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Hello all,

I'm working on an effect, and i need to be able to control a card to 26th from the top. the strongest method i've found of doing this is Marlo's Incomplete Faro Control.
Alternatively i've used a corner short and riffle forced the 26th spot for the return of a card, but the faro control fits my story better.
However i am wondering if there are any other ways to control a card to 26th from the top?

thanks,

Sam

Control to top, run six cards, Out Faro, In Faro. No need for exact cuts.

Hi Jamie,

thanks, i like that a lot, i was pleasantly surprised when i tried it and found it worked. Especially since i did very non exact cuts.

thanks,

Sam

Harry Riser has a very good method in one of his books. It might be Escomateur.

Check out the chapter on key cards in The Royal Road to Card Magic

"The 26th card"

Hope this helped.

Bruce Cervon. Ibidem. Confusion Incomplete.

Although it will work for the 26th position as well I've got a technique I call the Delayed Faro Control which allows one to put a selected card in any position with one or two faros. The full explanation is available here:

http://www.magicbookreport.com/2012/09/ ... o-control/

Enjoy.