diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/busywork/towns/town0.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/busywork/towns/town0.xml
index 57e82cd3..ac1da1a8 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/busywork/towns/town0.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/busywork/towns/town0.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
     <lighting>lit</lighting>
     <onenter condition="alive">2</onenter>
     <onenter condition="dead">2</onenter>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
+    </flags>
     <item id="0">
         <type>9</type>
     </item>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/busywork/towns/town1.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/busywork/towns/town1.xml
index 5e3668ee..b22ba59a 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/busywork/towns/town1.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/busywork/towns/town1.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <difficulty>0</difficulty>
     <lighting>lit</lighting>
     <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
         <tavern>true</tavern>
     </flags>
     <item id="0">
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/busywork/towns/town2.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/busywork/towns/town2.xml
index 0637cc82..38f700af 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/busywork/towns/town2.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/busywork/towns/town2.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
     <bounds top="0" left="0" bottom="31" right="31" />
     <difficulty>0</difficulty>
     <lighting>dark</lighting>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
+    </flags>
     <item id="0">
         <type>383</type>
         <property>true</property>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/busywork/towns/town3.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/busywork/towns/town3.xml
index 88926e83..2e8fbd6a 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/busywork/towns/town3.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/busywork/towns/town3.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
     <bounds top="0" left="0" bottom="47" right="44" />
     <difficulty>3</difficulty>
     <lighting>dark</lighting>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
+        <hidden>true</hidden>
+    </flags>
     <wandering>
         <monster>18</monster>
         <monster>18</monster>