Title tells all! Make room for an astonishing card mystery that will jolt them. Author Ian Baxter has been using this stunner for many years and is still using it today. It is an absolute gem and never fails to impress onlookers.
Cards are thoroughly shuffled by a spectator, a card chosen then lost. Deck is now cut exactly where spectator instructs then the performer starts a slow deal of cards to the table, face down and one at a time.
On impulse, the performer suddenly stops at one. Turning the card face up, it is the selection!
Nothing new here? Well, not exactly. The very stringent conditions are what sets this amazing discovery apart from similar pick-a-card effects:
- Any deck at hand can be used.
- No preparation or set up is needed.
- No fakes, gimmicks or stranger cards are employed.
- Sleights required are the Double Undercut, Jog Shuffle and a Force.
- The performer does not sight any cards from start to finish.
- A slow, deliberate presentation gives the effect its traction
The Force mentioned is a modified handling of a clever, cut-and-deal force from years back. Ian Baxter has been using it for decades and it has limitless applications. This manuscript is worth picking up just for the Force!
Baxter’s concluding comment, “…sit back and watch the puzzled looks from your spectators!”
1st edition 2026, PDF 3 pages.
word count: 930 which is equivalent to 3 standard pages of text
