The Magicanada Project

Liam · Joined: 30 Dec 2007 Posts: 424

i actually go onto Emerge Triumphant, telling the story about the last man who I let shuffle. Asuming the deck is stacked somehow i use this effect to show that the cards are really shuffled, and dont you the perfect deck order finally. I just use it as an effect to shuffle the deck in a fair looking way when they want the cards to be shuffled.

Two things,
Mike, i thought you didnt like palming?
And another thing, if i'm doing a select a card, i've never been asked if the can shuffle after i start my patter. If you turn it into something interesting with a nice flow, spectators wont think of shuffling, provided they believe everything is fair to start with.

Michael Kras · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:00 pm Post subject:

I don't... but if I have to, I will.

How about playing mind games?

Spectator- "Can I shuffle the cards?"

Magician- "Umm, you already did."

Spectator- "No I didn't! I think I'd remember if I shuffled the deck!"

Magician- "Are you feeling alright?"

OR:

Spectator- "Can I shuffle the cards?"

Magician- "What cards?"

At this point, the magician will have ditched the deck discreetly, and will now go into Sponge Bunnies or something.
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BrianMillerMagic · Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 543 Location: New York State

That........is entertaining. Add that to my 'to do' list.
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Jeffrey Tong · Joined: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 15 Location: Toronto

If it's just to control one card, you can use the Tempest Concept by Andrew Normansell. And I can easily still control the top card.

Michael Kras · Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:04 am Post subject:

I'm not familiar with that control... is there a source? What is the control done under the guise of? (In the midst of a spread, fan, square-up...?)
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Jeffrey Tong · Joined: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 15 Location: Toronto

Under nothing, they just shuffle fairly and it's done.

Michael Kras · Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:08 am Post subject:

It sounds like something of Arthur Finely's (at least I THINK it's his) in which you count how many cards are shuffled on top of your top-stock as to reset yourself easily with a shift or cut.
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Jeffrey Tong · Joined: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 15 Location: Toronto

Haha, something like that.