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Lords of the Lateral · Season 3

The Crown lineage

Two completed seasons. Two Crown holders. The inscriptions, honors, and contests that made them.

The Crown is not a projection, a division banner, or a lead in the standings. It belongs to the House that wins the final contest. Only completed seasons are inscribed here.

Season 2 · 2025 · Reigning Crown

The River Arrives

Mystic River Mayehem champion banner

Crown Inscribed · League champion

Mystic River Mayehem

Regular season: 8–6 · Championship playoffs: 3–0
Combined championship-season record: 11–6

In John Camara’s first season at the helm, Mystic River Mayehem carried an inherited franchise into a new chapter. An 8–6 regular season opened the gate; three postseason victories carried the river through Flaming Dragon, Baker’s Dough Boys, and finally Stroud of Darkness. The newcomer to the manager’s seat left with the Realm’s highest honor.

All rivers led here.
DistinctionHouse
Challenger of the CrownStroud of Darkness
Commissioner’s CupFlaming Dragon
Baron Division ChampionBaker’s Dough Boys
Imperial Division ChampionStroud of Darkness

The road to the Crown

Opening round · Week 15. Semifinals · Week 16. Championship · Week 17.

RoundVictorScoreVanquished
Opening round · Week 15Jake180.38–168.76Forward Progress
Opening round · Week 15Mystic River Mayehem159.32–141.42Flaming Dragon
Semifinal · Week 16Stroud of Darkness175.12–111.54Jake
Semifinal · Week 16Mystic River Mayehem199.14–179.76Baker’s Dough Boys
Championship · Week 17Mystic River Mayehem184.92–165.82Stroud of Darkness
Placement games and final playoff finishes
GameVictorScoreVanquished
Fifth-place game · Week 16Flaming Dragon138.36–123.20Forward Progress
Third-place game · Week 17Baker’s Dough Boys149.96–121.58Jake
Final playoff finishHouse
1Mystic River Mayehem
2Stroud of Darkness
3Baker’s Dough Boys
4Jake
5Flaming Dragon
6Forward Progress
Final regular-season division standings · 2025

Through Week 14 · Ranked by wins, then points for within each division. Select a column heading to sort; select it again to reverse the order. Rank always shows the final division position.

Imperial Division

RankHouseRecordWin %Points forPoints against
1Stroud of Darkness11–378.6%2,150.741,890.36
2Forward Progress10–471.4%2,142.161,958.26
3Mystic River Mayehem8–657.1%2,067.921,974.28
4Jake7–750.0%2,113.662,080.02
5Chelsea Chupacabras7–750.0%1,992.202,049.30
6DolosDawgz6–842.9%2,000.262,012.30

Baron Division

RankHouseRecordWin %Points forPoints against
1Baker’s Dough Boys9–564.3%2,066.881,948.62
2Flaming Dragon8–657.1%2,273.682,090.86
3LaPortAuthority6–842.9%1,883.162,010.66
4The Diamond Horde5–935.7%2,028.082,181.42
5North Medford Nightmare5–935.7%1,838.062,005.10
6Tsuenami Mami2–1214.3%1,863.862,219.48

Season 1 · 2024 · First Crown

The Founding

North Medford Nightmare champion banner

Crown Inscribed · League champion

North Medford Nightmare

Regular season: 8–6 · Championship playoffs: 3–0
Combined championship-season record: 11–6

The Realm began without precedent. North Medford Nightmare made its first Crown a lesson in survival: 1.50 points separated them from Stroud in the opening round, and just 0.28 separated them from Chelsea in the semifinal. Having weathered those narrow gates, they defeated Flaming Dragon in the final. The first inscription belonged to the Nightmare.

Fear proved decisive.
DistinctionHouse
Challenger of the CrownFlaming Dragon
Commissioner’s CupChelsea Chupacabras
Baron Division ChampionFlaming Dragon
Imperial Division ChampionChelsea Chupacabras

The road to the Crown

Opening round · Week 15. Semifinals · Week 16. Championship · Week 17.

RoundVictorScoreVanquished
Opening round · Week 15North Medford Nightmare149.72–148.22Stroud of Darkness
Opening round · Week 15It’s a Pittza Party192.52–173.94Hurts of Gold
Semifinal · Week 16North Medford Nightmare160.70–160.42Chelsea Chupacabras
Semifinal · Week 16Flaming Dragon209.68–168.62It’s a Pittza Party
Championship · Week 17North Medford Nightmare164.30–141.00Flaming Dragon
Placement games and final playoff finishes
GameVictorScoreVanquished
Fifth-place game · Week 16Hurts of Gold174.68–143.84Stroud of Darkness
Third-place game · Week 17Chelsea Chupacabras188.44–173.96It’s a Pittza Party
Final playoff finishHouse
1North Medford Nightmare
2Flaming Dragon
3Chelsea Chupacabras
4It’s a Pittza Party
5Hurts of Gold
6Stroud of Darkness
Final regular-season division standings · 2024

Through Week 14 · Ranked by wins, then points for within each division. Select a column heading to sort; select it again to reverse the order. Rank always shows the final division position.

Imperial Division

RankHouseRecordWin %Points forPoints against
1Chelsea Chupacabras10–471.4%2,363.482,101.78
2Stroud of Darkness8–657.1%2,051.122,035.30
3Hurts of Gold8–657.1%2,008.361,907.28
4Goff Medicine7–750.0%2,117.682,089.36
5DolosDawgz6–842.9%1,975.062,117.70
6Forward Progress5–935.7%1,838.482,005.90

Baron Division

RankHouseRecordWin %Points forPoints against
1Flaming Dragon10–471.4%2,113.021,923.74
2It’s a Pittza Party8–657.1%2,166.622,045.74
3North Medford Nightmare8–657.1%2,021.381,998.98
4Tsuenami Mami6–842.9%1,974.682,058.54
5The Diamond Horde5–935.7%1,990.482,261.04
6LaPortAuthority3–1121.4%1,974.942,049.94

The honors, distinguished

Crown Inscribed: the league champion, decided by the championship playoff final.

Challenger of the Crown: the championship runner-up.

Commissioner’s Cup: the regular-season points champion, awarded separately from the Crown.

Division Champion: the House that finishes atop the Imperial or Baron Division after the regular season, with ties resolved by league rules. Each division winner earns a first-round playoff bye. The division banner honors that regular-season achievement; only victory in the championship final earns the Crown.

Commissioner’s Cup rules · Playoff rules

Honors and season titles follow the Realm Ledger. Playoff scores and final finishes verified against Sleeper season records on October 8, 2026. The tables separate Crown-contending rounds from placement games. Historical names are retained and link to today’s House dossiers: Chelsea Chupacabras is now The Reckoning; Baker’s Dough Boys and It’s a Pittza Party belong to today’s Parmesan Paladins lineage; Hurts of Gold preceded Mystic River Mayehem.