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I'm pretty sure that the Bicycle Weapons Gaff Deck has been out of print for quite a while.

Perfect. That means that the video links I provided should really help the original poster with some ideas for tricks and routines with his new Chic Deck.

There's a number of good videos on youtube that give ideas for tricks you can do with the Super Gaff deck. While some of the cards in that gaff deck are different from the ones in the Chic Gaff deck, there is some overlap, and these will give you some really good ideas for presentation. 10...

Any chance of an update about how this is going? Did you end up getting Shuffled Ink to make some prototypes for you, and how did they turn out?

I've always had an interest in decks that are customized with magic-themed artwork. Your court cards are really well done, because at first glance they look completely standard, but when you look closely you see the routines/tricks that they refer to. If you're still looking for ideas about...

This is an outstanding and helpful post Lyle! I need to bookmark this!

Does that mean we can still use code like bold, or only use the formatting bar?

This is a great way to review all the fundamentals, by doing them myself while watching your video. Very nicely done! PS: What's the deck you're using here?

To the original poster: stick with it. Regardless of which direction you take your magic, if you are serious about doing magic professionally as you say, you need a proper foundation. And Giobbi's Card College is the best place for giving you that. But you don't have to do all the books for...

I got maybe two dollars of credit in total from spinning the wheel two years running. So I don't think I'll bother this year. It's just not worth the effort of visiting it each day given the miserly returns. I'm better off spending that same time working to earn money to actually buy...

On the other hand, if you do purchase elsewhere, you might be earning reward points from whatever retailer you're using. So depending on who your favourite retailer is, you're still getting some return for your purchase of Theory11 decks ... which you can use towards more Theory11 decks!

At first I thought that the second deals shown at 18-22 seconds was exposure, but then I realized that your channel is intended for magicians. Nice work!

Definitely magical. The whole point of card magic is to entertain. It's all about good presentation. Some performers are technically brilliant, but their performances are incredibly boring. That's not good magic. A simple card trick well presented is much more effective. Obviously you...

Get the students to take their own decks. Almost everyone has a deck of cards at home. When I ran an informal magic club, I found that most of the kids brought decks from home. You could also try approaching some playing card manufacturers and retailers to ask if they'd be willing to support...

So did anybody pick this game up? It looks like quite a few Kickstarter backers now have their copies, so I'm curious to hear some initial reactions from people.

Short version of what happened: Ellusionist completely shut down their site over the weekend for a server move, but instead of tell their customers what was going on (e.g. explain why they couldn't access their downloads), they decided to keep it a complete secret as a marketing stunt, hinting...

I agree with the previous comments. Magic on youtube is frowned on because: (1) it exposes secrets, which is the point of magic; (2) it gives away for free something that is often a commercial project owned and sold by a creator; (3) it typically tends to be mediocre in quality. Cardistry...

Roberto gave some very good advice on this in the following interview: Should magicians perform card flourishes? Flourishes are essentially overt techniques in the service of showmanship. The "card tricks" of stage manipulators often consist largely of flourishes, such as one- and two-handed...

There are online retailers that have them regularly in stock now, so you can just order this deck online. Here is an example: https://playingcarddecks.com/products/high-victorian-red-playing-cards-uspcc

I've been involved in teaching teenagers card magic, and put together a list with tutorials for 10 relatively easy tricks to start with: Popular Self-Working Card Tricks for Complete Beginners For good resources in taking your next step into card magic, take a look at some of the...