Editing Ambitious Card (section)

== Variations ==
Variations to this trick can be linked together to create routines. Many magicians perform the same routine every time, though the trick is structured such that one is able to combine variations in different ways for each performance. This is one factor which has earned the Ambitious Card the status of a classic effect.

Variations of this effect include:

*The magician has the spectator sign the card to prove there is no duplicate. 
*The spectator is handed the "ambitious card" and asked to put it in the middle, then asked to hold the deck and do some type of magic move, essentially calling the card to the top of the deck himself.
*The spectator marks an X on the back of an indifferent card at the top of the deck, only to see the same X appear on the back of the "ambitious card" after it has risen to the top.
*The "ambitious card" is bent so that it is seen to be physically different from all the other cards, making it clear that it is placed into the middle of the deck, and increasing the amazement of the spectator as it is seen to rise to the top.
*It is told that the "ambitious card" has a connection with the spectator and is shown to come to the top only when spectator commands.
Some variations include an ending to the ambitious card routine, such as a card to shoe, or a card to wallet.