House in the Woods and House on the Hill
Both games spread two decks face-up across thirty-five fans: thirty-four with three cards and one with two. Only fan tops move. They may land one rank above or below another fan top of the same suit. Empty fans cannot be refilled, and there is no stock or redeal.
Last updated: September 2026
Use either tableau direction to reach the card below
In House in the Woods, an exposed Seven of Hearts can move onto a Six or Eight of Hearts. Both placements are legal. Compare the card the Seven uncovers with the card each destination hides. A face-up card can still be blocked under another card, so the useful move is the one that opens a foundation route or creates a later transfer.
The eight foundations accept Aces as starters and build upward by suit. Clearing a fan removes that landing place for the rest of the deal. There is no next stock row or redeal to change a blocked arrangement.
House on the Hill adds King-down foundation paths
House on the Hill keeps the same thirty-five-fan tableau. Four foundations may start with Aces and build upward; four may start with Kings and build downward. A suit may have one foundation of each direction. The opening choice is which exposed Aces and Kings to move first so that their successor ranks can follow.
A King of Hearts on a fan top can start a descending Hearts foundation. A Queen of Hearts exposed next can advance that foundation. In House in the Woods, the King has no King-starting foundation path, so it needs a different tableau route.