Q: If the Meta Rule: Math Rules is in effect, and a Goal is played which two players can achieve, one via math, the other simply by combining numbers, what happens?

…Player A had 1 and 7 out. Player B had out 8 and 9, and someone played the Goal: 17.
Does the first part of Math Rules come into effect first and allow Player A to get 3 cards and discard the goal, or does Player B simply win because 8+9=17?

A: The win always takes precedence, since it ends the game. If both players met the win conditions, the game would continue as usual for “ties” until there is no longer a tie. In this case one player wins, and the other… does not win, since they are not creating 17 via math with their Keepers, and the Meta Rule: Math Rules is in effect.