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Encyclopedia of Self-Working Card TricksGlenn G. Gravatt![]() This is a marvelous compilation of mostly easy and sleightless, or as it is usually called self-working, card tricks. Some effects do require moves such as palming, and a good false shuffle and false cut will go a long way to make many otherwise sleightless effects much stronger. But for the most part no sleights are necessary to perform the vast majority of effects taught. From the Introduction: It is to be hoped that the reader will not have to go far in this book before he realizes and appreciates that this is not just another book, collection, or compilation of card tricks. It is expected... | ★★★★★ $39.50 to wish list | |
BlufferyJon Racherbaumer![]() Jon explores the bluff pass and its spin-offs.
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50 New Card SecretsFrank La Fontaine![]() 50 simple card tricks that anyone can do with any deck of playing cards, without sleight-of-hand. From the Introduction: The idea that long practice and exceptional skill are necessary in the performance of card tricks is erroneous. Some of the cleverest and most bewildering tricks are made possible by the use of subtle principles of unique methods that are easily learned, yet which are capable of deceiving the keenest and most intelligent spectator. Such are the methods explained in this booklet. These tricks have been devised by experienced performers of card tricks, men who understand... | ★★★★★ $9.50 to wish list | |
Grand HotelJon Racherbaumer![]() An exploration of the Hotel Trick, aka "A Night on the Town". A trick with a good plot is half the battle. This one has an interesting plot that can be styled and modified to fit your needs. Sleight-less and sleight-of-hand versions are being taught. Jon was introduced to this trick by Persi Diaconis in the 1970s. In this ebook he has traced it back to its roots, and forward to modern variations and spin-offs. The core effect: Two Queens and four Kings are shown. The Queens are tabled face down next to each other. Two Kings are added onto each Queen to form two three-card packets. After... | ★★★★★ $15 to wish list | |
Bingo DivinationMarc de Milo & Ken de Courcy![]() Card tricks suitable for stage presentation are rare. Bingo Divination can be performed successfully on a stage or in a cocktail-lounge. It is the logical, up to date version of the classic Nap Hand, without the necessary memory work or sleight-of-hand. Rehearse it carefully, paying attention to presentation, and you'll have a reputation-maker. EFFECT: The magician introduces a pack of cards. The cards are genuinely shuffled and then dealt into two piles, one containing Clubs and Hearts, the other Spades and Diamonds. The Clubs-Hearts pile is again dealt into three face-down piles, one to... | ★★★★★ $5 to wish list | |
You Know (UNO)David Jonathan![]() "This is my favorite effect of the year." - Rob JacksYou Know is a mind-boggling demonstration of mentalism using regular UNO Cards.... | ★★★★★ $8.95 to wish listPDF & MP4 | |
Shank ShuffleBrick Tilley![]() The Shank Shuffle, a full deck false shuffle, was published in 1971 on Ed Marlo's behalf by Jon Racherbaumer. The Zarrow shuffle came out around the same time. New Yorkers backed this method and that overshadowed the Shank method, which may be superior, depending on your point of view. The Shank method is regarded as more convincing by some card handlers. Reading the description can be a bit daunting for the novice. Here is your chance to master the shuffle thanks to a lucid video presentation and a clear text and illustrations.
1st edition 2019, PDF + video (length 23s)... | ★★★★★ $10 to wish listPDF & MP4 | |
Dunbury DelusionsJon Racherbaumer![]() "It is one of the very best tricks which can be done for close-up work." - Hugard and Braue from Show Stoppers With Cards From the Foreword: The Dunbury Delusion has an illustrious pedigree that has been up, down, and all around the magic scene for at least 100 years. Charlie Miller's method that was published in Expert Card Technique in 1940, more or less branded his name on it, but seven year earlier Victor Farelli published a modified version ("The Partagas Sell") in Farelli's Card Magic. He did not claim paternity but credited a Spanish magician named Partagas who apparently taught him the trick in 1908. Basic Plot: A selection "lost" in a deck is successfully found by using three... | ★★★★★ $16 to wish list | |
MutanzBob Farmer & Roy Walton![]() A bizarre packet trick. Inexplicable, unexplainable, enigmatic, and just plain weird. A cascade of alchemikal conundrums. A phantasmagoric orgy of cabalistic conjuration. A bewildering bafflement of uncanny dimensionality. Strange and supernatural forces twist and possess ordinary cards until they become grotesque mutants - in the hands of the spectator! No angles. Everything examinable. Resets instantly. Satisfaction guaranteed or we'll apologize. Warning: This ad contains bombastic hyperbole and unconscionable embellishment. When the going gets weird the weird get Mutanz! EFX:... | ★★★★★ $7.50 to wish list | |
Tickling TekelJon Racherbaumer![]() From the Introduction: The purpose of this compilation is to incentivize and "tickle" students to reexamine the Mene-Tekel deck and reconsider its possibilities. This has been done before and as recently as 2003 when Chris Wardle (via Paul Hallas) published a 27 page booklet titled Investigating the Mene-Tekel Deck (Magic's Forgotten Trick Deck). ... We begin with Ed Marlo's groundbreaking addition of what he called the Roughed Mene-Tekel. We end with ends with David Britland's clever routines. In between there the other contributions are meant to provide further context and stimulation - enough to tickle anyone's fancy. At least that's the presumptive impulse that led to its creation.
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Moment's Notice Live 2Cameron Francis![]() "Moment's Notice contained a superb collection of impromptu card effects. In this second volume, Cameron has done it again ... in fact, this second volume might even be better than the first, if that is at all possible!" - Peter Duffie | $12 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Super Session #11: Casino Zarrow Shuffle and the Gardner-Marlo-Webb Poker DealGregg Webb![]() The original version of the following card tutorial, "Gardner-Marlo-Webb Poker Deal," was first published in Gregg Webb's ebook, Soapbox Derby. The package presented here includes:
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Bammo AcesBob Farmer![]() McDonald's Aces with the Bammo Touch. "... how diabolically good ... Bammo Aces is!!! ... I really love your presentational angle. ... Each vanish is better than the one before it." - Glen GuldbeckWe have all fooled around with the Mcdonald's Aces routine so what could possibly be new about this trick. Running the voodoo down: here's what's new: innovative deceptive sequences that are extremely visual using some easy moves not previously featured in this effect. There... | ★★★★★ $7.50 to wish list | |
More StrandsIan Baxter![]() Three more stunning, completely impromptu card gems from Ian Baxter. Taking It Easy is reason enough to acquire this manuscript. You won't ever find a smoother, easier version of The Lazy Magician than this. Simple, concise and with a first rate presentation slant, as are two other mysteries ... Guide Card and Jump. 1st edition 2020, PDF 9 pages. | $6 to wish list | |
The Second Encyclopedia of Card TricksGlenn G. Gravatt![]() From the Introduction: We are proud of the result, and we believe, justly so. It is submitted for your approval. It contains several new items, and many tricks, the secrets of which have been very expensive to buy. We hope you like it. If you do, we may feel encouraged to prepare still a third Encyclopedia of Card Tricks, or an Encyclopedia along some other branch of magic. If you want to know how this ebook relates to the Encyclopedia of Card Tricks get A Comparison of the Gravatt and Hugard Encyclopedias of Card Magic by William Rugh, who made a detailed comparison of the contents.
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Sub Rosa 16Werner Miller![]() A mix of tricks based on math with cards, ESP cards, and various other designs. Included are print ready templates for several of the tricks explained. For lovers of magic squares you will find interesting ideas of how to use magic squares as predictions and forcing tools.
1st edition 2020, 34 pages. | ★★★★★ $12 to wish list | |
FillersPaul A. Lelekis![]() These very important effects are the "filling" for a successful show. Combine Paul's e-books, Openers and Closers I, II, and III to complete your knowledge of creating a truly audience-pleasing show. This is very important! In my Openers and Closers series of e-books, I explored the powerful "openers" needed to set the stage, and the "closers" needed to close the show and thrill them. But ... in between, the magic is still very, very important. SENSE OF SMELL - A shuffled deck is magically divided into piles, one all red and the other all black ... but the red selection is found in the middle of the black pile,... | ★★★★★ $10 to wish listPDF & MP4 | |
100 Card Trick One-Liner JokesWolfgang Riebe![]() The most popular magic tricks amongst magicians are card tricks, yet there are few jokes and sayings that cover those ‘quiet’ moments between tricks and moves. Here you will find many. What about just adding some comedy entertainment to your next card trick? Looking for the right quick one-line joke - you should find one, or many more here. 1st edition 2020, PDF 15 pages. | ★★★★★ $3.99 to wish list | |
Speeding BulletsJon Racherbaumer![]() A survey of the seven-card assembly. This ebook is a survey of the Seven-Card Assembly, a subcategory of Ace Assembly. Its name due to the number (7) of principal cards used, which makes it different from other Ace Assemblies. Standard versions use sixteen cards - four Aces and twelve X-cards - and when the preliminary layout is made, the Aces are dealt into a T-formation and three X-cards are placed onto each Ace. In a Seven-Card Assembly three X-cards are added onto only three of the Aces. The Leader Ace lies alone. This reduces the duration it takes to set the stage. Then the four Aces... | ★★★★★ $15 to wish list | |
Further MoreJon Racherbaumer![]() This manuscript is an exploration of the origin and evolution of one of the most dependable, commercial, and semiautomatic card tricks extant. Even its name is unusual and memorable - "Further Than That"
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Himber HappeningIan Baxter![]() From Ian Baxter, a breathtaking new approach to Al Koran's classic Five Star Prediction. The effect is as straightforward as could be expected: A prediction removed from a wallet and handed to a spectator, matches a freely chosen card from a shuffled deck. "A significant improvement with a radical new use for the Himber Wallet. Very clever thinking indeed. Perfect!" - David Jones 1st edition 2020, PDF 6 pages. | ★★★★★ $4 to wish list | |
ImpossibleHugh Miller & Divado![]() A fantastic card routine for all kinds of audience that will please and satisfy both seasoned magicians and those fairly new to the Art.
EFFECT: The magician takes 10 cards from the deck, 5 red and 5 black, of the same value (let's say from the... | ★★★★★ $8 to wish list | |
Dainty DeceptionsMariano Palhinha![]() Mariano Palhinha, famous for his manipulative magic, here reveals his favorite effects--many of which rely on subtlety instead of difficult sleights. Primarily card miracles, one or more should easily find a place in your repertoire. From the introduction by B. W. McCarron: I urge you to pay particular attention to the author's 'With the Chameleons' — a two-deck miracle that features a double color change of the card backs. And then, to top it off, the two decks themselves exchange places on the table! PARTIAL CONTENTS:
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Moment's Notice LiveCameron Francis![]() Five totally impromptu card effects. Released back in 2009, the original Moment's Notice kicked off what became a wildly successful series of impromptu card magic ebooks. Over the years, Cameron has revisited the material from the first booklet and made significant improvements. Now, for the first time on video, comes a collection of all five of the original effects, featuring brand new handlings and, in a couple of cases, completely re-imagined plots that look almost nothing like the ones from the ebook. This is first rate impromptu card magic that's easy to do, and guaranteed to blow minds. Effects: ... | $12 to wish listMP4 (video) |