Quest Defense Card usage question

[meganolia]

I'm new to this game and so addicted. I hope I'm posting in the right place. My friends use blue, yellow and red cards. If you have a bunny in the circle and you have a five clover card under your bunny, why can't you use a five defense unit when the weapon says kill with a level 10. I was arguing because I had a 5 defense unit, five clovers under my bunny. I was told the roll was needed and not my defense card. They are saying Defense cards aren't effected by clovers.

I felt that my clover made the Level 10 a five level.. Then I used my defense unit 5 to save my bunny.

[Nathan454]

I assume you are talking about Quest and not Conquest.

"Players may also purchase Defense Cards. These are used to eliminate the effect of a weapon for a particular player. Defense Card Units must match or exceed the level of the weapon that a player wishes to eliminate.

For example, a Weapon Level 7 may be eliminated by simply using a Defense Card with 7 Units. Another example might be a Weapon Level 8 that may be eliminated by using Defense Cards that add to 8 Units such as a 3 Units and a 5 Units card. In the last example, a player may also use a Defense card that exceeds the weapon level such as an 11 Units card. A player may not take “change” from the Defense Card pile if the Units used to defend against a weapon exceeded the weapon level. Once Defense Cards have been used, they are discarded and may not be sold again. Defense Cards may only be used before a player rolls for the weapon."

So, it all has to do with the weapon level.