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Postby railman » Oct 1st, '06, 12:54



Hi to all, I am a total newcomer looking to learn so that I can entertain my work mates and my kids. I would be grateful for any advice as to the tricks/ books I should be looking at, bearing in mind my skill level is zero.
many thanks Railman :?

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Postby Stephen Ward » Oct 1st, '06, 13:15

i always say do not buy too many gimmicks at first as you spend too much money on stuff you do not need. If you want a cheap, quick trick to impress friends then maybe look at something like 'ID', 'cheek to cheek' or a 'svengali deck'. These tricks are self-working.

If you want to study magic than i would buy a good book. The standard one for cards is the Royal road to card magic. A very cheap book that covers a great deal of card magic. If you want to perform tricks with regular coins then you may like modern coin magic by bobo.

Also read this thread http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/ftopic11561.php

and finally,... welcome to Talk Magic :lol:

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Postby moodini » Oct 1st, '06, 13:17

I second what stephenmagic said......with one exception:

A TT!

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Postby Stephen Ward » Oct 1st, '06, 13:18

PM someone to ask about TT, we won't say what it is on an open forum :wink:

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Postby The Keymaster » Oct 1st, '06, 14:22

Welcome aboard :D

Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic. IMHO there is not a more cost effective method of exploring different branches of magic.

Except just visiting your local library :P

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Postby gunnarkr » Oct 1st, '06, 16:25

Greetings from Iceland !

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Postby dat8962 » Oct 1st, '06, 17:50

Welcome!

Most people starting out buy 'gimmicks' or what we often refer to as 'self working' tricks. Many online reviews rate the difficulty of tricks and you should be looking for tricks that have a rating of 1, and then as your experience grows move up the scale remembering that the higher the rating the more difficult it is to perform (slieght of hand and misdirection rather than self working)

I would recommend looking at some of the popular magic sites such as Penguin Magic, Magictricks.co.uk and MagicBox where you will find videos of what the trick looks like. Study these video demos before you spend your money and if necessary, look for reviews on TalkMagic. Pick what you like the look of.

DON'T be afraid to ask for advice but remember that we won't reveal any secrets.

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welcome

Postby DrTodd » Oct 1st, '06, 19:08

welcome to TM!

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