- New Goldie for GoldToken's Fallen Comrades
To use the new
goldie, type two colons followed by RIP2 followed by two more colons. Don't include any spacing!
- Reminiscent of an old contest...
When we first set up a GoldToken newsletter, we had no idea how quickly we would have so many past issues! Check out the list here: [
GoldToken's Monthly Newsletter - Past Issues ]
When we first set up the past issues page noted above, we ran a contest that awarded 5
Golderos to the winner of each introductory future monthly newsletter. Now that it's time we expand the [
GoldToken's Monthly Newsletter - Past Issues ] page, we are going to run the same contest again, with a little addon first:
- What squirrely image should we use for each of the blank wikis waiting for a newsletter to fill them? Win 5 Golderos for finding the image we use for a wiki! Send a link to your favorite image to GoldToken Support to enter the contest.
In the case of duplicates, the first one to send us a particular image wins.
A big
to
RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack for climbing the most rungs! She has added two months to her membership!
Are you ready for [
Main: Up the Ladder 2017 ] round 2?! Join three 'new to you' ladders, climb the most rungs and win an extra two months to your membership! If a guest, will win two months Silver!
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
Chess Corner
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 |  |
-- Happy Birthday to
dellajo on April 2nd! - From The
Word O'Rama Club, The
He's Alive Club, The
Classic TV & Music Club,The
Deborah's Cove Family Club, The
Diamonds Are Forever Club , The
Friendship Club , The
Daily Laugh Club, The
Prime Time TV Club and The
Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
AndrewB on April 2nd! - From The
Daily Laugh Club, The
Word O'Rama Club and The
Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Mike K of the Renegades -
-- Happy Birthday to
phil on April 3rd! - From: { Club } -
-- Happy Birthday to
fitzmertz on April 5th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
just lady on April 7th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Scubasteve on April 7th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Dr Gideon Fell on May 7th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Hillbilly on April 9th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club, The
Deborah's Cove Family Club, The
Diamonds Are Forever Club , The
Friendship Club, The
Backgammon Tournament Club, { Club },
The Pork Chop Club, and The
Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
heyred72 on April 9th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club,
The Pork Chop Club, The
Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club and The
Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Trsm149 on April 9th! - From The
Friendship Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Lowell on April 10th! - - From The
Daily Laugh Club, The
Friendship Club, The
He's Alive Club, The
Prime Time TV Club, The
Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club,
The Pork Chop Club,The
Backgammon Tournament Club and The
Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Indiana Jones on April 12th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Pepper on April 12! - From The
Daily Laugh Club,
The Pork Chop Club, The
Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club and The
Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Treksterz on April 13th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club, and The
Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Twisted Nerve on April 14th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
AJK on April 15th! - From: -
-- Happy Birthday to
Scoopdedew on April 15th! - From: The
Scoop's Castle Club, The
He's Alive Club, The
Daily Laugh Club, The
Friendship Club The
Word O'Rama Club and
The Pork Chop Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Sir Silver of the GoldTable - From The
Deborah's Cove Family Club, The
Diamonds Are Forever Club ,The
Classic TV & Music Club, The
Friendship Club, The
Daily Laugh Club on April 16th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
GinnyB on April 16th! - From: The
Diamonds Are Forever Club and The
He's Alive Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Toybox38on April 16th! to my wonderful husband- From your wife
Trish41 and The
Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
MsDot on April 17th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
coop on April 19th! - From: The
Daily Laugh Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
runabe on April 20th! - From: The
Scoop's Castle Club and The
Prime Time TV Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
snoopy57 on April 20th!
-- Happy Birthday to
aprildawn on April 20th! - From The
Classic TV & Music Club,The
Prime Time TV Club, The
He's Alive Club, The
Friendship Club, The
Deborah's Cove Family Club, The
Diamonds Are Forever Club , The
Prime Time TV Club, The
Daily Laugh Club and The
Scoop's Castle Club,
The Pork Chop Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
jenni on April 20th!- From The
Scoop's Castle Club, The
Daily Laugh Club and The
Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Terryjam on April 20th!- From The
Scoop's Castle Club and The
Friendship Club-
-- Happy Birthday to
csesugar on April 21st! - From - { Club } and The
Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
Morticia on April 21st! -
-- Happy Birthday to
knotbuggin on April 21st! -
-- Happy Birthday to
clare on April 22nd! - From
cissy &
laura lee and The
Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
laura lee on April 22nd! - From { Club },
The Pork Chop Club and
cissy -
-- Happy Birthday to
Rhfuqua on April 22nd! -
-- Happy Birthday to
Millie on April 23rd! - From The
Word O'Rama Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
sparkles43 on April 24th! - From The
Word O'Rama Club and The
Scoop's Castle Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
TerryS on April 26th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
rednose426 on April 26th! -
-- Happy Birthday to
furryfeet on April 29th! - From The
Scoop's Castle Club and The
Friendship Club -
-- Happy Birthday to
oldog on April 29th! - From The
Daily Laugh Club and The
Friendship Club -
Anniversary & Other Wishes:
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary to
runabe and his wife
on April 4th!
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary to
tango2 &
evan on April 17th!
-- Happy
43rd Wedding Anniversary to
Bluefin and his wife
on April 20th!
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary to
wldndn and her husband
on April 20th!
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary to
Lady Sili and her husband
on April 24th!
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary to
Dragon101 and
jazzbeth on April 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!)
| 1st Stop Information |
| Site tips and helpful tools |
What happens to a club when the owner passes away or is missing in action?
Clubs are part of the rich history of GoldToken, and many of them have been around for a long time! If a club owner passes away, we prefer that it remain in the deceased player's ownership as a tribute to that player. If the player left the club in good care, other officers can continue to maintain a fully functioning club.
If the club does not have such a support system in place, please contact
GoldToken Support for help. We will gladly promote a longstanding, trusted club member to, hopefully, continue the club in the spirit that the prior owner intended. What we do not want to happen is for the club to be disbanded, merged or drastically altered without careful consideration. It would be a good idea for club owners to discuss a back-up plan with other players and/or officers in their clubs, just in case there's an emergency that takes the owner away from the site unexpectedly or they are removed from the club due to a temporary membership lapse.
* 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 March's
Photozone Competition Winner who won the challenge with
votes and will be awarded with a profile token.
Autumn came in 2nd place with 10 votes for (unknown photo)
Badger came 3rd place with 9 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 2017 - 03 Artistic Red
The theme for April's competetion will be: (unknown photo)
(unknown photo) (unknown photo)
| Photo Album of the Month |
| Brought to you by: ladyvic |
Our theme this month was (unknown photo)
The winner is: MM David littlefair XI's Album 
Your Winner Profile Token will be on the way!
nd Place goes to: Kookaburra's Album titled AUSSIE GOLD
rd Place goes to: ladyvic's Album titled Gold things
We had a total of 81 Votes, thank you for supporting this contest
The next Theme will be: (unknown photo)
This will be lots of fun! So start working on your album and enter it at the Photo Album Contest
You may be the next to win this cool Profile Token! 
*
Best of luck,
ladyvic
April's game of the month is
Maxi Shake! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for
The April 2017 - Game of the Month - Maxi Shake Tournament!
This game is a variant of Shake Rattle and Roll, with some interesting twists. We hope you enjoy it!
| Club ~VS~ Club Tournament Of The Month |
April's game of the month is
Dominoes! Join us in a fun League style Tournament by signing your club up today for
The Site-Wide Club Vs Club Dominoes April 2017 Tournament!
Please notify
Giant Gila Monster to join!
The action starts
April 25.
March's winner is:
Irish Stew
Ingredients
2 lbs. lamb or beef, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 tbsp. each olive oil and butter
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. each onion and garlic powder
6 cloves garlic (optional but not traditional)
2 onions
6 large carrots
2 stalks celery
2 medium sweet potatoes
4 or 5 golden potatoes
1 shallot
1 carton beef broth
salt and pepper, to taste
Directions
Slice onions and celery, mince garlic and shallots. Cut potatoes into one-inch cubes, slice carrots
Turn the meat cubes in flour mixed with onion and garlic powder. Save the remaining flour. Brown meat cubes in a heavy bottom Dutch oven. Turn to brown on all sides. Remove meat and set aside. Add garlic, shallot, onions until onions are glassy.
Return meat to the pot and add the vegetables. Add the carton of beef broth and enough water to cover everything plus another 2 to 3 inches. Bring mixture to a boil, then immediately reduce heat to barely a simmer. Cover and simmer for an hour or so.
Test often to see when vegetables are fork tender. Remove cover and put remaining flour in a fine sieve, sprinkle evenly over surface of stew, whisking constantly to prevent clumping. Allow to cook on low heat for another half hour after flour has been added.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Note This can be prepared in the slow cooker after the meat has been browned. Stew is always better the next day, if there is any left!
GoldToken's
Cheetah 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
Cheetah!
April's recipe contest is: "Crock Pot Recipes". 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.
| Chess Corner brought to you by cubs |
You may need... a chess client. This is software that allows you to play, and save and play over, games.
One I like, for Windows, is "Tarrasch" - ://www.triplehappy.com - named for a great Grandmaster and chess teacher. With this free, safe download you can save and play over your games, even making notes as you go. As you play your chess games here, youuse the GT chess client: works fine but lacks options you may need for study.
"Grandmaster" - huh? Well, there are titles in chess, presently administered internationalluy by FID, the world chess organization. The czare of Russia named the first five grandmasters long ago, but nowadays one earns a title internationally by showing performance at a certain level. From bottom to top, the titles are FIDE Master (FM), International Master (IM) and International Grandmaster (GM). As international communications and travel became more common,the holders of these various titles became much more common than they were years ago.These titles are earned (as are lower ones) by meeting norms during play: basically, you show how good you are by doing OK against actual titleholders. If you begin to perform regularly at a level below that of your title, your title becomes inactive, even though it's retained.
In the US, ratings are a sort of proportioned bet on the result of each game. The stronger you are, the less you earned the more you can lose from a wekar rated opponent. Our system was based on the Harkness system, used in postal chess, and it worked pretty well until the United States Chess Federation employed a mathematician to, uh, improve it. After a few hears he'd improved enough that it was no longer accurate and it became unpopular, but eventually a hero fixed it, with the mathematician kicking and screaming in the background.
There are also FIDE titles for Tournament Directors and Problems, and the USCF has comparable American titles.
~~
cubs
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We would like to say
to
sallyp for letting us step into their personal life for a bit.
How'd you choose your name for GT?
Very boring , its just my name
2. What interests you most on GT?
Favorite game here?
I love the clubs and being able to run your own games.I like all the Gammon games and the Senet games but at the moment Tabula and Tawula are two of my favorite.
3. What country do you reside in?
What in your country do you think tourist should definitely see?
I am born and bred in the UK. Our heritage is a must for any visitors here.
4. What hobbies do you have?
Patchwork,embroidery and GoldToken of course. 
5. Children? Grandchildren?
Two grown up children, Neil 
and Fiona 
. One three-year-old grandson Ewan. 
6. Do you work?
What kind of work do/did you do?
I work full time as a Senior Science Technician in a local secondary school. 
7. Any pets?
Two tabby cats Mimi and Toto. 
Toto is pictured on my home page.
8. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___ or over 50?
Male or Female?
Over 50 female. 
9. What's the farthest you've been from home?
Vacation or for business?
New Zealand is the farthest I have been on holiday.I am very lucky to have traveled to a number of fantastic places and meet some great friends while doing so and have some lovely memories to keep. I don't travel on business.
10. If you could be anywhere right now where would that be?
Where I am right now at home just chilling out. 
11. Favorite season?
Spring. Winter is over and it's not too hot.(Not that it gets very hot or very cold over here }
12, Favorite movie?
Sound of Music, showing my age here.
Actor:
George Clooney
Song:
Dance away by Roxy music.
13. If you could meet anyone (living or dead) in the world. Who would it be ?
Neil Armstrong.
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 |
It was a long time ago (July 2003) that I entered the page of Goldtoken through a friend who played Backgammon.
First I started as a guest and then I started to be platinum member and I was in many clubs.
I also had the courage to create my own club with my wife (The Shire Club ) because we love TLOTR's books and movies.
My favorite clubs are The Gammon Addicts Club and The Sallyp and Friends Club
I like many gammon games and some others that finish fast, but I am always open to learning new games.
willy
What's the Lead?
This month's contest comes from the discussion board, where
smiler5 posts short stories and players offer their most creative headline spins.
Today's Challenge ...An album entitled "Songs To Make Dogs Happy" has turned into a real money-spinner for its creators.
The CD, produced by the Laurel Canyon Animal Company record label in Los Angeles, California, has so far had sales topping $150,000.
Arguably the biggest hit on the album is a track called Squeaky Deaky in which a squeaky toy is squeezed over and over again.
smiler5's headline is
THE TILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE HOUND OF MUSIC. Can you do better? Click this link to go directly to the discussion board post and "REPLY" with your best headline: (Unknown post)
All entries must be posted no later than April 26, 2017. The winner will be chosen by poll on the discussion board and will be awarded 5
Golderos!
Have fun!
We have a winner for the Best Club Banner of 2017!
to
RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack, who posted this entry for
The Wolf Pack Club:
(unknown photo)
Her banner will run for a year! We hope it draws some new club members.
The Caption Contest winner for the March, 2017, newsletter is
bestgremlin with:
(unknown photo)
The ferry services is nice, but I can't wait until they reopen the bridge.
bestgremlin!
To enter April'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.
Easter is April 15th. Easter icons are in row 1 for adoption. Guest, Wood and Silver can also choose a Easter icon to wear thru the holiday
to all!
Will be starting the icon hunt up again next month, so start watching those great icons sported by most of the member in GoldToken.
Do you belong to a club, maybe a new club or older established club. There are club icons available for all clubs. These icons can be worn by silver members, a great way to be able to wear one of the bigger icons. There is the Dragon Collections that has no club home as yet, Dragons such as this one { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon100616134710.gif }, suitable for medium size club or perhaps the Disney Collection, { Image: goldtoken.com/pics/icon110730113303.gif }, great for a small club. Clubs come see the Icon Fairy for other available icon collections.
Did you see the
Icon Of The Day. Sunshine is on its way. Stop by the Icon Board to see whats new -->
Name Icons. See you there
GoldToken's Icon Fairy
| Breaking Club News: |
| Brought to you by GoldToken's roving reporter, PattyMac |
The
Classic TV & Music Club tells me that they are back up and running with the return of the club owner
Carol91859 who has been away for awhile. Come on over and play some games with them. If you enjoy Classic TV & Music there is always something to talk about and they play some fun Trivia. Send
Carol91859 a pm or any of the officer of this fun club for more information.
The
Astronomy Club is one of Goldtoken's newest clubs. They are streamlining the club for enjoying discussions about celestial objects and phenomena - planets, stars, moons, galaxies, comets, supernova explosions and whatever is happening. Come and join them as they study the vast world above and let your spirit soar with the grandeur of it all. They are already discussing the August total solar eclipse and have some members who will be there and can report on this for those of them that are further away. It will be brilliant.
Any queries can be directed to
Kookaburra or
quietman.
{ Club } club which specializes in discussing and promoting interest in sports at Goldtoken. They have a new BASEBALL, AFL, NRL season arriving and many other great supporting events constantly happening. NASCAR and Formula-1 underway. Within the club they have information pages and fan zones where members can nominate their preferred teams for the upcoming seasons. They follow ALL sports from tennis to the golf and don't forget the cricket. Join them for some lively discussion on sports.
Contact
quietman or
Kookaburra for more information or if you would like to join.
The
Sallyp and Friends Club have acquired a lot of new members in the last few months, their membership drive is still going so check this fun club out.
sallyp has been setting up some of the clubs older wiki tourney types just to make something different for members to play in. They have a number of tourneys they run in series over a set amount of months which usually have a small prize. If anyone wants to come to an active club we tend to start 30 to 40 wiki tourneys every month and these are all game types. Contact
sallyp or
johnnyyboy
The Wolf Pack Club if having a fun and exciting Ladder Prize Contest! Join Wolf Pack Club Ladders and you could win golderos!
The contest starts March 19, 2017 and ends October 30, 2017
Join any of the available Wolf Pack Club Ladders and work your way up to the top rung.
Each game variant must have a minimum of 5 people participating in the ladder as of 10/30/17 to be eligible for the contest.
On 10/30/17 for each game variant, if there is a single player on the very top rung, that player will win 5 golderos! Golderos
If there are multiple players on the top rung, no prize will be awarded for that particular variant.
If you need any help in joining the ladders, send a message to RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack
If you have any questions, post them on the Howling db.
RabidWolff is the sole judge and will be awarding the prizes.
Sounds like a challenge and fun? Contact
RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack and get your ladder climbing started
The
Loose Cannons Club has recently added REVERSI to their suite of games. If you enjoy REVERSI please join them. It has been a while since a club has actively promoted REVERSI and it's variants. They already have an inter-club challenge in one of the variants. They also have inter-club challenges in GO, Chinese checkers , renju and imperium. As a club they promote all forms of Asian chess including SHOGI, XIANGQI, JANGGI and many other interesting Eastern games.
If you want to play or learn a new game this is the club for you. Some of these games like GO have world championships and clubs and are popular throughout the world. Join or
M3 or any of the officers for more information.
The
For the Love of Draughts Club has 2 new tournaments underway in standard checkers. Players are competing in a knockout format competition with players of similar ratings. They also have their APRIL tournament in signup and 11 inter-club challenges including a new inter-club challenge in Russian checkers.
Checkers is a simple game to learn but has enough depth to last any person a lifetime. It is a beautiful subtle game.
If you would like a CHECKER game come and visit this club or message
T-Rex or
Kookaburra for more details.
After their recent name change a short while back, The
Chess & Variants Club members are now playing CHESS here at Goldtoken. They have a tournament scheduled for Easter to keep members happy if they want to spend some time relaxing playing chess. The Chess & Variants Club has quite a few inter-club challenges underway and would like to thank their rival clubs for participation in these.
They play ALL variants of chess here at Goldtoken and promote regular chess along with the other types.
If you feel like playing a little chess or a lot or just want to learn how to play - message
M3 or any other officer of the club for an invite.
Prize Winners in These Clubs:
[
Horsin' Around at GT: Dashing Through the Snow Hypergammon ] 5 Golderos to
ditzyblue
[
Horsin' Around at GT: Dashing Through the Snow Fast Cribbage ] 5 Golderos to
CaperViv
[
Multi-Player Gaming Center: A Christmas Fairy Tale Square Grabble ] 5 Golderos to
furryfeet
[
Multi-Player Gaming Center: A Christmas Fairy Tale Tourne-case ] 5 Golderos to
CaperViv
CLUB CONNECTIONS Brought to you by:
bookfox
The
Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club sounds like a good place for a vacation and that made it the perfect gift when a few friends created it for owner
monkeytyper’s birthday in 2006. The club plays most of the games found on GT and has “unique discussion boards and sometimes trivia.”
She said that “making great friends” is the best part of having a club. A favorite memory is from “.. 2009, some of our club members (
squirrel,
heyred72,
Callie and myself
monkeytyper ) had a chance to meet each other in New Jersey(USA). We visited New York City and the Jersey shore.” That kind of camaraderie and “to keep having fun.” is what she hopes for in the future of The
Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club.
Clubs be watching for
bookfox to knock on your club house door soon.
to all for this great addition to the club news!
| 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
Wanted |
- 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 ? Our winner last month was { Player }. 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.
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