http://www.thedevilspicturebook.com/the-collected-works-of-alex-elmsley-vol-2-by-stephen-minch Card Magic and other Nonsense Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:12:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.thedevilspicturebook.com/the-collected-works-of-alex-elmsley-vol-2-by-stephen-minch#comment-130 Joshua Pearce Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:56:19 +0000 http://www.thedevilspicturebook.com/2006/06/07/the-collected-works-of-alex-elmsley-vol-2-by-stephen-minch/#comment-130 I am curious as to the origin of a GREAT effect utilizing the ghost count, but am uncertain of it's original name... and would like to be able to give it proper credit in performance for my peers. Most recently, I have seen it published as "Queens out of Control", and in past publications as "Paradigm Shift" and others. The idea is that (ostensibly) 8 identical cards are shown in two separate piles, and through a process of individually mixing (Elmsley counts), turn face up to face down, and vice versa... after which one pile is revealed to be jokers!! (the other pile all having different backs!!) It is far and away my favorite packet effect, but I cannot seem to find the credits to the original effect. Could you please help me with the name of this?? I would be very greatful! I am curious as to the origin of a GREAT effect utilizing the ghost count, but am uncertain of it’s original name… and would like to be able to give it proper credit in performance for my peers.
Most recently, I have seen it published as “Queens out of Control”, and in past publications as “Paradigm Shift” and others.
The idea is that (ostensibly) 8 identical cards are shown in two separate piles, and through a process of individually mixing (Elmsley counts), turn face up to face down, and vice versa… after which one pile is revealed to be jokers!! (the other pile all having different backs!!)
It is far and away my favorite packet effect, but I cannot seem to find the credits to the original effect.
Could you please help me with the name of this??
I would be very greatful!

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