Temporarily Out of Order dives headfirst into the world of memorised deck magic and stack wizardry. It brings back The Redford Stack, showcasing a cornucopia of transformative features that’ll make your card tricks less ‘meh’ and more ‘bloody brilliant’. You can whip up The Redford Stack from a shuffled deck or a brand new pack of cards faster than you can say “abracadabra”. And it doesn’t stop there; it morphs into a Parallel Stack, Stay Stack/Mirror stack, Si-Stebbins Stack, an alternating red-black stack, and a few more surprises. The beauty? The same sequence that gives you Si Stebbins also neatly returns your deck to the Redford Stack! It looks random but is stuffed with features like a magician’s assistant in a phone booth (a cramped situation, I assure you).
Prepare yourself for poker deals, blackjack deals (because we all love a cheeky gamble), spelling effects, coincidence effects, faro effects, and far too many other delights to list (but we’ll try anyway). You’ll pick up a handful of Patrick’s beloved false shuffles, false cuts, and two rather sneaky deck switches! Some tricks even let you set up a borrowed deck into a stack without anyone batting an eyelid. Best of all, many of the effects don’t require you to memorise the Redford order. You can dive in and start impressing your mates straight away! Plus, there are effects that can be performed with any memorised arrangement—so you won’t be left fumbling about like a lost tourist in London.
“Patrick has pushed stack work to a different level. I love what he's done with the pseudo-memorised and the memorised deck.” - Bob Cassidy
“Patrick fooled the crap out of me.” - Tom Gagnon
“I love the idea of a stack that you go in and out of. Bloody Genius! Only Patrick could create such a thing in such a practical way!” - Ken Dyne
“Patrick has devised another beautifully constructed and truly deceptive set of routines surrounded by a wealth of knowledge. The title effect, 'Temporarily Out of Order,' is a reputation-making marathon of impossible moments. His work on the methods within this book are worth studying.” - Ben Seidman
“Loved it. The title effect, Temporarily Out of Order, is one of the best card tricks I have ever seen.” - Jon Armstrong
“Temporarily Out of Order is filled with gold.” - Mike Powers
