Solid Deception (Plastic Version)* Poker Size

by Paul Harris

Here is an excellent card trick with that unusual sort of ending which card men seek. You'll like this very novel close-up trick. First, the performer does an "Ambitious Card" effect in which an initialed card repeatedly rises to the top of the pack. While most "Ambitious Card" routines require skill, this one does not. The problems of sleights have been minimized in this fine Paul Harris routine. Then for the clincher! The performer asks a spectator to cut the installed card into the deck. To the spectator's great surprise, the entire deck is a Solid Block except for the installed card! The cards are Glued together! The puzzle is even greater because throughout the routine the performer has apparently handled the pack like a regular deck, shuffling it, spreading it, and inserting cards into the center of the pack. Yet the deck is solid! There are absolutely NO DECK Switches, palming, etc. 

*Please Note:  The "Original Version" was made by actually gluing together new decks of cards, which, as you can imagine, took a lot of time, was tedious and occasionally the deck would still come apart in heavy continuous use. So... a few years ago we discover a solution, PLASTIC. This version has an internal core made of "Lexan" plastic with cards attached, as needed for the effect to work. Yes, we still offer the "Original Version" elsewhere on this site for the purist, in Poker or Bridge size. The Plastic Version is ONLY offered in Poker size.

We offer this effect in Bicycle Poker Cards, please specify if you like a Red or Blue Backed deck in the comment section at check out. If no selection is made we will ship our choice. The back of the Deck is easy enough to change, if you decide later you'd like a different back design, just glue one on and change the Card Box to match.

Addition Note: The above text is the original ad copy, from the 1970s, when this effect was first introduced by Magic Methods, by special written agreement with Mr. Harris. Since the introduction, many others have copied "the idea" of ending with a Solid Deck of Playing Cards Permanently Stuck together.

Skill Level: Medium. Suitable for ages 16 to adult.

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