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All that remained was to find a pattern in a 13-card set that included six. After arranging the numbers in
many different ways, I realized that no matter which cards you choose, they can never be more than 6
numbers apart. Therefore, each permutation (abc, cba, etc.) could represent a number from 1-6. That,
when added to the first card (with the suit), will give you the number of the hidden card. The only
problem at this point was to figure out what made each card either a, b, or c. I soon decided that it must
be a=lowest number, b=middle, and c=highest because thats the only thing youd be guaranteed to
draw every time. If you have two of the same card, you use their suits to decide which one was higher
and which lower. In most card games, the order (low-high) is: diamonds, clubs, hearts, and spades. All
that your partner needs is a list that says which order of a, b, and c indicates which number.
Solution: When you draw five cards from the deck, you are guaranteed to get at least two of the same
suit. Next, find the shortest distance between the two cards. For example, if you had a king and a two,
the shortest distance would be two numbers, which you would get by adding two to the king. If you
tried to get to a king by adding to the two, youd have to add 11, which is more than the six that you can
demonstrate with the remaining three cards. So, you hide the two and play the king on the table. Then,
you arrange the remaining three cards in order using a pre-determined code to indicate how many to
add to the first card played. All your partner needs to do is memorize that code, and theyll be able to
add the numbers and guess the hidden card.
Justification: I am very confident in my answer because Ive tried it multiple times and it hasnt failed
yet. I used the following code:
A,B,C
+1
A, C, B
+2
C, A, B
+3
C, B, A
+4
B, A, C
+5
B, C, A
+6
The first time I tried it, I drew the following cards: 2s, Jh, Kd, 5s, 10c. The two spades, 2 and 5, are three
numbers apart if you start with two, so I set five aside. Then I laid down the 2 first. The code for +3 is C,
A, B, or high, low, middle, so I laid down the king, then the 10, then the jack. Using the code, its easy to
guess that the hidden card is the five of spades.
Next, I drew 5h, 9d, 10c, 3h, and 4h. I set aside the four of hearts because it is only one number away
from three. Then I laid out the 3 to indicate suit. Then, because the code for +1 is low, medium, high, I
laid out the 5, then the 9, and finally the 10. Because both of these attempts worked perfectly, I am
confident that my answer outlines one way to perform this trick.