Array is Fraser's cheeky take on the algorithmic stack. After toiling over this conundrum for what feels like an eternity (around six or seven years—give or take a few), he's finally cracked it! Fraser's mission? To whip up a stack that's not just a doddle to learn but also a breeze to apply in performance. He envisioned a system so straightforward that you could get the hang of it just by reading the rules once (yes, really!).
Fraser's delighted to report that all the pieces of this magical jigsaw finally clicked into place, enabling him to devise what he deems a nearly flawless arrangement for this kind of method. This system lets you instantly pinpoint where a specific playing card sits in the deck and, conversely, find out which number it occupies—without having to do any complicated maths or mental gymnastics. Seriously, it’s so minimal on the memory work that it practically becomes second nature; think of it as a series of mental shifts that happen in real-time (no calculators necessary!).
In just about an hour, you’ll wrap your head around the system, and then you’ll have a nifty little skill to carry with you for life (as long as you keep refreshing those memory muscles every now and then, of course).
The stack itself looks like a perfectly shuffled deck of cards—no glaring repeats of values or suits to give you away. In fact, it’s all mixed up in delightful clumps of red and black throughout the deck (just to keep things interesting).
Fraser is now letting the magic community in on this gem, so others can revel in its simplicity and efficiency. It’s about time, right?
1st edition 2023, PDF 18 pages.
Word count: 4357 which is equivalent to 17 standard pages of text
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