Effects with Business Cards by Gerard Zitta

Imagine being caught off guard, asked to perform a magic trick with nothing but a pen and a few business cards. With just your business card holder, you can captivate your audience effortlessly.

Now, picture yourself with a deck of cards—each one unique. No one would believe you were unprepared!

This ebook is a comprehensive collection of effects by Gerard Zitta that utilize business cards. Most of these effects appear impromptu and can be performed with just your business cards or blank index cards.

The effects are categorized into two main sections:

• Completely Impromptu: No preparation needed. Typically, all you require is a pen and business cards, sometimes blank on both sides.

• Requires Setup: Some effects may need minimal preparation or an additional prop, which is easy to obtain.

All the effects in this ebook are accessible. Only one sleight may require practice, but a simpler alternative is available. Most effects are hands-off or involve basic sleights like double lifts or turnovers, with no “billet work” necessary.

The focus is primarily on mentalism effects.

CONTENTS

• 100% Impromptu: (Just business cards and a pen)

• The Roman Prediction

• Chair’Z

• Witness

• Invisible Book Test

• Men Desiring Women

• Elimination

• Nice to Meet You

• Happy Hour

• Money Transfer

• Hands Off My Lady (with 3, 4, and 5 business cards)

• Guess My Card

• Take My Order

• Love It or Hate It

• The Lie Detector

• Dead or Alive

• ADDITION V2 and the new ‘GZ Control’: This variation is ideal for mentalists using blank business cards.

  99% Impromptu: Requires minimal preparation or an extra prop, but will appear impromptu to your audience.

• Janus V3: A unique two-way out with ideas for effects like ‘Honeymoon’, ‘Heads or Tails without Coins’, ‘Red or Black’, ‘Lottery’, ‘Gift’, ‘Winner’

• Scam ACAAN

• The Universal Detector

• The Hypnosis System (V1)

• The Universal Gift: Consider this a bonus, as it requires additional props.

• Invisible Heads or Tails

1st edition 2013, 115 pages. Word count: 21,814, equivalent to 87 standard pages of text.