Easy Card Tricks

Yes, yes, I know. Ready for more easy card tricks aren't you?

The kind of easy card tricks that are so easy they just might be ripped from a kids magic tricks collection.

You do? Well, let me just *&$#% (very bad swearword) this introduction out of the way and get to the meat.

Oh yes, glorious meat. I shun vegetarians by the way. If you can't handle a half pound of roast beef and french fries with everything slobbered in mouthwatering gravy, then you CAN'T handle life.

Carnivorous dreams aside, the name of this lovely trick is:

The Traveling Four

! As always: GET the cards and DO the trick. NOW.

A. Take your pack of cards and make sure that four matching cards are on top of the deck. Let's say for example four jacks.
ex: "So let me show you guys something really cool. First I take care of the jokers. Aha, here we go. Ready!"

NOTE: you can get your chosen cards on top simply by pretending to take out the jokers, the trick is to do it casually.

B. Shuffle the pack while keeping the chosen cards on top (don't let the four jacks move from their on top position)
ex: "We're gonna give these cards a nice, thorough mix around."

NOTE: if you hold the cards in your left hand while you shuffle you can use your right hand to take cards from the bottom of the pack and mash them in the middle -- thus not touching the jacks.

C. Cut your pack mid-wise and separate into two stacks. Cut each of the remaining stacks mid-wise. The result of this should be four piles of cards (of close height). The last pile to the right should have on its top the four jacks.

ex: "So, we cut the pack once, approximately mid-wise. We put one pile here and one pile here. Now, we cut each of these. Great, that looks about right."

D. Take three cards from the top of the first pile to the left (remember the one with the jacks is the last pile to the right). Place these three cards at the bottom of the first pack. After this, deal three cards from this same stack and place one on each of the other three piles.

ex: "What I do now is take three cards from the top of this pile, move them to the bottom and deal out one on each of the other stacks."

NOTE: the stack with the jacks will now have a random card placed upon its top.

E. Repeat the process with the second stack. The last stack will now have two random cards on top of the jacks.
ex: "Now I'm going to do the same for this stack. Watch closely please."

F. Repeat the process with the third stack. The last stack will now have three random cards on top of the jacks.
ex: "And the third stack will also get three cards from the top placed at the bottom. And we deal out one card for each of the other stacks. Groovy."

G. Repeat the process with the last stack. By moving the first three cards on top to the bottom you have now exposed the four jacks. Deal the first three jacks to the other stacks.
ex: "And again for this stack."

H. Turn over the top card of each of the stacks. They will all be jacks. Incredible.
ex: "Oh my god, these jacks really like to travel. Magic? This isn't magic, this is just kids magic tricks. Let me show you something really special (lead in to next trick)"

TIP: after you have gotten the hang of this trick you can direct a member of your audience in doing the necessary steps. It really slaps puzzlement on their faces.

Want more easy card tricks, click this link The Highschool Party Card Trick (this one will teach you: The Highschool Party card trick).

All the magical best,
Damian