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A person selecting a card. In stage magic, a force is a method of controlling a choice made by a spectator during a trick. [1] Some forces are performed physically using sleight of hand, such as a trick where a spectator appears to select a random card from a deck but is instead handed a known card by the magician.
Illusions performed with playing cards are constructed using basic card manipulation techniques (or sleights).It is the intention of the performer that such sleights are performed in a manner which is undetectable to the audience—however, that result takes practice and a thorough understanding of method. [11]
Card manipulation is the branch of magical illusion that deals with creating effects using sleight of hand techniques involving playing cards. Card manipulation is often used to perform card tricks in magical performances, especially in close-up, parlor, and street magic.
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Manipulator – a magician with a showy sleight of hand act, often set to music. Mark – a subject for a con game. Marked deck – a deck of cards with secret markings on the back of each card to identify that card's value. Mechanic – an operator who is very skilled at sleight of hand, usually with cards.
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