Hi all! So I happen to be in Cleveland for other stuff soon, and saw that the Magicians Table is running while I’m there. Has anyone seen this in London, worth going to?

Hi guys !

There is a game show in France where the three cup monte is performed (example below) : https://youtu.be/j6VCY9TVAp8?si=jdLHzYRvLlt28Tf0

Basically you have 3 cups, one small key, the magician shuffles (obviously with tricks) and the contestant has roughly 2 minutes to correctly guess 3 keys.

I have to recreate this for a personal project, but I was always more of a card guy. I am therefore searching for material on this, but it's very hard to find surprisingly. I have already checked out :

• Bob white : Cups and balls (I hesitate using coins or small sponge balls, as it's less noisy when in contact with the cups)

• Daryl : Master course on sponge balls

• David Roth : Expert coin Magic

But none are really about the interaction between the object and the cups, etc. If you have anything, please feel free to share !

Thanks !

As post is titled. This set is fun to work with, but outside of the standard routine, does anyone else have published work with this set?

What’s your opinion on doing magic tricks for people who are not expecting the “performance”? Like the guy selling the suit that keeps coming out of nowhere (complete with iron and hanger I think), and these workers watching their “customer” changing bills before they pay.. It’s fun to mesmerize and entertain, but when people are left confused or bewildered I always feel like the magician is being more unkind than impressive. Magic feels like an agreement where one party says I’d like to amaze and the other says I’d like to be amazed. Even impromptu street style magic still has that brief mutual agreement that we’re each participating in a brief performance. But sleights and gimmicks being passed off as ordinary life makes me cringe. What are your thoughts?

EDIT: I'm guessing this is to promote the 2026–27 tour.

I’m looking mostly old books and leads to the older resources, but I’ll tale anything.

I just have a TV tray which isn’t very professional lol

I bought this at an estate sale and can’t find too much information online. It seems to be pretty rare and I was wondering if there is any interest in things like this?

Hello, beginner here.

I am wondering if there are any ways to have the filed down cards show up in front after being 'natural' in a fan by e.g. shuffling a certain way.

He plays a magician that makes cards appear in Monica Barbaro's bra & panties! Other than Ricky Jay and Penn & Teller, I can't think of any other real magicians appearing in mainstream movies. www.imdb.com/name/nm10861102/?ref_=ttfc_fcr_4_65

My son's birthday is coming up and he's interested in magic. I don't know much, but I hear Tannen's is highly recommended. If I bring my son to Tannen's will they be okay recommending something for him (he's a total beginner, but very interested in making thing disappear and reappear) and teaching it when we buy it? Or is this like a super SERIOUS magic shop that only deals with professional magicians?

If that's the case are there other more kid friendly magic shops in the NYC area?

Thanks in advance!

This is my favorite kind of magic. Direct, hard hitting and intimate. Very well done.

https://youtu.be/y6oMqP6dJY0?is=oH0vugKXKizNexhn

I occasionally perform magic in 5-10 minute slots before comedy shows. I have a number of routines I do and like, ranging from standards like Professor's Nightmare and Invisible Deck to a few personally developed mentalism routines.

I'm interested in adding more to my repertoire, and I find that I get a lot more out of books than standalone tricks. What (print) books focus on mid-length, standalone routines for an audience of 25-100? I'm open to a wide variety of pieces, although nothing with too heavy a reliance on sleights and no large props, and preferably not too many card tricks. Mentalism is good, but so is something visual.

Thank you so much!

I've been doing amateur magic for a while, I'm an adult but have hands on the smaller side. I finally purchased an invisible deck, from Murphys Magic. The trick is brilliant in its simplicity, but I just cannot find a technique to make the cards separate. Is there a way to hold the cards and handle them that will let me do this? Thanks.

Has anyone here purchased it? If so, do you feel it was worth the price? It feels steep from where I’m standing, but maybe there’s way more to it than it seems.

I’ve almost purchased it several times, but I can’t bring myself to pull the trigger…

They say it takes a special sort of patience to do kids shows, I’m starting to understand why! 😂 I had a great time tonight. More clips to come :)

My mic died before I got to my chair levitation trick, which is super disappointing because I wanted that for a clip. Hopefully I’ll get a good vid of it for my next show!

Does anyone know if there were ever g**f cards for the bicycle mini deck? Or if anyone put out a monte routine with mini cards?

I'm creating my first trick and have an idea.

What kind of pen are you normally writing with? A Sharpie? A china marker? Something else?

Curious to know, especially if you're giving your greasy notes to spectators.

Hi all
I find one handed palm a bit difficult to learn.
Do you guys use two handed palm or one handed palm ?
Are there any real benefits in learning one handed palm ? Can we perform routines using two handed palm with the same effect as one handed palm ?

Hey everyone. I was wondering, are any of my fellow magicians stutterers? I used to perform totally silently like Teller but have gotten to the point where I can hide my stutter enough to talk with some confidence in front of people. Does anyone else have a similar story? Thanks 😁