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Haha. Yay for meds! :P (Also kidding -.-)

Hmm. Surely you'd still have to pull out the same deck design though. I know that I've often spoken out against the idea that a deck can be seen by the spectator as inherently gimmicked, but surely switching deck designs, from an obviously cheap deck of cards to one that looks better, would...

Now I think you're misunderstanding. Just because a trick uses cards, doesn't make it a card trick. A trick that uses cards, but in an unusual or novel way. That should be easy enough to understand. I think there was just an unfortunate use of words. I have several effects using cards, where...

I put up a similar thread a few months back. In short, it is perhaps the most technically challenging piece of magic I've ever attempted. Mainly because you're trying to do about 5 things at once, several times. Personally, I never really had too much problem with the production itself though -...

Justin - all submissions will be posted, so yes :) It wasn't particularly good, but it was a good exercise. Submitted a while ago.

That's not exactly correct; what he is asking for are effects that may use cards, but in a manner which is novel, underused, or unusual, for example. Not so much that they can't be card tricks. But for example, it could be argued that psychological forces are not really card tricks, although...

The thing is, I currently have 27 decks which can all used for that purpose. I really don't need another, or a bigger pile. Just another factor to take into account. But again, the biggest factor for me is not being suitable for professional performances. I had a think about this, this is...

That's fair enough about getting a pack of $2 plastic cards or whatever.

And the douchebag of the day award goes to...

There are no single best resources. I perform all three of those effects listed, and the fact is that each of those three effects is a culmination of half a dozen different sources and methods each. Even when using, say, Derren Brown's psychological forces, principles from Banachek's...

That's quite a nice idea - although unfortunately Diplopia won't be able to make use of it - no such principle in it - but still a great idea.

A lot of people seem to like it, and yes it is impromptu. But somehow the effect has never seemed worth ruining a deck for. Especially here, where one deck of bikes is $10. Worth $10 a performance? Definitely not imo - although obviously it's different for others say in the US getting a dollar a...

Obviously RD is not quoting JEN verbatim. But I think for his purposes it's a reasonably accurate paraphrase.

Out of this World certainly is one of those things I've gotten incredible mileage from. Pity I don't get the right circumstances to perform it like I used to. Actually, that gives me an idea. Might actually give it a run on Sunday. :D

Any Positive Negative effect does indeed work well. So do effects along the lines of Prevaricator and others, which are more or less along the same idea.

Tensegrity is a concept published both in AoA and TA. I've never liked Big Tiny personally all that much, but that's interesting, I know a lot of people do like it. Effects with playing cards, but not in a normal way? Berglas Effect Open Prediction Psychological Forces are three that come to...

Yeah. For Diplopia, the script is one of the most important things. Paul Vigil is an incredible mentalist. The one thing that particular sticks out for me, out of many others, is his incredible skill in scripting effects. This is something that really carries his effects - much like, for...

Just don't drop the deck. Heehee. :P

The Safwan Papers is available from Outlaw Effects here: http://www.outlaw-effects.com/store/the-arsenal/e-books/safwan.html Seven is the opening routine.

I wouldn't expect them to be too difficult to get. No reason to think that imo. I hope they release it soon though. ATM, the exchange rate for the Aussie dollar is f***ing epic. :D