Income Tax Audit Curse

[2bamunch]

Can someone explain the proper use of this card? Example: When I drew this card I decided to discard an item with 1,100 gold piece value. According to the rules everyone else had to discard enough to equal that item value...or discard all their items and a level. So as a group, they decided to say this: one level (equaling a 1,000 gold pieces) and one card valuing 100 gold pieces was an acceptable action. I figure the card makes it clear...If they don't have enough items to equal 1,100, they'd have to give up all items and a level. Please help me settle this! :)

[Andrew Hackard]

Income Tax requires the players to discard Items totaling (in this case) 1,100 Gold Pieces. If they have enough Items to do that, they are required to do so -- there's no "or lose a level because that's the same as 1,000 Gold Pieces" option. If they don't have enough Items on the table, then they discard all Items they have AND lose a level as a penalty.

Basically, your friends didn't read the card closely and you were right. Also, that was an evil play. I approve.

[2bamunch]

Thanks, friend!