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The BOOF to My Card Magic My Favorite Castle Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, ligula suspendisse nulla pretium, rhoncus tempor placerat fermentum, enim integer ad vestibulum volutpat. Nisl rhoncus turpis est, vel elit, congue wisi enim nunc ultricies sit, magna tincidunt. Maecenas aliquam maecenas ligula nostra, accumsan taciti. Sociis mauris in integer, a dolor netus non dui aliquet, sagittis felis sodales, dolor sociis mauris, vel eu libero cras. Interdum at. Eget habitasse elementum est, ipsum purus pede porttitor class, ut adipiscing, aliquet sed auctor, imperdiet arcu per. Mauris pretium eget aliquet, lectus tincidunt. Porttitor mollis imperdiet libero senectus pulvinar. Etiam molestie mauris ligula eget laoreet, vehicula eleifend. Contents Scatter Shot A multi-phased Ace production specifically designed for an opener. The Aces literally seem to come from everywhere, right up to the mind- blowing finish. Favouritism A spectator nominates their lucky Jack to find two selected cards, but discovers it can do much better than that! A great ‘kick back’ style routine. Psychic Blackjack Lay out four blackjack hands, and then loan the spectator a poker chip in order to make a bet on your behalf. They have a completely free choice, but they always pick the hand that’s best for you… Hard to Read A demonstration that appears to be all about watching for a spectators ‘tell’ and reading their poker face to reveal their selection, but is really about winning, by any means necessary! X-Static A very efficient sandwich routine that boils down to literally one move that does everything – great card magic has never been lazier! The Big Squeeze A simple and off-beat variation of the Hofsinzer Lost Ace Problem, where the Aces reveal the suit and value of a selection, before being squeezed together to produce the card! Equidistant Transpo A streamlined take on a notoriously difficult plot that sees two packets of cards transposing, despite being buried in different sections of the deck. And this version is (nearly) easy! Straight and Narrow What happens when you tweak the timing on the classic Jazz Aces, and then add a kicker that shows you only play it straight? BOOF happens! Munchies Everyone’s favourite story style trick gets a bold but fun make over , and you will love performing it, even if people do question your sanity. King King Thing Thing Richard Sanders ‘King Thing’ is so good, it should be repeated. Immediately. Now it can be! Britland Twist The four Jacks are removed, twist repeatedly, and then suddenly change into four Aces. A streamlined version of a dynamite David Britland routine. Cheater A perfectly justified Black Jack transposition that has it all - visual moments, tight handling, strong effect and big boobies. BONUS ‘TAG TEAM’ SECTION! Jack Tighe and Liam Montier Retarded Departure Take a standard plot. Make it baffling, backfire, and easier to do than the original version. You will never go back! Collectable This version of Roy Walton’s plot has more repeats than Xmas TV! (That’s a lie - it just has one repeat). Whispersition A perfect blend of Scottish cardmanship. Start with Jerry Sadowitz, add lots of Roy Walton, and whack on some Dave Campbell at the end. Introduction First things first, and I know what you are thinking. I will explain the meaning of ‘BOOF!’ ‘BOOF’ is a word often used at BigBlindMedia, usually by Owen Packard, and it is the exclamation made before presenting something simple, but extremely effective. I have appropriated it for my own use, and now all of my Tricktastic crew use the word, and particularly in reference to magic. Magic with ‘BOOF!’ is easy to do, straight forward in plot, and strong in effect. In short, substance over style, or the end result being more than the sum of its parts. So, here is my attempt to bring the BOOF to my card magic. Practically all the material in here is old, and has been repeatedly tweaked over the years, with various goals in mind at various stages. Here though, it is condensed. More effect, less effort. Less flounce, more BOOF. Here’s some general rules to help you navigate ‘The BOOF!’. Firstly, the vast majority of the material requires no set up, and few moves beyond the conventional. Hence, ‘The BOOF!’ is best enjoyed with a pack of cards in hand. Secondly, I have tried to explain any moves you might not know. The descriptions of these moves appear in red ink. This just means that if you know the move, you are able to skip to the next section of black text, and continue the explanation. Finally, any presentation appears in light text. I have only included the presentation where essential. So, tear the cellophane off your new deck (preferably Karnival, obviously) and settle down for a healthy dose of the one thing that we just can’t get enough of - the Card Stuff. BOOF! Liam Montier www.tricktastic.com Scatter Shot Four Aces are produced from all over the place - the first appears one handed, but not how the crowd were expecting. The second is genuinely cut right out of the centre of the pack with one hand! The third appears with no hands, between the first and second, despite you not going near them! The last Ace is supposed to be face up in the centre of the pack, but on checking, you find the other three Aces! The last one has transposed in impossible conditions, leaving you with all four Aces, ready to go into your set. Backstory Four Ace productions probably make up a substantial proportion of the published material on card magic in general, and the decision to add to the already overwhelming work on the plot doesn’t come lightly. There is a set up involved, and as such, the most convenient time to perform the routine is probably as an opener. Usually, this is a structurally weak place to perform such a routine, as Ace productions would increase in impact if the spectators were convinced the deck was thoroughly shuffled. So the main aim here was to somehow skirt around that issue, with each production is handled fairly and visually, with the Aces coming from all unexpected places, aside from just the deck. Try it out with the cards in hand, and see what you think. Handling From the top down, stack your deck as follows... • Three Aces • Rest of Deck • Black King • Final Ace (Spades, ideally) • Reversed Black King The First Ace – One Handed Bring out the pack and use a false shuffle or cut to apparently mix the cards, and then top palm the first Ace in the right hand as you square up. The effect hasn’t started yet, so there is very little heat on the palm. Now declare your intention to produce the four Aces, and the first one using just one hand. Place the right hand into your trouser pocket (with the palmed card) and keep it in there while you call all attention to your left hand, which performs a Charlier (or other one handed) cut. Cheekily declare that you never said which hand, and bring the right hand out of your pocket with the Ace in view. Show it, and then place it aside to your right, face up. (This first Ace is whatever your spectators make it. They may assume that you started with the Ace in your pocket (which you could if you liked), or they may presume that you somehow sneaked it into your pocket. Either way, the production is amusing, and subtly lowers expectations, which in turn will increase the impact of the subsequent productions). The Second Ace – Really This Time Apologise for ‘goofing around’ and promise to really try it this time. Again call all attention to the left hand, and use a Charlier cut, cutting at the natural break caused by the reversed card. This is very easily done by holding the deck in Charlier position and simply letting about half fall off of the thumb. Note that it is also easy to check, as the cut leaves the lower card of the upper packet visible to the performer, so you can easily ensure that you have cut to the right place. Complete the cut and flip the top card face up, revealing the second Ace, and as you square it back onto the pack, secure a little finger break below the card beneath the face up Ace. With the right hand, lift off the double and table it on the first Ace, ensuring that they are both located to your right, ideally close to the position of your right elbow. (The production of the second Ace is very effective, as it fulfils the expectations set by the first, and in an extremely fair manner. This also directs the spectators attention back onto the deck, which covers you for the surprise production of the third Ace) The Third Ace – Two Hands Comment that it is harder to find the third Ace, as now there are only two in the deck. Therefore, you will need both hands. Perform any false cut that you know that will retain the bottom stock, but call all attention onto the deck as you do so, and allow your right arm to come into contact with the tabled Ace packet. Now, when you perform the cut, your right arm will naturally cause the sandwich to spread, disclosing the face down card in the middle of them. This will go completely unnoticed by your spectators. After the false cut, flip the top card face up to reveal an indifferent card – an apparent miss. Flip it face down again, and then comment that you needed both hands because you wanted to find the third ace, and sneak it between the other Aces..
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