Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Easy Card Trick

The Effect:
You show the four kings to the spectator and then place one on the bottom, two into the middle and leave the last one at the top of the deck. With a simple cut of the deck, you spread through the card to find the kings have all moved together!

The Method:
To start, remove all four kings from the deck, along with any two indifferent cards. Place the two indifferent cards on top of three of the kings, and then place the final king on top of them.So from the top you have: (King)(Indifferent)(Indifferent)(King)(King)(King).Fan these cards out face-up, with the two indifferent cards hidden behind the king in front of them. It should now look as if you have just 4 kings fanned out. Show this to your spectator, casually mentioning that the four kings you hold are best of friends. Square them up and place them face down on top of the deck.
Tell the spectator that you are going to seperate the kings and lift the top card up and place it at the bottom of the deck. You may allow the spectator to glimpse this as you do so as it's a king.Take the next king from the top (although it's really an indifferent card.) and place it into the middle of the deck. Be careful not to allow the spectator to glimpse this one as it's an indifferent card.Do the same with the next card from the top.Finally, you take the fourth card from the top and casually show it to the spectator as you suggest you're going to leave it there. Give the deck a cut to further mix the cards and then snap your fingers. The kings have magically reunited! Spread through the deck to find all four together!.