Purchase list
Prices as researched on 2026-09-21 and 22. Deadline for delivery to Philadelphia: Wed Sep 30 (hard: Fri Oct 2). Research files under docs/research/.
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- Undaunted: Normandy, ordered from Amazon Sep 23, arrives Fri Sep 25. Research:
ww2-two-player-game.md,games-round-2.md. North Africa is the suggested second box later. - OluKai Tuahine, size 11, Dark Wood, $100 at Zappos, free shipping, likely by Fri Sep 25. Research:
flip-flops.md. Size 10.5 does not exist; OluKai says order the 11.
GameNerdz ships from Texas: 1–3 business days processing plus 2–5 transit, so ship to the rental rather than Philadelphia. Buy at Top Deck Games in person where stocked.
Buy in person or online this week
- White linen button-up: Faherty Sunwashed Linen Shirt, Pure White, $148, at the Faherty store, 1600 Walnut St. Jacob's Tyrwhitt oxford is a medium extra slim, so try Faherty S and M; the research maps fits in
white-linen-shirt.md. Backup: Uniqlo Premium Linen, $49.90, 1608 Chestnut St. Online hedge: Quince European linen, $42, 365-day returns. Research:white-linen-shirt.md. - Wedding gift: cash via https://minted.sendbirdie.com/r/robynandmatt. Jacob sends it.
Game orders (final Sep 25, issue #10)
Which games, with prices, is in the generated Games section below, built from the buy rows in games-considered.md. Each row's Notes name its store.
- TDG Philly trip, Fri Sep 25: every buy at TDG Philly. Container, Hot Streak, The Crew, and That's Not a Hat were confirmed in stock. Paku Paku, Skull, and The Resistance (church, not the vacation) if stocked. These travel in the car for Kurt's weekend.
- GameNerdz order, shipped to the rental, after the TDG trip: every buy at GameNerdz, plus Skull and The Resistance if TDG lacked them. About $152.59 before those, free shipping over $75. Arrival as late as Oct 7 is fine; Mark and Melodee receive it.
- Paku Paku on Amazon Prime, shipped to the rental, only if TDG lacks it, so it lands before Harper leaves Oct 5.
Food, buy on the way or locally
- Fresh turkey, Reading Terminal Market, Fri Oct 2.
- Pork belly for porchetta, midweek Oct 6 or 7, ShopRite Marmora or Somers Point.
- Potatoes, aromatics, and the rest of both recipes' ingredients.
Not buying
- Beach chairs, towels, umbrella: Melodee has them.
- Qwirkle: Melodee is bringing hers.
- Cascadia: rejected as too solitaire for Melodee.
- Sanibel: reviews call it shallow; not Melodee's game.
- Sky Team and So Clover!: already owned.
- Knarr, The Quest for El Dorado, Hero Realms, Albedo, Imperium: skipped (issue #10).
- Civilization: skipped rather than collected from the parents' house.
- Memoir '44: not needed; parents are already at the beach.
Games
Every game marked buy on the games page.
| Title | Players | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undaunted: Normandy | 2 (best 2) | Ordered from Amazon Sep 23, arrives Fri Sep 25. Canon. Step up from Memoir '44. North Africa is the suggested second box. | |
| Race for the Galaxy (2nd ed) | 2–4 (best 2) | $29.97 | Buy at GameNerdz. Jacob's favorite tableau builder; Greg gave him the original. Fine at 3 with Mark. Not at either TDG. Ships to the rental. |
| Whale Riders | 2–5 (best 4) | $29.97 | Buy at GameNerdz. Canon. Knizia, shared market, ocean art. Ships to the rental. |
| Dominion Base Set 2nd ed | 2–4 (best 3) | $33.97 | Buy at GameNerdz. Sarah has played a lot of it; restores the base kingdom cards for teaching; Jacob is designing Clave, a deck builder. Ships to the rental. |
| The Crew: Mission Deep Sea | 3–5 (best 4) | Buy at TDG Philly. Canon: "superior to its excellent predecessor." Quest for Planet Nine is owned. | |
| Container (Allplay 2026) | 4–5 (best 5) | about $40 | Buy at TDG Philly. Open economy, brinksmanship. Bigney played this edition (Notebook Nations, Aug 2026). Needs 4. |
| Hot Streak | 3–8 (best 5–6) | Buy at TDG Philly. Ages 6+, no reading or acting. | |
| That's Not a Hat | 4–8 (best 5) | $11 | Buy at TDG Philly. Memory and bluffing. |
| Wilmot's Warehouse | 2–6+ (best 4–5) | $38.69 | Buy at GameNerdz. Co-op memory and story; ages 6+. Mainly for Melissa and the long stay. Ships to the rental. |
| Just One | 3–7 (best 6–7) | $19.99 | Buy at GameNerdz. Refresh edition. Ships to the rental. |
| Skull | 3–6 (best 5–6) | Buy at TDG Philly or GameNerdz. Not kept any more; re-buying. TDG if in stock, otherwise add to the GameNerdz order. | |
| Paku Paku | 3–6 (best 5) | about $15 | Buy at TDG Philly or Amazon Prime. Real-time dice stacking, ages 6+. If TDG lacks it, Amazon Prime to the rental so it lands before Harper leaves Oct 5. |