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Four Lost Families



Four families (Hearts, Spades, Clubs and Diamonds) go to the shopping mall.
Family members go into different stores.
How do you reunite one family?

Do this :
Remove 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace of Hearts, Spades, Clubs and Diamonds.
Group them into families.

Take one family, mix them and place them on table.
Take another family, mix them and put them on top of other family.
Take another family, mix them and put them on top of other families
Take the last family, mix them and put them on top of other three families.

Pick them up randomly.
Cut the deck two times.

Take top card and pace it at the bottom of the deck.
Continue placing the top card at the bottom of deck.
Stop when participant asks you to stop.
Take the top card and set it aside.

Choose the top three cards and place them at the bottom of the deck.
Take the top card and place it near the chosen card.
Choose the top three cards and place them at the bottom of the deck.
Take the top card and place it near the chosen card.
Do this four times.
You will have five cards, face down on the table.

Turn them over
The family is reunited.
Magic happens!


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PS :
Try this other family card trick too!


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