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Must I discard two cards to Deficit Spending?
The designer (Tom Lehmann) answered this directly on BoardGameGeek, and the rulebook is consistent with it.
- Tom Lehmann · Designer · 2007-11-17
- Tom Lehmann · Designer · 2010-06-30
- Tom Lehmann · Designer · 2009-12-17
- rrenaud · Community · 2009-11-23
- Race for the Galaxy rulebook · Rulebook · IV: CONSUME
No. It says "may" and "up to", so you can discard fewer cards, down to none. The cards come from your hand, not your tableau; the VP are not doubled by Consume x2.