Evening, Füsters!

GG’s very pleased to have you all back on the Spielbrett and ready to once again take up arms in the never ending battle for the supremacy over our collective muffin tops! Flank meat never rests and while you’ve been enjoying your Spring it’s been plotting against you and your pancreas. Well, this stops now as we draw a line in the sand and use the long days of Sömmer to our advantage! Let it be known that our flank meats days are once again numbered as we come together to defeat that meat!

Here’s the tea on Sömmer Kamp:

Don’t forget to complete your Startenfüste Assessment by going here. This is where you’ll record your Day 1 weigh-in (still send GG that pic of your scale for accountability . . . and please, for the love of all that is holy, unless you are literally a foot model, throw some socks on those bad boys and save GG the discomfort of knowing your horrible secrets). Please get the full assessment done by mid-week at the latest.
Also don’t forget to sign your liability waiver by going here. GG likes to live lawyer free.
Some of the Schmerzenfüste (exercise) parameters have been slightly tweeked (mostly for the Doppelt and Trippelts) so please review to make sure you’ve got the right goals set for yourself.
We don’t have frozen lakes to jump into to start Sömmer Kamp but we do have buckets of ice and water. Go here for your Week 1 bonuses.
While we’re on the topic, bonuses for Sömmer Kamp are very different than you may be used to from other recent Füste events. There will only be one pre-scheduled standard bonus available per week. There may still be the occasional “Blitz Bonus” that pops up for one single day but for the most part your bonus opportunities will be intentionally limited.
While we’re on the topic of bonuses, you’ll note that STRAVA Challenge Bonuses are not included during Sömmer Kamp. Again, GG’s looking for you to concentrate on the daily grind and creating good, healthy, realistic habits (although GG’s not ruling out that a STRAVA Challenge might play a part in one of the weekly bonuses down the road).
And one more thing about bonuses . . . last Winterfüste we ran into a problem. It’s a standing rule that you can only complete one bonus per day. But there are certain circumstances where you might have to REPORT a second bonus and that wasn’t something the Daily Reporting Tool could handle. Well, GG’s got that fixed so if you run across this situation, you’ll be able to report the second bonus without difficulty (by choosing “second bonus” on the DRT; intuitive, no?).
Homework is still a thing and GG is going to greatly beef up this requirement. The KoG is gone and rebranded as your Weekly Homework Audit, still due each weekend by Sunday at 5pm. New to this Füste is a tweak to the Daily Reporting Tool wherein you will not be able to report your homework audit on any day except Monday (the check box will literally only appear on Mondays). Go here to review Week 1’s homework assignment. Remember, there are no daily points associated with completing your homework but you need to do it so that you can successfully complete the end of the week audit and earn your +3p bonus.
Fasting will of course return during the first half of the game. In fact, the first fast is this Wednesday (June 8th), clear liquids only from sun-up to sun-down. And just like the homework audit, the fasting checkbox will only appear on your DRT the day after a scheduled fast (the +6p Fasting bonus you’ll see in the bonus drop down list is only for when you complete all three fasting events successfully).
There are no rest days during Sömmer Kamp (except for the Cheat Day which conveniently falls on the 4th of July this year) so just ignore that the DRT still mentions that under the exercise drop down. It wouldn’t be a Füste event if GG didn’t miss some damn thing during the build out.
If you’re one of those non-iPhone weirdos, let GG save us both from the pain and suffering your poor choices will cause us. Download WhatsApp and friend Griswalde Grolar. This is the only way you’ll be able to effectively send GG the video proof that many activities require.
One major change that GG has made to the game addresses the likelihood of a tie on the final day. We’ve seen this now a couple of times and while GG applauds any Füster who accomplishes the near impossibility of a Perfect Game (earning all possible points, something that has now become the trademark of the Bestenfüste), he had found it necessary to create a tie break challenge so that there can truly be only one Bestenfüste when the bell rings on July 30th. Not going to give you full visibility yet but let’s just say you’re going to want to concentrate on doing your homework with mighty diligence if you think you’re going to be the best as Kamp.

Alright, that’s enough for now. One pro tip: try very hard not to drop any easy points in the first two weeks of the game. You never know when the urge to Bestenfüste will hit you and it’s a real bummer if you kill your changes early on for no good reason. So come out swinging tomorrow and don’t look back (unless you’re planning on going that way). GG’s looking forward to playing along with you and wishes you great success on the Spielbrett!

May the Füste be with you over the next 8 weeks!

Griswalde G