Hallo Füsters!

It’s Week 8, the penultimate week of WF23 and you are so close to being done (and maybe even winning!) that you can taste it in your mouth like a fastnacht beignet dripping with maple syrup and butter and coated with a light layer of powdered sugar (yeah, it’s Mardi Gras this week so . . . a little extra pressure to keep tasty things out of your mouthhole!).

Week 8 really sees the game play crank up as we gather speed towards the Finalefüste. Some of this year’s hardest bonsuses are released and only the strongest, most dedicated Füster will endure the pain and suffereing (only to be faced with their Drachen next weekend!) to reign triumphant. This is where you pull away from the pack and make your best arguement for why you should be crowned Bestunfüste on March 4th!

Updates:

New bonuses are posted blah blah blah. If you don’t know by now how this works, then GG can’t really help you.
Scavenger Hunt 8: Go out and find your town’s city limit’s sign (must have “Population” number included) and take a selfie.
Homework . . . it’s been there for a week now so . . .
Get ready for Füstenween this Thursday (GG’s giving you a little advanced notice)! This is the annual holiday where you’ll earn a +1p bonus for dressing up like a Totemfüste. This year’s twist: just like real Halloween, you can’t dress as yourself/your Totemfüste, you have to dress up like someone else! So if you’re say, the Bald Eagle, you have to pick a different animal from the Bestenliste to earn the bonus! Send GG a pic on Thursday as proof!
Don’t forget that your Drachen can be slayed as early as next Sunday (Feb. 26th) . . . in case you forgot how the Drachen works, here’s a repost from last week’s update:

Drachen season is right around the corner and it’s time to start thinking about what you’re going to do to slay yours . . . For new players, a “Drachen” is the final challenge of any Füsting event. It is equal to FIVE individual Singelt workouts (the reduced parameters for Doppelt and Trippelt workouts do not carry over to the Drachen). This means that if you were to slay your Drachen by just running, you’ll have to do five Singelt 5K runs (so 25K or 15 miles total). Yes, this is a lot and YES, this final bonus is designed to challenge you, push you, maybe even break you. But it’s also about finding out that you can do so much more than you ever thought you could (just ask someone who’s slayed a Drachen). You can combine any of the Singelt workouts to get your Drachen five . . . you could do a 5K run, walk for an hour, do another 5K run, swim 1650 yards and then finish by riding your mountain bike. This is just an example as the combination possibilities are limitless. All Drachens must be defined before attempting slayage and you must contact GG to get his approval of your proposal BEFORE you head out. Couple things . . . you cannot use yoga or a gym workout or a home workout as part of a Drachen. You must go outside and into the world to earn this bonus! The 5 workouts must be done back to back as a single event. Drachen proposals are due by Feb. 19th. Drachens may be slayed starting Sunday, Feb. 26th through the end of the game. Define the Drachen, slay the Drachen, earn the Drachen’s booty with a +15p bonus!

That’s is! You’ve got roughly 13 days left of Füsting! Make ‘em count!
GG