How Do You Perform The 3 Burglars Card Trick?
• Separate a King and three Jacks from the deck. • Prepare for the trick by placing two Kings and the remaining Jack at the bottom of the deck in a King-Jack-King sequence. • Begin the trick by showing the audience the three Jacks and the deck. Explain that the Jacks are three burglars and the deck is the house they’re going to rob. Don’t fan the deck. • Place the first Jack on the bottom of the deck, saying that the first burglar went in through the front door. • Place the second Jack on the top of the deck, saying that the second burglar went in through the back door. • Stick the third Jack in near the middle of the deck, saying that the third burglar went in through a window. • Show the King to the audience, saying that the King is a detective chasing after the burglars. • Place the King on the bottom of the deck, saying that the detective followed the burglars in through the front door. • Cut the deck several times, saying that the detective chased the burglars around the house all
