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Magic Tricks
Magic Tricks
The further from centre, the more strongly this hobby leans that way. Your quiz answers are scored against exactly these fifteen.
Learning sleight of hand and routines with cards, coins and objects, then performing them so the method stays hidden.
TonightTime to first win
10 minutesA session
Mostly indoorsWhere
Step 1: Get one good deck of cards.
Is it you?
What you need
3 thingsThe honest floor, taking the cheapest option in each$50
How we make money: if you buy through one of these we take a small cut, and the price is the same either way. The cheapest option that works is always listed first.
The path
14 questsASetting up2 things to sort, in any order$4
BThen the quests
- Fool someone with a self-working card trick
- Get a deck and drill a trick until it's smooth
- Perform three tricks back to back with a borrowed deck
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