October 2013
| GoldToken's Monthly News |
- _Promotion
As you must surely know, our management team carries a heavy load on their shoulders. Helping players resolve problems, answering questions, rewriting site pages, covering for me when I'm gone...the list of chores is extensive. This month, I am most pleased to promote eliphont551 to Vise President, for her going over and above board to see that GoldToken and it's valued players are on top of things. She is hard working, honest, caring and really does have your best interest at heart! Send her your 
and 
for a job well done!- Do You Get It?
*&* 
all got it in September!- Imperium!
to the incredible coding genius of Mecir, I am happy to announce the availability of our newest creation - the game of Imperium!Imperium is a board game for two players, somewhat similar to games such as Checkers or Xiangqi. We hope that you'll enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it for you! 
We have Jools to Thank for the fabulous graphics! - New Zodiac Signs!
With a special to Jools, all Silver and above members now can use these awesome new Zodiac signs (labeled with a J for Jools 
):
To make them, copy this code: ;;Jaqua;; ;;Jaries;; ;;Jcancer;; ;;Jcapri;; ;;Jgemi;; ;;Jleo;; ;;Jlibra;; ;;Jpisces;; ;;Jsagi;; ;;Jtarus;; ;;Jscorpio;; ;;Jvirgo;;
- Mystery Finally Revealed
In case you didn't believe us, GoldToken Code Gremlins: 
& 
To make them, copy this code: ;;gremlin2;; & ;;gremlin;; 
- Adieu, WebTV!
Following the official termination of the WebTV service last month, the GoldToken support for WebTV units has now been dropped, as it no longer is needed.If you were using the WebTV gamesheet layout, you can get it back by enabling the Display the gamesheet in a single column option in the Gamesheet section of your preferences.The Display game message and submit box directly under the board preference option (in your Game Options) now allows you to choose the submit box above or below the game board. To mimic the recently decommissioned WebTV layout option, check both boxes, and you get both your messages and game moves above the board:
Display game messages above the board.
Display game message and submit box directly under the board.
- There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met. ~~William Butler Yeats
This last month, Jeff and I were honored to spend a week with globalroamer during his trip across the USA from Tasmania. What an awesome guy!! I haven't had much of a chance to upload all the amazing photo's of our travels together yet, but have posted a few in my silly album titled Badger's Album titled The dog lives here, Pete. You're just visiting. - Steve's Visit Sept 2013...will add more shortly!(unknown photo)Have a wonderful month and play like you mean it!
--Badger
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 Up Front & Personal Testimonial Of The Month Contest of the Month Caption Contest Goldie Story Board Highlights Icon Mania! Breaking Club News Olympic News | Birthdays & Special Announcements |  |
-- Happy Birthday to *justme on October 1st! -
-- Happy Birthday to ema on October 2nd! - From The Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club
-- Happy Birthday to Brett smile on October 2nd! -
-- Happy Birthday to wilsoni on October 4th! - From The Pork Chop Club
-- Happy Birthday to Dmm on October 5th! - From The Word O'Rama Club
-- Happy Birthday to Joannabell on October 5th! - From { Club } and The Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Dionysos on October 6th! -
-- Happy Birthday to alexlee on October 8th! -
-- Happy Birthday to grade1teacher on October 10th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Namdnas on October 10th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Dragon101 on October 11th! - With much love from your wife jazzbeth -
-- Happy Birthday to Axe man on October 11th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Bruno on October 15th!
-- Happy Birthday to DebiM on October 15th! -
-- Happy Birthday to DocMartin on October 15th!
-- Happy Birthday to restivo46 on October 16th! -
-- Happy Birthday to three horses on October 20th! -
-- Happy Birthday to ozallan on October 20th!
-- Happy Birthday to fatdaddy on October 22nd! - From The Backgammon Tournament Club-
-- Happy Birthday to MookiesMom on October 24th! -
-- Happy Birthday to blackdog3 on October 25th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Neat on October 26th! -
-- Happy Birthday to brosius on October 26th! - From The MasterClass Club-
-- Happy Birthday to B*Elanna on October 28th! - From The Backgammon Tournament Club, The Word O'Rama Club, The Pork Chop Club and Man of Steel -
-- Happy Birthday to little momma on October 28th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Sweetlips43 on October 28th! -
-- Happy Birthday to firefly on October 28th! - With love from the GoldToken Management Team! -
-- Happy Birthday to GreenEyedLady on October 29th! -
-- Happy Birthday to RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack on October 29th! - From The Pork Chop Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Penguin123 on October 29th!
-- Happy Birthday to Rxb5 on October 29th! - From The Word O'Rama Club
-- Happy Birthday to hoot on October 30th! - From The Pork Chop Club -
-- Happy Birthday to BmwLady_430i on October 31st! -
-- Happy Birthday to pepperbeach on October 31st! - { Club }-
Anniversary & Other Wishes:
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to ellieoop and her husband Bob on October 3rd! Have a terrific anniversary!-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to Allison and DEG on October 14th! Have a terrific anniversary!-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to Dbledee and Misfit Lenrad6672 from - From The Word O'Rama Club and your loving wife Misfit Lenrad6672 on October 18th! Have a terrific anniversary!-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to Chermandy and marcmandy on October 25th! - From The Word O'Rama Club* 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 |
Why do we have clubs at GoldToken some may ask.
Club membership gives ordinary paid members a place to belong to.
In clubs members can enjoy meeting other members who play the same
type of games or to chat to on club boards.
Most Clubs play a lot of GoldToken's games.
Some stick to a game type ie. Gammon, Salvo, Shake its just to name a few.
Other clubs play only club v club matches.
You find clubs that are set up for discussions about various subjects
ie. Religion, Politics, Cookery just to name a few.
Members of clubs can usually get what they want from the clubs they join.
Owners of clubs go that bit further then most members.
The different types of clubs mean many different owners, though some owners
have many clubs.
What else do these owners actually do some may ask.
Most look around for other keen members of their clubs and make them into
officers.
The owners usually help set up club tournies,run polls keep members
informed of new tournies and help officers run their clubs.
They look around for potential new members and look after members
in their clubs.
Officers come in many types.
Some members of clubs see the various types of officers and may wonder just
what they do.
Most clubs have Presidents,Vice Presidents and Welcomers.
Presidents do lots of various jobs in the club and some do small jobs all
to keep their club running.
I am President with number of officer roles in a few clubs I am a member of.
I set up wiki tournies,run them and keep them up to date.
Other officers do club v club matches or set the clubs auto tournies up.
Some clubs have officers who look after the clubs various chat boards.
A lot of clubs have welcomers (usually a Vice President).
They do am important role in every club they welcome new members into their
club and also in some cases get them playing other club members to help them
stay on as members.
What are wiki tournies some may ask?
These are tournies usually set up by owners or Presidents were members
get to play other members in small wiki based club tournies.
The wiki tournies are different to GoldToken run tournies as game numbers and
results need to be entered by the players playing the game.
These wiki tournies can be a little tricky to understand by a few players
but most club officers will aid new and old members in getting their entries,
game numbers and results into the tournie wiki.
Auto tournies run by clubs are a little like the autos tournies that GoldToken
run for all GoldToken members but they are only for the clubs members of the
competing clubs.
Most clubs have ladder tournies they are a little like auto tournies.
These ladder tournies are only for the clubs members though.
To move up the ladder players need to win their games, the games start
automatically.
Although this is a brief item about Clubs and what happens in them.
There is lots more that GoldToken paid members can get out of been a club member.
Joining clubs is easy to do most clubs look for newer players to join.
They send club invites so look out for invites.
If you are not in a club and want to join a club, Click on the Clubs
link at the bottom of every page and give it a try.
johnnyyboy
| Photozone Competition |
| Brought to you by: Redhairchick |
GailorJ54 with (unknown photo) is September's Photozone competition winner who won the challenge with 18 votes and will be awarded with a profile token. 
Holly came in the 2nd place with 16 votes for (unknown photo). 
MrLarry47 came in the 3nd place with 14 votes for (unknown photo). 
to all the winners and 
to all of the members who participated either by submitting photos or voting and commenting. We had 93 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 2013-09 Education
The theme for our photo contests in October is Seasonal Shapes. 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. The deadline for this month's Photozone contest is: 12:00 Midnight, Pacific Time, Sunday, October 27th, 2013.
Voting for October's Photozone contest will be closed on: 12:00 Midnight, Pacific Time, Saturday, November 2nd, 2013.
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
| Photo Album of the Month |
| Brought to you by: ladyvic |
(unknown photo)The winning Album of September's Theme: Elements of Nature is smiler5 with Album smiler5's Album titled Nature's Variety
Everyone that entered their Albums really had some great pictures!
October's Theme: is Fall Colors
So get your Albums ready and post them at Photo Album ContestWinner receives 1 Month extension to your current membership and a guest adoption of your choice!
and 
to all! ladyvic
| Game Of The Month |
October's game of the month is Lines of Action! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The October 2013 - Game of the Month - Lines of Action Tournament!
We hope you enjoy it! Nobody accepted the challenge to write Nuggets for this game.
Why don't you give next month's game, Dipole, a shot? 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 |
September's winner is: Granny's Chocolate Fudge
- Submitted by Lillie
Ingredients
2 Cups Granulated White Sugar
2/3 Cup Cocoa
1 Cup Milk ( EVAPORATED CAN MILK )
ADD THESE 3 Things AFTER YOU BRING TO A BRISK BUBBLY BOIL AND THIS HAS BEEN CHECKED TO MAKE SURE IT FORMS A ROUND BALL IN COLD WATER
4 Tablespoons (TBS) Regular Butter with Salt ( Real )
1 Teaspoon TSP) PURE Vanilla Extract
1/2 Cup of Walnuts ( OPTIONAL )
Directions no Extra salt needed because we are using butter with salt
Grease A Square Baking Pan with butter or you can use Aluminum foil or Wax paper and put Butter on either and place on bottom of baking dish or pan. Set A Side For Later
Combine Sugar, Cocoa together in a sauce pan and add the Milk to the Cocoa and Sugar, stir together, place on the stove on a small burner and turn on medium heat stir and keep constantly stirring until it gets to a rapid bubbly boil . Take a little of this mixture with a spoon and drop it in a cup of cold water, until you see it form a ball keep trying until you see a completely formed ball in the cup when you do it is ready..., once completed you are ready for the next step. Next step TURN off the burner remove pan from the heat and place on another burner and add the Vanilla and Butter and I beat this in pan with a wooden spoon. When the Butter and Vanilla has been beat in and it looks like the shine from the butter has gone, you can add walnuts and just fold them in... pour mixture in the greased square pan and let set. I cover and put in Refrigerator for at least a couple of hours ...Once it has cooled then I cut into squares...I usually get 4 dozen squares.
GoldToken's Lillie 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 Lillie! October's recipe contest is: Cookies. The winner will be given a "one time" access to the entire list of site icons, and can select any one that is not currently being used by another player, regardless of membership level (Guests, Wood and Silver members can keep the icon for 1 year!). Rules:
- Entries must be posted by the recipe guardian/creator on the Cutting Board DB.
- Recipe must be original and have never been posted on the Cutting Board DB before.
| Up front & personal |
| Interview by: laura lee |
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We would like to say
to catlover for letting us step into their personal life for a bit.1. What brought you to GoldToken?
I used to play at IYT and when my friend Diane, Brendans Grandmom, invited me here I willingly came….and haven’t left since
How'd you choose your name for GT?
Well I have so many cats that it seemed appropriate….but maybe it should have been crazy catlady….
2. What interests you most on GT?
This is an easy question….the people here at GT are the best people
I have had the joy of meeting….when I come in here it is like coming home. 
Your all time favorite game here?
Cribbage
3. Do you belong to any of the clubs?
Yes I belong to several….to name a few, The Friendship Club, Daily Laugh, Sally and Friends , and Home Place
4. What State or Country do you reside in?
*I live now in Ohio.
Do you live in the City or Country?
I live in a rural area
and can see deer 
, wild turkeys, 
and all kinds of other animals just by looking out my kitchen window What in your State or Country do you think tourists should definitely see?
I think I would want tourists to see some of the caves in the area. Old Mans Cave is awesome and a summer attraction for many people along with the Hocking Hills
5. What hobbies do you have?
When I can, I love to sit and do counted cross stitch
What other interests do you have?
I enjoy reading whenever I can…I don’t go to many places without my e-reader
6. Children?
I have 2 sons
and one daughter 
Grandchildren?
I have 5 granddaughters
and am the great gramma of 2 girls 
and a boy 
Do any of them play on GT?
no
7. Do you work?
No I am retired now
8. Any pets?
Yes, too many….I have about 25 cats
mostly because someone in town a long time ago said this place was a pet rescue and to just drop cats off….took several years to have that 
but I wouldn’t give up one of the fur babies….they give me so much joy and will sit and listen to me for hours 9. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___X or over 50?
over 50
10. What's the farthest you've been from home?
Hawaii Hawaii
Was it a vacation or for business?
It was part of my job to go to Hawaii to work on some submarines
11. If you could be anywhere right now where would that be?
Some place near the ocean but peaceful and quiet
12. Favorite season?
Spring….you see all the new flowers
come up and trees bud out 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 |
When a friend told me about this site I started as a guest and really enjoy the games and people I met at that time. I then went Platinum member and learned more about other games and met even more people. This site has so much to offer and it's not just in the games but all the wonderful people that put it together and the ones you meet playing games. I didn't know what a "life line" this site was for me until my husband passed away almost 3 years ago but the warm "Friendships" I had made really helped me deal with the new life I was having to learn and moving on with it. I play my games so I can visit some of my friends here every day and have done so for 10 years now and will for another 10 years or as long as it's all here. happy I can't Thank the people behind all this enough for giving me and others such a wonderful adventure in life as here and all the games and Friendship you can and will make. I have been so Blessed and Thank You All for being a part of my every day life.
csesugar
Connie
Hugs & God Bless
| Contest of the Month |
Best New Game Design
October's contest is the best New Game Design submitted throughout the month. You can include your own graphics, opt to use graphics already available on GoldToken, or if chosen as the winning entry, possibly have your graphics designed by our professional graphic artists. All entries will be reviewed for playability, and judged by GoldToken's Graphic Arts team. The winning game will be announced in November's newsletter. Winner will receive two extra months on their current membership, or, if Guest, a two month Silver membership, and see their new game added to GoldToken's venue of games (as long as it is feasible to code), sometime during this next year.
There are a number steps involved in creating a new board game. A new game design can be a variation of a current game or entirely new, but it must be original and not a game found anywhere else. Start with variations of games that you love, that you loved as a child etc. Work out what makes these games fun, what’s wrong with these games, what could be better. Look at all different kinds of games from many different genres. This is the funnest part of game design. We hope you enjoy planning your entry!
We have a winner for Club Owner of the Year!
to blackangus, owner of The Horsin' Around at GT Club! She will receive a 2-month extension to her membership and a special Profile Token to commemorate the honor! 
| Goldie Story Board Highlights |
September's theme was "On the night on all hollows eve".
The stories were entertaining and creative, but the winner
was PattyMac and the winning story was:
The Kings Halloween
Well the 
tells the , perhaps a Halloween Party 
will make the people 
in the Kingdom think upon me kinder , because as you know things are not good in the kingdom 
So the
leaves his 
and takes the 
into town. There he proclaims 
. Eat,
Drink 
and Be Merry 
, dress in your best costume 
, will receive the 's 
. Well needless to say 
the was not thrilled to hear of her being put up as a prize . The orders the 
to fetch the 's slipper . As the was on his way back he was 
tripped by the 
and the glass was broken into a dozen pieces
. Seeing this the broke out in a cold sweat,
now what will the people of my kingdom think if I do not have the prize as promised. He envisioned 
,
and bats 
surrounding his because it is you know. In his 
he summons the local 
. Use your potions to produce a new and 
it was so, but now the being in debt with the is another story. 
and as she departs, she says "beware of the first full moon 
you fool! 
...
The hunt for the golden Turkey - for friends across the pond for Thanksgiving Day.to PattyMac! October's theme is
We only had 3 entries this month. Let's see if we can beat that number in October!
| Caption Contest |
The Caption contest winner for the September, 2013, newsletter is Momsie with:
(unknown photo)
JACKPOT!!!!!
Momsie!To enter October'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.
| Caption Humor Highlights |
| Brought to you by: Giant Gila Monster |
| Icon Mania! |
| Brought to you by: GoldToken's Icon Fairy |
The icons to find in October are:
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Be the first to find...message the GoldToken's Icon Fairy or post on Icon DB.
And look what the Icon Fairy is wearing this week...Its is 
, it is from the "Hamster Collection" which is up for adoption by any Club that does not already have club icons! Contact the GoldToken's Icon Fairy if you would like to adopt the cute Hamsters or would like to see what else there is up for adoption and remember these club icons can also be worn by your club silver members!
The Icon Of The Day....hurry on over to the Icon Mania and put your request in for this one or choose from our great icons. There are still many available!
| Breaking Club News: |
| Brought to you by GoldToken's roving reporter, PattyMac |
They are also running a very important poll with 33 votes so far, they are asking all members to weigh in on this poll. The Poll is for the club members to vote on a "Angel Tree Gift". Each member that wants to donates 2 golderos, the proceeds will then be applied to a GoldToken Club Member for a paid membership. If you would like more information on this project or more information on club activities, contact Budgie or berecca.
{ Club } Has gone "Automatic" meaning they will be hosting only Wikiless Tournies from now on. NO wikis, no posting of game numbers and results. They will finish up the remaining wiki games but all new games will be automatic. They are also stepping up their enrollment efforts to fill in the last 36 available membership spots. If your interested contact the owner Nancy she will be happy to furnish you any further information.
The Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club will be having a new trivia game called 'Connections'..You can play every week and they will post a new game and will keep track of your answers, whoever has the most correct at the end of 10 weeks will receive a gift package
filled with goodies from monkeytyper...she says she hopes to see all the current members join in on the fun and if any other GT players would like to come join us, the club is open to all.The Overall Competition Club Only four monthly challenges are left to the end of the 2013 Overall Competition. The top three players of each challenge win 3, 2, and 1 golderos.
The 2013 Overall Competition is currently led by McGoo98 followed by EPICURUS 75, TrueIndian, Hamsarnie, the celt, DavidJ, Red Panda, Road Runner, SarahMills, and FrodoBaggins . Top three players win 40, 20, and 10 golderos.
{ Club } is a 100% gammon club, they play Backgammon and Nackgammon aganist other GoldToken Clubs and they have 15 available membership spots left, if you would like to join in the Backgammon and Nackgammon only just message the owner Nancy
ClubvsClub games
16 Clubs signed up for a Backgammon Championship - The Winner was The Shire Club
Club 8 Clubs signed up for a Tourne-case Show-Down - The Winner was The Sallyp and Friends Club
Club Match Up with { Club } and The To Your Health Club in a Club game of Dice Pipes - The Winner was The To Your Health Club
| Olympic News |
| Brought to you by: *GoldTokens* Olympic *Presidents* |
September's 2012 Olympic Winners! A big congratulations to these players & their clubs! 
| The Hangman Competition in The 2012 Olympic Tournament Group 2A Tournament | |||
| Hangman | GOLD | The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Neptune Club | rabbitoid |
| Hangman | SILVER | The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Minerva Club | Red Panda |
| Hangman | BRONZE | The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Minerva Club | smelly feet |
| The Salvo Competition in The 2012 Olympic Tournament Group 1B Tournament | |||
| Salvo | GOLD | The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Vulcan Club | Chimera |
| Salvo | SILVER | The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Neptune Club | Zanda |
| Salvo | BRONZE | The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Ceres Club | gandolf the white |
| The Backgammon (3 Point) Competition in The 2012 Olympic Tournament Group 1A Tournament | |||
| Backgammon 3 Point | GOLD | The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Ceres Club | Jose_C |
| Backgammon 3 Point | SILVER | The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Juno Club | macbann |
| Backgammon 3 Point | BRONZE | The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Neptune Club | China_Blue |
| Backgammon 3 Point | BRONZE | The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Vulcan Club | Chris |
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 macBruck. to him 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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