Q: If you have a large group of people and want a more competitive atmosphere, divide everyone up into teams. Having teams of at least 2 people each will add tension to the game and help get players more involved. To create teams have everybody hold up a number between 1 and 5 on their foreheads. The people who have the same numbers will be on a team together. Continue repeating the process until the teams are balanced and fully sorted. The easiest way to do this is by placing a table in the center of the playable area. This is where you will be placing the liquor, and where most of the attention will be focused on during the game. If you do not have a table, you can also lay out mats on a section of the floor and designate that as the castle area. You are going to need a large playable area like a living room or recreation room for this game. Make sure the table has enough space around it to later create the needed obstacle course zones. The liquor is known as the king of the castle. Choose a hard liquor like whiskey, or a liquor that is a favorite amongst you and your friends. You can also choose to make this a non-alcoholic game by using juice, milk, or other non-alcoholic beverages. Use either bottles or cans of beer that are a brand that you and your friends enjoy. The set of 20 beers will be your pawns that belong to the “Soldiers of the Secret Order.” These 4 lines of pawns represent the barriers between the 4 zones. Creating the perfect ratio between beers and players makes for an interesting game. Having 5 pawns per branch will easily support a game of 4 people. You can add more pawns to each of the branches if you have a large group of people playing. Utilize pillows, blankets, furniture, chairs, or sheets of paper to create the circular zone adjacent to the castle. You will need 20 household items to create the 4 zones. The floor in this game is lava, so choose items that are large enough for 1 or 2 people to stand on, and leave some distance between the spaces. The placement of each zone should be contained within the area outlined by two of the branches.  The center space in each zone is the only place where you can retrieve a pawn, so these spaces need to be closest to the castle. Then have the beginning and ending spaces of the zones the furthest away from the castle. Repeat this process to create the 3 other zones around the table. When you are done, the setup should roughly resemble a flower that has 4 petals. Since this drinking game was haphazardly founded within a television series, there are really no set rules. Within the show New Girl, the game evolved and the base rules became clearer over the seasons. When setting the rules with your friends, get creative and come up with mandatory sayings or points to hit within the game.  For example, an additional rule can be that when someone finishes a beer, they ask, "All trash belongs?” Then the rest of the players would respond with, “In the junkyard!” to which the player who finished the beer would throw out the can. This will help keep the playable area from becoming littered.  The player in control can yell at any point, “JFK,” and everyone else will respond by yelling, “FDR.” Then everyone will have to finish a beer in hand. This can quickly eliminate players, and make a slow game move faster.
A: Have 4 or more people to play the game. Select a flat piece of furniture to be the castle. Place a bottle of liquor in the middle of the table. Have 4 lines of 5 beers each that branch off the liquor bottle. Create 4 circular zones that each have 5 household items to stand on. Develop additional game rules to personalize the experience.

Q: The marking, or hallmark, tells you what percentage of gold an item consists of. The hallmark is often printed on jewelry clasps or the inner bands of rings. It is usually visible on the surface of coins and bullion. The stamp is a number from 1 to 999 or 0K to 24K depending on what kind of grading system was used.  Use a magnifying glass to help you identify the hallmark. It can be tough to make out by eye, especially on smaller pieces of gold such as rings. Older pieces of jewelry may not have visible hallmarks. Sometimes the hallmark wears off over time, while in other cases the jewelry never got a stamp. Hallmarking became common in the 1950s in some areas, but in India for instance, it only became mandatory in the year 2000. Most coins and jewelry are not pure gold, so they have other metals mixed in. There are 2 different scales used to indicate this through the hallmark. The number rating system used in Europe runs from 1 to 999 with 999 meaning pure gold. The U.S. uses a scale from 0 to 24K, where 24K is pure gold.  The number rating system is easier to read than the karat rating system. For example, a rating of 375 means your item consists of 37.5% gold. What number means gold depends on the country you are in. In the U.S., for example, anything 9K and under is not considered to be gold, even though a 9K bracelet consists of 37.5% gold. Counterfeit pieces may have markings making them look authentic, so don’t go solely on the hallmark unless you’re certain you are holding gold. Some of the common letters you may see are GP, GF, and GEP. These letters indicate that your gold piece is plated, which means the maker put a thin layer of gold over another metal, such as copper or silver. Your item has some gold in it, but it isn’t considered to be real gold.  GP stands for gold plated, GF means gold filled, and GEP means gold electroplate. The markings vary a little depending on where the gold is from. For instance, gold from India contains a small triangle symbol indicating the government council responsible for the rating system. It then has a number rating and a letter code, such as K, for the jeweler. Gold is pretty soft for a metal, so plated gold often rubs away over time. The best places to check are around the edges of jewelry and coins. These spots often rub up against your skin and clothing throughout the day. If you see a different metal underneath the gold, you know your item is plated and not considered real gold. For example, a silver coloring might indicate silver or titanium. A red coloring could mean copper or brass. Pure gold doesn’t react with sweat or oil from your skin, so if you see black or green marks, they are from other metals. Silver leaves behind black marks and copper leaves behind green marks. If you see a lot of these marks on your skin, your gold may be less pure than you expect. Keep in mind that most gold items are blends of gold and other metals. Even something like a 14K piece of jewelry, 58.3% gold, can leave these marks. Use other tests as well to ensure your gold is authentic.
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Look for an official number marking on the gold. Use the number marking to determine how much gold is in your piece. Check for a letter marking indicating that the gold isn’t pure. Find any noticeable discolorations where the gold has worn away. Note any discolorations on your skin from wearing or holding the gold.