The Best Magic Tricks of 2017
2017 broke the mould for new innovations in magic. There were hundreds of fantastic tricks to work through but some just stood out against the rest.
How the award winning magic tricks are selected.
MoM is a magic shop and market place for magicians. So, right from the start we should point out that we stock most of the items that have won a best magic tricks award. However, Merchant of Magic is a ‘whole of market’ magic shop, with over 27,000 different magic tricks on sale. Merchant of Magic accepts no payment from manufacturers for listing in this award list. We have not included many items that are produced by The Merchant of Magic, so as to be as impartial as possible.
The winners of a best magic trick 2017 award are chosen from these sources of opinion:
- Customer feedback.
- Quantity of sales.
- Level of returns.
- The views of magic shop demonstrators.
- Reviews and feedback from magic forums.
- Real world testing by professional magicians.
The list is in no particular order.
Lightpaint
Lightpaint has never managed to stay on our shelf for more than a few days before it completely sold out. This was a real highlight and brought an elegant marriage between a “pick a card” trick and a “borrowed phone” trick. A card is selected and lost in the deck, the spectator is handed a blank card to hold whilst you snap a photo of them ON THIR PHONE holding the card. The selected card appears on the blank card they are holding in the picture… Find out more
Captive
Captive was the brainchild of Jimmy Strange early in 2017. Straight away we knew that this little pen trick would hit big. A PK effect where an isolated Sharpie lid falls over under test conditions AND it also comes with a bonus PK spinning Sharpie too… Find out more
The Gift
The Gift sold out before launch. There was a global shortage for this trick which caused riots, chaos and the crash of Wall Street… Well maybe it wasn’t quite that bad, but we were inundated with requests for this before, during and after it’s global sellout. This is the perfect trick for tables and it’s simplicity is such an asset to it. A square gift box is set on the table and a deck of playing cards is removed from it. The playing cards are freely dealt one by one onto the table by your spectator who can stop whenever they like. Once they settle on a card you pick up the box and open it to reveal a folded piece of paper predicting the EXACT card they stopped on… Find out more
Tarantula II
Yigal Mesika released his vastly improved Tarantula 2 in 2017. This comes with a fully rechargeable USB battery, which means the longevity of your Tarantula gimmick is vastly improved. No more fiddling with batteries or worrying if you’re going to run out of power mid performance, Just pop the USB charger in and let it charge. No more fiddly on off buttons. The reel is on a constant recoil – like the Spider Pen, for a relaible levitation experience. Yigal teaches a plethora of amazing levitations and animations using the Tarantula 2… Find out more.
Marksman Deck
Luke Jermay wins with this deck. Literaly. The Marksman Deck is poised to become THE go-to marked deck for magicians. Meticulously developed by acclaimed mentalist Luke Jermay, the Marksman Deck has been designed with the professional performer in mind. It’s not JUST a marked deck: with one glance at the back you’ll know the card’s identity, the one after it, how far away the mate is, and FIVE other hidden features. Find out more.
Lolli Hero
Who loves lolly pops? Who loves Superheroes? Steve Rowe does, and so do we! Steve has literally blended two of our favourite things into one amazing magic trick. It’s really simple. You get your spectator to focus on their favourite super hero, you then put a lolly pop in your mouth and chew it. When you take the lolly out of your mouth you have somehow bitten it into the face of their hero… Find out more.
Tru
Rubber band magic is usually done in your own hands. Tru can be done in your spectators hands. Well Tru their fingers anyway… This is a multi phase ungimmicked rubber band routine where rubber bands penetrate both your own and your spectators fingers. Menny has worked and crafted this simple idea into a masterpiece. You really need to check this one out… Find out more.
Offworld
Offworld blew us away. We were all familiar with and enjoyed a good Out of This World, but then came along Offworld and POW. We were stunned. This quickly became a favourite for us to demonstrate in the shop and lots of you thought it was great too. This is a face up out of this world where your spectator names the colour of the next card in the deck, they are right 100% of the time. Red, Red, Red, Black, Red, Black, Black… The cards are dealt off one by one to show the colours named. This is a visually stunning demonstration of your spectators psychic ability. Find out more.
Which of the 2017 best magic tricks have we missed?
We’ve missed out a load of great magic tricks released in 2016! Everyone is so different, and we have probably missed the trick that you discovered and have loved performing.
DO THIS: Let us know which trick you think should be added and make sure you tell us why. Please share your thoughts in the comments section below:
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Which magic tricks missed out?
This list should be longer! There’s a few magic tricks missing from the list. They are the ones that YOU like best!
DO THIS: Let us know which trick you think should be added and make sure you tell us why. Please share your thoughts in the comments section below:
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Which magic tricks missed out?
This list should be longer! There’s a few magic tricks missing from the list. They are the ones that YOU like best!
DO THIS: Let us know which trick you think should be added and make sure you tell us why. Please share your thoughts in the comments section below:
– See more at: https://blog.magicshop.co.uk/?s=awards#sthash.tyryUAI5.dpuf
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