Help us get to over 4,000 biographies in 2018.
If you know of a past magician not listed in MagicPedia, start a New Biography for them or Email us your suggestion.
Color Changing Card
From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
Color Changing Card (or Odd Back Card) is a classic plot in card magic where the back of the card changes. Often used as a "kicker" to show a card which has been used throughout a routine is now a different color from the rest of the pack.
See Color Change for changing the face of the card.
Examples
- The Mysterious Joker in 200 More Tricks You Can Do by Howard Thurston (1927)
- Predestined Choice by Charlie Miller in Expert Card Technique (1940)
- Chicago Opener (1950)