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I think Sub Rosa was the first magic effect to ever draw my attention, but I never had the money to buy it. However, I am considering buying it, but I would like to know if it is a gimmick-less trick or not, or if the gimmick is easy enough to carry that I can carry it around all day.

Just interested in seeing what you guys are doing, have been doing, or plan to do in the near future, whether it be Maybe we can all throw around some tips? It would sure help inspire some of us. Me personally, I have a few effects I created that I want to perfect and possibly even release a...

From what I had heard, Blood comes with marking systems for a ton of decks, including a few that I cannot figure out how to mark besides scratches. Did DM take it off the market completely? Is there another place I could get it?

Ok, so we all know, and probably love, the Memento Mori cards produced by Murphy's last year (or whenever, can't remember). However, some of you may not know that Murphy's released that deck with there then Employee, now relatively famous YouTuber - Chris Ramsay. Murphy's recently released a...

Just curious to see which 2nd (or x) from top control you guys prefer and why. Personally, I prefer the bluff pass. I feel like I can create a much more powerful illusion using a few subtleties, and make it more convincing. I also feel like I have more control on where the card goes, while the...

Hey guys! So I've been super interested in classic looking marked cards for an effect (specifically readers, or really easy to read marked cards) and run into a predicament: Cards are expensive! Now I know that I can make my own system (which I have done) blah blah blah, but I was really...

I have a bit of a predicament. I have an effect that I've been testing in real life for about 6 months, and have been developing for about a year. I plan to release it later this year. The only problem is this; While the trick itself is completely angle proof, and comes with its own...

I know I've seen a similar deck before, but can't tell if these are the same deck I saw. Has anyone used these and are they really all they are supposed to be? http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/8474

Hey this is just a quick idea, This Saturday is The Uefa Champions League Final. We normally have one of those "prediction" contests whenever there are huge sporting events. We can't exactly have one this Saturday Night, since the game will be over when Casey posts the contest, so can we have a...

The story of Walter Irving Scott walking into a room full of magicians, blindfolding himself, and dealing a perfect poker hand from a shuffled deck is probably my favorite magic story of all time. However, there has always been speculation as to if it actually happened (some say he peaked, some...

The idea of creating a product that acts as a tool for magic has always intrigued me. I now have a few ideas for products people can't make themselves. What would be the best way to manufacture and sell these products? In fact, what would be the best way to manufacture and sell anything - magic...

Let me start by saying that performing Magic is a gift - for reasons we all love. However, I can't help but feel that performing magic can also be a curse, because it ruins "normal" magic that was intended for laymen. I try and be a good spectator and not grill someones hands, and get involved...

Hey guys, So for my end of the year history project, we get to choose and research our own topic. I'm choosing the cultural effect of magic (if I can find enough info on it). Any good books and/or reliable websites I could use - Specifically books on the art of magic, not the actual tricks and...

I've never gambled, and don't plan to ever do so. However, me and my friends at school play A LOT of card games -BS, Slaps, Slapjack, Caps, you name it. I sometimes get an urge to cheat at these games for fun (obviously telling my friends that I cheated afterwards). For example, the other day we...

So I just bought Michael Ammar's Card to Ceiling and have been messing around with it. It doesn't seem to be working for me, and the pamphlet is a bit confusing (or I'm just stupid). For those of you who have used and own the effect, can you please PM me, so I can ask the questions without...

Hey guys! What move do you guys think is cleaner and/or easier - the cop or the bottom palm? Also, which books feature these moves? I think I've seen them in the Royal Road, but can't remember.

Hey guys! So I created a trick a while back. It requires me to lap a card (while the deck is in full view of the spectator). Obviously, I can do a palm and reach the final end goal, but it changes the trick a lot and is not as clean looking. As I was perfecting the trick, and going over several...

Hey guys! Say I were to release an effect over the summer that costs $2. In (for example) 5 years time, if I want to release the effect for free, can I change the price to $0 (or just change it in general)? In that same context, can I remove an effect from the Marketplace? One final question...

So I picked up Ed Marlo's "Revolutionary Card Technique" about a week ago, and have absolutely loved it! I haven't moved through as much as I have wanted to due to school, but I am very intrigued with the Miracle Change. I have tried it out with my friends, just in the middle of conversations...

So I was watching a video of a man explain the most common ways card sharks would cheat at cards. One of these was a deck switch called the Cooler Move. This was NOT the Cooler Deck switch by Christian Engblom. Instead it was a strange deck switch that lapped 1/2 the cards and stole the other...