This ebook is about a principle (a shuffling principle) that I discovered. More accurately, it is an extension of an already existing shuffling principle. In the original principle, the deck can be given one riffle shuffle at the end of a card location routine, after which the selected card can be located. In my variant principle, the deck can be given not one but two riffle shuffles at the end of a card location routine, after which the selected card can be located.
The ebook contains a detailed essay on both the original principle and the new principle, where the two principles are compared. Then, there are several routines taught that make use of the new principle (some of these routines use a completely regular deck, whereas others use a gimmicked deck that you can easily create at home).
Here is one routine that you can perform using this principle (which, among other routines, you will learn inside the ebook):
The magician introduces a deck of cards, which he hands out to the spectator for examination and shuffling. Once they're done shuffling, he invites them to remove a small handful of cards (8 or so cards) from anywhere in the deck. The rest of the deck is set aside.
The spectator can shuffle their selected group of cards if they want. They are then instructed to spread it face down on the table, after which they are asked to select and outjog any card (towards themselves) from the spread. The magician then has the spectator take a peek at the outjogged card, followed by pushing it back into the spread.
Next, the magician invites the spectator to square up the spread and bury those cards anywhere into the remaining cards in order to reassemble the entire deck, after which they can give the deck some complete cuts. The spectator is then instructed to give the deck a riffle shuffle, a few more cuts, a second riffle shuffle, and some more cuts.
After all that shuffling and cutting, the magician takes the deck and spreads through it face towards himself in an attempt to locate the selected card. And sure enough he does locate it.
The key conditions of this effect are:
- The spectator shuffles the entire deck at the beginning of the effect.
- The spectator can select their small group from anywhere in the shuffled deck.
- The spectator shuffles the small group.
- The spectator can select any card from the small group.
- The spectator can bury the small group anywhere inside the remainder of the deck.
- The magician never touches the small group at any point in time.
- The spectator gives the deck two legitimate riffle shuffles at the end before the selected card is located.
- The magician does not know what the selected card is until he looks through the deck at the end - so there is no peek or force.
Note: As already mentioned above, this isn't the only effect taught in the ebook - there are several effects taught (some that use a regular deck and others that use an easy-to-make gimmicked deck).
1st edition 2024, PDF 22 pages.
word count: 7507 which is equivalent to 30 standard pages of text
