Four kings. Effective trick and its solution

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Focus Description:

The performer tells the audience that he has only four cards in his hand. Shows the first, and everyone sees that this is the king of spades. Turning the cards "back" to the audience, puts the king of spades on the table and offers to remember it. Then he shows the next card - this is the king of diamonds - puts it on the table next to the king of spades, again "shirt" up. Now he shows another card - this is the king of clubs - and puts it next to the other two kings.

Finally, the performer shows the fourth card left in his hand - this is the red king. So, the audience saw that the four cards that were in the performer's hand were four kings. The king of hearts remained in his hand, while the other three lie on the illusion table. The performer turns to the audience and asks if everyone remembers which cards are on the table. The audience, of course, remember the three kings and call them in order. Then the performer invites one of the spectators to the stage and asks to open all three kings in turn. The spectator opens them, but instead of kings, there are eights on the table - each of the corresponding suit.

Focus secret:

This trick requires four eights of all suits and one king of any suit. The whole secret of the trick lies in this single king, who plays the main role. What "training" should this card go through? First of all, it is necessary to make sure that she does not have a certain suit. The icons that determine the suit of the piece are in the upper left and lower right corners of the kings. These icons are neatly cut out. But on the frame of the card there are two more small icons with a letter. They also need to be masked by pasting the frame on the card with four narrow strips of white paper (Fig. 71, A).

Focus Four Kings
Fig. 71

Thus, we will have a card with the image of a king of an unknown suit with two "windows" in the upper left and lower right corners. If one turns four different eights under this king, he will change his suit in accordance with the suit of eights visible in the "window" (Fig. 71, B).

As always, before the performance, the props are prepared for demonstration. All four eights are stacked one after the other, and the secret king is placed on top. Then this pile of five cards is placed face down on the illusion table (Fig. 71, B). Now you can start demonstrating focus. Carefully taking these cards from the table, the performer holds them all together and turns the bottom card (king) towards the audience. The audience calls her: "This is the king of spades." Then, turning the pile "back" to the audience, the performer says that he puts this king of spades on the table. In fact, the performer pushes down with the finger of his right hand through the window the first, eight of spades, following the king, and puts it on the illusion table "shirt" up. Then he shows the bottom card again - this is the king of diamonds. In the same way, he pushes out the next eight of diamonds and puts it on the table. And the audience is sure that there are already two kings on the table. Now, having shown the king of clubs, the performer pushes out the third eight and puts it on the table.

Having shown the last king with his red eight, the performer invites one of the spectators to the stage and asks to open all three cards in turn, first naming which king he opens. The spectator says: "King of spades" - and opens the eight of spades. "Now the king of tambourines" - and opens the eight of diamonds, and so on. Everyone laughs in surprise. And indeed, it is unusually spectacular, as a representative of the audience participated in the final.

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