OT Conjuring Tricks

There is probably still a "Teach yourself conjuring" book at about the right level for a teenager interested in magic. That is how I learnt.

I expect there are much better illustrated modern books now.

If you can master it then "Out of this world" card trick done well is very impressive. Though you should only ever do it once.

You might find some easier ones on there. (not that I approve of disclosing the workings of magic)

It is alleged that Churchill demanded to see it done three times in succession when it was a novel trick and still didn't figure it out.

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Dozens of YouTube

A. "Pick a card, any card. Now, which card do you have?"

B. "3 of clubs" (or whatever)

A. "Wrong, I win!"

Cheers

I gave "Magic Mike's Miraculous Magic Tricks" to a ten-year-old relative and it was well received. Depending on the sophistication of your about-twelve-year-old it might meet the need:

Amazon has several similar titles linked from that page.

If a trip to London is a possibility, a visit to Davenport's famous magic shop will yield a good few expert suggestions:

Bert

For a more adult-orientated work that's entirely about card magic, I recommend Self-working Card Tricks by Karl Fulves:

or

Bert

This is an excellent starter book that includes cards, coins & all sorts;

Bert's suggestion of Self-working Card Tricks by Karl Fulves is a good one.

A good place to visit for tricks is Peter Nardi's

The ultimate reference is Roberto Giobbi's remarkable Card College books vol's 1 - 5, but they are highly advanced, not for a beginner and not cheap @ £30 a volume.

HTH

And for a demonstration of how good magic can affect an audience:

Bert

A *better late than never* admission is that I managed to play Solo Whist, Poker etc. during 5th. form lunch hour for a whole year without anyone spotting that the pack was marked! Be suspicious of any pack that has a multi-petal floral display at each corner.

Wonderful!!!! Thanks!

J.

Yes, I too am able to search. But I wanted recommendations - hopefully from personal experience of some sort.

Thank you - will be looking at both younger and older suggestions.

Youtube reveals all

I've had audience like that :-)

Easy to spot if you riffle the cards, it looks like one of those flip books.

Yes - that's the beauty of this group! It's one thing finding answers via searching; it's quite another to have the opinions on those answers from intelligent, experienced users. We (Usenet users) are a dying breed, though :-(

John

Some deader than others, I'd warrant. :-)

Very wise. There is a big difference between knowing how they are done and knowing how to do them.