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Mega ‘Wave – a review

BBM have just made the last few copies of this excellent little book from John Bannon available on their website, and since they kindly provided me with a review copy, here’s a short review…

[UPDATE BBM have sold out but it is now available from Merchant of Magic]

I like John Bannon’s work (I [...]

Points Mean Prizes on new site for Alakazam

Alakazam have got a swanky new-look site (they’ve lost that annoying flappy bit from the top!) and they also introduced a ‘loyalty point’ scheme. Basically you get points for the magic you buy, and these can be used to get discounts off future orders (it works out as 5% of your order value – though [...]

VAT Rises and Bicycle Cards

Happy New Year to you! We have been round and double checked the prices on our Cheapest Bicycle Card Finder so you can make sure you are still getting your cards for magic at the cheapest price in 2010!

The good news is that the VAT rise doesn’t seem to have made a lot of [...]

John Bannon – Bullets After Dark – a mini review

I need to start with a confession. I love John Bannon. There. It’s out in the open. So as you read this review bear that in mind. And I will do my best to be objective. And since this review is written for Bicycle-Cards.co.uk I should mention that Bannon uses an interesting Bicycle deck throughout [...]

Paul Gordon – Card Startlers – a mini review

I have been sitting on a review copy of this 3-DVD set for some time now and have been looking forward to watching and sharing my thoughts on it. So if you are trying to get ideas for Christmas presents, read on!

It isn’t possible to review in detail the whole DVD set since [...]

A solution to postal frustration!

If you, like me, are getting a bit frustrated by all the delivery problems caused by Royal Mail strike action, why not download some instant card magic?

I’ve just noticed that the all time classic of Card Magic, The Expert at the Card Table is only $2.95 (i.e. about £1.78) in a nicely formatted electronic [...]

Casanova Concept offer from BBM

This came through on the BBM mailing list offers. If you’re not on the list you can probably still get to the deal by following the link! For a limited period, the Casanova Concept DVD for only £10. Casanova Offer.

Koran Deck, McDonald’s Aces and Gold Standard Decks

Just a quick note to let you know that the Koran forcing deck (£4.00) and McDonald’s Aces (£2.80) (all in Bicycle Cards) are back in stock at BicycleTricks.co.uk. And the free sharpie offer is still on for orders over £5.

Also the Richard Turner Gold Standard decks are available at MagicMagic.co.uk (£4.99) and they have [...]

The Creative Card Magic of Peter Duffie

We are please that Peter Duffie has joined our team of sponsors. Peter is well-known for his encyclpedic knowledge of all things to do with Card Magic and is the creator and publisher of many fine effects and manuscripts.

His website is well worth a visit, not just for the products for sale, but for [...]

Casanova Concept & Double Faced Bicycle Cards

I’ve just got hold of hold this DVD and I’m impressed by the cleverness of the idea – I may try to get a review up here some time soon. But in the meantime, for anyone that has it, I thought I’d mention that the double-faced (same both sides) cards that you need for [...]

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