And why are you supposed to do this? Tear it all the way through?
Exactly. Certain elements of the game are deliberately disposable, and can be destroyed in the manner of your choosing. You can even opt for fire or a paper shredder if you prefer:
And yes, these are real components that come with the game. If you win a game of Risk Legacy, you're even allowed to destroy one of the game's resource cards - usually you'd pick one that's particularly valuable or attractive to your opponents - so that it's permanently removed from the game.
Callisto 1 Mission Log, Day 3,125: I swear to god, if Logan does that spoon tapping thing again I will use it to dig his other eye out of his head. Also, the toilets stopped working sometime last month. Probably should've mentioned that first.
Pfft! A Scar card? Once the sticker's gone it's trash anyway. Now show me Western Australia with six coins on it getting torn up while the Lord of the Outback weeps and then we're into it.