[1] It was invented by David Parlett,[2] and is based on an old French solitaire game called La Chatelaine (Lady of the Manor).
At the middle of the playing area, the tableau is created by randomly dealing 4 columns of 12 cards all face up.
[3] Archway was based on La Châtelaine (also called Lady of the Manor), which begins with eight aces as foundations, with the goal of building all these up to kings.
Unlike Archway, the starting tableau consists of four face-up piles rather than four columns where all the cards are visible.
Although it is not an open information game like Archway, Lady of the Manor is considerably easier to win, because building on the foundations happens regardless of suit.