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What's Up Deck?
by Aldo Colombini


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(2 reviews, 11 customer ratings) ★★★★★

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What's Up Deck? by Aldo Colombini

A notebook on card magic with more than 50 routines including wide range of different themes. All moves are being taught. A self-contained work with practical, effective and easy-to-do card magic.

"He has that brilliant mind that enables him to invent tricks which are easy to do and entertaining at the same time." - Obie O'Brien

"This new book will, I think, be welcome by all sleight-of-hand artists. Aldo has set out to describe several major improvements, and the items he has included in this book have been chosen from his collection of material that is the outcome of a wide experience in this particular branch of magic." - Michael Skinner

Moves taught:

  • Add-on
  • Ascanio Spread
  • Atfus Move
  • Biddle Grip
  • Blow Away Change
  • Braue Reversal
  • Buckle
  • Cover Up Cut
  • Criss Cross Force
  • Cut Deeper Force
  • Daryl Count
  • Double Turnover
  • Double Undercut
  • Drop Switch
  • Eye Count
  • Fan Reverse
  • Idedic Change
  • Illogical Double Lift
  • Ireland Shuffle
  • Jordan Count
  • Mirage Count
  • Olram Count
  • Omega Count
  • One Hand Fan
  • Overhand Shuffle
  • Paint Brush Change
  • Partial Ascanio Spread
  • Push Through Fist Move
  • Reverse Double Undercut
  • Riffle Force
  • Side Steal
  • Siva Count
  • Slip Cut
  • Slip Switch
  • Straddle Faro
  • Swing Cut
  • Taylor Count
  • Tenkai Subtlety
  • Triple Turnover
  • Turnabout

1st edition 1995, 147 pages; 1st digital edition 2013, 153 pages.

  1. Acknowledgment
  2. Foreword
  3. Introduction
  4. To The Reader ...
  5. SLEIGHTS & MOVES
  6. ELMSLEY COUNT
  7. BOTTOMS UP!
  8. ODLA CONTROL
  9. BY MISTAKE
  10. TWIST & SHOUT
  11. SELECTED CARDS
  12. PRIME CUT
  13. SECOND COMING
  14. KICK OUT
  15. SPELL THE NAME
  16. JOKING AROUND
  17. COLORADO
  18. TORN & RESTORED
  19. TORN-ADO
  20. ONE, TWO, THREE
  21. FOUR ACES
  22. WANNA BET?
  23. MATH-ACES
  24. HOF-MINI-MAXI
  25. FOUR SPLIT
  26. CARDBOX TRICKS
  27. EATERY
  28. JAGGED EDGE
  29. BOXING JACK
  30. STAND UP
  31. PACKET TRICKS
  32. PIROUETTE
  33. TRIFLE
  34. THE ACE COUNTS
  35. I AM A JOKER
  36. MIND GAMES
  37. PACKED BAGS
  38. FOUR-CAST
  39. ESPIAL
  40. TOPSY TURVY
  41. FLIP FLOP
  42. TRI-EMPHASIS
  43. SHADOOGIE
  44. RED & BLACK
  45. NICE SALAD
  46. BAND - IT
  47. MAGNETIC
  48. ITALIAN DRESSING
  49. FEATURE ROUTINES
  50. NOBODY AT HOME
  51. APACHE
  52. MAJESTIES
  53. SMALL SCALE
  54. SERENADE
  55. FOOLING YOU
  56. JOKER'S WILD
  57. MEETING
  58. MIXED TRICKS
  59. THE BATTLE
  60. DOUBLE HIT
  61. YOUR BEST
  62. PARAMOUNT
  63. LITE SWITCH
  64. MOUSE TRAP
  65. BAGGED
  66. TAKE OFF
  67. KNOCK SPELL
  68. THE RULER
  69. ODDITIES
  70. Glossary of Moves
  71. Conclusion

word count: 47038 which is equivalent to 188 standard pages of text

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Reviewed by David Dunlap (confirmed purchase)
★★★★★   Date Added: Friday 13 May, 2022

I have owned the hardback copy of this for years. I bought it from Aldo at one of his lectures. I bought the PDF version so I could take it with me on trips. It is one of my most favorite magic books. Incredible magic. The hardback version is out of print, so I would definitely recommend buying this PDF version. You will have hours of fun with it.
Reviewed by Don Bursell
★★★★★   Date Added: Monday 08 April, 2013

I purchased this as a hardcover book when it was first released, after seeing Aldo perform two Oil & Water routines from it.

I really like this book for two reasons: First, nothing is left out. If a routine calls for a move or sleight, it is taught, and never leaves you running to other resources to learn it. If you look at the table of contents listed here on Lybrary.com, you will see how "full" this book is with sleights and variations. Second, the routines taught in here are not difficult at all, but have a strong impact from a visual and "astonishment" perspective.

The two O&W routines I refer to are "Nice Salad" and "Italian Dressing". One uses just 8 cards, and is very visual. The second uses a 9th (hidden) card, but allows even more visual astonishment.

$10.00 is a steal of a price for the amount of material contained in this book.

So, oddly enough, two of my favorite books on card magic have bright yellow covers: "What's Up Deck?" by Aldo Colombini, and Richard Kaufman's book on Bro. John Hamman's card work.

Don Bursell Mora, MN

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