Rows, Columns & Crosses
1. This card trick requires 16 cards. You can either get a member of the audience to choose them or just shuffle the pack and use the top or bottom 16.
2. Deal 16 cards face up in four rows of 4
Row 1:
1
2
3
4
Row 2:
5
6
7
8
Row 3:
9
10
11
12
Row 4:
13
14
15
16
3. Ask a member of the audience to choose a card with his eye but not tell anyone what it is.
4. Ask the person to tell you which row his card is in
5. Pick up the cards one by one in columns, starting with the card in the bottom left and working up, putting each card on top of the one before. (13, 9, 5, 1, 14, 10 etc)
6. Turn the pack over so that it is face down in your hand and deal the cards out row by row, face up as you did before. Now the cards that were in the 1st row are in the 4th column, those that were in the 2nd row are in the 3rd column, those that were in the 3rd row are are in the 2nd column, and those that were in the 4th row are now in the first column.
7. Ask the person to tell you again which row his card again. You now know which card it is.
8. Pick up the cards in any order you like, putting them face down in your hand, but remember how many cards from the top the chosen card is.
9. Now form four crosses with the cards face down. You should know where the chosen card is by counting as you place the cards down.
10. Ask the audience member to point at a cross. If it is the cross with the card in, pick up the other three crosses. If not, pick up the cross they are pointing at and repeat the procedure.
11. When you are down to one cross, ask the audience member to point at a card. If it is not their chosen card, pick it up and repeat the procedure. If it is, pick up the other three cards and turn the card over. Magic! Their chosen card is always the last on the table. The member of the audience won't know how their card is always the last on the table. The truth is, they've been pointing at crosses, but you've been picking up and leaving exactly what you want!
2. Deal 16 cards face up in four rows of 4
Row 1:
1
2
3
4
Row 2:
5
6
7
8
Row 3:
9
10
11
12
Row 4:
13
14
15
16
3. Ask a member of the audience to choose a card with his eye but not tell anyone what it is.
4. Ask the person to tell you which row his card is in
5. Pick up the cards one by one in columns, starting with the card in the bottom left and working up, putting each card on top of the one before. (13, 9, 5, 1, 14, 10 etc)
6. Turn the pack over so that it is face down in your hand and deal the cards out row by row, face up as you did before. Now the cards that were in the 1st row are in the 4th column, those that were in the 2nd row are in the 3rd column, those that were in the 3rd row are are in the 2nd column, and those that were in the 4th row are now in the first column.
7. Ask the person to tell you again which row his card again. You now know which card it is.
8. Pick up the cards in any order you like, putting them face down in your hand, but remember how many cards from the top the chosen card is.
9. Now form four crosses with the cards face down. You should know where the chosen card is by counting as you place the cards down.
10. Ask the audience member to point at a cross. If it is the cross with the card in, pick up the other three crosses. If not, pick up the cross they are pointing at and repeat the procedure.
11. When you are down to one cross, ask the audience member to point at a card. If it is not their chosen card, pick it up and repeat the procedure. If it is, pick up the other three cards and turn the card over. Magic! Their chosen card is always the last on the table. The member of the audience won't know how their card is always the last on the table. The truth is, they've been pointing at crosses, but you've been picking up and leaving exactly what you want!
