September 2014

GoldToken's Monthly News

15th Birthday

October 5th, 2014, marks GoldToken's 15th birthday! Be sure to let everyone you know who used to play here, and invite them back for a fun reunion. We will be giving away memberships, duffle bags and various old GoldToken prizes like pens and notepads. Mark the date on your calendars!

New Game In Beta Testing: Quarto

Over on the Beta Test site we have a wonderful new game called Quarto. This game has been described as "Four In a Row on Steroids." You need to get four pieces in a row by color, size, pattern or shape. We are looking forward for this game to make the crossover and go live on this site.

Things here in Arizona are starting to cool down, though not by much, and I find I am spending more time at GoldToken. As Labor Day weekend comes to a close, I hope you all enjoyed some time off with fun, family, and friends. heyred72 asked me to say thanks to everyone who sent her an invite for the game of their choice! I have found that I really enjoy Barricade and would love it if people would send me invites - who's up for the challenge?

--BrnIdGirl

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In this month's newsletter, we have:

Birthdays & Special Announcements

1st Stop Information

Photozone Competition

Photo Album of the Month

Game Of The Month

Best Recipe Contest

Red Panda's Trivia Connection

Up Front & Personal

Testimonial Of The Month

Contest of the Month

Caption Contest

Goldie Story Board Highlights

Icon Mania!

Breaking Club News

Olympic News

	Birthdays & Special Announcements

Birthday Wishes:

-- Happy Birthday to kiwiyeti on September 2nd! -

-- Happy Birthday to nanners on September 3rd! -

-- Happy Birthday to Sushi Warrior on September 3rd! -

-- Happy Birthday to Dragon Jr on September 4th! -

-- Happy Birthday to ken on September 7th! - From your wife nadia maria -

-- Happy Birthday to Hamsarnie on September 8th! -

-- Happy Birthday to Rosesncards on September 8th! -

-- Happy Birthday to chris3 on 10th! - From The Word O'Rama Club -

-- Happy Birthday to Meeshamouse on 12th! - From The Word O'Rama Club -

-- Happy Birthday to Brendans Grandmom on September 13th! -

-- Happy Birthday to China_Blue on September 13th! From The MasterClass Club -

-- Happy Birthday to VBeginner on September 13th! -

-- Happy Birthday to BearRuff on September 13th! -

-- Happy Birthday to ditzyblue on September 13th! - From The Daily Laugh Club -

-- Happy Birthday to Bluejay on September 14th! - From The Pork Chop Club & laura lee -

-- Happy Birthday to Philliesfan 915 on September 15th! -

-- Happy Birthday to sandi en margarita on September 15th! -

-- Happy Birthday to NEUROTIKA on September 16th! -

-- Happy Birthday to Redhairchick on September 16th! - From The Word O'Rama Club -

-- Happy Birthday to babken on September 18th! From The Backgammon Tournament Club and The MasterClass Club -

-- Happy Birthday to BILLYBILL on September 18th! -

-- Happy Birthday to Carol91859 on September 18th! - From The Daily Laugh Club & The Pork Chop Club -

-- Happy Birthday to JUST CALL ME PATCH WILLIAM on September 18th! -

-- Happy Birthday to Marge44 on 18th! - From The Daily Laugh Club & The Word O'Rama Club -

-- Happy Birthday to Grover on September 20th! - From The Daily Laugh Club,The Word O'Rama Club, The Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club, The Friendship Club & laura lee -

-- Happy Birthday to jgbrunelle on September 22nd! -

-- Happy Birthday to doc2309 on September 23rd! -

-- Happy Birthday to Nicodemus on September 25th! - From The MasterClass Club -

-- Happy Birthday to bomoan on September 26th! - From { Club } -

-- Happy Birthday to jaro70 on September 26th! -

-- Happy Birthday to Oh No Mr Bill on September 27th! - From { Club } and The Backgammon Tournament Club -

-- Happy Birthday to Redbee on September 27th!- From laura lee -

-- Happy Birthday to cekj on September 29th! - From The Daily Laugh Club & your big sister smiler5 -

-- Happy Birthday to nadia maria on September 29th! -

-- Happy Birthday to Silkwood on September 29th! - From The Daily Laugh Club, { Club } & The Pork Chop Club -

-- Happy Birthday to JTOhio on September 30th! -

-- Happy Birthday to sweetblue on September 30th! -

-- Happy Birthday to hoot on September 30th! From The Daily Laugh Club, The Pork Chop Club, The Scoop's Castle Club & { Club } and laura lee -

Anniversary & Other Wishes:

-- Happy Wedding Anniversary

goes out to sallyp and her husband Specialsteelon September 1st!

-- Happy Wedding Anniversary

goes out to Gail_M and her husband on September 2nd!

-- Happy 40th Wedding Anniversary

goes out to nightingale and her husband on September 6th!

-- Happy 9th Wedding Anniversary

goes out to BrnIdGirl and her husband on September 17!

-- Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary goes out to GeorgiasGrandad and his wife, Margaret on September 29th!

-- Happy 24th Wedding Anniversary goes out to ken and his wife nadia maria on September 29th!

* 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

Why am I getting an error message when I try to upload my photos?

This is a commonly asked question, and one of the easiest issues to resolve!

The error message occurs when images are exceedingly large. To correct this, simply open your image with whatever editing software you prefer and then "resize" it. A good size to aim for is 1000x600 or smaller.

For more information about photo albums and uploads, please visit one of these Info pages:

Photozone Competition
Brought to you by: Jools

hoot with (unknown photo) is August's Photozone competition winner who won the challenge with

votes and will be awarded with a profile token.

golfnutrof came in 2nd place with 17 votes for (unknown photo)

marcmandy with (unknown photo) & Shermanguy with (unknown photo) came joint 3rd place with 10 votes each

to all the winners and

to all of the members who participated either by submitting photos or voting and commenting.

We had a total of entries and votes this month.

Without you all, this competition wouldn't be active

You can view all the images submitted for the Photozone Competition by using the following link Photozone Zepher's Album titled 2014-08 Transportation

The theme for September's competition will be;

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.

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Photo Album of the Month
Brought to you by: ladyvic

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to Cheetah for winning

Best Photo Album

Cheetah's Album titled Summer Fun in the Sun

Also great albums to hoot and sandi en margarita

hoot's Album

sandi en margarita's Album

Please come and join us at Photo Album Contest and post your Photo Albums

You could win this cool Profile Token

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Our September Theme is Animals (unknown photo)

Best of Luck,
ladyvic

Game Of The Month

September's game of the month is Neapolitan Shake! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The Sept 2014 - Game of the Month - Neapolitan Shake Tournament!

We hope you enjoy it!

There are no Nuggets for this game!

You 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

So, what are you waiting for? Start writing! .

Best Recipe Contest

August's winner is: Kielbasa & Peppers over Rice

Submitted by heyred72

This is a family favorite!

Ingredients
•White rice (or your preference)
•2 packages of Kielbasa (we like Beef Polska, Hickory Farms)
•2 Green Bell Peppers
•2 Red Bell Peppers
•2 Yellow or Orange Bell Peppers

Directions

1. Start water boiling for rice (to be prepared according to package directions).

1. Wash the peppers. Cut out and discard stems and seed cores.

2. Slice the kielbasa - I like thin, round slices so it browns nicely - and cook in a large skillet on medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.

3. While the kielbasa is cooking, cut the peppers into pieces, approx 1" squares. Add to the skillet.

4. Cover the skillet and continue cooking, stirring occasionally.
5. Prepare rice according to package directions.
6. When the rice is finished cooking, the kielbasa and peppers should be ready too.
7. Serve kielbasa and peppers over rice. Enjoy!

Serves 4 - 6

GoldToken's heyred72 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 heyred72!

September's recipe contest is: "Cherry Recipe". The winner will be given a "one time" access to the entire list of site icons, and can select any one that is not currently being used by another player, regardless of membership level (Guests, Wood and Silver members can keep the icon for 1 year!). Rules:

Entries must be posted by the recipe guardian/creator on the Cutting Board DB.
Recipe must be original and have never been posted on the Cutting Board DB before.

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by Red Panda

Last month's winner:

Nobody submitted answers last month, so the next quiz will be delayed till next month!

Refer back to [ Main: August 2014 ] if you'd like to give it a try.

Up front & personal
Interview by: laura lee

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We would like to say

to MrLarry47 for letting us step into his personal life for a bit.

1. What brought you to GoldToken?
How'd you choose your name for GT?

I did an internet search on finding places to play "chess" on line.
Since I played chess, I chose "BlackKnight47. Later(after trying out several other names), I finally decided on my current name. MrLarry47( my name is Larry, my birth year is 1947)

2. What interests you most on GT?
-Your all time favorite game here?

Playing games and making friends.

I have several "favorite" games. Right now, my two most favorite games are Quarto and Mancala.

3. Do you belong to any of the clubs?

I belong to several clubs, I am the owner of The Deck of Cards Club, A Quarto Players Club, Let's Play Oware.

4. What State or Country do you reside in? Do you live in the City or Country?

I was born in Kentucky. My family moved to Florida about 1954. I was seven then.
I may live in the "city", but you can't take my "country" roots out of me.

What in your State or Country do you think tourists should definitely see?

The old Spanish fort in St. Augustine, Disney World, Key West.

5. What hobbies do you have?

I enjoy golf and birdwatching.

6. Children? Grandchildren?

No children, but I have a growing family. My wife has three grown children by a former husband. We have five grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. I am the only one who plays here.

7. Do you work? What kind of work do you do?
Do you enjoy your job?

I am a security officer at the Jacksonville Port Authority. I enjoy my job very much.

8. Any pets?

We have two indoor cats. Lukey is 11 and Cisco is 10. We also have an outside cat named SuggerBugger .(and yes, he is a very sweet cat).

9. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___ or over 50?

I don't mind telling my age. I am 67 years young. I say young instead of "old" because I think GT is one of the things I do to that has helped me stay young in spirit.

10. What's the farthest you've been from home?

5,170 miles(8,321 km).

Was it a vacation or for business?

In 1965 I entered the U.S. Army. I was sent to Germany, where I stayed for almost three years. I visited Italy, the Netherlands, England, Austria, and Luxembourg.

11. If you could be anywhere right now where would that be?

With my wife, where ever that may be. We still love it right here in Florida.

12. Favorite season?

Spring and fall. The temperatures are best at those times.

If there are any questions you would like to see asked in future interviews, please let us know.
Laura
laura lee

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Testimonial Of The Month
Brought to you by: GoldToken Players

When a person I met on another site told me of something much better, with more games and nicer people, I took a look at GoldToken and became a member back in April of 2003. As it turns out, it was one of the better things I've done in my life. I've met some great people and sad to say a few have passed away in the last 10 years. A terrible loss as we had become good friends. I'm proud to say I've brought a few here Bluejay , WONRHAF , Iron Maiden Fan, among others and they are all so glad that they joined the "family". It's unbelievable all the good people that have become my friends and share the joys and heartaches in their lives. I belong to a few clubs and join in their tournaments when possible. I am also owner of the Kitties Korner & Doggie Daycare club and we hold monthly site run wikiless tournaments. I will continue to tell everyone I know about GT. Thanks for all the years of enjoyment.
furryfeet Stan

Contest of the Month

Club Owner of the Year

September's contest is for Club Owner of the Year, with nominations accepted throughout the month. Entries must be posted by Wednesday, October 1, and voting will be conducted by poll afterwards.

Winner will receive two extra months on their current membership!

Please post the name of the player you'd like to nominate, along with what club they are nominated for, on the discussion board. Sorry - prior winners are excluded from the competition. Thanks for your understanding!

We have a winner for the Best Nugget contest!

to Kitten_Tx, author of HOLD TILES! She will receive a 2-month extension to her current membership!

Bought to you by: PattyMac

Goldie Story Board Highlights

Since August 26th was National Dog Day

was about dogs, there were some good entries but there were not enough to hold the contest. There must be at least three entries to qualify for voting.

I am hoping that this coming month we will see more stories entered. The Theme for September will be: Grandparent's Day.

The impetus for a National Grandparents Day originated with Marian McQuade, a housewife in Fayette County, West Virginia. Her primary motivation was to champion the cause of lonely elderly in nursing homes. She also hoped to persuade grandchildren to tap the wisdom and heritage their grandparents could provide. President Jimmy Carter, in 1978, proclaimed that National Grandparents Day would be celebrated every year on the first Sunday after Labor Day...looking forward to all the great stories and don't forget the DB to help you locate the goldies you want to use...

Caption Contest

The Caption contest winner for the August, 2014, newsletter is TallPaul with:

That peanut butter is still there!

TallPaul!

To enter September's Caption Contest, click on the link and post your best caption: photo titled September, 2014, Caption Contest
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

laura lee was the first to send in the correct names for all the icons.

and

so much to all of those that participated. We have five new icons for the November search. I'm sure everyone understands that The Icon fairy loves to spread joy to as many players as possible

, so for that reason players are only eligible to win the Icon hunt prize once every six months.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Can you find these name icons?
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Be the first to post your answers to the Icon Mania or send a PM to the GoldToken's Icon Fairy

I am sure you have noticed the flying "Whispy" that the Icon Fairy is wearing, this belongs to our "Club Icons" called Lizard Balloons. This collection is suitable for a large club as there are many of these whimsical cuties. We have a lot of other super icons for Club Adoption. Contact the GoldToken's Icon Fairy if your club is looking for some unique and fun icons suitable for your Club. And don't forget these club icons can also be worn by your club silver members!

Here is the Icon Of The Day. Come on over to the Name Icons and find that perfect icon for you.

Breaking Club News:
Brought to you by GoldToken's roving reporter, PattyMac

A NEW Club!!
Knowing that the game of "Quarto" was coming soon, MrLarry47started GoldToken's first Quarto Club. { Club }. Within days of arriving they have a club tournament set up for sign-ups. Anyone can join, it is an "open invite" club. The club already has 11 members waiting for the first club tournament to begin. Who wouldn't want to be crowned Champion of the first ever Quarto Tournament at Goldtoken! If you enjoy Quarto, you can help us make { Club } one of the best clubs at Goldtoken.
MrLarry47 addes that in his opinion Quarto is one of the best games Goldtoken has added to the site in many years, so come and join them for some fun.

A little about the game - The playing board is a 4x4 grid on which pieces can be placed. There are 16 pieces in the game - exactly as many as there are positions on the grid. Each of the pieces is unique, and is:
•Large or Small
•Red or Blue
•Marked or Unmarked
•Circle or Box
Each piece has a different combination of these four properties, which means that each piece is unique.

The Daily Laugh Club
The letter said my blood was Type A. But it was a Type O.
I didn't like my beard at first, but it grew on me.

As August comes to an end the Lovely Laughers in The Daily Laugh club continue to enjoy a new game every single day. Along with a daily joke of course! Everyone always loves a good giggle......but they play to win and enjoy some great contests in all of the games offered by GT.

At this stage they have 65 different tourney winners in 2014. Excluding Club Officers, Hillbilly has 10 wins, last rebel has 10 wins and heyred72 has 9. smelly feet, shillotte and wilsoni are not far behind!

They are currently celebrating a victory in a Club v Club challenge where we won against the wordsmiths of the wonderful The Word O'Rama Club in a hangman challenge! They are also steadily climbing the club ladders!

There are just a few spaces left in the Club, so do contact smiler5 if you would like to join the fun.

Have you always wanted to own and manage a club??
T-Rex tells us that he is cuttin back him commitments in order to a better job with what he will have left. These clubs are fun and need a new owner.
The Loose Cannons Club which is dedicated exclusively to the Asian variants of Chess, mainly Xiangqi, Janggi and Shogi.
{ Club } is dedicated exclusively to Lines of Action and all its variants.

Contact T-Rex if you ware interested in taking over one or both of these clubs!!

Budgies Variety Club has a new name The Berecca's Variety Club, as you know Budgie has retired and has found a awesome new owner in berecca Come join the fun as they have just set up 20 games called "September Games Galore" They hope to run these like perhaps bi-monthly. Contact berecca for any further information she would love to hear from you

The Overall Competition Club has moved to the last five tournaments of the year. Each contest starts the last day of the month. The top five players each month win small prizes in golderos. All players accumulate points for the Overall Competition which offers bigger prizes in golderos to the top seven players. Current leaders for 2014 are greggyw, smiler5, AndrewB, McGoo98, Tian-Xian, tango2, SarahMills, TrueIndian, 1926, and jamchug. For more info contact 1926

{ Club } is having their first two tournaments beginning Sept. 1st. Tournament #1 is a club wide double elimination tournament, continuing until one player is left standing. The other is site wide and was suggested by member Big Giant Head and therefore bears his name. Both tournaments feature Dice Chess and 10 x 10 Dice Chess. There's been an enthusiastic response and it will be intriguing seeing who triumphs in what is sure to be exciting contests.

Club owner, Knight Jarlynn is already planning future tournaments. One is to honor friend and chess expert Scot(luctruc) who passed away 3 years ago. The second upcoming tournament will feature a men's team playing against a women's team, which is a fun idea. To sign up, visit the [ Main: The Women vs The Men Chess Tournament ] wiki or contact Knight Jarlynn or heyred72 for help.

The Save Our Earth Club
Do you like quiz shows? Trivia Pursuit? If so, then you might like to join the The Save Our Earth Club, because they have ongoing trivia exercises. In fact, they have an entire discussion board devoted to quizzes. The name of the club gives you a hint that members are interested in nature and the environment, so that's what the questions are about. The topics can range from astronomy, to animals, plants and fun facts about locations across the globe. One day there might be a question about the deepest part of the ocean, or what planet is closest to us and the next day it can be about animals of Australia or a rare flower.
Though club owner, ladyvic often posts the questions, anyone can do so. As for the answers, all the members can yell out their guesses on the board and soon the answer is revealed. Even if you don't know the answer, you still learn a lot, often about unusual subjects. For many members it's their favorite discussion board. You too, can be part of the fun by joining the The Save Our Earth Club. Contact ladyvic for more information.

The Club Highlight

{ Club }
Rock-paper-scissors is a hand game played by two people. The game is also known as roshambo or another ordering of the three items (with "stone" sometimes substituting for "rock"

).

The game is often used as a choosing method in a way similar to coin flipping, drawing straws, or throwing dice. Unlike truly random selection methods, rock-paper-scissors can be played with a degree of skill, with sufficient practice, especially if the game extends over many sessions with the same players; it is possible to recognize and exploit the non-random and predictable behavior of an opponent.

Rock-paper-scissors isn't just a silly game kids play or a way to decide who has to be the one to take out the trash. This is serious stuff. It's psychological warfare.
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Olympic News
Brought to you by: GoldTokens Olympic Presidents

2013 Winter Olympic Winners

The Lower Division of the Color Halma Competition in The 2013 Winter Olympic Tournament Mystery Games Tournament
Mystery Game 8 Color Halma	GOLD, SILVER & BRONZE	{ Club }	bengt
Mystery Game 8 Color Halma	GOLD, SILVER & BRONZE	{ Club }	jklh
Mystery Game 8 Color Halma	GOLD, SILVER & BRONZE	{ Club }	Red Panda
Mystery Game 8 Color Halma	GOLD, SILVER & BRONZE	{ Club }	TrueIndian

The Lower Division of the Short Senet (Bell's variant) Competition in The 2013 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 4A Tournament
Short Senet (Bell's variant)	GOLD	{ Club }	Kiki
Short Senet (Bell's variant)	SILVER	{ Club }	Marge44
Short Senet (Bell's variant)	BRONZE	{ Club }	1926

The Lower Division of the Short Senet Competition in The 2013 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 4B Tournament
Short Senet	GOLD	{ Club }	1926
Short Senet	SILVER	{ Club }	Kiki
Short Senet	BRONZE	{ Club }	Marge44

The Mahjong Competition in The 2013 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 2B Tournament
Mahjong	GOLD	{ Club }	TrueIndian
Mahjong	SILVER	{ Club }	venne
Mahjong	BRONZE	{ Club }	capecodder

The Lower Division of the Multi-Hit Salvo Competition in The 2013 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 4A Tournament
Multi-Hit Salvo	GOLD	{ Club }	Zanda
Multi-Hit Salvo	SILVER	{ Club }	Eggy
Multi-Hit Salvo	BRONZE	{ Club }	SOcean255

The Advanced Division of the Giveaway Four In a Row Competition in The 2013 Winter Olympic Tournament Mystery Games Tournament
Mystery Game 6 Giveaway Four In a Row	GOLD	{ Club }	Hamsarnie
Mystery Game 6 Giveaway Four In a Row	SILVER & BRONZE	{ Club }	AndrewB
Mystery Game 6 Giveaway Four In a Row	SILVER & BRONZE	{ Club }	SarahMills

The Upper Division of the Marked Halma Competition in The 2013 Winter Olympic Tournament Mystery Games Tournament
Mystery Game 9 Marked Halma	GOLD & SILVER	{ Club }	Hamsarnie
Mystery Game 9 Marked Halma	GOLD & SILVER	{ Club }	AndrewB
Mystery Game 9 Marked Halma	BRONZE	{ Club }	SOcean255

The Stealth Salvo Competition in The 2013 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 6A Tournament
Stealth Salvo	GOLD	{ Club }	Chris
Stealth Salvo	SILVER	{ Club }	wldndn
Stealth Salvo	BRONZE	{ Club }	Tian-Xian

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 ? Our winner last month was berecca. to her for spotting it and being the first to send a message to GoldToken Support. We would like to give everyone a chance to play this fun game and win 5 Golderos, so you will only be eligible to win the Coin Hunt once every six months.

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