A stacked deck is an incredible powerful tool for the magician. A memorized deck is for the most part committing a particular order of cards to memory. It will require work, practice and frequent use to keep remembering the stack. For systems of how to do this see our Memory & Mnemonics category.
An algorithmic stack allows one to calculate the card value (either the next card or a card at a particular position in the deck) without having to memorize an entire deck. The most famous such stack is Si Stebbins. Each method has its pros and cons. Try them out and see what works best for you.
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Ned's Ultimate Poker StackRobert Nedbalski![]() "In actual play, that would get the money." - Dai VernonEffect: The spectator takes a shuffled deck. The spectator makes a choice of the type of poker to be played:
| 2021 / 2 / 13 | $9.95 to wish list |
Know StackUnknown Mentalist![]() "Your Know Stack is a gem!!" - Dr. Hans Christian Solka
| 2020 / 9 / 19 | $18.00 to wish list |
KalendeckUnknown Mentalist![]() Kalendeck is a memorized deck which looks very random and well shuffled - both values and suits. Given any position, you know the card instantly and vice versa. It may take all of about ten minutes for you to learn this stack. Of course, practice... | 2020 / 7 / 13 | $18.00 to wish list |
The Bammo Tarodiction ToolboxBob Farmer![]() A new method to quickly and secretly arrange cards from a small pack all the way to a full deck. No math needed unless you want to understand why it works. Within magic, no mind approaches Bob Farmer's. Outside magic, Machiavelli came close. The evidence is presented in "The Bammo Tarodiction Toolbox." - Stephen Minch | 2020 / 7 / 9 | $30.00 to wish list |
Spell DeckUnknown Mentalist![]() S.O.S Vol3 is included in this ebook. It contains 3 cool ideas for ordering suits, not just for the Spell Deck, but can be used for other stacks as well. When you combine the 4 variants of Spell Deck with these 3 Suit Ordering Systems and their built in variants, you can create a whopping... | 2020 / 2 / 15 | $12.00 to wish list |
Psychic Card RevelationsDevin Knight![]() The performer now spreads the deck face up on the table so all the faces are in full view. The first card is found by contact mindreading (apparently). The first spectator holds the performer's wrist while he moves his fingers over the face up cards. Suddenly, the performer's finger drops down on a card and it... | 2019 / 3 / 31 | $8.00 to wish list |
Hold'em Poker Stacked DecksBruce Carlley![]() Presentation: Bring out the card case and remove the cards. Briefly show the cards and hand the deck to one of the players. Have them cut the deck. And cut again. State that you think he (or she) is lucky and let them deal. He deals and he wins! They have no explanation. He cut the cards and dealt and you did not touch the deck after he cut the cards. 1st edition 2019, 16 pages. | 2019 / 1 / 19 | $6.00 to wish list |
King StackUnknown Mentalist![]() The King Stack is so named because the Kings have a special place in this stack and play a key role. A hidden beauty of the ... | 2018 / 10 / 7 | $12.00 to wish list |
Si Stebbins Card RoutineGene Anderson![]() 1st edition 1988, 5 pages; PDF 6 pages. | 2018 / 9 / 29 | $6.00 to wish list |
The ExpositorWilliam Frederick Pinchbeck![]() This book includes the first known description of the "Eight Kings" card stack.
| 2018 / 8 / 20 | $6.00 to wish list |
Ten Mystifying Card TricksHugh R. Johnston![]() This is an early publication by Hugh Johnston predating his larger Modern Card Miracles by several years. Includes research on its likely publication date by Chris Wasshuber.
| 2018 / 7 / 5 | $6.00 to wish list |
Optik DeckUnknown Mentalist![]() The stack looks very random, the suits look random, there is no red/black alternating pattern and even after reasonable scrutiny it would be almost impossible to spot a sequence, because there is none. Even magicians after being told that there is a stack involved will find it extremely difficult to spot the stack. This is a... | 2018 / 6 / 10 | $12.00 to wish list |
Modern Card MiraclesHugh R. Johnston & F. B. Sterling![]() This ebook describes moves and routines for a stacked deck. The authors are using the Si Stebbins stack, but most of what is taught applies to other stacks, memorized or algorithmic. At the very end a simply two person code is taught. Dornfield, President of the Chicago Society of Magicians writes in The Sphinx magazine, November 1919 page 209: "On the same program, Hugh Johnston put over his line of incomprehensible sliders and puzzlers. The way that fellow can make a card or a whole deck do his bidding is nothing short of miraculous. He is at present busily engaged in conducting the only... | 2018 / 3 / 18 | $10.00 to wish list |
Mnemonica for EverybodyGeoff Williams![]() It's the same Peg Memory System (PMS) I developed that I used to learn the Aronson Stack in an hour while driving. BTW, this same technique works great for every memorized stack out there including the Aronson Stack, The Six-Hour Memorized Deck by Martin Joyal, the Nikola stack and others. Even though there are no actual tricks taught in this manuscript, it does contain links to several free memorized deck tricks and other resources (including a free e-book from Simon Aronson). Please refer to the writings... | 2018 / 1 / 31 | $15.00 to wish list |
Lucky DeckUnknown Mentalist![]() Lucky Deck is a very special stack. Because this arrangement of the deck can be used both as a memorized deck and/or as a cyclical stack. Both the values and suits look fairly random. Just by learning 3 simple and easy rules, you will be able to pick up the entire stack within no time. Probably by the time you finish reading this manuscript, you should be able to pick up this stack. Given any position, you will be able to name the card and vice versa. Also given any card, you will be able to get the next card as well.... | 2018 / 1 / 23 | $18.00 to wish list |
Recycling Stebbins AgainSteve Sanders![]() Four different effects using the stack:
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Curried Stebbins | 2018 / 1 / 16 | $7.00 to wish list |
Si-StepSteve Sanders![]() It was originally published in 2014 in Recycled Stebbins. PDF 8 pages. | 2018 / 1 / 16 | $0.00 to wish list |
Jack's PackJack Yates![]() Edited and with additional notes by Ken de Courcy. 1st edition 1978, 8 pages; 1st digital edition 2017, PDF 10 pages. | 2017 / 12 / 11 | $7.00 to wish list |
Aronson Stack for EverybodyGeoff Williams![]() Many magicians have avoided adding memorized deck work to their repertoires because of the daunting task of committing a stacked deck to memory. Struggling to grasp the associations of the cards and their locations within the stack, most quit after a few hours or days. I was the same way... until a Harry Anderson manuscript got me to thinking about how to make... | 2017 / 11 / 29 | $15.00 to wish list |
Stebbins Surprise StackUnknown Mentalist![]()
| 2017 / 3 / 4 | $18.00 to wish list |
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