A game of shooting with a shell at a small shell placed in a ring; it is usually played on the ground. In the rural districts and mountains. The ring is drawn upon the floor of the native house, and sometimes upon a board made for the purpose. The ring is about two feet in diameter, and has a small circle, about an inch in diameter, drawn in the center (figure 63). Each player has a small white shell which he twirls in the air between his thumb and forefinger to determine who shall shoot first. If one falls mouth up and the other mouth down, the holder of the former takes the first play. If both fall alike, they are twirled again. The first player places his shell on the line of the large circle at any point, and, with a quick, dexterous flip of the thumb and forefinger, shoots it at the small shell placed in the inner ring. If he succeeds in knocking it out of the large circle, he wins whatever has been staked; if he fails, the small shell is replaced and the opponent shoots. The bets are usually from one to five coppers, or fish, fruit, cigarettes, or similar common articles.