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The Phone

Ring ring! Give the cards a call, they’ll tell you which one is yours!

Ring ring! Call the cards to find the one the spectator picked. Take your time and have fun eliminating the cards one by one. Add your own touch to build the suspense even more.

Positioning. Parity. Count. This mathemagic trick explores several areas of mathematics. Once you master it, you can have fun setting the scene.


  • So your students can more easily understand this trick, you can do the trick “The Call” beforehand. Indeed, both tricks focus on parity, but “The Call” is simpler.

  • Planning notes