Tricks: Close-Up Magic

It has been said that if you want to develop new things, you have to look in the old books.
There's nothing like reviving a powerful classic, giving it a breath of fresh air.

Another treasure from Mariano's repertoire, a truly mind blowing routine, perfected over the years.

• Easy to understand for the audience...

Cas na Clocha is far more than just a trick -- it is an entertaining and engaging mini-act presented in the guise of an ancient (con) game of chance. The game is played with a hand-made, carved wooden box that holds a stick embedded with three "stones." The stick is placed into the box, which is given a series of end-to-end turns. The spectator must ultimately guess which end of the box contains the odd-colored stone.

The escalating routine is designed to show spectators how a clever con artist was able to fool the magician, and subsequently the spectators,...

What has more impact than performing a stunning effect with a cherished object?

Fashioned by a commercial jeweler, The Regal Ring Chain is a specially designed prop that enables the performer to secretly introduce a borrowed ring onto a stainless steel neck chain.

Just as magician's wallets are altered to...

A card disappears from within the fold of a banknote!

Borrow a $1 note from a spectator, fold it in two and then slip a playing card into the fold. The card protrudes about 1.5 cm from each side of the folded note.

Hold the assemblage between your hands, hiding the card from the spectators' view. Blow and move your right...

'CUP CARDS'!! - This is the classic cups and balls, but with a twist; It uses cards!

You offer to play a game with the spectator - the game of the cups and balls.

You show three blue cup cards and a little red ball card. You explain the game is for the Magician to get the ball from his pocket to the cups without...

Showing that your deck is mixed and ordinary, you also show a card with a prediction written on the back. The spectator chooses a card completely at random, by rolling 1,2 or 3 dice. You deal to their number (no forces).

When you reveal the prediction you have not only predicted their chosen card, but also what number they rolled...

The magician displays a transparent board with four different fruits written on its surface. A spectator is invited to select one of the fruits, and hide that selection from view. The transparent board is tilted up to form a ramp. The magician places a black cylinder at the top of the ramp, and it slowly rolls downward. However, the cylinder...

"I have always wanted to present a close-up version of Cardiographic but have been unable to create my dream pad until recent advances in material technology made it possible.
"My criteria was simple, I wanted a pad that would comfortably fit in my pocket. That could be done surrounded under the closest scrutiny. It had to be self-contained...

The magician places a prediction in full view prior to the start of this effect, and points it out without revealing its contents.

The spectator is handed a rather unusual set of cards. Each of these has various suits and values printed upon each side. The spectator thoroughly mixes the cards before dealing them into pairs, creating...

BLISS - Bill Loaded Into Sharpie System

SMASH HIT AT BLACKPOOL 2018

Six years in the making, dozens of prototypes and thousands of hours of problem solving, Noel Qualter is finally ready to release BLISS.

BLISS is a breakthrough system that allows you to vanish a borrowed, signed bill and cleanly show both hands...

New from Maple Leaf Magic is a great utility prop suitable for a variety of audiences!

"Lucky Cluckers!!!" Three adorable rubber chickens that seem to have the uncanny ability to "squawk" at your command! Here are just a couple of ways to use them!

1. The Traditional Monte: Show that one bird squawks and the other...

The Z-Fold Wallet by Jerry O'Connell is handmade of the highest quality leather.

There are loads of possible routines and uses for The Z-Fold Wallet. For a brief overview of its amazing capabilities, please see the video above.

Please note that no instructions are included with this wallet. It's a tool...

Blistering by James Anthony

A new generation of card blister!

"Blistering is super portable and convenient... I LOVE THIS!!"
- DYNAMO

IMAGINE asking someone to choose a playing card or an ESP symbol. Then, with any lighter, you ask them to stare into the flame and imagine...