Encyclopedia of Card Tricks by Jean Hugard

Author:Jean Hugard [Jean Hugard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 2016-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

ONE IN FOURTEEN

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The deck is arranged in the “Eight Kings,” the Si Stebbins, or any other system in which the sequence runs in four cycles of 13 values; such system as Nikola’s is not suitable for this feat.

False shuffle the deck and allow a spectator to make several complete cuts. When he is satisfied that the cards are well mixed invite him to take the top card, look at it; put it face down on the table and deal 13 cards on top of it. The remainder of the deck is put aside. Tell him to pick up the 14 cards, shuffle them thoroughly and then hand the packet to you.

To find his card you have simply to look over the faces and find a pair of cards of the same value. There will be one pair only in the 14 cards and one of the pair will be his card. Suppose the pair to be the King of Clubs and King of Hearts, and the arrangement of the suits in the stacked deck to be C, H, S, D.—the spectator’s card will be the one that occurs first in the suit order, thus in this case it will be the King of Clubs.

Having found the card so simply, reveal it in as magical a manner as you can devise.

NOTE: In running through the packet to find the selected card rearrange the cards in the same order. Take out the selected card and drop the cards on top of the pack. Replace the chosen card on top and you have the pack in order for any other trick depending on the arrangement.

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