r/Magic • u/danives • 7d ago

Fun trick recommendation

Hey - I've been out of magic for a few years now, but a friends birthday is coming up and he really likes magic.

Generally I could do a number of things with cards or coins for them - but just wondering if there is any new fun "toy" that I could spend a small amount of cash on for something new/different? I went to a couple of online stores and was a bit disappointed with what I saw, so would love to get some ideas.

Anything that's been released in the past couple of years preferably - not double cross or gimmicked coins ideally. I've enough of those lol.

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u/lightdarkness317 7d ago

PRISMATICA looks really fun, it's a sponge gimmick.

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u/Jimmy_Page_69 7d ago

Yeah gonna pick that one up eventually

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u/danives 6d ago

So far of the ones I've looked at, this is the most compelling - sadly seems to be sold out everywhere in the UK so don't think I'll get it by Monday :(

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u/EndersGame_Reviewer 7d ago

I don't have a suggestion, but I'm subscribing to this thread because it's a great question, and I'm curious to see the recommendations others will make.

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u/Delicious-Mess6262 7d ago

Look at stuff from Trick Trick boom, Henry Harrius, & Craig Petty.

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u/cslevens 7d ago

“Chop”, by Craig Petty. Not especially new, but quite unique.

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u/Cornontheja_cob 7d ago

I have Chop, never got around to learning it. Any alternative ending ideas if you don’t do the lemon reveal? He said he’d give one on the DVD but then never did

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u/lightdarkness317 7d ago

Chop is great, very versatile and relatively easy imo.

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u/Jimmy_Page_69 7d ago

It seems so cringe I doubt anyone actually performs it.

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u/SpotAndSmitty 6d ago

What about it is cringe?

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u/Jimmy_Page_69 6d ago

Pulling out a random sharpie and calling it ur magic wand lol unless you can come up with your own patter that is not petty inspired

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u/TheRunningMagician 7d ago

Sharpie quickie was an effect that I really enjoyed. Also check out phantom deck by Joshua Jay and combine it with tool by David Stone. Those are all absolute gold that are really fun to play around with.

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u/sandyfishes 6d ago

Amazing sharpie by alan wong

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u/blindwombat 6d ago

Buy two decks of the same card, but different cards in each one.

Force one card from one deck, do as many impossible ambitious card routines as you like...

When they get bored/suspicious: hand them their card, do a sharpie/deck switch and get them to sign their card; say to them "should have done this earlier but this is to prove I'm not using a deck with all the same card".

Then do a legit ambitious card move or two and then say "I have to confess, I am using a deck with all the same card" turn the deck face up and spread it out and say "what I can't figure out is how you picked a different card".

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u/ApprehensiveBig14 6d ago

I've always liked any "Do as I do" card tricks. A fun opener is to hand the deck for inspection, take it back and toss it up in the air, and take out a second deck, saying "OK, now let's do trick with THIS deck..." or something to that effect. Definitely puts a punch in the show, and gets everyone focused on YOU.