Magic Apps – Kevin Haggard

DeckClocker

DeckClocker trains your card recognition speed with scrolling spread challenges and rapid-fire 60-second quizzes. Track your times and accuracy across sessions as your eye gets sharper and your reactions faster. Whether you're a magician, card mechanic, or just someone who loves the challenge, DeckClocker turns card skill-building into a competitive sport.

Resources:
Vigil, Paul. Diplopia. 2007.
Carlsen, Rune. My 10 Go-To Card FX. 2024. p. 166. ("Diplopia")
Cummins, Paul. "Tap A Lack." MAGIC, Vol. 14, No. 11, July 2005, p. 96.
Lorayne, Harry. The Epitome Location. 1976.

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SherlockTrainer

SherlockTrainer is your practice app for Pit Hartling's "Sherlock" — the brilliant memorized-deck location trick from In Order To Amaze. The app simulates two riffle shuffles and a cut, then presents the spread for you to work through all three elimination passes, with a timer as well so you can train to increase your speed. Toggle the "Looking For" display and stack number overlays on while you're learning, then turn them off as you approach performance speed.

Resources:
Hartling, Pit. In Order to Amaze. 2016. p. 40. ("Sherlock")

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QuartetTrainer

For every value in Mnemonica, one suit leads — and knowing which one is the key to locating all four cards fast. Quartet Trainer drills you on the starting suit and the gaps between each group of four, building the positional awareness that powers effects where you need to produce or control four of a kind from a memorized stack.

Resources:
Hartling, Pit. In Order to Amaze. 2016. p. 118. ("Quartets")

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Mnemonica Word Lengths

A simple, focused drill: given a card from the deck, how many characters are in its name? This trains the mental shortcut used in certain Mnemonica routines where the letter count of a card's name matters. Tap in your answer and move on — pure speed repetition.

Resources:
Tamariz, Juan. Mnemonica. 2004. p. 97. ("Mnemonicosis")

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