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john oleson Loyal user 296 Posts |
All,
What a great list "What are your favorite card effects and why?" Many of the tricks do not have references ... can someone help?? Have added three: Dr. Daley's Last Trick – in spectator’s hands, seems so honest! Anniversary Waltz – lots of options, nice way to get spectators involved. McDonald’s Aces – how can you beat the responses?? THX .... johno from tropical Michigan Ace-Man Cometh - John Bannon. You want a great and funny opener that establishes your cred as a magician with a bewildering series of transformations? This one is your huckleberry. (Yes, I recently watched Tombstone). Always Cut the Cards - Larry Jennings. This routine by the great master is a jaw dropping routine that works SO beautifully on its own as a quickie but is especially powerful in a longer gambling themed set. Try it and you know what I mean. Ambitious Classic - Larry Jennings. (It's NOT a conventional ACR). This for me at least is the quintessential from the deck packet routine. It is HIGHLY visual and truly diabolical in structure. Anniversary Waltz – lots of options, nice way to get spectators involved. Dr. Daley's Last Trick – in spectator’s hands, seems so honest! Backup Plan - Adam Wilber .. been doing it all the time lately. It has become one of my openers, and absolute favorite routines. It's so fun to perform, it gets great reactions, and the routine is just brilliant. Other than that I have stuck with my ambitious card, Chicago opener, and sandwich routines, but everyone loves those so like you suggested, I won't touch on those Bannon's Triumph for our Magic Club. It went over VERY well. So now it's one of my favorite card effects! Biddling Brown in the Round - Marlo Bluff Sandwich - Marlo Cardician Makes Good - Marlo Chameleon Sandwich - Doug Conn Cheap Labour - David Acer. It's HIGHLY visual, very unusual and MUCH funnier than my posts. Clock O' Doom (for one person) and Timely Departure (for three people) by John Bannon. Card(s) are thought of, vanish, and reappear. But they are MUCH better than that. Color Changing Deck - Marlo Color Monte - because I tell it funny Coney Island Caper - Terry Lagerould. See Pasteboard Presentations 1. I should add that I changed the handling and presentation quite a bit, but kept the idea: "if this isn't the case than I'll eat your card." Dr. Daley's Last Trick – in spectator’s hands, seems so honest! Cutting Tens - David Solomon or Bill Malone On The Loose Devilish Miracle - Ed Marlo. A whole book was written about this classic and there is nothing more I can add that Jon Racherbaumer hasn't already written. (Who can?). Double Decker Triumph - Trini Montes/Dave Miller Dunbury Sandwich - David Solomon Fantastic Ace Assembly - Harry Lorayne. Aldo Colombini used to remark that he collected Oil and Water routines. I collect Ace Assemblies and there are MANY great ones. Check out Paul Lelekis' book for a ton of excellent ones. But, for all of those, Harry Lorayne's is an absolute killer and a sheer joy to perform Either/Or - John Guastaferro. It's a GREAT routine with built in entertainment value PLUS it solves one of the most vexing issues in card magic, i.e, how to ready a significant set up for a following routine. Sure, there is nothing wrong with a cull but this adds something more and gives one the freedom to cull at one point in the set and do this in another. Is the John G's strongest routine? No, but, for its utility and sheer entertainment value, it is a gem. Gemini Twins - Have Another Sandwich - Marlo Homage to Homing by John Guastaferro. No table required, can use a borrowed deck. Lots of magic in one short routine Impromptu OOTW - Harry Lorayne. No set ups, the speccy shuffles the pack and it freaks out New Age crystal folk LOL Invisible Card by Paul Cummins from his first FASIDU books. Lots of funny by-play, very strong effect with multiple magic moments. Jumbo Coincidence and Contact Colors - Aldo Colombini Magician vs. Gambler - Harry Lorayne. The best of both worlds and the whole idea is so very compelling because we are introducing our audiences to a wonderful conceit, namely, a battle between people who can do things with cards that others cannot. Master of Aces - John Graham. This little gem from Apocalypse is a BRILLIANT four ace production. I have used it as a basis for a longer routine that I'll be featuring in my upcoming e-book. McDonald’s Aces – how can you beat the responses?? Modern Jazz Aces - Darwin Ortiz. I love the Jazz Aces plot and kudos to the late great Peter Kane for creating it. I've read and tried many variants and frankly, I have few that approach the elegance of Mr. Ortiz's approach. Peter Marshall's Rock and Roll Aces is a VERY close second and Aldo Colombini's Italian Serenade deserves mention as well. Omni Twist – Marlo Out of the world – many variations, so ???? Overcast - Trini Montes Poor Man's Monte - Richard Vollmer. Richard Vollmer is a genius. I was introduced to this French magician's genius in the pages of Apocalypse. Poor Man's Monte is like a trip if you get my drift for spectators. Psychotronic Card - Darwin Ortiz. Is there a such thing as a bad routine from Darwin Ortiz? NOPE. What I love about The Psychotronic Card in addition to how hard it hits is that is exemplifies Darwin Ortiz's important distinction between "easy" and "simple." Really - Harry Lorayne Reswindled by Caleb Wiles. Caleb took a great Paul Harris routine (Reset) and made it SO good that Harris himself prefers it! Riding the Wave - Danny Korem. Zephury, this routine is what my friends call a mind **** routine. It was published in Jon Racherbaumer's Kabbala. The effect FAR outweighs the minimum effort in method. Subtle Sandwich - Chris Power's BMS lecture notes.--simple, direct, use any deck, and amazing. Synchronous - T.A. Waters. If you own Mind, Myth, and Magick, just learn it. Technicolor Find - Steve Reynolds The Sting - Walt Maddison. This is an Oil and Water type of effect that kicks the speccys in their uppers. Twisting the aces - Thomas Hierling's: strong, visual, impromptu, no table, done surrounded, and I have a patter that keeps the audience involved. A good trick that's not a "pick a card one". Ultimate Fusion - Darwin Ortiz in Scams and Fantasies with Cards P168. For me this is a real killer Up The Ante - Martin Smyth. I haven't heard for my high flying friend in a while (he is a commercial airline pilot) but this routine is absolutely brilliant. It approaches the impossibility of OOTW with the added fun of an increasing gamble. Vernon's Aces - Harry Lorayne. This routine makes people think I am better with cards than I actually am You’re (the) signed card - brother john hamman |
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anderssfischer New user 2 Posts |
- Triumph, well done.
Single card tricks, card locations, etc, all have their place and can be great, but whole-deck manipulation is really cool to see when it's properly done. |
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J Christensen Regular user 130 Posts |
Steve Freeman's "Time Machine". Header Guimaraes agrees with me in the seven page article he wrote extolling the virtues of this "modern classic" (his words). The articles appears in "Quarterly", the Half Half Man publication. I've been performing it since the 1970s.
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Larry Barnowsky Inner circle Cooperstown, NY where bats are made from 4770 Posts |
My favorite effect which is my anchor anytime, anywhere, any condition, must impress, impromptu trick is One at a Time Aces from Counting On Deception. I have performed it more than any other effect.
More info at the website Larry |
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magicfish Inner circle 7004 Posts |
My goodness where could I ever even begin?
I think I'd have to sit with you and a bottle of fine spirits over a few hours to begin to know where to begin. I could easily throw out some random genius effects here though. A Dime a Dozen by Randy Wakeman, done smoothly, will take you places. Lorayne's Take Five from Jawdroppers is simply ingenious. Man what an incredible sleight. David Regal's On Call is a brilliant way to reveal a phone number. Marlo's Mental Topper will change religions. It's endless... The Pendulum by Bob Cassidy A Bottom Line Premonition - Cassidy Fab Four Revisited- Wagner Monarchs Quartette Plus- Jennings Koran's Double Out Prediction Did You Get the Odd One- Wakeman Lou Gallo's Two Card Reverse Just a few to get started. A Potent Presage- Carpenter Between Your Points of Departure - Nelson Halo Aces- Lorayne Ambitious 1234- Walton Matched Picture Cards - Trost Any Ace Spell Variation - Ortiz Double Take - Lorayne Four Second Wonder, Revised - Lorayne Floating Aces- Cervon Chameleon Card- Paul Gordon Fourtitude- Lorayne |
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magicfish Inner circle 7004 Posts |
The Kismet Connection- Lesley
Clubble- T.A. Waters How Did You Know? - Wakeman Optical Sandwich- Krenzel Overclock- Wakeman Anything I Can Do You Can Do Better- Wakeman Ups And Downs- Nash Tattoo You- Bannon Discrepancy City Prediction - Bannon Head Over Heels Transpo- Aronson Telstar Aces- Nash |
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foolsnobody Special user Buffalo, NY 843 Posts |
Once upon a time when every home had playing cards everyone had seen the 21 card trick and the piano trick. I like effects that take these old "Oh I've seen that" tricks to another baffling level. So I like Marlo's "Piano Duet" and the succession of versions of the 21 card trick that appear in the Tears book, some of which appeared before that in "Sessions" and "The Cardician." I'm not sure what Jon called it.
I am not saying that these are strong effects for laymen--probably too drawn out. But I just enjoy them. I also like David L. Bendix's version of the ambitious card ("Hippity hop! Up to the top!") I guess what I'm saying is I like the weird, dada, surreal. Marlo also has a very unusual Ambitious Card Routine with a blank deck blowoff and I love "X Marks the Spot"--just the concept of the magician marking cards with a pencil so he can erase the mark later and the deck is still good (!)-- the "cheap magician." There is whimsy to these effects...they are ridiculous--that is why I love them. I like the corny and stupid too, if presented somewhat tongue in cheek. |
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pepka Inner circle Uh, I'm the one on the right. 5041 Posts |
Way too many to list....here's a few.
Twister- Chris Kenner Chaos- Pit Hartling Remember and Forget- Hofzinser Lie Detector- Mike Close Frog Prince- Mike Close Combination Cull- Darwin Ortiz |
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MagicT Inner circle New Orleans 1248 Posts |
Foolsnobody,
I believe the 21 card trick you are thinking of is "Nouveau 21 Card Trick" from the Tears book. Best, Trini
Trini Montes
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BarryFernelius Inner circle Still learning, even though I've made 2537 Posts |
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On Jun 24, 2015, Vlad_77 wrote: Hey Vlad! Are you sure that's the right name? (Couldn't find Synchronous in my copy of Mind, Myth and Magick.)
"To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time."
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Zedd Loyal user Germany 270 Posts |
Hi Barry,
i think he meant Synchroincidence Best, Zedd |
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Hansel Inner circle Puerto Rico 2492 Posts |
Think, touch, turn (Ed Marlo)
Simpatico (David Regal) Card Thru Table (Harry Lorayne) Finger Flicker (Pit Hartling) Tantalizer (Royal Road to Card Magic) Two up and one Down (Paul Wilson) Too Many Cards (Derek Dingle) Acey deucey (Bro.John Hamman) Carlo Monte(JK Hartman) Invisibull (JK Hartman)
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Jacob3 New user 51 Posts |
Five Speed by Chris Kenner is mindblowing
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Sealegs Inner circle The UK, Portsmouth 2596 Posts |
It's meaningless in a thread like this just to list effects without saying why the effect is your favourite. Of course it's going to be good/great etc. It's what makes it (or them) appeal to you more than the thousands of other effects that's interesting, insightful and potentially even helphul.
Just my opinion.
Neal Austin
"The golden rule is that there are no golden rules." G.B. Shaw |
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Sealegs Inner circle The UK, Portsmouth 2596 Posts |
Invisible Palm/Open Travellers: It's not a pick a card trick. The appearance of the Aces is not only astonishing it creates laughter too. Laughter at the point the magic happens without the magic being compromised is a rarity.
Don England's Roll Over Aces: It's not a pick a card trick. It has a series of ever more impressive climaxes. No one seems to do it. It has a reputation of being very difficult and it looks like it should be incredibly difficult but it really isn't
Neal Austin
"The golden rule is that there are no golden rules." G.B. Shaw |
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foolsnobody Special user Buffalo, NY 843 Posts |
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On Nov 9, 2015, MagicT wrote: That's right. I no longer have the book so I couldn't look it up. I lost a lot of great books in my move. I would love to get down there and meet up with you and the other New Orleans magicians. Last time I was there was 1965 and I was trying unsuccessfully to ship out (I had my seaman's card at the time). Never got out on the high seas but I *did* get out on a ship going back and forth from Detroit to Toledo. Seriously.In the engine department. As a "coal passer." What a job! But the food was great. |
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1KJ Inner circle Warning: We will run out of new tricks in 4385 Posts |
Great thread!
I have grown to love the classics! I think they are classics for a reason. However, I have my own versions that people find entertaining. Here are examples: I do a trick that starts out as a really short ambitious card trick and ends up as an ACAAN sort of trick. I do a Dr Daley, but the theme is "who wants to be a millionaire" and I cleverly get them to predict everything right, except for their two cards at the end where they end up with two jokers. I give them a gag "million dollar" bill souvenir in the end. The bill also has my contact info on it. My twisting the Aces is done with Kings or Jacks and it is a story of four gansters who died and were buried in the same cemetery. Some hudlums are always turning their gravestones around and they turn over in their graves. My versions of Triumph and OOTW are done with any shuffled deck. I really like how they are not too knuckle busting, but very strong. Finally, I have an invisible deck routine that I love, that uses a regular deck. It is a bit more challenging. Besides that, I have a few that I have developed like one that involves a card lost in the box and sock puppet that is hilarious. I also do a few marketed effects, like my version of paperclipped, with a time travel theme. I agree with several comments on this thread that any good card trick will do well if it is framed in an entertaining way. KJ |
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john oleson Loyal user 296 Posts |
LIST UPDATED!!!!
One of our colleaguse says and we all probably agree "It's meaningless in a thread like this just to list effects without saying why the effect is your favorite. Of course it's going to be good/great etc. It's what makes it (or them) appeal to you more than the thousands of other effects that's interesting, insightful and potentially even helpful ... Just my opinion." ADDING THE "WHYS" AND SOURCES WHEN APPLICABLE WILL HELP ALL OF US. - Favorite Card Effects and Why (café post and replies - Nov 2015) Ace-Man Cometh - John Bannon. You want a great and funny opener that establishes your cred as a magician with a bewildering series of transformations? This one is your huckleberry. (Yes, I recently watched Tombstone). Acey deucey - Bro.John Hamman Always Cut the Cards - Larry Jennings. This routine by the great master is a jaw dropping routine that works SO beautifully on its own as a quickie but is especially powerful in a longer gambling themed set. Try it and you know what I mean. Ambitious Classic - Larry Jennings. (It's NOT a conventional ACR). This for me at least is the quintessential from the deck packet routine. It is HIGHLY visual and truly diabolical in structure. Anniversary Waltz – lots of options, nice way to get spectators involved. Backup Plan - Adam Wilber .. been doing it all the time lately. It has become one of my openers, and absolute favorite routines. It's so fun to perform, it gets great reactions, and the routine is just brilliant. Other than that I have stuck with my ambitious card, Chicago opener, and sandwich routines, but everyone loves those so like you suggested, I won't touch on those Bannon's Triumph for our Magic Club. It went over VERY well. So now it's one of my favorite card effects! Biddling Brown in the Round - Marlo Bluff Sandwich - Marlo Cardician Makes Good - Marlo Card Thru Table - Harry Lorayne Carlo Monte - JK Hartman Chameleon Sandwich - Doug Conn Cheap Labour - David Acer. It's HIGHLY visual, very unusual and MUCH funnier than my posts. Clock O' Doom (for one person) and Timely Departure (for three people) by John Bannon. Card(s) are thought of, vanish, and reappear. But they are MUCH better than that. Color Changing Deck - Marlo Color Monte - because I tell it funny Coney Island Caper - Terry Lagerould. See Pasteboard Presentations 1. I should add that I changed the handling and presentation quite a bit, but kept the idea: "if this isn't the case than I'll eat your card." Dr. Daley's Last Trick – in spectator’s hands, seems so honest! Theme is "who wants to be a millionaire" and I cleverly get them to predict everything right, except for their two cards at the end where they end up with two jokers. I give them a gag "million dollar" bill souvenir in the end. The bill also has my contact info on it. Cutting Tens - David Solomon or Bill Malone On The Loose Devilish Miracle - Ed Marlo. A whole book was written about this classic and there is nothing more I can add that Jon Racherbaumer hasn't already written. (Who can?). Double Decker Triumph - Trini Montes/Dave Miller Dunbury Sandwich - David Solomon Fantastic Ace Assembly - Harry Lorayne. Aldo Colombini used to remark that he collected Oil and Water routines. I collect Ace Assemblies and there are MANY great ones. Check out Paul Lelekis' book for a ton of excellent ones. But, for all of those, Harry Lorayne's is an absolute killer and a sheer joy to perform Either/Or - John Guastaferro. It's a GREAT routine with built in entertainment value PLUS it solves one of the most vexing issues in card magic, i.e., how to ready a significant set up for a following routine. Sure, there is nothing wrong with a cull but this adds something more and gives one the freedom to cull at one point in the set and do this in another. Is the John G's strongest routine? No, but, for its utility and sheer entertainment value, it is a gem. Finger Flicker - Pit Hartling Five Speed - Chris Kenner is mindblowing Gemini Twins - Have Another Sandwich - Marlo Homage to Homing - John Guastaferro. No table required, can use a borrowed deck. Lots of magic in one short routine Impromptu OOTW - Harry Lorayne. No set ups, the speccy shuffles the pack and it freaks out New Age crystal folk LOL Invisible Card - Paul Cummins from his first FASIDU books. Lots of funny by-play, very strong effect with multiple magic moments. Invisible Palm/Open Travellers: It's not a pick a card trick. The appearance of the Aces is not only astonishing it creates laughter too. Laughter at the point the magic happens without the magic being compromised is a rarity. Invisibull - JK HartmanJumbo Coincidence and Contact Colors - Aldo Colombini Jumping Gemini - Darwin Ortiz Magician vs. Gambler - Harry Lorayne. The best of both worlds and the whole idea is so very compelling because we are introducing our audiences to a wonderful conceit, namely, a battle between people who can do things with cards that others cannot. Master of Aces - John Graham. This little gem from Apocalypse is a BRILLIANT four ace production. I have used it as a basis for a longer routine that I'll be featuring in my upcoming e-book. McDonald’s Aces – how can you beat the responses?? Modern Jazz Aces - Darwin Ortiz. I love the Jazz Aces plot and kudos to the late great Peter Kane for creating it. I've read and tried many variants and frankly, I have few that approach the elegance of Mr. Ortiz's approach. Peter Marshall's Rock and Roll Aces is a VERY close second and Aldo Colombini's Italian Serenade deserves mention as well. Omni Twist – Marlo One at a Time Aces – Dr. Larry Barnowsky – Book Counting On Deception Out of the world – many variations, so ???? Overcast - Trini Montes Poor Man's Monte - Richard Vollmer. Richard Vollmer is a genius. I was introduced to this French magician's genius in the pages of Apocalypse. Poor Man's Monte is like a trip if you get my drift for spectators. Psychotronic Card - Darwin Ortiz. Is there a such thing as a bad routine from Darwin Ortiz? NOPE. What I love about The Psychotronic Card in addition to how hard it hits is that is exemplifies Darwin Ortiz's important distinction between "easy" and "simple." Really - Harry Lorayne Reswindled - Caleb Wiles. Caleb took a great Paul Harris routine (Reset) and made it SO good that Harris himself prefers it! Riding the Wave - Danny Korem. Zephury, this routine is what my friends call a mind **** routine. It was published in Jon Racherbaumer's Kabbala. The effect FAR outweighs the minimum effort in method. Roll Over Aces - Don England - not a pick a card trick - has a series of ever more impressive climaxes. No one seems to do it. It has a reputation of being very difficult, looks like it should be incredibly difficult but it really isn't Rosini's double reverse - in one of Eugene Burger's books. I have added a sleight from Ken Krenzel to make it impromptu. Simpatico - David Regal Subtle Sandwich - Chris Power's BMS lecture notes.--simple, direct, use any deck, and amazing. Synchronous - T.A. Waters. If you own Mind, Myth, and Magick, just learn it. Tantalizer - Royal Road to Card Magic Technicolor Find - Steve Reynolds The Sting - Walt Maddison. This is an Oil and Water type of effect that kicks the speccys in their uppers. Think, touch, turn - Ed Marlo Time Machine - Steve Freeman Too Many Cards - Derek Dingle Twisting the Aces - Thomas Hierling's: strong, visual, impromptu, no table, done surrounded, and I have a patter that keeps the audience involved. A good trick that's not a "pick a card one". Two up and one Down - Paul Wilson Ultimate Fusion - Darwin Ortiz in Scams and Fantasies with Cards P168. For me this is a real killer Up The Ante - Martin Smyth. I haven't heard for my high flying friend in a while (he is a commercial airline pilot) but this routine is absolutely brilliant. It approaches the impossibility of OOTW with the added fun of an increasing gamble. Vernon's Aces - Harry Lorayne. This routine makes people think I am better with cards than I actually am You’re (the) signed card - brother john hamman |
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Geeraff12 New user Tasmania, Australia 74 Posts |
Tiny Plunger with messed up final phase, I admonish the Tiny Plunger and tell him to sit there while I show him how real magic is done, then go straight into cups and balls (I use Michael Skinner's Impromtu) and then have the card not found in the Tiny Plunger final phase found in the FL. Kills em and have lots of fun as the Tiny plunger gets really excited at the end of the Cups and Balls and says he knows where the card is and sticks to the FL. Great closer.
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R.E. Byrnes Inner circle 1206 Posts |
Dr. Daley's Last Trick - what an overrated piece of ****e
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