How to make your own set of cards for this trick:

Click on the link for card set 1 below. A new window will open. Right click on the window and select the print option from the dropdown menu that opens.

Repeat the above for card set 2

Cut around the outlines of the cards and then fold them in half to form a front and back design. glue the halves together to make your completed card set.

YOU NOW SHOULD HAVE:

4 Character cards. They all have identical backs apart from the Charlie card on which it says 'I found the treasure'.

1 Treasure chest card - on the back it says 'property of Grandad'

1 Prediction card which says 'Orlando found the treasure'

You will also need an ordinary envelope - on the back of this write 'Rex found the treasure'.

SET UP:

Put the prediction card in the envelope. On top of that put the four character cards in a face up pile with charlie on top. Then put the treasure card in the envelope and you are ready!

How it works:

Take out the envelope, being sure not to let anyone see the writing on the back. Take the treasure card and lay it on the table treasure side up. Lay the character cards face up on the table too.

Tell the audience that the your four friends went on an expedition and one of them found some buried treasure. Explain that using your amazing powers you will be able to control their mind so that they can guess who the treasure belongs to! They probably won't believe you.

Tell them to think carefully and then pick up the treasure card and place it on top of any one of the characters. When they have done it - give them a chance to change their mind. It doesn't matter where they place the treasure.

Now for the clever part!

If they put the treasure on Charlie:
Just flip over the grandad, rex and orlando cards to show they have plain backs. Then turn over the charlie card to show that the treasure belongs to him!

If they put the treasure on Grandad:
Turn over the treasure card and show that it says the treasure belongs to him!

If they put the treasure on Orlando:
Open the envelope (don't let them see the back) and take out the prediction card which proves the treasure belongs to him!

If they put the treasure on Rex:
Flip the envelope over to show that the treasure belongs to him!

Afterwards gather up all the cards and put them away in the envelope to stop people looking at them!

This trick works on an old principle called MULTIPLE OUTS, in other words the trick ends in a different manner according to what the spectator says. Think carefully and see if you can come up with any more tricks using this idea.

If you have any problems with this trick - just contact me