The Online Magic Store Blog: Flap Cards

Someone practising at a desk, holding up a single face-down card beside a deck and a practice notebook

Flap cards: learning curve and practice

How hard flap cards really are to perform, the skills around the gaff, and a step-by-step practice plan.

A hand holding up a single red-backed playing card with a blur of motion beside it

Classic effects with flap cards

The classic flap card effects, from the visible change and double change to the torn corner and colour change, and when to use each.

A hand holding a single red-backed playing card at an angle over dark velvet

Flap cards: mechanics and theory

What a flap card is, the principle behind the hinged half-card, and why the seam, grip and timing matter more than the gaff.