Aug
22
2007
Super easy but really cool card trick?
Posted by: dmin in Card Games, tags: Card Trick, Cool Card, Easy Card
Currie B asked:
Does anyone know a really easy card trick, but it is still pretty cool?
Does anyone know a really easy card trick, but it is still pretty cool?
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i saw a guy do a card trick but not sure how he did it. He was holding a card then he moved his hands down and up. Then the card would dissapear. He would shake his hand again and the the card would fly out.
All i knew was that very quick he would put the card behind the hand and making it almost impossible to see and then he woulsd say it dissapeared
and then he would move his hands up and down and just flings it out i’ve tried to do it before but it was to hard so you might have trouble doing it
One of the easiest to learn is how to handle a Svengali Deck. Check with your local magic shop or ebay.
You tell a story of three burglars who break into a bank in order to steal a rare coin. A detective walking by saves the day along with the help of two other officers located inside the bank. However, someone in the group ends up getting away with half the loot. You show your spectators a deck of cards, set to the side are three Jacks (your burglars) and a King (your detective). The deck is cut and then a coin is placed on top of the deck. The three Jacks and the King are turned over and then one by one inserted into random parts of the deck. The deck is then cut two more times, the coin is removed and set to the side. You then flip the deck over to show that the three jacks were all captured in the basement of the bank by your detective and two officers working inside the bank. (three Jacks and three Kings are all on the bottom of the deck.) However, there is something missing, Someone has taken half the coin!!!
The Trick
This is another one of those tricks you will need to set up prior to your performance. You will need:
A normal deck of cards
A two sided coin
(Note: the two sided coin is only needed for this extended version of this trick. You may use a regular coin and leave out the part about half the coin being stolen.)
To set up this trick, you need to remove two Kings and a red Jack from the deck. Place the Jack in between the Kings and place them on the bottom of the deck. In addition to this, you will need to remove the remaining Jacks and a King from the deck and set them on the table face up in the following order: King, Black Jack, Red Jack, Black Jack.
Now cut the deck at any point half-way through the deck and finish the cut. Make sure to use a fingerbreak when you finish the cut, this way you can return your Jack and Kings to the bottom of the deck with ease.
Now you are ready to begin your trick. Begin by telling your spectators the opening lines of your story.
These three burglars had heard that the bank was holding a very rare coin in its vault. (at this point you cut the deck at the fingerbreak and return your Jack and Kings to the bottom of the deck. Your spectators have no idea you set the deck up before the trick to have these cards at the bottom, they just think it is a random cut. Now place the coin on top of the deck.
Now turn the other three Jacks and the King you have set off to the side face down. This gives enough time for your spectators to notice what the face value of the cards are before placing them face down.Pick up the top of these four cards (which will be a Black Jack) and place it on the bottom of the deck.
Go on with your story explaining that the first burglar broke into the bank through the basement. Now pick up the next card (Red Jack) and place it anywhere in the center of the deck. Explain that the second burglar broke in to the bank through the front door.
Now take the next card (Black Jack) and place it on top of the deck over the top of the coin and explain that this last burglar broke into the bank through the roof.
Now pick up and show the King left on the table and explain that a detective was walking by and saw the break-in. He decided to go in after them through the roof. You now place this King face down on top of the last Jack and coin.
Now cut the deck at about the center of the deck and finish the cut. Tell your spectators that the burglars knew that the detective was on their tail and tried to escape. Cut the deck again while you are talking, this second cut needs to be made at the coin and finished where the coin is once again on top of the deck.
Go on with your story saying that the rare coin was saved from being stolen, now remove the coin and set it on the table.
Now turn the deck face up and tell your spectators that the three burglars were captured by the detective who followed them into the bank along with the help of the two officers working inside. While you are telling this part of the story, deal out the bottom six cards to show that there are three Jacks and three Kings in order.
If you have used your two sided coin, you may continue on from here and show the coin to your spectators explaining that even though the detective was crafty, the burglars were still able to get away with the other side of the coin.
If you do not have a two sided coin, it is best to skip this last part.