Moves
This category focuses entirely on card moves - from the basic cuts and shuffles to the bastard hard ones.
Literally hundreds if not thousands of card moves have been developed over time. You won't need to learn all of them, but any card man of name has in each basic move category (palm, control, false shuffle, false cut, false deal, glimpse, flourish, force, ...) one or two strong moves ready to use.
Once you have a solid grounding in the basic moves pretty much any card trick is accessible to you.
Practicing moves can have a zen like quality to it. Some achieve a naturalness similar to a musician, dancer or juggler. It looks effortless, but it can take thousands of hours of practice.
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Fine Art of Palming CardsBrick Tilley Palming cards, and getting away with it, is one of the most difficult skills in the magician's toolbox. If you've ever wanted to master this sleight here is your chance. This concise tutorial will get you started, or improve your current technique, in order to raise your confidence level. This lesson covers the one-hand top palm.
1st edition 2021, PDF + video (length: 16 s) | 2021 / 3 / 7 | $10.00 to wish list PDF & MP4 |
Throwing the SwitchJohn Mendoza The purpose of the switch is to secretly exchange two packets of four cards. For example, to show four aces and then turn them face down and deal them onto the table for an assembly effect. The cards dealt onto the table, of course, are not the aces after the switch has been done.
| 2021 / 2 / 13 | $10.00 to wish list |
Black Jack Hole Card SwitchBrick Tilley This is an improvement in the handling of the Curry Turnover that makes this move easier to accomplish and more deceptive. A simple get-ready makes the exchange faster and infinitely more rewarding. It was perfected during hundreds of hours behind a Black Jack table without ever once being detected.
It can be used for magical purposes as well. Add this subtle weapon to your card arsenal.
1st edition 2021, PDF 4 pages, video 30 s. | 2021 / 1 / 9 | $10.00 to wish list PDF & MP4 |
Paint Brush Color ChangeBrick Tilley A beautiful color change made popular in the 70s by Walter Cummings. A fan of cards is waved in front of the rest of the pack, causing the face card to change in a dramatic fashion.
1st edition 2020, PDF 4 pages, video 47s. | 2020 / 11 / 21 | $10.00 to wish list PDF & MP4 |
Reflections on the Double Card: Ascanio's HandlingJesús Etcheverry The Double Lift is one of the easiest and at the same time one of the hardest moves in conjuring with cards. It is the easiest, because everybody can get a break under the top two cards, and then take and show them as one. There is no difficulty whatsoever in doing this. However, it is also one of the hardest moves, because to do this simple action deceptively, so that nobody even suspects in the slightest you hold two cards, is hard.
This ebook explains in detail Arturo de Ascanio's approach to making the Double Lift deceptive. Jesús Etcheverry, a longtime student and close friend of Ascanio,... | 2020 / 9 / 4 | $19.95 to wish list |
Charity: Running False CutBrick Tilley An excellent running false cut that is highly deceptive and relatively easy to master. Combine this with any false shuffle.
1st edition 2020, PDF 4 pages, video 26 s. | 2020 / 8 / 9 | $10.00 to wish list PDF & MP4 |
Cull-MinationJon Racherbaumer Culling (cards) is not a particularly fashionable technique. During the past forty years, card magicians started to pay closer attention to various ideas and techniques, especially those having broad application. In this treatise three types of culls will be examined:
| 2020 / 7 / 18 | $15.00 to wish list |
The Ascanio SpreadJon Racherbaumer The Ascanio Spread is a beautiful false display move, generally used to display 4 cards and hide a fifth one. From the Introduction: The Ascanio Spread immigrated to this country from Amsterdam. Del Cartier, Herb Zarrow, Mike Rogers, and Pete Biro were instrumental in bringing this technique to America. In fact, Del Cartier is a close personal friend of Ascanio and was the go-between in obtaining the original Ascanio manuscript for Mike Rogers, who in turn passed it on to me.
| 2020 / 6 / 6 | $19.50 to wish list |
Shank ShuffleBrick Tilley The Shank Shuffle, a full deck false shuffle, was published in 1971 on Ed Marlo's behalf by Jon Racherbaumer. The Zarrow shuffle came out around the same time. New Yorkers backed this method and that overshadowed the Shank method, which may be superior, depending on your point of view. The Shank method is regarded as more convincing by some card handlers. Reading the description can be a bit daunting for the novice. Here is your chance to master the shuffle thanks to a lucid video presentation and a clear text and illustrations.
1st edition 2019, PDF + video (length 23s)... | 2020 / 5 / 15 | $10.00 to wish list PDF & MP4 |
Super Session #11: Casino Zarrow Shuffle and the Gardner-Marlo-Webb Poker DealGregg Webb The original version of the following card tutorial, "Gardner-Marlo-Webb Poker Deal," was first published in Gregg Webb's ebook, Soapbox Derby.
The package presented here includes:
| 2020 / 5 / 2 | $4.95 to wish list |
Ablest ExchangeAbhinav Bothra Two eye-popping 2 card transpositions using Ablest Change.
1st edition 2020, length 5:30 | 2020 / 3 / 15 | $5.95 to wish list MP4 (video) |
Inferno: Hole Card SwitchBrick Tilley During the 1970's Dai Vernon demonstrated this around the Magic Castle to anyone who was interested. He was quite fond of it. It is a neat, highly deceptive, practical hole card switch using natural actions, something he highly favored.
1st edition 2020, PDF 4 pages, video 12s. | 2020 / 2 / 16 | $10.00 to wish list PDF & MP4 |
The Dark Ride: Deck SwitchBrick Tilley This is the deck switch from the train car poker game scene in the movie The Sting, executed by John Scarne, renowned gambling expert. It is straight forward and within the range of anyone willing to devote the time necessary to master it. Add it to your skill set. You will receive a PDF and a video (download from your digital shelf).
Here is the clip from The Sting where the switch is executed.
1st edition 2019, PDF 4 pages, video 17s. | 2019 / 12 / 15 | $10.00 to wish list PDF & MP4 |
The Unkindest CutBrick Tilley A false cut that uses the action of burning a card as misdirection. Particularly useful for cheating at BlackJack. Chuck Smith was recorded doing this cut. (A letter from Chuck Smith to Brick Tilley is reproduced in the PDF.) He used it to beat players during the years of WWII. The sequence of actions is the following. You first openly cut the cards and complete the cut. Then you take the top card, turn it face up and place it as the bottom card. During the action of burning the top card you undo the cut. The demo video will prove how honest and fair this looks. You will receive a PDF... | 2019 / 11 / 26 | $30.00 to wish list PDF & MP4 |
Counts with Jumbo CardsLarry Brodahl Techniques to do a natural relaxed looking Elmsley and Jordan count using Jumbo Cards. Included is a script and handling for a trick that is especially useful for MC work. A video showing how the counts look is also included (see your digital shelf). 1st edition 2019, PDF 22 pages, video length 38 s. | 2019 / 11 / 6 | $10.00 to wish list PDF & MP4 |
Gamblers Don't GambleMichael MacDougall & J. C. Furnas A card detective revelations of gambler's secrets. MacDougall, who refers to himself as magician and card detective, tells of years of tracking down crooks, phony devices, and manipulations in every sort of gambling field. He shares anecdotes of various experiences, and explains several cardshark methods and moves including:
1st edition 1939, 167 pages; PDF 91 pages. | 2019 / 8 / 26 | $10.00 to wish list |
How To PalmLarry Brodahl A training program and process to learn how to successfully palm cards. Three palms taught including video instructions:
1st edition 2019, PDF 53 pages, video length 2:20 | 2019 / 7 / 22 | $10.00 to wish list PDF & MP4 |
I'll PassWesley James Wesley James has been seriously analyzing, studying, and improving the Pass for well over 50 years. In this volume his efforts are fully revealed for the first time. When other magicians, even experts, have witnessed Wesley perform many of his treatments of the Pass, they've been incredulous. They simply can't believe the Pass, any Pass, can be as invisible as they are in Wesley's hands. Now, in this large volume, you can learn these invisible, indetectable Passes, as well as the most deceptive Shifts that can be performed at the card table, including the legendary "Ping Pong Shift." You'll... | 2019 / 1 / 19 | $60.00 to wish list |
T-FormationJ. G. Thompson Jr. J. G. Thompson, Jr's fabulous master-key to card control.
From the introduction by B. W. McCarron, "T-Formation (TF) is a monograph of card sleights that are not at all difficult for the average performer; yet they allow a nice range of performance possibilities. Forces, controls, peeks and even the versatile double lift are all given the 'Thompson treatment.' " T-Formation teaches the average magician or mentalist an assortment of maneuvers with cards that are easy to execute but full of deceptiveness. In the author's words, T-Formation "enables the performer, with a minimum of effort, to perform... | 2018 / 9 / 14 | $6.00 to wish list |
It's Your DealWesley James The most comprehensive book on False Deals ever conceived is now available. Written by one of the greatest living False Deal experts and performers; Wesley James is also one of the most detail focused writers in magic's long history.
This is the third book in the Wesley James "Technique Mastery" series, which currently includes A Call to Palms, Neo-Shufflogica and, now, It's Your Deal. Planned future volumes include I'll Pass and Cooler than Ever. If you think you know all about False Dealing, you're almost certainly mistaken; Bottoms, Seconds and Middles just scratch the surface. No one volume could be fully comprehensive... | 2018 / 6 / 30 | $60.00 to wish list |
The PAT Switch: Before Computers Series 1Bob Farmer "... The PAT Switch will have you rethinking many of the tricks you know and probably have in your repertoire, as well as suggesting new ideas." - Matt FieldThere was a time when Doug Henning roamed the earth, a time designated B.C. (Before Computers). It was a time when armed only with an Olivetti portable typewriter, a deck of cards and a dream of unseating Max Maven as the inventor of more damn card tricks and sleights than anyone else in history, I devised many, many effects, some really awful with short life spans ("Spanish Inquisition," lie detector with Ascanio spread), some acceptable... | 2018 / 6 / 29 | $10.00 to wish list |
TurnantulaBob Farmer "The sleight ... is to my knowledge new and is certainly a lovely maneuver promising wide applicability. If anything can shine through the welter of material being published today, I should think this sleight deserves to. It is quite simply, very, very good ... your applications ... [are] ... excellent in their construction." - Stephen Minch | 2018 / 5 / 14 | $20.00 to wish list |
The Faro ShuffleEdward Marlo This ebook describes Marlo's techniques for the Faro Shuffle. It contains methods for executing a faro, such as The First Technique, Faro Riffle Shuffle, and The Butt Shuffle, as well as Faro Aids, such as the Fourth Finger Table and the Rock and Reweave. It also contains more complex variations, like the Off Center Faro, Above Crimp Faro, and 26th Card Faro Check.
| 2018 / 4 / 3 | $7.95 to wish list |
Neo ShufflogicaWesley James Revisiting the False Shuffle for Artifice and Magic
There has not been a complete work on Shuffle technique since the early 1970's, yet Shuffle techniques have continued to advance. In fact, there has been a significant shift in the paradigm of those at the forefront of Shuffle techniques. Further, "In-the-Hands" techniques have become increasingly common, even in the magic fraternity, as they have been in the cheating community for many years. Now, for the first time, one of the most recognized experts on the subject has released the real work, including many of his own developments, for... | 2017 / 10 / 18 | $60.00 to wish list |
VibgyorAarsh Shah & Piklumagic 6 colourful colour card changes like never before. Vibgyor is a colorful journey created and cherished from the mind of Aarsh Shah that contains color changes that requires nothing but your hand and deck of playing cards. Piklumagic brings this journey that includes six colorful destinations which are creative an very visual and can be performed anywhere and anytime.
1st edition 2017, length 17 min | 2017 / 9 / 26 | $6.95 to wish list MP4 (video) |
Sleight IntendedJ. G. Thompson Jr. From the foreword:
For years the pattern has been the same. A newcomer to magic invariably turns first to cards as a vehicle for mystification. He spends hours upon hours mastering difficult sleights and then, to his dismay, learns of the existence of easier and more effective maneuvers hidden away in magical literature - moves about which he could have no knowledge, but which would have made his previous struggles unnecessary, or, at least, eased them. Gradually he discards the results of many arduous hours of practice and substitutes the newly discovered and simplified versions until,... | 2017 / 6 / 15 | $10.00 to wish list |
Double Eidetic ChangeBrick Tilley An advancement on Ed Marlo's iconic card change. See video below. You can only perform this at a table with an assistant.
1st edition 2017, 4 pages. | 2017 / 5 / 21 | $10.00 to wish list |
Card Switches: Revolutionary Card Technique No. 12Edward Marlo Original methods for switching a card or cards.
| 2017 / 5 / 9 | $9.95 to wish list |
100% Forcing: The Classic Force and The Stanley Collins ForceSteven Youell Learn the details of these two important forces and several great routines from Steven Youell who has mastered these two moves. This ebook is photo illustrated and teaches you every nuance.
| 2017 / 3 / 10 | $15.00 to wish list |
Super-CutsJon Racherbaumer The methods explained in this manuscript involve cutting a deck to ostensibly change its order. They are semi-automatic because minimal dexterity is required. Otherwise they are subtle in seductive ways and all of
them are completely or partially false.
The false cut triggering this manuscript is Jay Ose's False Cut that was auspiciously introduced to magicians by Harry Lorayne. This false cut eventually made its way into the repertoires of card specialists, but early on it was primarily meant to be easily and quickly performed after false shuffling. It was to the point, expressing a pleasing, sixbeat... | 2017 / 2 / 14 | $10.00 to wish list |
Seconds, Centers and BottomsEdward Marlo Watch the master as he goes through advanced dealing and pass techniques, as only Eddie could. Exclusive, historical footage is now available in a digital format for the first time for serious card workers everywhere. A great line from Marlo is: "The center deal is a glorified bottom deal - that is all it is."
| 2017 / 1 / 25 | $29.50 to wish list MP4 (video) |
Basic TrainingIan Kendall Between 2009 and 2011 a very special column appeared in M-U-M, the in house magazine for the Society of American Magicians. Conceived to be an introduction to sleight of hand aimed at beginners, the thirty six lessons ended up being one of the most detailed courses in conjuring to date. The topics covered included all aspects of magic; cards and coins, balls, ropes and cups, stand up and close up, interspersed with real world performance
hints and tips from someone who has spent time in the trenches.
This e-book version contains all thirty six Basic Training columns, plus two extra lessons... | 2016 / 12 / 22 | $25.00 to wish list |
The Shank ShuffleEdward Marlo Here is a deceptive, all purpose false shuffle that every card man will be able to do. Marlo's detailed steps of instruction brings this revolutionary technique into sharp focus and also gives you some very magical effects using it. Students of card magic will find this provocative, controversial treatise an important addition to Riffle Shuffle arcana. Newcomers will be introduced to the skills and workings of front-rank card magic.
| 2016 / 12 / 19 | $24.95 to wish list |
Change Volume 1MAG You will learn four color changes. This is pure sleight of hand, no gimmicks.
1st edition 2016, length 19min | 2016 / 10 / 7 | $7.95 to wish list MP4 (video) |
The Second Deal: Advanced Concepts for the Card TableT. Hayes This ebook takes an academic look at the second deal and its use at the card table, specifically in the game of Texas Hold’em poker. This is achieved by first examining the mathematical rules of the second deal. These rules are then applied to the basic structure of Texas Hold’em and the use of the move is advanced by also considering poker strategy. In addition to this, the probabilities of dealing target cards, when using a binary marking system, are derived. The use of the second deal in conjunction with stacking techniques is also considered, with a focus on the block transfer. Whilst... | 2016 / 10 / 1 | $15.00 to wish list |
A Call To PalmsWesley James When Wesley James publishes a new book, you know you've got to have it, especially when it focuses on the
single most powerful weapon in the arsenal of card magic, Palming. Whether you've always wanted to Palm cards, only Palm occasionally or are experienced and looking for exciting new applications, this volume will fill you with joy. If you're a novice, it will make developing Palming skill easier than ever. If you already Palm frequently, you'll think you've found heaven.
Dr. James has packed these 245+ pages, a masterwork on Palming, a gold mine for those experienced in card technique.... | 2016 / 8 / 14 | $60.00 to wish list |
The Gambler's Palm RevisitedDaniel MacMillan This manuscript contains card switches, palming, side steals, palm replacement, and other sleights using the gambler’s palm. More advanced items are also included such as palming during a tabled riffle shuffle and the one hand turn over switch that was used in the movie Shade. This is the second edition of Daniel MacMillan's book The Gambler's Palm Revisited. The first edition was published in 1977. Daniel subsequently published several items in various publications by Ken Simmons. In 1999, Ken Simmons published the second edition of The Gambler's Palm Revisited. This second edition included... | 2016 / 6 / 28 | $12.00 to wish list |
Shades' Bottom DealShades "The DVD does a very good job of explaining the Bottom Deal and Shade executes the deals very well. The advice he offers is solid. I would say that anyone who wants to learn a good practical Bottom Deal - or anyone who wishes to explore it further - would benefit greatly from this DVD." - Peter DuffieAny serious exponent of the pasteboards would consider this the ultimate move in card artistry achievement. The bottom deal is one of the most difficult sleights to master and opens a world of possibilities to advanced practitioners of card mechanics. This download DVD provides an in-depth thesis on... | 2016 / 5 / 15 | $15.00 to wish list MP4 (video) |
MindbogglerRoger Crosthwaite This is Roger Crosthwaite's method of working the Classic Force and Contrapuntal Switch.
1st edition 1982, 1st digital edition 2016, 7 pages. | 2016 / 2 / 21 | $5.00 to wish list |
Andrus Card ControlJerry Andrus This is Jerry Andrus' most important publication.
This ebook includes volume 1 and 2 of the printed version. The more than 1000 illustrations from volume 2 have been inserted close to where they are referenced in the text, making this ebook a lot easier to study than the original printed version where text and illustrations are separated. Jerry Andrus was an incredible creative and inquisitive man. He could converse just as easily on questions surrounding quantum mechanics as he could on magic and optical illusions. He looked at a deck of cards very differently than most of us. This allowed... | 2015 / 12 / 9 | $30.00 to wish list |
Sleightly MiraculousJerry Andrus A treatise on the Panoramic Shift.
The Panoramic Shift grew out of Jerry's Delayed Center Steal and Up The Sleeve described in Andrus Deals You In.
1st edition 1961; 1st digital edition 2015, 12 pages. | 2015 / 10 / 12 | $6.00 to wish list |
The Blind Faith CollectionAbhinav Bothra Four exquisite moves.
1st edition 2015 | 2015 / 8 / 21 | $5.95 to wish list PDF & MP4 |
Sandwich PassRaymonde Crow The one-card middle pass is a versatile, although relatively unknown and underused sleight. Raymonde Crow teaches this powerful move, plus several unique variations of what he calls the Sandwich Pass, which will enable you to instantly control a card to second-from-the-bottom, to create a sandwich effect, and to move a card into gambler's cop.
In addition, Raymonde teaches two of his go-to card effects for the Sandwich Pass, the Comedy Sandwich and The Prince and the Pauper, from his book As the Crow Flies, available here at Lybrary.com. These powerful effects require no setup or gaffs, and can be done with... | 2015 / 3 / 29 | $5.00 to wish list MP4 (video) |
Handbook of Card SleightsAl Leech A must for all card men. Handy reference ebook for all card sleights. The best possible way to learn card magic, explained in good, clear terms by an expert. Sleights are modern, broken down to their simplest factors, useful and practical. The ideal ebook for the beginner in card work. You can't tackle advanced card work until you have the basics. This ebook will help you. Illustrated. Highly recommended.
| 2015 / 2 / 15 | $7.95 to wish list PDF & EPUB |
Advantage Card PlayingF. R. Ritter This was the advertisement booklet for Ritter's book Advantage Card Playing and Draw Poker. It describes the motivation of the book and shows some excerpts including four illustrations.
1st edition 1905, 9 pages; digital edition colorized. | 2015 / 1 / 10 | $4.00 to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Bastard Hard Moves Made EasyIan Kendall The classic (and classicly named) VideoCD is now available as a download. Ian Kendall takes some of the more intimidating moves with cards (and a screwdriver) and breaks them down into easy to learn steps. Ian obtained permission from Lennart Green, Paul Harris and Paul Chosse to teach their moves on the video. The moves covered are:
| 2014 / 12 / 9 | $16.00 to wish list MP4 (video) |
Advantage Card Playing and Draw PokerF. R. Ritter The first part and majority of this book deals with marked cards. It shows numerous examples of how and where to mark various back designs popular during the early 20th century in the United States. The second part briefly describes sleight-of-hand for the card cheater such as second dealing, bottom dealing, shuffling, false cuts, and mechanical hold outs. Each technique is illustrated with a photo, which is quite remarkable for a book from that time. The third and final part deals with the mathematical odds of draw poker.
Some people believe that F. R. Ritter might be S. W. Erdnase, the unknown author... | 2014 / 12 / 8 | $45.00 to wish list PDF_facsimile |
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