Ok, I need to stop spending so much money on cards and start spending money on magic. The thing that got me into buying cards. I want to learn some new routines and whatnot and I am especially fond of gimmicks.
That being said....
Give me your top 5 gimmicks or routines. Calling all magicians and wanna-be's alike.
GO!!!!!!!!!!!
Best Magic Gimmicks/Routines
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Re: Best Magic Gimmicks/Routines
I'm sure I don't need to tell you that "best" is subjective. I have bought hundreds of dollars of magic only to turn right back around and sell it. It always looks good in the video.
Here's what I do. Browse Penguin Magic - do searches for the type of magic you like "card magic" and then watch a ton of demos and start "adding to wish list" whatever strikes your fancy. AND THEN - do your homework.
Google search the name of the effect along with the words "Magic Cafe." Magic cafe is a forum (like this) filled with working professionals and chances are they already have a thread about each effect and they will tell you if it's "worth it."
The other thing you can do - is go to youtube and watch video reviews - that's always a good indicator - or watch some teenager perform the effect. What I find is if I watch a "lay person" do the trick - it helps me to see the effect without all of the camera cuts and "fake lighting" and I can see what the trick looks like in the real world.
Here is what I have bought recently:
1. VDECK
2. XBOX
3. I hate David Copperfield
4. Traveling Deck 2.0
5. Boomerang Card
6. McDonalds Aces
7. Beyond ESP3
I have video reviews on my channel for almost all of these.
Stuff on my wish list that I would like to buy:
1. The Poker Test 2.0
2. Any signed card to any spectator's wallet
3. Pocket Bizarre
4. Stealth pen
5. Peek wallet
Hope that helps - BTW, I have LOTS of Books, even more videos and have bought tons of magic in the past - so if you want to buy something just ask - I might have seen it.
Here's what I do. Browse Penguin Magic - do searches for the type of magic you like "card magic" and then watch a ton of demos and start "adding to wish list" whatever strikes your fancy. AND THEN - do your homework.
Google search the name of the effect along with the words "Magic Cafe." Magic cafe is a forum (like this) filled with working professionals and chances are they already have a thread about each effect and they will tell you if it's "worth it."
The other thing you can do - is go to youtube and watch video reviews - that's always a good indicator - or watch some teenager perform the effect. What I find is if I watch a "lay person" do the trick - it helps me to see the effect without all of the camera cuts and "fake lighting" and I can see what the trick looks like in the real world.
Here is what I have bought recently:
1. VDECK
2. XBOX
3. I hate David Copperfield
4. Traveling Deck 2.0
5. Boomerang Card
6. McDonalds Aces
7. Beyond ESP3
I have video reviews on my channel for almost all of these.
Stuff on my wish list that I would like to buy:
1. The Poker Test 2.0
2. Any signed card to any spectator's wallet
3. Pocket Bizarre
4. Stealth pen
5. Peek wallet
Hope that helps - BTW, I have LOTS of Books, even more videos and have bought tons of magic in the past - so if you want to buy something just ask - I might have seen it.
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