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Card-To-Wallet Routine

The Card-To-Wallet Routine is a beginner-friendly magic trick that allows a magician to make a selected card appear inside their wallet without any palming or pre-arrangement. This close-up magic trick involves using a credit card to force a card from a shuffled deck, which then magically appears in the wallet. It's ideal for impromptu performances and requires minimal setup.

Key features

  • No palming or pre-arrangement required

  • Uses a credit card for the force

  • Beginner-friendly and easy to learn

  • Ideal for impromptu performances

  • Includes a bonus card force technique

Pros

  • Free tutorial available on Penguin Magic

  • Beginner-friendly techniques

  • No need for advanced sleight of hand

  • Practical for impromptu performances

  • Includes a bonus card-to-wallet routine

Cons

  • Requires a credit card and wallet for performance

  • May not be as impressive to more experienced magicians

Effect

The Card-To-Wallet Routine is a magic trick where a freely selected card vanishes from the deck and appears inside the magician's wallet. The spectator can shuffle the deck, and no palming or pre-arrangement is required. The magician uses a credit card to mark the chosen card, and with a simple gesture, the card disappears from the deck and reappears in the wallet.

Full Details

The routine is beginner-friendly and relies on a clever card force, likely the Feeders Flyer, to control the selection. The magician spreads the cards face down, and the spectator inserts a credit card anywhere into the deck. The card beneath the credit card becomes the selection. After the magician places the credit card back in the wallet, the chosen card vanishes from the deck and is found inside the wallet.

The method requires no sleight of hand, making it accessible to new magicians. The wallet does not need any special preparation, and the deck can be shuffled before the trick.

Who Should Consider the Trick

This routine is ideal for:

  • Beginners looking for an easy-to-learn card trick.
  • Magicians who want a practical, impromptu effect.
  • Performers who prefer self-working methods without complex sleights.

Information on How Difficult It Is to Perform

The trick is rated as easy to perform. It does not require advanced card handling or palming. The most challenging aspect is executing the force smoothly, but even this is beginner-friendly.

What Magicians Say

Magic Orthodoxy's David highlights the routine as "easy, easy, easy" and emphasizes that it requires "no sleight of hand, no palming." He praises it as a "great resource" for learning a practical card-to-wallet effect without needing advanced skills.

The tutorial is part of a free resource from Penguin Magic, making it a low-risk way to learn the trick. David also notes that the force used in the routine is not one of the five basic forces taught earlier, adding a unique element to the performance.

For magicians seeking a straightforward, self-working card-to-wallet routine, this method is a strong option.

What people are saying about Card-To-Wallet Routine

magicorthodoxy says...

The spread force is probably my favorite of the five this looks very clean you're just going to spread the cards from hand to hand they can point to a card or just call out stop and it'll always be the card you want [...] and as a bonus at about halfway through the video you will learn a card to wallet routine that doesn't use any palming at all.

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