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Happy Christmas and Safe New Year
Fri, 22 Dec 2006 23:18:00 GMT - to all my Canasta Buddies I wish a lovely festive season cya all in the New Year!!! Smooch - (GIN) Sassy Cat
Merry Christmas -n- Happy New Year
Sun, 17 Dec 2006 20:23:00 GMT - To all the players i have played n to all the rest Merry Christmas -n- Happy New Year hope you have health n good luck all year
Congratulations Canasta Players!
Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:07:00 GMT - I don t know if it was just the holidays that did it but December was a fantastic month for Canasta in the number of tourneys and the great competition in ladder. Any of up to 10 people had a chance at the top spots on the last day and the tourney resul...
DECEMBER LADDER COMPETITION
Sun, 31 Dec 2006 18:47:00 GMT - Hello canasta fans. Yesterday I posted a message saying that 11 59 today was your last chance for the Dec ladder---I WAS WRONG---ladder competition ends at 11 59 Jan 1 2007. So you all have one more day to make a move. I will host a few games and Mr...
My Goal For This Month Can You Help
Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:12:00 GMT - Hi there my name is Matt aka mrtimmy doesnt make much sense i know anyways my goal for this month is to make 30 canasta tourneys this month.. i have 6 done so far and 2 scheduled for tonight.. This is where u come in i need players so far canasta has ...
Canasta TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS........RESCHEDULED
Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:17:00 GMT - I have rescheduled the TOC tourney for Sat December 30th at 3p GC time.......Hope this will be accomodate more players....I know that most would prefer 4p but due to previous scheduled tourneys....I had to make this one at 3p for this month.....(But do...
NOVEMBER TOURNEY WINNERS...here s your schedule and list of eligible players
Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:42:00 GMT - Tournament of Champions Tourney for NOVEMBER TOURNEY winners.....ONLY DECEMBER 30 SATURDAY 1. 5 pm GC time.......Gin Rummy 150 pts Reg LD 10 tix 2. 730 pm GC time....Dominoes 150 Pt Setter s Choice d e 5 tix 3. 10 pm GC time...
Rank Reductions
Wed, 27 Dec 2006 13:34:00 GMT - I think it would be informative to title our rank reductions for inactivity or for failing to play a challenge in our standings. That would make it easier for those of us who play a lot of games to know where we stand without going through all the games...
GC Bonus Tournys
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 04:05:00 GMT - Hi i noticed that everytime in bonus tournys TD makes two cans games which some players like and others don t so i have solution for that make two bonus tournys when you make one or make one two cans and after that next bonus tourny will 1 can this ...
CANASTA Tournaments
Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:54:00 GMT - Need some feedback from Canasta players. We know tourney times are dependent upon where u live but if CANASTA players can give approximate GC times they would like to see tournaments then please post here and TDs will see what they can do. Presently 9am...
REGULAR CANASTA TOURNEYS
Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:03:00 GMT - Hi Canasta fans. I will be setting up regular canasta tourneys between 11 and 3 Game Colony time a few days a week. I hope this will give our UK and European players opportunity to play. I ll do both 222 and 221 variations. If there is anything else ...
One Canasta Tourney
Fri, 01 Dec 2006 23:26:00 GMT - In response to messages you ve sent to me--I am hosting a one canasta tourney-- 4tix for 11 tonite. Hope to see all you 2-2-1 fans there. See you later.
ANOTHER 1 CANASTA TOURNEY
Sat, 02 Dec 2006 23:13:00 GMT - Hi Canasta fans. Last nights tourney did pretty well--I am happy to host these late nite 1 canasta tournaments---I have one set for midnight tonite-- MIDNIGHT MADNESS . You can all let me know if there is anything special you would like to see--I m o...
THANK YOU
Fri, 01 Dec 2006 23:24:00 GMT - Hi all canasta players. I m a new TD and would like to thank all of you who have played in my first tourneys. You are truly an understanding group..thank you all.
TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS schedule and list of ELIGIBLE players.......PLEASE READ
Wed, 29 Nov 2006 13:47:00 GMT - Tournament of Champions Tourney for OCTOBER winners..... DUE TO THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY IN THE STATES.......THE MONTHLY TOC TOURNEYS HAVE BEEN MOVED UP ONE WEEK FOR THIS MONTH ONLY DECEMBER 2 SATURDAY 1. 5 pm GC time.......Gin Rummy 150 pts...
Tourneys
Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:49:00 GMT - Why can t tourney games be set so everyone can have a go The times set do not suit your aussie players as most times are after midnight or early hours of the morning. Doesn t give us a chance to get in the TOC at the end of the month. Please reconsider...
SUPER SUCCESS!
Sun, 12 Nov 2006 16:58:00 GMT - The saturday Nov 11th CANASTA Marathon was a fantastic success with 72 entries in 12 straight tournaments.Thank you all participants for playing and meeting new people as well. New tournament players hawaiianangi1 mjsat2 tgheyward SKYFISH kayr3 an...
CANASTA MARATHON! Sat-November 11th
Sun, 05 Nov 2006 20:23:00 GMT - Let s see all players participate as much as u can. CANASTA MARATHON will run every hour with a variety of types of games depending upon TD setting. Hope you join and pass the word. For every tourney u enter u will receive one entry into a draw after th...
Thank you Superman us
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:55:00 GMT - What a kind player you are Superman....1st I have a rather low rating and you played me dispite that and you won. And had to leave abruptly which I m used to. But then you came back and asked to play a rematch...That s the first time that has ever ...
DON T FORGET
Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:42:00 GMT - TOURNAMENTS OF CHAMPIONS TOURNEYS BEGIN TODAY..BE SURE TO CHECK THE SCHEDULE
Rock Paper Skill Bonus Tourneys
Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:02:00 GMT - If you thought the Grand Opening was Big you havent seen anything yet !!! For a Limited Time Gamecolony will be bringing to you every other day a RPS tourney with a 20 Tix bonus to be split among the winners!!! How can You go wrong!! Make Sure to chec...
OCTOBER TOC schedule and list of ELIGIBLE PLAYERS
Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:55:00 GMT - TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS SCHEDULE AND LIST OF ELIGIBLE PLAYERS Requirements 1. You MUST have WON a tourney in SEPTEMBER 2006. 2. You MUST play in the nickname that you won the tourney. If you have changed your name since then you must send...
Grand Opening -- First Rock-Paper-Skill Tourney 25 Bonus tix 1tix entry fee
Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:10:00 GMT - See MrTimmy s 1st RPS Tourney description here. From RPS Strategy RPS beginners may occasionally ask But isn t it all random RPS should not be compared to games of chance such as bingo or lottery. RPS is first and foremost a mind gam...
kalooki web sites
Wed, 18 Oct 2006 04:49:00 GMT - hi any one know of any live kalooki web sites all answers appreciated cheers all.
New game on GC
Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:08:00 GMT - Rock-Paper-Skill game has just been launched tonight! Game is here Rock-Paper-Skill The rules are HERE It s a mind game where all is in Your Hands!
One Canasta tourneys
Tue, 19 Sep 2006 23:18:00 GMT - I noticed that all one canasta tourneys have been changed to two canasta or cancelled as was the one scheduled for 9AM today. Are we not going to have one canasta tourneys in the future Shar
games
Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:37:00 GMT - I sure wish there was some 221 games made for those of us who prefer them over the standard 222 games. Please all TD s can we have a few of these
Why can anyone answer
Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:31:00 GMT - Why or is it me it seems that most players now always want to play 1 canasta.Please correct me if i am wrong but 1 canasta rely s on the dealer and less on the skill of the player.
TOC Schedule and list of ELIGIBLE PLAYERS
Sat, 23 Sep 2006 09:35:00 GMT - Welcome to this month s TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS.....if you won a tourney in AUGUST you are ELIGIBLE play this tourney....but you must be on the list...... YOU MUST PLAY IN THE NICKNAME THAT YOU WON THE TOURNEY.....NO EXCEPTIONS......... *******...
Old Version Revived AGAIN
Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:43:00 GMT - HELLO CANASTA TOURNEY PLAYERS....Good NEWS.... The best 2 of 3 game tourneys have returned. and this is how they work. They are single elimination. Brackets are given as usual. First player in pair sets the table. *****After the first game is ...
Canasta Marathon
Tue, 29 Aug 2006 21:01:00 GMT - I think that a couple of TDs should get together and do a Marathon in canasta for one whole day. Have a tourney every hour on the hour. Just like there are in cribbage or gin. Could a TD please get back to me and let me know what you think of this id...
TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS schedule and list of ELIGIBLE PLAYERS
Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:50:00 GMT - Welcome to this month s TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS.....if you won a tourney in JULY you are ELIGIBLE play this tourney....but you must be on the list...... YOU MUST PLAY IN THE NICKNAME THAT YOU WON THE TOURNEY.....NO EXCEPTIONS......... SCHEDULE ...
Looking for the Australians
Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:48:00 GMT - Where did they go. I have been hosting the regular 9am tourneys that were well attended and now no Aussies seem to be participating. Any ideas and feedback from them and anyone else. The intermingling was great and we miss them. I can t host before 8 30...
Calling VIP (Blue) Players
Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:43:00 GMT - Canasta Blue players are increasing which is the great news. It would also be nice if some of the blue players that have played over 2000 games and never entered a tournament would start supporting the CANASTA tourneys. It s more FUN with more players...
No. 1 in the Ladder Games.
Sun, 06 Aug 2006 20:41:00 GMT - Game Colony I have a suggestion. It is VERY frustrating when you are number 2 or 3 on the ladder and the number 1 or 2 player will not play you. Part of it may be that players are in different time zones and play at different times. However I have...
Ranking
Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:20:00 GMT - Its so Differeicult to get into the top 20 if you cant challenge any of them is there anyway you can have the names in colours like the tix holders the names into sections ie the top 20 in rank in red then 21-40 in orange 41-60 in brown and 61-80 in gr...
GC BONUS TIX UP FOR GRABS
Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:42:00 GMT - Come try for your share of 25 Bonus tix to the top 4 players - Aug.18th - 7pm. Only 1 tix to enter. Hope to see you there. )
t.o.c bad timing
Sat, 29 Jul 2006 16:35:00 GMT - why could nt the tourney be played 10.00 oclock pm saturday night so some of us could play at least sunday am aus time this is great that it starts at midnight sunday aus time seeing i have to get up for work six am monday aussies forgoten again
IF YOU WANT
Sun, 30 Jul 2006 15:24:00 GMT - IF YOU WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT PLAY IN THE TOC I LOST A LB OF SWEAT PLAYING TODAY WHAT A GREAT TIME I HAD THANK YOU ALL THANK YOU LADY FOR HOSTING POORJER
Why
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:11:00 GMT - Why set a table and invite players when you won t play ANY player that appears at your table So what if your rating is higher. It s a challenge to keep it and a challenge for the player coming to accept your invitation.....If you lose the game whic...
TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS schedule and list of ELIGIBLE PLAYERS
Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:59:00 GMT - Welcome to this month s TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS.....if you won a tourney in JUNE you are ELIGIBLE play this tourney....but you must be on the list...... YOU MUST PLAY IN THE NICKNAME THAT YOU WON THE TOURNEY.....NO EXCEPTIONS......... SCHEDULE ...
what s new after software updates July 13 2006
Thu, 13 Jul 2006 15:07:00 GMT - Here s what s new after software updates July 13 2006 * In Preferences dialog ability to switch off icons By default all icons are on. With icons off the screen shows greater number of players without scrolling. * In Table Creation dialo...
Just a thought
Wed, 05 Jul 2006 14:33:00 GMT - Many Australians play canasta in GC and they attended tournaments frequently at the 8am and 9am GC time slot. Since they are 15 hours ahead of us any TDs on the west coast might reach them with a 1 or 2am tourney if u are still up then as long as it is ...
GC Bonus tourneys are back!!
Thu, 29 Jun 2006 01:29:00 GMT - It s summer time and that means one thing - GC Bonus tourneys are back on the schedule. Starting July 5th we will hold 1tix entry tourneys and the top 4 players will get GC Bonus tix - lots of them. ) So make sure to check the tourney schedules and...
Tournament of Champions MEANING
Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:44:00 GMT - The tournament of champions tourneys that are held the last weekend of each month are by invitation only..... In order to qualify YOU MUST HAVE WON A TOURNEY IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH.... So in order to play a toc you have to win a tourney no ...
Tournament for Champions for May tourney winners and list of ELIGIBLE PLAYERS
Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:25:00 GMT - TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS SCHEDULE FOR JUNE..... Good News.......tournaments have been MOVED to the last weekend of each month.... Bad News (for some).....YOU MUST PLAY IN THE NAME YOU WON TOURNEY............NO EXCEPTIONS !!!!!!!!!! FRIDAY... JUN...
Microsoft ends all support for old Windows ME and Windows 98 systems
Sun, 18 Jun 2006 19:03:00 GMT - Tuesday 13 June 2006 Microsoft representative has announced that Microsoft will not be able to patch Windows 98 and ME against a serious security loophole discovered in April 2006. Fixing this security issue in ageing software would require a majo...
Happy Fathers Day
Sun, 18 Jun 2006 14:39:00 GMT - On behalf of the entire GC team - Happy Father s Day to all our dads!! )
Sound effects and Animation
Mon, 12 Jun 2006 23:30:00 GMT - It would be cool to have sound effects and animation added to the site plus it would make it more interesting for the players to be able to enjoy the game more! And of course for players that don t like the hear the sounds they can have the option to t...
New Pyramids Game
Wed, 31 May 2006 03:02:00 GMT - For those who have not yet noticed GameColony has a new Pyramids game - a very easy and fun solitaire. Give it a try - you ll like it. PYRAMIDS GAME IS HERE
Asking nicely )
Mon, 22 May 2006 23:13:00 GMT - Tournament players this is a plead to all of you. Please do not wait to see if players sign up before you. If there is a tournament posted that you want to play in please sign up early. If we do not have 4 players we do not need to run it Winner Take A...
TOC schedule for APRIL WINNERS and list of ELIGIBLE PLAYERS
Mon, 22 May 2006 09:13:00 GMT - TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS SCHEDULE FOR MAY..... Good News.......tournaments have been MOVED to the last weekend of each month.... Bad News (for some).....YOU MUST PLAY IN THE NAME YOU WON TOURNEY............NO EXCEPTIONS !!!!!!!!!! FRIDAY MAY 26 ...
Hello
Mon, 01 May 2006 14:34:00 GMT - Hello I am new to this site and just wanted to say that I have found the players here to be very friendly and courteous and very very good players as well. I have played at a few sites and think that this site is the best one on the internet. I lo...
Ladder
Sun, 30 Apr 2006 04:13:00 GMT - we all know that the ladder is taken very serious but i was wondering to make it more fun for the less ability players that if you havent played a game in 12 hours you automaticly dropped 2 places therefore it would give more chances instead of the same...
TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS schedule and list of ELIGIBLE PLAYERS
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:50:00 GMT - TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS SCHEDULE FOR APRIL..... Good News.......tournaments have been MOVED to the last weekend of each month.... Bad News (for some).....YOU MUST PLAY IN THE NAME YOU WON TOURNEY............NO EXCEPTIONS !!!!!!!!!! FRIDAY APRIL...
WELCOME BACK JulieJay !!!!!!!
Mon, 17 Apr 2006 01:42:00 GMT - You ve been missed ) So good to see you hosting again!
WHY
Wed, 19 Apr 2006 05:19:00 GMT - i was dropped on the canasta ladder and i wanted to know why because if it was for the challenge i shouldn t of been dropped because i sent messages to him over and over again to play the challenge and his response was always u need more practice or s...
New TD Tourney Outing Guidelines
Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:08:00 GMT - Although TDs have some leeway in conducting tourneys we believe that both TDs and players will benefit from more consistency regarding when to out players from the tournament. Below are the tourney outing guidelines (1) If all players who si...
WELCOME TO LASINDA
Thu, 06 Apr 2006 12:10:00 GMT - I just want to tell Lasinda how happy I am to have her join our TD family. She will be a welcomed addition to the Dominoes players and all the other rooms as well. Tonight (Thursday April 6 2006) at 8 pm Lasinda will be hosting her first ever tourney...
Thank You Players
Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:23:00 GMT - For supporting our tourneys.....

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