📘 How to Play Build a House?

Build a House is a free, creative building game. A shelf below holds pieces sorted into categories (foundation, wall, roof, window, door, chimney, decoration); you drag one onto the construction area above and it settles into the nearest grid cell. There is no single correct layout — place any piece in any cell, and pick it back up any time.

1. The shelf below holds foundation, wall, roof, window, door, chimney and decoration pieces, sorted into categories.
2. Drag the piece you picked onto the construction area above; it settles into the nearest grid cell with a soft "pat" sound.
3. Tap a placed piece to pick it up, move it elsewhere, or tap "Clear" to start over from scratch.
4. Placing 10 pieces triggers a brief sparkle and a "Great house!" celebration — then you keep building for as long as you like.

🧱 Real construction pieces

Walls, roof slopes/ridges/tiles, five different windows and two doors are drawn with real pixel-art sprites; a flower bed and a fence were custom-made as two extra decoration pieces just for this game.

🔁 Why is there no losing?

There is no "right" or "wrong" way to build. The 10-piece celebration is a small encouraging note, not a goal — reaching it is never required, and you can play with as few or as many pieces as you like.

👶 What to expect at age 3-8

For the youngest players, the skill is simple drag-and-drop and cause and effect: "if I place this piece here, something happens." Older kids start telling categories apart (is this a wall or a roof?) and building the house they picture in their head.

🏠 Use at home

• With no time limit, a short break and a long session both work equally well.
• An adult can support planning and categorizing by asking "where should we put this piece?"
• The "Clear" button lets each session build a completely different house, so replay value is high.