December 2010

GoldToken's Monthly News

GoldToken's Olympic games started early this morning to the heated excitement of many players with The 2010 Olympic Tournament Group 1 A Tournament and The 2010 Olympic Tournament Group 1 B Tournament. Special thanks go to all 12 Olympic presidents, and the tournament organizers, rabbitoid, Jacob1987 and *EAGLE ONE*, without which, the Olympics would not be possible. If you haven't thanked the team who spent hundreds of accumulated hours, now would be a good time to do so.


If you invited someone to join GoldToken on National Gaming Day, you have until December 13th for them to sign up to win your 10 Golderos. So be sure to remind your invitees if they haven't joined GoldToken yet.

A dear player and friend to many, MountainMist, who has been highly instrumental to GoldToken has passed away after a brave battle with cancer. Chris - was a far more integral part of GoldToken than most know. She never asked for accolades but was one of the cogs that makes GoldToken as special as it is. It is these unsung heros behind the scenes that nobody knows about that make this such a special site. And we are so sad to lose such a special cog in our wheel. It is with these thoughts that CATCHER211 created this dedication to her:

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Happy gaming to all!

--Badger

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In this month's newsletter, we have:

• Birthdays & Special Announcements
• Olympic News
• Game Of The Month
• Best Recipe Contest
• Testimonial Of The Month
• Club Announcements
• Tournament News

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Birthdays & Special Announcements

Birthday Wishes:

-- Happy Birthday to patsy flamingo on December 2nd!
-- Happy Birthday to DANIEL EC on December 3rd!
-- Happy Birthday to macbann on December 4th!
-- Happy Birthday to gmak on December 5th! - From { Club }
-- Happy Birthday to Country_Gal on December 6th!
-- Happy Birthday to Feaster on December 9th!
-- Happy Birthday to Senorita ZORRO_ on December 11th! From { Club } -
-- Happy Birthday to Sea Breeze on December 11th!
-- Happy Birthday to transfusion on December 12th!
-- Happy Birthday to FLOWER18252 on December 13th!
-- Happy Birthday to BillsPlace on December 14th!
-- Happy Birthday to GUMMY on December 17th!
-- Happy Birthday to Peg on December 17th!
-- Happy Birthday to Pegasus on December 18th! From { Club }
-- Happy Birthday to berecca on December 18th! From { Club } and { Club }
-- Happy Birthday to Tlingit on December 19th!
-- Happy Birthday to N_a_z on December 19th!
-- Happy Birthday to Lady Sili on December 20th!
-- Happy Birthday to HeatherN on December 21st!
-- Happy Birthday to AZD159 on December 23rd! From { Club }, { Club } and { Club }
-- Happy Birthday to eyeballs - From your daughter 3xtg on December 23rd!
-- Happy Birthday to Withacee on December 23rd!
-- Happy Birthday to SLAMDUNKER on December 23rd! From The MasterClass Club
-- Happy Birthday to sallyp on December 24th!
-- Happy Birthday to Sir Arthur of the GoldTable on December 25th!
-- Happy Birthday to ontherocks on December 26th!
-- Happy Birthday to klaashaas on December 28th!
-- Happy Birthday to eliphont551 on December 29th!
-- Happy Birthday to mahogany on December 30th! - From { Club } and The Backgammon Tournament Club
-- Happy Birthday to * Sassy_Angel * on December 31st! - From The Renegades Gaming Club and Lorraine of the Renegades
-- Happy Birthday to nylady41 on December 31st!



Anniversary & Other Wishes:

-- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to Pegasus and her husband on December 14th! Many special wishes sent to you both!

* If you would like to announce any birthdays, anniversaries or other special events coming up for next month, please send GoldToken Support 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, can not be put in after the fact, we're sorry!)

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Game Of The Month

December's game of the month is Four In a Row! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The December 2010 Game Of The Month - Four In a Row! Tournament!

Four In a Row (also known as Four Up, Plot Four, Find Four, Connect Four, and Four in a Line), was first sold under the famous "Connect Four" trademark by Milton Bradley in February 1974. A two-player game in which the players first choose a color and then take turns placing their colored discs on the bottom row of a seven-column, six-row grid. The object of the game is to connect four of one's own discs of the same color next to each other vertically, horizontally, or diagonally before one's opponent can do so.

GoldToken's Game of the Month is intended to reintroduce and remind players of some of the special games we have on GoldToken. In doing so, we are running a Game of the Month - Double Elimination Tournament open for everyone with a 5 Golderos prize to the winner.

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Olympic News

Brought to you by: *GoldToken's* Olympic *Press*Team*

Well the excitement is building as the 2010 Olympics are getting ready to begin. This year we have 12 teams of approximately 33 players each and they will be playing 101 games including 10 mystery games. The teams are itching to get the games going and see which team can come out on top. The teams and their presidents are:

Team	President
Apollo	rabbitoid
Ceres	tango2
Juno	Callie
Jupiter	sallyp
Mars	funtobewith11
Mercury	Ozzy
Minerva	eliphont551
Neptune	Leeeeeesa
Pluto	heyred72
Venus	Kat
Vesta	BrnIdGirl
Vulcan	Jacob1987

~~Good Luck to everyone~~

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Best Recipe Contest

November's winner is: Decadent Holiday Brownies

• Submitted by Badger

My favorite recipe to make with kids, as there is no "exact" amount to measure. A little more or less of anything is part of the recipe. Besides, a little marshmallow fight is part of the fun! I normally make a huge batch, using two boxes of brownie mix, but few people have families as large and likely only need the half recipe version posted below:

Preheat oven to 350ºF

In large bowl, hand mix the following:

1 plain Brownie box mix (I prefer Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate)
1/2 16oz package of bakers semi-sweet chocolate chunks (M&M's or chocolate chips also work good)
1/2 16 oz package of bakers caramel pieces
1 box of chocolate Jello pudding mix (not the cook style)
chopped walnuts to taste (I use approx 12 ounces)
1 large egg
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil

Gently stir in (do not mix completely, you want it swirled) the following:

1 6.5 oz jar of marshmallow creme
1 huge, extra large scoop of peanut butter (about 6 ounces worth)

Pour into greased 13"x9"x2" pan and bake for 35 minutes. Note: The brownies will appear to not be done, especially in the center, but don't worry, this is normal.

Sprinkle 1/2 16oz package of Heath Bar toffee pieces on top of the half baked brownies and cover the pan tightly with foil and let set on the counter for 15 minutes before cutting into squares. Serve hot with the very best vanilla ice cream you can find and prepare for heaven. Brownies don't get any better than this!

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Variations:

• Espresso Brownies - add 1/4 instant coffee and 1 TB cinnamon
• Cake Like Brownies - add an extra egg
• Macadamia Brownies - use white chocolate pieces and macadamia nuts instead of walnuts and chocolate chunks
• Pumpkin Brownies - drop the peanut butter and toffee bits; layer several layers of brownie batter with pumpkin puree (1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon mixed with large can of pumpkin) with final layer of pumpkin on top, gently make swirls through the layers with knife on top before baking
• Low Cal Brownies - Sorry, there is no low cal version of this recipe hahaha...take a diet day off and enjoy it anyhow!

GoldToken's ** 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 Badger!

December's recipe contest is: "Holiday Cookies". 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.
• Deadline for all entries is midnight PST September 30th, 2010.

Winner will be chosen via a poll on the Cutting Board DB, and announced in the December 2010 newsletter.

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Testimonial Of The Month

Brought to you by: *GoldToken* Players

A friend told me about the site especially the Grabble. I was playing on IYT and I still do, but GoldToken has a bigger variety and more fun variations of games. I was in a nursing home recently with no computer access at all. The conversations I have on Gold Token with my friends are wonderful. We share both sad times and joyful. I miss them if they don't play. They are all part of my family now. I love card games. I love Backgammon. And I love a bunch of other games. Board and card games are just so much fun to play.

Maliesa

Wow!! Just wanted to thank you so very much for the 2-month silver membership!! I've been a silver member for the past coupla years but just haven't been able to afford to renew it this past renewal period. I loved and miss all the clubs I used to be in! Maybe things will change financially for me after the holidays and I can afford to renew it after this trial period. Thanks a million!! You guys are terrific!! This has been my favorite game site for several years now and this is just another example as to why!! Happy_Thanksgiving

JTOhio

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Club Announcements:

If you like the game of Senet or would like to learn, The { Club } is the club for you. We play monthly Club Tournament and Wiki Challenges. If you want to join, the club is open for everyone.

Jacob1987

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The { Club } isn't only a place to play games every club plays, we do themed games like : Film genre amricane rummikub,
Simpson charts hybergammon, etc.

MM David littlefair XI

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{ Club }

I'd like to invite all players who live in the 6 New England states (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island) to join a club that was created just for you.

But, we also would like to open our club to anyone whoever lived in New England, knows someone who lived in New England, would like to visit New England, or has heard of New England.

In other words, all Gold Token members are invited.
We play a large variety of games including club challenges and club ladders.

Hope to see you there,

quietman

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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 Support your submissions today! We look forward to hearing from you!

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

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