diff --git a/kiln-core/src/board.rs b/kiln-core/src/board.rs
index aea44ba..8acdb55 100644
--- a/kiln-core/src/board.rs
+++ b/kiln-core/src/board.rs
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ impl Board {
             return glyph
         }
 
+        // Portal: passable and non-opaque, but visible above the floor.
+        if self.portals.iter().any(|p| p.x == x && p.y == y) {
+            return PortalDef::default_glyph();
+        }
+
         self.floor[y * self.width + x]
     }
 
diff --git a/kiln-core/src/game.rs b/kiln-core/src/game.rs
index a083bad..bf6efb0 100644
--- a/kiln-core/src/game.rs
+++ b/kiln-core/src/game.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::script::ScriptHost;
 use crate::world::World;
 use std::cell::{Ref, RefMut};
 use std::time::Duration;
-use crate::utils::{Direction, ObjectId, ScriptArg, Solid};
+use crate::utils::{Direction, ObjectId, Player, ScriptArg, Solid};
 
 /// How long a `say()` speech bubble stays on screen, in seconds.
 pub const SAY_DURATION: f64 = 3.0;
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ pub struct GameState {
     /// An active scroll overlay opened by `scroll()`. `Some` while the overlay is
     /// visible; the front-end pauses ticks and closes it via [`close_scroll`](GameState::close_scroll).
     pub active_scroll: Option<Scroll>,
+    /// Remaining seconds for the board-entry transition animation, set to `1.0`
+    /// by [`enter_board`](GameState::enter_board). Front-ends tick this down and
+    /// may block input or show a visual effect while it is `Some(t)` where `t > 0`.
+    pub board_transition: Option<f64>,
 }
 
 impl GameState {
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@ impl GameState {
             scripts: host,
             speech_bubbles: Vec::new(),
             active_scroll: None,
+            board_transition: None,
         };
         state.drain_errors();
         state
@@ -253,6 +258,48 @@ impl GameState {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Switches the active board, placing the player at the named arrival portal,
+    /// rebuilding the script host, and running `init()` hooks on the new board's objects.
+    ///
+    /// Called automatically by [`try_move`](GameState::try_move) when the player
+    /// steps onto a portal. Front-ends may check [`board_transition`](GameState::board_transition)
+    /// to play a visual effect during the switch.
+    pub fn enter_board(&mut self, target_map: &str, target_entry: &str) {
+        if !self.world.boards.contains_key(target_map) {
+            self.log.push(LogLine::error(format!("portal target board {target_map:?} not found")));
+            return;
+        }
+        // Find the named arrival portal on the target board (borrow then release).
+        let arrival = self.world.boards[target_map].borrow()
+            .portals.iter()
+            .find(|p| p.name == target_entry)
+            .map(|p| (p.x, p.y));
+        let (ax, ay) = match arrival {
+            Some(pos) => pos,
+            None => {
+                self.log.push(LogLine::error(format!(
+                    "portal entry {target_entry:?} not found on board {target_map:?}"
+                )));
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+        // Clear per-board transient state.
+        self.speech_bubbles.clear();
+        self.active_scroll = None;
+        // Switch to the new board and place the player at the arrival portal.
+        self.current_board_name = target_map.to_string();
+        self.board_mut().player = Player { x: ax as i32, y: ay as i32 };
+        // Rebuild the script host for the new board's objects.
+        self.scripts = ScriptHost::new(
+            &self.world.boards[&self.current_board_name],
+            &self.world.scripts,
+        );
+        // Stub hook for the front-end transition animation (1 second).
+        self.board_transition = Some(1.0);
+        // Run init hooks and resolve their queued actions.
+        self.run_init();
+    }
+
     /// Attempts to move the player one cell in `dir`.
     ///
     /// The move is ignored if the target cell is out of bounds, or it is neither
@@ -261,6 +308,7 @@ impl GameState {
     /// object's `bump(-1)` hook fires (whether or not the player ends up moving).
     pub fn try_move(&mut self, dir: Direction) {
         let bumped;
+        let portal_target;
         {
             let (dx, dy): (i32, i32) = dir.into();
             let mut board = self.board_mut();
@@ -278,8 +326,19 @@ impl GameState {
                 board.push(nx, ny, dir); // shoves a crate/object out of the way; no-op otherwise
                 board.player.x = nx as i32;
                 board.player.y = ny as i32;
+                // Check for a portal at the new position; clone strings to release the borrow.
+                portal_target = board.portals.iter()
+                    .find(|p| p.x == nx && p.y == ny)
+                    .map(|p| (p.target_map.clone(), p.target_entry.clone()));
+            } else {
+                portal_target = None;
             }
         }
+        // A portal takes priority: board transitions skip the bump hook.
+        if let Some((target_map, target_entry)) = portal_target {
+            self.enter_board(&target_map, &target_entry);
+            return;
+        }
         if let Some(idx) = bumped {
             self.scripts.run_bump(idx, -1);
             self.drain_errors();
diff --git a/kiln-core/src/map_file.rs b/kiln-core/src/map_file.rs
index f949c25..3377f2d 100644
--- a/kiln-core/src/map_file.rs
+++ b/kiln-core/src/map_file.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub struct MapFile {
     pub(crate) objects: Vec<MapFileObjectEntry>,
     /// Any `[[portals]]` entries. Optional; defaults to empty.
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
-    pub portals: Vec<PortalDef>,
+    pub(crate) portals: Vec<MapFilePortalEntry>,
 }
 
 /// The `[map]` header section of a map file.
@@ -178,6 +178,34 @@ pub(crate) struct MapFileObjectEntry {
     name: Option<String>,
 }
 
+/// One `[[portals]]` entry in a map file.
+///
+/// Used only for TOML serialization/deserialization. Converted to [`PortalDef`]
+/// in the [`TryFrom`] impl. On save, always written with concrete `x`/`y`
+/// (the `palette` form is a load-time convenience only).
+///
+/// By convention, portal palette chars are digits (`'1'`–`'9'`), parallel to the
+/// uppercase-letter convention for objects.
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub(crate) struct MapFilePortalEntry {
+    /// Board-unique name; also used as `target_entry` by the other end.
+    pub name: String,
+    /// Column of this portal (0-indexed). Mutually exclusive with `palette`.
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub x: Option<usize>,
+    /// Row of this portal (0-indexed). See `x`.
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub y: Option<usize>,
+    /// Single grid character (conventionally a digit). Alternative to `x`/`y`.
+    /// A portal's char may appear only once in the grid.
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub palette: Option<String>,
+    /// Key of the target board in `World::boards`.
+    pub target_map: String,
+    /// Name of the arrival portal on the target board.
+    pub target_entry: String,
+}
+
 fn default_true() -> bool {
     true
 }
@@ -389,13 +417,69 @@ impl TryFrom<MapFile> for Board {
             }
         }
 
-        // Pass 2: walk the validated grid and build cells. Object palette chars
+        // Validate portal `palette` references — same rules as objects, plus portals
+        // may not claim chars already taken by objects (and vice versa).
+        // `portal_skip[i]` drops portal `i`; `portal_palette_char_owner` maps char → portal index.
+        let mut portal_skip = vec![false; mf.portals.len()];
+        let mut portal_palette_char_owner: HashMap<char, usize> = HashMap::new();
+        for (i, e) in mf.portals.iter().enumerate() {
+            let Some(p) = e.palette.as_deref() else { continue; };
+            if e.x.is_some() || e.y.is_some() {
+                load_errors.push(LogLine::error(format!(
+                    "portal {i} ({:?}): specify either x/y or palette, not both; skipping portal", e.name
+                )));
+                portal_skip[i] = true;
+                continue;
+            }
+            let mut chs = p.chars();
+            let (Some(ch), None) = (chs.next(), chs.next()) else {
+                load_errors.push(LogLine::error(format!(
+                    "portal {i} ({:?}): palette must be a single character (got {p:?}); skipping portal", e.name
+                )));
+                portal_skip[i] = true;
+                continue;
+            };
+            if Some(ch) == player_char {
+                load_errors.push(LogLine::error(format!(
+                    "portal {i} ({:?}): palette char '{ch}' is reserved for the player; skipping portal", e.name
+                )));
+                portal_skip[i] = true;
+                continue;
+            }
+            if palette.contains_key(&ch) {
+                load_errors.push(LogLine::error(format!(
+                    "portal {i} ({:?}): palette char '{ch}' is already a [palette] key; skipping portal", e.name
+                )));
+                portal_skip[i] = true;
+                continue;
+            }
+            if palette_char_owner.contains_key(&ch) {
+                load_errors.push(LogLine::error(format!(
+                    "portal {i} ({:?}): palette char '{ch}' is already used by an object; skipping portal", e.name
+                )));
+                portal_skip[i] = true;
+                continue;
+            }
+            match portal_palette_char_owner.entry(ch) {
+                Entry::Occupied(_) => {
+                    load_errors.push(LogLine::error(format!(
+                        "portal {i} ({:?}): palette char '{ch}' is already used by another portal; skipping portal", e.name
+                    )));
+                    portal_skip[i] = true;
+                }
+                Entry::Vacant(v) => { v.insert(i); }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Pass 2: walk the validated grid and build cells. Object/portal palette chars
         // become `Empty` floor (with their positions remembered); truly unknown
         // chars become a visible `ErrorBlock` so the cell count stays correct.
         let canonical_empty = (Archetype::Empty.default_glyph(), Archetype::Empty);
         let mut cells: Vec<(Glyph, Archetype)> = Vec::with_capacity(w * h);
         // All grid positions (in reading order) at which each object palette char appears.
         let mut obj_palette_positions: HashMap<char, Vec<(usize, usize)>> = HashMap::new();
+        // The single grid position at which each portal palette char appears (first sighting).
+        let mut portal_palette_positions: HashMap<char, Vec<(usize, usize)>> = HashMap::new();
         // Where the player's char was first seen, and how many times (for recovery).
         let mut player_grid_pos: Option<(usize, usize)> = None;
         let mut player_grid_count: usize = 0;
@@ -411,6 +495,9 @@ impl TryFrom<MapFile> for Board {
                 } else if palette_char_owner.contains_key(&ch) {
                     cells.push(canonical_empty);
                     obj_palette_positions.entry(ch).or_default().push((x, y));
+                } else if portal_palette_char_owner.contains_key(&ch) {
+                    cells.push(canonical_empty);
+                    portal_palette_positions.entry(ch).or_default().push((x, y));
                 } else {
                     load_errors.push(LogLine::error(format!(
                         "unknown grid character '{ch}' at ({x}, {y}); using error block"
@@ -434,6 +521,26 @@ impl TryFrom<MapFile> for Board {
             }
         }
 
+        // Resolve portal palette chars: must appear exactly once (warn + use first if multiple).
+        for (&ch, &owner) in &portal_palette_char_owner {
+            if portal_skip[owner] { continue; }
+            let positions = portal_palette_positions.get(&ch).map(Vec::as_slice).unwrap_or(&[]);
+            match positions.len() {
+                0 => {
+                    load_errors.push(LogLine::error(format!(
+                        "portal palette char '{ch}' not found in the grid; skipping portal"
+                    )));
+                    portal_skip[owner] = true;
+                }
+                n if n > 1 => {
+                    load_errors.push(LogLine::error(format!(
+                        "portal palette char '{ch}' appears {n} times in the grid; using the first"
+                    )));
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+
         // Build the cached floor layer from the (optional) `[floor]` declaration.
         // Best-effort: any problem is recorded on `load_errors`, not fatal. The
         // raw spec is kept on the board so a save can round-trip it.
@@ -551,6 +658,44 @@ impl TryFrom<MapFile> for Board {
             }
         }
 
+        // Build the validated portal list, resolving palette chars to concrete (x, y).
+        let mut seen_portal_names: HashMap<String, ()> = HashMap::new();
+        let mut portals: Vec<PortalDef> = Vec::new();
+        for (i, e) in mf.portals.into_iter().enumerate() {
+            if portal_skip[i] { continue; }
+            let (x, y) = if let Some(p) = e.palette.as_deref() {
+                let ch = p.chars().next().unwrap();
+                let positions = portal_palette_positions.get(&ch).map(Vec::as_slice).unwrap_or(&[]);
+                if positions.is_empty() { continue; }
+                positions[0]
+            } else {
+                match (e.x, e.y) {
+                    (Some(x), Some(y)) if x < w && y < h => (x, y),
+                    (Some(x), Some(y)) => {
+                        load_errors.push(LogLine::error(format!(
+                            "portal {i} ({:?}): x/y ({x}, {y}) out of bounds; skipping portal", e.name
+                        )));
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    _ => {
+                        load_errors.push(LogLine::error(format!(
+                            "portal {i} ({:?}): must specify both x and y (or a palette char); skipping portal", e.name
+                        )));
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+            // Duplicate names: first claimant keeps the name, later ones are dropped.
+            if seen_portal_names.contains_key(&e.name) {
+                load_errors.push(LogLine::error(format!(
+                    "portal {i}: name {:?} already used by another portal; skipping portal", e.name
+                )));
+                continue;
+            }
+            seen_portal_names.insert(e.name.clone(), ());
+            portals.push(PortalDef { name: e.name, x, y, target_map: e.target_map, target_entry: e.target_entry });
+        }
+
         Ok(Board {
             name: mf.map.name,
             width: w,
@@ -564,7 +709,7 @@ impl TryFrom<MapFile> for Board {
             },
             objects,
             next_object_id,
-            portals: mf.portals,
+            portals,
             board_script_name: mf.map.board_script_name,
             load_errors,
         })
@@ -646,7 +791,15 @@ impl From<&Board> for MapFile {
             })
             .collect();
 
-        let portals = board.portals.clone();
+        // Always save portals with concrete x/y; the palette form is load-time only.
+        let portals: Vec<MapFilePortalEntry> = board.portals.iter().map(|p| MapFilePortalEntry {
+            name: p.name.clone(),
+            x: Some(p.x),
+            y: Some(p.y),
+            palette: None,
+            target_map: p.target_map.clone(),
+            target_entry: p.target_entry.clone(),
+        }).collect();
 
         MapFile {
             map: MapHeader {
diff --git a/kiln-core/src/tests/game_portals.rs b/kiln-core/src/tests/game_portals.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a76ff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kiln-core/src/tests/game_portals.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
+use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::cell::RefCell;
+use crate::archetype::Archetype;
+use crate::board::Board;
+use crate::game::GameState;
+use crate::utils::{Direction, Player, PortalDef};
+use crate::world::World;
+
+/// Builds a 3×3 board with the player at `(px, py)` and the given portals.
+fn make_board(px: i32, py: i32, portals: Vec<PortalDef>) -> Board {
+    Board {
+        name: "test".into(),
+        width: 3,
+        height: 3,
+        cells: vec![(Archetype::Empty.default_glyph(), Archetype::Empty); 9],
+        floor: vec![Archetype::Empty.default_glyph(); 9],
+        floor_spec: None,
+        player: Player { x: px, y: py },
+        objects: BTreeMap::new(),
+        next_object_id: 1,
+        portals,
+        board_script_name: None,
+        load_errors: Vec::new(),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Two-board world used by all tests in this module.
+///
+/// - `"b1"`: player at `(0, 0)`, portal `"to_b2"` at `(2, 0)` → `"b2"` / `"from_b1"`
+/// - `"b2"`: player at `(0, 0)`, portal `"from_b1"` at `(1, 1)` → `"b1"` / `"to_b2"`
+fn two_board_world() -> World {
+    let b1 = make_board(0, 0, vec![
+        PortalDef { name: "to_b2".into(), x: 2, y: 0, target_map: "b2".into(), target_entry: "from_b1".into() },
+    ]);
+    let b2 = make_board(0, 0, vec![
+        PortalDef { name: "from_b1".into(), x: 1, y: 1, target_map: "b1".into(), target_entry: "to_b2".into() },
+    ]);
+    World {
+        name: "test".into(),
+        start: "b1".into(),
+        scripts: HashMap::new(),
+        boards: HashMap::from([
+            ("b1".to_string(), Rc::new(RefCell::new(b1))),
+            ("b2".to_string(), Rc::new(RefCell::new(b2))),
+        ]),
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn enter_board_switches_board() {
+    let mut game = GameState::from_world(two_board_world());
+    game.enter_board("b2", "from_b1");
+    assert_eq!(game.current_board_name(), "b2");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn enter_board_places_player_at_arrival_portal() {
+    let mut game = GameState::from_world(two_board_world());
+    game.enter_board("b2", "from_b1");
+    let board = game.board();
+    // Arrival portal "from_b1" is at (1, 1) on b2.
+    assert_eq!(board.player.x, 1);
+    assert_eq!(board.player.y, 1);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn enter_board_sets_board_transition() {
+    let mut game = GameState::from_world(two_board_world());
+    game.enter_board("b2", "from_b1");
+    assert_eq!(game.board_transition, Some(1.0));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn enter_board_unknown_board_logs_error() {
+    let mut game = GameState::from_world(two_board_world());
+    game.enter_board("nope", "entry");
+    assert_eq!(game.current_board_name(), "b1", "board should not change");
+    assert!(!game.log.is_empty(), "an error should be logged");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn enter_board_unknown_entry_logs_error() {
+    let mut game = GameState::from_world(two_board_world());
+    game.enter_board("b2", "nope");
+    assert_eq!(game.current_board_name(), "b1", "board should not change");
+    assert!(!game.log.is_empty(), "an error should be logged");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn try_move_onto_portal_switches_board() {
+    let world = two_board_world();
+    // Start the player one cell west of the portal at (2, 0).
+    world.boards["b1"].borrow_mut().player = Player { x: 1, y: 0 };
+    let mut game = GameState::from_world(world);
+    game.try_move(Direction::East);
+    assert_eq!(game.current_board_name(), "b2");
+}
diff --git a/kiln-core/src/tests/map_file/mod.rs b/kiln-core/src/tests/map_file/mod.rs
index 133bfb7..0f36f4f 100644
--- a/kiln-core/src/tests/map_file/mod.rs
+++ b/kiln-core/src/tests/map_file/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 mod grid_errors;
 mod object_placement;
 mod player_placement;
+mod portal_placement;
 mod round_trip;
 
 use crate::board::Board;
diff --git a/kiln-core/src/tests/map_file/portal_placement.rs b/kiln-core/src/tests/map_file/portal_placement.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b13b32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kiln-core/src/tests/map_file/portal_placement.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+use super::{load_board, map_3x1};
+
+fn portal_toml(portals: &str) -> String {
+    format!(
+        "{}{}",
+        map_3x1("...", ""),
+        portals
+    )
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn portal_duplicate_name_drops_second() {
+    let toml = portal_toml(
+        "[[portals]]\nname = \"a\"\nx = 0\ny = 0\ntarget_map = \"x\"\ntarget_entry = \"b\"\n\
+         [[portals]]\nname = \"a\"\nx = 1\ny = 0\ntarget_map = \"x\"\ntarget_entry = \"c\"\n",
+    );
+    let board = load_board(&toml);
+    assert_eq!(board.portals.len(), 1, "second portal with duplicate name should be dropped");
+    assert_eq!(board.portals[0].x, 0);
+    assert!(!board.is_valid(), "duplicate name should be a load error");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn portal_palette_char_places_portal_at_grid_position() {
+    let toml = format!(
+        "{}{}",
+        map_3x1("1..", ""),
+        "[[portals]]\nname = \"p\"\npalette = \"1\"\ntarget_map = \"x\"\ntarget_entry = \"e\"\n"
+    );
+    let board = load_board(&toml);
+    assert_eq!(board.portals.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(board.portals[0].x, 0);
+    assert_eq!(board.portals[0].y, 0);
+    assert_eq!(board.portals[0].name, "p");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn portal_palette_char_colliding_with_object_is_dropped() {
+    let toml = format!(
+        "{}{}{}",
+        map_3x1("1..", ""),
+        "[[objects]]\npalette = \"1\"\ntile = 64\nfg = \"#ffffff\"\nbg = \"#000000\"\n",
+        "[[portals]]\nname = \"p\"\npalette = \"1\"\ntarget_map = \"x\"\ntarget_entry = \"e\"\n"
+    );
+    let board = load_board(&toml);
+    assert_eq!(board.portals.len(), 0, "portal whose palette char is already an object char should be dropped");
+}
diff --git a/kiln-core/src/tests/mod.rs b/kiln-core/src/tests/mod.rs
index 3983bac..59b575c 100644
--- a/kiln-core/src/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/kiln-core/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mod actions;
 mod collision;
+mod game_portals;
 mod map_file;
 mod movement;
 mod scripting;
diff --git a/kiln-core/src/utils.rs b/kiln-core/src/utils.rs
index 54668c6..3a5a9be 100644
--- a/kiln-core/src/utils.rs
+++ b/kiln-core/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use color::Rgba8;
 use crate::archetype::Archetype;
+use crate::glyph::Glyph;
 
 /// Which directions a solid may be pushed in.
 ///
@@ -78,23 +79,41 @@ pub enum Solid {
 /// A portal that teleports the player to a named entry point on another board.
 ///
 /// Portals are loaded from `[[portals]]` entries in `.toml` map files and
-/// stored on [`Board`]. When the player steps onto a portal's cell, they
-/// should be moved to `target_entry` on the board named by `target_map`.
+/// stored on [`Board`]. When the player steps onto a portal's cell, the engine
+/// calls [`crate::game::GameState::enter_board`] with the `target_map` and
+/// `target_entry`, placing the player at the matching named portal on the
+/// destination board.
 ///
-/// **Not yet runtime-wired.** Portal navigation (multi-board loading and
-/// switching) is a future feature.
-#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Clone)]
+/// In map files, portals are conventionally placed using digit characters
+/// (`'1'`–`'9'`) as palette keys — parallel to the uppercase-letter convention
+/// for objects. A portal's `name` is board-unique: it is also used as the
+/// `target_entry` value on the other end of the connection.
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct PortalDef {
+    /// Board-unique name for this portal, also used as `target_entry` by portals
+    /// on other boards that want to arrive here.
+    pub name: String,
     /// Column of this portal on the board (0-indexed).
     pub x: usize,
     /// Row of this portal on the board (0-indexed).
     pub y: usize,
-    /// File name (without extension) of the target board, e.g. `"cave"`.
+    /// Key of the target board in `World::boards`.
     pub target_map: String,
-    /// Named entry point on the target board where the player arrives.
+    /// Name of the arrival portal on the target board.
     pub target_entry: String,
 }
 
+impl PortalDef {
+    /// The default glyph for a portal: CP437 char 240 (`≡`), black on white.
+    pub fn default_glyph() -> Glyph {
+        Glyph {
+            tile: 240,
+            fg: Rgba8 { r: 0,   g: 0,   b: 0,   a: 255 },
+            bg: Rgba8 { r: 255, g: 255, b: 255, a: 255 },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// The player's current position on the board.
 ///
 /// The player is currently a special entity rendered on top of the board
diff --git a/maps/start.toml b/maps/start.toml
index 5a8ef24..49d5ead 100644
--- a/maps/start.toml
+++ b/maps/start.toml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ content = """
 #                                                          #
 #                                                          #
 #                                                          #
-#                                                          #
+# 1                                                        #
 #                                ######            B       #
 #                                     #                    #
 #             +++                     #                    #
@@ -277,6 +277,12 @@ solid = true
 name = "noticeboard"
 script_name = "noticeboard"
 
+[[boards.start.portals]]
+name = "to_house"
+palette = "1"
+target_map = "house"
+target_entry = "from_start"
+
 [boards.house.map]
 name = "The House"
 width = 60
@@ -299,7 +305,7 @@ content = """
 # K                        ###F###                         #
 #                          #     #                         #
 #                          #######                         #
-#                                                          #
+#                                                       1  #
 #                                                          #
 #       #########      T                                   #
 #       #       #                T                         #
@@ -355,3 +361,9 @@ fg = "#99ff44"
 bg = "#000000"
 solid = true
 script_name = "yammerer"
+
+[[boards.house.portals]]
+name = "from_start"
+palette = "1"
+target_map = "start"
+target_entry = "to_house"