I chanced upon many materials on coins. There was plenty of clutter, like vanishing coins with a double sided tape which wasn't practical for me. Of course there are also other sleights that takes you a year to master, and a day to lose it once you don't practice.

In the end I always stuck to the basic routines I learnt when I first started, and slowly built on that.

What about for cards? What was your first card trick, that you still use on a regular? When I posted up this thread I keep remembering how Axl does his Two Card Monte and says that "When all else fails , this doesn't". Many others still do the biddle trick even after years of performing and I believe that it also happens to be one of the first few card tricks they learnt as they started.

What about you? What are some of your workers?

First 3 effects that I still perform nowadays,

1) A Crimp card effect
2) ACR
3) Triumph

well for me, now a days i do these few.

1) ACR
2) invisible deck
3) Soulmate

For Me

1. Ultra Monte - Daryl
2. Animation Deck
3. Chicago Opener

Just5 like you, one of my first few tricks learnt are the ones I'm still doing.
Gypsy Monte!

I still do the Biddle trick.

And of course ID and a few other packet tricks, but that doesn't really count if you're talking about effects requiring sleight.

Just remembered that my very first effect before ACR and Triumph, was actually using a sveng*** deck. I bought it for someone from a toy shop and ended up playing with it myself. I use the mira** deck now, but it pretty much work using the same principle.

I think many laymen know about the sveng*** although it may not be known by that name.

But I think sveng*** is still very powerful, there is a video of Lu Chen's daring utility of this principle. And it totally blowed everyone.

Lu Chen was using mir*** deck, not sven****.

For me, ACR is the most regularly performed trick.

ACR with Cyril's ending (only on special occasions)

ACR with Mi**** deck

ACR normal routines with crimp finish or card to mouth, or color change


As for the other tricks,

Triump

Stigmata



I don't like the feel of mi**** deck. I prefer Sven**** due the smooth finishing.

I have been using stigmata for a couple of times, however the response i am getting is not exactly very good. Even though they did not see me doing the sleight, as in scr****ing on the sk**, but many can people whom i did it to can pretty much guess it.

For those that do not know how it is done, their response is not very great too. So i was just wondering how do you make your stigmata effect be great

http://forums.singaporemagiccircle.com/ind...?showtopic=4050

Check out the link above. There are some useful tips on how you should perform this effect.

Stigmata is one of the strongest effect I have ever learnt. It is probably one of the best way to reveal a card selection. If you present it the right way, people will really think you are doing real magic.

Hi Haruchi,

I hope you could start a separate topic next time instead of replying in other people's thread but asking your own questions.

Do as i do and self suffling pack works for me.

Did a do as i do once and when my friend turn her pack over, the first card was her card. Gave her a shock :lol:

For me it would be:
-Ambitious Card Routine
-Two card monte[ some pros told me it was this name]

If all fail then i use my always work trick:
-Mentalism trick[ basically just find the spectator card]

One of the first card tricks i learnt that i still use regularly is definitely the 2 card monte. Still brings one of the strongest reactions because the magic happens in their hands.

After a long while of not performing, I too find myself losing touch with the many routines and going back to the biddle.

My first few card tricks were the Chicago Opener and Two-card Monte, but I don't perform both of these often now.

Hmm, for me, it will be 3 card monte (Ace, Joker, 1 random card) and Card prediction with joker reveal. =)

I always love joker reveal, they always bring huge expression to audience's face.

Especially Split Spade, the Queen of Spade gaff card (4 Spade reveal), often i present it as if i chosen it wrongly. And tell them to double confirm it (Queen of Spade), they said "No". But I told them to look closer to what she's holding.

Mine will be the ACR and a Mind reader trick , rarely perform the mind reader trick but still frequently performinf the ACR , I felt it is a very good and mind blowing trick

Haha xiaofeng, shall meet you up again soon.

Want to experience your style of magic. =)

:) Hope to meet you soon

now a days i do these few.

1) ACR
2) Mentalism trick
3) Card prediction