One of the first card tricks that blew me away was the MacDonald Aces. This is the classic ace assembly trick. The downside, of course, is that the trick relies on gimmicked cards. You can read about all of the variations at https://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ace_Assembly. My version uses two sleights, the Braue Add-on and the Elmsley count.
Continúa leyendo "Twisted Assembly"Un sándwich doble
I like the basic sandwich plot and I use Ed Marlo’s technique which I think is one of the cleanest.
Effect: In this version, the two black jacks are removed and displayed face up on the table as the spectator selects two cards. The cards are lost in the deck with the deck shuffled, and the two Jacks placed on top of the deck, face up. The deck is cut several times and then ribbon spread face down, and the two jacks now have one face down card between them. The deck is cut so the Jacks and the trapped card are on top and the trapped card is shown to be one of the selections.
Continúa leyendo "A double sandwich"Súper as de la ortografía
Esta es mi interpretación del Super Ace Speller de Martin Nash del libro “Nash Reloaded”.
Continúa leyendo "Super Ace Speller"El espectador pasa a los ases
Here is a simple “Spectator cuts to the aces” trick.
Start by getting the four aces to the top of the deck. I let the spectator shuffle the deck and then use my two step cull to accomplish this. You could also just start by already having the aces on top before you begin.
Continúa leyendo "Spectator cuts to the aces"Detector de mentiras
Me estoy haciendo viejo y olvidadizo. Esta mañana recordé un truco de cartas que me gustaba hacer, pero no recordaba los pasos ni en qué libro o revista lo aprendí. Finalmente reconstruí los pasos y decidí que necesitaba escribir estos trucos. Cabe destacar que esto no es original. Simplemente no recuerdo dónde lo aprendí.
Continúa leyendo "Lie Detector"Un Riffle 'n' Roll aún más fácil
Consulta la otra versión en https://robertjwallace.com/riffle-and-roll/.
La configuración de esta versión es muy sencilla. Pide al espectador que baraje la baraja. Recoge la baraja y extiende las cartas boca arriba, retirando los ases a medida que los encuentres y dejándolos caer sobre la mesa.
Continúa leyendo "An even easier Riffle ‘n’ Roll"Rápido y rollo
Esta es mi versión del "Riffle 'n' Roll" de Jack Carpenter, de su libro "El portafolio del experto n.º 1". Soy fan de la obra de Carpenter y recomiendo cualquiera de sus libros.
La razón principal por la que ideé esta versión es que su método me parecía un poco engorroso al mantener múltiples frenos. Esta versión elimina ese problema, pero con el gasto de usar una tarjeta con un engarce de ventilación.
Citando de “La cartera del experto n.º 1”:
Continúa leyendo "Riffle and Roll"Magia con tu teléfono – Actualizado
I added a couple of new features to the application. First of all, I wanted to be able to launch the web page on my phone without having to type in the query strings to set the card backs, stack or mode of operation. So I added an options feature.
Continúa leyendo "Magic with your phone – Updated"Magia con tu teléfono
I have been intrigued with some of the smart phone apps for magic. But I have been off put by their prices, or that they only run on Apple IOS. So I decided to write my own, although it is not an app per say, but rather a web page that you can use for a mental magic effect.
The effect
There are two basic effects. The first is that you place a prediction down on the table. The prediction is a card that they spectator is about to select, using a phone (theirs or yours). You use the phones internet browser to go to a web site that shows a deck of cards that are face up in new deck order. There are two buttons above the cards: Shuffle and Toggle Backs.
You demonstrate the shuffle button, pressing it several times to demonstrate how the cards are shuffled each time the button is pressed.
Continúa leyendo "Magic with your phone"Tarjetas cortas
When I was performing regularly in restaurants the scalloped or concave short card was my favorite tool in my card magic arsenal. For those who don’t know what a concave short card is, it is like a normal short card, but instead of the end of the card being trimmed off with a straight cut, and then the corners reshaped, it is cut so that the corners remain, the cut starting past the corner and cutting on a slight curve.
Continúa leyendo "Short Cards"