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Described in [[Robert-Houdin]]'s "Conjuring and Magic" (page 245) under the title "The Metamorphoses" | Described in [[Robert-Houdin]]'s "Conjuring and Magic" (page 245) under the title "The Metamorphoses" | ||
=== Variations === | === Variations === | ||
* ''To Allow Several Persons Each To Draw...'' in [[Modern Magic]] by Professor Hoffmann (page 87) (1876) | * ''To Allow Several Persons Each To Draw...'' in [[Modern Magic]] by Professor Hoffmann (page 87) (1876) | ||
* [[Tricks with Cards]] by Professor Hoffmann (page 120) (1889) | * ''La Carte Generale'' in [[Sleight of Hand]] by [[Edwin G. Sachs]] (page 119) (1877) | ||
* ''Everybody's Card'' in [[Tricks with Cards]] by [[Professor Hoffmann]] (page 120) (1889) | |||
* ''The New General Card'' in [[New Era Card Tricks]] by [[August Roterberg]] (page 162) (1897) | * ''The New General Card'' in [[New Era Card Tricks]] by [[August Roterberg]] (page 162) (1897) | ||
* ''The General Card'' in [[The Art of Magic]] By [[T. Nelson Downs]] (page 71) (1909) | * ''The General Card'' in [[The Art of Magic]] By [[T. Nelson Downs]] (page 71) (1909) | ||
Revision as of 13:24, 8 September 2008
General Card (also known as Everybody's Card) is a classic plot in card magic where after a number of spectator's have drawn a card and returned them to the pack. They are asked to call out the names of the card selected and they are all the same card.
First described by Girolamo Cardano in his Piazza Universale (1582) describing a trick he saw performed by Francisco Soma.
Also known in French as "La Carte Générale".
Described in Robert-Houdin's "Conjuring and Magic" (page 245) under the title "The Metamorphoses"
Variations
- To Allow Several Persons Each To Draw... in Modern Magic by Professor Hoffmann (page 87) (1876)
- La Carte Generale in Sleight of Hand by Edwin G. Sachs (page 119) (1877)
- Everybody's Card in Tricks with Cards by Professor Hoffmann (page 120) (1889)
- The New General Card in New Era Card Tricks by August Roterberg (page 162) (1897)
- The General Card in The Art of Magic By T. Nelson Downs (page 71) (1909)
- Everybody's Card in Royal Road to Card Magic by Jean Hugard and Fred Braue (1948)
Universal Card
A classic card plot similar to General Card in which a single card (like the joker) transforms to one at a time to match each of the selected cards.
Variations
- Karl Fulves in Pallbearers Review, first folio, winter 1967, page 135.
- Derek Dingle's
- Brother Hamman's (in his book)
- Max Maven's (in Focus)