Perhaps the prop most associated with magic and magicians is a deck of playing cards. There are literally hundreds (maybe thousands) of magic effects that can be performed with cards. Cards are a favorite with magicians and audiences because of their familiarity with them and their flexibility for performing many different types of magic tricks. Cards selected and shuffled by members of the audience are discovered in a myriad of mysterious locations. They diminish in size, rise from the deck in defiance of the laws of gravity and visibly change from one card to another right before your eyes. For card magic, there are some basic sleights and techniques that should be mastered.