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So lloy (h" 1tric" Qo6feoJ Contents lntroduction ChallengeName-a-Card

ChallengeI ChallengeIl. ChallengeIII ChallengeIV ChallengeV ChallengeVI ChallengeVll ChallengeVIll ChallengeIX ChallengeX ChallengeXI ChallengeXll ChailengeXIll The StealthPrediction

StealthI SteaithII StealthIII StealihIV StealihV StealihVI StealthVII SteaithVIII StealthIX StealthX StealthXl - AKA 'Froggie' Any CardAr Any OpenPrediction PredictionI PredictionII. PredictionIII PredictionIV PredictionV PredictionVI PredictionVII Final Commeniary

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So Poy Stie ltrice Ocknot'(eögments As with any effortof thistype.iherearethosewho mustbe ihanked. Withouttheirhelpand .thisbook simpiywould not havehappened. To my dearfriendsKathyand PatrickHolcombe,you'llneverknow what meansmoreto me a sourceof helpand suppoftyou havebeen.Yourfriendship than -To vou'lleverknow. the of The Six And One-Half.ArizonasMentalismBrain Trust.You guysare simplythe best.You inspireme in waysyou can'timagine. it'sirulv an honorto be a memberof thiswonderfulgroup. To DoccHilford.KentonKnepper.Bob CassidyandRlchardMassey. Your input on thiswork has beenof inestimablevalue.You all got me thinkingin thatmightneverhavehappened.Thanksfor sharing. directions To my bestfriend.RobertWaller.We don'tget togetheroflenenough. everytimewe talk.You'vebeenthe bestfriendanyonecould I get recharged everwishfor.As always,your ideasfan the flame.Heresto many morel And to my wonderfuiwife.April Canter.Ilove you more thanyou know. l've carvedout. Iireyour patiencein puttingup with thiscrazyexistence This,as aiways,is for you.

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Thisis a mostunusualbook.at leastfor a bookon mentalism.Thereare severalreasonsand influencesfor its'creaiion.I11try to keep thisshort so we lan get to the good stuff. ln the^earlyJOs therewasan attemptar a magicalweeklyin the Uniied _ States,alaGreaiBritains Abracadabra, calledThe Tälisman.It'u,asan interesting littlemagazinewhichwas onlyableio iasta fairlyshorttime.Whlle it containedmostlymagic.therewas a fair amountof mentalismpublishedthere, someof ii beingof very highquality.But the singlethingthat mädean impression on me the mostwasa carditem.In issue#47. the coveritemwas aciuallya card problementiiled,"To PayThe Price'. by Ron Wilson.Mr. Wilson simplyreiterated the point madeby Dr JacobDaley,tiat in any magicaleffect rhereis a priceto be paid-andproposeda cardproblemro seewharkllndot price r n er e a o e rw s o u t oo e w l r n g1 op a g . He setsomecondjtions on the problemthaLwerefairJystiff.Overthe .omingissues..spveral peopler-ontrib.rted theiridpason rhe problem,wirh mtxpdresu s. I readingwirhgrealinleresl,not so muchabourrhe hick.but.thediffering,approac hesand 'thepricethat the variouscontributors werewlflrngto pdy. I hts madesomeimprpssion on me. Anotherinfluenceon thiscurrenlwork is the publishedmaterialof Ed Marlo.Dont go runninglor rhedoor iI you re noLa cardman.Thisbookis not aboutcardmovesand the like.The reasonMarlo'swork is an influencehereis that.as I wasreadingone of 'Mario'sMagazines,,, a thoughtoccurredto me. In tiß parhculartlook,were.singlgeffeqF_ with multiplemethods.They would be listed. as simplymethod# 1, #2, etc.Well.as I wasreadingit occurredto me that the changesfrom one methodto the next sometimesrefläcteda desireto fixa' conditionfrom the previousmethod.In other words, Marlo would createona way to do a giventrick, but wasn'tentirelysatisfiedwith a particularaspectof the finalproduct. questio fix'.theproblemaspect,a new handling(orsomeümes an ,ln his ennretynewe ect)was bom. I hat,in turn,wouldleadto yet anotheridea.And

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-O-CqrO 14qme Chal(enge so on. If you readtheseworksfrom the standpointof a streamof ihought, it can changethe entiretone of the work.You beginto geta senseof HOW he thought,noi jusi WHAT he thought.It'san importanidistinction. So what you havehereis a work thatexaminesa smallhandfulof effecis from a varie! of viewpoints.Whilethis hasbeen donea fair amountin the magic Thereare reallyonly three world.ihishasn'ibeenexaminedmuchin mentalism. plots one is basedon a classic.one is is fairlystandard, effectshere.One of these since prettynovel.ln my own opinton,theyarealLworlhyof your examination. The bottomline here in my own repedoire. lhave foundthemto be work-hones yourself,what price ior to of these effects you should decide use some that, if is areyou willingto pay?Hence,thenameof thiswork.borrowed{romThe Taliiman. I will provideyou with severalsolutionsfor eachof theseitems.There are certainlymorethat I haven'tlistedhere.Try themall. seewhat fits'youand your styleof working. Thereason,then, for the approachof this bookis simplyto try and provideyou with materialthat you can definitelyuse,alongwith multiple Hopefully,you will find somethingthat can methodsfor achieving 'you'.thoseeffects. You mightalsocareto try and find ihe streamof thought becomedistinctly pages. presentin these It couldshryour own creativejuices.Who knowswhat you mightcome up with? Thereare thosewho will ihis book up becausethere are only three effects.Their'swill be the loss.Leam theseeffectsand you will havestrong, exclusivematerial.In eachof the followingI'll offer effectand method.as well as commeniaryand the pro'sand con'sof eachidea. lt may seemlike a lot at first. Hang in there.the trip willbe worthit. Lets proceed.

Cfiqffen ge tlame-Q -Card 'Premonition' by EddieJoseph. The precursorto this iheme is the classic The effectis truly wonderful.The performerhas the spectatorname any card in the deck.A deck of cardsis produced.The cardsarethen countedfaceup onto the tablewhile the spectatorlooksfor their card.Whenall is said and done, only 51 cardsare presentand their freelynamedcard is missing.The performerihen

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So PoyQfie price C6olienqe 1'lqne-O-CqrO cleanlyreachesinto a pocketand puilsout a singlecard.the very cardnamedl A greateffect.Yet no one doesit. At least.I'veneverseenanyonedo it in the originalform.I suspectthereis a reason.Thetitleof thisbook explainswhy. the priceis simplytoo highfor mostper{ormers, mgselfincluded.WhileIam not at libertyto revealthe methodof the originalhandling(which,I believeis still availablefrom Abbott's),sufficeto saythat when the effectis done, there arestill h.r'odecksof cardsin your pocketsof whichthe audienceis unaware.Plusthere areotherproblemswith the originalmethod.Pleasedon'imisunderstand me. the originalis a great pieceoi mentalwork with cards.lt jusi doesn'tfit me. And pleasedon t misunderstand the followingitems.I'm not sayingtheyre betterthan the original,either.But theydo address certainaspects of the original.as wellas aspecisof eachother.Foilowalongandyou 1lseewhat I mean. problem.the mostnotablein Thereis someotherwork on thisparticular recenttimesbeingTed Lesley'sPro-Monihon', from hiswonderfulbook. "Paramiracles". My firstrealshotat thisplot is my own 'Challenge Name-ACard, firstin printin my 1996 lecturenotes.'MentalMelange' . I havealso marketedthis particularversionfor sometime now. While I havethis effectin prini already,I m goingto includeit herefor the sakeof completeness, srnce severalother versionsfollow.Hereit is. in its' originalform from MentalMelange.

ChallengeName-A-Cardor ChallengeI- Mark Strivings I will describetwo methodsto achievethis little jewel,one virtuallyself workingand the othera one sleightwonder. Effect- A red deckand a blue deckare dropped on the tablewith the commandof, "Namea card!"comingfromthe seer.'The spectator namesa card, is allowedto changehis mind, but finallysettleson a card. The red deck is uncased.The performerexplainsthat he will count through the cardsand the spectatoris to look for the namedcard. Upon countingthroughihe entiredeck, only 51 cardsare found to be presentand the namedcard is not there.The performerexplainsthat before he left hishome that eveninqhe took one card

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8o PoUQh" prtce Ciiq(fenqe tr'lorne-0-Cur0 from the red deckand placedit in the bluedeck.Upon thumbingthroughthe It is the randomlgnamedcardl! blue deck,a singlered cardis discovered. is absolutelv accutate... 5070of the hme. Meihod- The abovedescription you you leave and throw tell thjt the other 5070 up, let me of the time Before there is a bit of a proceduralsidetrackthat playsjust as strong. Iwill give you the easyversionfirst.Just so gou know, the effectis identical in both methods,howevertheyeachwill havetheirown merits.Decidefor matchingred backeddecks,one blue yourself.Here'swhat you need.Gei h.r,'o back deck,someroughingfluidor spraymattefinish.anda singledie. I will explainthe reasonfor the die laterin this description.The blue deckdoes not haveto be the samedesignasthe red decks,but mustbe the samesize(i.e. poker or bridge). Take all three decksand removeall of the even valueblack cardsand odd value red cards.Set the blue deckstacksasidefor the moment,we'ilget backto them. For this first deckyou wiil need only the cardsfrom the red decks.Set the unusedred cardsaside.Keep your h.r,ostacksfrom the decksseparaie. Thoroughlyshuffleone of the stacks.Now stackthe otherhalf packin ihe identicalorder as the shuffledpack.Put one stackon top of the other.Thisputs 26 cardsaway.(Onesmallnote - breakup any matching eachcards'duplicate pain, i.e. the blackl0's, the red3's,the reasonwill be apparentlater).Now discardthe face card of the deckand it is now ready. You now have a deck of 51 cardsthat are comprisedof all the even black cardsand odd red cards,each card representedhvice (exceptone,the card.just Placethis deckin the red removed).Eachcard is 26 awayfrom its'duplicate. caseand it is ready to go. To constructthe blue deckvou will need one of the unusedhalf red decks that is left over from the above däscriphon.Thesecardswill be the odd blacks and evenreds.You will also requirethe even blacksand odd redsirom the blue deck that you separatedeariier.Shuffleeacl-rhalf separately.Now you need to rough the facesof the blue cardsand ihe backsof the red cards.Oncethey are ready,pair up any red backedcardon the face of any bluebackedcard. Do this with all 26 pain. When you are finishedyou will have what appearsto be a blue backeddeck of cards.Placethesein the blue caseand you are readyto perform. To perform, producethe two decksand statethat earlierin the day you removedone card from the red deck and put it in the blue deck. Have the

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So Poy'Qtieprice Cliqfferrqe 14qme-O-Carö spectator name any card.You wanthim to nameanyone of the odd blacksor evenreds.the facecardsol the pairsin the bluedeck.For now letsassumethat he does(i.e.the 7 ol spades). We'lldealwiththosetimeswhenthis doesnt happenin a bit. Removethe red deckfrom itscaseand explainthat you will countthrough ihe cardsand gourspectltoris to look for theiröard.Countthroughaliof the" cards.Therewill be only 51 and yourspeciators cardwill not be t"herel Sincethe duplicates are26 cardsapartand vourvolunteerrs concentrating on hiscard.the dupeswill hot be noticed.Thisis arsornereason for separatingany pairsof cardsin the run. If there werehuo black tensin a row it mightbe noticedwhentheyturn up againlaterin the count.That wouldbe oao. Backio the action.You noavuncas€the blue decl
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(o IJoySfie price Cliq(fenqe14qtne-ß-CqrÖ Supposeihev roll an evennumber?Simplyusethat numberand the numberön the oppositeside(theywill alwaystotal7 and makeit work out!). firstnumber tip here.Whenusingthis.addor subtract.the A smallpresentational I hen turn the die number. (theevenone) with theirselection new to arriveat a äuera.rduse the new sidewith the curent number.At eachsteppointingout the vastlydifferentpossibleoutcomes. Regardlessof what your spectatordecides(makea big poini of letting them decideeachstepof thewayl),you willend up withone of the cardson the faceof the blue deckiYou can now revealthatthe cardthey'finallyiandedon was the very card you removedfrom the red deck earlierl Thisis very simpleto do. The only realpoint whereyou haveto do much discem ihinkingis when-theyinitiallynametheiard. Vou needto imrn€diately proceed to the you direcdy it is can whetherit s an odd black or even red. If countingand the blue deck.If it's noi, introducethe die and proceedfrom there' Bv the wav. thereis a verv simplewagto remamberwhichcardsare the Notjr-ethe capilalsOBER importantones.Simplythe namäTOBERT' stund.fot Odd Black EvenRed,the cardsgou needto end up with Onceyou have done this a few timesyou will have it down cold 'Challenge Name-A-Card' Commentary- That'sthe original .Asyou can 'Premonition' handling,in see.I havechanqeda smallconditibnof the origrnal thingsthat in The that I haveusedä seconddeckfor the selectedcard to appear are good (the pro's)about this handling(ascomparedto the original 'PreÄonition').are that both decksarebn the table at the outset ln the original EddieJosephhandling,you couldn'tbringout a deckuntil you knew what the selectedcaid was. Whätb not so good (for some people)is the fact that the die hasto be used 500/oof the time. This is the handlingI usedfor a long time. It is still basicallythe €xact method I use today. Theie is only one smallchangeand it is recordedin 'Challenge IV'. In the write-up in MentalMelange,I gavea secondmethod,basedon the above.Hereis the;dte-up straightfröm th? pagesof MentalMelange.i have addedthe title for this work. It was untitled in the original.

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ea ChallengeName-A-CardII or ChallengeII- Mark Strivings . Now for thoseoJyou who aren'tafraidof jusi a littlework. Heres what you need. You usethe red deck exactlyas describedearlierin this write up. Theis in the bluedeck.Geta regularbluedeckalongwith onered backed difference x card.It'sfaceis neverseenso usewhateverspareyou hävelyingaround.Do. however,know the identityof thiscard.Pui a strlpof doublestickstotch tape on the faceof the card andpiaceit four cardsfrom the faceof ihe blue deck.Put the deckin its'caseand you are readyto go. The effectis identicalto the abovehandling.Thereare a coupleof slight proceduraldifferences, however.Whenyou producethe decks.you immediatelyuncaseboth of them and placethem on the iable. In toyingwith the blue deck,locatethe tapedcard (whichwill be stuckto thecard in froni of it) and breakthe sealof the tape.Leaveit in its'present positionand placethe deck gentlyon the tablefaceup. Thisis so the carddoesnot re-adhere to the next card. . . . Go_throughthe presentationwith the red deck as outlinedbefore.Pick up the blue deck gently and stad to spreadface up from handto hand. Locatethä tapedcardand cull it underthe spread.Iwill saveyou thedescription of this sleighthere.ln essence the cardridesfreelvunderthe spread.Connnue spreadinguntilyou locatethe namedcard.Positionthe culledcardunderand overlappingthe namedcard. Breakthe spreadwith the named cardat the bottom.ofihe rigtrt handportion. This positionsthe red backedcard directJy under the namedcard.Squareup the deckand glve it a gentlesqueeze,causing the red backedcard to adheresecurelyio the selechon.Spreadthe deck iace down showinga singlered backedcard in the spread,removeit and show it to be the namedcard!. This versjonhasthe advantageof givingthe appearanceof a complete deck,all52 cardsplus the red card.This is a definiteplusin close-upconditiorrs. If you are workingfrom the stageor parlor, it doesn'fmakea greaiäeal of difference. You will justhaveto deciäefor yourself. I havent gone into great detailon the cullingprocedurehere.It has been

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So Poy Qfie price Chq((enqel4sne-O-Cqrö in the worksof Michael in ihe literature,mostnotabLy coveredextensivelg with thismoveit would be in Ammarand MichaälClose.If you are unfamiliar thesebookshavea Besides. vour bestlnterestto learnit fromthesesources. äreatdealof tenificmalerialinthem besidesthe cull Checkit out' Commentary- The effectis identicalio'Challgnge#l The pro's-arethat lt usesa much moie naturallookingseconddeck Obviouslyyou could do the aboue*ith a double1ift.but i wanteda methodthatlookedcleaner'The con's are vou still havethe die for 500/oof the performancesand haveto indulgein a bit of sleightof hand. Bv the wav.the abovehandlingis basedin parton MichaelClose's'Red BlueM6mmaFooler'from "Workers5', alsoin hislecturenotes. A Workers Sampier".

aa& ChallengeIII - Mark Strivings 'Premonitioneffectusing.deck#1 from the Ii is possibleto do the original firsth,,rohändlings,the die and two 13 card pocketindexes'The indexeswould containall of th;dd black and even reds,one setin eachfront troor jacket pocket.The deckis on the tableand the die is out of sightin a convenientspot' Proceedwith the handlingouflinedin eitherof the first two methodsup to the noint wherethe cardsfromIhe first deck are countedto revealtheir card in rhehandling Afierthe countis misiing.usingthe die. of courseif necessary pocketand removethe propercard Jon". il.nply"t"u.h inLorhe appropriate from the index. 'Premonition' handling. Commentary- This doesduplicaiethe original exceptif tie die needsto 6e usedto.geftoone of rhe pocketedcards exactJy, the Eddie Pros äre thai the red deckis on the tableat the ourset,somerhing Joseohhandlinqcould noi do. lt also eliminatesan entiredeck and one-halffrom the ioseoh hanäinq. Con's are that the die is stillpresentand that you stillhave the indeies in your"pockets.Not necessarilythe best thing in the world if you need thosepocketsfor subsequenteffects.

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au ChallengeIV - Mark Strivingsand RichardMassey Oneof the big problemsthatsomeof mv colleaques in the worldof mentalismhad with'Challenge Name-ACard wasthe useof the die.They u a n r e da m e t h o dw h e r e b yt h e d i ec o u l db ee l i m i n a r ecdo m p l e r e l W y . e l l .w e haveseveralof thoservpesol solutionsLo{ollow. However,a singlecommentfrom m9,friend,RichardMassey.allowedfor . the perfectlylogicalreasonto use thedie usingwordsinsteadof mäthod.Indeed, ihis is the versionI perform for thiseffectto this day.The method is identicalto thai liste_q under'Challenge Name-A-Card.the originalversionof thisfamilyof effects.Thereis one smallbut very importantaddiüon.It is a patter line thai followsthetheme'choiceand chance. Heres the way it plays.At ihe outsetof the effect,I mentiorrrnarwe are goingto attemptan experimentin choiceandchance.I havethem namea card. It they name.acardihat doesnot requirethe useof the die, Iproce€dwith the countingofthe cardsand the revelation.that theircardis missing.At thatpoint lwili say,"You recallthat I saidwe would indulgein an experime"nt of choiäeand chance.Your choicewasthe _ of . I took a ähanceearlieriodav and.removeda singlecard from thisred deckand placedit into thisli;;-J;;k. Look, a singlered backedcard.As it happensit is ihe _ of _1, ',you .. Jf theynamea.cardthat doesrequirethe useof the die,I will say, recallI saidwe wouldindulgein an experimentof choiceand'chance.-tou selected the _ of _. Lersinrroducean elemenrof chance.I havehere a a die iike thoseusedin gamesof chance."You then proceedwith the presentationas oudinedin ChallengeI. This allowsfor a completelylogicalwordingand use of the die regardless . , ol what scenarioDresents itself - The die is no longera factor(in my opinion).pros are that .. - Commentary positive allot the lactorsfrom ChallengeI and II arestilipräsent.Cons are \nrtually nil.fu Tstaredearlier...this is thä venionwhichi näw perform.In my own opinion.'ls the srrongest of a.llrhesepresenred here.Mg greärLhank ro Richard

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ChallengeV - Mark Strivings,Docc Hilford and KentonKnepper Therewillstillbe thosewho are botheredby the useof the die.Manyof the followingsolutionsand ideasare directlyaddressingthai issue.The following springsfrom a conversationwith my good buddies,Docc Hilford and Kenton Knepper(of WonderWordsfame). This makesuse of trvo deck, both massivelggimmicked.The construct'ion wili seemcomplicatedat firsi, bui stickwith me. You will need only two decksof cards,one red and one blue.You will alsoneedroughingfluid o{ somekind. No die is used in this handling,.justthe hvo deck. Firstseparatethe odd blacksand even reds from the trvo decks.Place pilesaside.Likewisecollectthe odd redsand evenblacksfrom the hvo turo these decks.Takethe blue backedodd redsand evenblacks,removethe Ace of Heartsand placeit aside,and thoroughlyshufflethe remainderof the packet. Placethe Ace oi Hearts back on top once this is doneNow stackthe odd reds and even blacksfrom the red in the sameorder as the blue backedcards.Completelyremovethe red backedAce of Heartsand discardit. Now comesthe really fun part. Go through both packetsand break up any obvious pairs,makingsure that both packetsend up in the sameorder.Take the red backedpacketand cut 13 cardsfrom top to bottom. You will now interlacethe cardsface up starting with the top blue backedcard. You are goingto be watchingfor any new obviouspairsthat come up. All ofihe facesof this deck might possiblybe seenin the presentation,and sinceall of the cards(exceptthe Ace of Hearts)are duplicated,you need to break up any obviouspairingsthat might standout to a spectatorseelngthe cardsbeing dealt.This is the same idea as the red deck from ChallengeI. If any new pairsshow up, breakthem up and adjustthe stack(s).now interlacingto reflectthe new order of the cards.

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So PoUQheprice Ciia(fenge'hnme-0-CqrO You will end up with a deckcomprisedof 51 cards.Thesecardsnow need The biuebackedcardsneedto to be end-roughed. on the facesand the red backed be end-roughed cardsneedio be end roughedon the backs.See the accompanyingillustrationto seewhat sections needto be roughed.Essentially, the middlethirdor so of eachcard is left untreated.This way you can is applied spreadthroughthe deckand if pressure to theendsof the cards,theywill spreadin pairs. If pressureis appliedto the centerof the cards,they will spreadsinglg.Oncethe deckhasbeen roughedand stackedper above,if assembled, pressureis appliedto the endsand the cardsspread backsup. the deckwiil appearto be a blue-backed deck. You now need to do the sameprocesswith from before.only thisLime the orherhalf-decks rhrowawaythe blue ba"kedAceof Spades.Endroughand stackas in the abovedeck,but (PLEASENOTE!),revenethe colors in the above description.In otherwordsrough the facesof the red-backedcards and the backsof the blue-backed this cards.When spreadwith end pressure, deckwill reveala red-backeddeck. Placethe decksinto their respectivecases. now havewhat appearsto be a blue-backed You deckthat conslstsentirelyof odd-redsand evenblack, and what appearsto be a red-backeddeck consistingentirelyof odd-blacksand even-reds. Eachdeckcanbe spreadto showEITHERtheir apparentbackcolor or 51 faceup cardslWhat we havehereis an inrerchangeable set-uplEirher deckcan be usedto count 51 cards(showinqa or to reveala chosencardas h;ving cardmissing) a differentcolor back than the restof the deck. We now only need a simpieway to which deck has which cards.This is very simpleand, indeed,is the only ihing you needto think about while performingthe effect. The Reddeckconsistof Odd-Blacks and Even-

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('o IloV(fie pric" Cliqffenqe14qrne-ß'Cqrö Reds.We will call thisdeckthe ROBERTdeck.R = Red back (whenspreadwith end roughing),O = Odd. B = Blacks.E = Even,R = Reds.The i is just extra.In performance, this (ROBERt)is the onlypieceof informationI needto finishthe äffect!If someonenamesan odd-blackor even-redI know that the red deck wiil revealit as havinga differentcolor back,thereforethe blue deck will be counted card is missing!And, of course, faceup as singlecardsto showthat ihe selected ihe exactoppositeis true if they name any othercard. I fuligrealizethatmanyof you areterminallycon{usedat thispoint..lfyou ihe decksand havethemin front of you, thisis harderto havenot constructed its extremelysimpleto do. Here'sihe wag ii pans follow.But, in performance, out. Supposethey namea 4 of Hearts.Thatis an EvenRed card.It is in the deckand casuallyspreadit deck.You will firstuncasethe blue-backed ROBERT (applyingpressureon the endsof the cards)to show blue backs.You will ihen tuin the deckfaceup and countthe cards,singlyfaceup on the table,being carefulnot to flashihe back of any cards.If a spectatoris specificallylookingfor the 4 of Hearts,they won't seeit and therewill onlg be 51 cards.Apparenilytheir cardis ihe only one missing. You will then uncasethe red-backeddeckand spreadit faceup. (WITH this is important!)lookingfor the 4 of Hearts.Whenthe cardis end pressure, found, ii is tabled.The deckis turned facedown and spread(with end pressure) to revealthe red backs.Then ihe tabied4 of Heartsis tumed over to revealthe blue back! Anotherscenario.Supposetheyselectthe Queenof Spades.Thatis not an odd-black.It is setto be ievealediri the blue deck. So, qo to the red deckfirst, spreadto show red backs,countthe cardsJaceup to revealtheir card missing. Go io the blue deck and spreadface-up(with end pressure)to find the Queenof Spades.Once found, ium the deck {acedown, spread (wiih pressure)to show blue backsand revealthe Queento have a red backl A few irials with the propsin hand will readilyshow how simplethisis once it is construcied-One other thouqht.to re-set.revetsecount the entire deckthat wascountedsinglyin the achraläffeät,and replacethe selectedcardin its'proper placein the other deck. Commentary - This eliminatesthe need for the die in the first few methods.Prosare that literallyeverythingis on the table from the beginning.

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ua ChallengeVI - Mark Strivings Whai is reallyat play in many of the above versionsof this effectis a rangingforce. That is. the performerneedsto force the spectatorto selectone of 26 cardsout of the pack. If the speciatordoesn'tfreeiyselectone of the cards needed,then we mustforceit uponthem ihroughthe use of the die. Here'sa revolutionarythought.What if we were to simply forcethe proper colorsand values(odd/even)?In oiher words force TOBERI?What followsare a few thoughisalong thoselines.In eachcasethe basiceffectis unchanqedfrom C h a l l e n gLe With a bit of thinkingon your feetthe followingcouldwork quitewell. You'll usea coin. we'll saya quarter,to introducea bit of chanceinto the presentation(soundfamiliar?).You need the h,r,odecksfrom ChallenqeI as well as a double headedcoin to pull thisoff. Have the h.r,odeckson the table.lnkoduce the coin. but don't call undue attentionto it. Have the spectatordecidewhetherheadsis red or black,and vice versa.Sup-posethey say headsis red. Of courseupon the tossof the coin, it will Iorce red.You will now needto force even, therefore,headswill be even, tails

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uaa unallenge v ll - lvrarKstnvlngs Suppose,using Here'san interestingideathat the last method opensup. 'red' you to force in the opening were from ChallengeVI, the basicmethodology 'even' phasewith the coin, in the secondphase,and let the rest of the procedure take its'own coursefiom there. ln other words, you know aheadof time that you'r€goingto end up with evenreds,which is very possiblewith the above procedure. Here'sthe interestingpart,the rough smooth deckno longer needs26 pairs.Sincethereare only 12 cardspossible(the2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and Queenof the two redsuits,total of 12 cards),the remainderof deck #2 can be regularX cards.

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So PogQtie ltrice C6q((enqe 1'larne'O-Cord ln thiscaseyou wouldneedthe 12 roughedpairs(fora totalof 24 cards)and 28 X cardswhichdont duplicateany oi the facecardsof the roughedpairs. Obviouslyihiswouldresultin a morenaturallookingdeckwhenspreadusing pressLlre. In some waysthis 1sgettingcooierl Commentary- The seconddeckdoesindeedlook morenatural.More cardsareshowing.Plustheycan be of more mixedvaluesthanbefore.Prosare ihe betterlookingseconddeck.Consare ihat VoustilLhavethatdoubleheaded coin, plus one extra force in the procedure.Againa light heartedapproachthat placesno realimponanceon any o{ ii is the key to pullingit off.

uale ChallengeVIII - Mark Strivings Here s an extensionof ihe previousidea ihat dealswiih ihe fact that the tosses coins come up headseach time. Have a double headedcoin as well as a regularmatchingcoin. The regularcoin is in left flngerpalm, the double headed (DH) coin is visiblein RH. The decksare on the table.Call headsare red and tails are black. Flip visibie coin, catching ii in RH and slap on back of LH. Heads
Upon takingthe coin back in RH, performa shuttleto the left hand, switchingthe coins.Call headsis Diamondsand tailsis Hearts.A casual'show'of both sidesof the coin would be a good idea here.Flip the coin with the LH, catchingit and slappingit on ihe back o{ the RH. Go with whatevercomesup on thiscatch,eitherheartsor diamonds.Upon reirievingthe coin, perform a shuttle back io the RH. Call headsis even,tails is odd and flip as before. Heads comesupJit'seven.They namethe cardand you'redone. Ditchthe coinsas it is convenlenr. Commentary- Obviouslya bit of sleightof hand is in play. Pros arethat the resultsof the coin tossescan be randomlooknq. Cons are that there are now two coins.Of coune if they wishto examinethe coln, simplyshuttlethe DH for the regularcoin and let them look all they wani!

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er ChallengeIX - Mark Strivings Here'sa naturalextensionof the previousthought.Whai if you were to force the suit aswell asthe odd/evenvalue?For example,you knew you were qoinqio forceihe evenhearts.Now your seconddeckwouidonly need6 i o u q h e dp a i r s1 2 , 4 , 6 , 8 . 1 0 , a n dQ u e e no f h e a r l sa s t h ef a c ec a r d so f e a c h rou6hedbair).Now the seconddeckwouldappearevenmore natural.How to accomplishthisfeat? Obviouslyusinga doubleheadedcoin for all forcesbeginsto look a bit Thetosscomesout headseachtimelThat wouldstartto look bad. suspicious. Anä a regularcointo switchwith doesnt work (trustme).This versionsdeais with this. You need the hvo decks.the secondas describedh.r'oparagraphsback. You alsoneeda doubleheadedcoin.aswell asa doubletaiiedcoin.I can hear someof you startinggo, "Hey waita minute!'Staywith me. This works. Thisis very similarto ChallengeVIII in handling.Palmthe doubletailed (DT) coinin the lefi fingerpalm.The doubleheaded(DH) coin is visible.The decksare on the table. Call headsare red and tailsare black.FIip visiblecoin, catchingit in RH and slapon back of LH. Headscomesup so the color is red. Upon takingthe coin back in RH, perform a shutt.leio the left hand, switchingthZ coins.Call headsis Diamondsand tails is Hearts.Flip the coin with the LH, catchingit and slappingit on the back of the RH. It comesup tails,so the suit is Hearts. Reirievethe coin and perform a shuttleback to the RH. Call headsis even,tails is odd. Flip as beforeand slapof backof LH. Ii's even. You're now home free. Have the spectatorname an even heartand proceedfrom there. Commentary- Basicallythe sameas ChallengeVlll, but the additionof anothergimmickedcoin makesthe tossesseemrandom, plus you now havean even betterappearingseconddeck. Prosare what I just stated.Cons are that lhereare now two gimmickedcoinsto deal with. However if your shuttlees are good, thiswill fly right by.

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ChallengeX - Mark Strivings.Bob Cassidy(sortof) I wili givecredit to my friendBob Cassidyfor the germ of the idea on this. Bob waskind enoughto purchaseChallengeName-A-Cardfrom me and he. too, s€i aboutto eiiminatethe die.The onlv ideahe sharedwith me made useof a setof red and biackpokerchips.As lreiall he was iryingto forcerne coror, thinkingaiongsimilarlines(althoughdifferentresultsas I recall).asthe previous rew toeas.

I can'tdecideif Ilike thisideaor not. I'vedecidedto includeit because therea few thingsto recommendii. I guessI just can't decideif the props areroo weird(for me anyway!).It'sbasically a way to do someo[ rhefearureso[ the previous versionswith poker chipsinsteadof coins. Here it is. Draw your own conclusrons. In placeol coins.use poker chips that are black and red. This version(and

there certainlyare variationspossibleon this theme,althoughI won'tbotherto listthemin this work, you can work them out for yourselfif you'd like) usesa toial of three poker chips,two red and one black.It also makesuse of round stickersthat have suitsand valueson them that areon the centerof the poker chips.Thesecan be done free-handor you could actuallycut pips from cardsand gluethem to the centerof the chips.It'salso possibleto makestickers with computerprinted pips. Seethe illustrationto understandwhat I m talking aoout. Let'ssupposeyou want to force the even hearts(asin ChallengeIX). To do this you wouJdneedthe blackchip to showclubs

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re ChallengeXl - Mark Strivings fartherby also take this whole processin ChallengeX a step You could 'E' 'E' or an 'O' on course, standsfor even the chips. Of including eachsideof 'O' an for next page for what I mean. On stands odd. See ihe diagramon the and 'E' 'O' in any 'O' combination.The could have or ihe regularchips,the black suits'E' on the diamonds regularred chip would havean on the heartspip and an

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-fi -Carö Cfiq([enqe ]4qnre pip.The DS chip wouldhavean E on both heartspips.Seethe illustraüon. The gimmickedchip wouldtakecareof the caliingevenis heartsand odd is diamonds typescenariofrom ChallengeX. A1lyou wouldneed io do is makeihe 'E and O meaningclearwhiie the regularchipsare on

the table,beforeihe switch.Fromthatpointon, the effectis virtuallyself-working Commentary- practically the same X. Same Pros as Challenge and consand the props do all the work for you (afterthe simpleswitch).

raa ChallengeXII - Mark Strivings This will alreadyhaveoccurredto someof you readingthis,but I'vesavedit for now becauseit appliesto all versionsof this effectfrom ChallengeVII on. Since,in eachcase,Vou are dealingwith forcingthe evenredsor evenheartslin our examples),allof.the oJhercardsin the deckcan show in deck#1 (,the onewith only51 cardsin it). For example,in ChallengeX (amongothers)the onlypossiblecardsthatcan end up beingchosenare the2,4,6, B, 10, and Queenofllearts. Thai meansthat ALL other cardsfrom the packcan show in deck# 1. Take a regularred backeddeckand removethe even hearts.Since thereneedsto be only 51 cardsin this deck get 5 duplicatesof any non-obvious X cardsfrom anotherred deckand mix them in. makingsurenot to get ihem anywhereneartheir dupes.The deck will as completelynatural,since viriuallyeverycard.in a regularpack is therel Sincethe speCtatorwill be looking for theircard.there'sno way theywill noticethe other 5 missingcards. It becomescomplerelv undeteclable I Commentary- With this addition,BOTH decksbeginto look more natural.In many ways!this is a significantimprovement,particularlyif you are

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Tla& ChallengeXIII - Mark Strivings One oiher point that directlyrelatesio the lastfew versions.lf you are forcingeven hearts,thereare only six rough smooth pairsin deck #2. Suppose gou were to distributethesepairsevenlgthroughoutthe deckin order (facecard of eachpair)2, 4, 6, a, 10,Queen?Pencildot the backcardof eachpair. lf you wereto snreadthe deckfrom handto handFACEDOWN and watchfor the pencil dois in order, you would be able to spread(separate)the CORRECT and havea PAIRsingly(allotherswouldbe spreadas paiß, with pressure), singlered backed card appearin the deck. The entire rest of the deckwould show as blue and you couldthen revealthe singlecard as the selection. Thischangesthe momentofthe climax.in thatthe redbackedcards' identityis unknown until the revelation.If you chooseto do any of ihe versions that forcethe suit and the odd/evenvalue. incomoratethis featureinto deck #2 and it putsthe icing on the cake! Commentary- This littie subtletyis not possible(in practical)until you get the ranging{orcedown to just a very few cards.ln this contextit fits perfecdyand is a real mind blower.Magicianswill be ihrown by the fact that there are (seemingly)no roughedpairs.This subdetycombinedwith that of ChallengeXII will completelyblow them away. Name-A-Card Finalcommentaryon Challenge Ii you think aboui it, there aremany variationswithin variationsihat could come from what is here. Piusthereare certainlyother directionsthat this could take. We have gone far afieldfrom Eddie Joseph'soriginal,but then, this wasn't meant to be a treatiseon Premonition.That was just the startingpoint that has gone all kinds of interestingdirections.The bottom line is that the basiceffectis very strong.I've performedthis in all kinds of situationsand, trust me, it kills. Therejust doesn'tseemto be any explanation.There aren'tany moves,no

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In essence. a seiected signedcardis found,foldedintoeighthsin some container. Obviouslythisdoesn'thaveto be a playingcard,bufthat is the usual objectused.-lwastoyingwith the ideaof usingthä sÄmetypemodusfor a predictioneffecl,sincethe meihod allows for a subtleswiti:hof the folded slip. This has been donein mentalismbefore,but I'm not familiarwith ii beinguseäin any of the ways I was considering. As you are about to see,it went many differentdirections,all with the samepurpose.Here'sthe basiceffect. A deckof playingcardsis on the table alongwith its' box.A cardis selected sightunseenand slid into the box. The surounding cardsfrom the deckare inspectedand shownto be random.The box is then shakento reveala noise from within. Upon removingthe contentsof the box, there is discovered.along with the still unknown card,a foldedslip of paper. , .Ttis billet is openedand, writtenupon it is the name or initialsof a playing - " card.When the selectedcardis tumed over, it is found to be the very caid namedon the billet! If you think about it, this 'plays'on severallevels.Of coursethere,sthe

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(fie Steq(tliDreöistion straightpredictionaspect,but alsothe factihat the casewas right therein front of is something the spectatorihe entiretime!This,generally(in my experience), thai hitsthe spectatorin hindslght,addingyet anoiherconditionto their bafflement.PersonallyI havefalienin love with the effectAND the conceptof the SteaithPrediction.I havemanv ideason this. Herewe qo.

StealthI - Mark Strivings This is how I originallyconceivedof this, method-wise.The deck is systemwill do, bui IparticularlyrecommendTed Lesiey's marked.Any 'Working Professional's wonderful MarkedDeck',whichshouldbe availableat your localmagicoutlet.You will alsoneeda matchingcard case.severd.2ll2X 3 inch file card stockbillets(obtainedby cutting3 X 5 file cardsin half), some clearnylonsewingthreadand a needle,somescotchtape,a vinyl coatedpaper clip and a pencil stub. Take one of the billetsand fold it into quarters.Don't be too precisewith this, fold it somewhatoff center.Now threadsomeof the nylon thread through the needle.Piercethe billeiihroughthe comerthatis all folds,no looseedges. See the diagramfor the locationof the threadthroughthe billet.After x threadingthe nylon throughthe billet,tie it into a loop of about 3/4 of an inch or so. You may have to experimentwith the exactiengthon this. Now, usingihe scotchtape, attachthe loop to the middle ot the botiom of the insideof the card box. Oncethis is done. the billet will be ableto move and be shakenin the box, but it won't fall out if tipped up on end.

Now take a stack of about a dozen of the billetsand clip them together with the paper clip on one of the short ends.Take anotherbillet and place ii cross-wiseunder the clip. lt will standout slightJyfrom eachside of the stack. Placethe stackin your rightfront tropocket (assumingyou are right handed),paper clip down and the singleooss-wisebillet away from your body. Pui the pencilstubin the samepocket. You're readyto go. The cardsare introducedand shuffledbv the snectator.The box can sit open to one sideon the table.The cardsaresiread änd a singlecard is slid out.

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Qo PoU$lie price $he Steofthpreöiction As it is slidout of the spread.you sighttheidentityof the card.notingthe markingon its back.It is then slidsightunseenintoihe box. It wili go underthe slipcontainedtherein.Thebox is closed. Now havethe spectator turnover the cardson eachsideof the siteof the purposes. two Thisserues selection. One.to reinforcethe fairnessand randomnessof the selection.Two. it aivesvou time to write the initiaLsof the card on the slip in your pocket! is shuffling,etc..you simplyslip your handinto your Whilethe spectator pocketand assumea casualstance.Obtainthe pencilstub and get readyto write on the outer surfaceof the stackin your pocket.Thisis the cross-wisebillet. Oncethe identityof the cardis known,writeits initialsonly (example:5C for 5 of Clubs,eic.)on thecard.Oncedone,drop the pencilstub and pull the billetfree from the clip. Thisis why the billei is placedcross-wise to beginwith. You can get JUST ONE billetwith completeassurance. Now fold it into quartersin the pocket.This is not difficuLt.Get the slip into right fingerpalm.This is the work of bui a few momentswhilethe speciatoris busgdoinghisjob. You now havesomeoptionsdependingon whatis mostcomfortablefor you. In my casethe billetis fingerpalmedin the righthand. Pick up the casewith the LH and placeit directlyover the palmedbilletin the RH, being carefuinot to flash.The cut-outfor the flap oi the box is {acingup at this point. The right firsi fingerthenpinsthe billetunderthe caseandthe RH rotaiesto an upright positionwith the billet towardsthe back, away from the spectator.This allows a very open posiüonas far as the look of the hand. You can also flashthe LH duringalloi this.Don'i makea big dealourof ir. staycasual. The RH now shakesthe box to showthat thereis somethinqinside.The box is rotatedbackto its'originalposihonand placedin the palm up LH, depositingthe bilietin the ieft paim. The box is openedand the spectator allowedto look insideand describewhat thev see.Once done. the box is taken awaywith ihe RH (LH tumspalm down to preventflashingthe billet),pinning the flap open againstthe back of the box. Now the classic'dumping'move (ior lack of a bettername) is performed. The RH tums the box over in a right to left motion, endingup with the openingdirectlyon the left palm over the billet. Duringthis action the LH tums palm up to coincidewith the arrivalof the box. The billet is now displagedand tabied.The cardin the box is removedand remainsface down.

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8o ltouQtieltrice $tie SteofttipreÖiction You arenow in positionto havethe speciatoropenthe bilietand read whatit says.Turn the cardoverand you'redone! All of ihis readslong. li all happensin justa matteroi a few seconds.You certainlydont haveto choreograph the handlingof the billetand box theway I have.Any combinatlonthatworksfor you. Ijust wantedto casuallyshowboth handsempg and end up with ihe billetin the LH, hencethe abovecombination. PlusI havegoneinto somedetailsincetheseexactsamemovescan be applied to someof the followinghandlings. Commentary- The basiceffectis quite strongand playsvery well. Prosare thatthe overallhandlingis quitecleanlookingand subtle.The main conis that sincethe deckis marked,if you are usingthe Lesleymarkingsas suggested, they canwear fromextensiveuse.All-in-alla very cieanhandling. For thosewho would like to know more about pocket writing,thereis an extensive and detailedwrite-upin my book, "MobileMentalism'(1996)under 'What A GreatOutl'.It also hasdetaileddiagramsshowingthe entiresetthe title, up, and alsohas a pretty good effectattachedto it.

J} StealthII - Mark Strivings Sameexacteffectas above.Thismethodstillinvolvespocketwribng,so all of the set-upfor that is as before.In thiscasethe deck is not marked,but it is stacked.Any stackwill do (Si Stebbins,etc.). The caseis also gimmickedas beforewith the dummy billei aitachedinside. The cardsare introducedand cut severaltimes.The deck is spreadand a cardslid out. It is ihen placedin the caseas before.All of the handlingup io this point is exacdyas in StealthL Now haveyour spectatortum over the cardson eachside of the locationof ihe selection.This will allow you to sightthe nextcard in the seriesand figureout whichcardis in the box. This also allowsyou the time to do the pocketwritingas in StealthI. You can alsohavethe spectatorhtm over randomcardsand commentabout the nossibilitieshad thev selectedelsewhere in thepack.if you needextratime.

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&&a StealthIII - MarkStrivings Of the handlingsof the type we havebeen discussing, this is my favodte. As before. thismethod requirespocketwriting,so you will needthat pocketsetup from previousmethods.For thisyou will also need to acquirea 'Out marketedeffect.It is titled Of Body' and was marketedby Larry Becker. Your localmagic dealermay be ableto supplythis for you. While I am not at libertyto divulgethe exactworkingof this very fine effect,sufficeto saythat the box suppliedis gimmickedin sucha way thatyou can seethe pip of the facecard of the deckwhile it is in the case.Ii is very subtleand clever.It is alsovirtually angle-proof. In this handlingyou will needto furthergimmickthe box io containthe rattlingbiiletgimmickfrom StealthL This is done exactlvas beforeand will not interferewith the workingsof the box. For thosefamiliai with the box, the handlingis probablypretty clearalready.The deck is shuffled,a cardis selected andplacedinto the box, facedown.The box is retainedin the LH. Whilethe spectatoris revealingother cards,you sightthe card in the box usingthe clever gmmick, do the pocket writingand finish exactiyas describedin the previous methods. Commentary- This is about ascleanasone couldwant. The deckis freely handiedand not gimmickedin any way. The informationis is subtlyobtained. ii's very strong.Prosare asjust listed.Cons arethat the box is gaffedand cannot be examined.Still, a small 'priceio pay'in my opinion.

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eu StealthIV - Mark Strivings You probably alsohave figuredout that all of the previoushandlingsmay be also accomplishedby substituänga 52 billetpocketindexlnsteadof doingthe pocketwriting.The effectis unchanged. Commentary- Prosare thatall of your optionsare availableto you at any time.Cons arethat you will havehvo pocketstakenup with the indexes.

StealthV - Mark Strivings Wherheryou usepocketwriringor billeL indexes,the billet(s)mustbe switchedusingthe turnovermove. Here is anotherideathat will accomplishihe same thing,exceptthat ihe billet is actuallySEEN coming out of ihe box! This particularideais designedfor use with Bicyclebrand cards,but can be adaptedio oiher brands.You will need h,",oBicyclecasesfor this as well as an Exacio knife or somethingsimilar.The accompanyingdiagramshowsthe back of the box from a deck of Bicycles.Use the Exactoknife to cut alongthe gray outlineshown on the case.This basicallvcuts out the rectanqularsectionin the midde;f the design.Do thii as neatlyas possible, sinceyou will need BOTH the cut out sectionas well asthe restofthe backto be in qood condition whendone. Now takethe secondcaseand cut of the entire back (flap side)and

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Qo PogSfie price $lie Steoftlipreöiction bottomof the box. leavingthemattachedto each other.lf you examinethe flapend of the you havecut out, gou will find h.,,'oridgesthat comprise the top of the box when the flap is closed.Belowthat thereis anorherridge.Seerheillusrration ar righr. Trim carefullyright below thiscrease(towardsthe boitom of the )and removethe flap.It can now with the restof the box.All you needis be discarded thisremaining.If the bottomflapof this (rheoriginalbottomof the boxl i: a doublelayerof card stock,try to get it down to a singlelayerif possible.lf this is noi a possibility.everythingwill still work,it willjust be a bit tightlateron.

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You will now needto fit thisinsidethe other box. You will have to trim ihe bottom flap as well as the sidesof ihe to do this.You want the bottomto fit snuglyinio the botiom of the box. Bottom of Box and the back portion shouldbe abie to move somewhatfreelyas a flap in the box. Once you have thistrimmedto size.attacha dummy billet (asin the abovehandlings,with nylon thread)to the bottomflap of thisinnerand. usinga gluestick,atiachihe wholearrangementio the bottomof the originalbox (the one with the T---F;;; rectangularcutout). At this point you havea box with a rectangular(sort-of)hole cut out of the back,and a moveableflap inslde.Thereis alsoa billetthat is apparentlyloosein the box but won't fall out when it is tipped over. Thereis only one more bit of preparation. Placea deckinto the box and closeit. Usingthe gluestick,glue the entireback of the cutout rectanglethat is still leftoverand placeit inio the cutoutin the case.Ii will adhereto the inner flapthat vou have created.Thisnow'fillsthe hole'created by the cutoutänd is virtually invisible.See X-ray view of ihe ftnishedcaseat right. The billetwill be at ihe bottom. This view is of the main box onlv. no flan. What vv rral you y(Ju rravc haveure.lLcu createdls is €l a box uox that rndr toQKS looks complelely completelynolma normal ()e tasneo from the lrorn rne ouLslue! outside,cdu can be flashedcasuallv casuallvon the lnsloe. inside.ano on Ine and vel vet has access ihroughLheflap.If youwere to fäeda billerthroughLhis openingwith the flap of the box open, it would appearthat the billetwascoming

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(o Poy$ne price Qlie 5teoft6preöiction from ihe insideof the box! You probablyseewherewere goingwith this. oncethebilletwiththe nameof the card. On all of the abovehandlings, eitherfrom an index or pocketwriting,is obtained,simplyplacethe box directly ihe billet.Usingthe fingersof the RH, pushthe billetup againstthe . over 'feed'itihroughand removeit (appareny) withthe otherhand You canalso literallvdump the billetoui of the box onceii is in placethroughthe backflap Be cärefulof anglesif you try ihis. From the front it looks exactlylike it access-. should. look in the box.They will ln actualhandlingyou would havethe spectator seethe backup cardand the dummybillet.Removeihe cardand piaceit on the table.Now feed ihe realbilletthrouqhthe backof the box and dump ii out. Proceedfrom there. utilitydevicethatyou shouldbe Commentary- Thisis a highlyversatile ableto come up with multipleusesfor. in thiscontextit workslike a charm.Pros are ihat you really get to seethe billetcome from the box, pluswhen the soectatoipeersinsideto seethe billetfor the first time, the flap is invisiblesince if is coverädby the card thatis in the case.Cons are that you now havean even more gimmickedcase,but in such a way that should arouseno suspicion.lt's not reallya problem.

ua StealthVI - Mark Strivings This next seriesof solutionsapproachesthe problemfrom a different in all of The äffectis unchanged angle.Someof theseare vemmTinieresting. tneseThis first is an idea that is a distantcousinof what you just read, at leastin constructionof the modus.howeverin this versionthe card is forced. For this you will need hlo card cases(again,Bicyclesare recommended). The first is preparedby cuttlngout the entire bottom halfof the back design.See illustrationon next page.The cut is made alongthe arc below the word'Bicycle' clearto the edge of the case.The cut continuesdown the sidesand acrossthe

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So PoV$tie ltrice Qlie Steo(tlipreöiction bottomof the case.Themainconsideration in makingthesesideand bottomcutsis that the that is cut out mustbe ableto fallinto the case itself.In otherwords,makesurethat your cutsare on the very edgeof theplaneof the casethat the back designis on. This will becomeclearas we proceed. As in StealthV, you will cut the back and b o n o mo f t h es e c o n dc a s eo u r .I l s e x a " r ' t h p samewith rheexceprion ,t ot tl" Üli"in"ia n"o,U" attachedto the bottomof the case.Gluethe cut out into the bottom of the caseso that the flap insidethe casecan hingefromihe bottom. Now glue the cut out poa.ionof ihe whole case into placewith a deck in the case.Once done. you wiil havean entire back of the casethat can open.See the diagramfor moredetail.

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ln this versionthe billetis not attached.Simplvdecidewhich card you want to forceand writeit on the billet,fold it-aädplacejt into the caseyoujust constructed. Now getthe cardthatyou havedecided upon and placeit in the casefacedown. The caseis then placedon the tablewith openingawayfrom the spectators.The rest oi ihe deck rson the table. The deckcan be shuffledand cut.A cardis slid out of the Dack and left on the table. Gatherup the remainderof the deckand hbld in LH dealersgrip face down. Pick up the card box and placeonto the deckin LH ougogged for about2'3 itslength.Keepinga somewhat side profileto the audience,slidethe card into ihe casewhilesimultaneouslv pushingup againstthe flap in the back of the case.The cardwill travei throughthe openingyouve createdand out the back of the case.Once ihe cardis all the way in (?)the box, allowthe flapto falland the card alreadyin the box can be freelyshown. This entiremotion is done as a sweep'from side to front. When the card is first insertedyou are in profile. As the card goesfurtherinto the.caseyou.tum more fro_ntuntil you are full facefront, just as the card already in the box.fallsinto place.If you experimentwith thisyou'llfind thaithe actual' openingol the tlap in ihe box is reallyvery small.Oncethecard beinginserted

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So PoUQlie price Qlie Steuftlipreöiction goesunder the flap in the box it wiLlautomaticallygo out ihe back of the box. The entire operationtakesbut a mom€nt. Retumingto the actionnow. Thesituationis thatthe forcecard is now visiblethrough the openingof the box. The real randomselectionis half in and half out of the box throughthe back.The deckitselfis restinginjoggedunderthe pack.Now slidethe caseflushwith the deck and closethe lid of the box. As the box is movedawayand tabled.slidethe cardthe restof the wayout ihe backof the box and allow it to land flush with the deck.You'vejust switchedcardsright in front of everybodyl You may haveto experimentwith the exactpositioningof the caseand the deckto effectthe removalof the cardfrom the back of the box. lve found with thosewho I havetaughtthis.that eachone had io do somesmallvariationof the aboveto make it work for them. A few trialswill get it togeiherfor gou. Once this is done, simplyfinishas in all the other methods.The card is revealedand the billetwill matchl Commentary- Again ihe caseiooks good evenfrom a short distance. Sincethe cutsin the casearenot incorporatedinto the designof the printing, they will be easilyseenby you. Trust me, the casewill withstandstandard handlingprovidedyou don'taliow a prolongedand directview of the back.Pros are a very cleanswitchof the card to effectthe switchand thus,the force.The and normally.In this case,of deckcan be handledwith completeassurance pocket work of any sort and the billetthey seein the caseis the coursethere'sno sameone theg read later. Cons are a casethat can't be examinedand the fact ihat you haveto handlethe deck and casewhile the card is placedinside.

ule StealthVII - Mark Strivingsand RobertWaller Somewhatsimilarto the previousapproach,but entirelyself contained. Againa gaffedcard box doesthe work for you. Part of this is basedon a suggestionfrom my buddy and creativegenius,RobertWaller. Constructa box identicalin constructionas in method VI with threesmall

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8o PoU$tie price $tie Steuftfipreöiction exceptions.One exceptionis that thereis no cut out from the back of the main box ät all.The secondexceptionis thatihe that is cut fromthe othercard box is left intactclearup theiop fold wheretheiop of the flapbegins.In other words,the entirebackand thebottomis now used.The third smallexceptionis that the botiom flap of the cut out portion X ra! is actuallgcut a tiny bit shorierihan in the otherhvo meihods wherethisbasictechniqueis used.Whenit is gluedin placeon the botiomof the box, thereis a smallgap betweenthe box itself and the flapiparlition.The shorterbottomwill helpcreatethis.See the diagramfor more details. Thiscreatesa pocketin the box that willhold a singlecard. As in StealthVl, the force card and its'fiiled out billet are already is made,you (notthe spectator) in ihe box. Whenthe selection will slidethe card in the box, UNDERthe flap un[l it is completely oui of sight.The samebodyturn employedin StealthVI is used here.Oncethe cardis completelyoui of sight,you cancomplete the effectas previouslydescribed. One smalldetailshouldbrouohtun here.The box as workslikea charm.Sincä.however,al somepoini in described the proceedingsyou are goingto invitethe spectatorto look directlyin the box (to seeihe billet),the extrapocketis somewhat visibleif lookedat direcdy.To coverthis,simplyallow the card in the caseto slide out about 1/2 inch. This will cover the flap and ihe interiorof the box will look absolutelynormal. Commentary- Anotherswitchis broughtinto play here.The casedoes ali of the work for you. Pros areihat the methodis very clean.Cons are that,again you need to actuallyinsertthe card, plus the casecan'tbe examinedwithout a coveringcardin placeas above.

u&a& StealthVIII - Mark Strivingsand RobertWaller Here'sa real offbeatsolutionto the effectbrought about by another suggestionby RobertWaller.In someways thisis my Iavorite,if for no other

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So PoU(tie price Qtie SreofthpreOiction reasonthan the factthat the solutionis so cieveriyconcealed. In thisversionyou'llbe gladto know thatthe caseusedis completelg normal!For thisyou'llneeda full deckplusone matchingblankbackcard. Removethe duplicateof the blankbackcardand discardit. You won'tneedit. The reasonfor the blank backwill be seenshortly.You will need io destroyyet anothercasefor this,though.Cut out the entireback of the matchingcase. This doesnot haveto be done neatly,just makesureto cut righton the edgesof ihe case.Removethe flap and the top of the ,leavingihe entirebackof the card casein one piece. Now splitthe insideiayerof the away fromthe rest.Thisis not as difficultas it may sound sincethe cardboardit is made of is fairly flimsy.Now glue(withrubbercement)the singlelageroi the caseto the blanksurfaceof ihe blankbackcard.Now trim neatlvaroundthe edqesof the cardso thatthe 'box' sideof the card matchesthe edgesof the realcaid. You havejustconstructed a doublefacecard with an X facebn one sideand the interiorof a card box on the other.Thisis the reasonfor the blankbackcard.If the back werethereit would show through the singlelayerof paper gluedover it. Now get someroughingfluid and roughthe facesof the entiredeckas well 'cardcase'side as the of the doubiefacecard.This surfacemay need a coupleof get properlg.Placethe double facerin the box with the working coatsto it 'cardcase side up and the creaseon the cardorientedcorrectlyto matchthe real case.Rightthe billetwith the nameof the cardthat is on the othersideof that doublefacer,fold it and placeit in the caseas well. You're ready to perform. The deck can be shuffledand anv cardselected.I usuallvsnreadthe entire deckfaceup in a haphazard fashionto showthat theycould 6aveselected any card.The casecan be handledcasuallvsinceanv flashof the interiorwill not be noticed.The cardis placedinto the caie facedown. The roughedsurfaces wlll adhereto each otherwhen it comestime to removethe card(s).Drop the card(s) faceup on the spreadof cardson the tableand removejust the singlefacecard, beingcarefulnot io flashthe back.The realselectionwill melt into the smattering of cardson the table.Finishas above. Commentary- A pretty novel solution.Pros are thai the caseis normal, the slip is the real one from ihe beginning,and the deck is normal,exceptfor beingminusone card and the facesbeing roughed.Cons are that the final card (the doublefacer)is far from beingnormal.Still worksjust fine however.

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er StealthIX - Mark Strivings A smallvariationon the above.The exactsame methodexceptihat the cardin the box is regular,justroughedon the back.The restof the deckis roughedon the faces.The backroughedcardis in the box alongwith its matchingprediction.You wjll needto keepihe box openingawayfrom the spectatorsso as not io flash.Have a cardselectedand placeit into the caseas before.The roughedgr,rrfaces will adhereand you can compleiethe handling exactlyas in StealthVlll. Commentary- Samesong,differentverse.Prosarea cleanerfinish.The deckis practicallynormalexceptfor the roughingand the box is clean.Cons are thatthe box cant be seenbeforethe selection is placedinto it. Dependswhat you like and don't like as to wheiherthisversionor the previousone are for you.

StealthX - Mark Strivings Here'sa wonderfullysimpleidea that playslike a charm.For this you will need a regular(!)card casä,a singlebilletanä f rough/smoothforcingdäck. You'realreadgway aheadof me. It'sprobably alreadyobviousto you whats about to happen.Your predictionbilletwill namethe forcecard for the deck you are using.Simply overhandshufflethe deck.Spreadand have the spectatortouch a card. Separatethe selectionfrom its roughedmate and place the card in the box. You can now show the cardon eachside of the selectionlocationas beinqrandom. f-r,mnlafa

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ra StealthXI - AKA "Froggie"- Mark Strivings and RobertWaller Its just my opinion oi course,but I think this is by far the bestof the bunch Not onlg becauseof the noveltyand commercialqualiig of the effectand presentation, but alsobecauseof the method.This ideafell into placeduringa conversationwith Robert Wallerwherean off-hand comment tiqqered this entirepresentationin a matierof moments. You will need the followingto do this. A deck of Budweiser@brand playingcards,two billetsmade from file card stock,and a pocketwritingset-up from StealthI inciudingthe clippedstackof billetsand the pencilstub.You will alsoneed a red and a blue fine poini Sharpie@marker. Thereis somefairlyextensive one time preparationto do, as wellas a minor resetfor eachperformance.We'listartwith ihe deck itself

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The deckis markedin a subtle manner.This is where the Sharpie@ penscome into play. lf you look at the accompanyingillustrationyou will see the back designof the cards.This illustrationdoesn'treflecithis,but practicallyall of the printingis in a deep blue ink and the solid border around the outsideof the printing is in a fairly KINC OF BEERs. I brightred color. In the top comersare ru S-."t4^"a-attulb I I ßd! ß"./"/?hx that C,t"a-t squares have eaglesin them. 4"/.fr'-'.1 \,. .) YL"&'Z Almostdirectlybelow eachof these 6.- e/"}"'ta ß.tot.!n & squaresis a floral type of designwith leavesand hops. Thesearethe locationsof the markings.

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andlowerleft = Diamonds.In otherwords,it'sCHaSeDsequencereading clockwisefrom the top left corner.The areasurroundingthis squareis redl Take your red Sharpie@and round off ihe white comer that iorrespondswith the sult of eachcardin the deck.In the examplepiciuredhere,the lowerleft cornerhas beenroundedoff, indicating thatthiscard is a Diamond.Had the ,,nnarrioht (fä, cornerbeenroundedo{f, e*a-ple) the cardwouldU" u H"u.t-!'Äpiä"' Now look in the centerof the cardand find the letters'AB. They,rein the circleright abovethe 'W' in Budweiser. To the left of thiscirclevou seerne 'The inord.. World.Renowned . and 1orhe righrgou see.Budweiser LagerBeer'. Furtherout on eachsidefrom thesewords yioulee the floralpattern.If-youlook closeiyin iowar4:. the centerof the card on'eachsideof this floralpattem,you'll '3'printed a smallnumber there.Itblendsin with the pattembut is'plainly';sibie you when know whereto lookand what to look for. Thiscardis a Threä.In this case.the Threeof Diamonds. Mark all of your cardswith the blue Shamie@in ihis spotwith the correct 'J' 'K' value..Use for.jacks, .'Q'for queensand for kingsunlesiyou wanrto use somethingelseto your liking.Leaveout the jokersfrom the deck.You now have a completedeck ihat hasbeen markedquite clearlyyet subtly.That'sthe first part of this. Nowyou will need to fold an origami frog from the billets.Both billetswill be folded identically.Sincetryingto describethß processin pdnt is an exercßern futility,I will leaveyou to the next pageof illustrationsthat show how thisis done.

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The one thingIwould add to thoseinstructions thereis to makea qood hard creasein everyfold,and dont double-back'on thosefolds.ln otheiwords.don't makea fold and thenunfoldit and foldit overthe otherwav. or. to the other side.All of the creases mustnaturallywantto foldin ONEDIRECTIONONLY. Thisis criticalro the workingof thiseffecras you will see. . Here's.howyou set up for this.Takeone of the frogsand placeit inio the cardcase.with the legs'towardthe faceof the case,awayfrom ihe flap side.you will find that the naturalsprirginess'(isthat a word?)wili hold the frog in placeat the bottom of the case.Now tum the casefacedown and tap it flat ön a'table. T-hiswill havethe effectof placingthe frogflaron its back,its hindlegsin ihe air. Now carefullytum over the caseand put it somewherewhere gou cän get to it easily.If you look insi{-e. the caseit appearsthat the frog is standingat an angle on hisfront legsonly.The caseis ready.Havethe decknearbgasweli. You will alsoput the otherfroq inio ihe pocketwriringger-upas follows.Carefully unfoldthe frogand placeit underthe paperclip on the portionof the biiletwherethe leqsare locatedwhen it is lolded.Seerheillusrrärion for the location.The illustraiionshowsthe creases of the billetwhen unfolded.The billetneedsto be under the clip so that the 'insideof the froq is rhesurfacethatwill be wdnenon. In a sliqht departurefromthe normalprocedure. pläcerhe entirerig in your pocketwith the clip on top (not on bottomas usual).Put the pencilstubin ihe samepocketand you'renow readyto performa little miracle. Producethe deckand makesonre commentabout subliminaladvertising.Have the deck shuffledby a specraror. Eitherhave them spreadthe deck on the table or do it yourself.Wnitä ttis processis happe-ning, assumea casualstanceand get your hand to the pocket, readyto write.Have them slidea card out irom thä spieadand slideit into the' box sitting.onth.etable.Duringthis, get a glimpseof ihe markingson the card. I he cardshouldslideunobstructed underthe frogin the case.Havethem close rne case. Now havethem tum overthe next card or hr",oto show the random nature of theirselection-All thiswhile, you write the initialsof ihe card on the frog in : a

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Qo PoyQlieprice $fie Steuittrpreöiction your pocket.If you examinethe diagramof the unfoldedbillet again,you will see a portion in more or lessthe mlddleof the cardthat resemblesan upside-down house.This is the portion of the slipyou wantto wfite on. You will then ditchthe pencilstuband reJoldthe frog IN YOUR and I know what mostof you iusi thought.Ii is POCKET.im a mentalist in the firstplace. possible, me. This is the reasonfor the sharpcreases believe Simply dislodgeihe slip and start to re-fold it along ihe iines of leastresistance. Mostof it wili basicallyfali right into place.The only poriion you may have troublewith are the legs.With practice,however.you will be able to get it every time with relativeease.Fingerpalm the frog and removethe hand from the pocKer. During all of ihis, simplykeepihe speciaiorbusywith varioustask. You can havethem gaiherthe cards,tum over randomcards,whatever,until you are done with the wriängand folding.You can alsocommenton the various commercialsusedb9 Bud in recenttimeswith the threefrogs.At somepoint, tell the spectatorthat Bud hasstartedgivingaway a frog with every deck of cards. Have them look in the box and tell you what iheg see.Most timesthey will say they see the card and a frog.This invariablygetssnickersfrom the crowd. Have thempull out the cardand leaveit on ihe tablefacedown. Have themalso removethe frog. 'squirt'(for If you push down on the backlegsof thisorigami{rog and lei it lackof a betterterm) from under your finger,it will jump. Show them how this worksand try to shootit (unobtrusively) off the tabie.Once it hasjumped,gather it up in your LH, assumingthe otherfrog is in your right hand. Performa simple shuttlefrom left to rightand placethe otherfrog on the table.Have them try to make it jump. Under thismisdirection,placeihe firstfrog in a convenient pocKer. Afterthe frog hasjumped a few times,you can now patterabout how you discoveredthat you got the world'sonly mindreadingfrog with your deck of cards.Have them open up ihe frog and seewhat'sinside.They will seeinitials. Interpretihe the iniäalsfor them if they don't immediatelyunderstand.Then havethem ium over their selectedcard for ihe first time and revealthat the two matchperfectlylThey can keep the frog for a memento.They love it! What makesthis work is all of ihe built in misdirectionof the frog jumping around.Ifs perfectand naturalcoverfor the switchof the frogs.When it'sall over they will swearthat you nevercameanywherenear anythingin the performance

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So llou Qneprice Ony Car0Ot Ony OpenpreOiction of this.You nevertouchthe cards(whichvou shouldpoint out). ihe caseor the t r o g( ? 1I.n { a c t h i si s o n eo f r h o s ee l t e c rw b h e r ei r r e a l l yh e l p sr o k e e ps o m e distancefrom the action at thosepointswherevou can.This will standout in the spectatorsmind later. Commentary- This is a wonderfullycommercialeffect.Its easyto do and packsa realpunch.There'sa ton of room for comedyand interplagwith the spectator.What more could you ashfor?Prosare that the effectplaysso clean. The switchhappensat a psychologically perfectmomentwhen they are captivatedby the faci that this cardboardfrog actuallyjumps. Everythingcan be examined.Consare virtuailynil. The cardsare markedbut I haveyet to have anyoneincludingmagicians seethe marks.The pocketwork is coveredby the is doing.In my own opinion,everythingis coveredand actionthatthe spectator very much worth the effort. By the way, IshouldcreditMichaelClosewith bringingthe magicworld's attentionto theselitde frogs.ScottyYork hasalso done somecleverwork with ihe concept.Both of thesefine gentlemenfolded playingcardsinto frogsand went {rom there.The only resemblancebebrveen their effectsand this one is the fact ihat a folded frog is usedat ail.Apart from that. they are completelydif{erent from whatwe havehere. As you can tell. I am very takenwith this effeci.It has becomea regular part of my working.repertoire and is a consistentcrowdpleaser.I hope it playsas wellfor vou. Eniov!

Qny CqrOQt Qny Open pre0iction Thereare severalprecursorsto this effect,as well as somedirect 'Any influences. Thisis kind-o{like 'OpenPrediction' meets CardAt Any Number'.li's not reallyeitheronä of those,it'sin the middiesomewherä. The directinfluenceon the creationof this particulareffectand the varioushandlings is an as yet unpublished effectby my buddyLarry Becker.LamTgavea bare periormance prediction bones of a effectihat was quite cleanfor the Six and

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Qo PoU$ne price Ony CorOßt ßny OpenpreÖiction that he is includingit in One-Hal{,ArizonasMentalistBrainTrust.I understand his 1997 lectureso I won't tip any of it here.Sufficeto say, like all of Larry's effects,it is very ciever. I reallyliked the basiceffect.but didnt feel like ii reaily fit my style.It got me thinkingand thisis whatI cameup wiih. A predictionis writien on a billet.It is folded and left in the middleof the table.Thereis a deckof cardspresentwhichhasbeenshownto be thoroughly 1 and 52. The cardsarecounted shuffled.A spectatornamesa numberbeh.,,'een down and the card at that numberis left facedown on the table.For the firsttime and read.Ii containsthe name of ihe predictionslipis openedbg the spectator a playingcard.Upon tuming over the card on the table.it is found to be that very carol

A very simpleplot. You l1noticethat I put a couple of conditionson the premise.The predictionis written beforeany numbersare named.The deck mustbe abie to be freelyshown as beingshuffled,or better yet, shuffledon the spot.And the spectatormustbe ableto pick up the predicäonslip from the table andreadit themselves. Of coursethere are severalsleiqhtof hand soluhonsthat come to mind rightaway.However,beinga menialismpiece.performedin a mentalism context.I wanted to stay away from any hint of manipulation.That meansthat thereisn't much opportunityto handlethe cards.ldeally,therewould be no handlingof the cardswhatever,apartfrom the showingof them initiallyand the counting. I alsowanted to avoid touchingihe billet in any way. Once the prediction is written and folded on the table,it is not touchedagain.This precludesany billetswitchesand ihe like, although,as you will see there are a coupleof variationswhere this isn't true in the strictestsenseof the word. This has gone through many variations,all with the samebasicmodusin mind. In all of the followingmethodsthe carditself is forced. Of coursethis makesthe predictionend of the effectas simpleas can be. What I have concentratedon hereis how cleanand above board I could make the force without sleightof hand. Thereare somewho say the cleanestforce with cardsis a one-wayforce deck.Some of you readingthis who know me well, know that I am allergicto

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(o ltog (-fie yJrrce Ony CoröOt ßny L)penPreöictron The singlebiggestreasonis that oneway forcedecksfor a numberof reasons. the deck can'tbe displayedto the audience.Not evencasually.Al1you can do is flashthe top and bottom cards.boih of which are indifferentin a standardone way deck.Plusit'sbeenmy expedence thattherearethosein thelay publicwho know aboutone way decks.I simplydont wantto takea chance. thiseffectwith a coupleof my colleagues, in discussing the one way deck It certainlymal{esit easg,but not asconvincing wasthe firstsuggestion. as it look at other directionsfor the force in this effect. could be. We'll

PredictionI - Mark Strivings My firstthoughton ihiswasto considerthe numbersselected. Thinkback wiih me. In your experience. when you aska spectator to namea number behveen1 and 52, what rangedo theymost pick?In my experiencetheyusualiy selecta number that is fairlylow in value.Invariablybelow 26. They rarelypick a number in the low singledigits. What if ihere was a bankof forcecards.all ihe same?Sunnosewe use the 4 of Clubsasthe examplethroughoutall of this.You could usea stackof 13 4C's.25o/oof the deckas the force cardisn't nearlyas obviousasthe entireihing. You'll need the 13 4C'sas wellas 39 X cards.Here'sthe stackfrom the top down.10 X cards,13 4C's,29X cards.With the deckassembled thisway you couldcasuallyspreadthe iace30 cardsand then skip io the lastfew, givingthe impressionof a mixed deck. Write your prediction(4C) and place it folded on the iable.Ask the spectatorfor a number behveen1 and 52. Try to rush them siightlywithout beingobviousabout it. Assumingthey name any number beh.r,'een 11 and 23, you'redone. Count the cardsface down on the table,leave ihe card at the selectednumber face down. Gaiherthe remaininacardsand nlaceaside.Have them open the predictionand read it. Turn the ca"rdover and'revealthe match. Commentary- Thereare obviouslyproblemshere,but we'll dealwith thosemomentarily.We'll examinethisone ideafirst. Obviouslythe forcebank of

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Qo lloy (tie price ßny CordQt Qng 01en preöiction cardscould be anywherein the pack,so if you havedifferentnumberscome up consistentiy,placethe forcebank in that number rangeand go from there. Obviouslywhen this worksii is very clean.Pros area subtlemethodthat appears to be aboveboard.Consarethatthe deckis noi nonnal.but wili in casual companyand aititudeof presentahon. Anothercon is whatyou havebeen thinkingfor the lastparagraph+What if theynamea numberoutsidethe range ol the force bank?Let's look at that now.

JJ PredictionII - Mark Strivinqs In this versionwe'llcombinethe 13 card forcebank with a memonzeo deck. This will take somementalgymnastics,but for thoseof gou who do memorizeddeck work, thisis very strong.You'll simply apply your memorized deck wiih a one ahead system. Have the forcebankat #'s 11-23.Have the restof the deckin your memorizeddeck order,justleavingout positions11-23.So you reallydon't have anythingnew here. Follow the presentationup to whereyou wdte the fißt prediction.Write (in 4C our example)and fold it. Placeit into a glasson the table.Have them name a number. Supposethey name a number outsidethe force range?We'll use 34 as an example.You simplyhave them theirnumber.Calculate the card at that number and now write a new prediction,namingthe card at position34. Fold it and placeit into the glass.Tum to anotherspectatorand havethem nameanothernumber.Chancesare thattheu will namea number wirhinthe forcerange.Havethemalsotheir Äumber. Now pick up the deckand count to whichevernumber of the selections would come fint and leavethat card face down on the table.Once that is done continueto the next card at the proper number and leave it face down as well. Dump the billetsout of the glassallowingthem to mix on the table.Have them openedand read,commentingwhich one correspondswith which selection.For instanceif they open and read the 4C first,which was actuallyselectedsecond, commentthat ihis was the slip for spectatornumber 2. lt's simplya mis-call.Tum the cardsover and the predictionsmatch.

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(o PoU(tie ]once ßny CordOt ßny Olen preöiction Of courseif theydonI namea numberwithinyour forcerangeon the secondtry. go for anotherone.Writethe cardat ihe newnumberand placeii in the glass.Have a third spectatorname a number. i haveyet to have it go past threetries before hittingthe force range.You simply haveio play it like you would a good equivoqueprocedure.Your mindsetis that you do it this way everytimel Play it with the propermentalattitudeand it fliesright by. Plusit buildsthe impossibilityof the multiplepredictions. Commentary- The useof a memorizeddeckcanbe one of the strongest thingsyou can do. Combiningit with the rangingforce here makesfor a very power{ulcombination.Prosare a very cleanmethod for a (possible)multiple prediction. Consarea (siill)gimmicked deckthatcan be shownbut not shuffled. Plusthere'sthe useof the glass.This couldbe a plus or minusdependingon how vou look at it.

eaa PredictionIII - Mark Strivings Here'sa combinationthat playsvery nicelyand looks quitenormal.The deckis very gaffed,but doesn'tseemlike it. For thisyou will needihe 13 forcecardsand the 39 X cards,plussome roughingfluid. You are goingto end roughthe force cardson the face and 14 X cardson the backs.End roughingis explainedin ChallengeIII elsewherein this book. Once this is done stackthe cardsas follows. From the top down you have 12 X cards,one X cardthatis end roughed, 13 pairsof end roughedcardswith the force cardsas the top of each pair, 13 remainingX cards.The workingis very simple.With thisarrangementany numberbeh.,reen14 and 38 can be dealtio and qet the force card!This raiher dramatically expandsthe rangeof the forceinvolved. It'svery simple.With the cardsroughedin this fashion,they can be dealtas eithersinglesor doubles!lf the spectatornamesany EVEN number bet'.,,"'een 14 you and 38, dealsinglecardsand will arrive at a force card. The last card dealt will be your forcecard.If they name any ODD number beh.veen15 and 37, deal singlesuntil you hit the number14, dealONE DOUBLE at that point, and

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So IJoy(Äe prtce ßny Cor0Qt Qny Olen preöiction singlesthereafterand you will arriveat a force card.Again,the lastcard dealtwill be a force card. Here'sthe total handling. Therearehvo scenarios at plav here.One - if thevnamea number 14 and 38 and,two if [hei nameany othernumber.We'lldealwith beh.r,een just the first scenariohereand build on ii in the next section. The cardsareproducedand shownfaceup as beingihoroughlyshuffled. Simplyspreadthe deckwith end pressureto displaythis.None of the forcecards will show.Tum the deckfacedown and writeyour predictionon a slip,fold it and placeit on the table.Havethem namea number.We'llassumeit's (for example)22. Dealsinglesallihe way to the 22nd cardand tableit. Have them openthe predictionand readit. Tum overthe cardto revealthe maich. Supposethey namean odd number,for instance27. In thiscasedeal singlesuntil you hit 14 (any evennumber will work, I alwaysuse14 for the sake deala doublewith end pressure{theroughingmakesthiseasy), of consistency), and dealsinglesfrom thatpolnton untilyou getto the 27th card.Tableit and proceeoas aoove. Commentary- The decklooks quite naturaiwith 39 cardsshowingduring the spread.Plusthe dealingof singlecardswill alsoihrow off anyonewho knows about roughing.Pros are as just statedplus the fact that gou can show the card on eachsideof the selection in the deckto be random.Cons areihat the deck can'i be shuffled.

eu PredictionIV - Mark Strivings Supposethey name a numberihat doesn'tfall bet'ween14 and 38?This is very simple.You don't even haveto memorizethe deckl For thisyou will need a glassto put the billetsin. Let's sayyou havewrittenyour predictionand askthem for a number. Supposethey say 42. No problem.Count singlecardsfacedown until you get to 42. Tum that card overand reveaithe identity.Now placethai cardon top of the dealtpile and drop the remainingcardson that. Write your next predicbon

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So ltog $ne price flny CoröAt Qny OpenpreOiction namingthe cardyou justsaw.Askfor anothernumber.Lets assumethev sav -get 29..Simple.That'san odd numberin yourforcerange.DealsingLes until you to the 14thcard,deala double.and conbnuewithsingles aftertliatundlyou däal the 29thcard.Tum it over.it willbe a 4 of Clubs(inour example). Dump outthe predicüons(asin PredictionII) and readthem.Theywill matchthe selections. There aresomesubtletieshere. You'llnoticethat dealingali the way throughthe forcestack(reversing the orderin the process) haä no effecton the outcome.This is the reasonfor the extraX card thatis end roughedon top of the siackto beginwith.By dealingsingiesallthe_way through,thäforcestackjust reverses dnd re-dligns itsell.Whenthisis alldone and rheremainingsrackis tossedon top. all of the force cardsare shllin evenpositions# 14 thlough 38! With this stackin position,it makesno differencewhat numbersthev n a m e .O n c et h e yn a m ea n u m b e irn l h e t o r c er ä n q eg, o ur e d o n e .U n t i lt h i r p o i n ti Ls a l l o n pa h e a dH . e r es a n o t h eer x a m p l e . You writeyour prediction, placeit in ihe glassand askfor a number. ^ Supposethey say8. Count downto the Sthcard andturn it over.Ask that spectatorto the card ai that position.Drop 1tback on top and placeall ihe other dealt cardson it. Write your nextpredichon,namingthä card you just saw Askthe ne_xt spectatorto name a number.Supposethef say 46. iouni singlesto the 46th cardand tum it over.Askthe secöndspeciatorto rhat card.Placeir on top of the dtscards andrhe remainingcardson top of all. Write your ihird prediction,. namingthe card you jusi saw. Ask a third speclatorro namea number.Ar thispoinryou may want to subtlysteerthem in the directionof the forcebankb9 iayingsomeihinglike,"Namea number soqelh;1e in the middle."Supposeihey name 16.eount singlesuniil you get to the ic'th card.I urn it overto revealthe4 of Clubs.Dump out the predictions and they will matchwhen read. , . ,.Commentary Becauseof the rotatingnatureof the stack,you could do thlsaltday-tong.I don t recommendit, but in theoryit'spossible. pro,sare that the method-isverysimpleand clean.The deck is händledquite casuallyand the possibilityof a multiplepredictionis presenr.As beforeyou ian show ih2 X cards on eachsrdeol the selecbon location.Consagainarea gimmickeddeckthar can't be shuffled,but stillcomesoff as normal.Thereis Jso the possibilityof a fair amountof dealingin this presentation.Be quick, but accuraie.

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PredictionV - Mark Strivings configuration' the abovedeckin a slighdydifferenL lj5lnq whatis basically a surefire öutcomecanbe assuredwith a singlepredichonKepla'Pthe extra i"r"üJ X cardwith anotherdupiicateforcecardthat has been gluedto another .uid. rnukinqu thick card.The stackis asfollowsfrom the top down' The 13 roughedpairswith the forcecardsat the ODD positions1 through 25. tte ioult'ed f -otäs of eachpair areat lhe EVENpositions2 through26 B;i;;,i ;i it ihe thick{orcecard.Belowthatarethe regularX cards ln shon' followed by the thick force card,followed bv 25 X cards l5'i.rgh;Jpui" Writeyour predictionand placeit on the table.Pickup the deckand sproadfufe itp ro'sho* the mixeäcondirionusingpres-slrefor the roughed. (under .äiä.-r"i" iiie äeck facodown and geta breakABoVE the rhickcard the forcebank).Having the thick card makesthiseasy Have-the spectatorname Letisfirst supposethey name a number under 26' a ,rl..,mber. The procedurehereis the exactopposireof that in PredictionlV If they nurnnin OOO numberbelow2o, dealsinglesunril9ou hirth4r number'deal inui-iuiat" th" tubleandfinishas above.lf theynamn a.nEVEN number26 or f"*niä"ui . a.tUle on the count of 1 and singlästhereafteruntil you get to their number.Finishas above.By the way, if they name26-,usingthis procedureyou end up showingthe thickcard.which.of course.is a Iorcecard' SupposeLhevnamea numberhigherthan26? the breakyou oet uf,oiilie initialipread?SimplyEve t-hedecka singleor doublecut to the BiäJ irni. bringst he thlckcarcj16t-hetop) and followlhe exaclsamerulesfor or oaa nuLbet asin the firstportionof this lf they name 39 cut the.deck "uän tumingoverthe 39th card lf they namean evennumber and deal39 singles, ä"n. ZO,t"t in.ä"ie 30, däal singlesuntil you get to the number 27, deal a doubleihere and singlesthereafter.Tum over the card at the proper number and finishas before. I realizethis may sound complicatedat first.A coupleof trieswith cardsin nuna *il üäit it up irivery short oider. There is one exCeptionto all of this and

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Qo PoyQti" pric" ßng CoröOt Ony Openpreöiction for ihisyou haverwooptions.lf theynamethenumber52, cut the deckUNDER the thichforcecard(bringingit to the bottom.number52), OR doubleundercut the top cardto the bottom.Eitherone will positiona forcecardat number52. Commentary- The decklook prettygoodbecauseof only 13 roughed pairsas in PredictionIV. This procedureassuresthat you will hit your preäiction on the tirsttry. Prosare a verycleanlookingeffect.Againyou canshowthe X cardson eachsid€ot ihe selechon location.Consarethatyou DO haveto think just your on feet a little bit. A few trialswili fit all the piecestogether.

ue PredictionVI - MarkStrivings This is probablythe simplesisolutionof them a1l.Simplv constructan end roughedPop-EyedPopperdeck.Thisspecialroughsmoothforcingdeckplaces forcecardsat ali of the odd positionsin the deck.Any odd numbei 1 to 51 can be couniedto singiyand you will hit the forcecard. For even number cards 2 through50 (52 is a specialcase,moreon thatin a moment),deala doubleon the count of 1 and singlesthereafterand you will hit the force card. For the number52 you need to doubleundercutthe top cardto the bonomand dealsingles as in Prediction V above.Easyas piei The deck looks fairlygood despiteonly .Commentary.Very sim.pJe. pairs 26 showing_when spreadfaceup. lsrill likePrediitionV berier,but this certainiywo.rks.Prosare a very simpleprocedureand clean handling.Another plus that I didn't mention beforeis that ihis deckcan be shuffledusrnqnressure in an overhands$le and the X cardson eachsideof the selectioncan"bäshown. Cons are a very dirty deck.

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ule PredictionVII - MarkStrivings Here'syet anothervariationihat may find favorwith you. For thisyou'll needa 50-50 Deck,alsoknownasa Half andHalf Deck.It'ssimplya deckthat has26 duplicateforcingcardsand 26 X cards,the top one of which hasbeen cut shortfor our purposes.Placethe duplicateson top of the X cardsand you re readyro go. Writeyour predictionand displaythe deckfaceup. Of courseyou can ihe facehalf, bui done casuallyit will .Tum facedown and have spread only a numbernamed.If you know how to do a 1ogshuffleto retainthe top stock, nows the time to do it. Virtuallyany of Ham; Lorayne'sfine bookson card work can describethis move for you. If they name 1 through 26, count to it and tum over. Placethe deck asideand finish.If they name 27 or higher,cut at the short card bringingit io the top. Count down to the number and finishas above. Commentary- Easyto do. Verylitdethinkinginvolved.Prosarea clean procedure.Cons are a very dirty deckthat can'tbe extensivelyshown. Thereare obviouslyother solutionsto this particulareffect.My main goals wereto be able to show the deckto be as normalas possible.I wantedto be able to shuffleit when possible.I didn't want to haveio do billet swiichesor any sleightswith the cards.In other words,I wantedthe effectto be self contained. In varyingdegreesI believeI have attainedmost of thesegoals.For the record I havedone all of the versionsherebut, as of this writingPredictionIV is the one I usemost,and occasionaliyPredictionV. They boih plag very cleanand look fairwith a minimum of fuss.Whateveryou decideto use, I hope you enjoy this effect.Audiencescertainlylike it!

fiinaf Commentary I hope you have enioyedall of ihis. I realizeit's a lot of material.You're probablythinkingby now that I havean unhealthyattachmentto gimmicked

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(o PoVQ6e Price $ino(Conlnentorg decksand such. Well, in my own defense,one of the reasonsfor-gimmicked sleightof handto t"t ti*orkihat mighttakecomplicated -"tf,ot*ise. ää.ü. üi" a" is.anyhinr.ofsleight " you want the lasrthing in menLalisrÄ *real* mertalismthere preseniedln "..o-ofüh J"t*"y. the i.llusion ;i;;;ä:'il .;;;I"*ty'triiks. your spectator's' Theie'siust vour mind and fär i.r;il.r ""äa All three of the plotspresentedhere are highly commercialand very on methodsand (asI do in all my releases) otu.ti.J. ihiue co.tcäntratäd 'realworld'.Thesearenot pie in the sky äppiouif,n.that are meantfor the lhave builta reputationwith theseand you can too' oiäseniahons. I havetried to qivecreditwhereverIwas awareof a precedent Of course, it uu"nf i"aa ä""4rth"i"gand 1veneverbeenblessedwith totalrecall,so if Ihave i .täait - ieinvänted'somethingpleaseacceptmy.apoiogies lt certainly -irä and ] will do my utmostlo sei Ler me knou ot any oversights uasnt inrenrional. the recordstraight. a t t h eb e g i n n i nog[ a l lo f t h i s t. h e r ea r ea n . a b u n d a n coef AsI 5rated methodshereto givegouäs mulh backgroundas you couldpossiblywant who complain tlläutavou 'Ho"aeclaäLopetformany or allöl rheseeffectsThose poinr entirelv many mäthocl'do you neod - will havemissedthe wirh multiple "üLrr, pertorm ihat same effect ötui"u.tv vou drenI suppocedIo Ä e r h o d isJ n l e s .y o u t e ä l l yw a n rt o l r .b u t r a l h e rp i c kt h e . o n et h a tf i t sy o u . l h e Ü".t. Itt .v hopäthtougha1lof thisthatyou havefound somethingwodh your while. and irust in thiswork Who knows, I thanky,oufor your time.investment, oerhanssomedavtheiewiil be anotherljke it if thereis enoughinterestAs with ät"wtiing I pui
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