by Tenko » May 16th, '07, 19:26
I have both decks, but I think that the finish is stronger with th ID. With Brainwave they see their card appear face up as you go through the deck but with the ID you fan through all the cards and only one is face down. I externd it forward as I go through the deck and when I get to the end and show that no other card is face down I invite them to remove the card and look at it. Its a much stronger finish when they have the card in their hand at the end when its revealed as opposed to it just appearing in your fanned cards.
Another bit of polish, take the deck from your pocket and toss it onto the table without looking at it (this works for both decks), but ensure that the flap hinge is at the top. Do it cassualy but don't look at the deck. Go on with the rest of the effect until you come to going through the cards. Now for those in the know, and you'll have to buy a deck to know, there are two ways to go from here. If the deck is the right way round simply remove it and nothing will appear amis. However, if the deck is the wrong way round, pick up the pack and turn it over, no one will think anything amis, they will simply think that you put the deck upside down when you tabled it.
If you put the deck on the table with the flap opening upermost and then have to turn it over it looks real shabby. So does holding the deck in your hand till the last minute, looks fishy. Get it out in the open long before you do the effect.
As for the effect ...
Get the spectator to name a suit, get them to ring a mate on their mobile to give the value of the card, and then reveal it.
Get the spectator to ring a mate and give them a suit, then ring another mate and get its value, then reveal it.
Get the spectator to name a suit and choose someone at random in the pub. Get someone else to go over to this chosen person and tell them that you are a magician and need their help. When they come over ask them to name the value of the suit chosen by the first spectator and then reveal it.
Tenko.
Yorkshire, UK
Male, 55yrs old, Retired.
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