August 2020

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GoldToken's Monthly News

• New Game - Oware!

There's a new variant of the Mancala game available! Check it out! The following additional rules apply for Oware:

• A move that would capture all the pieces belonging to the opponent is allowed, but no capture takes place.

• If the opponent has no available pieces, the other player is required to play a move that gives the opponent one or more stones to play with. If such a move is not possible, the player captures all his or per remaining stones and the game ends.

• If the game is in a stalemate, any player can propose a termination of the game. If the other player agrees, the game ends. This can only be done every 2 turns to avoid stalling.

• New Goldies

Here are some cute new goldies, as requested! They're perfect for club wiki tournaments and lots of other things!

Flashlight Scissors Pencil
Bandaid Tape Glue Twine
AlarmClock Petrol or Gas Fist
Carrot Eggplant Tomato Saw
Broccoli Sugar Rope Garbage
Matches Radish Leek Molotov
Watercan HammerStone DuctTape




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
Photo Album of the Month
Ask GoldToken
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

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Birthdays & Special Announcements

Birthday Wishes:

-- Happy Birthday to David on August 1st! -
-- Happy Birthday to Ken TJ on August 1st! - From The Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Rabbits2 on August 2nd! -
-- Happy Birthday to postal-guy - From The Daily Laugh Club on August 2nd! -
-- Happy Birthday to Robyn Hode on August 4th! -
-- Happy Birthday to robertst on August 4th! - From The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to meme22 on August 5th! - From The Backgammon Tournament Club, The Scoop's Castle Club, The To Your Health Club, The Prime Time TV Club and { Club } -
-- Happy Birthday to rik on August 6th! - From The MasterClass Club -
-- Happy Birthday to thebodywall on August 8th! - From The Wolf Pack Club
-- Happy Birthday to Gail_M on August 11th! - From The To Your Health Club
-- Happy Birthday to dadalo on August 11th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Ace of Herts on August 13th! - From The Wolf Pack 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 blackdog3 on August 25th! - From The Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to ladybird25 on August 25th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Abby Normal on August 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Nukkle Dragger on August 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to AmberLove on August 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to splodge on August 27th! - From The Pork Chop Club & The Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Mystic Dreamer on August 28th! - From The Daily Laugh Club , The Prime Time TV Club and your sister LyndiLoo -
-- Happy Birthday to Uncle Chuckie on August 29th! -
-- Happy Birthday to tquah on August 31st! - From The To Your Health Club and The Prime Time TV Club

Anniversary:

-- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to John Q and HollandSkip on August 10th - 35Years!!
-- 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, cannot be put in after the fact, we're sorry!)*

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1st Stop Information

Site tips and helpful tools

Are there more ways to win profile tokens?

Extra, Extra, Read All About It!

The Pony Up! board is having a contest designed for all players here on GoldToken. This contest will provide you with a chance to win the following token for your profile:

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The contest will run until the August 20th to give all players a chance to win. If you think you know the answer, message LittleTree do not post on the board! The winner will be announced after the 20th. So, by the Pony Up! board and check it out!

* 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: Photozone Zepher

Macro Photography Contest

Come join GoldToken's Macro Photography Contest by posting your related image with a title on the Photozone discussion 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 each 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, 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 Aug. 5th, titled Plant Life
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Anyone submitting an image in August will receive this Anniversary Token, if you don't already have it: (unknown photo).

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Brought to you by: LittleTree

Crafters' Fair

Have you stopped by the Crafters' Fair board, now hosted by JanuarySnowAngel? It's certainly getting to be a popular and busy board with various types of crafts shown that players have created. From wreath making to canvas painting, there is no end to the different forms of art posted there; plus, you may find tips or recommendations for any questions you might have. Even if you don't do crafts , it's really a delightful place to see the work that the artists have created. (unknown photo) Psst...I've heard a rumor that a craft show may be in the works, so make sure to tick the subscribe box and don't miss the chance to see just what's going on! Methinks someone said there are new tokens for this board, so check it out! Crafters' Fair




Middle English Discourse

Hath anyone checked out the Middle English Discourse gathering place? Thou may not know what thou are going to say until after thou say it on that gathering place. Give it a try! Thou'll be surprised at what thou ended up saying! Just a fun board provided for us to go and get a little lighthearted fun. Thou type in what thou wants to say and it changes thine message to Middle English. I'm going to go and try it now to see what it comes up. Have thou a wondrous day!

Other boards for your entertainment:

Caption Humor
Crafters' Fair
Cutting Board
General Chat
Jest for Puns
Jokes Board
Paraprosdokian Sentences
Photozone
Photo Album Contest

Polls
Pony Up!

Word Of The Week

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Photo Album of the Month

Brought to you by: ladyvic

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There were many great albums entered into the contest and to all - they were all great!

The winner is: oldog's Album titled WATER WORLD

You will receive the winner token PLUS we will use your pick for the next theme!

nd Place goes to: Sherlock Holmes's Album

rd Place goes to: mystori's Album titled Water I've seen

The August theme that oldog picked will be:
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This will be lots of fun! So start working on your albums and post them on the Photo Album Contest board.

Best of luck,
ladyvic

Anyone who enters an album in August's competition will receive this Anniversary Token if they don't already have it: (unknown photo)

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Ask GoldToken

Submit your questions to GoldToken's Newshound!

This question comes to us from RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack.

Is the Playing 24/7 game with (unknown photo) still an active game on GoldToken?

Yes! This game is still active. For players who don't know, this Token is hidden on just one player's profile at a time. If you find it, send a PM to GoldToken Support to claim it. Sharing info about its location is not allowed. Additionally, the Token cannot volley back and forth between two players - someone else must claim it in between. Once a year, on a random date in December, the player holding it wins a prize.

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Game Of The Month

August's game of the month is Salvo! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The Game of the Month - August 2020 - Salvo Tournament!

Be the first to sink all of your opponent's ships to win this game. Check out the complete rules here: Rules of Salvo.

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Club ~VS~ Club Tournament Of The Month

August's game of the month is 1-4-5 Senet! Join us in a fun League Style Tournament by signing your club up today. Send in your team roster, consisting of 1 to 4 players, to PattyMac or post your roster in The Site Wide Club vs Club Tournament Club. Club owners, if you or one of your officers is not a member, please contact me for an invitation. Your club could win its very own "Club Tokens". So Please come join the fun and competition. We would love to see you there! Sneak peek - next month is American Rummikiub!

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Best Recipe Contest

July's winner is: Strawberry-Blueberry Cake

• Submitted by Gypsy

Topping
2 cups fresh sliced strawberries
z cups blueberries
8 oz. cool whip
Cake recipe

Cake
• 1 and 2/3 cups all-purpose flour,
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg, room temperature preferred
• 1 cup milk
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt butter in the microwave. Whisk in the sugars vigorously getting out any brown sugar lumps - mixture will be gritty. Whisk in egg, milk,and vanilla extract until combined. Slowly mix in dry ingredients until no lumps remain. Batter will be thick.
4. Pour/spoon batter into prepared pan. Make sure it's not overflowing-- this recipe makes enough batter for your deep dish pan. If you find there is too much batter, make a couple cupcakes (20 minutes bake time) on the side. Bake for at 40-48 minutes. Cover loosely with aluminum foil (loosely to avoid the top from sticking to the foil) at the 20 minute mark to avoid browning. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.
5. After cake is completely cooled frost with cool whip. Then top with fresh fruit in pattern as desired. I usually place the fruit in flag pattern. Sometimes I just do in stripes alternating blueberries and strawberries leaving a strip with the cool whip between blueberries and strawberries

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!

August's recipe contest is: "Desserts". 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.

In addition, everyone who posts a recipe for August's contest is eligible to receive this Profile Token, if they don't already have it: (unknown photo)!

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Pony Up!

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Look at our winners for July! They have been earning profile tokens and for all their hard work and fun on the Pony Up! board. A good place to go for the dog (unknown photo) days of summer! (unknown photo)

Silkwood - What Phrase?
Solway Firth - How Many M&M's?
JanuarySnowAngel - Re-runs of Old Movies
Rabbits2 - Saturday Night Trivia
jd91 - Extra, Extra, Read All About It!
monkeytyper - Friday Night Retro Television
PattyMac - Goldies Songs
Lew - Who's a Play'r?
TexasRose - Club Crawl
RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack - Favorite Movie

If you've been wondering what the Pony Up! board is all about, drop by and check out the tokens and other prizes to be won. Contests can be won quickly or sometimes they can take days. Some contests are run on the board, others are by vote. From trivia to scavenger hunts, you'll find it on the board. So by, we'd love to have you join us! It's never boring and you just may win a shiny, new token for your profile page! So what are you waiting for? Mosey on in and look around! (unknown photo)

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Up front & personal

Interview by: laura lee

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We would like to say to mystori . 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?

• I had been playing on IYT and MamaBear introduced me to GT. I left IYT in the dust and have never looked back. My actual name is Victoria so my GT name is "Ms. Tori likes a good mystery and that's my story" ("Mys Tori" likes a good "mystori" and that's "my stori" - triple play for Mystori) [and, no, no one ever calls me Tori. lol]

2. What interests you most on GT? Do you have a favorite game?

• Favorite games are the word games, especially Grabble, Grabble Race, and Word A O'Rama; the shakes games, and Polar Poultry. That said, I'll play almost anything.

3. What state or country do you reside in? What do you think tourists should definitely see?

• New Hampshire, United States. New Hampshire has a lot to offer, but I recommend The Flume in Franconia Notch, the Old Man in the Mountain Memorial Park, and the Polar Caves.

4. What hobbies do you have?

• I dabble in various crafts. I enjoy scrapbooking and I crochet. I love to read. I like gardening. I enjoy cooking and baking when I have relaxed time to do it.

5. Children? Grandchildren?

• Three children, no grandchildren.

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

• I work as a legal assistant/bookkeeper

7. Any pets?

• One cat

8. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___ or over 50? Male or Female?

• Female, over 50

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

• Spain

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

• A quiet beach with sunshine and a good . A very close second would be Ireland. I'd love to visit Ireland someday.

11. Favorite season?

• Summer

12. Favorite movie? Favorite TV show?

• I don't think I have a number one as there are just too many good ones out there. I do like classics: To Kill a Mockingbird, Harvey, Rebecca, Topper, Jane Eyre, etc. I like Notting Hill and The Family Stone. I also like the Harry Potter movies, the Hobbit series, Marvel movies, etc.; and Disney. Love Disney! I'm a little bit all over the place with movies. Same answer for TV. Just too many to choose from. I did just finish The Durrells though and loved it.

If there are any questions you would like to see asked in future interviews, please let us know.
Laura
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Testimonial Of The Month

Brought to you by: *GoldToken* Players

I think I joined in 2007. A friend had told me about it. I like all the various types of games like 5s and 3s, Salvo, Whist, Four in a Rows, Dice Dots, Go Moku, Shakes games, Backgammon variants like Acey Ducey and Hypergammon, Tabula, and Switch. I'm in many clubs such as The Friendship Club, The What's Cookin' Club, The Daily Laugh Club, The Classic TV & Music Club and Music and Fairy Tales. I've made many good friends on here. I enjoy the pictures that folks post of, say, their pets, towns, and scenic views.

poohbear

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Contest of the Month

Best Nugget

August's contest is the Best Nugget submitted throughout the month. All entries will be posted in a poll for voting, 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.

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 want.

When submitting articles, please be sure to only submit content that you have written yourself, or that you have 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 the Best Blog contest!

to quietman! Be on the lookout for your Profile Token and 5 Golderos. You can check out his blog content by clicking this link: quietman's Blog.

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Caption Contest

The Caption Contest winner for the July's, 2020, newsletter is Jewels21 with:
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That’s it, I’m outa here!

Jewels21!

To enter August'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.

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Icon Mania!

Brought to you by: GoldToken's Icon Fairy

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{ Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon20033021440064.gif } Bike on over to the Name Icons and find the icon you love { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon20033021415321.gif }.There is art { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon20033021282365.gif }, dancing lessons { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon1604211526344.gif } and pet sitting { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon131022142353.gif }. Enjoy the swing(unknown photo) { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon101208115804.gif } but watch out for the bee { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon110304211732.gif }

Check out the Icon Of The Day and remember, all icons used in today's publication are up for adoption! Just post your request here: Icon Mania.

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SHOUT OUT!

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Shout Out! to Kimbiehatch from Africa, loyal GoldToken player since 2010 and a formidable player in Rummikub and Hangman games! Love your ladybug icon, Kimbiehatch! Thank you for for being such a loyal member of GoldToken. We're glad you're here with us and a part of our GoldToken family!



Shout Out! to Watson from Georgia, faithful member since 2017 and a formidable player in Acey Deucey! Your icon has so much energy and makes us all smile. Thank you for being such a loyal member of GoldToken. We're glad you're such an active part of our GoldToken family, Watson!



Shout Out! to macBruck from Darwin River, faithful member since 2012 and a formidable player in all word games! You have such a lovely family; thanks for sharing them with us. Your area sure grows some big lobsters! Thank you for being such a faithful member of GoldToken. We're glad you're a part of our GoldToken family macBruck


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 Muggins Competition in The 2019 Winter Olympics Group 3 Tournament
Muggins
Gold	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Apollo Club	loudpedal
Silver	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club	TrueIndian
Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club	kruntessa

The Decoy Salvo Competition in The 2019 Winter Olympics Group 3 Tournament
Decoy Salvo
Gold	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Poseidon Club	steve111
Silver	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Poseidon Club	cmacker
Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Zeus Club	HenryJaimes
Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club	Nukkle Dragger
Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Poseidon Club	Hamsarnie

The Acey Deucey Competition in The 2019 Winter Olympics Group 6 Tournament
Acey Deucey
Gold & Silver	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Apollo Club	dickfrank
Gold & Silver	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Poseidon Club	steve111
Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Demeter Club	kittyrambo

The 10x10 Halma Competition in The 2019 Winter Olympics Group 6 Tournament
10x10 Halma
Gold	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Zeus Club	Lew
Silver	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Demeter Club	AndrewB
Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Poseidon Club	Hamsarnie

The Go 13x13 Competition in The 2019 Winter Olympics Group 2 Tournament
Go 13x13
Gold	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Demeter Club	M3
Silver	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club	Sir Face of the GoldTable
Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club	TrueIndian

The Devious Salvo Competition in The 2019 Winter Olympics Group 6 Tournament
Devious Salvo
Gold	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Poseidon Club	steve111
Silver & Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Zeus Club	HenryJaimes
Silver & Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Poseidon Club	RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack

The Go Moku Competition in The 2019 Winter Olympics Group 2 Tournament
Go Moku
Gold	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Zeus Club	DavidJ
Silver	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Demeter Club	AndrewB
Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Poseidon Club	bestgremlin
Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club	TrueIndian

The Hypergammon (3 Point) Competition in The 2019 Winter Olympics Group 3 Tournament
Hypergammon (3 Point)
Gold	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Apollo Club	dickfrank
Silver	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Zeus Club	Big Giant Head
Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club	kruntessa

The Upper Division of the Paper Basketball Competition in The 2019 Winter Olympics Mystery Games Tournament
Paper Basketball
Gold	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Poseidon Club	cmacker
Silver	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Demeter Club	AndrewB
Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club	TrueIndian

The Lower Division of the Backgammon Competition in The 2019 Winter Olympics Group 2 Tournament
Backgammon
Gold	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club	melanchton1
Silver	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club	LyndiLoo
Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Apollo Club	thebodywall

The Giveaway Backgammon Competition in The 2019 Winter Olympics Group 2 Tournament
Giveaway Backgammon
Gold	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club	SarahMills
Silver & Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Poseidon Club	cmacker
Silver & Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club	TrueIndian

The Grabble Competition in The 2019 Winter Olympics Group 2 Tournament
Grabble
Gold & Silver	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club	kruntessa
Gold & Silver	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club	Senorita ZORRO_
Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club	Nukkle Dragger

The Switch Competition in The 2019 Winter Olympics Group 4 Tournament
Switch
Gold	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Apollo Club	Tian-Xian
Silver & Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Demeter Club	AndrewB
Silver & Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club	Buddha
Silver & Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Zeus Club	HenryJaimes
Silver & Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club	nw2425

The Long Gammon Competition in The 2019 Winter Olympics Group 6 Tournament
Long Gammon
Gold & Silver	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Hera Club	melanchton1
Gold & Silver	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Apollo Club	NEUROTIKA
Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Zeus Club	REBEL DJ
Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Apollo Club	Gail_M

The Chess Competition in The 2019 Winter Olympics Group 6 Tournament
Chess
Gold	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Zeus Club	rabbitoid
Silver	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club	George 1955
Bronze	The 2019 Winter Olympic Team Athena Club	a-god-b

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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 (unknown photo)? Our winner last month was JanuarySnowAngel. 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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