November 2012
| GoldToken's Monthly News |
Hurricane Sandy This terrible hurricane hit the Eastern Seaboard of the United States on October 30, 2012. We know that we have many players who live in the affected areas. We sincerely hope that all our players made it though the storm okay. If you know of a player who lives in the area and has not checked in, please send a message to GoldToken Support so we can check on those players and make sure that everything is alright both here on GoldToken and where they live.
Site Downtime The bad news: We experienced some downtime recently. The good news: The problem, a database glitch, has been located and fixed!
We're sorry for any undue stress or withdrawal symptoms you may have experienced as a result of this technological glitch! 
Mancala In October, we welcomed the addition of this fun game to our site! The beautiful graphics are the work of FixitDave. Be sure to explore all the options by clicking on "Adjust Graphics" beneath the game board!
Our Mascot's New Name We now have a name for our beloved mascot. No longer shall he be nameless. Everyone, Golden Spirit loves to smile out to you from the top of any page!
Badger is back in her sett Everybody's favorite fierce, furry critter is back online! We've missed her and are so happy to have her back where she belongs.
I'm sure she's got a full inbox to dig through, and it's going to take some time. 
Please remember, for the fastest service, GoldToken Support is your best option. We've got a team dedicated to helping you out! 
Have a wonderful month and play like you mean it!
--heyred72 & BrnIdGirl
In this month's newsletter, we have:
- Birthdays & Special Announcements
- 1st Stop Information
- Photozone Competition
- Game Of The Month
- Best Recipe Contest
- Up Front & Personal
- Testimonial Of The Month
- Contest of the Month
- Caption Contest
- Breaking Club News
- Olympic News
 | Birthdays & Special Announcements |  |
Birthday Wishes:
-- Happy Birthday to greggyw on November 1st! -
-- Happy Birthday to idnelle on November 2nd!
-- Happy Birthday to Sea Dreams on November 4th!
-- Happy Birthday to birddog on November 4th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Jude on 4th! - From The Pork Chop Club
-- Happy Birthday to Matt on November 5th! - From all your friends on GoldToken! We luvs ya!!
-- Happy Birthday to Chris on November 6th! - From The MasterClass Club
-- Happy Birthday to Thomas Canty on November 7th!
-- Happy Birthday to Gypsyfire on November 7th! - From The Pork Chop Club
-- Happy Birthday to venne on November 7th! - From The MasterClass Club
-- Happy Birthday to Reversi Queen on November 7th!
-- Happy Birthday to katluvon on November 8th!
-- Happy Birthday to ChrisC on November 10th!
-- Happy Birthday to Budgie on November 10th!
-- Happy Birthday to Sir Legend50 of the GoldTable on November 11th! - From { Club }
-- Happy Birthday to cmacker on November 12th! - From The Backgammon Tournament Club
-- Happy Birthday to roses4gypsy on November 13th!
-- Happy Birthday to Ranga on November 14th!
-- Happy Birthday to willy on November 14th! - From The Gammon Addicts Club & { Club }
-- Happy Birthday to numptieheid on November 17th! - From { Club } & The Pork Chop Club
-- Happy Birthday to GeorgiasGrandad's wife Margaret on November 17th!
-- Happy Birthday to Mumsie on November 18!
-- Happy Birthday to Brown_Velvet on November 18th!
-- Happy Birthday to Momsie on November 18! - From The Pork Chop Club
-- Happy Birthday to gamecrazy on November 19th!
-- Happy Birthday to Scooter on November 20th!
-- Happy Birthday to wakefield on November 20th!
-- Happy Birthday to Aphrodite on November 21st!
-- Happy Birthday to DINGEROO on November 21st!
-- Happy Birthday to GeorgiasGrandad on November 21st!
-- Happy Birthday to Miranda on November 21st!
-- Happy Birthday to funtobewith11 on November 21st!
-- Happy Birthday to Catmane on November 28th!
-- Happy Birthday to teawoman on November 28th! - From { Club } and { Club }
-- Happy Birthday to Radio on November 30th!
-- Happy Birthday to GrannyPatty on November 30th! - From The Backgammon Tournament Club and { Club }
Anniversary & Other Wishes:
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to Mystic Dreamer and her husband John ~~ 49 years ~~ on November 9th! -- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to sweeteyes and her husband on November 13th! -- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to Beckie B and her husband on November 26th! -- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to unicorn and wingfoot ~~ 29 years ~~ on November 26th! * 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, can not be put in after the fact, we're sorry!)
| 1st Stop Information |
| Site tips and helpful tools |
Suggested Opponents
Have you ever wondered how we come up with those suggestions? And yes, we've all found ourselves to be the best match at times!
Here's a little insight:One of the frustrating things about playing board games is finding an opponent who is just right for you. As Goldilocks discovered when she visited the home of the three bears, you don't want an opponent who is much more skilled at the game than you are, nor do you want one who offers little challenge. One of the great features of this site is our suggested opponents.
Here is how it works:
We use a rating system - This site uses a rating system to estimate your skill in every game you play. The more games you complete, the more accurate this rating system becomes. You can read the info page entitled Ratings for more details.
We make suggestions - Based on your performance in the games you have completed, we will suggest opponents that we feel will offer a good competition to you. We do this by comparing your rating to the ratings of other players at this site, and then recommending the players who most closely match your skill level.
The suggestions change according to your skill - If you are just getting started, we make suggestions based on our average player. If you end up winning the game, we suggest a more skilled opponent for the next game. If you end up losing, our next suggestion will be against another player who is also still getting the hang of the game. As your skills in the game improve, so will the skill set of your suggested opponents.
We'll find the right opponent for you!
| Photozone Competition |
| Brought to you by: Redhairchick |
Enviro is October's Photozone competition winner who entered (unknown photo) and won the challenge with 26 votes 
who will be rewarded with a profile token 
wldndn came in 2nd place with 14 votes for (unknown photo). 
wildgeese came in 3nd place with 11 votes for (unknown photo). 
to all the winners and to all of the members who participated either by submitting photos or voting and commenting. 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 2012-10 Autumn
We just had one entry for the album contest this month by MrLarry47 who will be rewarded with a profile token for that. You can see his beautiful photos here : { Subalbum: BlackKnight 47 }. Great job MrLarry47
The theme for Photozone contest in November is Trick or Treat. Please post your entries on the Photozone DB with "Photozone Contest" in the subject line to enter. We won't be having any album contests for a while since it has not been that well received. We might have it once in a while though.The deadline for this month's Photozone contest is: 12:00 Midnight, Pacific Time, Thursday, November 29th, 2012.
If you have any question about the rules or details you can either visit Photozone Zepher's profile or post your questions on Photozone DB.
Regards,
Redhairchick
| Game Of The Month |
November's game of the month is Rock Paper Scissors! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The Nov 2012 Game of the Month Rock Paper Scissors Tournament!
More RPS Strategies
Enviro gave a good starting point with his article on patterns:
http://www.goldtoken.com/games/nuggets?id=4
It's always important to avoid patterns in your own play and to catch those of your opponents. In addition, there are a few things to consider:
1) Beat your previous throw. If you happen to win a hand, many opponents feel a sense of frustration and have a tendency to throw the move you just played back at you. I don't know the specific psychology here, but if you are player against a new or relatively inexperienced player, it is often a safe bet to throw the move that would beat your previous throw.
2) Inexperienced players tend to start with Rock. If you suspect you are playing a newcomer, throw paper first. Experienced players tend to KNOW that inexperienced players start with rock and they tend to start with paper. Against an experienced player, a better bet is to start with scissors.
3) If you have an opponent that NEVER plays the same move twice in a row, you can always beat or tie them. If they throw Rock on one turn, you know they will follow with Paper OR Scissors the next, so you throw Scissors and you will tie or beat them. If Paper, then next expect Rock or Scissors and throw Rock. If Scissors, expect Rock or Paper, and throw Paper.
4) Opponents that DO throw doubles generally have a higher chance of throwing something other than their doubled move on the third throw (Unless they have a tendency to pattern with 3-in-a-row throws, of course), and you can use the advice in point 3 to meet or beat them on the following turn.
These tips are geared towards 2 player games, but an applied gamer could use them to predict a field of moves in multiplayer games, too. There are a few more tips out there as well, but we can't give away every trick in one post!
We hope you enjoy it!
Special
to *jonfunk* 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 |
October's winner is: Ambrosia Pie
- Submitted by Genie
Baked 9 inch pie crust
1 can (11 oz.) mandarin oranges, drained
1 cup flaked coconut
1 can lemon pudding (or vanilla)
toasted coconut
Fold orange segments and flaked coconut into 1 1/2 cups of the pudding.
Pour into the crust.
Chill at least 4 hours.
Garnish with remaining pudding and the toasted coconut.
Remove pie from refrigerator 10 minutes beore serving.
GoldToken's Genie 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 Genie! November's recipe contest is: "Low-Cal Variations of Traditional Thanksgiving Dishes". 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 November 28th, 2012.
| Up front & personal |
| Interview by: laura lee |
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We would like to say
to Honeybear for letting us step into their personal life for a bit.1. What brought you to GoldToken?
A lady I played with on another site told me about GT and I fell in love with it. Have been here since October 12,2001. I will soon have 11 years! (As of publication, she does!
)How'd you choose your name for GT?
I live on Honey Hill and we have bears here so Honeybear.
2. What interests you most on GT?
The games
and the people. I have made several lifelong friends. 3. Do you belong to any of the clubs? How about the chat only clubs (birds, kitties, garden)?
I belong to several clubs. I also have been running { Club } along with Nancy since August 28,2002. I belong to The Green Thumb Gardening Club because my husband and I love gardening.
4. What State or Country do you reside in?
I live in North Carolina
Do you live in the City or Country?
The area that we live in is rural. Even the towns around us you will see farm tractors parked along the 2 city blocks while the farmer runs in to get a hot dog or hamburger. Out here a traffic jam
is when the farmers are moving their farm equipment from one field to another. My house has fields on 3 sides. This year on the left & behind the house was corn fields. On the right side is peanuts. Across the road is also a corn field. Can't see the neighbors houses until they cut the corn.What in your State or Country do you think tourists should definitely see?
We are 40 miles from the beaches
and 200 miles to the mountains. All the little towns around here have festivals. We have the Pecan/Harvest festival and the next little town over is having the Yam Festival. In other towns there is also the Strawberry, Fire Ant & Watermelon Festival. So there is always something going on. 5. What hobbies to you have?
I do crafts. Crocheting, sewing, plastic canvas and fabric painting
What other interests do you have?
I love working in my yard.
I have lots of flowers. 6. Children?
We have 4 kids: 2 daughters
and 2 sons 
Grandchildren?
4 grandsons ;;
& 4 granddaughters 
& 2 great granddaughters 
Do any of them play on GT?
No but most of them are on Facebook
7. Do you work?
I haven't worked in years
If so, what kind of work do you do?
The last job I had was a quality control inspector at a seafood processing plant.
Do you enjoy your job?
I enjoyed my job but I really enjoy being able to stay at home with my husband.
8. Any pets?
LOL Cats lots of them. Living in the country they seem to show up. At last count there was 12!
I also have a boxer.
She is 12 yrs old and is slowing down but still our baby. She loves this time of the year. She gets candy corn & mary janes.9. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___ or over 50?
I am 52 and proud of it. After last year spending 52 days in the hospital and not sure if I was going to see another day.. I'll celebrate every year to come.
10. What's the farthest you've been from home?
I've lived in a bunch of states growing up. But I've always called North Carolina home. Back in 1990 we moved to Washington State and in 1998 when my husband wanted to move back home it didn't take us long to sell and pack. We drove across the country and were never so happy to see the Welcome to North Carolina sign.
Was it a vacation or for business?
We do go to Georgia every summer to pick up one of our granddaughters.
11. If you could be anywhere right now, where would that be?
Right where I am now. Snuggled up in my chair with the tv on, playing on my laptop, my husband on his computer, and my baby laying on the couch watching the candy jar! lol
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 |
Gold Token and what it means to me.
I Joined GT in 2004, many years i played as a guest. About 4/5 years ago the site gave me a 6 month free silver membership which allowed me to play a lot more games. I appreciated the site's good will.
Whilst enjoying the new amount of games i was allowed to join more tournaments, i also found out about clubs and joined a club. So when the 6 months were nearly up i purchased a gold membership and found it also allowed me to play more games. I joined the Sallyp and Friends club and learned how to play wiki tournaments. At first i had no idea what a wiki or even a wiki tournament was but soon picked it up.
The Sallyp and Friends club was having a minor crisis when I joined as it had very few officers. The club owner was after new officers but also wanted someone who had ideas for tournies. I put my name forward and was accepted and became a vice president in the club. I used to run lots of chess tournies in my home city for both a club and the Local Chess association. I thought I could adapt some of these types of tournies to my club. I managed to put my ideas to the owner and we started doing lots of wiki tournaments. I started to learn how to do wiki work for myself and was soon doing the tournies for the Sallyp and Friends club and I became a full president of the club. Other clubs must have heard about some of the types of tournies I arranged and asked if I would do some for their clubs. I started doing a few for various clubs but told all these new clubs I would not be doing massive amounts of tournies as I spend a lot of time in my first club the Sallyp and Friends club. The amount of time I spend on GoldToken is a lot nowadays as I am retired but enjoy this site a great deal. I do have time for other game sites that I do play on but GT is my favourite site. I have played in 3 olympics and will be playing in this year's event as well I do not play so many of GT main tournaments nowadays as I get plenty in my various clubs. GoldToken is a game site worth paying for and the amount of active things to do is great.
by johnnyyboy
| Contest of the Month |
Most Original Profile
November's contest of the month is the Most Original Profile. Winner will receive two extra months on their current membership, or, if Guest, a two month Silver membership.
If you know of an exceptional profile, or would like to submit your own, please post it on the Photo Album Contest DB, where everyone can check it out.
Note: Entries must be posted on the Photo Album Contest DB by no later than November 28th, 2012.
We have a winner for October's Contest: Name The Mascot!
to Calumet who submitted the winning name for our beloved mascot who shall hence fourth be known as Golden Spirit. Calumet will receive a personalized signature goldie. | Caption Contest |
The Caption contest winner for the October, 2012, newsletter is ladyvic, with:
Don't you ever stay out that late again without telling us! You're grounded for a month! No TV or Phone!
ladyvic!To enter November's Caption Contest, click on the link and post your best caption. photo titled November 2012 Caption Contest
The winner will be chosen by our news team, given 5 Golderos and announced in next months newsletter.
| Breaking Club News: |
| Brought to you by GoldToken's roving reporter, PattyMac |
The Prime Time TV Club has occasional limerick games, winner of each game adds their own line to the limerick and until the game is over. This one was on the show "Cake Boss" wiki, so the limerick was about cake. Here is the finished limerick.
| My best friend Jake |
| Was just addicted to cake |
| And wanted to make |
| A huge giant chocolate cake |
| But he ran in to trouble |
| Because the chocolate left a puddle |
| So no cake but a chocolatey lake! |
The Crafters Fair Club as reported last month is working on a hug Scrapbook for a dear friend of GoldToken. Scrapbooking Maven wants to remind everyone that the pages need to be sent to her no later than the 15th of November so she can get it on its way to the recipient. This is such a good way to reach out to our GoldToken community, to pass that thought, that touch, that feeling on to someone that needs it.. Please hurry on over to The Crafters Fair Club, If you need to have your pages done by the club please send your photos and other material to her a.s.a.p. You do not need to be into scrap-booking to take part. Just pm Scrapbooking Maven who will fill you in.
As of NOVEMBER First The Chess4Fun Club will be inducting EsqKeeper into our club's hall of fame. This is rare and only a handful of our members have been honored this way. EsqKeeper has been an integral part of keeping the first club here at GoldToken a fun and competitive club. He is a president, chess tutor, team member, and an excellent friend to all Chess4fun members. The Chess4Fun Club celebrated it's 14th Birthday when GoldToken celebrated the 13th.- KINGSLAYER
From quietman, owner of The Chess4Fun Club:
Congratulations to EsqKeeper for his induction into the 'Chess4Fun Hall of Fame'..
On this 25th Day of October, 2012, we enshrine EsqKeeper - aka Nes to his many friends - into the 'C4F Hall of Fame'.
We are grateful for his leadership, his loyalty and his commitment to our club.
He is a friend to all and he aspires to make our club a fun place to be.
To our Hall of Fame members, we reserve these words:
"Their membership in Chess4Fun made us a better club, and they deserve to be enshrined on this page so our members, present and future, may look to them as role models for the competitive spirit and fair play they brought to the boards and the friendships they kindled off the boards."
Congrats to EsqKeeper from all of us at C4F, and all of his friends at GoldToken.
The Daily Laugh Club has a new owner! smiler5 took over the reins and has lots of great things planned.
A dog thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me... They must be Gods!
A cat thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me... I must be a God!
If you like a daily giggle, come and join us at the Daily Laugh Club where a new joke is posted every day!
Starting on 1st November they will be setting a new game each day. The player who wins the most daily games each month will win a token to celebrate the achievement.
You can also have a tourney named after you in their Players' Choice series of games. Simply post the game you would like to play (avoiding those already in sign-up) on the Club's Games DB.
They have something for everyone and new members are always welcome. Contact the new owner smiler5 if you would like to join them at the The Daily Laugh Club
And on the Club vs Club scene:
The Prime Time TV Club reports they are the top rung in the club vs club ladders in Switch
The To Your Health Club top rung in Cribbage...
Tourne-case Championship is now going into the Final 4th Round. This is between { Club } and The Horsin' Around at GT Club
Rock Paper Scissors in the Final between The Prime Time TV Club and { Club }
Shake It Fast has a tie breaker right now to find the winner between The To Your Health Club and The Sallyp and Friends Club
American Rummikub will be going into the final round with The Sallyp and Friends Club and The To Your Health Club
Stay tuned to the December newsletter to see who WINS these Club games....
CLUBS!Need another club to step up to enter into the Dice Pipes competition. Remember it's only for one game per round and you can only play for one club. If you need any assistance and information, contact any of the Presidents in { Club }.
If any of the clubs have club vs club news, I would be happy to put it in print
PattyMac| Olympic News |
| Brought to you by: *GoldTokens* Olympic *Presidents* |
| The Triple Shake Competition in The 2011 Olympic Tournament Group 1A Tournament | |||
| Triple Shake | GOLD | { Club } | DavidJ |
| Triple Shake | SILVER | { Club } | SarahMills |
| Triple Shake | BRONZE | { Club } | DaMantis |
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.) **
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