1. First, shuffle or let the spectator shuffle. 2. Go through the deck and memorize the top card (Let's say it is the ace of clubs). As an excuse for fanning through the deck, you...
The magician selects a number of cards from the deck and splits them into two piles, a volunteer is asked to select one of the piles, the magician takes the other. The volunteer is...
Start out by telling a story of four king thieves (have the Kings separated from the rest of the deck). One day the kings decide to rob their local Famous Store. The four kings fly...
Pre-arrangement: Prepare a deck with one suit - leaving out the picture cards, in a pre-arranged order from ace to ten on the bottom of the deck. The effect of the trick: A chosen...
Effect: Through math, you can find out two cards that a person has chosen. Preparation: Make sure all Tens, Jacks , Queens, and Kings have been removed from the deck. (Aces serve a...
Before you start, conceal three cards in your pocket, faces inward. Have someone shuffle the deck. Take the deck back and deal the top four cards onto the table. (Since you're goin...
Effect: A card is placed on top of the deck, and when the magician slams the deck with his hand, another card went through the top card! Secret: The magician has palmed a card befo...
Effect: A spectator picks two cards from the top of the deck. The spectator then puts the two cards into the middle of the deck. Without shuffling or arranging of the cards, the ca...
The effect of the trick: Two cards, inserted into a deck at very different points, magically come together. This trick is a simplified version of Come Together (above) Hand a pack...
Effect: You lay out a bunch of cards on the table and have a member of your audience pick one. Your assistant goes out of the room while this is done. The assistant is called back...
Description: You're in a room with a bunch of friends and a deck of cards. You allow a friend to pick any card, then put it back in the deck. After shuffling the deck, you start tu...
A spectator is asked to shuffle a pack of cards - their own if they wish it and whilst doing so, to think of any one of the four suits. The performer, turning his back, instructs t...
Effect: Spectator selects a card from among 49 lying on the table, and the magician is able to find it, and even bet some fools gold on it. Card Trick: No preparation necessary. Fr...
This trick can be repeated over and over again without any fear of detection. Using any pack, openly remove five red and five black cards, (It is best to keep to spot cards though...
Effect: Spectator chooses a card. The card is placed randomly back in the deck. The magician explains about magic breath, that it will magically make a card appear where a person w...
Prepration: Find a volunteer (One who won't mess up the trick). Teach him about the trick. Inform him not to tell anyone about your secret code (see below.) Trick: Split the deck i...
Effect: This trick is exactly like the 4 Friendly Kings above. However, this variation allows for less chance of making a mistake. The magician has three Kings in his hand, and tel...
Effect: The magician shuffle a normal deck of card, he show it to the audience, he pick the three first, lets say 6, that he put on table, then he take a card from top and he put o...
This trick is quite simple, and shouldn't be used more then once on each person. A big audience isn't good. Shuffle the deck, then make 3 piles about equal quantities. And pretend...
This mathematical trick can be performed with any pack Effect: The magician can reveal a chosen card even when it is selected with his back turned. Method: Get a spectator to think...
Effect: You show the audience four aces, which you put on top of the deck. Then you pick up the four Aces and give a spectator the four cards underneath. When you show the audience...
Shuffle a deck of cards, getting a look at the bottom card. Don't be obvious. Spread the cards out all over the table, face down. Keep your eye on where the bottom card ends up. Th...
Effect: You ask a spectator to think of a number from 10-20. They pick one. Such as 15. You say to the specator. that you will count of 15 cards from the deck. So you do so. Then y...
Effect: A motel with four rooms, (use a Four of any suit.) Four Aces, four Kings, four Queens, four Jacks, come and mix in the same four rooms. When the inspector comes to check, a...
Use any full deck and its case. Allow a friend to shuffle the cards. Tell him/her to keep one of the cards, look at it, and give the rest back to you. Then you place the rest of th...
Effect: Person chooses card from deck, and magician tells person the suit and number. Set-up: The deck is stacked. To remember its sequence of values, memorize the rhyme "Eight Kin...
Effect: Performer gives spectator a heart faced card (say it is an ace of hearts) face down between the thumb and index finger. Performer then gives spectator a diamond face card (...
You will need twelve cards, with no more than three of the same value. Arrange them into three piles of four each (make sure there are no doubles in each pile.) Each pile needs to...
You will need twelve cards, with no more than three of the same value. Arrange them into three piles of four each (make sure there are no doubles in each pile.) Each pile needs to...
This, along with many other tricks, depends on the key card. However, the key card is very well hidden, making it more deceptive than other tricks of its kind. Have a deck shuffled...