July 2018
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If so, please go and join The GoldToken's Olympics Master Club! Click the link and look for the "invitations" box on the right-hand side of your screen, then click "yes" to join. That's all you need to do to declare your desire to play - no need to send a PM or post a message on the discussion board. The first batch of games will begin on Sunday, July 22, 2018.
Over the next couple of weeks, team assignments will be made and you'll be invited to join your specific team's club. At that time, you will be able to sign up for the games you wish to play. Players can sign up for as few or as many games as they care to.
For more information about the GoldToken Olympics, check out this wiki with information about rules, prizes, and previous Olympics scores: [ Main: Goldtoken Olympics ].
MM David littlefair XI has taken over hosting duties, in tribute to smiler5 who previously hosted the board. A Paraprosdokian sentence is known as “a figure of speech where the last part of the sentence or phrase has a surprising or unexpected ending.” The last part of the sentence in this game should be as humorous or dramatic as possible. David would love it if you stopped by the board and took part in the latest challenge.
After many unruly debates and subsequent player complaints, we have decided it best to close down our Politics discussion board for the foreseeable future. Players should consider taking political debate to their own political clubs. If we continue to have this type of problem on the discussion board, we will close it too. Our discussion boards are for your pleasure, but when players abuse them we have to take action. We apologize for any upset this may have caused to those who tried to use the board for meaningful and respectful discussion.
All 110 tournaments in GoldToken's 2017 Summer Olympics are finished! Congrats to the players and team listed below for their accomplishments. As always, thank you to everyone who participated, whether in one tournament or many. And thank you to the amazing volunteers who helped make the games a success in their capacities as club presidents, scoring commissioners, tournament creators, and much more behind the scenes!
Region with most points: The 2017 Summer Olympic Team Niobe Club
Player with most points: wallywalter
(unknown photo) to The Wolf Pack Club!!! RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack's The Wolf Pack Club participated in the Club Day Tournament, The Fast Club Day Maingame Knockout 2018 Tournament, and won a new set of club tokens to use! 
Participant (unknown photo) Winner (unknown photo)
And because RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack was the first to report their club win, they received a bonus gift! A club signature Goldie, the first one ever!
The newsletter staff wishes you a fun-filled July!
--Your ever happy editor, heyred72
In this month's newsletter, we have:
Birthdays & Special Announcements
1st Stop Information
Photozone Competition
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!
Breaking Club News
Olympic News
Birthday Wishes:
-- Happy Birthday to Massimo Villa on July 1st! -
-- Happy Birthday to carolynsblues on July 3rd! - From The Friendship Club -
-- Happy Birthday to garbear on July 4th! - From The Classic TV & Music Club -
-- Happy Birthday to REBEL DJ on July 5th! - From The Daily Laugh Club, { Club },The Backgammon Tournament Club and The Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Linda Sue on July 6th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club, The He's Alive Club and The Backgammon Tournament Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Santa Claus on July 8th! - From { Club }, The Friendship Club, The Backgammon Tournament Club, The Scoop's Castle Club, The He's Alive Club and The MasterClass Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Dru on July 9th! - From The MasterClass Club -
-- Happy Birthday to jenna on July 9th! - From The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Sir Geoff on July 10th! - From The Daily Laugh Club, { Club }, The Scoop's Castle Club, The Word O'Rama Club, The He's Alive Club & The Pork Chop 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 Cluband The Scoop's Castle Club-
-- Happy Birthday to DAKOTA on July 15th! -
-- 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 -
-- Happy Birthday to EU BNL frisian3 on July 18th! -
-- Happy Birthday to SpillerGodt on July 20th! -
-- Happy Birthday to 2020 The Sequel on July 21st! -
-- Happy Birthday to MrsN on July 21st! - From The Scoop's Castle Club, The Prime Time TV Club,The Friendship Club & The He's Alive Club -
-- Happy Birthday to kellymcinaz on July 23rd! - From The Friendship Club & The Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to RubyJoy on July 23rd! - From The Scoop's Castle Club & The Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to rUsureU_ want2doTHAT on July 24th! - From The Daily Laugh Club and The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to SarahMills on July 26th! - From The Pork Chop Club -
-- Happy Birthday to sweeteyes on July 27th! - From The Classic TV & Music Club, The Prime Time TV Club, The Pork Chop Club, The He's Alive Club and The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Judy on July 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Chester on July 28th! - From The Classic TV & Music Club -
-- Happy Birthday to AutumnLeaves on July 28th! - - From The Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to peanuts on July 28th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Cinnamon on July 29th! - From The Classic TV & Music Club-
-- Happy Birthday to theoldmaster on July 30th! - From The Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to antibs on July 31st! -
-- Happy Birthday to WONRHAF on July 31st! - From The Daily Laugh Club AND - From The Scoop's Castle 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 Lady Silver and Sir Silver of the GoldTable on July 1st!
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to asmdrm and her husband on July 15th!
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to Sir Geoff and his wife on July 30th!
Who comes up with the Polls questions? Sometimes the questions are so odd and seem to be missing options!
The Polls questions come from player suggestions and brainstorming sessions among our team of volunteers. If you'd like to submit a suggestion, please send a PM to Pollmaster. The questions are often meant to provoke thought and discussion, so at times there will be polls with limited options or fewer details. We are not collecting your poll responses for research purposes, after all!
Lidas, with (unknown photo), is June's Photozone Competition Winner. Lidas won the challenge with 
votes and will be awarded with a profile token. 
(steelbound) came in 2nd place with 23 votes for (unknown photo) 
Autumn came 3rd place with 14 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 2018-06 Landscape-Colorful
The June theme was "
"
The winner is: baron_backgammon's Album titled artworks-my favorites1
Watch for your profile token coming soon!
2nd Place goes to: Kookaburra's Album titled Colourful Checkers
3rd Place goes to: MM David littlefair XI's Album
For July, Sapient said he will donate Golderos to the winner! 
The theme he picked is:
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Post your album at Photo Album Contest and you may be the next to win 5 Golderos AND this cool Profile Token! (unknown photo)
Best of luck,
ladyvic
July's game of the month is Quicksand Four in a Row! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The Game of the Month - July 2018 - Quicksand 4IAR Tournament!
In this variant of Four in a Row, the bottom row of the board is the "Quicksand" row. If the Quicksand row fills completely with pieces, and a four in a row is not formed by the last piece placed on that row, then the Quicksand row will sink off the game board, and all remaining pieces will shift downward by one row.
We hope you enjoy it!
June's winner is: Tomato, Cucumber and Onion Salad
Ingredients
5 medium plum tomatoes
1 medium red onion
1 medium cucumber
1 tsp minced garlic
Olive Oil
Red Wine Vinegar
salt and black pepper
Directions
Cut tomatoes into quarters (or smaller if preferred).
Slice the Cucumber skin on in half lengthwise and then across into small slices.
Cut Onion in half lengthwise and then into thin slices.
Add everything into a large bowl, generously drizzle olive oil over top, red wine vinegar and salt, and pepper. Toss and let stand for about 20 minutes. Toss again and refrigerate. Serve with crusty bread to scoop up the juices.
GoldToken's Cheetah 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 Cheetah!
July's recipe contest is: "BBQ Recipes". 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:
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Have you heard about the new GT Family Feud on the Pony Up! discussion board? The first player who guessed the top 3 answers to random questions posted won 2 Golderos. We have had a lot of fun and winners. These answers are from members that were polled. If you want to get on the list to receive questions or guessing (yes,you can do both!) 
let the board know. A new question will be posted soon.
Also, can you guess this player nickname?
1st Clue: Better, different or otherwise different from what is usual
2nd Clue: A thing, such as an event, product or broadcast that is designed or organized for a particular occasion or purpose.
3rd Clue: Mentally prepare one's self to do or face something difficult
4th Clue: One may have "nerves" of this
5th Clue: A hard, strong, gray or blueish-gray alloy of iron with carbon and usually other elements, used extensively as a structure and fabricating.
laura lee won 2 golderos for the correct answer! Did you figure it out?...Don't miss out on the fun and rewards on the Pony Up! discussion board.
Remember, there is a winner each time - could be golderos, tokens or your name up top. Have a great July!
(unknown photo) Happy 4th of July
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We would like to say to 2020 The Sequel for letting us step into their personal life for a bit.
1. What brought you to GoldToken?
2. Favorite game here?
3. What state or country do you reside in?
What in your state do you think tourists should definitely see?
4. What hobbies do you have?
5. Children? Grandchildren?
6. Do you work? What kind of work do/did you do?
7. Any pets?
8. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___ or over 50?
Male or Female?
9. What's the farthest you've been from home?
10. If you could be anywhere right now where would that be?
11. Favorite season?
12. a) Favorite movie?
b) Favorite actor?
c) Favorite actress
d) Favorite song?
e) Favorite TV Show?
13. If you could meet anyone (living and 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
I’ve been playing games on GoldToken for coming up to 17 years now!
I’m a member of a few various clubs, I play some club tournaments, some site tournaments and tend to enter the Winter Olympics!
I’m just here to play the games mainly, win, lose or draw!
I played on IYT before here, when first registering I was eating a ham sandwich, hence the name!
Hamsarnie
Best Blog Contest
What Is A Blog
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 autumnrain, who submitted this short story with a twist. autumnrain won a 2-month extension to her membership! Please write to GoldToken Support to claim your prize.
Caught
The screen door is open and I walk in. Jeremy likes it open so I don't nag anymore. I smell spaghetti. He cooked? I hear his voice and call out to him. He walks out of the den as if he has not heard me, his hand resting at the small of the back of a blonde who looks familiar. Is she Jack's teacher? I duck around the corner. I want to catch him in the act. I am furious when I see my favourite red pumps dangling from her fingers, as they walk through the kitchen and out the door. He closes and locks it and I run out the side way to watch from around the garage. They take off in -presumably-<em> her</em> burgundy BMW and I grab my bike and hop on, hurrying to keep abreast of where they are headed. They don't go far, turning off the side entrance of the old arboretum where we used to walk. I am crushed. Why would Jeremy cheat on me?
I have to hustle to catch up, way down the dirt road from them, but I see where they parked ahead. If I yelled to him now, he wouldn't hear it. Jeremy and Kristy-it was always us. Everyone we knew said so. My heart is in my throat as I huff and pant and finally come close enough to see them and hear their voices. I watch Jer take my shoes from the woman and lay them neatly by flowers and a weathered cross.
“It's because of you,” he says, “that I can move on with my life after five years. Thank you for understanding.” They embrace as I reach them, seeing my name on the cross and the small stones and shells beneath.
“You're a good man, keeping her memory alive. But it's time,” she says gently and leans against him, looking down at the crude shrine in a bed of violets and forget-me-nots. I look down at my feet, remembering a tango in those shoes. I watch my body turn transparent and start to melt away, feeling myself gently tugged far until I cannot see them, or that world, anymore.
The Caption Contest winner for the June, 2018, newsletter is anguslady with:
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'I seem to be in a stew here'
anguslady!
To enter July'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.
We had a winner for the Icon Hunt in June. The winner was 
Flowery, who won the NEW Icon Fairy Token for her profile! { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/albums/photo398131806261627301.gif }
Below are the icons for the July Hunt -
{ Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon070812210623.gif }
{ Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon100421140551.gif }
{ Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon090502165000.gif }
{ Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon080928100821.gif }
{ Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon16012517370210.gif }
I'm sure everyone understands that The Icon fairy loves to spread joy to as many players as possible, so for that reason players are only eligible to win the Icon hunt prize once every six months. Post your finds for the hunt on the Icon Mania or you can pm them to the GoldToken's Icon Fairy
Have you met the super cute Dog Girl? She is our star today for the Icon Of The Day. Come on over to the Name Icons and find that perfect icon for you.
News from Knight Jarlynn there are 2 new tourneys.
The Jul 2018 — KJ's Dice Chess skyscraper tourney
The Aug 2018 — KJ's CHESSARAMA fun-time tourney
These are 5 day moves with loss of game and featuring more variety. Brought to you by The World Chess Dice Club Fedration Club.
What have you got to lose? It's free. You can try different tournaments and see what it feels like.
These tournaments are for all membership levels....especially for new people on guest memberships.
Some people like clubs, some like site tournaments, some people just want to play their choice of games
by themselves, all are good choices; just depends what you like, it's your choice. There are benefits to all ways of playing your favorite games. Feel free to contact Knight Jarlynn for more information.
The officers of The Lisa's Teddy Bear Picnic Club have started a new Club called { Club } for people who are trying to lose weight and get healthy...they will post tips on fitness and diet and can update your progress on your journey to better health. You can also learn about illnesses that can happen like Lymphedema. There will be games available to play. If you desire further information, contact Lisa Marie or beachcomber. This Club is by invitation only.
The Power of Chess Club is celebrating its first birthday with a special knockout tournament so every member of the club can enter lots of sections and enjoy the Power of Chess.
The Power of Chess Knockout First Birthday Tournament starts 7/20/2018
To join The Power of Chess Club message aprildawn or Kookaburra for an invite.
2018 GoldToken Club of the Year The For the Love of Draughts Club is celebrating with a special site tournament where every player at GoldToken is invited to join and play this beautiful game. Please play Checkers (or Draughts) with The The For the Love of Draughts Club.
The Jul 2018 — 2018 club of the year, Love of Draughts Tournament - starts 7/23/18
If you do not, now is a great time to join. There are a lot of good things happening in these clubs and a lot of fun. Meet other members on the discussion boards in the clubs, ask questions that you might be wondering about, you will always get a friendly greeting and discussion. Some clubs specialize in a particular game and their variants, and other clubs play a huge variety of games. Whatever you might be looking for, join a club and join in the community.
Look up the clubs today and join!
Competitions are published when gold, silver & bronze winners have been determined
Did you find the hidden coin in the newsletter (unknown photo)? Our winner last month was Marylou.
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| GoldToken's Monthly News |
- Would you like to play in GoldToken's 2018 Summer Olympics Games?
If so, please go and join The GoldToken's Olympics Master Club! Click the link and look for the "invitations" box on the right-hand side of your screen, then click "yes" to join. That's all you need to do to declare your desire to play - no need to send a PM or post a message on the discussion board. The first batch of games will begin on Sunday, July 22, 2018.
Over the next couple of weeks, team assignments will be made and you'll be invited to join your specific team's club. At that time, you will be able to sign up for the games you wish to play. Players can sign up for as few or as many games as they care to.
For more information about the GoldToken Olympics, check out this wiki with information about rules, prizes, and previous Olympics scores: [ Main: Goldtoken Olympics ].
- The Paraprosdokian Sentences Discussion Board
MM David littlefair XI has taken over hosting duties, in tribute to smiler5 who previously hosted the board. A Paraprosdokian sentence is known as “a figure of speech where the last part of the sentence or phrase has a surprising or unexpected ending.” The last part of the sentence in this game should be as humorous or dramatic as possible. David would love it if you stopped by the board and took part in the latest challenge.
- Discussion Board Usage
After many unruly debates and subsequent player complaints, we have decided it best to close down our Politics discussion board for the foreseeable future. Players should consider taking political debate to their own political clubs. If we continue to have this type of problem on the discussion board, we will close it too. Our discussion boards are for your pleasure, but when players abuse them we have to take action. We apologize for any upset this may have caused to those who tried to use the board for meaningful and respectful discussion.
- 2017 GoldToken Summer Olympics Results
All 110 tournaments in GoldToken's 2017 Summer Olympics are finished! Congrats to the players and team listed below for their accomplishments. As always, thank you to everyone who participated, whether in one tournament or many. And thank you to the amazing volunteers who helped make the games a success in their capacities as club presidents, scoring commissioners, tournament creators, and much more behind the scenes!
Region with most points: The 2017 Summer Olympic Team Niobe Club
Player with most points: wallywalter
| Gold | wallywalter |
| Silver | cmacker |
| Bronze | AndrewB |
- Special Club News!
(unknown photo) to The Wolf Pack Club!!! RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack's The Wolf Pack Club participated in the Club Day Tournament, The Fast Club Day Maingame Knockout 2018 Tournament, and won a new set of club tokens to use! Participant (unknown photo) Winner (unknown photo)And because RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack was the first to report their club win, they received a bonus gift! A club signature Goldie, the first one ever!
The newsletter staff wishes you a fun-filled July!
--Your ever happy editor, heyred72
In this month's newsletter, we have:
Birthdays & Special Announcements 1st Stop Information Photozone Competition 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! Breaking Club News Olympic News | Birthdays & Special Announcements | |
-- Happy Birthday to Massimo Villa on July 1st! -
-- Happy Birthday to carolynsblues on July 3rd! - From The Friendship Club -
-- Happy Birthday to garbear on July 4th! - From The Classic TV & Music Club -
-- Happy Birthday to REBEL DJ on July 5th! - From The Daily Laugh Club, { Club },The Backgammon Tournament Club and The Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Linda Sue on July 6th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club, The He's Alive Club and The Backgammon Tournament Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Santa Claus on July 8th! - From { Club }, The Friendship Club, The Backgammon Tournament Club, The Scoop's Castle Club, The He's Alive Club and The MasterClass Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Dru on July 9th! - From The MasterClass Club -
-- Happy Birthday to jenna on July 9th! - From The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Sir Geoff on July 10th! - From The Daily Laugh Club, { Club }, The Scoop's Castle Club, The Word O'Rama Club, The He's Alive Club & The Pork Chop 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 Cluband The Scoop's Castle Club-
-- Happy Birthday to DAKOTA on July 15th! -
-- 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 -
-- Happy Birthday to EU BNL frisian3 on July 18th! -
-- Happy Birthday to SpillerGodt on July 20th! -
-- Happy Birthday to 2020 The Sequel on July 21st! -
-- Happy Birthday to MrsN on July 21st! - From The Scoop's Castle Club, The Prime Time TV Club,The Friendship Club & The He's Alive Club -
-- Happy Birthday to kellymcinaz on July 23rd! - From The Friendship Club & The Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to RubyJoy on July 23rd! - From The Scoop's Castle Club & The Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to rUsureU_ want2doTHAT on July 24th! - From The Daily Laugh Club and The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to SarahMills on July 26th! - From The Pork Chop Club -
-- Happy Birthday to sweeteyes on July 27th! - From The Classic TV & Music Club, The Prime Time TV Club, The Pork Chop Club, The He's Alive Club and The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Judy on July 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Chester on July 28th! - From The Classic TV & Music Club -
-- Happy Birthday to AutumnLeaves on July 28th! - - From The Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to peanuts on July 28th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Cinnamon on July 29th! - From The Classic TV & Music Club-
-- Happy Birthday to theoldmaster on July 30th! - From The Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to antibs on July 31st! -
-- Happy Birthday to WONRHAF on July 31st! - From The Daily Laugh Club AND - From The Scoop's Castle 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 Lady Silver and Sir Silver of the GoldTable on July 1st!-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to asmdrm and her husband on July 15th!-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to Sir Geoff and his wife on July 30th! * 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!)
| 1st Stop Information |
| Site tips and helpful tools |
Who comes up with the Polls questions? Sometimes the questions are so odd and seem to be missing options!
The Polls questions come from player suggestions and brainstorming sessions among our team of volunteers. If you'd like to submit a suggestion, please send a PM to Pollmaster. The questions are often meant to provoke thought and discussion, so at times there will be polls with limited options or fewer details. We are not collecting your poll responses for research purposes, after all!
* If you have a question about a site tip or helpful tool you would like answered next month, please send GoldToken's Newshound a message before the 25th of this month.
| Photozone Competition |
| Brought to you by: Photozone Zepher |
Lidas, with (unknown photo), is June's Photozone Competition Winner. Lidas won the challenge with votes and will be awarded with a profile token. (steelbound) came in 2nd place with 23 votes for (unknown photo) Autumn came 3rd place with 14 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 2018-06 Landscape-ColorfulThe theme for July's competition will be:
(unknown photo)| Photo Album of the Month |
| Brought to you by: ladyvic |
The June theme was "
"The winner is: baron_backgammon's Album titled artworks-my favorites1
Watch for your profile token coming soon! 2nd Place goes to: Kookaburra's Album titled Colourful Checkers
3rd Place goes to: MM David littlefair XI's Album
For July, Sapient said he will donate
Golderos to the winner! The theme he picked is:
(unknown photo)
Post your album at Photo Album Contest and you may be the next to win 5 Golderos AND this cool Profile Token! (unknown photo)
Best of luck,
ladyvic
| Game Of The Month |
July's game of the month is Quicksand Four in a Row! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The Game of the Month - July 2018 - Quicksand 4IAR Tournament!
In this variant of Four in a Row, the bottom row of the board is the "Quicksand" row. If the Quicksand row fills completely with pieces, and a four in a row is not formed by the last piece placed on that row, then the Quicksand row will sink off the game board, and all remaining pieces will shift downward by one row.
We hope you enjoy it!
| Best Recipe Contest |
June's winner is: Tomato, Cucumber and Onion Salad
- Submitted by Cheetah
Ingredients
5 medium plum tomatoes
1 medium red onion
1 medium cucumber
1 tsp minced garlic
Olive Oil
Red Wine Vinegar
salt and black pepper
Directions
Cut tomatoes into quarters (or smaller if preferred).
Slice the Cucumber skin on in half lengthwise and then across into small slices.
Cut Onion in half lengthwise and then into thin slices.
Add everything into a large bowl, generously drizzle olive oil over top, red wine vinegar and salt, and pepper. Toss and let stand for about 20 minutes. Toss again and refrigerate. Serve with crusty bread to scoop up the juices.
GoldToken's Cheetah 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 Cheetah! July's recipe contest is: "BBQ Recipes". 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.
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Have you heard about the new GT Family Feud on the Pony Up! discussion board? The first player who guessed the top 3 answers to random questions posted won 2 Golderos. We have had a lot of fun and winners.
These answers are from members that were polled. If you want to get on the list to receive questions or guessing (yes,you can do both!) let the board know. A new question will be posted soon.Also, can you guess this player nickname?
1st Clue: Better, different or otherwise different from what is usual
2nd Clue: A thing, such as an event, product or broadcast that is designed or organized for a particular occasion or purpose.
3rd Clue: Mentally prepare one's self to do or face something difficult
4th Clue: One may have "nerves" of this
5th Clue: A hard, strong, gray or blueish-gray alloy of iron with carbon and usually other elements, used extensively as a structure and fabricating.
laura lee won 2 golderos for the correct answer! Did you figure it out?...Don't miss out on the fun and rewards on the Pony Up! discussion board.
Remember, there is a winner each time - could be golderos, tokens or your name up top. Have a great July!
| Up front & personal |
| Interview by: laura lee |
(unknown photo) Happy 4th of July
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We would like to say
to 2020 The Sequel for letting us step into their personal life for a bit.1. What brought you to GoldToken?
I was lookingHow'd you choose your name for GT?for online chess games (unknown photo)
My current name is my favorite college team. The UVA Cavaliers AKA Wahoos
2. Favorite game here?
Favorite game is Outbreak and Chess
3. What state or country do you reside in?
USA Virginia
What in your state do you think tourists should definitely see?
Come see the Blue Ridge Mtns
4. What hobbies do you have?
Hobbies - watching my kids play sports, watching sports in general
5. Children? Grandchildren?
I have 3 kids...2 boys1 girl
6. Do you work? What kind of work do/did you do?
I work for a large Railroad on the East Coast:
7. Any pets?
I currently have 2 Chihuahua's
8. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___ or over 50?
Male or Female?
I am a 39 yrs old Male
9. What's the farthest you've been from home?
The farthest I have been from home is Windsor Canada
10. If you could be anywhere right now where would that be?
^Somewhere on a tropical islandwith an alcoholic beverage*
11. Favorite season?
Summer is my favorite season(unknown photo)
12. a) Favorite movie?
Don't really have one favorite, hard to say
b) Favorite actor?
probably Adam Sandler, Charlie Sheen or The Rock
c) Favorite actress
Jennifer Anniston
d) Favorite song?
Don't have a favorite song. So many I like.
e) Favorite TV Show?
2 and a half men
13. If you could meet anyone (living and dead) in the world, who would it be ?
The Rock
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 |
I’ve been playing games on GoldToken for coming up to 17 years now!
I’m a member of a few various clubs, I play some club tournaments, some site tournaments and tend to enter the Winter Olympics!
I’m just here to play the games mainly, win, lose or draw!
I played on IYT before here, when first registering I was eating a ham sandwich, hence the name!
Hamsarnie
| Contest of the Month |
Best Blog Contest
What Is A Blog
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, August 1, 2018, to be eligible for voting.
- The winner will receive the Best Blog winner token: (unknown photo)
We have a winner for 2018's Best Short Story contest!
to autumnrain, who submitted this short story with a twist. autumnrain won a 2-month extension to her membership! Please write to GoldToken Support to claim your prize. Caught
The screen door is open and I walk in. Jeremy likes it open so I don't nag anymore. I smell spaghetti. He cooked? I hear his voice and call out to him. He walks out of the den as if he has not heard me, his hand resting at the small of the back of a blonde who looks familiar. Is she Jack's teacher? I duck around the corner. I want to catch him in the act. I am furious when I see my favourite red pumps dangling from her fingers, as they walk through the kitchen and out the door. He closes and locks it and I run out the side way to watch from around the garage. They take off in -presumably-<em> her</em> burgundy BMW and I grab my bike and hop on, hurrying to keep abreast of where they are headed. They don't go far, turning off the side entrance of the old arboretum where we used to walk. I am crushed. Why would Jeremy cheat on me?
I have to hustle to catch up, way down the dirt road from them, but I see where they parked ahead. If I yelled to him now, he wouldn't hear it. Jeremy and Kristy-it was always us. Everyone we knew said so. My heart is in my throat as I huff and pant and finally come close enough to see them and hear their voices. I watch Jer take my shoes from the woman and lay them neatly by flowers and a weathered cross.
“It's because of you,” he says, “that I can move on with my life after five years. Thank you for understanding.” They embrace as I reach them, seeing my name on the cross and the small stones and shells beneath.
“You're a good man, keeping her memory alive. But it's time,” she says gently and leans against him, looking down at the crude shrine in a bed of violets and forget-me-nots. I look down at my feet, remembering a tango in those shoes. I watch my body turn transparent and start to melt away, feeling myself gently tugged far until I cannot see them, or that world, anymore.
| Caption Contest |
The Caption Contest winner for the June, 2018, newsletter is anguslady with:
(unknown photo)
'I seem to be in a stew here'
anguslady!To enter July'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.
| Icon Mania! |
| Brought to you by: GoldToken's Icon Fairy |
Flowery, who won the NEW Icon Fairy Token for her profile! { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/albums/photo398131806261627301.gif }Below are the icons for the July Hunt -
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{ Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon090502165000.gif }
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I'm sure everyone understands that The Icon fairy loves to spread joy to as many players as possible
, so for that reason players are only eligible to win the Icon hunt prize once every six months. Post your finds for the hunt on the Icon Mania or you can pm them to the GoldToken's Icon Fairy Have you met the super cute Dog Girl? She is our star today
for the Icon Of The Day. Come on over to the Name Icons and find that perfect icon for you. | Breaking Club News: |
| Brought to you by GoldToken's roving reporter, PattyMac |
News from Knight Jarlynn there are 2 new tourneys.
The Jul 2018 — KJ's Dice Chess skyscraper tourney
The Aug 2018 — KJ's CHESSARAMA fun-time tourney
These are 5 day moves with loss of game and featuring more variety. Brought to you by The World Chess Dice Club Fedration Club.
What have you got to lose? It's free. You can try different tournaments and see what it feels like.
These tournaments are for all membership levels....especially for new people on guest memberships.
Some people like clubs, some like site tournaments, some people just want to play their choice of games
by themselves, all are good choices; just depends what you like, it's your choice. There are benefits to all ways of playing your favorite games. Feel free to contact Knight Jarlynn for more information.
The officers of The Lisa's Teddy Bear Picnic Club have started a new Club called { Club } for people who are trying to lose weight and get healthy...they will post tips on fitness and diet and can update your progress on your journey to better health. You can also learn about illnesses that can happen like Lymphedema. There will be games available to play. If you desire further information, contact Lisa Marie or beachcomber. This Club is by invitation only.
The Power of Chess Club is celebrating its first birthday with a special knockout tournament so every member of the club can enter lots of sections and enjoy the Power of Chess.
The Power of Chess Knockout First Birthday Tournament starts 7/20/2018
To join The Power of Chess Club message aprildawn or Kookaburra for an invite.
2018 GoldToken Club of the Year The For the Love of Draughts Club is celebrating with a special site tournament where every player at GoldToken is invited to join and play this beautiful game. Please play Checkers (or Draughts) with The The For the Love of Draughts Club.
The Jul 2018 — 2018 club of the year, Love of Draughts Tournament - starts 7/23/18
Do you belong to a club???
If you do not, now is a great time to join. There are a lot of good things happening in these clubs and a lot of fun. Meet other members on the discussion boards in the clubs, ask questions that you might be wondering about, you will always get a friendly greeting and discussion. Some clubs specialize in a particular game and their variants, and other clubs play a huge variety of games. Whatever you might be looking for, join a club and join in the community.
Look up the clubs today and join!
| Olympic News |
| Brought to you by: *GoldToken's*Olympic*Presidents* |
Olympic Winners! A big congratulations to these players & their clubs!
Winter Olympic Winners 
| The Outbreak Competition in The 2017 Winter Olympics Group 2B Tournament | ||
| Outbreak | ||
| Gold | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Ismenus Club | rabbitoid |
| Silver | { Club } | AndrewB |
| Bronze | { Club } | Big Giant Head |
| The LineDots Competition in The 2017 Winter Olympics Group 5B Tournament | ||
| LineDots | ||
| Gold & Silver | { Club } | AndrewB |
| Gold & Silver | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Antiope Club | SarahMills |
| Bronze | { Club } | cmacker |
| The Nackgammon Competition in The 2017 Winter Olympics Group 3A Tournament | ||
| Nackgammon | ||
| Gold | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Lynceus Club | Wolfet410 |
| Silver | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Antiope Club | EPICURUS 75 |
| Bronze | { Club } | rushfan2000 |
| The Lower Division of the Fives and Threes Competition in The 2017 Winter Olympics Group 2A Tournament | ||
| Fives and Threes | ||
| Gold & Silver | { Club } | John Q |
| Gold & Silver | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Ismenus Club | rabbitoid |
| Bronze | { Club } | MT |
| The Dice Paper Hockey Competition in The 2017 Winter Olympics Group 1A Tournament | ||
| Dice Paper Hockey | ||
| Gold | { Club } | cmacker |
| Silver | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Antiope Club | thebodywall |
| Bronze | { Club } | AndrewB |
| The Hangman Competition in The 2017 Winter Olympics Group 1B Tournament | ||
| Hangman | ||
| Gold | { Club } | Buddha |
| Silver | { Club } | JimC |
| Bronze | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Hyperion Club | grade1teacher |
| Bronze | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Ismenus Club | rabbitoid |
| The Thematic Hangman Competition in The 2017 Winter Olympics Group 4A Tournament | ||
| Thematic Hangman | ||
| Gold | { Club } | JimC |
| Silver | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Ismenus Club | bestgremlin |
| Bronze | { Club } | Buddha |
| The Short Hit and Run Senet Competition in The 2017 Winter Olympics Group 5A Tournament | ||
| Short Hit and Run Senet | ||
| Gold & Silver | { Club } | BettyAnn |
| Gold & Silver | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Lynceus Club | eliphont551 |
| Bronze | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Ismenus Club | gpr11 |
| Bronze | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Ismenus Club | RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack |
| Bronze | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Hyperion Club | stormy rebel |
| Bronze | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Lynceus Club | (steelbound) |
| Bronze | { Club } | Big Giant Head |
| Bronze | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Antiope Club | ynotbfree |
| The DiceDots Competition in The 2017 Winter Olympics Group 2A Tournament | ||
| DiceDots | ||
| Gold & Silver | { Club } | AndrewB |
| Gold & Silver | { Club } | SkiptonBull |
| Bronze | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Antiope Club | SarahMills |
| Bronze | { Club } | BettyAnn |
| The Ludodeux Competition in The 2017 Winter Olympics Group 1B Tournament | ||
| Ludodeux | ||
| Gold | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Hyperion Club | Chris |
| Silver | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Ismenus Club | RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack |
| Bronze | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Ismenus Club | izzy |
| Bronze | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Antiope Club | ozallan |
| The Stealth Salvo Competition in The 2017 Winter Olympics Group 6A Tournament | ||
| Stealth Salvo | ||
| Gold | { Club } | DIRKSTRA |
| Silver & Bronze | { Club } | AndrewB |
| Silver & Bronze | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Hyperion Club | Chris |
| The Pocket Knight Competition in The 2017 Winter Olympics Group 5A Tournament | ||
| Pocket Knight | ||
| Gold | { Club } | AndrewB |
| Silver | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Antiope Club | EPICURUS 75 |
| Bronze | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Lynceus Club | M3 |
| The Acey Deucey Competition in The 2017 Winter Olympics Group 6B Tournament | ||
| Acey Deucey | ||
| Gold | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Hyperion Club | Chris |
| Silver | { Club } | Hamsarnie |
| Bronze | { Club } | cmacker |
| The Upper Division of the Fives and Threes Competition in The 2017 Winter Olympics Group 2A Tournament | ||
| Fives and Threes | ||
| Gold & Silver | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Antiope Club | ozallan |
| Gold & Silver | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Antiope Club | SarahMills |
| Bronze | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Antiope Club | heyred72 |
| The Janggi Competition in The 2017 Winter Olympics Group 6B Tournament | ||
| Janggi | ||
| Gold | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Antiope Club | Ruache |
| Silver | { Club } | Hamsarnie |
| Bronze | The 2017 Winter Olympic Team Hyperion Club | Chris |
| The Color Halma Competition in The 2017 Winter Olympics Group 3B Tournament | ||
| Color Halma | ||
| Gold | { Club } | Hamsarnie |
| Silver | { Club } | cmacker |
| Bronze | { Club } | AndrewB |
Summer Olympic Winners!
| The Lower Division of the Switch Competition in The 2017 Summer Olympic Group 5 Tournament | ||
| Switch | ||
| Gold & Silver | The 2017 Summer Olympic Team Oceanus Club | Buddha |
| Gold & Silver | The 2017 Summer Olympic Team Niobe Club | Senorita ZORRO_ |
| Bronze | The 2017 Summer Olympic Team Kratos Club | rushfan2000 |
Competitions are published when gold, silver & bronze winners have been determined| 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 Marylou. to her 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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