Card Warp

Effect
A red 5 and a red 6 are shown to a spectator and given to the spectator to place anywhere in a pack of cards .
 

The magician then takes the pack from the spectator and clasps his hands round the pack with his arms outstretched . He appears to be concentrating very hard , with his attention focused on the cards .

He then removes his hand and shows the pack to the spectator . On turning over the top two cards of the pack , they are the red 5 and 6 .

This trick is extremely convincing and requires good presentation skills

Secret
Give a 5 of diamonds and a 6 of hearts to the spectator to place in the pack ( do not draw attention to the suits , only that they are a red 5 and 6 . )

The spectator should not realise that the cards have changed as they are the same colour as the original ones .

Bottoms Up

Effect

A pack of cards is fanned out in front of a spectator . The magician runs his fingers around the card fan and the spectator is asked to tell him when to stop his fingers on a card .This card is shown to the audience , replaced in the pack and the pack handed back to the spectator to shuffle . The magician then reveals the card which was chosen .

Method

Ask a spectator to shuffle the card . When he/she hands them back to you note the bottom card. That is going to be their card."

Start by fanning the cards out . Run your finger across them and ask the spectator when to stop . When he/she says to stop , put your thumb on that point .

While your thumb is on that point , use your other fingers to slowly work the bottom card under your thumb . As you pull the cards off the top of the deck with your thumb, slide the bottom card under the other cards and pull them off the deck and show the spectator his/ her card . This is where you take over. Since you already know the card you can have the spectator cut , shuffle , e.t.c .

Good routine to try out

Start flipping the cards from the top of the deck over onto the table . When you flip their card over , continue flipping for another few cards , then say , "I'll bet you that the next card I flip over will be yours!" They'll think you messed up because their card is already flipped over on the table . When they say , "you're on! , reach over and flip their card , which is already on the table , face down . They'll be amazed .

Effect: Two cards are freely selected and inserted face up in the deck in two different places. Magician runs through the deck and drops the face-up selected card and the face-down card next to it, on the table.

When the face-down cards are turned face up, they are seen to be the mates of the selected cards in colour and value.

Set-up: Put deck in “Best Friends” order. See below.

Performance:

Spread the deck and have a card selected. Cut all cards above selected card to the bottom.

Have card removed and replaced on the top of the deck, face up. Undercut half the deck and peek at the bottom card.

If it is a mate to the selected card, remember that the selected card is a before card. If it is not a mate, the selected card is an after card.

Drop the cards in your right hand on top of the face up card. Repeat this 2 or 3 times; if you do it more times than that, it can be hard to remember what cards are what.

Now run through the deck. When you hit an after card, drop it and the card after it on the table.

When you hit a before card, drop it and the card before it on the table.

Flip over the cards, and they match. Be sure to explain the mate concept before you flip over the cards.

Features:

Cards cut as often as you like Cards are freely chosen, no forces of any kind Does not work on Rainbow Deck principle

Best Friends Order

The deck is simply set up in pairs by value and colour. Put the two red kings together, the two black twos, the two red jacks, etc.

You can cut this deck all you want. The Best Friends effect wont be affected if a pair is separated, one on top and one on bottom. With another cut the order will right itself.

Magic In a Glass

Trick Courtesy of: Brian Reaves

Original Author: Unknown

EFFECT

The magician takes a long-stemmed glass and announces that he's going to perform a card trick. The thing about this card trick is that he won't be able to touch the cards , because they'll be inside the glass the whole time!

Placing the pack face-out in the glass, the magician states that he's going to find all four aces using special "Locator Cards". He reaches into the glass and pulls out a red number card (we'll use the Ten of Hearts for the example) and puts it in front of the rest of the cards in the deck so that it is the card the spectator now sees looking at them through the glass.

The magician then states that he will let that red 10 find a red ace. Holding the glass by the stem, the magician passes a cloth napkin over the glass quickly. When the napkin has completed it's quick pass, the red 10 has been replaced by a red ace! The magician then takes the red ace and puts it in back of the deck and passes the napkin again.

This time, the red 10 is replaced by the other red ace! Now the magician gets a black number card (say, 6 of spades) for the "Locator" and puts it in front of the red 10. A quick napkin pass, and there's a black ace!

The magician takes the ace and puts it in back of the deck. Another pass, and there's the last black ace! Now pull out the pack and put it back in the case, smiling as you take your bow. All of this magic occurs in the glass, so there's apparently no way that you could've manipulated the cards! People will fall down at your feet and worship your incredible abilities

METHOD

A slight amount of preparation work is required, but this is worth it. First, find a wine or any other long-stemmed glass that will allow you to set at least half a deck of cards in it.

There can be no design on the glass or stem!!! Next, take the two red aces and glue them back to back. Make sure you make them look as much like one card as possible!

Do the same with the two black aces. Now get two identical number cards - one black and one red - from an identical deck. Glue one red and one black back to back. Don't do this with the other ones. Finally, get a cloth napkin that is big enough and dark enough to completely cover the glass.

With this prep, you're set!

Set up the deck like this: The black 6 card face-up on top of the face-down deck. Now, set the double-sided black ace on top of it. Now place the double-sided red 10/black 6 card with the red 10 face-up. Next, comes the double-sided red aces. And finally, the last red 10 FACE-DOWN on the face-down deck.

The rest is showmanship. Place the deck in the glass with the bottom card facing your spectator. Announce that you're going to do the trick using a red locator card. Pull the red 10 off the top of the deck and put it on the bottom, facing the spectator. You should now be looking at a red ace. Holding the glass by the stem, you pass the napkin over the glass and spin it around so that the ace is now facing the spectator.

It helps if you hold the glass with you fingers rigid and the stem in the first bend of your finger. When you spin the glass, your thumb does the work and your fingers look pretty much the same. Now take the ace and put it on top of the deck.

You should now be looking at the other red ace. Perform the pass/spin again, and your spectator sees the other red ace. Now say that you need a black locator card. Take the red/black card off the top with the 6 facing. When you get to the black aces, if you stick the Ace of Spades on top so that it's the first ace you'll show, you can ask the spectator to name a black ace. Nine out of ten times, they'll say the Ace of Spades!

You then make it appear for them. If they happen to mention the Ace of Clubs, just say "So that leaves the Ace of Spades," and make it appear.

The Three Amigos

By Cindy Campbell

Remove the four Jacks from the pack and place one jack face down on the top of the pack

Start the trick by presenting three jacks and make up a story that they are three best buddies and couldn't stand being apart.

Continue to rant on how one day the three amigos were lost in the desert and the best way to seek help was to go in different directions .The first one to get help was to come and get the others, so off they went in their different directions.

Get the spectator to place one jack on top of the pack , one jack anywhere in the middle and the last jack on the bottom of the pack .

Confirm with the spectator that he is happy that the jacks are well separated , then get him to cut the pack ensuring  that the bottom half of the pack is put on top of the other half .

(This will bring the top and bottom jack together with the previously placed jack)

The cards are then turned face up from the top off the pack eventually turning over three jacks together near the centre to the spectators amazement.

Conclude your story that in the end the friends were good to their word and all lived happy ever after .

Torn And Restored Card

Effect

A card (which can even be a signed card) is ripped into four pieces. The spectator puts a finger on the pieces and the pieces magically restore themselves.

Secret

Before doing the trick, rip of one fourth of a card the same colour. Then start with the card facing away from you and fold it into fourths.

Explain to your audience that this is what makes it easier to tear the card evenly. Rip down the upper middle of the card. Now fold down the upper right corner and present the corner you ripped of earlier as the piece that was ripped of.

Make it look like you put it behind the card but really keep it in your hand.

Fold what is now the lower right corner behind the card. Now it will look like you are bending this same piece out but actually bring the hidden piece into view again. Pretend to rip it off. Place it behind the card and fold the card in half again. (really it is still together) Pretend to rip it in half again, but just slide the loose piece off the pile dramatically to look like it has ripped. Place this piece behind the card which is now folded up. Now even though the card is not ripped, you can fan the pieces to make it look like three. Ask a spectator to place their fingers on the pieces. As you set the pieces on the table, steal the loose piece with your thumb into another finger palm.

Misdirect and place the ripped of piece in your pocket to complete this great illusion.

MATHEMATICS CARD TRICK

This is a card trick I find very useful when a spectator makes it impossible for you to do the trick.
I call the trick ,Mathematic.

Mathematical discovery-- ask a person to choose a card. tell him to remember it's numerical value (ace = one, jack- = 11, queen = 12, king = 13) ---also 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

This done 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 it 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 doubles 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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