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An Easy Mix Match Card Trick

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 – running time 10:06
This week, a card effect that requires no dexterity or skill whatsoever, and (best of all), uses only 10 cards out of the deck!

Effect: 5 pairs of matching cards are shuffled and thoroughly mixed...yet by the end, they've all been properly matched with their mate.

Method: pull out 5 pairs of matched cards (that is, both cards with the same value and color). Arrange them in a repeating pattern, such as "A, 2, 3, 4, 5, A, 2, 3, 4, 5", and start cutting the deck repeatedly (remember: cutting the deck does not change the order of the cards, only where the break in them is). Finally, split the cards into two even piles, and turn one of them face up (while the other stays face down).

Now, pick up either pile, and begin moving cards from the top to the bottom, as you spell out the words "Last. Two. Cards. Match." At the end of each word, remove the top two cards from each pile and set them together. BONUS: as you're doing this, allow your audience to shout "switch" at any time. When they do so, set down the pack you're holding, and continue the effect with the other pack (...they can say "switch" as often as they like, and the effect will still work).

By the end of your effect, you should have 5 pairs of cards on the table, each with one face up, and another face down. For your grand finale, reveal that it?s not just the last two cards that match, but ALL FIVE PAIRS!


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Highlights
squarespace ( 0:21, 3:38, 3:45, 4:09, 4:33, 0:21, 3:38, 3:45, 4:09, 4:33 ) march madness ( 6:58, 6:58 ) dvd players ( 7:35, 7:35 ) homestretch ( 8:08, 8:08 ) squarespace ( 0:21, 3:38, 3:45, 4:09, 4:33, 0:21, 3:38, 3:45, 4:09, 4:33 ) march madness ( 6:58, 6:58 ) dvd players ( 7:35, 7:35 ) homestretch ( 8:08, 8:08 )

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" This week a killer card trick that does its -- himself. This episode Scam School -- do you buy those twisted the bonds at Squarespace. "

" Welcome and Sheldon never lets you drink a loan Scam School the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street and -- Brushwood and this week we have another completely self working 100% automatic. Can't -- card trick and the best part is you don't even need a pool deck of cards check it out."

" Still does O'Brien resident Don John by almost a ball ultimately. Julian how you guys doing -- good -- and I got filled up my strength I know they got a bad reputation. Until you learn lines and also that'll blow them. -- an -- you guys a killer card trick these are targeting using you see we've got. Crazy people Diego five games breeze through the courts and we did the same -- next to each other with -- And because it doesn't matter what the order is brought to go and -- I like I -- material. I feel that this Hollywood stuff. I just got voted out -- we're gonna split up it a few miles. 500 -- for the people publicly provide -- of the game. Under the spell out the Braves last two cards match and if we're very very lucky in the last few -- An -- fell on the run through the cards like this would be an OK. And C. Wright scandal grew at a time they hear that you'll think you guys could tell me when the switch from one card -- for example I'm like this in north. He has he could have been done the other side of the got both cards in your head -- I think that's -- that would put -- is currently coming our target this sort of weird how does this what you got Arianna has personality and it -- just out. Points again off switch. Yeah I am very eerie argument it's gonna happen crazy hill to see right I guess and you again and T do it but it when -- done -- been given to wind up with Apple is -- blast area and it -- let me start with. That one of regulated RA or get the team that I did not give him a lot of -- out this W. Slides up. 030. Last to eliminate those now we're back down the street cards of these facilities that one all right got to balance. Okay. Kerr yeah he -- very clever yeah mess we ended up with these -- than those and then with one. I just want relevant right now without six all right an open AA. Team go. C. Age hindsight I was pretty good would you really want to eliminate that ability in the last we ended up with that crazy random pick the -- cards. The political. It hitters in that LeBron makes them off his -- opinions which are you wanted and we could last two cars match and we ended up with. That to me. Again had -- pretty good seed -- that's lot of that money I'd -- on upwards -- the -- and I have very easily breaking kayak."

" I love the strength and more importantly I love America it is diabolical simple but first let's -- our sponsors over Squarespace is that I can't believe -- we just converted my entire website at all but."

" What are comparable -- Squarespace and I. Wouldn't be happier despite its review of easily -- lightning really easy to make it. Finally I can make -- it's what a model road using any computer I just go to would not I -- this -- I type in my credentials and I drag and drop different pieces of -- website. All around -- in real time. I can't say enough about how he's a good looking couple. That. The Squarespace wed he -- and the best party to try for absolutely. Free to head on over this is how and when you fall in love with britney's which you will pictured here. -- Scam School that's two words in school and check -- you'll get 10% off a lifetime of your order but most importantly would you use that code will be keeping it cool in business will be gone over there right now. Check out Squarespace. "

" It didn't. Grab grabbed five cards."

" In -- on a range of."

" What. Five of them an -- underneath like -- series there you guys have some day ago."

" I can't -- that what you gonna do is this will be in order. That -- in order. They got he got magic board sort -- people are want to be horrified when it specific right now. I don't know that when you cut cards it doesn't actually change the order of the cards. Qualitative is where the break. So it is valuable thing on my cup department as you might realize only just cutting the target. -- by holding them like us. But the bottom artists is. What I'm doing it looks like I'm shuffling up but I've actually. Just cutting the cars over and over again. I'd say just say stop and every one Atlanta put on the table mountain around it would not work exactly -- getting exactly yes but then there's could have been married no that's right. 830 and that thing up what no matter what they -- he's avoided the vibrant things down the other ones you flip these up. And again when your cap had just done. -- about what it does -- but it turns out that it turned to visit at exactly the right Rachel I don't know why. But it doesn't matter if you do teen W au over the air -- CW here in an overview -- whatever it is. Unless you do that's driving a totally."

" And Brian we that we we agree he's a fairly random order. Yes they are in -- not like anybody even if they give them what I think they do look like they're clearly -- some kind of -- Bryant right. Pop group laughter they're not I don't know where we should mixed -- bed and I'll be satisfied then yeah they're -- the other sounds good to me -- Yeah you just keep mixing those guys aren't you know the very good job and I can tell you're holding it in an overhead -- If I -- I have been. Am I holding up well -- really clearly see those sort -- an early -- Stacy. You into Ottawa look further -- things that I certainly doesn't get that trip again. -- Very good fight cards down very good now Bryant yes -- mining town in regards. From the last few cards from a visit last March Madness in the letters. At any other unions saying stop counting those -- in stocks that are going to those guys are good -- which. I don't want to let you know the only one syllable of the equator yeah you -- nothing that's gonna -- it right yes. Brian. You're right it started out whenever I was. Go home. Today threats."

" Best. T well I've basically that I haven't got -- here that's good numbers and again -- that you've gotten an. Seven personalities. I would go to Baghdad it's -- to get. Dvd players. W. Vote. And that would have -- The -- import those totally random cards that do that he -- guards its rights to another not so they started let us look at I'm -- Well yeah and it hasn't done that we had all this anyway. -- Me. That. Is. Here in the homestretch in the net -- Today. Team stays home. Hey it's good it down our eyes and these are all -- Value for their music I can make a cigarette up here our -- ready I'm ready. -- Again that's good. You ready yet. Yeah yeah. Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah you rip it -- on the eyes again and again. --"

" Okay."

" I remember when it comes to self working hard tricks like this one. Crazy is everything you need to make it sound simple an exciting and that's a little come across that everything comes across as tedious laborious and people are going to lose interest really fast."

" By the way if you want to suggest your favorite bars him right directly -- revision3.com. Any questions about this by scam or you have video before it off."

" Posted at the boards at revision3.com. Slash Scam School."

" Of course as always if you want to -- my kids are all over America all my Twitter feed at twitter.com slash woods. Then next week we're going to be learning how to use or the carburetor. -- triple distilled vodka but first."

" Left to do some sampling."

" This week a killer card trick that does its -- himself. This episode Scam School -- do you buy those twisted the bonds at Squarespace. "

" Welcome and Sheldon never lets you drink a loan Scam School the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street and -- Brushwood and this week we have another completely self working 100% automatic. Can't -- card trick and the best part is you don't even need a pool deck of cards check it out."

" Still does O'Brien resident Don John by almost a ball ultimately. Julian how you guys doing -- good -- and I got filled up my strength I know they got a bad reputation. Until you learn lines and also that'll blow them. -- an -- you guys a killer card trick these are targeting using you see we've got. Crazy people Diego five games breeze through the courts and we did the same -- next to each other with -- And because it doesn't matter what the order is brought to go and -- I like I -- material. I feel that this Hollywood stuff. I just got voted out -- we're gonna split up it a few miles. 500 -- for the people publicly provide -- of the game. Under the spell out the Braves last two cards match and if we're very very lucky in the last few -- An -- fell on the run through the cards like this would be an OK. And C. Wright scandal grew at a time they hear that you'll think you guys could tell me when the switch from one card -- for example I'm like this in north. He has he could have been done the other side of the got both cards in your head -- I think that's -- that would put -- is currently coming our target this sort of weird how does this what you got Arianna has personality and it -- just out. Points again off switch. Yeah I am very eerie argument it's gonna happen crazy hill to see right I guess and you again and T do it but it when -- done -- been given to wind up with Apple is -- blast area and it -- let me start with. That one of regulated RA or get the team that I did not give him a lot of -- out this W. Slides up. 030. Last to eliminate those now we're back down the street cards of these facilities that one all right got to balance. Okay. Kerr yeah he -- very clever yeah mess we ended up with these -- than those and then with one. I just want relevant right now without six all right an open AA. Team go. C. Age hindsight I was pretty good would you really want to eliminate that ability in the last we ended up with that crazy random pick the -- cards. The political. It hitters in that LeBron makes them off his -- opinions which are you wanted and we could last two cars match and we ended up with. That to me. Again had -- pretty good seed -- that's lot of that money I'd -- on upwards -- the -- and I have very easily breaking kayak."

" I love the strength and more importantly I love America it is diabolical simple but first let's -- our sponsors over Squarespace is that I can't believe -- we just converted my entire website at all but."

" What are comparable -- Squarespace and I. Wouldn't be happier despite its review of easily -- lightning really easy to make it. Finally I can make -- it's what a model road using any computer I just go to would not I -- this -- I type in my credentials and I drag and drop different pieces of -- website. All around -- in real time. I can't say enough about how he's a good looking couple. That. The Squarespace wed he -- and the best party to try for absolutely. Free to head on over this is how and when you fall in love with britney's which you will pictured here. -- Scam School that's two words in school and check -- you'll get 10% off a lifetime of your order but most importantly would you use that code will be keeping it cool in business will be gone over there right now. Check out Squarespace. "

" It didn't. Grab grabbed five cards."

" In -- on a range of."

" What. Five of them an -- underneath like -- series there you guys have some day ago."

" I can't -- that what you gonna do is this will be in order. That -- in order. They got he got magic board sort -- people are want to be horrified when it specific right now. I don't know that when you cut cards it doesn't actually change the order of the cards. Qualitative is where the break. So it is valuable thing on my cup department as you might realize only just cutting the target. -- by holding them like us. But the bottom artists is. What I'm doing it looks like I'm shuffling up but I've actually. Just cutting the cars over and over again. I'd say just say stop and every one Atlanta put on the table mountain around it would not work exactly -- getting exactly yes but then there's could have been married no that's right. 830 and that thing up what no matter what they -- he's avoided the vibrant things down the other ones you flip these up. And again when your cap had just done. -- about what it does -- but it turns out that it turned to visit at exactly the right Rachel I don't know why. But it doesn't matter if you do teen W au over the air -- CW here in an overview -- whatever it is. Unless you do that's driving a totally."

" And Brian we that we we agree he's a fairly random order. Yes they are in -- not like anybody even if they give them what I think they do look like they're clearly -- some kind of -- Bryant right. Pop group laughter they're not I don't know where we should mixed -- bed and I'll be satisfied then yeah they're -- the other sounds good to me -- Yeah you just keep mixing those guys aren't you know the very good job and I can tell you're holding it in an overhead -- If I -- I have been. Am I holding up well -- really clearly see those sort -- an early -- Stacy. You into Ottawa look further -- things that I certainly doesn't get that trip again. -- Very good fight cards down very good now Bryant yes -- mining town in regards. From the last few cards from a visit last March Madness in the letters. At any other unions saying stop counting those -- in stocks that are going to those guys are good -- which. I don't want to let you know the only one syllable of the equator yeah you -- nothing that's gonna -- it right yes. Brian. You're right it started out whenever I was. Go home. Today threats."

" Best. T well I've basically that I haven't got -- here that's good numbers and again -- that you've gotten an. Seven personalities. I would go to Baghdad it's -- to get. Dvd players. W. Vote. And that would have -- The -- import those totally random cards that do that he -- guards its rights to another not so they started let us look at I'm -- Well yeah and it hasn't done that we had all this anyway. -- Me. That. Is. Here in the homestretch in the net -- Today. Team stays home. Hey it's good it down our eyes and these are all -- Value for their music I can make a cigarette up here our -- ready I'm ready. -- Again that's good. You ready yet. Yeah yeah. Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah you rip it -- on the eyes again and again. --"

" Okay."

" I remember when it comes to self working hard tricks like this one. Crazy is everything you need to make it sound simple an exciting and that's a little come across that everything comes across as tedious laborious and people are going to lose interest really fast."

" By the way if you want to suggest your favorite bars him right directly -- revision3.com. Any questions about this by scam or you have video before it off."

" Posted at the boards at revision3.com. Slash Scam School."

" Of course as always if you want to -- my kids are all over America all my Twitter feed at twitter.com slash woods. Then next week we're going to be learning how to use or the carburetor. -- triple distilled vodka but first."

" Left to do some sampling."

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Started discussion: April 23, 2009 @ 7:20am GMT

Episode 58 - An Easy Mix Match Card Trick [Discussion]

This week, a card effect that requires no dexterity or skill whatsoever, and (best of all), uses only 10 cards out of the deck!

Watch and download here.

Pruben
7 months ago
I have managed to do the trick, but I am not good enough to shuffle the cards. I have to control the cards everytime unless I let the top card of each deck stick out.
Most people would believe this trick is something magical, but when you think about it, the trick is very logical. you don't even need to say "Last - Two - Cards - Matches". You only need words with those many letters: 4/10/15... - 3/8/12/16... - 2/5/8/11... - 1/3/5/7/9...
Great Trick :)
CucumberBoy
7 months ago
In reply to Pruben:
I have managed to do the trick, but I am not good enough to shuffle the cards. I have to control the cards everytime unless I let the top card of each deck stick out.
Most people would believe this trick is something magical, but when you think about it, the trick is very logical. you don't even need to say "Last - Two - Cards - Matches". You only need words with those many letters: 4/10/15... - 3/8/12/16... - 2/5/8/11... - 1/3/5/7/9...
Great Trick :)


Which is great for us scandinavians...

Just have to say: Scam school has quickly become one of the best shows on revision3.
Metacore
7 months ago
Well, from what I could tell, you just need to have the one less than the total amount of cards in each pile, and then you could just add multiples of the total number.

This means that 4(l-a-s-t) works for 5 cards because if you did it in one pile, it'll cycle back to the last card(which is the first in the other pile).

3(t-w-o) works for the same reason.

5(c-a-r-d-s) works because it's one less than the total amount in each pile(that amount being 3, at this point) plus 3(the number of the total in each pile). The idea here is that if you just cycled through 3 times, you be back where you started, and then two more cycles get you to the card you want.

Then, 5 works again, because again, it is a multiple of the total amount of cards in each pile, plus one less(since there should be two in each pile, that means 2+2+1), so basically you cycle completely through each pile twice, and then get the card you want.

There, now you know why it works(thought it was weird Brian said he didn't know). I hope this helps people devise new versions and different ways to do this, since now you know how to apply any pile with any matching word. Good luck.
MrPopular
7 months ago
Love this Trick.

My only problem is i seem to be 2 clumsy and I can't "shuffle" the deck without grabbing a random card and screwing up the trick..

Shwood you got any tips on shuffling such a small amount of cards?
shwooddotcom
7 months ago
In reply to MrPopular:
Love this Trick.

My only problem is i seem to be 2 clumsy and I can't "shuffle" the deck without grabbing a random card and screwing up the trick..

Shwood you got any tips on shuffling such a small amount of cards?


I'm pretty sure if you overhand shuffle, and peel off every single card one-at-a-time, then repeat the maneuver, they'll end up in the original order. Try doing it that way. (and tell me if I'm crazy or not... I believe the first run-through will completely reverse the order, then the second one will completely return to the original order)
Metacore
7 months ago
Another thing you can try is to prearrange ten cards(this would probably work better if they weren't sequential, so it seems more random) and just stick them on top of the deck. Now, all you need to do is do an overhand shuffle, but only grab new cards from the middle, so the 10 on top won't ever move.

Also, as Brian pointed out, you should probably reverse the order if you put them in the deck before shuffling. This way, when you just pull the 10 cards that "happen" to be on top, you can just pull them out one at a time and lay them down on the table, which seems more natural and like it has less though put into it.

This even adds an extra element of using "random cards" which removes the need to shuffle them later(the whole point of this post), but of course, you have all the problems you'd have when you use a prearranged deck.

Just another suggestion for people have trouble "shuffling" so little cards while still making it look good.
jsc315
7 months ago
In reply to Pruben:
I have managed to do the trick, but I am not good enough to shuffle the cards. I have to control the cards everytime unless I let the top card of each deck stick out.
Most people would believe this trick is something magical, but when you think about it, the trick is very logical. you don't even need to say "Last - Two - Cards - Matches". You only need words with those many letters: 4/10/15... - 3/8/12/16... - 2/5/8/11... - 1/3/5/7/9...
Great Trick :)


Ive had the same problem as well. I have always been horrible when shuffling cards.
Sincerelee
6 months ago
I love the trick. But, did the one guy have a problem, or iws he naturally belligerent?
shwooddotcom
6 months ago
That guy was a character. Sometimes it doesn't translate on video, but he was pretty funny/cool in real life.
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