| German form of English quadrille | |
 The top trumps when bells are the trump suit | |
| Origin | Germany |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | Deutsches Solo |
| Type | Plain-trick |
| Players | 4 |
| Cards | 32 cards |
| Deck | Piquet or German pack |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Related games | |
| Quadrille, Ombre, Spitzeln | |
| Clubs may be preference suit | |
German solo or just solo is a German 8-card plain-trick game for 4 individual players using a 32-card, German- or French-suited skat pack. It is essentially a simplification of quadrille, itself a 4-player adaptation of ombre.[1] As in quadrille, players bid for the privilege of declaring trumps and deciding whether to play alone or with a partner. Along with ombre, Tarock and Schafkopf, German solo influenced the development of skat.[2] Parlett calls it a "neat little descendant of Quadrille" and "a pleasant introduction" to the ombre family of games.[3]