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A '''Deck switch''' is the secret substitution of one pack of playing cards for another. Often used to switch in or out a [[Mechanical Deck]] or [[Stacked Deck]] (also known as "cold decking"). | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
* The Genii Session: How to Switch a Deck While Standing by [[Roberto Giobbi]] in [[Genii 2009 September]] | * ''Substitution des jeux debout ou sur table'', page 220 in [[Les Secrets de la prestidigitation et de la magie]] by [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]] (1868). Translated in [[The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic]] by [[Prof. Hoffmann]] (1878). | ||
* ''Joker Deck Switch'' by [[Mel Brown]] in [[MUM]], Vol. 48, no. 3, August 1958, page 96. | |||
* ''The Genii Session: How to Switch a Deck While Standing'' by [[Roberto Giobbi]] in [[Genii 2009 September]] | |||
* ''Sleightless Switches'' by [[Ron Bauer]] in ''[[The Rainbow Deck]]'' by [[Randy Wakeman]] & Friends (1995, pp. 41-42). | |||
* ''Methods for Switching Decks'' by Jack Potter, ''Potters Bar'' in [[The Linking Ring]], Vol. 32 no. 11, January 1953, page 47. | |||
== Books == | |||
* [[25 Methods For Switching Decks]] by Floyd D. Brown (1943) | |||
* [[The Art of Switching Decks]] by [[Roberto Giobbi]] (2013) | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:23, 4 September 2015
A Deck switch is the secret substitution of one pack of playing cards for another. Often used to switch in or out a Mechanical Deck or Stacked Deck (also known as "cold decking").
References
- Substitution des jeux debout ou sur table, page 220 in Les Secrets de la prestidigitation et de la magie by Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1868). Translated in The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic by Prof. Hoffmann (1878).
- Joker Deck Switch by Mel Brown in MUM, Vol. 48, no. 3, August 1958, page 96.
- The Genii Session: How to Switch a Deck While Standing by Roberto Giobbi in Genii 2009 September
- Sleightless Switches by Ron Bauer in The Rainbow Deck by Randy Wakeman & Friends (1995, pp. 41-42).
- Methods for Switching Decks by Jack Potter, Potters Bar in The Linking Ring, Vol. 32 no. 11, January 1953, page 47.
Books
- 25 Methods For Switching Decks by Floyd D. Brown (1943)
- The Art of Switching Decks by Roberto Giobbi (2013)