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A new game is now available for playing - High Seas! High Seas is a pirate-themed game for two players.
High Seas has been designed by
Point01IV, who also designed the Relic Rush and Tic-Tac-Stack games.
We hope that you will enjoy our newest game!
- Cheers to the Birthday Badger...uh, Girl!
Happy birthday to
Badger on February 6th. Here's an action shot of her rushing off to her party:
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Wishing you much luck and tons of fun!
--
heyred72
In this month's newsletter, we have:
Birthdays & Special Announcements
Photozone Competition
Discussion Boards in the Spotlight
Photo Album of the Month
Game of the Month
Club VS Club Tournament of the Month
Best Recipe Contest
Pony Up!
Up Front & Personal
Testimonial of the Month
Contest of the Month
Caption Contest
Icon Mania!
Shout Out!
Olympic News
 | Birthdays & Special Announcements |  |
-- Happy Birthday to
heyblue32 on February 3rd! From The
Daily Laugh Club,
The Wolf Pack Club, The
Friendship Club, The
Diamonds Are Forever Club, The
Scoop's Castle Club and The
Lisa's Teddy Bear Picnic Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
neonlicht on February 4th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
shillotte on February 5th! - From The
To Your Health Club
-- Happy Birthday to
Badger on February 6th! - With love, from all at Gold Token! -
-- Happy Birthday to
nana210 on February 7th! - From
The Pork Chop Club,
The Wolf Pack Club, The
Diamonds Are Forever Club and The
Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
dolcol (LAW-10) on February 10th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club,
The Wolf Pack Club, The
Friendship Club, The
Word O'Rama Club & The
Backgammon Tournament Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
gpr11 on February 11th! - From { Club } -
-- Happy Birthday to
Oartkickel of the Wolf Pack on February 12th! - From
The Wolf Pack Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
jfromfl on February 13th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
globalroamer on February 13th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club, The
Scoop's Castle Club-
-- Happy Birthday to
Mr-Sid on February 14th! - From The
Prime Time TV Club,
The Wolf Pack Club, and The
Lisa's Teddy Bear Picnic Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
DIRKSTRA on February 15th! - From The
Backgammon Tournament Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Nancy on February 16th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
PattyMac on February 18th! From The
Daily Laugh Club, The
Prime Time TV Club, The
Friendship Club , The
Word O'Rama Club and The
Club Nascar Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Beckie B on February 18th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club,
The Wolf Pack Club , The
To Your Health Club and The
Lisa's Teddy Bear Picnic Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Diddly on February 18th! From The
Daily Laugh Club and The
Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
shobee1 kinobi on February 19th! From The
Friendship Club and The
To Your Health Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
ellieoop on February 22nd! - From
The Wolf Pack Club
-- Happy Birthday to
Sweetcheeks on February 23rd! - From The
Prime Time TV Club and The
Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Sherlock on February 24th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
MaryF on February 24th! - From The
Word O'Rama Club, The
Friendship Club , The
To Your Health Club and The
Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
marcmandy on February 25th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club,
The Wolf Pack Club, The
Friendship Club and The
Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Ray of Light on February 25th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
smelly feet on February 25th! - From The
Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Spencer on February 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Tolp on February 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
chessbro on February 28th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
steve111 on February 28th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
csain1 on February 28th! - From The
Innocent Instigators Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Elijah02 on February 28th! - From
The Wolf Pack Club -
 | Anniversaries & Special Announcements | |
Anniversary:
--Happy Wedding Anniversary wishes go out to
LyndiLoo &
LifeScape on February 6th! Many special wishes sent to you both! -
--Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to
Executioner and his wife on February 22nd! Many special wishes sent to you both! -
* 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!)
We had a tie between
JanuarySnowAngel with (unknown photo) and
(steelbound) with (unknown photo)
They are January's Photozone competition winners!
They both won the challenge with
votes and will be awarded with a profile token.
Scheherizade came in 2nd place with 7 votes for (unknown photo)
golfnutrof came in 3rd place with 5 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 Wildlife
The theme for February's competition will be:
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| Brought to you by: LittleTree |
Jest for Puns -
What do you call a snowman with a six pack? An abdominal snowman. 
This is one of the many puns entered in the weekly contest on this board. This board will keep you laughing and you'll want to find a pun for the week's theme to make others crack a smile. Win that week's pun contest and receive one of the tokens made for that board! Players vote on the funniest pun. Just click the subscribe box and you'll be laughing up a
!
Holiday Profile Contest - The next holiday profile contest is for this month of February, Valentine's Day! You still have time to decorate your profile page with all things Valentines
and decorate it to make it your own! Goldtoken players stop by your profiles to check them out and vote on their favorite. The host,
PattyMac, has provided a wiki for players to place their original profiles so they can revert back to their original profile, easy peasy!
The winners for the New Year's Profile Contest are
PattyMac and
hoof hearted. Check them out, some creative work went into the making of these profiles with one giving a few good belly laughs and another profile that is informative for all sky watchers and stargazers. Very useful information!
Goldie Story Contest - The winner for the Goldie Story contest is
LittleTree with her story of
The Party to End all Parties. 
by and check out these stories out that players create by the use of goldies. It's really fun to see what you can come up with as there are so many goldies to choose from.
Goldies I encourage/challenge you to see what stories you can come up with.
Polls - The winner for this month's
Best Poll competition is
hoof hearted! The winning poll was:
What is the hardest for you to say?. This was a really fun one. Have you got a great poll idea? Submit your entry - including a question AND several answer options - to the
Pollmaster by PM.
OTHER BOARDS FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
Caption Humor
Crafters' Fair
Cutting Board
General Chat
Goldie Story Contest
Holiday Profile Contest
Jest for Puns
Jokes Board
Paraprosdokian Sentences
Photozone
Photo Album Contest
Pony Up!
Polls
Puzzles and Riddles
TerryS's Contest Announcements
What's in Your Pantry?
Word Of The Week
| Photo Album of the Month |
| Brought to you by: ladyvic |
The January theme was Unique Toys, and you need to see the entries! All of them are great!
JanuarySnowAngel's Album titled Unique Toys 2024 Watch for your token coming soon!
PattyMac's Album titled Antique Banks
**YANKEE ROSE*JR FRANK PAB's Album 
The February theme is: Flowers.
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We have new 2024 tokens to win, so drop on by the Photo Album Contest discussion board with your Flowers album, and you might win!
February's game of the month is
Color Domination! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for
The Game of the Month - Feb 2024 - Color Domination Tournament!
In this variant of Domination, there are some interesting twists:
- The areas that provide bonuses overlap, and form two sets of circles - outer and inner
- Victory can be accomplished by defeating all other players, or by holding the inner White circle for one turn
- Players only control some of the territories initially - most territories are controlled by neutral armies and must be captured from them
Check out the
Rules of Color Domination for more details.
We hope you enjoy it!
| Club ~VS~ Club Tournament of the Month |
February's game of the month is
Moultezim! Join us in a fun Round Robin Style Tournament by signing your club up today.
Please notify
PattyMac to join or post in the The
Site Wide Club vs Club Tournament Club. Hope to see you there!
January's winner is:
Bundt Lemon Cake
Cake
3 cups sifted unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup milk
Finely grated zest of 2 large lemons
Glaze
1/3 cup lemon juice
2/3 cup sugar
Adjust an oven rack one-third up from the bottom of oven. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a plain or fancy tube pan with an 11- to 12-cup capacity and dust it lightly with fine, dry bread crumbs.
Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside. In large bowl of electric mixer, beat the butter to soften it a bit. Add the sugar and beat for 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs individually, scraping the bowl as necessary with a rubber spatula to keep mixture smooth. On lowest speed, alternately add the dry ingredients in three additions and the milk in two additions, scraping the bowl with the rubber spatula as necessary and beating only until incorporated after each addition. Remove the bowl from the mixer. Stir in lemon zest. Turn the batter into prepared pan. Level top by rotating pan briskly back and forth.
Bake for 1 hour and 5 to 10 minutes, until a cake tester comes out dry.
Let cake stand in the pan for about 5 minutes and then cover with a rack and invert. Place over a large piece of aluminum foil or wax paper.
The glaze should be used immediately after it is mixed: Stir the lemon juice and sugar together and brush all over the hot cake until absorbed.
Let cake cool completely. Use two wide metal pancake turners or a cookie sheet to transfer it to a cake plate. Do not cut for at least several hours.
Best to make on New Years Eve.
GoldToken's
**Lover of Darkness** 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
**Lover of Darkness**!
February's recipe contest is:
Sweets for your Sweetheart. 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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Can you guess the movies by the pictures above?
Two of our winners correctly guessed
Dead Man Walking AND
The Fight Club and won a Pony Up token! There were also pictures for well known phrases that players correctly guessed and won. January also had a caption contest, find the funniest winter squirrel picture and find the mistakes.
If you get a chance after playing your games, come by and check us out. The board has brand new tokens, and they could wind up on your profile page! So, what are you waiting for?
We'd be so glad for you to join in on the fun! (unknown photo)
JANUARY WINNERS
jroyster
squirrel
monkeytyper
laura lee
PattyMac
cindygal
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We would like to say
to
M3 for letting us step into their personal life for a bit.
1. How'd you choose your name for GT?
I chose my name M3 after moving away from NET NOMAD and also, I think, from 17th Gambit. I think that I wanted something short which said something. I explain at M3's Blog. I added boldface. (I could tell why I left NET NOMAD, but you did not ask that.)
Musings. M3 is for Edwin Vieira Jr.'s 3 themes: Meaning, Militia, and Money. M3 = Money Supply Measure formerly published by the U. S. government 
2. What interests you most on GT? Do you have a favorite game?
I like Chess variants, 
Go 19x19 & 13x13, and Checkers 
as well as some other games. To me Checkers seems hard because it is "formless". Where is the target? I like to be able to chat with people. One can meet some interesting folks here. I played against a physician who worked on a Mercy Ship years ago. The clubs maybe used to be more active. The CoViD scam hurt folks' morale, I think. Also folks keep dying off. Some of it is my fault. Not active enough.. Brainstorming changing the name of Down With Regular Chess Club with the help of its founder and an Australian gal was interesting. She made a good teammate. We both got scolded by management for trying to swoop in to rescue a club. Smiling I think we might have succeeded had we been allowed to try. Another gal used to help with Checkers, but she lost heart. A cheerleader can keep on only so long if others don't follow or help. Figuring out how to play the Xiphias-family games well and posting things about them in its club was interesting too. Fairly well solved now. 
3. What state or country do you reside in? What do you think tourists should definitely see?
I dwell or am an inhabitant (not reside, which is temporary to render government services) in Wisconsin. I was born and raised there.
Many things to see. I never got around to going about and exploring yet. 
I was to the first five.
Octagon House in Watertown and a reconstructed log house in Lebanon which used to be in Watertown
Watertown has St. Bernard's Church building which was meant to be the Archdiocese before Madison was built to be the State Capital. Impressive building.
Dodge County Fairgrounds during their County Fair 
Farmer's Markets if they get here the right time of the year 
Devil's Lake State Park 
Up by Lake Superior
Door County
up north in Wisconsin when the leaves are changing color. I hear that is beautiful 
Be sure to read some. This is not a long enough list.
4. What hobbies do you have?
I learned Chess (unknown photo) when I was nine but didn't have the moves right at first. I read about politics some and am interested in restraining tyranny. I used to listen to VCY Radio faithfully years ago. Not so much anymore. I like to watch TV. I used to know what was on when back when we watched antenna TV. Now I watch a fair amount of YouTube and some other things using ROKU. I also watch Odysee and Rumble some. Web-surfing. Once upon a time I was in Cross Country, but that was in New Ulm, Minnesota. I never worked out running paths here in Watertown. Learning about herbs and other health things. 
5. Children? Grandchildren?
No children or grandchildren. Did not get my career figured out when young. Never married.
6. Do you work? What kind of work do/did you do?
Retired now. Might try to do something to get more money to spend. Some about my work history below.
With Dad & brothers in Pa's carpentry business 
when young, at local factory about 17 months then back to work with Pa for part of a few years, at a nearby vegetable 
processing plant seasonally (harvest time usually) over thirty years unsuccessful tryouts
7. Any pets?
No pet of my own now. Once had a dog in my name. "My" pets now belong to my sister or brother.
8. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___ or over 50? Male or Female?
Slightly Crossed Fingers 
over 50. 64 now. Male 
9. Favorite food?
Favorite food? Hmm. I like fudge, pizza, 
beef liver, carrot cake 
, Grape Nuts, milk 
, chocolate 
.... Must one choose? Not very helpful to you, I guess.
10. What's the farthest you've been from home?
Texas roughly 1300 miles away, I think. Also rode along 
to North Dakota with a friend, merely 900 or so miles one way. (Feigned boredom)
11. If you could be anywhere right now, where would that be?
Teleport once a week? 
Not sure. Hmm. I might check out some place warmer like the tropics 
. Seeing places I learned of in school might be nice. Hard to choose.
12. Favorite season?
Summer evenings are delightful. I am not fond of high heat over 90F, but around 80F is fine. I used to run outside in winter about forty years ago. Snow Fresh outside air beat the air in the gym.
13. Favorite movie?
Not sure which movie is my favorite. I enjoyed many. Watching old ones on TV with Mom was pleasant, for example, The Black Shield of Falworth. So many good one were on TV years ago. I recall one in which man and woman sang back and forth "I am calling you". 
14. If you could meet anyone (living or dead) in the world, who would it be?
Meet anyone? Dizzy I would like to meet several, for sure, but picking merely one now eludes me. Here are some: Leonard Nimoy, Fess Parker who played Daniel Boone, David Carradine, William Shatner (he could scold me for not doing something more important than meeting him), Edwin Vieira (Jr.), the actor who played Daniel Jackson on Stargate, Jordan Peterson, ....
If there are any questions you would like to see asked in future interviews, please let us know.
Laura
laura lee
| Testimonial Of The Month |
| Brought to you by: *GoldToken* Players |
I started playing on GoldToken back in 2016, I wanted to keep my mind sharp for my Sport I play so I googled 'board games' and found GoldToken.I love playing most board games so this Website is perfect for me. I have meet some awesome people on here. I play most days. The best thing about GoldToken is you can play multiple games and multiple people all over the world at the same time.
I have a disability called Cerebral Palsy, Spent all my life in a wheelchair, So I have a lot of spare time on my hands so GoldToken is perfect for me. I use a trackball mouse with my foot to make all the moves, and I use a head-pointer for typing on the computer. In 2000 I started playing a sport called Boccia, it has taken me all over the world, I have played at two Paralympics games, 2004 in Athens and 2008 in Beijing. That was amazing.
The Boccia Surgeon Greig
Most Crafty Creation
Post an image of something you've created on the
Crafters' Fair discussion board for a chance to win 5
Golderos(unknown photo) and a Profile Token! Entries must be posted no later than 11:59PM, Pacific Time, February 28, 2024. Post only your own crafts, please.
The winner will be chosen by poll on the discussion board, after the submission deadline.
There were no entries for the
Best Club Advertisement contest.
The Caption Contest winner for the January, 2024, newsletter is
JanuarySnowAngel with:
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I used to be head of the class, until they threw that hamburger in there!
JanuarySnowAngel!
To enter February's Caption Contest, click on the image below and post your best caption.
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The winner will be chosen by our news team, given 5
Golderos and announced in next month's newsletter.
May all the Valentine's Days to come bring to you the loving thoughts and good wishes that will make you happy.
Valentine's Day name icons are in Rows 5 and 6. Such pretty name icons from our very own graphic committee! Hurry and claim the one you want. Also, don't forget the
Icon Of The Day; it changes often.
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SHOUT OUT! to
clare - member since 2007. A very dedicated player of the Grabble games! We love seeing your profile picture; it's nice to see who we're playing! Thank you for being such a dedicated member of GoldToken,
clare, and we're glad you're a member of our GoldToken family!
SHOUT OUT! to
pepe72 - from Krakow, PL, member since 2004. /"I am here for dominoes and backgammon! I like to play FAST. But I have not got enough time lately
/" A worthy opponent in both games! Thank you for being such a committed member of GoldToken. We're glad you're a member of our GoldToken family,
pepe72!
SHOUT OUT! to
divit - from New Hampshire, a veteran member since 2002. "
I prefer to play backgammon games fast... send me an invite if you think you've got what it takes." A very proficient player of the gammon games. Thank you for sharing your "Road Trip" and other pictures with us and thank you for being such a loyal member of GoldToken. We're glad you're part of our GoldToken family,
divit!
| Olympic News |
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| Brought to you by: GoldToken's Olympic Presidents |
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Competitions are published when gold, silver & bronze winners have been determined (unknown photo)
- 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 shobee1 kinobi. to him 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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