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This is one of my big hitters.

I showed this to Dale Shrimpton at the Karnival of Kitsch not long ago and he was kind enough to say that my misdirection was brilliant. Thanks Mate.

This effect can be learned on 'Work and Play' by Steve Dela.

Hope you enjoy it!

Alec

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoL9yu6MzLA

Nice!

I do this when I'm out n about - I love it

much better than the gimmicked 2 card monte

shame there was a reveal in the related videos (as always on YouTube)

It is a lovely hard hitting effect but you really have to choose the person carefully and ensure they follow instruction. Nothing like a nosey person to try and look all the time.

Alec

Alec Kobain wrote:It is a lovely hard hitting effect but you really have to choose the person carefully and ensure they follow instruction. Nothing like a nosey person to try and look all the time.

Alec

I did this the other night at the pub (I love drunk people)

This guy gripped the card too hard, I bent the second card as I switched (luckily all the dirty work was done by then) so everyone thought they could obviously follow the cards (black Queens)

The look on their faces when you turn over the cards, 'no way, but..but...I was sure you f****d that up cos you bent the card, wtf?!

Quick tip, get them to hold the card with their thumb on top instead of how it is shown on here. It makes it more difficult for them to turn the cards over & reduces the risk of them turning too early.

russpie wrote:Quick tip, get them to hold the card with their thumb on top instead of how it is shown on here. It makes it more difficult for them to turn the cards over & reduces the risk of them turning too early.

Not really it doesn't. It just means they would have to turn their hand the other way.

It's a lovely effect tho. I need expected it to but it gets great reactions.

Worked out the other day that i've done this over 6000 times just at gigs (not counting 'down the pub etc') & the last time someone turned too early was about 3 & half years ago. Brilliant effect & I open with it for the first 'round' at gigs.

Alec Kobain wrote:

russpie wrote:Quick tip, get them to hold the card with their thumb on top instead of how it is shown on here. It makes it more difficult for them to turn the cards over & reduces the risk of them turning too early.

Not really it doesn't. It just means they would have to turn their hand the other way.

It's a lovely effect tho. I need expected it to but it gets great reactions.

The thumb on top means they'd have to turn their hand the "long way round", pick a particularly lazy spectator and you're laughing.

Nice, well performed To prevent premature revelation, you can also position their hands yourself, and say 'hold it like this'. When done with confidence, almost never will they try to look before you ask them to. Good job anyway

ACE T wrote:

Alec Kobain wrote:

russpie wrote:Quick tip, get them to hold the card with their thumb on top instead of how it is shown on here. It makes it more difficult for them to turn the cards over & reduces the risk of them turning too early.

Not really it doesn't. It just means they would have to turn their hand the other way.

It's a lovely effect tho. I need expected it to but it gets great reactions.

The thumb on top means they'd have to turn their hand the "long way round", pick a particularly lazy spectator and you're laughing.

It also makes it easier to hold the cards lower down.
Pro Tip! wooo

secondary pro tip: rather than top changing you can table the deck and have the switch in palm or in a clip somewhere.
No, it doesn't really add a lot in the long run and your current way is solid; but i used to do it that way because I hung around with magicians too much at the time and forgot that lay folk don't care about things like that.... but it's worth thinking about...

I love this kind of trick, so simple and funny. But, what does 'TC' mean? I assume, three card, but assumptions have a habit of making me look a fool.

russpie wrote:Quick tip, get them to hold the card with their thumb on top instead of how it is shown on here. It makes it more difficult for them to turn the cards over & reduces the risk of them turning too early.

You are absolutely correct sir!