Creative Card Magic

This hardcover publication contains some very innovative and amusing card effects covering Ambitious Card routines, Four Ace effects and an elaborate Wild Card routine. Presented in this 177 page book you will find solid material to add to your repertoire.

Contents :

1 Preface by William P. Miesel
5 Introduction by Neal Elias

11 Chapter I In The Beginning
12 I’ll Find It the Easy Way: Two methods of doing a trick that does not appear to be one.
15 An Ambitious Surprise: Two Ambitious Card Routines with a real kicker.
23 The Double Lift: A different slant on making the Double Lift appear deceptive.
28 Double Lift Second Deals: A simple approach to the Second Deal for magical purposes.
30 The Buckle: The correct handling of the Buckle to make it invisible close-up.

34 Chapter II The Four Aces
35 Introduction Of The Aces: A flashy production of Four Aces.
37 The Solitary Aces: A gimmick makes a good trick look great.
43 The Progressive Aces: A very subtle avenue to the Successive 
Aces that is completely impromptu.
48 Still Thinking Of An Ace: In this version of the “Think Ace” theme, a repeat is not only possible but is recommended.

52 Chapter III Favorite Routines
53 Rapid-Fire Reversals: Card reversals are always interesting, especially when they happen over and over.
56 Loving Couples: An “Oil And Water” principle with a “Royal Marriages” presentation.
59 An Alternate Puzzle: You can He can’t.
63 Color fusing Monte: One change after another.
68 A Quick-Change Act: The spectator will be sure that he is color blind.

73 Chapter IV Spades On Parade
74 A Spade Of A Different Color: A different type of prediction.
77 Count Down: A clever small packet quickie.
79 Ambitious Five: A very popular version of a classic.

85 Chapter V Feature Tricks
86 Visual Transportation: Different approaches to transpositions.
89 Things Aren’t What They Seem: Another look at the “Universal Card”.
96 On The Make: A modern direction for an old effect.
101 Take Three: Some thoughts on a relatively little used theme.
106 Unforeseen Interchange: A transposition that isn’t, but it really is.
114 Turning Over Another Leaf: A Hofzinser classic.
118 Down The River: A routine with lots of surprises.
123 Ten Hand Poker Deal: An interesting discussion on a modern day 
routine that is destined to become a classic.

133 Chapter VI Wild Card
134 That’s Wild: Let’s get rid of the gimmicks.
138 Whole Deck — Wild Card: A rather elaborate routine that is very baffling.
142 Wildest Dreams: This is really wild.

149 Chapter VII Classic Card Effects
150 Follow The Leader: Some very clean thoughts on this Dai Vernon classic.
156 Oil And Water: A couple of very good reasons for performing this Ed Mario classic.
159 Oil, Water, And The Oil Barons: This is real entertainment.
163 Face The Ace: Thank you, Hofzinser, for this premise.
167 Everywhere And Nowhere: This has been a classic for over one hundred years.
171 Backward Everywhere And Nowhere: This routine is extremely subtle.
174 The Rising Cards: Still looking for that ever elusive impromptu rising card routine.

177 Publisher’s Afterword (Ed Eckl)

• Publisher: unikorn magik