Each power gets a Home Card each turn. As they have two cards one must be chosen each turn to be in your hand and the other is discarded. Note England, Spain, France and the Protestants don't get two Home Cards at te start of the game, so until then they must chose the one they have. when a Home Card is played do not discard as usual as it will be lost with the other discarded cards. Best practice is to place the unchosen Home Card face down in front of you separate from the cards in your hand. When you play your chosen Home Card place that face up in front of you to show that it has been played.
Philip
PS I am English and I get confused by the wording in the rules.
Philip
PS I am English and I get confused by the wording in the rules.