i label myself as a Card Mechanic, but my friends all call me : F***in Cheating Bas**rd ... im not entirely sure that it works but hey...
i label myself as a Card Mechanic
me too.
I consider myself a card mechanic
and people don't also want me to be a dealer =))
The thing about being a mechanic though...people arent supposed to know that you are one.
If you are a REAL mechanic. If not,sorry to say,you are a poser.
Besides,in order to call yourself one,you have to already be able to do the moves. If your still practicing being a cellar dealer then your not one yet.
Personally I don't consider myself a Magician (mainly because I am starting to find ANYTHING magic related dull and or boring.) I'd prefer to be a called Mind Reader or Mentalist. Maybe even a Mystic.
*tootooo* Express train too awesome ville coming to pick up a Mr. Randy.
No but I probably shouldn't say this because there is so much debate in it but mentalism is a branch of magic. It is kind of like the five werewolf tribes that branched from Luna (goddess of the moon) three of the branches chose to stay with Luna (magic) and the other two wanted nothing to do with Luna because they didn't agree with the belief system. These two branches fight endlessly with the believers.
That little tidbit is completely relevant you just have to search for it.
Personally I don't consider myself a Magician (mainly because I am starting to find ANYTHING magic related dull and or boring.) I'd prefer to be a called Mind Reader or Mentalist. Maybe even a Mystic.
A mind reader is actually a thing. A "card mechanic" is a made up title cooked up by self-important magicians to sound cool in front of other self-important magicians.
Don't encourage bad habits.
Maybe true in the magicians realm, but in the gaming world (mainly poker) card mechanics are very real.A "card mechanic" is a made up title cooked up by self-important magicians to sound cool in front of other self-important magicians.
Also, a mechanic who had not been caught yet and employed by the casino would of course work against the house. Casino rules these days make it very hard on mechanics. Most houses wont even let you touch the cards unless your at the table for poker, then there is the "eye in the sky" that watches everything.Actually Steer, a "card mechanic" was a term used by the mafia that ran Las Vegas to describe a casino employee who was skilled at card cheats and slights that was used to ensure the houses favor on tables where certain players were having a bit too strong of a luck streak.
At current day the casinos have disbanded use of mechanics, or so they say.
Actually Steer, a "card mechanic" was a term used by the mafia that ran Las Vegas to describe a casino employee who was skilled at card cheats and slights that was used to ensure the houses favor on tables where certain players were having a bit too strong of a luck streak.
At current day the casinos have disbanded use of mechanics, or so they say.
I stand by my sentiment that it's still completely un-****ing-necessary. I honestly do not get this bizarre obsession with wanting to have any title other than magician or mentalist.
The problem that I've encountered using the term mentalist, which I am more than happy to call myself, is simply this: that I have yet to meet a single layman who has even heard of the term. In terms simply of practicality, the best way I can describe it hence is to call myself a magician, reluctantly, and then explain the field of magic in which I specialise.