Thanks To Dave by Chris Congreave

Thanks To Dave is Chris’s perfect little prediction effect. Chris got the idea from an effect he saw David Acer perform. Although this is completely different the title credits Chris’s inspiration.

A card is selected and placed on the table sight unseen. You now remove four torn pieces of playing card from your wallet, pocket or envelope and confidently state that they will match the chosen card. The selection is turned over which proves your prediction is wrong but don’t worry you can redeem yourself by using a little magic. You take one of the torn pieces and touch it to the selection, it instantly changes to match the selected card. You now continue to change each piece in turn until all four pieces of your prediction match the selected card! Thanks To Dave is easy to do and great to keep in your wallet for those times you are handed a deck or in fact for your working set.