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General Card
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General Card (also known as Universal Card and Everybody's Card) is a classic plot in card magic where the deck becomes composed entirely of the same card (suit and value).
First described by Girolamo Cardano in his Piazza Universale (1582) describing a trick he saw performed by Francisco Soma.
Also known in French as "La Carte Générale".
Variations
- Derek Dingle's
- Brother Hamman's (in his book)
- Max Maven's (in Focus)