Cards in Magic & Conjuring: page 94

This is a very versatile switch allowing you to switch out one, two, three or four cards from a block of four. Allan got his inspiration from a 3 for 3 switch by Al Leech. One of the interesting parts of this video is that Allan shows the various transitions of his development going from Al Leech's move to Allan's final version.

runtime: 7min 36s

This move displays one card three times such that it looks like you have three identical cards. It uses the Christ-Annemann alignment move.

runtime: 2min 20s

This move allows you to show any number of cards as two in a deceptive way.

runtime: 1min 52s

A nice switch by Ed Marlo. You switch out three cards from a set of four.

runtime: 1min 28s

Another beautiful switch attributed to Larry Jennings and Ken Krenzel.

runtime: 1min 33s

A wonderful way to reverse one or several cards during a riffle shuffle, developed by Dai Vernon.

runtime: 1min 11s

A clever idea by Bruce Cervon to reverse a card during a cut.

runtime: 2min 10s

You will learn two basic card reversals by Fred Braue.

runtime: 2min 30s

This is an easy shuffle reverse done during a riffle shuffle.

runtime: 1min 5s

A very deceptive technique developed by Carmen D'Amico and Ed Marlo to switch out cards using a laping technique.

runtime: 1min 5s

Combine a palm and a lap to switch out a card.

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Frank Pemper developed this wonderful deck switch. Being able to switch out a complete deck opens up endless possibilities.

runtime: 2min 8s

You will learn the classic Allerton Move to switch out one card. Later Wesley James significantly improved on the basic idea and Allan Ackerman demonstrates and teaches these variations.

runtime: 3min 31s

The Ultra Move was created by Arthur Buckley and first published in Card Control. It was popularized by Harry Lorayne. It is a very deceptive card switch and can also be used as card vanish.

runtime: 3min 42s

This is a method by Paul Curry to change a tabled card during a turnover.

runtime: 2min 47s

The Tilt or Depth Illusion was developed by Dai Vernon. It is a great move, wonderfully deceptive and not at all difficult to do. Allan teaches a couple of ways to prepare for the tilt and a few fine points.

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Allan Ackerman explains the Al Baker version of the classic force, the Hofzinser force and fine points of the Hofzinser force.

runtime: 3min 17s

A card is chosen and signed and lost in the deck. The card travels repeatedly to the performers pocket in ever cleaner and more unbelievable fashion.

runtime: 4min 12s

This is the classic travelers plot from Dai Vernon, based on a handling by Jon Racherbaumer with some changes by Allan Ackerman. The four aces are lost in the deck at four different locations. You then pull out one ace from your right jacket pocket, another ace from your breast pocket, the third one from your left jacket pocket and the fourth one is left in your hand while the rest of the packet has magically traveled to your jacket pocket.

runtime: 2min 40s...

This is a routine Allan Ackerman developed in the early 1970s where he tried to achieve the cards across effect with as little motion as possible. He also added a visual card vanish. Later Paul Harris took this routine and turned it into his famous Sleeper routine.

A spectator picks a card. A second spectator cuts off a small portion of the deck, counts the cards, and puts the counted cards in a safe place. The performer then attempts to magically add as many cards to the second spectator's pack as the value of the card the first spectator chose.

The performer hands 6 cards to a spectator who arranges the cards in red-black alternating order. The performer openly counts those six cards to the table. Once the cards are ribbon spread on the table the colors have, like oil and water, separated.

This is a very clean sequence that can be added to most oil & water routines or performed stand-alone. The oil & water effect is an Ed Marlo creation. This version uses the Benzais cop to achieve the effect.

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Spectator chooses a card, remembers it, and the card is lost in the deck. Then the performer places cards one by one on the table until the spectator says: "Stop!". Magically the spectator has stopped exactly at his chosen card.

This version of the Stop trick uses the Benzais Cop to achieve the effect.

runtime: 1min 49s

Spectator cuts the deck into four piles of approximately the same size. Performer puts one ace on each pile, assembles the piles and without any funny business the aces end up at the very top of the assembled pile.

This is an application of the Benzais cop.

runtime: 59s

The 'card under drink' plot was made famous by Heba Haba Al (Al Andrucci) in the 1960s. Ever since it has been a favorite of bar magicians all over the world. Here Allan teaches a version that uses a misdirective idea by John Bannon. The effect is clear and devastating. A chosen card unexpectedly ends up under a drink (glass, can, etc.).

runtime: 2min 11s