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The most popular tricks are card tricks. Take a pack of cards and perform a miracle. Some of the masters whoes work you will find here are Dai Vernon, Tony Slydini, Roberto Giobbi and many many more. A pack of cards with its 52 pasteboards allows a shear infinite number of combinations and variations of card tricks. A philosophical question to ask would be if there are a finite number of card tricks possible or an infinite number. Looking at the amount of published card tricks it appears to be for all practical purposes infinite. Nevertheless the classic themes remain extremely popular and effective. It is hard to top a good ambitious card routine, card warp, oil and water, card to wallet (or other impossible locations), or torn and resored card etc. But occasionally we are blessed with the grace of a genius who gives us the gift of a completely new trick, concept or principle.

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Dustin Marks
Blackjack Double Deception by Dustin Marks

The two black aces visually change places with the two red aces and then instantly change into two Blackjacks.

  • Great Opener: A lot of visual magic happens in 30 seconds
  • Simplicity: Only four cards are used; easy to do; no table is needed; packs very small
  • Impact: Surprise ending
  • Practicality: 2-second reset; perfect for table hopping
  • Spectator Engagement: The spectator just watches, no picking a card, no remembering anything; just visual magic
  • One Simple Move: The Flustration Count

1st edition 2025, PDF 11 pages.

$7
George Ernest Arrowsmith
A Very Odd Trick by George Ernest Arrowsmith

This is really from start to finish an odd magic card trick. In A Very Odd Trick, two Jokers—one black and white, the other colorful—become the centerpiece of an impossible prediction. Here’s what your audience will see:

The magician makes two secret predictions and places them face down. A deck of cards is freely shown. It is ribbon spread on the table so the audience can clearly see that it is no other than a normal deck of shuffled cards. A spectator freely names an odd number, and the card at that number is put on the table (it is really a free choice. Absolutely no force. The...

$10
Brick Tilley
Forceps by Brick Tilley

Want a sock finish for your favorite ambitious card routine? Here it is. The object card is always handled by two indifferent cards. A perfect effect to add "medical" themed patter to your routine.

[Cover photo credit: Louis Sahuc]

1st edition 2025, video 40s.

$9
Ian Baxter
Another Three Daley Deceits by Ian Baxter

December 1932 and The Sphinx magazine carries a full-page advert for Dai Vernon's manuscript Five Close-Up Problems. Without a doubt, Follow The Leader engenders the most attention out of the five, with card men quickly adding this one to their repertoire. Not surprisingly, Doctor Jacob Daley latches on to this timely classic, eventually releasing his own handling in Bruce Elliott's magazine The Phoenix in 1951.

And now, decades on, Ian Baxter releases his new manuscript Another Three Daley Deceits - following on from Three Daley Deceits published in April 2024. This one includes Baxter's handling of Daley's Delight - Jacob Daley's version of Follow The Leader....

$9
Pablo Amirá
Open Prediction 2025 by Pablo Amirá

"I checked out the Open Prediction 2025 and just wanted to say that's really cool. It's the exact type of card effects I like. It's just a genius method, so strong and direct, I love it. The fact it's so approachable for any skill level is great too." - Matt Overd

One of my favorite plots in card mentalism is the "Open Prediction". Many different scripts and presentations are possible with this classic from Paul Curry.

In this new method, we follow these practical conditions:

  • Shuffled deck (even an incomplete one)
  • A card is named as the "Open Prediction"
  • Cards are dealt face down in your open hand...
$5
Unnamed Magician
The Ultimate Three Pile Location by Unnamed Magician

I have already published multiple three pile location effects, such as Three Pile Location: On Steroids, Three Pile Location: On Cocaine and Three Pile Location: On Meth. In this ebook, I am publishing another three-pile location effect, except this one is, in my opinion, the strongest one. I think it's more fooling than the aforementioned three. Hence why I decided to call it The Ultimate Three Pile Location.

However, for full disclosure (and without exposing the method), I will say that you will likely be unable to perform this. So if you buy this PDF, you will be doing so just to learn the method (not to perform the effect). That's not to say you can't ever perform the effect....

$15
Brick Tilley
Grippo's Favorite by Brick Tilley

When Jimmy Grippo saw this in 1974, he realized its merits and immediately added it to his repertoire. It requires no turnovers or other distracting actions, but is not for the card novice. The effort it requires is more than adequately repaid by its stunning effect, coupled with a surprise ending. You receive a bonus tutorial on the Ascanio Spread with the instructions for the effect. These helpful videos easily enable you to achieve success. Note that a table isn't required.

1st edition 2025, video 3:04

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Biagio Fasano
Re(g)al Fun by Biagio Fasano

An incredible series of card assemblies, with a surprise ending.

The magician, thanks to the choices made by a spectator, succeeds for each Ace, banner of his own royal household, to associate each member with his family. A closing with a series of royal flushes and a great final surprise.

This is a new card magic effect in which the magician, after cutting the deck into four packets, in reassembling, he magically finds the four Aces. However, they represent nothing more than the banners of the four noblest houses: Diamonds, Clubs, Hearts and Spades.

Therefore, he explains to a viewer...

$6
Unnamed Magician
Stunners Among Us by Unnamed Magician

This e-book is not about something that I created. Rather, it's about hidden gems that I've found over the years, either through researching myself or through word-of-mouth. It is not my place to teach you these gems, so I will merely be giving you their names and telling you where you can find them (if you wish to learn them). I will, however, provide an effect description for each of them.

You might be wondering, "What's the point of buying this PDF in that case?" The point is that I'm giving you the names of all these gems compiled together in one place, saving you all the time and...

$12
Cameron Francis
Card Trail Live by Cameron Francis

Now available as a video download. For the PDF version, see Card Trail.

Five effects and one in-the-hands false cut. Jaw-dropping card magic that's big on impact and easy on the knuckles. Fun plots and novel methods abound in this compilation of pasteboard chicanery.

IMPROBABLE VS. IMPOSSIBLE -- A prediction effect and four Ace production... sounds weird but it's really cool.

OUT OF POCKET -- An insanely visual card and bill transposition.

SAVING ACE -- A Triumph/Ace location effect that makes you look like a sleight of hand master, but is pretty easy to do.

PROVIDENCE -- A sandwich effect...

★★★★★ $8
Bob Farmer
Bammo Dead Rebel Angels and Demons Dossier by Bob Farmer

Some time ago, a weird and bizarre deck, unlike any other, came on the market - the Dead Rebel, Angels and Demons deck. (Check your favorite dealer to purchase it. This download does not include the deck.)

Apparently, it did not sell as well as was expected. There may be two reasons for this. First, it's weird and not the sort of thing your average magician might want to use. Secondly, only one routine came with the deck, a version of "Out of This World" - not a routine to set any audience on fire.

However, when I got the deck, it inspired several more engaging routines. In the manuscript,...

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Peter Pellikaan
Atfus Count 1 by Peter Pellikaan

Three cards are added to each of the four aces, but the aces magically get back together, besides other cards separating them.

As the name suggests, the ATFUS (Any Time Face-Up Switch) move has something to do with the method of this effect. No gaffs are needed. This is a sleight of hand routine.

1st edition 2025, video 2:55

★★★★ $15
Brick Tilley
Nine Cards by Brick Tilley

One night at the Magic Castle, two young Germans showed this to Dai Vernon. Nine cards change to completely different cards with no hint of sleight of hand. A startling effect, it has the added plus of being in anybody's skill range, using only nine cards and no gaffs. You can customize this to illustrate whatever your imagination can devise.

The demo and tutorial videos will have you doing this in a matter of minutes.

1st edition 2025, video 2:02.

$8
Ian Baxter
Lightning Strikes Twice by Ian Baxter

Is this a completely new treatment of the hugely popular Ambitious Card theme?

Ian Baxter introduces this new, fast-paced routine that never fails to impress. A selected card starts jumping through the deck, unexpectedly turning up supposedly under control of the 5 of Diamonds. The selection is cut back into the deck and then it happens again - but this time, unexpectedly, with the 5 of Hearts!

Having dispensed with both red fives, the chosen card, already subject to 'lightning striking twice' is lost in the deck and then the performer ribbon spreads the cards across the table. Both...

★★★★ $8
Ian Baxter
Smooth Honeycutter by Ian Baxter

Elegance in card magic is not always found in easy-to-work, highly visual effects that can literally gob-smack audiences and leave a lasting impact. Honeycutter is one of those rare gems that easily meets the criteria. Originally published in Bruce Elliott's magazine The Phoenix, this revised version from Ian Baxter adds extra clarity and sparkle to Al Honeycutt's original.

Note if you will: Just eight cards from any deck are all that is required. No setup, no fakes, extras, or accessories are called for. This is totally impromptu, and the necessary skills are minimal. If you can shuffle a deck, you can...

$20
S. W. Erdnase & David Trustman
The Expert at the Card Table: Graphic Novel by S. W. Erdnase & David Trustman

This is by far the coolest and at the same time most approachable edition of the legendary book by S.W. Erdnase. If you have never been able to make sense of the book, this is your chance to study it entirely differently - with a graphic novel approach.

The Expert at the Card Table has been the most studied card manipulation book for almost 120 years. For the first time you can meet the author S.W. Erdnase, the man shrouded in mystery, and session one-on-one with him. Every page is full of rich illustrations, complete with the original illustrations being re-inked and incorporated into this seminal work. Adapted and...

★★★★★ $10
Brick Tilley
Is This The Best Card Trick? by Brick Tilley

One of the finest and fastest card effects from the creative mind of Ed Marlo. It uses no special cards and requires only basic skills. Fast and clean. A reputation marker.

1st edition 2025, PDF + video 00:45.

$7
Senor Torino
The Routine Supreme by Senor Torino

Tony Kardyro, aka Senor Torino, was a sleight-of-hand master. However, this routine with seven effects uses a simple to make gimmick, a thick card, that eliminates difficult sleights. It is perhaps the best card routine Kardyro ever created. He performed it throughout his entire professional career. It is a masterclass in routining and structuring an effective and entertaining card routine.

  • Locating The Key Card
  • To Bring Selected Card Second From Top
  • To Bring Selected Card Second From Bottom
  • Shuffling The Cards
  • The Routine Supreme
  • Mental Card Discovery
  • Card In Pocket
  • A Total Mystery ...
$22
Jon Racherbaumer
The 21-Card Trick by Jon Racherbaumer

The ultimate compilation of 21-card trick routines: rigged, reconsidered, and retro-fitted.

A who's-who of card experts has put their minds and creativity to the plot of the 21-card trick. You will find greats like Peter Duffie and Chris Kenner, legends like Marlo, Maven and Allerton, pros like Cervon and Aronson, and many more.

  • Prologue
  • Foreword (Jack Parker)
  • Introduction (Jon Racherbaumer)
  • PROTYPE
    • Old Gray Model
    • Distribution of the Cards in the 21-Card Trick
  • STREAMLINERS
    • Streamliner (Bert Allerton)
    • 21-Card Trick Streamlined (Edward Marlo)
    • 21 Plus Subtlety (Edward Marlo)
    • Swindle 21-Card Trick...
$9.97
Dustin Marks
The Journey to Destiny by Dustin Marks

Effect: A prediction is placed face down on the table. The cards are shuffled, and the spectator cuts the deck. The spectator makes all the choices, yet the prediction clearly names four specific cards and their final positions: who is holding which card, the identity of the card on the table, and the top card of the deck.

Are you looking for a powerful card and easy effect that will leave your audience stunned and questioning the very nature of their choices? Look no further! The Journey to Destiny is a mind-blowing prediction effect that appears to give the spectator complete control,...

$7
unknown
Miracle Impalement by unknown

A freely chosen and signed card vanishes from an envelope and appears threaded on a long knitting needle held by a spectator. No feked cards. Perform it anywhere, stage or club, close-up and surrounded.

PDF 4 pages.

$29.50
Jimmy Nuzzo & Edward Marlo
Art and Ardor at the Card Table by Jimmy Nuzzo & Edward Marlo

The book incorporates three hard-to-find private manuscripts that Nuzzo and Marlo published in the 1980s: Plus Package, Unforgettable Wild Card, and 21st Century Card Magic.

This is how Jon Racherbaumer introduces the book:

Taken at face value, strangers to the subjects and objects of this book will find old and new artifacts - namely the specialties that have been a lasting part of Jimmy Nuzzo's audience-tested repertoire. There are enduring techniques such as the highly touted Side Steal to Rear Palm, Simul- and Deal Steals, the Shootish Coat Load, Peek Count, and Faro Slough-Offs. Each is thoroughly...

$19.50
Darwin Ortiz
Darwin Ortiz Return to the Card Table by Darwin Ortiz
  • Mindbender - An amazing double card location that will warp your mind.
  • Jackpot - Magic meets gambling in this false deal routine.
  • Fast Shuffle - A very impressive progressive riffle-stacking routine.
  • The Card Warp Deck - A professional's touches on the all-time classic.
  • Mexican Poker - You and the spectator, heads up, in a diabolical, intricately-constructed poker masterpiece.
  • The Ultimate Cardshark (performance only) - The ultimate progressive dealing demonstration culminating with four perfect bridge hands.

1st edition 2004, video 1h 28min.

★★★★★ $15
Jon Racherbaumer
Another Roadside Attraction by Jon Racherbaumer
  • Introduction
    • I. Simplicity
    • II. Directness
    • III. Empathy
    • IV. Drama
    • V. Humor
    • VI. Spectator
  • Wide-Open Prediction: This is one of the easiest, most puzzling solutions to Paul Curry's card problem. It's the creation of Robert Parrish.
  • Cased-In Vision: A spectator freely selects a card by cutting off some cards and using the leftover talon. He notes and remembers the top card of this portion, then places it in the center of his portion. This is done with the cards behind his back or under a table. In other words, the cards are out of sight. Finally the talon is placed in a card case, which is closed. The magician...
$19.50
Darwin Ortiz
Darwin Ortiz Back at the Card Table by Darwin Ortiz
  • Greek Poker (performance only) - A masterful deck-stacking routine with a killer climax.
  • Modern Jazz Aces - The aces magically transpose with indifferent cards. Super clean and easy to perform.
  • Regal Aces - A signed selection appears to be in four places at once, climaxing with the four aces. (Includes an in-depth lesson on the Top-Card Cover Pass.)
  • Back Off - Darwin's awesome all-backs packet effect.
  • Nine-Card Location - Nine cards selected, nine cards found - each in an entertaining and magical fashion.
  • Do As I Do - The spectator and the performer connect on a psychic level using playing...
$6
Raphaël Czaja
Emulator by Raphaël Czaja

EFFECT #1: Two decks of cards lay on the table. The spectator chooses one, let's say Deck #1. As the magician riffles up Deck #1, the spectator stops him at any point. The spectator is given the top six cards from where he stopped at and shuffles the packet. He deals the six cards in a row on the table and chooses a number with a dice. Let's say that the 5 shows up so he gives himself the fifth card. He turns the dice on the opposite side and sees a 2 so he gives himself the second card. Then, he picks one card from the pair and remembers the value. He picks the other card and remembers the...

$12
Edward Marlo & Jon Racherbaumer
Classical Foursome 3 by Edward Marlo & Jon Racherbaumer

The title of this manuscript indicates that four classical plots are being covered.

  • Classical Quickie transforms a "wrong" card to a "right" one, but the speed and visibility of the methods make it different. It's quick, interesting, and mysterious. You have several methods to choose.
  • Doubly Ambitious takes the Ambitious plot out of the humdrum class.
  • Double Transposition effects will give you a sense of happy accomplishment.
  • Chameleon Queens inevitably intrigue audiences fascinated by repeated transformations.

The manuscript does not ignore the technical side with a set of techniques...

$11.99
Dustin Marks
One Extra Card by Dustin Marks

Featuring an unexpected and impossible prediction. A spectator selects a card and shuffles it back into the deck while the magician's back is turned. The magician then identifies the spectator's card and reveals a duplicate of that card already present in the deck before the effect began.

  • Easy to do
  • No force of any kind
  • All 52 cards are different
  • No Multiple Outs
  • Works 100% of the time
  • No fishing
  • No electronics
  • No mirrors or shiners
  • No dual reality
  • No stooges
  • No switches

Note: You will need to buy a corner rounder ($12).

1st edition 2025, PDF 10 pages.

$6
Gianluigi Sordellini
A Mystery of Black Jack by Gianluigi Sordellini

Welcome to a magical experience that will leave you speechless. This incredible magic trick will immerse you in moments of pure wonder and amazement. Here's how it works:

Preparation: Four Aces are placed face up on the table. Small piles are formed underneath by dealing cards one by one under each Ace.

Audience Participation: The first spectator can say "stop" and decide on which Ace to place the next face-down card. This process is repeated by three other spectators, actively involving the audience and making the trick even more exciting.

The Magic: Once all the spectators have...

$40
Christian Gambin
One Day I Will Be A Magician by Christian Gambin

"Believe in your dreams!"

"If you love magic history, you need this book. If you love card magic, you'll also get a big section of hardcore card methods from France. Christian Gambin, one of Paris' last remaining classic music-hall performers, has preserved the wild, bygone world of the Paris cabaret magic scene in his autobiography, an entire field of the art that disappeared as the modern era dawned. Gambin is a multitalented entertainer who's performed everywhere in Europe from the Paradis Latin to the Monaco Grand Prix of Magic. I saw him knock out audiences at many of those places. You'll...

$19.50
Darwin Ortiz
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table by Darwin Ortiz
  • Jumpin Gemini - The most possible magic you can achieve using only four cards. Simply eye-popping.
  • The Vegas Shuffle - Magic and gambling combine to showcase stacking and a separation of the reds and blacks.
  • Darwin's 3-Card Monte - An all-time street swindle.
  • The Pinky Count - A powerful tool for obtaining a break.
  • Darwin's Wildcard - A group of cards change one by one to match another card. Very clean and magical.
  • Hitchcock Aces - An ace assembly with a killer kicker.
  • The Dream Card - The ultimate signed Card to Wallet.
  • The Zarrow Shuffle - An invaluable false shuffle.

1st edition...

$12
Jon Racherbaumer
Further Flight 2.0 by Jon Racherbaumer

Edward Marlo's "Further Flight" from 1972 was a response to Lynn Searles "Pre-Cannibal Cards". These are some routines around that topic.

  • Prologue
  • Pre-Cannibal Cards / Lin Searles: A selection is placed between two red Kings, disappears, and then reappears between two black Kings in the center of the deck.
  • Flight For Three / Edward Marlo: Three selected cards are placed between four Aces and then suddenly disappear. These selections reappear between four face-up Queens in the middle of the deck.
  • Further Flight / Edward Marlo: Four men (Kings), married to four women (Queens), live in different parts of the city....
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Dustin Marks
Master of the Poker Game by Dustin Marks

Effect: The magician, demonstrating remarkable foresight and confidence in his abilities, cuts to the exact poker hand revealed by a secret prediction after the spectator shuffles the deck.

For those seeking a more realistic version of the classic 10-card poker demonstration, this presentation offers enhanced credibility and realism. The spectator thoroughly shuffles the deck both before and during the demonstration. The spectator cuts the deck taking the card he cuts to. Magician does the same. This is repeated until both have 5 cards that form a poker hand.

The demonstration concludes...

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