Instructions / Assembly

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80. CALLING THE CARDS
Name the card on each of the three piles without first looking at the card!
SUPPLIES NEEDED: Deck of playing cards
THE SECRET: You secretly glance at the card on top of the deck when you shuffle it face up. You name
that card as the top card on the first pile. Then look at the actual top card and secretly note what the card
actually is. You then name that card for the top card of the second pile and secretly note the actual card.
Name that card as the top card on the third pile. When you’re done, you will have named all three cards
but not in the real order, but only you will know it.
SHOW:
1. Say, “I’m going to cut this deck into three piles and name the top card without looking at it.”
2. Shuffle the deck face-up and glance at the top card. Make three piles face-up in front of you making
sure that the third pile has the top card of the deck which you just glanced at.
3. Touch the top card of the first pile and say the name of the card you glanced at, for instance, “the Ace of
Hearts.” Pick up the card and look at it but don’t show the audience. Let’s say the card is really the “Jack
of Clubs”.
4. Touch the top card on the second pile. Say, “Jack of Clubs”. Pick up the card and look at it, but again
don’t show the audience. Let’s say the card is really “the Ten of Diamonds”.
5. Touch the top card on the third pile. Say, the Ten of Diamonds.” Place this card to the left of the other
two cards. Then spread them on the table, and they will be in the order in which you called them!
81. YOUR OWN TRICK DECK
SUPPLIES NEEDED: Deck of playing cards
SECRET SETUP: Prepare your deck by dividing all the red cards from the black cards. Now put the red
cards on the bottom of the deck and the black ones on top.
SHOW: Have someone take a card, but watch which part of the deck they take it from. Have them look at it
and when they do, close up the deck and fan it open again, fanning the opposite part from which they took
the card. Since they are going to return a red card into a black section (or visa versa) you can look at the
deck and immediately name their card. As you say it, casually shuffle the deck to hide all evidence.
82. MENTAL LOOP CARDS
SUPPLIES NEEDED: Deck of playing cards
SECRET SETUP: Secretly place any two cards in your pocket.
SHOW:
1. Take three cards from the deck and ask a volunteer to select one of
the three cards. They should remember it but not say what it is.
2. Note and memorize the three cards, then place them in your pocket
with the others and remember whether you have placed them on top or
below the first two cards.
3. Next, withdraw the first two cards from your pocket (the secret
cards), holding them face DOWN. Tell the audience that now just one
card, the selected one, remains in your pocket.
4. Then ask the spectator to name their chosen card. Reach in your pocket and picture in your mind how
the three cards were arranged. If you remember correctly, simply extract the selected card from the three
and show it to the audience!
5. At this point, you will again have 2 cards in your pocket. You can repeat the trick with new cards.