This ebook explores the famous card magic theme "Any Card At Any Number," coined by mentalist David Berglas.
All these effects, selected from the best I have created, involve a specific card being miraculously found in a precise position in a shuffled deck. The text presents over twenty original variations of A.C.A.A.N., divided into four main categories:
- IMPROMPTU (6 effects that require no preparation)
- WITH A STACK (11 effects: 4 of these use my very own VR Stack Pro, and the other 2 use well-known mathematical stacks)
- WITH TWO DECKS (2 effects)
- WITH SPECIAL CARDS (1 effect requiring gaffed cards, which are easily available)
Therefore, the contemplated effects will range from impromptu effects, which can be performed without preparation, to others with stacks, which require the use of specific orders (mathematical stacks, such as Si Stebbins); there will be multi-deck effects, which use two decks of cards, or the use of special cards, which are "rigged" but easily available.
Finally, I added a brand new effect: "A.I. Double ACAAN Deck," which will use my highly original "Artificial Intelligence Deck," taking the opportunity to introduce a topic that has been very relevant lately.
In many of the tricks explained here, "the impossible" will happen right in the hands of the spectators, without ever having to perform any complex techniques for any of them (contactless, i.e. hand-off).
All the routines presented and collected in the ebook have been designed to be accessible even to magicians with basic skills, without ever requiring the use of complex techniques, and focus on creating the illusion of the impossible, with tricks cleverly concealed in the presentation.
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Impromptu A.C.A.A.N.
- ACAAN 1: Imprumptu Lucky A.C.A.A.N.
- ACAAN 2: Imprumptu Countdown A.C.A.A.N.
- ACAAN 3: Cross the A.C.A.A.N.
- ACAAN 4: A C.A.A.N. Duel
- ACAAN 5: Obscure Hands-Off A.C.A.A.N.
- ACAAN 6: Roll & Stop A.C.A.A.N.
- A.C.A.A.N. with Mathematical Stacks
- ACAAN 7: Double (A.C.A.A.N.) Romance
- ACAAN 8: Creative A.C.A.A.N. Pro
- A.C.A.A.N. with VR Stack PRO
- The 'VR Stack PRO'
- ACAAN 9: Palindromic A.C.A.A.N.
- ACAAN 10: Creative A.C.A.A.N. Prediction
- ACAAN 11: R & B A.C.A.A.N.
- ACAAN 12: Triskaidekaphobia A.C.A.A.N.
- A.C.A.A.N. with Special Stacks
- ACAAN 13: C.O.C.A.I.N. A.C.A.A.N.
- ACAAN 14: Two Cuts Too Fast to A.C.A.A.N.
- ACAAN 15: A.C.A.A.N. for Tea Time
- ACAAN 16: The Gambler's A.C.A.A.N.
- ACAAN 17: Some Suit of Value for an A.C.A.A.N.
- A.C.A.A.N. with Two Decks of Cards
- ACAAN 18: K.N.O.C.K. Out A.C.A.A.N.
- ACAAN 19: CoinDICEnce A.C.A.A.N.
- A.C.A.A.N. with Special ("Gaffed") Cards
- ACAAN 20: Cape Canaveral Ritual A.C.A.A.N.
- A Final (Bonus) A.C.A.A.N. to conclude
- ACAAN 21: Artificial Intelligence Double A.C.A.A.N. Deck
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1st edition 2025, PDF 115 pages.
word count: 39066 which is equivalent to 156 standard pages of text
