The HOUDIN Award will be awarded to the effect is voted "Trick of The Year".

The THURSTON Award will be awarded to a creator who created an effect in 2022 AND who represents the true Spirit of Magic (e.g. Great customer service, kind, and a gift to the community).

The "APP OF THE YEAR" is an exciting new award for 2022! (If you have any suggestions for what to call this award, please share below)


This new App category means please do not vote any apps for Trick of the year, but vote them for App of The Year instead (it's just as prestigious!).


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HOW TO VOTE:

Please submit up to THREE ENTRIES FOR THE HOUDIN AWARD, as follows, for your favorite effect that was released in 2022.

1. Effect Name by Creator Name
2. Effect Name by Creator Name
3. Effect Name by Creator Name


Please submit up to THREE ENTRIES FOR THE APP OF THE YEAR AWARD, as follows, for your favorite app that was released in 2022.

1. App Name by Creator Name
2. App Name by Creator Name
3. App Name by Creator Name


And please submit ONE ENTRY FOR THE THURSTON AWARD as follows, for the creator who you feel embodied the true Spirit of Magic in 2022.

1. Creator Name



RULES:

Please note that we are keeping Jamie's original rules in place, in his words below...

To help to try to reduce any drama, let's try and keep to the following...

Please submit 3 Entries for Trick of The Year & App of the Year, and 1 Creator Name for Customer Service/Spirit/Kindness of the Year (Thurston)

You must have 50+ posts on the Magic Café for your votes to count (The 50 post minimum must be achieved by the close of voting on MARCH 1ST for your votes to be eligible).

If you have been nominated and want to encourage your pals to take part... it is impossible to police or enforce a "no asking your clients, friends, etc to vote" rule and, personally, I think it's silly to ask people not to share their excitement. How can you have a contest if you're not allowed to talk about it?! On that note, I ask that you please...

- Don't offer financial incentives.
- Encourage people to vote for 3 effects, not just one.
- Limit the number of your announcements to 3 times.
- Creators are allowed to vote for their own releases.


PREVIOUS WINNERS:

The Houdin Award
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2003: Passing Through by Kevin Parker
2004: no voting took place
2005: Sinful by Wayne Houchin
2006: Fraud by Daniel Garcia
2007: no voting took place
2008: Multi-Dimensional by Craig Filicetti
2009: no voting took place
2010: Get Sharky by Christoph Borer
2011: Industrial Revelation from Jamie D. Grant
2012: Nest Of Wallets from Nick Einhorn
2013: Inferno by Joshua Jay
2014: Fair Play by Steve Haynes & Inferno by Bobby Hasbun
2015: Svenpad Supreme by Brett Barry
2016: WikiTest by Marc Kerstein
2017: The Gift by Angelo Carbone
2018: DFB by Nick Einhorn and Craig Squires & The T-Watch by Nobody Knows
2019: Celebrity Presage by Mike Maione and Brett Barry
2020: SNAPS by David Jonathan & Dan Harlan
2021: MentalPlay by Nelson Suarez

The Thurston Award
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2013: Andy Nyman and The Code
2014: Craig Filicetti
2015: Craig Filicetti
2016: Craig Filicetti
2017: Michael Murray
2018: Vanishing Inc. (Team)
2019: Jonathan Levit & Benke Smith[/b]
2020: Lior Manor
2021: Craig Petty

Happy voting! The winners will be crowned and announced the first week of March after voting closes.

Thurston award
the folks at penguin magic

As for an app award name, I suggest the "Rostami award" after
early magic app innovator Greg Rostami.

Trick of the Year/Decade

1. Color Sync by David Jonathan. (Solely the tabled version)

1.) Glyphs by Moustapha Berjaoui
2.) Omniscient by Christian Grace
3.) Inevitable Choice by Christian Grace

Mine are...
1. The Moment by Andy Nyman
2. Overdraft by Paul Fowler
3. Coinception by Roddy McGhie

Crazy Sam’s Handcuffs

Eye Candy by Eric Ross and Hanson Chien

Cheetah. Superfast card index.
Crazy Sams Handcuffs.
Mister Danger by Tenyo.
And many more...

For me, probably even though it wasn't a purchasable item, but a generous offering from Stunninger here on the café, I would say his Steel Money Clip Peek Device. Though his offer is no longer available, from my understanding it will be released for purchase in 2023.
If it has to be a purchased trick to make the list, I will say F.A S T. by Daniel Johnson.

Eye Candy by Eric Ross and Hanson Chien

Agree! This is fantastic!!!

The Occult - Kaleb Wade

This thread made me aware of Crazy Sam's Handcuffs. Wow. Ingenious. So my top 3:

1. Color Sync by David Jonathan.
2. Crazy Sam's Handcuffs by Crazy Sam Huang
3. Mister Danger by Tenyo

1. Non Box Jianyu Kuang & Berlin
2. E Wallet Matthew Wright
3. Awe Sum Joel Harbers

Thurston: Craig Petty (again)

Gotta throw this into the ring. The Other Hand (Close-up Version) by Michael Rubinstein.

1) Quantum Deck - Craig Petty
2) Imagine - Peter Nardi
3) Symmetry and Parity - Ben Harris

Thurston has to be Craig Petty

Crazy Sam's Handcuffs

1) Occult by Kaleb Wade
2) Color Sync by David Jonathan

(Haven't bought anything else!!).

Thurston - Barry Fazackerley

1) The Challenge by Mario Lopez
2) Orphic+ Wallet by the 1914
3) Crazy Sam's Handcuffs

Thurston: Craig Petty

1. Imagine - Peter Nardi
2. Color Sync - David Jonathan
3. Quantum deck - Craig Petty

Thurston - Craig Petty