Do As I Do

This is a long explanation but the effect this trick has is well worth it!

Effect: The magician and the performer each have a deck of SHUFFLED cards. The spectator is asked to copy every move that the magician makes (hence the title of the trick 'Do as I do') the magician chooses a card from one pack and then the spectator freely chooses a card from the other pack. The outcome is very magical and quite startling - both cards match!

Preparation: Start off by having two decks of cards, one red backed and one blue backed. Ask the spectator to shuffle BOTH packs and then hand you any pack whilst keeping the other one for himself (in this example lets assume he hands you the blue deck) OK now follow the steps below carefully!

1) Shuffle your blue deck (make sure spectator shuffles his red deck)

2) SECRETLY glimpse the bottom card of YOUR deck whilst shuffling (This is the hardest part of trick! so be careful, don't get spotted!).

3) OK lets say in this instance you spot the ten of clubs, you must remember this card because it is your KEY CARD.

4) Now swap decks with your spectator, place the cards face down in front of you (making sure spectator does the same) and say the following line "I have shuffled the cards that now lie in front of you, and you have shuffled the cards that lie in front of me! neither of us could know the order of the cards that we now have, is that correct ?"

5) You should now have the red deck and the spectator should have the blue deck with the KEY CARD on the bottom.

6) Now spread your cards in a straight line from left to right (making sure spectator does the same).

7) Hold your pointed finger about 3 inches above the spread at one end and slowly and deliberately move back and forth over the deck (making sure spectator does the same).

8) Now drop your finger onto the spread (about halfway) and pull out a card, look at the card making sure nobody else sees it! but DO NOT REMEMBER THIS CARD! IT IS A BLUFF! make sure your spectator takes a card and remembers it, say the following "You have had a free choice of a card! is that correct ? Please remember your card"

9) Now place your card ON TOP of your spread deck (making sure spectator does the same).

10) Gather up the cards, being careful not to disturb the order (making sure spectator does the same).

11) Give the deck ONE complete cut (making sure spectator does the same).

12) Now swap decks again (you should now have the blue deck again).

Tell spectator to find his card and place it FACE DOWN on the table whilst you do the same. What you really do is look through the deck and find your KEY CARD (in this case ten of clubs) the card immediately to the right of it will be the spectators selection! take it out and place it face down onto the table.