| Why is it that most Magicians use card
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| | below it is the selected card. Simple.
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| tricks in their act? Did they start out
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| | The victim, and the rest of the audience,
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| entertaining in Gambling Dens and
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| | were all concentrating on the return of
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| Casinos? Or is it that the 'card sharps'
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| | the selected card to the deck and didn't
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| had to learn magic card tricks in order
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| | notice me tilt the top half of the deck
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| to cheat at Poker?
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| | so that the underside of the card was
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| Whatever the reason, Card Tricks are an
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| | visible. A few cuts then make it look as
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| essential part of any Magician's
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| | if the card is mixed up in the deck (a
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| performance. Some require difficult
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| | cut rarely splits the two cards that you
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| sleight-of-hand techniques, most just
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| | want to keep together, but to be sure,
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| need you to distract your audience while
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| | Glimpse the bottom card after the last
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| you 'do the deed', many can be done in
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| | cut - if it is your Key Card, cut once
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| full view. A few need gimmicked decks or
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| | more) and I then deal the pack onto the
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| pre-prepared decks in order to work.
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| | table until I see the card I viewed
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| The marked deck is a rarity these days;
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| | earlier. A nice twist is to carry on past
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| after all, who needs to remember 52
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| | the selected card, dealing say, another 3
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| different secret markings, all small
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| | cards before stopping and announcing "the
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| enough to go unnoticed by the audience?
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| | next card I turn over will be the one you
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| Far easier to 'force' your victim to pick
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| | selected." The victim gleefully disagrees
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| a specific card (she thinks she had free
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| | - you can take bets on it if you want -
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| choice, but we know better!) then
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| | and then you reach over to the selected
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| 'control' the card to the top or bottom
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| | card and turn that one over.
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| of the deck where it sits until you
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| | There are lots of card tricks you can
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| magically produce it.
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| | learn easily that can be found at many
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| A favourite technique of mine (called;
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| | dedicated magic websites. Many magic card
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| the Glimpse) is to openly look at the
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| | tricks are offered free at these sites
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| card (this becomes the 'Key card') above
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| | and are easy to learn. If you want to
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| the selected card as the victim replaces
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| | impress your friends in the bar or at the
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| it in the pack; all I have to do then is
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| | party, learn some magic card tricks and
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| find that card and I know that the one
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| | you will always be in demand!
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