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Those are some great ideas and advice! I find that sometimes it is easier to create a story or emotion from physical objects, such as a special pen my grandfather gave me, or a limited edition nice looking coin or something. Both of those items have a plethora of options for what magical...

Hi there, This routine is called "Oil and Water" (sometimes abbreviated to just O and W). Although it is a classic routine that has probably been published hundreds of times, I'm not sure entirely where you could find the best explanation for it, so I would wait until someone more...

Person makes you read a book using the first word on random pages. Incredibly annoying.

A person literally just eats a spoon. Gross.

Yeah. I forgot who said this but I remember reading a post in T11 somewhere that said something like: "These methods are commonly used not in casinos, but in home games where half of the attention is on the cards and the other half is on a flickering television displaying a football game."...

Haha yeah same here, crimping has made my life so much easier! Side note: With that in mind, I do practice the "proper" methods that are used when crimping is not, simply because, well, I like sleight of hand? Crimping is great but I always try to master the methods that can be used instead...

Great advice for seconds here! I just want to add how I like to practice: (I think I picked this up from Ricky Jay somewhere. It can be used for bottom dealing or other false deals as well) Take about 1/4 of the deck and turn it face up. Then shuffle these face-up cards into the deck (I do a...

I have read some of ECT and all of EATCT. I very much see the credit in ECT, it's just not my first preference for a few reasons. The reason I chose EATCT was for two reasons: firstly I prefer the focus on gambling-related sleight of hand, that's just what I most enjoy learning, and secondly...

Apologies, birds of a feather is simply a line in his patter. I had a look and it's called "The Exclusive Coterie". It's the first routine in the card tricks section. Enjoy!

Right, he does make a very solid point with that, probably my number one takeaway from the book as well. I think he calls it 'Uniformity in action'.

Hey, thanks for the reply! Agreed, although I find it's easier if you search up how a move is supposed to look before you learn it. Same here, I've just never gotten around to practising them enough! I probably will when the hard copy arrives. I was in magic for a while before I moved onto...

Ever since I started in magic and first looked at Theory 11 I have always wanted to get my hands on some of the Bad Robot Mystery Box playing cards. They are by far my favourite of all the T11 decks, I just love the simple but elegant red design and the incorporation of the bad robot brand in...

Hey everyone, I ordered my first paperback copy of TEATCT about a month ago. (it's still coming because it has to ship from America and I don't live there and well... lockdown) I have been using a digital copy of it up until now, but I definitely think I will find it easier to learn from a...

I think we all want to learn this very badly, I have no clue! Anyone? A book name? An effect name? A spell recipe? A wizard we can visit?

Haha, nice one. “Every card here is different, see?”

Oooooooh ok, I get it now. Thanks!

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But how do you only do one undercut per 2-3 shuffles if you are doing push-through shuffles as you mentioned? Is there a method where you don't need to undercut after doing a push-through? Am I missing out on something? Thanks for the help :)

I think you just wrote my next routine for me! I'm definitely a victim of this one, especially when doing top stock strip cuts. Great advice, thanks! I usually start it after getting the spectator (or just do it myself) to cut towards me, then holding a break and laddering. I might try with a...