Ghost Puzzle Variation
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 7:05 pm
Hi guys, here's a thought for a different presentation of ghost puzzle..
Ask your spectator to complete the ghost puzzle and perform a series of magicians choices to arrive at the ghost which eventually is missing. This gives a great impact when they then make the second puzzle and find their one has vanished.
The forces i use are as follows..
First: "ok, so first shall we take the top or the bottom?"
The ambiguous use of the word 'take' allows you to either
'take away' the bottom 5 ghosts and eliminate them,
or to 'take the top 5 ghosts as the first 5 you'll use.
Next, ask them to touch two more ghosts. If the 'vanishing ghost' is one of the two, say "great, these are our final two"
You then just have to ask "so finally, which one do you want to get rid of?" If they choose the 'vanishing ghost' you're all set, tell them to remake the puzzle and see the one they chose to get rid of has vanished.
If they choose the other one, you can 'get rid' of it and say 'so,this is your final chosen ghost, now lets see what happens when we remake this picture" and you know the rest
If they Didn't touch the vanishing ghost "eliminate" the two they chose and proceed as with the previous point.
You will obviously have a much better idea of how you'd complete the magicians choices.
I think it just adds a nice dimension to the trick.
And hey, it works really well with a wooden set of Ghost Puzzle too!
Available made to order, just drop me a PM for more info.
Ask your spectator to complete the ghost puzzle and perform a series of magicians choices to arrive at the ghost which eventually is missing. This gives a great impact when they then make the second puzzle and find their one has vanished.
The forces i use are as follows..
First: "ok, so first shall we take the top or the bottom?"
The ambiguous use of the word 'take' allows you to either
'take away' the bottom 5 ghosts and eliminate them,
or to 'take the top 5 ghosts as the first 5 you'll use.
Next, ask them to touch two more ghosts. If the 'vanishing ghost' is one of the two, say "great, these are our final two"
You then just have to ask "so finally, which one do you want to get rid of?" If they choose the 'vanishing ghost' you're all set, tell them to remake the puzzle and see the one they chose to get rid of has vanished.
If they choose the other one, you can 'get rid' of it and say 'so,this is your final chosen ghost, now lets see what happens when we remake this picture" and you know the rest
If they Didn't touch the vanishing ghost "eliminate" the two they chose and proceed as with the previous point.
You will obviously have a much better idea of how you'd complete the magicians choices.
I think it just adds a nice dimension to the trick.
And hey, it works really well with a wooden set of Ghost Puzzle too!
Available made to order, just drop me a PM for more info.