Publishers use these marks when books are returned to them.

Remainder Mark - A remainder mark is usually a small black line or dot written with a felt tip pen or Sharpie on the top, bottom, side page edges and sometimes on the UPC symbol on the back of the book.

The game is a sandbox game about engineering, construction, exploration and survival in space and on planets. If excessively worn, they will be marked as 'tray worn.' Ringworld tells the story of Louis Wu and his. I would start with his Netutron Star and Tales of Known Space collections, then his novel Protector and then Ringworld and Ringworld Engineer. He wrote a number of short stories and novels that take place in that universe that, while not necessary, help lend depth to Ringworld.

Flat trays for SPI games are not graded, and have the usual problems. Ringworld takes place in Nivens Known Space universe.If excessively worn, they will be marked as 'card worn.' The cardboard backing of miniature packs is not graded.In most cases, boxed games and box sets do not come with dice.Louis Wu, from the original book, has to find the engineers who built Ringworld to try to save. Due to the nature of loose counters, if a game is unplayable it may be returned for a refund of the purchase price. Ringworld has become unstable and will destroy itself in months. Boardgame counters are punched, unless noted.

Major defects and/or missing components are noted separately.Example, EX+ is an item between Excellent and Near Mint condition. A 'plus' sign indicates that an item is close to the next highest condition.When only one condition is listed, then the box and contents are in the same condition. Boxed items are listed as 'code/code' where the first code represents the box, and the second code describes the contents.

Ringworld engineers