Sunken Treasury Parts 1 & 2 by Nick Conticello

Renowned contributor to the Tarbell Course, Nick Conticello, unveils the first part of his groundbreaking book, “Sunken Treasury,” which delves into the powerful principle of the sunken key card in card magic.

This collection features fourteen innovative effects that showcase unique concepts, offering fresh material that you won’t find elsewhere—unless you’ve seen Nick in action!

Highlights include:

• THE SLEIGHT-OF-MIND ROUTINE: A captivating sequence of three effects using selected cards and a pair of Deuces.
• MENTAL POLYGRAPH: A spectator selects a card and hides it in the deck. As she answers questions about her card—truthfully or not—the deck reveals her true card and answers!
• IMPOSSIBLE!: A fresh take on the classic Larry Jennings comedy routine with a direct approach.
• DOUBLY IMPOSSIBLE!!: A two-spectator adaptation of the previous effect.
• UNKNOWN COUNTDOWN: A mentalist-style revelation of a randomly chosen card, inspired by Annemann’s “Locatrix,” featuring an innovative method.
• ODDAID FOR TWO: A novel presentation for the One Deck Do-As-I-Do challenge.
• A LOT LESS WORK: A streamlined version of the 21 Card Trick, requiring only one deal-through and two selections, with piles buried in a thoroughly shuffled deck.
• THE ORSON WELLES TRICK: Two cards chosen and lost by spectators are revealed by spelling the name of Orson Welles, reminiscent of what Welles might have performed himself.
• Q+A SPELLER: An intricate version of the Lie Detector, allowing spectators to answer questions about their card before its revelation. Introduces the CAFE Control, to be explored further in Part Three.

The book also includes comprehensive explanations of the Radar Principle and Littlecount, two significant contributions to mathematical card magic.

Each effect can be performed without sleights or prior arrangement of the cards, using a shuffled, borrowed, or incomplete deck. Nick also shares his preferred techniques involving simple sleights.

This book is poised to become a landmark in card magic literature. Secure your copy today and explore the forefront of magical innovation!

1st edition 2015, 50 pages. Word count: 18,743, equivalent to 74 standard pages of text.