The Scarlet Pimpernel Strikes Again! A master of escape & disguise the Scarlet Pimpernel escapes time and time again; he exchanges places with his guards and finally, vanishes completely! The first phase goes as follows; placing one of the guards off to one side to keep a lookout. The Scarlet Pi...
When John Bannon releases magic, we pay VERY close attention. What's rare here is that this effect doesn't use playing cards. Instead, it incorporates interesting objects: ESP cards. You display your ESP ability testing deck to your spectator, explaining that the symbols and random numbers featured ...
The latest from Alan Rorrison, one of our favorite creators, is a terrific, impromptu-seeming card effect. Finding new and interesting revelations for chosen playing cards is a challenge to be overcome by magicians far and wide. Finding a way to perform a revelation using borrowed objects that are b...
Hand out a two foot ribbon for examination. Invite your spectators to pull on it and to verify that the ribbon is absolutely ordinary. Now show a deck of cards with a hole through the upper left corner. 52 cards, 52 holes. Explain to your spectators that they will soon pass the ribbon through the 52...
If you are looking for magic that visually just POPS, that you can do on instagram or for a video, or in a split second of visual magic, look no further. This gorgeous, well-made gimmick allows you to find three selected cards using a pack of gum in a surprising way. Three cards are chosen and...
Packet tricks get a bad wrap in our field, but the truth is, they are a very potent way to establish credibility and do amazing magic. The big problem is that most packet tricks just suck. Well, this is a CLASSIC one. It's one of the all-time greatest packet tricks and has finally been updated and i...
The Rising Card. Who has never dreamed of performing this great classic of magic? A card is chosen, then signed, is lost in the deck, and then magically rises by itself. Everyone knows this effect, and many versions exist. But many questions and fears also exist about those versions, especially at t...
Cardio is something of a 'concept album' - card tricks that are efficient, with a clear end picture, and all using nothing more than a regular deck of cards. No gaffs, gimmicks or shenanigans. Just grab any deck and you're ready to go. Each of the seven tricks featured is a real 'do-er'. You'll be d...
Torn and restored...as simple and direct as that! A card is freely selected from your deck. You invite a spectator to sign the card. You take the card between your thumb and index finger and tear off a corner in front of your spectator. No optical illusion or the like: the corner of the card is genu...
This effect closely follows a trick from Barrie's book Theater of the Mind. In that effect, the performer gives a split deck to two helpers. The performer then retrieves a few cards from each of the helpers and goes on to explain how he uses a simple memory system to recall each card. He teaches thi...