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I don't have Card College, so can't fairly compare the two. However, I'm sure Card College goes over A LOT more material, in more detail. Royal Road to Card Magic is a beginners book, and WILL get you your foundations set in card magic, but I would recommend Card College over it any day if...

I wrote it last summer, so I can't really remember- but it took over a month of at least 15 minutes everyday... sometimes longer. It's for the book.

Oh God, I just looked at the title of the thread... can a Mod please change it to The Royal Road TO Card Magic -The Review? Thank yoU!

Platform Tricks- I'm going to be perfectly honest with you guys about this section. The tricks here are rather long, and would just get very boring for both the writer and the reader. Therefore, I'm just going to list the effects... sorry. -Conus Ace Trick -Ladies' Looking Glass...

Fours of a Kind- Here, you have a specator select a card, and place it on the table without looking at it. You then turn over the top card (let's say it's a Nine), and you say that that card will tell you the value of their card... their card is a Nine. You set it down on the table next to...

The Reverses- First Method- Well, I can't really go into detail here because of exposure, but this is a way of reversing the card in the deck! Second Method- Refer to first method. Third Method- Refer to second method. Fourth Method- Refer to third method. Reversed Location- This gives...

The Pass- Here we start getting into more advanced material. The Pass is the hardest sleight that I have learned, and I have been practicing it for months, but still pretty much suck at it. However, I have learned different methods of "passing" that I like much, much more (i.e. Spread Pass...

The Double Lift and Turnover- This is a way to turn over two cards from the top of the deck, making it seem as if they are one. I don't really like the method taught, but it will suffice for the beginner. IMO, this is one of the most powerful sleights in all of card magic, because it has so...

Tricks With the Overhand Shuffles- The Sevens- In this effect, four cards are freely chosen from within the pack, and are found to be the four sevens! This could also be used with any other four of a kind. When I first read this effect, it reminded of Gerry Griffin, because of his "Lucky...

Good Luck Card- You tell the spectators that you used to play poker and bridge, but you quit these past times, and offer to show them why you quit. You deal down three, five card poker hands, and ask the spectator to play the part of you. You have them point to a pile, and merely think of a...

Tricks With the Key Card- Do as I Do- In this effect, you place two decks on the table... one for yourself, and one for your spectator. You ask the spectator to shuffle their deck, while you shuffle yours. You then switch the decks, to ensure the spectator that the deck you are using is in...

Flourishes- Upon seeing the title of this chapter, I got excited, thinking it would have some cool cuts/flourishes such as the Sybil and all that good stuff, but I was wrong. This doesn't mean that this material isn't good, because it is, but I was just a little disappointed. Displaying the...

The Royal Road to Card Magic The Official Spam- Introduction- This is a nice little two page introduction to the book, written by Paul Fleming, which basically describes what you will be able to do after learning from this book, and also points you towards the right direction for some...

Here's my review: //Review Part I// //Review Part II// I had forgotten I hadn't posted this on Theory11... I'll do that now. But in case you couldn't tell by the review- the book is basically the Bible for beginners card magic, and you need to have it. It'll teach you all the foundations...

Bringing back an old topic from the dead- sorry again! I recommend Bobo's Coin Magic... it's obviously the best. But if you've absolutely got your mind set on a DVD... I've heard In the Beginning There Were Coins With Jay Noblezada is pretty darn good- but there's not much you can learn from...

Richard Osterlind's Center Tear is called "The Perfect(ed?) Center Tear", and can be bought either as an Instant Download or PDF on I believe his website. Supposedly it is the best out there, so I think it would be worth looking into. **Sorry for bringing back an old topic... I'm still trying...

Just figure out which one's "not there", and reveal their card. Then for your next effect, do Five Speed. Never had this happen, but that's what I would do in said situation.

Don't let the language barrier stop you. I want you to watch David Blaine's first TV Special- Magicman. I watched it again this weekend just for the heck of it, and it was better than I remembered. The part that has always stood out in my mind was when he traveled to Haiti and did all...

Usually in my reviews I make the title a link to the product, but it looks like I forgot to do it in this one- sorry 'bout that! But with a quick Google search, I'm sure you can find a store that has them in stock.

Folding Coin is an easy CIB. Ellusionist has two coin in bottles. Search Penguin for some. There countless versions out there. Just search Google and you'll find plenty.