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| − | + | '''OPEC''', Out of Position [[Elmsley Count]], is a false count with a packet of cards designed to hide the second card from the top. Published by [[Ed Marlo]], it is basically a reverse of the normal Elmsley count | |
The OPEC Count was devised as a way of being able to sequentially count a four-card packet (like the Elmsley Count) without having to shift a card prior to performing an Elmsley Count. | The OPEC Count was devised as a way of being able to sequentially count a four-card packet (like the Elmsley Count) without having to shift a card prior to performing an Elmsley Count. | ||
| − | [[ | + | == Routines == |
| + | * [[Marlo's Magazine, Vol. 3]] ([[1979]]), page 82 | ||
| + | * ''Clear to the Point'' in [[Effortless Card Magic]] by [[Peter Duffie]] (1997) | ||
| + | * ''The Royal Scam'' by [[John Bannon]] (Marketed Trick - 2008) | ||
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| + | [[Category:False Counts]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:57, 3 April 2013
OPEC, Out of Position Elmsley Count, is a false count with a packet of cards designed to hide the second card from the top. Published by Ed Marlo, it is basically a reverse of the normal Elmsley count
The OPEC Count was devised as a way of being able to sequentially count a four-card packet (like the Elmsley Count) without having to shift a card prior to performing an Elmsley Count.
Routines
- Marlo's Magazine, Vol. 3 (1979), page 82
- Clear to the Point in Effortless Card Magic by Peter Duffie (1997)
- The Royal Scam by John Bannon (Marketed Trick - 2008)
