This is your golden opportunity to dive into the classics of magic! Learn the ins and outs of routines like the Ring On String, the Three Shell Game, Coins Through The Table, a Two Cup & Ball routine, a Torn & Restored Card, and a smorgasbord of other magic and sleight of hand with cards and coins (seriously, there’s a lot!).
Originally released between 1979-1986, the Masters Of Magic Series is a treasure trove of brilliant close-up routines. These aren't just your run-of-the-mill tricks; they’re polished performances that you can present as theatrical masterpieces or whip out at informal gatherings (you know, when you want to impress someone at the pub). Each booklet, brought to life by the Camirand Academy of Magic, features top-notch writing by Gary Ouellet and a staggering number of photographs by Guy Camirand, making the learning process as easy as pie (or maybe easier).
Routines include:
Finger On The Card: This was the card routine that launched the Camirand Academy. It’s a classic sucker effect where a card is chosen, two cards identify its colour and suit, and one is placed under the spectator's finger. They’re astounded that you didn’t know the card under their finger is their selection. After a bit of searching in the deck, they find their card, only to discover a completely different card under their finger. Surprise! (Cue the gasps.)
Supershells: This is considered one of the best three shell game routines, influencing countless professional performances. With various phases, twists, and an impossible ending, you’ll also learn how to craft your own shells (because who doesn’t want to be a DIY magician?).
The Silver Passage: A coins-through-the-table routine that’s not just visual but includes some cheeky vanishes and penetrations, plus a small mirror that makes the coins look like they’re melting through (and no, it’s not just magic; it’s science too).
The Two Goblets: With two cups from a cups and balls set, you’ll dazzle your audience with a series of seemingly impossible sequences where a ball penetrates, vanishes, appears, and transposes. And for the grand finale, three massive balls pop into existence (no, not that kind of big reveal!).
Threshold: Here you’ll learn various card routines, but the star is a sit-down torn and restored card where a double-signed card is shredded into four pieces, held with a corner as a receipt, and then magically fuses back together (because who doesn’t love a good resurrection?).
The Homing Ring: A multiphase ring-off-rope routine where a finger ring repeatedly escapes after being tied to a rope, only to reappear on your finger (it’s like the ring has a mind of its own!).
Eric DeCamps' The Coin Connection: A stand-up coin routine where three silver coins vanish and then reappear in a purse. They invisibly travel from hand to hand, morph into foreign coins, drop back into the purse, and magically revert to their original silver selves (talk about a transformation!).
Meir Yedid's Royal Takeover: A beautifully crafted routine where three cards are selected and turn out to be Aces. These Aces then visually change into a Royal Flush, and everything is left for examination (because what’s magic without a bit of scrutiny?).
The above routine descriptions are just the tip of the iceberg; each section is packed with variations, alternate phases, and a plethora of techniques. This book can serve as your personal course in intermediate to advanced close-up magic (no boring lectures, we promise!).
First Softcover Edition. Written by Gary Ouellet. Published by Meir Yedid Magic in 2023. 8.5"x11" softcover, with 272-pages, and more than 580-photographs.
