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Christopher Lyle Inner circle Dallas, Texas 5698 Posts |
Question...
Are you pulling these cards from a wallet? If so, there's your problem. Solution. Remove these cards from a deck of of cards. People will assume they're normal since they came from a deck they've already handled. No need to dedicate an entire deck for this one trick, just ring in the cards via Gamblers Cop, and then shuffle them into the deck. Then spread thru and remove them one by one. Problem solved!
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Christopher Lyle Magician, Comic, Daredevil, and Balloon Twisting Genius For a Good Time...CLICK HERE! |
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21245 Posts |
I have to say I have never been a fan of "packet tricks" for exactly the reason Christopher says.
Danny Doyle
<BR>Semper Occultus <BR>In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act....George Orwell |
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Zombie Magic Inner circle I went out for a beer and now have 8733 Posts |
About 40 years ago I used to carry 4 aces ( regular aces ) in an envelope envelope that I wrote on in large letters with a stencil template: MAGIC TRICK: MIRACLE ACES
I would do Twisting The Aces and The Last Trick Of Dr. Jacob Daley and watch them try to peel the cards, etc. |
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Christopher Lyle Inner circle Dallas, Texas 5698 Posts |
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On 2012-10-22 00:16, Zombie Magic wrote: NOW THAT is funny! A nice follow up after they have tried to peal the cards would be to switch them for gimmicked aces and do something beyond the beyond with cards they just inspected! lol
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Christopher Lyle Magician, Comic, Daredevil, and Balloon Twisting Genius For a Good Time...CLICK HERE! |
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Jumbopenny Loyal user Bay Area, Northern California USA 257 Posts |
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On 2012-10-20 13:18, Dannydoyle wrote: That's hilarious. |
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JustinVisible Elite user South Jersey/Philadelphia Areas 453 Posts |
Adding on to what Christopher suggests, just leave the gimmicked card in the deck the entire time or in the card box. It is only one additional card. If you are doing a free choice selection just make sure to control it to the top or the bottom of the deck. If you put the cards away and the gimmick is in the box then you just have to take everything out again.
When I perform my handling of 3 Card Monte, the final phase occurs actually in my hands, no need for a table. I have done it in their hands too, with their hands as the "table" as they cannot flip a card without dropping the packet. Let me also preface that I never open with 3 card monte... Cheers, Justin
"If they laugh, it's funny..."
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tomsk192 Inner circle 3894 Posts |
There are two gimmicks in Skinner's version...
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Dr_J_Ayala Inner circle In search of Vlad Dracul and his 2169 Posts |
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On 2012-10-21 22:59, S2000magician wrote: I can certainly attempt to. First, I want to change one word from the above quote: "eyes" will be changed to "minds". Unless someone lives in a city that is just plum full of magicians and they see magic every single day, as noted by Danny, most people are pretty much singly familiar with "pick a card" effects, where cards are concerned. In the minds of those spectators, what do magicians do 98% of the time when they have someone pick a card, when all is said and done? They 'lose the card in the deck and then they find it again'. It does not matter how they lose it and find it. That whole circumstance, between the selection, remembering, losing and rediscovery of a card, is at least some sort of challenge between you and the participant - even if it is not played as such. This is why some spectators will try and foul you up by forgetting their card, lying about the identity of their chosen card, not admitting to it when you actually do find it, etc. They test you. "Can I beat this magician? Is he/she for real"? This does not just apply strictly to cards and card magic, but I would say that when your average layperson thinks about magic, they think of 'card tricks'. The social status of magic and magicians varies around the globe and exactly which "level" they occupy depends upon the society and the culture in any given area. In some areas they are I use the word 'challenge' because to probably 80%+ (not an exact figure - I am guessing at a ballpark percentage here) of the general population, magic is a psychological game or a puzzle - something to be solved. To others, it is simply a true and believable mystery - something that cannot be explained so simply. The social status of magic and magicians varies around the globe and exactly which "level" they occupy depends upon the society and the culture in any given area. In some cultures/societies/countries they are revered and in others they are very low on the totem pole. I hope this makes sense and helps further explain what I meant. |
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magic8161 Regular user 133 Posts |
I like the keep the cards in the card box. that way it looks normal and, you can pull the 2 cards out and the spectator can pick the third as long as its black. Nice.
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
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On 2012-10-22 11:36, Dr_J_Ayala wrote: It does. But what I read suggests that it's the audience creating the challenge, not the magician. I can speak from little more than my own experience. I occasionally encounter a spectator who wants to make a challenge out of magic, but only occasionally; it's a rarity for me. Perhaps the fact that I seldom do anything incorporating the you-pick-a-card-I-lose-your-card-I-find-your-card motif has a lot to do with that. In any case, we can agree that it's not universal. |
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Dr_J_Ayala Inner circle In search of Vlad Dracul and his 2169 Posts |
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On 2012-10-22 12:20, S2000magician wrote: That is it exactly. It is a stigma magicians may or may not have to deal with *because* of the pre-concieved notions that any given audience/audience member may or may not have about magicians. Quote:
I can speak from little more than my own experience. I occasionally encounter a spectator who wants to make a challenge out of magic, but only occasionally; it's a rarity for me. Perhaps the fact that I seldom do anything incorporating the you-pick-a-card-I-lose-your-card-I-find-your-card motif has a lot to do with that. Same for me as well. Quote:
In any case, we can agree that it's not universal. Completely agree! |
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
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On 2012-10-22 11:36, Dr_J_Ayala wrote: One of the funniest moments I've ever had performing came during the first phase of Larry Jennings' The Visitor: I looked at the card that (I'd claimed) had jumped between the red queens, looked at the woman who had chosen it (who was feigning innocence at that point), and simply said that, "Mary wasn't being quite truthful about the color of her card." Followed by roars, finger-pointing, he-got-yous, and so on. We relish these moments. |
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Dr_J_Ayala Inner circle In search of Vlad Dracul and his 2169 Posts |
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On 2012-10-22 16:35, S2000magician wrote: Now that is hilarious! This is the kind of stuff you cannot make up or write. |
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