Last Two Cards Match Trick

EFFECT: You produce 5 playing cards that have been cut in half, and show that you are only using 10 pieces. Mixing the cards up, you proceed to deal them into two piles. You hand one pile to the spectator and keep the other.

Spelling one letter at a time from the word LAST, you transfer a card from top to bottom of your pile. If the spectator says "switch", he carries on the transfering with his pile instead. After four cards are transferred, the top card of each pile is placed as a pair, on the table. The whole procedure is repeated with the word TWO, then the word CARDS, and finally the word MATCH.

Important - the spectator can choose to switch AT ANY TIME, and can switch more than once in each word!

Now, both magician and spectator have only one card each. They are turned over, and do indeed match! Amazing, but there's more!

As a kicker, each pair on the table is turned over - THEY ALL MATCH TOO!

Not only will you learn how to perform this stunning surprise, but you will enjoy the clever mathematical princpile that makes it work. We have also provided careful professional routining to lift this from the realms of merely being a clever puzzle, and elevating it to a most entertaining trick. You receive all the cards you need, plus our clearly written instructions.

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