The Spelling Card Trick

A very clever self working trick secret which usually baffles your audience.

Effect: The magician shuffles the deck and takes the top thirteen cards. Holding the cards face down, he proceeds to spell the first card name, Ace. "A C E," and for each letter, he puts one card under the packet of thirteen cards. He then flips over the next card (the fourth,) and it is an Ace.

He repeats this process for each card number, Ace through King. At the end, he has all thirteen cards face up on the table, in sequential order.

Preparation: First, take out 13 cards from a deck, the cards do not have to be the same suit, but you need the thirteen cards from Ace to King. After you have them out, place them in this order, begin by placing the three face-up on the table. On top of that, place the eight. Then, place the Seven, Ace, Queen, Six, Four, Two, Jack, King, Ten, Nine, and last of all Five. And then put these on top of the deck face down.

Performance: The trick almost works itself. To start, pretend to shuffle the cards, leaving the top thirteen untouched. You can do some false shuffles, or you can do real shuffles but keep the top 13 cards on top.

After you shuffle, you can fan through the deck, and show every card, for the pre-arranged 13 cards don't look like they are arranged at all. Remove the top thirteen cards as a group and arrange them like a fan, so that your audience can see their faces. Square up the cards, and hold them face down.

When you spell out each card, do it as follows: let's say you're spelling the word . SpellA, remove the top card and place it on the bottom. Then spell C, and remove the top card and place that on the bottom. Next spell E, remove this top card and place it on the bottom. Flip the new top card and show that it's an Ace, and place it on the table.

Continue in this manner until all the cards are face up on the table. (You spell the cards in order: Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K) Your audience may realize that the cards must have been set up beforehand, but this only adds to the mystery and you can treat it as a puzzle for them to try to figure out to add to the mystery, don't use cards all of the same suit. A mixed group of suits makes it seem less like a "stacked" deck.

All The Aces Card Cut Trick

An easy card cut trick where your spectator cuts the deck into several piles, only to find that the aces have magically risen to the top of each pile.

Preparation: Before performing this magic trick, remove the four aces from the deck and place them on the top of the deck.

Method: To begin the trick, you, the magician, ask your spectator to divide the deck into four equal piles by dropping cards off the bottom of the deck.

Keep your eye on the pile that contains the four aces. It may be either on the left side or on the right side. Next, ask your spectator to pick up a non-ace pile and hold it in their hand. Ask them to take 3 cards from the top of the pile and place them on the bottom. Next, ask them to take another 3 cards from the top of the pile and place them one on each on the top of each of the other piles.

Now, ask your spectator to repeat the same procedure for next two non-ace piles.

Finally you ask them to do carry out the same procedure for the pile that contains the aces. Now invite them to turn over the top card from each pile. Amazingly, the top cards should be the four aces !!!

Mathematics Calculator Card Trick

This is a good self working card trick I find very useful when a spectator makes it impossible for you to do a regular trick.

I call the trick, The Mathematics Calculator as the trick requires your audience to calculate the answer to the trick.

Method:Ask a person to choose a card. tell him to remember it's numerical value (Ace = one, Jack- = 11, Queen = 12, King = 13)   Also to remember the suit of the card.

Tell them to double the value of the card.

Then tell them to add three to the total.

Then tell them to multiply the complete total by five.

Next, ask them to concentrate on the suit.

If the card is a diamond they must add one.

If the card is a club they must add two.

If the card is a heart they must add three.

If the card is a spade they must add four.

They must then tell you the final total.

From this total, you immediately know the chosen card.

The Secret: Is to mentally subtract 15 from the given total. You will have a number of two figures,  possibly three

The last figure gives you the suit (diamonds 1, clubs 2, hearts 3, spades 4.) while the first figure gives you the suit.

Example: Jack of clubs

11 doubled is 22, add 3--25, multiply by 5--125. add for clubs--makes 127. You are told that number.

Subtract 15 mentally. Result 112. Last figure (2) means clubs, first figure(11) means Jack.

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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Trick#27 This is one of the best known card tricks for everybody. take a deck of cards make sure there is !52! cards the deck. you tell an audience that you will pull out 3 cards that she is thinking of. tell her to tell the person behind her what the tree are. while it looks like your looking for the cards, the person behind ( the one she told it to ) will make sign language so you can find the card make sure you dont look directly at the person or it will be given away

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------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trick#26 This is an easy trick that can be learned easily.Shuffle the cards and tell the person to hold the deck facing you. Tell the person to give you whatever the first card is from the back. For example, if there is a 2 of hearts you say "2 of hearts from the back" and tell the person to give you the last card and not to look at it.Place it down and tell the person to remember the card u said but dont show it to them.Look at the card and whatever it is tell them to give it to you from the middle. For example, if the card at the back was a 4 of spades you say "4 of spades from the middle" and tell the person to give you any card from the middle. Look at the card and tell them to remember the card but dont show it. Look at the card and whatever it is tell them to give it to you from the front. For example, if the card at the middle was an ace of spades you say "ace of spades from the front" and tell the person to give you the first card. Look at the card and tell them to remember the card but done show it. Now there should be three cards face down on the surface. You should point out the cards as you had said in the begining then blow the cards ( just something to make you look magical or something). Turn the cards over and there they are! The same cards in different order. Keeps em thinking! ----------

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--------------------------------------------- Trick#25 1. shuffle the deck of cards 2. take the 1st 3 cards and put them on the table, face down 3. tell the person to pick any card and put it on top of those 3 cards 4. next you put the deck on top of those 4 cards 5. then you hold up the deck so they can see the bottom card and you ask them if that is their card and they will say no, so you put the card on the bottom face down on the table. 6. next you put the next card that is showing on the bottom on top of the deck. 7. here is the tricky part, you show them the next card and ask them if it is their card and they will say no so you slip the card after it on the table which is their card and put the one that you would have showed them on the top 8. do the same thing that i said for num. 6 two more times 9. you put the deck full of cards off to the side and take the 4 cards and make sure the third card is theirs and then you ask them if the card on the bottom is their card and the will say no 10. so you put the bottom card on the table, then you ask them if the next card is theirs and they will say no so you secretly slip the next card after the card you showed them on the table which is their card 11. then you say the next two cards aren't yours right, and they will say right 12. finally you have the 4 cards spread out on the table and you turn up the card that you secretly siped down and show them it, the card has changed right before their eyes, and they will be stunned. 13. the card that you showed them was theirs!!!! -------

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----------------------------------------------------------------------- Trick#24 Seperate the deck into three equal piles. Tell the other person to pick off the top of one of the piles. When they memorize the card have them put it back. Take the pile on which they set their card and put it on top of another pile. Get the card nestled in your hand so you can pick it up easily. Quickly move it to the last pile left and put that pile on top of the other two. Flick the top of the deck(for effect)and show them the top card. Practice this to get it perfect. -----------------------------------

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----------------------------------- Trick#23 Simplest trick I know. Take a deck of cards in any order.Look at the bottom card and memorize it. Fan out the cards and have someone pick a card. Tell them to remember it. Now tell them to put the card on the bottom of the deck. Cut the deck in half placing the bottom half on the top. Now just look for the card you memorized (the bottom card), and what ever card is in front of it is the persons card. ---------

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------------------------ Trick#22 Ok, for this trick, you'll have to first shuffle the deck. Then, do some fancy trick that lets you see the top card. After that, declare that for the next trick, you will cut the deck up into piles, and then predict what the top card is. Now, for the next step, whatever you do, DON'T SHUFFLE THE DECK. Why? Here's why: remember I told you to remember the top card of the deck? Well, picking up, let's say, half the deck, cut that half up, but make sure you don't put any cards over the top card that you know what it is. Now, let's say you have 7 piles of cards. Tell someone from the audience to write down the cards you read out.*Remember where you put the top card*! Pick up the top card from one of the decks (not the one you know) and say it is the 7 of diamonds (or whatever the top card was). Let's say this card was the 6 of clubs. Next, pick up another card. Say it's the 6 of clubs. It's really not, in fact, it's the 5 of hearts (supposedly). Next card you pick up, it's the 5 of hearts that you say, but you pick up the top card (you can do this longer, but it'll get boring). Give the cards to a member of the audience, and ask them if those were the cards you picked out. That's the trick. Just one thing tho, you have to practice to act naturally. If you don't, and you pause to look at the card you picked up to often, it won't look so good. ---------------------------------------------

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----------------- Trick#21 This trick takes some minor preparation... First you take out the 6 of hearts, 6 of diamonds, 9 of hearts, and the 9 of diamonds. Place the 6 of hearts on the top of the deck, and the 9 diamonds on the bottom (or you can do the opposite: 9 hear, 6 diamond-which ever you prefer). Now for the trick: with the other 2 cards not already placed you quickly show the spectator and ask them to place those cards anywhere in the deck they want, then place the deck on the table to prove you weren't holding the cards. Once done you say something about "magically taking the cards from the center of the deck" and place fingers firmly on the top and bottom card and "toss" the rest of the deck into your other hand. This does take practice, so don't show someone until you've tried it a few times or you'll blow the trick. --------------------------------------------------------

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------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trick#20 First you need 4 Aces 4 Jacks 4 Queens and 4 Kings.Then you take the Queens and lay them out then you take the Jacks and lay them on top then you take theKings and lay them out Then you take the Aces and lay them on top.then you take them and shuffle and lay them out like you just did only the Aces will be on top of each other. ---------------------------------------------------------------

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------------ Trick#19 Here's a trick. The person shuffles the deck. Then they they put the top card in a book or envelope that you show them. (Say "There's no possible way since you shuffled it.) You take a piece a paper from somewhere and that's there card! Answer: When you put the book on top of the deck, there is a card under it. That card will go on the top when you show the book. Before anything starts, write the card (ex. 5 diamonds) on the piece of paper that you show at the end. --------

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------------------------ Trick#18 First you have to know the bottom(A way I like to find out is say something like, "To do this trick I have to remove my bad luck.(queen of spades) As you go through the deck looking for it memorize the bottom card.) Now all you have to do is force a card on that person making them think they chose it. Do the following steps to force a card on the. *the bottom card is what you are going to force on them* eg. card 5 of clubs 1. ask them to pick 2 suits eg Hearts and Diamonds. Note if the suits they pick aren't they one that your forced card is say "that leaves spades and clubs, pick one of those.) IF the suits they pick are one of the cards say "pick one of those two suites. continue using this until you get to in this case clubs. 2. now name four different cards from that suit (it doesn't matter which ones just make sure the forced card is one of them.) 3. Narrow it down so that the 5 of clubs is there card. Next ask them how many cards they want you to pul until you get to the 5 of clubs. (mae sure you draw them from the bottom) Now here is the tricky part which takes some practice. When you go to take the cards from the bottom you want to make sure you pull the second card from the bottom because the bottom is their card. To do this slightly slid the bottom card towards you and just grab the edge of the second card. This is a sleight called the glide. now just repeat the glide until you get to the number they picked and pull the bottom card which is The 5 of clubs. This a good trick but only do it once to someone. This trick takes some practice ,but has a great final effect --------------------------------------------------------------------

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------- Trick#17 To do my trick you first have to look at the bottom card before you show a friend. Then spread the pack of cards on the table but don't forget where the bottom card is and what it is. When you have all your cards down tell the person to pick out the the bottom card name but dont tell them where it is the could pick whatever card they want. When they pick the card tell them not to look at it then give it to you. When you look at the card tell them to pick the card that you have in your hand don't show it to them. Repeat that one mare time then tell them that I am going to pickout the the card that I remembered where it was and what it is. Then show them the cards at the end and it will be the cards that you told them to pick. IT'S A GREAT TRICK -----------------

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---------- Trick#16 My trick is called the spelling test. Before starting you must get 13 cards ace to king. Set it in this order.3,8,7,ace,queen,6,4,2,jack,king,10,9 from top to bottom. Start by spelling ace one card each letter. Example: a-c-e put three cards under t-w-o put three under again. and so on. ------------------------------------

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---------- Trick#15 This is a really cool trick and it's pretty easy too! 1. Look at the bottom card 2. Fan out the cards and tell your helpful helper to pick a card. 3. After he/she picks a card, cut the deck and tell the person to put the card on the top of the first half of the deck. 4. Then put the second half of the deck on the first half and tell them that their body heat is so hot that when you touch their card, it will burn your hand. 5. Look threw the deck untill you come to the bottom card, their card will be the card before or after depending on how you looked for it. -------------

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---------- Trick#14 Okay put the cards black red black red through the whole pack. Tell a person to pick a card any card. Tell them to remeber it. Tell them to put the card any where in the deck. Then look through the deck the cards that are the same color right next to each other. You have to take a wild guess but usually it is the first one. --------------

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Trick#13 This trick requires no preparation, no fancy moves, and should only ever be shown once to a group. Fan out the whole deck of 52 cards with the backs to your audience. Tell you chosen but unknowing accomlice that it is in fact he or she that is magical and that he/she is going to tell you the colour particular cards that he/she hasn't seen. Place 2 cards down face up on the table as the 1st cards in 2 piles. One is red, the other black. Select a card from the pack and place it on the table without showing it's colour to the auydience or your assistant. Ask your assistant which colour he thinks it is and place it on the pile (still face down) he suggests. Repeat this for about 10 cards but make sure you keep choosing the same colour as your 1st card. After 10 pull out 2 more cards of differtn colours and place them face up on the pile of the opposite colour. Tell your assistant that you want to change the colour of each pile. Continue selecting cards from the deck as before only this time choose cards of the opposit colour you were choosing before. Do this for another 10 or so and put the rest of the deck down. Ask your assistant how confident he is and flip over the pile of cards where the marker cards actually match the other cards you have put down on top of them. While your assistant look amazedly ad his great work deftly pull the marker card in the middle of the other pile and flip over the other pile. Throw the marker card on top and flip over the remaining marker card and deftly flick it of the pile. This will give the illusions that as with the other pile your assistant has succesfully predicted the colour of over 20 cards. Give it a go....no practice neccessary. ---------------------------------------------------

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----------- Trick#12 The Three Thieves Someone at school actually showed me this trick and I must admit it was very impressive and yet so simple. You take a normal deck of playing cards and you take out three of the Jacks, making sure you rig the cards by placing the fourth Jack at the bottom of the pile. Place the deck of cards on a table and tell your audience that the deck represents a house Then flash the three Jacks before the audience's eyes very quickly, and tell them : "Three Jacks - they are the three thieves." "The first thief enters the house from the roof" and out one of the Jacks on top of the deck. "The second thief enters the house from the ground floor" and shove the second Jack somewhere into the middle of the deck. "The third thief enters from the basement" and place the last Jack under the bottom of the deck. Tell the audience that he is the policeman and that it is his job to apprehend all three thieves together. Tell him to cut the deck, placing the bottom half on top of the first half. Then tell him to take the deck, fan it out, and lo and behold, the three Jacks are found all in a row... ---------

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-- Trick#11 Look at the bottom card and memorize it. Now fan the cards out. Tell them to pick whatever card thats at the bottom out of the cards and slide it to you do it without looking at it. Now tell them to pick whatever card they slid out and slide it to you. Now say I will take the one they just slid out of the deck and then take the bottom card. Now you should have all the cards you requested. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------