March 2015
GoldToken's Monthly News |
- Ongoing Fixes
I'm sure you all have noticed some changes around GoldToken. Mecir and his team have been busy fixing bugs and other things around the site to make it more enjoyable for everyone.
- Discussion Boards
You asked and we heard you. It was brought to management attention that when you went to the list of discussion boards it was a mess and very confusing. Well in an attempt to make it more user friendly we went through and renamed several of the boards and grouped all the boards that have to do with a certain subject together. For example now all of the boards that pertain to games played are now listed as game + the game it covers - Backgammon
- New Discussion Board
Do you like Top Ten Lists? If you do head over to the and start posting you favorite ones. Be sure to keep them family friendly.
- July/August Year of the Horse Token
Did you initially join GoldToken in the months of July or August? (Check your profile for your Joined: date!) If so, you can write to GoldToken Support in the month of March to receive this beautiful Profile Token: (unknown photo)
Well for February being such a short month so much has happened. Both here at GoldToken and in the outside world too. I hope all our friends that are in the cold areas are staying warm, and that March brings in much needed warmer weather. For those of you in the United States, who are not the lucky ones who live in Arizona, don't forget to "Spring Forward" when you go to bed this Saturday March 7th, 2015. Have a safe and fun St. Paddy's day on March 17th.
--heyred72
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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
Red Panda's Trivia Connection
Up Front & Personal
Testimonial Of The Month
Contest of the Month
Caption Contest
Icon Mania!
Breaking Club News
Olympic News
Birthdays & Special Announcements |
Birthday Wishes:
-- Happy Birthday to MM David littlefair XI on March 1st! - From The Word O'Rama Club,The Scoop's Castle Club and The Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to lexy on March 2nd! -
-- Happy Birthday to Kiki on March 3rd! -
-- Happy Birthday to flyingferret on March 4th! - From The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to marshagee on March 6th! - From The What's Cookin' Club, The Word O'Rama Club, The Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club & { Club } -
-- Happy Birthday to Kat on March 6th! - From { Club }, The Daily Laugh Club and from your sister wldndn -
-- Happy Birthday to catlover on March 7th! - From { Club } & The Pork Chop Club and The Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to nasher on March 9th!
-- Happy Birthday to stormy rebel - From The Scoop's Castle Club on March 9th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Trsm149 on March 9th! - From The Renegades Gaming Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Catalinn on March 11th! -
-- Happy Birthday to faith64 on March 11th! -
-- Happy Birthday to FixitDave on March 11th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Jaybar on March 12th! -
-- Happy Birthday to stones- A - rama on March 12th! - From The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy birthday to IRISH on March 13th! -
-- Happy Birthday to jamchug on March 14th! -
-- Happy Birthday to wldndn on March 14th! - From your sister Kat Happy Birthday Sis!! I love you!! -
-- Happy Birthday to KathyD on March 22nd! -
-- Happy Birthday to Man of Steel on March 23rd! - From The Pork Chop Club & your wife B*Elanna -
-- Happy birthday to latenite on March 24th! From The MasterClass Club -
-- Happy Birthday to cowboy on March 24th! - From { Club } -
-- Happy Birthday to sparkles43 on March 24th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Millie on March 24th! - From The Renegades Gaming Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Cherie on March 26th! - From The Word O'Rama Club and The Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to mickeymouse on March 27th! - From { Club }, The Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club, { Club },The Pork Chop Club, The Scoop's Castle Club & The Friendship Club -
-- Happy Birthday to denboy on March 28th! -
-- Happy Birthday to WereWolf on March 30th! -
Anniversary & Other Wishes:
-- Happy 6th Wedding Anniversary to Buddha and his wife on March 7th! -
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary to dixiegal47on March 12th from The Word O'Rama Club -
thank you
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 |
Rules for Tournaments & Ladders
GoldToken's site run tournaments are a fun way for all to show some of their competitive nature and demonstrate their ability in their favorite games. However, there are a few guidelines and rules that must be followed to ensure that everyone is treated fairly and tournament ratings are displayed as accurately as possible.
Tournaments |
Basic Rules
Tournament play is a more 'professional' way of playing games. This being the case, players who deliberately delay tournament games will be penalized. Things that will be classified as 'delaying' tournaments include:
- Waiting until the last minute to play tournament games
- Not making moves in tournament games in a timely matter while still playing friendly games as normal
- Taking on more friendly games while claiming that you do not have time to make tournament moves.
- Management receiving complaints in writing regarding the amount of time it is taking you to move on Site Tournament games.
- Your Clock activities have been reviewed from the system and Management has found that your times are extremely lengthy or high, thus holding up one or more Site Tournament games.
- Reports producing your playing records have been viewed that you wait until the last minute before your Tournament games expire, then set a vacation day, while you still remain on site. Thus causing you to be in violation for abusing time limits, days off, emergency days or vacation day uses to avoid moving in games and timing out etc.
Note: The only time GoldToken would become involved is if the player was deliberately delaying a game to stall the outcome or pressure his opponent into resigning or accepting a resignation in an effort to cheat. Lets remember the whole purpose of turn based game playing...it allows you to play a game at your convenience because you do not have time to play head to head games. If you have a slow opponent, take it up with them individually, asking them to please speed up their game play...but be kind about it. And above all, do not be complaining to others here about it.
Draws
Offering and/or Agreeing to a draw too early in a game for the benefit of one or both players will be considered cheating and will result in disqualification of both players involved.
- Draws in tournament play are not allowed prior to the 25th move in games unless the draw is obvious.
Throwing Games
"Throwing" tournament games to benefit another member will not be allowed in any case, by any membership level player.
- It has come to our attention that some guests are asking members to 'throw' games in sponsorship tournaments so that said guest can place higher and win the offered membership. Any guest who is reported as doing so will be placed on a list and not eligible to win any offered memberships from the site. We also ask any current members to be vigilant in reporting any such behavior. Any member found to be obliging these guest requests will also be penalized. This is a form of cheating and will be treated as such, with the appropriate consequences that are applied to cheating in all other areas of the site.
- "Deals" made for throwing tournaments, ("If you let me win this backgammon prize, I will let you win that go-moku prize"), will be given the same penalties as all aforementioned offenses. Again, we ask that any members who receive such requests report them to Administration. If such a 'deal' is found to be made, both players will face penalties.
Penalties
Penalties for any of these offenses may include, but will not be limited to:
- Removal from ladders and tournaments
- Forfeiture of current tournaments
- Forfeiture of current ladder or tournament games
- Possible forfeiture of your membership, returning you to guest status
- Losing your privilege to renew as a member, or the level at which you are allowed to renew at thus limiting the tournaments you can join
Further information on these policies can be found at GoldToken's Acceptable Use Policy and Cheating pages.
- Question: - I have don't have a rating in a game yet, but am blocked from playing in a "1500 and under" tournament of that game type. Why is this?
- Answer - Our "1500 and under" tournaments are meant to give GoldToken's less skilled players a chance to win a tournament based on similarly rated players. If anyone starts to play a new game, their auto provisional rating starts at 1600 before it is listed as a provisional rating. At that point we have no idea how skilled such a player is or isn't, when in fact the 1500 or under tournaments are specifically for players who are less skilled. Players without a rating need to prove what their skill level is before we know if they have a right to be in a 1500 or under tournament or not. To allow an unrated player in one of these tournaments would hardly be fair to those who are joining a tournament with similarly rated players when such a player could be a master for all we know. It only takes 20 games to establish a provisional rating. If you would like to play in one of these tournaments for 1500 and under rated players, please take the time to prove your skills first.
Simply put: Rating-restricted tournaments are not open to players who do not have a rating in an attempt to ensure that the participants are more evenly matched - if you haven't been assigned any rating yet, we do not yet know your skill in the game.
Ladders |
- All of the above mentioned rules for tournaments also apply to ladders, but ladders have a few additional rules that are specific to them only.
- A draw cannot be offered in a ladder game other than checkers or chess. It is possible for a ladder game to end in a draw, but this is only when the game has been played out to a stalemate conclusion. The point of the ladders are to climb above the other players, and mutually agreed upon draws are not allowed for that reason. To allow this would affect the accuracy of the ladder results.
- If a player has not been on site for longer than a month and is on rung one of a ladder, they will be removed. If you see players in this situation, send a PM to GoldToken Support so we can remove them.
Want to view your past and won tournaments?
1. Click on the Tournaments link at the top of your game sheet
There you will see a page that looks something like this:
Tournaments
See Ladder Tournaments See Inter-Club Ladder Tournaments Tournament Signups: 33 Tournaments in progress: 832 Completed tournaments: 4198 Your active tournaments: 1 Your won tournaments: 3 Your completed tournaments: 66
2. Click on the Your won tournaments link to view your won tournaments
3. Click on the Your completed tournaments link to view your past tournaments
4. Click on the Ladder Tournaments link to view the site ladders
5. Click on the Inter-Club Ladder Tournaments link to view the club -vs- club ladder tournaments
Prizes |
- Prizes are not given for ladder games
- If you have won a GoldToken Tournament Prize in the past year, you will still receive credit for the win, but will not receive the tournament prize. You will instead receive a GoldToken Tournament Winner Certificate! Suitable for framing, these awards come on gold-flecked paper with the GoldToken logo and the player's name and date.
- In the case of guest membership tournaments, you must be a guest from the start through to the end of the tournament to be eligible to receive the membership.
- When two guests win a membership prize from the same tournament, the prize will be split in half between them. But when three guests win the tournament, a play off will be set up for them.
Olympic Prizes and Rules |
- Contestants are to join and remain in the prospective clubs of their origin unless given permission by Badger, for the duration of the tournament.
- Each Olympic club has one main team manager who organizes and runs that specific club.
- Players are required to remain in their Olympic Team to play, place or win Olympic prizes and/or memberships.
US Postal Rates and How Prizes are Affected |
Unfortunately, our shipping costs have risen substantially with the latest postage increase. And everything now has to go first class overseas. This has led us to have to require players pay the shipping costs for all prizes.
What does this mean for you?
This will mean all players have to pay the cost of shipping to receive their prizes. For shipping rates, please see the information posted in GoldToken Store.
Is there any way I can prevent this?
While there is no way we can prevent the cost you must pay for each package, what we can do is allow you to 'save' your prizes. GoldToken Management will keep track of your prizes in a wiki, after you notify us of what was won. You can then choose to 'store' these up until such a time that you feel the postage reimbursement would be worth it. Be advised, if your 'stored' prizes do become larger than the size that will fit in one manila envelope we will have to mail these out to you with the required postage reimbursement.
How big is a two ounce package?
You can figure on about 5 heavy or 10 light pens, or 1 carabiner for each two ounces.
What if I do not want to pay the shipping costs?
You can also, at any time choose not to receive a specific prize. We will not force you to pay the postal fees, but if you choose not to, we will not be able to send the prize or give it to another player unless they pay for the shipping.
* 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: Jools |
;;4;; TedEBear with (unknown photo) is February's Photozone competition winner, who won the challenge with votes and will be awarded with a profile token.
;;6;; Jools came in 2nd place with 12 votes for (unknown photo)
;;5;; PattyMac came 3rd place with 9 votes for (unknown photo);;wtg;;
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;;2;; You can view all the images submitted for the Photozone Competition by using the following link Photozone Zepher's Album titled 2015-02 Love
The theme for March's competition will be ;;rfl;;;;rfi;;;;rfg;;;;rfh;;;;rft;;
(unknown photo)Please post your entries on the Photozone DB with "Photozone Contest" in the subject line to enter and please give your entries a name as well.
Photo Album of the Month |
Brought to you by: ladyvic |
Our Theme for February was
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is... oldog's Album nd Place goes to just lady's Album
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(unknown photo)The March Theme will be Precipitation
Get your Photo Albums ready to enter and join us at Photo Album Contest so you can win this cool Profile Token! (unknown photo)
Best of Luck!
ladyvic
Game Of The Month |
March's game of the month is Mentalis! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The March 2015 Game of the Month Tournament!
Learning the Flips
The challenge is learning how to place the pieces with future flips in mind. Paste the instructions on flipping into your game notes. It will make the learning a bit easier.
We hope you enjoy it!
Special ;;thanksb;; to *Whimjest* for writing this month's Game of the Month Nugget. You too, can write a knock-out Nugget and reap the rewards! If your Nugget is chosen as the winner for GoldToken's Game of the Month in GoldToken's Monthly Newsletter, you will win:
- Silver, Gold, and Platinum Members: a one month extension to your current membership
- Wood Members: a free membership upgrade
- Guests: a free two-month Silver Membership
Best Recipe Contest |
February's winner is: Hash Brown Casserole with Bacon, Onions and Cheese
- Submitted by Nancy
Hash Brown Casserole with Bacon, Onions and Cheese
Ingredients
6 bacon slices 1 cup chopped onion 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 (32-ounce) package frozen Southern-style hash brown potatoes 1 cup (4 ounces) preshredded Classic Melts Four Cheese blend, divided 1/2 cup chopped green onions 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 (10.75-ounce) can condensed 30% reduced-sodium, 98% fat-free cream of mushroom soup, undiluted Cooking spray
Preparation
Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, and crumble. Discard drippings in pan. Add 1 cup onion and garlic to pan; cook for 5 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Stir in the potatoes; cover and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Combine crumbled bacon, 1/4 cup cheese, green onions, sour cream, salt, pepper, and soup in a large bowl. Add potato mixture; toss gently to combine. Spoon mixture into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup cheese. Cover with foil coated with cooking spray.
Preheat oven to 350°.
Bake casserole, covered, at 350º for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 30 minutes or until bubbly around edges and cheese begins to brown
GoldToken's Nancy 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 Nancy!
March's recipe contest is: "Brunch". 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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by Red Panda |
NEW PRIZES
Prizes have been updated for 2015 thanks to the efforts of Jools
(unknown photo) | Yearly trivia winner 2015 |
(unknown photo) | Monthly trivia winner 2015 |
(unknown photo) | Trivia Participation Award 2015 |
NEW Rules of The Trivia Connection
- There are 10 people. These ten people are all connected in some way. Post your answer which consists of the people you know plus the connection to Red Panda.
- These questions are not meant to be easy. Although if you work out the connection it will become easier. Any research is allowed.
- First answer submitted with all correct answers and the connection will be deemed monthly winner and collect a special recognition token. If no one gets them all correct the prize will be given to the person who had the most correct
- A yearly prize will be awarded to the person who gets the most questions right over the course of the whole year. Who will become the trivia guru for this year?
- A Participation prize will be awarded to all those who get at least 50% right in at least 50 % of the trivia quizzes of the year. You do not need to get all correct to send your answer in.
- Have fun
Questions
1. | Famous for being logical. Brother works for government.Retired to a farm. Amateur boxer. |
2. | Parents were both dentists. Dorm mate of one half of an identical twin. Gossip had romance with her schools most famous pupil. Didn't like skiing |
3. | Mother died when he was 10. Took a 110 day journey on foot, because his horse was lost. carried a famous musical instrument. Killed by arrows. |
4. | Born in Chicago. Adopted when his parents died and he Nearly died of Spanish Influenza. Vegetarian. Earned 2 medical degrees |
5. | Studied in Cambridge. Apprentice to a surgeon. Noted adventurer.Survived a shipwreck |
6. | Became the president. Invented a cocktail. Has a moth named after him. Worked as a salvage ship operator |
7. | Both parents died in mountaineering accident. Navy Commander. Liked Skiing. University in Geneva. Famous drinker. 1 child but not from his wife |
8. | Born to poor american farming family. Major in the infantry. Attended trinity college Oxford. Mafia connections made him rich. |
9. | School Mistress. Nursed her fiancee back to health after mental breakdown. Best friend died from mysterious exsanguination . Survived repeated bite attacks |
10. | Born in Baltimore. Marine. Survived helicopter crash. Became the president. Knighted by the queen. Wife is a doctor |
Last months winner.
The answers to the last quiz are
1. Martin Luther King Junior
2. Norman Hetherington
3. Charlotte Bronte
4. Sofia_Kovalevskaya
5. John Steinbeck
6. Ayrton Senna
7. Dian Fossey
8. Thor Heyerdahl
9. Banjo Patterson
10. Max Planck
The connection was all had Google 2014 doodles and 1 person solved 10 people without the connection Congratulations to macBruck
Up front & personal |
Interview by: laura lee |
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We would like to say to Pooka for letting us step into their personal life for a bit.
1. What brought you to Goldtoken? How'd you choose your name for GT?
Was playing someone over on It’s Your Turn (IYT) and they invited me to come over to ;;GT;; to try it out. Primarily played chess at first but expanded to Outbreak and then others.
At first I tried to use my IYT name, which referred to my old ship,;;boat;; USS Fort Fisher, Landing Ship Dock 40 but the acronym was not allowed by admin. After multiple other attempts I finally remembered main character of the movie “Harvey” whom was a Pooka. It was available so …
2. What interest you most on GT? Favorite game here?
Playing games of course. Not much of a “talker” but will engage in discussions at times but do enjoy being a member of the few clubs I am signed up with. My favorite game currently is the Xiphias variants. I also play Outbreak a lot and am becoming fond of Barricade. I play on a few other ladders just to keep in practice with those games.
3. What State or Country do you reside in? What in your State or Country do you think tourist should definitely see?
I live in Washington State in the city of Renton, which is just South of Seattle at the bottom of Lake Washington. Renton is the home of the Boeing 737 assembly line and, more importantly, the training camp for the Seattle Seahawks NFL team.;;football;; While this year’s Super Bowl was a disappointment, the defensive was pretty beat up going into the game and took more hits during the game. Really looking forward to next year and hoping for “Beast Mode” to return. Go Seahawks!
4. What hobbies do you have?
Just playing games and reading for the most part. Only play at “GT” and “youplay.it” now and the offerings are very different between the two sites. I primarily play “Blue Max” and “Wooden Ships and Iron Men” at youplay.it. Also building a few retaining ;;gbrick;; walls on the back slope to make it more usable. Having just retired, planning to become a local tourist and see all those sights that most locals never get around to.
5. Children? Grandchildren?
We have a couple of grandkids ;;pinks;;;;blues;; but they live out in Minnesota. My wife had two boys that lived with their dad but visited on a regular basis. The other boy lives over on the Olympic Peninsula near Port Angeles here in Washington. His contributions are limited to the four-leg type.;;catg;;;;dogb;;;;mousey;;
6. Do you work? What kind of work do/did you do?
As mentioned above, I just retired after 36 years at the Boeing Company. Started in the Receiving Inspection, just inside from the loading docks and finished as a Quality Assurance manager. I told my wife that I was a “professional meeting attender”, which is probably more true than I really want to admit.
7. Any pets?
I have had many pets over the years but currently, Ginger has been blessing us with her presence. She gives new meaning to a picky kitty.;;caty;; Glad my wife deals with most of that. Ginger only demands petting and cuddling from me (Purrrr).
8. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___ or over 50? Male or Female?
Male, over 50. ;;blue;;9. What's the farthest you been from home? Vacation or for business?
As mentioned above, I was in the US Navy ;;salute;; and participated in a few WestPacs, Western Pacific Cruise,;;sea;;;;sea;; so I would have to say that Singapore was the farthest West I have been and we did on cruise down to Mazatlan for the Southern extreme. While working for Boeing I had to travel to Paris on business so that covers East. Have not ventured much to the North, just visited Vancouver Canada a couple of times. My ship visited Victoria once as well, a few of us even managed to take some leave and travelled down to visit my family in Seattle.
10. If you could be anywhere right now where would that be?
I am good right where I am. This area offers just about everything most of the time. This is the first time there has not been much of a ;;skil;; season but normally from the slopes to the water it is available in Washington. Ok, some folks might have a little issue with the weather but on the other hand, we do not have any of the extremes other places have. No triple digit heat and no single digit freeze-a-thons. There is just enough temperature change to experience the four seasons. So it is a little cloudy and moist at times, that helps keep the area green! ;;grass;;;;grass;;
11. Favorite season?
I guess that would have to be fall.;;treea;; The autumn leaves and the crispness of the morning air. Fall begins with the last vestiges of a summer cooling to begin the harvest and the celebration of our labors. The NFL kicks off the regular season and Seahawk football returns! Our annual celebration of “yes, I do” is followed by Halloween,;;boo;; which has so many different perspectives than what we grew up with. A family feast;;burger;; at my house ;;house1;; for my whole family plus friends ;;group;; as the harvest closes with winter and the glittering ;;snow;;;;snow;; of Christmas ;;treex;; rising on the horizon as nature turns to hibernation for renewal of its spirit. And, did I mention, Seahawks football! ;;football;;
12, Favorite movie? Actor? Actress? Song?
Favorite movie is a bit tricky. There are a lot of “;;wow;;” movies out there where the technology grabs you and takes you for a ride.;;moose1;; Problem with those is that newer tech takes too much away from some of the older movies. So based on the story, and that I am a “happy ending” kind of guy, I will have to go with “Harvey” with Jimmy Stewart. It is a fun, nonsensical movie about a fellow that just wants to be cordial, which drives the family nuts! I think I will stay with Jimmy Stewart as my favorite actor too. His movies span comedy and drama, from westerns to living in the cities. It is real difficult to really say any one is my favorite however. Actresses is another difficult one as I am a sucker for those “chick flicks” (refer to “happy endings” above). I guess I would go with Sandra Bullock as she has done quite a range of movie themes but really cannot say there is a clear “favorite”.
I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s to the top 40 and a healthy serving of R&B. Then I joined the Navy ;;pirate;; and spread my wings outside of my “hood”. That being said, my favorite song would have to be “Home” by Blake Shelton. That song brings me back to those long voyages at sea or some of those more extensive business trips that took me from where I wanted to be. That gives me so much appreciation for what I have now and where I am now.
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 joined Goldtoken in 2006, some nine years ago.
I used to play on IYT and someone recommended this site. I have never looked back. I truly think it is an amazing site, I love the grabble type games and do play whist occasionally but I am hopeless at that, lol.
I find the people to be really lovely and have met some very nice people who I would love to meet in real life, but don't suppose I will. I have found people to be very caring and full of fun, just what I love. I think anyone would need to go a long way before they found a site as good as this.
From CarolP- a very happy grabble player.
Contest of the Month |
Club Banners
Enter GoldToken's Club Banner Contest! The winning banner will be given one full year to run! All entries will rotate with the other banners on top of player game sheets for 30 days from the day they are added to the system. The entry deadline is March 25th. A site wide poll will be posted for voting on March 26th. To enter, post a new, never before seen 800x90 or 200x200 pixel club banner on the Club Presidents DB along with the club number.
All top banners must be exactly 90 pixels high so the page does not bump up and down as each page loads.
Having trouble creating your own banners or lack a photo editing program? Try one of the free services on the net that offers free banner creation. Free banners created using these systems can be incredible and very professional. Here are a couple links to sites that provide this service, however, you you might wish to find others more suited to your taste and abilities by Googling "Free Banners". Then it is just a matter of uploading your banner to your accounts Banner system.
;;2;; http://www.bannerfans.com/banner_maker.php <----my personal favorite
;;2;; http://www.bannersketch.com/
;;2;; http://www.123-banner.com/
;;2;; http://www.unsignedbandweb.com/freebanners/index.php
;;2;; http://www.addesigner.com/
;;2;; http://www.animationonline.com/
;;2;; http://www.puresilvabannermaker.com/
We have a winner for Best Joke!
to Chester who won 5 Golderos for his joke:
A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.
For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover.
In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife's bedside. She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the box. When he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls and a stack of money totalling $95,000.
He asked her about the contents.
'When we were to be married,' she said, ' my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doll.'
The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two Precious dolls were in the box. She had only been angry with him two Times in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst with Happiness.
'Honey,' he said, 'that explains the doll, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?'
'Oh,' she said, 'that's the money I made from selling the dolls.'
Caption Contest |
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The Caption Contest winner for the February, 2015, newsletter is:
I Thought I Saw A Puddy Cat....I Did, I Did!
oldog!
To enter March'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 months newsletter.
Icon Mania! |
Brought to you by: GoldToken's Icon Fairy |
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. Thanks for your cooperation.
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St. Patricks day is Tuesday, March 17th, have lots of icons marking this Holiday, check them out here in Column 1 Name Icons AND did you see the Icon Of The Day ,Icon Of The Day if your a pirate at heart just might be the one for you. Be sure to visit the Icon Board for some great icons that will be sure to bring a smile.
Breaking Club News: |
Brought to you by GoldToken's roving reporter, PattyMac |
Come join the fun and chat abour your favorite drivers and race tracks ....Contact the club owner Ace1316 for more details...Hope to see you there
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Do you like to read? If so, why not join The Library Club. They are having a membership drive to attract more book lovers to their growing cozy group. There are many discussion boards to voice your opinions on reading and books, so there's ample room for new voices. If you'd like to be a part of this growing and friendly club, please go to the main page of the The Library Club or contact bookfox.
If Crafting is your love - Come join The Crafters Fair Club. This club also has a new owner MM David littlefair XI Contact him or any of the officers of this fun club for more information and details, HAPPY CRAFTING!
Have you heard about this Club??? { Club } has Exciting News! Club owner Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe has reported some good news for those of us who want to play a World War I aerial combat game, it would appear that Goldtoken is planning to add both his Knights of the Air and the Blue Max WWI aerial combat game some time later this year. So all pilots report to the nearest aerodrome and get your engines running and get ready to take to the air! Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe welcomes all new members and questions, contact him today!
Jacob1987 put together tournies for all the CLUBS to participate in. Is your Club listed? If not contact Jacob1987 today.
The Site Club Challenge March Multiplayer 2015 Tournament - starts on Mar., 28th.
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Our Club Highlight This Month
The Disability Cove Club
If you or a family member is disabled in any way, or are an aide or care-giver of any kind, please join and lets share our trials, tribulations and triumphs together!
I hope this club will be a place we can help
each other with fresh ideas!
Please remember our theme: WE CAN!
Olympic News |
Brought to you by: *GoldTokens* Olympic *Presidents* |
Winter Olympic Winners
The Xiphias Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 2B Tournament | |||
Xiphias | GOLD | { Club } | M3 |
Xiphias | SILVER | { Club } | Pooka |
Xiphias | BRONZE | { Club } | Jools |
The Expert Division of the Backgammon Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 1A Tournament | |||
Backgammon | GOLD | { Club } | DAKOTA |
Backgammon | SILVER | { Club } | Chris |
Backgammon | BRONZE | { Club } | heyred72 |
The Go 7x7 Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 5A Tournament | |||
Go 7x7 | GOLD & SILVER | { Club } | klaashaas |
Go 7x7 | GOLD & SILVER | { Club } | Sir Face of the GoldTable |
Go 7x7 | BRONZE | { Club } | tzorec |
The Xiphiastoo Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympics Tournament Group 2A Tournament | |||
Xiphiastoo | GOLD | { Club } | Pooka |
Xiphiastoo | SILVER | { Club } | thebodywall |
Xiphiastoo | BRONZE | { Club } | sallyp |
The Wrench It Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 5B Tournament | |||
Wrench It | GOLD | { Club } | DavidJ |
Wrench It | SILVER | { Club } | Jacob1987 |
Wrench It | BRONZE | { Club } | sallyp |
The Lucky Trax Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 5B Tournament | |||
Lucky Trax | GOLD | { Club } | ditzyblue |
Lucky Trax | SILVER | { Club } | beachcomber |
Lucky Trax | BRONZE | { Club } | furryfeet |
The Basic Renju Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 6A Tournament | |||
Basic Renju | GOLD | { Club } | bengt |
Basic Renju | SILVER | { Club } | DavidJ |
Basic Renju | BRONZE | { Club } | 1926 |
The Gami Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 3B Tournament | |||
Gami | GOLD | { Club } | 1926 |
Gami | SILVER | { Club } | AndrewB |
Gami | BRONZE | { Club } | SkiptonBull |
The Upper Division of the Grabble Race Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 5B Tournament | |||
Grabble Race | GOLD | { Club } | triwire |
Grabble Race | SILVER & BRONZE | { Club } | cmacker |
Grabble Race | SILVER & BRONZE | { Club } | DIRKSTRA |
The Upper Division of the Rock Paper Scissors Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 6A Tournament | |||
Rock Paper Scissors | GOLD | { Club } | RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack |
Rock Paper Scissors | SILVER | { Club } | beachcomber |
Rock Paper Scissors | BRONZE | { Club } | AndrewB |
Rock Paper Scissors | BRONZE | { Club } | Tian-Xian |
The Upper Division of the Group Rummikub Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 4A Tournament | |||
Group Rummikub | GOLD | { Club } | Chris |
Group Rummikub | SILVER | { Club } | shobee1 kinobi |
Group Rummikub | BRONZE | { Club } | 1926 |
Group Rummikub | BRONZE | { Club } | heyred72 |
The Pente Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 2B Tournament | |||
Pente | GOLD | { Club } | twotees |
Pente | SILVER & BRONZE | { Club } | DavidJ |
Pente | SILVER & BRONZE | { Club } | Road Runner |
The Trax Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 6A Tournament | |||
Trax | GOLD | { Club } | dgb |
Trax | SILVER | { Club } | Red Panda |
Trax | BRONZE | { Club } | JeffF |
The Camette Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 5A Tournament | |||
Camette | GOLD | { Club } | Moondyne |
Camette | SILVER | { Club } | AndrewB |
Camette | BRONZE | { Club } | MrLarry47 |
The 8x8 Trax Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 5A Tournament | |||
8x8 Trax | GOLD | { Club } | dgb |
8x8 Trax | SILVER | { Club } | bengt |
8x8 Trax | BRONZE | { Club } | JeffF |
8x8 Trax | BRONZE | { Club } | Rogue Trooper |
The Intermediate Division of the Tourne-case Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 5A Tournament | |||
Tourne-case | GOLD | { Club } | JeffF |
Tourne-case | SILVER | { Club } | Eggy |
Tourne-case | BRONZE | { Club } | MrLarry47 |
Summer Olympic Winners
2The 2014 Summer Olympic Dice Paper Basket 2nd Division Tournament | |||
Mystery Games 2 Dice Paper Basketball | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Semele Club | Ray of Light |
Mystery Games 2 Dice Paper Basketball | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Tityos Club | Cat*Scratch |
Mystery Games 2 Dice Paper Basketball | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Tityos Club | 1karlos |
Mystery Games 2 Dice Paper Basketball | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | heyred72 |
The LineDots Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 4 Tournament | |||
LineDots | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | AndrewB |
LineDots | SILVER & BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | 1926 |
LineDots | SILVER & BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Drona Club | cmacker |
The Lower Division of the DiceDots Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 2 Tournament | |||
DiceDots | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Tityos Club | cindygal |
DiceDots | SILVER & BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Semele Club | Acedog |
DiceDots | SILVER & BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Drona Club | EPICURUS 75 |
The Upper Division of the Long Gammon Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 2 Tournament | |||
Long Gammon | GOLD & SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | NEUROTIKA |
Long Gammon | GOLD & SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | 1926 |
Long Gammon | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Semele Club | Gail_M |
Long Gammon | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Semele Club | smiler5 |
The Lower Division of the Mau Mau Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 5 Tournament | |||
Mau Mau | GOLD & SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | furryfeet |
Mau Mau | GOLD & SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | ditzyblue |
Mau Mau | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Tityos Club | Sapient |
Mau Mau | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Drona Club | unicorn |
The Upper Division of the Rummikub Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 3 Tournament | |||
Rummikub | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Drona Club | macbann |
Rummikub | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | Chris |
Rummikub | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Tityos Club | Jacob1987 |
The Intermediate Division of the Muggins Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 3 Tournament | |||
Muggins | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | triwire |
Muggins | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | Senorita ZORRO_ |
Muggins | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Tityos Club | Tian-Xian |
The Lower Division of the Rummikub Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 3 Tournament | |||
Rummikub | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | DavidJ |
Rummikub | SILVER & BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | jamchug |
Rummikub | SILVER & BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Drona Club | Mary |
The Novice Division of the Fives and Threes Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 2 Tournament | |||
Fives and Threes | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Tityos Club | Rand al*Thor |
Fives and Threes | SILVER & BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | greggyw |
Fives and Threes | SILVER & BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Drona Club | wingfoot |
2The 2014 Summer Olympic Dice Football 2nd Division Tournament | |||
Mystery Games 3 Dice Paper Football | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | Chris |
Mystery Games 3 Dice Paper Football | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | Red Panda |
Mystery Games 3 Dice Paper Football | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Semele Club | Ray of Light |
The Novice Division of the Acey Deucey Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 1 Tournament | |||
Acey Deucey | GOLD & SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Cymopoleia Club | Lew |
Acey Deucey | GOLD & SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Drona Club | ZORRO_ |
Acey Deucey | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Tityos Club | Cat*Scratch |
The Lower Division of the Fast Cribbage Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 3 Tournament | |||
Fast Cribbage | GOLD & SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | heyred72 |
Fast Cribbage | GOLD & SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Semele Club | wilsoni |
Fast Cribbage | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Tityos Club | FrodoBaggins |
Fast Cribbage | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | triwire |
Fast Cribbage | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | wakefield |
The Chess Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 1 Tournament | |||
Chess | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Tityos Club | Grimsweeper |
Chess | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Semele Club | inpassant |
Chess | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Drona Club | JohnDerek |
The Pipes Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 2 Tournament | |||
Pipes | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | klaashaas |
Pipes | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | AndrewB |
Pipes | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Drona Club | cmacker |
Pipes | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Tityos Club | 1karlos |
The GoldDots Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 1 Tournament | |||
GoldDots | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | klaashaas |
GoldDots | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Tityos Club | Jacob1987 |
GoldDots | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | 1926 |
The Novice Division of the Muggins Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 3 Tournament | |||
Muggins | GOLD & SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Cymopoleia Club | Jools |
Muggins | GOLD & SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Cymopoleia Club | Karen Q |
Muggins | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | Jon *the return* |
The Lower Division of the Switch Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 4 Tournament | |||
Switch | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | ellieoop |
Switch | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | heyred72 |
Switch | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | nylady41 |
The Chinese Checkers Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 3 Tournament | |||
Chinese Checkers | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Tityos Club | yoyudax |
Chinese Checkers | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Drona Club | cmacker |
Chinese Checkers | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | spiritebear |
The Intermediate Division of the Dice Salvo Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 6A Tournament | |||
Dice Salvo | GOLD & SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Semele Club | SarahMills |
Dice Salvo | GOLD & SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | heyred72 |
Dice Salvo | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Cymopoleia Club | Lew |
The Intermediate Division of the Loco Ochos Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 1 Tournament | |||
Loco Ochos | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | MamaBear |
Loco Ochos | SILVER & BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Semele Club | Blue Moon |
Loco Ochos | SILVER & BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Cymopoleia Club | Lolla |
Loco Ochos | SILVER & BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Semele Club | Eggy |
The Upper Division of the Mau Mau Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 5 Tournament | |||
Mau Mau | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Drona Club | johnnyyboy |
Mau Mau | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Semele Club | SarahMills |
Mau Mau | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | 1926 |
Mau Mau | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Cymopoleia Club | hoot |
The Lower Division of the Group Rummikub Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 4 Tournament | |||
Group Rummikub | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Drona Club | alexlee |
Group Rummikub | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Cymopoleia Club | Jools |
Group Rummikub | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Drona Club | cmacker |
Group Rummikub | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Cymopoleia Club | Misfit Lenrad6672 |
The Advanced Division of the Short Senet Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 2 Tournament | |||
Short Senet | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | porkpie1 |
Short Senet | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Tityos Club | LittleTree |
Short Senet | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | Trsm149 |
The Novice Division of the Loco Ochos Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 1 Tournament | |||
Loco Ochos | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Cymopoleia Club | SHARRON |
Loco Ochos | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | Giggles |
Loco Ochos | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Tityos Club | LyndiLoo |
Loco Ochos | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Cymopoleia Club | PattyMac |
Loco Ochos | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | texbrit35 |
Loco Ochos | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Cymopoleia Club | hoot |
Loco Ochos | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Tityos Club | Tian-Xian |
The Lower Division of the Hangman Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 1 Tournament | |||
Hangman | GOLD & SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | EU BNL frisian3 |
Hangman | GOLD & SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Cymopoleia Club | grade1teacher |
Hangman | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | heyred72 |
The Advanced Division of the Dominoes Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 1 Tournament | |||
Dominoes | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Semele Club | ozallan |
Dominoes | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Cymopoleia Club | Man of Steel |
Dominoes | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | triwire |
The Intermediate Division of the Short Senet Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 2 Tournament | |||
Short Senet | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | 1926 |
Short Senet | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | ditzyblue |
Short Senet | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Semele Club | BettyAnn |
The Lower Division of the Multi-Hit Salvo Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 4 Tournament | |||
Multi-Hit Salvo | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | Weaver81 |
Multi-Hit Salvo | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Semele Club | stormy rebel |
Multi-Hit Salvo | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Cymopoleia Club | aprildawn |
Multi-Hit Salvo | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | greggyw |
Multi-Hit Salvo | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | Red Panda |
The Upper Division of the Mahjong Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 2 Tournament | |||
Mahjong | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Tityos Club | LyndiLoo |
Mahjong | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Vali Club | greggyw |
Mahjong | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | 1926 |
Mahjong | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Tityos Club | cindygal |
Mahjong | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Tityos Club | Sapient |
1The 2014 Summer Olympic Fischer Random 1st Division Tournament | |||
Mystery Games 5 Fischer Random Chess | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Drona Club | EPICURUS 75 |
Mystery Games 5 Fischer Random Chess | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Drona Club | johnnyyboy |
Mystery Games 5 Fischer Random Chess | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Drona Club | cmacker |
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 JGY. to her for spotting it and being the first to send a message to GoldToken Support. 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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