How many of you people perform self-working card effects? Stuff that do not require sleights or any form of preparation or stacking or anything of the like?

I'm sure many of your layman friends have shown you a couple of magic tricks with cards which are completely self-working. Do you ever do these too? If so which and what?

Would love to hear your comments and views on this, thanks :)

Michael Ammar's Impossible card location :
IMPOSSIBLE.

modified tho. =)

Got a few, i perform when i dun feel like doing magic trick to do, and they pester me. So i will do those self working one.

It will be damn funny when u see their expression when most self working tricks work on their hands. And it is so simple that they cant figure out.

Well, simple hits hard. Tats explain.

Well, I guess most of these tricks are mathematical/logical. Even the most simplistic self-working card tricks can seem so deadly if presented properly. Take for instance using a peep at the bottom card and using it as a locator, almost everyone knows it but if done properly, it becomes a miracle.

Jeopardy is a fantastic self working trick. Paul Green.

If Jeopardy was the only effect you learnt and you threw the dvd away, you would have gotten your money's worth.

Hmm maybe looking through Above, Beside, or Below before throwing would be a better idea.

Out of this world.

Sweetest sound.

I seldom do self-working tricks... don't know much of such tricks... but sometimes i do the one found on ellusionist in the online magic trick section aka the shaman.

For those who are interested to know the trick it is the second part of it. It may not be a magic tutorial but i think u can figure it out urself ;)

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I would do a simple ambitious card routine.

self-working ambitous card?
whoa that's magic

Normally for self working card tricks I let the spectator do the routine themself after "set the card. Usually I do a couple of routine using 4 of aces.

Opps, I forgot that you guys were talking about self-working tricks. lol.

An incredible almost self working card trick is Degrees of Freedom in John Bannon's book Dear Mr. Fantasy.

I think Mindbender is pretty cool... ^_^

Really easy... but it's a little slow... -_-

Larry don't forget Timely Depature from John Bannon's previous book Smoke & Mirrors.

21 card trick?

its self working too.

Michael Ammar has one really good version of it on his Easy to Master Series

i think it goes by the name of 21st Century 21 Card Trick

yep the 21st century card trick is good...damn easy...haha i would usually do more sleights-requried tricks.. they are more startling..or just do some sleights that paases off like tricks, example-the pass. ^_^

I personally feel that the P*** on its own cannot be a 'trick'. Sure if you do it well its a very sweet looking colour change but it would be more appropriate to incorporate the move into your routine.

My 2cents worth :)

Or at least include a story to accompany the P***

Rising Card deck. I love it. Its self working. Not impromptu tho...

well, the most most self working card trick would be, 'the easiest card trick in the world"

haha, you just need let to spectator shuffle the deck and its done. the spectator wont believe it and wants to try again.... and it works 85% of the time. =) can repeat the trick non-stop too.

i cant see the magic...
just shuffle the deck and it's done?!?

I dunt quite get what your trying to say either, perhaps you could elaborate more?

haha sure.

here it goes. get the spectator to hold shuffle the deck and think of 2 cards, dont think of the suit.

example(13-king, and 9)

now take the deck back, spread the deck to the spectator, the king and 9 will be next to each other. done

can add in your own story.. because most of the time it works. using probability.

you can try this yourself when you are bored.. and trust me, it will really amaze yourself. i tried it whenever i am bored.

if this is your first time and you fail, then maybe you are unlucky.

i did this on my friends, and they were shocked. then say want to try again, and indeed successed again.

so far the maximum success for me was 23 times.

so haha, have fun with it.

ohh and if it fails, meaning got 1 card in between the 2 cards, you can tell the specator you are not concentrating well enough. make sure the deck is properly shuffled, not 3 of the same cards sticking together.

haha i tried the first time and failed :(

but the i got it at the second try :D

If you fail, usually there will be a card or 2 in between the 2 cards. Just say you weren't concentrating hard enough...

My best and favourite self-working card trick will be....

First, give the audience the deck and ask them to deal out into 4 packet (randomly, any amount, any direction).

Then, ask them to choose any 2 packets to faro-shuffle them. Then take the remaining 2 and do the same thing. Finally, get the 2 packet and faro again.

Then i will deal out into 3 packets (16 cards left side, 20 cards in the middle, 16 on the right).

I will predict that the middle 20 cards have 10 red's and 10 black's cards. (Which is 95% success rate).

And the final reveal is that, both left and right side are all Red and Black respectively.

=)

My favorite self working card trick is the 4 Aces card trick. Then again, to make it truly very good, u need to use a lot of talking... But still a good self working trick

The new Crush by Eric Ross anybody? Haven't brought it down the streets yet though; I dun think it really works here due to our physical "conditions". Hahaha :D

Cool.

Though i don't know the secrets of it. But looks cool on the streets when i saw the trailer!

Pretty good to get around with. Especially can put at water department in the bags. =D

Haha yea, it'll be good if somebody here could film it and upload it so we can all watch the street performance of this live in Sg. However, I still don't really think this might work, both the ungimmicked and gimmicked version... our own "physical conditions" really...

Let's see :D

Yeah, cool trick! :)

I will suggest ten card poker deal. You play a game of poker with a spectator. He/She makes all the choices and you, the magician, still win. It is an engaging and amazing effect.

Think inside the box while everyone else is trying to think outside of it - D'evo , the man himself


Self working tricks are a beauty in themselves. Both the secret and the effect.
Anyways here are my favourites.

1) Devastation by Geoff Williams. A KILLER even for the magicians. Highly recommended. I perform this really often.
2) Untouched by Daryl. I believe this one is found in Michael Ammar's DVD i think. Gotta admit i figured this out by watching a performance( i feel guilty for that).
3)4-5-6 trick. I actually dont know the actual name of this effect.


On a side note, it has been ages since i visited this forum. Let alone posting something.

I cant seem to edit my post but anyway what i meant was untouched is not a magician fooler but a killer for the laymen. Magicians have probably seen the concept before.

OOTW and Gemini Twins.

For the former, I used about half the deck so the trick won't be too mundane while separating the cards.