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How to "Set Up" a Stacked Deck for a Trick

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@emilia201011

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Hey there!

I've been looking for tricks on YouTube to perform for my friends, and I wanted to put on a small show.

I want to perform the trick that Julio Ribera explains in the video "Mi mejor truco de magia explicado en youtube" last.

The problem is it needs a setup, and I don't know how to get the cards into order in the middle of the show without the audience noticing.

Any ideas?

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Carlos Diaz
@supereriso

I think the video you're talking about is this one:

Depending on your skill level, I see a couple of easy options:

  • Perform the trick at the start of your show.
  • Do effects that don't mess up a small packet of the deck. You'll need to keep that packet under control.
  • If you want to perform it at the end, a deck switch is your best bet. You can ditch the used deck in a pocket and pull out a new, stacked deck of the same color. You could even pretend you're finished and then decide to do one last trick.
  • You can use the effects leading up to it to gradually set up the order.
  • If you've mastered the Cull, you can do it right under a spectator's nose as you run through the cards. They'll have no idea what you're up to at that point.
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@emilia201011

Thanks!

That really helped.

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Ihuen Munuera
@magnus

Or, if you can't perform the tricks right away, you can put the deck away, do an effect that doesn't require cards (like coin magic or a prediction), and then bring out the deck. Your spectators will think it's the same one, but in reality, you'll have pulled a deck switch.

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@emilia201011

Thanks for the idea!

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Ricardo
@ricardorg2283

or you could also do a trick beforehand (as the second-to-last effect) that leaves the deck "messy," Triumph-style. Let me explain: basically, it's something like "Ni ciego ni tonto" but with a different ending, because instead of directly producing the two selected cards, you intermingle the packets, face up and face down, and at the end, you show that on one side all the red cards are together except for one black card, and on the other side all the black cards are together except for one red card (which are the selected cards).

Then you have two options: you can switch decks, but without any trickery, you just justify it by saying, "to save time sorting this one out," or you simply sort the deck and take that opportunity to secretly set up the stack you need for your final trick.

P.S. I've assumed you're familiar with the "Ni ciego ni tonto" trick, but if not, my apologies. You can probably look it up by that name because it's somewhat of a classic (though it also requires some setup).

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@emilia201011

Okay, thanks so much!

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