Next Meeting: 15 November 2024 | Theme: Avi Yap / Patrick Kun Lecture | Location: NLB Drama Center

Magic Reviews

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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:

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