Much to the excitement of everyone (including me), GoldToken's 2011 Olympic games started this morning. I hope all Olympic players
and
in this years tournament. It's going to be a great year! We have bolstered our tournament code to properly ignore vacation days and days off, and as noted below, added several fun mystery games. A special
to
Jacob1987, for setting up the games. A huge task in itself!
rabbitoid for managing the Olympic Presidents club for the fourth year in a row.
THANK_YOU club presidents too, for all your hard work and keeping with the spirit of the Olympics. We couldn't run the tournament without you!
to the coding genius of
Mecir, I am pleased to announce GoldToken's latest game creation -
Paper Football! As the name suggests, the object of the game is to kick a ball to the goal spot.
Two variants with an altered rule set are available as well - in
Paper Hockey, the goal pots are bigger, placed differently, and passing behind them is possible. In
Paper Basketball, the scoring rules are different.
Finally, a
Simple variant of each game is available as well, with simplified rules.
Thanks go to FixitDave for creating the graphics for these games, as well as for preparing and polishing up the rules. Great work, Dave!
For this year's Olympic mystery game options,
Mecir also added these wonderful game variants:
- 6x6 Lines of Action
- 6x6 Scrambled Eggs
- 6x6 Parachute
- 6x6 Gemma
- Dice Salvo - a variant of Salvo where a dice throw determines how many times you can shoot
- Salvo Plus - a variant of Salvo where you can shoot as many times (at each board) as you have ships left
- Mini Reversi - Reversi on a 4x4 board
- River Camelot - a variant of Camelot where there are obstacles on the board - an impassable river in the center with two bridges across it, and three randomly placed trees.
to Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, who submitted the variant River Camelot and FixitDave who created the river, bridge and tree graphics. Great work, both of you!
For you Domination fans, a new variant of Domination is also now available, called
Rail Domination! Kudos to
FixitDave for his graphic work and attention to fine detail for all of GoldToken's Domination games. Be sure to send him your appreciation!
November also saw these wonderful site additions:
Hiding Album Photos - Keeping up with today's privacy standards, you can now configure your photo album to be hidden from anyone who is not logged in to the site - most notably, this will prevent your photos from appearing in results of search engines such as Google or Bing.
New Profile Images -
to the creative talent of
roses4gypsy, we have new holiday images for your profiles! You can view them near the bottom of GoldToken's
Profile Pictures info page.
New Linking Abilities -
to
Mecir, GoldToken has a new type of wiki link, {
Link: NAME }, for many of the links you see on your gamesheet. For more information how to use them and the different ways to link to various site pages, check out the info page titled
Linking Within GoldToken.
P.S...Be sure to let Tomas (Mecir), know how much we appreciate his valuable work on GoldToken! Personally, I think 
Have a safe and happy holiday season. Good gaming!
--
Badger
In this month's newsletter, we have:
- Birthdays & Special Announcements
- 1st Stop Information
- Game Of The Month
- Best Recipe Contest
- Up Front & Personal
- Testimonial Of The Month
- Contest of the Month
- Treasure Hunt
- Interesting Club Of The Month
- Breaking Club News
- Olympic News
 | Birthdays & Special Announcements |  |
Birthday Wishes:
-- Happy Birthday to
patsy flamingo on December 2nd!
-- Happy Birthday to
DANIEL EC on December 3rd!
-- Happy Birthday to
macbann on December 4th!
-- Happy Birthday to
gmak on December 5th! - From { Club }
-- Happy Birthday to
Country_Gal on December 6th!
-- Happy Birthday to
ceci on December 8th!
-- Happy Birthday to
Feaster on December 9th!
-- Happy Birthday to
Opulent on December 10th!
-- Happy Birthday to
Senorita ZORRO_ on December 11th! From { Club } -
-- Happy Birthday to
Sea Breeze on December 11th!
-- Happy Birthday to
transfusion on December 12th!
-- Happy Birthday to
FLOWER18252 on December 13th!
-- Happy Birthday to
BillsPlace on December 14th!
-- Happy Birthday to
GUMMY on December 17th!
-- Happy Birthday to
hairhat on December 17th!
-- Happy Birthday to
Peg on December 17th!
-- Happy Birthday to
Pegasus on December 18th!
-- Happy Birthday to
berecca on December 18th! From { Club }
-- Happy Birthday to
Tlingit on December 19th!
-- Happy Birthday to
N_a_z on December 19th!
-- Happy Birthday to
Lady Sili on December 20th!
-- Happy Birthday to
HeatherN on December 21st!
-- Happy Birthday to
mysticdragon on December 22!
-- Happy Birthday to
AZD159 on December 23rd! From { Club }, { Club } and { Club }
-- Happy Birthday to
eyeballs - From your daughter
3xtg on December 23rd!
-- Happy Birthday to
Withacee on December 23rd!
-- Happy Birthday to
SLAMDUNKER on December 23rd! From The
MasterClass Club
-- Happy Birthday to
sallyp on December 24th!
-- Happy Birthday to
ontherocks on December 26th!
-- Happy Birthday to
klaashaas on December 28th!
-- Happy Birthday to
eliphont551 on December 29th!
-- Happy Birthday to
mahogany on December 30th!
-- Happy Birthday to
Handyman on December 30!
-- Happy Birthday to
* Sassy_Angel * on December 31st! -
-- Happy Birthday to
nylady41 on December 31st!
-- Happy Birthday to
Jools on December 31!
-- Happy Birthday to
Karosel on December 31!
Anniversary & Other Wishes:
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to
aprildiamond and her husband on December 7th! Many special wishes sent to you both!
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to
Pegasus and her husband on December 14th! Many special wishes sent to you both!
-- Happy 1st date Anniversary to
Badger and her fella on December 25th! Many special wishes to you both from the GoldToken team!
* If you would like to announce any birthdays, anniversaries or other special events coming up for next month, please send GoldToken's Newshound a message before the 25th of this month, so we can give them a shout out in next month's newsletter! (Please keep all announcements upcoming and not belated. Announcements submitted after the newsletter is published, can not be put in after the fact, we're sorry!)
| 1st Stop Information |
| Site tips and helpful tools |
Give props when they're due! 
So, yeah, it's us - the squirrels - again. A lot has been said about the
feature that was recently put in place. But what about the
? All those cute little upward-aiming thumbs are being ignored! If you are
nuts (pun intended) about a post, why not give it the props it deserves? You can't your
squirrel away for winter, so you might as well put them to good use!
December's game of the month is
Paper Football! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for
The December 2011 Game of the Month - Paper football Tournament!
Very simple rules;
Pass the ball to a point where the ball has already been to previously or you pass it to the edge of the playing field and you get another pass.
Pass to the edge and you have to pass it back into the playing field or into the goal.
Trick in this game is to use up as many lines as possible so your opponent can't return.
Use the edges when ever possible to get that extra boost towards the goal.
Plan you moves and remember, there is no limit to how many passes you can do as long as you obey the movement rules.
The game has been made so you ALWAYS score in the goal to the right, no matter what colour you are.
This is the same for all Paper Sports games
Don't forget to shout { Image: i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll195/mydodgypics/GTGames/goal-1.gif } when you score!!!
We hope you enjoy it!
Special
to *
FixitDave* for writing this month's
Game of the Month Nugget. You, too, 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!
.
November's winner is:
BROCCOLI & HAM SOUP
1 MEDIUM ONION, CHOPPED
1/4 TSP GARLIC POWDER
2 TBSP MARGARINE
2 CUPS COOKED HAM, DICED
2 14 1/2 OZ CANS CHICKEN BROTH (LOW-SODIUM, LOW FAT)
1 PACKAGE FROZEN CHOPPED BROCCOLI
1 28 OZ CAN DICED TOMATOES
3/4 CUP SMALL SHELL MACARONI
1/2 TSP NUTMEG
PARMESAN CHEESE
2 CUPS WATER
RED PEPPER FLAKES, AS DESIRED
SALT & PEPPER TO TASTE
COMBINE ONION, GARLIC AND MARGARINE IN LARGE POT.
COOK AT HIGH FOR 3 MINUTES UNTIL ONION IS TENDER.
STIR IN HAM, BROTH, TOMATOES, NUTMEG, RED PEPPER FLAKES (IF DESIRED) AND WATER, BRING TO BOIL, THEN SIMMER 30 MINUTES.
ADD FROZEN BROCCOLI, BRING TO BOIL, THEN SIMMER 10 MINUTES.
BRING TO BOIL AGAIN AND ADD MACARONI. SIMMER ANOTHER 10-15 MINUTES UNTIL MACARONI IS TENDER.
SEASON TO TASTE WITH SALT AND PEPPER
LADLE INTO BOWLS AND TOP WITH PARMESAN CHEESE.
I LIKE TO HAVE A FRESH BAKED LOAF OF FRENCH BREAD WITH IT.
HOPE YOU ENJOY!
GoldToken's
Genie 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
Genie!
December'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.
- Recipe must be posted on the Cutting Board no later than December 27th, 2011
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We would like to say
to Jill
jklh for letting us step into her personal life for a bit.
1. What brought you to GoldToken?
Someone I was playing on IYT suggested I check out GT and I've been here ever since starting as a Guest and now I'm well & truly addicted
How'd you choose your name for GT?
My name is made up of the initials of my & my children's names 
2. What interests you most on GT?
I like to play the games and occasionally chat to people I meet from around the world
3. Do you belong to any of the clubs? How about the chat only clubs (birds, kitties, garden)?
I've been invited to & joined { Club } and The
* Rummikub Games Only * Club
I've played in the Olympics for the last couple of years.
I'm not really interested in the chat only clubs
4. What State or Country do you reside in?
Australia
Do you live in the City or Country?
I live in a southern suburb of Sydney.
What in your State or Country do you think tourists should definitely see?
Visitors to Sydney should climb the Harbour Bridge for a spectacular view of Sydney Harbour
5. What hobbies to you have?
I like doing jigsaw puzzles
What other interests do you have?
I love going to see live theatre shows - dramas, musicals, comedies, new plays & the classics. Almost every weekend I see at least one production.
6. Children?
I have 2 children - my daughter Kathryn is 18 and my son Luke is 14
Do any of them play on GT?
They don't play on GT - they prefer to play XBox
7. Do you work?
yes
If so what kind of work do you do?
I work full-time as a computer programmer/business analyst in a bank. 
Do you enjoy your job?
I've been doing it for nearly 25 years so it must be OK - like any job it has its good and bad times
8. Any pets?
I used to have a King Charles Cavalier dog who has passed away. Now I live in a unit and no pets are allowed
Laura
laura lee
If there are any questions you would like to see asked in future interviews, please let me know.
| Testimonial Of The Month |
| Brought to you by: *GoldToken* Players |
I was introduced to this site by a friend (who is no longer on the site)in order for us to keep in contact over the distance. i love board games and dont often get the chance to play them offline. i made a few friends on this site and one of them bought mer a silver membership (I wont say who to save her any embarrassment) so i started to play new games and met more people.
i try to get on the site everyday to keep the games playing. These games keep my mind alert and the discussions on the club sites allows me to express my opinions in a friendly way.
i actually miss the site whenever i take leave or go on holiday.
the people who run the site are easy to approach and professional. i have already recommended this site to others. Its kinda become part of my life...
Kev
fearglic
If you would like to submit a testimonial telling everyone why you love GoldToken send it to GoldToken's Newshound
December's contest of the month is the
Most Original Photo Album. Winner will receive two extra months on their current membership, or, if Guest, a two month Silver membership.
If you know of an exceptional photo album, or would like to submit your own, please post it on the
Most Original Photo Album Contest DB, where everyone can check it out.
Note: Entries must be posted on the
Most Original Photo Album Contest DB by no later than
December 27th, 2011.
Most Original Profile Winner! 
You voted and the winner of the
Most Original Profile contest is
laura lee. As the winner, she will receive two months added on to her current membership.
to
laura lee!
Best New Icon Winner! 
roses4gypsy is the winner of the
Best New Icon contest for creating { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/albums/photo5838111117201928.gif }. As the winner, she gets a one month extension to her membership and the ability to reserve and wear her icon.
roses4gypsy 
First off, a big
goes out to last month's winner!
gypsyjan was the first person to name all 12 icons I was asking for.
gypsyjan 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!).
You will have 30 days in which to claim your prize. After that time you forfeit it. Be sure to use it before you lose it!
Please note, this prize is not transferable.
Here is where you can find the icons we asked for last month:
1. { Player }
2.
**YANKEE ROSE*JR FRANK PAB
3.
Acedog
4.
BANDIT
5.
Bernice
6.
BearRuff
7.
cee-vs-tee
8.
DIANE
9.
FredFredFred
10.
jklh
11.
partygirl
12.
Spiydar
I know you all will miss it, but we will not be having an icon hunt this month. Instead, I am making a
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
I am pleased to announce that Gold & Platinum members are now able to store multiple icons, and because so many of you have requested it holiday icons are included.
How it will work:
- Gold members can store up to 2 icons.
- Platinum members can store up to 4 icons.
- Icons have to be worn at least once a year.
- You have to wear a saved holiday icon for that holiday or you lose it.
Have a Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah
GoldToken's Icon Fairy 
| Interesting Club Of The Month |
| * Interview by: laura lee* |
This month's club interview is with The
Sallyp and Friends Club
1. Please tell us a little about your club....
Name?
The
Sallyp and Friends Club
My club started in December 2007 as Sallyp and Budgie’s club.Budgie and I had run games together for some time before starting the club but always just as open Wiki games for anyone to play.
How long has this club been on GT?...
December 2007, with name change in June of 2010
About how many members do you have?
over 140 players and we start several games most weeks
2. Are you the original owner?
yes
If so, what prompted you to start this club?
We wanted a means of messaging all our players at once so starting a club seemed the best idea. We did not intend to run many games, we just wanted to set the club up as a messaging tool. How wrong we were; several hundred games later the club is still going strong, has been voted GoldToken club of the year.
And then a fresh start in 2010 when the name changed to The Sallyp and Friends Club was born. A club where friends can meet, play games, chat and I hope have fun.
3. What kind of games does your club play?
We try and run a selection of all game types. With every new game we message all the players taking part, asking them to send out their invites and we also message every winner.
Our club members like gammon based games best but we do try and play most GT games and we offer a good selection of Wiki tournies. One of the officers came up with the idea of running mini leagues, swiss pairing based tournies, best of 3 knock-outs, All Play All (a bit like the GT round robin tournies but done on the Wiki ) and we do lots of knock-outs. In some of these we include more then one game type to make them more interesting. Earlier this year we developed an idea used by others by running an Alphabet competition, trying to run a game for every letter of the Alphabet. We are now into our 2nd series. We also run an Extravaganza series, using gammon types of games and this has also proved to be very long running. We have other series planned for the future.
We offer about a dozen teams and ladders to our players. Although providing a more limited selection than some other clubs, we are still one of the top clubs in respect of the number of players we get signed up to these.
Recently we have instigated our Special day for members, where the members pick their favourite games and we make up a tournie for them. We have since extended this into a special day for Countries, where we pick a country’s special day and then add a history link for members from other countries to read – fun and educational too!
What kind of discussions does your club get into?
Recently we added a new board for our members `Ask Cekj` where members can ask questions and Cekj has also started a `get to know members` session where everyone responds to the same series of questions, starting with the club officials. So you can see we do not have a lot of chatting just a lot of playing of games.
4. Does your club do a lot of club vs. club ?
We always have some Club vs Club games going, both Wiki and automatic games. We run a set of Automatic games every month. This year we have asked members with special events like birthdays, weddings, anniversaries etc. to pick the games to be played.
5. Do you have a lot of 'helpers' ?
Cailin Deas and
willy stepped in to help me run things and to keep the club going in 2009.
At this point I put an advert on the club board to ask for more helpers as I already work full time and found I could not devote enough time to the club to keep it running as I wanted it too.
My prayers were answered when johnnyyboy said he might be able to help us out, and HELP US OUT HE HAS !! The Sallyp and Friends Club could not continue to run without his big input and that of the other officers cekj , willy and most recently smiler5 who joined our happy team last month.
6. What are your future plans for your club?
As for the future of our club we intend to extend our series of tournies and maybe add even more in 2012. We keep trying to help our members and when new players joins our club we have a small match with them, the officers play this match as their favourite game. We also run a small `Get to know the Newbie tournie` also using the favourite game of the new member
We always try and keep a few places free so anyone that wants to join us is always very welcome.
for letting us have a look at your club......
Laura
If there are any questions you would like to see asked in future interviews, please let me know.
| Breaking Club News: |
| Brought to you by GoldToken's roving reporter, PattyMac |
The { Club } & The { Club } will be combining into a single club with a new name after the first of the year. It will be a writing club, prose and poetry. They are looking for a new name and a new look but the club will include contests and reading recommendations for all.
The
Club Nascar Club is celebrating the 2011 Sprint Cup Champion, that honor belongs to TONY STEWART with a thrilling finish at Homestead. They will still be finishing up their own championship game of Hypergammon that is run all season long. Those winners will be announced soon so keep reading the newsletter for Winners.
The
Crafters Fair Club is waiting for one or two more people to send in their finished scrapbook pages so we can mail the hug out to arrive before Christmas. We have our holiday projects chosen and are close to posting the instructions. It won't be a club cooperation craft but something that can be done with friends and family if you want. You don't have to be a crafter to join the club, you can learn from the members, just contact
Scrapbooking Maven for more information.
The
Prime Time TV Club is still Spotlighting the members in the club, which are also members of GoldToken, drop by to see the spotlight and say Hi to the member in your next game with them or by post. Prime Time has also opened up a new corner, "Children's Corner" games have children's books, games or toys for the winners, also a discussion board to talk about craft ideas or just to brag about our children and grandchildren. Sure to be a lot of fun.
They have just finished a limerick game, all the winners put in their own line, the finished limerick was about the TV show "Ghost Hunters"
| I couldn't believe my eyes |
| Here ghostie, ghostie, ghostie |
| Mr. Ghost, "Guess Who" |
| I ain't afraid of no ghost! |
| "GHOST" I didn't see no stinking ghost! |
| Did you see that, I think it was a GHOST! |
| Look, Look, Look hes watching you! |
Everyone has fun with these games and enjoys the finished limerick, come join us if you like. Contact
PattyMac for a invite to the club.
"Club of the Month" is The
Friendship Club...you have full use of the discussion board for the month of December.
| Olympic News |
| Brought to you by: *GoldTokens* Olympic *Presidents* |
November's 2010 Olympic Winners! A big congratulations to these players & their clubs!
Competitions are published when gold, silver & bronze winners have been determined
- 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.) **
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