Find the Lady (Three Card Monte, Bonneteau)

Number of decks: 1
Number of cards in pack: 3
Number of players: from 2 or more
The hierarchy of cards: -
Goal of the game: guess the card.
Rules of the game. In fact, this is not a game, and card fraud. Find the Lady, so the game is called in the UK. Three Card Monte is the American name of this game. In France, the game is known as Bonneteau. The essence of the game is simple. Game 2 or more players, one of which is the dealer who handles the cards, and the other is a player who makes a bet on the game, the third and fourth players is usually the dealer partners. The dealer in the hands of 3 cards are available, among which one is a woman. The dealer shows the cards to the player, then at the same time they throw on the table face down. The player makes a bet on the card, which he considers a lady. The purpose of the dealer is by any means, using various tricks to make sure that the player has lost. To this end, the dealer uses:

dexterity of your hands to mix the cards;

partners who bet to show the player that the game could be better;

accessory that signal the approach of the police (is down to ride);

partner, who is dealing with those who are dissatisfied with the game and going to complain;

a partner who is looking for players and encourages them to join the game.

So you can see that this is a common scam.

Game Bonneteau, differs from the above rules of the game as follows. To play two cards taken a black suit and a red card suit. Maps are bent slightly around their longitudinal axis. The dealer shows three cards the player places them on the table face down and one card quickly raises his left hand, and the other two in his right hand, and throws them on the table in the new position. He repeats this pattern a few times. Now the player must put the money on the card red suit. In other words, it is a competition between a player and dealer hands eyes. Player for bait can win the first few games, but then he loses everything, because thanks to the skill dealer hands, the cards are reversed, and the dealer has an accomplice who distracts the player.