Description
Effect: There is nothing sweeter than a gaffed deck that does something amazing, something that cannot be duplicated in any other way. A deck of cards looks so innocent, and is such a common object, that when it is converted into a wolf in sheep’s clothing, the audience becomes an easy meal for the predatory wolf pack.
This manuscript describes some of the decks I’ve created over the years. Steven Youell used the title “Gaffus Maximus” for a different trick deck in his 2004 book Weapons Of Mass Destruction. I independently came up with the same tide. Stephen has graciously consented to my use of the title here.
Many of the ideas contained in this manuscript have been encouraged, corrected, improved and commented upon by my friends, Richard Kaufman, Max Maven, Stephen Minch, Matt Field and David Britland. Thank you always. A big thank you to Liz Kaufman for her amazing design skills.
Features:
- A spectator thinks of a card. You name it, then spell to it. The kicker: it’s the only red-backed card in a blue-backed deck. No rough and smooth. All new method.
- Any card named. Another card is selected: it’s the only card in the deck with writing on it and the writing is the name of the first card named.
- ACAAN (sort of): Except you do the effect twice!
- A card known only to a spectator spells to a second spectator’s card.
- Spectator thinks of a card: it vanishes and appears in his pocket.
- Any card named vanishes from the deck, but its three mates are found. Deck is on the table before the card is named. In another version, the spectator thinks of a card and it vanishes while he’s holding the deck.
- Devils and Angels: tell the spectators the sins and virtues they prefer.
- Markus Maximus: a brand-new system for marking cards for value, suit and stack number.
One important note: don’t be intimidated by the detailed instructions. Once you have made the decks, learning the tricks will be easy. Performance is almost self-working.
Contents:
- INTRODUCTION
- MATERIALS & REFERENCES
- ANOTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL DISCOVERY: A card thought of by one spectator finds a card selected by another spectator.
- THE TEN-CARD INQUISITION: Magician names a card thought of by a spectator.
- GAFFUS MAXIMUS: A thought card is named, spelled to and is the only card in the deck with a red back.
- THE MAGIC RED CARD OF MYSTERY: A signed blue-backed card turns into a red-backed card that has been in full view.
- KARMAMATIC: A thought card is the only red-backed card in a blue deck. Writing on its back predicts a second selection.
- YOUR MIND IS MINE TO PLAY WITH: Magician implants the name of a card in the spectator’s brain.
- HAND O’ DOOM: A thought card is named by the magician, then vanishes and appears in the spectator’s pocket.
- THE BAMMO OBLIVION DECK: Any card thought of by the spectator vanishes from the deck leaving a double blank and the three mates.
- EQUIVOQUE DIGRESSION: How to make a spectator name the cards you want.
- THE BAMMO 50% OBLIVION DECK: A card thought of by the spectator vanishes from the deck leaving a double blank and the three mates.
- THE 25% OBLIVION DECK: A card thought of by the spectator vanishes from the deck leaving a double blank and the three mates.
- OCTOGONE: A card thought of by the spectator vanishes from the deck leaving a double blank and the three mates.
- CROSSING OVER: A thought card known only to the spectator vanishes from one deck and appears in another.
- THE TELE-PSYCHIC-OMATIC DECK: A card thought of by the spectator vanishes from the deck leaving a double blank and the three mates.
- ENCEPHALONIC PREDESTINATION: The magician predicts two selected cards.
- OCTA PREDESTINATION: The magician predicts two selected cards.
- SVENGALI PREDESTINATION: The magician predicts two selected cards.
- JACK TO THE FUTURE: Any card named by one spectator contains the name of any card selected by a second spectator.
- SVENVOODOO: A sort of “Any card at any number,” but done twice.
- DEJA VOODOO 2.0: Any card named by the spectator is predicted.
- DEVILS & ANGELS: The magician identifies the spectators’ favourite sins and virtues.
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