Next Meeting: 15 December 2024 | Theme: Mental Magic | Location: NLB Drama Center

SPINCREDIBLE

“Spincredible” is an offbeat effect with playing card. A spectator selects a card from a deck of playing cards.  Let us say she selects the King of Diamonds.  The performer places this card face downwards in-between the 2 transparent plates of a spinner.  The 3 items are secured with a rubbr band. The performer spins […]

MO MONTE

Another 3-card monte effect?  There are already dozens of 3-card monte tricks available in the market.  But this one is conceived by Max Maven.  So, why is this so special?  Here is the effect: Using 3 cards, the performer warns the audience why they should be wary of playing 3-card monte in the streets. 3 […]

SUDOKU 2.0

“Sudoku 2.0” is a magic square effect disguised as another version of Sudoku.  I believe the reason for naming a magic square effect Sudoku is because in Sudoku, the grid is partialy filled with numbers. Here is the effect: The performer shows a piece of card about the size of a name card with a […]

SNAPS

SNAPS is a set of poker-sized photo cards that is made to look like sample stock photo images for use in your computer.  In actuality, these photos are so creatively taken that they resemble the letters of the alphabet, the numbers from 0 to 9, and ESP symbols.  At a casual glance, they are beautiful […]

LUCKY LADYBUG

“Lucky Ladybug” is in the same vein as effects such as Jim Pace’s “The Web” and ashes on arm, where the spectator experiences something happening on a part of their body. Unlike “The Web” where the spectator undergoes a kind of a shock in seeing a spider (althought it is a toy spider) appearing on […]

GIANT ROBOT

Giant Robot is a fun take on the 10-car poker deal principle, not so much on the Jonah Card principle, as there is a difference between the two.  Here is what happens: The performer displays 10 cards, each card depicting a different kind of machine.  The 10 machines shown are: submarine, bicycle, car, helicopter, truck, […]

PYXIS by Nicolas Basbous Merlo

“PYXIS” is the name of a small and faint constellation in the southern sky.  It is an abbreviation of “pyxis nautica”, which is Latin for a mariner’s compass. It is the revelation of a selected card on a card box.  In effect, it looks like this: The performer brings out a deck of bicycle cards.  […]

FREE ARROW by Himitsu Magic

This is a pocket compass that can identify a selected item.  It can also reveal the identity of a playing card. This is the basic routine.  A spectator chooses a card and the performer loses it back into the deck.  He takes out 4 cards and lays them face down on the table. He brings […]

DEVIL’S CUPS by Gabriel Werlen

The “Devil’s Cups” comes with 4 metal cups and 3 small differently coloured dice.  The idea is for a spectator to hide a dice under a cup and to mix up the cups behind the back of the performer.  When the performer turns around, he can identify the cup that hides the dice.  No electonics […]

MENTALIST SYMBOL PACK by Anton James

The “Mentalist Symbol Pack” (or MSP) is a deck of 26 cards that has a different drawing on each card.  It is like a deck of flash cards.  The cards are printed on a special material that enables them to last many times longer than a regular deck of playing cards, and they are also […]