Hey, can someone give me some ideas or routines that involve a blank back deck? I bought one like a month ago and still don't know what to do with it.

Richard Sanders has a really nice effect with a blank back deck on one of his dvds. I'm not sure if it's on his "Richard Sanders Show" dvds or the Sankey Sanders Sessions. I'm pretty sure it's on volume one of the Sankey Sanders Sessions. Not sure if I can say anything more on this forum. I hope that points you in the right direction. When I get home,I'll be able to give you the name of the effect.

Check out Greg Wilson's ACR with a Blank deck in "Pyrotechnic Pasteboards" REally entertaining.

Jonathan,
I think the routine your referring to is on Richard Sanders Super Cards.
It's called "Clearly Impossible" and it is a Prediction effect.
You bring out a deck of cards and before you say anything, you put one card on the table. Now you ask the spectator to name ANY card.
You tell them you only used the deck to help them visualize,they are in fact all blank. You fairly show all the cards to be blank except your prediction which is of course dead on:).
Also from this dvd using your deck is "Shooting Blanks", which is a really fast printing deck routine. I like it a lot.

The Gregory Wilson routine is called "Point Blank". It uses a double blank deck though.
It is also very good. I used it a lot in the same parlor type situations as on the dvd. Not so much anymore though.

I recommend both dvd's as they are real gems.

Richard

Maghumphdhjl, Whoops, pardon me while I remove the foot from my mouth.

Ah. I’m Much better now. Yes, Clearly Impossible was indeed the effect I was thinking about this afternoon. I think I somehow got it mixed up in my head with “Litmus Paper” and the “Impossible Stop” trick. Both are on The Sanders Sankey Session Volume one and the latter may me my favorite routine on that DVD. So clean and it’s way too easy to look so good.

If you like visual magic, and since you’re looking for a blank backed deck effect I’m guessing you are, I highly suggest Super Cards. It doesn’t get much more visual than some of those effects.

Oh and Richard, congrats on the success of Interlace. I keep hearing great things and I'm looking forward to getting mine when I return to the states.

I don't think that's actually richard sanders man. Thank you guys for your help

Haha,
no I am not Richie Sanders.
And Impossible Stop is also my favorite on the dvd!

I agree with greg wilson! and since you asked for ideas: check out the "mental photography deck" and blizzard by dean dill.


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John Guestaferro or something like that has wonderfull metla photography/color chancing deck type trick Snowball aces with blank backed deck on his Brainstorm vol 2 DVD. Very highly recommended.

Korttihai_82 THANK you dude , That is the routine I was looking for I just placed an order, thanks again man

Ryan

Aldo's draw a blank is killer.

Check Out John Guastaffero's "Snowball Aces" from The Brainstom Series.

Snowball aces seconded over here! Awesome effect, standup, resets v. quickly and not too hard to do.

Some time has past but I'd like to make one more suggestion.
Lately I have been doing Andy Nyman's 'The Hidden'.. a lot.
It uses a blank faced deck and is a very nice routine.

It's on his 'Get Nyman' tape and I think it's also marketed as a single effect(alakazam)

Take a look, you won't be disappointed.
If you can't find it I'll give a description of the routine here.

Richard

You also might want to check out Ortiz's routine called Museum Piece. It can be found on his Cardshark book ( I have it on vhs ).

Functionally, how does a blank-back deck differ from any Bicycle deck I can buy at Costco?