August 2015

GoldToken's Monthly News

• Testing, 1...2...3

There's a new game, plus several variants of a different game, in testing on the beta site! All Gold and Platinum members are welcomed and encouraged to help us with testing, and to get a sneak preview at the coming attraction! http://beta.goldtoken.com/

• Two New Discussion Boards For Your Enjoyment

You asked and we heard you. Please join us on our two new discussion boards A place to discuss music, but sorry folks NO YouTube links allowed and a place for art discussion. We hope you enjoy.

• A special "Thank you!" to TerryS

This was submitted by a player who wishes to remain anonymous, but there's no doubt that others would agree with the sentiment. On behalf of all backgammon players who play in [ Main: TerryS' Tournament Page ] we would like to say for all the work you do and the generous prizes you have given out for the past few years. TerryS runs regular tournaments and provides the prizes for them, and all players (including guests) are welcome to join! Be sure to check out [ Main: TerryS' Tournament Page ] for full details.


As July moves into August, the kids where I live are already back in school. The days are still hot and muggy with all the monsoons, but life is moving along. Hope all is well with all the GoldToken family everywhere.

--BrnIdGirl




In this month's newsletter, we have:
Birthdays & Special Announcements
1st Stop Information
Photozone Competition
Photo Album of the Month
Game Of The Month
Best Recipe Contest
Red Panda's Trivia Connection
Up Front & Personal
Testimonial Of The Month
Contest of the Month
Caption Contest
Icon Mania!
Breaking Club News
Olympic News

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Birthdays & Special Announcements

Birthday Wishes:

-- Happy Birthday to Ken TJ on August 1st! -
-- Happy Birthday to postal-guy - From The Daily Laugh Club on August 2nd! -
-- Happy Birthday to Sapient on August 2nd! - From The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Robyn Hode on August 4th! -
-- Happy Birthday to robertst on August 4th! - From The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Genie on August 5th! - From The Daily Laugh Club, The Scoop's Castle Club and The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to meme22 on August 5th! - From { Club }, The Backgammon Tournament Club, The Scoop's Castle Club and { Club } -
-- Happy Birthday to rik on August 6th! - From The MasterClass Club -
-- Happy Birthday to gramat on August 7th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Lillie on August 7th! - From { Club } -
-- Happy Birthday to TexasToest on August 8th! - From The Daily Laugh Club, The Scoop's Castle Club, { Club } and { Club } -
-- Happy Birthday to thebodywall on August 8th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Gail_M on August 11th! - From { Club } -
-- Happy Birthday to Pappy on August 13th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to NanaT on August 16th! -
-- Happy Birthday to norma8 on August 16th! -
-- Happy Birthday to CalvinW on August 19th! -
-- Happy Birthday to asmdrm on August 22nd! - From { Club } -
-- Happy Birthday to jajo on August 23rd! -
-- Happy Birthday to blackdog3 on August 25th! - From The Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to ladybird25 on August 25th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Nukkle Dragger on August 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Heartsong on August 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Mystic Dreamer on August 28th! - From The Daily Laugh Club and your sister LyndiLoo -
-- Happy Birthday to splodge on August 27th! - From The Pork Chop Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Uncle Chuckie on August 29th! -


Anniversary:

-- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to Dionysos and his wife Irene on August 6th!
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to Jon *the return* and his wife on August 11th!

* 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!)

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1st Stop Information

Site tips and helpful tools

Starting A New Game

Just follow these easy steps to start a new game:

1. Click on new game at the top of your gamesheet (just below The GoldToken.com)
2. Scroll down the list of game types (on the left side of screen in red) to find the game you would like to play. They are there alphabetically! But beware some games such as Mau Mau and Switch card games are found with Loco Ochos and variants.
3. Click on the game, how many players, which player you want to be, days of move, penalty for timeout, check the anyone can read messages box (if desired), time to complete all moves (if desired), time limit increase after each move (if desired), and Rate the game or not, then click the next button
4. Click name of opponent (or leave blank for an open invite), then choose whether is will be a multi-game match or not, then click the next button
5. Now you verify the players, if you wish a certain membership level and if it is for a specific club. Then in the Message box you can place your message (Club name and challenge if need be or your message to opponent along with Good luck)
6. Click finish (your invite should be on your game sheet, waiting for opponent to approve)

* 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.

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Photozone Competition

Brought to you by: Jools

Scheherizade with (unknown photo) is July's Photozone competition winner, who won the challenge with votes and will be awarded with a profile token.
golfnutrof came in 2nd place with 21 votes for (unknown photo)
Jools came 3rd place with 12 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 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 2015-07 Reflections



The theme for August's competition will be Moonlight, in which the moon must be included in your photo.

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Photo Album of the Month

Brought to you by: ladyvic

The THEME for July was

What a great way to meet the Families and get to know each other.

I want to thank each and every one of you for sharing your families with us.

All of the Albums were great!

We had a great turnout of Entries this month

The winner is Jools's Album

The Runner Up is dellajo's Album titled Family

The Aug. Theme is WOOD and I look forward to seeing the exciting Entries!

So start organizing your WOOD Albums and enter the Photo Album Contest to win this awesome Profile Token!



Best of Luck,
ladyvic

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Game Of The Month

August's game of the month is Backgammon! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The August, 2015 - Game of the Month - Backgammon Tournament!


Do you have an idea for a terrific Nugget for Backgammon? This month's Contest of the Month is for Best Nugget! This is a good time to submit any game Nuggets or Nuggets for general site tips and tricks. Put your thinking cap on and get writing! Click on the "Nuggets" link and then select "write a new Nugget" .

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Best Recipe Contest

July's winner is: Grilled Sliced Potatoes

• Submitted by younicorn

You will Need:

4 medium size potatoes
Aluminum Foil
Butter
Garil salt
Onion Salt
Any other spice you might like

I most times will cook potaotes in microwave oven first 
Rip and nice size of foil and I also line foil with extra foil
Cut potatoes in thin slices and place on foil
Add pats of butter and spices to taste
Roll ends of foil inward to seal potaotes in foil
Place on grill on low to meduim heat untill butter mealted and potaoes soft 

Open foil and enjoy

GoldToken's younicorn 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 younicorn!

August's recipe contest is: Vietnamese 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

END OF CONTEST

There will be no trivia connections in the near future

Last Month's Answers

1. Olga Kurylenko
2. Diana Rigg
3. Akiko Wakabayashi
4. Halle Berry
5. Mie Hama
6. Grace Jones
7. Madeline Smith
8. Tanya Roberts
9. Sophie Marceau
10. Maud Adams


Connection was they were all Bond Girls.

Only 2 people submitted, and the monthly winner is Jools who receives the following token (unknown photo)

Overall WINNER

(unknown photo)	Yearly trivia winner 2015	smiler5
(unknown photo)	Trivia Participation Award 2015	smiler5 Jools macBruck sef210

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Up front & personal

Interview by: laura lee

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Gypsy's caravan
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We would like to say to Gypsy for letting us step into her personal life for a bit.


What brought you to GoldToken?

I started playing on GoldToken because my best friend and her sister play here - LyndiLoo and Mystic Dreamer.

How'd you choose your name for GT?

My family and friends have always called me a gypsy since I was in high school because I seem to be always on the road going somewhere out of town.

What interests you most on GT?
Favorite game here?

My favorite game is Acey Deucey but I also enjoy playing dice pipes, Mau Mau, Loco Ochos and Dice Dots.

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

I live in California and there are so many beautiful places in California people should see. The California coastline is beautiful, The magnificent Redwood Forrest on the northern California coast is a must see. A place I haven’t been but really want to go see is Yosemite National Park. The Golden Gate Bridge and new Bay Bridge are also must see.

What hobbies do you have?

I love to make jewelry using rocks that I’ve picked up off the beach and tumbled. I also use other gemstones and crystals.

Children? Grandchildren?

I have 2 kids my son is 30 and my daughter is 28. My son has 3 girls and they are the apple of my eyes.

Do you work?
What kind of work do/did you do?

I am a RN and I work full time. So at times it can be a challenge to get my moves done if I am working extra shifts.

Any pets?

This is the first time in my life that I do not have a pet. I currently work 4 hours from my home and stay in a studio apt when I am away from the house. Therefore at this time I cannot have a pet. I am really looking forward to the day I can retire and then get a small dog .

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

I am 57 and a female.

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

The farthest I have been away from my home was when I took my kids on vacation to Maui.

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

I would be in Florida but only if I could convince my son and his family to go with me. I love the gulf sea and Florida is so beautiful.

Favorite season?

I love the spring all the beautiful flowers that are blooming. The weather isn’t too cold or hot in the spring.

Favorite movie?

I really don’t watch many movies and I never turn my TV on unless someone else in the house turns it on. So I don’t know that I have a favorite movie or actor, actress.

One of my favorite songs is He is my son by Mark Schultz and I also love to listen to Chris Isaak songs.

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

I was playing on another game sites and me and a friend I was playing a game with ask me if I would like to come and play on GoldToken. I told her I would come and look the site over. That was June 27th, 2011 and I have been here ever since. It is by far the very best game site. You get all the help you need when you first join and even today I forget how to do something and I ask again and always get the help without any problems. Every one is so friendly. No back stabbing just tons and tons of different games and chit chatting with everyone. I love this site.

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Contest of the Month

Best Nugget

August's contest is for the Best Nugget submitted throughout the month. All entries will be ranked by the and voting mechanism, and the winner will be announced in next month's newsletter. Winner will receive two extra months on their current membership, or, if Guest, a two month Silver membership! Nuggest must be submitted no later than Wednesday, June 30, 2015.

Nuggets articles give all the players an opportunity to write various tutorials, strategy guides, and other materials related to playing each of our many games, as well as general information about out various site features. Once approved, the new Nugget article will be added to the appropriate category for all the players to see.

Searching and sorting functionality is also available, allowing you to easily find what you are looking for.

Guest and Wood level players can submit one Nugget per month. Players with a Silver membership or higher can submit as many articles as they like.

When submitting articles, please be sure to only submit content that you have written yourself, or that you have a permission from its author to post here. Citations and links are obviously fine, as long as they do not lead to inappropriate content.

To write and submit a Nugget, click the Nuggets link at the top of your game sheet.

We have a winner for 2015's Best Blog contest! The winning entry can be viewed here: bookfox's Blog

to bookfox. The Token has been added to her profile.

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Caption Contest

The Caption Contest winner for the July, 2015, newsletter is Pinksmoke with:



Uncle! Uncle!

Pinksmoke!

To enter August's Caption Contest, click on the link and post your best caption: photo titled August, 2015, Caption Contest!
The winner will be chosen by our news team, given 5 Golderos and announced in next month's newsletter.

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Icon Mania!

Brought to you by: GoldToken's Icon Fairy

GOOD NEWS, beside announcing that sarahjanwon the July icon hunt The special Icon Fairy Token has been placed on their profile, Thanks to all who joined in on the fun.
GoldToken has upped the amount of icons you can save. They are moving Gold to 7 and Platnium to 10 ...This will enable everyone to be able to save their Holiday icons and the ones they like to alternate with thru the year. Please try to keep track of the icons you have in save as its very time consuming for the GoldToken's Icon Fairy to look them up and then post the image numbers ....You will also need to use the saved icons at least once a year or they will be put back into circulation at that time. We will make every effort to notify you before that happens so please try to keep track of them......with that great news said, here are the icons to find in the August Icon Hunt. Happy Hunting
I'm sure everyone understands that The Icon fairy loves to spread joy to as many players as possible , so for that reason players are only eligible to win the Icon hunt prize once every six months. Thanks for your cooperation.

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Be the first to post your answers to the Icon Mania or send a PM to the GoldToken's Icon Fairy

There are sooo many adorable Kitty's, so all thru August, the Icon of the Day and the Icon that the Icon Fairy will be wearing will be "Cats". If you see one you like give the GoldToken's Icon Fairy a shout out and its yours and here is the Icon Of The Day Or if you are not into cats come on over to the Name Icons board and fine one perfect for you....Happy August

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Breaking Club News:

Brought to you by GoldToken's roving reporter, PattyMac

The * Rummikub Games Only * Club is looking for a new owner, this Club ONLY plays Rummikub so if you like the game and want to have a club, contact Kat for more information on this fun club!

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The Chess & Variants Club tell me that they have added one new player in July and have started a Inter-Club Challenge with The Chess4Fun Club....Best of luck to both teams

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The Prime Time TV Club has a NEW owner, pepperbeach, she is already implementing changes and new games to bring this club back up to a fun club to belong to. She also has some of the best club officers to keep the club running smoothly and to help you explore the club and all they have to offer, so please join them and , Contact pepperbeach or any of the Club Officers for more information.

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News from Knight Jarlynn, The Aug 2015 — Knight Jarlynn's 10×10 Dice Chess tourn Tournament starts in 2 weeks, get your seat at the Chess table today!
ALSO The Sept 2015 — Knight Jarlynn's big Chessgi tournamen Tournament starts up in September, if you like playing Chessgi, get signed up so you don't miss out!

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Morse wants to to all for the support and understanding during his recent absence due to ill health, he has reported that he is still undergoing treatment but is much improved. All of us here at GoldToken wish you steadfast recovery , glad to have you back with us.

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Olympic News

Brought to you by: *GoldTokens* Olympic *Presidents*

July Olympic Winners! A big congratulations to these players & their clubs!

The Lower Division of the Mentalis Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Mystery Games Tournament
Mystery Game 10
Mentalis
GOLD	{ Club }	1karlos
SILVER & BRONZE	{ Club }	beachcomber
SILVER & BRONZE	{ Club }	Chris

The LineDots Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 3A Tournament
LineDots	GOLD	{ Club }	AndrewB
LineDots	SILVER	{ Club }	thebodywall
LineDots	BRONZE	{ Club }	SarahMills

The Intermediate Division of the Fives and Threes Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympics Tournament Group 2A Tournament
Fives and Threes	GOLD	{ Club }	the celt
Fives and Threes	SILVER	{ Club }	Senorita ZORRO_
Fives and Threes	BRONZE	{ Club }	spiritebear

The Lower Division of the Maxi Shake Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 5B Tournament
Maxi Shake	GOLD	{ Club }	Kiki
Maxi Shake	SILVER	{ Club }	Lady Sili
Maxi Shake	BRONZE	{ Club }	Lew
Maxi Shake	BRONZE	{ Club }	SkiptonBull
Maxi Shake	BRONZE	{ Club }	hoot

The Lower Division of the Devious Salvo Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 2B Tournament
Devious Salvo	GOLD	{ Club }	the celt
Devious Salvo	SILVER & BRONZE	{ Club }	MamaBear
Devious Salvo	SILVER & BRONZE	{ Club }	stormy rebel

The Upper Division of the Devious Salvo Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 2B Tournament
Devious Salvo	GOLD	{ Club }	Chris
Devious Salvo	SILVER	{ Club }	Markelle
Devious Salvo	BRONZE	{ Club }	1926
Devious Salvo	BRONZE	{ Club }	BennyC

The Lower Division of the Triple Shake Competition in The 2014 Winter Olympic Mystery Games Tournament
Mystery Game 6
Triple Shake
GOLD	{ Club }	Rand al*Thor
SILVER & BRONZE	{ Club }	1karlos
SILVER & BRONZE	{ Club }	bengt

Competitions are published when gold, silver & bronze winners have been determined

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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 pepperbeach. 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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