Yes, it is very similar. In Vernon’s “Matching the Cards”, published in Inner Secrets of Card Magic (1959, page 22), a card is “chosen” (forced), for example, an Eight. Then the magician announces he will find the other three cards of the same value. He finds the three Kings only to discover that the face-down card is an Eight. He then resolves the situation by transforming the three Kings into Eights to match the selected card.
This plot dates back to “Correcting a Mistake” in Hatton and Plate’s Magicians’ Tricks: How They Are Done (1910, page 93). Vernon was playing around with the plot in the 1920s, and published a precursor to “Matching the Cards” in The Sphinx in 1926.
In my original version of this particular trick, the single chosen card is transformed to match the mistake made by the magician (less impressive, but easier from a methodological standpoint). In “Pipo’s Perverse Production”, I used the same structure and method, but added a perverse presentation to enable me to produce the chosen card from the deck when it should be on the table. Of course, you can omit this part and present the whole thing in a similar way to “Matching the Cards”.
I will be sharing a version of “Matching the Cards” using the Christ Force Switch soon, called “Mismatching the Cards”. In it, you visibly transform the Eight into a King to fix your error (as in the routine above). But then you discover that the three Kings have accidentally transformed into Eights as well! Finally, the single King is turned back into an Eight by a spectator, leaving you with four-of-a-kind. This routine has a similar perverse feel to it.
You’re welcome, Eric. I probably should have mentioned Vernon’s “Matching the Cards” in the article anyway. I consider it one of the best card plots in all of card magic.
Isn't this the famous trick usually called Matching the Cards?
Hi Eric,
Yes, it is very similar. In Vernon’s “Matching the Cards”, published in Inner Secrets of Card Magic (1959, page 22), a card is “chosen” (forced), for example, an Eight. Then the magician announces he will find the other three cards of the same value. He finds the three Kings only to discover that the face-down card is an Eight. He then resolves the situation by transforming the three Kings into Eights to match the selected card.
This plot dates back to “Correcting a Mistake” in Hatton and Plate’s Magicians’ Tricks: How They Are Done (1910, page 93). Vernon was playing around with the plot in the 1920s, and published a precursor to “Matching the Cards” in The Sphinx in 1926.
In my original version of this particular trick, the single chosen card is transformed to match the mistake made by the magician (less impressive, but easier from a methodological standpoint). In “Pipo’s Perverse Production”, I used the same structure and method, but added a perverse presentation to enable me to produce the chosen card from the deck when it should be on the table. Of course, you can omit this part and present the whole thing in a similar way to “Matching the Cards”.
I will be sharing a version of “Matching the Cards” using the Christ Force Switch soon, called “Mismatching the Cards”. In it, you visibly transform the Eight into a King to fix your error (as in the routine above). But then you discover that the three Kings have accidentally transformed into Eights as well! Finally, the single King is turned back into an Eight by a spectator, leaving you with four-of-a-kind. This routine has a similar perverse feel to it.
I hope that clears things up!
Marty
Thanks, Eric
You’re welcome, Eric. I probably should have mentioned Vernon’s “Matching the Cards” in the article anyway. I consider it one of the best card plots in all of card magic.