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7/29/2019 Magic Booklet-12 easy tricks
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A collection of my favourite
easy to learn tricks.
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Most tricks are mainly misdirection and
showmanship.
The three important tips are
1.Never get flustered, everything is part of
your act.
2. Practice makes perfect.
3.Showmanship makes a performance, so
be confident in what you can do.
I would recommend performing the-
se in front of a mirror before showing
an audience as some tricks involvehiding cards behind others which
may be seen if held incorrectly also
make sure you practise every trick
before showing it so you know what
you are doing, you dont want tohave to refer to the instructions.
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Sleight of hand, known as presdigitaon ("quick ngers")
is the set of techniques used by a magician to manipulate
objects such as cards and coins secretly.
Sleight of hand is not a separate branch of magic, rather
one of the means used by a magician to produce an
eect. Advanced sleight of hand requires months or years
of pracce before it can be performed prociently in frontof spectators. Sleight of hand is mostly employed in close-
up magic, but it can also be used in stage magic. There are
hundreds of dierent sleights at the performer's disposal,
but they can generally be classied into groups such as
switches, changes, and others.
This guide hopes to teach you enough to trick your friends
and family.
But be careful,
with great power comes great responsibility...
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1.Take out a deck of cards and
ask the spectator to shuffle it .
2.Then ask him to name any two
cards (just the name of the card,
without the suit). After the spectator
names two cards, you put your handon the deck of cards, and concen-
trate on it.3. Then ask the spectator to
turn over the deck of cards
and fan through it. Astonish-
ingly, the cards that he
named are right next to each
other.
Pro tip/explanation.-This trick works by probability.
When the spectator names two cards (remember to tell him not to namethe suit), let's say Ace and Ten, he is really naming four cards of each kind
since the suit is not specified.
The theory is that out of those eight cards (Ace of Spades, Ace of Hearts,
Ace of Clubs, Ace of Diamonds, Ten of Spades, Ten of Hearts, Ten of
Clubs, Ten of Diamonds), at least one of the Aces in the deck will be next
to one of the Tens.
The trick works 90% of the time ;If it fails simply tell the spectator that youare not concentrating hard enough. When you repeat the trick, it will work.
You can never find a trick that's easier than this one!
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1.Offer a fanned out pack of
cards face down to a spectator
like so.
2.Ask them to pick a card at random.
3.Cut the deck and have them
replace the card. As you do this
tilt the top of the deck so you
can see the face of the card
above the now replaced card,
remember it and close the deck.
4.Very lightly shuffle the deck, just
so that the card appears lost. Use
an overhand technique for this.
5.Turn the cards over, fan the
deck face up and look for the
card from when you tilted the
deck, the spectators card will
be the one in front of the card
you remembered.
-PRO TIP
-For added validity you can have someone shuffle the deck before
you fan it, this will prove you do not have a system or that the cards are
stacked.
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1.Holding the deck vertical and
arrange the first 4 cards like
so, making sure there is a
secret card behind the 3
shown cards.
2.Moving from right to left tap the
three cards saying card 1,2,
and 3.(but you will actually be
holding cards 2,3,and 4; as
card 1is the hidden card.)3.Ask a spectator to choose a
card and remember it, then
to tell you its designated
number. (1,2 or 3)
4.When they have told the number
bring the cards back into the deck
(do not let them seen the secret
card at the back)5.Now, if they chose card
1,move the top card to
the bottom of the deck.
If it was card 2, take the
top 2 cards, and if
3,3cards.6.Ask them to give the deck a big
magic tap and if by magic their
card is on top of the deck.
PRO TIP- Some real showmanship can be added to this trick to spice it up,
feel free to use your imagination with this: maybe the participant did not tap
hard enough and needs to tap again, or, when you get really good, do thetrick blindfolded. Little extras like this improve your performance and help to
sell the act.
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1.First hide the ace of diamonds, this can be in some ones
pocket or under an object, just make sure it is well hidden!
2.Arrange the other aces
like so.
3.Show the other aces to the
audience making sure only
the tip of the ace of hearts is
showing, this will now looklike the ace of diamonds.
4.Point out to the audience
that you are holding the ace
of clubs, diamonds and
spades. Now say I will
magically make the ace of
diamonds disappear
5.Put the cards back into
the deck and shuffle
them, or get an audience
member to do it.
6.Now ask an audience member
to remove the ace of dia-
monds, low and behold its not
there!
7.Then ask someone to go to the
hiding place of the ace of dia-
monds, surprise surprise, its
magically appeared where
you had hidden it!
PRO TIP.- Keep an extra ace of hearts handy in case someone gets wise to
the trick and tries to ruin it for you, no-one likes to be upstaged and it will ruin it
for the rest of your audience.
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1.Ask an audience member toshuffle the deck.
2.Say I have a magic deck,
when I tap it, the cards can
float or something along these
lines, you can also tap the deck
and improvise a bit here, pre-
tend hold the cards down or
stop them floating away, this
showman ship improves your
performance.
3.Take the top two cards off
the deck (you will need to
practise doing this very fast
so your trick seems con-
vincing) the audience must
not see the second card.This is called a double lift.
4.Show the card to the audi-
ence and then replace them
on top of the deck.
5.Remove the top card and
place it into the middle of the
deck.
6.Grip the deck tightly and
ask someone to tap the deck
so the shown card can float
to the top.
7.Ask them to tap again
to stop the cards floating.
8.Show them the top
card, and as if by mag-
ic its at the top again.
PRO TIP-this works best with old and bent cards as the two cards that you
lift stick together better.
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1.Place the four jacks on top of the
deck and then place three other
cards, they can be any card, on top
of the jacks.( Make sure that the
jacks are fanned so they can beseen by spectators.) The other
three cards on top should be hidden
by the jacks.
2.Display the deck from the front .Thespectators should not see the threeextra cards behind the jacks.
Push the jacks into the deck.
Spectators will think that the four
jacks are on top of the deck, but in re-
ality, the jacks are at positions four,
five, six and seven in the deck.3.Take the top (non-jack) card and
without showing it, place it in the
lower half of the deck. 4.Take the second and third
cards and without showing them,
place them randomly into the
middle of the deck. Do not push
the cards in.
5.Show the top card to bejack by simply turning it over.Turn this jack over and leaveit on top.
Push the other cards (non-
jacks) into the deck.
6.Turnover the top four cards to show
that the jacks have "returned" to the
top.
What you should see.
What the audience will see.
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1.Pull out five or six odd number cards. Thecards should be all odd higher cards , say fives,sevens or nines, and you only want to useclubs, spades or hearts.
2.Odd numbered club, spade or
heart cards have a center pip that
points in a single direction. When
you lay the cards on a table, youll
need to align the center pips so that
they face the same direction.3.When you turn around and
look away, ask a spectator to
turn around one of the cards.
4. When you return to the table, you simply look for
the card that displays a center pip that is upside
down.
PRO TIP-When you do this, dont simply look at the cards and then tell the
spectator. Be sure to hold your hand over each card as you look them over
and act as if you are feeling vibrations or something. After concentrating awhile, look the spectator in the eye and name the card.
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1.Make sure all Tens, Jacks ,
Queens, and Kings have been re-
moved from the deck. Aces count
as one.
2.Have the person you are showing
the trick to shuffle the cards.
3.Take the group of cards and spread
out in a fan shape. Ask them to pick a
card . Tell the person to remember it and
to put it back in the deck. 4.Ask them to double the value of
the card they picked, then to add 5.
Now have them multiply that num-
ber by 5. Tell them to not forget thisnumber.
5.Instruct them to look at another card in
the deck, and to add its value to the total
that they had computed before. They are
to tell you the final total of everything.
6.In your head, subtract 25 from the total.
The two digits you get are the same as
the two cards they chose.
Pro tip you will want to practise this a few
times to get the feel of it.
For instance, they chose a 5 card.
5(doubled) = 10 plus 5 = 15. Multiplyby 5 = 75.
They then choose a 3.
Three added to total = 78.
You subtract 25 = 53.
They picked a Five and a Three.
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1.Start by putting one red
queen on top of the face down
deck and the other red queen
at the bottom both face down.
2.Give the two black queens to a
spectator. Start dealing cards off thetop of the deck, laying them in a face
down pile on the table, until the spec-
tator tells you to stop.
3.Have the spectator put the first
black queen, face up, onto the
pile on the table (these are the
cards you have just counted face
down) Then drop the remainder of
the deck in your hand face down
onto the black queen (so the only
card facing up is the black queen)
4.Repeat the process above, having
the spectator put in the other black
queen, face up, and drop the remain-
der of the deck on top of the other
black queen, again face down. Have
the spectator cut the deck, and com-
plete the cut.
5.Now announce that without
any help from you the spectator
was able to find the black
queens sisters. Simply go to the
face up black queens, take
them out, and the cards imme-
diately above each will of
course be the red queens.
Pro tip-You can very easily put the two red queens in place
while you find the black ones right under their noses. As long
as you don't make a big deal out of it no one will suspect a
thing.
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1.Hand the cards to the spectator
to be examined and mixed-up.
2.Have the spectator return the cards
to you. As you take the cards and
place the deck behind your back, se-
cretly glimpse at the bottom card of
the deck and remember it.
3.Turn around with your back to
the spectator and ask him to cut
the cards anywhere he wishes.
Tell the spectator to look at the
card that he cut to and show any-
body else who is watching .
4.As the spectator looks at thecard and shows it around, secret-ly take the bottom card that
you've remembered and place iton top of the pile that remains inyour hands.
5.Ask the spectator to replace his
part of the deck on top of your pile
(still behind your back).
6.Bring the deck out and run through thecards. Look for the card that you remem-
bered. The card just after this card is theone that your spectator selected.
Pro tip-When youre glancing at the bottom card, casually show thedeck to the other spectators and mention how there are differentcards and that they have been thoroughly mixed. While this makes itlook as if you're trying to be fair, it's a ruse that allows you to performthe necessary work to look at and remember the bottom card.
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1.Beforehand, count down 14 cards in
the deck and write down the name of
the 14th card on the piece of paper. Fold
the paper and place it in your pocket.
2.Hand the dice to a spectator and
have them roll the dice a few times.Ask the spectator to add the num-
bers on the tops of the dice to
those on the bottom of the dice.
Ask the spectator to name the num-
ber. He should say "14."3.Hand the deck of cards to the specta-
tor and have him count to the 14th card.
Ask them to turn the card over. Then ask
them to show it to the audience.
4.Hand the spectator the folded piece
of paper and ask them to read it.
They'll find that the folded sheet of pa-
per correctly predicts the card that theyselected.
Pro tip Do not repeat this trick too many times with the same people
as it will be quite obvious how it is done.
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1.Beforehand, place the four
aces on top of the pack. Dont
let the spectator know that the
aces are in this position.
2.Ask the spectator to separate
the deck by dropping cards off the
bottom of the deck to create four
piles. This way, the pile with the
aces will end up at your extreme
right or left, which makes the next
steps more logical.For instructional purposes I'm going
instruct as if the aces have gone to the
far right, if they are placed differently
adjust the instructions accordingly.
3.Point to one of the non-ace piles
and ask the spectator to pick it upand hold it in his hand. Ask him to
take three cards off of the top and
place them on the bottom of the pile.
4.Then ask the spectator to deal one
card from the top of the pile that he's
holding onto each of the three other
piles.
With a second, non-ace pile, repeat
the process of moving three cards to
the bottom and dealing a single cardon each of the other piles
Repeat with the third (last) non-ace
pile.
5. Now ask the spectator to perform
the same thing with the pile that has
the aces. Hell place the top three
cards onto the bottom of the pile and
then deal a card onto each of the
other piles.
Ask the spectator to turn over the top
cards of each pile. When these cards
are turned over, theyll be aces.
Pro-tip-After the spectator is finished dealing the cards, pause for effect. At
this point, you can review what he has done: cut the cards and dealt them,
and emphasize that the cards are all mixed up.