The
NAME GAME
Mental
Magic With A Twist!
Handling and
Routine by T.A. Hamilton
Here is a card
trick which should prove to be a good
Solid After
Dinner or Hospitality Suite
Closeup Routine
for You.
It is strong
medicine and will leave your
audience stunned...
EFFECT:
The Spectator
selects a Playing Card which is
replaced in
the deck. The Magician asks the
spectator
to NAME any Friend Living ANYWHERE
in the WORLD!
and to NAME the CITY he/she
Lives In!
The NAME and CITY are spelled out
by Dealing
a Single Card for Each Letter!
After the
Spelling...
A SINGLE CARD
is delt Face Down
on the Table...
This FINAL CARD is The
PREVIOUSLY
SELECTED CARD!
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SET-UP:
ONE Regular
Deck of New or
Nearly New
Playing Cards.
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You begin by
doing several other card tricks and then
use this one
as it is a real mind bender.
Say... It's
Time to Play a Little Game...,
You all like
to Play Games, Don't You...,
This One Is
Called The NAME GAME!
That's the
Build-Up.
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PERFORMANCE:
Have the Deck
shuffled, and while your back is turned,
Tell the Spectator
to count off ANY number of cards
under 20 and
place them in His/Her pocket. With
your back
still turned, tell the spectator to count a like
number of
cards off, keeping them in his hands, while
putting the
rest of the Deck on the table, face down.
Now tell the
spectator to shuffle the cards in his/her hands,
and when finished,
to look at the card on the bottom of
the packet,
REMEMBER IT, then place the Packet Face Down
on top of
the tabled remainder of the deck.
Turn around,
pick up the pack of cards on the table, and ask
the spectator
to name a friend anywhere in the world.
Then ask which
city the friend lives in...
In explanation:
Place One Card face Down on the Table
for each letter
of the NAME and for the CITY.
Take the Next
Card, and place it to the side,
and say "The
End".
Now... Pick
up the packet that you just dealt and
put it ON
TOP of the rest of the deck still left in
your hands.
Then add the "THE END" card
by inserting
it NEAR the BOTTOM of the deck.
Have the Spectator
ADD the Cards in
his/her pocket
to the TOP of the Deck.
Tell the Spectator,
to Spell the NAME and the CITY
dealing ONE
CARD PER LETTER (as above).
Now have the
Spectator take the NEXT CARD,
and place
it Face Down on the Table.
Ask the Spectator
what the Name of the Card
He/She previously
selected was...
When YOU turn
that Last Card Over,
It Will BE
their Selected card!
GOOD LUCK
WITH THIS GREAT TRICK!
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The real secret
lies in the amount of preparation and
your skill
of showmanship.
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Note: This
Trick is great for CloseUp Table Workers
Practice, Practice,
Practice!
Remember, Your
skill and confidence increase as
your magic
collection grows. Be sure to insist on
the quality
of T.A. Hamilton Magic Products at
finer Magic
Shops World-Wide.
Good Luck with
this one...
Magically,
T.A. Hamilton
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May
2003