Can You Spell Out the Order of a Suit with This Playing Card Trick?

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In summary, there is a trick with playing cards where you can spell out the word ACE and the ace card will end up on top of the deck. This also works for the rest of the cards in order. It is not technically a card trick, but a fun game my parents showed me when I was a child. There are also variations in different languages such as French and Dutch.
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Here is something I learned as a child. I was just reminded of it and so I present it here. It is a little trick you can do with playing cards, but I don't know how to catagorize it.

Take all the cards of one suit and order them face down as follows:

3 8 7 A Q 6 4 2 J K 10 9 5

It might be easier to order them face up in the opposite order. Take the top card and put it on the bottom while saying "A", now the 8 will be on top and 3 on the bottom. Take the top card and put it on the bottom while saying "C". Now the 7 will be on top and the 8 on the bottom. Next take the top card and put on the bottom while saying "E". In other words, you spell out the word ACE and the Ace will be on the top of the deck. Turn it face up and remove it from the deck while saying Ace.

As you can easily see from the position of the 2 card that when you have spelled out "two", it will be on top and you can turn it face up and remove it from the deck. In fact as you spell out three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, jack, queen, and king, all of the cards will fall out in order.

It's not really a card trick, but my parents delighted me with it when I was a small child.
 
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Neat!
Do you have the French version?
 
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Funny! :smile:

I worked out the French version:
3 D A 5 7 R V 2 6 4 10 9 8

And while I'm at it, the Dutch version:
3 7 10 A 6 V 4 B 2 H 8 5 9
 
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21 minutes ... speechless...awesome.....
 
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I would say that this is not a card trick in the traditional sense, but rather a memorization technique. By associating each letter in the word "ACE" with a specific card in the deck, one is able to easily remember the order of the cards in a suit. This can be a fun and engaging way for children to practice their memory skills and learn the order of a suit in a deck of cards. However, it is important to note that this method may not work for all individuals and there are other techniques that can be used to remember the order of a suit in a deck of cards. It is always important to encourage critical thinking and experimentation when learning new skills or tricks.
 

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