Hey.
I just started playing and not run into such a problem. Just reading what are the rules problems I can run into and how to deal with it.
I don't want to waste anybodys time bud I get what Schleima is refering to and what his problem is.
On page 11 in Item step of an action resolving step we can read that You CAN use ONE or MORE item from your inventory by removing the pimp.
OK. So I WANT to use my torch. Lets read on.
"For each item used this way, the player will be able to apply – at most once during the action – some or all of the effects of one or more Item cards it consists of, provided a icon associated with the effect matches the current action."
OK. So I may use SOME or ALL effects. Which implies that I'm allowed to use NONE.
So I remove a pimp from my torch to use it and apply none of the effects because does not fit I'm taking.

Problem comes on page 21.
"A player may use an item (...) either to apply some or all of the the item’s effects when they are involved in an action to which the item’s effect applies, or to take an action featured by this item".
It's not clear to me if you are allowed to use an item if you are not able to match neither " apply some or all of the the item’s effects when they are involved in an action to which the item’s effect applies" nor "take an action" part.
Constructyion of this sentence is: EITHER first OR second. In case of this torch you are not able to use neither of these two. Mayby it should be stated in a different way to be more clear for everyone.

Anyway, I'm happy I bumped onto this thred, because I'm not sure if I'd play it correct without this discussion.

PS. Why to be so rude?

I'm so glad I did post here.
I was wrong and I'd never know that. I was 100% sure I got it right and now I know I used my Bolas wrong.
Thanks for clarification and sorry for misleading and confusion. My bad.

It definitely is not multiplying!
If you have 2 and 2 it is not 4 .
It's rather smaller value from these two.
2 and 1 gives 1
1 and 3 gives 1
EDIT: I was wrong. Post below explains everything to me. I was playing wrong.