October 2014
October 5, 2014, unofficially marked 15 years for GoldToken. (Unofficial because the site did not officially lunch until January but players were able to start signing up in October). What was started by Chad as a place for family and friends to get together and play games has exploded into the wonderful site it is today. GoldToken started out with just Chess and now has over 200 different games and variants to choose from. In honor of this milestone anniversary we had so much happening on the 5th. Profile tokens were won, tournaments with great prizes were started and everyone had a great time. If you missed all the fun yesterday you can still have a look around the site and see what was happening. There were people telling why they care about GoldToken on the db, sharing memories of time playing here at GoldToken on the db, and going back in time to when they were 15 on the db. We also had trivia questions throughout the site, , , Head-to-Head tournaments, and The Year of the Horse Anniversary Main Game Event Tournament started! Congrats to the following players, who participated in [ heyred72's Trivia for GoldToken's 15th Birthday ]: alexlee, jklh, monkeytyper, MsLady, inpassant, chessbro, RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack, LyndiLoo, BrnIdGirl, Jacob1987, STUSTU, nylady41, BettyAnn, WONRHAF, TallPaul, dawn1968, nightingale, HeidiBug, LittleTree, Chimera, smiler5, Giggles, HenryJaimes, Rand al*Thor, furryfeet, (((INTENSITY))), Meeshamouse, Pooka, JGY, Judy, denise, autumnrain, Silkwood, pepperbeach, Lorraine of the Renegades, whoknows, squiggy2, PattyMac, Whimjest, blackangus, and ellieoop!
Over the course of the next year, the player who collects the most "Year of the Horse" tokens wins a 1 year Platinum membership. The contest will run until October 4, 2015. At that time players who want to enter the contest will report their tokens to GoldToken Support. Stay tuned for more information!
Inverticade & Small Inverticade Inverticade and Small Inverticade are variants of Barricade and Small Barricade, which play similarly to the base game, but the board is inverted, and the goal is to deliver all the pieces to the home location. Scat & Officer's Scat Skat is a trick-taking card game for three players somewhat similar to Whist and Spades, but much more complex. It is the most popular card game in Germany. Officer's Scat is a 2-player variant and is a much simpler game than the main Skat game - there is no bidding, and no special scoring rules. Dice Paper Football, Dice Paper Basketball, Dice Paper Hockey These are similar to the main games, but the dice add a random element to the mix. We can't wait for these games to go live on this site.
[ Main: Goldtoken Olympics Summer 2013 ] Region with most points: The Summer Olympic 2015 Phoenix Club Player with most points: cmacker Gold - cmacker Silver - 1karlos Bronze - 1926
Be sure to stop by the discussion board, hosted by smiler5! She provides a brief news story and posts a hilarious headline for it. Your task? Come up with something even better! Fall is certainly settling in around the country. Time to start gearing up for the holiday season. As the leaves change color and school is back in session the time for bonfires and cuddling up by the fire has come. Last month I asked everyone to send me invites for Barricade. Callie, csain1 & blackangus accepted the challenge and sent invites. We are playing some fun games. This month I would love invites for either Tourne-case or Acey-Deucey. Who is up for the challenge?? --BrnIdGirl ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In this month's newsletter, we have:
-- Happy Birthday to *justme on October 1st! - -- Happy Birthday to ema on October 2nd! - From The Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club & The Scoop's Castle Club - -- Happy Birthday to Brett smile on October 2nd! - -- Happy Birthday to wilsoni on October 4th! - From The Pork Chop Club, The Scoop's Castle Club & The Daily Laugh Club - -- Happy Birthday to Dmm on October 5th! - From The Word O'Rama Club & The Daily Laugh Club - -- Happy Birthday to Joannabell on October 5th! - From { Club } and The Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club - -- Happy Birthday to Dionysos on October 6th! - -- Happy Birthday to alexlee on October 8th! - -- Happy Birthday to grade1teacher on October 10th! - -- Happy Birthday to Namdnas on October 10th! - -- Happy Birthday to Dragon101 on October 11th! - With much love from your wife jazzbeth - -- Happy Birthday to Bruno on October 15th! -- Happy Birthday to DocMartin on October 15th! -- Happy Birthday to restivo46 on October 16th! - -- Happy Birthday to three horses on October 20th! - -- Happy Birthday to ozallan on October 20th! -- Happy Birthday to fatdaddy on October 22nd! - From The Backgammon Tournament Club- -- Happy Birthday to MookiesMom on October 24th! - -- Happy Birthday to Candy Cane Kaz on October 24th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club - -- Happy Birthday to blackdog3 on October 25th! - From The Daily Laugh Club - -- Happy Birthday to Neat on October 26th! - -- Happy Birthday to brosius on October 26th! - From The MasterClass Club- -- Happy Birthday to B*Elanna on October 28th! - From The Backgammon Tournament Club,The Daily Laugh Club The Scoop's Castle Club The Word O'Rama Club, The Pork Chop Club and Man of Steel - -- Happy Birthday to Sweetlips43 on October 28th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club - -- Happy Birthday to BennyC on October 28th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club - -- Happy Birthday to firefly on October 28th! - With love from the GoldToken Management Team! - -- Happy Birthday to GreenEyedLady on October 29th! - -- Happy Birthday to RabidWolff of the Wolf Pack on October 29th! - From The Pork Chop Club & The Scoop's Castle Club- -- Happy Birthday to Penguin123 on October 29th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club - -- Happy Birthday to Rxb5 on October 29th! - From The Word O'Rama Club -- Happy Birthday to hoot on October 30th! - From The Daily Laugh Club & The Pork Chop Club - -- Happy Birthday to BmwLady_430i on October 31st! - -- Happy Birthday to pepperbeach on October 31st! - From The Scoop's Castle Club & { Club }- Anniversary & Other Wishes: -- Happy Wedding Anniversary -- Happy Wedding Anniversary -- Happy Wedding Anniversary -- Happy Wedding Anniversary * 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, can not be put in after the fact, we're sorry!)
Who Made This Mess? In honor of the site's anniversary we thought we would bring you some history. An avid programmer from the age of 10, Chad spent much of his youth in front of the family computer, a trusty TI-99/4A, putting together games using TI's BASIC and Extended BASIC modules. He likes to brag about how he designed and programmed a first-person walk-through maze a few years before Wolfenstein 3D hit the streets. (We always have to remind him that his maze program was almost too slow to be played.) Chad dragged Taylor into his wild plans for new computer games, and together the two brothers spent countless hours designing games that were far beyond the processing power of the little TI that couldn't. Their effort culminated in the design of a short game in which the main character is a stick figure with a bowling ball for a head. (They still insist that, someday, they're actually going to create that game.) Alas, seasons come and go, and Chad soon found himself working as a network analyst for a worldwide food conglomerate, and Taylor was still finishing school. Both were very busy. However, when night fell, they would descend into the bat-cave to conspire once more of ever more grandiose schemes for computer games. A few years before the turn of the century, Chad decided he wanted to put together some games that could be played over the Internet. So he and Taylor dreamed up an elaborate game site where many people could come to play in a real-time environment with each person's actions affecting every other person in a game of conquest across space. This is not that site. As has usually been the case with their games, their ideas were bigger than their abilities. So they scaled back, and turned to the basics: classic board games whose appeal has endured the test of time. The result of their labor is before you. Alas, seasons come and seasons go, and Taylor decided to move on to bigger and better things. Although his influence will always be felt here, he is no longer a driving force behind the website. Never one to do things completely alone (it's cold and dark in the bat cave, you know?), Chad then enlisted the help of Bouncer to help him run the site. Alas, seasons continue to come and go, and Chad and Bouncer decided to move on to bigger and better things as well. The site is now in the capable hands of Badger! Enjoy it! *If there is a site tip or helpful tool that you would like to know more about, please send a pm to GoldToken's Newshound!
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| Game Of The Month |
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| Best Recipe Contest |
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| 1. | Apprentice to a grocer before apprenticing to a prominent Quaker. Commanded first expedition at age of 39. Mapped the complete coastline of a country. Tried to take the king as hostage. Stabbed to death. |
| 2. | His mother was a nurse, father was violent and changed jobs and locations often. PLayed a couple of games for Rangers. Owned a restaurant which was voted best in the UK. Awarded an OBE. Famous for fiery temper. Once fell off a 80 foot cliff into the ocean |
| 3. | In the army as a bugler at the age of 14. Given an honour 32 years after the event which he earned it. Rescued his wounded captain at Gettysburg. Worked in a government printing office. |
| 4. | Father was music industry executive. College dropout. Famous for travelling and eating exotic local specialties. Quoted as saying the worst food he has ever ate was a chicken mcnugget". Voiced himself on the Simpsons |
| 5. | Born in Melbourne. Baptist Arranged a train trip for over 500 people and got revenue from train company. Took 300 people to Scotland. Went bankrupt. Started company with son which had world wide offices. Son was known as second greatest man in Egypt. |
| 6. | Focused on music after injury curtailed baseball career. Had a dog named after an Irish town. Worked as a bartender before becoming famous in a singing contest. Self Confessed "word nerd". |
| 7. | Parents immigrated from Germany and Americanized his surname. Surgeon on an Arctic expedition. Founded Explorers clubs. Claimed to be the first to several key locations were discredited. Pardoned by the president over fraudulent oil claims ten years after release from jail |
| 8. | Olympic gold medalist. Dux of school. Went professional in sport and gave up medical degree. Wrote motivation book. Defended use of bikini's declaring female body is a masterpiece |
| 9. | Parents were both pilots. Her Uncle was US ambassador. Met a crown prince in India. Had an affair while married to a king. Divorced soon after King was deposed. Later married a Pulitzer prize winner |
| 10. | Founding member of a band with his cousins. His band sold more albums than the Beatles and Elvis combined. Lives in a castle. Part Native American descent. Married a flight attendant. Nerve severed by broken wine bottle. Lost 100 pounds after gastric bypass surgery |






| Up front & personal |
| Interview by: laura lee |
I will try any games but favourite is prob tourne case or american rummikub
Yes am in a few clubs and try to be an active participant in all of them.
and watching live music. Love crime drama and 60s and 70s music. 6. Children?
7. Do you work?
Am a teacher and I love it. I teach Maths to teenagers, been doing it a long while and wouldn't do anything else
I have always had cats and my current pet is a tiny ginger tabby called Rosie.
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Sitting in the tiger sanctuary on the Isle of Wight
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| Testimonial Of The Month |
| Brought to you by: *GoldToken* Players |
What I enjoy most about GT is the clubs here.I have never found anywhere else that offers this'
| Contest of the Month |
| Goldie Story Board Highlights |
so get your scariest or funniest story ready!| Caption Contest |

| Icon Mania! |
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. The icon hunt will be suspended until the end of the year, many Holidays coming up starting with Halloween.....
icon you like. The GoldToken's Icon Fairy is all dressed up for Halloween and ready to grant you your wish with so many great fun icons to choose from. There is also some Fall icons in Column 8. | Breaking Club News: |
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| Olympic News |
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| The Lower Division of the Long Gammon Competition in The 2013 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 2A Tournament | |||
| Long Gammon | GOLD | { Club } | rushfan2000 |
| Long Gammon | SILVER | { Club } | EPICURUS 75 |
| Long Gammon | BRONZE | { Club } | AndrewB |
| The Intermediate Division of the Backgammon (3 Point) Competition in The 2013 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 1A Tournament | |||
| Backgammon 3 Point | GOLD & SILVER | { Club } | 1karlos |
| Backgammon 3 Point | GOLD & SILVER | { Club } | CaperViv |
| Backgammon 3 Point | BRONZE | { Club } | catpaws |
| The Upper Division of the Back 'Em Up Cribbage Competition in The 2013 Winter Olympic Tournament Mystery Games Tournament | |||
| Mystery Game 7 Back 'Em Up Cribbage | GOLD | { Club } | AndrewB |
| Mystery Game 7 Back 'Em Up Cribbage | SILVER | { Club } | jagpnny |
| Mystery Game 7 Back 'Em Up Cribbage | BRONZE | { Club } | heyred72 |
| The Upper Division of the Senet Competition in The 2013 Winter Olympic Tournament Group 1B Tournament | |||
| Senet | GOLD & SILVER | { Club } | Ruache |
| Senet | GOLD & SILVER | { Club } | Senorita ZORRO_ |
| Senet | BRONZE | { Club } | Wrighty |
| The Intermediate Division of the Short Hearts Competition in The 2013 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 6B Tournament | |||
| Mystery #2 - Short Hearts | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2015 Phoenix Club | JimC |
| Mystery #2 - Short Hearts | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2015 Minotaur Club | Silkwood |
| Mystery #2 - Short Hearts | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2015 Minotaur Club | funtobewith11 |
| The Benedict Chess Competition in The 2014 Summer Olympic Tournament Group 3 Tournament | |||
| Benedict Chess | GOLD | The Summer Olympic 2016 Semele Club | Ray of Light |
| Benedict Chess | SILVER | The Summer Olympic 2016 Semele Club | JimC |
| Benedict Chess | BRONZE | The Summer Olympic 2016 Otrera Club | Sir Face of the GoldTable |
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