A Printing Process
In "Out of Order" (MSRP: $30.00, Murphy's), you explain that as a magician you go through lots of playing cards and you've discovered how to print your own. You show a group of special "printer cards" that are blank on both sides and separate these into two piles. Two cards are selected by spectators.You take one of the selected cards, say, the jack of hearts, and rub this card on each of three blank cards in one pile, and each turns into a jack of hearts. When you rub the second card, say, the ten of spades, on the blanks in the second pile, however, you find that the blanks don’t change. When you turn these cards over, they say "out of order" on the back.
You take the ten of spades and rub it on the backs of the just-changed jack of hearts, and the backs turn into ten of spades. At the end, you're clean and everything may be examined.
Sleight Heavy
This one requires a table and you'll need experience with foundational sleights that include Elmsley and Hamman counts, Ascanio Spread and more. This one is not for beginners.The kit comes with all of the gaffed cards that you need, as well as stickers that say "out of order" which you may apply. If you like, you can customize the cards to display different messages. Francis offers first rate and thorough instructions. The kit also teaches a second "bonus" effect, a transposition with a selected card - another good trick.
A Wild Card
The only downside of "wild card" effects that I've learned from performing them is that spectators often ask if they can take one of the printed cards home as a souvenir. (After all, you've just printed them).If you like this effect but it sounds as if it's beyond your current skills, there are easier versions, most notably, Daryl's Presto Printo and Dominique Duvivier’s Printing. But with "Out of Order," Cameron Francis offers a version that is more powerful.
