February 2026

GoldToken's Monthly News

Birthday Badger

Our fearless leader's birthday is coming up in just a few days! We hope you have a great day, Badger! Be careful around all those lit candles...

Tomorrow will be snow day number SEVEN for us, in northeast Arkansas. Thank goodness I've got all those Olympics games to keep me occupied! I hope, wherever you are, you're not trapped in the house for so long that you're dreaming of returning to work.

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!
Crafters' Fair
Up Front & Personal
Testimonial of the Month
Caption Contest
Icon Mania!
Breaking Club News
Shout Out!
Olympic News

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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 Xandu on February 6th! - From The Friendship Club
-- Happy Birthday to nana210 on February 7th! - From The Pork Chop Club, The Wolf Pack Club and The Diamonds Are Forever Club -
-- Happy Birthday to dolcol (LAW-10) on February 10th! - From The Daily Laugh Club, The Wolf Pack Club, The Word O'Rama Club & The Backgammon Tournament Club -
-- Happy Birthday to gpr11 on February 11th! -
-- 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 and The Friendship 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 To Your Health Club and The Lisa's Teddy Bear Picnic Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Diddly on February 18th! From The Daily Laugh Club, The Scoop's Castle Club and The Friendship Club -
-- Happy Birthday to shobee1 kinobi on February 19th! From The Friendship Club and The To Your Health 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 and The Friendship Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Point01IV on February 25th! - From The Wolf Pack Club -
-- Happy Birthday to Spencer on February 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to Tolp on February 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to chessbro on February 28th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to steve111 on February 28th! -
-- Happy Birthday to csain1 on February 28th! - From The Innocent Instigators 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!)

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Photozone Competition

Brought to you by: Photozone Zepher

(steelbound), with photo titled Setting over the Lake, is January's Photozone competition winner.
He won the challenge with votes and will be awarded with a profile token.

PattyMac came in 2nd place with 12 votes for photo titled Overlook.
wgh came in 2nd place with 12 votes for photo titled 12 Apostles Australia.

dawn1968 came in 3rd place with 11 votes for photo titled Clouds at Sunrise.

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 Landscape.

The theme for February's competition will be;

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Discussion Boards in the Spotlight

Brought to you by: LittleTree

Brr...it's cold in so many parts here. Please send us some of your warmth if you are in summer now! While it's so cold and you want to stay in, warm and cozy, check out the discussion boards listed on the top of your gamesheet! There are discussion groups, fun boards with contests to win and tokens to be won! These boards are all a part of the fun to be had at GoldToken in addition to playing your games. New members are coming in and discovering all the happiness GoldToken offers!

Bug Reports - Please report bugs here. Our programmer may not reply to your post but will tend to all problems. If you are reporting a displaying error, please include your browser name and version, and whether you are using the classic mode. Sometimes a game may not display right and MAY not be a bug issue but a cache problem on your device. Players can sometimes offer solutions to some reports but any actual bugs are handled promptly by our programmer, so if you feel you have an issue with one of the pesky bugs, please post it on this board. Any other problems can be posted here: GoldToken Help.

Polls - The winner of this month's "Best Poll" contest is SarahMills! She asked, Why do most men have a beard? The majority of voters believe it's because they hate to shave. Do you have a burning question that you're dying to get your fellow players' opinions on? Send your suggestion, along with a few answer choices, to the Pollmaster!


Other boards offered by GoldToken
Caption Humor
Crafters' Fair
Cutting Board
General Chat
Holiday Profile Contest
Hypothetical Questions
Jest for Puns
Jokes Board
Paraprosdokian Sentences
Photozone
Photo Album Contest
Pony Up!
Jools' Contest Announcements
What's in Your Pantry?
Warning Labels
Word Of The Week

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Photo Album of the Month

Brought to you by: ladyvic

There were no album entries for January, but hopefully we will have some this month for the theme Valentines

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Game of the Month

February's game of the month is MiniDots! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The Game of the Month - Feb 2026 - MiniDots Tournament!

In this variant of GoldDots, the board is much smaller - 5 x 5 squares. Check out the Rules of MiniDots for more information.


We hope you enjoy it!

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Club ~VS~ Club Tournament of the Month

February's game of the month is 4 In A Row! Join us in a fun Round Robin Style Tournament by signing your club up today. Please notify PattyMac to join or post in The Site Wide Club vs Club Tournament Club. Hope to see you there!

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Best Recipe Contest

January's winner is: Mom's spaghetti, always a favorite when family gathers

• Submitted by hoof hearted

Ingredients
2 28 Oz cans of peeled san marazano tomatoes.
1 Large yellow onion, julienned.
6 Garlic cloves, sliced thin.
6 Basil leaves, torn. Fresh is best.
2 Tablespoons tomato paste.
1 Cup red wine.
1/8 Cup olive oil.
Salt & Pepper to taste.

Glaze the sliced onions in oil or salted butter before adding other ingredients. Let marinara stew until thick and flaverful, at least an hour. Don’t be afraid to add in ingredients like fresh tomatoes, spinach or grilled sausage! That's my own addition but it's much better personalized.

Add fresh cooked Al Dente spaghetti noodles just before serving, and top with fresh grated Parmesan cheese.

The secret to my mom's perfect spaghetti involves using good quality pasta, salting water generously, cooking it al dente, never rinsing, and finishing it directly in the sauce with a splash of starchy pasta water for a velvety, cohesive dish that tastes seasoned to perfection.


GoldToken's hoof hearted 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 .!

February's recipe contest is: "What Are You Going To Do With That Ham You Just Bought". 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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Crafters' Fair- Hosted by sallyp

You could win one of this board's specialty tokens.

1 2 3 4 5

We have some brand new tokens for the new year, and I have only given out one in January.

Let's see what we can get for some new crafts in February. It would be great if you or a friend have made it, but if not there are so many lovely online crafts to find.

If you are not a crafter, have a look online see what takes your fancy.

Post your picture on the Crafters' Fair.

To make it easier to do the poll, please post your entry as A New Comment

Everyone that posts a craft will win a crafts fair token

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Up Front & Personal

Interview by: laura lee

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We would like to say to Sea Dreams for letting us step into their personal life for a bit.


1. How'd you choose your name for GT?

• Well I love being by the water and dream of one day living by the seaside so it just seemed to fit.

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

• The site tourneys, ladders and club challenges and of course all the amazing people that make up this wonderful site.
• I have a few favorite games but at the top of the list are Mahjong and American Rummikub.

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

• I'm from New York City born and raised but I now live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Anyone visiting here should check out Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens and Hershey Park of course.

4. What hobbies do you have?

• Reading , playing on GT and gardening in the summer (unknown photo)

5. Children? Grandchildren?

• I have 5 children and 5 grandchildren

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

• I'm retired (unknown photo)

7. Any pets?

• I have one very spoiled chihuahua, his name is Indiana

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

• I am a slightly over 60 female (unknown photo)

9. Favorite food?

• Coffee...it's a food right?

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

• I went on a 7 day cruise to the Bahamas, it was without a doubt my best vacation ever.

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

• On a warm sunny beach, sipping on a frozen strawberry daiquiri and reading a book. (unknown photo)

12. Favorite season?

• Summer

13. If you could meet anyone (living or dead) in the world, who would it be?

• Either of my 2 favorite comedians, Gabriel Iglesias or Jo Koy

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 found this site by pure accident. Think I was buying something online which I didn't normally do, but we were all on lockdown. I didn't want to go to Amazon cos I had read about how sales for them had gone through the roof. So I was looking for a small business, can't remember what I typed up exactly, but I do know this site was 1 on the list. I thought it was a casino site or gambling site of some kind. Anyway I clicked on it, guess curiosity got the better of me and started reading some things people were saying. Took the tour and found it was free to play, not only that, but it brought back some childhood memories, not all good, but for the most part nostalgia set in. So I signed up. Been here ever since.

I love Salvo, Backgammon, but most importantly multiplayer games, cos that's how we played board games, as family during Christmas time, while my Mother and Aunts were all in the kitchen cooking and preparing. Susan (my cousin) didn't like playing, but she would be like a referee in case any squabbles broke out.

-Whafflet

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Caption Contest

The Caption Contest winner for the January, 2026, newsletter is karynsong with:



Oh YAY! I'm so HAPPY! I finally get a Mommy!

karynsong!

To enter February's Caption Contest, click on the image below and post your best caption.

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

is in the air. It's everywhere, even at GoldToken. GoldToken's Icon Fairy is so excited that from today thru February 14th they will be posting "I'm looking for a Valentine" if you have a Valentine icon and are the first to answer, you will be awarded one of the awesome Icon Fairy's Tokens. Come and see all the Valentine icons in Row 3 on the Name Icons page, such as .

Be sure to always check out Icon Of The Day.

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Breaking Club News:

Brought to you by GoldToken's club owners

The Renegades Gaming Club are looking for new members. We have an automatic tournament each month where we gives out golderos with every tournament won. We celebrate birthdays and anniversaries and your tournament win. We play contests and talk about the soaps or your favorite show. Hop on over. We will leave the light on for you.

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SHOUT OUT!

SHOUT OUT! to Anyhome - from Thessaloniki, member since 2025. Thank you for being such a valued member of GoldToken Anyhome and we're glad you're a member of our GoldToken family!


SHOUT OUT! to Pony little - also from Thessaloniki, member since 2025. "Thank you for being such a valued member of GoldToken and we're glad you're a member of our GoldToken family Pony little!


SHOUT OUT! to DavidJ - from Tolland, Connecticut and a veteran member since 2003. Thank you being such a dedicated member of GoldToken and we're glad you're part of our GoldToken Family DavidJ!

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Olympic News

Brought to you by: GoldToken's Olympic Presidents

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The Upper Division of the 1-4-5 Senet Competition in The 2025 Summer Olympics Group 1 Tournament
1-4-5 Senet
Gold	The 2025 Summer Olympics Brendans Grandmom Memorial Club	Tian-Xian
Silver	The 2025 Summer Olympics birdstoe Memorial Club	Shannon D
Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics luctruc Memorial Club	Senorita ZORRO_

The Lower Division of the Fast Cribbage Competition in The 2025 Summer Olympics Group 6 Tournament
Fast Cribbage
Gold	The 2025 Summer Olympics Lil Red Memorial Club	Oddie
Silver	The 2025 Summer Olympics ellieoop Memorial Club	rushfan2000
Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics birdstoe Memorial Club	z71cat
Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics birdstoe Memorial Club	shobee1 kinobi

The Decoy Salvo Competition in The 2025 Summer Olympics Group 3 Tournament
Decoy Salvo
Gold	The 2025 Summer Olympics Lil Red Memorial Club	road_hog
Silver	The 2025 Summer Olympics Brendans Grandmom Memorial Club	HenryJaimes
Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics luctruc Memorial Club	Sanderella

The Four In a Row Competition in The 2025 Summer Olympics Group 6 Tournament
Four In a Row
Gold	The 2025 Summer Olympics luctruc Memorial Club	grade1teacher
Silver	The 2025 Summer Olympics birdstoe Memorial Club	R u s t y
Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics Brendans Grandmom Memorial Club	Klaus11

The Any Which Way Duel (3-point) Competition in The 2025 Summer Olympics Group 2 Tournament
Any Which Way Duel (3-point)
Gold	The 2025 Summer Olympics Brendans Grandmom Memorial Club	HenryJaimes
Silver & Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics birdstoe Memorial Club	bengt
Silver & Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics Lil Red Memorial Club	Oddie

The Lower Division of the Triple Shake Competition in The 2025 Summer Olympics Group 5 Tournament
Triple Shake
Gold	The 2025 Summer Olympics Partygirl Memorial Club	Wolfet410
Silver & Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics ellieoop Memorial Club	Kathleen
Silver & Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics Lil Red Memorial Club	Man of Steel

The Hangman Competition in The 2025 Summer Olympics Group 1 Tournament
Hangman
Gold	The 2025 Summer Olympics Lil Red Memorial Club	Buddha
Silver	The 2025 Summer Olympics luctruc Memorial Club	grade1teacher
Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics Brendans Grandmom Memorial Club	twotees

The Double Trouble Four In a Row Competition in The 2025 Summer Olympics Group 7 Tournament
Double Trouble Four In a Row
Gold	The 2025 Summer Olympics luctruc Memorial Club	1karlos
Silver & Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics ellieoop Memorial Club	DavidJ
Silver & Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics Brendans Grandmom Memorial Club	Semos

The Large Dice Pipes Competition in The 2025 Summer Olympics Mystery Games Tournament
Large Dice Pipes
Gold	The 2025 Summer Olympics Lil Red Memorial Club	(steelbound)
Silver	The 2025 Summer Olympics Brendans Grandmom Memorial Club	HenryJaimes
Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics Lil Red Memorial Club	Man of Steel

The Animosity Competition in The 2025 Summer Olympics Group 1 Tournament
Animosity
Gold	The 2025 Summer Olympics luctruc Memorial Club	Treksterz
Silver	The 2025 Summer Olympics Lil Red Memorial Club	Man of Steel
Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics luctruc Memorial Club	Sanderella

The Blackhole Four In a Row Competition in The 2025 Summer Olympics Mystery Games Tournament
Blackhole Four In a Row
Gold	The 2025 Summer Olympics luctruc Memorial Club	1karlos
Silver	The 2025 Summer Olympics ellieoop Memorial Club	DavidJ
Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics Brendans Grandmom Memorial Club	Semos
Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics luctruc Memorial Club	stinky_malinky

The Lower Division of the 1-4-5 Senet Competition in The 2025 Summer Olympics Group 1 Tournament
1-4-5 Senet
Gold	The 2025 Summer Olympics Partygirl Memorial Club	Kjelle
Silver	The 2025 Summer Olympics Partygirl Memorial Club	SarahMills
Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics Lil Red Memorial Club	Buddha

The Lower Division of the Dominoes Competition in The 2025 Summer Olympics Group 1 Tournament
Dominoes
Gold	The 2025 Summer Olympics Lil Red Memorial Club	Man of Steel
Silver	The 2025 Summer Olympics Partygirl Memorial Club	Lolla
Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics Partygirl Memorial Club	PAOK 1926
Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics ellieoop Memorial Club	Road Runner
Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics ellieoop Memorial Club	DavidJ

The Mahjong Competition in The 2025 Summer Olympics Group 1 Tournament
Mahjong
Gold	The 2025 Summer Olympics ellieoop Memorial Club	DavidJ
Silver	The 2025 Summer Olympics Partygirl Memorial Club	PAOK 1926
Bronze	The 2025 Summer Olympics luctruc Memorial Club	Sanderella

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 squiggy2. 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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