50 Modern Card Tricks

50 Modern Card Tricks

50 Modern Card Tricks by

Glenn Gravatt

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Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Ambitious Card No Sleight Method ....................................... ............... ............................................ ......................................... ................................. ............ 7 The Professor’s Professor ’s Card Trick ............................................ ..................... ............................................ ............................................ ......................................... ...................... 7 Cards and ice ...................................... ..................... ................................... ............................................ ............................................ ....................................... ............................ ....... ! "osk#’s Automatic Placement ...................................... ............... ............................................ ............................................ ......................................... ...................... $ Marlo’s Automatic Placement ...................................................................................................... %& Mathematical Card Trick ............................................................................................................... %% Mathematical Card Trick No. ' ..................................................................................................... %% Add a Pair ........................................................................................................................................ %' Perfect (orce ..................................................................................................................................... %' Numerolog# .................................................................................................................................... %) *efore +our ,#es ............................................................................................................................. %) ,as# -eerse .................................................................................................................................... %/ Think of An# Card .......................................................................................................................... %/ ,as# (ollo0 The 1eader ................................................................................................................. %5 No 2uestions Asked ....................................................................................................................... %3 ecks4ert ......................................................................................................................................... %3 Congregation of The Aces ............................................................................................................. %7 The Sith Card ................................................................................................................................. %! (ind +our 60n Card ...................................................................................................................... %$ Australian Aces ............................................................................................................................... %$

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Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Ambitious Card No Sleight Method ....................................... ............... ............................................ ......................................... ................................. ............ 7 The Professor’s Professor ’s Card Trick ............................................ ..................... ............................................ ............................................ ......................................... ...................... 7 Cards and ice ...................................... ..................... ................................... ............................................ ............................................ ....................................... ............................ ....... ! "osk#’s Automatic Placement ...................................... ............... ............................................ ............................................ ......................................... ...................... $ Marlo’s Automatic Placement ...................................................................................................... %& Mathematical Card Trick ............................................................................................................... %% Mathematical Card Trick No. ' ..................................................................................................... %% Add a Pair ........................................................................................................................................ %' Perfect (orce ..................................................................................................................................... %' Numerolog# .................................................................................................................................... %) *efore +our ,#es ............................................................................................................................. %) ,as# -eerse .................................................................................................................................... %/ Think of An# Card .......................................................................................................................... %/ ,as# (ollo0 The 1eader ................................................................................................................. %5 No 2uestions Asked ....................................................................................................................... %3 ecks4ert ......................................................................................................................................... %3 Congregation of The Aces ............................................................................................................. %7 The Sith Card ................................................................................................................................. %! (ind +our 60n Card ...................................................................................................................... %$ Australian Aces ............................................................................................................................... %$

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Ne0 Australian eal ...................................................................................................................... '& The Perfect Self8orking iscoer# ............................................................................................ '& Contried Coincidence .................................................................................................................. '% Contried Coincidence No. ' ........................................................................................................ '' Adding The igits ........................................................................................................................... ') *erg’s -eelation ............................................................................................................................. '/ iining The Number of Cards In Pocket ................................................................................... '/ Combination of Chosen Card and Cards In Pocket ................................................................... '5 Matching Card *# Numerolog# ................................................................................................... '3 9-a# ,#es ....................................................................................................................................... '3 *ack In Place .................................................................................................................................... '7 Perfect 1ocation ............................................................................................................................... '7 Im4rom4tu Card To Pocket ........................................................................................................... '! Im4rom4tu etection ..................................................................................................................... '$ Im4rom4tu 6ut of This 8orld ......................................................................................................'$ :raatt’s Miracle Card Trick ......................................................................................................... )& aen4ort’s ,traordinar# iination ........................................................................................ )% (aces ;4 and (aces o0n ............................................................................................................. )' Im4roed Clock ............................................................................................................................... )' Matching Card for Card ................................................................................................................. )) Per4leit# ......................................................................................................................................... )/

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Im4rom4tu Prediction ................................................................................................................... )/ iination Su4reme ....................................................................................................................... )5 Curious *rudge
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Introduction In an earl# issue of The *at the 4ublisher= 1lo#d ,. >ones= 0rote? @There are fello0s 0ho 0ould like to do a fe0 card tricks= nothing elaborate= but sim4le tricks that can be done at an# time. There are so man# good tricks aailable that it seems a shame that most 4eo4le 0ho like to do tricks and een those 0ho call themseles magicians are at a loss 0hen handed a strange 4ack of cards. The# fumble= the# hem and ha0= 4erha4s the# cant think of a single thing to do= 4erha4s the# hae no time to 4re4are their es4eciall# 0onderful trick= 4erha4s the# hae left that 4re4ared deck at home.B ose4h= Ste0art >ames= ,d Marlo= -al4h ack Miller= (rancis Carl#le= (rank :arcia= :eorge ean= Sid 1a0rence= Scalbert= Tom Sellers= Ned -utledge= Perc# *ee= -ufus Steele= Paul "ahn= and others= including of course some of :lenn :raatt. Sometimes t0o originators get the same idea. There is no 0a# to 4roe 0ho thought of it first= so 0hile assignment of credits cannot be guaranteed to be correct= credit has been gien 0here kno0n.
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There are a great man# card tricks that are so old and hae a44eared in 4rint so often that man# la#men are familiar 0ith them. These hae been omitted. 1ike0ise man# hae been 4ublished a44arentl# for the beginner or rankest amateur because the# are eas# to do but are so sim4le #ou could hardl# ho4e to fool an#one 0ith them is these so4histicated times. These also hae been omitted. No one likes to read long 0inded descri4tions so those in this book are 4ur4osel# brief= the 0a# in 0hich the trick is 4resented being left to the good Eudgment of the 4erformer. The 0ise magician 0ill use sho0manshi4 to 4ut an effect oer and cloak it 0ith suitable 4atter= some of 0hich is designed to mislead the onlooker a0a# from the real method em4lo#ed. Also a good 4erformer 0ill not Eust sim4l# run through the deck to find a chosen card= but reeal it is some dramatic manner. It hardl# needs to be mentioned that in all cases 0here #ou reeal a chosen card #ou kee4 it face do0n until the s4ectator names his card= then #ou turn it oer. 6ut of all the tricks that follo0= there are onl# one or t0o 0here 4erha4s it is not feasible to use a borro0ed deck. There are onl# four or fie 0here a s4ectator cannot shuffle the 4ack at the start= and een a shuffle is 4ossible 0ith these fe0 tricks if #ou are able to sight the to4 or bottom card after0ards. +ou 0ill find all of them reall# im4rom4tu= eas# to do= no skill needed= m#stif#ing and entertaining.

:1,NN :-AFATT

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Ambitious Card No Sleight Method Eect? A card is sho0n= then 4laced in the middle of the deck 0ith half of it left 4rotruding. The card is then 4ushed flush 0ith the deck and a moment later is sho0n to hae come to the to4. This effect is usuall# accom4lished b# sleight of hand but (rank :arcia has deised a er# cleer method= one that is so eas# an#one can do it= #et beautiful to 0atch and er# confusing een to 4rofessional card men.

Take the deck and state that #ou 0ill remoe a card. 8hat #ou do is to fan the 4ack before #ou= suare u4 an# ' cards in 4erfect alignment= and remoe them as one. +ou can remoe the to4 '= the bottom '= or 0hateer ha44ens to be easiest for #ou. No0 this is far different from the sleight commonl# kno0n as the @ouble 1ift=@ 0hich reuires 4ractice and is difficult for some. +ou merel# remoe ' cards from the deck kee4ing them eened so that the# a44ear as one. This is uite eas#. +ou hold these in #our right hand 0hile retaining the 4ack in the left. 8ith the right hand dis4la# the ' cards as one= asking them to 4a# 4articular attention to it Gfront one of the 'H so that the# 0ill recogniDe it 0hen the# see it later= that it is er# im4ortant for them to remember it. Place the card GcardsH on to4 of the 4ack= immediatel# 4ushing the to4 card for0ard so that it 4roEects a cou4le of inches from the narro0 edge of the deck. The 4lacing of the cards and the 4ushing out of the to4 card is all done in one action= and 0ithout hesitation. The 4roEecting card is of course the indifferent one but is 4resumed to be the one Eust sho0n.
The !roessor"s Card Trick Start b# sa#ing? @I once kne0 an old 4rofessor 0ho did a trick that 0ent like this? (irst he had someone shuffle the deck. G
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No0 notice the number of s4ots on the card. eal that man# face do0n on each side of it. (or instance= if its a )=s4ot= deal 3 cards= ) on each side. The face u4 card in the middle is #our des= tin# card. Please remember it. Turn it face do0n and deal $ cards on to4 of it. Nine is a number of great 4ortent. Pick u4 that center 4ile and gie it a good shuffle. No0 4ick u4 the other ' 4iles= 4ut them together= and shuffle them. Put all the cards together and shuffle the 0hole batch.B This done= #ou turn around and take the cards. Continue? @The 4rofessor 0ould look oer the cards= looking for one= #our destin# card.
Cards and #ice A s4ectator= after shuffling his 4ack= is handed a 4air of dice. 8hile #our back is turned he makes a 4ile of %) cards= discarding the rest of the 4ack.
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If desired ' s4ectators ma# take 4art. 6ne notes a card as far do0n in the hea4 as the total of s4ots on to4= the other does the same 0ith the total of s4ots on the bottom of the dice. +ou turn= take the cards= and 4lace them behind #ou. State that #ou 0ill diide the cards into ' 4iles= find both cards= 4ut one in each 4ile and at eactl# the same 4osition= all 0ithout looking at the cards. Count off 3= reersing them in the 4rocess= that is= reersing the order b# 4utting one ato4 the 4receeding and so on. *ring these 3 for0ard and 4lace on the table. *ring forth the 7th card and la# it beside the 3...card 4ile. *ring forth the remaining 3 cards G0ithout reersing their orderH and la# them beside the others so that #ou hae t0o 3card 4iles 0ith a single card in the center. Ask him to name his cards. This done #ou turn u4 the ' to4 cards= both at the same time= using both hands. Place them belo0 the other hea4s= face u4. Turn u4 the net 4air= and continue until his ' cards a44ear. The# 0ill both turn u4 at the same time= erif#ing #our statement #ou 0ould 4ut each one at eactl# the same 4lace in its res4ectie 4ile. Should the to4 numbers of the dice be 7= the bottom 0ill also be 7. Thus he 0ould onl# note % card instead of '= but he sa#s nothing about this to #ou. In such case his card 0ill be the center one= the single one bet0een the ' 4iles of 3. 8hen #ou hae turned u4 all 3 of both 4iles and haent seen his card= it is the single one in the center.
$osky"s Automatic !lacement :erald "osk#s method of automaticall# bringing a noted card to an# 4osition in the deck #ou 0ish= originall# issued under the title? @No Clue.@ A s4ectator shuffles his 4ack and 0hile #ou turn #our back he remoes a small amount of cards= an# number u4 to= sa#= about %5.
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To bring his card to an# desired 4osition subtract the number #ou 0ant the card to be at from 5'. Su44ose #ou 0ish his card to be )&th from the to4. Subtract )& from 5'= @giing ''. Therefore #ou hae him deal off '' cards from the to4 of the 4ack into a face u4 4ile= at the same time calling out their color. 8hen he has dealt ''= sa# @sto4.@ The ''card 4ile is turned face do0n and the cards left in the hand 4laced on to4 of that. The calling of the colors is sim4l# misdirection and a ruse to hae him cut or transfer '' from the to4 to the bottom of the 4ack.

Marlo"s Automatic !lacement There are a number of 0a#s 0hereb# #ou can automaticall# bring a card noted b# a s4ectator to an# 4osition in the deck #ou 0ish. "no0ing its location #ou can then reeal or 4roduce it in an# manner #ou 4lease. This is ,d Marlos ersion. A s4ectator shuffles his deck and 0hile #ou turn #our back remoes a bunch of cards 0hich he silentl# counts. ose4h has a similar method called @umfounder.@ S4ectator first calls an# number bet0een '5 and /&. The trick 4roceeds as aboe. +ou then cause his noted card to a44ear at the er# number he called. +ou sim4l# subtract that number from 5'= and cut the resulting

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number from to4 to bottom= using the ruse of running the cards from hand to hand 0hile he 0atches for his.

Mathematical Card Trick Admittedl# old= in fact so old as to be brand ne0 to the 4resent generation. It is too good a feat= considering the ease 0ith 0hich it can be accom4lished= to be lost to 4resent da# 4erformers. As another ecuse for describing it here= a fe0 uniue t0ists hae been added. 1ike man# good tricks man# hae tried their hands at deising ariations to make this one still better= and s4lendid methods hae been 4ublished b# 1lo#d ,. >ones= :. 8.
Mathematical Card Trick No%& *ruce ,lliott credits this to >ack Miller. A s4ectator shuffles his deck and 0hile #ou turn #our back he deals ' small 4iles of cards= not so man# as to 4rolong the trick= but as man# as 11


he 0ishes= and silentl# so #ou can hae no 0a# of kno0ing the number dealt. ,ach 4ile must hae the same number. Ask the s4ectator to return one card from the left hand 4ile to the main deck. Ask him ho0 man# he 0ould like to discard from the right hand 4ile. Su44ose he sa#s ). -emember that number. S4ectator returns ) to the main deck from the right hand 4ile. No0 tell him to take as man# cards as are left in the right hand 4ile from the left hand 4ile and 4ut them back 0ith the main deck. This done= #ou remind him #ou did not kno0 ho0 man# cards he dealt in the first 4lace so could hae no idea ho0 man# remain. +et #ou call the correct number= in this case= '. Sure enough= he has ' cards left. The ans0er must al0a#s be one less than the number he called out. In the case assumed he called )= so the ans0er is ' cards left.

Add a !air
!erect 'orce 8orlds easiest force. 6nl# trouble= #ou need more than one s4ectator. To4 card is the force card. Put 4ack on left fingers= out near fingerti4s. 8ith left hand held out flat= go to @A.@ Ask him to

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cut the deck.
Numerology *egin b# telling a s4ectator that in numerolog# eer#ones 4ersonalit# is re4resented b# ' numbers= the numbers being different in each instance. Sa#? @>ust b# looking at #ou= I 0ould guess that #our numbers are 5 and ). 1ets see if Im right.@ Ask him to count off an# ! cards.
(eore )our Eyes A s4ectator cuts off a small bunch of cards= sa# a doDen or so and retains them= discarding the rest of the 4ack.
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It makes no difference ho0 man# #ou cut off ece4t #ou must kno0 the number. 1et us su44ose #ou cut / cards from the bottom and transferred those / to the to4 of the 4acket.
Easy *everse A s4ectator shuffles his deck and deals ' 4iles of %& cards each.
Think o Any Card A s4ectator shuffles his deck= then thinks of an# card. +ou take the deck and state that #ou 0ill match the suit and the alue of the card he is thinking of b# dealing ' face u4 4iles and finding ' cards to match his= one face u4 on each 4ile= leaing the 4ackEust as he has shuffled it and 0ithout changing the order of the cards.
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No matter 0hat card he ma# mentall# choose= #ou succeed in matching it 0ith the ' significant cards. Secret? There is nothing for #ou to do. The trick 0orks b# itself. It might fail once in a hundred times but it seldom ha44ens. +ou do not claim that the first card dealt to a 4ile= sa# that on #our left= 0ill combine 0ith the net card dealt= that on #our right. 8hat neer occurs to the s4ectator Gand might not occur to #ouH is that #ou hae ' chances for eer# card dealt.

eal slo0l#. Su44ose= as before= the 7 of
Easy 'ollo+ The ,eader No Sleights There is an old trick usuall# kno0n as @(ollo0 The 1eader@ 0herein one red card and one black are laid out face u40ard to be used as @leaders@ or guides. A 4acket of red cards is 4laced under the red leader= and a 4acket of black under the black. No matter ho0 often the leaders or the 4ackets are echanged= the cards follo0 the leader= the blacks al0a#s turning u4 0here the black leader is= and the reds 0here the red one is. A number of different methods hae been 4rinted but the# reuire sleight of hand and a degree of skill. The method to be described is sim4le and eas#= using no sleights of an# kind= #et er# effectie. This once a44eared in a magaDine= usuall# the burial ground of much 0orth0hile material. Its name= and that of the originator is omitted here= not intentionall#= but because of lost notes. eal 3 black cards face u4 to #our left and 3 red ones to #our right= o4enl#. Put the left GblackH 4ile on the right hand 4ile.
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the face do0n 4iles again. This time remoe the bottom cards of the 4iles and add them to the leader 4iles face u4. Again trans4ose the face do0n 4iles. -emoe the to4 cards and add to the leader 4iles. The net time= instead of moing the face do0n 4iles #ou trans4ose the ' face u4 leader 4ilesL Turn the to4 cards of the face do0n 4iles and add them to the leader 4iles. (inall#= trans4ose all cards Gall / hea4sH criss cross or diagonall#= interchanging the left hand face u4 cards 0ith the face do0n card at the right= and the face u4 cards at the right 0ith the face do0n one at the left. Turn oer the remaining face do0n cards. Thus= in s4ite of the continual changing= all cards hae follo0ed the leader.

No -uestions Asked A :lenn :raatt sim4lification of an inoled ,ddie >ose4h creation. A s4ectator shuffles his 4ack= and 0hile #our back is turned= deals %5 cards in a 4ile (AC, ;P.
#ecks.ert

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6ne of Ste0art >ames creations. A s4ectator shuffles his deck= and 0hile #our back is turned= cuts off about a third or so of the cards.
Congregation o The Aces This book 0ould not be com4lete 0ithout a @four ace trick.@ There are a great number of these= 4racticall# all of them de4ending either u4on sleight of hand or fake cards. The follo0ing= deised b# -al4h
The Si/th Card After a s4ectator shuffles his deck= turn #our back so as not to 0itness the 4roceedings and tell him to deal ' small 4iles of cards= the same number in each= and to sae time= not to deal too man#= sa# from 5 to %5.
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A more dramatic finish is to s4read about a doDen of the to4 cards in a ro0 or ribbons4read across the table.
'ind )our +n Card *ob
Australian Aces 6riginated b# :lenn :raatt. The / aces are laid out on the table. +ou sa# that from the earliest of times the number 7 has been considered a m#stic number= that it a44ears doDens of times in the *ible. There 0ere dreams of 7 lean #ears and 7 fat #ears= the rier >ordan 0as crossed 7 times= etc. Therefore 7 cards are dealt on to each ace These / 4iles are combined into one. A false cut at this 4oint= 0hile not necessar#= increases the m#stification. Ask the s4ectator to take the 4acket of cards and to do the @Australian eal.@ Tell him it is sometimes kno0n as the @o0n ;nder@ deal= that if he isnt familiar 0ith it it is sim4l# this?

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Ne+ Australian #eal 6riginated b# :lenn :raatt. A s4ectator shuffles his o0n deck= then= 0hile #our back is turned= deals cards in a face u4 4ile= counting and sto44ing on an# card. To s4eed u4 things and not hae a long dra0n out 4rocedure= he should not deal more than %'.
The !erect Sel12orking #iscovery A uick and eas# reelation of a chosen card. A s4ectator shuffles his o0n 4ack= then la#s out ) hea4s of 3 cards each. It doesnt matter 0hether the# are dealt= 4ushed off in a 4acket= or ho0. Magician stresses he doesnt kno0 an# of these %! cards and 0ill not look at them at an# time.
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The magician turns around= takes the l Scard 4acket= and deals them into ) 4iles= %= '= )= and oer these /= 5= 3= and so on. ust state #ou are miing the cards a bit or that #ou are 4utting his card in a certain 4osition 0hich he 0ill see shortl#.

Contrived Coincidence S4ectator shuffles his deck. +ou take the deck and state #ou 0ill do a trick in reerse= that instead of #ou guessing a card a s4ectator might choose #ou 0ill tr# to hae him guess one of #our choice. +ou sa# #ou are thinking of one 4articular card and that #ou 0ill 4lace it aside for future erification. (an the deck faces to #ou to look for #our thoughtof card.8hat #ou do is to note the to4 and bottom cards. If= for instance= one is the ' of Clubs and the other the 5 of
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Should the to4 and bottom cards ha44en to be of the same suit or the same alue= close u4 the 4ack and hae it cut= a44arentl# as an afterthought. 8hen #ou find the card #ou 4lace it on the table face do0n 0ithout sho0ing it. Ask s4ectator if he can name it. 6f course he cant. +ou tell him 4erha4s he ma# be able to reeal it in a 0a# he neer dreamed of. State that #ou 0ant him to insert a finger= a knifeblade= a nail file= or something similar an#0here bet0een the cards. This done= #ou lift off the cards aboe the se4aration 0ith the right hand= holding the lo0er 4art of the 4ack in the left. Stretch the arms far a4art= asking him to notice that #ou se4arate the deck at the er# s4ot chosen b# him and that there are no uick moes to deceie him. A slight 4ause and a little talking at this 4oint causes him to forget 0hich half is 0hich. Place the to4 half in the right hand face do0n on the table and la# the other half across it cross 0ise to mark @the 4lace in the deck he selected.@ This is the basis of an old force. The 4reious to4 and bottom cards are thus brought together. S4ectator neer notices the dece4tion but thinks the se4aration marks the 4lace he cut to. No0 sho0 #our card for the first time. Then se4arate the t0o hales of the deck 0here the# criss cross= turning the to4 4art face u4 and the to4 card of the bottom half face u4. Sho0 the s4ectator that he has unconsciousl# designated #our card in this manner. If #our card 0as the 5 of
Contrived Coincidence No% & S4ectator shuffles his deck. +ou take back the cards and state that #ou are thinking of a certain card 0hich #ou 0ill remoe before the trick starts. (an the faces of the cards to0ard #ourself= noting the to4 ' cards= the suits and alues of 0hich should be different. I f alike hand deck back to be cut= as if b# an afterthought. If for instance the to4 ' should be the ) of Clubs and the 5 of iamonds= look for either the ) of iamonds or the 5 of Clubs= 0hicheer ha44ens to come first. -emoe it and la# it on the table face do0n 0ithout sho0ing it.
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Adding The #igits A s4ectator cuts the deck into ' 4arts= haing been told to cut fairl# near the center although the 4arts do not hae to be eual. +our obEect is to hae him take at least '&.
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(erg"s *evelation The old 4rinci4le of counting a batch of cards= adding the digits= etc. is cleerl# used b# >oe *erg as follo0s? 8hile #our back is turned a s4ectator cuts off a bunch of cards from a deck he has Eust shuffled= an# number at all.
#ivining The Number o Cards In !ocket A :erald "osk# im4roement on a subtle mathematical 4rinci4le used in seeral tricks. A s4ectator shuffles his deck and 0hile #our back is turned= cuts off a bunch of cards= an# number at all. +ou do not kno0 the number cut off= and #ou neer ask= but he counts them to himself to ascertain the number he cut off. The balance of the deck is discarded.

cards he has left from the 4acket he originall# cut off= some of 0hich hae been 4laced on the table= and some of 0hich are in his 4ocket. 6ne b# one he calls out red or black. This done= #ou immediatel# tell him ho0 man# cards he 4ut in his 4ocket= 0hich is amaDing because at no time did #ou hae an# idea of ho0 man# cards he 0as 0orking 0ith. +ou 4a# no attention to the colors called. This is a subtle deice originated b# :erald "osk# for the 4ur4ose of misdirection onl#. 8hat #ou do is sim4l# to kee4 track of the number of cards. 8hateer that number is= subtract it from its net highest multi4le of $= and the result gies #ou the number of cards in his 4ocket. (or instance= if he calls out the colors of 7 cards= 7 from $ leaes '= so he has ' in his 4ocket. If he calls the colors of %/ cards= %/ from %!= the net highest multi4le of $= gies /= so he has / in his 4ocket. Should he call out the colors of '& cards= then '& from '7 Gthe net highest multi4le of $H 0ould gie 7= therefore he 0ould hae 7 cards in his 4ocket. Throughout #ou stress the fact that #ou did not kno0 ho0 man# cards he cut off the 4ack in the first 4lace= therefore it follo0s #ou could not kno0 ho0 man# he laid out on the table= andfinall#= #ou could not kno0 the number he selected to 4ut in his 4ocket. The outcome therefore is the result of #our 4o0ers of diination.

Combination o Chosen Card and Cards In !ocket A good mathematical 4rinci4le Gor an# other 4rinci4le for that matterH ma# be disguised and used in different 0a#s so that man# tricks= all a44arentl# different can eole from the same base. The counting of a grou4 of cards and adding the ' digits resulting from that count has been used to diine ho0 man# cards a s4ectator has concealed or hidden in his 4ocket. It has also been used to name or reeal a card noted and remembered b# a s4ectator. In this trick= the t0o effects are combined= resulting in a double clima= although no more effort is needed than 4erforming Eust one of the t0o.
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indication 0hen he sees it= #ou 0ant to catch his mental ibrations= m#sterious 0aes emanating from the brain 0hich ma# ti4 #ou off. 8hat #ou reall# do is count the cards. Su44ose there are %%. Subtract the number from the net highest multi4le of $= 0hich 0ould be %!. If the number is less than $= subtract it from $. A remainder of 7 is left. This is the number at 0hich the noted card 0ill be found from the to4 of the 4acket. It is also the number of cards he 4ut in his 4ocket. Toss out his card Gthe 7th in the case assumed? and dramaticall# announce that he has 7 cards in his 4ocket.

Matching Cards (y Numerology :lenn :raatt uses an old 4rinci4le to 4roduce an entirel# ne0 effect? A s4ectator shuffles his o0n 4ack. +ou take the cards= assert that #ou are thinking of a 4articular card= 0hich #ou 0ill first remoe frorn the deck. (an the cards before #ou and ra4idl# count Gsilentl# of courseH to the tenth card= noting it. Su44ose it is the 7 of Clubs. "ee4 on until #ou find its mate= the 7 of S4ades= that is= the card that matches it in color and alue. -emoe the matching card. Place it face do0n on the table 0ithout sho0ing it. Ask the s4ectator to call out an# number bet0een %& and '&.
31*ay Eyes Secretl# glim4se the bottom card of the 4ack.
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Ask him to gie the 4ack a single cut= then another one or t0o.
(ack In !lace A s4ectator shuffles his deck= thinks of a number bet0een % and %&= then looks at the card at that number from the to4.
!erect ,ocation Perha4s the closest a44roach to the 4erfect card location= as the s4ectator does eer#thing 0ith the deck in his o0n hands.
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remaining 4ile face do0n on to4 of all. Thus the 4ile 0ith his card 0ill be face u4 sand0iched bet0een ' face do0n 4iles. Ask him to gie the deck one riffle shuffle. After this he ma# gie the 4ack a com4lete cut or t0o. The cards 0ill conseuentl# be 0ell mied= some face u4= some face do0n. Take the deck and turn it oer. -un through the deck and #ou 0ill find a fe0 face u4 follo0ed b# a fe0 face do0n cards= then a 0hole batch of face u4 cards. The rest of the 4ack 0ill consist of small batches of face u4 and face do0n cards. The first face do0n card after the big batch of face u4 cards 0ill al0a#s be the selected card. +ou can then reeal it in an# manner. In seeking his card= 0hat #ou do is to look for the longest run of face u4 cards.
Im.rom.tu Card To !ocket No Sleights
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6nce #ou cut the short card to the to4= the chosen card becomes '7th from the to4. As outlined aboe= #ou sa# #ou 0ill diide the 4ack in half. So #ou deal off '3= This leaes his card right on to4 of those left in #our hands.
Im.rom.tu #etection A s4ectator shuffles his o0n deck= thinks of a card= remoes the thoughtof card= and 4uts it face do0n on the table. Take the deck and 0ithout looking at the cards= 4ut them oer the chosen card= sa#ing? +our card is at the bottom of the deck. >ust cut the deck so that #our card 0ill be lost some0here in the middle of the 4ack.@ The s4ectator does this. +ou suare the cards and sa# #ou 0ill tr# to find the card 0hile holding the deck behind #our back. +ou 4ut the cards behind #ou and soon bring forth one.
Im.rom.tu ut o This 2orld No Set 4. -emoe ' red and ' black cards from a deck and la# them on a table face u4= from left to right= black= red= black= red. -emoe %5 red and %5 black cards= and gie them to a s4ectator to shuffle thoroughl#= so that the reds and blacks 0ill be 0ell mied.

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Take back this )& card 4acket. Call attention to the / cards on the table face u4 0hich #ou sa# arc guide or marker cards. +ou 0ish to tr# a little e4eriment. The obEect is for the s4ectator= 0ithout seeing an# of the cards= to tr# to guess 0hich is red and 0hich is black= and at the finish #ou 0ill see ho0 successful he has been. S4read the cards 0ith their faces to0ard #ou and a0a# from s4ectator. -emoe a black card from the fan and holding it face do0n= ask the s4ectator to guess 0hat color it is. If he sa#s black 4lace it on the first black guide card= the one at the etreme left. G+our left.H If #e sa#s red 4lace it on the first red guide card= the one second from the left. -emoe another black card and 0ithout sho0ing it 4lace it on either No. % red= or No.' guide card= according to 0hich color he calls. It might be mentioned that #ou dont coer the guide cards= but 4lace cards on them so the# oerla4 half 0a#= and one half the guide cards can be seen at all times. 6r if #ou 4refer= sim4l# 4lace cards *,168 the guide cards. Continue until blacks are ehausted. The same 4rocedure continues but no0 #ou use the )rd and /th guide cards= 4lacing all %5 reds on either the )rd guide= 0hich is black= or the /th guide= 0hich is red= according to the color named. 8hen all the cards are on the table= 4ick u4 the / hea4s in the follo0ing order= but leae the guide cards 0here the# are. Pick u4 No.' 4ile and 4ut on to4 of No.) 4ile. Put these ' combined 4iles on No.%. (inall# 4ick u4 No./ 4ile and 4ut on to4 of the other ). S4read the guide cards= 0hich are in a ro0= farther a4art. Turn oer the 4acket in #our hands= and s4read them face u4 in a ribbons4read underneath the guide cards. It 0ill be seen that a grou4 of black cards is under the first black guide card at the left= follo0ed b# a grou4 of red cards beneath the second red guide card= then the remaining black cards in a grou4 under the )rd black card= and finall# the last of the red cards under the /th red guide card. Miraculousl# the onlooker is 4roed to be %&& 4er cent 4erfect in his guesses.

Gravatt"s Miracle Card Trick 6riginated b# :lenn :raatt. S4ectator shuffles his o0n deck and hands it to #ou. Place a small 4iece of note 4a4er on the deck= using the latter for a backing= and 0rite the follo0ing 4rediction? @+ou 0ill think of a card 0hich 0ill be as far do0n in the deck as an# number of cards #ou ma# 4ut in #our 4ocket.@ 8hile 0riting= make a 4encil dot on the to4 card of the 4ack at one corner. (old the sli4 of 4a4er and la# it aside or gie it to someone to hold. Ask the s4ectator to T
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Count silentl#. After counting '' ask if he has thought of one.
#aven.ort"s E/traordinary #ivination The secret of this trick= once sold b# aen4orts of 1ondon= is no longer dealers item and is aailable for 4ublication here. Eect? A s4ectator takes the 4ack and 0hile #our back is turned deals as man# cards as he likes face do0n= sto44ing 0heneer he 4leases.
+ou take the 4ack= fan it= and remoe ' cards= 4lacing each face do0n. S4ectator chooses either of the '= turns it u4= and sees it is his card. +ou ask him ho0 man# cards he dealt off.
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8hen #ou take the 4ack #ou uickl# run through it= faces to #ou. (irst= locate the former to4 card. The one in front of it 0ill be the chosen one. -emoe it and 4ut it face do0n on the table. No0 silentl# count all the cards behind the former to4 card until #ou come to the former bottom card. Include both in #our count. Su44ose #ou count %&. -emoe a %&s4ot and la# it 0ith the other card. Ask him to choose either card. If he takes his o0n card 4roceed as aboe. Should he take the other= sho0 it to re4resent the number of cards he dealt= then sho0 the remaining one as his card.

'aces 4. and 'aces #o+n ;sed successfull# b# :eorge ean although he does not claim to be the originator. +ou must kno0 0hat the to4 card is.
Im.roved Clock A selection of @The Club@ 4resented b# Magic 1imited. ,ffect? An# hour on the clock is thought of. S4ectator transfers that number of cards from the to4 of the deck to the bottom 0hile 4erformers back is turned. Performer no0 takes deck and deals %' cards to form a clock dial.
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!re.aration? In a blue backed deck 4lace a red card %3th from the to4= remoing of course the du4licate of that card from the deck. S4ectator moes his number of cards. +ou take the deck and in asking if he did as directed= #ou transfer ) cards from to4 to bottom.

No0 slide off %' cards in a bunch= turn them face u4 and deal them to form a clock dial. +ou kno0 the name of #our card 0hich 0as originall# 4laced %3th= so #ou note 0here it falls in the clock dial. +ou therefore kno0 the number GhourH he thought of= and #ou also kno0 0hich card he 0ill select.
Matching Card or Card Chic Schoke once called the attention of magicians to the fact that a fe0 cards 4laced at the bottom of the deck 0ould sta# in eactl# the same order in 0hich the# 0ere 4laced een though the deck 0as gien ) genuine riffle shuffles. :lenn :raatt thereu4on 0rote an article= 4ublished in :enii magaDine= his idea being to use ' decks= 4lacing the / aces in the same order near the bottom of each deck. T0o s4ectators assisted. ,ach riffle shuffled his deck= turned it face u4= and dealt off cards= tossing out the aces. 8hen one man found an ace= he 0aited until the other found one. *oth 0ere the same. This continued 0ith all / aces= each time the cards matching. A hitherto un4ublished idea= based on this 4rinci4le is as follo0s? ;se ' decks. Stack the / "ings at the bottom of one and the / 2ueens at the bottom of the other= 4lacing and indifferent card at the face of each 4ack. The "ings and 2ueens are arranged in the same order according to suit. T0o s4ectators assist. ,ach is gien a 4ack and asked to gie it ' or ) riffle shuffles. The fact that the s4ectators shuffle their 4acks themseles makes the final outcome seem miraculous. +ou state that the# are to assist in 4la#ing a little game kno0n as @The -o#al Marriages.@ The 4ur4ose of the game is for Mr. A to deal the "ings Eust as he comes to them and for Mr. * to deal the 2ueens Eust as the# lie in his shuffles deck. The obEect is to see if the# can match one 4air out of four. *oth turn their shuffled decks face u4. 8hen the first man deals and comes to his first "ing he 4laces it aside face u4. The other doeJ the same 0ith the 2ueen. Strange to sa#= on their er# first attem4t= Mr. A la#s out the "ing of Clubs and Mr. * la#s out the 2ueen of Clubs. The deal continues until all / "ings and 2ueens hae a44eared. The mating of the "ings and 2ueens is %&& 4er cent 4erfect= all / of the -o#al Marriages coinciding. The 4erformer congratulates them on accom4lishing such an unheard of feat.

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!er.le/ity Sa# #ou 0ill use onl# '& cards. eal that man#. Mr. A looks through them and notes a card= also its number from the to4= for instance the ) of iamonds= !th. Mr. * does the same= noting= sa#= the / of S4ades= %5th. +ou then take the cards. 8hat #ou intend to do= #ou tell them= is to find both cards and reerse their 4laces= that is= #ou 0ill 4ut Mr. As card at Mr. *s number= and ice ersa. -un the cards from hand to hand= each card going on the 4receding one= thus reersing their order= ece4t for the last card= 0hich is left on the bottom 0here it 0as. No0 ask for the ' numbers. If the# total more than '& o4enl# deal the etra amount from the 4ack onto the '& cards. I f the ' numbers total less than '&= sa# %%= remoe $ cards from the '&= so that the number left euals the total of the ' numbers of A and *. If the ' numbers total '&= go ahead 0ithout further ado. In the aboe instance As number is ! and *s is %5. Since ! and %5 total ')= #ou deal ) more on the '&. Count to the !th card and turn it u4. It 0ill be Mr. *s= the one originall# %5th. Continue counting until #ou reach %5. Turn u4 that one. It 0ill be Mr. As. A44arentl# #ou hae located the cards of each and 4ut them in each others 4osition= a little miracle. Trick is automatic and self 0orking.

Im.rom.tu !rediction S4ectator shuffles his deck and gies it to #ou. +ou state #ou 0ill make a 4rediction b# remoing a certain card= the significance of 0hich 0ill become a44arent later. (an the faces of the cards to #ourself and note the to4 card. Su44ose it is an !s4ot. The suit is immaterial. 2uickl# count from the bottom GfaceH of deck to the !th card. Su44ose it is the 5 of Clubs. -un through the deck to find its mate= the 5 of S4ades Gsame alue= same color.H -emoe the 5 of S4ades Gor 0hateerH and 4lace it face do0n on the table 0ithout sho0ing it. Turn the deck (AC, ;P and start dealing off cards into a 4ile. 8hen #ou hae dealt= sa#= 7 or != ask the s4ectator to sto4 #ou 0heneer he feels like it. Continue dealing. 8hen he sto4s #ou= #ou turn both sections face do0n= that is= the dealt off grou4 and the main deck.
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The same 4rocedure is follo0ed u4 to the 4oint 0here the magician remoes his card. eck is then gien to s4ectator for him to cut it in half. The bottom half is turned face u4 0hile the to4 half is left face do0n. S4ectator is asked to look at the to4 card of the face do0n 4ile.
#ivination Su.reme +ou must kno0 the to4 card of the 4ack. +ou can ascertain this uite o4enl# and 0ithout sus4icion merel# b# fanning the cards face u4 for a moment @to sho0 that it is a regular= ordinar# 4ack 0ell mied=@ etc.
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Curious (ridge and This is based on the fact that the A= )= 5= 7= != $ of Clubs= ust run through it and remoe the first %) cards #ou come to that 4oint in the same direction= that is= the first %) of the @4ointer@ cards. 6r if #ou like= %' 4ointer cards and % court card. S4ectator shuffles the %) cards. Such a small 4acket can onl# be shuffled oerhand so there is no danger of his reersing an# of the cards.
Trans.osition In *everse Probabl# the easiest and most effectie of all @reerse card tricks@ is this one originated b# (rancis Carl#le. The secret 0as once sold b# dealers and later a44eared in a magic book or t0o. The trick is so good it 0as felt it must be included here. A s4ectator shuffles his 4ack= cuts it into ' fairl# eual 4ortions= retains one half and gies #ou the other. +ou tell him that 0hile #our back is turned he is to look at his cards and decide u4on one= and #ou 0ill do the same.

that the noted card is on to4 of all the others 0hich are face u4= the noted card no0 being face do0n. +ou need not look at the card #ou hold in #our right hand as #ou need not kno0 it. 8hen the s4ectator has chosen a card and is holding it se4arate from the rest of the deck= turn to face him. Insert the indifferent card in #our right hand into the center of his 4acket. Take the card he is holding and insert it into the center of #our 4acket. ,en it u4. Place half of his 4acket face u4 on to4 of #our 4acket= the other half face u4 at the bottom of #our 4acket= so that #ours is sand0iched bet0een the ' hales of his 4acket. ,en all the cards. Sa# #ou 0ill gie the 4ack the magic turn= 0hich consists of turning it ) times. Turn it oer ) times= 0hich 0ill bring all the cards face do0n ece4t his and the one #ou noted. Call out the name of #our card. Ask him to call out his. :ie the 4ack a 0ide ribbons4read across the table. It is seen that all the cards hae righted themseles= all no0 being face do0n ece4t the ' chosen cards= #ours and his= 0hich are face u4= a dramatic reelation. It is 0ell to use cards= the backs of 0hich hae 0hite borders so that 0hen #ou insert his card among #our face u4 cards no accidental glim4se of 0hite background 0ill reeal that the cards are not face do0n.

ut o The *oom Tell a s4ectator #ou 0ill ste4 out of the room to aoid the sus4icion of seeing 0hat he does= but 0ill sta# 0ithin s4eaking distance so #ou can gie him instructions. Ste4 out of sight. Tell him to shuffle the 4ack and to deal cards face u4 into ' 4iles= a card at a time alternatel#= but not to deal oer a doDen or so= in order to sae time.
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+ou need not kno0 their names. This is misdirection. *ut #ou kno0 ho0 man#= 0hich is im4ortant. Su44ose there are ). do0n the figure= ). No0 hae him do the same thing 0ith the left hand 4ile. This time Eot do0n their names in order= using initials= as 7C for seen of clubs= AS for Ace of S4ades= etc. Almost as soon as he has finished #ou call out the name of the chosen card. +ou merel# add the number in the left 4ile G)H to the number in the right 4ile= sa# %). iide the total G%3H b# '= 0hich tells #ou the location of his card. Since= in the aboe case= there 0ere ) in the left hand 4ile= and %3 diided b# ' euals !. Therefore his card is 5th in the right hand 4ile. That is to sa#= the ) cards in the left hand 4ile subtracted from ! gies #ou 5. If the number of cards in both 4iles together is an odd number= sim4l# add I= and diide b# '. Su44ose at the finish he has ) cards in the left 4ile and %' in the right. *oth together hae %5. Add %= making %3. iide b# '= leaing !. Subtract the number of cards in the left 4ile G)H from != signif#ing the chosen card is 5th from the to4 of the right hand 4ile. Since #ou Eotted do0n the names of the cards in the right hand 4ile #ou hae onl# to consult #our list= find the correct 4osition= and name the card at that number.

'antastic *evelation A sim4lification of a rather com4le trick b# *ob
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is kno0n has onl# been 4ublished once= but due to a 4rinters error= the im4ortant 4oint of 4utting the bunch at the bottom 0as omitted= so the trick as 4rinted did not 0ork. In an# eent= 0hateer number 0as originall# chosen= subtracted from 5) Gnot 5'H gies the location of the noted card. If the s4ectator decided u4on ')= his card 0ould no0 be )&th from the to4 G5) minus ') leaes )&.H -eeal it as #ou 4lease. It is the 4lacing of an unkno0n number of cards in the 4ocket= leaing a different number to 0ork 0ith than the number originall# called= and the fact that neither the s4ectator nor the magician hae to kno0 ho0 man# are left after some are 4ocketed= that thro0s een 0ell informed magicians off the scent.

T+o Minds 2ith (ut a Single Thought This has been credited to Sid 1a0rence. T0o s4ectators assist. ,ach cuts a small 4acket of cards from a shuffled deck. +our back is turned to them. ,ach counts the number of cards in his hea4= after 0hich the# 4ut their cards together combining them into one bunch. +ou turn and take the combined hea4= stressing the fact that 0hile #ou could ascertain the total number taken b# the ' men sim4l# b# counting the cards= there is no 4ossible 0a# #ou could kno0 the eact number each took. +ou 4ass the cards from hand to hand one at a time sho0ing their faces to Mr. A.
T+o Card #iscovery 6ne of numerous tricks based u4on an old 4rinci4le. Mr.A and Mr. * assist. ,ither shuffles a 4ack= then= 0ith the cards in their o0n hands= each selects a card and la#s it aside. +our back is turned so #ou see none of the action.

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Ask Mr. A to remoe a small bunch of cards= 4referabl# not more than a doDen so as to s4eed u4 things.

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