Effect: The magician writes a secret prediction and gives it to the spectators to hold. The spectators shuffle the deck. Under the fairest conditions, two spectators each look at a different card (no force) in different locations in the deck. The deck is cut by both spectators. The magician's prediction reveals the card in between the spectator's two chosen cards.
Description: The spectators never see the ending coming! This is not another prediction effect. This plays like the classic Magician in Trouble ploy.
With minimal magician involvement, a true miracle happens. Before the effect begins the magician makes a prediction and gives it to the spectator. The spectators under the fairest conditions take turns looking at different cards.
Imagine a prediction effect that survives a spectator's shuffle and cuts. Most prediction routines require complex deck management or forced cards, but "Inbetween" is designed to look and feel completely hands-off. You provide a written prediction before the spectators even touch the cards, and then you hand the deck over to them to shuffle thoroughly, establishing the "fairest conditions" possible.
Key Points:
- Zero Forces: Two spectators each look at a different card in different locations in the deck.
- Spectator Autonomy: Not only do they shuffle at the start, but both spectators cut the deck before the reveal. This eliminates the idea of the magician controlling the cards.
- Built-in Tension: When you reveal the prediction, the spectators will initially think you've failed because it doesn't match either of their cards. This "magician in trouble" moment creates a powerful emotional beat right before you deliver the final punchline: the prediction isn't their card - it's the card that is physically situated between their cards.
Price increases to $14.97 on 2/4/2026
- No force
- No math
- No switches
- No duplicate cards
- No apps
- No setup
- No electronics
- Simple, no long procedures
- Easy to do
- Instant reset
- Minimal sleight of hand
1st edition 2026, PDF 9 pages.
word count: 1473 which is equivalent to 5 standard pages of text
