Just to balance out the reviews, it's important to realise that there is a fair amount of
card-sorting procedure for the spectator to follow. Depending how the cards fall and how much
attention they're paying, the final sorting of the cards can be very visible. Sometimes, if face up
and face down cards present themselves well, then the sorting is less obvious. But sometimes it's a
bit blatant.
Enough well-timed patter might befuddle them, or a witty delivery of the
performance to hide the 'admin'. Either way, as long as you can remember the steps, the trick works
itself. BUT to make it more than just an exercise in sorting, you'll need to up the emphasis on
performance for this to make it more than just a procedure. As we know, it's not about the TRICK,
it's the WAY you sell it.
Because of the multi-step 'admin' procedure though, this is
definitely not my cup of tea. It's too clearly engineered. Watch the Penn and Teller performance and
you'll get that. But if you want a remote in-their-hands trick, and your spectator isn't too easily
bored or too familiar with cards, then this is an easy fall-back position. With the right person, it
could be a surprise ending - just don't try it on any card-players!
A procedural self-working trick
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