# Solitaire records and win rates: compare the same game | Small Break > Build a useful personal score log, distinguish solvability from win rate and avoid confusing card solitaire with peg-solitaire speed records. Canonical: https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/records Language: en Stories & records # Solitaire records and win rates: compare the same game [Muscle Industry editorial](https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/about)Published / updated 2026-09-08 A solitaire record needs conditions: the variant, draw count, redeals, deal selection, timer rules and allowed assistance. Without those, two impressive times may measure different tasks. A personal log can be useful even when it is not a world record. ![AI-created character illustration · not a gameplay screenshot: Solitaire records and win rates: compare the same game](https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/assets/apps/solitaire/journal/records-1200.webp)SMALL BREAK**IS THAT A RECORD?** AI-created character illustration · not a gameplay screenshot > I’ll celebrate your best time. First, let’s make sure we’re comparing the same challenge. ## The name alone can mislead The Guinness page titled ‘Fastest Game of Solitaire’ explicitly concerns the board game, not card solitaire. We therefore do not reuse its time as a Klondike record. [Sources & further reading: Guinness World Records — Fastest Game of Solitaire (board game) ↗](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/68261-fastest-game-of-solitaire) ## Solvability is not your win rate Research on ‘thoughtful’ Klondike assumes knowledge of every card. Its solvability result is not a normal hidden-card player's win rate. [Sources & further reading: Blake & Gent — The Winnability of Klondike Solitaire (2024) ↗](https://sites.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/people/ipg1/Klondike/WinnabilityArxivVersion5-August2024.pdf) ## Make a record that teaches you something Use a notebook or spreadsheet with one row per attempt. Record losses and abandoned deals too; keeping only wins makes a session look more successful than it was. If you replay a familiar deal, mark it separately from a first attempt. 1. Rules: variant, draw count and stock passes. 2. Attempt: fresh deal or replay; win, loss or abandoned. 3. Time and moves: use the same app and timing convention. 4. Assistance: undo, hints and automatic completion. 5. Lesson: one decision worth revisiting. ## A small, honest calculation If you win 6 of 10 recorded attempts, the observed win rate for that set is 60%. It is a description of ten attempts under those conditions, not a promise for your next deal or an estimate of every player's skill. For a speed comparison, keep the same rules and distinguish a memorised deal from an unfamiliar one. For learning, you might prefer tracking fewer accidental moves or better explanations of a choice. Those goals need not compete with enjoying the game. Small Break stores progress locally and does not provide an official global leaderboard. This article's log is a practice tool, not a claim that the app certifies world records. Try it next game Record your next ten attempts with the same rule set, including abandoned games. Compare your decisions before chasing a percentage or a faster time. Written with AI assistance and checked against the cited sources and game implementation by the site's production workflow. The companion is fictional, not a qualified expert. Suggestions are practical heuristics, not guaranteed winning moves. [About this journal →](https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/about) [How to play →](https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/guide) ## Our next little lesson [ ![AI-created character illustration · not a gameplay screenshot: Draw one or draw three? Why the stock changes your plan](https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/assets/apps/solitaire/journal/draw-one-three-1200.webp)SMALL BREAK**1 OR 3?** Start here ### Draw one or draw three? Why the stock changes your plan Understand draw-one and draw-three Klondike, waste access and redeal limits. Match rules before comparing difficulty or personal scores. Read the guide ](https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/draw-one-three) [ ![AI-created character illustration · not a gameplay screenshot: Solitaire history: from patience at a table to a digital companion](https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/assets/apps/solitaire/journal/history-1200.webp)SMALL BREAK**BEFORE THE SCREEN** Stories & records ### Solitaire history: from patience at a table to a digital companion Explore solitaire as a family of games, its documented digital milestone in 1990, and why precise names matter when reading its history. Read the guide ](https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/history) [ ![AI-created character illustration · not a gameplay screenshot: Stuck in solitaire? A calm checklist before restarting](https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/assets/apps/solitaire/journal/stuck-1200.webp)SMALL BREAK**STUCK? LOOK AGAIN** Think one move ahead ### Stuck in solitaire? A calm checklist before restarting 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. Read the guide ](https://solitaire.muscleindustry.work/en/journal/stuck)