magic booklet-12 easy tricks

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.

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