September 2013
We've just added two new variants of the popular Hearts and Spades card games! Short Hearts and Short Spades are even faster than the existing Fast variants, for when you'd like a quick game!
will be starting very soon! Spectators are welcome to subscribe to the discussion board and follow along but are asked not to post while the debate is underway, no matter how hard it may be to still your typing fingers! The team has come up with some excellent topics! Have a wonderful month and play like you mean it! --Badger 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 Up Front & Personal Testimonial Of The Month Contest of the Month Caption Contest Goldie Story Board Highlights Icon Mania! Breaking Club News Olympic News
-- Happy Birthday to kiwiyeti on September 2nd! -- Happy Birthday to nanners on September 3rd! -- Happy Birthday to Sushi Warrior on September 3rd! -- Happy Birthday to Dragon Jr on September 4th! -- Happy Birthday to ken on September 7th! - From your wife nadia maria -- Happy Birthday to Hamsarnie on September 8th! -- Happy Birthday to Rosesncards on September 8th! -- Happy Birthday to chris3 on 10th! - From The Word O'Rama Club -- Happy Birthday to cdc11 on September 11th! -- Happy Birthday to dustmuffin on September 12th! -- Happy Birthday to Meeshamouse on 12th! - From The Word O'Rama Club -- Happy Birthday to Brendans Grandmom on September 13th! -- Happy Birthday to China_Blue on September 13th! From The MasterClass Club -- Happy Birthday to VBeginner on September 13th! -- Happy Birthday to BearRuff on September 13th! -- Happy Birthday to ditzyblue on September 13th! -- Happy Birthday to Bluejay on September 14th! - From The Pork Chop Club & laura lee -- Happy Birthday to Philliesfan 915 on September 15th! -- Happy Birthday to sandi en margarita on September 15th! -- Happy Birthday to NEUROTIKA on September 16th! -- Happy Birthday to Redhairchick on September 16th! - From The Word O'Rama Club -- Happy Birthday to babken on September 18th! From The Backgammon Tournament Club and The MasterClass Club -- Happy Birthday to BILLYBILL on September 18th! -- Happy Birthday to Carol91859 on September 18th! -- Happy Birthday to JUST CALL ME PATCH WILLIAM on September 18th! -- Happy Birthday to Marge44 on 18th! - From The Word O'Rama Club -- Happy Birthday to Grover on September 20th! - From The Word O'Rama Club, The Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club, The Friendship Club & laura lee -- Happy Birthday to jgbrunelle on September 22nd! -- Happy Birthday to doc2309 on September 23rd! -- Happy Birthday to Moms Danny Boy on September 24th! -- Happy Birthday to Nicodemus on September 25th! - From The MasterClass Club -- Happy Birthday to bomoan on September 26th! - From { Club } -- Happy Birthday to Ana on September 26th! -- Happy Birthday to jaro70 on September 26th! -- Happy Birthday to Oh No Mr Bill on September 27th! - From { Club } and The Backgammon Tournament Club -- Happy Birthday to Redbee on September 27th!- From laura lee -- Happy Birthday to Freddie on September 28th! - From { Club } -- Happy Birthday to Rob68 on September 28th! -- Happy Birthday to nadia maria on September 29th! - From Lorraine of the Renegades -- Happy Birthday to Silkwood on September 29th! - From { Club } & The Pork Chop Club -- Happy Birthday to JTOhio on September 30th! -- Happy Birthday to sweetblue on September 30th! -- Happy Birthday to hoot on September 30th! From The Pork Chop Club & { Club } and laura lee Anniversary & Other Wishes: -- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to sallyp and her husband on September 1st! -- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to Gail_M and her husband on September 2nd! -- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to theoldmaster and his wife on 2nd! - -- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to nightingale and her husband on September 6th! -- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to BrnIdGirl and her husband on September 17! -- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to GeorgiasGrandad and his wife, Margaret on September 29th! -- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to ken and his wife nadia maria on September 29th! * 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!)
Wish you could wiki? Whether you're brand new to GoldToken's wikis or just want to brush up on your skills, the discussion board is the place for you! fatdaddy is there to share his expertise with you and help you through any difficulties. Please be sure to reply to the applicable lesson thread, rather than posting a new thread, to maintain an easily readable experience for everyone!
MrLarry47 with (unknown photo) is August's Photozone competition winner who won the challenge with 23 votes and will be awarded with a profile token. TabbyCat came in the 2nd place with 15 votes for (unknown photo). sandi en margarita came in the 3nd 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 105 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 2013-08 Center The theme for our photo contests in September is Education. 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, Sunday, September 29th, 2013. Voting for September's Photozone contest will be closed on: 12:00 Midnight, Pacific Time, Thursday, October 3rd, 2013. If you have any question about the rules or details you can either visit Photozone Zepher's profile or post your questions on Photozone DB. Regards, Redhairchick
The winner of the August, 2013, Photo Album Contest is ... wldndn with this album: wldndn's Album! She won a guest adoption of her choice and 1 month extension to her current membership. September's theme is Elements of Nature. To enter, please visit the Photo Album Contest discussion board and post the link to your photo album no later than September 26, 2013. and Regards, ladyvic
September's game of the month is Moultezim! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The September 2013 - Game of the Month - Moultezim! Tournament! Moultezim is not difficult to play, but it has some major differences if you're used to playing backgammon.
We hope you enjoy it! Wanted! Your best "Lines of Action" Nuggets! Next month's Game of the Month has NO Nuggets!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:
August's winner is: Chocolate-Covered Banana Cheesecake w/almonds
CHOCOLATE-COVERED BANANA CHEESECAKE WITH ALMONDS (NOTE #1: you may omit the chocolate coating if desired.. this will still make a very delicious CARMELIZED BANANA CHEESECAKE WITH ALMONDS) (NOTE #2: for those with allergies the almonds may be omitted from all phases, replace with vanilla extract in the filling) wax paper 9" springform pan CRUST 1 1/2 c vanilla wafers, crushed 1/3 c melted butter 1/4 c almonds, chopped very fine mix well and press into bottom only of 9" springform pan, chill 1 hr or until set FILLING 24 ounces of cream cheese, softened (3 8-oz pkgs) 3 RIPE bananas, mashed or pureed 3/4 c sugar 3 eggs 1 1/2 Tbsp almond extract (1 oz of amaretto liqueur may be substituted if desired) preheat oven to 325 degrees... cream together the cream cheese and sugar...til light and fluffy.... beat in eggs, one at a time... stir in the 3 RIPE bananas and the extract... mix well...pour on top of the chilled crust bake at 325degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hr or until soft-set and golden (top may crack.. that is ok), set aside to cool completely (may be refrigerated if desired) CHOCOLATE COATING 2 c chocolate chips (1 12-oz pkg) Once cheesecake is cooled, remove sides of springform pan... cut wax paper to fit around the sides of the cheesecake... remove paper from cheesecake and lay paper flat on a hard surface.... melt chocolate chips in double boiler or microwave... spread melted chocolate to coat the wax paper... allow the chocolate to set until no longer glossy and chocolate is firm to the touch yet still pliable..... press the wax paper to the sides of the cheesecake....chocolate side IN.... refrigerate 1-2 hrs (or overnight if u wish) once chilled, carefully peel off the paper to reveal chocolate coated sides TOPPING 3 fresh bananas 1/2 c butter 1/4 c brown sugar almonds, very thinly sliced (optional) slice the 3 fresh bananas on the diagonal... in nonstick frypan... melt the 1/2 c butter and the brown sugar..bring to a boil, stirring constantly... add sliced bananas and continue to cook until bananas are carmelized... arrange carmelized bananas on top of the cheesecake... arrange almond slices over bananas (if desired).. (u may drizzle 1 Tbsp of amaretto liqueur over the top to finish it off, if desired) can be served immediately or refrigerated for later (here is a link to a photo that has a SIMILAR look.. http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r151/pegasiswolf/chocolatecoveredbananacheesecake.jpeg) GoldToken's pegasiswolf 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 pegasiswolf! September's recipe contest is: "Fudge". 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:
{ Image: i994.photobucket.com/albums/af66/llwgirl/summer/grill_smilies_220.gif } **~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~** We would like to say to csesugar for letting us step into their personal life for a bit. 1. What brought you to GoldToken? A Friend told me about GoldToken. How'd you choose your name for GT? My initials and my dogs name 2. What interests you most on GT? Making "Friends" and playing the games. Your all time favorite game here? **Backgammon** 3. Do you belong to any of the clubs? Yes, Several Clubs 4. What State or Country do you reside in? Texas, USA Do you live in the City or Country? I live in a small town just on the North side of a city..Fort Worth. What in your State or Country do you think tourists should definitely see? Our Zoo is a really nice place to see here. 5. What hobbies to you have? Don't have much time for hobbies these days. I work full time and come home to take care of my 94 yr old Father in law. But I do love to fish. 6. Children? 2 kids...1girl & 1boy Grandchildren? 5 grand kids No they don't play on here 7. Do you work? If so what kind of work do you do? Do you enjoy your job? Yes, I work full time for Walmart as a Cashier and it will be 10yrs there this Oct. I do enjoy most of my customers very much. 8. Any pets? We used to have 5 dogs..then 2 and now none since my husband passed away. Can't have a puppy around Dad right now he's too unstable on his feet and could trip on a puppy. 9. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___ or over 50? I'm well over 50 but still going strong. 10. What's the farthest you've been from home? I've been to Canada on a trip while on a visit to family in New York. Beautiful Country. 11. If you could be anywhere right now where would that be? Not sure where I'd like to be right now but it would be nice to go on a nice long "Lazy" cruise. 12. Favorite season? Christmas is my favorite time of the year but I love Spring with all the flowers. If there are any questions you would like to see asked in future interviews, please let us know. Laura laura lee
I must start off with this site was a life saver for me....I was diagnosed with breast cancer in July of last year. I started my Chemotheraphy in October. I am a very active individual always on the go and work two jobs. The therapy brought me to my knees and I got cabin fever really fast being stuck in the house day in and day out...the only time I got to go out was for hospitals and doctors appointments. My husband (BennyC) works long hours and most days so he searched for a site that has cribbage as I love cribbage and came across this site in November. I joined as a guest to try it...loved it then eventually moved to a Platinum. What I love most about the site is players that I met and the organization of all games and tourneys. I met quite a few friends, Sharron, Doc Holiday, AngusLady, prj, JudyS, Textbrit35, WhispyWillow, RaceMom, Budgie, Abby Normal, Black Angus, Badger, Bluejay, RabidWolfoftheWolfPack, SwampFox, GreggyW, BlockHead. I could go on as this is to name a few of the great people here. I am a member of numerous clubs Banquet of Blessings, Animal Icon, Budgies Variety, Fairy Tales, Friendship only to name a few. All of the clubs I am a member of are truly well organized and have great members. I recently assisted in the starting of the Summer Olympics. I am computer illiterate but JayRAA helped me tremendously and gave me confidence. Thank you JayRAA you truly are a team player. I am married (sort of) to Benny C (AKA Dave). We have 3 lovely children (well sort of) a beautiful dog (check out her picture on my profile) her name is Ginger. We rescued 2 cats (picture on profile) their names are Pepper and Spice. We live in Guelph Ontario. Dave is originally from Croatia which I had the honors of visiting 3 times and am planning on going again next year. I am originally from the wonderful Province of Nova Scotia (Cape Breton) google it as the pictures are amazing. Anyways thank you so much for asking me for this it is an honor for sure. I would just like to thank Badger and the GoldToken team for having such a great site and I am proud to be a part of it. CaperViv (AKA Vivian)
Club Owner of the Year September's contest is for Club Owner of the Year, with nominations accepted throughout the month. Entries must be posted by September 30, 2013, and voting will be conducted by poll afterwards. Winner will receive two extra months on their current membership, or, if Guest, a two month Silver membership. Please post the name of the player you'd like to nominate, along with what club they are nominated for, on the discussion board. Sorry - prior winners are excluded from the competition. Thanks for your understanding! We have a winner for August's Best Nugget Contest!to Red Panda, author of multiplayer xiphiastoo! He will receive a 2-month extension to his current membership!
The Caption Contest winner for the August, 2013, newsletter is gee whiz with: Honey, I cant find my tooth brush, have you seen it? gee whiz! To enter September's Caption Contest, click on the photo titled September, 2013, Caption Contest and post your best caption. The winner will be chosen by our news team, given 5 Golderos and announced in next month's newsletter.
All the stories were entertaining, funny and very creative! The winner was Robyn Hode with Mary, Jo and Beyonce. and
September's theme is: On the night of All Hallow's Eve - Halloween stories.We had 8 entries for August - pretty good for the 1st story contest and for my 1st GT duty. Let's see if we can beat that in September! Visit the to submit your entry.
The icons to find in September are:{ Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon071006132718.gif } { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon100530101034.gif } { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon080801120950.gif } { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon070725070318.gif } { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon130412164329.gif } Be the first to find...message the GoldToken's Icon Fairy or post on Icon DB. What's the Icon Fairy up to??...hmmm...changing from the usual icon to different ones. The Icon Fairy is showing off all the great icons that belong to the great clubs here at GoldToken. The one being worn right now by the Icon Fairy is in the collection called "Girls Toy" , these club icons are up for adoption. Don't have yours yet?, no problem just contact GoldToken's Icon Fairy for your chance to adopt some unique and fun icons for your Club. And don't forget these club icons can also be worn by your club silver members!Icon Of The Day
McGoo98 is leading the February 2013 Challenge with 48 points, followed by TrueIndian, DavidJ , Hamsarnie, jklh , the celt, Road Runner, cmacker, FrodoBaggins, and Red Panda. The winner of each monthly challenge wins three golderos (two and one to second and third place). The three best overall players win forty, twenty, and ten golderos. For more information contact the club owner 1926 { Club } has just started their 2013 Friendship Afghan challenge! Club Owner Honeybear notes that the club has been doing this for many years and always look forward to the Afghan challenge. This club loves being apart of GoldToken!! If you'r3 interested in this unique and fun project, just contact Honeybear or Nancy. Keep up the good work { Club } The Friendship Club is launching a new game series featuring GT's award winning photozone photographer smiler5and her award winning photo - Smiler5's Reflection in Durham. Their August wikiless also awarded one of their new Club Tokens. If you need more info contact katja { Club } has started a monthly photo contest for all their members. Their contest was a photo of a "Red Bird" for the month of August. For the month of September it will then be for a different color of bird. So many great pictures have been submitted and voting will begin soon. This club is for anyone who enjoys watching, talking about, taking pictures of, or seeing other pictures of birds. If you like birds, come and join the fun, talk about, and show your pictures. For more information contact MrLarry47 The Berecca's Variety Club are doing "Memorable Day Games" for their members, they will have a choice of which game they would like to play on their chosen memorable date. This club also offers Twist games, a twist on the rules for some of the Grabble and Shake games. If you are interested in joining just contact Budgie or berecca for an invite or more information about this fun club. The Sallyp and Friends Club has just adopted their 3rd guest Robin_B. Hats off to this club for adopting another new member. If your club would be interested, please check out the "GoldToken's Club & Federation AdoptaGuest Program" section at the bottom of the Info page entitled Clubs and Federations and then contact GoldToken Support for more information on this possibility. The Sallyp and Friends Club
August's 2012 Olympic Winners! A big congratulations to these players & their clubs!
Competitions are published when gold, silver & bronze winners have been determined
** (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 silknlacy. 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.[ Main: GoldToken's Monthly Newsletter - Past Issues ] Wiki Options This page was last edited by GoldToken Support at 4:55PM on 2 September 2013 Find referring pages |
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