hiː wʊd ˈæsk ɐ spɛktˈeɪɾɚ tə θˈɪŋk əvə kˈɑːɹd ðˈɛn ɐnˈʌðɚ tə pˈɪk ðɪ ʌnstˈeɪɾᵻd θˈɔːɾʌvkˈɑːɹd fɹʌm ɐ dˈɪfɹənt pˈæk; ɔːɹ hiː wʊd plˈeɪs kˈɑːɹdz ˌɑːntʊ ɐ tˈeɪbəl ænd ˈæsk ɐ spɛktˈeɪɾɚ tə pˈɪk ˌʌp wˈʌn kˈɑːɹd ðæt ɐnˈʌðɚ spɛktˈeɪɾɚ wʌz ˈoʊnli θˈɪŋkɪŋ ʌv.
He would ask a spectator to think of a card then another to pick the unstated thought-of-card from a different pack; or he would place cards onto a table and ask a spectator to pick up one card that another spectator was only thinking of.