Spring Edition Issue 3 2021 MERLINS MAIL Welcome to the third edition of our new format ‘Merlins Mail’ Inside you will find an exciting mix of the latest magic effects from all around the world. We are pleased to announce that we are beginning to re-introduce the fantastic Mikame range of quality magic from Japan back into our inventory, this has been unavailable for years, you will find a few Mikame gems inside. Thank you to all who have contributed to Merlins Mail, and to everyone who got in touch with their feedback. We welcome any ideas or suggestions for future content, you may even like to volunteer an article for inclusion in future issues. If you are looking at a pdf version of this issue, you can click on the underlined title of the effect to be taken direct to our website for videos and information. Inside this issue: A clever effect to make and learn from Ali Cardabra pg. 7 More great bargain effects on……pg. 8 An ingenious way to produce a Rubik Cube by Chris Wardle….pg. 16 A very strong card effect from Paul Gordon…pg. 19 The latest effects from Magic Wagon….Pg’s. 11 & 18 And much, much more… Merlins Mail 1! Spring Edition Issue 3 2021 I.G.G. IGG - Stands for "Instant Gig Getter." It insulates your performance from potential spectator disinterest. It also 'infects' your participant with absolute amazement. IGG is an instant killer. You could ideally do this for someone from whom you may be soliciting a gig - an agent or a VIP client, etc. Right in the beginning, you push a single playing card into the participant's pocket without showing it to him. Then you ask him to check the playing card against his date of birth, which he does. He will be shocked to see that it is exactly the same card that he removes from his own pocket. As a nice kicker, even a word against his date of birth is impossibly predicted by you and you also explain the hidden meaning of that word. Most likely you will get that gig. No sleights, no stooges and no pre show. No stack, no gaff playing cards and in fact no playing cards at all. No peeks, no tears, no impressions, no threads, no electronics, no PA or BA. The prediction is totally open and un-gimmicked. This is simple, easy, clean and direct. Everything you will need is included here and you can start performing right away. Great for on line performances too…£20.00…SPECIAL PRICE…£10.00 APPARITIONALLY YOURS by Mark Lee A card is selected by a spectator from a regular deck, and is placed face down on the table. The Magician introduces three blank cards, which are freely shown to be blank on both sides. Suddenly a back design appears on the centre card, and when turned face up is seen to have a printed face which matches the spectators chosen card. The freshly printed card is sandwiched once more between the two blank cards, and once again, mysteriously vanishes, leaving just three blank cards. Another MERLINS Exclusive effect…£15.00 ESP by Wayne Dobson This is one of our all time favourites, it is an incredibly direct piece of mentalism and is a real fooler. Five ESP cards are removed from a wallet, along with a small round disc with a question mark, and a small sign with ‘ESP’ printed on it. You explain that you are about to conduct an experiment in ESP, and give the spectator the round disc, and ask them to drop it on ANY ESP card they wish. You give them the option of changing their minds, and they can, or leave the disc on the original card. Under these impossible conditions, you now show that you had predicted their selection! Very easy to do. Another MERLINS Exclusive effect…£20.00 KINGS AND ACES The two red Kings are shown sandwiched between two face-down cards. With a magic flourish, the two red Kings appear to magically change into the two black Kings. Just when your spectators think they may have worked out how you did that- another magic flourish and the Kings change again but this time into the four Aces! Great magic at a great price…£6.00 www.merlinswakefield.co.uk 01924 339933 [email protected] Merlins Mail 2! Spring Edition Issue 3 2021 CASH CARDS Next time you are paying for something ask if the retailer accepts cards, imagine their surprise when you bring out two playing cards! The two cards are very cleanly shown on both sides, apart from the two cards your hands are empty, no palming. One card is placed on top of the other and squared. The cards are now spread apart and a REAL banknote magically appears between them. Can be added to your regular Bicycle deck, or just used on its own. A great effect you can perform anytime…£8.00 BASIC CARD MAGIC SPELL TECHNIQUE by Wayne Dobson Thinking about brushing up on This is a great commercial your card technique? Want to routine from the brilliant improve your magic? This Mr .Dobson. You separate six wonderfully illustrated book has half cards into two groups twenty chapters filled with card moves, forcing, under the instructions of the spectator, yet palming, false cuts, etc. Here are just some of each of the half cards match perfectly. You the sleights taught: The Pass, False Cuts, now choose a half BEFORE the spectator, and Counts, The Double Lift, Top Change, Forcing, again they match. Finally, it all goes wrong, as Bottom Change, Glimpses, Flourishing, the two halves are different. However, when Palming, etc. Learn the right way to do these your prediction, which has been on the table sleights. Anthony Norman also covers subjects since the beginning of the effect is revealed, IT such as colour changes, mentalism effects, MATCHES THE TWO ODD HALVES presentation and how to get the most out of PERFECTLY ! Self working effect, with your magic. There are literally hundreds of laminated cards and DVD instructions. Another moves, tricks, sleights, flourishes, and methods MERLINS Exclusive effect…£20.00…Special of forcing within the pages of this book…£10.00 Price…£15.00 PREDICTO TRANSPO INK-JET by J.P. Vallarino This is a ‘knock-out’ effect! Very An original routine combining both mentalism strong and so easy to do.The and a surprising visual effect. magician introduces two decks A new method with an of cards one red and one blue. exceptional climax! The name A spectator selects a deck and of the chosen card appears it is placed into their pocket. on the card case! Effect: The The spectator takes the magician writes a prediction on the card case. remaining deck and removes The spectator freely selects a card from the three cards from it and THINKS of one of them. deck. The magician turns the case over, to find The spectator now removes the deck from his a mixed up set of letters. After a quick gesture, pocket and looks for the duplicate card to the the letters form the name of the card! The one he is mentally thinking of. He is stunned to cards are spread, and one card is face up - the discover the deck only contains 51 cards! The spectator\'s card. And, its back is a different card he is thinking of is missing!! The magician colour from those of the rest of the cards! The now produces the missing card from his pocket. card case can even be examined afterwards. This is a very strong effect suitable for both For those who know: YES the inscription is close up and stand up. You never touch the really ON the box and the card-case can be decks once the effect begins. Totally self given to the spectator. All materials are working - even a child can do it! Another included Online instructions. N.R.P. £30.00 MERLINS Exclusive effect…£25.00 SPECIAL PRICE 50% OFF…£15.00 Merlins Mail 3! Spring Edition Issue 3 2021 DODECKADEAL FREAKY BODY ILLUSIONS by John Archer “You wont believe your eyes, ears, hands or feet!" Marvin's Magic has collaborated with An experiment is conducted to some of the best magicians and illusionists find the relationship between from around the world to produce some chance and choice. A deck of innovative and highly visual illusions that you cards is fairly shown. After will be able to do with your own body. Using briefly shuffling the deck, half is these incredible magic props and exclusive given to a spectator, who again shuffles them DVD you will amaze your friends and family and then begins to deal them into a small pile. with a whole list of Freaky Body Illusions The spectator is instructed to stop dealing by including: Levitating yourself, flossing your chance whenever she likes. The magician brain, performing crazy finger stunts and even shuffles his half and allows the spectator to holding a living hand! Here at make a free choice from the face up cards. Merlins we think the ‘living This chosen card is placed face up onto the arm’ is worth the price of the spectator's pile. Now this same procedure is complete set alone. We get repeated twice more for the sake of scientific great reactions when we use it consistency. When the piles are examined it is in the shop…£50.00… found that the card stopped at by chance in SPECIAL PRICE…£15.00 every case is the exact mate of the card selected by choice! Can be repeated for the same audience! Easy to do! Extremely quick PSYCHIC POKER reset! DoDeckaDeal is supplied with full written instructions and special Bicycle deck… by Steve Cook £20.00…SPECIAL PRICE…£10.00 The combination of magically printing playing cards in your bare hands, a gambling theme ASTRO-SCOPE and a novel presentation makes Steve Cooks PSYCHIC POKER a by Mark Lee commercially sound close up routine.