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* A Matter of Psychology in [[Ultra Cervon]] (which he states was a reworking of a Ray Grismer idea) by [[Bruce Cervon]] (1990).
 
* A Matter of Psychology in [[Ultra Cervon]] (which he states was a reworking of a Ray Grismer idea) by [[Bruce Cervon]] (1990).
 
* 5 Speed in [[Totally Out of Control]] by [[Chris Kenner]] (1992)
 
* 5 Speed in [[Totally Out of Control]] by [[Chris Kenner]] (1992)
* Family Circus in [[Don't Blink]] by [[James Swain]] (1992)
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* Family Circus in [[Don't Blink: The Magic of James Swain]] by [[James Swain]] (1992)
 
* Ambitious Classic Revisited by [[Bob White]] in It's a Matter of Style lecture notes and [[Genii 2006 March]]  
 
* Ambitious Classic Revisited by [[Bob White]] in It's a Matter of Style lecture notes and [[Genii 2006 March]]  
 
* Ambitious Ace to Five by [[Nick Trost]] in [[Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 1]](2008)
 
* Ambitious Ace to Five by [[Nick Trost]] in [[Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 1]](2008)

Latest revision as of 10:40, 10 July 2011

Ambitious Classic is a small packet Ambitious Card routine which circulated in the underground magic community (starting with Persi Diaconis[1] before a version by Larry Jennings was finally published in Epilogue Special No. 3 (1975) and later in The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings.

Effect: Several cards in sequence (usually the Ace through Five), each rise to the top of the small packet one at a time and is set aside, until there's only one card left, which is then discovered to have magically changed into a completely different card.

This routine became very popular after Derek Dingle performed his version (Too Many Cards) on The Dick Cavett Show.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Focus by Max Maven