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Yes, thimblerig is playable

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"Thimblerig" Definition

noun

One who operates a thimblerig.
See shell game.
A swindling trick in which a small ball or pea is quickly shifted from under one to another of three small cups to fool the spectator guessing its location.
One who manipulates the cup in thimblerig.
A game involving sleight of hand, in which three inverted thimbles or cups are moved about, contestants having to spot which is the one with a pea or other object underneath.

verb-transitive

To swindle with or as if with a thimblerig.

verb

To cheat by trickery.
To swindle by thimblerig.

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