A discussion on BGG has brought up an interesting question:

If you have a Composure in play can you play another and replace it or does the ' Limit 1 Composure in play ' stop the playing of another Composure?

Would be nice to get a designer ruling on this one?

I'd say you can't play à second one to replance the first.

That's how it works in lotr; so I'd imagine it's the same here.

19 minutes ago, Noccus said:

I'd say you can't play à second one to replance the first.

That's how it works in lotr; so I'd imagine it's the same here.

Or we might, you know, look at this game's rules

There are no provisions in the rules for replacing something when you're at the limit. You just can't attach it to whatever you're attaching it to (in play, in this case). So I don't think you can do so.

I don't see why you can't. It's expressly provided for slots that if you want to play a card that takes up a used slot, you just choose and discard an asset that is already taking up that slot. Unless it's a weakness or a treachery/encounter card, you're allowed to discard any of your asset cards in play at any time, replacing one composure with another should be perfectly legal, you just have to discard the first one and can't have more than one in play at a time. Think of it as a new slot type.

Clarification: we are talking about within a single investigators play area, correct? Because my interpretation is that the limit is player/investigator specific and not a group limit for the table. Each investigator should be able to have 1 composure in play at a time.

19 minutes ago, mwmcintyre said:

Clarification: we are talking about within a single investigators play area, correct? Because my interpretation is that the limit is player/investigator specific and not a group limit for the table. Each investigator should be able to have 1 composure in play at a time.

Yes, each investigator can have one Composure or it would say 'Group Limit 1 Composure in play '

23 minutes ago, mwmcintyre said:

you're allowed to discard any of your asset cards in play at any time

I think you need to be more explicit that this only applies if you are playing an Asset that takes up a slot that's already full. You can't willynilly discard your in-play Assets.

12 minutes ago, Network57 said:

I think you need to be more explicit that this only applies if you are playing an Asset that takes up a slot that's already full. You can't willynilly discard your in-play Assets.

To support this:

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• When you play an asset, it is placed in your play area. Generally, assets remain in play unless discarded by a card ability or game step.

At any rate, someone on BGG got a reply from Matt Newman. You cannot play a Composure if you already have one in play.

Happy to admit when I'm wrong. Another nuance of the game that it is good to know. Appreciate the link to the official answer.

I haven't started Carcosa myself, so I'm glad to see these mechanics getting shaken out before I begin.

Nice to get an official answer.

Yep, good to know before I actually play Carcosa