Ten Card Color Change

This is another favorite of Audley Walsh. It is a variation of “Follow the Leader,” a clever conception of that card genius, Dai Vernon.

Effect

Performer counts ten black cards down onto the table. Also ten red cards. He places the red cards on the black cards, all cards face up, and shows cards freely.

The “top” card, a black card, is placed on the table face up, and the other nine black cards are counted out in a packet in front of this card. To one side the red cards are counted down in like manner.

Performer changes positions of the red and black indicator cards. He deals three cards off the “black” packet but they turn out to be three red cards, matching the red card on the table. Likewise three black cards are dealt off the “red” packet onto the black card on table.

Now the positions of the packets are changed but instead of red cards, black cards are dealt and instead of black cards, red ones are dealt.

The diagonal packets are changed and cards dealt from the side but cards change color themselves to fit the cards they are dealt upon.