Sleeved orders are also a great idea. Several of my players fiddle with their orders during the Planning phase and one in particular does it a lot when he's contemplating a Mobilize order. Fading is starting to show in the corners and I don't want people to see a tile and go, "Ahh! Look where he's going!" and so on.
It looks as it has been done with a bag sealer. I just wonder if the reason for that is simple OCD or if there is another story behind it.
People very sensitive against dust or microbes because of their health status might have very good reasons to seal every component that can not be sanitized otherwise.
Constant high air humidity due to the climate might be another non-OCD reason to seal every paper bit.
Just buy another copy if the pieces get that bad. Honestly, I kind of like the wear that a game gets after many, many plays. It is like it is "battle scarred" and that game shows more character. This is just freaking ridiculous!
