Solo Whist
BGG rank
BGG #22,456
BGG rating
6.3

Solo Whist

Rules assistance for Solo Whist

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 3–4 players
  • 30 min
  • 10+
  • Complexity 2.0/5

Rules assistant for Solo Whist

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Solo Whist is a board game for 3–4 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. Its main mechanics are Auction / Bidding and Trick-taking.

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About the game

Bridge-like game played with a normal deck of cards. The difference is that there are only eight or so bids available to the players (ranging from "Proposition and Co-operation", in which two players attempt to take eight tricks, through "Mesaire" in which one player attempts to take zero tricks, up to "Abundance Declared", in which one player attempts to take all 13 tricks himself), and only one round of bidding (in which the dealer bids at the beginning and the end). Another unusual twist is that all of the bids bar one result in one player playing against three. Special rules for three players.

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Publishers

  • (Public Domain)

Questions and answers

Solo Whist supports 3–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.