{"schemaVersion":1,"record":{"key":"mechanic/deck-building--family-hand","type":"mechanic","id":"deck-building--family-hand","lang":"en","title":"Hand management","summary":"The cards in hand define available actions. The player sequences plays, keeps useful options or discards unwanted ones.","updatedAt":"2026-10-21","status":"active","url":"https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/deck-building--family-hand/","jsonUrl":"https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/deck-building--family-hand.json","markdownUrl":"https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/deck-building--family-hand.md","aliases":["Managing a card hand"],"tags":["Deck building","Card operations"],"sourceIds":["source-3719d6c00eb94e21","source-7f09c8a736762f4f"],"sources":[{"id":"source-3719d6c00eb94e21","title":"Aeon's End · original rules","url":"https://media.lavkaigr.ru/uploads/9e-aeons-end-rulebook.pdf","verifiedAt":null},{"id":"source-7f09c8a736762f4f","title":"Slay the Spire","url":"https://www.megacrit.com/press-kits/slay-the-spire/","verifiedAt":null}],"sections":[{"id":"principle","title":"How it works","body":"Which cards can be stored, replaced and used outside of normal tempo."},{"id":"variants","title":"Variants","body":"### Variants and applications\n\n<a id=\"family-hand-variants\"></a>\n\n- End-turn discard. Rule: The remaining cards are discarded, so the player chooses between playing now or waiting for the next cycle. <a id=\"variant-hand-01\"></a>\n- Persistent hand. Rule: Unused cards remain with the player between turns according to the basic rule. <a id=\"variant-hand-02\"></a>\n- Retain. Rule: Saving only applies to selected cards, limited quantities, or cards with a special property. <a id=\"variant-hand-03\"></a>\n- Hand cap. Rule: Excess cards cannot be drawn or must be discarded; increasing the draw does not always increase the available choice. <a id=\"variant-hand-04\"></a>\n- Hand-size modifier. Rule: Permanent or temporary effects change the number of cards available and the possible length of the combination. <a id=\"variant-hand-05\"></a>\n- Mulligan. Rule: At the beginning of a battle or game, the player replaces part of the original hand according to the given rules. <a id=\"variant-hand-06\"></a>\n- Innate / opening card. Rule: The chosen card goes into the starting hand or gets priority in the starting draw. <a id=\"variant-hand-07\"></a>\n- Hold scaling. Rule: A card becomes stronger or cheaper as long as it remains in hand. <a id=\"variant-hand-08\"></a>\n- Hand disruption. Rule: A temporary rule makes cards unavailable, hides them, changes their value, or prevents normal discards. <a id=\"variant-hand-09\"></a>\n- Wheel. Rule: The player discards, returns or eliminates the current hand and receives a new one. <a id=\"variant-hand-10\"></a>"},{"id":"context","title":"Context and limits","body":"Design taxonomy of basic rules and options, including card operations and external systems. The number of entries is not a generally accepted classification of independent mechanics."}],"relations":[],"placements":[{"catalogId":"deck-building","id":"family-hand","title":"Deck building","url":"https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/deck-building/#family-hand","categoryIds":["section-2"]}],"supersededBy":[],"attributes":{"preview":{"updatedAt":"2026-10-21","title":"Managing a card hand","description":"The cards in hand define available actions. The player sequences plays, keeps useful options or discards unwanted ones.","image":{"src":"images/mechanics/slay-the-spire-battle.webp","width":1440,"height":810,"game":"Slay the Spire","sourceUrl":"https://www.megacrit.com/press-kits/slay-the-spire/","originalUrl":"https://www.megacrit.com/images/ss8.jpg","credit":"Mega Crit","rights":"© Mega Crit. All rights reserved.","caption":"Selecting actions from the hand","alt":"Slay the Spire: cards along the bottom and one selected card shown in front.","markers":[{"x":35,"y":87,"label":"Cards offering different actions"},{"x":51,"y":71,"label":"The selected card is enlarged for inspection"}]},"tips":["Keep cards readable at different hand sizes.","Avoid making card selection a search for tiny click targets."],"examples":[{"title":"Slay the Spire","url":"https://www.megacrit.com/press-kits/slay-the-spire/"}]}},"endsAt":null,"provenance":"Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review.","license":"CC-BY-4.0","codeLicense":"MIT","attribution":"gamemechanics.pro contributors","catalogKey":"catalog/deck-building"}}