Face-Up Face-Down

To perform the Face-Up into Face-Down Card Trick, you'll need the following:

♣A standard deck of playing cards.

♣A flat surface to perform the trick on.

Understanding your audience is crucial. This trick works best in a small group setting, where you can engage with your spectators. Ensure that your audience is focused on the cards and ready to be amazed.

1. Preparation

Start with a well-shuffled deck of cards.

Select any card from the deck without revealing it to your audience.

2. The Setup

Hold the selected card face-up in your hand.

Maintain a relaxed and natural posture, as if this card is just one of many.

Ensure that the rest of the deck is face-down.

3. The Trick

As you introduce the face-up card to your audience, perform a slight misdirection. You can engage in casual conversation or a small distraction that momentarily diverts attention away from the cards.

While maintaining eye contact, make a subtle move. Turn the face-up card face-down in your hand as you continue your conversation or distraction.

This quick, almost imperceptible move is the key to the trick's success.

4. The Reveal

Once you've turned the card face-down, pause for a moment.

Announce that you're about to perform something incredible.

Spread the deck of cards face-down on the table or a flat surface.

Invite one of your spectators to select a card from the spread, ensuring they don't select the one you've turned face-down.

Their chosen card will be genuinely face-down amidst the face-up cards.

5. The Magic Moment

Ask your spectator to reveal their chosen card to the audience.

Watch as amazement and wonder wash over your audience when they realize that their card has turned from face-up to face-down, seemingly by magic!

Celebrate the astonishment on your audience's faces.

If you wish, you can reveal the secret behind the trick or leave them in awe of your mystical abilities.