theory11 — Magic Tricks & the World's Finest Playing Cards
Must Have Card Gimmicks
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Not a big fan of wow, but gimmicks I love are..
Brainwave, Split Decision, Annivesary Walts (blind sided, or any other variation), Twilight Angels
I basically love tricks which use your audience and leaves them with a souvenir. Brainwave is just awesome... so i just use that alot. I also started performing The Grail by Mike Rose a lot. and also Joel Given's take on Solid Deception.
Brainwave, Split Decision, Annivesary Walts (blind sided, or any other variation), Twilight Angels
I basically love tricks which use your audience and leaves them with a souvenir. Brainwave is just awesome... so i just use that alot. I also started performing The Grail by Mike Rose a lot. and also Joel Given's take on Solid Deception.
I never liked Wow. Does it look cool? Absolutely, but I never understood the idea of the plastic card holder. It always seemed illogical to me for someone, specifically a magician to carry it around. Personally, I always liked Distortion a lot more. I don't perform it often, but when I do, it's awesome.
so true so true.
"AND NOW! I WILL PUT THIS CARD WHICH ISNT YOURS IN THIS PLASTIC CARD HOLDER"
"why? its the wrong card.... and whats a plastic card holder for?"
"shh... just waiiiiit.....now if i take this plastic card holder and give it a shake. it changes into your card"
"WOAH! thats so cool.... can i see that holder thing?"
"no....."
"why...?
"its.... mine.... >:["
HAHAHHAHA
come on guys, you put the card in the plastic holder to isolate it so that their is no possible way to switch the card out with another from the deck. You should know this.
i agree. i use the holder for more tricks than just the WOW effect itself witht he same reason.
i use wow at every gig i have and everytime i perform. i have perfectly good reason for the plastic sleeve and no one ever questions and it all makes sense.
its my Favorite gimmick!
its my Favorite gimmick!
I like the invisible deck and the burnt card the most.
Svengali decks are cool.. I had one bartender place the force card in the register's till and performed it for the other bartender and a few on-lookers. I did a standard Svengali routine, then at the end I "threw" a card (mimed the motion, really) at the register, and when he opened it, there was the card. Great response.
Strippers are fun.. they can make other tricks easier.. I've used them for 2CM a few times. The action seems extremely fair, because you can spring or dribble the cards and quickly pull off the 'top' card. (I know, I know.. I should use the lift, but it's not perfect yet. I'm working on it)
Svengali decks are cool.. I had one bartender place the force card in the register's till and performed it for the other bartender and a few on-lookers. I did a standard Svengali routine, then at the end I "threw" a card (mimed the motion, really) at the register, and when he opened it, there was the card. Great response.
Strippers are fun.. they can make other tricks easier.. I've used them for 2CM a few times. The action seems extremely fair, because you can spring or dribble the cards and quickly pull off the 'top' card. (I know, I know.. I should use the lift, but it's not perfect yet. I'm working on it)
Well, I can honestly say that I use WOW by Madesua all the time, i'm in love with it and it loves me too. The reasoning behind putting the card into the holder is just to isolate it and bind it so it cannot be tampered with. I do however switch out the gimmick for an identical non-gimmicked holder and leave the non gimmicked one on the table, in case someone would like to play with it.
It's a personal preference when it comes to gaffs, my second favorite card gimmick to have on me it is card case itself, If you guys have ever seen Jay Sankey's Pandora's Box then you know what i'm talking about.
It's a personal preference when it comes to gaffs, my second favorite card gimmick to have on me it is card case itself, If you guys have ever seen Jay Sankey's Pandora's Box then you know what i'm talking about.
A short card. You can use it to force the card next to it, locate a card from it even though it's in the middle of the deck and so on.
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