Darwin's Game Closet
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MINT (9.5-10.0) - Basically this game is still sealed or unused. 

    
NEAR MINT (8.8-9.4) - A game that has seen little or no use.  Most of the time this game has
                                         seen very little use, if any.

    
EXCELLENT (8.0-8.7) - A game that shows some stress but no real problems.

    
VERY GOOD (7.0-7.9) - A game that has been played heavily but not damaged in any way.
                                          Game is in good playing condition.  Box may be damaged a little.

    
GOOD TO VERY GOOD (5.0-6.9) - A game that has been played heavily but again still
                                                            playable.  Box may be damaged heavily.  Not many games
                                                            of this rating will be sold unless it is very hard to find.

    
GOOD (3.0-4.9) - A game with definite problems, primarily with wear.  This game, in order to
                                 be sold has to be rare.

    
FAIR (2.0-2.9) - Major problems with this game condition.

    
POOR (1.0-1.9) - A rough game, strictly used for parts.
Our ratings are based on the numeric rating of 1-10.  One being the lowest and Ten being the highest.  We use a numeric system of rating to give people something to grab a hold of to understand the games condition.  We do put our rating sheet for each game within the game.  That way you can see how and why we rated the game as such. 

     Each game is rated 1-10 in ten different categories.  These 10 categories are broken down into three groups.
         
CONTAINER
               Corners
                Seams
                Box Top
                Build Ups (inner cardboard/plastic buildups)
         
COMPONENTS
                Game Board
                Cards
                Cardboard Cutouts
                Playing Pieces
                Instructions Sheet
          
COMPLETENESS
                Complete