3C 6H 9S Q D 2C 5H 8S J D A C 4 H 7S 10D K C 3H
6S 9D QC 2 H 5S 8D JC A H 4S 7D 10C K H 3S 6D
9C Q H 2S 5 D 8C J H A S 4 D 7C 10H K S 3 D 6C 9 H
QS 2D 5C 8H JS AD 4C 7H 10S K D
. (The top card in
the pack is the Three of Clubs, face down).
The suits rotate in the order Clubs. Hearts. Spades and Diamonds (see
"Eight Kings") and to work out the value—all you have to do is to ADD
THREE to the last card. You value a Jack as Eleven, a Queen as Twelve,
and a King as Thirteen.
To operate the Si Stebbins stack, proceed the same way as for Eight Kings
and when you see the bottom card—simply add three to the value and rotate
the suit forward one.
(3) The Fourteen Fifteen Set Up
First discard the Ace of Hearts and the Ace of Spades. Now set up the
remaining 50 cards in this order:—
7C, 8C, 6 D , 9 S , 5 C , 1 0 H , 4 D , J S , 3 C , QS, 2 D , KS, AC, KH, 2 H ,
QC, 3D, JH, 4 S , 1 O C , 5 D , 9C, 6S, 8 S , 7S, 8 D , 6 H , 9H, 5 H , 1 0 D ,
4C, J D , 3 S , QH, 2 S , KD, AD, K C , 2 C , Q D , 3 H , J C , 4 H , 10S,
5 S , 9 D , 6 C , 8 H , 7 H , 7 D , ( B o t t o m ) .
There is no "Chased" suit order in this set up as it is not possible. Now
if the pack is cut anywhere, the two cards at the cut will always total either
fourteen or fifteen. The deck may be given as many complete cuts as you
like before using. This can be of considerable use when it is necessary to
force a number as for example for a book test. If you know the fourteenth
and fifteenth word on a page—by having two cards removed (together)
from somewhere in the deck—you force those numbers.
(4) The Odd and Even Set UP
As a magician you will have spent many hours handling a pack of cards.
I wonder if you know how many odd cards there are in a pack? Twenty six?
No! There are twenty eight—and there are twenty-four even c a r d s - y o u work
it out!
This is a very simple set up—and it is almost impossible to see at a casual
glance. Put all the odd cards (King is 13 and Jack is 11) on top of the pack
and put all the even cards (Queen is 12) below. Any cards removed from the
top half and replaced in the bottom half will be clearly visible. This may also
be done by having all the blacks at the top and all the reds at the bottom—
but it is of course more obvious.
76
Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |