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A '''Card force''' is one of any number of methods used in close-up [[magic (illusion)|magic]] to apparantly offer a subject a free or random choice of card, when in fact the magician knows in advance exactly which card will be chosen. This can then be revealed later in the trick. |
A '''Card force''' is one of any number of methods used in close-up [[magic (illusion)|magic]] to apparantly offer a subject a free or random choice of card, when in fact the magician knows in advance exactly which card will be chosen. This can then be revealed later in the trick. |
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Revision as of 01:55, 13 July 2005
Template:Magicbox A Card force is one of any number of methods used in close-up magic to apparantly offer a subject a free or random choice of card, when in fact the magician knows in advance exactly which card will be chosen. This can then be revealed later in the trick.
A large variety of card forces exist. Most are based on sleight of hand - itself a misdirection, since many spectators will assume that the trick is performed via mentalism.
Many tricks using card forces are amongst the simplest tricks to perform, and the classic card trick of the magician divining which card a participant has selected is approaching hackneyed status. It is perhaps for this reason that card forces are among the tricks most frequently exposed by professional magicians: Penn and Teller exposed several on television, and Paul Daniels included explanations of a large range of forces - including ones which he continued to use in TV and stage performances - in a children's card magic set published in the 1980's.