February 2011

GoldToken's Monthly News

January was a busy month spent updating GoldTokens servers, adding Go handicap stones and adjusting our new Caveman card games. Please, be sure to send Mecir your and appreciation for his time and efforts!

Several changes have been made to GoldToken's forums. Two new discussion boards, for those who love nature and outdoor activities, and for GoldToken's music lovers, have been added. GoldToken's game DB's (the Backgammon and Halma DB's for example) now allow guests to comment on them too. We hope this enables our guests to be more active on the site and provides everyone with easy access to the information they need.

GoldToken sent an initial donation of $421.50 to the Red Cross today for those suffering from flooding and mud slides in Australia and Brazil. There may be more funds still to come in with the The Flood and Mud Victims Fast Back Tournament tournament due to start in a few days, but we will forward those funds once all have contributed for their membership in the tournament. If you wish to take part in this tournament, please send 10 Golderos to .

Do you have a Gold or Platinum membership? If so, you are cordially invited to help test several fabulous new games on our beta server located at http://beta.goldtoken.com/ FUN_FUN_FUN!!



Here's to another fantastic year playing on GoldToken! HAPPY*GAMING!

--Badger

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In this month's newsletter, we have:

• Birthdays & Special Announcements
• Photozone Competition
• marcmandy's CrossWords
• Olympic News
• Game Of The Month
• Best Recipe Contest
• Up Front & Personal
• Testimonial Of The Month
• Club Announcements
• Tournament News

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Birthdays & Special Announcements

Birthday Wishes:

-- Happy Birthday to neonlicht on February 4th!
-- Happy Birthday to littlebug on February 4th!
-- Happy Birthday to Badger on February 6th! - With love, from The Management Team!
-- Happy Birthday to Carolark on February 6th! - From { Club } and { Club }
-- Happy Birthday to nana210 on February 7th! - From { Club } & THE CLUB
-- Happy Birthday to Sara on February 9th!
-- Happy Birthday to pambo on February 10th!
-- Happy Birthday to Paul -UK- on February 10th!
-- Happy Birthday to dolcol (LAW-10) on February 10th! - From { Club }, The Backgammon Tournament Club & { Club }
-- Happy Birthday to gpr11 on February 11th! - From THE CLUB
-- Happy Birthday to Oartkickel of the Wolf Pack on February 12th!
-- Happy Birthday to jfromfl on February 13th!
-- Happy Birthday to Mr-Sid on February 14th!
-- Happy Birthday to DIRKSTRA on February 15th! - From { Club },The Backgammon Tournament Club, { Club }, { Club } & The MasterClass Club
-- Happy Birthday to Nancy on February 16th! - From { Club }, { Club }, The Backgammon Tournament Club, { Club }, THE CLUB & { Club }
-- Happy Birthday to PattyMac on February 18th! - From { Club }
-- Happy Birthday to Beckie B on February 18th! - From { Club }
-- Happy Birthday to birdstoe on February 18th!
-- Happy Birthday to Deer Slayer on February 18th! - From your brother BILLY THE KID
-- Happy Birthday to shelly (uk) on February 19th!
-- Happy Birthday to partygirl on February 20th! - From { Club }, { Club }, The Crafters Fair Club and from your daughter Gypsyfire
-- Happy Birthday to superkaempe the gentle giant on February 20th! - From The Friendship Club & { Club }
-- Happy Birthday to ellieoop on February 22nd!
-- Happy Birthday to Sweetcheeks on February 23rd! - From { Club }, { Club }, & The Backgammon Tournament Club
-- Happy Birthday to Dbledee on February 23rd! - From The Backgammon Tournament Club and from your wife Misfit Lenrad6672
-- Happy Birthday to CrAZsandi on February 24th! - From { Club }
-- Happy Birthday to Sherlock on February 24th! - From The MasterClass Club
-- Happy Birthday to Mark007 on February 25th!
-- Happy Birthday to Ray of Light on February 25th!
-- Happy Birthday to Dollar Store Queen on February 27th!
-- Happy Birthday to Winter Gal on February 27th!
-- Happy Birthday to Spencer on February 27th!
-- Happy Birthday to steve111 on February 28th!
-- Happy Birthday to csain1 on February 28th! - From The Innocent Instigators Club
-- Happy Birthday to bekka228 on February 29th!
-- Happy Birthday to capecodder on February 29th!

Anniversary & Other Wishes:

-- Happy 15th Wedding Anniversary goes out to violet unicorns and her husband on February 23rd!! Many special wishes sent to you both!

-- Happy Wedding Anniversary goes out from Honeybear to her wonderful husband Goodtime politics on February 23rd!! Many special wishes sent to you both!

* 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!)

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Photozone Competition

December's Photozone competition winner is...

FixitDave

Who entered Image #15 of Heart Shape Shadows a well deserved first place for December's theme of Shadows FixitDave
{ Image: www.fixitdave.hostcell.net/cp/albums/userpics/10001/normal_2010-dec-15.jpg }

marcmandy submitted image #03 and came in second place with Night Snow Silhouette

Redhairchick submitted image #09 and got third place with Dancing shadows
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Congratulations to all the winners and all the other members who post their images, without you all, this competition wouldn't be active so

You can view all the images submitted for the [ Photozone Competition ] by using the following link;
http://www.fixitdave.hostcell.net/cp/

Regards
FixitDave

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Game Of The Month

January's game of the month is Hypergammon! Join us in a fun Double Elimination (3 Point) Tournament by signing up today for The February 2011 Game Of The Month - Hypergammon Tournament.

Hypergammon is one of the most popular variants of Backgammon. With 3pt, 5pt, 7pt and 9pt Hypergammon games, the action is more intense as gammons and backgammons are more common. This fantastic variation on the traditional gammon game may offer new challenges and require new strategy but it's so easy to pick up that you'll love how quickly you could be winning!

Each player begins with three pieces rather than the usual fifteen so you'll have to adapt your usual game but the basic premise remains the same - move your pieces around the board using the dice and eventually move them off your end to claim victory! However, in Hypergammon, you'll start with one piece on each of the three furthest points of the board (the 22-point, 23-point and 24-point) so it's going to take a different kind of game to get them all home before your opponent!

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A special Thank you

Dear all Gamers on GoldToken.

I am just writing to thank you all for your kind words about my Grandma MountainMist The support everyone has shown is overwhelming and I'm sure if she was here now she would be so happy to see how fond everyone was and still is of her.

She is a very much missed member of our family and the love we all have for her will never go away. She is missed dearly by us all and by all of you I am sure.
She was an inspiration to me as she was to my younger sister Rebekah and my cousin Alyssa. A truly amazing and loving Grandmother. A dear Mum to Joanne and Ian and a really loving wife to Stuart.

The support you have all shown is overwhelming and it has really touched mine and my families hearts to know that other people from right across the world have seen what a great amazing woman Christine was.

So Thank you all for your kind words and support over the past month.

She will be missed dearly by all but never forgotten.
Smile for her. That is what she would want.

Thanks from all of her family.

Charlipop

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*♫♫ Splitting Bars*

Brought to you by: smokeyblue

Hi, I'm Steven aka smokeyblue.
to Badger for opening up a new DB called
for everyone to enjoy and express their loves and hates in the music world.

I enjoy most music but rap is the one for me, listening to Tupac at age 13 got me hooked.

Please stop by and we can all have a session and pluck the strings of our hearts to the music,
so come in grab a seat let your fingers type to the beat.

See you all there for fun,

Smokey signing out

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marcmandy's CrossWords

Brought to you by: marcmandy

Crossword Puzzles is an amiable gathering of word-type people trying to solve a crossword puzzle together. When there is an active puzzle, roughly five clues per day are posted at random times to try to cover the 10 or so time zones involved that I know of. With the restriction that each player posts no more than 2 answers for new clues, at least three different people will have a shot at being the first to solve clues every day. The first person to get a word correctly gets credit for the word and is listed at the bottom of the puzzle.

I create the puzzles in Excel, and, as circumstances allow, post a progressively filled puzzle as screen captures with updates the following day so players can see the progress and make educated guesses or educated surmising as tho' they were filling out the puzzle themselves. I provide links to a printable blank puzzle or a printable current state of the puzzle so players can try to make sense of it as they go along.

I have two approximate sizes of puzzles that I create and I characterize them as small or large. It takes a while to create one so there's often a hiatus between puzzles.

We also have another puzzle creator on our discussion board, Dragon Jr, who, as it turns out, creates puzzles for publication. He has already created a couple of puzzles and has expressed interest in adding to our repertoire with cryptic crosswords and/or line crosswords.

The Board has a strong core of players but we've also been growing and welcome new players. Come take a peek and jump right in if it looks interesting! Simply reply to the most recent puzzle and clue posting and put in your answer.

and if you have dabbled in Crossword Creation and would like me to host your creation, send it along to me and I'll look it over!

marcmandy
Chief_cook_and *bottle_washer* and *Cross*eyed* Puzzle_Creator

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Olympic News

Brought to you by: *GoldToken's* Olympic *Presidents*

The Olympics are moving right along and this month we have club standings, players standings and some tournament results.

Team Standings

The top five scoring teams so far are:

Club	Score
The 2010 Olympic Team Neptune Club	30
The 2010 Olympic Team Mars Club	15
The 2010 Olympic Team Venus Club	13
The 2010 Olympic Team Mercury Club	10
The 2010 Olympic Team Jupiter Club	7
The 2010 Olympic Team Minerva Club	7

Player Standings

Top five scoring players so far are:

Player	Score	Club
Pooka	13	The 2010 Olympic Team Neptune Club
Sir Lawrence of the GoldTable	10	The 2010 Olympic Team Mars Club
DavidJ	10	The 2010 Olympic Team Venus Club
das ist Walter	10	The 2010 Olympic Team Mercury Club
jonfunk	10	The 2010 Olympic Team Neptune Club

January 2010 Olympic Winners! A big congratulations to these players & their clubs!

The Basic Renju Competition in The 2010 Olympic Tournament Group 3A Tournament
Basic Renju	GOLD	{ Club }	DavidJ
Basic Renju	SILVER	The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Juno Club	1926
Basic Renju	BRONZE	The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Vulcan Club	dawn1968

The Xiphiasyn Competition in The 2010 Olympic Tournament Group 3B Tournament
Xiphiasyn	GOLD	The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Neptune Club	Pooka
Xiphiasyn	SILVER & BRONZE	The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Jupiter Club	corrie m
Xiphiasyn	SILVER & BRONZE	The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Minerva Club	McGoo98
Xiphiasyn	SILVER & BRONZE	The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Minerva Club	steve111
Xiphiasyn	SILVER & BRONZE	The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Neptune Club	yoyudax

The Progressive Chess Competition in The 2010 Olympic Tournament Group 5A Tournament
Progressive Chess	GOLD	{ Club }	das ist Walter
Progressive Chess	SILVER	The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Jupiter Club	Colonel Crockett
Progressive Chess	BRONZE	The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Minerva Club	Ken TJ

The Camette Competition in The 2010 Olympic Tournament Group 5A Tournament
Camette	GOLD	{ Club }	MrLarry47
Camette	SILVER	{ Club }	golfnutrof
Camette	BRONZE	The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Neptune Club	Pooka

The Trax Competition in The 2010 Olympic Tournament Group 5A Tournament
Trax	GOLD	The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Neptune Club	jonfunk
Trax	SILVER	The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Neptune Club	Leeeeeesa
Trax	BRONZE	{ Club }	grandma

The ConnectaPipe Competition in The 2010 Olympic Tournament Group 1 A Tournament
ConnectaPipe	GOLD	{ Club }	DavidJ
ConnectaPipe	SILVER	{ Club }	funtobewith11
ConnectaPipe	BRONZE	The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Minerva Club	McGoo98

The Shake Your Bootie Competition in The 2010 Olympic Tournament Group 5A Tournament
Shake Your Bootie	GOLD	The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Jupiter Club	Furbster
Shake Your Bootie	SILVER	{ Club }	nancy7
Shake Your Bootie	BRONZE	The 2015 Winter Olympic Team Vulcan Club	catpaws

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Best Recipe Contest

February's winner is: Homemade Beef Stew

• Submitted by sweeteyes

1b or 1/2 lb beef cubes
3 or 4 potatoes cut in cubes
sm. pkg. baby carrots
2 lg. onions cut in fours
1 can green beans (drained)
3 dashes of hot sauce
beef broth
tomato or V8 juice

Cook in crock pot, place potatoes & carrots on bottom, then add onion,green beans. then top with with meat, then add 1/2cup beef broth, pour juice to almost to the top,add hot sauce, cook on low for 8hrs.

               **** you can any of your fav,vegs******

GoldToken's *sweeteyes* 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 sweeteyes!

February's recipe contest is: "Oriental Cuisine". 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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Up front & personal

* Interview by:* { Player: llwgirl }

This month we interviewed Redbee of Ohio.
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1. What brought you to GoldToken?
A few friends from another game site suggested it, and I am glad they did, I love GoldToken

2. What interests you most on GT?
The variety of games available & the friendly people of course

About how many hours you spend on GT a week?
25 to 30

3. Do you belong to any of the clubs? How about the chat only clubs (birds, kitties, garden)?
I belong to a few clubs

4. What State or Country do you reside in?
I live in the Dayton/Springfield, Ohio area
~Do you live in the City or Country?
I am out in the country somewhat, country living with city conveniences.
~What in your State or Country do you think tourist should definitely see?
The National Museum of the Air Force, Cedar Point Amusement Park, The Football and Rock N Roll Halls of Fame.

5. What hobbies to you have?
I love scrap booking & cross stitching
~What other interest do you have?
Love to go to the casino boats on the Ohio River and play the slots ever 6 to 8 weeks

6. Children?
I have 2 grown stepsons and wonderful daughter-in-laws
~Grandchildren?
I have a 4 yr old & 2 yr old grandsons and a granddaughter due on April 17th
~Do any of them play on GT?
None of them play on here

7. Do you work?
Yes I work, when I am not playing in here~!!!!
~If so what kind of work do you do?
I am an office manager in a small tool shop
~Do you enjoy your job?
I do love the work I do, but its just so slow lately, it gets pretty boring.

8. Any pets?
Yes, I have a 14 month old mixed breed puppy name Ginger, she is a sweetheart~!!!
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We would like to say to Redbee for letting us step into her 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

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Testimonial Of The Month

Brought to you by: *GoldToken* Players

I was introduced to GT by a former work collegue. We were on shift together and he played on the site in
lulls of work. I asked, he showed and I joined. I have been playing ever since. Gradually building up
to gold level status, as I became more confident with the game site, the games and new friends, I have
the pleasure of getting to know and play against. Also you get to meet, greet and play against players from different countries, some I have visited whilst I was in the Army so i can relate to their country
and culture. I must admit to not knowing everything about GT yet but I'm learning ( very slowly ) and thats the beauty of the sit, you have time to explore and find out new things
I started as 1KINOBI, as that was my nice when I played on oter game sites, so i chose to keep the same,easier to remember. Then I thougth Shobee1 Kiobi sounded better and have used it ever since. I
no longer play on other game sites, mainly because GT is a far superior site,the games are more varied
with varients, the players, their nics, icons different ways of writing styles, it is simply the best.

From Badger to the latest member to join, just brill. Everyone who can give the benefit of their knowledge and skills enhances the site still further. I love board games,card games, some games i am not sure of but may give them a try and if I liked i continue to play but if not, i will leave it.
I am very competetive, and love to win but respect the people I play against and fully acknowledge when beaten by a better player. Having said that I play to win lose draw compete join in but most of al enjoy just playing. I have been fortunate enough to win a few compls and would love to win more but don't expect to win every time. This year will be my second Olympics and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who organizes them and to all participants, Good luck, enjoy, play hare and above allhave fun.My favorite games, Well backgammon is one as I was taught by a greek cypriot whilst serving in Cyprus.Most card games- whist,hearts,cribbage Etc, Go-moku is new to me and very challenging, I win a few and lose a lot. Pipes are very different and have not really come to terms with the intercases of the game yet. I tend to like playing fast games but enjoy some slower ones from time to time. The longer varients are interesting too, as it gives you more time to get to know who you are playing against and their methods of play.

I have started to join some clubs and enjoy playing are the ladders and compls. I am taking it slowly at the present but hope to join more as time goes on. Finally to all the players who have become my chums and friends, A very big thank you and I look forward to playing more games with you soon. To all players of GT send me an invite to play a game. If we become friends so much better.
If it was not for all of you there would be no GT. Please keep up the good work and may the force be with you all.

shobee1 kinobi

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Club Announcements:

The Club Nascar Club would like to announce our big winners in the Hypergammon Nascar Race for Season 2010

OUR GRAND WINNERSCongratulations
DavidJ First Place
HRTrules and Fade Second Place
ceci Third Place

All are awarded prizes and lots of congrats on a job well done.

We will starting up our 2011 Hypergammon Nascar Race Challenge next month. First Nascar race will be run on February 20th, Daytona. A game of ONE-Day Hypergammon is started for every race that is run by Sprint Cup, we break that down into 4 Segments, there are winners for each segment with a prize and then a Grand prize at the end of the season. Newsletters are put out to keep all the member up to date on points or any information related to the drivers and their teams. Come join in on the fun.

We also play our club in the ESPN fantasy race,
Winner of Segment one was marlisam
Winner of Segment two was Ace1316
Winner of Segment three was Kitten_Tx
With our GRAND WINNER being Ace1316 ....Way to go!!

What ya waiting for--pm PattyMac for an invite into a exciting Racing Club...

PattyMac

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The The Sallyp and Friends Club would welcome some new members.
We have a great team of officers that run lots of tournaments,
some of which are only seen in the The Sallyp and Friends Club.
We have swiss pairings in a variety of game types, pairs tournies,
Mini team knock-outs,team Mini Leagues and lots of quick Knock-outs.
We also run Automatic tournaments each month and have very active club Ladders and teams.

sallyp

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{ Club } is now open for all to join.
No club vs club challengers
just friends and fun!!!

mysticdragon

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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 Support your submissions today! We look forward to hearing from you!

** (Please note: All submissions are added on a first come first serve basis.) **

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