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countrymaven Inner circle 1431 Posts 
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I like using cards for mentalism. This mentalism doesn't hit as hard as other direct reveals of personal info. But for me, it hits them so much harder than most card effects. So strangely, I usually have a way of doing something with a special deck etc....., or the same thing with a regular deck. If you see "the devil's picture book" video by D. Brown, you will see what will be very useful for regular card workers.
How you talk about what you are doing, sets the tone in the spectator's mind as to whether you are using a gaff deck or not. His use of a one way deck is classic. Because of how he TALKS about what he will do, the spectator has no suspicion of a gaff deck. Priceless. Again this has very good applications to regular card magic. also, too many avoid gaff decks due to a lack of a good sloppy and effective switch, with calm misdirection. |
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Poof-Daddy Inner circle Considering Stopping At Exactly 5313 Posts
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On Sep 12, 2020, Jay DeLosMuertos wrote: I have never heard of that exact deck, but had a friend who liked using a long card so I made him one. It was a lot of work o get one just right and I soon figured out it would have been much simpler to buy a "Short Deck" and replace one card with one from a regular deck (which also gives you a deck with an equally impressive "short card" function). https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/9291 or https://www.card-shark.de/index.cfm?page......rtID=269 (I use the Phoenix Brand Cards).
Cancer Sux - It is time to find a Cure
Don't spend so much time trying not to die that you forget how to live - H's wife to H on CSI Miami (paraphrased).  
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Jonah_Illusionist_use.jpg "View Profile") New user Saint George, Utah 26 Posts
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I LOVE gaff decks, However here are the ones I use the most, I have others that I haven't put into my shows yet.
marked deck rising Cards stripper Deck Svengali Deck brain wave Deck Shin Lim's 52 shades of red deck Jonah |
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Jonmaddgician New user Perth, Western Australia 72 Posts
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I carry just 2 decks for most gigs, one is stacked for a 5 card routine, into thisthatother (3 cards), into 2cm, into Red Hot/ Chicago opener, so I tend to have one odd backed card in my primary deck.
The second deck is an invisible to match my working deck, so that I can switch when appropriate (often when I go into my second lap, or as an extra for particular groups, to close my roving set). Most times I don't even end up using this deck, but it's there for when it can be relevant. Occasionally, I like Card Toon if the gig is right for it. |
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thegreatscungilli Regular user 166 Posts
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One type of gimmicked deck that I do use regularly is a one way..
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Jonmaddgician New user Perth, Western Australia 72 Posts
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On Oct 28, 2020, thegreatscungilli wrote: Aye I love using a one way force deck as well, because it's the perfect gag for when someone says "they're all the same" & you can actually get "busted" before asking a spectator to sign one. I also like using a blank face deck for that effect too. 
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ringmaster Inner circle Memphis, Down in Dixie 1974 Posts
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"Screwed", the amateurs can't afford it.
One of the last living 10-in-one performers. I wanted to be in show business the worst way, and that was it.
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PhantomStranger New user Tri-State Area 97 Posts
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B’wave
Invisible Deck |
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dbolan Loyal user Carrollton, Georgia 274 Posts
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Thanks all. Just an Invisible Deck here. I appreciate everyone commenting, it helps me with anything I may be missing.
"I didn't want him to feel that he could drive the lane with impunity."
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livejeh New user 50 Posts
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Invisible deck and marked deck
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Rodeo New user BC, Canada 51 Posts
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Can never go wrong with an invisible deck: foolproof and fun to perform. With my regular deck I will often carry a DB, opposite coloured back, short card, and sometimes a DF (for anniversary waltz). I have plenty of others, but they don't tend to make it into the pocket regularly.
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dbolan Loyal user Carrollton, Georgia 274 Posts
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On Jan 19, 2021, Rodeo wrote: Testify! The invisible deck is the gateway drug to getting more heavily involved in magic. Easy for a novice to learn and so good, especially if learned when magic skills aren't too broad. Dave
"I didn't want him to feel that he could drive the lane with impunity."
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peirceman Regular user 127 Posts
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Memento deck
Stripper Invisible deck, but I tend to use Daniel Madison's handling of it now. |
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Chessmann Inner circle 4248 Posts
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Svengali
Mene Tekel Mind Power Monte Cristo
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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Kassim New user 58 Posts
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Mindpower and mastermind deck
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thegreatscungilli Regular user 166 Posts
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Just got a couple of the new black butterfly decks, very nice. Also Stevens has some of the green DMC's on sale for a good price, I think they are closing out the green backs for the new red backs so these won't be there for long.
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videoman Inner circle 6778 Posts
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IMHO, Any Card by Richard Sanders is one of the greatest gaffed decks ever created. I would put it ahead of even the Invisible Deck because I just enjoy performing it and it gets great reactions. Even fools those with some magic knowledge and are familiar with ID.
Sander's Alpha Deck is another really good one. |
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thegreatscungilli Regular user 166 Posts
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A couple of others that I like, a deck with a card(s) punched also stacked deck mostly Si Stebbans.
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nicetodd New user 64 Posts
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On Feb 9, 2010, Steven Keyl wrote: If you keep switching decks in an act it can look/feel dirty. Also, there are only so many card tricks one can do in a set... combine these two = not room for more than one maybe two gaffs per set and my guess is most of us lean towards what we perform best. |
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Wizuriel New user 53 Posts
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Diminishing returns = just started playing with this
Invisible deck = use this as both an out and as a routine with a Devils Hank to appear the imaginary deck Card-toon = this is just fun to perform and gets good reactions Any card just started playing with this. It has some really good ideas I want to use for other tricks |
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Posted: Oct 14, 2020 02:41 am 