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This is Michael Vincent's second appearance on Fool Us. At 27:09, Penn said the way he put the cards down on the table is something every magician needs to learn. I watched this in 720p, pausing and stopping, and zooming in through the entire routine countless times and I could not figure out...

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What about Vernon's books and the works of Juan Tamariz? Sorry I'm a bit confused of what you meant. You mean large amounts of content in Card College are from Royal Road and Expert Card Technique? And those classic books are the works of Vernon and Juan Tamariz?

@Jason England @DominusDolorum If I purchase Royal Road, already having Card College V1, how should I be utilizing both texts? IE, should I use Royal Road as a reference? Should I stop doing Card College and finish Royal Road first?

why is that?

@RealityOne Thanks for you time.

Thanks for all your insightful replies. I'm new to magic, and reading all that made me love card magic even more.

Sorry, I don't know how to word the question. Just curious, if all you have is a deck of cards (plus any everyday items like Sharpie and paper), is there a point where classic sleight of hand magic just cannot compete with card magic done with expensive props or gimmicks?

I'm about 3 weeks into card magic, so I barely know anything about this art yet. (you don't have to read this part...) I went to my local (2.5 hours away) magic shop last week looking for The Royal Road to Card Magic because Chris Ramsay suggested it, but the guy told me I should get Card...