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Hello Magical people,

I may sound like an idiot for not knowing the actual name of this effect (and I'm sure I should) but I have been trying to track down the explanation and instruction for a certain card effect that I can only describe as a 'travelling card' trick, I'm sure you probably already know the one I'm talking about, but just in case the effect basically starts with the magician/performer giving two volunteers some cards to hold onto, say for example maybe 10 cards each, and they are to hold onto them securely so that no one could touch them or interfere with them, then one spectator is asked to name a number (this but might not be in the trick, but I think its something like this) and the same number of cards mysteriously travel from their pack of cards to the other spectators pack of cards!! I have seen this effect performed by many television magicians and famous performers, but do not know the name of the effect really. Mac King does this effect under the premise of using a 'cloak of invisibility', it is hilarious and very magical at the same time as he gets the volunteers to put the cards in their underwear so that no one can get to the cards, yet the when the volunteer counts the cards, there are either cards missing or more cards by the exact number named!

Please help me to locate the instruction on how to perform this effect as I would love to add my own touches to it and add it to my repertoire, so if you know of this effect and what its actual name is, let me know!!

Thanks in advance,

Ben.
or email me jeezbo23@hotmail.co.uk

...you mean the trick where the CARDS go ACROSS from one spectator to the other?

You'll find it in most standard card texts. I'm not at home just now, but I know there's a version in Royal Road, I'm sure there's one in Mark Wilson's Complete Course, and there's bound to be one in the Card College books too (though I don't have them).

A quick google suggests also that L&L have produced a World's Greatest DVD dedicated to this effect.

Ian

Yup, cards across. And there are many variations. But there is only one Mac King.

Oh my goodness, of course its called 'cards across!' I'm such an idiot!! lol!! Thanks guys for your help on this, its silly when I think about it, I thought of all other names except that one. I will now go and bang my head against a wall for a while, then ill get on to learning the trick from one of the books suggested, maybe even get the DVD devoted to the effect!