The Four Burglars
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1. The four jacks (blue) are revealed, one having three dummy cards hidden beneath (green).
2. The jacks and dummy cards are gathered into a pile.
3. The pile is turned over and placed atop the deck.
4. The top card is placed at the bottom, the second about a third up, the third about two-thirds up and the fourth on top.
5. The top four cards are revealed to be jacks.
The Four Burglars is a
A variation involves the four Jacks robbing a bank by flying on a 'helicopter' and landing on top of the bank (the deck of cards). The magician places one in the '3rd floor', another in the '2nd floor', another in the '1st floor' (all the 'floors' are roughly divided in thirds of the deck like in the original version), and one to guard the helicopter. Then, they hear the police arrive and the burglars ascend the bank and fly off via their helicopter. The magician takes the first four cards of the deck and shows to the audience that it is the four Jacks.
Method
When the four Jacks are shown, three other cards are hidden behind them. All four jacks are placed on top of the deck, and the other cards are placed in different places in the deck as the story is told.[1] [2]
References
- ^ "How to Perform the "Four Burglars" Card Trick". May 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ Hester23BearsCh (5 May 2015) The Jacks Rob a Bank Retrieved 31 January 2020
Sources
- Todd, Joseph P. Big Bag of Tricks for Boys and Girls.