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Hey! I'm new here, Fifth post. I'm just wondering if there is anything that I can know without you fellow forumists letting out to much. Or if there is a recommended site. I can't really get any books or DVD's because there aren't any magic shops that I know of around town, but still, you can recommend a DVD/book because I boubt there isn't a single shop around here.
I might be heading out soon so I'll get back ASAP.

Much thanks,
Mat

check out www.penguinmagic.com very good for beginners, theres many ways the get the explanation videos, im not saying anything.j

Is there a link to how much can be exposed without exposing too much?
Or can someone just tell me how much can be said, or will I learn as I go?

Help appreciated,
Mat

don't know about canada but your local libary should have reference texts sorry books on magic.

also you might try getting mark wilson's complete course in magic which is a great strart book and is the first real magic book i have in my colection ISBN 0-7624-1455-3 $29.95 canadian avalable from most book shops for order hence ISBN number.

ok regards what can and can't be said in open forum lets take an example:-
you have a special set of cards each with a wafer thin chip in them and a coating on them that reacts to radio frequencys from a coil embeded in the special card case that alows you to change the valua of a card to its oposit suit and has a display that tells you what card is placed on the table, ie its a super duper marked deck and camelion card set.

ok the cards would be refered to as gimmicks ie you could say the gimmicked cards make a sleight slightly more difficult (translation there a tad thick).
the card change can be effected by outside influences (translation the chips are effected when someone with a pacemaker gets to close).
knowing the card chosen from outside the room can be problematic (translation some sod set off the microwave).
the box is not examinable (translation the lcd display and card change button would give the game away).
this trick needs setup time (translation hideing the dam ariel in the room is a bugg***).

the point is you can describe a trick in general terms provided you don't actualy reveal the method so you could say you can change the card from across the room but you should not say its a doddle to do the across the room card change just press the button on the trany and it changes the cameleon coat fuc****** great.
you could describe the trick as the ultimate way to read cards even when your not in the room not its a radio transmiter that reads the card electronicly via a four line lcd.

hope this clears it up for you and if i have given away a trick with this hypothetical example then I'm sorry but its bound to have been thought of, just not to practical egh

magicdiscoman wrote:just press the button on the trany

Don't let this put you off - Trannies are more common than you think. At least in Gosport, anyway.

Brings a whole new meaning to the term 'bottom-change'

you have a special set of cards each with a wafer thin chip in them and a coating on them that reacts to radio frequencys from a coil embeded in the special card case that alows you to change the value of a card to its opposite suit and has a display that tells you what card is placed on the table, ie its a super duper marked deck and chameleon card set.

Magicdiscoman, that was a great post!

I am sure we can buy this deck in a few years ... you should get it patented right away so that nobody can rip you off and steal your idea

its partly based on a real idea with a few added tweeks, i hope it cleard some of the problems of posting in open forum.

Mahavishnu wrote:

Or if there is a recommended site

You've found us - there's a wealth of information on this site for all levels of magician, including beginners. Read read read before you go out and spend your money. You'll find direction on different types of magic that will hopefully prevent you from wasting your money.

Agreed - the reviews section is a great start and books aand DVDs are certainly the best value for money to start out.

Maybe you could use a search engine like Google to try and find a dealer who will trade in Canada, or there might even be a Canadian dealer out there!

But that said, there is a lot of good advice on here and as it's already been said, a book is a good start before shelling out lots of money on unwanted effects!