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Tricks with Short Cards – These tricks will work with a Regular Deck.

It’s the Second Card,…Put a short card on the bottom of the deck.  Have a spectator select any card from the deck.  Place the deck on the table.  Have the spectator put their card on top of the deck.  Now, they should cut the deck.  This places the short card immediately above the spectator’s card.  With your eyes closed, cut the deck using the short card and announce that the spectator’s card is the second card in the pile. 

Pick a number,…Put a short card on the bottom of the deck.  Have a spectator select any card from the deck.  Have the spectator put their card on top of the deck.  Cut the cards as normal.  Now the chosen card is below the short card.  Now, cut the deck again, but this time, make sure that the short card ends up on the bottom of the deck.  This means that the chosen card is back on top.  Ask the spectator to choose a number between 1 and 10.  If they say 4, count 4 cards, one at a time and reach for the 5^th card.  Before you turn that card, say “oops.”  You said the 4^th card and I’m on the 5^th.  We’ll start over.  Place the pack on top of the 4 cards.  Cut the cards as normal.  Then cut them so that the short card returns to the bottom.  The chosen card is now the 4^th card from the top of the deck.

So you want to shuffle the Deck,…Put a short card on the top of the deck.  Have a spectator select any card from the deck.  Have the spectator put their card on top of the deck.  Hand the cards to the spectator and have them shuffle the deck.  Have the cards returned to you.  Cut the cards and make sure that the short card ends up on the top of the deck.  It is very likely that the chosen card is on the bottom of the deck.

            Trick with a One Way Forcing Deck.  The key to using this deck is to not call attention to it, just handle it as if it is a normal deck.

The Tossed-Out Deck   You will need two ordinary cards from an additional matching Bicycle back deck (not included). Place an ordinary card on the bottom of your force deck and another ordinary card on the top. The force deck is positioned between the two ordinary cards.

Start with the deck rubber banded around the center of the short side
of the deck. Take off the rubber bands and spread the deck face down saying, “Most magicians would have you pick a card, but I will do it a little differently. I’m not going to have you pick the top card (show the top card and replace it on top). I’m also not going to use the bottom card as you have already seen that card and so have I” (tilt the deck up so they see the bottom card). Wrap the rubber bands around the center of the short side of the deck.

Show your spectators how to peek at a card while the deck is rubber banded in your hands with the deck face down. Riffle the cards face down, stop, look at the card you stopped on, and release. Now toss the deck to a spectator and have them look at a card, just like you demonstrated. Then, have the spectator toss the deck to someone else and have them do the same thing. Then a third person is tossed the deck and they peek at a card as well.

Now, have the deck returned to you. Each spectator will have looked at the same card, the force card (the 5 of Diamonds, for example). Now ask only those three spectators to stand up. Place the deck in your pocket and hold your hand up against your head concentrating, while you say two random cards and your force deck card. For example you say, “7 of Clubs – 5 of Diamonds – Queen of Spades.” Now for the climax. Tell your spectators, “If you heard your card called out, please sit down.” Each of your spectators will have heard their card called and they sit while you take a bow!