July 2019
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You are invited to play in GoldToken’s premier summer tournament, the 2019 Summer Olympic Games!
If interested, please 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. If on a mobile device, scroll to the bottom of the screen and 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. Please stay in the club until the games begin.
Team assignments will be made soon, and you'll be invited to join your specific team's club then. 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. The first batch of games will begin in July.
For more information about the GoldToken Olympics, check out this wiki with information about rules, prizes, and previous Olympics scores: [ Main: Goldtoken Olympics ].
Wishing you much luck and tons of fun!
--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 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 He's Alive Club and The Backgammon Tournament Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Santa Claus on July 8th! -
-- 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! - (unknown photo)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! -
-- Happy Birthday to RubyJoy on July 23rd! - From The Scoop's Castle Club & The Prime Time TV 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 and The Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to peanuts on July 28th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Cinnamon on July 29th! - From The Classic TV & Music Club and The Scoop's Castle 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!
I would like to start an automated tournament for my club. How do I go about it?
First, you'll need to assign someone in your club to the "Director" position. The Director can visit the Club Tournament Director 101 discussion board to ask questions or chat about tournament set-up, and he or she will also find a link to the Creating Club Tournaments Info page at the top of the board.
Autumn, with (unknown photo), is June's Photozone Competition Winner! She won the challenge with 
votes and will be awarded with a profile token. 
wgh came in 2nd place with 16 votes for (unknown photo). 
pepperbeach came 3rd place with 9 votes for (unknown photo). 
marcmandy came 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 2019-06 Portrait-Silhouette
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The June theme was (unknown photo)
The winner is: LittleTree's Album! Watch for your Goldero and Profile Token coming soon!
nd Place goes to: sandi en margarita's Album.
rd Place goes to: pepperbeach's Album titled My favorite place.
The next theme is:
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Put together your album and post it on the Photo Album Contest discussion board.
You may be the next one to win a Goldero and this cool Profile Token! (unknown photo)
Best of Luck,
ladyvic
July's game of the month is Long Gammon! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The Game of the Month - July 2019 - Long Gammon Tournament!
This is a variant of Backgammon, identical to Backgammon except for the number of pieces and their starting positions.
We hope you enjoy it!
July's Club vs Club game is FAST Cribbage! Join us in a fun League Style Tournament by signing your club up today. You can either send me the list, which needs to be no more than five players, or sign up here: The Site Wide Club vs Club Tournament Club! Please notify PattyMac to join!
June's winner is: Chicken Cobb Salad with Olive Oil and Red Wine Vinegar
Serves 4
Ingredients
1 Rotisserie Chicken (breast meat only)
1/2 head iceberg lettuce, chopped
1 small bag fresh baby spinach, whole
2 medium red tomatoes, thinly sliced
1 medium cucumber, thinly sliced with skin
1 medium carrot, shredded
1 medium sweet onion, thinly sliced
4 large radishes (optional) thinly sliced
1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
1/4 cup virgin olive oil and 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, combined (shaken, not stirred). You may substitute prepared dressing if desired.
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Make 4 equal individual servings
Start with chopped lettuce, baby spinach, add tomato slices, cucumber slices, onion slices, radishes, shredded carrots, shredded cheese, chicken slices, top with dressing.
Salt and pepper to taste
GoldToken's quietman 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 quietman! 
July's recipe contest is: "Homemade Dips". 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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Hey, guys!
on over to the Pony Up! discussion board and start winning some prizes! We have Pony Up! tokens, personal tokens, golderos, chances to have your name on top of the board and just plain fun! You might win golderos for one of these games: TV Series/Movies, Caption This, Best Joke Contest 
, Name That Tune, (No, we don't sing but just know you'd enjoy that!} 
Club Crawls, and too many more to mention here. Recent winners are:
izzy for What is Wrong with this Picture?
Lil Red for Pictionary
Buddha and BonSol for GT Name Scramble
Lew for Best Joke Contest
Kiki for Screen Name Contest
Candy Cane Kaz for Screen Name Contest
You never know when a contest will pop up on the Pony Up! board (and it's pretty often) so join PattyMac and LittleTree as we try to think of more ideas to enhance your gaming pleasure here on GoldToken! Just click on the subscribe box on the Pony Up! board to receive notifications for a new contest! We'd love having you!
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We would like to say to GeorgiasGrandad 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?
2. What interests you most on GT? Do you have a favorite game?
3. What state or country do you reside in? What 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?
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. Favorite movie?
13. Favorite TV show?
14. 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
I have been on GT since Valentine's Day (February 14) 2011. I had been very active on another game site, and my sister Karen Q kept telling me how great GT was. I finally listened to her and I haven't looked back since! I have "met" many friends on this site, even though I haven't met any in person (yet), including Cinnamon, Catmane, raceky, Scoopdedew, Esperanza and Trist. I also got my husband trepness to join until his passing in 2014.
I inherited the President position of the Christian/Jewish Alliance club, and I have been struggling to be present and consistent in this position with limited success. My other club affiliations are with the Animal Icon, Banquet of Blessings, He's Alive, Scoops Castle, and To Your Health clubs. My experience with the clubs has made me feel connected and supported as a person apart from the games, although the games are very enjoyable!
Outside of GT, I work part time as an accountant due to health issues and am as active as I can be at my church, working with the youth and helping with preparing the bulletins and working the audio/visual systems. I have a BA in Jewish Studies from Moody Bible Institute, a masters in Accounting from DePaul University, and a masters in Special Education from Northeastern Illinois University, all in Chicago. I grew up in Brooklyn, New York, but spent 25 years in Chicago pursuing my education. I am now back in Brooklyn, living with my mom, brother Brian, and nephew Soren.
In my spare time (when I have it), I enjoy reading and doing various types of puzzles, including Sudoku and Kakuro. My favorite authors are Mary Higgins Clark and James Patterson. I also enjoy playing with my 3 cats Alley, Bear, and Tiger. My favorite games on GT are Backgammon, Cribbage, Hangman and Grabble.
MrsT
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 Spades Master, who submitted this story:
KEEPING THE FATHE
Hi. My name is Michael Goldman and Im in the 2nd grade. My teecher axed the class to rite a story about wat is fathe? Im jewish but I dont feel very fatheful about anything speshil. maybe its becuz Im only 8 yers old and havnt bin arownd the bend enuf. thats wat my daddy used to tell me all the time. he tot me to beleeve in myself and in god and contry and the Marine Core. he said weer the PATRIOTS who protect the contry and all the peepole in it, even tho haf of the peepole here hate us and the Prezident. my older sister hates the Prezident to. shes always angry and joynz crowds in the streets to screem at him. mamma sed shes got trump disordr sindrome. daddy sez thats cald freedom of the speech. evryone has thayr own opinyons and shood be respectd for it. daddy sez thats why he fites, so that peepole will always have the rite to say wat they want without feer or werry.
Tomorow we wood hav selabratd the ANNIVERSARY of d day. my daddy sed that was won of the most importint daze in aal of the histry. if we had lost the fite that day, daddy sez we wood hav bin EXTERMINATED just fr beein jewish. im glad we won. I wood not like to be EXTERMINATED lik a bug.
My daddy was my bestest frend and the most bravest man in the hole wide world. he died last week in AFGHANISTAN. on sunday we had a funeral for daddy to say good by. every one lined up to see him one last time. I gave daddy a big hug and left him my gi jo soldjer. gi jo is from the army but i dont think daddy wood mind much. Evry one was so sad, they cried. they coverd his cofin with a big flag. Then thay gave momma a little flag, all folded up. I miss him all the time.
wat is fathe? my daddy tot me fathe is fiting for wat you beleeve in, even tho peepol mite disagree. That’s wat makes our contry grate. thats wat makes our contry free. my daddy thot that was werth fiting for. and dying for. and thats how I feel about it to.
Please be sure to write to GoldToken Support and reference this contest to receive your 2-month membership extension, Spades Master!
The Caption Contest winner for the June, 2019, newsletter is Classyladi with:
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Those darn moths!
Classyladi!
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.
Good News: All silver and wood memberships can now adopt any icon! The restrictions of choosing from only a portion have been lifted for the time being. Hurry on over to the Name Icons page and then post your request on the Icon Mania discussion board!
We had a NO WINNER for the Icon Hunt in June, so I am running those again. Below are the icons for July's Icon Hunt.
1. { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon130822094206.png }
2. { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon131002113208.gif }
3. { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon090502165000.gif }
4. { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon18110508323910.gif }
5. { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon14031214571022.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 discussion board, or you can pm them to GoldToken's Icon Fairy.
Be sure and check out the Icon Of The Day! It's the exercise bunny!
Does you club have its on icons? Check them out here - Club Icons - and message the GoldToken's Icon Fairy for more details.
It can be a gathering of players who enjoy socializing with a specific subject for conversations ranging from astronomy to ecology to philosophy to prime time tv to religion.
It can also be a group of people who like to play a lot of specific types of games and their variants, such as the well known Backgammon, Chess, Dominoes, Card and Tile games, and board-styled word games (known here as CrossDowns and Grabble) and many of the lesser known ones as well.
Most Clubs play a variety of games that are for their members to play each other.
They have Club Games which are “sub-clubs” allowing you to play members who like specific games as much as you do.
They also have Club Ladders, where you try to work your way to the top of a specific game to claim yourself as the best in that game (at least until you’re beaten).
Ladders have the effect of ultimately pitting you against players at your level.
And then there is something called a Wiki-Tournament. Many, many clubs run these.
They usually consist of a single game-type where members sign up play against other players in a tournament styled match-up.
It could start with 16 players and work its way down to 8, 4, and then the last 2 standing play each other.
It’s a fun way to pit yourself against other members of the club and you often find yourself playing the same people over time.
Sometimes they are themed, and sometimes complex, but most often they are simply one game competitions.
Occasionally there are prizes, but those are at the owner’s or president’s personal expense, so, not-so-much.
If you are in a club, or join one, and a Wiki-Tournament sounds interesting, you have but to go to the wiki (the custom-made sign-up sheet) and edit it to sign in.
OOPS! Say WHAT?!? I don’t know anything about editing a wiki! Isn’t that like, in code, or something???
Well, no. It’s very learnable and in plain English. BUT on the wiki you will see the name of the person who is running the wiki.
If you see a tourney you’d like to join, all you have to do is send a message to that person and ask them to sign you up.
You can even ask them to make you the invitee if you’re not not certain how to send an invitation and even enter your game number (you’ll have to tell them that, of course.)
If you are not yet in a club, take a look at the top of your game sheet and click on the Clubs tab and you can get an idea of what kind of clubs are on the site.
Or you can go to the Club Members & Matches Discussion Board page to see clubs that are promoting themselves.
You could also ask someone that you’re already playing with for recommendations.
I’m in a bunch of clubs but really only active in a few and to mention those would be showing my personal favorites which might not be yours.
The point here is that joining a club carries no requirement to get very involved. It gives you an option to play more games with people who like the same games, or gives you a way to see what other games are like.
Not to mention meeting other folks...
So, if you are at the Silver, Gold, or Platinum levels, take advantage and check out all of the Club options!
G*Luck_&_Enjoy!
Check out The Aprildawn's Fun Gaming Club. They're playing a variety of games with a monthly wikiless tournament.
Check out The Rock Paper Scissors 101 Club. They're playing a monthly wikiless tournament with golderos as end of year prizes.
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 z71cat.
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| GoldToken's Monthly News |
- Would you like to play in GoldToken's 2019 Summer Olympics?
You are invited to play in GoldToken’s premier summer tournament, the 2019 Summer Olympic Games!
If interested, please 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. If on a mobile device, scroll to the bottom of the screen and 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. Please stay in the club until the games begin.
Note: If you have joined the club in the past, you will need to re-join. The club is emptied after each Olympics has begun.
Team assignments will be made soon, and you'll be invited to join your specific team's club then. 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. The first batch of games will begin in July.
For more information about the GoldToken Olympics, check out this wiki with information about rules, prizes, and previous Olympics scores: [ Main: Goldtoken Olympics ].
Wishing you much luck and tons of fun!
--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 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 He's Alive Club and The Backgammon Tournament Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Santa Claus on July 8th! -
-- 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! - (unknown photo)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! -
-- Happy Birthday to RubyJoy on July 23rd! - From The Scoop's Castle Club & The Prime Time TV 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 and The Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to peanuts on July 28th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Cinnamon on July 29th! - From The Classic TV & Music Club and The Scoop's Castle 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 |
I would like to start an automated tournament for my club. How do I go about it?
First, you'll need to assign someone in your club to the "Director" position. The Director can visit the Club Tournament Director 101 discussion board to ask questions or chat about tournament set-up, and he or she will also find a link to the Creating Club Tournaments Info page at the top of the board.
* 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 |
Autumn, with (unknown photo), is June's Photozone Competition Winner! She won the challenge with votes and will be awarded with a profile token. wgh came in 2nd place with 16 votes for (unknown photo). pepperbeach came 3rd place with 9 votes for (unknown photo). marcmandy came 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 2019-06 Portrait-Silhouette(unknown photo)
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Compete in GoldToken's Macro Photography Contest by posting your related photo in the comments under each image. A new image will be revealed each week on the Photozone discussion board. Win the most entries at the end of a year and collect a set of LIGHTBOX Macro Photography Cards!
(unknown photo)| Photo Album of the Month |
| Brought to you by: ladyvic |
The June theme was (unknown photo)
The winner is: LittleTree's Album! Watch for your Goldero and Profile Token coming soon! nd Place goes to: sandi en margarita's Album. rd Place goes to: pepperbeach's Album titled My favorite place. The next theme is:
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Put together your album and post it on the Photo Album Contest discussion board.
You may be the next one to win a Goldero and this cool Profile Token! (unknown photo)
Best of Luck,
ladyvic
| Game Of The Month |
July's game of the month is Long Gammon! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The Game of the Month - July 2019 - Long Gammon Tournament!
This is a variant of Backgammon, identical to Backgammon except for the number of pieces and their starting positions.
We hope you enjoy it!
| Club ~VS~ Club Tournament Of The Month |
July's Club vs Club game is FAST Cribbage! Join us in a fun League Style Tournament by signing your club up today. You can either send me the list, which needs to be no more than five players, or sign up here: The Site Wide Club vs Club Tournament Club!
Please notify PattyMac to join! | Best Recipe Contest |
June's winner is: Chicken Cobb Salad with Olive Oil and Red Wine Vinegar
- Submitted by quietman
Serves 4
Ingredients
1 Rotisserie Chicken (breast meat only)
1/2 head iceberg lettuce, chopped
1 small bag fresh baby spinach, whole
2 medium red tomatoes, thinly sliced
1 medium cucumber, thinly sliced with skin
1 medium carrot, shredded
1 medium sweet onion, thinly sliced
4 large radishes (optional) thinly sliced
1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
1/4 cup virgin olive oil and 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, combined (shaken, not stirred). You may substitute prepared dressing if desired.
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Make 4 equal individual servings
Start with chopped lettuce, baby spinach, add tomato slices, cucumber slices, onion slices, radishes, shredded carrots, shredded cheese, chicken slices, top with dressing.
Salt and pepper to taste
GoldToken's quietman 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 quietman! July's recipe contest is: "Homemade Dips". 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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Hey, guys!
on over to the Pony Up! discussion board and start winning some prizes! We have Pony Up! tokens, personal tokens, golderos, chances to have your name on top of the board and just plain fun! You might win golderos for one of these games: TV Series/Movies, Caption This, Best Joke Contest , Name That Tune, (No, we don't sing but just know you'd enjoy that!} Club Crawls, and too many more to mention here. Recent winners are:izzy for What is Wrong with this Picture?
Lil Red for Pictionary
Buddha and BonSol for GT Name Scramble
Lew for Best Joke Contest
Kiki for Screen Name Contest
Candy Cane Kaz for Screen Name Contest
You never know when a contest will pop up on the Pony Up! board (and it's pretty often) so join PattyMac and LittleTree as we try to think of more ideas to enhance your gaming pleasure here on GoldToken! Just click on the subscribe box on the Pony Up! board to receive notifications for a new contest! We'd love having you!
| Up front & personal |
| Interview by: laura lee |
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We would like to say
to GeorgiasGrandad 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?
- I was playing on ItsYourTurn and someone suggested GT. Georgia is my youngest granddaughter so I'm GeorgiasGrandad.
2. What interests you most on GT? Do you have a favorite game?
- Originally backgammon, but my favourite now is Thematic Hangman
3. What state or country do you reside in? What do you think tourists should definitely see?
- Great Britain. Many beautiful places,
cities, countryside. 
I've spent many years traveling 
this beautiful country and have only seen a fraction of the best places.
4. What hobbies do you have?
- Sitting here playing online games with folks (unknown photo) all over the world.
5. Children? Grandchildren?
- Children 2, Grandchildren 4, Great Grandchildren 4, Great great grandchildren 2
6. Do you work? What kind of work do/did you do?
- 3 hours a week in village shop. (voluntary unpaid)
- Before I retired: Soldier
, Long-distance trucker, Bus & coach driver 
, Bus company middle management. 
7. Any pets?
- Two cats
.
8. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___ or over 50?
- Male, a lot over 50
9. What's the farthest you've been from home?
- Australia 13,500 miles from here
10. If you could be anywhere right now, where would that be?
- Anywhere if I could be with my wife (she died 5 years ago)
11. Favorite season?
- This is England, we sometimes have all (unknown photo) four seasons in one day.
If I had to choose - Spring 
12. Favorite movie?
- Indiana Jones (any of them)
13. Favorite TV show?
- Hawaii Five-O (The original one)
14. If you could meet anyone (living or dead) in the world, who would it be?
- My wife Margaret
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 have been on GT since Valentine's Day (February 14) 2011. I had been very active on another game site, and my sister Karen Q kept telling me how great GT was. I finally listened to her and I haven't looked back since! I have "met" many friends on this site, even though I haven't met any in person (yet), including Cinnamon, Catmane, raceky, Scoopdedew, Esperanza and Trist. I also got my husband trepness to join until his passing in 2014.
I inherited the President position of the Christian/Jewish Alliance club, and I have been struggling to be present and consistent in this position with limited success. My other club affiliations are with the Animal Icon, Banquet of Blessings, He's Alive, Scoops Castle, and To Your Health clubs. My experience with the clubs has made me feel connected and supported as a person apart from the games, although the games are very enjoyable!
Outside of GT, I work part time as an accountant due to health issues and am as active as I can be at my church, working with the youth and helping with preparing the bulletins and working the audio/visual systems. I have a BA in Jewish Studies from Moody Bible Institute, a masters in Accounting from DePaul University, and a masters in Special Education from Northeastern Illinois University, all in Chicago. I grew up in Brooklyn, New York, but spent 25 years in Chicago pursuing my education. I am now back in Brooklyn, living with my mom, brother Brian, and nephew Soren.
In my spare time (when I have it), I enjoy reading and doing various types of puzzles, including Sudoku and Kakuro. My favorite authors are Mary Higgins Clark and James Patterson. I also enjoy playing with my 3 cats Alley, Bear, and Tiger. My favorite games on GT are Backgammon, Cribbage, Hangman and Grabble.
MrsT
| 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, July 31, 2019, to be eligible for voting.
- The winner will receive the Best Blog winner token: (unknown photo)
We have a winner for 2019's Best Short Story!
to Spades Master, who submitted this story:KEEPING THE FATHE
Hi. My name is Michael Goldman and Im in the 2nd grade. My teecher axed the class to rite a story about wat is fathe? Im jewish but I dont feel very fatheful about anything speshil. maybe its becuz Im only 8 yers old and havnt bin arownd the bend enuf. thats wat my daddy used to tell me all the time. he tot me to beleeve in myself and in god and contry and the Marine Core. he said weer the PATRIOTS who protect the contry and all the peepole in it, even tho haf of the peepole here hate us and the Prezident. my older sister hates the Prezident to. shes always angry and joynz crowds in the streets to screem at him. mamma sed shes got trump disordr sindrome. daddy sez thats cald freedom of the speech. evryone has thayr own opinyons and shood be respectd for it. daddy sez thats why he fites, so that peepole will always have the rite to say wat they want without feer or werry.
Tomorow we wood hav selabratd the ANNIVERSARY of d day. my daddy sed that was won of the most importint daze in aal of the histry. if we had lost the fite that day, daddy sez we wood hav bin EXTERMINATED just fr beein jewish. im glad we won. I wood not like to be EXTERMINATED lik a bug.
My daddy was my bestest frend and the most bravest man in the hole wide world. he died last week in AFGHANISTAN. on sunday we had a funeral for daddy to say good by. every one lined up to see him one last time. I gave daddy a big hug and left him my gi jo soldjer. gi jo is from the army but i dont think daddy wood mind much. Evry one was so sad, they cried. they coverd his cofin with a big flag. Then thay gave momma a little flag, all folded up. I miss him all the time.
wat is fathe? my daddy tot me fathe is fiting for wat you beleeve in, even tho peepol mite disagree. That’s wat makes our contry grate. thats wat makes our contry free. my daddy thot that was werth fiting for. and dying for. and thats how I feel about it to.
Please be sure to write to GoldToken Support and reference this contest to receive your 2-month membership extension, Spades Master! | Caption Contest |
The Caption Contest winner for the June, 2019, newsletter is Classyladi with:
(unknown photo)
Those darn moths!
Classyladi!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 |
Good News: All silver and wood memberships can now adopt any icon! The restrictions of choosing from only a portion have been lifted for the time being. Hurry on over to the Name Icons page and then post your request on the Icon Mania discussion board!
We had a NO WINNER for the Icon Hunt in June, so I am running those again. Below are the icons for July's Icon Hunt.
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2. { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon131002113208.gif }
3. { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon090502165000.gif }
4. { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon18110508323910.gif }
5. { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon14031214571022.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 discussion board, or you can pm them to GoldToken's Icon Fairy. Be sure and check out the Icon Of The Day! It's the exercise bunny!
Does you club have its on icons? Check them out here - Club Icons - and message the GoldToken's Icon Fairy for more details.
| Breaking Club News: |
| Brought to you by GoldToken's roving reporter, PattyMac |
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
What is a GoldToken Club? by marcmandy
A Club is much like what you would think. It’s a group of like-minded players who enjoy having a place to call a “home.”It can be a gathering of players who enjoy socializing with a specific subject for conversations ranging from astronomy to ecology to philosophy to prime time tv to religion.
It can also be a group of people who like to play a lot of specific types of games and their variants, such as the well known Backgammon, Chess, Dominoes, Card and Tile games, and board-styled word games (known here as CrossDowns and Grabble) and many of the lesser known ones as well.
Most Clubs play a variety of games that are for their members to play each other.
They have Club Games which are “sub-clubs” allowing you to play members who like specific games as much as you do.
They also have Club Ladders, where you try to work your way to the top of a specific game to claim yourself as the best in that game (at least until you’re beaten).
Ladders have the effect of ultimately pitting you against players at your level.
And then there is something called a Wiki-Tournament. Many, many clubs run these.
They usually consist of a single game-type where members sign up play against other players in a tournament styled match-up.
It could start with 16 players and work its way down to 8, 4, and then the last 2 standing play each other.
It’s a fun way to pit yourself against other members of the club and you often find yourself playing the same people over time.
Sometimes they are themed, and sometimes complex, but most often they are simply one game competitions.
Occasionally there are prizes, but those are at the owner’s or president’s personal expense, so, not-so-much.
If you are in a club, or join one, and a Wiki-Tournament sounds interesting, you have but to go to the wiki (the custom-made sign-up sheet) and edit it to sign in.
OOPS! Say WHAT?!? I don’t know anything about editing a wiki! Isn’t that like, in code, or something???
Well, no. It’s very learnable and in plain English. BUT on the wiki you will see the name of the person who is running the wiki.
If you see a tourney you’d like to join, all you have to do is send a message to that person and ask them to sign you up.
You can even ask them to make you the invitee if you’re not not certain how to send an invitation and even enter your game number (you’ll have to tell them that, of course.)
If you are not yet in a club, take a look at the top of your game sheet and click on the Clubs tab and you can get an idea of what kind of clubs are on the site.
Or you can go to the Club Members & Matches Discussion Board page to see clubs that are promoting themselves.
You could also ask someone that you’re already playing with for recommendations.
I’m in a bunch of clubs but really only active in a few and to mention those would be showing my personal favorites which might not be yours.
The point here is that joining a club carries no requirement to get very involved. It gives you an option to play more games with people who like the same games, or gives you a way to see what other games are like.
Not to mention meeting other folks...
So, if you are at the Silver, Gold, or Platinum levels, take advantage and check out all of the Club options!
G*Luck_&_Enjoy!
There are two new clubs out there, along with all the others that you can find by clicking on the Clubs tab at the top of your game sheet page.
Check out The Aprildawn's Fun Gaming Club. They're playing a variety of games with a monthly wikiless tournament.
Check out The Rock Paper Scissors 101 Club. They're playing a monthly wikiless tournament with golderos as end of year prizes.
| Olympic News |
| Brought to you by: *GoldToken's*Olympic*Presidents* |
Olympic Winners! A big congratulations to these players & their clubs!
Winter Olympic Winners 
| The LineDots Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics Group 3A Tournament | ||
| LineDots | ||
| Gold | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Tyche Club | AndrewB |
| Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Aphrodite Club | thebodywall |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Aphrodite Club | Hamsarnie |
| The Decoy Salvo Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics Group 3A Tournament | ||
| Decoy Salvo | ||
| Gold | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club | steve111 |
| Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club | golfnutrof |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club | eliphont551 |
| The Fast Chinese Checkers Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics Group 4B Tournament | ||
| Fast Chinese Checkers | ||
| Gold | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Nike Club | spiritebear |
| Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club | Moondyne |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Nike Club | hawretto |
| The Tourne-case Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics Group 5A Tournament | ||
| Tourne-case | ||
| Gold | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Nike Club | Pinksmoke |
| Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club | rushfan2000 |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club | aprildawn |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Tyche Club | Candy Cane Kaz |
| The Dipole Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics Group 5A Tournament | ||
| Dipole | ||
| Gold | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Tyche Club | rabbitoid |
| Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Aphrodite Club | Hamsarnie |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Tyche Club | (steelbound) |
| The Giveaway Reversi Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics Group 3A Tournament | ||
| Giveaway Reversi | ||
| Gold & Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Aphrodite Club | Hamsarnie |
| Gold & Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club | SarahMills |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club | Aazlon |
| The Straight Rummikub Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics: Group 6A Tournament | ||
| Straight Rummikub | ||
| Gold | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Tyche Club | AndrewB |
| Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Demeter Club | RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club | sweetnuttins |
| The Hit&Miss Salvo Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics Group 3B Tournament | ||
| Hit&Miss Salvo | ||
| Gold | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club | steve111 |
| Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club | golfnutrof |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Aphrodite Club | Meeshamouse |
| The Double Trouble Four In a Row Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics Group 4A Tournament | ||
| Double Trouble Four In a Row | ||
| Gold & Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Tyche Club | AndrewB |
| Gold & Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club | DavidJ |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Aphrodite Club | Hamsarnie |
| The Polar Poultry Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics Group 3A Tournament | ||
| Polar Poultry | ||
| Gold & Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Tyche Club | AndrewB |
| Gold & Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Aphrodite Club | kruntessa |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club | cmacker |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club | steve111 |
| The Reversi Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics Group 7B Tournament | ||
| Reversi | ||
| Gold | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Demeter Club | arachna |
| Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Tyche Club | Road Runner |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Nike Club | Lorraine of the Renegades |
| The Hangman Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics Group 1B Tournament | ||
| Hangman | ||
| Gold | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Tyche Club | rabbitoid |
| Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Nike Club | Shannon D |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club | Lew |
| The Lower Division of the Acey Deucey Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics Group: 1A Tournament | ||
| Acey Deucey | ||
| Gold | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Demeter Club | nylady41 |
| Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club | Pamelak |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Tyche Club | HenryJaimes |
| The Giveaway Backgammon Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics Group: 1A Tournament | ||
| Giveaway Backgammon | ||
| Gold | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club | SarahMills |
| Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Demeter Club | RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Aphrodite Club | sallyp |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Demeter Club | ynotbfree |
| The Neapolitan Shake Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics Group 5A Tournament | ||
| Neapolitan Shake | ||
| Gold | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Tyche Club | ozallan |
| Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Aphrodite Club | laura lee |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Demeter Club | SkiptonBull |
| The ConnectaPipe Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics: Group 6B MYSTERY GAMES Tournament | ||
| ConnectaPipe | ||
| Gold & Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Aphrodite Club | Hamsarnie |
| Gold & Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club | DavidJ |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club | jklh |
| The Tawula Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics: Group 6B MYSTERY GAMES Tournament | ||
| Tawula | ||
| Gold | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club | cmacker |
| Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Tyche Club | Tian-Xian |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Tyche Club | johnnyyboy |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club | SarahMills |
| The GoldDots Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics Group: 1A Tournament | ||
| GoldDots | ||
| Gold | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club | SarahMills |
| Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Demeter Club | Sir Face of the GoldTable |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Tyche Club | AndrewB |
| The Ludocarte Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics Group 4A Tournament | ||
| Ludocarte | ||
| Gold | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club | Bill Roupas |
| Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Tyche Club | Tian-Xian |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club | LittleTree |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Tyche Club | Road Runner |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club | aprildawn |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club | Pamelak |
| The Rock Paper Scissors Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics: Group 6A Tournament | ||
| Rock Paper Scissors | ||
| Gold | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Demeter Club | PattyMac |
| Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club | loudpedal |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club | berecca |
| The Short Hit and Run Senet Competition in The 2018 Winter Olympics Group 5A Tournament | ||
| Short Hit and Run Senet | ||
| Gold & Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club | Bill Roupas |
| Gold & Silver | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Demeter Club | Jacob1987 |
| Bronze | The 2018 Winter Olympic Team Aphrodite Club | kruntessa |
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 z71cat. 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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