It is possible for multiple players to lose at the same time. If this happens, first determine which players are passing out. Each of those players divides their Gold among the remaining players as described above. If all tied players but one pass out during this process, the remaining player wins the Drinking Contest and does not continue drinking. If all tied players pass out during this process, the Drinking Contest has no winner. You may play one Action Card. To play an Action Card, read the title of the card out loud, give other players a chance to respond to the card, then follow any instructions on the card and discard it to the Discard space on your Player Mat. If two or more players are instructed to reveal and drink Drinks at the same time (for example, with Phrenk's "Everyone give me your mugs. I've been brewing again!"), they first reveal Drink Cards and Chasers, as appropriate. Mead Example: Wizgille reveals Mead during her Drink Phase. No player alters the Drink, so she decides to split it with Kaylin.

If neither Phrenk nor Wizgille decides to play "I don't think sol " on Kaylin's card, Kaylin Ignores her Drink and remains in the game. Ignoring ar Negating a Drink, passing a Drink to another player, splitting a Drink, and increasing or decreasing a Drink's Alcohol Content are all considered changing the Drink's effects, so "The Wench thinks you should stop playing with the drinks" can be played in all of these cases.

Losing the Game

If you have played before, please read "The Characters" and review the "Other Rules" section, since a few of the rules may be different from what you're used to. Some cards specify that they can be played in response to a card that affects your Fortitude, Alcohol Content or Gold. A card affects one of these attributes only if it could directly change that attribute when it takes effect. If a player somehow takes extra Drinks during a Drinking Contest (with a card like Kaylin's "You think you're so big? Have another drink!"), these extra Drinks do not affect the outcome of the Drinking Contest.

Gambling Cards that cause you to ante are not considered to be directly affecting your Gold. Newer cards like "*Poof!*" make this rule explicit. The corresponding older cards should be played similarly, even though the exception is not written on the cards in previous editions. You do not have to pay Gold when you buy Drinks in this way. The Inn keeps a tab, and you will pay for these Drinks later. (See "More Drink Rules" below for details). When the Round of Gambling is over, normal gameplay resumes. The player who started the Round moves on to their Buy Drinks Phase.

Example: Wizgilleplays "Hey! Let's test out my new drink creation device!" She reveals the Gear Card "Too much steam!" and chooses Kaylin and Phrenk to each loses 1 Fortitude. Kaylin plays "*Poof!*" to Ignore the Fortitude loss. Wizgille may still give one or both extra Drinks to Kaylin. It may not be played in response to "Gambling, I'm in!" or "I raise!" as a means to avoid having to ante. If you run out of Gold during a Round of Gambling, you will remain in the game at least until the Round of Gambling ends, even if you leave the Round of Gambling or are forced out. Ignore any effects that force you to pay or ante Gold. If you do not win the Round of Gambling, you are out of Gold and out of the game!