{"product_id":"any-card-by-richard-sanders","title":"Any Card by Richard Sanders","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"310\"\u003eImagine handing someone a deck of cards and asking them to \u003cstrong data-start=\"281\" data-end=\"309\"\u003esimply think of any card\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"434\"\u003eThere are \u003cstrong data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"341\"\u003eno restrictions\u003c\/strong\u003e, no forcing procedures, and nothing written down. The choice happens entirely in their mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"463\"\u003eThey lock in their thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"664\"\u003eYou explain that earlier you made a small prediction. In fact, you were so confident about what they might think of that you \u003cstrong data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"663\"\u003eturned the four Aces face-up in the deck before the performance began\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"777\"\u003eYou spread through the cards and sure enough — the \u003cstrong data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"757\"\u003efour Aces are the only cards face up\u003c\/strong\u003e in the entire deck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"806\"\u003eYou explain your reasoning:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"808\" data-end=\"838\"\u003e“Most people think of an Ace.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"877\"\u003eBut your spectator shakes their head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"901\"\u003eThat’s not their card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"971\"\u003eThey reveal their freely thought-of card:\u003cbr data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"947\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"947\" data-end=\"971\"\u003eThe Three of Hearts.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1081\"\u003eYou pause for a moment… and then explain that the Aces weren’t turned over because of the value of the card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1132\"\u003eThey were turned over because \u003cstrong data-start=\"1113\" data-end=\"1132\"\u003ethey’re marked.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1176\"\u003eOne by one, you slowly turn over the Aces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1211\"\u003eEach Ace contains a printed word.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1254\"\u003eThe first Ace reveals the word \u003cstrong data-start=\"1244\" data-end=\"1254\"\u003e“THE.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1287\"\u003eThe second reveals \u003cstrong data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1287\"\u003e“THREE.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1316\"\u003eThe third reveals \u003cstrong data-start=\"1307\" data-end=\"1316\"\u003e“OF.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1318\" data-end=\"1357\"\u003eAnd the final Ace reveals \u003cstrong data-start=\"1344\" data-end=\"1357\"\u003e“HEARTS.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1427\"\u003eTogether they spell the exact card your spectator merely thought of.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1438\"\u003eNo force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1440\" data-end=\"1451\"\u003eNo fishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1536\"\u003eJust an impossible prediction that was \u003cstrong data-start=\"1492\" data-end=\"1535\"\u003ein the deck before the trick even began\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1579\" data-end=\"1718\"\u003eThis routine creates a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1639\"\u003eperfect “thought-of card” miracle\u003c\/strong\u003e, something many magicians consider one of the strongest plots in all of magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1720\" data-end=\"1849\"\u003eBecause the card is \u003cstrong data-start=\"1740\" data-end=\"1779\"\u003enever written down and never forced\u003c\/strong\u003e, the revelation feels incredibly fair and impossible to the audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1851\" data-end=\"1959\"\u003eEven better, the method is \u003cstrong data-start=\"1878\" data-end=\"1894\"\u003eself-working\u003c\/strong\u003e, allowing you to focus entirely on presentation and performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1536\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VELITH Studios","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52661281128714,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/9757\/6458\/files\/FullSizeRender.jpg?v=1772593640","url":"https:\/\/velithstudios.com\/products\/any-card-by-richard-sanders","provider":"VELITH Studios","version":"1.0","type":"link"}