We’ll start with the basics of card handling and some fundamental mathematical principles that underlie many card tricks. Topics include shuffle tracking, the Gilbreath principle, and basic probability in card magic.

We now demonstrate some concrete card tricks that leverage the principles we saw so far. These tricks work automatically without sleight of hand. We’ll work out how the principles from before support the magic in these tricks.

Explore more shuffle invariants and learn about De-Bruijn sequences; and pick up some new tricks.

Practice the tricks you have learned so far and challenge yourself to design new tricks based on the principles you have learned so far.