<p>If a player has two Item cards face-up in their scoring area and no ability allowing more than one, the player chooses which one to turn face-down.</p>

<p>See the image of the Tools Of Hero Kind expansion rules <a href="http://bossmonster.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Items" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>, which says in parenthetical</p>

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  <p>You choose which item to keep face-up</p>
</blockquote>

<p>when speaking of a player with more than one face-up Item card.</p>

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<p>Last night, while trying out the expansions for Boss Monster, my opponent triggered Lady Vix's Level Up ability and stole my Cheat Code. However, she already had a face-up card that she wanted to keep face-up (she mainly wanted to <em>take</em> Cheat Code from me, not use it for herself). This is where a discrepancy came up.</p>

<p>According to Lady Vix's Level Up, she must take a face-up Item Card and place it face-up in her scorekeeping area, but there is nothing explicitly stating that she is able to have two Item Cards face-up as a result. In contrast, the additional Boss monster for the Alien Artifact treasure in this expansion has a Level Up that <em>explicitly</em> states he is able to have two face-up Item Cards for the remainder of the game, so this seems like an ability unique to him.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/QDO6lm.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/QDO6lm.jpg" alt="Lady Vix"></a>  </p>

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  <p><strong>Lady Vix</strong><br>
  Bandit Queen<br>
  <strong>Level Up:</strong> Take a face-up Item from a Hero in town or another player. Place it face up in your scorekeeping area.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>When Lady Vix's Level Up is triggered and the player is <a href="https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/18864/19315">forced</a> to take an Item Card, is the player <em>also</em> forced to turn their existing face-up Item Card face down to make room for the stolen Item Card? Or is the player able to use two Item Cards during that turn?</p>

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Does Lady Vix's Level Up force her to lose her current face-up Item?
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# Does Lady Vix's Level Up force her to lose her current face-up Item?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-14)

Last night, while trying out the expansions for Boss Monster, my opponent triggered Lady Vix's Level Up ability and stole my Cheat Code. However, she already had a face-up card that she wanted to keep face-up (she mainly wanted to *take* Cheat Code from me, not use it for herself). This is where a discrepancy came up.

According to Lady Vix's Level Up, she must take a face-up Item Card and place it face-up in her scorekeeping area, but there is nothing explicitly stating that she is able to have two Item Cards face-up as a result. In contrast, the additional Boss monster for the Alien Artifact treasure in this expansion has a Level Up that *explicitly* states he is able to have two face-up Item Cards for the remainder of the game, so this seems like an ability unique to him.

[![Lady Vix](https://i.sstatic.net/QDO6lm.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/QDO6lm.jpg)

> **Lady Vix**  
> Bandit Queen  
> **Level Up:** Take a face-up Item from a Hero in town or another player. Place it face up in your scorekeeping area.

When Lady Vix's Level Up is triggered and the player is [forced](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/18864/19315) to take an Item Card, is the player *also* forced to turn their existing face-up Item Card face down to make room for the stolen Item Card? Or is the player able to use two Item Cards during that turn?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-12-14. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

If a player has two Item cards face-up in their scoring area and no ability allowing more than one, the player chooses which one to turn face-down.

See the image of the Tools Of Hero Kind expansion rules [here](http://bossmonster.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Items), which says in parenthetical

> You choose which item to keep face-up

when speaking of a player with more than one face-up Item card.


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