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Lack of imagination, require help

Postby AJ82 » Jul 4th, '06, 11:49



I ordered some cards of the internet (see below). I did this just really to see what they are like (excellent quality) but now I have no idea what to do with them! I am looking for some advise. I am not looking for free tricks but possibly tricks I could buy and adapt to use these cards in them. I am rubbish at coming up with my own tricks. Any advise most appreciated. Thanks

Cards include....
"Thanks for watching" (Bike back)
Congratulations (Bike back)
Happy Birthday (Bike back)
Rabbit popping out of hat (Bike back)
Top hat and wand (Bike back)
Red dot, blue dot and green dot (All bike backs)

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Postby Tomo » Jul 4th, '06, 12:03

How about a "find the card" routine?

You could do "Trapped" from Fulves' Self-Working Card Tricks and work out a method of making "Thanks for Watching" be one of the cards between the upturned aces along with the spectator's card.

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Postby Lawrence » Jul 4th, '06, 12:27

try typing some of those name plus the word "magic" into the search functions on some well known video upload sites?

i had this problem with my PK ring, it claimed that the possibilities are "limited only by your imagination". seems my imagination is pretty limited!

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Postby AJ82 » Jul 4th, '06, 12:30

Thanks for the ideas, I will have a look at the sites and book mentioned.

PK ring is next on my shopping list :lol:

Keep the ideas flowing :lol:

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Postby IAIN » Jul 4th, '06, 12:41

Thanks for watching" (Bike back) - adapt it for a 3 card monte routine - "keep your eye on the card..." - you'll just have to switch out one of the cards for the gimmicked one after you've shown the original 3...

Rabbit popping out of hat (Bike back) - some patter, "now, if i were a traditional magician, i could make a rabbit pop out of a hat by tapping it with my wand...ever seen that?" or, you could get two blank faced cards, and draw a rabbit on one, top hat on another, then use the one you bought as the combined version...

Top hat and wand (Bike back) - see above!

Red dot, blue dot and green dot (All bike backs) - a simple colour change..."are you sure that dot was red?...i thought it was blue?"

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Postby AJ82 » Jul 4th, '06, 13:45

Wow thanks really appreciate the ideas. :D

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Postby dat8962 » Jul 4th, '06, 18:48

Abraxus beat me to the colour change suggestion

Top hat and wand scream out for an ambitious card routine instead of a signed card

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