<p>No, the card holder chooses.</p>

<p>From the <a href="http://www.catan.com/service/game-rules">rules</a>, page 11 (emphasis is mine):</p>

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  <p>Each player counts his Resource Cards. Any player with more than 7 Resource Cards (i.e., 8 or more), must <strong>choose</strong> and discard half of them.</p>
</blockquote>

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Pat Ludwig
<p>When a 7 is rolled, and a person has more than 7 cards, do the cards get discarded randomly or does the card holder get to pick which one(s) to discard?</p>

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When a 7 is rolled, are the cards discarded randomly?
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# When a 7 is rolled, are the cards discarded randomly?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-06-16)

When a 7 is rolled, and a person has more than 7 cards, do the cards get discarded randomly or does the card holder get to pick which one(s) to discard?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-06-16. Score: 19 | Accepted answer

No, the card holder chooses.

From the [rules](http://www.catan.com/service/game-rules), page 11 (emphasis is mine):

> Each player counts his Resource Cards. Any player with more than 7 Resource Cards (i.e., 8 or more), must **choose** and discard half of them.


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