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- Need Golderos for Your Membership?
You could win some with the Topic of the Day on the
General Chat discussion board! Check it out!
- Uploading Images to Your GoldToken Photo Album
Please do be sure to correctly mark the bubble for one of these choices: "I have taken this picture myself" OR "This picture has been taken by someone else". The first choice is most appropriate for your own original subject matter that you have photographed. The second choice is most appropriate for images taken from the internet or photos that are solely of someone else's artwork. Correctly categorizing them helps our volunteers during the review process and speeds up the approval process for you!
Wishing you much luck and tons of fun!
--
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
Pony Up!
Up Front & Personal
Testimonial Of The Month
Contest of the Month
Caption Contest
Icon Mania!
Breaking Club News
Olympic News
 | Birthdays & Special Announcements |  |
-- Happy Birthday to
supermann8 on May 2nd! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Nina on May 3rd! - From The
Friendship Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
TaurusXX on May 3rd!
-- Happy Birthday to
* on May 4th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Fian on May 4th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
lemmy66 on May 5th! - From
mystori -
-- Happy Birthday to
carouselhorse on May 6th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Rand al*Thor on May 6th! - From The
He's Alive Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Kjelle on May 8th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Mary on May 9th! - From The
Word O'Rama Club, The
Deborah's Cove Family Club, The
Diamonds Are Forever Club, The
Daily Laugh Club, The
Friendship Club, { Club }, The
He's Alive Club , The
Scoop's Castle Club & The
Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
rabbitoid on May 10th! - From The
Chess & Variants Club, The
Daily Laugh Club and
alexlee -
-- Happy Birthday to
sidders on May 15th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
maintenance man on May 17th! - From { Club }, The
MasterClass Club and
alexlee -
-- Happy Birthday to
stanley7 on May 18th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
STUSTU on May 18th! - From
The Pork Chop Club , The
Classic TV & Music Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
CarolP on May 19th! - From The
Word O'Rama Club, The
Friendship Club , The
Prime Time TV Club and The
Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
the loneranger on May 19th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
GeorgeF on May 20th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
GoneFishin on May 20th! - From The
Classic TV & Music Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
porkpie1 on May 21st! - From The
Classic TV & Music Club , The
Friendship Club ,
The Pork Chop Club & The
Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
raceky on May 21st! - From: The
Daily Laugh Club, The
Classic TV & Music Club , The
Friendship Club , The
Scoop's Castle Club & The
Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Athena46 on May 22nd! - From: The
Classic TV & Music Club-
-- Happy Birthday to
Lil Red on May 23rd! - From { Club }, The
Classic TV & Music Club, The
Friendship Club ,The
He's Alive Club, The
Deborah's Cove Family Club, The
Diamonds Are Forever Club & The
Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
tango2 on May 23rd! -
-- Happy Birthday to
pegasiswolf on May 24th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
unicorn on May 25th! - From The
Word O'Rama Club, The
Daily Laugh Club, The
Classic TV & Music Club, The
Friendship Club, The
Prime Time TV Club , The
He's Alive Club, & The
Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Arctic Warrior on May 27th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
nw2425 on May 29th! - From: The
Scoop's Castle Club, The
Friendship Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Nj on May 30th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
dixiegal47 on May 30th! - From The
Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
BethA on May 31st! - - From The
Friendship Club and The
Prime Time TV Club-
-- Happy Birthday to
MrsT on May 31st! - From: The
Scoop's Castle Club & The
He's Alive Club -
Anniversary:
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary
to
Mary and her husband on May 16th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy
35th Wedding Anniversary
to
Man of Steel and
B*Elanna on May 26th! From The
Word O'Rama Club and The
Daily Laugh Club -
* 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 |
I'm on the 3rd rung of a particular ladder and my next game hasn't started yet. What's wrong?
This is a common question! Our ladder coding prevents players from being matched in consecutive games with each other. If you are on a rung with another player and your game hasn't automatically started, one of you played your most recent ladder game against the other - even if the other played someone else in between games. As soon as someone else moves up or down to your rung, a new game will start.
* 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.
(steelbound), with (unknown photo), is April's Photozone competition winner! He won the challenge with
votes and will be awarded with a profile token.
phil came in 2nd place, with 18 votes for (unknown photo).
Scheherizade came in 3rd place, with 15 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 2019-04 Nature Up Close.
The theme for May's competition will be:
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| Photo Album of the Month |
| Brought to you by: ladyvic |
Our theme this month was:
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to the winner! wanda25's Album Watch for your Profile Token and a Goldero coming soon!
nd Place: (steelbound)'s Album titled Red 
rd Place: brainiac2011's Album
Thank you all for your participation!
May's theme is:
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Post your albums links on the Photo Album Contest discussion board and you may be the next to win this Profile Token and a Goldero! (unknown photo)
Best of luck,
ladyvic
May's game of the month is
Treble Trouble Four in a Row! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for
The May 2019 - Game of the Month - Treble Trouble 4IAR Tournament!
In this variant of Four in a Row, one square is randomly selected as the hotspot, which either player may use as one of his or her own pieces when counting four in a row. Another square is randomly selected as the blackhole, which does not count toward four in a row for either player. Additionally, one edge square is randomly selected as a wormhole, which either player may use in their line of four in a row. Note that unlike a hotspot, the wormhole does NOT count as one of the four. The wormhole has the effect of "wrapping" the board, so that lines of four may go from one side of the board to the other as long as the line crosses through the wormhole as it passes from one side to the other (the change of edge color is intended to help visualize this). No pieces may be played in the squares designated as the hotspot, blackhole or wormhole squares.
We hope you enjoy it!
| Club ~VS~ Club Tournament Of The Month |
May's game of the month is
LARGE Dice Pipes! Join us in a fun League Style Tournament by signing your club up today. Club Owners, if you or your officer are not members of The
Site Wide Club vs Club Tournament Club, please contact
PattyMac. If you have a team (5 or fewer players) to represent your club, send me your team roster and I will get it added to the tourney. This one will start on 5/20/2019.
April's winner is:
Breakfast Fried Rice
Cold leftover cooked rice makes for the best fried rice, so make an extra batch of your favorite white or brown rice at home and stash it in the refrigerator in preparation for this dish. This quick-cooking dish serves 4 and features softly scrambled eggs, sautéed breakfast sausage and sweet onion. Everything is tossed together with some soy sauce for flavor and frozen peas for color, and finished with melted cheddar cheese and a sprinkle of fresh parsley.
INGREDIENTS
◦2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
◦3 large eggs, lightly beaten
◦12 ounces uncooked breakfast sausage (try ‘Jones All Natural Pork Breakfast Sausage Roll’ 12 oz pkg)
◦1 medium sweet onion (Vidalia or Spanish), diced
◦5 cups cooked rice, cold
◦3 tablespoons soy sauce (or more to taste)
◦1 teaspoon kosher salt
◦Freshly ground black pepper
◦1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
◦1/2 cup frozen peas
◦1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh parsley leaves
INSTRUCTIONS
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat until shimmering.
Add the eggs and gently scramble with a rubber spatula until just softly set, 1 to 2 minutes.
Transfer to a bowl or plate and set aside.
Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, sausage, and onion to the pan and cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon into small pieces, until the sausage is cooked through and the onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
Add the rice and stir-fry until heated through, about 3 minutes. Use your spatula to flatten out and break up any clumps.
Add the soy sauce and salt, season with pepper, and cook for 1 minute more.
Add the scrambled eggs, cheese, and peas to the pan and gently fold to combine until the cheese is melted.
Taste and season with salt or soy sauce as needed. Sprinkle with the parsley and serve.
GoldToken's
quietman 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
quietman!
May's recipe contest is: "Red, White and Blue Dessert". 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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We've been having a lot of fun winning Golderos and Profile Tokens on the Pony Up! discussion board!
Come join us as we try to figure out "What in the World is This?"
and guess popular TV shows/series. Start winning
Golderos to apply to your membership or to buy special recognition tokens for yourself or others. Maybe even use them toward adopting membership for someone. Recent winners include:
RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack,
Mary,
shobee1 kinobi,
ladyvic and
MM David littlefair XI.
You may also win Pony Up! tokens or personal tokens from
PattyMac or
LittleTree. Look
for lots of surprises coming up as we rack our brains trying to stump you. It hasn't been done yet!
**~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**
We would like to say
to
Jupiter2 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?
- A friend suggested the site. Jupiter2 was the spaceship on the old TV show in the 60's, "Lost in Space". I chose it mostly because it's gender neutral. I'm a tad shy on the internet when I first 'meet' people. Plus I loved that show and that ship!....
2. What interests you most on GT? Do you have a favorite game?
- Playing with people I know, making new friends.
Cribbage/Rummikub are my favorites. 
3. What state or country do you reside in?
What do you think tourists should definitely see?
- Grand Canyon
and all that our country has to see. 
4. What hobbies do you have?
- Reading, playing games.
I try to use my hands for things like crocheting, knitting 
but don't stick with it. 
5. Children? Grandchildren?
- Children 1
Grandchildren 1 
6. Do you work? What kind of work do/did you do?
- Not anymore.
- I was a packer for a check printing company.
7. Any pets?
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?
- Prince Edward Island,
Canada
10. If you could be anywhere right now, where would that be?
- Right here, with my daughter
and grand. 
11. Favorite season?
- Fall/Autumn
;;trick;;
12. Favorite movie?
- The Great Race
Favorite TV show?
13. If you could meet anyone (living or dead) in the world, who would it be ?
- Our Lord, Jesus Christ.
If there are any questions you would like to see asked in future interviews, please let us know.
Laura
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laura lee
| Testimonial Of The Month |
| Brought to you by: *GoldToken* Players |
I have been a member of GoldToken since 2008, I found the site quite by accident via a Google search and am very happy that I did! I have made many friends over the years, and hold them dear to my heart! After 11 years on the site, I have no plans of going anywhere else!
TexasRose
Club of the Year
May's contest of the month is
Club of the Year. The members of the winning club will all receive a special Profile Token commemorating their win!
All of GoldToken's clubs are special. But each year, we want to recognize the one that stands out over and above the norm. GoldToken's
Club Of The Year is not only a great club, but has members that are helpful, friendly, and make playing here a joy. The poll for 2019's Club of the Year will run on Thursday, May 30th. Please vote for the most helpful and friendly club on the list!
Note: Entries must be posted by no later than May 29, 2019.
- Club must have at least 10 active members
- Club must have been running for at least 12 months
- Club may not have won this award previously:
If you know of an exceptional club, post your nomination on the
Club of the Year Nominations discussion board.
The Caption Contest winner for the April, 2019, newsletter is
Buddha with:
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I thought I'd grow a ponytail!
Buddha!
To enter May'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.
Good news just shared by
GoldToken's Icon Fairy - All silver and wood memberships can now adopt any icon. The restrictions of choosing only a portion has been lifted for the time being. Hurry on over to the
Name Icons and post your choice on the
Icon Mania discussion board.
We had a winner for the Icon Hunt in April. The winner was
missdeedee2j. Below are the icons for May's Icon Hunt
{ Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon070725215517.gif }
{ Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon100526171512.gif }
{ Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon090328141323.gif }
{ Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon100502182646.gif }
{ Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon100419195025.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. Post your finds for the hunt on the
Icon Mania or you can pm them to
GoldToken's Icon Fairy.
Be sure and check out the
Icon Of The Day. Now that's a super cute fairy!
Does you club have its own icons? Check them out here -
Club Icons - and message
GoldToken's Icon Fairy for more details.
| Breaking Club News: |
| Brought to you by GoldToken's roving reporter, PattyMac |
Do You Belong to a Club?? Why Not Join?
The benefits of being a club member.
Joining a club is a fantastic way for GT players to play and be part of a club structure and to meet friends in various games.
As an active President of a good few of GT's clubs, here is what you get for your membership.
- Some clubs that play various game types and have lots of members.
- Some clubs that play only special game types. ie. Chess clubs, Backgammon clubs, Checkers club, Rummikub clubs and Shake It clubs just to name a few
- Some clubs just do automatic tourneys, where all you do is sign up and the games appear on your game sheet, usually with less entrants than GT site tourneys.
- Ladder games, like the automatic games, appear on your game sheet.
- Club v club team events - these games come to players automatically when the members sign up for them.
Wiki tourneys: For those not familiar with these, are usually small tourneys set up and run by officers.
I set up and run well over 200 of these in various clubs most years.
Small Knockouts, Race type tourneys, Double/Triple Eliminations, Best of Threes and many more types of tourneys are available.
Club membership can lead to owning a club or being an officer of a club.
GT players have to have some type of Membership ie. Silver, Gold or Platinum level.
If GoldToken players want to know more about clubs and how they run contact any club owner on the
Club Members & Matches discussion board or contact me for more information:
johnnyyboy.
So, checking out and involving yourself in these clubs is fun.
What are you waiting for - join a club today!
;;dividerbee;;
In other club news, friends of
TerryS want to thank him for running his tournaments and for his very generous gifts to the winners.
| Olympic News |
| Brought to you by: *GoldToken's*Olympic*Presidents* |
Olympic Winners! A big congratulations to these players & their clubs! 
Winter Olympic Winners 
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 (unknown photo)? Our winner last month was furryfeet. 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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