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Chapter X

Mysteries Using Reversed 'Ordinary' Cards

The drama of a single card found face-up in a face-down pack.

The principle: The Reversed Card

In this chapter

11 tricks
Ordinary deck

Simplified Reverse

A chosen card vanishes from view, then turns up face up in the middle of a face-down deck.

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Upside Down

The spectator privately looks at one of four cards and mixes them so even they do not know which is theirs.

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U Bite

A chosen card seems to turn itself over in the deck, then does it again in the spectator's own hands.

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The Haley Reversed Card

A freely chosen card is buried in the shuffled deck, yet moments later it is found completely turned over among all the others.

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Sure Locator

A spectator's chosen card is buried in the deck, then a single card mysteriously turns face up to mark exactly where it hides.

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In The Dark

A freely chosen card is lost in the deck and covered by a handkerchief, yet you name it instantly through the cloth.

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Under Cover

A chosen card is buried in the deck and covered by a handkerchief, then it visibly rises up through the cloth on its own.

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Behind The Back

A chosen card is buried in the deck, then placed behind your back, and instantly it is found reversed and ready to show.

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Coincidence

A spectator buries two cards in a deck, and a second sealed pack is found to contain those exact same cards reversed.

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The Reverse 'Count-Down'

A chosen card is sealed under a rubber band, yet appears at any number the audience freely calls out.

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French's Extraordinary Aces

The four aces are openly shown and even passed for examination, then set aside under a rubber band.

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