August 2022

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GoldToken's Monthly News

• The Olympics are Underway!

GoldToken's 2022 Summer Olympics have begun. Good luck to all the teams! If you want to follow along with the results between newsletters, you can check out this wiki, updated by rabbitoid: [ Main: Goldtoken Olympics Summer 2022 ].

• I Can't Hear You!

Today (August 1st) is Swiss National Day - check out the nice graphic on the gamesheet header! - and I haven't heard a single yodel. It's very disappointing!



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
Best Recipe Contest
Pony Up!
Up Front & Personal
Testimonial Of The Month
Contest of the Month
Caption Contest
Icon Mania!
Shout Out!
Olympic News

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Birthdays & Special Announcements

-- Happy Birthday to David on August 1st! -
-- Happy Birthday to Ken TJ on August 1st! - From The Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Rabbits2 on August 2nd! 67 years young in 2022! -
-- Happy Birthday to postal-guy - From The Daily Laugh Club on August 2nd! -
-- Happy Birthday to Robyn Hode on August 4th! -
-- Happy Birthday to robertst on August 4th! - From The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to meme22 on August 5th! - From The Backgammon Tournament Club, The Scoop's Castle Club, The To Your Health Club, The Prime Time TV Club and { Club } -
-- Happy Birthday to rik on August 6th! - From The MasterClass Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Mustang John of the Wolf Pack on August 9th! - From The Wolf Pack Club
-- Happy Birthday to Gail_M on August 11th! - From The To Your Health Club
-- Happy Birthday to DAKOTA on August 15th! - From The Wolf Pack Club
-- Happy Birthday to NanaT on August 16th! -
-- Happy Birthday to norma8 on August 16th! -
-- Happy Birthday to CalvinW on August 19th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Klaus11 on August 20th! - From The Wolf Pack Club
-- Happy Birthday to asmdrm on August 22nd! - From { Club } -
-- Happy Birthday to kellymcinaz on August 23rd! - From The Wolf Pack Club -
-- Happy Birthday to blackdog3 on August 25th! - From The Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to ladybird25 on August 25th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Nukkle Dragger on August 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Heartsong on August 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to splodge on August 27th! - From The Pork Chop Club & The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Mystic Dreamer on August 28th! - From The Daily Laugh Club , The Prime Time TV Club and your sister LyndiLoo -
-- Happy Birthday to leewisdomjr on August 28th! - From The Wolf Pack Club
-- Happy Birthday to Uncle Chuckie on August 29th! -
-- Happy Birthday to tquah on August 31st! - From The To Your Health Club and The Prime Time TV Club


Anniversary & Other Wishes:

-- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to John Q and HollandSkip on August 10th - 37 Years!!
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to Jon *the return* and his wife on August 11th

* 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!)

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Photozone Competition

Brought to you by: Photozone Zepher

(steelbound), with (unknown photo), is July's Photozone competition winner! He won the challenge with votes and will be awarded with a profile token.

marcmandy came in 2nd place with 7 votes for (unknown photo).

Scheherizade came in 3rd place with 7 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 possible.

You can view all the images submitted for the Photozone Competition by using the following link Photozone Zepher's Album titled Lightning

The theme for August's competition will be:

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(unknown photo) Discussion Boards in the Spotlight (unknown photo)

Brought to you by: LittleTree

• Rock & Roll 101 - It's been a little while since players have interacted with this board. Have a love for Rock and Roll? Have some great memories of your favorite songs? Stop by this board and get it started again with your comments or memories. Earlier this year this board lost its main contributor and lover of Rock and Roll Abby Normal and it would be a great tribute to her to keep it going. So stop by to enjoy some Rock and Roll 101!

• Health and Wellness - A Place To Share & Discuss Health issues etc. Sometimes when we have health issues it helps to discuss them with other players who may be going through the same issues or have different issues but a common bond. Discussions about how you've dealt with or handled these may be of benefit to others or sometimes just sharing helps players to deal with it all. Maybe there are questions you might have and someone may be able to answer them, not in a professional way but a caring, helpful way. GoldToken is all about caring for other players so we provide this board so others can share and maybe help.

New members or any members of GoldToken should drop by the boards and them out. No time like the present to start adding some of those great tokens to your profile page!

Other boards for your enjoyment

Caption Humor
Crafters' Fair

Cutting Board
General Chat
Goldie Story Contest
Jest for Puns
Jokes Board
Life Hacks
TerryS's Contest Announcements
Paraprosdokian Sentences
Photozone
Photo Album Contest

Polls
Pony Up!
Puzzles and Riddles
Word Of The Week

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Photo Album of the Month

Brought to you by: ladyvic

The July theme was: Fireworks and Night Sky

The Winner is: JanuarySnowAngel's Album

The August theme is:
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Anyone that enters an album will win this token if you don't already have it (unknown photo)

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Game Of The Month

August's game of the month is Hangman! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The Game of the Month - Aug 2022 - Hangman Tournament!

If you're not familiar with this classic game, check out the Rules of Hangman.


We hope you enjoy it!

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Club ~VS~ Club Tournament Of The Month

August's game of the month is Multi-Hit Salvo! Join us in a fun Round Robin Style Tournament by signing your club up today! Please notify RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack with your club's roster to join, or post in The Site Wide Club vs Club Tournament Club.

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Best Recipe Contest

Brought to you by oldog

July's winner is: Creamy Pineapple Smoothie

• Submitted by Silkwood

Ingredients
1 cup ice
2 cups frozen pineapple chunks
1 banana
2 cups pineapple juice or orange juice
1 cup vanilla yogurt
2 Tablespoons honey

Instructions
Add ice, pineapple, banana, pineapple juice, yogurt and honey into the blender. Pulse until smooth and creamy. Serve immediately.

GoldToken's Silkwood 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 Silkwood!

August's recipe contest is: "Cooking With Chicken". 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.

This month's winner will receive a new Cutting Board token and everyone who posts a recipe for August's contest is eligible to receive this Profile Token, if they don't already have it: (unknown photo)!

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Pony Up!

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(unknown photo) What a heat wave (unknown photo) many of our players are experiencing this summer. So much for "the great outdoors." If you're staying inside more than usual and playing on GoldToken, come by the Pony Up! board and enter some of the contests for a chance to win a Pony Up token, golderos or both. We have captions contests, trivia, riddles, random contests or voting contests and so much more!

JULY WINNERS

RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack - Riddle Me This
Zanda - Are We Having Fun Yet?
Lil Red - Are We Having Fun Yet?
monkeytyper - Are We Having Fun Yet?
jd91 - Emoji Books - Grab the Chocolate
laura lee - Emoji Books - Grab the Chocolate
Clem3610 - Emoji Books - Grab the Chocolate
Lil Red - Emoji Books - Grab the Chocolate
Jools - Emoji Books-Grab the Chocolate
RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack HeartOnFire - It Ain't Mona Lisa
HeartOnFire - Groovin' with the Music
Clem3610 - Say Cheese, Please
Jools Second Place
eliphont551 - True Facts
jd91 - Birds of a Feather

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Up front & personal

Interview by: laura lee

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We would like to say to . Ray of Light for letting us step into their personal life for a bit.


1. What brought you to GoldToken, and how'd you choose your name for GT?

• Back in 2004, I had been playing chess on some game site. Some site friends and I decided to look for another game site (for reasons that I do not remember). We discovered GoldToken and it has been my home ever since. I play games nowhere else.
• My name is Ray and I had been using Ray of Light as my username on many websites, so it was a natural for me to use it here as well.

2. What interests you most on GT? Do you have a favorite game?

• My absolute favourite games are the chess variants. I love them so much that I even coded some for the site back when I was volunteering as a programmer. My contributions are the following games: Three Check Chess; Benedict Chess; Dice Chess; Fischer Random Chess; Recycle Chess. (unknown photo) I also enjoy many of the games with random elements such as card games (unknown photo) and dice games. (unknown photo)

3. What state or country do you reside in? What do you think tourists should definitely see?

• I am a native of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. For the past four years, I have been living on the west coast in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. I live one block from the ocean and I love the micro-climate that Victoria offers.

4. What hobbies do you have?

• I love reading non-fiction books, coding my own projects, watching educational videos online, and playing games on GT (of course).

5. Children? Grandchildren?

• Neither.

6. Do you work? What kind of work do/did you do?

• I work part-time as a software engineer for a Montreal-based company. Obviously, I work from home.

7. Any pets?

• Unfortunately, no. The apartment where I live does not allow pets. I would have loved to have adopted a pet during the past two years for emotional support.

8. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___ or over 50? Male or Female?

• I am a male. I have been around the sun more than 50 times but less than 60 times.

9. Favorite food?

• My absolute favourite food is pizza. I also love Thai food.

10. What's the farthest you've been from home?

• Back in the late '90s, in the early part of my career as a computer programmer, I spent 10 weeks working onsite at a pulp & paper mill in Indonesia. This was a great experience, not only as a professional programmer who had to make everything work, but also being able to experience the warmth and hospitality of my Indonesian hosts. I have only fond memories of my experience.

11. If you could be anywhere right now, where would that be?

• I would be on an elephant reserve in north-western Thailand volunteering to work with those beautiful animals. This is entry number 1 on my bucket list.

12. Favorite season?

• Summer! (unknown photo)

13. Favorite movie? Favorite TV show?

• My favourite movie by far is "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. I try to visit Middle Earth every winter.

14. If you could meet anyone (living or dead) in the world, who would it be?

• I would love to have been able to spend an afternoon with Robin Williams.

If there are any questions you would like to see asked in future interviews, please let us know.
Laura
laura lee

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Testimonial Of The Month

Brought to you by: *GoldToken* Players

I was playing on Itsyourturn and a friend told me about this one. I got my nickname by taking first 3 letters of my dads name and first 4 of my moms. I like the wonderful people I have met here over the years. I love to play most of the games here. I am a walker. I babysit my grandson who has brought me such joy. I have one son.

gertess

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Contest of the Month

Best Nugget

August's contest is the Best Nugget submitted throughout the month. All entries will be posted in a poll for voting, and the winner will be announced in next month's newsletter. Winner will receive two extra months on their current membership, or, if Guest, a two-month Silver membership.

Nuggets articles give players an opportunity to write various tutorials, strategy guides, and other materials related to playing each of our many games, as well as general information about out various site features. Once approved, the new Nugget article will be added to the appropriate category for all the players to see.

Searching and sorting functionality is available, allowing you to easily find what you are looking for.

Guest and Wood level players can submit one Nugget per month. Players with a Silver membership or higher can submit as many articles as they want.

When submitting articles, please be sure to only submit content that you have written yourself, or that you have a permission from its author to post here. Citations and links are obviously fine, as long as they do not lead to inappropriate content.

To write and submit a Nugget, click the Nuggets link at the top of your game sheet.

We have a winner for the Best Blog contest!

to * Sassy_Angel *! Watch your inbox for your prize of 5 Golderos! Be sure to check out the variety of writing on * Sassy_Angel *'s Blog!

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Caption Contest

The Caption Contest winner for the July, 2022, newsletter is GailorJ54 with:

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Can I borrow a needle? I have to hem my pants.

GailorJ54!

To enter August's Caption Contest, click on the link 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.

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Icon Mania!

Brought to you by: GoldToken's Icon Fairy

If you haven't stopped by the Icon Mania board lately and checked out the Name Icons you might just find one you can't do without. There are some new, cute ones on there just waiting to be claimed.

Maybe you'd like { Image: www.goldtoken.com/pics/icon090416185555.gif } or possibly { Image: www.goldtoken.com/pics/icon100502182748.gif }.

Lots of different icons to choose from plus the Icon Of The Day and summer icons just looking to be placed next to your name!

The Icon Fairy is just waiting for your request to keep spreading the love!

I'm sorry players are only allowed to adopt a new icon once every 30 days so everyone has a chance to have one that is "new" and unused before.

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SHOUT OUT!

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SHOUT OUT! to Gerry O of the Wolf Pack from Cape Canaveral, veteran member since 2000. A proud member of the The Wolf Pack Club and loves you play the Grabble games but a formidable opponent in Backgammon! Thank you for being such a dedicated and faithful member of GoldToken Gerry O of the Wolf Pack(unknown photo) We're glad you're such an integral part of our GoldToken family!


SHOUT OUT! to johnnyyboy from Kingston upon Hull, member since 2004, President and Vice President of numerous clubs and active in them. You have a lovely family, thank you for sharing them with us in your photo album! Thank you for being such an active and faithful member of GoldToken. We're glad you're a member of our GoldToken family johnnyyboy!


SHOUT OUT! to redclay from Chennai, member since 2018 and a professional jazz musician that has a passion for abstract strategy games. Loves the Mill/Morris games and invites others to send him an invite. Thank you for being such a faithful member of GoldToken and we're glad you're part of our GoldToken family redclay!

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Olympic News

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Brought to you by: GoldToken's Olympic Presidents

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The Lower Division of the 1-4-5 Senet Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 1 Tournament
1-4-5 Senet
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics WONRHAF Memorial Club	sallyp
Silver	The 2021 Winter Olympics Grover Memorial Club	BettyAnn
Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics AZD159 Memorial Club	gpr11

The Upper Division of the Ludodeux Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 1 Tournament
Ludodeux
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics WONRHAF Memorial Club	RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack
Silver & Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics poohbear Memorial Club	Bill Roupas
Silver & Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics WONRHAF Memorial Club	Pamelak

The Lower Division of the Kickback Thematic Hangman Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Mystery Games Tournament
Kickback Thematic Hangman
Gold & Silver	The 2021 Winter Olympics AZD159 Memorial Club	brosius
Gold & Silver	The 2021 Winter Olympics ozallan Memorial Club	Byson
Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics FujiTape Memorial Club	csain1

The Hangman Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 1 Tournament
Hangman
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics AZD159 Memorial Club	HenryJaimes
Silver	The 2021 Winter Olympics Grover Memorial Club	Road Runner
Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics WONRHAF Memorial Club	Lew
Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics Grover Memorial Club	Rogue Trooper

The Upper Division of the Dominoes Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 1 Tournament
Dominoes
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics Grover Memorial Club	Road Runner
Silver	The 2021 Winter Olympics Grover Memorial Club	nw2425
Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics AZD159 Memorial Club	Man of Steel

The Mentalis Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 3 Tournament
Mentalis
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics FujiTape Memorial Club	(steelbound)
Silver	The 2021 Winter Olympics AZD159 Memorial Club	AndrewB
Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics ozallan Memorial Club	Straycat

The Lower Division of the Hypergammon (3 Point) Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 2 Tournament
Hypergammon (3 Point)
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics Grover Memorial Club	Tian-Xian
Silver	The 2021 Winter Olympics ozallan Memorial Club	loudpedal
Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics Grover Memorial Club	Mad_Monkey

The Lower Division of the Short Senet Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 2 Tournament
Short Senet
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics ozallan Memorial Club	Byson
Silver & Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics ozallan Memorial Club	globalroamer
Silver & Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics AZD159 Memorial Club	gpr11

The Officer's Skat Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 1 Tournament
Officer's Skat
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics AZD159 Memorial Club	AndrewB
Silver & Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics FujiTape Memorial Club	csain1
Silver & Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics FujiTape Memorial Club	shobee1 kinobi

The Shake Rattle & Roll Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 6 Tournament
Shake Rattle & Roll
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics WONRHAF Memorial Club	Pamelak
Silver & Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics Grover Memorial Club	Road Runner
Silver & Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics ozallan Memorial Club	steve111

The Lower Division of the Loco Ochos Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 1 Tournament
Backgammon (3 Point)
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics WONRHAF Memorial Club	Wild Horse
Silver	The 2021 Winter Olympics Grover Memorial Club	Tian-Xian
Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics ozallan Memorial Club	Carpe Diem

The Stacking CrossDowns Scatter Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 5 Tournament
Stacking CrossDowns Scatter
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics FujiTape Memorial Club	(steelbound)
Silver	The 2021 Winter Olympics FujiTape Memorial Club	Buddha
Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics WONRHAF Memorial Club	cmacker

The Thematic Hangman Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 1 Tournament
Thematic Hangman
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics AZD159 Memorial Club	HenryJaimes
Silver	The 2021 Winter Olympics Grover Memorial Club	Road Runner
Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics WONRHAF Memorial Club	Lew

The Giveaway Backgammon Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 1 Tournament
Giveaway Backgammon
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics FujiTape Memorial Club	csain1
Silver	The 2021 Winter Olympics FujiTape Memorial Club	clandestine 1
Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics AZD159 Memorial Club	brosius
Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics ozallan Memorial Club	Gail_M

The Upper Division of the Triple Shake Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 4 Tournament
Triple Shake
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics ozallan Memorial Club	steve111
Silver	The 2021 Winter Olympics AZD159 Memorial Club	gpr11
Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics WONRHAF Memorial Club	road_hog

The Whist Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 6 Tournament
Whist
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics poohbear Memorial Club	The Viking
Silver	The 2021 Winter Olympics Grover Memorial Club	SarahMills
Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics WONRHAF Memorial Club	cmacker

The Upper Division of the Nackgammon (3 Point) Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 1 Tournament
Nackgammon (3 Point)
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics AZD159 Memorial Club	dickfrank
Silver & Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics poohbear Memorial Club	Bill Roupas
Silver & Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics FujiTape Memorial Club	clandestine 1

The Reversi Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 5 Tournament
Reversi
Gold, Silver & Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics FujiTape Memorial Club	csain1
Gold, Silver & Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics Grover Memorial Club	Hamsarnie
Gold, Silver & Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics poohbear Memorial Club	macbann

The Dipole Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 3 Tournament
Dipole
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics AZD159 Memorial Club	AndrewB
Silver	The 2021 Winter Olympics Grover Memorial Club	Hamsarnie
Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics poohbear Memorial Club	thebodywall

The Chinese Checkers Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 3 Tournament
Chinese Checkers
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics AZD159 Memorial Club	Patico
Silver	The 2021 Winter Olympics WONRHAF Memorial Club	melanchton1
Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics Grover Memorial Club	ferdi

The Executioner Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 1 Tournament
Executioner
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics ozallan Memorial Club	Byson
Silver	The 2021 Winter Olympics Grover Memorial Club	Road Runner
Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics WONRHAF Memorial Club	Lew

The Lower Division of the Mexican Train (Fast) Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 1 Tournament
Mexican Train (Fast)
Gold	The 2021 Winter Olympics poohbear Memorial Club	cindygal
Silver	The 2021 Winter Olympics Grover Memorial Club	Nukkle Dragger
Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics FujiTape Memorial Club	brodie_bruce
Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics ozallan Memorial Club	heyred72

The Lower Division of the American Rummikub (50-point) Competition in The 2021 Winter Olympics Group 2 Tournament
American Rummikub (50-point)
Gold, Silver & Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics ozallan Memorial Club	Holly
Gold, Silver & Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics Grover Memorial Club	Point01IV
Gold, Silver & Bronze	The 2021 Winter Olympics Grover Memorial Club	ZOE

Competitions are published when gold, silver & bronze winners have been determined (unknown photo)

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Wanted

• Do you have a special story, poem or testimonial you would like to share? How about some club news, announcements or any other special events? Then don't delay, send GoldToken's Newshound your submissions today! We look forward to hearing from you!

** (Please note: All submissions are added on a first come first serve basis.) **

Did you find the hidden coin in the newsletter (unknown photo)? Our winner last month was golfnutrof. to him for spotting it and being the first to send a message to GoldToken's Newshound. We would like to give everyone a chance to play this fun game and win 5 Golderos,so you will only be eligible to win the Coin Hunt once every six months.

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