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[[P.A.T.E.O. Force]] (pick any two, eliminate one) is a method of forcing a particular object from a set of objects created by [[Roy Baker]].
[[P.A.T.E.O. Force]] (pick any two, eliminate one) is a method of forcing a particular object from a set of objects created by [[Roy Baker]]. It was first described in  Baker's Bonanza  by Hugh Miller (1968).


It involves the spectator and MAGI in a rotating type of force, leaving only one object from an unlimited number of objects.
It involves the spectator and MAGI in a rotating selecting and elimination process, leaving only one object from an unlimited number of objects.


The method may be disguised in a multitude of ways within card tricks, mentalism, stage routines, etc.
The method may be disguised in a multitude of ways within card tricks, mentalism, stage routines, etc.

Revision as of 10:58, 22 January 2010

P.A.T.E.O. Force (pick any two, eliminate one) is a method of forcing a particular object from a set of objects created by Roy Baker. It was first described in Baker's Bonanza by Hugh Miller (1968).

It involves the spectator and MAGI in a rotating selecting and elimination process, leaving only one object from an unlimited number of objects.

The method may be disguised in a multitude of ways within card tricks, mentalism, stage routines, etc.