This effect is about the size of 10 or so Poker-sized playing cards, and it comes with it's own
small plastic case to keep the cards in. Basically, you have a spectator choose a characteristic of
an item from a list on one card (fuzzy, golden colored, child's toy, etc), then choose an item from
a list on another card that they feel matches that characteristic. This is something that's
subjective, as it's how the spectator feels the characteristic matches one of the items, and it's
not necessarily something obvious. But in the end, the magician can easily tell the spectator what
item they are thinking of, even though they never told him the characteristic or even the
characteristic number they were thinking of.
You can perform this trick within five minutes
of reading the instructions, as there are only about six things you have to memorize. After that,
it's all presentation. You can perform this either one-on-one in a close up situation, or on stage
with a spectator (or even two at the same time), and yet it packs so small you can carry with you at
any time. While they say you can perform this over the phone, I wouldn't suggest it. The spectator
will have to write down the lists you give them, and if they keep them and study them long enough,
they'll discover the secret. However, someone casually doing this trick at normal speed will never
figure it out.
The effect can be repeated for the same spectator six times without them
thinking of the same items again, making this one of those rare effects that actually gets stronger
with each repeat performance while still remaining impossible for the spectator to figure out. I
have performed this close-up and in group settings and always find it plays big to the crowd,
especially if you choose to draw the item they are thinking of rather than just say it out loud.
Some people might think it would be cool to actually have the item on hand and pull it out
of a bag or something, but to me that just makes the trick go from a mind-reading effect to
something different. The spectator will know they were fooled because you had to have the item ahead
of time, rather than just going with the moment and drawing. But I guess that's all a matter of
personal taste.
At any rate, if you're looking for a powerful, fun effect that takes little
practice yet looks like real magic, you can't beat this for the price.
A pocket trick that can play to any size audience
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