The 3 Shell Game

This is the famous 3 Shell Game, the techniques to watch out for and why you should not bet on it.
This is my version of Bob Sheets wonderful routine. I've changed the script to suit me and added a few small ideas.

[@name_change_coming]

The problem with knowing the secrets behind certain tricks is that the magic is lost. I only saw the moves you did because I knew what to look for. It really was a beautiful performance. Well done!

[@collinclaus]

Thank you 😊

[@mercedezarrindell1260]

I’m lost

[@wileecoyote5749]

Unfortunately he was found dead

[@mikegrizzllygaming190]

@@wileecoyote5749 who ?

[@cwatson42785]

I still have no idea how you did this. I wish you kinda explained how you did what you did lol

[@Alamobe]

I find it more fun not knowing how.

[@randyjames4718]

As he pushes the cap forward the pea pops out the back of the cap into his fingers. Then as he moves everything around the pea isn’t even under any cap at all. Then he can pick which cap he wants it under by dropping the pea as he flips the cap over. It’s pretty clever but once you understand how it works you can notice when it’s popping out into his hand

[@Alamobe]

@@randyjames4718 Perhaps you are correct. He is extremely good at it though.

[@tmoe6674]

@@randyjames4718 i know what to look for and I’m still not able to keep track... incredible

[@mother7007]

There's no doubt the last trick he had 2 peas.

[@BTFOOMNY]

There is a way to win. I'm six feet tall, 250 pounds. I put my finger on my choice and told him to turn over the other two. Soooo, the pea MUST be under MY choice, RIGHT?

[@collinclaus]

😂 yep, I wouldn’t argue with that!

[@drunkenmasterchickenman2783]

Tested it and this strat turns out to work in lots of other games, too. Who knew?!

[@hubster4477]

Then his cohorts in the crowd would sucker punch you with a blackjack, and steal your wallet while your on the ground!😂

[@gentlemenjohn7639]

WOW, I LOVE THIS GAME , THANKS MATE

[@NLHero]

Pretty sure the street scammers dont do it this well

[@rls6079]

They do it better

[@Incognito-bd4fu]

They really do

[@RandyAbbassi]

actually they really don't ... ive seen them rely on actors to help them confuse! also another big move I saw was the quickly move the cups when the person/victim is going for the money in their walet, they switch the cups super fast

[@lilclevesavage4778]

Fr

[@lilclevesavage4778]

@@RandyAbbassi exactly

[@ct-ro6kz]

I bet no money and the very last one I was sure I got right because it was the final cap you picked up, but of course, I became mortified at the ending result. Mind numbing.

[@joncash1142]

The swipe was amazing 🤣😂

[@miked4152]

Very well done man. 😁👍

[@Alamobe]

Whatever you did, you were very good at it. I never took my eyes off of the cap the pea was under, and I was fooled every time.

[@x.youout]

Me too bro sadly, bc it’s not a far fight I think the whole game is about how can I fool him into thinking there’s a pea under the cap bc most the time the pea not even on the board I get it now but they put it back to make it look less sus once they taking your money

[@randyjames4718]

The caps have to be rigged and there’s more then one pea. Just my guess. The trick they do at the malls and gas stations they jump the ball back to the back cap when the guy puts both caps next to each other and scoots them over at same time. This guy is doing something way more advanced and it’s probably his set up is rigged

[@mikegrizzllygaming190]

@@randyjames4718 exactly

[@stephenhosking7384]

Beautiful! I was so glad that you didn't really show the "techniques". I've seen this 100 times now (in other videos) and am still dazzled by it.

[@collinclaus]

Thank you for your lovely comment! 😊

[@secularpilgrim1372]

This was really good! Loved the presentation and some of the subtleties!

[@collinclaus]

Thanks for the lovely comment! 😊

[@carlp693]

This guy got magic

[@hamsicle]

When people say a game is unwinnable, it really is. It's not just hard to win, it's impossible because it's a scam. You will lose every time.

[@luckytrey7710]

HOOOOOW I LITERALLY WATCHED YOUR HAND MAN

[@julian2524]

Wow! Just wow!

[@collinclaus]

Thank you so much. 😊😊

[@benjibanz1627]

It to much finesse in this game💯

[@Scythe_Voltage]

The cap didn’t even lift up and it was under it, I’m glad I watched this before I ran into it in real life, I deadass would’ve bet my life savings 😂

[@c2quick4u]

He lifts and rolls it into his hand on the backwards pull Motion…

[@hamsicle]

It's always in his hand. The pea is rubber and against the felt, it allows the operator to move the cap backwards or forwards to either place or remove the pea. It's a scam, you will lose every time. You only win if the operator wants you to win.

[@joycekoch5746]

If the operator somehow gets confused them self where the pea is wouldn't this end up as a Schrödinger's shell game where the pea is both under the cup and not there at all until somebody looks?

[@collinclaus]

Haha, hmm interesting thought ! 😄

[@RipAr80]

I'm lost how did it end up in your hand tho?

[@oshawacash]

How did he do that??? Did he edit???

[@FBJRAKO]

So your grabbing the pea as your moving the cap?

[@scooterblack5355]

Sick game

[@RidesInforests]

I can’t see how you switch with the swipe. How?!

[@jaiyelon]

How is it under the one he didn’t touch

[@gangstapagedielzz5633]

Great editing

[@DeezLouize]

Lmao u can't be serious. The guy had the pea in his hands the whole time. It's all about angles. When he does the first swipe look how when he lifts up the cap the pea is at the back of the cap.. it was never really under the cap if you look closely. He dropped it as he was lifting the cap. Same thing with making it dissapear all together. How he gets it out from under the cap is cuz the pea is rubber and it sticks to the pad. So if he barely lifts up the cap and moves it forward the pea comes out behind it and he uses his other fingers to grab it. Then when they want to put it back under a cap the drop the ball behind the cap and barely lift up the back of the cap and pull it backwards and it forces the rubber pea back under the cap. So if u ever see this game in the streets just look for the very last cap that the guy pulls backwards and the pea will be under it.

[@bisoran1212]

He has three peas, 2 in his sleeve. He switches them out whenever he swipes or crosses his hands

[@robertdesmondwarner458]

good job man

[@redsrollingnow1]

Very well done if I may say! By the way, nice watch . . . .👍😁😀👍

[@edntz]

Probably won it by scamming a poor soul with the 3 shells game.

[@reddnewmillennium]

I was scammed at the mall for $500 smh I had no knowledge about this. I should’ve known the people around me was in on it by the way they was hyping me up.

[@uncleho313]

wonderful take on the routine ! what kind of peas are you using ?

[@collinclaus]

Sorry about the delay, I only just saw your comment. I use the school for scoundrels peas - they are the best!

[@ballistic2513]

a rubber pea

[@SteyDeynjruhs]

Man this game is the fastest way to getting hypertension 😂🤣🤣🤣

[@collinclaus]

🤣🤣🤣

[@aladrasullivan9018]

At one time,this game was outlawed

[@happy_kermit.bleach3509]

I just got conned by this game and it was so interesting I wasn’t even mad

[@teamigotnext303]

You got conned so you came and looked it up immediately? Lol

[@happy_kermit.bleach3509]

@@teamigotnext303 yes exactly but still

[@noelr1010]

@@happy_kermit.bleach3509 Lol, I guess it depends on how much you lost

[@foxx5]

Did u have more than one pea on this ?

[@Bonny228]

Nice edit

[@yaminmakki2750]

I actually got the last one. Like fr i did get it but it was for only 1 reason i remembered the eps in hxh where gon picks the guy behind him to have the coin so i just chioce like him and i actually got it right

[@gmamagillmore4812]

Nicely nicely

[@Scythe_Voltage]

How long did it take u to get this good, I’m not gonna stand on a sidewalk and rob people I just wanna know if it’s easy or not, u could trick the smartest people in the world and they would have no idea what u did, I’ve replayed certain parts of the video and I can’t see anything happening, have u been practicing for years like a side hobby or u just learned this in a couple weeks

[@collinclaus]

Thanks for your comments. This routine took me quite a while to perfect - about 6 months. I study magic effects I like and then just practice them until I get them down to a fairly decent standard. I’m not a particularly fast learner, so it often takes me longer than it would other people. It’s a really fun routine to practice though.

[@Rettungssocke]

Damn you have skills dude 😅👌

[@collinclaus]

Thanks, that’s lovely to hear😊

[@AA-100]

I watched this in 0.25x speed and I still cant figure out how the pea teleported from one cap to another. Is there like a hidden 2nd pea or something where u hide the original when u show the pea in the other cap

[@kyleconde5943]

Right there has to be

[@D40_]

he lifts the cap a slight bit to roll the ball into his hand. and then rolls the ball into the other cap with a slight tilt

[@toilettenbrain7246]

@@D40_ nah thats not the way he does it. There is a moment where you can see there's a second pea at 0.25x speed.

[@djcrazy8578]

definitely tricked me but it was great!!

[@espr7564]

Not as well explained as in other tutorials, but a great performsnce.

[@mikeybanks4431]

Who knows where to get this board from??? Please let me know

[@collinclaus]

Propdog

[@Lucky-ll3cw]

Hey man where u get the caps from I’m trying to buy and practice

[@collinclaus]

They’re just ordinary coke bottle tops. The pea is from “school for Scoundrels”. But most decent rubber peas will do the job.

[@Lucky-ll3cw]

@@collinclaus oh okay thank u but do u know where to get it from please respond back

[@collinclaus]

@@Lucky-ll3cw get them from penguin magic - www.penguinmagic.com/p/9362

[@dlrowWOLF]

lol watch the “ camera 🎥 “ 🤔

[@shantz973]

Damnnnnn!!!!! Lol got me

[@gordonchristie6024]

I’m trying to perfect this game... should I use a real pea or can I substitute it for something else?

[@collinclaus]

Get the School for Scoundrels peas - they are the best to perform this game. Pop Hayden sells them on his site.

[@python___larry5794]

@@collinclaus where do you get the board from ?

[@collinclaus]

Don't use a real pea. Get a "Perfect Pea" from School for Scoundrals

[@collinclaus]

@@python___larry5794 Prop Dog Based in London. They make their own and they are excellent.

[@xxmyspac]

Yet dummy's today still play it and cry later in 2021

[@natedizzle2321]

Watch the slide back. When the slide back, the ball gets slid under the cap. The last slide back is where it’s at

[@carlopolli3995]

I prefer explanations of the skills and secrets behind illusions.

[@kobegable5897]

How is this possible you are good at it good job😇

[@kobegable5897]

I SUBSCRIBED to your channel

[@collinclaus]

Thank you 🙏😊

[@kobegable5897]

You are welcome ;)

[@xxmyspac]

And now they have people in there own group acting like there just regular people playing and winning to sucker you in

[@LayLowDee]

How it get in ur hand

[@diegogaming5768]

I got hit for 200 off this game lol but the next the trick going be on that person cuz I’m going make him give everything up just for cheating

[@legendathi5648]

I lost my last R200 to this game. Seemed easy in the beginning, but things changed very quickly. I was so heartbroken. But even after watching this video, I can't see how you reveal the trick behind this game. it's like they just magically teleport to another cup.

[@collinclaus]

Sorry to hear that! This is more of a magic presentation. In real life they’re far sneakier.

[@finisher3x]

Also with this game, there is normally an accomplice that actually loses money by picking the obvious wrong one, while those watching sees the correct one. But when the others play, that's when the shell game guy does his "magic" and takes all of your money.

[@kenweis7913]

No he's stealing the pea out from under the shell and loading it where he wants

[@gmamagillmore4812]

If you want to do the real deal, loose the pad, Workers use a flattened pizza box. The real workers set it on top of a couple of cardboard boxes that have had the tape cut on all sides. If you have to make a quick departure, kick the boxes agent the wall and split. The boxes will flatten out and blend in with rest of the street trash, and them if they even bother to look.

[@collinclaus]

Thanks, yes if I were on the streets I would definitely do that. I did actually film it on the wooden block first, but aesthetically for the camera, the red and green show up better against a black background.

[@unlimitedenlightenment7092]

Man I actually got suckered by this game today in the mall! I had no idea! And still have no idea even after watching this how you got that P behind your back! 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@chrisfossofficial]

Same, how much money you lose?

[@dezodaking9014]

I got tricked on 4th of July 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@chrisfossofficial]

@@dezodaking9014 how much you lose bro? I lost $3,000 but I called my bank, filed a dispute, and they gave my money back (thank God)

[@devonharris8166]

@@chrisfossofficial what you tell yo bank?

[@chrisfossofficial]

@@devonharris8166 Told the bank I got scammed and they put the money back in my account

[@PierreLaguerre87]

I slowed down the video and still can't see the trick

[@TheQboogalu]

That's a magic trick

[@collinclaus]

Did you think it was real?!!

[@TheQboogalu]

@@collinclaus I thought I would be able to figure it out lol

[@archilzhvania6242]

Close your eyes and go random, win 1/3 of the times as long as the ball is under one of the shells.

[@collinclaus]

Haha yes that’s probably your best bet.

[@archilzhvania6242]

@@collinclaus Yep, random has no counter and is actually used in real world computer programs xD

[@raidenmk4473]

Do it with clear caps.

[@collinclaus]

Haha, I’m not Penn and Teller! (Good idea though)😊

[@Faderificism]

The cap didn’t even move

[@almightyalan8942]

Just got scammed $400 at venice beach never ever gonna play the street games again

[@collinclaus]

Yea it’s a stinger! When you’re playing this for real, you don’t know who else around you is in on the scam.

[@ThePirett]

I would like to learn this trick, where can I find video lessons?

[@collinclaus]

Check out Bob Sheets 3 shell DVD’s

[@ThePirett]

@@collinclaus Does he deliver in Brazil??

[@collinclaus]

@@ThePirett he’s based in USA so I would have thought so. I just had a look. The dvd you want is Bob’s 3 Shell Boot Camp, but it’s not easy to find. However if you look for school for scoundrels magicians (not the film) they put out a lot of products for the 3 shell game. If you check out Penguin Magic you’ll find some of their products on there. www.penguinmagic.com/p/4849

[@ThePirett]

@@collinclaus teach me this trick please, I'm too curious to know how it is hahah

[@collinclaus]

@@ThePirett haha thank you very much for your interest, but It’s not my trick to teach. Unlike most other KZbinrs, I do follow the magic code of respecting someone else’s work enough not to give away their secret.

[@ThePirett]

how do i learn this trick? do you have online classes?

[@collinclaus]

No these moves are all from Bob Sheets DVD’s - check out his one minute 3 shell work out dvd.

[@Double0smoke]

Bruh nah you like god at this tho😂

[@mandmgaming8164]

how do we learn this....

[@collinclaus]

Get Bob’s 3 Shell Boot Camp with Glenn Morphew. It’s awesome!

[@quinndorsey5865]

Are them regular coke tops

[@collinclaus]

Yes just normal caps. I find they work perfectly for this.

[@thexboxfella8493]

Omg how in the world you wasn't even touching some other cats when you move the pea

[@joematus410]

But the pea has to be in one of the shells..if your playing for money...that's the rule

[@zjjkj1932]

Pretty sure your god level slight of hand sir 😂😂😂😂

[@collinclaus]

That’s lovely of you to say, but I’ve still got a long long way to go! 😩🤣

[@cliqqzyjr6224]

the ball moves so fucn fast

[@TheeBeardedGuy]

This has to be a edit

[@collinclaus]

No, just sleight of hand. 😊

[@johndough3125]

I guessed it right every single time bro bc I’m that good. I made thousands conning the cons like not even David blane can trick me bro I’m just that good

[@collinclaus]

Hahaha!

[@herbertscott9575]

Still lost. 👀

[@redman7567]

Swipe my ass.. Ian see it go under there

[@jirkadolezal8127]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@KoltonKlutchh]

We need a tutorial!!!

[@collinclaus]

Thank you :) It's not my routine, but check out Bob Sheets One Minute Work-out for the 3 shell Game. It's the best tutorial on this subject and teaches this exact routine.

[@sophia_429]

Hacks

[@tanishqsahu606]

bto trick plz

[@1unv312]

Na bro you're a magician and you're trolling us!

[@collinclaus]

You got me! 😉

[@gammyvelazquez4161]

Bruh I thought this was real 😂

[@taylorwilliams1341]

BAN lying to make the game live forever...

[@plutus205]

The only way to play the game fairly is if you and the host agree to lift the other two shells after your choice shell is lifted just to ensure the ball wasn't in the host's hand the entire time and was actually under one of the three shells.

[@piersonm5574]

Even then you need to be the one lifting the shells

[@tmoe6674]

@@piersonm5574 facts

[@deshaunjohnson7273]

🤯 that’s it the ball isn’t under any cap so no matter which one you choose you’ll lose

[@joematus410]

How can you play if the pea is in your hand...that's cheating

[@collinclaus]

oh yes, thats what I do ;-)

[@jrunna198]

Howwwww

[@marvincezair5254]

Or you just dropping the balls on the ground because there lined directly behind your hand

[@MrFlynbryn]

It is obvious. He picks it up and replaces it when he picks up the cap that it should not be under. Try it on a hard surface not an anti-bounce black fabric.

[@collinclaus]

I can do this on any surface, hard or soft.

[@kobelove8990]

He’s gotta be a Magician or edited the vidoe

[@toilettenbrain7246]

Actually its not edited. He is just very good at this.

[@elguapodelmonte215]

Beautiful work explaining the 3 cup trick or in this case the 3 shell trick, traditionally it was performed by a "confidence trickster" using walnut shells (half shells) and a PEA. This confidence trick falls under the description of the "short-con" as opposed to the "long-con" that would take considerably longer, but could potentially rake in greater gains to the con-man. The Coca-Cola Caps are a nice modern touch, the traditionalists prefer the the half-walnut shell, as it more closely resembles the half-brain of persons that fall for such a trick. Collin shows some of the moves that the con-man will use to trick the 'victim', using 'sleight-of-hand', using 'misdirection' & using 'manual dexterity', all to deceive the unsuspecting to where the fuck - is the actual pea? First of all Mr Claus shows us the "CROSS STEAL", where the Pea is somehow deflected away from where it was, and over to some other place, almost as if by magic. The Cross Steal can also take on greater significance, it can mean a loss of faith, it can mean a loss of culture, it can mean a loss of customs (where you then take-on ever multiplying marmots and their kissing cousins customs) it can mean a loss of identity, it can mean A LOSS OF THE CROSS. The "LOSS-OF-THE CROSS" is a LOSS-OF-ONE'S-SELF. Immediately afterwards, you have "THE SWIPE", which is an empty-handed 'follow-up' direct consequence of the initial Cross Steal, the sleazy, slimy, slivering con-man then follows that up by initiating the Swipe, whereby he takes the "Precious Pea" (PP) out of the shell you thought it was in, and then 'transfers' the "Pea Unit" (PU) into the empty shell of another half-walnut, deceptively moving the 3 shells around like he's tying up the "pig-tail" of a close family member. The swipe is meant TO TAKE AWAY something valuable, to take away something that has MONEY-MAKING POTENTIAL, that is the con trick called THE SWIPE. To add further insult to injury, he con-man then always initiates THE DOUBLE SWIPE, which follows THE SWIPE, after taking YOUR MOST VALUABLE POSSESSION, he then MAKES MONEY OUT OF SHAKING-DOWN YOUR MONEY MAKER. Once the "TRIPLETE" of deceptions & deceit have been completed, that being the 'hat- trick' of the Cross Steal, the Swipe, and the double-down Double Swipe, the meandering slimy snaky con-man will then initiate the "CONFUSION MOVE", installing a bamboozling loopy, kooky, dipping, dizzying maneuver, that's meant to 'distract' the 'Pea-body" from where the Pea actually is, that's the Confusion Move.The con-man always has complete control of where the Pea always is, HE CAN SHOW YOU THREE SHELLS & he can then show you ONE PEA, which would signify that you may have a one-in-three-chance, 2 win a piece of the pea, or win a piece of the pie. NO. The con-man controls the 1Pea/3shells leaving you with JUST NOTHING BUT EMPTY SHELLS. I will explain quickly what is what in this game, by far the most important concept that must be realized and understood, is the connection between THE PEA & THE MONEY, please my people, understand thoroughly THE SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP between "the Pea & the money" & "the money & the Pea" - THEY ARE THE ONE AND THE SAME. That is why the slimy con-man gets into your faces, making threats, making menacing warnings, coercing their victims under complete duress, for them to give up the culture they once had, and trade that in for the status of 'Captive' or maybe 'Hostage', perhaps some of them over time begin to suffer from the psychological disorder 'STOCKHOLM SYNDROME' - In this case THE DROMID DROME IS ACTIVATED BY DROMID DRONES. *I have very quickly explained the PEA/MONEY, after the gym, I will explain the 3 shells, and I will also explain THE PONZI SCHEME STRUCTURE of "THE PEA & THE MONEY"

[@marcjacobs8081]

Wow

[@robertlarson7495]

Best thing I’ve read in a very long time.

[@adamhearts9195]

didn't expect this

[@SkitterMcBoo]

What kind of drugs are you in

[@deeshyst3804]

Bruh I lost 800 dollars to this

[@fredophiuchus398]

500 years old 🤣🤣👍, no 7000 years old .

[@collinclaus]

🤣 thank you for the correction. I did say “over 500 years..” so I’m still kinda correct. 😛

[@Spikeleenephew]

What’s he’s doing is a sleight of hand

[@danielfox3003]

I watched my buddy lose all the money he had In his pocket playing this game. I tried to warn him but he insisted he knew what was up. He’s still an idiot 40 years later.

[@iamjoeysucio9970]

Lol explained?! Thats witch craft lol

[@irifikkk8489]

So never pick the one u think it's under

[@collinclaus]

Or even better, just don’t play. 😆

[@jsteez7656]

I found one of the street scammers playing this out front of a night club last night and I ran him for 3500 cause of this vid 😅

[@collinclaus]

🤣Glad I could help🤣🤣

[@gskate117]

The traveling pee

[@Captain_Crayzay]

I lost $36,000 in Venice Beach to this scam!!😥

[@edntz]

you should go back and win your money back.

[@rajaher07]

You should be go and expose scammers