Solo whist is the English form of Wiezen (Belgian or Ghent Whist), a simple game of the Boston family played in the Low Countries.

Wiezen or Belgian Whist, a simple form of Boston, has been played in the Low Countries since the early 19th Century.

The game was introduced to London in 1852 by a family of Dutch Jews.

It quickly became popular in London's Jewish Community and was known as Solo Whist.

In the early 1870s Solo Whist was played as a low stakes gambling game in London's sporting clubs as a replacement for more complex and slower games like Whist.

[2] Solo Whist continued to be played as a social gambling game in homes and pubs during the 20th Century in Britain, Australia and New Zealand, however, its popularity declined as Contract Bridge's rose.

Beginning with the player to dealer's left, each competitor may make one of the bids in the table below or pass.