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Here Allan Ackerman combines Dai Vernon's Optical Move with Larry Jennings' Rhythm Count to achieve an even more visual deceptive rhythm count variety.

runtime: 2min 1s

This is a Jack Carpenter variation of Larry Jennings' Rhythm Count.

runtime: 1min 29s

This is a 2-4-4 count developed by Ed Marlo. You show two cards at the same time, table them and then show the remaining two cards, all while you hide two of the four cards.

runtime: 49s

This is a 1-x-x count developed by Canadian magician Norman Houghton around 1955 and popularized by Brother John Hamman. You repeatedly show the same card while tabling the others one by one. Very easy to do, but perhaps not that deceptive. Allan shares a nice touch to make this count quite a bit more deceptive.

runtime: 1min 40s

The rumba count is designed to apparently show all cards from the front and back, but in reality one hides the backs of all cards but one.

runtime: 1min 23s

From John Bannon's book Smoke and Mirrors here is another 2-4-4 count - a variation of Larry Becker's Mirage Count.

runtime: 1min 39s

This count deceives both the eyes and the ears.

runtime: 1min 18s

This false count by Francis Carlyle is as Allan says "a work of art." It provides both a visual and audible illusion.

runtime: 3min 43s

A nice little illusion showing four aces as five.

runtime: 1min 21s

This is a wonderfully versatile count by Elmer Biddle. It is next to the Elmsley Count probably the most important count available today due to its versatility and deceptiveness.

runtime: 2min 34s

The Veeser Concept is essentially an extension of the Biddle Count allowing one to exchange a block of cards during a count.

runtime: 2min 12s

This is an extension to the Biddle Count allowing you to steal several cards from the cards shown.

runtime: 1min 17s

Essentially this is a reverse Biddle action where the Biddle move is used as a force. This idea was developed by Ed Marlo. (If anybody knows why this is called "Here's Hockley" please email us.)

runtime: 1min 45s

Another handling to use the Biddle action as a force.

runtime: 1min 5s

This is an idea by Steve Freeman to switch out one card that is sandwiched between two other cards.

runtime: 1min 32s

Another switch of a sandwiched card by Allan Ackerman. It uses the same setup as the Switch Out Count.

runtime: 1min 21s

This employs the Biddle move to switch out a packet of cards while showing them one at a time.

runtime: 1 min 49 s

Use the basic Biddle action to count more than the number of cards you have or less than the number of cards you hold in your hands.

runtime: 1min 54s

This count by Brother John Hamman allows you to hide a block of cards.

runtime: 1min 12s

This is a fairly easy false count but nevertheless very deceptive. It allows you to count less cards than you deal on the table.

runtime: 1min 32s

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

runtime: 1min 11s

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.

runtime: 1min 8s