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2 of a Kind
Effect: The magician picks out two cards. He has a spectator cut the deck. He flips over the cards that he picked, then he flips over two cards of the deck that was cut. The cards match.
Original Author: Unknown
- Shuffle the deck so the specator doesn't think you've rigged it.
- Tell them you will pick two cards. Go through the deck making sure you look at the bottom and the top cards of the deck.
- Pick out a card that matches the bottom card. (If the bottom card is a Four of Hearts, you would pick out the Four of Diamonds to match it.) Then pick out a card that is the same as the top card.
- Ask the spectator to cut the deck.
- Take the first card, the one on top of the original top of the deck, and flip it over.
- Flip the bottom half of the deck over completely.
- Flip over the cards you picked. They all match!
Original Author: Unknown
4 Friendly Kings
Do the first 3 steps away from your audience or pre-prepared.
- Take the four Kings out of the deck, and also two other cards.
- Fan the four Kings out, and place the two other cards you selected behind the second King. Line them up so your audience cannot see the two other cards.
- Show the Kings to the spectators.
- Place the Kings (and the two secret cards) face down on the top of the deck.
- Tell the audience that the four Kings are good friends, and they don't let anything get between them.
- Place the top King on the bottom of the deck. You may show the audience this card.
- Place the next card (not a King) into the center of the deck.
- Repeat step above.
- Leave the fourth card on the top. You may show the audience that it is a King.
- Explain that the Kings are real good friends and will soon be back together.
- Cut the deck in the middle, and put the bottom half on the top.
- Search the deck for the four Kings. They have been magically moved next to each other.
Original Author: Unknown
4 Friendly Kings (Variation)
Effect: This trick is exactly like the 4 Friendly Kings above. However, this variation allows for less chance of making a mistake. The magician has three Kings in his hand, and tells the audience one of their friends is missing in the forest (represented by the deck.) Then he tells of how the three Kings decide to go looking for their friend. He then squares up the Kings and puts them on top of the deck. He says the first King decides to go to the back of the forest, in case their friend came out. Magician puts the first King on the bottom of the deck. Then he says that the second of the Kings will look for the missing King inside the forest, so then he puts the second card in the middle of the deck. Lastly, he tells the audience that the third King decides he will wait for the missing King at the entrance to the forest, so he leaves the King on top. He then tells the audience that the three King's decided before they started to meet in the forest if they could not find him, to discuss their next move. The magician cuts the deck, flips the cards face over and finds the Kings are all together!!
Card Trick
Before Hand:
- Gather all four Kings.
- Put one King on the top of the deck. Fan the other three out, and put one card (any card) behind the second King. (Make sure it is hidden.)
With the audience:
- Tell the audience the story.
- Sqaure the cards and put them on top of the deck.
- Put first King on the bottom.
- Put second "King" (really not a King) somewhere in the center.
- Leave the third King on top.
- Cut the deck, putting the bottom half of the deck onto the top.
- Find the Kings in the deck with their missing friend!!
This variation is a little easier because there is only one fake card to hide and to put into the deck.
Ace Party
Effect: With the spectator's help, you make four piles of cards. When this is done you flip over all the piles and all four Aces are there.
Preperation:
- Arrange the deck like so: three Aces on the bottom and one on the top.
Presentation:
- Ask the spectator to tell you when to stop putting down cards. Begin dealing cards face down on the table. Continue until they have you stop. After the first pile is down, stick the card deck, still in your hand, under the table and put the bottom card on top. This gives you an Ace on the top. Repeat the above steps until you have four piles. Then flip over all the piles to show an Ace on the bottom of each!
