How to Do the Four Pile Ace Trick in Magic

The Four Pile Ace trick is a card trick that you will need to prepare for before actually performing the trick. To impress your spectators, you can have someone from your audience do most of the card moving. Keep reading to learn how to do the Four Pile Ace trick.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Deck of playing cards

1. Put all four Aces on the top of your deck before you start this trick. Your spectators should not see this part or it will give you away.

2. Ask someone to divide the deck of cards into four piles. The pile that you know has the Aces on the top should be one of the end piles.

3. Instruct your spectator to pick up the end pile opposite from the pile with the aces. Obviously, don't tell them the Aces are there, just say something like, "Let's start with this pile."

4. Tell them to move three cards from the top of the pile to the bottom. Then, place one card from the top of that pile to the top of each of the other three piles. Repeat with the other three piles, the pile with the Aces being last.

5. Turn over the top card in each pile. If you did the trick correctly, each card will be an Ace card.

Tips & Warnings

• Practice this trick a few times before showing it to someone else, to make sure you have the instructions and sequence correct.
• To make the trick seem even more amazing, you can do some shuffling, but make sure you keep the four aces on the top of the deck. You could also do some false cuts to make it appear you are cutting the deck when in fact, you aren't.