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an

outlaw

of

a

concept

for

magicians

&

psych-illusionists

by

daniel

madison

performances

Page Three

Outlaw Prediction

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Blatant Outlaw

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Outlaw

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Outlaw Trip

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Outlaw vs. Swami

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Invisible Outlaw

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Outlaw associate

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Outlaw Disassociate

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Double Crossed Outlaw

explanations

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the Principal

Page Five

Making the deck

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Faking the deck

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Outlaw Prediction

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Blatant Outlaw

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Outlaw

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Outlaw Trip

Page Eleven

Outlaw vs. Swami

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Invisible Outlaw

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Outlaw associate

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Outlaw Disassociate

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Double Crossed Outlaw

afterthoughts

outlaw

outlaw is the merge of two simple concepts that play to the Machiavellian characteristics of ones repertoire
With this concept you will be able to predict a merely thought of playing card with remarkable accuracy on even the
most sceptical of participants

All you need is a permanent marker and a deck of playing cards

outlaw

prediction

The performer uses the back of the top card on which to write a prediction | The performer then continues his attempt to

psychologically force a playing card on the participant | A card is named by the participant | The deck is turned face up to reveal

the correct written prediction

EXPLAINED ON PAGE ONE

blatant

outlaw

The performer states that he will try to psychologically suggest a playing card to his participant | When a card is named the

performer admits that it wasn't the card he wanted them to name | He tells them the card he was trying to force on them and

then takes out their named card to reveal the force card written on the back

EXPLAINED ON PAGE ONE

outlaw

A card is removed without the participant seeing .the card is placed in the performers' pocket | The performer attempts to

psychologically force the removed card on the participant | A card is named by the participant | The deck is scanned and the

named card is found still in the deck and not in the performers pocket as expected | The failed force card is removed from the

performers pocket and turned face down to reveal a written prediction of the named card on the back

EXPLAINED ON PAGE ONE

outlaw

trip: EXPLAINED

The performer invites one participant to name any playing card, which is noted | The performer then names a playing card and

also notes it down | Another participant is invited to name another playing card, which is found in the deck | The final named

playing card is turned over to reveal the first participants named card written on the back, this card is removed and left on the

surface face-down | The performer then reminds the participants of the card he named… The removed card is turned face up

only to have changed to be the performers named card.

EXPLAINED ON PAGE ONE

outlaw

vs.

swami

The performer writes a prediction of which card will be thought of by the participant | The deck is spread face up and the

participant is invited to name any card | The prediction is shown to be wrong, however the prediction card is taken out and

turned over to reveal the named card written on the back

EXPLAINED ON PAGE ONE

invisible

outlaw

Two decks are in use the performer states that he placed a prediction card in his deck face-down | A card is named by the

participant who holds the other deck | The performer reveals the face-down prediction to be incorrect | When the named card

is found in the participants pack and the prediction card can be found written on the back of it

EXPLAINED ON PAGE ONE

On all above occasions, the deck can be shown to be legit with all cards-other than the named card unmarked

The following effects differ in performance as in these effects the deck is shown to be a specially marked psychological-

experiment deck, whereas each card has another playing card written on its back in no particular order

outlaw

associate

The deck is shown as a special deck. marked on the back of each card is a different random playing card the deck is set

up in no order and offered to the participant for shuffling | The participant is asked to name any playing card, they are

then asked to name another card of which they would associate with the first card | The named card is turned over to

reveal the 2nd named card written on the back

EXPLAINED ON PAGE ONE

outlaw

disassociate

(outlaw

associate

reversal)

The participant is asked to name any playing card; the backs of the cards are searched to find the named card written

in marker pen | They are then asked to name another card of which they would associate with the first card | The card

is turned over to reveal the 2nd named card

EXPLAINED ON PAGE ONE

double

crossed

outlaw

An envelope is handed to the participant. they are asked to name any playing card; the marked playing card on the

reverse of this card is noted | They are then asked to name another playing card; the cards are scanned through face-

down to find their marked card, the face card that this is marked on the back of is also noted |

The envelope is opened to reveal the first noted playing card with the 2nd noticed playing card marked on the back of it

EXPLAINED ON PAGE ONE

the

principal

Outlaw is a gimmicked deck; each and every card in the deck has a different card value on the back of it
The possibilities of mentalism effects with this deck go out of the roof, some of which are shared in this
documentation
For the main and first five effects, the markings must be unseen by your participants at all times and the deck must
pose as a standard un-gimmicked regulation deck of cards
Methods of how to make the deck appear normal are explained...

making

the

deck

For these effects you will need a regular deck of cards. You will also need three
outsider cards, these cards can be the jokers and advertisement cards or just
duplication cards. The faces of these cards are never shown. As long as they are of
the same colour and design as the deck you are using, they will suffice

Every card in the deck other than the extra three cards needs to be marked on the
back with permanent marker pen. The markings need to be on the top side of the back
of the playing cards as in image 01

The system used for marking the cards is an age old mathematical concept using a
division of 13 on the back of the 2 of hearts you need to mark the jack of diamonds: 2
+ jack = 13.. 5 of clubs + 8 of spades = 13 and so on (jack = ii. queen = 12. king =
13) image 02 shows an exposed view of how the deck should look once marked. 

PLAYING CARD  AS 

2S  3S 

4S  5S  6S  7S  8S  9S  10S  JS  QS  KS  MARKING 

MARKING  QC  JC  10C  9C  8C  7C  6C  5C  4C  3C 

2C  AC  KC  PLAYING CARD 

PLAYING CARD  AH  2H  3H 

4H  5H  6H  7H  8H  9H  10H  JH  QH  KH  MARKING 

MARKING  QD  JD  10D  9D  8D  7D  6D  5D  4D  3D 

2D  AD  KD  PLAYING CARD 

IMAGE ONE

IMAGE TWO

faking

the

deck

it is important that the three (unmarked) cards remain on top of the deck at all times (except for effects 6, 7 and 8)
these cards allow the deck to appear normal. you will be able to spread the cards without the marks being seen, the
top three cards can spread a little further creating the illusion that the rest of the deck follows in suite you are also
able to fan the deck as long as you make sure that all the markings are at the same end and that this end is at the
grip of the fan in the same grip the deck can be riffled and even survive a spring flourish without the marks being seen
the deck won't take much getting used to and none of the effects require horrible sleights that would cause suspicion
that you are trying to hide something. As there are three unmarked cards, the deck can be cut in a riffle (top-card-
force) motion; cutting the top half of the deck retaining the top card, from this cut, the deck can be convincingly faro-
shuffled.

outlaw

prediction

: EXPLAINED

The performer uses the back of the top card on which to write a prediction | The performer then continues his

attempt to psychologically force a playing card on the participant | A card is named by the participant | The deck is

turned face up to reveal the correct written prediction

Take the deck and on the back of the top card, pretend to write a prediction with a
marker pen, turn the deck face up so that the prediction cannot be seen. Once the
card has been named by the participant, search for the named card as well as the
matching marked card… [EG. If the 4 of Hearts is named, search for this card and
the matching card = 9 of Diamonds.] Out-jog the named card and slip the matching
card under the spread deck as shown in image 03.
Work the hidden card to the top of the deck.

When searching for the playing cards, if you find the named card first, just simply
out jog and carry on searching for the matching card as you say…

You could have named any of these cards but you went for this one…

This will buy you time to find the matching card to perform the slip (or

Cull

) technique.

Once set, take out the named card placing it down to the surface face-up, slowly and fairly turn the deck face up to
reveal the correct prediction written on the back of the top card…
Remove the marked card throwing it to the surface and place the deck down. The situation calls for no suspicion, the
named card is marked on the back of the top card and no other cards are marked.

Be sure not to turn over the removed named card as a marking will be revealed on the back of it, even though the card
marked matches the card marked on the back of the named card, this would only confirm that a trick has been played
defying the idea of a mentalism effect.

IMAGE THREE

blatant

outlaw

: EXPLAINED

The performer states that he will try to psychologically suggest a playing card to his participant | When a card is

named the performer admits that it wasn't the card he wanted them to name | He tells them the card he was trying

to force on them and then takes out their named card to reveal the force card written on the back

This is the first effect i performed with this deck for many people and decided to market the idea based on the
concept.

This is as blatant as a mentalism effect can be, but its ease and honesty secure that most wonderful and
unquestionable reaction that we all long for.

An attempt is made to psychologically force a playing card on the participant… Once a card has been named,
calculate the matching card in your mind and confess your failure... if they name the 2 of clubs…

I'll be honest with you it didn’t work, at and point did you think of the jack of spades? The only card in your mind was
the 2 of Clubs?

As you said this, scan the deck protruding the named card whilst looking for the matching card, in this case the jack
of spades is removed.

Even though we had different cards in mind, we’re still on the same wave-length…

Turn over the card to reveal their named card on the back.

Simple. Effective.

outlaw

: EXPLAINED

A card is removed without the participant seeing .the card is placed in the

performers' pocket | The performer attempts to psychologically force the removed

card on the participant | A card is named by the participant | The deck is scanned

and the named card is found still in the deck and not in the performers pocket as

expected | The failed force card is removed from the performers pocket and

turned face down to reveal a written prediction of the named card marked on the

back

When removing a card, you have two possibilities of the named card actually being
the card you removed; I usually remove the 7 of hearts which has the 6 of
diamonds on the back as these are very popular cards. Should either of these
cards be named you would have landed the perfect effect and call for the
participant to remove the card from your pocket.

Once a card has been named, you will need to search through to find the relating
card… if the 4 of hearts was named you would find the 9 of diamonds and slip it
under the spread as shown in image 03 and work it all the way to the top of the
deck; the card is now in position for a gamblers cop. For those who do not know
this method of palming… image 04 shows an exposed view of the card copped
under the deck, gripped into the palm in the shade of the deck. As the free hand
takes away the deck, the palmed card is lowered to the side of the body, this will
take a while to get used to, you will see the card protruding from your hand and it
will feel uncomfortable but as long as it's palmed as in image 05 it won't be
noticed. Image 06 shows how the hand looks to the participant.

The palmed card is taken to the pocket that has the prediction card in it and then
removed posing as the original prediction card. When revealing the card, it is vital
to the effect that the card is first shown face up, this will happen naturally due to
the condition of the palm. If possible, place the card face up on a surface or in the
participants hand with no hesitation as you do not want the participant to think
that you could have somehow marked the card after it was named.

IMAGE FOUR

IMAGE FIVE

IMAGE SIX

outlaw

trip

: EXPLAINED

The performer invites one participant to name any playing card, which is noted | The performer then names a playing

card and also notes it down | Another participant is invited to name another playing card, which is found in the deck |

The final named playing card is turned over to reveal the first participants named card written on the back, this card is

removed and left on the surface face-down | The performer then reminds the participants of the card he named… The

removed card is turned face up only to have changed to be the performers named card.

You may need a pen and pad of paper for this effect. When the first card is named - eg the 4 of Hearts - it is noted
on the paper, the performer then names an apparent random card which is in fact the card marked on the back of the
named 4 of Hearts, which would be the 9 of Diamonds. This is also noted. The third named card – eg Jack of Spades -
is searched for and left protruding the deck, whilst scanning the deck, the performer is also searching for the 9 of
Diamonds which needs to be slipped under the spread deck and then slipped behind the protruding Jack ready for the
double-lift… This is a similar process to THE 180 PLACEMENT as taught in ONE; Deception, Subterfuge & a deck of
cards… Below is a description of the sleight

the

one

eighty

placement 

Say the spectator names the 7 of Hearts, scan through the deck looking for the card.  A card – marked on the back – is in place on top of the deck.  When you find the 7 of 
hearts, up­jog it slightly so that it protrudes the deck.  Manoeuvre the marked card behind the spread and underneath the 7, if you can perform the slip force this will be easy. 
Simply hold the spread deck ­ from left to right – with your left fingers, work/slide the top card under the spread… with your right forefinger reach under and pull it toward and 
work it under the 7, as the 7 is protruding this is very easy to do.  Square up the deck so that the marked card is now directly behind the 7 [Figure 44.]  Cut the deck from above 
the 7 so that the 7 is the foremost card and square up the deck, now simply perform a double lift to show that the named card is the only card in the deck with a marking on the 
back. 

When you make the double lift with the 9 behind the Jack the first revelation is made with the 4 of Hearts written ion
the back of the Jack (apparently,) take the card away (9 of Diamonds) from the deck as you turn the deck face down
hiding the Jack upside-down at the bottom of the deck and unseen by the participants. The 9, thought to be the Jack
is placed face-down on the surface where it is shortly revealed to have changed into the performers named card – the
Nine of Diamonds.

outlaw

vs

swami

: EXPLAINED

The performer writes a prediction of which card will be thought of by the participant | The deck is spread face up and

the participant is invited to name any card | The prediction is shown to be wrong, however the prediction card is taken

out and turned over to reveal the named card written on the back

For this effect you will need to use a swami gimmick or any durable thumb writer.

Take a pen/pencil matching the swami and on a notepad fake-write a prediction

All i want you to do is think of a playing card; keep it in your mind; don said it out loud; I’m going to attempt to
condition you to think of the playing card that I've just written down…

When their card is named, swami the

matching

card (not the named card but the card which is marked upon the back

of the named card – EG if they named the 7 of clubs; swami the 6 of spades etc) onto the notepad and show them

Close? Close enough? No? Okay let's see how close my prediction really was…

Scan the deck removing the prediction card and invite the participant to turn the card over.

invisible

outlaw

: EXPLAINED

Two decks are in use the performer states that he placed a prediction card in his deck face-down | A card is named by

the participant who holds the other deck | The performer reveals the face-down prediction to be incorrect | When the

named card is found in the participants pack and the prediction card can be found written on the back of it

For this effect you will need an invisible deck. The performer holds the invisible deck and the participant holds the
Outlaw deck.

In this deck (invisible,) I’ve turned a card face-down, it's a prediction card, it's my prediction of the card that you are
about to name out loud…

Calculate in your mind the value of the matching card and reveal this card upside down in the invisible deck (do not
reveal the named card but the card that is written on the back of this card in the outlaw deck.)

That didn't work huh? You know what. Have a look in your deck (Outlaw) go through and take out the card you named
aloud…

Once the card is taken out, take the deck off of them and place it aside before asking them to turn over the card.

You need not worry about them seeing the markings on the back as they search for their card as at that point they
are only interested in the faces of the cards. If need be, you can show them the deck as being normal after the effect
using some of the

Faking

methods described earlier.

outlaw

associate

: EXPLAINED

The deck is shown as a special deck. marked on the back of each card is a different random playing card the deck is set

up in no order and offered to the participant for shuffling | The participant is asked to name and playing card, the are

then asked to name another card of which they would associate with the first card | The named card is turned over to

reveal the 2nd named card written on the back

For this example i shall explain as if the 1st named card is the 4 of clubs and 2nd named card is the 10 of diamonds.
For this effect you will need to know the 180 placement, as explained earlier.

The named playing card (4 of clubs) is found in the deck and left protruding as the second card is named (10 of
diamonds) calculate its matching card in your mind; in this case it would be the 3 of hearts. As you scan the deck for
the 4 of clubs, when you get to the 3 of hearts you will need to slip it beneath the deck and work it behind the
protruding 4 of clubs flush into the deck, it is now in position for the double lift revelation

outlaw

disassociate

(outlaw associate reversal) : EXPLAINED

The participant is asked to name and playing card. the backs of the cards are searched to find the named card written

in marker pen | They are then asked to name another card of which they would associate with the first card | The card

is turned over to reveal the 2nd named card

(No explanation necessary) This is just a reverse play on OUTLAW ASSOCIATE

double

crossed

outlaw

: EXPLAINED

An envelope is handed to the participant. they are asked to name any playing card; the marked playing card on the

reverse of this card is noted | They are then asked to name another playing card; the cards are scanned through face-

down to find their marked card, the face card that this is marked on the back of is also noted |

The envelope is opened to reveal the first noted playing card with the 2nd noticed playing card marked on the back of it

For this effect you will need a spare Jack of Spades on the back of which you will need to write the 4 of Hearts, this
card is then placed in an envelope. Alternatively you could have both these playing cards in an envelope (unmarked.)
The envelope can then be held by the spectator throughout.
You will need to position the jack of spades at the bottom of the deck and the 9 of diamonds on top of the deck.

As the spectator names a card, for example the 8 of clubs, search through the backs of the cards looking for the
marker written 8 of clubs, although the card this is marked on is the 5 of spades, you will perform the 180 placement
to slip the bottom card (jack of spades) into position one card below the marked 8 of clubs ready to perform a double
lift to show that the 8 of clubs is marked on the back of the jack of spades. The jack is then noted on the envelope by
the participant.

As the 9 of diamond is on top of the deck, the deck is turned face up; you can false shuffle to retain this card in
position. A second card is named, for example, the king of hearts… Another 180 placement is made positioning the 9
of diamonds one card behind the king of hearts, once again in place to perform a double lift to show that on the back of
the named king of hearts is the marker written 4 of hearts, which is also noted on the envelope by the participant.

On the envelope we now have the two required force cards as written and selected by the participant - jack of spades
and 4 of hearts.

The revelation card/s can now be removed from the envelope.

outlaw:

afterthoughts

I have held back on patter throughout the explanations as I always feel it fair to allow you; the performer the
opportunity to discover and create your own unique routine that will best apply to your persona and repertoire

The OUTLAW concept, since its discovery, has been used in 2 specific effects that have also been released within the
magic market industry, one of which used in a blatantly rip-off manner almost word-for-word, effect-for-effect without
credit or mention… Without naming names or retaliating as childishly, I simply inform you the reader of this so that
no confusion is met should you also discover either of these products. I’d also like to applaud the author/s for
successful becoming rip-off-merchants, with which I hope you gain a good reputation for.

I owe and pay great respect and acknowledgement to Larry Jennings for the introduction of the gamblers cop. He is a
genius.

With special thanks to R and J for all of your inspirations

OUTLAW © Daniel Madison 2004 – 2006 all rights reserved | TWISTED RAIN PRODUCTIONS

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