Basic
Card Trick 2: Impressive Prediction
A spectator is asked to shuffle the cards, then remove any twelve
from the pack and to further shuffle these twelve. Whilst this is
being done the magician writes a prediction on a piece of paper
he places face down on the table. The spectator now takes any four
cards from his selected twelve and lays them in a row face up on
the table, the remaining eight cards are put with the rest of the
pack.
This is now taken up, and from it cards are dealt onto each of
the face-up cards so as to bring its value to ten. For instance,
if a four then six cards are to be dealt on top of it. All picture
cards, however, are valued at ten so no cards are put on these.
This having been done, the total value of the four cards is ascertained.
For example, supposing the four face-up cards happen to be the Three
of Hearts, the Seven of Clubs the Jack of Spades and the Four of
Diamonds, their total value would be twenty-four.
The card which lies at that number is now counted down to in the
pack that remains. When it is turned over, amazingly matches the
original prediction. This self-working trick requires no skill and
can be done with a borrowed pack as long as the pack is complete.
How is it done? The spectator shuffles the pack and removes any
twelve cards and whilst he shuffles these you note the bottom card
of the pack remaining ; this is the prediction card. Write the name
of this card on the paper and put it to one side. Tell the spectator
to remove any four cards discarding the rest. Drop the bulk of the
pack on top of these, this brings your prediction card ninth from
the bottom. The spectator lays out his four cards and deals on each
one, enough cards to make up ten. The total of the four face-up
cards is obtained and this number counted down to and it will be
the card you previously predicted.
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