J.C. Wagner – Queen’s Debate

Why is this NEW? It’s now available on DVD, and the price is just $24.95! This might be the ultimate card routine of its kind. It requires practice, but it will leave your audience amazed. Importantly, this routine requires NO gimmicked cards! You might think it does when you see it performed, but rest assured, it’s completely impromptu. -Brad

This effect is one of the key routines that established J.C. Wagner’s reputation. This updated version of his classic, The Dyslexic Queens, truly fulfills the promise of astonishing card magic without any gimmicks or overly complex sleights! If you’re familiar with the Elmsley Count, you can easily learn and perform Queen’s Debate.

The effect is straightforward: You arrange four piles of three cards each in a diamond shape and place one queen on top of each pile. In a remarkably clean manner, you make the queen disappear from three of the piles! This is pure magic: visual, clean, and captivating. You then reveal that all four queens are in the remaining pile, without using duplicate cards! You proceed to vanish the queens from this pile one by one, only to instantly reveal all four queens back in their original piles.

The appeal of this routine lies in its use of a standard deck of cards. No gimmicks are involved, yet the routine appears so polished that it feels like you are using them! Anyone who has completed the Brad Burt Basic Card Course will find this routine easy to master.