The Secret Order of the Aces

The following mental routine is a novel, two person telepathic effect using four Aces from any deck. It is my simplified version of an effect published by Hugh Mackay in 1925. You will find it quite different in theme from other similar problems of the same nature.

Effect

The lady assistant retires to another room with a spectator as guard. Any pack of cards is used and handed to someone who removes the four Aces. He mixes the Aces, and lays them, or stands them, in a face out row in any order. Lastly, he turns over (so that the backs are outward), either the two red Aces, or the two black Aces.

The audience having noted down the position of each Ace in the row, and the color reversed, a spectator mixes them up and leaves them on the table. The lady now returns and her blindfold is removed at the table, after the performer has been put under guard. The lady immediately carries out the exact movements which took place while she was absent.