And if you’re looking for some reasons to visit, why not check out the brilliantly minimalist Black Kings Deck?  (£7.99)

Or the Masters Normal Series Deck – which has the most extraordinary and over the top video to advertise it – almost like a short motion picture!  This is perhaps especially designed with XCM in mind – and in a nice touch the court cards have been drawn doing flourishes!  Limited edition.  £10.99

And at the time of writing their deal of the week is a very healthy 40% discount on the excellent David Forrest’s Trio – now only £10.79 for 3 cracking card routines.

Keep checking back for more card and close up magic news and reviews… your loyalty is appreciated too!

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Mark Elsdon is undoubtedly a clever man with a great knack for creating effective mental magic. On a previous occasion we reviewed the excellent On the Mark so this month we will highlight his effect Uncanny. We haven’t looked at it in person, but the video I saw looked very clean. A freely chosen card and number are permanently printed on a prediction in full view all the time. Great mental magic with Bicycle Cards. £20.99.
This double DVD by David Forrest – The Trickery – is not new. However we flag it up because it is currently on special offer. Dave’s magic is direct and often very visual, and there is something for every one on this double DVD. Amazing value at only £12.50

I hope you will forgive us for veering slightly off our playing card heart-land here. But I assume that most of the magicians reading this site are interested in close up magic generally and not just cards! In my experience table-hopping you do sometimes get asked for something that doesn’t involve cards, and you could do worse than considering this clever coin trick – Pressure – which has been featured by the magician of the moment, Dynamo. Quite simply two coins fuse together in a very clean way. On pre-order with more due in August – and they sell out very quickly! £24.99.

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	This isn’t brand new, but I hadn’t seen it before. The perfect opener to a series of Bicycle Card magic tricks! Brilliant visual magic – see the demo. £27.99
	Spending time with a John Bannon DVD recently has reminded me how much I enjoy his work. This is an extremely fine introduction to his clever, subtle magic, and is worth the price for the 4 Ace tricks alone. £24.99
	When I’m talking to non-magicians, the trick they most often ask about is ‘the one where the chosen card ends up behind the car window.’ Here is a great little version of this effect from the ingenious David Forrest and now the DVD version is reduced to only £13.99

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