From Nick Trost’s wonderful Card Magic of Nick Trost and Precursor XIV (January, 1987). _EF In effect, two regular-size cards, each with a paper clip attached, are lying face down on the table. These are the performer’s prediction cards. A miniature deck is now spread face down, and two spectators each push out a miniature …
I love this effect from Nick Trost. Nick originally called it the The Odd-Colored Back and it appeared in The New Tops (Vol. 10, No. 8/9, August/September, 1970). It also appears as Eight-Card Brainwave in his wonderful book: Card Magic of Nick Trost. It is one of those tricks that just amazes you when you …
_EF In search of the Giant Snow Monster-a great sucker trick with a surprise punch! You show five cards blank on both sides (snow) and a sixth card with a picture of a strange footprint-Bigfoot! The Bigfoot card is mixed in with the blanks and the spectator tries to “track down” Bigfoot by selecting a …
_EF Three cards are shown, each with a part of a cute, topless pin-up girl-there’s her head, her middle, and her bottom! The head and middle are dealt face down on the table, and the bottom is inserted back out partway into your pocket. You now ask someone where the middle is. They say, “On …
_EF A “Wild Card” effect with six cards! You show five blank-faced cards and one Four of Spades. The Four is brushed against two of the blank cards and they change to Fours! This is repeated with the other blank cards and at the finish, all six cards have changed to the Four of Spades-a …
_EF This routine is based on “Showdown,” Nick Trost’s original marketed effect c. 1974 – a self working version of the Ten Card Poker Deal. If you ever wanted to do a gambling demonstration, this trick is for you. “Super Showdown” has four phases …1) The performer shuffles the deck and deals out five poker …
_EF Nick Trost is well known for his simple, easy-to-do brand of card magic. He uses subtle moves and principles rather than difficult sleight of hand to produce entertaining card effects. This book contains 122 of his best tricks, plus variations of these effects by fellow magicians. Among the tricks included are such gems as …
_EF You fan a deck of blue back cards stating they are marked-but no one can see any marks! Four Jokers are removed and, one by one, they change to red-back cards, marked with X’s! Finally the entire deck becomes red-back X’ed cards! Commercial Effect! Easy To Do
_EF The “last Word” in Color Changing Packets! Brilliant Series of 5 changes; 4 face-up cards lire shown. One is turned face down then they ALL turn face down! The cards now change color from an BLUE to all RED – then 10 PLAID BACKS then to PICTURE BACKS! For the surprising finish ALL CHANGE …
This was created by Nick Trost and released by U.F. Grant c. 1971. _EF A disc with ten playing cards printed around it is shown. Disc is turned face down so backs of cards show. Spectator then eliminates five of the cards by clipping them with five paper clips, leaving five cards for himself. When …
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