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We are pleased to present fellow community member, Victor Cruz in the following tutorial of MKA. The tricked out version of Collectors originally appeared in "The System Vault" back in 2005 and is making its official debut six years later.

Con Cam Coincidencia is merely a card trick but when performed well it can be a remarkable piece of showmanship. The effect requires the participation of three individuals and takes no more than four minutes to perform. The end result is nothing short of a miracle.

Learn effective technique and practical tips on two different methods for the Erdnase color change. Expertly explained by master close-up magician John Carney.

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The Consistent Control allows you to retain complete control over one to several cards after the deck is riffle shuffled and cut.

One of 7 original effects featured on Simply Sydney, an instructional DVD on the card magic of Syd Segal. In Double D's and Aces the spectator is asked to shuffle the cards upon spelling to the each Ace in this baffling four of a kind produciton.

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From a shuffled deck, four random selections turnout to be the four aces of which vanish and reappear in this nearly self working routine devised by Paul Wilson.

One of 7 original effects featured on Simply Sydney, an instructional DVD on the card magic of Syd Segal. G.A.F.T. is a sandwich routine that includes a visual "split" of the selected card in to the "sandwiching" Jacks followed by a clean triplet of effects. A production, vanish and reappearance.

This routine looks like real magic but be advised that the use of a double-face card is required.

If you're familiar with the Gamblers Cop you'll be pleased with what Paul Wilson has to offer this time around. The Killer Cop is an excellent technique to steal one or multiple cards from the center of the deck in the natural action of cutting the deck.

Within our library of books we’ve read countless variations of Triumph, many of which we feel are superior to Vernon’s original handling published in The Stars of Magic. However, Open Triumph by Dani DaOrtiz is as open, fair and visual as we have ever seen. Witness the ingenious thinking this spanish master of sleight of hand puts into all his magic with this amazing effect. Don’t close your eyes.

PUT it in the Card Box is Paul Wilson's refined handling of Eddie Fields Way ahead card to card case. After a spectator secretly writes down a prediction on a piece of paper five freely chosen cards are shown and placed face-up into the center of the deck. Astonishingly, the predicted card vanishes from the deck and ends up inside the card box. A miracle among card tricks that virtually anyone can learn in this eight minute instructional video.

More of a "stunt" or "display of skill" then an actual magic effect but in either case this quick litter fooler will take any onlooker by surprise. A selection is lost in the pack, then the Ace is removed and tossed into the deck from afar only to land perfectly positioned next to the selection à la ninja style.

Learn effective technique and practical tips on the Top Palm, one of the most useful sleights in all of card magic. Two different top palms are explained.

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In card magic, controlling multiple selections simultaneously is an invaluable utility move that opens the doors to countless opportunities. The method offered here by Paul Wilson is among our favorite. Not only are you able to control one to several cards in the natural action of cutting the deck but the deck itself maintains order.

A visual exploration of the Ambitious Card combined with magical feats of dexterous exploitation. Uzumaki is our take on the classic Ambitious Card where a selected card magically comes to the top after being pushed into the center.

One of 12 original effects featured on Reflection, an instructional DVD on the card magic of Bill Goodwin. In Mistaken Sandwich, a card is produced between two others. Realizing that it is not the selection, the magician causes it to change into the correct card. The three cards can be examined.

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One of 12 original effects featured on Reflection, an instructional DVD on the card magic of Bill Goodwin. Off Balance Transpo is a three-phase routine where a selected card and the four Aces repeatedly switch places culminating with a visual transformation of the selection into the four Aces.

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Learn effective technique and practical tips on the Bottom Palm. Expertly explained by master close-up magician John Carney.

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Paul Wilson explains two methods to achieve a classic plot in card magic originally created by Bill Goodwin and later popularized by Ernest Earick. The magician places the Aces face down in four different parts of the deck. In waving the four Kings over the deck they magically transpose --- the Aces are now on top and the Kings in four different parts.

Learn one of the most talked about card controls circulating the magic scene. For years this technique for controlling a selected card to the top has been a favorite among professional card magicians. The actions are entirely motivated and there is nothing for your audience to suspect.

One of 7 original effects featured on Simply Sydney, an instructional DVD on the card magic of Syd Segal. In Collectors Edition, the Kings successfully locate and trap three selections, the feat is then repeated by the magician under test conditions. Not only do the selections reappear a second time in the magicians hands, but the King packet cleanly vanishes as well!

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Behold one of the oldest and most beautiful color changes in card magic. In this tutorial Ricky Smith teaches how to visually change one card into another along with one of our favorite card tricks by Victor Farelli called Up His Sleeve.

A selected card is cleanly pushed into the deck and immediately controlled to the bottom with no apparent sleight of hand. Learn two version of this control along with a handful of applications including our version of The General Card, a Multiple Shift, a Switch, and a card at any number solution.

Expert magician and sleight of hand artist Paul Wilson walks you through seven different methods for the Double Lift, an essential move in card magic. Learn refined technique on classic double lifts as well as a never before published method.

Learn effective technique and practical tips on the Diagonal Palm Shift. Expertly explained by master close-up magician John Carney.

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An exciting new pen routine developed by Michael Feldman. Incorporating classic ideas and new concepts, Feldman has constructed a fun routine full of magical surprises. Watch as an ordinary pen vanishes, reappears and changes color right before your eyes!

From a shuffled deck your spectator is asked to gather a group of cards, at random, onto the table. It's at this point you instruct him/her to deal the cards into three poker hands using a "secret code" known only to gamblers. The end result is a miracle. Fair Deal Kid is completely self-working and can be performed instantly after watching this tutorial.

Learn effective technique and practical tips on the Flat Palm and Cop. Expertly explained by master close-up magician John Carney.

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Upon trying to find the four Aces, the magician is having no luck as Jokers are popping up everywhere. Eventually, the magician becomes fed up and turns them all into Aces.

Expertly explained by master close-up magician John Carney.

One of 7 original effects featured on Simply Sydney, an instructional DVD on the card magic of Syd Segal. A Logical Lesson combines a little bit of sleight of hand with mathematics for a killer routine with a beginning, middle and "logical" ending!

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The deck is fanned and a card cleanly inserted. By the time the deck is closed the card is already palmed! This is one of the most direct card controls in Paul's repertoire. It works like a well oiled machine and is probably much easier than you might think!

Full of wonderful and useful sleight of hand techniques, Mercurial Cards is a beautifully constructed routine. It's upbeat, visual and full of surprises.

Expertly explained by master close-up magician John Carney. This is one effect you will get more out of than you bargained for.

Napkin Trilogy consists of three different effects: Predictable Surprise, Straggler and Final Trace. In this tutorial, master close-up magician John Carney walks you through all the necessary steps with a strong emphasis on misdirection and presentation.

From a shuffled deck, the magician spreads the cards across the table and asks a spectator to select any four cards. They are the four aces.

From a shuffled deck... wait, there is no deck! Sachoff Aces allows you to produces playing cards at your fingertips from thin air. Produce as many cards you like, or just the four aces. The method is surprisingly simple yet extremely effective!

Learn effective technique and practical tips on the Side Steal, an invaluable technique for controlling a card placed anywhere in the deck. Expertly explained by master close-up magician John Carney.

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