

As soon as you return, you'll be able to tell at a glance with coin was selected. Each of the corners represents a corner coin and the middle of each side of the mat correlates to the remaining four coins. Right in the middle indicates the middle coin. Then, it's just a case of subtly placing their bottle on a certain part of the beer mat or other reference point that will indicate the chosen coin. As you leave the room, your accomplice should take a drink from his bottle and keep a close eye on the coin selected. When you leave the room, make sure that your accomplice knows what to do and is sitting in a place where you can subtly look at them without arousing suspicion.
#Magic trick with quarters free
How did you do it? This is where your accomplice earns his free drink. After a few seconds, point to the coin that was selected and wait for the looks of disbelief on the faces of your audience. After you return, take your time and consider each of the coins in turn. Once you've decided who will be choosing a coin, leave the room, perhaps to go to the bar or the toilet, and give them a few moments to make their choice. All that matters is that you make it entertaining and mysterious. You can wrap this basic premise up any way you want, by claiming that you can see, hear, smell or even feel the psychic every surrounding the coin. The trick begins with you claiming that you can guess which coin someone touched last. Take the nine coins and lay them on the table in a square, three rows of three.

In fact, it will add more mystery to the trick if you use a variety of different coins, as some of the more inquiring people in your crowd will try looking for patterns of coin use that just don't exist. And the coins don't all have to be the same. Just collect nine coins that are in your pocket or lying around on the bar. It doesn't matter what type of coins you use.
