Our last card trick from www.vanishingincmagic.com is called "Mind Reading with Friends." Follow the instructions below to wow your spectator (and remember to find an accomplice to help you with this trick!).
Lay down 3 rows of 3 cards. They can be any cards. However, we would suggest placing a 5 of Diamonds in the upper left corner for reasons that will become clearer later.
Tell your audience that you’re going to leave the room and instruct them to all agree on one of the playing cards while you’re gone.
Once you return to the room, explain that you are going to magically discover what card they selected.
Your assistant will then slowly point to each card with a pencil in front of anyone without saying anything out loud.
The secret to this trick lies in how the first card (the 5 of Diamonds in this case) is touched. Imagine it’s broken up into a 3 x 3 grid. For example, if they point to the top right of the card (right on the top right pip), that means the selected card was the right card of the top row (Ace of Clubs in the pictured example). Or, if they point to the middle of the bottom ? of the card (below the middle pip and in-between the two outer pips), then the selected card is the middle card of the bottom row (6 of Spades).
Once the first card has been touched, you’ll know which card the audience selected and the rest is just showmanship. Your assistant can touch the other cards anywhere.
Once all the cards have been touched, dramatically reveal the selected card.
Take a photo of your card trick (or have someone take a photo of you performing the trick) and send it to Mrs. Coon via text, Remind App, or email for some activity points!