Solving this problem entails simulating the movement of the pebble based on each of its three possible starting points, taking whichever yields the most right answers. My code for doing this in C++ is below; it is hopefully straightforward enough that those of you who write in other languages can follow.

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
 
int N, A[100], B[100], G[100];
 
int num_correct(int starting_shell)
{
  int current_shell = starting_shell, correct = 0;
  for (int i=0; i<N; i++) {
    if (A[i] == current_shell) current_shell = B[i];
    else if (B[i] == current_shell) current_shell = A[i];
    if (current_shell == G[i]) correct++;
  }
  return correct;
}
 
int main(void)
{
  ifstream fin ("shell.in");
  fin >> N;
  for (int i=0; i<N; i++)
    fin >> A[i] >> B[i] >> G[i];
 
  int best = 0;
  for (int i=1; i<=3; i++) 
    best = max(best, num_correct(i));
 
  ofstream fout ("shell.out");
  fout << best << "\n";
  return 0;
}