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Have you collected all the 21st Anniversary Tokens yet? Don't forget - at the end of the year, any players who have collected them all will be entered in an automated tournament for a chance to win a sweet prize! Keep an eye on the discussion boards for chances to win. This newsletter is full of information regarding contests on the boards where you can earn a token. I also heard there are some listed at the top of the Recognition Tokens discussion board, if you've got a few spare Golderos jangling around in your piggy bank!
Got a great idea for a game to add to GoldToken? Get ready! October's Contest of the Month will provide you with the chance to submit your idea. Be sure to check back for details in October's edition of the newsletter. Wishing you much luck and tons of fun! --heyred72 In this month's newsletter, we have: Birthdays & Special Announcements 1st Stop Information Photozone Competition Discussion Boards in the Spotlight 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 Shout Out! Olympic News
-- Happy Birthday to nanners on September 3rd! - From The Scoop's Castle Club and The Prime Time TV Club - -- Happy Birthday to Sushi Warrior on September 3rd! - -- Happy Birthday to Dragon Jr on September 4th! - From The Classic TV & Music Club - - - Happy Birthday to CaperViv on September 4th! - From The Daily Laugh Club, The Deborah's Cove Family Club, The To Your Health Club and The Diamonds Are Forever Club - -- Happy Birthday to Eggy on September 6th! - From The Wolf Pack Club - -- Happy Birthday to Hamsarnie on September 8th! - From The Daily Laugh Club - -- Happy Birthday to chris3 on September 10th! - From The Friendship Club, The Prime Time TV Club, The To Your Health Club and The Word O'Rama Club - -- 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! - -- Happy Birthday to ditzyblue on September 13th! - From The Daily Laugh Club, The Deborah's Cove Family Club, The Diamonds Are Forever Club, The He's Alive Club, The To Your Health Club, The Prime Time TV Club and The Scoop's Castle Club - -- Happy Birthday to Philliesfan 915 on September 15th! - -- Happy Birthday to NEUROTIKA on September 16th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club - -- Happy Birthday to babken on September 18th! From The Backgammon Tournament Club, The Deborah's Cove Family Club, The Diamonds Are Forever Club, The Prime Time TV Club, The To Your Health Club and The MasterClass Club - -- Happy Birthday to BILLYBILL on September 18th! - -- Happy Birthday to Marge44 on 18th! - From The Daily Laugh Club, The Deborah's Cove Family Club, The Diamonds Are Forever Club, The Friendship Club, The Scoop's Castle Club, The To Your Health Club, The Prime Time TV Club and The Word O'Rama Club - -- Happy Birthday to Grover on September 20th! - From The Word O'Rama Club, The Daily Laugh Club, The Classic TV & Music Club, The Scoop's Castle Club,. The To Your Health Club and The Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club - -- Happy Birthday to GoldiLocks on September 23rd! - From The Prime Time TV Club - -- Happy Birthday to doc2309 on September 23rd! - -- Happy Birthday to jaro70 on September 26th! - -- Happy Birthday to TedEBear on September 26th! - From The Prime Time TV Club - -- Happy Birthday to samoy2e on September 26th! - From The Classic TV & Music Club, The Prime Time TV Club, The To Your Health Club and The Word O'Rama Club - -- Happy Birthday to cekj on September 29th! - From The Daily Laugh Club, The Friendship Club - -- Happy Birthday to Dor747 on September 29th! - From The Wolf Pack Club - -- Happy Birthday to Silkwood on September 29th! - From The Daily Laugh Club, { Club }, The Scoop's Castle Club & The Pork Chop Club - -- Happy Birthday to JTOhio on September 30th! - From The Classic TV & Music Club, The Prime Time TV Club, The Scoop's Castle Club and The To Your Health Club - -- Happy Birthday to hoot on September 30th! From The Pork Chop Club, The Daily Laugh Club, The Deborah's Cove Family Club, The Diamonds Are Forever Club, The Scoop's Castle Club, The To Your Health Club & { Club } - Anniversary & Other Wishes: -- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to sallyp and her husband Specialsteel on September 1st! -- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to Gail_M and her husband on September 2nd! -- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out from The Daily Laugh Club to theoldmaster and his wife on September 2nd! -- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to nightingale and her husband on September 6th! -- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to GeorgiasGrandad and his wife, Margaret 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!)
How can I get players to make their moves faster? I get tired of waiting! You can't! GoldToken is a turn-based site, allowing players to make moves at their convenience. The trick is to find games more suited to your playing speed! Look for tournaments with 1-day moves and/or no vacation days or days off allowed. Check out the "Fast Ladders" (the default view is "normal ladders" - look for a link at the top of the ladder games list that says "switch to the fast ladders"). Set up "open" game invitations with the parameters you prefer. There are lots of options to keep up with your speedy play. * 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.
BettyAnn, with (unknown photo), is August's Photozone competition winner who won the challenge with votes and will be awarded with a Photozone profile token plus 2 anniversary tokens! marcmandy came in 2nd place with 14 votes for (unknown photo) TabbyCat 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. Everyone that entered an image in August will receive 2 anniversary tokens! 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 Circles. The theme for September's competition will be Doors.(unknown photo)Anyone submitting an image in September will receive 2 Anniversary Tokens.
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UP UP and AWAY! Balloons was the theme for August Jools's Album Watch for your tokens coming soon! Sherlock Holmes's Album titled Balloons Keep an eye out for your tokens! **YANKEE ROSE*JR FRANK PAB's Album You also will receive 2 anniversary tokens! The September theme is Birds. (unknown photo) This will be lots of fun! So start working on your album and post it @ Photo Album Contest Best of luck, ladyvic Anyone who enters an album in September's competition will receive an Anniversary Token.
September's game of the month is Muggins! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The Game of the Month - Sept 2021 - Muggins Tournament! In this dominoes variant, players score points by making the ends of the domino chain total multiples of 5 and by being first to play all their bones. For more details, check out the Rules of Muggins. We hope you enjoy it!
September's game of the month is SHORT SENET! Join us in a fun League Style Tournament by signing your club up today. You can send your list of players from your club to: PattyMac or post your list in the The Site Wide Club vs Club Tournament Club to join! Hope to see your club there - REMEMBER if your club wins any tournament you are eligible to receive Club Tokens designed just for your CLUB!
August's winner is: Grilled Shrimp Skewers
Serves 4-6 Ingredients: For the Rub: 1 tbsp paprika 1 tbsp garlic powder 1 tbsp garlic salt 1/2 tbsp black pepper 1 tbsp Italian seasoning 2 tbsp brown sugar 1 to 2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (if desired) For the Shrimp: 2 tbsp olive oil 2 lbs medium raw shrimp, peeled and deveined (frozen/thawed are okay) Directions: Place shrimp and olive oil in a 1 gallon plastic food bag; toss to coat Refrigerate for about 2 hours Light the grill and while it's heating place shrimp on skewers (3 or 4 each) When grill is very hot, grease the grate with canola oil to prevent shrimp from sticking Immediately place shrimp on grill for 2-3 minutes, turn and cook an additional 2-3 minutes Move skewers to large platter; serve hot with your favorite dipping sauce 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! September's recipe contest is: "Halloween Treats ". 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:
In addition, everyone who posts a recipe for August's contest will be awarded a random 21st Anniversary token (if they don't already have them all) and this month, we're also offering a 21st anniversary token to the second place winner (if they don't already have them all) to help the players who are trying to collect all of them for a prize at the end of the year. The winner will also receive one of our new, 'coveted' Cutting Board tokens! Come on over to the Cutting Board DB and bring your favorite 'Halloween Treat' recipe! I'm hoping to see some new faces this month, since this is a 'fun' topic; so come join us at the Cutting Board!
The Pony Up! discussion board is offering 21st anniversary tokens to help players achieve their goal of attaining all of them for a prize at the end of the year. Pony Up tokens are also being offered along with the anniversary tokens, so all will be offered something for a win. At times, a place token is also thrown in the pot for any second place winners. So if you want to have some fun and laughs , swing by, click that subscribe box whether you want to enter the present contest or not and join in. We can also use your votes for our voting contests. For the month of August we had a goldies contest, guess how many nuts in the jar, enter your favorite picture, find the hidden objects, riddle contest, caption this and a random, namaste contest. The more the merrier so if you'd like to relax, win golderos and tokens for your profile page, the Pony Up! board is the go to place! (unknown photo) August Winners Jools - Goldies! cindygal - Oh, Nuts Lorraine of the Renegades - Oh, Nuts - Second Place Evan54 - Eye of the Tiger **Lover of Darkness** - Riddle Me This monkeytyper - Say Cheese! Buddha - Say Cheese! - Second Place shobee1 kinobi - Nope! Caption Contest PattyMac - Nope! Caption Contest Jools - Nope! Caption Contest - Second Place MM David littlefair XI Jools PattyMac HeartOnFire eliphont551 BettyAnn **Lover of Darkness** Kat fatdaddy ladyvic - Nameste
**~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~** We would like to say to Oddie 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? Like many others, I was brought to GoldToken by the internet. My GT name is short for Oddie Moore, an alias I use often for my own amusement. I first heard of this name from a song by Skating Polly. The song sounds cool until you listen to the words, which really don't make much sense. Shows what a good beat can do to sell a song. 2. What interests you most on GT? Do you have a favorite game? My favorite games are pente/golden pente, but I also like the gammon games, especially the tawula and moultezim variants. But nobody plays those- they're really not hard to learn, so I encourage people to give them a try! 3. What state or country do you reside in? What do you think tourists should definitely see? I live in the state of denial, mostly. Beyond that, I live in Oregon, very close to Mt Hood. I have summitted Mt. Hood, but the most surprising part of that trip was not the effort, but that I was able to make a (very expensive ) call to Australia from the top. 4. What hobbies do you have? Besides getting my hat handed to me in online games, I enjoy mountain climbing, hiking, backpacking, and running. 5. Children? Grandchildren? Four kids, my first German granddaughter on the way. (Es ist ein madchen!) 6. Do you work? What kind of work do/did you do? I'm in high-tech manufacturing. If you ever have trouble sleeping, I can explain that in more detail. 7. Any pets? Two dogs, a cat , and a (unknown photo)roomba. I like the roomba most of all because at least it earns its keep. 8. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___ or over 50? Male or Female? I'm a single male in my 50s. The last part of that sentence goes a long way towards explaining the first part. 9. Favorite food? Chicken and eggs. I call it "Family Reunion". 10. What's the farthest you've been from home? For my 50th birthday, I did a solo backpacking trip in Tasmania (an island off the southern coast of mainland Australia for those that don't know). I could hardly be farther from home and still be on the planet. 11. If you could be anywhere right now, where would that be? I'm always happy wherever I am, but some bucket list destinations include climbing Kilimanjaro and backpacking in Greenland. 12. Favorite season? (unknown photo) Summer. Living in Oregon, the days are long, the weather is great, and the outdoors is calling. 13. Favorite movie? Favorite TV show? Such a difficult question. Top ones include The Godfather or Amadeus. However, if you're ever just wanting a good laugh, you can't go wrong with Spinal Tap or The Castle. That last one is an Australian classic. I don't find many people who have seen it, but when I went to Australia, EVERYONE knew it. That's when I knew I was with my people. How's the serenity? 14. If you could meet anyone (living or dead) in the world, who would it be? If I met a dead person, I'd certainly have to lead the conversation. So I'll keep it to the living. I guess I'd like to meet Brad Pitt. That way, people could see us together and finally settle the argument that we aren't the same person. If there are any questions you would like to see asked in future interviews, please let us know. Laura laura lee
I joined GT 19 July, 2003. Like some others, I left IYT. All I wanted was a site to play Backgammon with other people. Little did I know, I would join tournaments & even win some; join clubs & start one of my own, named Cafe Amurrican in honor of Cafe American in Casablanca; branch out to more & different games; have one of the people I became great friends with visit me for an evening when he & his were in America from Wales. And this is the greatness of Gold Token. It's really all about the people: the games have become almost secondary: I come to see who is here. Recently, I started playing my beloved games of "poker," meeting more people & making new friends. And it all comes around. I enjoy inviting new members, especially guests who don't have many games, to games. Why? So they, too, can know the delight I felt when I first came to Gold Token. This is not just the best game site on the web, it is the best site on the web. In the words of Duke Ellington, it is "beyond category." I am honored to write this testimonial. murrsquito
Club Owner of the Year September's contest is the Club Owner of the Year, with entries submitted throughout the month. All entries will be posted in a poll for voting on September 30, 2021. The winner will be announced in next month's newsletter. 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, along with what club they are nominated for, on the Club Owner of the Year discussion board no later than 11:59 PM, Pacific time, September 29, 2021. ** _
Please note: Prior winners are not eligible for the competition but are welcome to cheer on other nominees!
The Caption Contest winner for the August, 2021, newsletter is Evan54 with: (unknown photo) Are you sure you know how to drive one of these things? Evan54! To enter September'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 - All silver and wood members can now adopt any icon! The size/type restrictions have been lifted for the time being. Hurry on over to the Name Icons page to find your favorite and then post your choice on the Icon Mania discussion board. No saves are offered at this time for Silver or Wood.PLUS - our graphic department created some awesome butterflies; you will find them in Row 1.Woohoo! Check out the Icon Mania discussion board! It has some really awesome Tokens to give away. We have had a pop up quiz on the board and had a winner already. GoldToken's Icon Fairy will be starting the Icon Hunt up again. . Below are the icons for September's Icon Hunt You can send your answers to the Icon Fairy or post them on the board - both have time stamps and, of course, the first player to answer correctly via either method wins.1. { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon070828214728.gif } 2. { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon14031215310759.gif } 3. { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon19032219303227.png } 4. { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon100917175042.gif } 5. { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon090328141725.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. If you're looking for that special icon, be sure to visit the Name Icons page to see the options and then make your request on the Icon Mania discussion board. Remember Gold can save up to 7, while Platinum can save up to 9. Clubs, don't forget about Club Icons, We have several icon collections still available. Contact GoldToken's Icon Fairy for more information or visit the Club Icons page to see some options. Did you see the Icon Of The Day? Such a sweet looking deer. See you on the icon board! GoldToken's Icon Fairy.
SHOUT OUT! karynsong from Southern California, relatively new member since 2020. She has many interests/hobbies some of which are cooking, reading, crafts and painting and her favorite game is Los Ochos. Her cooking skills are evident from the recipes she shares on here. We're glad you're here, karynsong! Thank you for being such a faithful member and we're glad you're part of our GoldToken family! SHOUT OUT! loudpedal from Belfast, Ireland, member since 2011. Loves motorcycle riding with pictures to show his different adventures and has actually seen the end of a rainbow! Beautiful pictures; thank you for sharing them with us! Loves to play backgammon and open for other games. Thank you for being a dedicated member and we're glad you're part of our GoldToken family! SHOUT OUT! MT member since 2012. Loves to play backgammon and variants and her tourne-case stats show it! Loves playing at GoldToken and is always ready for a re-match! We so enjoy the picture of your cats on your profile page; thank you for sharing them with us. Thank you for being such a dedicated member of GoldToken and we're glad you're part of the GoldToken family!
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** (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 squiggy2. to her 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.[ Main: GoldToken's Monthly Newsletter - Past Issues ] Wiki Options This page was last edited by heyred72 at 5:15PM on 7 September 2021 |
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