I will try to keep this vague to avoid exposure.

Say I want to show 8 as 6. I fairly count 5. Then drop 3 as 1 on top.

Does this have a name? Or is just a generic false count? Please feel free to send me a PM if answering gives too much away. Thanks.

Bob

Hey Bob,

As far as I know of, that doesn't have a specific name (counting 5 straight and then basically ending with a triple that is supposed to appear to be just a single).

Something I thought about when reading your post was this:
A "cleaner" looking approach would be to draw off the first 4 fairly, then on the count of 5 take the triple (using a block push-off). This then leaves you with just one card on the count of 6.

The point is... it's easier to camoflage the triple in the middle of the count somewhere, rather than waiting until the "last" card. The last card being a triple is harder to make deceptive (due to thickness, lack of snap, and any minimal spreading that may occur). If the triple has already "traveled across" prior to getting to the last card, then that "6th" card looks really good since it actually IS a single.

I adopted this approach for a packet effect that I wanted to "clean up" a bit and it works great. If you need more info or an example of how I used it, just let me know.

Having said that...
I realize this suggestion may not coincide with (or COMPLETELY screw up) what you are trying to achieve with aN 8 as 6 count (i.e. changing the order of the cards dramatically, making the effect difficult/impossible).

Let me know your thoughts on this.

Cheers, Wes

Good point about sending the extras across before the last count. I will have to see if I can reorder the cards to make it work with what comes before and after.

Just Biddle Count it.

In direct answer to the question as asked, not that I know of.
By way of a suggestion, a buckle count might serve or if gripping the packet from above use the taking hand's thumb to pull all but one over...

I'd call it a hold-back count, although I doubt that's an "official" name.

There are a few things in "Counts cuts moves and subtelty" that sound similar to this.