RAINBOW BILLETS

Imagine your sitting in a pub and someone comes up to you and says “go on then show us a trick”.
It’s a situation I am sure we have all found ourselves in many, many times.
Here is a little offering that should help you out…

Rainbow Billets.

the effect.....

You are seen to write something on a small piece of blank paper, which is folded, and placed in a wine glass, or on the table .This prediction remains in full view at all times.
You then tear from a book, pieces of paper, around the same size as your prediction, and instruct the spectator to write “ red” on one of them, “ yellow” on the second” green” on the 3rd, and finally “Blue” on the last. >These are then turned face down on the table, and the spectator is asked to mix them up. Then they lay the billets out in a row in front of them. You then say that you want to get rid of 2 of the colours. Ask them to choose any two pieces of paper. This they do and the rejected pieces are removed from play.
You then say that a further one piece has to be disposed of. This is done, and the 3rd piece is rejected.
The piece is turned over to reveal the chosen colour. You then open your prediction to show that it matches exactly.

The method .....

Ok. I know what your thinking…”MAGICIANS CHOICE”, and I admit your almost right. But in this case, it’s a bit more than that. Your statements remain the same, 99% of the time.

Firstly the paper used. This should be a pad about 4cms wide, and 15 cms long (that’s 11/2” by6” in old money) and the pad should be scored at one end, so when you tear it out, it tares in a neat straight line.
You tear one sheet out, and then tear this sheet into the 4 billets. Now, look at those billets. 2 pieces have 3 straight edges, and 2 only have 2.
You write red, and Blue on the two end pieces, and yellow and green on the bits torn from the centre.
This way you can keep track of 2 of the bits.


The prediction.

This is written on a billet, roughly the same size as the others, but it’s not important.
What is important is that it’s folded into quarters, first one way, and then the other.
When you ask the spectator to write the colours on the 4 billets, you state that you’re going to write a prediction. And you write the word “blue” on your prediction, but, and this is important, you write the word on one end of the folded billet only. (The left 2 quarters)
Now, whist they are still writing their billets, you casually turn over your prediction, and write the word ” red “ on the other side, directly on top of where the word blue is. This billet is now folded in half, to hide one prediction, and then in half again, hiding the other.


The force.


You ask for two billets to be chosen. If they chose the red and the blue, you ditch the other two. If they don’t choose the red or the blue, you say that leaves these two”.
If they chose a force colour, and one of the others you say," that leaves these two". You still have a force colour on the table.

You then ask them to touch one of the billets, if both are the force, ask them if they want to keep it, or throw it away.

If its 50-50, you throw away the non force one.

Now. Turn their billet over. (Remember you don’t know if it’s red or blue yet)

If its red and red happens to be folded inside the billet, you pick the prediction up, and open it right up to show the word red, covering the word blue, on the other side, with your thumb.

If it’s blue, then you pick up the prediction, and rest it on one hand, as you open it, using this to cover your turning it over.
And there you have it.


The end....