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Damon Zale Regular user 184 Posts 
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I do a lot of name a card jazzing and Queen of Hearts obviously comes up a lot. I often tell them it's a commonly named card and give them a chance to name another, but I think it might be better to just say "You sure? It can be any card." and if they insist, hit them with a crazy revelation. Some ideas I've thought of:
Putting a signature with a marker on Queen of Hearts - and saying, "Earlier I signed one card sight unseen" I also thought about carrying a copy of the Queen of Hearts under the case of my phone But maybe there's something with more wow factor you can recommend? Maybe a product? Ideally, I'd like not to carry too much extra stuff 
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Julie Inner circle 3943 Posts
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I remember when it was fashionable for a clever conjuror to have a large color picture of the Queen of Hearts on the back of his t-shirt under a sports coat...
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DJ Trix Inner circle 1197 Posts
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Put it in your pocket in and envelope and replace that card with a joker in your deck.
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Deckstacker Elite user Sunny SoCal 442 Posts
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On Mar 30, 2023, Julie wrote: I remember when--I thought--it was fashionable for a conjuror to wear a tie lifter to "amaze" people--and sometimes reveal a card clipped to his shirt front. (Ties were a lot wider back then.) I actually purchased one (a TL) once from a small magic vendor who had set up a booth inside a downtown Las Vegas casino lobby, back in the day when magic gimmicks were more popular with the general public than they are now. --Some of us have been in this game for a long time, eh? (smile)
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bunkyhenry Special user NYC Metro 828 Posts
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Tattoo?
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jsbosco.jpg "View Profile") New user Detroit, MI 64 Posts
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I feel like the reveal should in itself be magical, an appearance or a change. Simply pulling the card from a random spot is not particularly interesting, but pulling it out of thin air would be doubly impressive. Why not have it in your back pocket and if given the opportunity, backpalm it, reach into the air and produce their named card?
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magicfish Inner circle 7016 Posts
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On May 9, 2023, jsbosco wrote: This would change the effect. Removing it from a wallet has a psychic effect that you somehow preconceived that they would think of that card. Plucking the card from mid air or twirling it from the centre of the deck is also magical, but it is now a different trick- now you are a magician or a manipulator who can produce any card called for. I'm not saying one is better than the other, just different magic. A queen of hearts from an old deck in the wallet is nice... |
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jsbosco New user Detroit, MI 64 Posts
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On May 23, 2023, magicfish wrote: Damon did not specify that the effect that they are trying to achieve is of a psychic nature... More ideas: Have QH loaded into a Wow gimmick and "disguised." Have Paul Harris's Bizarre Shrink set up in your pocket with the Queen of Hearts. Pull out *wallet* to reveal QH. Have them sign the card and go into John Luka's Card to Wallet. |
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts
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Load the card in the spec's pocket early on in the evening; then wait for the opportunity...
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jared23m New user 61 Posts
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On Mar 30, 2023, Damon Zale wrote: I mean, you don't HAVE to give them the chance to change their mind...
Personally, I would just say something along the lines of, "And can you verify that it was a completely free choice and you could have named any card?" That way you reinforce that it could be any card but you don't lose out on the amazing revelation. Your idea is great. I love planning for these little happy accidents. |
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Damon Zale Regular user 184 Posts
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On Nov 12, 2023, jared23m wrote: Maybe it's the way I ask but they never change their minds when offer it. Very often I get the card they named to the top and set the deck on the table before I offer them to change their mind (if they ever do, I'll perform mnemomcocis or just tell them their card's positions in the deck) |
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Chris K Inner circle 2544 Posts
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On May 9, 2023, jsbosco wrote: So card in impossible location is a plot you either aren’t familiar with or disagree with , right? Interesting. I don’t agree but interesting to see somebody anti-impossible location. Do wallets fit in here? Envelopes? What about a letter sent to the organizer weeks ahead of time? None are conceptually different than a card on a shirt after all. II, personally, think any/all of those are better than a backpalm production personally (backpalms are sleights that benefit from repetition). |
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AlxRosekoski New user 40 Posts
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There is a song called queen of hearts. You could make a playlist on Spotify called this is your card and it could have that one song in it
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Cain Inner circle Los Angeles, CA 1553 Posts
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Eric Mead talks about leaving a card in the case, which strikes me as a rather practical and organic revelation.
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Damon Zale Regular user 184 Posts
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Thanks everyone for all the suggestions. In the end, I took a Queen of Hearts from another deck and stuck it under a clear plastic phone case. Of course, as soon as I did that, people stopped naming it
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