Svengali Deck

I agree with Cosmicsecret, "Stuck on Daley" is a great effect by Luke!

But my favourite gimmicked effect is "Ambitious Production"; so clean, it floored me first time I saw it!

One of my best buys of the year was Luke's DVD, taking this concept to another level.

How does this use gimmicked cards? There are some versions that require the cards to be marked, sure, but the same effect can easily be made with a shuffled deck.

The Best Three:

MacDonald Aces
Wild Card
Stranger's gallery

Sorry.. Missed one.. Michael Skinner's Three Card Monte

Mcdonalds Aces
Brainwave deck
Invisible Deck
and much, much more.

I really like doing the Ambitious Card even though it doesn't really need a gaffed deck. But my favorite gaffed deck to work with is probably the Stripper deck because I've learned so many routines with the deck.

Well, it does if you use Daryl's Ultimate Ambition..(awesome).. ..

So far for me:

Invisible Deck

Entourage, by Gordon Bean (and there's a great thread here on presentation ideas at http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......rum=109)

Has anyone seen or know where to obtain "Fine Print"? It's a gaffed card pre-printed with the spectator's choice, but on a different card than that picked by spectator?

Sidewalk Shuffle - direct and gets a good reaction from lay audiences especially

Not really into gimmicked effects, but NFW is pretty good for lay people.

Rich

Mmmm lots of stuff here. I like "Strange Travellers" and "Draw a Blank" "Joker's Double Surprise" is good to.

Heres a few:
1. My handling of Tagged
2. Aces in their Faces
3. My handling of NFW
4. Draw a blank
So much good stuff out there that can look like miracles if performed well.

Love Michael Skinner's "Ultimate 3 Card Monte". Load them into a regular deck, remove them as normal cards, then go into the routine.

I love Micro-Macro and Invisible Deck

Forgot to mention Don Alan's "Big Deal". I had a couple of sets made up using a M----t".

I agree with stevescreen Walt Maddisons exodus was the first packet trick I bought
its stood the test of time and never fails to blow them away.Also I love the PHIL deck.

Check out any of the Nick Trost Packet tricks (released again from L&L Magic)

I also vote for Skinner's Monte & while you're at it, check out Bill Malone's handling of it. Only 3 cards, but its a mind-blower & easy to do!

I have not read the whole post so I hope I'm not repeating.

David Regal has some great gimmicked deck effects. They are on hid first 3 DVD's. He uses a lot of R&S but some killer effects. For awhile I heavily used one where you claim your deck is 3 cards short and the spec has a pretty free choice of three cards of an opposing back deck. These odd-backers are added to the first deck, whereupon you discover an envelope with the missing 3 cards of the correct back color and 'lo and behold the cards are a match for the spec's. Pretty powerful if you don't mind andling some gimmicked decks.

Kevin