The Royal Acrobats

Question 1

First Step

Answer 1

remove the four kings

Question 2

2nd Step

Answer 2

sort in colour alternating order

Question 3

Goal 1

Answer 3

Display 4 K, secr. exchange 2 f.u. K for 2 f.d ind cards (method ATFUS)

Question 4

3rd Step

Answer 4

deck LH deal. pos. / RH pickup tabled 4 K and take pinky break under 2 top cards (misdirection)

Question 5

4th Step

Answer 5

turn 4 K sidewise f.u. onto deck, grasp all 6 cards above break in RH end grip

Question 6

5th Step

Answer 6

(misdirection) gesture with right hand outward, talk patter to take pinky break under top card of deck

Question 7

6h Step

Answer 7

bring RH back over deck, to pull top card off with left thumb and at the same time steal card above break from deck. catch another break betw. added card and packet

Question 8

7th Step

Answer 8

diplay 1st K on top of Deck, take it under RH packet. this results in a right thumb break above 2 cards

Question 9

8th Step

Answer 9

with left thumb draw off 2nd K onto deck. display it and take it under the right hands packet.

Question 10

9th Step

Answer 10

in drawing the 3rd K onto deck, let the 3 card sbelow thumb break fall onto deck, concealed by 3rd K now displayed.

Question 11

10th Step

Answer 11

transfer 3rd K under deck, call attention to 4th K and let the 4th King rest there. GOAL REACHED

Question 12

Goal 2

Answer 12

4 Kings turn themselves down one at a time.

Question 13

11th Step

Answer 13

1st KING: elmsley count, pause briefely when face down card reaches left hand, tap facedown card with the remaining kings before completing the count.

Question 14

12th Step

Answer 14

2nd KING: count cards singly, mimick elmsley count. this is a real count

Question 15

13th step

Answer 15

3rd King: jordan count. should look precisely like the other 2

Question 16

14th step

Answer 16

4th King: 2 for 4 hamman count (3 cards push over, 1 pushover, 3 pushover, 1 pushover) to show 4 face down cards.

Question 17

14th Step

Answer 17

set packet aside on a cards case

Question 18

Goal 3

Answer 18

make a spectators card appear in the deck between the AGAIN face UP kings

Question 19

15th Step

Answer 19

take deck back face down dealing pos. let spect. peek a card (spectator peek). catch pink ybreak above chosen card. (DON´T flash top of the deck)

Question 20

16th Step

Answer 20

bring RH over deck in end grip, take Rthumb break under top card

Question 21

17th Step

Answer 21

cut all cards above left pinky break to top but keep thumb break

Question 22

18th Step

Answer 22

slip cut the top card (selection) onto the cards below the Rthumb break.

Question 23

19th Step

Answer 23

DON´T LET FACE UP KINGS FLASH ( they are below the thumb break) -> tip top off deck slightly towards yourself)

Question 24

20th Step

Answer 24

Take the face down tabled package into RH end grip (THE KINGS)

Question 25

21st Step

Answer 25

hold deck f.d in LH dealing pos. and do half charlier cut.

Question 26

22nd step

Answer 26

insert KINGS packet between the two halved of the deck and complete the cut.

Question 27

23rd. step

Answer 27

make magical gesture and ribbon spread the deck.