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So I found out that one of my favorite bands had an album where they used artwork from some old magic game. I’ve asked around and can’t find out any info on the game so figured I might ask here with the wealth of knowledge everyone here has. if you know anything about it, let me know! Thanks

With this spooky season upon us, I'm sure many of you will be at Halloween parties/gatherings. I was wondering how many of you will be performing some magic and if so do you have any specific Halloween themed effects? In the past I have used Loops with a Ouija Board/Planchette but my favorite...

Wondering if anyone saw the new Hypnotic Pull effect over at Ellusionist? I'm super intrigued by this gimmick. Was wondering if anyone else has any thoughts on it!

Was wondering if anyone could tell me if the Green Keepers from ellusionist are marked like the red version? The blue didn't seem like they were and the green didn't say so I didn't know if the "Masters" version was the only marked of the variations.

When getting into magic I never put a lot of thought into presentation. I kind of just bounced from effect to effect. Since I began posting/reading threads on this forum I have come to realize the importance of presentation/patter. I put more thought into how effects transition into one another...

Was curious if anyone had picked this up and what they actually thought of it. I am not huge on gimmick stuff but I really liked how this looked! Reviews on Ellusionist are all roughly 5/5 stars other than some saying they had issues with the quality of the lighter. Was just wondering if anyone...

I'm sure some of you have seen this new release from E. Looks to be a tutorial on the business end of having a magic career. Seems fairly in depth to cover things like taxes and web site building, etc. I wanted to get the thoughts of the people here. 6 figures seemed like a lot of money to me...

I can't be the only one to feel this but I never have the nerve to palm something. I know that when presented right the spectator will almost never suspect I have something hidden in my hand. Is this just something I need to accept and then move on and get the nerve to do it?

I have been thinking about picking up Double Cross and while the Sansmind Sharpie is obviously cheaper I expect the quality of Double Cross will be better. I was just curious if the marker could be inspected by a spectator afterwards. I know I should never give them a reason to want to look at...

Was wondering what interesting items everyone had that had to do with magic outside of cards, props, books that teach sleights or methods etc. Books on magic that are historical, posters or cool photos, or anything else interesting! Would love to see/hear about it!

So I had been thinking about a trick for awhile and I guess thought of how I would do it and it might be how everyone would do it, I am not sure. But it involved gluing 2 cards together. My question or concern was should I be splitting 1 of the cards to make it slimmer so that a spectator could...

The strangest thing at my work. My boss found out I do card magic and brought me in his copy of Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic because it never stuck with him. I then find out another employee does magic and he does walk around work for a Fall Festival every year and then last week I...

Hey, I'm not much for cardistry because I am not great at it. But there was a move I saw where someone is holding a single card and they kind of just bend the card and it snaps right back to the deck. It looks almost like magnets are at play here even though I know they aren't. I wasn't sure if...

Just bought a pair of handcuffs to work on getting out of! Next to card magic this is my favorite thing to see so I figured I would give it a try! Anyone else do much with this type of stuff?

I'm sure this has come up before but I was wondering for those that do or did at one point perform magic as a profession or at least on the side for money. How long had you been working on magic before it became your job?

Was wondering where you learned this trick. It is something I have in the routine I am working with but the handling I do isn't great. (I learned it from just watching a YouTube video of someone do it poorly) I know T11 sells a video but was wondering who you suggest outside of that. I just...

My problem is that after the trick is finished I have an issue with the IT getting caught on tiny hairs on my hands or fingers which causes it to come back to the original hand in a weird tangled way. Sometimes it isn't even wrapped around my hand anymore and I have it hanging on in a weird...

Last night I had the chance to do some close up card magic for some new and old faces at my house. While this was by far my WORST performance I think a lot of positive came out of it. It was nice to be able to do some stuff on my own terms and prepared rather than being put on the spot. Figured...

Since the new year is approaching I was thinking of joining either the Society of American Magicians or the IBM. I was wondering if anyone here is part of either of these groups and if it is something worth the money. Are either of these groups something that teaches you or helps make you...

Just learned this last week and finally had a chance to perform it for a few friends. The reaction I got was awesome! I let them shuffle, so they were totally blown away Cheap trick $$ wise but super easy to learn! I suggest any beginners to check it out!