The Algorithm

An effect this good is almost unfair. Almost.

What if you could access a piece of technology so advanced that it can instantly determine what card a spectator is thinking of?

A routine so deceptive that by the time you’ve completed the first phase, you’re already five moves ahead of your audience?

A hidden principle so powerful that you’ll actually fool yourself… even when you know how it works?

THE ALGORITHM is all that — and more.

THE ALGORITHM is not just a routine. It’s a four-phase act that’s always ready to go.

Imagine the following:

– The audience shuffles a deck and pulls out any five cards at random.

– You load up The Algorithm on a borrowed smartphone.

– The spectator enters any four of the chosen cards into The Algorithm.

– The Algorithm processes the data and reveals the unknown card… with 100% accuracy.

That’s interesting enough on its own, but to really demolish the critics, you’re gonna need to do it again. So you do.

But this time, you up the odds:

– The audience chooses any four cards this time.

– The spectator enters any three of the chosen cards into The Algorithm.

– The Algorithm processes the data and reveals the unknown card… with 100% accuracy.

It really is that straight-forward.

But it doesn’t end there. You repeat the feat yet again, with just three cards. Two of them are entered… and once again, the third is revealed with 100% accuracy.

What your audience just witnessed has now left the space of statistical improbability and entered a realm of downright impossibility. And just as their brains begin to catch up…

The Algorithm predicts the location and order of every single card in the deck… with 100% accuracy.

“Yves has built a quick, strong, and entertaining piece of magic

with one of 20th-century card magic’s most surprising methods at

its core. I liked it so much that I contributed an alternative way

to perform it that’s 100% self-working. Use any regular deck and

any borrowed phone, with no pairing or apps to download or update.

The Algorithm is well designed, fooling, and fun to perform.”

— Michael Weber

FAQ

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Akronym

Imagine you’ve got nothing on you, not even your cell phone, and you want to present an effect: instead of a quick trick, Akronym lets you perform a real routine.

You’re a close-up performer and you want an impactful and personal effect, that’s comfortable to present, and requires no pocket space: Akronym will immediately find its place in your repertoire.
If you’re on stage in front of a large corporate audience and want a personalized revelation of the company’s name: Akronym is ideal.

Currently works in English, Spanish, Italian, German, and French. Broadcasting rights not included.