October 2020
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October 5th, 2020, marks GoldToken's unofficial 21st birthday bash!
To celebrate, GoldToken will be running various contests site-wide, so keep your eyes 
peeled all over the site!
A few of the tokens that could be won by you:
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Time is running out for the 20th Anniversary tokens yet to be collected by players. You have until December 31 to try and collect all 40 of these. The player who accumulates the most of these special Tokens by December 31st will receive a one-year extension to their membership! In the case of a tie, an automated Rock Paper Scissors tournament (or tournaments) will be run to determine one final winner. Our current winners who have collected all 40 so far, are:
HeartOnFire
Lil Red
monkeytyper
pepperbeach
RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack
Silkwood
So what are you waiting for? Try and collect those 20th anniversary tokens offered by various boards so your name can be added for a possible win of a one year extension to your membership!
Have fun, enjoy and check those boards for all the fun contests and tokens to win for the 21st anniversary. Hope to see you there!
Votes are in for the GoldDots Contest! Check out this picture, in game #12463460, created by joannamarie and Holly! It took them a couple of tries to get it just perfect, and the results are spectacular!
joannamarie and Holly, please be sure to write to GoldToken Support to claim your 1-month membership extension prize!
Happy October, everyone! Wishing you much luck and tons of fun!
--heyred72
In this month's newsletter, we have:
Birthdays & Special Announcements
1st Stop Information
Photozone Competition
Discussion Boards in the Spotlight
Australia's Amazing Animals
Photo Album of the Month
Game Of The Month
Best Recipe Contest
Pony Up!
Up Front & Personal
Testimonial Of The Month
Contest of the Month
Caption Contest
Icon Mania!
Breaking Club News
Shout Out!
Olympic News
-- Happy Birthday to *justme on October 1st! - From The To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to ema on October 2nd! - From The Daily Laugh Club, The Scoop's Castle Club, The He's Alive Club, The To Your Health Club, The Prime Time TV Club and The Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Brett smile on October 2nd! -
-- Happy Birthday to Bullets9mm on October 5th! - From The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Dmm on October 5th! - From The Daily Laugh Club, The Prime Time TV Club and The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to starzone on October 5th! - From The Prime Time TV Club and The To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to lwmc on October 6th! - From The Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to loondog on October 7th! - - From The Classic TV & Music Club, The Wolf Pack Club and The Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Sundrop kid on October 9th! - From The Friendship Club and The Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to ladyblue2k on October 10th! - From The Daily Laugh Club, The To Your Health Club and The Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to grade1teacher on October 10th! - From The Word O'Rama Club, The To Your Health Club and The He's Alive Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Lil Moosie of the Wolf Pack on October 10th! - From The Wolf Pack Club -
-- 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! - From The Wolf Pack Club
-- Happy Birthday to z71cat on October 20th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club and The To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to fatdaddy on October 22nd! - From The Backgammon Tournament Club , The Friendship Club and The Classic TV & Music Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Candy Cane Kaz on October 24th! - From The Daily Laugh Club , The Scoop's Castle Club, The To Your Health Club and The He's Alive Club -
-- Happy Birthday to HenryJaimes on October 24th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club and The To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to blackdog3 on October 25th! - From The Daily Laugh Club and The To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Eriisa on October 26th! - From The To Your Health Club and The Wolf Pack Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Bluefin on October 26th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Neat on October 26th! - From The Friendship Club, The Prime Time TV Club and The Word O'Rama Club -
-- 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 Daily Laugh Club, The Scoop's Castle Club, The Word O'Rama Club, The Pork Chop Club, The Wolf Pack Club and Man of Steel -
-- Happy Birthday to Sweetlips43 on October 28th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club, The To Your Health Club, The Prime Time TV Club and The He's Alive Club -
-- Happy Birthday to goldfreckles on October 28th - from The Deborah's Cove Family Club -
-- Happy Birthday to firefly on October 28th! -
-- Happy Birthday to GreenEyedLady on October 29th! -
-- Happy Birthday to RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack on October 29th! - From The Pork Chop Club, The Wolf Pack Club and The Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Penguin123 on October 29th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Rxb5 on October 29th! - From The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to BmwLady_430i on October 31st! -
-- Happy Birthday to RaceMom on October 31st! - From The Prime Time TV Club
-- Happy Birthday to pepperbeach on October 31st! - From The Prime Time TV Club , The Friendship Club, The To Your Health Club and { Club }-
Anniversary & Other Wishes:
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to ladyblue2k and her husband on October 9th! 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 loondog and her husband on October 19th! Have a terrific anniversary! -
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to Chermandy and marcmandy on October 25th! - From The Daily Laugh Club and The Word O'Rama Club Have a terrific anniversary! -
Sometimes I get overwhelmed by the information on my gamesheet. Is there a way to make it sleeker?
Your gamesheet has many customization options! Click on "Preferences" (there's a link at the bottom of your gamesheet and a link in the "Options" box in the middle of your gamesheet). Then select the "Gamesheet" tab to see what you can do.
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To post your image you can visit the Photozone discussion board. To see each image that is open, visit Photozone Zepher's Album titled Macro Photography Contest.
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Goldie Story Contest
Have you checked out the Goldie Story Contest yet? You should, because it looks like lots of fun!
Hosted by PattyMac, it involves contests for different topics using Goldies. Currently, there is a contest for "Sing Me a Song" where you make a 
song out of GoldToken goldies. They sure have some cool entries entered on this board! Even if you don't want to enter the contests, check this board out for lots of enjoyable entertainment by subscribing (check the little subscribe box on the board) and be prepared to be entertained by the imagination of the contestants! 
General Chat
One of our more popular boards where players chat, interact, discuss the topic of the day or just introduce themselves and say
! Prizes can also be won on this board by a player's most inventive answers to the topic of the day, which is usually either thought provoking or funny. You'll never know what you'll find there; 
it's different every day. So 
by and check it out! You'll be glad you did!
Puzzles and Riddles
What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word? Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?
If you haven't checked this board out, you should. There are some great puzzles and riddles on there, which can be real stumpers but are fun to figure out! You can post your own or attempt to figure out the ones already posted. Definitely a challenge, but I know you are up for it! So check it out and see if you can stump someone!
Other boards for your enjoyment:
Caption Humor
Crafters' Fair
Cutting Board
General Chat
Goldie Story Contest
Jest for Puns
Jokes Board
Paraprosdokian Sentences
Photozone
Photo Album Contest
Polls
Pony Up!
Word Of The Week
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I suggested that I share an Australian Animal with members each newsletter because there are so many unique animals here other than the koala and kangaroo. The first one I have chosen is the quokka. You might think of a quokka as a small looking kangaroo but rather tiny and much cuter.
Quokkas give birth just 27 days after mating. The tiny, pink, hairless and blind joey then finds its way to its mother pouch where it stays
for around six months. If the joey doesn't survive, the mother can give birth to another one shortly after because she has others in her womb in a suspended state of development as back-up in case tragedy befalls the older joey.
Like many macropods, when threatened, quokka mothers may expel their joeys from their pouched leaving them squealing on the ground. A chasing predator is attracted by this giving the mother time to get away. It sounds harsh but it's better than both mother and baby ending up as prey.
Rottnest Island near Perth in Western Australia has the largest population of quokkas in the world. They also exist on the Naval Base on Garden Island. I believe it is a $1,000 fine if you hit a quokka with your car on Garden Island.
And it's another good reason why quokkas shouldn't be harassed on Rottnest Island.
Quokkas are herbivores that eat a variety of grasses and shrubs. When food is scarce they can draw on stored fat in their tails for energy to get them through. As travelers to the island might know, fresh water is in short supply on Rottnest Island so it's just as well that quokkas can survive on very little of it lasting up to a month without a drink.
Around 10,000 quokkas live on Rottnest Island today. Very small populations also survive in the mainland's south-west forests such as those near Northcliffe. Overall the species is listed as vulnerable due to being killed by feral animals (cats and foxes), altered fire patterns and habitat loss.
Quokkas, on average, can live for about ten years. They are able to breed from about eighteen months of age. On the mainland, female quokkas are able to produce about seventeen offspring over a lifetime, with two joeys being born each year. However on Rottnest Island, with a shorter breeding season, quokkas usually only give birth to one offspring per year.
Castles ( Real or Sand ) was our theme in September
The Winner is: oldog's Album titled CASTLES FROM AROUND THE WORLD 
Watch for your profile tokens!
nd place goes to: Jewels21's Album
rd place goes to: MM David littlefair XI's Album 
Our October theme will be Candy:
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This will be lots of fun! Start working on your album and post a link on the Photo Album Contest board.
Best of luck,
ladyvic
October's game of the month is Mexican Train(Fast)! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The Game of the Month - Oct 2020 - Mexican Train(Fast) Tournament!
In this variant of Dominoes, in the first round, the player who draws the 4-4 bone plays first. In the second round, the player with a 3-3 does, and so on, up to the last round where the player with a 0-0 plays first. After 5 rounds, the game ends.
During the first turn of a round, each player is able to play as many successive bones as they are able to place. Playing on other player's trains is not allowed during the first turn.
For more details, see Rules of Mexican Train (Fast).
We hope you enjoy it!
October's game of the month is Stacking CrossDowns Race! Join us in a fun League Style Tournament by signing your club up today. You can send your roster of 1 to 5 players from your club or enter them in The Site Wide Club vs Club Tournament Club! Remember, if your club wins you are eligible for Club Tokens. These club tokens are ONE of a kind and ONLY for your club. They can be won in your club when your members sign up for your monthly wikiless tournaments. Also there's an extra Club Token for the club that wins the most games in one calendar year! So what you waiting for, sign your club up today! Please notify PattyMac to join!
September's winner is: Shrimp Fried Rice
Ingredients
• 1 lb shrimp detailed and deveined
• 3 larges eggs lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoon sesame oil
• 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 cups cooked rice
• 3 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups frozen peas and diced carrots
Instructions
1. In a large skillet, pan fry the shrimp and carrots and peas blend in the skillet with both of the oils for about 3-5 minutes or until soft.
2. Slide the vegetables and shrimp to the side and pour in the eggs.
3. Scramble the eggs.
4. Then stir in the rice, soy sauce, salt, and pepper and mix with the eggs, shrimp and vegetables.
5. Stir for a few minutes until rice is heated through.
6. Top with sliced green onions.
GoldToken's Gypsy 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 Gypsy!
October's recipe contest is: "Pies". The winner will be given a "one time" access to the entire list of site icons, and can select any one that is not currently being used by another player, regardless of membership level (Guests, Wood and Silver members can keep the icon for 1 year!). Rules:
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The Pony Up! board continues to give out tokens, golderos and other prizes each month and with
and 
coming upon us, there's no better time to check us out! 
Has your name been on the board for a win or an interaction in the contests? If not, you're missing out on all the fun! There are new guidelines designed to give even more opportunities for players to enter/win which you can see on the top of the page. We'd love to see your name on the board for a win; not to mention giving out tokens for your profile page and other prizes! Random and/or voting contests are there for your enjoyment! Currently there is an I Am Not a Happy Camper - Caption This contest in process, so feel free to join in!
September Winners
HeartOnFire - Poetry in Motion
MM David littlefair XI - Hollywood Walk of Fame
ladyvic - Pets Galore
HeartOnFire - Who in the World
HeartOnFire - Badger, Who?
loca - Let Me Think About It
z71cat - Happy Days!
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We would like to say
to restivo46 for letting us step into their personal life for a bit.
1. What brought you to GoldToken, and how'd you choose your name for GT?
If there are any questions you would like to see asked in future interviews, please let us know.
Laura
laura lee
I played first on itsyourturn but was attacked in several games by rude players. One of them told me he had a bunch of accounts which is totally cheating and I found out lots of people have double and triple accounts on other game places. When I wrote iyt about it they blew me off. I won’t play there anymore. That’s when I found GoldToken. They don’t allow that here. GoldToken has all the other sites beat all the way around. I like the tournaments here and feel I do pretty well. At least nobody gets to the top by cheating here. So when I win, it’s a good feeling I did well. I like strategy games mostly because they make you think harder and GoldToken has all the best ones.
hoof hearted
Best New Game Design
October's contest is for 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. This is your chance to see your new game added to GoldToken's collection of games (as long as it is feasible to code)!
There are a number of 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 most fun part of game design. We hope you enjoy planning your entry!
All entries should be submitted to GoldToken's Newshound no later than 11:59PM, Pacific Time, October 28, 2020.
to Hillbilly, owner of The Scoop's Castle Club! It's a busy club with lots of fun to be had, and she does a great job! Hillbilly, please be sure to write to GoldToken Support to claim your 2-month membership extension.
The Caption Contest winner for the September, 2020, newsletter is HeartOnFire with:
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It's going to be a bright, bright, bright sunflowery day!
HeartOnFire!
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 month's newsletter.
Halloween is just around the corner and for those that celebrate, GoldToken's Icon Fairy is standing by to get your saved Halloween icon out of storage for you....or....you can choose a great icon in Rows 1 and 2 on the Name Icons page.
I sure hope you have the Icon Mania board ticked so you get all news. GoldToken's Icon Fairy has gotten in on the fun of giving away tokens!
. This awesome and colorful token was recently won { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/albums/photo398132008201042061.gif }. Contests are random so you need to keep an eye out .
And, of course, there are other icons to delight in. If you don't see something you like, drop GoldToken's Icon Fairy a note or post on the Icon Mania discussion board and they will see if they can find something for you. See you all there, take care and be safe!
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A special SHOUT OUT! to Game_Master from Spartanburg, member since 2018. a most worthy opponent in Rock, Paper, Scissors and Polar Poultry! Great profile picture and such a lovely family you have! Thank you for being such a loyal member and we're so glad you're a part of the GoldToken family, Game_Master!
A special SHOUT OUT! to Mojos Mom from Salem, Oregon, member since 2014 and a competitive opponent in Los Ochos!! Lovely pictures of your precious fur baby! Looks like he/she has your heart and the run of the place! Thank you for being such a faithful member and we're so glad you're a part of our GoldToken family, Mojos Mom!
A special SHOUT OUT! to mastitcher2 member since 2011 and a consistent competitor in cribbage! We love the pictures of your grandbabies; truly precious and your diamond pictures are awesome! Thank you for being such a devoted member of GoldToken and we're so glad you're a part of our GoldToken family, mastitcher2!
Players randomly chosen for the Shout Out! section will receive one of the following tokens from GoldToken.
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| GoldToken's Monthly News |
- Happy (Unofficial) Birthday, GoldToken!
October 5th, 2020, marks GoldToken's unofficial 21st birthday bash!
To celebrate, GoldToken will be running various contests site-wide, so keep your eyes peeled all over the site! :Pssst: Ticking the subscribe boxes on the various boards could help ensure chances of winning. ie.. or Club Members & Matches under Discussion Boards at the top of the page. Winners of these contests will earn special 21st anniversary tokens, (limit one prize token of each type per player). I hope you've found lots of Token opportunities today!A few of the tokens that could be won by you:
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Time is running out for the 20th Anniversary tokens yet to be collected by players. You have until December 31 to try and collect all 40 of these. The player who accumulates the most of these special Tokens by December 31st will receive a one-year extension to their membership! In the case of a tie, an automated Rock Paper Scissors tournament (or tournaments) will be run to determine one final winner. Our current winners who have collected all 40 so far, are:
HeartOnFire
Lil Red
monkeytyper
pepperbeach
RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack
Silkwood
So what are you waiting for? Try and collect those 20th anniversary tokens offered by various boards so your name can be added for a possible win of a one year extension to your membership!
Have fun, enjoy and check those boards for all the fun contests and tokens to win for the 21st anniversary. Hope to see you there!
- We Have a Winner!
Votes are in for the GoldDots Contest! Check out this picture, in game #12463460, created by joannamarie and Holly! It took them a couple of tries to get it just perfect, and the results are spectacular!
joannamarie and Holly, please be sure to write to GoldToken Support to claim your 1-month membership extension prize!
Happy October, everyone! Wishing you much luck and tons of fun!
--heyred72
In this month's newsletter, we have:
Birthdays & Special Announcements 1st Stop Information Photozone Competition Discussion Boards in the Spotlight Australia's Amazing Animals Photo Album of the Month Game Of The Month Best Recipe Contest Pony Up! Up Front & Personal Testimonial Of The Month Contest of the Month Caption Contest Icon Mania! Breaking Club News Shout Out! Olympic News | Birthdays & Special Announcements | |
-- Happy Birthday to *justme on October 1st! - From The To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to ema on October 2nd! - From The Daily Laugh Club, The Scoop's Castle Club, The He's Alive Club, The To Your Health Club, The Prime Time TV Club and The Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Brett smile on October 2nd! -
-- Happy Birthday to Bullets9mm on October 5th! - From The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Dmm on October 5th! - From The Daily Laugh Club, The Prime Time TV Club and The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to starzone on October 5th! - From The Prime Time TV Club and The To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to lwmc on October 6th! - From The Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to loondog on October 7th! - - From The Classic TV & Music Club, The Wolf Pack Club and The Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Sundrop kid on October 9th! - From The Friendship Club and The Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to ladyblue2k on October 10th! - From The Daily Laugh Club, The To Your Health Club and The Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to grade1teacher on October 10th! - From The Word O'Rama Club, The To Your Health Club and The He's Alive Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Lil Moosie of the Wolf Pack on October 10th! - From The Wolf Pack Club -
-- 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! - From The Wolf Pack Club
-- Happy Birthday to z71cat on October 20th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club and The To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to fatdaddy on October 22nd! - From The Backgammon Tournament Club , The Friendship Club and The Classic TV & Music Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Candy Cane Kaz on October 24th! - From The Daily Laugh Club , The Scoop's Castle Club, The To Your Health Club and The He's Alive Club -
-- Happy Birthday to HenryJaimes on October 24th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club and The To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to blackdog3 on October 25th! - From The Daily Laugh Club and The To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Eriisa on October 26th! - From The To Your Health Club and The Wolf Pack Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Bluefin on October 26th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Neat on October 26th! - From The Friendship Club, The Prime Time TV Club and The Word O'Rama Club -
-- 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 Daily Laugh Club, The Scoop's Castle Club, The Word O'Rama Club, The Pork Chop Club, The Wolf Pack Club and Man of Steel -
-- Happy Birthday to Sweetlips43 on October 28th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club, The To Your Health Club, The Prime Time TV Club and The He's Alive Club -
-- Happy Birthday to goldfreckles on October 28th - from The Deborah's Cove Family Club -
-- Happy Birthday to firefly on October 28th! -
-- Happy Birthday to GreenEyedLady on October 29th! -
-- Happy Birthday to RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack on October 29th! - From The Pork Chop Club, The Wolf Pack Club and The Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Penguin123 on October 29th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Rxb5 on October 29th! - From The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to BmwLady_430i on October 31st! -
-- Happy Birthday to RaceMom on October 31st! - From The Prime Time TV Club
-- Happy Birthday to pepperbeach on October 31st! - From The Prime Time TV Club , The Friendship Club, The To Your Health Club and { Club }-
Anniversary & Other Wishes:
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to ladyblue2k and her husband on October 9th! 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 loondog and her husband on October 19th! Have a terrific anniversary! - -- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to Chermandy and marcmandy on October 25th! - From The Daily Laugh Club and The Word O'Rama Club Have a terrific anniversary! - * 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 |
Sometimes I get overwhelmed by the information on my gamesheet. Is there a way to make it sleeker?
Your gamesheet has many customization options! Click on "Preferences" (there's a link at the bottom of your gamesheet and a link in the "Options" box in the middle of your gamesheet). Then select the "Gamesheet" tab to see what you can do.
* If you have a question about a site tip or helpful tool you would like answered next month, please send GoldToken's Newshound a message before the 25th of this month.
| Photozone Competition |
| Brought to you by: Photozone Zepher |
Macro Photography Contest
Come join GoldToken's Macro Photography Contest by posting your related image with a title on the Photozone board. A new image will be revealed every 2 weeks. You will have 2 weeks to post your image before it's closed to reveal the next image. A poll will be posted for voting after the image is closed.Win the most entries at the end of a year and collect a set of LIGHTBOX Macro Photography Cards!
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To post your image you can visit the Photozone discussion board. To see each image that is open, visit Photozone Zepher's Album titled Macro Photography Contest.
This is our open image until Oct. 7th, titled Stamps
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Goldie Story Contest
Have you checked out the Goldie Story Contest yet? You should, because it looks like lots of fun!
Hosted by PattyMac, it involves contests for different topics using Goldies. Currently, there is a contest for "Sing Me a Song" where you make a song out of GoldToken goldies. They sure have some cool entries entered on this board! Even if you don't want to enter the contests, check this board out for lots of enjoyable entertainment by subscribing (check the little subscribe box on the board) and be prepared to be entertained by the imagination of the contestants! General Chat
One of our more popular boards where players chat, interact, discuss the topic of the day or just introduce themselves and say
! Prizes can also be won on this board by a player's most inventive answers to the topic of the day, which is usually either thought provoking or funny. You'll never know what you'll find there; it's different every day. So by and check it out! You'll be glad you did! Puzzles and Riddles
What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word? Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?If you haven't checked this board out, you should. There are some great puzzles and riddles on there, which can be real stumpers but are fun to figure out! You can post your own or attempt to figure out the ones already posted. Definitely a challenge, but I know you are up for it! So check it out and see if you can stump someone!
Other boards for your enjoyment:
Caption Humor
Crafters' Fair
Cutting Board
General Chat
Goldie Story Contest
Jest for Puns
Jokes Board
Paraprosdokian Sentences
Photozone
Photo Album Contest
Polls
Pony Up!
Word Of The Week
| Australia's Amazing Animals |
| Brought to you by: restivo46 |
I suggested that I share an Australian Animal with members each newsletter because there are so many unique animals here other than the koala and kangaroo. The first one I have chosen is the quokka. You might think of a quokka as a small looking kangaroo but rather tiny and much cuter.
Quokkas give birth just 27 days after mating. The tiny, pink, hairless and blind joey then finds its way to its mother pouch where it stays
for around six months. If the joey doesn't survive, the mother can give birth to another one shortly after because she has others in her womb in a suspended state of development as back-up in case tragedy befalls the older joey.
Like many macropods, when threatened, quokka mothers may expel their joeys from their pouched leaving them squealing on the ground. A chasing predator is attracted by this giving the mother time to get away. It sounds harsh but it's better than both mother and baby ending up as prey.
Rottnest Island near Perth in Western Australia has the largest population of quokkas in the world. They also exist on the Naval Base on Garden Island. I believe it is a $1,000 fine if you hit a quokka with your car on Garden Island.
And it's another good reason why quokkas shouldn't be harassed on Rottnest Island.
Quokkas are herbivores that eat a variety of grasses and shrubs. When food is scarce they can draw on stored fat in their tails for energy to get them through. As travelers to the island might know, fresh water is in short supply on Rottnest Island so it's just as well that quokkas can survive on very little of it lasting up to a month without a drink.
Around 10,000 quokkas live on Rottnest Island today. Very small populations also survive in the mainland's south-west forests such as those near Northcliffe. Overall the species is listed as vulnerable due to being killed by feral animals (cats and foxes), altered fire patterns and habitat loss.
Quokkas, on average, can live for about ten years. They are able to breed from about eighteen months of age. On the mainland, female quokkas are able to produce about seventeen offspring over a lifetime, with two joeys being born each year. However on Rottnest Island, with a shorter breeding season, quokkas usually only give birth to one offspring per year.
| Photo Album of the Month |
| Brought to you by: ladyvic |
Castles ( Real or Sand ) was our theme in September The Winner is: oldog's Album titled CASTLES FROM AROUND THE WORLD Watch for your profile tokens!nd place goes to: Jewels21's Album rd place goes to: MM David littlefair XI's Album Our October theme will be Candy:
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This will be lots of fun! Start working on your album and post a link on the Photo Album Contest board.
Best of luck,
ladyvic
Anyone who enters an album in October's competition will receive this Anniversary Token or one you don't already have. (unknown photo)
| Game Of The Month |
October's game of the month is Mexican Train(Fast)! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The Game of the Month - Oct 2020 - Mexican Train(Fast) Tournament!
In this variant of Dominoes, in the first round, the player who draws the 4-4 bone plays first. In the second round, the player with a 3-3 does, and so on, up to the last round where the player with a 0-0 plays first. After 5 rounds, the game ends.
During the first turn of a round, each player is able to play as many successive bones as they are able to place. Playing on other player's trains is not allowed during the first turn.
For more details, see Rules of Mexican Train (Fast).
We hope you enjoy it!
| Club ~VS~ Club Tournament Of The Month |
October's game of the month is Stacking CrossDowns Race! Join us in a fun League Style Tournament by signing your club up today. You can send your roster of 1 to 5 players from your club or enter them in The Site Wide Club vs Club Tournament Club! Remember, if your club wins you are eligible for Club Tokens. These club tokens are ONE of a kind and ONLY for your club. They can be won in your club when your members sign up for your monthly wikiless tournaments. Also there's an extra Club Token for the club that wins the most games in one calendar year! So what you waiting for, sign your club up today!
Please notify PattyMac to join! | Best Recipe Contest |
September's winner is: Shrimp Fried Rice
- Submitted by Gypsy
Ingredients
• 1 lb shrimp detailed and deveined
• 3 larges eggs lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoon sesame oil
• 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 cups cooked rice
• 3 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups frozen peas and diced carrots
blend• Green Onions sliced
Instructions
1. In a large skillet, pan fry the shrimp and carrots and peas blend in the skillet with both of the oils for about 3-5 minutes or until soft.
2. Slide the vegetables and shrimp to the side and pour in the eggs.
3. Scramble the eggs.
4. Then stir in the rice, soy sauce, salt, and pepper and mix with the eggs, shrimp and vegetables.
5. Stir for a few minutes until rice is heated through.
6. Top with sliced green onions.
GoldToken's Gypsy 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 Gypsy! October's recipe contest is: "Pies". 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.
| Pony Up! |
The Pony Up! board continues to give out tokens, golderos and other prizes each month and with
and coming upon us, there's no better time to check us out! Has your name been on the board for a win or an interaction in the contests? If not, you're missing out on all the fun! There are new guidelines designed to give even more opportunities for players to enter/win which you can see on the top of the page. We'd love to see your name on the board for a win; not to mention giving out tokens for your profile page and other prizes! Random and/or voting contests are there for your enjoyment! Currently there is an I Am Not a Happy Camper - Caption This contest in process, so feel free to join in!September Winners
HeartOnFire - Poetry in Motion
MM David littlefair XI - Hollywood Walk of Fame
ladyvic - Pets Galore
HeartOnFire - Who in the World
HeartOnFire - Badger, Who?
loca - Let Me Think About It
z71cat - Happy Days!
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| Up front & personal |
| Interview by: laura lee |
**~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**
We would like to say
to restivo46 for letting us step into their personal life for a bit.1. What brought you to GoldToken, and how'd you choose your name for GT?
- It was that long ago when I joined that I actually forget.
When I first got on the Internet I wanted a name that nobody else could think of so I chose Johnny Restivo who is a Rock N Roll singer 
as the basis for my name. I gotta ask the members: who knows that name?
2. What interests you most on GT? Do you have a favorite game?
- I do not have time for the various clubs and competitions but enjoy playing games with my friends. I have known some members now for many, many years. I guess I do not have a favourite game but like two-player Triple Shake or three-player Loco Ochos.
3. What state or country do you reside in? What do you think tourists should definitely see?
- I’m in Coffs Harbour New South Wales Australia which is about 8 hours north of Sydney. There are so many things to see Downunda but please consider that Australia is almost as big as the USA but instead of 50 states, we only have 6 states and one large Territory. There are so many other animals to see and above all please do not say a “koala bear” because koalas are not a bear at all but rather a marsupial. I still have yet to see a platypus in the wild.
4. What hobbies do you have?
- People call me Mr. Music because I’m a DJ on a Community Radio Station and usually play very rare 50’s and 60’s music. Australia has so many great bands
and artists that just did not make it to the USA. Even the Bee Gees had so many recordings here before they became famous.
5. Do you work? What kind of work do/did you do?
- I’m retired but used to be warehouse manager of the biggest
Naval Ammunition Depot in Australia.
6. Any pets?
- One Ragdoll Cat
named Jiminy plus loads of wild parrots that visit our backyard.
7. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___ or over 50?
- I’m well over 50 and Male.
8. What's the farthest you've been from home?
- I have traveled to the USA
a number of times but also visited many parts of Australia when working as a civilian for the Navy. I have also visited New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
9. If you could be anywhere right now, where would that be?
- Home, because we have no virus where I live.
10. Favorite season?
- Spring, which we are in right now. We do not have Fall but rather Autumn and only one of our native trees actually lose their leaves in Autumn.
11. Favorite movie? Favorite TV show?
- I love all crime TV shows. My favourite (correct spelling) movie would be The Forbidden Planet with Robby The Robot.
12. If you could meet anyone (living or dead) in the world, who would it be ?
- I would like to meet my Great Grandfather Harold Henry Johnson who was a racehorse trainer in Orange in the early 1920’s. His three sons were jockeys and together they won many races. He trained a horse called Les Paddington and when sold the horse became the second horse to win both the Australian Hurdle and the Australian Steeple in the same year.
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 played first on itsyourturn but was attacked in several games by rude players. One of them told me he had a bunch of accounts which is totally cheating and I found out lots of people have double and triple accounts on other game places. When I wrote iyt about it they blew me off. I won’t play there anymore. That’s when I found GoldToken. They don’t allow that here. GoldToken has all the other sites beat all the way around. I like the tournaments here and feel I do pretty well. At least nobody gets to the top by cheating here. So when I win, it’s a good feeling I did well. I like strategy games mostly because they make you think harder and GoldToken has all the best ones.
hoof hearted
| Contest of the Month |
Best New Game Design
October's contest is for 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. This is your chance to see your new game added to GoldToken's collection of games (as long as it is feasible to code)!
There are a number of 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 most fun part of game design. We hope you enjoy planning your entry!
All entries should be submitted to GoldToken's Newshound no later than 11:59PM, Pacific Time, October 28, 2020.
We have a winner for 2020's Club Owner of the Year!
to Hillbilly, owner of The Scoop's Castle Club! It's a busy club with lots of fun to be had, and she does a great job! Hillbilly, please be sure to write to GoldToken Support to claim your 2-month membership extension. | Caption Contest |
The Caption Contest winner for the September, 2020, newsletter is HeartOnFire with:
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It's going to be a bright, bright, bright sunflowery day!
HeartOnFire!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 month's newsletter.
| Icon Mania! |
| Brought to you by: GoldToken's Icon Fairy |
Halloween is just around the corner and for those that celebrate, GoldToken's Icon Fairy is standing by to get your saved Halloween icon out of storage for you....or....you can choose a great icon in Rows 1 and 2 on the Name Icons page.I sure hope you have the Icon Mania board ticked so you get all news. GoldToken's Icon Fairy has gotten in on the fun of giving away tokens!
. This awesome and colorful token was recently won { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/albums/photo398132008201042061.gif }. Contests are random so you need to keep an eye out .And, of course, there are other icons to delight in. If you don't see something you like, drop GoldToken's Icon Fairy a note or post on the Icon Mania discussion board and they will see if they can find something for you. See you all there, take care and be safe!
| SHOUT OUT! |
A special SHOUT OUT! to Game_Master from Spartanburg, member since 2018. a most worthy opponent in Rock, Paper, Scissors and Polar Poultry! Great profile picture and such a lovely family you have! Thank you for being such a loyal member and we're so glad you're a part of the GoldToken family, Game_Master!
A special SHOUT OUT! to Mojos Mom from Salem, Oregon, member since 2014 and a competitive opponent in Los Ochos!! Lovely pictures of your precious fur baby! Looks like he/she has your heart and the run of the place!
Thank you for being such a faithful member and we're so glad you're a part of our GoldToken family, Mojos Mom! A special SHOUT OUT! to mastitcher2 member since 2011 and a consistent competitor in cribbage! We love the pictures of your grandbabies; truly precious and your diamond pictures are awesome! Thank you for being such a devoted member of GoldToken and we're so glad you're a part of our GoldToken family, mastitcher2!
Players randomly chosen for the Shout Out! section will receive one of the following tokens from GoldToken.
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| Brought to you by: GoldToken's Olympic Presidents |
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| The Upper Division of the All Aboard Competition in The 2019 Winter Olympics Mystery Games Tournament | ||
| All Aboard | ||
| Gold | The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Demeter Club | AndrewB |
| Silver | The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Zeus Club | Big Giant Head |
| Bronze | The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club | Buddha |
| Bronze | The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Demeter Club | shobee1 kinobi |
| The Chinese Checkers Competition in The 2019 Winter Olympics Group 6 Tournament | ||
| Chinese Checkers | ||
| Gold | The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club | melanchton1 |
| Silver | The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Poseidon Club | cmacker |
| Bronze | The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Zeus Club | hawretto |
| The Dominoes Competition in The 2019 Winter Olympics Group 6 Tournament | ||
| Dominoes | ||
| Gold | The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club | kruntessa |
| Silver | The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Zeus Club | wilsoni |
| Bronze | The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Poseidon Club | cindygal |
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| The Classic Renju Competition in The 2020 Summer Olympics Group 4 Tournament | ||
| Classic Renju | ||
| Gold | The 2020 Summer Olympics smiler5 Memorial Club | wallywalter |
| Silver | The 2020 Summer Olympics nisqually Memorial Club | road_hog |
| Bronze | The 2020 Summer Olympics blackangus Memorial Club | DavidJ |
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- 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 precious. to her for spotting it and being the first to send a message to GoldToken's Newshound. We would like to give everyone a chance to play this fun game and win 5 Golderos,so you will only be eligible to win the Coin Hunt once every six months.
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