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Unveiling 'The Stained Glass Effect'

Prepare to amaze your audience with 'The Stained Glass Effect' by Simon Caine, a masterclass in clean, spectator-driven card magic. This downloadable ebook reveals a truly impromptu and hands-off miracle. Imagine a borrowed deck, shuffled by a spectator, holding a secret card chosen by one participant and found at a number thought of by another – all without you touching the cards until the final, breathtaking reveal. It's pure, impossible magic, instantly yours.

The Impossible Unfolds

The magic begins as a spectator shuffles their own deck. A first participant freely selects and mentally commits a card. Simultaneously, a second spectator envisions any number between 1 and 52. Crucially, neither the chosen card nor the number are known by you. After the card is returned and the deck mixed further, the chosen card and number are finally declared. Without you ever touching the deck, the second spectator counts down. The first spectator turns over the card at that exact position to reveal… their freely chosen card! An utterly impossible, lasting impression.

Why 'The Stained Glass Effect' Stands Out

Simon Caine's 'The Stained Glass Effect' excels in fairness and spectator involvement. There are absolutely no stacks, no gimmicks, no complex memorization, no forces, no peeks, and no indexes. This makes the effect truly 'self-working' and entirely impromptu – ready with virtually any deck, borrowed or your own. The almost entirely hands-off nature ensures all focus remains on the impossible coincidence, not on your manipulations, making it feel like genuine magic unfolding before their eyes.

Key Details for Success

This powerful effect, while seemingly effortless, requires one minor preparation: a single card needs to be subtly crimped. This can be done in advance or seamlessly during a preceding routine or on an off-beat with a borrowed deck. Proficiency in cutting to a crimped card is also essential. The comprehensive 10-page ebook provides detailed instructions, ensuring you master every nuance to deliver an unforgettable performance.

Original Specs

The Stained Glass Effect by Simon Caine ( Instant Download )

A deck is borrowed from a spectator. The deck is shuffled by the spectator. They select a card and commit it to memory. Nothing is forced, no card is mentioned out loud.

A second spectator is thinking of any number between 1 and 52, the card is replaced and the deck is further mixed. Nothing is forced, no number is mentioned out loud.

Only after both spectators are satisfied with the random state of the deck are the freely chosen card and number named out loud (only if they want! This information can stay unknown to the performer the whole time.)

The performer does not touch the deck, and invites the second spectator to count down through the deck to the number she is thinking of. The first spectator turns over the card at that number to reveal the card she is thinking of. This is The Stained Glass Effect.

• Spectator Shuffled Deck
• Deck can be Borrowed or Incomplete
• Impromptu
• Almost Entirely Hands Off
• No Stacks, Gimmicks, Memorisation, Forces, Peeks or Indexes
• Self Working

[Note: This effect requires you to crimp one card in advance (in case it is your deck) or during a prior effect or on the off-beat (in case it is a borrowed deck). You will also need to be able to cut to the crimped card.]
1st edition 2013, 10 pages.
word count: 3205 which is equivalent to 12 standard pages of text