Card Chat
The first interactive playing card trick
A Bicycle-compatible gimmick where the card itself comes to life and talks to your spectator
The Effect
Imagine this:
A spectator freely chooses a card. The magician reveals the Queen of Spades… but the spectator says it’s wrong.
Then, the Queen of Spades shows a QR code. When scanned, the card literally speaks through a short video animation, mocking the magician and revealing the correct card.
It’s comedy, surprise, and magic – all in one.
A spectator freely chooses a card. The magician reveals the Queen of Spades… but the spectator says it’s wrong.
Then, the Queen of Spades shows a QR code. When scanned, the card literally speaks through a short video animation, mocking the magician and revealing the correct card.
It’s comedy, surprise, and magic – all in one.
Unique Selling Points
• Comedy built-in – The card does the talking, making every performance memorable.
• Multilingual ready – English, Spanish, Italian and French demos available; scalable to more languages.
• Bicycle-compatible – Designed to mix seamlessly into a standard Bicycle deck.
• Interactive & modern – Spectator scans a QR code, instantly unlocking the magic.
• Expandable series – Queens today, Jacks and Kings tomorrow.
• Distinct Characters – Each queen has her own personality:
❤️ Romantic • ♠️ Sarcastic • ♦️ Greedy • ♣️ Naïve Herbalist
Meet the Characters
Card Chat is not just about a trick — it’s about personalities coming to life.
Each queen has her own distinct voice, giving magicians variety, replay value, and endless comic possibilities:
Each queen has her own distinct voice, giving magicians variety, replay value, and endless comic possibilities:
❤️ The Romantic Queen of Hearts – the hopeless romantic, always dreaming of love.
♠️ The Dark Queen of Spades – sarcastic and sharp-tongued, with a taste for dark humor, constantly mocking the magician.
♦️ The Greedy Queen of Diamonds – greedy and materialistic, obsessed with wealth and status.
♣️ The Whimsical Queen of Clubs – a scatterbrained herbalist who believes every tea can heal the world. Innocent and naïve… yet gifted with real magic.
This cast of characters shows how Card Chat can evolve into a series of interactive routines, where magicians can choose the right personality for their style — or collect them all.
Format of the Product
Not a full deck – but a trick pack.
Includes:
• Special Bicycle card(s) with QR code
• Online access to video animations (multi-language)
• All videos in vertical 1080x1920 format (optimized for close-up use on spectator’s phone)
• Full performance instructions and routines
• Online access to video animations (multi-language)
• All videos in vertical 1080x1920 format (optimized for close-up use on spectator’s phone)
• Full performance instructions and routines
Proof of Interest
Tested live at the San Marino International Magic Convention 2024 → strong reactions from professional magicians. Professional magicians highlighted both the originality of the method and the comic potential for close-up routines.
Demo videos already available: Queen of Spades and Queen of Hearts.
Below are two live demo videos already produced. More characters and languages are in development.
Below are two live demo videos already produced. More characters and languages are in development.
Beyond the trick
Alongside the interactive performance routine, we have also created a series of short humorous “Card Chat” clips, where the card characters come to life and banter with each other.
These videos are not part of the main trick, but they highlight the comic personality of the characters and show the broader potential of the project.
They can serve as:
• Social media teasers to support marketing and drive awareness.
• Bonus content to entertain customers beyond the performance.
• A proof of concept that the Card Chat universe is expandable — new characters, new dialogues, new routines.
👉 Here are two examples of our humorous Card Chat clips:
Why Card Chat stands out
• Expected retail range: $29–35 aligned with close-up trick packs.
• Model: Murphy’s Magic publishes and distributes globally; creator earns royalties.
• Technical infrastructure: videos hosted securely (Vimeo/Cloudflare), with auto-language routing planned at commercial release.
Card Chat is ready to perform, expand, and entertain.
We believe Murphy’s Magic is the perfect partner to bring this innovation worldwide.
Contact: Ardo Quaranta
ardo@calamove.com
+39 338 857 0533
We believe Murphy’s Magic is the perfect partner to bring this innovation worldwide.
Contact: Ardo Quaranta
ardo@calamove.com
+39 338 857 0533