[BrianR]

I think the idea is that they are either purchasing them (to prevent a lack of supply), or building them (to assure the game pieces are the same). Either way, it is an improvement over how it has been done in the past.

I'm giving FIRST credit for realizing that we deprived the children of the world of Poof balls for a long time last year, and they decided to compensate for that this year by buying enough in advance to prevent another catastrophic shortage of Poof balls.