thimblerig vs shell game

thimblerig and shell game both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thimblerig	Yes	No	No	No
shell game	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, thimblerig and shell game are synonyms defined as:

thimblerig and shell game: a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under

thimblerig (noun)	shell game (noun)
a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under	a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under