<p>Outsiders cards are just like any other card when you are searching.  You can absolutely make noise and choose not to keep them.</p>

<p>Once you do keep them, they go in your hand and don't take effect until you decide to play them.  You might want to hold a card that will add too many helpless survivors if you are short on food this turn.  Or maybe you're the betrayer and you want to surprise everyone by playing a bunch of helpless survivors at an inopportune moment.</p>

<p>Outsiders can even be requested if someone else decides that they really need another character.</p>

<p><a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/article/17800379#17801651" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here's a post</a> from one of the game's designers on BGG confirming these rulings.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>yes, you add them to your hand like any other card, and can play it,
  request them, and give them to a request.</p>
</blockquote>

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<p>In dead of winter Plaid Hat game, when I draw a card that add survivor(s), do I have a choice:</p>

<ul>
<li>to ignore the card?</li>
<li>to make noise to find another type of card?</li>
</ul>

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Is accepting new survivors mandatory?
Philippe Blayo
# Is accepting new survivors mandatory?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-12-30)

In dead of winter Plaid Hat game, when I draw a card that add survivor(s), do I have a choice:

* to ignore the card?
* to make noise to find another type of card?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-12-30. Score: 14 | Accepted answer

Outsiders cards are just like any other card when you are searching. You can absolutely make noise and choose not to keep them.

Once you do keep them, they go in your hand and don't take effect until you decide to play them. You might want to hold a card that will add too many helpless survivors if you are short on food this turn. Or maybe you're the betrayer and you want to surprise everyone by playing a bunch of helpless survivors at an inopportune moment.

Outsiders can even be requested if someone else decides that they really need another character.

[Here's a post](http://boardgamegeek.com/article/17800379#17801651) from one of the game's designers on BGG confirming these rulings.

> yes, you add them to your hand like any other card, and can play it,
> request them, and give them to a request.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Please include the game designer's citation linked. Copy/paste it in case of link rot.  

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