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If you cannot play any card to start a trick, does the paradox penalty apply to you?
The publisher answered this directly on BGG, and it follows the rulebook's paradox rule.
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- Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition rulebook · Rulebook · Occurrence of a paradox
Yes. The leader who has no legal card causes the paradox: the round ends at once, and they score minus one point per trick they have won. A leader who has a legal play must make it, so declaring out of every colour to force a paradox is not allowed.
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