Have you tried the two newest games, Fischer Random Chess and Barricade? Barricade is a board game for 2 or 4 players, with several twists! Most notably, the game contains several barricades that you can use to hinder your opponents' progress. The amazing graphics were designed by our very own
porkpie1! Fischers Random Chess, also known as Chess960, is a variant of Chess featuring random piece placement and different castling rules. This variant was coded by the talented
Ray of Light!
Thanks to
marcmandy, we now have a beautiful new set of tiles for the CrossDowns games. They were updated today to make the colored outlines more obvious - be sure to check them out!
- Newsletter Team Appreciation
A big thank you to the gang in The
Brain Storm Club - they're the folks who put in so much effort each month to produce this newsletter! Thank you, also, to the members who kindly contribute when we call upon them for such items as the Testimonials, Interviews, Club News, etc.
Now, I command you...invite me to a game of Moultezim!
--
heyred72
In this month's newsletter, we have:
Birthdays & Special Announcements
1st Stop Information
Photozone Competition
Photo Album of the Month
Game Of The Month
Best Recipe Contest
Red Panda's Trivia Connection
Up Front & Personal
Testimonial Of The Month
Contest of the Month
Caption Contest
Goldie Story Board Highlights
Icon Mania!
Breaking Club News
Olympic News
 | Birthdays & Special Announcements |  |
Birthday Wishes:
-- Happy Birthday to
dingbat on June 1st! - From
laura lee,
cissy & { Club } -
-- Happy Birthday to
wabasco on June 2nd! -
-- Happy Birthday to
cindygal on June 4th! - From
The Pork Chop Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
rann on June 4th! - From The
Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
G_net on June 9th! - From The
Backgammon Tournament Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
katja on June 9th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club &
The Pork Chop Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
LyndiLoo on June 10th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club & The
Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
postal-guy on June 11th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
blackangus on June 11th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club,The
Word O'Rama Club and The
Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Honeybear on June 14th! - From { Club }, { Club }, The
Backgammon Tournament Club and { Club }
-- Happy Birthday to
game_77 on June 15th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
blondie on June 17th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
nightingale on June 17th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
wildgeese on June 20th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Turn-Key on June 23rd! -
-- Happy Birthday to
GameNut on June 23rd! - From { Club }
-- Happy Birthday to
Jacob1987 on June 24th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
katkrazy70 on June 24th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club &
The Pork Chop Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Fliss on June 25th! - From The
Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Fade on June 25th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Giggles on June 26th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
LittleTree on June 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
GailorJ54 on June 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
TexasRose on June 27th! - From The
Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club and The
Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Ken2 on June 28th! - From
The Pork Chop Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Stealthfire on June 29th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
SandyPaws on June 30th! - From
The Pork Chop Club -
Anniversary & Other Wishes:
-- Happy Anniversary to
Badger for 10 great years of running GoldToken! -
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to
stanley7 and her husband on June 7th!
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to
Lyonsgirl and her husband on June 8th! - From The
Word O'Rama Club
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to
singer and her husband on June 19th! - From The
Word O'Rama Club
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to
chris3 and her husband on June 20th! - From The
Word O'Rama Club
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
goes out to
Ana and her husband
willy on June 24th!
* 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!)
| 1st Stop Information |
| Site tips and helpful tools |
Who is in charge of moderating GoldToken's discussion boards?
The moderation of GoldToken's public discussion boards is a team effort! There are two aspects to keeping GoldToken's boards family-friendly.
First, players have the ability to vote on public posts using the
and
- visible when hovering your cursor to the right of the "Reply" link under a post. 10 downvotes will remove a post for further review by our team. But don't be afraid to exercise your
, too, for really great posts.
The second part of the process is our thoroughly trained team of moderators. They undergo many
months of training, involving many, many hours of reading, practice tests, and role-playing exercises. They are players, just like you, who generously volunteer their time to read every single post on every single public discussion board. They work together and discuss any problems that arise, in an effort to be fair to all and keep our boards suitable for even our youngest players.
Okay - maybe not THAT young!
If you ever have a question about our moderating policies or our
Discussion Board Rules, please don't hesitate to write to
GoldToken Support!
| Photozone Competition |
| Brought to you by: Jools |
Wrighty with (unknown photo) is May's Photozone competition winner who won the challenge with
votes and will be awarded with a profile token.
golfnutrof came in 2nd place with 13 votes for (unknown photo)
dlouise came 3rd place with 12 votes for (unknown photo)
to all the winners and
to all of the members who participated either by submitting photos or voting and commenting.
We had a total of 
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
The theme for June's competition will be;
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Please post your entries on the Photozone DB with "Photozone Contest" in the subject line to enter and please give your entries a name as well.
The deadline for this month's Photozone contest is:
12:00 Midnight, Pacific Time, Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014.
Voting for June's Photozone contest will be closed on:
12:00 Midnight, Pacific Time, Sunday, July 6th, 2014.
| Photo Album of the Month |
| Brought to you by: ladyvic |
to
PattyMac for winning the May
Modes of Transportation Best Photo Album Contest!
Great Album
PattyMac's Album titled Modes of Transportation 
Cheetah for taking 2nd place!
Cheetah's Album
To all that participated....All the albums were
AWESOME!!
This Month's Theme is
I look forward to seeing all the entries!
Don't forget! You can
Win our very own
Photo Album Contest Profile Token 
To ALL!
ladyvic
June's game of the month is
Acey Deucey! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for
The June 2014 - Game of the Month - Acey Deucey! Tournament!
There are no
Nuggets for this game - why not be the first to write one?
We hope you enjoy it!
You 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!
.
May's winner is:
Bean Dip
1 lb. ground beef
1 can tomato sauce
1 can red kidney beans
1 pk. McCormicks Chili seasoning { Mild }
2 8oz Cream Cheese ( softened )
1 pk. Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Tortilla Chips
Brown ground beef, drain, add tomato sauce, beans, seasoning. Cook 10 mins. Spread cream cheese in bottom of lasagna pan, carefully spread beef mixture over this, top with cheddar cheese, cover with foil. Bake 350* for 15 mins. Serve with Tortilla Chips
GoldToken's
ladyvic 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 { Player }!
June's recipe contest is: "Strawberry Recipes". 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.
Rules of The Trivia Connection
- There are 10 people, and you need to guess all ten people. These ten people are all connected in some way. Post your answer to Red Panda.
- These questions are not meant to be easy. Although if you work out the connection it will become easier. Any research is allowed.
- First answer submitted with all correct answers and the connection will be deemed winner
Questions
| 1. | Has been on a previous quiz (see past newsletters). Served in the army in Germany. His daughter married number 2 |
| 2. | Grandson to a flute player who studied at a famous music school. Took his name from a marvel superhero. Lived in a castle. Fan of #1 |
| 3. | Husband of a pop singer. Inspired a film , and wanted to make a cameo in it. Scared of birds. Underwear model |
| 4. | Spent time in jail for beating up his girlfriend. Father was in a fight with #5. Broke a twenty year olympic draught, last done by #5. Appeared on a TV show co-hosted by a health and fitness magazine cover girl |
| 5. | Named after a famous singer. Godfather to a TV celebrity and has appeared on their show many times. Olympic gold medalist |
| 6. | Got current job after a religious scandal gave the job in the now family business to her father. Married to her relative. Held job for more than 60 years. Ex-daughter-in-law died in a car crash. |
| 7. | Member of Parliament. Owns a racing team and other sporting teams. Owns well known brewery. Married a flight stewardess. Famously bought in auction an artifact originally from a person who is in a Jules Verne novel |
| 8. | In a movie about him, the actor who played him had the same name as his real life murderer. Has an airport named after him. Named after a prime minister. Failed school. Famous nude photo on a magazine cover. |
| 9. | Nicknamed after a saying by a muppet. Brother died in a car accident when just 14. Started rap music to relieve stress. Featured in a song with the former judge of a tv singing show. |
| 10. | Favourite film was scored by grand parent of #2. Sang on an album of an in-law of #1. Voiced his own animated character in a recent movie. Rap musician. In the same society as spouse of #6 |
Last month's winner.
Congratulations to
numptieheid for solving last months trivia contest first with all ten correct answers. The connection was people who had spiders named after them. She will receive a special recognition token
.
Special mention to
macBruck who solved the puzzle as well and
Robin_B who got 9 out of 10
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On 
see you in July's Newsletter
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 Gold Token with my friend Connie
hoot back in 2001 on our
WEBTV' s and dial up. Oh my what fun but it took forever to make our moves. We
Discovered several game sites but always looking for that site that could offer
Us a nice variety. We found it in Gold Token. But we're limited in some versions
Because of the WEBTV. So in 2004 I got my first PC and no more dial up.
Gold Token has brought me many hours of enjoyment. I have discovered so many
Wonderful people and have formed many friendships because of this site.
Thank you for keeping your games exciting by always adding new games & New very interesting versions
Of some of my old favorite games.
Thanks again
Toodles AKA Mia
Best Short Story
June's contest is:
Best Short Story posted on the DB.
- This year's writing contest topic is: "The Great Outdoors".
- Rules:
- 500 words or less
- Story must be original work posted by the writer on the DB.
- Story must be original and have never been posted on the DB before.
- Stories must be posted no later than Midnight, Pacific Time, Wed, July 2.
Winner will be chosen by poll and posted in next month's newsletter.
We have a winner for the "Club of the Year" Contest!
to The
Scoop's Castle Club, owned by
Scoopdedew! Every member of the club has been given the "Club of the Year" Token!
| Goldie Story Board Highlights |
Brought to you by: PattyMac
We had a lot of fun on the board about "The Busy Bee" in May, Our Winner is the poem called
joys of life, written by
garbearwho will have the Goldie Winner Token put on his profile, you can find the poem below......
Now for June, since the Flower for June is a "Rose", lets get our creative caps on and make up a story about a Rose. Here are some thoughts - June's flower is the rose, which has more meanings than one can count! A pink rose means perfect happiness, while a red rose means "I love you." A white rose signifies innocence and purity, while a yellow rose conveys jealousy or a decrease in love. A bouquet of roses means sincere gratitude, whereas a single rose amplifies the meaning of the color (a single red rose means "I REALLY love you")...can't wait to read them all....Thank YOU all for entering....
yes
finally I have
slipped the
surly bonds of winters
long reach,
to gather to me
the beginnings of life's many
splendored starts,
rain
and
sunshine gather to warm and nourish earths fertile ground
that seeds
may begin their
short course of life.
showering
a tiny area with
brilliance
of color and aromatic bliss garnered into
ones olfactory sense.
tis spring,
a beginning of warmth
and life
renewed,
songs of birds
looking to mate, grunts of scavengers
tasting the last remnants of a
cold
and
lengthy winter.
at last we breathe in the air
of spring,
glorious is creation and the
renewal of hope and
life eternal!
The Caption contest winner for the May, 2014, newsletter is
lockerguy with:
This should make a prrrrrrrrrrrrfect sandwich
lockerguy!
To enter June's Caption Contest, click on the link and post your best caption.
photo titled Caption Contest, June, 2014
The winner will be chosen by our news team, given 5
Golderos and announced in next month's newsletter.
Check this out
, yes it's the Icon Fairy's Gift to the eagle eye that finds all five of the below icons for the June Contest....be the first to find and send a message to the Icon Fairy. As soon as I have a winner it will be announced on the
Icon Mania Discussion Board so make sure you have that ticked. This token will be placed on your profile if you WIN!
Happy Hunting
OUR WINNER FOR MAY: WONRHAF Thanks to all that participated....Here are the icons to find for June
Icons to FIND:
{ Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon070804014651.gif }
{ Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon100530102315.gif }
{ Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon071006131618.gif }
{ Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon070725230334.gif }
{ Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon070805003818.gif }
I'm sure everyone understands that The Icon fairy loves to spread joy to as many players as possible
, so for that reason players are only eligible to win the Icon hunt prize once every six months.
Thanks for your cooperation.
Did you see the
Icon Of The Day. Its a MONSTER of a icon
Be sure to visit the Icon Board for a great selection of name icons that will be sure to bring a smile
you can see all the icons for adoption here
Name Icons
The
GoldToken's Icon Fairy is wearing a Club icon from the "Sweets" collection. If your club would like to adopt these for your members contact
GoldToken's Icon Fairy for more information, also many more to choose from. Your Silver members can adopt and wear these icons as well
| Breaking Club News: |
| Brought to you by GoldToken's roving reporter, PattyMac |
The February Challenge for the 2013 edition of the The
Overall Competition Club ended last week.
McGoo98 won with
TrueIndian and
Hamsarnie finishing second and third. These three players won three, two, and one golderos. They are now competing to win the 2013 edition of the Overall Competition (
TrueIndian and
Hamsarnie are currently separated on top by only one half of a point!) The top three players will win forty, twenty, and ten golderos.
The 2014 edition of the Overall Competition offers 142 golderos in monthly and overall prizes. More information at The
Overall Competition Club or contact the owner
1926
Club Owner
MM David littlefair XI has combined his Chess4beginners with is Learning Club, so if your wanting to learn any games come visit this club
The new learning club or contact the club owner.
The
Prime Time TV Club has had their up and downs of late due to the owners life outside GoldToken obligations but its running smooth now thanks to an incredible team
Jaden and
tquah, we are truly blessed to have these great officers in our club,
so much to you both for your hard work, myself and all the members of this great club appreciate it!
Our Club Highlight this Month is for The
Scoop's Castle Club. They were recently voted Club Of The Year and they have lots to offer in their club. This is a club for Gold Token members to join who wish to play a variety of games. There are automated games played and wiki games played, there is also Ladder and Team games played here. Stop on by and check them out The
Scoop's Castle Club....
| Olympic News |
| Brought to you by: *GoldTokens* Olympic *Presidents* |
May's Olympic Winners! A big congratulations to these players & their clubs!
2013 Winter Olympic Winners 
2013 Summer Olympic Winners 
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.) **
Did you find the hidden coin in the newsletter ? Our winner last month was sandi en margarita. to her for spotting it and being the first to send a message to GoldToken Support. We would like to give everyone a chance to play this fun game and win 5 Golderos, so you will only be eligible to win the Coin Hunt once every six months.
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