Allan’s revised routine was just added to Tetra-Red under the Stack Independent Routines section. The latest pdf of Tetra-Red can be downloaded under Toolshed.

Article excerpt. This handling is my favorite version of this effect, and it was initially intended for my book, All-In.  Somehow, it got left out.  I had two methods in my Card Theater lecture notes.  The sandwich effect is an old Elmsley/Marlo effect.  The conjurer used a selection and a center card placement control to do the Elmsley/Marlo routine.  I thought using a named card instead of a selection and eliminating the incomplete faro control would enhance the effect.  I believe I have succeeded, and the 26th card placement with a tetradistic stack is child’s play.

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Allan Ackerman’s new book set All-In Volumes I & II is now available for purchase at Vanishing Magic.

This is very exciting news as Allan Ackerman’s last published book was 30 years ago: Las Vegas Kardma in 1994. Allan has however remained busy creating quite a bit of magic over these past 30 years. All of it was available in limited run lecture notes or occasional video, most of which are difficult to find these days.

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