CTW Idea - Some Help?

velcrowe · Jul 16, 2008

Hi All,

I've come up with what I think is a decent handling for a card-to-wallet effect. The spectator picks a card from a blue deck, signs it, and the card is returned to the deck. The magician takes out his/her wallet with a "prediction;" a red card, only to reveal that the red card has the spectator's signature on it.

Are there any tricks that are similar to this that I can look up to fine-tune my own techniques? I know there have to be many versions of tricks close to this idea and I want to possibly improve mine, especially with some patter ideas.

Anyone really interested in the idea and working with some patter should PM me, otherwise, just post where I should follow here, please.

Thanks for any help,

-Crowe

JDENredden · Jul 16, 2008

Theres a trick like this in Army of 52.

JDEN

SVillanueva · Jul 16, 2008

Also I think Darwin Ortiz has one similar that can be found in "On The Card Table" It's called "The Dream Card"

Cliff|Bumgardner · Jul 16, 2008

There is far more than "other effects" like this. There is an entire plot.

The "Mystery" or "Stranger Card Plot" is a true classic of card work. I believe the routine was originally devised by Larry Jennings in The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings. Since then there have been MANY routines built off of the idea. Workers such as Daniel Madison, Peter Harrison, Justin Miller and many others have played with the idea and have fantastic routines.

I highly suggest getting Larry's book for the original effect and handling.

C=B

Peter Harrison · Jul 16, 2008

C=B said:
Daniel Madison, Peter Harrison, Justin Miller and many others have played with the idea and have fantastic routines.

Thanks for the mention! I think it depends whether the performer wants a gimmicked or un-gimmicked version.

Cliff|Bumgardner · Jul 16, 2008

Peter Harrison said:
Thanks for the mention! I think it depends whether the performer wants a gimmicked or un-gimmicked version.

True.

Actually, Peter's routine Strangest Card and Daniel Madison's routine Fatal are actually quite similar, but it is worth looking into both.

C=B

velcrowe · Jul 18, 2008

The trick in Army of 52 is actually really close to what I've been working on, so thank you. I added a very critical component that eliminates the need to do one of the sleights and makes it basically angle-proof.

Thanks for the help.