Ultimate Free Choice by Alexander Hermann (the living German one, not the French bloke who kicked the bucket in 1896) is a routine that looks simple but packs a wallop, leaving your audience scratching their heads in disbelief.
Picture this: you tell your audience you've got a prediction stashed away in your pocket, and then you lay out a deck of cards face down. You invite someone to join in on what can only be described as an "anti-card trick." Instead of picking a card they fancy, they opt for a card they *wouldn’t* choose. This little dance continues, with your participant whittling down the deck each time.
In the end, just one card is left standing. With hands that are as empty as your fridge on a Sunday, you reach into your pocket and pull out the prediction card. Surprise! It matches their selection perfectly.
But here’s the kicker: nobody reacts how you expected. Turns out they all clocked the extra cards you had in your pocket.
And yes, you did have extra cards. But, in a twist that’ll knock their socks off, you reveal that all those cards match too.
Renowned for his clever approach to magic, Alexander Hermann, alongside Vanishing Inc., has cooked up a fun and quirky spin on the Open Prediction plot that’s destined to become a staple in your repertoire. The seemingly counterintuitive theme adds a delightful twist, ensuring the reveal lands with a satisfying thud. You can check out the full performance in the trailer to see the magic unfold!
You’ll appreciate how brilliantly clever, efficient, and a doddle it is to perform Ultimate Free Choice. It trims the fat off the drawn-out processes that often plague similar tricks. In most cases, you won’t even need to bother with a single step of equivoque. And when a smidgen of equivoque does pop up, it’s so stealthy no one will ever notice. The presentation has been thoughtfully designed to make it feel like a genuinely free choice (because who wants to feel like they’re being led around by the nose?).
Ultimate Free Choice includes all you need to get started with a red-backed Bicycle deck and can even be tweaked to work with any deck. Plus, you get a specially-crafted envelope that lets you pull off a more classic Open Prediction ending if the pocket fakeout isn’t your cup of tea. All the nitty-gritty is covered in the detailed instructions, so you’ll be ready to wow the crowd in no time!
Snag your copy of Ultimate Free Choice by Alexander Hermann today!
