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 Any card at any number (difficulty rating: 2)
The Holy Grail Of Card Tricks
The Deck is out at the start
A number is named
A card is named
The magician does not touch the deck
The Spectator deals the cards to the chosen number
The thought of card is at that number.
A great method to perform this fantastic effect.
EASY TO DO |
 Transpo card (difficulty rating: 2)
A surprise revelation of a freely chosen card, Recommended |
 Twisting the aces (difficulty rating: 2)
Alex Emlsley's classic, twisting the aces, the aces turn face up one after the other, very clean and only uses 4 cards! |
Vernon Multiple Shift (difficulty rating: 2*)
Four cards placed in different positions are instantly brought to the top via a straight cut or running cut. You choose. |
Turn Over pass (difficulty rating: 2*)
The basic pass from Alexander Hermann . The pass is made as the deck is being turned over.
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Roley Poley Pass (difficulty rating: 2*)
An easy yet flourishey way to bring a selected card to the top of the deck. |
Simple Bottom Palm (difficulty rating: 2*)
An easy method of palming a card from the bottom of the deck.
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Jog Shuffle (difficulty rating: 2*)
Here you can maintain the top and bottom cards of the deck while shuffling overhand. |
Jog Shuffle (difficulty rating: 2*)
The basics of false shuffling. A lot can be done with this technique.Here you will learn to control the top stock (group of cards) while doing the standard overhand shuffle. |
Double undercut (difficulty rating: 2*)
A method of placing a card or group of cards to a desired position in the deck. It seems that almost any routine that has several effects in it relies on the double undercut. It can also be used strictly as a control . One of the most popular utility moves. |
Classic Pass (difficulty rating: 2*)
Yes, you should know this. If someone tells you not to bother learning a pass ask them to show you theirs. Those that can do it well know the value of such a utility move which has a multitude of uses. There are few predicaments in card magic that the pass won't get you out of! |
Classic force (difficulty rating: 2*)
Some performers only use this force. Also known as the cold force it is definitely the cleanest way to force a card. |
Add-on move (difficulty rating: 2*)
A secret move for adding one group of cards, secretly, to another. It is used in countless routines. |
Rifle shuffle (difficulty rating: 2*)
A proper shuffle that looks good and lends itself to plenty of false manipulation as well once learned. |
 Executive Transvestite by Jamie Allan (difficulty rating: 2)
A simply wonderful 4 phase three-card routine with a great surprise ending.
It’s practical and pretty easy to perform. This trick has fooled many magicians.
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Pop-up move (difficulty rating: 2)
A clever way to hold back 1 coin when they think you has 2, very useful in many routines. |
 Warp factor nine (difficulty rating: 2)
Jamie Allan's clever take on the Transpo effect, the ace that matches the chosen card in suit turns face down in the spread in the most visual way. It then changes into the selection. You will love doing this and you fool yourself when you watch it in the mirror.
Recommended |
 Reset redux (difficulty rating: 2)
Mike Robinson's handing of the classic reset effect. The queens and the kings change places on at a time before all the queens change into a royal flush! |
 Outsiders (difficulty rating: 2)
Mike Robinson's sandwich effect with a big difference. The girls in the office loved this trick and so will you. Very Cool. Based on a Mike Gallo idea with his permission |
 Florishes package (difficulty rating: 2)
If you want to be able to handle cards like a real pro, or scare the hell out of your friends when playing poker, this package is for you.
Includes
Thumb Fan, the easy way to fan the deck.
Pressure fan, the best way to fan the deck.
Ribbon spread, spreading the deck evenly on the table with one hand.
Closing the fan, close the fan of cards with one hand.
One handed Cut, Just what it says.
One handed shuffle, a very clever dovetail shuffle with one hand.
Dovetail shuffle, a beautiful shuffle with lots of movement. |
 Singles production (difficulty rating: 2)
The classic method of producing single playing cards at your finger tips. |
 Cardini singles production (difficulty rating: 2)
The best way to produce single cards from your empty hands. To perform this it really helps if you have a basic knowledge of the single card production technique. |
 Ambitious aces (difficulty rating: 2)
The four aces come back up to the top of the deck, one at a time. Really nice effect. |
 2 in 1 (difficulty rating: 2)
Jamie Allan's handling for this classic effect with a twist. The red and black aces change places, and then they all change into 4 court cards! |
Riffle control (difficulty rating: 2)
One of the best ways you can control a selected card, the deck is riffled down onto the table until the spectator calls stop, the balance of the deck is then riffled down onto the rest. The card is still controlled to the top. Highly recommended. |
 Linking rubber bands plus (difficulty rating: 2)
Two regular rubber bands are linking together and then unlinked in full view of the spectators, this file also includes an additional method idea that you may also like to include into your routine. |
 Back palm (difficulty rating: 2)
A classic of magic that anybody can incorporate into his or her act, a single card vanishes as it is thrown into the air, it also reappears just as quickly! |
 Broken and restored rubber band (difficulty rating: 2)
A wonderful addition to any rubber band routine. The band is broken into one strand and then magically fixed in front of the spectator's eyes, everything can be examined. |
The Biddle Count (difficulty rating: 2)
A great utility move that is used to accomplish many tricks, the move makes it possible for one card to disappear from a spread of cards and reappear in another location. |
 Vanishing card case (difficulty rating: 2)
A superb opening to any card routine. You withdraw the deck from its case and the case then disappears instantly. |
 Advanced ace routine (difficulty rating: 2)
A really cool ace routine, in which the black and red aces keep changing places, it all ends with an unusual Matrix style effect, with an expected twist. |
Jokers 2 Queens (difficulty rating: 2)
A Clever Packet style effect in which 4 Jokers change into the 4 queens in a very visual way. |
Three way table false cut (difficulty rating: 2)
A very deceptive three way false cut that also looks like a shuffle. |
Jordan Count (difficulty rating: 2)
When you cant do an Elmsley count this move often helps out! |
Elmsley Count (difficulty rating: 2)
A classic move that is a "must know" for all magicians. It forms the back bone of hundreds of packet tricks. |
The Downs Change (difficulty rating: 2)
Forget the glide, forget the curry turnover, if the routine fits, then this one handed switch of a card is the most deceptive of its kind. |
Marlo's simple false cut (difficulty rating: 2)
Possibly the only three way false cut you will ever need. If you don’t know this cut then you should, its great and we use it everyday! |
 Colour changing deck (difficulty rating: 2)
A favourite of Dai Vernon's, a very nice three-phase colour changing deck with a neat finish. |
Black and red puzzle (difficulty rating: 2)
A very clever Oil and Water style routine that uses only 8 cards, which sort themselves into order a little at a time! |
Gamblers Cop (difficulty rating: 2)
The ultimate palm, if your sitting down! This gets by a lot of great magicians. |
Marlo's Top Palm Replacement (difficulty rating: 2)
In our humble opinion the best way to replace a palmed card on the deck. LEARN IT! |
Standard Tip Up Palm (difficulty rating: 2)
A great palm that's also very good for palming multiples |
Thumb Fan (difficulty rating: 2)
If you can't fan a deck then you need to! This is the easy way to do it. |
The one-handed riffle shuffle (difficulty rating: 2)
A brilliant one handed riffle shuffle with dovetail ending that really looks hard to do but is fairly simple to learn. |
The Bridge (difficulty rating: 2)
A must have move that is very useful for many effects. |
Matrix (difficulty rating: 2)
The classic 4 coin assembly. Everybody should know this great impromptu effect. |
 Dunberry's Delusion (difficulty rating: 2)
A great "Sucker" effect, the magician appears to have messed up but then finds the chosen card anyway! |
 Crazy Man's Handcuffs (difficulty rating: 2)
This is the classic rubber band penetration effect, made popular by David Copperfield. A must have for any magician!
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Observation Test (difficulty rating: 2)
The classic switcheroo with the four aces. The red aces change places with the black aces in the spectators hands.
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Flashy Ribbon Spread Reveal (difficulty rating: 2)
A revelation of a selected card that involves the ribbon spread flourish. Very showy. |
Flash 4 Ace Production (difficulty rating: 2)
The classic quick way of cutting the aces instantly from four piles. |
Catch the Sandwich (difficulty rating: 2)
A selected card is magically and visually caught between two other cards as the deck is tossed from one hand to the other.
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Birds of a Feather (difficulty rating: 2)
Three cards, though separated on the deal manage to still stay together. No skill required…though your friends will think you aren't quite dealing straight. |
Vernon Transfer Move (difficulty rating: 2)
You have eight cards in your hand. You need to get rid of three…comes up in a lot of routines. The Vernon transfer move accomplishes just that.
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Vernon Cold Cut (difficulty rating: 2)
This tabled cut looks so cool. From the mind of Dai Vernon, the deck is cut 3 ways and assembled, all stays in order.
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Up the Ladder (difficulty rating: 2)
The infamous cut originally used by gamblers(you know, the ones who cheat). If you like gambling routines you'll need to know this. |
Running Cut Variation (difficulty rating: 2)
This tabled running cut looks nice and retains the top cards of the deck in order while appearing to mix the entire deck. |
Tip Over Change (difficulty rating: 2)
A nice, clean way of turning over a card while exchanging it for another. |
Biddle Move (difficulty rating: 2)
A steal of a card from a packet, basically, but this move has uses limited only by your imagination. |
Table Pass (difficulty rating: 2)
How the tabletop itself can be used to give cover to the pass.
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Strike Bottom Deal (difficulty rating: 2)
Another version of the bottom deal combining the strike technique with the Erdnase Grip.
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Skinner Tabled running Cut (difficulty rating: 2)
The running cut on the table. This shuffle is very deceiving. |
Skinner In-Hands Running Cut (difficulty rating: 2)
The legendary Michael Skinner's version of the Vernon False Cut done as a running cut and in-hands so no table is needed.
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Pickup Shuffle (difficulty rating: 2)
A great overhand shuffle technique for keeping the top stock (group of cards) together. This move is quite deceptive
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Faro Shuffle (difficulty rating: 2)
An important shuffle technique especially in the field of advanced card work.
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One Handed Cut (difficulty rating: 2)
A flashy one handed cut, great for stage work as there is a lot of movement in it,
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Miller Block Push off (difficulty rating: 2)
A clean way to turn over a small group of cards as one instantly and immediately. From the late Charlie Miller.
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Mexican Shuffle (difficulty rating: 2)
A tabled riffle shuffle that convincingly controls the top stock. It looks like a legitimate shuffle and cut.
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Knuckle Cut (difficulty rating: 2)
Great one-handed cuts that will make you look like a pro.
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Kelly Bottom Placement (difficulty rating: 2)
A utility move with many uses in many routines. It is a method of secretly placing a card from the centre of the deck to the bottom. Used in many advanced routines and also as a control.
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Three way false cut flourish (difficulty rating: 2)
This looks like one of those cool fancy cuts you see a lot of today's younger magicians doing... only it is easier and keeps the whole deck in order.
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In hands running cut (difficulty rating: 2)
A false running cut that maintains the full deck order but can also be done without a table or working surface (Oh, my). |
Flip card production (difficulty rating: 2)
A flashy card revelation. Great for a multiple card production routine. |
Vernon double lift subtlety (difficulty rating: 2)
From the 'Professor', this is a nice sublety that makes a double lift even more convincing. Everything Vernon touched turned to gold and this move is a great example of his ability to make everything better. |
Ascanio spread (difficulty rating: 2)
A clean, visually convincing way of concealing a card among a small group or packet. |
Timing force (difficulty rating: 2)
You'll like this one. The spectator thinks they are in total control as they are forced a card. |
Pressure fan (difficulty rating: 2)
This is probably the most beautiful of all the fans and flourishes. Laymen marvel at the magician's ability to handle cards in this manner. |
Closing the fan with one hand (difficulty rating: 2)
A sharp looking way to close up your favorite fan... with only one hand. |
