The Victory Shuffle by Steven Bridges

Dear Friend,

Let me tell you a quick story…

In the early stages of this shuffle, I met up with my mate Alex Ward to hang out.

(You might know Alex from his CTG release with Ellusionist)

He asked what I’d been working on, so I pulled a deck of cards out of my backpack and showed him the early, rough around the edges version of The Victory Shuffle.

I showed him the deck after, in perfect new deck order. Not a card out of place.

He stared at the deck…

After staring for a few seconds, he looked up and said…

“That’s the best thing I’ve seen in years. You’ve just contributed to card magic!” 

And when I showed him the method, he was even more impressed.

Here’s the thing…

A great false shuffle unlocks doors in card magic! 

It gives you potential to do a whole host of effects that just aren’t possible otherwise.

Effects that… for spectators… have no explanation.

Good false overhand shuffles are hard to find.

Many have these problems:

• They’re blocky
• You have to run lots of single cards (nothing like a real shuffle!)
• They lack naturalness and casualness (two essential elements for a deceptive false shuffle!)

Shuffles that do have that casual feeling, often only look good if the spectator isn’t watching too closely.

When you perform, you don’t want to worry about a spectator watching your hands…

You want a shuffle that looks just like the real thing!

Real shuffles are: 

• Casual (It shouldn’t look like you’re concentrating!)
• Natural (Does your false shuffle look just like a real shuffle? It should!)
• A bit messy (No one who is genuinely shuffling cards cares about neatness!)

The Victory Shuffle is that shuffle. 

In fact, I think Magic Mastery member Eric summed it up perfectly with his response: 

Looks fluid and clean, not one of those “fancy shuffles” that makes people think you are up to something.

ERIC ARNALL

Magic Mastery Member

I think that’s the key.

It is a  S H U F F L E.

It’s a bit messy, it’s casual, it’s not neat and precise. Just like a real shuffle!

Important Points: 

• 3 Versions (perfect for routines that need multiple false shuffles) 
• The easiest version is weirdly.. the most deceptive.
• 30 minutes of instruction (no stone left unturned!)
• Works with new and old cards
• Free updates if/when I come up with extra versions
• It’s highly adaptable (tweak and change things to fit your style)
• It’s a bit messy (if you want to shuffle cards very neatly, don’t buy this) 
• Pretty burnable. (You don’t have to worry about that annoying spectator Gavin, who just stares at your hands the whole performance)

Don’t take my word for it, here’s what top magicians said about The Victory Shuffle…