Hey everyone! I'm sharing an effect I came up with using an app I stumbled upon online (the only catch is it requires an internet connection, at least the free version). You can use it for free, and there's also a paid option.

It's similar to the Invisible Deck. Anyway, here it is; I'd appreciate any feedback or suggestions for improvement, etc.

Cheers,

Patter

“We live in a world where everything is connected. In fact, technological advancements aim to enable this level of connection. The clearest example is the mobile phone, which not only allows communication between humans but also lets us connect with other devices, equipment, etc. Well, us magicians aren't going to be left behind, so I'm going to try and establish a connection between my mobile phone and a deck of cards.”

Effect

The magician displays a cased deck and leaves it in plain sight.

A spectator selects a card on the magician's mobile phone.

The magician passes the phone over the deck.

The magician, or the spectator, removes the deck and shows that the chosen card is the only one reversed.

Setup

Place the force card (the one you'll force with the app) reversed in the middle of the deck, inside its case.

Method

The magician displays a deck in its case and sets it on the table, in plain view. He then takes out his mobile phone and launches the application Select a Card (https://apkcombo.com/es/magic-trick-force-a-card/com.emre.selectacard/) while telling the patter.

Then he shows a sequence of cards on the phone that flash by rapidly, and each time the screen is tapped, it stops on a card. He does this several times to demonstrate that it can stop on any card.

Finally, a spectator selects a card using the previously demonstrated method. Then the magician moves the phone, displaying the selected card's image, over the deck to “establish the connection.”

Upon removing the deck from its case and performing a spread, all the cards are facing one way, and only the spectator's chosen card is reversed.

Bonus

The effect can be repeated a second time, as the app allows for forcing two cards. For this, you would just need to have the second force card prepared in the deck and reverse it when placing the cards back in the case. All of this, of course, without the audience noticing (the card could be on the bottom; it could be reversed with the left hand while held by the right hand at the short ends (the classic handling), and then with a swing cut it's set in place).