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Easy Does It #5: Dolly Parton Card Trick

An entertaining prediction effect with an unusual comedy ending.

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Marty Jacobs
Jul 25, 2025
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Welcome to another edition of Easy Does It, a regular Ruseletter column dedicated to easy magic tricks that are often entirely self-working.

In this instalment, I’m sharing a fun application of the Count-Back Force, also known as the 10-20 Force. Many magicians dislike this beginner method of forcing because of its mathematical basis. However, if you present it correctly, it can be highly deceptive. So, how exactly do you achieve this?

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