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Ultimate Free Choice by Alexander Herman

Created by: Alexander Herman

Ultimate Free Choice by Alexander Herman is a close-up card trick designed to fool magicians, where a spectator's freely chosen card mysteriously matches a prediction card that was in the magician's pocket all along. The trick involves a series of seemingly random choices and shuffles, culminating in a surprising revelation that the spectator's final selection matches the prediction. It's a clever blend of psychological misdirection and classic card magic techniques.

Key features

  • Designed to fool magicians with unconventional methods

  • Involves a prediction card that matches the spectator's final choice

  • Uses psychological misdirection and classic card magic techniques

  • Can be performed with a standard deck of cards and one extra card

Pros

  • Highly effective magician fooler

  • Engages the spectator with free choices

  • Surprising and clean revelation

  • Can be adapted to an impromptu version with minimal setup

Cons

  • Requires carrying an extra card for the prediction

  • Some may find the method unnecessary for the general public

  • The original method might telegraph the ending to some spectators

What people are saying about Ultimate Free Choice by Alexander Herman

SeanDevine says...

I love the trick it fooled me badly and that's the thing I think it's strictly designed for magicians to be a magician fooler because we all know the best way to fool a magician is to use methods that we're not used to [...] I'm not going to tip the method but I will say that you just don't need what it comes with for this effect.

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