SHARING BIT

a) What I like in TOD is that you can shout 2 cards and "1 other card not in the deck" - if they all seat/standup you know they chose the same cards.
If one person is still standing up you go for a direct hit or use the card for another effect later on.

b) Either use cards, images, text or a combination to engage the theme with another effect later on and making the choosing thought procedure forgotten...

c) Imagine a number card, ask person to add 30 and now you have a number to use in the Magic Square... error, error, and in the end all is right and as a kicker turn the page with the numbers and the name of the card is written on. Give as souvenir.


Enjoy the Sun!

Re: a - if you shout 2 cards, and 1 other card not in the deck, don't you run the risk of two, or even three people not sitting down? You could counter that by calling out a further two or three cards, I suppose, but that's quite a softening of the effect.

Take risks and enjoy the show... that's how you learn.

Good observation but it depends on what type of TO gimmick you are using so no further cards need to be named.