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The switch definitely has to occur without any gimmicks.

Actually, there are two switches in the routine that I have devised! This might seem ambitious, but I have structured it so that there are some large offbeats during which the switches can be done.

Basically, you reveal four regular jokers as part of another trick, and then switch them with NFW straight after when the spectators think the trick is over, which you leave sitting on the table as though it is a normal set of four jokers. You then reveal four aces as part of another trick, and this time you switch them for the four real jokers. These four jokers are then deal out face down, with the audience believing them to be aces, and the aces are returned into the pack and the pack is put away into your pocket. You then pick up NFW, which has been setting on the table the whole time, and subtly remind them that "you have four jokers", which they will have no reason not to believe...

You can then perforem NFW, but it will have even more impact because, you now have a double kicker ending plus the fact that all four jokers we shown separately face up (and down) at the start of the trick, thus overcoming one of the problems with NFW.

So, you can see that there is lots of misdirection available for the switches. However, because NFW itself is so clean in itself, I feel that it shoulf be complimented by an equally clean method of switching the cards.

The actual warm-up tricks that you do with the aces or jokers don't really matter, but I would suggest a simple four-joker riffle force demonstration followed by a four-ace location trick.

just letting you know that the switch in the dvd is done with two cards, though i regularly perform it with 4 cards, sometimes 8, heck! it can even be done with 28 cards and a spec not bat an eyelid! I watch it, and even when I know what is going on I sometimes miss it! A spec has no chance!

Blapsing_Beard wrote:just letting you know that the switch in the dvd is done with two cards, though i regularly perform it with 4 cards, sometimes 8, heck! it can even be done with 28 cards and a spec not bat an eyelid! I watch it, and even when I know what is going on I sometimes miss it! A spec has no chance!

Sound's pretty cool! Just one question - is this a sleight that Gregory Wilson invented himself, or does it originate from some old text? I'm kinda short on money at the mo, so a cheaper alternative to buying the DVD would be great if possible.

Actually, never mind, i've bought the DVD now, i couldn't resist!

do it just with sleight of hand