Cheat! by Bob Farmer

Verrrry nice!" - Roberto Giobbi

"This is a gem." - Matt Field

"This looks terrific, in no small part because it addresses three items I've always been fond of: the Christ Aces, Vernon's "Aces to Order" and Semel's Pirandello Cut. …Your approaches are fascinating …." - Stephen Minch

No Skill? No problem!

Look like a card cheat without years of practice, self-denial, cheap bourbon and wild women. The most impressive thing you can do with their deck – the one they just handed you – is to discover the four aces in a variety of astounding ways. And it's even more impressive if they tell you which ace to find each time. Now you can do that with a couple of simple, beginner-level sleights. And you can do it impromptu with their deck.

Sure, this has been done before, but those methods required hard work, difficult sleights and mind-numbing mental calculations. You don't need any of that – You only need to CHEAT! You can find bourbon and wild women at the biker bar down the road from the auto plant.

"… the trick … is very good. It is definitely worth checking out." -Joe McKay

"CHEAT is brilliant thinking about one of my favorite effects, the Christ Aces. Bob has reimagined this with a ton of brilliant innovations. Highly recommended." - Matt Field

"Great stuff Bob. Nice little routine. …I've always loved this plot and I really like your rendition. … I really like GPS Aces and I love that it can be done from a borrowed shuffled deck. The patter helps to make the process entertaining yet concise. This handling is lean without compromising effect. … Top notch magic. Highly recommended." – Magicfish

I just bought "Cheat!" from Lybrary.com. Wow. what a clever thinking it is! I think Bob-san's great talent is picking up some old but interesting lesser-known principles or / and classic plots, then put together them in a brand-new, really devilishly clever and simplified way. Then Bob-san creates unique and innovative effects with popular plot in magic with a fairly easy method. Bob-san did it again for Christ's "Fabulous Ace Trick"! I really like "set up". I'll use this set up forever. - Yuki Kadoya

• Losing The Aces

• Initial Setup & Spelling An Ace

• Notes On Sleights

• GPS Aces

• Effect

• Method

• Presentation

• Historical Notes

• - David Britland Notes

• - David Ben Notes

• Aces To Order

• Effect

• Method & Background

• Objectives

• Spelling An Ace

• Bottom, Middle Or Top

• Named Ace Appears Next To Face-Up Card

• Ace Appears Face-Up

• Face Up Or Face Down

• How To Practice This Trick

• Pirandellos

• Thank Yous

1st edition 2018, 29 pages.