The Genii Forum

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Still waiting...

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Further, Gali-Gali "carried a card from the Royal S.P.C.A. of England, certifying that no cruelty, only dexterity is used in handling the baby chicks. And while appearing in New York City, the local S.P.C.A. would send an officer each week to pick up the chicks, and retire them to a farm."...

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Taxi for Farmer!

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A version of the effect could be achieved with one of these: -

https://www.card-shark.de/TheDestinyDeck/

(In conjunction with Joe's magic coat of course)

Andrew

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How about a double-decker Phoenix Deck with a repeating 2 of Spades as the rear card?

(The red cards being used don’t look like Bikes).

I don’t own one of these decks - could you put one in the hands of a spectator?

Andrew

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Currently awaiting Charlie’s arrival to the UK...

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The Miracle Poker Machine and documentation on eBay (link provided above by Erdnasephile) is still available after failing to sell on two previous occasions.

Anyone willing to bet $300 to find out if it still works?

(It’s not mine by the way).

Andrew

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Matthew Field wrote:Eddie is a thoughtful, expert card handler.

I agree.

AJM

They are very well hidden.

Andrew

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I've been having a look for 'list' type apps that have the functionality required however I've drawn a blank so far.

May be better with a database app where an indexed table (or tables) could be created and a query written to extract the required record when the inputs have been entered.

Andrew

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Peek a card in a nano-second.

Pore over a crib sheet with coded entries for twenty minutes or so (at least if my eyesight is anything to go by) while asking the spectators to chat amongst themselves.

AJM

This is going to be next to impossible to achieve seamlessly with either brute force memory or mnemonics (unless you are someone like Dominic O'Brien) Using a crib sheet, a 'Miracle Poker Machine' type calculator or an app that does some sort of VLOOKUP on an indexed list is only going to detract f...

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This is going to be next to impossible to achieve seamlessly with either brute force memory or mnemonics (unless you are someone like Dominic O'Brien) Using a crib sheet, a 'Miracle Poker Machine' type calculator or an app that does some sort of VLOOKUP on an indexed list is only going to detract fr...

AJM

I’m sure Colm Mulcahy (Mathematical Card Magic) or Professor Arthur Benjamin would be able to help if you can track ‘em down.

Andrew

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There's one on ebay now: https://www.ebay.com/itm/John-Mendoza-Miracle-Poker-Machine/184454902200?hash=item2af25e71b8:g:6bwAAOSwRxBfZnKd The seller is unsure if it works...who is willing to bet $300 plus on an old calculator? Incidentally, I’m not sure a device with A, J, Q, K & suit stickers o...

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Alternative Card Magic can also be found in Card Zones, the compilation book put out by Martin Breese a number of years ago.

Andrew

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Exactly Jon - I had exactly the same thought.

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I wouldn’t say the expression to ‘zhuzh up’ something was uncommon in this part of the world. Or to give something a bit of ‘va va voom’ as they say in France.

Interesting to hear it comes from Polari. And first time I’ve seen the word written down.

Andrew

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Mr Maven - how bona to vada your dolly old eek. Polari came out of the closet, as it were, in the early 60's on the British radio show Round the Horne when Kenneth Williams (from the British Carry On films) and Hugh Paddick, in their characters of Julian and Sandy, used it to converse with one anoth...

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I suspecting Longtimelurker will going back to lurking long time before soon.

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Let me guess:

Zabrecky
Shoot Ogawa
Jon Armstrong
Hannibal

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Brad Jeffers wrote:
Richard Kaufman wrote:The set Stephen Frye uses is 5 glasses, not the 4 that are currently sold. I think 5 is much better.
That is a Mephisto-Huis set.
Andy Martin will have one up for auction on the 19th of this month.

Erm, looks like he won’t...

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Tom Moore wrote:Watch this space.... we will be making a very relevant announcement in about a weeks time!

And???

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Now, I’ve always liked Sparks but, based on this effort, I am willing to change my opinion.

Andrew

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I suspect the QI elves sourced the set used by Stephen Fry from either the Davenports or Magic Circle archives.

Andrew

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I saw what you did there Bill...

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Rolandi wrote:The hard backed printed copy of the Annotated Royal Road to Card Magic is now up and running. It is one hell of a book.

Oh dear, he’s back...

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Alternatively, copies may be purchased - which may help ensure future issues are published.

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Dang!

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Some folks believe that wearing a helmet fashioned out of tin foil will protect them from all of life’s ills, including the government’s thought control experiments.

Never tried it myself you understand, a friend told me about it...

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Tom Stone gets the prize. Can no one recognize a bit of levity?

We’re not allowed levity these days - some shrinking violets may be offended and we can’t have that.

AJM

Good attempt, Pix, that would work. The answer in this case is: Enchanter Two hands dealt is E and N. (‘Hands’ or ‘Points’ usually refer to the points of the compass). A chanter is a type of woodwind instrument, not unlike a recorder. Folks in this part of the world may recognise a chanter as being ...

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Today’s clue:

Two hands dealt with a musical instrument of a magician (9)

You may need to have a Scottish connection to solve this one...

AJM

Hmmm - the clue doesn’t make sense to me, perhaps it’s the different way cryptic crosswords clues are compiled in different parts of the world.

Adding the word ‘Stormy’ or ‘Wild’ to the start of the clue would have made clue ‘fit’ more with the standard convention.

Cheers

Andrew

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Nor to me.

I did think Harry Lorayne however the (5-7) indicated to me a hyphenated answer, as opposed to (5,7) for two words.

AJM

Correct.

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Hi all

It's me again with another exciting episode of The Magic Crossword!

A straightforward one for you today: -

Strengthens in readiness to remove British winning cards (4)

I'll be right back after these messages...

AJM

Richard Kaufman wrote:Have you gone strange during the coronavirus, Andrew?

Not at all - stranger perhaps...

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Yes, of course Genii is the answer (the plural of Genie). In this part of the world 'information' is commonly referred to as 'gen'. Put this 'before eleven' and you have the answer. I try and do the The Scotsman cryptic crossword regularly and this clue comes from one of the two I did today while si...

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The latest in an occasional series of magic related cryptic crossword clues: -

Spirits had information before eleven (5)

Andrew

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