2024.3 db TwoForAllenKennedy Book:Denis Behr:Handcrafted Card Magic #2:20:Denis Behr:2011:card table:100:100:::orange,ygc Text

MVENTE Dear reader, this trick is challenging to script with the app. Tamariz' original notation has wonderful symbols and formulate to describe dealing, and counting, and the app still needs to draw even. However, with goodwill - and maybe some verbal additions - the current featureset gets us close. Judge yourself. Action

CUTBSE:F-Up::::*:0:1:1:black:NoFlp:1 Move

CriticalMVEGENSpread Count 16 cards 3-3-2-2-3-3 Elmsley rhythm Action

Next

THINK:F-Dwn:th:17:*: :0:1:1:blue:NoFlp:1 MoveMVEGEN

Spread Count 8 cards 4-4 Action

Next

THINK:F-Dwn:th:9:*: :0:1:1:blue:NoFlp:1 MoveMVEGEN

Spread Count 5 cards 5 Action

Next

CRMP:F-Dwn:th:6:*: :0:1:1:blue:NoFlp:1 Stack

Noted

STC:F-Dwn:th:17:*: :0:1:1:red;STC:F-Dwn:th:25:*: :0:1:1:red;STC:F-Dwn:th:30:: :0:Crimp:1:red Action

RMVE:F-Dwn:*: :*::0:1:1:green:NoFlp:1;Aces:F-Dwn:*: :*: :0:1:1:blue:NoFlp:1 Stack

Tble

STC:F-Up:D:A:*:*:0:1:1:blue;STC:F-Up:H:A:*::0:1:1:blue;STC:F-Up:S:A:*::0:1:1:blue;STC:F-Up:C:A:*::0:1:1:blue SectionSTRPSE

MoveMVENTE

X-cards are omitted in Stack views. TextTXTPRF

I will position the aces somewhere into the deck, and deal them all to myself from where ever they are. Action

SPRD:F-Up:*: :*::0:1:1:green:Flp:1:;TBLE:F-Dwn:*::*::0:1:1:blue:NoFlp:1 Action

CriticalINSRT:F-Dwn:th:6:D:A:0:1:1:green:NoFlp:1;INSRT:F-Dwn:th:17:H:A:0:1:1:green:NoFlp:1;INSRT:F-Dwn:th:25:S:A:0:1:1:green:NoFlp:1;INSRT:F-Dwn:+:30:C:A:0:1:1:green:NoFlp:1 Stack

Positions only

Table0:2STC:F-Dwn:D:A:*:6:0:1:1:blue;STC:F-Dwn:H:A:*:17:0:1:1:blue;STC:F-Dwn:S:A:*:25:0:1:1:blue;STC:F-Up:: :: :0:Crimp:1:blue;STC:F-Dwn:C:A:+:30:0:1:1:blue Action

SQURE:F-Dwn:*: :*::0:1:1:green:NoFlp:1;TRNDCK:F-Dwn:*: :*: :0:1:1:blue:NoFlp:1 Stack

STC:F-Up:C:A:*: :0:1:1:blue;STC:F-Dwn:: :: :0:Crimp:1:blue;STC:F-Up:S:A:*::0:1:1:blue;STC:F-Up:H:A:*::0:1:1:blue;STC:F-Up:D:A:*:*:0:1:1:blue TextTXTPRF

Now the aces are face up for this demonstration. In a real game they would of course be face down! Action

CULL:F-Dwn:*: :C:A:0:1:1:green:NoFlp:1:;UNLOAD:F-Dwn:*::*::0:1:1:blue:NoFlp:1;BELOW:F-Dwn:S:A:5: :0:1:1:green:NoFlp:1 MoveMVENTE

The symbols are a bit unclear. Cull the AC five cards below the AS Action

TRNDCK:F-Dwn:*: :*: :0:1:1:green:NoFlp:1;SQURE:F-Dwn:*: :*::0:1:1:green:NoFlp:1;BRK:F-Dwn:*: :crmp: :0:1:1:green:NoFlp:1 Stack

Cards omitted

STC:F-Dwn:: :: :0:Crimp:1:blue;STC:F-Up:S:A:*::0:1:1:blue;STC:F-Up:C:A:*: :0:1:1:blue;STC:F-Up:H:A:*::0:1:1:blue;STC:F-Up:D:A:*:*:0:1:1:blue SectionSTRPSE

TextTXTPRF

Let's assume that there are five players on the game. Action

PASS:F-Dwn:*: :crmp: :0:1:1:black:NoFlp:1 Stack

STC:F-Up:S:A:*:6:0:1:1:blue;STC:F-Up:C:A:*:11:0:1:1:blue;STC:F-Up:H:A:*:16:0:1:1:blue;STC:F-Up:D:A:*:28:0:1:1:blue Section

STRPSE Round 1 Move

Round 1

MVEGENx x x x SGNOpen2SGNClose Stack

R

Effect0:1blueSTC:F-Up:S:A:*: :0:1:1:blue TextTXTPRF

The next Ace is 15th from the top... Section

STRGENRound 2 Move

Round 2

MVEGENx x x x SGNOpen2SGNClose Stack

R

Effect0:1blueSTC:F-Up:C:A:*: :0:1:1:blue Section

STRPSERound 3 TextTXTPRF

... And the next Ace must be at position eleven... Yes Move

Round 3

MVEGENx x x x SGNOpen2SGNClose Stack

R

Effect0:1blueSTC:F-Up:H:A:*: :0:1:1:blue Section

STRPSE Round 4 TextTXTPRF

And the last Ace is thirteen cards down from the top. TextTXTPRF

Oh, if you don't believe me we can just check. Action

Pit Hartling solution to last ace

CNT:F-Dwn:5:1:5:1:0:1:1:red:NoFlp:1;BRK:F-Dwn:*: :wedge: :0:1:1:black:NoFlp:1;CNT:F-Dwn:12:6:12:6:0:1:1:green:NoFlp:1;-----o:F-Up:D:A:*: :0:1:1:blue:NoFlp:1 Stack

R

STC:F-Dwn::5:: :0: 1:1:red;STB:F-Dwn:*::*::0:1:1:blue;STC:F-Dwn:*:7:*: :0:1:1:greenStack

L

STC:F-Up:D:A:*:*:0:1:1:blue;STUD:F-Dwn:*::*::0:1:1:cyan;STLD:F-Dwn:*::*::0:1:1:cyan Action

CMBNE:F-Dwn:*:5:*: :0:1:1:red:NoFlp:1;STB:F-Dwn:*::*::0:1:1:blue:NoFlp:1;CMBNE:F-Dwn:*:7:*: :0:1:1:green:Flp:1 Stack

STUD:F-Dwn:*:5:*: :0:1:1:red;STC:F-Up:D:A:*:6:0:1:1:blue;STUD:F-Dwn:*: :*: :0:1:1:cyan;STLD:F-Dwn:*:*:*:*:0:1:1:green Move

Round 4

MVEGEN Deal for 4 TextTXTPRF

So thirteen minus those four dealt cards makes nine, so I simply deal the ninth card. Stack

STC:F-Dwn:*: :*: :0:1:1:red;STC:F-Up:D:A:*:6:0:1:1:blue;STUD:F-Dwn:*: :*: :0:1:1:cyan;STLD:F-Dwn:*:*:*:*:0:1:1:green Move

Round 4

MVEGEN0:1 2nd deal To yourself Stack

R

Effect0:1blueSTC:F-Up:D:A:*: :0:1:1:blue SectionSTREND