QuartetTrainer
iOS · free
Master the Mnemonica quartet distances.
For every value, one suit leads and three jumps follow. Drill them until locating all four cards is instant.
iOS · free
Master the Mnemonica quartet distances.
For every value, one suit leads and three jumps follow. Drill them until locating all four cards is instant.
You’re given a value — say, the Kings. Recall the first suit in the stack and the three distances between the cards, then get instant, detailed feedback.
Given a value, enter all four absolute stack positions in any order. A step up from distance drilling — you know the stack cold when raw numbers come fast.
The complete quartet distance table for all 13 values — first suit and the three jumps. Study it, verify answers, or use it as a lookup while learning.
“Top of the Heaps” is one of the routines built on the quartet principle. In the Mnemonica stack by Juan Tamariz, the four cards of each value are scattered through the deck, but each value has a first suit and three consistent distances to the other cards. Knowing those quartet distances lets a performer locate all four cards quickly.
The idea behind Quartets grew out of work Pit Hartling and Denis Behr developed together. In his chapter “Quartets” in In Order To Amaze (2016), Pit explains the principle and its applications, including “Top of the Heaps.” He also credits Denis’s earlier publication of the method in Handcrafted Card Magic.
QuartetTrainer is a practice tool for learning the Mnemonica quartet distances. It assumes you already know the stack; it is not a substitute for learning Mnemonica itself. If you are still working on the stack, start with Mnemonica by Juan Tamariz, then come back.
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