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hello, i was recently invited to a poker game and having never played before decided to go online to learn some card flourishes to impress everyone so they would fear my poker skills. while on youtube i saw videos explaining how some card tricks worked and, after a bit of practice, realized that i enjoyed doing the tricks as well as watching them.

i now feel that i dont mind putting a bit of money into learning some more stuff, just after christmas so have some cash, and would like to buy a good book on beginner magic. guess it's probably best to learn one type at a time so card tricks would be good. there seem to be a lot of them and i was wondering if anyone have any recommendations on where to start?

also i live in leeds and the only shop i found on google was merlins in wakefield, does anyone know of a good one in leeds or do i have to get on the train?

If you're interested in Card Magic, I would advise two books. One or the other.

Firstly, The Royal Road To Card Magic. Covers a hell of a lot for a cheap book available pretty much everywhere.

If you have a bit more to spend, invest in Card College Volume One and work your way through.

Welcome.

I learnt from Royal Road, and it's under a tenner.

Card College is something like £20-£30 per book (and there are 5 of them in the main series)

They are stunning, wonderful books, but that's a hell of an investment.

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DominicRougier wrote:Card College is something like £20-£30 per book (and there are 5 of them in the main series)

They are stunning, wonderful books, but that's a hell of an investment.

But he'd only need to buy volume one and that would last months! If he wanted to proceed, he could go on to volume two.

Dominic, I shall fight you to the death for the Card Magic book of choice

I get the impression you're more of a cardie than me, so I'll bow to your greater experience

They are both superb, Card College is most definitely the better resource, but it's a bigger investment. Plus, you can pick up Royal Road from Waterstones, Borders or Amazon.

It's like comparing Mark Wilson's to Tarbell. Personally I would say that Tarbell beats Wilson hands down, but then you're looking at ~£150 versus £15...

Hiya, welcome to TM.

If you're mainly interested in cards then both the book suggested by the boys are great. If you want to have a look at some other areas of magic, then Mark Wilson's Complete Course is great. It covers cards, coins, ropes, cups and ball, sponges and a load of other things too.

hI there,

welcome to TM

Hi and welcome to TM

Hi there,

Whilst all recommendations so far are very worthy investments, I'd like to rock the boat a bit and recommend Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic.

You can get it off Amazon or at Waterstones for £15.

There is a large section on card magic, as well as a wealth of information on other types of magic, and should keep you going for months.

If, after a little exploring you decide that you want to specifically pursue cards, then I'd recommend moving on to one of the card specific books. But as a 'first book of magic', Mark Wilson will really open up your eyes.

All the best,

Josh.