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 facing the magician, the backs towards himself. The magician picks a card which the spectator removes and places on the table, never looking at it. The spectator, after some manipulation, ends up with two piles of cards on the table. The top card
Card Trick:
This trick is actually not too difficult, but the effect is astonishing because the magician never actually handles the deck. The only real skills necessary are good verbal communications and misdirection.
After the spectator shuffles the deck, have him fan them in front of his face with the backs of the cards towards himself. To him to start fanning at the top of the deck and continue to the bottom. Meanwhile, you watch for the card that has the same value as the top card and the same suit as the card second from the top. Note: If these two cards have the same value or the same suit, the trick won't work. In this case, ask the spectator whether he cut the cards. When he says no, tell him to cut the deck and start over again.
When you find that particular card, touch it and have him pull it out and place it on the table face down. Then tell him to think of a number and to count off that many cards into a neat pile on the table. (This puts the two pointer cards on the bottom of the pile.) Have him discard the rest of the cards in his hands, pick up the pile on the table, and deal the cards alternately into two piles. (The two pointer cards are now on top of each of the new piles.) Remember that the last card he deals will show the value (ace, 2, 3, etc.) of the selected card while the next-to-last card (the top one on the other pile) will show the suit. Explain to the spectator that if he has been concentrating on the card on the table, he will have subconsciously picked two cards that will respectively reveal the value and suit of the card that you the magician have randomly selected. Flip the three cards to reveal that this is so.
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Presto Pass
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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
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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
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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... The 4 Row Card Trick
Here's a nice and baffling card trick. Heck, I don't even know how it works. But first, setup the cards in this order: Ace, Two, Three, Four in the same suit. Set that up for all suits. so now, you should have four piles of cards that look like: A.....A ... The Ace Switch Up
Effect: The magician shows three aces to the victim, and they aces are either red black red or black red black. when the magician puts the three aces down, the color combination will switch. 1. Get the 4 aces, but when you show them to the person you a... The Amazing Switch
ffect: A spectator chooses a card & is asked to put it face down onto the table under he/she's forefinger. The magician then takes the top card off of the deck and shows it around. The magician then taps the spectator's hand with the card, and to everyon... The Ambitious Card
Effect: A great classic. A selected card mysteriously appears at the top of the deck again and again after being sent into the middle of the deck. The final appearance is a real stunner. Preparation: Put the eight of spades face down on top of the deck... The Bottom Card
Effect: You guess the bottom card without even looking at it (or so your audience thinks.) Presentation: 1. Look at the bottom card of the deck. 2. Shuffle the cards but not the bottom one. Leave the bottom card on the bottom. You can tell everyo... The Changing Ace
Effect: You hold the Ace of Clubs, Diamonds, and Spades, spread out like a fan so that everyone can see them. You turn them face down, have someone tap them three times (the "magic" number,) turn them face up, and the Ace of Diamonds has now amazingly cha... The Changing Card
Effect: A spectator picks a card. Then he (or she) takes the rest of the pack in his hands and puts the selected card on top of the deck. The magician takes the pack of cards and takes off the top card. The magician asks the spectator what his card was. H... The Changing Card Variation
Effect: Now not only does the card change, it disappears! Variation: Do the trick exactly the same except for one minor preparation. Place on the top card a piece of double-sided tape. This way, when the spectator places his card on top, it will sti... The Changing Color Card
You first shuffle the deck, and then cut it. You show the first card to the spectator on top of the deck and tell him to memorize it. You then shuffle again. You ask him to tell you a number. Then, count them from the top the number he said. Ask him if th... The circle card trick
This one takes a little bit of acting, it is very funny though. Take any deck of cards, remember the suit, position, and number or letter of any 1 card (choose 1 near the edge so it is easier to remember the position), lets say that it is the king of hea... The Color Changing Aces
Effect: The magician deals the black aces face down on the table. A spectator chooses a card and places it face up between the aces. When the 3 cards are put back in the deck, the spec.'s card disappears from between the two black aces and reappears betwe... The Elevator Variation
Effect: The magician shows the first card on top of a shuffled deck. By showing it, the magician bend the card as a mark. The magician then puts the card anywhere in the deck. Then with the index of his right hand he points the bottom of the deck going up... The Embarrassed Double
Original Author: Unknown The magician spreads the deck . He asks a lady to choose any card . The card is returned onto the top of the deck . The deck is then cut . The magician asks the woman to blow a kiss towards the deck . The card is shy and usuall... The Enchanted Card
1) Take a deck and shuffle it in front of the person. 2) Have him (or her) cut the deck in half and choose one half. 3) Tell him to put it behind his back (say "Like this" and put the other half behind your back). 4) Now tell him to keep the deck... The Extraordinary Spelling Trick
ffect: The magician asks a spectator to pick a card out of the deck. He shuffles the cards. Then, counting from the bottom of the deck, he spells out the spectator's card without even knowing what it is. On the last card, he reveals it to be the spectator... The Floating Ring - an magic trick
Make some really thick salt water. REALLY thick. soak a piece of thread in it somewhere between 45 and 60 minutes. take it out and let it dry. Now you are ready. Ask someone for a ring. Tie it to the end of the thread. Hold the string so its like a pendul... The Flying Aces
Effect: The performer gives an audience member all Red cards in a deck and the Ace of Spades. The performer turns around while the audience member places the Ace into the Red cards and shuffles any way that they would like. The performer then turns around... The Four 2's Jive
Effect: Deck is shuffled, and a spectator cuts in half. Spectator chooses one cut portion and performer takes the other. Both spectator and performer hold cards behind their back and select a card. The cards selected are then exchanged and placed face up ... The Four Ace Extravaganza
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1. First of all you will need to cut the long side of your cards with a pair of scissors. But do not cut the aces. 2. So now every card, except the aces, are narrowed down by about 2 millimeters on both sides. 3. Either you can shuffle the cards or...