Magic Question - What is the BEST ACAN?
David from Magic Orthodoxy delivers a passionate review of two exceptional routines by Daniel Johnson: *Fast* and *Iceberg*, both considered by him to be the best Any Card At Any Number (Acan) routines available. He references the historical significance of the Acan, tracing it back to David Berglass's work in the 1940s, and describes the classic effect as the 'Holy Grail of card magic.' *Fast*, priced at $30.78, offers a remarkably clean and direct Acan with a standard deck, allowing for free selection of suit, value, and position without any gimmicks or sleight of hand. *Iceberg*, costing $35, takes the concept further with a 15-card stack, enabling a seemingly impossible Acan with just one card. David emphasizes the deceptive nature and freedom these routines provide, highlighting their genuine magical appearance and lack of reliance on complex procedures or equivocation. He strongly recommends both routines, declaring them the 'best any card at any number you can buy,' and encourages magicians to explore them, also mentioning his Magic Channel Card Tricks channel for beginner-level magic.
Key points
David considers *Fast* and *Iceberg* to be the best Acan routines available.
The routines offer free selection of suit, value, and position.
*Fast* uses a standard deck of cards and costs $30.78.
*Iceberg* uses a 15-card stack and costs $35.
No gimmicks, rough and smooth, or markings are used in *Fast*.
Both routines appear genuinely magical.
David challenges anyone to disagree with his assessment.