Sim Sala Bim
Card Trick:
Deal out three piles of seven cards each. (Deal them just like dealing hands for a card game.) Have the spectator choose a pile. Hold the pile up, so the cards face the spectator. Have him/her choose a card, without telling you or pointing it out. Place the packet you hold in between the other two packets. Deal out the cards into three piles again. Hold up each pile separately, asking the spectator if his/her card is in the pile. When they say yes, place the pile with the chosen card in between the other two piles again. Repeat this step two more times (for a total of 4 times.) After the last time, hold the twenty-one cards up, and recite the magic words: "Sim Sala Bim." Next, deal the cards, one by one, spelling out Sim Sala Bim, one card for each letter. The next card (after you spell out all three words) will be the spectator's card! They will like this trick!
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Quick Counting
Place the 4 aces on the top of the deck. Have the spectator choose a card. Quickly count off 12 cards and have the card replaced so it is the 13th from the top. Now, tell the spectator that you have memorized the deck and know that their card is in the to... Quick Flip
1. Shuffle the deck, and as you finish the shuffle and deck compaction turn the cards toward you and quickly spot the third card from the top. We'll assume that it's a seven. 2. Now tell the audience that you will look through the deck and remove the f... Rabbit from silks
Here's a good trick if you want to do that rabbit stuff. You can replace the rabbit for something else if you want. Effect : A live rabbit appears inside a bundle of large silks. Magic Secret : Take one silk, and lay it down flat. Then take a rabbit and... Re-appearing Aces
Effect: You show the audience four aces, which you put on top of the deck. Then you pick up the four Aces and give a spectator the four cards underneath. When you show the audience your cards they will not be the four Aces; the four Aces will be in the sp... Real 4 Aces Variation
Description: Set up the cards as in the original trick except that you have from the top of the deck the values 10 through 2 and then the Aces. (Note that the order is reversed from the original.) 1. Follow the original trick through step 1. 2. In ... Reversa-Card
You can use any pack for this trick. Ask a spectator to shuffle the pack and cut it into 2 piles. Then let them select one of the piles and you take the other. Turn your back to the spectator and ask them to select a card from their half pack, note it ... Reverse The Card
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 t... Reversed Card
The magician spreads a deck of cards between his hands - a card is selected and removed by a spectator. The spectator looks at the card and shows it around. The 'spread' is closed and the magician asks that the chosen card be returned to the deck - ... Righting a Wrong
Ask the spectator to pick a card. * take the card into the deck and bring it to the top. (This may be done by excepting the card on the top of the deck and then doing some kind of false shuffle, if the conjurer does not know any shifts). * Ask spect... Rope Trick
Effect: Holding a piece of rope, the magician places the ends of the rope into his hands and closes his fingers around the ends. The magician shakes the rope slightly, says a magic word, blows on his hands and drops one end of the rope. Magic! The ... Royal Confidante
Sleight of hand required: Glimpsing the bottom card of the pack and also false shuffle to leave this card in place. Pre-arrangement required: Place a Queen on the bottom of the pack. Shuffle a pack of cards keeping the Queen in place at the bott... Royal Hotel
Preparation: Locate a 5 card. Arrange in piles the ACEs, KINGs, QUEENs, and JACKs. (these are the only cards you need). Make one pile, in the order shown above, so that the 4 ACEs are on top of the 4 KINGs, QUEENS-> so on... Steps: 1) Place the 5... Schwinn's Perfect Card Trick
Effect: This piece of perfect leger de main begins with you fanning out the of cards to the spectator and asking him (her) select a card. After the card is returned to the top of the deck you begin legitimately shuffling the cards and making cuts. As you ... Seb's Bottom Trick
Card Trick: Keep the cards in a single pile. Be sure to find some way to gain knowledge of the bottom card (shuffling, dropping a card, etc.) Hold the deck in your left hand, in a normal dealing position. Put your right hand on the deck so that your ri... Second Chance
Effect: Spectator Shuffles, Cuts Picks a card, and you find it with out looking at it! The Description is long, but it's a great trick! Card Trick: First off, give a deck of cards to whom ever you will be presenting the trick to. Tell them to shuffl... Seeing Red
The effect of the trick: The performer writes down a prediction and ask the spectator to choose a number from 1 to 10. The performer then deals ten cards (pre-arranged - see below) and from these shows how the chosen number has fulfilled the prediction m... Seven Detectives
Effect: This is a story of seven detectives chasing a murderer (the selected card). Procedure: 1) Take any four of the same face cards out of the deck, (Kings make good detectives.) 2) Shuffle the deck and memorize the bottom card. 3) Spread t... Shot Away
Effect: Magician has spectator select a card. Card is replaced in deck, and deck back into box. Magician produces a toy pistol, and has spectator "shoot" the deck off his head. Spectator's card now has a "bullet hole" How It's Done: First, you need two... Silver Surprise
Two cards are selected from a deck and shown front and back. Nothing unusual is seen. The magician rubs the two cards together and a large silver coin slides from between them ! Preparation: Have a large silver coin in your right hand trouser ... Sim Sala Bim
Card Trick: Deal out three piles of seven cards each. (Deal them just like dealing hands for a card game.) Have the spectator choose a pile. Hold the pile up, so the cards face the spectator. Have him/her choose a card, without telling you or pointing ... Single Vision
n any regular deck, place a breather crimp on any card, for instance the seven of clubs. If you do not know the breather crimp, you can use any regular crimp. Remove the pack from the case, and hand it to the victim to shuffle, indicating that it s... Sitting on the Card
Effect: The magician displays a normal deck and asks a spectator to replace the card on top. The magician then asks the spectator to stand up. The spectator does so and the magician deals the spectator's card, along with several others, on to the table. H... Slap Happy
Effect: One of six cards is selected from the magician. It is then counted off and placed into the middle of the deck. Spectator tells magician when the pile is large enough, he then holds cards. Magician slaps cards from his hand and only one remaining i... Slap the Deck
Effect: The magician fans out cards, and asks a spectator to choose one. He puts the selected card in the middle of the deck, and picks 7 cards off the top. He goes through a series of "Is this your card?", then turns the deck over, tells the spectator to... Smack the Stack
Effect: You are told to pick a card from the fan and then replace it after memorizing it. I cut the cards and do a special shuffle and then hold the deck out to my side. I drop the cards into my other hand and hold two. I keep doing this until I hold five... Spectator Performs a Trick
Effect: The magician asks the spectator whether he knows any card tricks. Whatever the spectator answers, the magician says "Well, here's a great trick, only YOU'RE going to perform it." The spectator is handed a deck and asked to hold it with the cards f... Spelling Bee
Effect: The magician shuffles the deck and takes the top thirteen cards. Holding the cards face down, he proceeds to spell the first card name, Ace. "A-C-E," and for each letter, he puts one card under the packet of thirteen cards. He then flips over the ... Stamped
This trick is quite simple, and shouldn't be used more then once on each person. A big audience isn't good. Shuffle the deck, then make 3 piles about equal quantities. And pretend they you just have some cards left over that you don't need. (But don't ann... Stop Now
Effect: Hand a spectator a deck and tell him to shuffle them a few times, then place the cards on your left hand. With your right hand, start sliding the cards back about 1 to 5 at a time until he (or she) tells you to stop, before you get to the bottom o... Stop When U Like
The effect of the trick: The perfomer asks a spectator to deal cards until they want to stop. The last card they deal is turned face up and is shown to be the same card as identified in a note written beforehand by the performer. Before you begin the tr... Sugar Cube
Effect: The magician asks for a volunteer from the audience. The volunteer picks a number between 1 and 10. The magician writes the number on a sugar cube. The magician drops the cube into a cup of water and holds the volunteer's hand over... Suits Me Fine
Pre-arrangement: Prepare a deck with one suit - leaving out the picture cards, in a pre-arranged order from ace to ten on the bottom of the deck. The effect of the trick: A chosen card is revealed in a very novel way. Spread the cards in your hands an... Switcheroo
Setup: Before you start the card trick, find the two black 6's and the two black 9's. (The 6 of Spades, the 6 of Clubs, the 9 of Spades, and the 9 of Clubs.) Take the 6 of Spades and the 9 of Clubs, and place one of them on the top of the deck and the oth... Telepathy
EFFECT: The Magician spreads the cards in his hands and asks a spectator to select a card. Spectator memorizes the card, and gives it back to Magician, who puts it in the deck at a random place. The Magician counts off cards from the bottom and then stops... Teleporting Cards
Effect: A spectator picks two cards from the top of the deck. The spectator then puts the two cards into the middle of the deck. Without shuffling or arranging of the cards, the cards magically teleport into your hands! Preperation: For this trick, ... That Darn Card
Description: A card on top of the deck is placed in then deck than returns to the top a sequence card placing the card is always on top. 1. Shuffle the deck to show there is no set-up. Do a double lift of the two top cards. Place them back on top and t... That's Odd
This trick can be repeated over and over again without any fear of detection. Using any pack, openly remove five red and five black cards, (It is best to keep to spot cards though not essential.) then discard the rest of the pack. Put the two stacks... The 3 Thieves Variation
Effect: A story is told about 3 thieves (Jacks,) who break into a house (deck,) and are followed by a detective (King.) After cutting the deck, a spectator looks in and sees that the thieves are all being guarded by detectives. Preparation: At the bot...