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Sorry, I'm aware of the 3 points of contact, and I'm fine with most double-lifts. I want to clarify that I'm talking about advanced card handling, at least I think I am. I'm pretty sure, after watching a bunch of people doing fancy cardistry or flashy card tricks, you've seen people have only...

So, I have dry hands and I live in a dry environment. As such, my cards slide very well against each other. However, this makes it difficult to keep doubled as well. I've tried the following: I've seen magicians simply pinch one side hard enough for the friction to keep it together, but it...

Strong MagicHi all! Just in case people were interested in this question in the future, I thought I'd give an update. I managed to snag a copy of "The Magic Way" by Juan Tamariz. I read another thread that has a criticism about it and I haven't gotten to that part yet, but from how the Magic Way...

That's awesome! I found the link where you can buy it here: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/broker:-break-all-the-rules. Looks really fun!

True, there are some games that rely on card counting like "Coup" or "Love Letter", where the discard pile and number of each card in the game are open information. Also, chess seems to be a favorite among quite a few magicians! Not entirely sure why :) Mostly, I just wanted to recommend...

Hey guys! Just wanted to start a thread where we can recommend board games or card games (you know, outside of the standard 52 card deck) where the skills of a magician would come in handy. Within the rules, though; no cheating! Just great persuasion, sleight-of-hand skills, bluffing, reading...

I know, right?! How do you even do that without pre-show? Was it pre-show?

Hi guys, I just found out about Derek DelGaudio's upcoming show, "In And Of Itself", and from the sound of it, it sounds like it's exactly what we're talking about: giving magic meaning: Man, I really wish I could go see it! He seems to be much more interested in telling a story with magic...

After teaching, I do a bunch of crazier tricks that, they would know, have nothing to do with key cards, and I say that those are more advanced secrets that they can find online or pay to learn. Oh, and when I start doing the thumb pull-off, it gets REALLY out of hand (no pun intended, really...

No worries! I saw Kyle Eschen do the thing I was thinking about from a long time ago: In searching, I noticed a routine called "Q&A"? Maybe that has something to do with the above as well? Thanks everyone for all your responses! I'll be sure to look them all up when I find the time!

Oz Pearlman, doing it LIVE!!!!!

I see a lot of laymen and kids who know just one magic trick, and it's usually this one, which I'd categorize under "mathemagic": Deal 21 cards face up in 3 rows of 7. Ask the spectator to think of any of the 21 cards. Turn over the 3 rows into face-down piles. Ask the spectator which pile...

I like to teach simple rubber band tricks, like the Band Jump and the Rising Ring. For coins, the simple French Drop. For cards, some cool presentations with the Key Card Principle and, if they REALLY want to learn more magic for the future, the Erdnase Change and the Cross-Cut Force...

Thanks Lord Magic! Really reminds me of something C.S. Lewis said about first loves. He analogized the love in a marriage to the love a boy has for flying a plane. At first, the boy loves the idea of being in the sky and soaring, but then when he joins the air force, he has to learn a ton of...

Ok, I've seen these tricks here and there, and I can't really find people who are talking about it or looking for it, but they're constantly blowing my mind! Maybe I'm just using the wrong search terms, or maybe they're just too simple a presentation, but I seem to be one of the few who get...

Hi, I'm a practicing and devoted Christian, and no Christian I personally know actually believes that 25th December is Jesus' birthday! o_O I actually never heard of any lore regarding the time of Jesus' birth; some historians say it was during the spring. I know some kids believe it was...

As a magic hobbyist, I've started to go to Misdirections Magic Shop in San Francisco for my tricks and advice. I got to meet Joe Pon, great guy and very willing to coach on the tricks that you get from him during the lulls in the store. I joked about how the only people I normally perform magic...