Cards in Magic & Mentalism: page 10

• Design For Wrist Watch Gimmic
• Preface
• The Arrangement
• Mechanics Of The Arrangement
• To Openly Arrange A Strange Deck
• The Peculiar Arrangement Of The Deck
• False Shuffles
• The “Perfect” False Shuffle
• Hugh Johnston False Shuffle
• False Cuts
• The Jordan False Cut
• The Lightning Card Counter
• Table Of Short Cuts
• Patter For Counting Cards
• The Human Scales
• The Strange Powers Of The Joker
• Patter Routine Number Two
• Another Presentation
• The Phantom Card Game
• Another Patter Routine For The Phantom Card Game
• Read My Mind
• Card Locations
• Positive Thought Control
• Clairvoyant Power ...

Five elegant routines. Simple and self-working. Long lasting lingering impact. No forces. Novel and refreshing presentation themes, patter pieces and scripting bits.

1. JUNE -- Performed using participant's month of birth. Participant chooses two cards related to her birth month this year and the next. And you have predicted both.
2. U -- Performed using participant's first name (NOT a spelling effect). Participant chooses two cards related to his first name and you have predicted both.
3. TRYST -- You show a participant your prediction in advance and she successfully transmits it telepathically...

While you perform a double cut you palm off the bottom cards. This move was developed by Art Altman.

runtime: 1min 15s

This work has become a classic among card magicians. Alternative Card Magic was the first book for Peter Duffie and Jerry Sadowitz, two creative card men. Jeff Busby called it "the card magic book of the decade".

In the foreword Roy Walton writes:

You get a vector graphic file (SVG) for each character A-Z in upper case and a-z in lower case. The files have crop marks and card boundaries included and can easily be scaled without loss of resolution and modified in many other ways.

Additionally, you receive a 6 page PDF where each page shows 9 cards in a 3x3 arrangement plus crop marks ready for cutting. We provide this PDF simply as a convenience for those who want to print these cards without further modification.

You are asked to perform magic. But you are alone and deckless. Meaning you do not have anything on you. Except just one single card.

You take out this card, face down and propose to do an interesting experiment. You place this card on the palm of a participant or on a table, face down and start your experiment. You ask the participant to think of a card and a number in a very fair manner. After this you ask the participant to turn over that single card. On the other side of the card is a grid of cards with the positions numbered. You say that you had randomly shuffled a deck of playing...

Jazz Aces was inauspiciously introduced to the magic world in 1971 when Peter Kane published Another Card Session. It was a fortuitous event because it appeared about the same time the Elmsley Count was gaining favor with magicians from coast to coast. Like weeds in an open field, packet tricks were also popping up everywhere. Furthermore, Kane's routine clarified the transposition aspects of basic Ace Assemblies. Using only 8 principal "players" (cards), his action procedure was simple and direct. Best of all, the final transposition was squeaky clean. As a result it did not take long for Jazz...

Commercial card magic at its best. All practical effects which you will use.

• COLOR CHANGE AGAIN (John Yeager): A color changing deck routine involving two selected cards.
• MATCHED PICTURE CARDS (Nick Trost): The picture cards are shuffled and magically they match up in pairs.
• DOORSTEP ACES (Paul Gordon): The four Aces find three selected cards.
• REPROCESSED ELIMINATION (J.K. Hartman): A selected card appears in an unexpected way. Very strong effect.
• RANDOM THOT (Karl Fulves): An impossible selected card revelation that will fool you too!
• JACKS IN THE BOX (Aldo Colombini): Red and black cards alternate and then...

The All Backs Motif is odd. For one thing, it casts a revealing light on we magician's claim (when it suits our purpose) that we use ordinary cards. That is our decks, which we prefer to borrow, consist of cards that have faces and backs on both sides. Therefore, if we show a deck that consists of all backs and faces we are admitting that such anomalies exist and the cards being used are probably gimmicked in some way. Why do this?

A better question may be - What motivated someone to create such an effect using this kind of deck? That "someone" was Dai Vernon and my guess is that he wanted to...

You show four cards which have red backs on both sides. They change to blue backs, then to four queens with different colored backs, none of them having a red back.

1st edition 2021, video length 6:54s.

Once you hold a break, this technique allows you to peek the card while you square up the deck.

runtime: 51s

"A cool and animated levitation of a card or dollar bill... EASY TO MAKE!"

However, it was also a genuine stepping stone in the thought processes that would eventually lead to Enlightenment: The Ultimate Floating Card - which is way superior. So, controversial...

When Aldo Colombini unexpectedly died he left behind many unpublished tricks. Rachel Colombini has compiled these together with a number of contributions from Aldo's friends. As such this is Aldo's last ebook. It is a testament to one of the most beloved and prolific authors in magic. Wherever he went he performed, sometimes for hours without break. These are the effects he was working on last ... Aldo's Finale!

• MAMMA-MIA FORCE
• DOUBLE CROSS
• WILD ESP-RESSIONS
• PUNCH HIS MATCH!
• OUTBACK APACHE
• DREAMERS’ CHOICE
• TRIO SONATA
• AS EASY AS ONE, TWO, THREE!
• PRINT-OUT
• HOFZINSER OBSESSION ...

More great card magic from the late Nick Trost! All the routines are performed with a regular deck of cards.

CONTENTS:

• EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE: Four indifferent cards change into four duplicates of a selection and revert back to indifferent cards.
• TROST ON HAMMAN'S "MAGIC CARDS": Three Jokers, when added to one of the three selections, change to the same value as the selection. Then the Jokers change to the same value of the second selection and then the third.
• SPECTATOR'S ROYAL FLUSH: A spectator locates a royal flush in a deck of cards.
• FOUR GRAND SLAMS: Two spectators each deal a half-deck...

All the routines are performed with a regular deck of cards.

CONTENTS:

• FOUR TIMES NINE: Using only the spot cards, a spectator selects four pairs and they are laid on four selected cards. These cards are seen to be the Nines. Each pair totals 9.
• DUCK OR DEAL BLACKJACK: A spectator shuffles eight cards and then separates them in four pairs. At all time the cards are in the spectator's hands. He has formed four blackjack hands: Each pair consists of a Jack and an Ace.
• FOLLOWING SUIT: One card of each suit is placed on the table for 'targets.' A spectator freely selects cards from small...

Magic with "Special Decks" by Nick Trost. All the tricks requires special decks (not supplied but easy to make up).

CONTENTS:

• ROYAL TRIUMPH: Four cards are selected from a red-backed deck. You produce the four Kings and these have blue backs. At the end, these four cards are the selected ones.
• MATRIX MIRACLE: Five cards are selected. Spectators help to select any other five cards and these are seen to be the mates of the previously chosen ones.
• STRANGER IN PARADISE: One card is selected from a blue-backed deck. A red-backed deck is shown. The cards are counted and they are only 51. The selected...

The great packet tricks of Nick Trost. All the tricks require special cards (not supplied but easily obtainable) or simply duplicates of some cards.

Contents:

• UN-CARDS: A beautiful prediction effect using blank-faced cards (the Un-Cards). The selected card is shown to be the only red card of the packet. The prediction says, “YOU WILL SELECT THE RED CARD.”
• EXPANDING CARDS: A stunning, visual effect! A fan of five miniature cards (say A, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Clubs) expands to large ones in a blink of an eye! So easy to do. For close-up, walk-around, etc.
• KOPY KAT: From two packets of cards you...

Nick Trost was a master at creating amazing tricks and routines based on subtleties rather than difficult sleight of hand.

Most of these tricks are impromptu and they all use a regular deck of cards.

CONTENTS:

• SIGNIFICATOR CARDS: A freely selected card is lost in the deck and revealed by four cards picked by a spectator.
• THE RESTLESS COURT CARDS: The twelve court cards are used. You place them in three packets and then switch their positions. They follow each other in their respective piles.
• AN EQUALIZER REVEALMENT: Two cards are freely selected and replaced. The deck is shuffled face up and...

The great Card Magic of Nick Trost. Nick was a master in creating amazing tricks and routines based on subtleties rather than difficult sleight of hand. Due to the amazing success of the three DVD set the Colombini's produced and the numerous requests, here’s another one, the fourth in the series. This is a humble tribute to a very creative magician. Most of these tricks are impromptu and they all use a regular deck of cards.

CONTENTS:

• THE GATHERING OF THE COURT CARDS: A great nine-card assembly, with Jacks, Queens and Kings.
• THE SLIPPERY ACES: The Aces are sandwiched between the two red Jacks....

This is the third volume in Aldo's Nick Trost tribute series. All the tricks are performed with a regular deck of cards.

Contents:

• A TRIPLE TRANSPORTATION: Cards are following ‘indicators’ with a stunning triple change/transposition.
• JAZZ 1-2-3-4 REVISITED: The A-2-3-4 of Spades and four other cards are shown. The A-2-3-4 are placed between the other cards and they vanish one after the other to assemble in one packet.
• DOUBLE WHAMMY PREDICTION: You remove two predictions. A spectator selects two cards and these are shown to be mates.
• THE MAGNETIC ACES: Two freely selected cards are used to...

This is the second volume in Aldo's Nick Trost tribute series. All the tricks are performed with a regular deck of cards.

Contents:

• A SIMPLE COINCIDENCE: A spectator selects a card. You spread the deck to reveal a face-up Ten in the center. The spectator’s card is the other red Ten.
• THE NINES FIRST: A card is selected. A second card is chosen and both turn out to be Nines.. A packet of cards contains exactly nine cards and the last card is a Nine and this card finds the other Nine.
• A PUZZLING ASSEMBLY: Using the court cards, the spectators separate the four Jacks, the Queens and the Kings. ...

The Great Card Magic of Nick Trost continues.

CONTENTS:

• THE SEVENS: A spectator finds the four Sevens. Of course it can be done with any four-of-a-kind.
• LOVE HAS GREAT POWER: Four Kings and four Queens are paired by a couple of Cupids (Jacks).
• BABY HAMMER: A spectator takes four cards, he shuffles them and turns them over at random. At the end, only one card is reversed and you did predict it. Can be done with ESP cards. Two versions are explained.
• RED-FACED GEMINI I: A spectator selects two cards from half of the deck. He then drops these two cards in the other half at any point. He finds, for...

The Great Card Magic of Nick Trost continues.

CONTENTS:

• THREE-WAY GEMINI: Mates to three selected cards are located by the spectators themselves. The routine is totally impromptu.
• THE SPECTATOR'S ROYAL MARRIAGES I: A spectator cuts to four cards. He then cuts the deck into four piles.. His four cards and the top card of each pile reveal four Royal Marriages (Queens and Kings).
• DOUBLE DUKE: A stunning poker demonstration from a deck shuffled by a spectator where at the end you reveal a straight flush.
• NO-CLUE ELIMINATOR: Two principles combine to reveal a selected card. Another great impromptu...

The Great Card Magic of Nick Trost continues.

CONTENTS:

• SELECTED GEMINI: Mates to two selected cards are located by the spectators themselves.
• ROYAL ASSEMBLY: A section of a deck is cut by a spectator and dealt into four piles. The top card of each pile is a King and the bottom card is a Queen.
• DISCOVERY BY ELIMINATION: One card is selected in a very fair manner. A spectator cuts a portion of the deck and these cards are eliminated until one remains: It is the selected card.
• ROYAL REVEALMENT: You find a selected card and on the way, a Royal Flush in Spades.
• EIGHT-CARD SPELLER: A thought-of card...