Top Three Trick Decks For Beginners

Trick Deck No.3: One Way Force Deck

Here's the catch...

All the cards are the same.

That's right. Every one of the 52 cards in the deck are identical. For example, my One Way Force Deck is made up entirely of the Queen of Hearts. Now, I know what you're thinking...

Isn't this the oldest trick deck in the book? Nobody is going to be fooled by this.

Buying a One Way Force Deck might not sound like the best idea you've ever heard, but here's why it actually is...

It's all about HOW you use it. You need to be subtle with it. In my opinion, you shouldn't use the One Way Force Deck as the 'main' effect. Instead, use it to support and strengthen other effects.

If the One Way Force Deck is the 'main' deck you use, people are more likely to want to examine it, or check it out. But if you only introduce it for a certain part of the trick, they'll usually forget about it.

Here's an example...

Imagine we were performing an ACAAN (Any Card At Any Number) routine. There are a few stages to this effect. First, the spectator selects a card. Then, they select a number. Their chosen card is then found at that number.

Let's imagine you only have ONE deck to use for this. In most cases, you would need to force a card using sleight of hand. Now imagine you brought the One Way Force Deck into play instead. Here's how you could present it...

You show the spectators an ordinary deck of cards and ask them to hold onto them - so you can't do anything to them. Little do they know, the card you are going to force is already in the desired position.

Next, you introduce another deck (this one is the One Way Force Deck). Now, this makes sense. The spectator is holding on to the other deck - so of course you need to use another one! There's nothing suspicious about it.

You spread the deck face down on the table and ask a spectator to touch the back of one card. This is a real free choice (not like it matters when all the cards are the same!). Once they've touched that card, you remove it from the deck and place it on the table. Now you gather up the rest of the One Way Force Deck and remove it from the effect.

That's it.

It's as simple as that. Now you can carry on with the effect as usual - forcing a number or using sleight of hand to manipulate where the number they choose lands. The key thing is that you've strengthened the 'pick a card' of the routine without raising any suspicions.

That's how the One Way Force Deck should be used. Not as the main deck that does all the work, but as a support to the other aspects of your magic.

Here's where to get hold of a one way deck

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