November 2011
GoldToken's treasured and ever busy squirrels are saving a number of cool  "suprises" for GoldToken's upcoming Olympic games. So, there were only a few new Discussion Board additions to GoldToken during this past October. Here's the list:
A few players have written to ask if they can still join in the upcoming Olympic games, and the answer is yes. We do have room to add a few players. So if you are interested, please contact Jacob1987 today, to be assigned to a team to play in this years Olympic games.     to the mysterious player who submitted this Mahjong variant in the New Game contest:Each pair of counters has a value and if you pair them up you get that value added to your score. If you fail to get a pair you lose a specific amount of points. Once all players fail to find a pair, the round ends. Then winner is the first to a specific amount of points. Variants could be 50, 75 and 100 points. Different layouts and patterns The winner of the above contest won a two month extention to their current membership and our site graphic artists are considering this project as a future game addition.  It pays to enter! I cannot stress enough, how easy it is to win one of the fun contests listed in our monthly newsletter. Dozens of players have won their choice of icons, or extentions to their current membership doing so (more than a handful have won multiple times!). Our team works hard to design these contests so they will be amusing/engaging/delightful/interesting/pleasing for all, so be sure to check the latest contests out in this newsletter and try your hand at winning! It's almost as fun as playing! Have a wonderful month and play like you mean it! --Badger In this month's newsletter, we have:
Birthday Wishes: -- Happy Birthday to idnelle on November 2nd!  -- Happy Birthday to Sea Dreams on November 4th! -- Happy Birthday to birddog on November 4th! - -- Happy Birthday to Matt on November 5th! - From all your friends on GoldToken! We luvs ya!! -- Happy Birthday to Chris on November 6th! - From The MasterClass Club and The Backgammon Tournament Club -- Happy Birthday to Thomas Canty on November 7th! -- Happy Birthday to Gypsyfire on November 7th! -- Happy Birthday to venne on November 7th! - From The MasterClass Club -- Happy Birthday to Reversi Queen on November 7th! -- Happy Birthday to Lz on November 8th! -- Happy Birthday to katluvon on November 8th! -- Happy Birthday to ChrisC on November 10th! -- Happy Birthday to Budgie on November 10th! -- Happy Birthday to Sir Legend50 of the GoldTable on November 11th! - From THE CLUB -- Happy Birthday to CATCHER211 on November 11th! - Luv from your friends! -- Happy Birthday to cmacker on November 12th! - From The Backgammon Tournament Club -- Happy Birthday to roses4gypsy on November 13th! -- Happy Birthday to Ranga on November 14th! -- Happy Birthday to willy on November 14th! - From The Gammon Addicts Club & { Club } -- Happy Birthday to numptieheid on November 17th! - From { Club } -- Happy Birthday to GeorgiasGrandad's wife Margaret on November 17th! -- Happy Birthday to Mumsie on November 18! -- Happy Birthday to Brown_Velvet on November 18th! -- Happy Birthday to gamecrazy on November 19th! -- Happy Birthday to KeronaJane on November 19th! -- Happy Birthday to Scooter on November 20th! -- Happy Birthday to wakefield on November 20th! -- Happy Birthday to rob310 on November 20th! -- Happy Birthday to Aphrodite on November 21st! -- Happy Birthday to DINGEROO on November 21st! - From { Club }, { Club } and { Club } -- Happy Birthday to GeorgiasGrandad on November 21st! -- Happy Birthday to Miranda on November 21st! -- Happy Birthday to bubbly on November 26th! -- Happy Birthday to Catmane on November 28th! -- Happy Birthday to teawoman on November 28th! - From { Club } and { Club } -- Happy Birthday to Radio on November 30th! -- Happy Birthday to Kran on November 30th! -- Happy Birthday to GrannyPatty on November 30th! - From The Backgammon Tournament Club and { Club } Anniversary & Other Wishes: -- Happy Wedding Anniversary   goes out to Mystic Dreamer and her husband John ~~ 48 years ~~ on November 9th! -- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to sweeteyes and her husband on November 13th! -- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to Beckie B and her husband on November 26th! -- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out to unicorn and wingfoot ~~ 28 years ~~ on November 26th! * If you would like to announce any birthdays, anniversaries or other special events coming up for next month, please send GoldToken Support 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, can not be put in after the fact, we're sorry!)
What is a ladder? Almost everyone is familiar with the concept of a gaming ladder. Each player occupies a rung of the ladder. New players start at the bottom rung. Players on lower rungs challenge those on higher rungs to games, and if they win, they move up to the higher rung. After enough games are played, the ladder will represent, more or less, the relative skill level of the players in the ladder, with the best players at the top of the ladder. But how does that work on a turn-based gaming site? While this concept works well for games that may take an evening to play in over the board competition, it isn't extremely well-suited for correspondence gaming, where a game can take several months to play. By having to challenge each player on higher rungs, it could take a great player literally years or dozens of years to climb to the top of a ladder with only a few hundred players in it. So we've taken the basic ladder concept and tweaked it a bit so that it works well in a turn-based gaming environment by making the following changes:
What will happen if I join a ladder? When you join a ladder, you will be listed among the players on rung 1. If there are any players on that rung who are not currently engaged in a ladder game against another player, then you will be scheduled to play against that player within about 24 hours. Otherwise, you will not be scheduled in a ladder game until an opponent is available.</p> You will only have one ladder challenge game at a time from that ladder. The game will have a timeout period of 3 days, and your vacation days and days off will apply to that timeout period. If you time out, you will lose the game.</p> After you finish a game, you may end up with a period of time where an opponent in the ladder is not available to start a new game, so you will not necessarily always have a ladder challenge game in progress. However, as soon as an opponent is available, you will be scheduled against that opponent within about 24 hours.</p> The one exception to this is if you tie a game against an opponent, and that player is the only player available in your rung. In that case, you will not be immediately rescheduled against the same player that you just played. Instead, you will both wait for another opponent to become available, after which one of you will be randomly scheduled against that opponent. How do I join a ladder? Go to your gamesheet options box, and click See Ladders under the Games section. From there, you can scroll through the various ladder games available. Click the box next to the game of your choice, and you will be added to the bottom rung in that ladder. No need to do anything else or send out challenges. The database will automatically add you to a match when a player becomes available. Return to the ladder page to join more ladders.
November's game of the month is Caveman! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The November 2011 Game of the Month - Caveman Tournament! To start with you get 5 cards. Your initial hands will be distributed as follows: Starting hand Distribution:
Important points to take away from this:Just over half the time you will not even have a pair in your hand to start with. But the same applies to your opponent of course. Roughly 2 times out 5 you'll have a pair You only get two pair once every 20 deals or so - you have a good starting hand, but it's not likely to improve - be wary. About once in every 50 deals or so you'll start with three of a kind - this is a powerful hand and is likely to win at showdown. Try not to scare your opponent away, but also try and make sure you get chips in the pot to capitalise on your good fortune. Hitting a pat straight,flush or better is very rare - and as you'll not be drawing any cards your opponent should realise you have a good hand after the draw. Same as for three of a kind, try and maximise your gain without scaring your opponent away. Drawing Probabilities:
How to Draw.When you draw you have limited information. In short all you have is the way the betting went pre-draw, and possibly you know how many cards your opponent has drawn. Some of my thoughts on particular situations:
After the draw.Well, this is judgment time. You need to balance how the betting went pre-draw, how many cards your opponent has changed, and any action (bet/check) they make after the draw. Once you have an idea of how your opponent plays this should become easier. review, review, review. Remember, the aim is to end up with all the chips at the end of the game. Not to try and win every pot. If you didn't make a hand that you think will beat your opponent there is no shame in folding and getting 5 brand new cards...this time you may get that Royal Flush you were after..of course if you made a crying call and threw all your chips away you didn't get these new cards. Given the choice between slim chance and no chance, I'll take slim every time, and recall the old maxim "All it takes is a chip and a chair." Hopefully the maths above, and my random thoughts make sense - feel free to drop me a line with any questions and I'll happily discuss odds etc. Or pop along to The Chip and a Chair Club. We hope you enjoy it! Special  to *Sir Face of the GoldTable* for writing this month's Game of the Month Nugget. 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:
October's winner is: Pumpkin Cake Submitted by Trish41  3/4 C butter 2 1/2 C sugar 3 eggs 2 Cups Pumpkin 3 Cups flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 tbs cinnamon Mix together well with mixer and put into a well greased and floured bunt pan and bake for 50-60 min. Cool, and just before serving sprinkle with powdered sugar. This cake is moist and wonderful to eat. GoldToken's Trish41 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 Trish41! November's recipe contest is: "Holiday Side 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:
There's a brand new contest for November! Love the name icons? Now's your chance to create one, using GoldToken's set of Icon Bases!To get started, visit GoldToken Support's photo album's titled *"Icon Contest Bases"* and *"More Icon Contest Bases & Samples"*. When you click on an icon base, you will find instructions for using it to create your own special icon. For extra help creating your icon, be sure to check out the awesome tutorials in the  photo album titled *"More Icon Contest Bases & Samples"*. Entries must be posted on the DB no later than November 30th, 2011, at which point voting will commence for "Best New Icon". Please note: You can also ask for graphic help on the DB. The winner will be announced in the December Newsletter.  What's in it for you?
Have fun!
This month we interviewed littlebug **~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~** 1. What brought you to Goldtoken? surgery on my shoulder and recuping in the winter  How'd you choose your name for GT? first thing that came to mind  2. What interest you most on GT? I like gammon, hyper and regular  3. Do you belong to any of the clubs? yes a list on my gamesheet 4. What State or Country do you reside in? Michigan Do you live in the City or Country? City What in your State or Country do you think tourist should definity see? the sleeping bear dunes picked by GMA as most beautiful place in the US this year......... 5. What hobbies to you have? I enjoy reading going to the library. What other interest do you have? playing games on several sites 6. Children? Yes, 3 Grandchildren? 2  Do any of them play on GT. Yes, my one daughter does 7. Do you work? retired What kind of work did you do? Was in Market Research for Gerber Baby Food Do you enjoy your job? Yes, very much 8. Any pets? no had one dog  for 15 years but she had to be put down  We would like to say  to littlebug for letting us step into they're personal life for a bit.If there are any questions you would like to see asked in future interviews, please let us know. Laura laura lee
While playing with my brother, jfromvt, at another site, he suggested I join GOLDTOKEN. This is now the only place I go to play any games. Everything I wanted is here! I could go on and say about all the good people, great games,etc. but if you are reading this, you already know. I never had a problem with anyone and they could eliminate the chump feature as far as I'm concerned. There are so many great games here and new ones coming all the time its hard to say what my favorite any more because it keeps changing. Would like to say thanks to eliphont551 for teaching me all about wiki's. I never turn down an invite, so send me an invite! jfromfl If you would like to submit a testimonial telling everyone why you love GoldToken send it to GoldToken's Newshound
Novembers contest of the month is the Most Original Profile. Winner will receive two extra months on their current membership, or, if Guest, a two month Silver membership. If you know of an exceptional profile, or would like to submit your own, please post it on the DB, where everyone can check it out. Note: Entries must be posted on the DB by no later than November 30th, 2011.
First off a big goes out to last month's winner klaashaas was the first person to name all 12 icons I was asking for. klaashaas 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!). You will have 30 days in which to claim your prize before. After that time you forfeit it. Be sure to use it before you lose it. Please note this prize is not transferable. Here is where you can find the icons we asked for last month: 1. Toybox38 2. toymum 3. Glen 4. cyrano 5. Kingfish 6. Sprite 7. The Librarian 8. Specialsteel 9. twotees 10. GingerSnapPA 11. MajikMerlin 12. Connor Now ready to get your hunt on?Here are the icons for this month. 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:
Example - if I post this icon { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon110304211744.gif } you send me a private message with the name GoldToken's Icon Fairy. Got it? Okay here we go. This month I am looking for these icons: 1) { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon070725073553.gif } 2) { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon100516105044.gif } 3) { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon070722144150.gif } 4) { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon100421154220.gif } 5) { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon100530102315.gif } 6) { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon100526174848.gif } 7) { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon100516120250.gif } 8) { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon070812210623.gif } 9) { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon070723174150.gif } 10) { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon100504133451.gif } 11) { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon081207124125.gif } 12) { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon070804015554.gif } Good Luck. The *Icon* Fairy
This months club interview is with The Castaways Club 1. Please Tell us a little about your club.... Name? The Castaways Club How long has this club been on GT? We celebrated our fourth anniversary on September 9 of this year. About how many members do you have? We currently have 145 members. We are usually full, but we've lost some members due to the economy. We're holding some of those seats open in case one or more of our members is able to renew. We are hopeful that they will. 2. Are you the original owner? I am the original owner. But, I tend to be a hands off manager so any member who wants to work in the club is treated on an equal level with me. And, I have some great officers!! They are opinionated sometimes, but I like that. If so, what prompted you to start this club? I started the club in the middle of the night on the 9th of November, 2008 because a whole bunch of us had lost our place to play when another club where we were playing died. The reason I started the club was to give all of us a place to play each other as well as other members of the site. Hence the name, Castaways. After about a year, we started inviting "outsiders" to join, and it goes from there.| 3. What kind of games does your club play? Or are you a "chat" only club? On one board or another, we offer every game Gold Token has on its games list. Our Raft Games offer all of the 2-player games. We start as many of those that have players signed up monthly. They are all wiki games, and players can sign on to be automatically included when the games begin, or the members can sign up and play for the current month only. On our MPC Games board, we offer all of the multi-player games which start as soon as we have a full wiki for one game. Then, we have our Founders Day Games once a year. Once again, we include all games that have players sign up. We play once a year, because they run a year, then any that aren't finished are declared ended. What kind of discussions does your club get into? We mostly chat about games, but on the club discussion board, we are pretty open to just about anything. We use that board to announce important things going on in our lives, and we all offer support to our members having a hard time and good wishes for those who are celebrating an important development in their lives. Besides the games, we have a Prayer List on which members can list people of concern. And, we have a board called, I Need Help NOW! All of our officers monitor this board and we are pretty quick to answer questions about the club or the games. 4. Does your club do alot of club vs. club ? We do a lot of club vs club games, although not as many as we used to when nisqually was our games master. That man could put out more wikis than just about anybody on the site. We always have 5-10 Club vs Club games going at any time, sometimes more. We are also playing the site generated Club Vs Club games. 5. What do you think of the tourny ones. Or do you enjoy doing the wiki's? Some of us enjoy doing wikis, but we play both automatic tournaments as well as wiki games. Somehow, the wiki games seem to have a warmer atmosphere according to some of our members. 6. Do you have a lot of 'helpers'? We have 16 officers (one is honorary for nisqually ) who passed away. 7. What are your future plans for your club? We are currently implementing a plan to encourage people who camp out on our membership roster to become more active in the club. And, we are encouraging those people to invite new members to a game to (1) involve the inactive member, and (2) involve the new member. Our group of officers have very active minds. We present and pass on new plans every day. 8. Do you have any other clubs? Would you like to tell us a little about them?. Yes, I have two other clubs, The Texas Connection Club and The Juke Joint Club. The Texas Connection Club is where all us cowboys and cow girls can hang out and play games together. I haven't had time to put a lot into the club. I inherited it from a member who left the site altogether.....for now. We're not closed, though, and all Texans are allowed. The Juke Joint Club is a discussion board. We're set up as a club, although all we really do is discuss music there, music we like or dislike. We are a site friendly group, though. Thank you for this opportunity to tell everyone about our doings on Castaways. If you have a hankerin' to join us, just message one of our officers. If we have seats left, we will let you occupy it, and we'll be glad to have you. Castaways only has 1 Rule: Rule # Only - *H ave |||||F*un. The natives are friendly, and we'll serve you a nice, cool, fruity drink to wet your whistle after swimming all the way to our  But, watch out for Kenny the  He is known to steal the umbrellas out of the refreshments. for letting us have a look at your club...... Laura
The Friendship Club has introduced a Sudoku Game for their members. It was made by MM David littlefair XI. First reports are that it's a hit and seems to be enjoyed by the club. The 5&3 Dominoes Elite Club has a new Vice President Jools. He has brought his experience of Wiki making which is a great asset to the club. { Club } is a newly formed club, owned by Morse. They will be playing exclusively the Rock Paper Scissor Game; give him a shout if that's your game, they are accepting new members. { Club } is another new club owned by Morse. Membership is by invitation only...... Although mainly a Discussion Club,a selection of games will be made available dependent on demand. The Chess & Variants Club has a new Vice President Serene Selene, and they are gearing up for some chess playing. They have had a vigorous discussion going on about the Three Checks Chess variant. The Kitties Korner & Doggie Daycare Club has combined to make one club, the new owner is furryfeet. They will be having monthly site tournaments of whatever games members are interested in playing. Not only will they be playing games but this is a place to ask questions if you have any concerns about your furry pets or just want to brag about them. Cat or dog lover, this is the place for you. Come join us in the play yard! The Multi-Player Gaming Center Club has a new owner. blackangus has taken over the popular club. A club where Tales of Fairies, Wizards and Kingdoms abound in a never ending Fairy Tale. The Sallyp and Friends Club - They are continuing with their theme of setting up special series of games. johnnyyboy has introduced a Countries' Special Days series, where the tournaments have an added history link for a special day for each of the countries that they have players from. The USA has Thanksgiving ,and the UK has Guy Fawkes day (November 5th for anyone out there that does not know ) They now have 2 sets of Alphabet games running, a Special day for club members' series and a Mixed compilation series to keep them busy thru to the next year. Sally wants to send a big Thank you to all of the club members for keeping all their games running so smoothly. The Prime Time TV Club has the honor of hosting the first Discussion Board given to the "Club of the Month". Look for notices here for the Club receiving this honor next month. . It's sure to be a hit with lots of fun discussions.
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