House on the Hill Solitaire

The deal

Split eight fan foundations between Aces and Kings.

Playing the cards

The tableau follows House in the Woods: thirty-five fans, suit building in either direction and no redeal. Four Ace foundations build up by suit, while four King foundations build down by suit.

First plan

Choose whether an exposed middle rank is more useful on an Ace path or a King path.

Aces and Kings are important foundation bases; parking them on a fan can delay progress.

Read the House on the Hill strategy section →

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Related games

House on the Hill is part of Old Town · Fans (La Belle Lucie) and is a variant of House in the Woods. Four foundations begin on Kings and build down.

More Fans (La Belle Lucie) games

• House in the Woods — Thirty-five fans build both ways in suit without redeals.
• La Belle Lucie — Eighteen fans, strict suit-down building.
• Shamrocks — Fan variant with rank-adjacent tableau moves.
• The Fan — No-redeal La Belle Lucie, kings fill empty fans.
• Three Shuffles and a Draw — La Belle Lucie with a final merci draw.
• Trefoil — La Belle Lucie with aces pre-extracted.

Also try

• Emperor (Forty Thieves & two-deck builders) — Two-deck Forty Thieves relative with waste play.
• Intrigue (Court games) — Eight Queen columns; eight Five-piles built down to the King and eight Six-piles built up to the Jack, regardless of suit.
• Milligan Cell (Miss Milligan & row dealers) — Four free cells add temporary storage to Miss Milligan’s eight columns.

Learn

• House on the Hill advice in the House in the Woods guide
• How Fans (La Belle Lucie) games work
• Terms: Building · Same-suit build · Two-way foundations · Open deal · Fan
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