Hallo Füsters . . .

It’s official: you’ve survived 25% of WF19! Hopefully you’ve seen some changes by now. Maybe a noticeable reduction in that holiday induced mushroom top? An increase in your run pace or at the very least a quieting of that incessant, industrial-designed need to consume more and more sugar. Whatever it is that you’ve noticed, it only gets better from here.

Some game updates/notes for you on a rainy mid-Winter Sunday:

As a whole, you remain the best reporting group of Füsters that GG has seen to date. Reporting has always been a challenge for the Totemfi but so far you are doing great (well, most of you . . . Nighthawk, OG Walrus, White Moose, Honey Badger, Raven, Hoary Marmot, Musk Oxen, ask yourselves, are you living your best life?). Please keep it up and try to report by noon each day.
Remember that some bonuses are in fact bonuses for EXTRA activity. The activities used for Wangerungfüste and Mitternachtsonne must be done IN ADDITION to your daily Schmerzenfüste activity. Anderefüste and Seigerfüste do not have this requirement, which means that your daily Schmerzenfüste counts as the activity for these bonuses. Hopefully this makes sense.
Another note on bonuses: Anderefüste requires you to complete a STRAVA based monthly challenge. “Virtual” events are not eligible for this bonus. In order to earn the +3p, you must either complete the 10K run challenge or the cycling 100K challenge. If so inclined, you may also earn this bonus by completing the total monthly distance or climbing challenges 9but those are pretty brutal). As this was not clear, those who have or plan to complete a “virtual” event in January may do so and earn their bonus. But just be aware that this will not be available to your for February or March’s Anderefüste IBA.
A new addition to the the Plankenfüste GBA . . . starting this week, when you complete all three planks for your Gruppen, you will earn a +1p completion bonus for yourself. Please note that you can only do one plank in a given 24 hour period and you cannot “stack” planks (i.e. you cannot do one 3 minute plank and have it count as your three planks). Please make sure that you notify GG (or JJ) when you send proof of the third plank so your bonus point doesn’t get missed . . . and yes, the game managers are keeping track but they’re not infallible so help yourself be successful and over communicate.
There are new bonuses added to the bonus page so go check them out and use them to crush the souls of your opponents!
Hausaufgaben (“homework”) audits begin this week. Several Totemfi will be randomly selected each day to send GG (or JJ) proof that you have in fact been doing your homework. This will require you to video yourself completing an audit challenge. When selected, you will need to send your proof of completion to your appropriate game manger (GG or JJ) no later than 19:00 hours on the day it’s assigned. Failure to do so will result in a penalty to your Gruppen.
Speaking of Hausaufgaben, here’s this weeks assignment:
Complete three rounds of the following:
- 10 push ups (#20)
- 10 reverse lunges (5 each leg) (#2)
- 7 froggers (#13)
- 45 second plank (on forearms), then right into next . . .
- 10 plank ups (going from forearms to straight arms counts as 1) (#23)
- 20 bicycle crunches (tap left elbow to right knees count as 1, tap right elbow to left knee count as 2, etc) (#35)
- 20 dead bugs (drop left arm and right leg count as 1, drop right arm and left leg count as 2, etc) (#51)
- 20 single leg glute bridges (10 each leg) (#9)
Remember, the number in parentheses corresponds with the explanation of said maneuver found on this reference page: CLICK HERE.
An early head’s up that Doppelt Schmerzenfüste begins next weekend on Saturday, Jan. 26th. This means you can double any single Schmerzenfüste parameter (e.g. run a 10k instead of a 5K . . . ) or complete two Schmerzenfüste parameters in a single day and you will earn an extra 0.5p (and unlike most bonuses, this extra half punkte does transfer forward to your Gruppen total). Doppelt Schmerzenfüste will be available for three weeks . . .
And finally, tonight affords you a rare chance to complete the Vargvolf Challenge for a +1.5p individual bonus. From 8:41pm to 9:41pm tonight, California will be treated to a rare lunar spectacle, the “Super Blood Wolf Moon” eclipse. Yes, tonight there is a total lunar eclipse starting at 8:41pm local time. Get outside for 15 min between 8:41pm and 9:41pm, post a walk under the moon to STRAVA, earn +1.5p. Due to cloud cover, you may or may not be able to see the eclipse. No cloud cover means you get to see it in all it’s glory but are also at risk of Vargvolf attack. No moon means no spectacle but also no risk of being bitten or mauled (as the Vagrvolf can only shapeshift under the actual light of a full moon . . . a lot of people get this wrong but GG knows). So go outside, walk for 15 min (post to STRAVA), look up at the sky and try not to get eaten, earn +1.5p. Good luck and GG is not responsible for life long effects of Vargvolf bites (it was covered in the liability waiver); you’re on your own there.

That’s it for this week. Don’t forget there’s a wicked 48 fast starting Tuesday for those who are taking on the challenge of HG Days #2 and #3. Be smart, make good choices and may the Füste be with you!