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The Out of Position [[Elmsley Count]] | '''OPEC''', The Out of Position [[Elmsley Count]], is a false count with a packet of cards designed to hide the second card from the top. Published by [[Ed Marlo]], it is basically a reverse of the normal Elmsley count | ||
The OPEC Count was devised as a way of being able to sequentially count a four-card packet (like the Elmsley Count) without having to shift a card prior to performing an Elmsley Count. | The OPEC Count was devised as a way of being able to sequentially count a four-card packet (like the Elmsley Count) without having to shift a card prior to performing an Elmsley Count. | ||
Revision as of 17:03, 24 September 2012
OPEC, The Out of Position Elmsley Count, is a false count with a packet of cards designed to hide the second card from the top. Published by Ed Marlo, it is basically a reverse of the normal Elmsley count
The OPEC Count was devised as a way of being able to sequentially count a four-card packet (like the Elmsley Count) without having to shift a card prior to performing an Elmsley Count.
Routines
- Marlo's Magazine, Vol. 3 (1979), page 82
- Clear to the Point in Effortless Card Magic by Peter Duffie (1997)
- The Royal Scam by John Bannon (Marketed Trick - 2008)