Magic Tricks

The description here is a little misleading. There is a long way to go before you get to that "she turns over the card and it's the one she was thinking of" moment. This effect will depend heavily on your presentation skills. In essence, this is a self-working card trick that is heavily dressed up to look like a mentalism miracle. By "heavily dressed up" I mean you are going to have to convince your spectators that you are creating a miracle here and not just moving a card around.

That being said, there are a few presentational options given at the end, including one that uses pictures instead of playing cards. None of them seems as powerful as the original concept, but it's nice to have options. They also give you a suggestion on the effect to use with this one (available separately for a few bucks). I actually just use this one as a solo routine, however, because it can be pretty long if done right and there's really no way you can top the moment of the final reveal.

You will have to give yourself about an hour to truly study the patter on this effect. The mechanics won't take long at all, but it all depends on how you present it. You will need to be strong at throwing your spectators off the scent of this being a card trick and move them into this being something much more. I'm very pleased with this effect despite my initial skepticism in my first read-through. The fact that this is completely impromptu, can be done with a borrowed deck, and is almost completely out of your hands until the last moment makes this a complete winner.