- Another Four Ace Trick
- Four Ace Trick Unique
- Kater Four Ace Combination
- The Deceptive Four Ace Trick
- Tarbell Four Ace Combination
A N O T H E R F O U R A C E T R I C K
Using the previous routine, but doing away with the pass in causing the black and red aces to change places.
A black ace is placed on the top and one on the bottom, the two red aces being inserted together near center of pack and so exhibited, allowing them to stick about half way out of the pack; turn the cards down and apparently shove the two red aces flush with the balance of the pack, in reality stealing off the bottom half of pack below the red aces, by shoving it backwards with first finger, and placing on top of original upper half of pack (color change), at the same time squaring up the cards; the operation bringing the two black aces together somewhere near the middle of pack, and leaving the two red aces together on the bottom; one of these being slipped or passed to the top in the act of riffling, when it will be found that the black and red aces have changed places. Continue as shown under "The Simplicity Four Ace Trick."
F O U R A C E T R I C K U N I Q U E
Still another version with the aces.
The four aces are exhibited and inserted about half way down in the pack at different points. The pack is then fanned. with the aces still sticking out of same, to show that they are in reality in different parts of it; pack is then squared up and the aces pushed into it.
The four aces are then produced in a fun from the arm, and the deck show n devoid of aces, or they can be reproduced as shown above, by hitting face of deck and causing an ace to apparently fly to face of same, or to suit each individual taste.
The aces are gotten into one packet onto top of pack in the following described manner:
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The aces are really placed about half way in deck at different locations, which fact can plainly be seen when the deck is fanned, as shown in illustration. The pack is squared up and the aces apparently shoved flush into pack, but actually, they are pushed down sideways, so that the four cards extend out from side of deck at bottom as shown; they are grasped between the base of thumb and first finger and stripped from the deck, being replaced on top, or produced from the arm. |
K A T E R F O U R A C E C O M B I N A T I O N
Take the four aces and place on top of pack; have the little finger separating three cards from the bottom.
Exhibit the four aces as being on top of pack, replacing them in this position and pass the three cards from bottom to top of pack, and on top of the four aces, or, you can use the bottom steal for the three cards, slipping them to the top, though the pass is the most preferable.
State that you will deal the four aces into four different piles; placing down the first card, then the second card as number four, the next card as number three, and finally the fourth card in position number two, so that the cards now lie on the table from left to right: off card an ace, off card and an off card. In placing the last card, which is an ace, it is quite appropriate to drop (?) it, thus exposing its face.
On top of pile number one place three cards dealt from the bottom of pack, carelessly exhibiting these cards before placing on top of supposed ace.
Now move over from top of deck four cards, the three top ones being the aces, with an off card at the bottom, carelessly turn over, and off card is in sight; after exhibiting state you will place these three cards removed from top of pack, at same time indicating top of packet and pushing over bottom card, leaving same on top of pack. This can be accomplished with a throwing motion, so as to leave three cards in your hand. Or, after exhibiting the cards, notice that you have made a mistake and have four cards and then simply replace the bottom card back on the pack.
On the next pile place three cards from bottom of pack and on fourth and final pile, again remove three cards from the top, placing the pack to one side.
To the spectators it appears that you have face down four piles of cards, an ace being the bottom card of each packet, while in reality the four aces are all together in the second pile from your left.
Have two packets selected, using the old "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose" principle, and then ask for a selection of one of the remaining packets, forcing a selection of the one containing the four aces: The other packets as picked up should be retained in the left hand.
State that you will cause the aces to leave packet in your hand and enter packet on table, the off cards finding their way to the packet held in your hand. Riffle the ends of the cards three times, turn over the packet and show that the four aces are on the table, then running through packet in hand, show an absence of aces therein.
When properly presented this is a very effective trick, and for the parlor, is the most suitable of the various methods shown.
T H E D E C E P T I V E F O U R A C E T R I C K
The following variation of the four-ace effect will appeal to those who are gifted with manipulative skill, and when properly presented is one of the most deceiving of these many effects, possessing the added advantage of being one that can be performed anywhere, with any cards; no fakes or duplicates being necessary.
To the observer, the effect is as outlined below: The four aces are unmistakably placed on the table; on each of these aces three indifferent cards are placed; all four cards being face down on the table.
Some party selects one pile, placing their finger thereon, or indicating their free choice; the other three piles are picked up and one at a time shown to contain one ace and three indifferent cards, these being inserted near center of pack; the selected pile is shown also to contain but one ace and like the former ones, three indifferent cards, but at word of command the aces leave the pack and are found to be all together in this selected pile.
Considerable skill and practice are necessary for the proper presentation of this sleight, the various moves being as follows:
Four aces are dealt on table face down, in any order to suit your fancy, on top of each ace, three off cards being dealt just as they come from the pack.
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The deck in left hand should be held with second, third and little fingers on outer end, the deck resting in the last joints; first finger curled on top of pack, so that only the inner edge will be cut, the thumb being held on this inner edge, and the pack is cut near center by the thumb.
The second and third off piles are treated in the same manner as the first pile, so that you really have the three aces together on bottom of packet; now ask the spectator who selected a packet to turn same over himself and see that it also contains but one ace, and like the former packets, three off cards, and while he is so doing, pass the three aces from bottom to top of pack, shoving them over the inner side so that they project about a half inch. Pick up the packet which your volunteer assistant selected, but in doing so, get the ace to the top, and shoving it over the outer or left edge of other three cards, so that it is slightly projecting beyond them.
Call attention to the fact that each packet contained one ace and three off cards, but that you are going to cause the aces to leave the deck, at the same time illustrating this sentence by indicating the packet in left hand, pushing off the ace from the right hand packet onto top of deck in left hand, the three off cards being slipped to bottom of pack and the four aces being lifted away together; in reality you have made the top and bottom change.
Count three, turn packet in right hand over and the four aces are exposed to view, while the deck can be shown free from duplicates.
T A R B E L L F O U R A C E C O M B I N A T I O N
The following routine for this old favorite was shown to me by Dr. Tarbell, and for completeness and all-around fairness is a hard one to beat. While the cards need considerable preparation, yet, to one not versed in sleight of hand, such preparation is well worth the time expended to arrive at the effect.
Here is the way it appears to the onlooker:
The four aces are shown and laid singly on the table in four different positions; on top of each ace three other cards are placed; one pile is selected, the other piles being taken up one at a time and again shown to contain one ace and three indifferent cards and these cards inserted in the pack. The selected pile is also run through, one ace and three off cards seen to be therein. On command, or on riming deck, aces are caused to leave it and enter pile on table; the deck being fanned through and no aces seen, while on turning over packet on table, four aces come to view.
Seven aces are required, or duplicates of the three aces not in the pile to be used, which is forced in any desired method.
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The three cards first laid down on the table, along with the card to be in the pile forced, are shorts; in other words, the three aces have had a small margin taken off one edge, so that they are slightly shorter than the other cards of the pack; thus, in running through the pack, after these aces had been replaced, they would not come to view. Of course the cards are not fanned, but run through by allowing the deck to be released by the thumb. (See illustration.)
The three cards placed on top of the regular ace, in the pile to be forced are also prepared in this manner: The three aces are each trimmed, that is, a slight portion of one edge is removed, so that the cards are a trifle shorter than balance of pack; these three cards are pasted onto regular cards, but, only the lower half is glued down, the card being loose at the top, so that, if this selected pile is taken up, the ace is seen on the bottom, but by running over the tops of the cards with the thumb, three off cards are seen with the ace; the aces being shorter than the other cards, and also not glued at the top, they cannot be observed. Thus while you have four aces by running over the cards it can apparently be shown that this pile contains but one ace and three indifferent cards.
In performing the cards should be placed on the pack as follows: Top card, short ace, then regular ace followed by the other two short aces, then three off cards and following these the three prepared aces (the double aces), which will be dealt upon the unprepared ace in the second position, or the second pile from the left, this being the easiest pile to force.