The Royal Scam

"Entertaining, original and doubly surprising!"-Markobi, World Cardmagic Champion, FISM 2022.The Effect: You show a small deck of cards consisting only of aces of spades. HAS Through six increasingly astounding phases, this deck of cards continues to reverse its orientation, first all face down, then incredibly all face up. Now, when most tours would stop there... The Royal Scam hasn't triggered the true impossibility yet, as the next four Aces thrown down turn out to have different back designs—each from a completely different deck!While your spectator is shocked by this utter impossibility, you prepare to reveal your REAL coup de grâce, as the remaining five cards are then turned face up to reveal that they are not the generic Ace of Spades that was expected. No - these five cards are a fully examinable ROYAL STRAIGHT FLUSH (SPADES)!The Royal Scam is a John Bannon classic - brilliant manipulation, easy to master, fully examinable cards, multiple phases - a huge amount of magic from just nine cards provided! Where most routines end, Bannon is just beginning. An automatic pocket miracle. Uses only the nine cards provided (no deck required). The 9 specially printed cards (on beautiful USPCC stock) come in a wallet for easy carrying. Easy to do. No difficult sleight of hand. No extra cards or sticky stuff. Fully examinable. 100% clean end with nothing to hide. Incredibly misleading. Packaged in a beautiful hardback book - just the thing to slide onto your shelf and protect your gaff card deck! WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE ROYAL SCAM: "I remember when John first showed me this, it felt like I'd been hit with a right, left, right combination. Just one surprise after another. The economy of method combined with multiple revelations makes it a must-read."-Tim Trono "This trick is an absolute killer!"-9.5/10 Straight Talk Magic Reviews "The Royal Scam is a perfect, neat little package of delicious John Bannon goodness!"-Harapan Ong: "Once again, John has shown us that he is the Babe Ruth of sleight of hand. Sizzle fans will love this one."-The Magic Portal Reviews "John Bannon's routines never fail to make me happy inside. Royal Scam is such a satisfying routine to watch and perform!"-Ben Prime: "It only takes a small amount of a deadly substance to do the job, and John Bannon's The Royal Scam is a lethal dose."-Ryan Matney: "I'm so glad The Royal Scam is back. I love John's Fractal tricks, and this is one of the best. Classic Bannon!"-Steve Faulkner: "It's incredibly powerful and surprisingly simple. Very, very intelligent." - The Daily Magician