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There are several things that make Riana's doll house unique and those uniquenesses make all the difference. Since we prohibit exposure on the forums and you are asking for methods, I'm closing this thread.

You are soooooo banned for exposing the method. There are no LED screens (or magnets for that matter). The space below the table is truly empty. This is classic illusion design.

For my parlor show, I’ve developed a playbill (or “menu” as my wife calls it) of the routines that I perform. The names are bas d on the presentation. Even on this forum, I doubt that most of you can guess the real name of the effect. Here are a couple: Uncle Jim’s Legacy Houdini’s Last Trick...

Scarne on Card Tricks - Each amazing trick is around $.15.

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Those tricks are called “magician in trouble” plots. You really can only perform one of those in a set of effects otherwise you lose credibility.

Do they pick the card or think of the card? If they pick the card, see page 52 of Mark Wilson’s Complete Course. You also could use a face up cross cut force or face up riffle force or a face up classic force. You also can use a face down riffle force with a special card and a DL. If it is...

Begin by talking about BitCoin and how it is really imaginary money. Explain that you want everyone to imagine dollar coins floating in the air. Perform a Miser’s Dream Routine where you make 30 dollar coins appear in a minute. Explain that you could do this all day or, actually, all year and...

Guessing isn’t illegal... it’s the checking to see if you are right that is problematic.

The "eltiton" change.

Make the presentation generic, so the audience fills in the blanks (much like you did in the post). You can even say, "I once had a teacher who..." [insert real or imagined action]. Every spectator will personalize the presentation for their own experiences. For example, I could do a...

@Maaz Hasan, your memory is correct. I’m not sure if there is a precise definition for a “cutter” but it sounds like anything that cuts a card. This is the one I would like: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic/magic-accessories/stripper-jig/ This is the one I have...

It is difficult to generalize about EBay. There are some sellers that sell quality used props and books and there are some that sell cheaply manufactured junk. Even among magic websites, there are a lot of cheap junk. Mostly, you get what you pay for. That said, your observation that cheap junk...

At this point, you have to rely on effects that are easy to learn in a week. Here are some suggestions (many echoing what @Timewise64 suggested) Needle through Baloon Thumb Tip Blendo Sponge Balls Vanishing Drink (I can explain in a private conversation) Magic Milk Picture Magic Candy Maker.

Todd Lassen released a device used to create the deck used in Sub Rosa just before Sub Rosa was announced. I don’t think he has any more of them for sale. Eoin’s card trimmer looks amazing and is on my wish list but I may not get it for a while due to the price.

Plot wise, there is triumph out there where the deck is blank except the selected card (don't have because it is from a limited edition book). I haven't seen the plot like you explain it. There are a couple of though-of-card appears in blank deck routines which typically use a R/S method or...

THE RULES 1. NEVER ACCEPT A GIG IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SHOW THAT IS WRITTEN, PRACTICED AND REHEARSED. 2. NEVER ACCEPT A GIG THAT IS OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE AS A MAGICIAN 3. IF SOMEONE ASKS YOU TO DO A GIG, SEE RULES 1 AND 2. That being said, to keep you from entirely embarrassing yourself...

I actually perform a lot of his effects from Conjuring Anthology, his Conjuring column in Genii and from Modern Art and Other Mysteries. I like the Impuzzabilities books -- my favorite effect from those is the Magician Who Fools Himself.

The answer is you can do it, but the real question is should you do it? Shaking and nervousness come from a lack of connection with the audience. It is a reaction to the primal question of is this person going to like me or are they going to try to kill me? The way to get around this is to...

Absent repeating an effect (e.g. ambitious card), the differences among methods really depend on the design and structure of the effect. Generally, one method will work better in the context of the effect whether that be because the method looks cleaner, makes sense in the context of the effect...