Architettura I

2021
Written by Greg Chapman
Work of Greg Chapman
70 pages (Paperback), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Greg Chapman
Language: English
22 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Greg Chapman Preface
9
Greg Chapman Introduction
13
Greg Chapman Stack Work some general comments
  • Memorized Deck
  • Partial Stack
  • Stack Number versus Position
  • Memorized Deck versus Stacked Deck
  • Stack-friendly
  • Stack-dependent
  • Stack-independent
  • Home
  • Crimp
  • Work
    • Top and Bottom
    • 13, 26, 39, 52 (quartiles)
    • 18 and 35 (thirds)
    • 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
    • Eight Belt Positions
    • Work Without Additional Preparation
    • Edge Marks
  • Architecture of Deception
  • Getting Started the Right Way
 		17
Greg Chapman Hidden Secrets some more general comments on basic stack concepts
  • Next/Previous Card
  • Card to Stack Number
  • Stack Number to Card
  • Visualizing Groups
  • Open Index
  • Counting up or Down - Adding or Subtracting
  • Two Chains
  • Broken Sequence
  • Missing Card
  • Odd Card Out
  • Belonging to a Group
  • Number of Cards
  • Highest/Lowest Card
  • Next/Previous Card as a Locator
  • Double-key
  • Burn A Card
  • Distance from Bottom
 		27
Greg Chapman Card Divination spectator cuts deck and deals a few cards, remembers the card at this position, performer divines it, application of "Counting up or Down"
 		30
Greg Chapman Card Location spectator cuts deck, removes a few from the top and shuffles those, remembers top card and loses pile in deck, application of "Two Chains"
 		30
Greg Chapman On Practice practice tips for memorized deck work
  • A Common Obstacle
  • The Hard Stuff
  • Variables
    • Short-term Memorization
    • Peeking in Real Time
    • Delayed Recall
  • Drills
  • Basic Drills With A Shuffled Deck
  • Basic Drills With A Deck in Memorized Order
  • Advanced Drills
  • Strategies for Memorization Under Fire
  • Four-Way Cut Exercise
 		35
Greg Chapman Stop Location selection is lost, spectator deals the cards and performer calls stop at selection
 		36
Greg Chapman On Conditions thoughts on conditions in the context of memorized deck work
  • Disproving Other Methods
  • Chaos and Order
  • Layering Methods
  • Hands-off Conditions
  • Safety Measures
 		45
Greg Chapman Crimp Cut Peek spectator selects card with cutting procedure on the table, performer names card, almost hands-off
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Greg Chapman Three Packet Displacement cutting procedure to remove a card which can be identified by performer
Variations 55
Greg Chapman An Application selection is lost, spectator deals the cards and performer calls stop at selection, using Three Packet Displacement
Inspired by 57
Utilities
59
Greg Chapman Free Range Force forcing a card in a specific range in the deck with the Three Packet Displacement procedure, prediction application
Inspired by 59
Greg Chapman Gesture Peek top card thumbed onto table and pushed forward with left hand, new top card glimpsed during push
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Greg Chapman Card Box Shiner mirror surface stuck to bottom of case so it reflects bottom card of deck set onto case
 		60
Greg Chapman Packet Tilt Peek - Top right hand cuts packet off deck, top card of that packet is glimpsed
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Greg Chapman Cull Steal spread cull, with optional palm out into cop position
Related to 61
Greg Chapman Cull Steal - Applications with a Mem-deck
  • Open Index
  • Emergencies
 		64
Greg Chapman In-the-hands Shiner palmed mirror
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Greg Chapman Fan Force Revelation Kaplan Fan Force for peeked or named card
Related to 66
Greg Chapman Architettura II preview comments
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Data entered by José Castro & Denis Behr, November 2024.