February may have been short, but there were plenty of site updates to keep everyone busy! Here's a recap:
to our very own graphically talented
marcmandy, our gammon games have received five (
5!) new
background schemes that you can now pick from! Additionally, you can now pick a different color scheme for each of the Backgammon variants, allowing you to easily distinguish which variant you are playing. Be sure to send
marcmandy a well deserved
!
I am pleased to announce new
Film Divider Goldies with a big
to
Jools creative genius! They are easy to use and available for everyone! You will find the full list listed in our
Goldies pages! Send
Jools a note of appreciation so he knows we want him to keep designing!
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Film;; ;;
film4;; ;;
filmsp;; ;;
film3;;
You can also use letters or a - and number after
film to make words as in
or
Fun, fun, fun!!
- New Color Option For Trax!
With a huge
THANKS to
firefly, we now have a classy new Black color theme for Trax - you can enable it in the Adjust graphics section of the game.
- New Profile Token Prizes!
With a special
to
David, our and
Photo Album Contest both have new prizes! Win yours by entering this month!
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Pieces of timeouted players are now ignored when determining moves and jumps, meaning they will no longer block you from moving around.
All players now have more sorting and viewing options to better organize your photo albums, plus individual photos have added voting. We hope you enjoy all the new album tools!
- New "TV Hero" Inspired Goldies
and
and other game like exclamations were common action words noted in this old TV series. If you can guess where they originated, and come up with the most new Goldies using these famous catch phrases in a single post on the
General Chat, you will win 10 Golderos!
- Alternate Payment Method - MoneyGram
We are pleased to announce another payment alternative for your convenience! We expect this to be most useful for players outside of the US who have difficulty with credit card processing, but anyone may choose to use it.
To use MoneyGram:
http://global.moneygram.com/
Choose YOUR country.
1. Send to
United States
2. Receive option
Pick up at any Agent - USD
3. Enter the amount of your membership payment
Click "Get Started"
Select a payment method - Credit/Debit or Bank Account
Create an account or log in as a return user
Your Receiver's Information:
First Name:
Mary
Last Name:
Kartak
Receiver State/Province:
Nevada
Are you sending money for the purchase of goods or services?
Yes
Message
Your player nickname and/or number, Invoice Number, Purchase Info (for example: 6-month Platinum Membership)
Important: When you have completed your transaction, please send a PM to GoldToken Support alerting us to your payment so that our Accounts Manager knows to pick up the funds. Please also provide any pick-up number or confirmation number that you receive. 
Have a wonderful month and play like you mean it!
the
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
Icon Mania!
Breaking Club News
Olympic News
 | Birthdays & Special Announcements |  |
Birthday Wishes:
-- Happy Birthday to
MM David littlefair XI on March 1st! - From The
Word O'Rama Club and The
Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
lexy on March 2nd! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Kiki on March 3rd! -
-- Happy Birthday to
flyingferret on March 4th! - From The
Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
marshagee on March 6th! - From The
What's Cookin' Club, The
Word O'Rama Club, The
Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club & { Club } -
-- Happy Birthday to
Kat on March 6th! - From { Club } and from your sister
wldndn -
-- Happy Birthday to
catlover on March 7th! - From { Club } &
The Pork Chop Club and The
Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
nasher on March 9th!
-- Happy Birthday to
stormy rebel on March 9th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Trsm149 on March 9th! - From The
Renegades Gaming Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Catalinn on March 11th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
faith64 on March 11th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
FixitDave on March 11th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Jaybar on March 12th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
stones- A - rama on March 12th! - From The
Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy birthday to
IRISH on March 13th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
jamchug on March 14th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
wldndn on March 14th! - From your sister
Kat Happy Birthday Sis!! I love you!! -
-- Happy Birthday to
paganje on March 17th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
KathyD on March 22nd! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Man of Steel on March 23rd! - From
The Pork Chop Club & your wife
B*Elanna -
-- Happy birthday to
latenite on March 24th! From The
MasterClass Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
cowboy on March 24th! - From
THE CLUB -
-- Happy Birthday to
sparkles43 on March 24th! - From The
Renegades Gaming Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Millie on March 24th! - From The
Renegades Gaming Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Cherie on March 26th! - From The
Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
mickeymouse on March 27th! - From { Club }, The
Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club,
THE CLUB,
The Pork Chop Club & The
Friendship Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
denboy on March 28th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
WereWolf on March 30th! -
Anniversary & Other Wishes:
-- Happy 5th Wedding Anniversary to
Buddha and his wife
on March 7th! -
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary to
dixiegal47on March 12th from The
Word O'Rama Club -
thank you
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 believe someone is cheating. What do I do?
As well noted by one of our players:
I fail to see what the benefit of a high rating would be to anyone who goes to such great lengths to cheat. In my book anyone who could find real value in a bogus high rating has much deeper and more disturbing personal issues to deal with than their "status" in our rather small niche of the Internet. Such pathetic and meaningless attempts at self-validation are indicative of very weak character, a mind that is limited to the deviousness necessary to play well but blind to the beauty of the game, and an exceptionally low-class soul. --chessnut64
GoldToken takes cheating very seriously. Very loosely, we will say that cheating involves dishonestly representing your ability in a game. To be honest, we don't have enough time to examine every move in every game on this site. Much of the gaming here is done on the honor system. So if you feel compelled to stoop to cheating in order to give others a false sense of what a bright and wonderful individual you are, chances are that you may not get caught. However, if your cheating ends up being successful enough to place you near the top of one of the best players lists, your games may suddenly come under more intense scrutiny. It is easy to determine if you play daily with the exception of your tournament, ladder or club games, even delaying such games while taking on new ones. All the more reason not to do it.
In other words, ineffective cheating is unlikely to be caught, but then, if it is ineffective, why bother? Effective cheating is more likely to be caught, resulting in your rating being dropped, banned from playing tournaments, your membership forfeited or your account being summarily dismissed from this site. Again, why bother, but if you want to take the risk, consider yourself warned.
On the other hand, we believe it is most unfair for a disgruntled player to run around making claims of such of anyone. So GoldToken has a team that you can contact regarding suspected cheating, by messaging
GoldToken Support. Once a report is made, please don't harass the player in question or the team regarding the outcome, other than to submit a new report. We will closely look into all claims and carefully consider the evidence, taking any necessary action if cheating is found, but we won't be explaining any details to you regarding the outcome due to GoldToken's
Privacy Policy.
For more information regarding cheating, please refer to our info page titled
Cheating.
| Photozone Competition |
| Brought to you by: Jools |
to
bacchant with (unknown photo) is February's Photozone competition winner who won the challenge with
votes and will be awarded with a profile token.
wgh came in the 2nd place with 16 votes for (unknown photo).
ladyvic came in the 3nd place with 13 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 
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 2014-02 Hearts
The theme for March's competetion will be 
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, April 2nd, 2014.
Voting for February's Photozone contest will be closed on:
12:00 Midnight, Pacific Time, Sunday, April 6th, 2014.
| Photo Album of the Month |
| Brought to you by: ladyvic |
Our February Winner for the
Love and Friendship Photo Album Contest is:
MrLarry47's Album titled Family Love 
He won our first
Photo Album Contest Token!
Our runner up was
Holly's Album titled February Contest - Love and Friendship All Entries were great!
Get your Albums ready for March Photo Album Contest
Our
March Theme will be
Something Green 
Winner will receive our special
Photo Album Contest Token 
To all Entries!
ladyvic
March's game of the month is
Straight Rummikub (100-point)! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for
The March 2014 Game of the Month - 100 pt Str Rummikub Tournament!
We hope you enjoy it!
Nobody claimed the prize for writing a Nugget this month.
It could be your turn next month! 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!
.
February's winner is:
Valentine Kiss Brownies 
Ingredients
1 package fudge brownie mix
bag of striped or plain chocolate kisses
cool whip
Directions
prepare brownie mix according to package directions for fudge like brownies
fill miniature muffin cups two thirds full
bake at 350 for 18 minutes OR until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
immediately top each with a chocolate kiss
cool for about 10 to 15 minutes OR until cooled completely
then put small ring of cool whip around the chocolate kiss
remove and eat .. YummmY! 
GoldToken's
sweetblue 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
sweetblue!
March's recipe contest is: "Irish Dish". 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 would like to say
to
Cheetah for letting us step into their personal life for a bit.
1. What brought you to GoldToken?
My Friend Peggy of 32 Years introduced me to GoldToken and I can not thank her enough for that. Without her I would not be here.
2. What interests you most on GT?
-Your all time favorite game here?
I enjoy most games. My favorite of course is Whist.
3. Do you belong to any of the clubs?
Since I first arrived at GT I have joined many Clubs. I enjoy all of them.
4. What State or Country do you reside in?
I live in The Sunshine State, Florida.
5. What hobbies to you have?
I enjoy gardening and crochet. Of course GT has become my biggest Hobby.
6. Children?
I never had Children. My Children are my furry Kids.
7. Do you work?
I worked for 42 Years and try to take it easy now.
8. Any pets?
I have 2 Cats 
and 2 small Dogs
which are a great Joy.
9. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___ or over 50?
When I am asked my Age, my Answer always remains the same......forever in Blue Jeans.
10. What's the farthest you've been from home?
Was it a vacation or for business?
The farthest away from home was Costa Rica and Honduras. Business and Pleasure Trip.
11. If you could be anywhere right now where would that be?
There is no other Place I would rather be then my Home and Mother Nature that surrounds me.
12. Favorite season?
I have 2 favorite Seasons, Spring and Fall.
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 |
A friend told me about GoldToken. I've been a member since Feb.14, 2001. I have met some very nice people here from all over the world. I have a lot of really good friends here too... you know who you are. I love all my clubs. I like all the games here too. This site is different then the one I was in IYT. This site is more like one big family, and that is very important to me. You feel welcome here. There isn't any other site I would rather play at then GoldToken.
Lil Red
Best Club Banner
Enter GoldToken's
Club Banner Contest! The winning banner will be given one full year to run! All entries will rotate with the other banners on top of player game sheets for 30 days from the day they are added to the system. The entry deadline is Midnight, Pacific Time, Wednesday, Apr 2, 2014. A site-wide poll will be posted for voting once the entries are in. To enter, post a new, never before seen 800x90 or 200x200 pixel club banner on the
Club Presidents DB along with the club number.
All top banners
must be
exactly 90 pixels high so the page does not bump up and down as each page loads.
Having trouble creating your own banners or lack a photo editing program? Try one of the free services on the net that offers free banner creation. Free banners created using these systems can be incredible and very professional. Here are a few links to sites that provide this service, however, you you might wish to find others more suited to your taste and abilities by Googling "Free Banners".
Then it is just a matter of uploading your banner to your account's Banner system.
Green Bullet
http://www.bannerfans.com/banner_maker.php <----my personal favorite
Green Bullet
http://www.bannersketch.com/
Green Bullet
http://www.123-banner.com/
Green Bullet
http://www.unsignedbandweb.com/freebanners/index.php
Green Bullet
http://www.addesigner.com/
Green Bullet
http://www.animationonline.com/
Green Bullet
http://www.puresilvabannermaker.com/
Additional details are available on the Info page entitled
Banners.
We have a winner for the Best Family-Friendly Joke Contest! 
That is when the fight started, posted by
MikeRoane:
I was involved in a fender bender. The man in the other car got out of his car and I saw that he was a very short man. He said, "I am not happy.". So, I said, "Oh, then which one are you?" That is when the fight started. 
to
MikeRoane; he won a personalized signature goldie!!
The Caption contest winner for the February, 2014, newsletter is
bookfox with:
(unknown photo)
Carefully concentrating, Fluffy perfectly executed the newly learned pose she had renamed "Downward Facing Kitten".
bookfox!
To enter March'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 months newsletter.
March 17th is St. Patrick's Day, come on over to the
Name Icons and get your Green ON!
You will find lots of St. Patrick's Day icons in Column 8, see you there and remember Gold memberships can save up to 4 icons and Platinum up to 5...
Love the
GoldToken's Icon Fairy's new icon, its from the Club icons belonging to The
Scoop's Castle Club. If your club needs icons for your members especially all your Silver members who can wear one of these we would be glad to assign you any of our many cute availabe icon collections. Contact the Icon Fairy for more information
| Breaking Club News: |
| Brought to you by GoldToken's roving reporter, PattyMac |
The
Sallyp and Friends Club is looking for challenges from other clubs, if your club wants to have a fun ClubvsClub challenge give the owner
sallyp or
JohnnyBoy a shout out, they play a wide variety of games.
The
Stonehead Stone Games Club recently tied with The Renegades Club in Four in A Row and won their match of Zero G Four In a Row with them. Polite fun games all around. If you would like to play some stone games such as go moku, small go moku, large go moku, pente, golden pente, four in a row, cylindrical four in a row, zero g four in a row, and backgammon contact the club owner
Oakheart. Tutoring is available on request in this club as well
Sent in by The
To Your Health Club
_
Hypergammon - wilsoni
Loco Ocho - 1926
Dice Pipe - AZD159
Dice Salvo - CaperViv
American Rummiub - Dragons Ladye
For more information contact
PattyMac
Did you know that there is a club that runs ONLY multi-player games? There is, its { Club }. They have Monthly Multi-Player Tournaments. Sound like FUN? contact the owner for more info
Red Panda.
| Olympic News |
| Brought to you by: *GoldTokens* Olympic *Presidents* |
February'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 (unknown photo)? Our winner last month was wldndn. 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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