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Hi Guys,

I was wondering could you guys recommend any card tricks for me to learn. I would prefer if the deck didn’t require any pre setup first. The techniques I have are, false shuffles, DL, if the spectator puts their card on the top I can shuffle it to the bottom or back to the top.

That’s the kind of standard I’m at so would really appreciate it if anyone could recommend the names of any tricks that would suit me.

Thanks a lot

Invest in a copy of The Royal Road to Card Magic and you'll have a great resource for tricks using those sleights and a learning resource for other sleights and handlings.

Lee Smith & Gary Jones - iCandy. Great magic and easy to learn, when you get more confident you may like the two Paul Gordon DVDs. Before i stopped performing regular magic this was some of the material i was using.

I'll second the recommendation of The Royal Road to Card Magic. If you're just starting out then this is invaluable. It starts you off with the basic core techniques and at the end of each section it will explain a few basic tricks that you can do with that you've just learnt. Nothing's too difficult and it will be a great place to start.

I'm sure this won't be the last time you hear about this book in this thread.

Buy it, you can pick a copy up dirt cheap so there's no reason not to.

I think il go for the Royal Road to magic so, apart from all the techniques shown can you tell me does he show many actual tricks too? Thanks again

Hello Concept,

When I began my learning process in card magic just over a year ago now.
I found Gerry Griffin's 4 dvd set to be very helpful.

"Complete Card Magic" Over 120 effects from complete beginner to more advanced moves.
All very well explained, with good camera angles, & great value for money.

Hope this helps.

CArl...

Concept82 wrote:I think il go for the Royal Road to magic so, apart from all the techniques shown can you tell me does he show many actual tricks too? Thanks again

The contents list, according to Lybrary.com, is:

Introduction by Paul Fleming
Preface
Part One

I. The Overhand Shuffle, I
Position of the Pack in the Hands
Execution of the Overhand Shuffle
Using the Overhand Shuffle
Controlling the Top Card
Controlling the Bottom Card
Retaining the Top and Bottom Cards in Position
Top Card to Next to Bottom and Back to the Top
The Run
The Injog
The Undercut
Overhand Shuffle Control
Retaining Top Stock
Overhand False Shuffle
Overhand Shuffle Practive Routine
Tricks with the Overhand Shuffle
Topsy-Turvy Cards
A Poker Player's Picnic
A Pocket Discovery
Telepathy Plus
Thought Stealer
Pinkie Does It
A Card and a Number

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II. The Riffle Shuffle
Riffle Shuffle Control
Retaining a Card at the Top of the Deck
Retaining the Bottom Card or Cards
Riffle Shuffle in the Air
Tricks with the Riffle Shuffle
An Instinct for Cards
Mirror of the Mind
Ultra Card Divination

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III. Flourishes
Displaying the Top Card
The Ruffle
The Click
Spread and Turnover
Gathering the Ribbon-Spread Pack
Springing the Cards
A Flourish Count
Throwing a Card
Waterfall Shuffle
The Fan
One-Hand Fan
Thumb Fan
Pressure Fan

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IV. The Glide
Design for Laughter
The Observation Test

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V. The Glimpse
Bottom-Card Glimpse I
Bottom-Card Glimpse II
Bottom-Card Glimpse III
Top-Card Glimpse I
Fan Peek
Tricks with the Glimpse
Gray's Spelling Trick
Round and Round

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VI. The Key Card
The Key Undercut
Key Undercut Shuffle
Tricks with the Key Card
Do as I Do
The Three Piles
The Twenty-Sixth Card
A Meeting of the Minds
The Non-Poker Voice
Intuition with Cards
Sliding Key Card

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VII. The Palm
Top Palm I (Single Card)
Top Palm II (Several Cards)
Palm Glimpse
Replacing Palmed Cards
Tricks with the Palm
Card in the Pocket
Now You See It!
Grab-Bag Card
Good-Luck Card
Do It and Fail
Gathering of the Clan
Spring Catch
A Vested Interest
Piano Trick

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VIII. The Backslip
Backslip Force
Backslip Control
Tricks with the Backslip
Lightning Card
The Tantalizer
Under Your Hat

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IX. The Overhand Shuffle, II
Injog and Break
Overhand Break Control
Overhand Lift Shuffle
Lift Shuffle Force
Spread and Break
Holding a Break
Spread and Break Control
Tricks with the Overhand Shuffles
The Sevens
Obliging Aces
Leapfrog
Spectator's Card Trick
A Poker Puzzle

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X. False Shuffles and Cuts
Optical Shuffle
Charlier Shuffle
The Cut
Palm Cut
Tricks with the Shuffles and Cuts
An Incomprehensible Divination
Circus Card Trick
Black Jack, Detective

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XI. The DL and Turnover
Double-Lift Glimpse
Double-Lift Card Reverses
Rapid Transit
The Trey
Ambitious Card
Throughth and Consequences
Insidious Dr. Fu Liu Tu

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XII. The Pass
Riffle Pass
Spread Pass
Spring Pass
Tricks with the Pass
Off Agin, On Agin, Finnegin!
Kangaroo Card
Righting a Wrong
Blindfolded Pack
Double Speller

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XIII. Miscellaneous Flourishes
Color Change
Double Color Change
The Changing Card
Self-Cutting Deck
A Pretty Cut
Pop-Up Card
A Bit of Byplay
Charlier Cut
Acrobatic Aces
Part Two



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XIV. The Reverses
First Method
Second Method
Third Method
Fourth Method
Reversed Location
Tricks with the Reverses
Spellbound
A Tipsy Trick
Double Reverse
Mentalivity
Mountebank Miracle

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XV. The Hindu Shufle and other Controls
Hindu Shuffle Control
Hindu Shuffle Force
Hindu Shuffle Glimpse
The Step
Natural Jog
Twelve-Down Riffle
Tricks with the Hindu Shuffle
All Change Here
Ewephindit

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XVI. The Classic Force
One-Hand Force
Bottom Force
Slide-Out Force
Two-Card Force
Riffle-Break Force
Sliding-Key Force
Double-Lift Force
Cut Force
Tricks with the Force
Justice Card Trick
Fours of a Kind
Pulse Trick

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XVII. Top and Bottom Changes
Top Change
The Changing Card
Top-Change Byplay
Bottom Change
Top and Bottom Changes

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XVIII. Arrangements
Tricks with Arrangements
The Selective Touch
A Future in Cards
Jacks Wild
Think Stop
Deal Away
The Educated Cards
Reds and Blacks

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XIX. Routines
Routining Card Tricks
A Table Routine
Card-Discovery Routine
Razzle-Dazzle Routine
Part Three



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XX. Platform Tricks
Conus Ace Trick
Ladies' Looking Glass
Everywhere and Nowhere
Egyptian Pocket
Cards to the Pocket
Enlarging and Diminishing Cards
Three Cards Across
Everybody's Card I
Everybody's Card II

Also Hugard's Encyclopedia of Card Tricks, Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic and Henry Hay's Amateur Magician's Handbook.

Barry

Excellent, thanks a million everyone, extremely helpful