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Bill malone teaches a version of it in On the Loose volume 4. He calls it "How Cheaters Cheat".

Usually it's not a good idea to tell them what you're going to do if you haven't done it yet; this just makes it easier for the audience to try to figure out how you're doing what you're doing. But since the corner's already "vanished" at that point it would be fine to tell them you're going to...

I agree with everyone who has said Royal Road to Card Magic - you can probably get it for about eight bucks at a book store or even check it out of a library. Practice in front of a mirror and take it slow - better to do a couple of things well than to do a whole book's worth of material poorly...

The problem I run into when learning from Card College is that Giobbi gives you SO MUCH INFORMATION. This certainly isn't a bad thing; I find it best (certainly not the most ideal way, but the only way that works for me) to go through each sleight or trick and get the absolute minimum and...

I checked about five banks in my area and only found one half dollar total; but don't get discouraged, you'd be surprised who has them lying around if you ask. I got 6 of them from my stepdad (all those trips to the bank and there were some right in my own house!), and if you get really...

Guy Hollingworth released a book of kids tricks ( http://www.guy-hollingworth.com/onceuponatime.html ). I've never seen this performed and it sounds a little confusing but seeing as Guy Hollingworth made it I'm sure it's a great collection.

Awesome thread! I'd ask them, when they're working on a new technique, when do they consider it ready to use at the gaming tables?

I thought you could do it fifty two times in one minute? Anyways, I mostly do card magic right now but I'd like to learn some coin and cups and balls stuff as well. Cards are just so intriguing to me; and I think they've developed to have the greatest potential for appearing magical, with color...

I still can't figure out if BrianationX is joking or not.

I second this. This book is amazing. I had been doing card tricks for about six months when I first read this book and it blew my mind. While it won't teach you any tricks, it will teach you how to make the ones you have a thousand times more effective, and the best part is that it's very well...

But Brian Tudor is so talented he exists outside the laws of both logic and physics. But seriously, to me magic should be something that seems impossible. In fact, I think that magic, by definition, is something that is impossible, at least without some sort of extraordinary power. While...

Although I'm not too big a fan of their magic, I think Dan and Dave's Click Change is wonderful. The first time I saw it I almost believed it was real magic. Any other clean-up I've seen for the Snap Change is just too awkward for me. A cleanly done Face-Up Startler (Marlo) looks amazing...

Why'd they have to make Lord of the Rings into three three-hour movies? They could have just destroyed the ring right after the opening credits. The whole trilogy would have been over in 20 seconds and we could have gone home.

First of all, sorry to bring back a few week old topic, but I think this is one of the most interesting threads I've seen. I'd love to continue this conversation if anyone else would; I think it's one of the most important and overlooked topics in magic and by discussing it I think we can get a...

Hello, I've been practicing on and off for a little over a year. If I have the idea of a challenge right (we each make a video and it's like a competition?) I'd certainly be in.

Hello, This is my first post here and I apologize if this exact topic has been posted before but I searched for a few similar keywords and didn't find exactly what I was looking for. I've been into card magic for about a year, although I've never really been able to do anything very well. Until...