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When do I discard if scouting gives me a fifth prepared card?
The Rules Reference text answers this directly, and forum replies agree.
- The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth rulebook · Rulebook · Prepared Skill Cards
- wildcrdj · Community · 2019-06-18
- Clipper · Community · 2021-03-08
- ToucanPlay · Community · 2025-08-19
- Birdman137 · Community · 2020-09-11
You may keep at most four prepared cards, so preparing a fifth means discarding one of the prepared cards, which can be the one just prepared. Posters disagree on exact order against placing the unprepared cards, but all agree the discard happens as part of finishing the scout.
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