A pack of cards is arguably the best friend that any magician can have. It provides you with the means to do basic tricks and even branch into the other areas of magic which even include even include  street magician crowd pullers 
This website conveniently provides you with a hand picked selection of relatively easy tricks and illusions to do with a high entertainment value.

We have tried to make sure that the tutorials are explained in an easy to learn manner and should provide you with a friendly kick start into this bonzer and incredibly rewarding hobby.

Learning a few tricks is also a great way to stop yourself getting bored.

Arguably, the most popular of all  the magician categories is cool tricks with playing cards of which you will find many extremely useful ones throughout the site.

While there are many varied areas of this field, the best card magician tricks tend to be ones that are visually attractive and easy to follow.

Nobody wants to concentrate on over complicated stuff.
There is a good all round selection of the most exciting tricks, demonstrated and explained step by step in each of the themed chapters.

As mentioned many times in the site, an invaluable resource for revision is The Royal Road To Card Magic by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue for both card tricks and sleights.

This is available in both paperback and even as a free PDF Online. Although it was written several decades ago, it is still very relevant today and an excellent source of reference material for you and can unlock some really useful secrets.

To get you started on your magic journey, most people would benefit from picking up 2 or 3 easy card tricks that are quick and easy to learn, as you never know when they might come in handy.
You will find a good source of up to date tutorials at Tom Matriq's Youtube channel. You also have a lot of videos on Youtube featuring some of the latest tricks being demonstrated at the recent Blackpool Magic Convention that was held in February 2025 for three days.

This is one of the biggest gatherings of magicians and magic dealers from all over the world and a great opportunity to see the most up to date magic and demonstrations in the dealer's hall as well as learn from the masters during some of the many convention lectures which are sure to make you smile.

The Blackpool Magic Convention, kicks off again next February 2026 with new headliner acts being added all the time. Personally, I can hardly wait for this one to come around again.

Melbourne Magic Festival 2026  will  take place in Oz from June the 29th until the 11th of July and looks like being great fun so time to open a few tinnies and throw another shrimp on the barbie as they say, before getting ready for another equally good show like this year.