanted Poster is a seven-slot card for the week, Monday through Sunday. It shows on the results screen after your run, with a count such as "WANTED POSTER 3/7 this week".
Each slot is one day:
A new poster starts every Monday. A perfect week is 7/7, and it has to include Sunday's boss.
The poster is a record of your week and nothing more. Catching outlaws does not change your score, your streak or your place on the leaderboard, and it does not unlock hats or badges. Those are earned in other ways, covered in the hats, badges and blades guide.
Sunday is different. Instead of a regular outlaw, a gang boss rides in with a sharper number, about 4 points higher than a regular outlaw would post in the same mode. His line on the day's screen reads GANG BOSS instead of WANTED.
There are two bosses, and they take turns week by week:
Check which cut he hides in before you start, and save your full attention for that one. For more on reading shapes, see the tips to score higher. Then go see who rode in today. The daily is free on iPhone, Android and in the browser.
Match or beat his posted percentage on the one cut he hides in, during your first daily run. Scores are compared at one decimal place and a tie counts as a catch.
The hardest of the day's three cuts, based on how forgiving each mode is. If two rounds are equally hard, he takes the later one. The day's screen tells you which cut before you play.
No. Your score is still the total of your three cuts out of 300, and your streak is not affected. A catch marks that day CAUGHT on the week's Wanted Poster.
You can beat his number on a replay of today, but the poster keeps the result from your first daily run. Archive practice runs do not have an outlaw.
A gang boss is the Sunday outlaw. He posts a number about 4 points higher than a regular outlaw would, and there are two of them, El Jefe Montoya and Ray-Ray the Undertaker, who alternate weeks.