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Master the Art of Packet Tricks with Jerry Mentzer
Whether you’re a seasoned magician or a curious beginner, Packet Tricks by Jerry Mentzer offers a treasure trove of magical delights. This book is a must-have for anyone passionate about card magic, especially if you enjoy the elegance and simplicity of packet tricks.
What’s Inside?
This comprehensive guide is packed with a variety of tricks that will captivate your audience. Here’s a sneak peek at what you’ll find:
- Part One: With a Regular Deck
- Roy-Al Monte: Transform a royal flush into four Aces using the Ascanio Spread.
- Very Good Hand: Watch as the Ace of Spades becomes ambitious, then turns into a Royal Flush of Hearts.
- Straight Up With a Twist: A unique twist on the classic Twisting-The-Aces effect.
- Peter Kane’s Jazz Aces: An Ace Assembly routine that uses the one-ahead principle and the Elmsley count.
- A Different Sound: Red and Blue spot cards follow the leader and rejoin their like kind.
- Mini Oil and Water: A clever trick using only the four deuces.
- Visual Quickie: Two selections change places, perfect for introducing a signed card to wallet effect.
- Four A Change: Four Aces and four Kings change places.
- Ringer: Use a “wand” card to find the right Ace.
- Finding Fourthers: A selection ends up between two selected Aces.
- Part Two: With Something Special (using special cards)
- Twist: An Ace, Two, Three, and Four turn face down one at a time, then their backs change colors.
- Twist Clean Up: A clean method of showing the different colored backs for the above effect.
- Walton’s Universal: Three blank cards turn into other cards under the influence of the Ace of Hearts, then a Royal Flush is revealed.
- X Marks the Spot: Spectator picks the only business card with the different back—a great way to hand out a business card.
- Turncoat Kings: Four red back Kings and one blue back Joker are shown. The Joker’s back changes to match the Kings, then the Kings change to the previous Joker color. The Joker is restored, and all Kings have different color backs.
- Ace Assembly: An Ace Assembly trick using a larger packet (about 18 cards) and a few double facers.
- Instant Cards: A packet of blank cards are shown, then they all develop faces.
Each trick is described in detail, with clear instructions and insights into the sleights and techniques used. While some knowledge of basic card sleights is assumed, the book provides enough detail to help you master each trick.
Whether you’re looking to add some new tricks to your repertoire or simply enjoy the art of card magic, Packet Tricks by Jerry Mentzer is an invaluable resource. Dive in and discover the magic that awaits!
Comments: Some people love packet tricks, others hate ’em. If you are in the latter category, this book’s not for you! This is a decent book of packet tricks. Descriptions are generally brief but complete. Assumes knowledge of basic sleights, such as the Glide, Double Lift, Buckle Count, and so forth, though some moves are detailed.
Contents:
1 Introduction
3 Part One: With a Regular Deck
5 “Roy”-Al Monte (Roy Walton): A royal flush turns to 4 Aces. Uses the Ascanio Spread.
8 Very Good Hand (Phil Goldstein): An Ace of Spades is seen to be a bit ‘ambitious’, then hand is seen to hold all Aces of Spades, then turns into a Royal Flush of Hearts. Uses 6 cards.
13 Straight Up With a Twist (Phil Goldstein): A Twisting-The-Aces Effect with another twist
15 Peter Kane’s Jazz Aces: As also found in Another Card Session with Peter Kane, and Combined Card Session, this is an Ace Assembly routine. Uses one-ahead principle and the Elmsley count. Also uses the Braue Addition.
18 A Different Sound (Roger Divella): Red and Blue spot cards “follow the leader” and rejoin the packets of their like kind.
24 Mini Oil and Water (Bill Miesel): Using only the four deuces
27 Visual Quickie (Tom Gagnon): Two selections change places. This packet effect utilizes the whole deck as an aid for a couple of portions. Good as an introduction to a signed card to wallet effect.
32 Four A Change (J.K. Hartman): 4 Aces and 4 Kings change places
33 Ringer (J.K. Hartman): A “wand” card is used to find the right Ace
35 Finding Fourthers (J.K. Hartman): selection ends up between two selected Aces
37 Part Two: With Something Special (using special cards)
39 Twist (Vic Trabucco): An Ace, Two, Three and Four turn face down one at a time, then backs change colors
45 Twist Clean Up (John Miller): a clean method of showing the different colored backs for the above effect
47 Walton’s Universal (Roy Walton): Three blank cards turn into other cards under the influence of the Ace of Hearts, then a Royal Flush is revealed
51 “X” Marks the Spot (Jerry Mentzer): Spectator picks the only business card with the different back. Good way to hand out a business card.
54 Turncoat Kings (John Miller and Jerry Mentzer): Four red back Kings and one blue back Joker are shown. Back of Joker changed to match Kings, then Kings change to previous Joker color. Joker restore, then all Kings have different color backs.
56 Ace Assembly (Jerry Mentzer): An Ace Assembly trick using a larger packet (about 18 cards) and a few double facers
60 Instant Cards (Jerry Mentzer): a packet of blank cards are shown, then they all develop faces
