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shell game

Summary

shell game is a fraud[1]. It draws 1,208 Wikipedia views per month (fraud category, ranking #4 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • shell game's instance of is recorded as fraud[3].
  • shell game's instance of is recorded as game of skill[4].
  • shell game's Commons category is recorded as Shell game[5].

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Context

Recorded instance of include fraud[3] and game of skill[4].

Why It Matters

shell game draws 1,208 Wikipedia views per month (fraud category, ranking #4 of 11).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). shell game. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shell-game
MLA “shell game.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/shell-game.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shell-game_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{shell game}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shell-game}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → fraud, game of skill
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007565911905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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