|
|
Go to page [Previous] 1~2~3~4~5~6~7~8~9 [Next] | ||||||||||
Linds![]() New user Melbourne, Australia 74 Posts ![]() |
Quote:
On 2003-07-05 15:56, Hayze wrote: Hayze has started off some other echoes rattling around my old skull. There's an audience management issue lurking at the back of all this somewhere, I think. What are the consequences of allowing the cards to be examined for one effect? Depending on how you handle it, you may well be making things hard for yourself. If the audience learns that it can look at the cards after one effect, its members may assume that this is OK after every effect. We know that is not always the case. If they demand to do so, it could precipitate a problem spot. This would arise particularly if the cards were handed out in a "challenge". Darwin Ortiz deals with this aspect quite well in his book Strong Magic. As some of the other posts have indicated, there are truckloads of very strong packet tricks that do not end up examinable. Seems a shame to exclude them from your repertoire because they fail this test. That's partly why I've suggested looking for ways to clean up some of these. Back to Bro Hammond and his stacked deck that I mentioned in an earlier post. I suspect it didn't matter a jot that he didn't pass the cards out after the twins, or any other of his gaffed effects. The cards came out of a deck, he entertained the audience they went back into the deck. Bro Hamman was acting completely indifferently about the means, in performance the effect was his end. Now try this for an idea. If you watch Bill Malone perform on any of the On the Loose Videos, you will see him continually shuffling the cards and doing a running cut from his hands to the table. If anyone in the audience cared about the cards, they would probably conclude that they were ordinary and very thoroughly mixed. Bill shows on the tapes that nothing is further from the truth. Now this won't work for everyone, but if you combined the Bro Hamman idea with this last it wouldn't matter whether the cards were examinable or not. The idea is to set the deck with the cards required for a program in order of performance. To start, uncase the deck, shuffle the cards, running cut to table. For example say, "I need just four cards for this bit I want show you," take them off the top and you're away. At the finish, square the four cards face down, drop the deck on top, false shuffle and go on to the next. But I'm straying from the topic...... ![]()
Cheers
Linds Disbelief in Magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business. |
|||||||||
wayman![]() Special user England - Sunderland 587 Posts ![]() |
Quote:
Page Three of this thread and no one has mentioned anything by Brother John Hamman. What is this world coming to? My vote goes to "The Gemini Twins" and/or "The Pinocle Trick" Hey Kurtis, have you checked out Frank Simon's Versatile Card Magic 'revisted' he has an effect called `Keep on cloning' which are nearly identical to Bro.john Hammon's Pinocle. (only 4 cards) So I guess mine has to be. Keep on Cloning....... Frank Simon. Masquerade............. Phil Goldstein. Colour Monte........... Jim Temple? (Emmerson & West)? Gypsy Monte............ Paul R. Wilson. Twisting the Aces..... Dai vernon. 4 card trick.............. Alex Elmsley. Any packet trick........ Walt Maddison. It cant be any slower. Rene Levande. Reset...................... Paul Harris. Virginia City Shuffle..... Martin Lewis, Louis Falanga, John Luka. |
|||||||||
Magicmike1949![]() Special user 647 Posts ![]() |
I'd add Sympathetic Cards to the list. Originally from Emerson West, but with a little effort you can make up your own set, since it really uses regular cards. They just need varying backs.
|
|||||||||
Michaels![]() Elite user 412 Posts ![]() |
Not original but still get my vote:
Color Monte Cros Twist
"Our technology is ahead of our humanity"
Albert Einstein |
|||||||||
Logan![]() Inner circle 2279 Posts ![]() |
I would have to say Twilight Angels, now that's one piece of amazing, visual and examinable magic by the genius that is Paul Harris.
And of course, who can forget Dr. Daley's Last Trick? Reset is another hot one. Take care, Logan
You've been hit by, you've been struck by, a smooth criminal.
Singapore's Hairiest Corporate Comedy Magician! |
|||||||||
preston91![]() Regular user clearwater,fl 187 Posts ![]() |
My vote is Virginia City Shuffle.
when you turn over the last 2 aces jaws drop!! Paul |
|||||||||
thehawk![]() Inner circle 2275 Posts ![]() |
Has to be Virginia City Shuffle.
|
|||||||||
Jonathan Townsend![]() Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27112 Posts ![]() |
cannibal cards
follow the leader reset devil's elevator open travellers ... just to name a few
...to all the coins I've dropped here
|
|||||||||
Eddy![]() Special user Manchester 582 Posts ![]() |
Asher twist, twisting the aces, colour monte,
La magie, c'est ma vie
|
|||||||||
joseph![]() Eternal Order Please ignore my 17096 Posts ![]() |
I like the McClintock Twist, or Bizarre Twist as my 2 favs.
![]()
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." (Einstein)...
|
|||||||||
magicofmagic![]() New user 81 Posts ![]() |
My favorite packet effects are:
Look-an-illusion, Uniflection and The Ambitious Classic by Larry Jennings Standard routiens like Twisting the Aces, Daley's Last trick and Reset are all fabulous because the cards come from the deck in use and not from some plastic wallet. One more for the road which is outstanding is The Interchange by Gary Kurtz; this effect is a stand-up transposition of eight cads and is awesome. Michael Vincent
Michael Vincent
21st Century Magic |
|||||||||
juan Regular user Brazil 178 Posts ![]() |
Virginia City Shuffle
Twisting the Aces Ungimmicked Twisted sisters One I don´t know the name : you show the deck divided in two parts (not in diagonal like "split deck")then spread one of the halves on the table face down and spread in your hands the other half face up. Spectator selects one piece from the table (without look the face) and put where he wants face down in the face up half in your hands. You spread the face up pieces on the table and remove the face down piece and the piece above. You show the backs match (gag) and the faces match too Now you show that all other face up pieces have blank backs and finally that all other face down cards have blank faces. Please if anybody knows the name, let me know. |
|||||||||
Eddini_81976![]() Inner circle 2183 Posts ![]() |
Maybe card warp isn't a packet trick, I don't know, but card warp really freaks people out. It's perfectly examinable at the end. I'm surprised no one else mentioned it. Now is there a limit of cards you need to use to qualify as a packet trick? How do you define it, really? I'm just curious. Anyway other faves are twisting the aces, Dr. Daley's last card trick, and reset even though I haven't performed it yet, Ed, (Eddini).
![]() ![]()
"Treat Others As You'd Want To Be Treated" - Jesus Christ
|
|||||||||
asdffdsa![]() New user 69 Posts ![]() |
My favorite examinable packet trick would have to be
Color Monte Oil and Water Queens out of Control (or Paradigm shift) |
|||||||||
andre combrinck![]() Special user South Africa 953 Posts ![]() |
Jumping Gemini-Darwin Ortiz
Twisting the Aces-Dai Vernon Bizarre Twist-Paul Harris As well as any of Paul Harris' linking card effects. Andre |
|||||||||
David Eichler![]() Grammar Host Durham, ME 1738 Posts ![]() |
A Bicycle Built for Five
|
|||||||||
magiciangirl902![]() New user Charlottesville, VA 74 Posts ![]() |
I'd have to put some more votes for Color Monte, Virginia City Shuffle, and Twisting The Aces.
Most magicians do magic tricks, I do magic
|
|||||||||
Ryan Birch Regular user North Wales 142 Posts ![]() |
52 pick up
"NO Ryan! I do NOT want to see another one of your silly magic tricks!" - my mum
|
|||||||||
kasper![]() Loyal user 253 Posts ![]() |
Color Monte and Twisting the Aces. Oh also Pet Intelligence is also good.
|
|||||||||
Marco S.![]() Inner circle 1017 Posts ![]() |
Color monte is my choice. An all-time classic.
|
|||||||||
The Magic Cafe Forum Index » » Deckless! » » Favorite Examinable Packet Trick (1 Likes) | ||||||||||
Go to page [Previous] 1~2~3~4~5~6~7~8~9 [Next] |
[ Top of Page ] |
All content & postings Copyright © 2001-2021 Steve Brooks. All Rights Reserved. This page was created in 0.13 seconds requiring 5 database queries. |
The views and comments expressed on The Magic Café are not necessarily those of The Magic Café, Steve Brooks, or Steve Brooks Magic. > Privacy Statement < ![]() ![]() ![]() |