Secret Number

1. You will need ten (10) cards from a deck. Any suit any value.

2. Give the cards to an audience member.

3. Have the member fan out the cards.

4. They should then select a card but they should NOT remove it from the pack.

5. Have them count over from the RIGHT to the selected card. This will be their secret number.

6. Have them close the pack and hand it back to you.

7. Move four (4) cards one at a time from the bottom of the pack to the top. (do it behind your back or under a cloth for show)

8. Give the cards to another audience member and have the first member tell the second what the secret number was.

9. Have the second member move cards one at a time from the bottom to the top counting until the secret number is reached.

10. Take the cards back and do something for show but DO NOTHING to the pack.

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11. Give the cards back to the second member and tell him to take the top card and put it on the bottom. He should then take the NEXT top card and put it on the table. Take the Next top card and put it on the bottom.

12. Tell him to continue alternating this way until there is only one (1) card left which should be the selected card.

Forcing a card- Method 1

1. Get a member of the audience to shuffle the pack well.

2. As they hand it back to you, glance at the bottom card.

3. Holding the pack in your left hand, use your forefinger to pull the bottom card (which you've looked at) back about a centimetre from the front edge of the pack.

4. Begin to deal from the bottom of the pack, putting the cards face up on the table. Be sure to hold on to the very bottom card! Tell the audience to shout stop, and that the next card you put down will be their secret card which you will later find.

5. When someone shouts stop, bring out the card you have been holding back and slam it face down on the table.

6. Tell the audience to look at the card, put it back in the pack, and shuffle while you turn your back.

7. You can now look through the pack and find their chosen card.

This card trick can be very effective if you deal from the bottom of the pack and when the audience shouts stop, you slam down the card and shout out what it is. You can then see their amazement as they turn the card over and see you were right!