When stopped at the Mailbox, you may order up to three items from the Catalog. Simply select the items you desire, declare what you’re purchasing, and pay the amount you owe to the Bank. The item(s) that you ordered will be delivered to you instantaneously, to be recorded on your Personal Data Form, and you may use them at an appropriate time (see “Use Your Possessions” on page 12 of the Citizen’s Guide.)

Although you may hold on to items listed as Enhancements, many players find it safer and more desirable to make use of them immediately. In this case, they do not need to be recorded as Possessions on the Personal Data Form: simply make the appropriate adjustment to your Statistics.

There are other places on the board where you can order items from the Catalog (the two Convenience Store squares, for instance), and if you have the Smart Phone (an item in the Catalog) you can place orders from anywhere. But you should think of the Mailbox as the most convenient place to order from: you can order items without the annoying surcharges of the Convenience Store and without having to waste time standing around using the Phone. Plus you can do three at once!

Deferred Orders

Ideally, you should always know exactly what you want to order before you reach the Mailbox, but if you need some time to decide (beginning players often do), you may wait until your next turn to declare what you will order. When your next turn comes around, simply declare what you have ordered, pay for it, receive it, and then take your turn as you normally would. You must complete your Deferred Order before taking any other phase of your turn, and any money that you may have acquired between the end of your last turn and the beginning of the turn on which you are placing your order may not be used in the Deferred Order.

Any other player may demand that you place your order on your turn if they feel that what you are going to order will significantly affect the game.