GoldToken's Monthly Newsletter
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GoldToken's 2025 Summer Olympic Games are underway! If you've been procrastinating, it's not too late to join. You can compete in the remaining tournament batches, if you join The GoldToken's Olympics Master Club now.
We're halfway through 2025, already! Time flies when you're having fun.
Wishing you much luck and tons of fun!
--heyred72
In this month's newsletter, we have:
Birthdays & Special Announcements
Photozone Competition
Discussion Boards in the Spotlight
Photo Album of the Month
Game of the Month
Club VS Club Tournament of the Month
Best Recipe Contest
Crafters' Fair
Up Front & Personal
Testimonial of the Month
Contest of the Month
Caption Contest
Icon Mania!
Breaking Club News
Shout Out!
Olympic News
-- Happy Birthday to Massimo Villa on July 1st! -
-- Happy Birthday to Dru on July 2nd! From The Friendship Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Linda Sue on July 6th! - From The He's Alive Club and The Backgammon Tournament Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Dru on July 9th! - From The MasterClass Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Mustang John of the Wolf Pack on July 9th! - From The Wolf Pack Club, The Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to theagle on July 11th! -
-- Happy Birthday to **YANKEE ROSE*JR FRANK PAB on July 11th! -
-- Happy Birthday to smokey164 on July 12th! - From The Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club,The Scoop's Castle Club and The To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to DAKOTA on July 15th! - From The Wolf Pack Club
-- Happy Birthday to seabird on July 15th! - From The Pork Chop Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Pinksmoke on July 18th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club and The To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to EU BNL frisian3 on July 18th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Klaus11 on July 20th! - From The Wolf Pack Club -
-- Happy 70th Birthday to Specialsteel on July 23rd! - From sallyp -
-- Happy Birthday to RubyJoy on July 23rd! - From The Scoop's Castle Club & The Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to kellymcinaz on July 23rd! - From The Wolf Pack Club and The Friendship Club -
-- Happy Birthday to SarahMills on July 26th! - From The Pork Chop Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Judy on July 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to wgh on July 27th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club and The Friendship Club
-- Happy Birthday to Chester on July 28th! - From The Classic TV & Music Club -
-- Happy Birthday to peanuts on July 28th! -
-- Happy Birthday to leewisdomjr on July 28th! - From The Wolf Pack Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Mad_Monkey on July 28th!
-- Happy Birthday to Cinnamon on July 29th! - From The Classic TV & Music Club, The Scoop's Castle Club and The Renegades Gaming Club. -
-- Happy Birthday to theoldmaster on July 30th! - From The Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to unbeatable on July 30th! -
-- Happy Birthday to antibs on July 31st! - From The To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Susie on July 31st! - From The Daily Laugh Club & The Scoop's Castle Club -
*Anniversary & Other Wishes:
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to asmdrm and her husband on July 15th!
(steelbound), with (unknown photo), is June's Photozone competition winner.
He won the challenge with
votes and will be awarded with a profile token. 
Scheherizade came in 2nd place with 12 votes for (unknown photo). 
Jools came in 3rd place with 9 votes for (unknown photo). 
to all the winners and 
to all of the members who participated either by submitting photos or voting and commenting.
We had a total of
Without you all, this competition wouldn't be active! 
You can view all the images submitted for the Photozone Competition by using the following link Photozone Zepher's Album titled Symmetry
Join us at the Photozone and you could win tokens or just show off your skills in photography!
Paraprosdokian Sentences - A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect. In other words, for our purposes on GoldToken, finish the sentence the host provides with a funny
or dramatic 
ending. One of the winning para sentences was: At My Age, Getting Out of Bed...is a full time job!
You enter by replying to the original and consecutive player posts, with just your ending to the sentence. We have some really funny sentences coming from our players that give new meaning to the original sentence. Sentences are put up for votes in a poll, and the winner receives a token made especially for the board. Stop on by, all new players' entries to the board receive a complimentary token.
Other Boards GoldToken Provides for Your Entertainment
Caption Humor
Crafters' Fair
Cutting Board
General Chat
Goldie Story Contest
Holiday Profile Contest
Hypothetical Questions
Jest for Puns
Jokes Board
Paraprosdokian Sentences
Photozone
Photo Album Contest
Polls
Puzzles and Riddles
TerryS's Contest Announcements
What's in Your Pantry?
Warning Labels
Word Of The Week
Unfortunately, with everyone vacationing, there were no entries for June.
Hopefully we will get more people involved with the July theme!
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Bring your album to the Photo Album Contest discussion board. You might be the winner of a photo album token!
July's game of the month is Connect Six! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The Game of the Month - July 2025 - Connect Six Tournament!
The object of the game is to get six (or more) of your pieces in a row - vertically, horizontally or diagonally - while preventing your opponent from doing so. For more information, check out the Rules of Connect Six.
We hope you enjoy it!
July's game of the month is Mexican Train! Join us in a fun Round Robin Style Tournament by signing your club up today. Please notify PattyMac to join or post in the The Site Wide Club vs Club Tournament Club. Hope to see you there!
June's winner is: Foil Meal
Foil Meal(unknown photo)
Ingredients
Squares of HD aluminum foil
Raw Hamburg Patties (or Hot Dogs for picky kids)
Sliced Raw Potatoes
Corn on Cob (cut in 3)
Sliced Peppers
Sliced Onions
Cherry Tomatoes
Cheese
Salt/Pepper
1. Lay square of foil out.
2. Kids pile whatever foods from the list they want onto foil
3. Fold foil over tightly sealed.
4. Grill on low for roughly 30 minutes.
5. Cheese can be added once it's done.
6. Take off grill, open foil, let cool a bit for kids.
7. Dig in!
*If you're doing hot dogs, they don't take near as long.
**You can add any other foods you like to the list.
GoldToken's JanuarySnowAngel will receive a "one time" access to the entire list of site icons, and can select any one that is not currently being used by another player, regardless of membership level (Silver and Wood members can keep the icon for 1 year!). Please send a big to JanuarySnowAngel! 
July's recipe contest is: "Sea Food". The winner will be given a "one time" access to the entire list of site icons, and can select any one that is not currently being used by another player, regardless of membership level (Guests, Wood and Silver members can keep the icon for 1 year!). Rules:
Post your picture on the Crafters' Fair discussion board.
To make it easier to do the poll, please post your entry as A New Comment
Everyone that posts a craft will win a crafts fair token.
(unknown photo) Awesome Prize Token (unknown photo)
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We would like to say to Byteme for letting us step into their personal life for a bit.
1. How'd you choose your name for GT?
2. What interests you most on GT? Do you have a favorite game?
3. What state or country do you reside in?
4. What hobbies do you have?
5. Children? Grandchildren?
6. Do you work?
7. Any pets?
8. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___ or over 50? Male or Female?
9. Favorite food?
10. What's the farthest you've been from home?
11. If you could be anywhere right now, where would that be?
12. Favorite season?
13. If you could meet anyone (living or dead) in the world, who would it be?
If there are any questions you would like to see asked in future interviews, please let us know.
Laura
laura lee
A friend of mine, Gabbybrook, plays here and she invited me to play. I joined in November of 2017. I enjoy the variety of games that are offered. Everyone here is so helpful and I have learned quite a few new games. I enjoy the Mahjong and Cribbage clubs. I just started doing tournaments and they are a lot of fun and you meet such nice people. Keep playing.
Aggie Baggie
Best Blog Contest
A blog (according to Wikipedia) is a website where entries are written in chronological order and commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.
Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject such as food, politics, or local news; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic.
If you decide to enter the world of blogging, you should decide what kind of blog you want your blog to be. What do you want to write about? Are you going to write about many things or something specific? Decide how often you are going to add entries - every day, once a week, once a month, etc.
Once you have decided what you are going to write about, you need to think about how you are going to write it or enter it into your blog, be it by text, by pictures or even external links. A great blog will take advantage of all of the above things. Your blog story or viewpoint can be enhanced and made much more enjoyable and interesting to read by the use of pictures and links.
Write about what you are passionate about, write about what you know and make sure you know what you are writing about. For the more serious bloggers, be aware that you won't be taken very seriously if your blog is full of grammar and spelling mistakes. So make sure you spellcheck.
No matter your blog content, people will continue to come back to read it as long as you continue to make it interesting.
to Gameheart, who submitted this original short story with the theme, "In the Year 2050":
Look Before You Leap
By Gameheart
In 2050 NASA announced they had developed the first stardrive, utilising newly-discovered foldspace physics.
The announcement was met with some ridicule by the news media and various space agencies world-wide who felt they had missed the beat somehow and wished to put a damper on the competition.
Nevertheless, by late 2050 NASA upped the game by launching a test vehicle into high earth orbit with standard rocketry then hit the GO button, which saw the bulbous and smooth ship suddenly wink out a reappear in Mars orbit five seconds later, verified by NASA tracking and the ships onboard systems.
The world went hysterical. We were no longer tied to this small system. We could now dream of venturing to the previously unreachable stars. Mankind had grown up.
However, NASA was not too forthcoming on how they had achieved this. Being the official space agency of one country and also being tied financially to that country , meant that this country now had access to the galaxy and all the riches, both knowledge and physical it contained, enormously boosting their influence on world events and giving their economy a massive gain which might never be caught.
While various international agencies whined and wheedled in equal measure and stocks went up and down like yo-yos many governments decided they simply had to have this gem of achievement any way they could.
The resulting attacks, both physical and electronic, on NASA by various hostile governments and their proxies led to a blanket ban on information dispersal and cooperation with any space agency.
It also led to many countries testing the resolve of NASA'S host country to the point where the swapping of missiles came up for discussion.
This cooled down the more hotheaded miscreants to the point where sanity could, once again, raise its dizzy head and set about trying to create an equitable solution for all.
It was while a heady mix of relief and hope was sweeping the world that the first alien ship landed in Geneva and the occupants told the assembled throng that we would not be allowed to infest the stars with our juvenile and misguide behaviour and any further attempts to use the stardrive would result in the general annihilation of our population.
They proceeded to demonstrate their power by making the Himalayas disappear.
With the result we are now back to lightning the blue touch paper.
For now.....
The end
Gameheart, watch your inbox for notification of your prize delivery!
The Caption Contest winner for the June, 2025, newsletter is lovelysharon with:
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If this is the Lucky House. I hate to see the Unlucky one..
lovelysharon!
To enter July's Caption Contest, click on the image below and post your best caption.
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The winner will be chosen by our news team, given 5 Golderos and announced in next month's newsletter.
Another holiday celebrated! I have replaced those holiday icons in Row 4 with Summer Icons, so grab your sunglasses { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon2212311246191.gif } and head to the beach { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon2207090708501.png } or anywhere you can have fun in the sun. There are also some new icons in Rows 1 and 3.
Don't forget about the Icon Of The Day; it changes often.
Clem3610 is back and ready to play! She's welcoming anyone who loves the Hangman games to join her new club, The We Love Hangman Club.
If your club has news to share, send a PM to GoldToken's Newshound by the 25th of the month.
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SHOUT OUT! to funtobewith11 - from Estero, Florida, veteran member since 2002. "/I like to play most games but if they had a roller coaster to ride I would be here all the time. I also have a new hobby of Christmas lights and setting them to music. I have the largest synced Light display in the area."/ Your Christmas lights that you have shared with us in your photo album are awesome! Thank you, funtobewith11 for being such a committed member of GoldToken and we're glad you're a member of our GoldToken family!
SHOUT OUT! to Lolla - from Austrailia and a member since 2009. A worthy opponent in Switch and Loco Ochos. We enjoy seeing your profile picture on your profile page and glad you shared it with us. Thank you for being such a valued member of GoldToken and we're glad you're a member of our GoldToken family Lolla!
SHOUT OUT! to stinky_malinky - from the UK, member since 2003. "/Hi, I'm 45 and married with 4 children, a dog and a tortoise. My wife plays here under the name Suzanne. I play all variants of backgammon and dominoes, feel free to send me an invite./" Thank you being such a dedicated member of GoldToken and we're glad you're part of our GoldToken Family stinky_malinky
Competitions are published when gold, silver & bronze winners have been determined (unknown photo)
Did you find the hidden coin in the newsletter (unknown photo)? Our winner last month was Eggy.
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| GoldToken's Monthly News |
- The Battle Has Begun!
GoldToken's 2025 Summer Olympic Games are underway! If you've been procrastinating, it's not too late to join. You can compete in the remaining tournament batches, if you join The GoldToken's Olympics Master Club now.
We're halfway through 2025, already! Time flies when you're having fun.
Wishing you much luck and tons of fun!
--heyred72
In this month's newsletter, we have:
Birthdays & Special Announcements Photozone Competition Discussion Boards in the Spotlight Photo Album of the Month Game of the Month Club VS Club Tournament of the Month Best Recipe Contest Crafters' Fair Up Front & Personal Testimonial of the Month Contest of the Month Caption Contest Icon Mania! Breaking Club News Shout Out! Olympic News | Birthdays & Special Announcements | |
-- Happy Birthday to Massimo Villa on July 1st! -
-- Happy Birthday to Dru on July 2nd! From The Friendship Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Linda Sue on July 6th! - From The He's Alive Club and The Backgammon Tournament Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Dru on July 9th! - From The MasterClass Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Mustang John of the Wolf Pack on July 9th! - From The Wolf Pack Club, The Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to theagle on July 11th! -
-- Happy Birthday to **YANKEE ROSE*JR FRANK PAB on July 11th! -
-- Happy Birthday to smokey164 on July 12th! - From The Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club,The Scoop's Castle Club and The To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to DAKOTA on July 15th! - From The Wolf Pack Club
-- Happy Birthday to seabird on July 15th! - From The Pork Chop Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Pinksmoke on July 18th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club and The To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to EU BNL frisian3 on July 18th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Klaus11 on July 20th! - From The Wolf Pack Club -
-- Happy 70th Birthday to Specialsteel on July 23rd! - From sallyp -
-- Happy Birthday to RubyJoy on July 23rd! - From The Scoop's Castle Club & The Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to kellymcinaz on July 23rd! - From The Wolf Pack Club and The Friendship Club -
-- Happy Birthday to SarahMills on July 26th! - From The Pork Chop Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Judy on July 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to wgh on July 27th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club and The Friendship Club
-- Happy Birthday to Chester on July 28th! - From The Classic TV & Music Club -
-- Happy Birthday to peanuts on July 28th! -
-- Happy Birthday to leewisdomjr on July 28th! - From The Wolf Pack Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Mad_Monkey on July 28th!
-- Happy Birthday to Cinnamon on July 29th! - From The Classic TV & Music Club, The Scoop's Castle Club and The Renegades Gaming Club. -
-- Happy Birthday to theoldmaster on July 30th! - From The Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to unbeatable on July 30th! -
-- Happy Birthday to antibs on July 31st! - From The To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Susie on July 31st! - From The Daily Laugh Club & The Scoop's Castle Club -
*Anniversary & Other Wishes:
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to asmdrm and her husband on July 15th!* If you would like to announce any birthdays, anniversaries or other special events coming up for next month, please send GoldToken's Newshound a message before the 25th of this month, so we can give them a shout out in next month's newsletter! (Please keep all announcements upcoming and not belated. Announcements submitted after the newsletter is published, cannot be put in after the fact, we're sorry!)
| Photozone Competition |
| Brought to you by: Photozone Zepher |
(steelbound), with (unknown photo), is June's Photozone competition winner. He won the challenge with
votes and will be awarded with a profile token. Scheherizade came in 2nd place with 12 votes for (unknown photo). Jools came in 3rd place with 9 votes for (unknown photo). to all the winners and to all of the members who participated either by submitting photos or voting and commenting. We had a total of 
entries and 
votes this month.
Without you all, this competition wouldn't be active! You can view all the images submitted for the Photozone Competition by using the following link Photozone Zepher's Album titled SymmetryThe theme for July's competition will be:
(unknown photo)Join us at the Photozone and you could win tokens or just show off your skills in photography!
| (unknown photo) Discussion Boards in the Spotlight (unknown photo) |
| Brought to you by: LittleTree |
Paraprosdokian Sentences - A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect. In other words, for our purposes on GoldToken, finish the sentence the host provides with a funny
or dramatic ending. One of the winning para sentences was: At My Age, Getting Out of Bed...is a full time job! You enter by replying to the original and consecutive player posts, with just your ending to the sentence. We have some really funny sentences coming from our players that give new meaning to the original sentence. Sentences are put up for votes in a poll, and the winner receives a token made especially for the board. Stop on by, all new players' entries to the board receive a complimentary token.
Other Boards GoldToken Provides for Your Entertainment
Caption Humor
Crafters' Fair
Cutting Board
General Chat
Goldie Story Contest
Holiday Profile Contest
Hypothetical Questions
Jest for Puns
Jokes Board
Paraprosdokian Sentences
Photozone
Photo Album Contest
Polls
Puzzles and Riddles
TerryS's Contest Announcements
What's in Your Pantry?
Warning Labels
Word Of The Week
| Photo Album of the Month |
| Brought to you by: ladyvic |
Unfortunately, with everyone vacationing, there were no entries for June.
Hopefully we will get more people involved with the July theme!
(unknown photo)
Bring your album to the Photo Album Contest discussion board. You might be the winner of a photo album token!
| Game of the Month |
July's game of the month is Connect Six! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The Game of the Month - July 2025 - Connect Six Tournament!
The object of the game is to get six (or more) of your pieces in a row - vertically, horizontally or diagonally - while preventing your opponent from doing so. For more information, check out the Rules of Connect Six.
We hope you enjoy it!
| Club ~VS~ Club Tournament of the Month |
July's game of the month is Mexican Train! Join us in a fun Round Robin Style Tournament by signing your club up today.
Please notify PattyMac to join or post in the The Site Wide Club vs Club Tournament Club. Hope to see you there! | Best Recipe Contest |
June's winner is: Foil Meal
- Submitted by JanuarySnowAngel
Foil Meal(unknown photo)
Ingredients
Squares of HD aluminum foil
Raw Hamburg Patties (or Hot Dogs for picky kids)
Sliced Raw Potatoes
Corn on Cob (cut in 3)
Sliced Peppers
Sliced Onions
Cherry Tomatoes
Cheese
Salt/Pepper
1. Lay square of foil out.
2. Kids pile whatever foods from the list they want onto foil
3. Fold foil over tightly sealed.
4. Grill on low for roughly 30 minutes.
5. Cheese can be added once it's done.
6. Take off grill, open foil, let cool a bit for kids.
7. Dig in!
*If you're doing hot dogs, they don't take near as long.
**You can add any other foods you like to the list.
GoldToken's JanuarySnowAngel will receive a "one time" access to the entire list of site icons, and can select any one that is not currently being used by another player, regardless of membership level (Silver and Wood members can keep the icon for 1 year!). Please send a big
to JanuarySnowAngel! July's recipe contest is: "Sea Food". The winner will be given a "one time" access to the entire list of site icons, and can select any one that is not currently being used by another player, regardless of membership level (Guests, Wood and Silver members can keep the icon for 1 year!). Rules:
- Entries must be posted by the recipe guardian/creator on the Cutting Board DB.
- Recipe must be original and have never been posted on the Cutting Board DB before.
| Crafters' Fair- Hosted by sallyp |
Things have been a bit slow around here the last four months. It seems to be a bit of a one lady (me) show on the Crafters fair board.
Lets see if we can get a few posts in July. I have a very special patchwork token (see below) to give out to anyone that posts some sort of patchwork. It would be lovely if you or a friend has made it but if not there are so many lovely online pictures to find.
If you are not a crafter, have a look online see what takes your fancy.
Post your picture on the Crafters' Fair discussion board.
To make it easier to do the poll, please post your entry as A New Comment 
Everyone that posts a craft will win a crafts fair token.(unknown photo) Awesome Prize Token (unknown photo)
| Up Front & Personal |
| Interview by: laura lee |
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We would like to say
to Byteme for letting us step into their personal life for a bit.1. How'd you choose your name for GT?
- I chose Byteme because I have a very long memory and worked in computers.
2. What interests you most on GT? Do you have a favorite game?
- I like chatting with people all around the world
and my favorite games are the Shake Rattle and Roll 
and card games. 
3. What state or country do you reside in?
- I'm from Philadelphia Pennsylvania But I now reside in New Jersey.
4. What hobbies do you have?
- I play guitar
, watch movies and play on GT. 
5. Children? Grandchildren?
- I have no
children but I LOVE children.
6. Do you work?
- I am retired
7. Any pets?
- I have a cat named Zoey.
8. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___ or over 50? Male or Female?
- Female
9. Favorite food?
- I love Italian food
10. What's the farthest you've been from home?
- I've been to the Caribbean Islands
and England. 
11. If you could be anywhere right now, where would that be?
- I would love to be on a beautiful beach somewhere with clear water.
12. Favorite season?
- I love the Fall.
13. If you could meet anyone (living or dead) in the world, who would it be?
- God..I have some questions.
If there are any questions you would like to see asked in future interviews, please let us know.
Laura
laura lee
| Testimonial Of The Month |
| Brought to you by: *GoldToken* Players |
A friend of mine, Gabbybrook, plays here and she invited me to play. I joined in November of 2017. I enjoy the variety of games that are offered. Everyone here is so helpful and I have learned quite a few new games. I enjoy the Mahjong and Cribbage clubs. I just started doing tournaments and they are a lot of fun and you meet such nice people. Keep playing.
Aggie Baggie
| Contest of the Month |
Best Blog Contest
A blog (according to Wikipedia) is a website where entries are written in chronological order and commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.
Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject such as food, politics, or local news; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic.
If you decide to enter the world of blogging, you should decide what kind of blog you want your blog to be. What do you want to write about? Are you going to write about many things or something specific? Decide how often you are going to add entries - every day, once a week, once a month, etc.
Once you have decided what you are going to write about, you need to think about how you are going to write it or enter it into your blog, be it by text, by pictures or even external links. A great blog will take advantage of all of the above things. Your blog story or viewpoint can be enhanced and made much more enjoyable and interesting to read by the use of pictures and links.
Write about what you are passionate about, write about what you know and make sure you know what you are writing about. For the more serious bloggers, be aware that you won't be taken very seriously if your blog is full of grammar and spelling mistakes. So make sure you spellcheck.
No matter your blog content, people will continue to come back to read it as long as you continue to make it interesting.
- The contest winner will be chosen by poll on the Blog Entries DB, based on entries submitted this month. Entries must be posted no later than 11:59pm, Pacific Time, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, to be eligible for voting.
- The winner will receive 5 Golderos and a Profile Token!
We have a winner for the "Best Short Story" contest!
to Gameheart, who submitted this original short story with the theme, "In the Year 2050":Look Before You Leap
By Gameheart
In 2050 NASA announced they had developed the first stardrive, utilising newly-discovered foldspace physics.
The announcement was met with some ridicule by the news media and various space agencies world-wide who felt they had missed the beat somehow and wished to put a damper on the competition.
Nevertheless, by late 2050 NASA upped the game by launching a test vehicle into high earth orbit with standard rocketry then hit the GO button, which saw the bulbous and smooth ship suddenly wink out a reappear in Mars orbit five seconds later, verified by NASA tracking and the ships onboard systems.
The world went hysterical. We were no longer tied to this small system. We could now dream of venturing to the previously unreachable stars. Mankind had grown up.
However, NASA was not too forthcoming on how they had achieved this. Being the official space agency of one country and also being tied financially to that country , meant that this country now had access to the galaxy and all the riches, both knowledge and physical it contained, enormously boosting their influence on world events and giving their economy a massive gain which might never be caught.
While various international agencies whined and wheedled in equal measure and stocks went up and down like yo-yos many governments decided they simply had to have this gem of achievement any way they could.
The resulting attacks, both physical and electronic, on NASA by various hostile governments and their proxies led to a blanket ban on information dispersal and cooperation with any space agency.
It also led to many countries testing the resolve of NASA'S host country to the point where the swapping of missiles came up for discussion.
This cooled down the more hotheaded miscreants to the point where sanity could, once again, raise its dizzy head and set about trying to create an equitable solution for all.
It was while a heady mix of relief and hope was sweeping the world that the first alien ship landed in Geneva and the occupants told the assembled throng that we would not be allowed to infest the stars with our juvenile and misguide behaviour and any further attempts to use the stardrive would result in the general annihilation of our population.
They proceeded to demonstrate their power by making the Himalayas disappear.
With the result we are now back to lightning the blue touch paper.
For now.....
The end
Gameheart, watch your inbox for notification of your prize delivery!
| Caption Contest |
The Caption Contest winner for the June, 2025, newsletter is lovelysharon with:
(unknown photo)
If this is the Lucky House. I hate to see the Unlucky one..
lovelysharon!To enter July's Caption Contest, click on the image below and post your best caption.
(unknown photo)
The winner will be chosen by our news team, given 5 Golderos and announced in next month's newsletter.
| Icon Mania! |
| Brought to you by: GoldToken's Icon Fairy |
Another holiday celebrated! I have replaced those holiday icons in Row 4 with Summer Icons, so grab your sunglasses { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon2212311246191.gif } and head to the beach { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon2207090708501.png } or anywhere you can have fun in the sun. There are also some new icons in Rows 1 and 3.
Don't forget about the Icon Of The Day; it changes often.
| Breaking Club News |
Clem3610 is back and ready to play! She's welcoming anyone who loves the Hangman games to join her new club, The We Love Hangman Club.
If your club has news to share, send a PM to GoldToken's Newshound by the 25th of the month.
| SHOUT OUT! |
SHOUT OUT! to funtobewith11 - from Estero, Florida, veteran member since 2002. "/I like to play most games but if they had a roller coaster to ride I would be here all the time. I also have a new hobby of Christmas lights and setting them to music. I have the largest synced Light display in the area."/ Your Christmas lights that you have shared with us in your photo album are awesome! Thank you, funtobewith11 for being such a committed member of GoldToken and we're glad you're a member of our GoldToken family!
SHOUT OUT! to Lolla - from Austrailia and a member since 2009. A worthy opponent in Switch and Loco Ochos. We enjoy seeing your profile picture on your profile page and glad you shared it with us. Thank you for being such a valued member of GoldToken and we're glad you're a member of our GoldToken family Lolla!
SHOUT OUT! to stinky_malinky - from the UK, member since 2003. "/Hi, I'm 45 and married with 4 children, a dog and a tortoise. My wife plays here under the name Suzanne. I play all variants of backgammon and dominoes, feel free to send me an invite./" Thank you being such a dedicated member of GoldToken and we're glad you're part of our GoldToken Family stinky_malinky
| Olympic News |
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| The ConnectaPipe Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 5 Tournament | ||
| ConnectaPipe | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | TrueIndian |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | Hamsarnie |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics gravyrun Memorial Club | Carpe Diem |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | stinky_malinky |
| The Polar Poultry Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 7 Tournament | ||
| Polar Poultry | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics sweetlips43 Memorial Club | Gilmour |
| Silver & Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | Hamsarnie |
| Silver & Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics gravyrun Memorial Club | SOcean255 |
| The Lower Division of the Shake Your Bootie Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 8 Tournament | ||
| Shake Your Bootie | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | adopt 3 |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | Buddha |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | Hamsarnie |
| The Ordo Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 5 Tournament | ||
| Ordo | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics sweetlips43 Memorial Club | Gilmour |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | TrueIndian |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics raceky Memorial Club | (steelbound) |
| The Grabble Swapper Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 7 Tournament | ||
| Grabble Swapper | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics gravyrun Memorial Club | Senorita ZORRO_ |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | stinky_malinky |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics sweetlips43 Memorial Club | Gilmour |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics gravyrun Memorial Club | tango2 |
| The Hangman Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 1 Tournament | ||
| Hangman | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | marshmud |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics kittyrambo Memorial Club | grade1teacher |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | stinky_malinky |
| The Random Pipe Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 6 Tournament | ||
| Random Pipe | ||
| Gold & Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | Hamsarnie |
| Gold & Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics gravyrun Memorial Club | Straycat |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | thebodywall |
| The Short Swapping Senet Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 2 Tournament | ||
| Short Swapping Senet | ||
| Gold & Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | B*Elanna |
| Gold & Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | Oddie |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | stinky_malinky |
| The Novice Division of the Fives and Threes Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 4 Tournament | ||
| Fives and Threes | ||
| Gold & Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | TrueIndian |
| Gold & Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics gravyrun Memorial Club | z71cat |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics gravyrun Memorial Club | unicorn |
| The Advanced Division of the Loco Ochos Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 1 Tournament | ||
| Loco Ochos | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | JCavanaugh |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | Buddha |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics sweetlips43 Memorial Club | marshagee |
| The Tic Tac Stack Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 5 Tournament | ||
| Tic Tac Stack | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | Oddie |
| Silver Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | Hamsarnie |
| Silver Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | jd91 |
| Silver Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics gravyrun Memorial Club | Senorita ZORRO_ |
| The Giveaway Checkers Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 3 Tournament | ||
| Giveaway Checkers | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | SarahMills |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | TrueIndian |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics kittyrambo Memorial Club | Kookaburra |
| The Small Outbreak Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 6 Tournament | ||
| Small Outbreak | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | The Viking |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics raceky Memorial Club | golfnutrof |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | TrueIndian |
| The Blackhole Outbreak Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 4 Tournament | ||
| Blackhole Outbreak | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | The Viking |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | Hamsarnie |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics raceky Memorial Club | golfnutrof |
| The Paper Hockey Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 5 Tournament | ||
| Paper Hockey | ||
| Gold & Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | Hamsarnie |
| Gold & Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | road_hog |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | TrueIndian |
| The Lower Division of the Stacking Grabble Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Mystery Games 2024 Tournament | |||
| Stacking Grabble | |||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics gravyrun Memorial Club | Straycat | former member |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | Buddha | |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics gravyrun Memorial Club | Carpe Diem | |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | Hamsarnie | |
| The Novice Division of the Backgammon Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 4 Tournament | ||
| Backgammon | ||
| Gold & Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics sweetlips43 Memorial Club | Eggy |
| Gold & Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics gravyrun Memorial Club | HenryJaimes |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | LyndiLoo |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | Oddie |
| The Bagh-Chal: Tigers and Goats Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 4 Tournament | ||
| Bagh-Chal: Tigers and Goats | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics sweetlips43 Memorial Club | Point01IV |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | TrueIndian |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | Hamsarnie |
| The Upper Division of the Small CrossDowns Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Mystery Games 2024 Tournament | |||
| Small CrossDowns | |||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics gravyrun Memorial Club | Straycat | former member |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics raceky Memorial Club | (steelbound) | |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics gravyrun Memorial Club | brosius | |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics kittyrambo Memorial Club | Mad_Monkey | |
| The Reversi Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 6 Tournament | ||
| Reversi | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | bestgremlin |
| Silver & Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics kittyrambo Memorial Club | Road Runner |
| Silver & Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | SarahMills |
| The Two-Player Chinese Checkers Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 3 Tournament | ||
| Two-Player Chinese Checkers | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | spiritebear |
| Silver & Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | Hamsarnie |
| Silver & Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | TrueIndian |
| The Thematic Hangman Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 1 Tournament | ||
| Thematic Hangman | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | bestgremlin |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics gravyrun Memorial Club | twotees |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | Buddha |
| The Color Domination Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 8 Tournament | ||
| Color Domination | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics sweetlips43 Memorial Club | Klaus11 |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | The Viking |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics sweetlips43 Memorial Club | Point01IV |
| The Lower Division of the Whist Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 7 Tournament | ||
| Whist | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics sweetlips43 Memorial Club | TowneKook- |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics kittyrambo Memorial Club | Blueyebrunet |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | Buddha |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics kittyrambo Memorial Club | sallyp |
| The Lower Division of the Long Gammon Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 3 Tournament | ||
| Long Gammon | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | Jacob1987 |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | Oddie |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics kittyrambo Memorial Club | 1karlos |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics raceky Memorial Club | Man of Steel |
| The Large Diagonal Duel Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 7 Tournament | ||
| Large Diagonal Duel | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics raceky Memorial Club | AndrewB |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | bengt |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics sweetlips43 Memorial Club | Klaus11 |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | stinky_malinky |
| The Hasami Shogi Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 8 Tournament | ||
| Hasami Shogi | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | bengt |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics sweetlips43 Memorial Club | Point01IV |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | Hamsarnie |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | TrueIndian |
| The Lower Division of the Hypergammon (3 Point) Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 2 Tournament | ||
| Hypergammon (3 Point) | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics sweetlips43 Memorial Club | Tian-Xian |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics kittyrambo Memorial Club | laura lee |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics kittyrambo Memorial Club | Wolfet410 |
| The Treble Trouble Four In A Row Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 7 Tournament | ||
| Treble Trouble Four In A Row | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics kittyrambo Memorial Club | grade1teacher |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | Hamsarnie |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics sweetlips43 Memorial Club | Klaus11 |
| The Lower Division of the Small CrossDowns Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Mystery Games 2024 Tournament | ||
| Small CrossDowns | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | Buddha |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics gravyrun Memorial Club | chris3 |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics gravyrun Memorial Club | Carpe Diem |
| The Amazons Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 7 Tournament | ||
| Amazons | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | Hamsarnie |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics kittyrambo Memorial Club | Mad_Monkey |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics sweetlips43 Memorial Club | Point01IV |
| The Camelot Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 1 Tournament | ||
| Camelot | ||
| Gold & Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | Moondyne |
| Gold & Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | TrueIndian |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics raceky Memorial Club | AndrewB |
| The CrossDowns Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 7 Tournament | ||
| CrossDowns | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics raceky Memorial Club | (steelbound) |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | Buddha |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics sweetlips43 Memorial Club | Malc_t |
| The Executioner Competition in The 2024 Winter Olympics Group 1 Tournament | ||
| Executioner | ||
| Gold | The 2024 Winter Olympics Misfit Lenrad6672 Memorial Club | marshmud |
| Silver | The 2024 Winter Olympics gravyrun Memorial Club | twotees |
| Bronze | The 2024 Winter Olympics Tony Memorial Club | Buddha |
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