We here at the XDM Secret Lair are working around the clock to provide you with the tools you need to spread the word about Xtreme Dungeon Master! We’re even instituting a new series of videos to help educate and enlighten those game masters and players who might not yet have been exposed to the challenges and joys of becoming an XDM. So we are proud to present to you a sneak preview of the first in a series of educational spots that may, or may not, be appearing soon on your local broadcast station as a well-disguised public service announcement.

Is your book still in the mail? Are you dying for something fun to do until then? Never fear. Here is something to pass the time nicely not to mention totally freak someone out.

“Hickman’s Famous Psychedelic Card Engine” is basically an online magic trick that is unlike any you have ever seen.

The premise is simple. You invite a buddy to see a “strange” online card effect. Your friend is asked to name any card. A “start” button on the screen is clicked and the machine tells you what card is named. This is repeated several times- the machine is always right.Now for the kicker.You tell your buddy that the two of you should switch places- where you name a card and he pushes the button. Again the machine never fails.

The trick will drive people crazy since the method is just devious enough to make it near impossible to figure out.

I came up with this thing years ago and since then it has received quite a bit of attention in magic circles. It was featured in Magic Magazine and is also a major effect presented in Joshua Jay’s recent best selling magic book. The coding was done by a good friend of mine Adam Dunn and is really fun once you get a hang of it.

You will find a secret video tutorial of the effect at magicboxproductions.com.

So this is my free gift to you- the future XDMers of the world… have fun with it!