Effect
Ask a spectator to shuffle the cards. When he hands them back to you note the bottom card. That is "their card." Start by fanning the cards out. Run your finger accross them and ask the spectator when to stop. When he says stop, put your thumb on that point.
Method
While your thumb is on that point, use your other fingers to slowly work the bottom card under your thumb. As you pull the cards off the top of the deck with your thumb, slide the bottom card under the other cards and pull them off the deck and show the spectator his card. This is where you take over. Since you already know the card you can have the spectator cut, shuffle, etc.
Tips
This is a suggestion on how you may end this trick. Start flipping the cards from the top of the deck over onto the table. When you flip their card say, "I'll bet you a million bucks that the next card I flip over will be yours!" They'll think you messed up because their card is already flipped over on the table. If they know about card tricks they will think that you used their card as a key card. When they say, "Make it two million and you're on!" flip their card, which is already on the table, face down. They'll be dumbfounded.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
PSYCHIC PREDICTION
Effect
Guess any card in the deck someone wants you to.
Method
Get any deck of cards and shuffle them. Say you are "squaring them up" and glimpse the bottom card. Hold the deck face down on your left hand with your thumb along the left edge and your fingers on the right edge. With your right hand, put your fingers on top of the deck and yourthumb on the bottom. Gradually pull back each card with your right fingers until the spectator tells you to stop. Tell them that the card he (or she) has selected is whatever card is actually on the bottom of the deck. Pull away the top part of the deck to the point where he told you to stop.While you are doing that, also pull the bottom card out with your thumb so that it becomes the bottom card of the group you are pulling away. Do this very fast and it will look as if the bottom card was actually in that place in the deck. It sounds hard but it is VERY easy to do if youpractice it a couple of times.
Tips
This is just for effect. After you have shown the card but still haven't "predicted" it, have the spectator shuffle the cards any way he likes. Then tell him to think about the card. Slowly pick the card from the deck (which in the meantime you have spread over the table face-up). He will be astounded at your "prediction."
Monday, January 15, 2007
REVERSE THE CARD
Effect
The spectator card amazingly reversed in the deck.
Method
Start by putting one card face up on the bottom of a face down deck. Spread the cards like a fan, and have a card chosen and memorized by a spectator. Make sure they don't see the face up card at the bottom.
While they are looking at their card, turn the entire deck over. This will show a face down card on top of a face up deck, which will look as if the cards are all face down. Square up the deck and have the spectator put their card, face down, anywhere in the middle of the deck. Be careful not to move the top card and expose the face up cards underneath. Put the cards behind your back and turn the top card back over. Bring the deck out again. Show the spectator that their card has magically turned face up in the center of a face down deck.
If you practice, you can find other ways of turning the card over, besides putting the deck behind your back. One way is to start the trick standing up. After the card has been put back into the deck, drop your left hand (with the deck in it) to the side of your body. With your thumb, push the top upside-down card to the right as if you were going to deal it. Brush the deck downward against your leg. The top card will hit your leg and flip over. Practice this until you can do it quickly. You will need to do some mis-direction to take attention away from this move. (Have someone spill a drink, sneeze, etc.) Or you may prefer to do the behind the back move. Either way the trick is very confusing to the spectator.
The spectator card amazingly reversed in the deck.
Method
Start by putting one card face up on the bottom of a face down deck. Spread the cards like a fan, and have a card chosen and memorized by a spectator. Make sure they don't see the face up card at the bottom.
While they are looking at their card, turn the entire deck over. This will show a face down card on top of a face up deck, which will look as if the cards are all face down. Square up the deck and have the spectator put their card, face down, anywhere in the middle of the deck. Be careful not to move the top card and expose the face up cards underneath. Put the cards behind your back and turn the top card back over. Bring the deck out again. Show the spectator that their card has magically turned face up in the center of a face down deck.
If you practice, you can find other ways of turning the card over, besides putting the deck behind your back. One way is to start the trick standing up. After the card has been put back into the deck, drop your left hand (with the deck in it) to the side of your body. With your thumb, push the top upside-down card to the right as if you were going to deal it. Brush the deck downward against your leg. The top card will hit your leg and flip over. Practice this until you can do it quickly. You will need to do some mis-direction to take attention away from this move. (Have someone spill a drink, sneeze, etc.) Or you may prefer to do the behind the back move. Either way the trick is very confusing to the spectator.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
THE BOTTOM CARD
Effect
You guess the bottom card without even looking at it.
Method
Look at the bottom card of the deck. Shuffle the cards but not the bottom one. Leave the bottom card on the bottom. You can tell everyone that you aren't a very good shuffler. Place the deck face down on the table. Name four numbers in the deck (making sure that the card on the bottom is amongst them.) Have a spectator choose two of the numbers. Let's say your card is a Four and you named a Three, Five, Four, and Nine. They picked the Five and Nine. Say, OK pick out of the Three and Four. If they say three say okay then the bottom card is a Three. Now tell them to pick two of the four suits. If your card is a Four of Spades and they pick Hearts and Diamonds, tell them to pick one out of Spades and Clubs. If they say Spades say OK the card should be a Three of Spades. Now turn over the deck and your audience will be amazed. Remember the object of the trick is to get the person to pick the card on the bottom of the deck, so make sure you lead them to the right numbers and suits.
You guess the bottom card without even looking at it.
Method
Look at the bottom card of the deck. Shuffle the cards but not the bottom one. Leave the bottom card on the bottom. You can tell everyone that you aren't a very good shuffler. Place the deck face down on the table. Name four numbers in the deck (making sure that the card on the bottom is amongst them.) Have a spectator choose two of the numbers. Let's say your card is a Four and you named a Three, Five, Four, and Nine. They picked the Five and Nine. Say, OK pick out of the Three and Four. If they say three say okay then the bottom card is a Three. Now tell them to pick two of the four suits. If your card is a Four of Spades and they pick Hearts and Diamonds, tell them to pick one out of Spades and Clubs. If they say Spades say OK the card should be a Three of Spades. Now turn over the deck and your audience will be amazed. Remember the object of the trick is to get the person to pick the card on the bottom of the deck, so make sure you lead them to the right numbers and suits.
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
GEMINI TWINS
Effect
A magician removes two cards from a deck and places them face up on the table. The deck is handed to the spectator where he/she will start dealing cards face down onto the table, when he/she stops, the magician places one face up card on top of the dealt pile and the rest of the deck is placed on top of that. The spectator again deals cards face down and when they stop, the magician places the other face up card at that point. Upon examination of the placement of the face up cards, the spectator sees he/she stopped dealing where the two "prediction" cards' twins were located.
Method
At the beginning of the trick, take two "prediction" cards out of the deck. The prediction cards are actually the twins (hearts is twins with diamonds, spades/clubs) of the top and bottom cards of the deck. Remove the prediction cards and place them face up on the table. Instruct the spectator to deal cards into a pile face down and stop when they wish. When they stop place the twin of the card originally on the bottom of the deck onto the dealt pile face up. The spectator will then place the rest of the deck on top of the face up card. Have the spectator gather the deck and repeat dealing and when they stop place the other face up card at that point and have them put the deck on top of that. Run through the deck to find that the card to the right of each face up card is their twin.
A magician removes two cards from a deck and places them face up on the table. The deck is handed to the spectator where he/she will start dealing cards face down onto the table, when he/she stops, the magician places one face up card on top of the dealt pile and the rest of the deck is placed on top of that. The spectator again deals cards face down and when they stop, the magician places the other face up card at that point. Upon examination of the placement of the face up cards, the spectator sees he/she stopped dealing where the two "prediction" cards' twins were located.
Method
At the beginning of the trick, take two "prediction" cards out of the deck. The prediction cards are actually the twins (hearts is twins with diamonds, spades/clubs) of the top and bottom cards of the deck. Remove the prediction cards and place them face up on the table. Instruct the spectator to deal cards into a pile face down and stop when they wish. When they stop place the twin of the card originally on the bottom of the deck onto the dealt pile face up. The spectator will then place the rest of the deck on top of the face up card. Have the spectator gather the deck and repeat dealing and when they stop place the other face up card at that point and have them put the deck on top of that. Run through the deck to find that the card to the right of each face up card is their twin.
VANISHING CARD
Effect
Performer shows a pack of cards in its case. He withdraws the deck and announces he will magically make a card leave the deck invisibly. He requests that five cards be drawn. These cards are placed face down on the table so no one can see them. Performer now picks them up and asks someone in the audience to write down their names as he calls them off. After the cards are listed, he puts them back in the deck. Someone now looks through the deck trying to find the five selections. Only four are found in the deck! The performer opens the case the cards came in. The missing card is found to have left the pack and gone back into the case.
Method
When performer withdrew pack from the case, all he did was to leave one card in it, secretly learning its suit and number. When performer reads the names of the five cards, he says the name of this card instead of one of the drawn cards.
Performer shows a pack of cards in its case. He withdraws the deck and announces he will magically make a card leave the deck invisibly. He requests that five cards be drawn. These cards are placed face down on the table so no one can see them. Performer now picks them up and asks someone in the audience to write down their names as he calls them off. After the cards are listed, he puts them back in the deck. Someone now looks through the deck trying to find the five selections. Only four are found in the deck! The performer opens the case the cards came in. The missing card is found to have left the pack and gone back into the case.
Method
When performer withdrew pack from the case, all he did was to leave one card in it, secretly learning its suit and number. When performer reads the names of the five cards, he says the name of this card instead of one of the drawn cards.
TURN AROUND CARD TRICK
Effect
The performer places eight cards face up on the table and then turns his back. He tells the spectator to turn one card around. When the performer turns back around he points at the card which was turned.
Method
Place eight cards on top of the deck in this order: Three of Clubs, Six of Spades, Five of Clubs, Nine of Spades, Seven of Clubs, Six of Hearts, Three of Hearts, and the Seven of Hearts. Deal the eight cards off the top of the deck, face up. You must be sure that the center of the cards are all facing the same direction (that is, the spots in the center of the cards all face one way.) When the spectator turns one card around, the center spot will be facing the opposite direction. (eh: Try it; you'll see what he means.) This trick works really well with children or at parties.
The performer places eight cards face up on the table and then turns his back. He tells the spectator to turn one card around. When the performer turns back around he points at the card which was turned.
Method
Place eight cards on top of the deck in this order: Three of Clubs, Six of Spades, Five of Clubs, Nine of Spades, Seven of Clubs, Six of Hearts, Three of Hearts, and the Seven of Hearts. Deal the eight cards off the top of the deck, face up. You must be sure that the center of the cards are all facing the same direction (that is, the spots in the center of the cards all face one way.) When the spectator turns one card around, the center spot will be facing the opposite direction. (eh: Try it; you'll see what he means.) This trick works really well with children or at parties.
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