Subtle Card Creations by Nick Trost

Subtle Card Creations Vol. 1 by Nick Trost

Nick Trost is well known for his simple, easy-to-do card magic. He uses subtle moves and principles rather than difficult sleight of hand to produce entertaining card effects.

The entire set of volumes contain his best card effects, plus variations by his fellow magicians. Many of these card creations came from his series of notebooks and most have not been published previously.

This volume alone contains 11 chapters describing over 100 tricks. Here are a few of the areas covered:

• Coincidences
• Transpositions
• Court Cards
• Special Decks
• Gambling Tricks
• Packet Tricks
• Poker Tricks
• ESP Cards

Also included is an appendix of useful sleights and subtleties.

Pages 300 - Hardbound

Subtle Card Creations Vol. 2 by Nick Trost

The second volume of Subtle Card Creations continues with a wealth of new material - effective and subtle card effects - designed to entertain and baffle spectators.

Much of the material - as in Volume 1 - was developed from ideas in a series of notebooks. Effects of all types are include here. There are 11 chapters. Here are a few of the areas covered in Volume 2:

• Coincidences
• Hotel Mysteries
• Divinations
• Four Aces
• Gambling Tricks
• Poker Deals
• Predictions
• Transpositions
• Packet Tricks
• ESP Cards
• And a unique chapter on tricks with a Pinochle deck.

Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations is a multi-volume compendium of card magic based on subtle moves and principles rather than difficult sleight of hand; the majority of the material has not been published previously.

Subtle Card Creations Vol. 3 by Nick Trost

The third volume of Subtle Card Creations offers another collection of brilliant card magic. The intent here is the earlier volumes - to present some of the most effective, yet easy-to-do card magic, avoiding all difficult sleights.

Over 100 tricks are carefully explained in 12 chapters. The chapters that are unique include: 

• You Do As I Do
• Royal Marriages
• Revealments
• Reversed Card Effects 
• Special Decks
• Computer Cards

Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations is a multi-volume compendium of card magic based on subtle moves and principles rather than difficult sleight of hand, the majority of the material has not been published previously.

Pages: 850 - Hardbound with Dust Jacket

Subtle Card Creations Vol. 4 by Nick Trost

In this fourth volume of Subtle Card Creations, you will find the workings of more highly effective and easy-to-do card magic. In this volume, there are over 100 effects of wide variety in 12 chapters. Chapters in special areas of card magic include:

• Gemini Twins
• Cards and Dice
• Gilbreath Plays Poker, Part 1
• Special-Deck Gambling Effects
• Spelling Trick

Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations is a multi-volume compendium of card magic based on subtle moves and principles rather than difficult sleight of hand; the majority of the material has not been published previously.

"The student of magic will find a great deal of valuable information in this book ... Mr. Trost knows how to construct entertaining card magic..."
- Roy Walton (from the foreword)

"I think you have another winner on your hands."
- Steve Beam

"Nick Trost is a genius."
- Aldo Colombini

Pages: 300 - 7.5" x 10" - Hard cover with dust jacket - Black and white illustrations

Subtle Card Creations Vol. 6 by Nick Trost

This is the sixth volume in this series of easy-to-do, subtle card effects from master card trick creator, Nick Trost. As with the rest of the books in this series, Mr. Trost's card magic is based on subtle moves and principles, rather than difficult sleight of hand - leading to audience astonishment. The majority of the material has not been previously published. There are over 100 tricks in 13 chapters, including Unique Card Effects, Coincidences, Court Card Capers, Blackjack Bafflers, Poker Puzzlers, Gambling Tricks, Divinations, Predictions and ESP Card Tests. Two chapters with new and different effects are also included: "Gilbreath Plays Poker, Part 3" and "Triple Dealing Effects."

You'll enjoy performing his style of magic, concentrating on presentation to WOW your audience!

Hardbound with dust jacket, xvi + 237 pages

"I urge you to acquire this latest entry; you are going to enjoy it... Texas Hold'em Poker Deal is a really sweet instance of the genre... No skill required, minimal setup... This has become my favorite routine of any discussed (in this series)."
- Steve Bryant, Little Egypt Magic, March 2017

"This may be the best book of the series, so far."
- Steve Beam

"The name Nick Trost has always been synonymous with good, simple and commercial magic. (He) is one of my heroes in card magic... Nick's fertile imagination has created some of the most truly memorable effects during the past few decades..."
- Aldo Colombini

Subtle Card Creations Vol 8 by Nick Trost

Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations series of easy-to-do card effects continues with Volume 8. As in the other volumes in the series these routines rely on subtle moves and principles rather than difficult sleight of hand. Once again there are over 100 tricks, this time collected in 13 chapters covering Gambling Tricks, Poker Puzzles, Divinations, Gilbreath Tricks, Predictions, Coincidences, ESP tricks and more.

"I think this is the best volume yet."
- Steve Beam

"I've never been a fan of show-off 'over-technical' long-winded card magic designed to fool only the boys. (Notice that I use the word fool and not entertain. Think on that!) It's often laden with esoteric, angley and non practical sleights. Nick Trost's work, in contrast, is not easy for 'ease' sake; but its all (yes, all) practical and well-constructed to entertain laymen. Mr. Trost doesn't shun sleights either, but-thank goodness-he doesn't overuse them. He's kept his eye on the ball that magic is to entertain (and mystify) laymen with. If, along the way, it happens to fool other magicians-fine. But, that (I guess) is just a mere bonus."
- Paul Gordon

"The name Nick Trost has always been synonymous with good, simple and commercial magic. (He) is one of my heroes in card magic... Nick's fertile imagination has created some of the most truly memorable effects during the past few decades..."
- Aldo Colombini

"The student of magic will find a great deal of valuable information in this book... Mr. Trost knows how to construct entertaining card magic..."
- Roy Walton

Hardbound with dust jacket, xvi + 206 pages.

Subtle Card Creations Vol 9 by Nick Trost

Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations series of easy-to-do card effects comes to completion with Volume 9.

As in the other volumes in the series these routines rely on subtle moves and principles rather than difficult sleight of hand. Once again there are over 100 tricks, this time collected in 11 chapters covering gambling tricks, puzzlers, divinations, gilbreath tricks, cards and dice, tricks with 2 decks, ESP tricks and more.

Foreword by Howard Adams, Afterword by Michael Weber