Good Card Tricks

MirageCards · Dec 11, 2011

Can anyone recommend any beginner/intermediate card tricks?

EDIT:Both

for example "Design for Laughter" in TRRTCM is simple but gets a great reaction. I don't have a problem with complex tricks you could suggest, but nothing that requires years upon years of work please

EDITEDIT: Thank you everyone for your kind replies

siphe · Dec 11, 2011

Wait...so are you requesting "good" or "beginner/intermediate" card tricks?

nottingham · Dec 11, 2011

Um.....A guy by the name of Cody Nottingham has a Good beginner/intermediate card trick out. I don't know him very well, but I heard you can buy it here:

http://www.ltbmagic.com/access-cody-nottingham

Cody Nottingham

MirageCards · Dec 11, 2011

Um.....A guy by the name of Cody Nottingham has a Good beginner/intermediate card trick out. I don't know him very well, but I heard you can buy it here:

And this is actually completely impromptu Mr Nottingham? It seems to good to be true for $5

nottingham · Dec 11, 2011

100% impromptu. Can be done with any deck at anytime, signed or not. There is 2 reviews over in the review section if you are skeptical.

etherealictrinity · Dec 11, 2011

If you don't have the tricks disc of The Trilogy, what are you waiting for?

renome · Dec 11, 2011

I wouldn't really define Bucks' effects on The Trilogy as the "beginner" material.
The biddle trick, any card to mouth and Do as I do are the first effetcs that I thought of, but I also recommend that you buy The Royal Road to Card Magic by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue, it's a great learning source for all kinds of card effects and an endless source of inspiration.

Best of luck!

Crede · Dec 11, 2011

Oh darn renome, I was about to suggest Royal Road, haha.

Start simple! I taught myself a double lift and there's a million and one simple but hard hitting tricks that you can do with that. I'd say learn some sort of ACR (ambitious card) routine. Some sandwich effects are really good too, and there's tons scattered across the magic communities. I haven't actually bought any, just invented my own, but you could check them out.

Practice makes perfect, good luck!

WilliamMckeehan · Dec 11, 2011

Crede said:
Oh darn renome, I was about to suggest Royal Road, haha.

Start simple! I taught myself a double lift and there's a million and one simple but hard hitting tricks that you can do with that. I'd say learn some sort of ACR (ambitious card) routine. Some sandwich effects are really good too, and there's tons scattered across the magic communities. I haven't actually bought any, just invented my own, but you could check them out.

Practice makes perfect, good luck!

Pretty much what I would of suggested! Actually this is what I still do!

Demain · Dec 16, 2011

Allan Ackerman's Prequel Sequel is a very strong version of macdonald's Aces. It starts and finishes clean. You can borrow the deck also.

ArtofMagi · Dec 20, 2011

lee ahsrt 5 cards stud.. hard but will last you a liftime.. good magician know 3 magic tricks but he can do it perfect/ the best tip for the start

spoook · Mar 14, 2012

ArtofMagi said:
lgood magician know 3 magic tricks but he can do it perfect/ the best tip for the start

People say this a lot, but I call b.s. If you went to a magic show and the magician only did 3 tricks, you would be pissed. it would be over in less than 10 minutes.

ChrisWiens · Mar 14, 2012

spoook said:
People say this a lot, but I call b.s. If you went to a magic show and the magician only did 3 tricks, you would be pissed. it would be over in less than 10 minutes.

I agree but I think it is not meant to be taken literally. It is only an orientation to emphasize the fact that it is more important to do something masterfully than doing many things half-hearted (beeing a jack of all trades, master of none).

jjpp109309 · Mar 14, 2012

C3 (Com Cam Coincidencia) by paul willson.
-Simple
-Powerful
-Impromptu

WitchDocIsIn · Mar 14, 2012

spoook said:
People say this a lot, but I call b.s. If you went to a magic show and the magician only did 3 tricks, you would be pissed. it would be over in less than 10 minutes.

That's due to two things. 1 - It's frequently misquoted/misunderstood. It's three "effects" not three "tricks". And 2 - Your concept of a trick is probably what we see these days, ie: a 30 second stunt with no real background story or presentation.

spoook · Mar 14, 2012

ChristopherT said:
That's due to two things. 1 - It's frequently misquoted/misunderstood. It's three "effects" not three "tricks". And 2 - Your concept of a trick is probably what we see these days, ie: a 30 second stunt with no real background story or presentation.

1 - I used the quote feature. The person I quoted said tricks, so the quote feature posted tricks.
2 - If you haven't seen me preform , then you don't really know anything about my magic. So really your just making an assumption about someone you have never seen, met, or held a conversation with.