Unlock the Secrets of Mental Magic with a Deck of Cards

The Twelve Card Problem: and Similar Mentally-Selected Card Divinations by Scott Baird, the mind behind The Hermit magic magazine, is a remarkable eBook that explores powerful mentalism techniques using playing cards. This collection features impromptu effects that can be executed with any deck, requiring no advanced sleight of hand skills.

The premise is simple yet captivating: after shuffling a deck, audience members randomly select 12 cards without revealing them to you. Typically, three participants choose four cards each.

Each participant then thinks of one card from their selection, and the cards are shuffled again.

With just a single question, you can reveal each chosen card.

This is merely one of ten unique methods and variations included in The Twelve Card Problem.

Inspired by the routine “Three Hours” from Mnemonica by Simon Aronson and Ramon Riobóo, as well as a challenge posed by Michal Kociolek in More Plots and Methods, this project offers something for every magician. Notably, “Three Hours or Less” stands out as one of the finest adaptations of the original routine.

If you are a mentalist or wish to enhance your card magic repertoire with mental magic, don’t miss the opportunity to download The Twelve Card Problem today.