An Ace Laydown
Using two moves for an efficient Ace Assembly
In Practice
Articles focused on rehearsal, technique, scripting, and craft development.
In Practice
Inventing Magic With Chris Kenner
Magician, author, magic consultant, and executive producer Chris Kenner joins Blake Vogt to discuss inventing magic
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Duke ‘Em Out
A Hold’em routine designed to dazzle Hold’em players... and also laypeople
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The Egg Game
A little game of Two Egg Monte, with more than a little magic
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Inventing Magic With Stuart MacLeod
A seance-y solution to meet the challenge of inventing a trick in one hour
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Mental Radio
An amazing drawing duplication that ends up feeling like the real thing
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The Give ‘Em the Finger Shuffle
A clever false shuffle from the originator—a useful sleight for your repertoire
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Sketch Poker
A lesson in how to fake cheating at poker
Magicana
A Turn for the Better
Richard Kaufman gives us Aaron Fisher’s twist on an old plot, but without the sometimes challenging sleights.
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Inventing Magic With Nick Diffatte: Melon on the Pipe
To up their game the magicians decide to invent magic with objects that have nothing to do with anything. What could possibly go wrong?
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Three Bent Spoons
A beautiful, and seemingly impossible, metal melting miracle.
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Sockless Coins
A signature effect of Tim Conover’s, silver coins mysteriously—and quite impossibly—pass through a spectator’s hand.