Yannick Chrétien has described his own version of this classic card trick on this platform (see “Open Travellers (Yannick Chrétien)” below). David Stone demonstrates his own personal way of presenting it (no explanation).  

Two cards are freely chosen by two spectators from a deck that has been previously checked and shuffled. The two cards are signed, one on the front, the other on the back. The signatures magically teleport from one card to the other. Everything is handed out for examination at the end. To buy an ordinary deck of cards  click here.  

In the magician's arsenal, it is very practical to be able to "force" a spectator to take the card you want. Here's how you can force FOUR cards using the Hindu shuffle. To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

The magician takes four black cards from the deck: these are the "ordinary" cards; then a single red card: this is the "extraordinary" card. And so begins the saga! The “extraordinary” card is magic: it transforms everything it touches! The “ordinary” cards are turned over one by one, and transformed into red cards, then into a four of a kind in Aces. At the end, the magician shows that all the cards in the deck are now gathered in four of a kind! To buy: - the basic trick click here. - a regular deck of cards click here.  

In this card trick with multiple twists and turns, you will show that in magic, “there are no coincidences”... and so the effects follow one after another, ending with multiple surprising climaxes. And everything is handed out for examination at the end! To buy: - an ordinary deck of cards  click here. - a one way forcing deck click here.  

The magician displays two decks of cards: the blue deck is a prediction deck, while the red deck allows two spectators to decide on a card: one determines the suit, the other the value. The cards from the prediction deck are taken out, and spread face-up on the table; only one card is face-down: it's the chosen card! Everything is handed out for examination. To buy some regular decks of cards click here. and click here.  

This is undoubtedly one of the most visual and practical versions of “Open Travellers” that Yannick Chretien has graced us with. To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

John Bannon lectured at Le Double Fond on October 23, 2023. It was an unprecedented encounter with a great artist who gave us the best of his art. The Ace of Spades from a deck of cards is placed under a stem glass, and the Queen of Diamonds on top. The two cards are about to change places! Superb! To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

A highly visual routine in which a four of a kind is transformed into the signed card, previously torn up, the four pieces of which were nevertheless placed in the magician's four pockets... Of course, the four cards from the four of a kind end up into the pockets... To buy: - a regular deck of cards click here. - a regular deck of cards click here.  

A spectator names a four of a kind at random. The magician pulls out these 4 cards, betting that they'll travel invisibly into his pockets... in a fraction of a second. And guess what? It works! No gaffed cards or gimmicks for a clean, straightforward effect! To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

A coin disappears cleanly and is found into the center of the deck... on top of a chosen card. No gimmicks, no gaffed cards! The disappearance of the coin is simply brilliantly simple, and has fooled many experts! To buy: - a regular deck of cards click here. - a half dollar click here.  

Here's a nice simultaneous production of the four Aces from the deck. To buy an ordinary deck of cards click here.  

Four kings are placed face down on the table; four Aces are in the magician's hand. Instantly, the cards change places! A real killer! To buy an ordinary deck of cards click here.  

A card is first placed in a spectator's hand. Another spectator chooses a card, which is clearly placed back in the middle of the deck. The magician shows that a card has turned face up in the middle of the face down deck ... but it's not the spectator's chosen card... And when the first spectator turns over her card, it's now the one that was in the middle of the deck, while the latter has turned into the chosen card! To buy: - a regular deck of cards click here. - one regular card click here.  

JeanLuc Bertrand shares his version of the “Card in the Cigarette”, an extremely powerful finale to your close-up performance. He explains his very personal way of setting up the trick, the simple techniques he uses, and his presentation. To buy an ordinary deck of cards click here.  

A fast-paced routine in which a chosen card disappears and reappears on numerous occasions, in places as different as they are unexpected... Each time, spectators will blink and wonder: did I see what I saw? To buy: - a regular red back deck of cards click here. - a blank face blue back deck click here.