Prophetic Card Discovery

An old principle is employed in this effective variation which E. J. Moore likes to do.

Effect

Performer states that he will write a prophecy on a piece of paper, fold up the paper, and place it in plain view of all. He picks up a deck of cards and, removing a few cards from the “top,” asks a spectator to freely select one and place it on the table face down. A few more cards are lifted off, fanned, and spectator selects another card. This is repeated with a third card.

Spectator is told to take the deck, and, after looking at a card on table to note the number of spots it has and to count enough cards off the deck onto it in order to raise the count to ten. For instance, if a four spot is on table, to add six cards; if a nine spot, to add one; if a ten spot, to add none. This is done with all three cards on table.

Spectator is asked to turn cards on table over which brings the bottom cards face up. Now add the spots together on all three cards now uppermost. Let us say they add to seventeen. Spectator is then told to count

down seventeen cards in the deck and note the card at that number. Performer now opens his paper and shows that he predicted the card selected.