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Have you ever seen the paper puzzle where you try and find a hidden message or picture without tearing or ripping the folded paper? If not, you can see it here:

You'll be taken step-by-step in this instructional video as you learn to make The Paper Paradox (without any complicated origami folds) for your own fun (and/or marketing). You'll also receive an MSWord template for customizing to your own message (download from the digital shelf). Prospects sure keep this puzzle longer and show it to more people than any business card.

1st edition 2018, length 6 min 30 s.

Palming - This video pack contains three video lessons on palming cards - the two handed top card palm, the one handed top card palm and the Gambler's cop. 27 minutes in total, these lessons will have you palming cards with confidence in a relatively short time.

length 27 minutes

Learn how to move from one palm to another, for example, how does one go from a magician's palm to a gambler's flat palm.

runtime: 1min 8s

Transfer palmed cards from one hand to the other while holding a deck of cards. (Also part of Move Mastery 1.)

runtime: 1min 50s

Return palmed cards to the top of the deck. (Also part of Move Mastery 1.)

runtime: 2min 15s

This is a very clean method to add cards which are classic palmed to the bottom of the pack. (Also part of Move Mastery 1.)

runtime: 1min 19s

Here you control several cards, say the four aces, during an overhand shuffle. It also allows you to get a break under the cards you control. This can be exploited to top palm these cards. This means you have not just controlled several cards, but also removed them from the deck.

runtime: 1min 59s

This is a basic card control - easy to do, but also easy to mess up. It allows you to control the top half of the deck. Allan teaches several fine points and variations, including the slip shuffle where the bottom card is maintained during an overhand shuffle.

runtime: 3min 57s

Out of Control is a surprising, impossible location effect. The magician never touches the deck or even looks at it because the spectator will do everything under the table including two riffle shuffles and several cuts. Yet despite these stringent premises, the magician will be able to find the spectator's card face down in the spread of the deck. Great reactions especially from fellow magicians.

1st edition 2022, video 13:51

This triple tabled false cut is a thing of simplistic beauty, developed by Jay Ose. Calling this a move is an overstatement.

runtime: 50s

OPOS stands for Out of Position Olram Subtlety. It is a 3-4-4 count.

runtime: 1min 8s

The double deal is taking the top and bottom card at the same time. The open double deal is an idea by Marlo which eliminates the card alignment issue.

runtime: 54s

Please note that this video is in Vietnamese. There are some English subtitles, but for the most part you will get the instructions of how to make the gimmick and how to perform with it from the visual contents of the video.

From the brilliant mind of Vietnams top magicians Duc Thinh and Hoang Sam comes a very clean mis-made card effect. A corner of the spectators signed card switches inside out and switches back with very little movement.

1st edition 2016, length 16 minutes.

OPEC stands for Out of Position Elmsley Count - a variation by Ed Marlo.

runtime: 1min 25s

Only 3Fly is one of MS' pet effects with 3 coins. The flavor of a fingertip coin across without any gimmicks or invisible assistant, just 3 coins, 2 hands and a coherent routining. Learn today a totally practical routine suited for walkabout and cocktail performances.

"A nice variation with just 3 coins. Definitely an effect worth learning and studying" - Marion Boykin

A visual one-coin routine. Produce and vanish a coin several times. You end clean with nothing to show in your hands.

1st edition 2011, runtime 6min 3s

It is what the title says, an overhand shuffle executed in one hand.

runtime: 48s

Double dealing means dealing the top and bottom card at the same time. This variaiton is done with one hand.

runtime: 39s

It looks easy when Allan does it, but this is a pretty tough move to do.

runtime: 1min 1s

You will learn two types of one-handed fans as well as a one-handed close of a fan.

runtime: 2min 10s

You can achieve a terrific illusion with this one-handed center deal of the push off variety.

runtime: 1min 25s

Another way to ditch/lap cards while you show them one by one. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

runtime: 8min 33s

This is a move that comes originally from gambling. It is hard to do well, but Allan gives you a number of valuable tips.

runtime: 2 min 6 s

This one-handed second deal has an interesting and very deceptive push-off because initially you push off only one card.

runtime: 1min 22s