I tried the Arthur gimmick with a well broken in deck and it worked perfectly. Incredible audience
response. However, the edges of the deck I used were somewhat soiled and the edges of the Arthur
gimmick were pristine so the contrast was noticeable. I broke out a new deck and the gimmick didn't
work because the surface of the new cards was too slippery and the selected card just pulled out of
the deck. The fix? It's easy but not really explained by Wiehl. Just use a Roughing Stick
(available from Penguin) lightly on ONE side of each card in a new deck. You can still spread the
deck between your hands but the roughing provides just enough invisible 'tack' to allow the Arthur
gimmick to work reliably.
Great trick ... minor problem
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