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The PATEO force is a weird thing – it’s deceptive (just about) and the big selling point for me is the ‘interactiveness’ of it – there’s a process, but it’s kinda fun. There’s been lots of attempts to justify the procedure, and whilst generally I adhere to the Law Of Bannon regarding procedure (Law of Bannon – Don’t justify procedure as a general rule – you are often just calling attention to something that you want ignored.) However, this justification speaks for itself, ties in to the ‘game’ aspect of the force, and naturally explains the turns that you take....

Howdy Kaymar Magic people! Sorry we have been so quiet - as some of you will know, about four months ago we got an office (until then, Kaymar had been a home business) and we managed to make a little bit of space for what was a magic studio (not a filming one - a shop!). I can't deny, it was pretty much perfect, and something that I've always wanted since I first worked at Kaymar Magic when I was a kid, and Morley Budden owned it. However, we've had some adventures - Louise, who had the lease on the...

A deck of cards is examined, shuffled, and one chosen by a spectator, which is lost back into the pack, and from here on, you don’t touch the deck again. You direct the spectator to think of a small number, something between 5 and 20 and they deal down to their number, but it’s not their card.‘Now that WOULD have been amazing!’Suggesting that they might have needed a bit of luck for that to happen, you remove your wallet and from the coin section you remove a large ‘lucky’ poker chip. The spectator touches it to the pack, and then...

There's some gorgeous decks of cards that you can get, and we stock the 'Kadar Deck', which is a fortune telling themed pack - there's also the 'Gypsy Fortune Telling' Pack and others that have the meanings printed onto the cards. This makes them ideal for a fortune telling / reading effect, and here is a really simple and effective one to get you started. Before you even introduce the cards, write a prediction on a piece of paper.  If you are using the Kadar Deck, put 'Your future contains the warming fire.  Social confidence and creativity.  The Seven of...