Posts from ‘April, 2009’

Bicycle Karnival Midnights – coming soon…

Our friends at BigBlindMedia say they are nearly sold out of the pre-orders already! They tell us that “NOTHING is cooler than fire and skulls! FACT!” – but we will reserve judgement until we get our hands on a deck – and you’ll be the first to know when we do…

Watch this space, or head over to BBM to pre-order yours now.

Free pack of Bicycle Cards!

We’re pleased to say that Merlins of Wakefield have just started advertising with us. I visited Merlins recently – they are one of the ever dwindling number of real bricks and mortar magic shops – and have an excellent range of all kinds of magic. They have just launched a new website too. And as a special deal for readers of this site, they are offering a FREE pack of Bicycle Cards if you make an order with them (between April and June) and mention this site.

Tragic Bicycle Cards

Whilst I know these aren’t new, I was recently given a pack, which has enabled me to have a closer look at them, and since there haven’t been any new cards out for a while, I thought I would post a pic and some comments!

Tragic Bicycle Cards

As well as having the comical/tragic court cards, all the pips have been treated with extra ’serifs’ which certainly add some character. The cards also glow under blacklight – so I can imagine a number of niche settins where these could be quite fun! In addition to the normal ’spooky’ presentations, they could be used to bring a more comic look to some ‘packet’ tricks etc. Although the different back design (grey instead of white borders etc, cherubs in red, and ‘black’ as the remaining colour) would obviously stand out.

But they handle as well as ordinary Bicycle Cards and so are definitely worth a look.

You can buy a pack of Tragic Bicycle Cards here for £3.98.

Cheapest Bicycle Cards!

There is a new top entry in our Cheapest Bicycle Card Finder (although that is only due to stocking issues – the very cheapest are not available at the moment.).

BicycleTricks.co.uk have also started stocking regular Bicycle Decks (in addition to their specialised service selling small quantities of gaffed Bicycle Cards for Magicians in the UK) – and they are currently the second cheapest in stock price. They can be found under the Magic Bargains section of the site.

Trick of the Month – April 2009

Twister Continuum - By Stephen Tucker As a fan of both Stephen Tucker and the BBM DVDs, when I saw this was reduced I had to mention it. Lots of clever tricks possible with a custom Bicycle gimmick. 2 extra routines included on the DVD also. Bargain at only £11.50
The Dragon There’s quite a bit of noise about this new magical accessory. Enables you to vanish small items and simultaneously produce a loud bang! Only £26.99
Foresight - By Devin Knight If you read this site regularly you will know I love strong mental magic and especially clean ‘think of a card’ or ACAAN effects. It looks like Devin Knight has come up with a clever and funny variation on this theme. £22.99.