Mark Elsdon – Six of One

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Discover six incredible and visually stunning effects in this new PDF booklet by Mark Elsdon, available for instant download! These captivating tricks are sure to enhance your magic repertoire. Read on for more details.

Origami of Note – A spectator lends a banknote, which they fold into eighths and secure with a paper clip. The magician, without touching the note, waves their hand over it, and it magically refolds into a small T-shirt on a mini hanger! The spectator keeps this delightful origami creation, as the magician never touches the note at any point.

Odd Man Out – A full deck of cards is fanned out for a spectator, who freely names any card. That card is placed face up on their hand. All cards are shown to have blue backs, and when the spectator’s card is flipped, it astonishingly reveals a green back! But the surprises don’t end there; when the deck is turned face down, every card is now red-backed! The spectator can examine the deck—no tricks involved.

Wishful Tinkering – A spectator selects a card, which is shuffled back into the deck. They then choose whether they want their card to appear on top, in the middle, or at the bottom. After confirming the card is not in the chosen position, the magician makes it appear there. This process repeats for all three positions. Finally, the magician claims the card will appear in their pocket, and when the spectator checks, it has vanished from the deck, only to be pulled from the magician’s pocket—no palming required!

Cardtoon, Too – A deck of cards is displayed, and a spectator selects one. The Joker, featuring a stick magician on its back, is placed on top. As the deck is riffled like a flipbook, the stickman comes to life, pulling the spectator’s chosen card from his top hat! Once the Joker is removed, the stickman mysteriously disappears from all other cards!

Memorization – The performer demonstrates a technique for memorizing a shuffled deck. After genuinely shuffling a new deck, they memorize it. A spectator then secretly removes one card and places it elsewhere in the deck. The performer, with their back turned, identifies the chosen card, claiming it was the “only one out of place.”

Sandwich Way Did They Go? – A spectator places the two black Queens on top of the card case and selects a card, which is returned to the deck. When the magician reaches for the Queens, they have vanished! The deck is spread, revealing the Queens face up in the middle, sandwiching the selected card. The magician places the Queens aside and covers them with the card case for security. The selected card is on top of the face-down deck, but as the magician lifts it, it disappears! The Queens are revealed to be the only cards left, now sandwiching the selected card.