Card magic

Author: Liu Wenzhi
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: The design of the "poker" is clever, and its origin has been varied in legend. From the study of the attire of the K, Q, J figures, it can be considered to have originated from ancient Rome. It is said that the Roman Emperor Caesar used the prototype of poker to promote the new calendar. Two joker cards (the big joker and the small joker) represent the sun and the moon; the red and black colors signify day and night, while the four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs) represent the four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, winter); the K, Q, J in the cards mean that each season has three months; from A to K, there are thirteen cards, representing that each season has thirteen weeks; J stands for eleven, Q for twelve, and K for thirteen. The total point value of the thirteen cards is ninety-one, indicating that each season has ninety-one days. Due to the difference in the number of days in a leap year, two joker cards are used to adjust. There are a total of three hundred sixty-six points, matching the number of days in a year.
Content of the Book: Following the inherent characteristics of magic, to achieve the best effect during poker magic performances, the following requirements must be met:
- The cards must be of good quality paper with a smooth surface. Roughly textured cards are not flexible and can affect the performance.
- The two JOKER cards in the deck are known in China as the big joker and the small joker, or as the commander card and the wild card, also referred to as joker cards. This book uniformly refers to them as joker cards.
- In the cards, A counts as one, J as eleven, Q as twelve, and K as thirteen.
- The performer must first learn the special "magic shuffling method" required for magic. The majority of poker magic tricks rely on this shuffling method.