Misc Card Trick Part 2
For this trick you need to know what a overhand shuffle is. You should also know that you can maneuver the top card to the bottom easily. And the bottom card to the top.
Therefore, it may appear that you have mixed the cards after performing the overhand shuffle twice, when actually you still have the same card on top. Have a person pick a card, after they have picked a card ask them to put it on top of the deck. After doing this, do the overhand shuffle twice and keep the top card the same. After doing this, do a double lift and ask them if that is their card. (Of course, it’s not, but the card behind it is.)
This set the two cards face up on the deck. Comment that you will use the top (face up card as a locator card. Turn the deck over and take the face up card from the top of the deck and put it on the bottom. Do not let them see other face up card on top. (their card) Then cut the deck and turn the deck back over. Then, fan the cards and you will find a card face up in the middle of the deck. Right next to the locator card. For the next trick, you will need a duplicate card. Put one of the duplicates on top of the deck face down. The other, put face up near the bottom of the deck. Then, force the top card on them by riffling through the deck until they say stop. Then remove the top part of the deck, but using your four fingers slide the top card to the top of the bottom portion of the cut deck.
(does this make sense?) Tell them that they have freely selected a card and ask them to take the card from the top. (the duplicate card) Cut the deck shallowly, burying the duplicate card. Then when the deck is fanned out, their card is reversed. Don’t let anyone examine the deck. You can throw in a twist by taking a duplicate card from a different colored deck. Tell them that not only have you reversed their card, but you also changed the color of the back.
