Card Trick Tips Practice It can take a long time to perfect a trick Practice in front of a mirror until you are ready Make the cut Card tricks often call for cutting the deck To do this remove a portion of the cards off the top of the deck Restack the deck with the cut portion on the bottom or as instructed Fan out right During tricks always fan out the cards to the right so you can see the numbers H0 Jr 45 Make the trick your own Add a magic word tell a story or find another way to make the trick unique