<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>The Solitaire Journal</title><link>https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal</link><description>From your first red seven to the history of patience. Ten practical guides, a companion by your side, and a little more confidence for the next deal.</description><language>en</language><atom:link href="https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>How to play Klondike solitaire: a clear first game</title><link>https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/klondike-rules</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/klondike-rules</guid><description>Learn the tableau, foundations and stock with a small card example, then practise the three decisions that make your first Klondike game easier.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Your first moves in solitaire: look for a consequence</title><link>https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/first-moves</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/first-moves</guid><description>A practical opening routine for Klondike: inspect the exposed cards, compare two moves and use the stock with a purpose.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reveal more hidden cards without following a blind rule</title><link>https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/hidden-cards</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/hidden-cards</guid><description>Learn why revealing face-down cards helps in Klondike, when a shorter column deserves attention and how to plan a two-step reveal.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Should that card go to a foundation yet?</title><link>https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/foundations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/foundations</guid><description>Learn why building foundations too early can remove useful landing places, with a concrete red-five example and a practical safety check.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>An empty column is a plan: choosing the right King</title><link>https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/empty-columns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/empty-columns</guid><description>Use empty tableau columns deliberately. Compare red and black Kings, prepare a Queen and avoid freeing a column that cannot yet help.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Draw one or draw three? Why the stock changes your plan</title><link>https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/draw-one-three</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/draw-one-three</guid><description>Understand draw-one and draw-three Klondike, waste access and redeal limits. Match rules before comparing difficulty or personal scores.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stuck in solitaire? A calm checklist before restarting</title><link>https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/stuck</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/stuck</guid><description>Distinguish a hidden move from a blocked deal. Check receiving cards, empty columns and the stock, then use undo without confusing it with a proof.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Solitaire history: from patience at a table to a digital companion</title><link>https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/history</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/history</guid><description>Explore solitaire as a family of games, its documented digital milestone in 1990, and why precise names matter when reading its history.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Solitaire records and win rates: compare the same game</title><link>https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/records</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/records</guid><description>Build a useful personal score log, distinguish solvability from win rate and avoid confusing card solitaire with peg-solitaire speed records.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Klondike, Spider and FreeCell: which solitaire do you mean?</title><link>https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/variants</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/variants</guid><description>Compare three familiar solitaire families by their central puzzle, then identify the rules before applying a strategy or comparing a score.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>