<p>Cards in your hand are not in play, and cannot be discarded in this way. For example, if the mythos card says "discard 1 asset you control", it must be under the investigator's control (so on the table).</p>

<p>This is from the FAQ, under Rules Errata:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Rules Reference page 7, column 1, “Costs” The third bullet point
  should read: “When a player is exhausting, sacrificing, or otherwise
  using cards to pay costs, only cards that are in play and under that
  player’s control may be used...”</p>
</blockquote>

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Twitch_City
<p>Under Ownership and Control it says</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>A player controls the cards located in his or her out-of-play game areas (such as the hand, deck, discard pile).</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Also under In Play and Out of Play, it says</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The cards that a player controls in his or her play area are considered in play.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>If an encounter card then tells me to discard an asset under my control, can I choose a card from my hand that has not been put in play, as well as a card in my Play area?</p>

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If an encounter card requires me to discard a card under my control, can I choose to discard from my hand or my in-play area?
Joey
# If an encounter card requires me to discard a card under my control, can I choose to discard from my hand or my in-play area?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-21)

Under Ownership and Control it says

> A player controls the cards located in his or her out-of-play game areas (such as the hand, deck, discard pile).

Also under In Play and Out of Play, it says

> The cards that a player controls in his or her play area are considered in play.

If an encounter card then tells me to discard an asset under my control, can I choose a card from my hand that has not been put in play, as well as a card in my Play area?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-04-21. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Cards in your hand are not in play, and cannot be discarded in this way. For example, if the mythos card says "discard 1 asset you control", it must be under the investigator's control (so on the table).

This is from the FAQ, under Rules Errata:

> Rules Reference page 7, column 1, “Costs” The third bullet point
> should read: “When a player is exhausting, sacrificing, or otherwise
> using cards to pay costs, only cards that are in play and under that
> player’s control may be used...”


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