| Over recent years there has been a lot of | | | | and produces the Ace of Diamonds. Upon |
| interest in magic tricks, with the popularity | | | | inspection of the pack, this card is found to |
| of shows by David Copperfield and David | | | | be missing! |
| Blaine an obvious indicator. But magic tricks | | | | |
| dont have to be confined to the professionals | | | | Like all magic tricks, once you know how its |
| - anyone can perform magic tricks. You just | | | | done youll wonder how you could have ever |
| need to learn how the trick is done! | | | | fallen for it. |
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| Some tricks require you to master a number of | | | | Previous to the trick, the performer removes |
| special skills like the force (getting | | | | the Ace of Diamonds from the pack, and places |
| someone to take the card you want them to | | | | in a pocket. The cards laid on the table |
| without them realising it) and the pass | | | | consist of the three Aces and the Nine of |
| (swapping the top and bottom of a deck of | | | | Diamonds, which is used as a substitute for |
| cards without being seen). But the trick here | | | | the missing Ace of the same suit. To conceal |
| doesnt require any special skills to learn. | | | | the side pipe of this card, the Ace of Clubs |
| It just requires a little bit of preparation. | | | | and Ace-of Spades are made to cover it. With |
| This trick is known as The Lost Ace. | | | | a little practice this can be done in an |
| | | | apparently careless manner of arranging the |
| After introducing a pack of unprepared cards, | | | | cards on the table, and finally placing the |
| the performer removes the four Aces from it | | | | Ace of Hearts over them. |
| and lays them on the table in plain sight. | | | | |
| The remaining cards are then handed to a | | | | The trick then proceeds as described, the |
| spectator with the request to ensure there | | | | four cards (supposed to be four Aces) being |
| are no duplicate Aces in the pack. After this | | | | shuffled into the pack. Then after the Ace of |
| has been done, the conjurer picks up the four | | | | Diamonds is found to have vanished from the |
| Aces and requests the spectator to shuffle | | | | pack, the missing card is produced from the |
| them into the pack. | | | | performer's pocket. |
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| The performer then asks the spectator if they | | | | This trick is simple to do, but it is sure to |
| are sure they have all the Aces in their | | | | entertain your friends and family as they |
| possession. After receiving and affirmative | | | | wonder how on earth you did it! |
| answer, the performer reaches into a pocket | | | | |