Role Playing Games Condition and Damage Indicators

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Number establishes General Condition
1 Mint Will Tolerate NO Defects

Under Box it means shrinkwrapped from the factory

Under Contents it means counters still in the sheets, miniatures on the sprues

2.0 to 2.3 Played lightly

NEAR MINT (NM)

Very little if any apparent wear

Same quality that you will find on the shelf of a good book or hobby shop

2.0 to 2.3 Played lightly

VERY GOOD (VG)

Very minor wear; edges may be slightly worn
2.3 to 3.0 Played heavily

GOOD (G)

Edges will show wear, but intact

Medium to average wear; may be a little beat up, but not in general

Looks like it has been played a few times but no one died playing it.

3.1 to 4.4 Very well used

FAIR (F)

Definitely worn; may contain gross defects

Still completely playable unless noted otherwise

5.0 POOR (P) In pretty bad shape. Not only did somebody die on it, but they exploded on the way down. It's fair to say that these items are crap. I don't like 'em and I don't sell 'em. I salvage what innards I can and throw the rest away.

Decimal locates INTRINSIC defects. Box or (Contents)

0.1 Corners + edges where 2+ surfaces meet Splits, Wear.(Rules)
0.2 Covers + Apron Surfaces, Litho tears, lifts, wear. (Board)
0.3 .1 + .2 (Pieces, Cards etc.) Exceeding Tolerance
0.4 Copied or replaced parts. Underline 1 defect above Tolerance
0.5 Missing [msg] parts. ! 2+ defects above Tolerance!
Damage Indicators
D Dirt
HO Humidity ,water damage
W Writing
R Restoration
T Tape or it's residue
P Paint
Biological Indicators
G Glucose edible agents
I Insect
O Oil or Solvent
M Mildew

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN ROLE-PLAYING SECTION

ABS Abstract Strategy (tricky)
AD Advertising or Promotional
AH American Heritage inc. Mi
B Black or shades thereof
BB Baseball
C Canadian made Americana
CAT Carnivorous Animal, Tailed
D Disney
E Electronic
F Finance
G Geography
GO inc. W
GM Gamemaster Series inc. Mi
GOP Games Of Position inc. ABS
H Horsies
Hearts WHIST Games inc. Card the Gathering
Magic NOT the Gathering
Mx (Mi)niatures (Ma)rbles (Mo)dels
O Oil Industry related
Occult Astrology, Mumbo-Jumbo, etc
P Exceptional Playability
RP Role Play
RR Railroad
S Parker Bros. Signature
Series exc. TV
Solo Solitaire
Sport exc. BB + Hockey
SS Sid Sackson inc. P
T Game board is Tracked
Tiles Cardboard, wood, plastic
Top Spin Crazy
Trans Transportation exc. RR
TV TV Popular Culture
UFO E.T. + Company
VIG Very Important Game
W Wargame (Destruction or Capture of Opponent's Assets with
Exploitation of Strategic or Tactical Objectives)
West Western
WH Warhammer inc. Mi