Game Condition

Fine Games uses a unique, two-tiered system of  describing each game's condition.

 

A General Condition broadly categorizes a game so you have a general idea of what level of use or abuse the game has received, and can compare this to items available elsewhere.

 

An item's General Condition implies whether the game is punched or not. See listing to the right.

 

A game's Specific Condition contains detailed notes about how a game deviates from what you'd expect to see given its General condition. This includes missing parts, box damage, nature & extent of wear, stains or soiling, mildew and any other exception worth noting.

UNpunched items:

• NEW - An item never before owned by an end consumer and usually (but not always) unopened in original shrink-wrap. May have exterior box damage if noted, and is UNpunched.

• MINT - An UNused game which has been previously owned by a consumer. May have limited component damage if noted; or, may be perfect in every respect as denoted by "pristine" or "cherry". Some counters may have fallen from the tree, or cards intentionally separated, but game has not been played.

PUNCHED items:

• EXCELLENT - A mint game that is punched & used becomes excellent; the extent of war is proportional to the games age. Minor signs of wear may be seen, easily replaced components (such as dice or counter trays) may be missing, or rules neatly highlighted or counters neatly clipped if noted. Blank counters may be written on or simply missing. An excellent game can be assumed to be complete.

• V.GOOD - A game that has been played repeatedly and accumulated signs of wear, use or slight abuse such as soiled rules or counters, box scuffs & corner tears, mildew spotting, etc. A few unique components may be missing.

• GOOD - A game that has accumulated more extensive wear, tear & soiling, or has significant damage and defects. Often missing some necessary components or has extensive mildewing, for example.

• FAIR - Has major defects that render the game playable but far from collectable. Portions of required parts may be damaged or lost, and major soiling, tears ,  or even tatters may be present. A Fair item is one owner away from becoming spare parts.

• POOR - A game with very extensive damage that renders a game all but unplayable. Fine Games typically converts such items to parts directly.

Game Publisher

In most catalogs, we use a Publisher Code to denote the specific publisher of each item. In many cases, our publisher codes are self-evident. For those that are not, you may refer to our Publisher Contact Info listing to look up info about each publisher.

You can use this info to contact the publisher should you need to replace damaged or missing parts.

Part #

Items with a numeric part number (such as "23456") are in-stock and available for immediate shipment. This is the primary indicator of immediate availability.

Availability Indicators for items not in-stock:   "stk", "n/a", "s/o"

Items with a numeric part-# are available from stock.

 

For those without a numeric part-#, note the availability indicators given for all items. These indicate whether an item is normally a stocked item ("stk") or available by special order ("s/o") only, and whether the item is easily replaceable ("ok") or not ("Out-of-Print").

• OK - indicates a "normal" status new item, one that is in-print and readily available from distributor stock.

• STK - Item is normally stocked but is momentarily out of stock. Most likely, replacement stock is already en route to us.

• S/O - Item is available as a Special Order item only. That is, we will obtain a copy from distributor stock per your firm, paid order.

• N/A - Item is Not Available at all, and is listed for info purposes only. The intent of such listings is to make explicit that an item is no longer available as a new game.

• OUT-OF-PRINT - Item cannot be readily obtained from distributor stock. Thus, when copies now in stock are sold, this item may not be available.

Box Type

The Box Type code indicates the type of box or packaging the item comes in. This gives you an idea of how large the item is, as well.

Note that "LB" (Large Boxed) and "GB" (Giant boxed) items are surcharged for domestic shipping (at different rates).

 

Two codes ("n" and "zl" represent non-boxed items that may be eligible for reduced shipping charges for flat, unboxed items.

• n, zl - none or ziplocked; these are generally considered UNboxed items; exceptional items considered boxed due to size or thickness.

• FO - Folio

• BC - Bookcased boxed (~2" thick)

• HC - Half BC (~1" thick)

• DC - Double BC (~4" thick)

• HP - Half Plastic Tray box (~1/2" thick)

• FT - SPI plastic flat tray

• IT - SPI SPI illustrated cardboard tray

• WT - SPI white cardboard tray

• FB - Flat box

• SB - Small, flat box

• LB - Large, flat boxed (note that these are surcharged for shipping purposes)

• GB - Giant box, a much bigger and typically much heavier game, surcharged for shipping purposes)
• HB - Humungous box, an unpredictably huge box that requires special terms for each of the very few such games. (Think War in the Pacific 2nd, or Ogre Designers Edition.)

• TB - Tubed

• AL - Album

Game-Only Flag

A Game-Only is a magazine issue game, such as those that came with S&T or Command magazines, that has been separated from its magazine so that only the game is offered.

Out-of-Print

Another Yes-or-No (Y or N) code that indicates whether the item is currently out-of-print and no longer available from its manufacturer or distributors.

Errata

Indicates whether the game contains errata as a Yes-or-No (Y or N) code.

Weight

The weight column lists an approximate weight of the item, in pounds, where known. This is important for international shipment calculation.