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Bin Regular user 124 Posts |
I'm baaaaaaaack.
I've noticed I really like small, in the hands magic. (Micro magic?) The sort of stuff you can carry in your pocket, where your hands turn into the stage when you present it. So of course, dice are the next logical avenue for me to explore. As before, does anyone know where I could get started - an actual treatise on the subject?
Remember Quacky.
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mindmagic Inner circle London 1746 Posts |
There's a chapter on dice in SW Table Magic by Karl Fulves. For something more challenging, look up the Dr Sack routine in Classic Secrets of Magic by Bruce Elliott.
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Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
2 in hand 1 in pocket was the first close up prop routine I learned over 60 years ago using small dice and 2 larger for kicker finish..
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rik brooks New user 6 Posts |
One of my favorites is just using a paddle move with a die. Show the user that opposite sides always add up to seven. Then press the middle dot (call it a button) of the 5 and flip the die over, using the paddle move to show that it's not the expected 2. Do it with different sides, the opposite of six is not one. etc.
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Bin Regular user 124 Posts |
Alright, this is a good start.
Rik - I remember my brother doing this for me years ago. I should really put a little time into getting it to look good. It's a great little off the cuff type thing that can produce some nice double takes if you move things along at just the right speed. (Or at least was when my brother did it...)
Remember Quacky.
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Levi Bennett Inner circle 1806 Posts |
Might not be what you have in mind, but Crazy Cube is a good die trick.
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Mary Mowder Inner circle Sacramento / Elk Grove, CA 3667 Posts |
You can do Chink-a-Chink.
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TheAmbitiousCard Eternal Order Northern California 13425 Posts |
Charlie frye has a great chink-a-chink with dice on one of his eccentric DVDs.
Very devious.
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Bin Regular user 124 Posts |
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On Jul 30, 2015, Mary Mowder wrote: Ah, yes! I'd normally do that with coins, but for those rare occasions when none of the spectators have a felt close-up pad on them...
Remember Quacky.
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Mary Mowder Inner circle Sacramento / Elk Grove, CA 3667 Posts |
Or a table cloth, Chink-a-Chink was being done before the Close-Up Pads we know today were invented.
-Mary Mowder |
TheAmbitiousCard Eternal Order Northern California 13425 Posts |
Wasn't the first chink-a-chink with sugar cubes?
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Rocky Elite user 486 Posts |
I recently watched some Japanese tourists flip out over the old Dice Bomb trick. The magician replaced skittles candies for the small dice that come with the trick. Very visual.
Of course since this is a cheap dealer item many here will scoff the effect as being too childish or simple to perform...or that it wont fool anyone. This is exactly why the magician was performing the effect...to prove that the magic snobs theories are usually way off base, and unless one actually PERFORMS magic they will never fully realize the power even a simple magic dealer item can have in entertaining a lay audience. |
Bin Regular user 124 Posts |
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On Aug 4, 2015, Frank Starsini wrote: I always thought so.
Remember Quacky.
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Kabbalah Inner circle 1621 Posts |
"If you can stack dice and tell two funny stories, you can call yourself a magician; then, if you can learn another funny story, you can dump the magic crap and call yourself an entertainer."
~ Clarke "The Senator" Crandall
"Long may magicians fascinate and continue to be fascinated by the mystery potential in a pack of cards."
~Cliff Green "The greatest tricks ever performed are not done at all. The audience simply think they see them." ~ John Northern Hilliard |
magicsecure New user 80 Posts |
Check out Tower of Dice (T-247) by Tenyo Magic its a nice trick looks real good
also badlands bob |
Dorian Rhodell Inner circle San Francisco, CA. 1633 Posts |
As mentioned, Dr. Sack's routine would be great.
You can also see a variation on a DVD with Steve Dobson and Reed McClintock. The DVD is entitled, "the ivory connection". Marlo had a booklet entitled, "shoot the works" If you do Sack's routine, you can follow it up with the Dai Vernon's dice climax which can be found in The Dai Vernon book of magic. There are a couple of DVD's teaching dice stacking out there. Should be an easy find. Chink a chink by Mohammed Bey straight out of stars of magic would be great. Having said that, you may want to use casino dice OR what I use which are razors. White dice with straight edges as opposed to the slightly curved ones you would find at the store. The gamblers book club in Vegas might have some. I remember T.R. King used to make them. But I'm not sure if they are around anymore. Razors make dice manipulation easier and they put a hole in your pants pocket faster. This means you have to take your pants to get mended by a tailor in essence contributing to the welfare of small businesses around you. Shop local folks. |
NicholasD Inner circle 1458 Posts |
Martin Gardner's Impromptu Magic, KORT ( Milt Kort ) by Stephen Minch, The Ross Bertram Books and videos.
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doopyloop Regular user 150 Posts |
There is tricks in Ed Marlo "Shoot the Work" booklet which was ok. There si also DVD with magician Steve Draun but maybe can't not buy now? I don't know others. Sorry ....
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