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Yano Regular user 142 Posts |
Hi I'm just wondering does anyone have some statistics on the most chosen card when asked to name a card? I'm guessing there's no statistics but I just wanted to ask around anyways ^^.
From experience can anyone tell me what suit or number/picture card you usually get answered? I've read a few things and apparently hearts is the most common said suit, but idk I just want to hear from your experiences ^^ |
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martydoesmagic Inner circle Essex, UK 1670 Posts |
Many people name the Ace of Spades because it is the easiest card to remember. Women name the Queen of Hearts on a fairly regular basis. In terms of suits, people rarely name Clubs, usually Hearts or Spades. However, Magicians sometimes select a low value Club to try and catch you out.
It totally depends on the person. For example, if you ask a Bridge player they might name a Spade or Heart over a Club or Diamond because these are the more valuable cards in the game. HTH, Marty |
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BustedFinger New user Virginia 66 Posts |
I remember when I was first learning the Invisible Deck, I read somewhere that Aces, Queens, and Sevens were the most commonly named cards and that it was a good idea to arrange your ID so that these cards were in the middle. Much to my amazement, the first three times I performed ID for people the cards named were:
Queen of Hearts Seven of Diamonds Ace of Diamonds |
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martydoesmagic Inner circle Essex, UK 1670 Posts |
Yeah, I think people often pick a Seven because the number is considered lucky. Strangley, I find that people very rarely name low value spot cards, e.g. Twos, Threes and Fours, etc.
You can also use psychological suggestion to increase the chances of a particular card being chosen. Derren Brown shares some good tips regarding this on his "The Devil's Picturebook" DVD. Marty |
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ShirtlessKirk Loyal user 236 Posts |
In Son of Simon Says by Simon Lovell he has work on this most commonly named cards thing.
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Drake New user I feel bad having only 59 Posts |
I mostly get Ace of Spaces or Ace of Diamonds, Queen of Diamonds and Queen of Hearts.
It is not very often I get a spot card selected, almost always at least in the court. |
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jimhlou Inner circle 3698 Posts |
I was really shocked by this when I first started doing "walk around". Most everyone would name the ace of spades or queen of hearts. I almost felt like shouting "pick a different card!".
Jim |
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joseph Eternal Order Please ignore my 17411 Posts |
As, Qd, 7h...strange but true..(at least for me)...
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." (Einstein)...
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Chris Henderson Special user Indiana -- Anyone w/ no life would have 563 Posts |
One of my biggest pet peeves is when doing an effect where the spectator can name any card (Mem. Deck, Brainwave, etc.), you conclude the effect with whatever card the spectator names. Then no matter what the card is they say, "Well of course, because everyone names that card!" You just can't win sometimes!
"I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief"
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Jv Regular user 136 Posts |
Strangely [for me], it's mostly been: Ace, Seven or Queen of Hearts or Diamonds.
Jv
Guillotine+ASYLUM
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Waterloophai Inner circle Belgium 1369 Posts |
In Europe, the ace of Spades is not as significant as in the US. (On "American" playing cards the Ace of Spades is mostly bigger than the other aces. In many European card stocks, the ace of spades is printed like the other aces.
So it is also a matter of WHERE you do the trick. I performed for more than 30 years the invisible deck and did the trick maybe 5000 times. Without a doubt I can say that in my country (Belgium) the winners are: Seven of hearts and Queen of hearts. What was also significant is that the suit "clubs" was rarely chosen. |
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ChrisJ Loyal user Lapeer, MI 226 Posts |
From what I have experienced it does seem as though women will almost alwasy go with a heart or a diamond and as the rest seldom seems to be a low value card. Although I honestly don;t get the Ace of Spades selection but that might also be that if I am doing the Invisble deck I typically patter about them picking a card and mention for them to think of somethign uncommon unlike the AS. So I sometimes try to deirect them from it so it isn't as predictable an outcome.
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mr.nemo New user 62 Posts |
I think its a universal thing even when I'm back home the first few calls from family was also aces and queens must be some kind of subconsious link us humans have...
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MickeyPainless Inner circle California 6065 Posts |
I seem to recall someone doing an actual survey on this very subject here on the Café and recorded the stats a year or 2 ago! I have no idea what to search for to find it but if I run across it again I'll post the link!
I always pick the 4C but that's NOT what I use as a key card! MMc |
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surryhills Regular user Germany 149 Posts |
That's a really interesting topic.
@Mickey: Please let me know if you found it! TA! |
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MagicManJL New user 53 Posts |
David Blaine's book "Mysterious Stranger" has a little section on this. In order of popularity, men generally choose Ace, then Seven, then Four of Spades. Women generally choose Queen, then Ace, then Seven of Hearts. If you add the word "difficult" to your request, people generally change to the opposite suit and won't think of court cards or aces.
Take everything with a grain of salt, though. I always name the 5D. |
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slim23 Veteran user 309 Posts |
In the thirties, the nine of diamonds was never picked because it was considered a bad luck card. You should go read Dai Vernon's mental force in Expert card technique by Hugard. He talks about the cards people pick and do not pick.
Slim |
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ryanalewis New user 67 Posts |
I remember someone getting me with the Ace of Spades commonality. "Pick a card...don't pick Ace of Spades".. I'm like "WOW".
That, of course, was years ago, but I still remember it! |
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Bryn Williams New user 88 Posts |
I'm interested in this, so I did a little (unscientific) survey:
I am a High school teacher in Vancouver, Canada and every two days I teach about 150 students between the ages of 13 and 17. I asked each student to think of any card and these are the results I got. Please note that cards NOT listed below did not get chosen even once: As-21 Qh-10 7h-8 Qs-5 3d-5 2h-5 2s-4 7s-4 8s-4 9s-4 7d-4 8d-4 10d-4 2c-4 7c-4 8c-4 Ah-4 Jh-4 kh-4 5s-3 Ad-3 all these got 2 votes 3s 4s 2d 4d 5d 9d Jd Qd 5c 9c 10c 6h Joker All these got 1 vote: 6s 10s Js Ks 6d Kd Ac 4c Jc Qc 4h I thought these were interesting results, certainly not conclusive but interesting non the less |
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david12345 Special user 714 Posts |
Ace of spades annoyingly as it takes away from such an effect
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