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Welcome to the FindMagic memory course. Every card uses three separate cues. A position image tells you where to find the card. A character tells you its value. An action tells you its suit. One vivid story connects all three.

Clubs means using a golf club. Watch the swing. Whenever a character uses a golf club in our stories, the suit is clubs.

Hearts means a kiss. Watch the twins greet each other. A kiss tells you hearts.

Diamonds means a transformation. Something ordinary turns into sparkling diamond. Look at the tricycle. Remember the transformation, not just the sparkle.

Spades means shovelling. Look at the shovel moving the coffee grounds. The digging action tells you spades.

Pause and recall the four suit actions. Golf club means Clubs. A kiss means Hearts. A diamond transformation means Diamonds. Shovelling with a spade means Spades.

Ace is an ace fighter pilot. Focus on the pilot and flight helmet. This character always means Ace.

Two is our pair of adult male twins. There are literally two of them. Twins means two.

Three is a walking trident. Look at its three prongs. The trident is the character, so the value is three.

Four is this little car with four wheels. It has arms so it can join our stories. Focus on the car: four wheels, value four.

Five is a giant purple glove. Picture its five fingers. The glove means five.

Six is the saxophonist in the yellow suit. Six and sax give us the sound connection. The musician means six.

Seven is an angel with wings and a halo. Think of seventh heaven. Our angel means seven.

Eight is a pink bait worm. Eight rhymes with bait. When this worm appears, the card value is eight.

Nine is the black cat. Cats are said to have nine lives. Our cat means nine.

Ten is an orange tent that can walk. Ten sounds like tent. Focus on the tent, and remember ten.

Jack is a red toy jack, from the game of jacks. It is a toy with arms and legs in our stories. Toy jack means Jack.

Queen is our rock singer, representing the band Queen. Look for the frontman in the white Queen shirt. He represents the card value Queen.

King is Henry the Eighth, in his Tudor clothes. This king is our character for every King card.

Keep the jobs separate. The position image tells you where to find the card. The character tells you the value. The action tells you the suit. For our first card, the unicorn means position one, the four-wheeled car means value four, and the golf club means Clubs.

Position 1: Unicorn. One horn. The card is the 4 of Clubs. Our value character is Four-wheeled car with arms. The suit is Clubs, shown by a golf club. Here is the connection. A four-wheeled car rides a unicorn in a polo match, leaning out to strike the ball with an enormous golf club. The unicorn is the car’s polo mount. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Recall position to card, then card to position.

Now build the stack in small sections. Watch each story, replay it in your imagination, and use the memory tester. Practise position to card and card to position every time.

Position 1: Unicorn. One horn. The card is the 4 of Clubs. Our value character is Four-wheeled car with arms. The suit is Clubs, shown by a golf club. Here is the connection. A four-wheeled car rides a unicorn in a polo match, leaning out to strike the ball with an enormous golf club. The unicorn is the car’s polo mount. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 2: Two adult twins. Two people form the pair. Because the card value is also two, the same twins do double duty: they mark position two and value two. The card is the 2 of Hearts. The twins exchange two cheek kisses; the kissing action marks Hearts. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 3: Tricycle. Three wheels. The card is the 7 of Diamonds. Our value character is Winged angel with a halo. The suit is Diamonds, shown by turning something into diamond. Here is the connection. An angel wants a heavenly tricycle: it turns an ordinary tricycle into sparkling diamond, then proudly pedals it along a cloud. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 4: Glasses / four-eyes. Glasses worn over two eyes: the familiar four-eyes expression. The card is the 3 of Clubs. Our value character is Walking three-pronged trident. The suit is Clubs, shown by a golf club. Here is the connection. A three-pronged trident cannot see its golf ball. It puts on enormous glasses over its eyes, then confidently strikes the ball with a golf club. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 5: Five-pointed star. Five points. The card is the 4 of Hearts. Our value character is Four-wheeled car with arms. The suit is Hearts, shown by a kiss. Here is the connection. A four-wheeled car adores its five-pointed star hood ornament. It bends its bumper upward to kiss the star, polishing it with each enormous smooch. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 6: Die. Six faces. The card is the 6 of Diamonds. Our value character is Yellow-suited saxophonist. The suit is Diamonds, shown by turning something into diamond. Here is the connection. A saxophonist turns a six-sided die into diamond to use as a dazzling saxophone ornament, then plays with the glittering die dangling from the bell. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 7: 7UP can. Seven in the product name. The card is the Ace of Spades. Our value character is Fighter pilot. The suit is Spades, shown by shovelling with a spade. Here is the connection. An ace fighter pilot is desperately thirsty after landing in the desert. He shovels away sand to uncover a giant buried 7UP can and drinks from it. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 8: Octopus. Eight arms. The card is the 5 of Hearts. Our value character is Giant purple five-fingered glove. The suit is Hearts, shown by a kiss. Here is the connection. An octopus mistakes a giant five-fingered glove for a potential sweetheart and kisses its palm; the delighted glove kisses the octopus back. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 9: Pregnant belly. Nine months is the familiar pregnancy association. The card is the 9 of Spades. Our value character is Scruffy black nine-lived cat. The suit is Spades, shown by shovelling with a spade. Here is the connection. A nine-lived cat with an enormous nine-month pregnant belly shovels soft sand into a cosy nesting hollow, carefully making room for its belly. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 10: Two hands. Two hands have ten fingers. The card is the 2 of Spades. Our value character is Identical adult male twins. The suit is Spades, shown by shovelling with a spade. Here is the connection. The male twins build a sand sculpture of two giant hands. Each uses a spade to shape one hand, finishing with all ten fingers spread above them. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 11: Eleven from Stranger Things. The character is named Eleven. The clip uses a fictional stand-in. The card is the Queen of Hearts. Our value character is Freddie Mercury representing Queen. The suit is Hearts, shown by a kiss. Here is the connection. Freddie Mercury has lost his microphone. Eleven floats it back into his hand, and he thanks her with an affectionate forehead kiss. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 12: Carton of eggs. One dozen. The card is the 3 of Diamonds. Our value character is Walking three-pronged trident. The suit is Diamonds, shown by turning something into diamond. Here is the connection. A three-pronged trident keeps puncturing the eggs it tries to pick up. It turns the dozen eggs in their carton into diamond so it can safely lift them. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 13: Apollo 13 / Tom Hanks astronaut. Apollo thirteen is the mission and the film title. The card is the Queen of Clubs. Our value character is Freddie Mercury representing Queen. The suit is Clubs, shown by a golf club. Here is the connection. The Apollo 13 astronauts invite Freddie Mercury to play golf on the Moon. He swings a golf club beside their recognisable Apollo 13 capsule as the astronaut watches. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 14: Valentine gift. February 14. The card is the 8 of Hearts. Our value character is Pink bait worm with a blunt hook on its belt. The suit is Hearts, shown by a kiss. Here is the connection. A bait worm opens a Valentine gift addressed to it and lovingly kisses the heart-shaped box, curling its whole body around the present. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 15: Fifteen-minute coffee break. Picture a coffee break lasting fifteen minutes. The card is the 6 of Spades. Our value character is Yellow-suited saxophonist. The suit is Spades, shown by shovelling with a spade. Here is the connection. A saxophonist starts a fifteen-minute coffee break. To make a suitably enormous coffee, he shovels coffee grounds into a giant filter above his mug; his sax hangs from its strap. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 16: Sweet-sixteen birthday cake. Sweet sixteen. The card is the 5 of Spades. Our value character is Giant purple five-fingered glove. The suit is Spades, shown by shovelling with a spade. Here is the connection. A giant five-fingered glove serves a gigantic sweet-sixteen birthday cake, using a spade to shovel an absurdly large slice onto a plate. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 17: B-17 Flying Fortress. B seventeen is the aircraft model name. The card is the 9 of Hearts. Our value character is Scruffy black nine-lived cat. The suit is Hearts, shown by a kiss. Here is the connection. A nine-lived cat is the beloved mascot of a B-17 bomber. Before takeoff, it kisses the aircraft’s nose for luck, beside a matching painted cat emblem. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 18: Eighteen-wheeler truck. The familiar vehicle name. The card is the King of Clubs. Our value character is Henry VIII in Tudor clothes. The suit is Clubs, shown by a golf club. Here is the connection. Henry VIII orders an eighteen-wheeler to deliver his enormous golf club. The trailer opens, and he drags the club out to take a furious swing. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 19: Cartoon coronavirus. The disease name is COVID nineteen. The card is the 2 of Diamonds. Our value character is Identical adult male twins. The suit is Diamonds, shown by turning something into diamond. Here is the connection. The male twins work together to stop a giant COVID-19 virus: each touches one side, turning the spiky virus into inert diamond and stopping its advance. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 20: Dungeons & Dragons D20. Twenty-sided die. The card is the Jack of Hearts. Our value character is Giant red toy jack. The suit is Hearts, shown by a kiss. Here is the connection. A toy jack is a D&D player desperate for a lucky roll. It kisses its twenty-sided die, then rolls it across the gaming table. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 21: Blackjack table. Twenty-one. The card is the 3 of Spades. Our value character is Walking three-pronged trident. The suit is Spades, shown by shovelling with a spade. Here is the connection. A three-pronged trident wins so many chips at blackjack that it needs a spade to shovel its winnings off the table. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 22: Taylor Swift performing 22. Twenty two is the Taylor Swift song title. The clip uses a fictional pop star. The card is the 8 of Spades. Our value character is Pink bait worm with a blunt hook on its belt. The suit is Spades, shown by shovelling with a spade. Here is the connection. A bait worm is digging its way into Taylor Swift’s “22” concert. It shovels a tunnel and emerges through the stage beside her performance. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 23: Michael Jordan. Twenty three was Michael Jordan’s iconic jersey number. The card is the 6 of Hearts. Our value character is Yellow-suited saxophonist. The suit is Hearts, shown by a kiss. Here is the connection. Michael Jordan bends down so a saxophonist can kiss his cheek for luck before a shot; the musician’s huge saxophone gets comically wedged between them. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 24: Day-and-night clock. Twenty-four hours in one day. The card is the 10 of Clubs. Our value character is Walking orange tent. The suit is Clubs, shown by a golf club. Here is the connection. A walking tent hosts a round-the-clock golf marathon. It keeps swinging a golf club while the same giant 24-hour clock carries its sun into night and back to daylight. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 25: Christmas tree. December 25. The card is the 5 of Diamonds. Our value character is Giant purple five-fingered glove. The suit is Diamonds, shown by turning something into diamond. Here is the connection. A giant five-fingered glove decorates a Christmas tree by touching its ordinary ornaments and turning them into glittering diamonds. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 26: Alphabet blocks. Twenty-six letters in the English alphabet. The card is the King of Diamonds. Our value character is Henry VIII in Tudor clothes. The suit is Diamonds, shown by turning something into diamond. Here is the connection. Henry VIII refuses to learn from ordinary alphabet blocks. He turns his A–Z blocks into diamond, then smugly practises arranging his royal alphabet. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 27: Amy Winehouse representing the 27 Club. The twenty seven Club refers to musicians who died at age twenty seven. Our scene uses a singer representing Amy Winehouse. The card is the 2 of Clubs. Our value character is Identical adult male twins. The suit is Clubs, shown by a golf club. Here is the connection. The male twins share one enormous golf club as they play a round with Amy Winehouse, the learned representative of the 27 Club; she impatiently shows them where to aim. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 28: 28 Days Later. Twenty eight Days Later is the film title. The card is the 3 of Hearts. Our value character is Walking three-pronged trident. The suit is Hearts, shown by a kiss. Here is the connection. A three-pronged trident faces a snarling infected character from the learned “28 Days Later” scene. Instead of fighting, it gives the infected character a kiss, instantly ending the attack. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 29: Leap-day calendar. February 29. The card is the 8 of Diamonds. Our value character is Pink bait worm with a blunt hook on its belt. The suit is Diamonds, shown by turning something into diamond. Here is the connection. A bait worm loves its extra day so much that it turns the February 29 calendar page into diamond, preventing anyone from tearing leap day off the calendar. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 30: Tina Fey / 30 Rock. Television series title. The card is the 5 of Clubs. Our value character is Giant purple five-fingered glove. The suit is Clubs, shown by a golf club. Here is the connection. Tina Fey directs a “30 Rock” comedy sketch in which a giant five-fingered glove plays golf. She positions its enormous golf club, then ducks as it takes the shot. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 31: Halloween pumpkin. October 31. The card is the King of Spades. Our value character is Henry VIII in Tudor clothes. The suit is Spades, shown by shovelling with a spade. Here is the connection. Henry VIII demands the biggest Halloween jack-o’-lantern. He shovels out a monstrous pumpkin’s insides through its carved mouth, preparing it for display. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 32: Model teeth. Thirty-two in a full adult set including wisdom teeth; not everyone has all of them. The card is the Jack of Diamonds. Our value character is Giant red toy jack. The suit is Diamonds, shown by turning something into diamond. Here is the connection. A toy jack is trapped between a model mouth’s teeth and keeps chipping them with its points. It turns all thirty-two teeth into diamond so they can bite it loose without breaking. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 33: Larry Bird, number 33. Larry Bird wore number thirty three. The card is the 8 of Clubs. Our value character is Pink bait worm with a blunt hook on its belt. The suit is Clubs, shown by a golf club. Here is the connection. Larry Bird teaches a bait worm to score baskets using a golf club. The worm wraps around the club and chips a basketball toward Bird’s hoop. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 34: Jeans with a 34-inch waist. Literal waist measurement. The card is the 10 of Spades. Our value character is Walking orange tent. The suit is Spades, shown by shovelling with a spade. Here is the connection. A walking tent wants to wear 34-inch-waist jeans, but they are full of sand. It shovels them empty, then squeezes its canvas body into the waistband. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 35: F-35 fighter jet. F thirty five is the aircraft model name. The card is the King of Hearts. Our value character is Henry VIII in Tudor clothes. The suit is Hearts, shown by a kiss. Here is the connection. Henry VIII adores his new F-35 more than anything in his kingdom. He ceremoniously kisses its pointed nose to welcome it into his royal fleet. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 36: 36-count Crayola coloured-pencil box. This is a pack of thirty six colored pencils. The card is the Jack of Clubs. Our value character is Giant red toy jack. The suit is Clubs, shown by a golf club. Here is the connection. A toy jack builds a miniature golf course using a 36-count Crayola coloured-pencil set as the obstacles, then uses a golf club to putt between the pencils. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 37: 37-mm antitank cannon. The cannon has a thirty seven millimeter caliber. The card is the 7 of Spades. Our value character is Winged angel with a halo. The suit is Spades, shown by shovelling with a spade. Here is the connection. An angel finds a 37-mm antitank cannon blocking its peaceful cloud garden. It shovels a deep hole and gently buries the cannon, leaving its halo and wings clearly visible. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 38: Snub-nosed .38 revolver. .38 calibre; a specific learned gun association. The card is the 10 of Hearts. Our value character is Walking orange tent. The suit is Hearts, shown by a kiss. Here is the connection. A walking tent is a hopelessly sentimental cowboy. Before holstering its snub-nosed .38 revolver beside its doorway, it gives the gun an enormous goodnight kiss. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 39: WWII invasion diorama on a September 1939 newspaper. World War Two began in nineteen thirty nine. Use the last two digits. The card is the Ace of Diamonds. Our value character is Fighter pilot. The suit is Diamonds, shown by turning something into diamond. Here is the connection. At the outbreak of WWII in 1939, an ace fighter pilot stops an advancing tank by touching it and turning it into solid diamond, immobilising its tracks. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 40: WD-40 can. The familiar product name contains 40. The card is the 4 of Spades. Our value character is Four-wheeled car with arms. The suit is Spades, shown by shovelling with a spade. Here is the connection. A four-wheeled car’s wheels are seized. It uses a spade to uncover a WD-40 can buried beside it, sprays its wheels, and finally rolls free. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 41: Sum 41 punk frontman. Sum forty one is the band name. The card is the 7 of Hearts. Our value character is Winged angel with a halo. The suit is Hearts, shown by a kiss. Here is the connection. An angel is Sum 41’s biggest fan. It swoops down to give the punk frontman an enthusiastic cheek kiss during his performance. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 42: 42-gallon oil barrel. A petroleum barrel holds forty two US gallons. The card is the 4 of Diamonds. Our value character is Four-wheeled car with arms. The suit is Diamonds, shown by turning something into diamond. Here is the connection. A four-wheeled car wants a luxurious spare fuel tank. It touches a 42-gallon oil barrel, turning the barrel into diamond, then proudly straps it onto its roof. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 43: George W. Bush, 43rd president. George W. Bush was the forty third president. The scene uses a cartoon representation. The card is the Ace of Clubs. Our value character is Fighter pilot. The suit is Clubs, shown by a golf club. Here is the connection. George W. Bush orders an ace fighter pilot to land on an Iraqi golf course and play a round with him. The jet skids onto the green; Bush hands the emerging pilot a golf club. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 44: Dirty Harry / .44 Magnum. Dirty Harry is associated with the point forty four Magnum. The card is the 9 of Clubs. Our value character is Scruffy black nine-lived cat. The suit is Clubs, shown by a golf club. Here is the connection. Dirty Harry challenges a nine-lived cat to knock his .44 Magnum out of his hand. The cat calmly lines up a golf club and sends the gun flying with one precise swing. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 45: 45-degree set square. The drafting triangle has a forty five degree angle. The card is the Jack of Spades. Our value character is Giant red toy jack. The suit is Spades, shown by shovelling with a spade. Here is the connection. A toy jack needs a ramp to climb a ledge. It uses a giant 45-degree set square as its guide while shovelling earth into an exactly matching slope. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 46: Chromosome display. A typical human body cell has forty six chromosomes, in twenty three pairs. The card is the Queen of Diamonds. Our value character is Freddie Mercury representing Queen. The suit is Diamonds, shown by turning something into diamond. Here is the connection. Freddie Mercury wants his biology exhibit to sparkle like a stage costume. He touches a display of forty-six chromosomes, turning the twenty-three pairs into diamond. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 47: AK-47 toy rifle. The familiar numbered model name. The card is the 7 of Clubs. Our value character is Winged angel with a halo. The suit is Clubs, shown by a golf club. Here is the connection. An angel confiscates an AK-47 and uses a golf club to knock it into a deep bunker, keeping the weapon out of reach. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 48: Map of the contiguous US. The lower 48. The card is the Queen of Spades. Our value character is Freddie Mercury representing Queen. The suit is Spades, shown by shovelling with a spade. Here is the connection. Freddie Mercury is preparing a tour of the lower 48. He shovels a continuous route through an enormous raised map of the contiguous US, dragging his microphone behind him. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 49: Alaska-shaped iceberg. Alaska was the forty ninth state. The card is the 10 of Diamonds. Our value character is Walking orange tent. The suit is Diamonds, shown by turning something into diamond. Here is the connection. A walking tent pitches itself on a recognisable Alaska-shaped patch of frozen ground. Wanting the fanciest campsite in the 49th state, it turns its entire icy pitch into diamond. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 50: American flag’s stars. The American flag has fifty stars. The card is the 6 of Clubs. Our value character is Yellow-suited saxophonist. The suit is Clubs, shown by a golf club. Here is the connection. A saxophonist practises golf against an American flag target: its fifty stars are the targets, and he swings a golf club with his saxophone still hanging from his neck. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 51: Canada refusing US statehood. Imagine Canada refusing a fictional invitation to become the fifty first US state. The card is the Ace of Hearts. Our value character is Fighter pilot. The suit is Hearts, shown by a kiss. Here is the connection. A Canadian ace fighter pilot kisses a giant Canada-shaped emblem to declare his love for his country, then firmly peels off and rejects a proposed “51st STATE” sticker. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.

Position 52: Deck of cards. Fifty-two cards, excluding jokers. The card is the 9 of Diamonds. Our value character is Scruffy black nine-lived cat. The suit is Diamonds, shown by turning something into diamond. Here is the connection. A nine-lived cat keeps shredding its fifty-two-card deck with its claws. It turns the cards into diamond so it can finally shuffle them without damage. Watch it, then pause and picture the story yourself.