by Pirate Potty » Mar 15th, '11, 21:15
Well, looking at the "active topics" on this forum, it seems few are really interested in performance skills or presentation...but maybe I haven't looked hard enough? I have thousands of posts on another very well-known forum, precisely because it concentrates on presentation and performance, and puts far less weight and import on effects.
Going back to the thread, though, I don't mean how can you force the same card on two spectators. That's really old hat...no, I mean, the spectators think of a card (or, if you like they can think of a number, and find their card at that number - this will ultimately play out very much the same).
OK, here is a strong method, which only works as one of 4 outs - using the wonderful "Nostradamus' Chest" from Collector's Workshop, and Kennedy's "Mind Power Deck". Use the MP deck to have spectator 1 think of card. Then, have spec 2 think of any number between 1 and 52 (or preferrably use the method suggested for NC). In one case out of four, the first spectator's card can be found at the postition thought of by the second spectator. For the other 3 occasions, you'll need a suitable routine which then makes sense. This is very easy, if you own the effects, and know what I'm talking about.
So, this is a way to have BOTH spectators apparently FREELY THINK of their card/number - yet in one case out of four, the cards will coincide. Even when you can't make this incredible reveal, you can have a quite remarkable and astonishing double-whammy ending to your effect. Either way, you win.
Hey, I have many other ways of achieving this effect, this is one of the most complex - the magi needs to have a brain like a computer to get the desired result every time. Certainly not for the faint-hearted.
I hope this example gives you some insight into my thoughts......and may stimulate some further consideration of methods that may be suitable to create this great effect.
There are a couple of fairly straightforward methods - but the more complicated you get, the stronger the impact, in my opinion!