About

Made at the table.

Every design here started as something said at a bridge table. Across the screen at a sectional, at the partnership desk, at 11pm in the Midnight Zip, or in the car afterward. "No agreement." "Did you have a problem?" "I didn't say a word." If you play tournaments, you've heard all of them, and said most.

The name is the first rule anyone teaches you: third hand high. The whole rule is third hand high, unless it isn't, and knowing the difference is most of what it means to be a bridge player. That's who these are for.

Why we made this

Bridge gifts have been clip-art for thirty years: a cartoon fan of cards, a pun about trumps, "I'd rather be playing bridge" on a mug from the same warehouse as the golf one. We wanted the opposite. Real type, club-room colors (forest, cream, oxblood, gold), and jokes that only land with people who've sat through a director call.

No cartoon grandmas. No "I ❤ bridge." Nothing you'd have to explain to the table.

If you have to explain it, it isn't for you.

How it's made

Everything is printed to order in the USA, so nothing sits in a warehouse. Printing takes 2–5 business days and shipping 3–5 more. Misprints and damage are replaced free within 30 days. Third Hand High is a brand of Ozark Technology Consulting LLC, and we're not affiliated with the ACBL or any bridge organization. Questions go to hello@thirdhandhigh.com.

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  • The rule is

    Third hand high

    Unless it isn't.

  • Overheard

    I didn't say a word.

    — partner, board 14

  • Announced

    Could be short.

    1♦. Or the player.