Transformation of four cards. Effective trick and its solution

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Transformation of four cards. Focus Secret

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Focus Description:

Turning four cards chosen at random and placed on the table into cards of the same height as the card chosen by the spectator.

Focus secret:

For this trick you will need a forced deck consisting of one card in several copies. Let such a deck consist of jacks of spades.

Before the trick, you must fold an ordinary deck as follows: put any card on the bottom of the deck, and a jack on it, then again any card and a jack on top. So you must put four jacks and above each of them there must be any other card. Each card above the jack must be the same suit as it.

Now you can shuffle the cards, being careful not to touch the stacked eight cards. To the audience, you say, "I'm going to take the four cards from the bottom and put them on the table. Try to remember them."

After this, show the bottom card, then, bringing the deck into a horizontal position, move this card aside and take the next one (one of the jacks) and, without showing it, place it face down on the table.

Now you need to remove the card just shown, which lies below. To do this, you better shuffle the deck without disturbing the order of the bottom cards. But at the end of the shuffle you must put the bottom card you want to hide on top.

This technique allows you to reveal a new bottom card. Then you move the card back and take the next card (jack) instead.

Repeat the described procedure four times. Have someone repeat the names of the four cards on the table. While all the spectators' attention is focused on the cards on the table, you quickly change your deck to a forced one.

Now go up to the audience and ask someone to choose a card. Whatever the chosen card turns out to be, you promise the audience that there will be cards of the same size on the table.

With these words, you unfold the cards in front of the spectator, who cannot choose anything other than a jack, because you have a forced deck in your hands. The spectator chooses a card and you ask them to name it.

Having heard the spectator's answer, you say: “I command the cards on the table to turn into jacks. Please note that I do not even touch the cards with my hand. I only touch them with my magic wand.” You do this and ask someone in the audience to confirm the transformation.

If you do not have such a forced deck and cannot force well with a regular deck, then you need to prepare this second deck in advance by placing four jacks at the bottom (if you expect the spectator to draw a jack). Making a volt as you approach the spectators, carry these cards to the middle and offer the deck. It is quite simple to slip one of the four cards lying nearby.

Author: Louis Hoffmann

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