Here’s my take on the classic ESP Match Up packet trick – reimagined especially for Christmas.<\/b><\/p>\n
Ideal for festive residencies and holiday gigs, this routine is fun to perform, engaging for all ages, and builds to a totally baffling kicker ending.<\/p>\n
You introduce two identical sets of five Christmas picture cards<\/b>, explaining they are Santa’s official photos:
Santa himself, an Elf, Rudolph, a Snowman, and a Christmas Tree.<\/b>
You keep one set and hand the other to a spectator.<\/p>\n
Using a playful process of elimination, a single card is “ducked” under either your pile or the spectator’s pile for each letter of the phrase:
“Will our photo match?”<\/b>
The audience decides each time who ducks the card-the volunteer or the magician. One by one, cards are eliminated until you are both left holding just one card each.<\/b><\/p>\n
To everyone’s surprise, the two remaining cards match perfectly.<\/b><\/p>\n
But that’s not all.<\/p>\n
Not only do the final cards match-every single card eliminated along the way matches as well.<\/b><\/p>\n
A fun, interactive, and mind-baffling routine that gets the entire audience involved<\/i>, ending with a super-cool climax that plays beautifully in any Christmas show.<\/p>\n
VERSIONS & EXTRAS<\/b><\/p>\n
Available in Stage\/Parlor and Close-Up editions.<\/b><\/p>\n
Supplied complete with a beautifully handcrafted crazy horse brown leather card case<\/b>, engraved on the front with: “Santa’s Pictures.”<\/b><\/p>\n
This engraving subtly supports the patter, making it feel like an impromptu moment when you say, “Let’s spell out Will our pictures match?” …then immediately revise it with, “Oooh-photo will be quicker. Let’s go with Will our photo match?”<\/p>\n
On the back of the case is an additional engraved line:
“You will have Santa.”<\/b><\/p>\n
When you both end on Santa, this delivers a third, unexpected kicker<\/b>, taking the effect to an even stronger finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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