Shell game

The shell game (also known as Thimblerig, Three shells and a pea, the old army game, etc.) is portrayed as a gambling game, but in reality, when a wager for money is made, it is almost always a confidence trick used to perpetrate fraud.

Short con

In confidence trick slang, this swindle is referred to as a short-con because it is quick and easy to pull off.

See also

• Confidence trick
• Fraud
• Gambling
• Game
• Wager

External links

• Shell game @ Wikipedia