![]() Andrew Wimhurst: " The name of this great book sums up the enjoyable, thoroughly engrossing and never-ending quest that is the study of card magic.It is one of the first books I had when learning magic and I spent many hours as a teenager with that book in front of me and a deck of cards in my hands." Paul Gertner: " When ever someone asks about learning card magic Royal Road to Card Magic is one of my first suggestions.It is this book that opened the entire world of sleight-of-hand magic to me and thus, changed the course of my life!" Paul Cummins: " The Royal Road to card Magic holds a special place in my heart, as it is the very first book on magic that I picked up.I still use many of the techniques I learned from it." Martin Lewis: " Royal Road to Card Magic was my first magic book and the only book I ever learned from cover to cover.The writing and selection of material are first class. I am relieved that I am not the only one who is influenced so deeply by a "beginners" book. Steve Draun: " Some books bury themselves in your soul and stay there forever, "Royal Road" is such a book.Later on in your own Journey, through the Highways and expressways of all card magic, the information you studied here will be a solid foundation for future growth in the art." Bill Malone: " Over the years I have taught magic to a lot of beginners and the first thing I ask them do is go out and get a copy of Royal Road to Card Magic.It is an absolute must read for anybody who is serious about card magic." ![]() Simon Lovell: " The Royal Road to Card Magic remains as one of the great books on card magic for both the beginner and well seasoned card magician.Just read the following quotes from successful magicians, including some big names in the business, and consider what they had to say about the Royal Road to Card Magic : And I learned a lot.Įndorsements Is Royal Road to Card Magic really that good, and does it still hold up today? Absolutely. I carefully worked through the book in entirety, reading all these annotations, and watching all these videos. ![]() Paul Wilson and Rudy Hunter, with their video courses based on the book, and Mark Lewis and Andrew Musgrave, with their annotations. But unlike when I first attempted it on my own a couple of decades ago, this time I had some friends to guide me along the way: R. I decided to spend a few months brushing up on my card handling techniques, by systematically working through the entire Royal Road to Card Magic yet again. We need to point beginners to reliable materials.īut a book like this is also of real value to those who consider themselves old hands at card magic. Many youngsters rely on inferior youtube videos to get started with their journey into card magic, developing poor techniques in the process, and thus making many false steps while trying to learn how to walk. First of all, there's a generation of new magicians who are just starting out, and aren't familiar with classic works like this. I figured it was worth putting the spotlight on this classic work with the help of a review, for several reasons. Certainly you won't have to look hard to find a digital copy for free online (see the end of this article for some links). My understanding is that the content is now in the public domain. First published around 1948, this classic work has been reprinted many times, and inexpensive copies are readily available from Dover Publications. ![]() For decades already it has been recommended by many as the place to begin a serious journey into card magic, and as an ideal course for learning all the fundamentals. Overview The Royal Road to Card Magic by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue is one of the most recognizable and well known books in card magic. A classic for learning the fundamentals of card magic by BoardGameGeek reviewer EndersGame ![]()
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