One Hundred Quick Tricks by Ian Rowland

Ian Rowland has written a mentalism article in the Magic Circle magazine every month since April 2005. Every article ends with a Quick Trick - a trick, routine, idea or principle that can be written up in about 300 - 400 words.

Here are 100 of these Quick Tricks. They will be of interest mainly to mentalists, mindreaders and psychic entertainers. Note: This is NOT a book for beginners. The contents assume a working knowledge of basic magic repertoire and terminology, especially in the areas of card magic and mentalism.

It works out to just 18 cents or 14 pence per trick!

The Quick Tricks are easy to read and fun to browse. The vast majority require NO special props or gimmicks, and NO sleight of hand or difficult moves either. A handful may require basic sleight of hand repertoire.

Although these may just be 'Quick Tricks', don't dismiss them! This booklet contains many gems that are worth knowing, and as you browse these ideas and effects you'll be sure to find at least a dozen ideas you'll want to try out at the earliest possibly opportunity.

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It is not practical to print the entire table of contents here. However, this will give you a taste of what's between the covers.

QT1: The Impromptu Short Card 12
QT2: Colm's Calculation 13
QT3: Apple, Banana, Carrot 14
QT4: Divining Fluid 15
QT5: Photo Transfer 15
QT6: Matching Magic 16
QT7: Newspaper Test 17
QT8: The Card In The Picture 17
QT9: SAIIT 18
QT10: 37 Ashes 20

QT11: eBay Play 20
QT12: Easy MOAB 21
QT13: Hand-Made Business 22
QT14: Postcard Puzzler 22
QT15: Sneaky Sticky Note 23
QT16: Three Glasses 24
QT17: Three Glasses Revised 25
QT18: Keable Quickie 25
QT19: Finger Flame 26
QT20: Wardle Wonder 26

QT21: Twin Choice 27
QT22: Infallible Vase 29
QT23: Deeper Thought 29
QT24: Pinner Ploy 30
QT25: Sketch Happy 31
QT26: Astro Fakery 32
QT27: Coin Gem
QT28: Alpha Beat 33
QT29: Medium And Message 35
QT30: Random Chance 36

QT31: Sudoku Scam 37
QT32: Tarot Triple 38
QT33: Drew's Divination 39
QT34: A Clue For You 40
QT35: Smooth Handling 41
QT36: Celebrity Party 41
QT37: Deep Freeze 43
QT38: Black Magic 44
QT39: Diction Fiction 45
QT40: SIRENT Twist 46

QT41: Cut And Look 47
QT42: Wardle Wubber 47
QT43: B'Waviation 49
QT44: Script Twist 50
QT45: youtube Twist 50
QT46: Human Impression Device 52
QT47: The Circle Tells 52
QT48: Jazz Number 53
QT49: Barrier Tweak 54
QT50: The Mailed Prediction 55

QT51: Multi FX 57
QT52: Magician Fool 60
QT53: Bizarre Bar Code 60
QT54: Phobia Fade 62
QT55: The Real Point
QT56: Tarot Heat 65
QT57: Stroop Twist 66
QT58: Card To Anywhere 67
QT59: Watch Warp 68
QT60: Cerebral Calculation 70

QT61: The Mysterious Four 70
QT62: Magazine Miracle 72
QT63: Nail Nuance 74
QT64: Morphic Mystery 75
QT65: Nine Novelty 77
QT66: Force Finesse 78
QT67: Mulcahy Force Renewed 79
QT68: Perplexing Paperclips 80
QT69: Psychology Survey 81
QT70: METAL Mentalism 83

QT71: The Copier Con 85
QT72: Miracle Or Lecture 86
QT73: Thought Distortion 88
QT74: Quarter Master 89
QT75: Twist In The Cube

...and 25 more