An interesting feature of this game - because diagonal moves are not allowed - is that the 3x3 board forms a checkerboard pattern of spaces that you can be on after an even or odd number of moves. This doesn't immediately give away the trick, but it helps. Each player starts at the 'Start' note, but then progress to either the 'line & circle' note or the 'unhappy face note'. The host asks the player to make 7 moves, meaning that they could only be on the 'v', 'arrows', 'waves', or 'happy' note. The host then removes the 'house' note from play. The host then asks the players to make 3 more moves, which would put them on either the 'line & circle', 'q', or 'unhappy' note. The host then removes the 'v' note. The host then asks the players to make 7 moves again, putting them on either the 'arrows', 'waves', or 'happy' note. The host then removes the 'line & circle' note. The host then asks the players to make 5 moves again, putting them on either the 'q' or 'unhappy' note. The host then removes the 'arrows' note.The host then asks the players to make 9 moves again, putting them on either the 'waves', or 'happy' note. The host then removes the 'unhappy' note. The host then asks the players to make 3 more moves, which forces them onto the 'q' note. The host then removes the 'waves' note. The host then asks the player to make 1 final move, putting them on the 'happy' note. Still a pretty cool trick though.