{"title":"MICHAEL M BREGGAR","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"very-marked-cards-by-michael-breggar-mixedmedia-download","title":"Very Marked Cards by Michael Breggar - Mixed Media Download","description":"\u003cvideo class=\"mms_prod_video\" width=\"100%\" id=\"vid0\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.murphysmagicsupplies.com\/images_trailerStartup\/65340-video1-preview.png\" controls=\"controls\" preload=\"metadata\"\u003e\u003csource src=\"https:\/\/www.murphysmagicsupplies.com\/video\/clips_mp4fs\/65340-video1_416p.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\u003e\u003csource src=\"https:\/\/www.murphysmagicsupplies.com\/video\/clips_mp4fs\/65340-video1.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\u003e\u003c\/source\u003e\u003c\/video\u003eYou know Michael Breggar from his work in \u003ci\u003eThe Linking Ring\u003c\/i\u003e plus his extremely well-received books, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Five Roads to Vegas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBack to the Launching Pad\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDancing with the Cards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInfluence-Enza\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. Now, Michael brings you an awesome and funny trick which will have your audiences wanting to get new glasses! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVery Marked Cards\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere's the effect:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I'll let you in on a little secret,\" you begin. \"People are always asking me how magicians do certain tricks.\" You reach for a card case, open it and remove the cards. \"When magicians perform certain card tricks, sometimes they use marked cards.\" You slide a few cards off the face-up deck. \"Let me show you... I only need three or four cards. The first card here is the six of spades. Next is the jack of hearts.\" You show these cards as you peel them off the small pack of four cards you are holding. You place these two cards face-up on the table. \"Cover these two cards with your hand, will you?\" you ask. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou now carefully show the two cards remaining in your hands... the two of diamonds and the Five of Clubs. Showing the backs of these two cards you comment, \"The markings on cards are very nuanced. Sometimes so nuanced, you can't even see them! Unless, of course, you know exactly where to look and \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e to look and \u003ci\u003ehave taken the years of practice to see these markings\u003c\/i\u003e.\" You now have the cards right under the spectators' noses. They look to be completely normal in every way! No markings can be seen. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Let me help you. I'll use magic to make these markings easier to see.\" You snap you fingers and separate the two cards. On the back of the 5C, five large red dots are now visible! \"I know... that is still pretty hard to see because it is red ink on a red background! Let's make it a bit easier...\" Another finger snap and you turn the 2D over. Its back now sports two large black circles with a big \"D\" for Diamonds in the center of the card. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Much easier to see!\" You point to the Jack under the spectator's hand. \"If you still need help seeing the markings, try this...\" Two snaps and two hand claps and one more snap, then you show the back of the JH which has printed in large, thick black letters, \"JACK OF HEARTS\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"And if even THIS gives you a problem... well... you better see an eye-doctor!\" With that, you flip over the 6S. On its back is an eyechart!! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou don't need an eye exam to see that this is a fun and amazing effect. Great as a stand-alone effect or to kick off a card set. Perfect for close-up, table-hopping or walk-around sets. And... true to the \"Auto-Magic\" mantra, it is sleight-free!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePast reviews for Michael's books, tricks and articles have made him blush:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The clever and talented Michael Breggar, major-domo of the 'Auto-Magic' column in The Linking Ring, has done it again!\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Marc DeSouza\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I don't think there is a higher recommendation I could give to a book.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Marc DeSouza\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Michael provides recognizable forms for the simplicity and cleverness of the methods to secretly nourish the engaging and amusing themes he has chosen to anecdotally share-not as tricks per se but as congenial curiosities... which is a difference that truly makes a difference!\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Jon Racherbaumer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Michael Breggar's continuing contribution to magic is a revelation - commercial plots, devious methods and, most valuable, quirky and engaging presentations!\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Liam Montier\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"How he creates these effects is beside the point. But Michael's 'Auto-Magic' always leaves me and my spectators in awe.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Rupesh Thakur (The Nepal Illusionist)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Mike's thinking is solid. His goal is to hit the spectators hard with streamlined methods focusing on the effect rather than knuckle-busting moves, but never at the expense of the magic or entertainment. He understands that it is the effect, the whole effect, and nothing but the effect that matters in the end. That and entertainment.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Anthony Vinson \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVERY MARKED CARDS is available as an instant download (video instructions plus a PDF with the DIY instructions and artwork).\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"MICHAEL M BREGGAR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43676062187753,"sku":"MR65340","price":8.4,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/6842\/6416\/files\/Very-Marked-Cards-by-Michael-Breggar-Mixed-Media-Download.png?v=1706223807"},{"product_id":"back-to-vegas-by-michael-breggar-ebook","title":"Back To Vegas by Michael Breggar - ebook","description":"\"\u003cb\u003eBack to Vegas\u003c\/b\u003e\" A.K.A. \"The Breggar Bundle\" compiling two books: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Five Roads to Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBack to the Launching Pad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNever before in the history of sentient beings has such ridiculousness been bound together into a single volume. This is most certainly because no one really cared. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil now, that is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Linking Ring\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Breggar, has e-glued his two highly successful books into one instantly forgettable volume! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe books have been exceptionally well-reviewed by people who should have known better\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The clever and talented Michael Breggar, major-domo of the 'Auto-Magic' column in The Linking Ring, has done it again! ... I don't think there is a higher recommendation I could give to a book.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003e Marc DeSouza\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Michael Breggar's continuing contribution to magic is a revelation - commercial plots, devious methods and, most valuable, quirky and engaging presentations!\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eLiam Montier \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Michael provides recognizable forms for the simplicity and cleverness of the methods to secretly nourish the engaging and amusing themes he has chosen to anecdotally share-not as tricks per se but as congenial curiosities...which is a difference that truly makes a difference!\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eJon Racherbaumer \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Updates on classics with new twists at every turn, with surprises guaranteed to kick the slats out from underneath your audience. More than card tricks, \"\u003cb\u003eBack to the Launching Pad\u003c\/b\u003e\" includes mentalism and more. Well written, clever variations, and commercial presentations.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eScott Wells \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Michael Breggar brings his experience as a columnist, performer, and creator on the printed page, filled with fun, doable, and inspiring ideas.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eJohn Guastaferro \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere's the alien autopsy of the 100-plus pages of oddness... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Five Roads to Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Five Roads to Vegas\u003c\/b\u003e: A great opener with lots of audience participation. You play the role of a Vegas croupier dealing cards to a \"poker team\" of five spectators. As you deal down cards from a shuffled deck, the five \"players\" yell STOP at any time. The cards they stopped at randomly comprise a royal flush. But wait... you have predicted which of the five players would stop at which of the five royal flush cards! And as an extra surprise, the other 47 cards in the deck are blank!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree Numbers and a Lady\u003c\/b\u003e: A \"triple prediction\" effect that solves the issue of the typical \"weak\" third prediction. There's a nice twist at the end that no one sees coming. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoin-Seyan Economics\u003c\/b\u003e: \"Miraskill\" meets Steinmeyer meets John Maynard Keynes. What starts as a funny lecture in Global Economics (yeah, really!), turns into a stunningly, multi-phase prediction effect. Great for stand-up and stage. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawing on Emotion\u003c\/b\u003e: The drawing duplication effect that Michael uses in his parlor and stage acts. Can easily be adapted for close-up and walk-around. It is direct, clear and limitless. Above all, it is organic and doesn't feel like \"a trick.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Principle in Search of an Effect\u003c\/b\u003e: A bare-bones prediction effect is used here to illustrate a little-used principle that has Gilbreath DNA. Readers are invited to turn their imagination spigots on high to make this a miracle. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonopoly-S-P\u003c\/b\u003e: \"The cure for the common bored game.\" A fun mentalism routine right off your game shelf. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelf-Fulfilling Prophesy\u003c\/b\u003e: Takes Bill Simon's wonderful \"Prophesy\" move to a new level. Not only is it sleight-free, but it is performed in the spectator's hands! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree Spies and the Extraction\u003c\/b\u003e: A performance piece that puts the \"Self-Fulling Prophesy\" in motion with a cool story about spies and international intrigue. Le Carre would appreciate the ending! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbsolutely ACAANY\u003c\/b\u003e: A self-working \"Any Card at Any Number\" effect that received more highly favorable emails and comments than any other effect in the \"Auto-Magic\" column. As a bonus, Michael details THREE additional sleight-free ACAAN versions never before published. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlus, two short essays reflecting on the Zen of sleight-free magic and Michael's opinions on why it is so important in the magic oeuvre, provide must-read bookends. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBack to the Launching Pad\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBack To The Launching Pad\u003c\/b\u003e: Michael's addition to the \"Out of this World\" landscape, with a big difference...it's done with the cards face up! Already a favorite of several working pros. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eACAAN Opener\u003c\/b\u003e: An old principle on top of an old U. F. Grant card trick turns it into a funny, yet still amazing Any Card at Any Number effect. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Whole Empty Brain\u003c\/b\u003e: Yet another old card principle that has been redressed and relayered to surprise even the knowledgeable. Two spectators show they are in mental sync by a very fair selection of cards from a shuffled deck. Not only are their cards mates, the rest of the deck suddenly turns blank! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNot Just Another Book Test (A.K.A. \"The Two-Fingered Book Test\")\u003c\/b\u003e: Michael received an amazing amount of emails on this effect. Finally, a book test that seems organic and makes contextual sense. Or were the emails more about the \"AKA\" part of the title? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Dating Game\u003c\/b\u003e: Playing around with yet another old principle, Michael conjures up a fun effect where famous couples' names are listed on index cards. The cards are then torn in half and fully mixed, thus \"separating\" the couples. Using random throws of dice, the spectators magically reunite the couples. Usually! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMixed Emojis\u003c\/b\u003e: Based on a Dan Harlan version of a Martin Gardner concept, a fabulous three-phase routine is demonstrated using domino-sized tiles depicting mobile phones with everyone's favorite excuse for not typing complete text messages! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCra-Ker-Jack\u003c\/b\u003e:  Michael invents a ridiculously bizarre and funny new casino game, with rules that change on a whim. The spectators are treated to an amazing routine of card magic where their random decisions find the mates to four selected cards and ultimately produce the four Aces. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Price Is Write\u003c\/b\u003e: From Michael's corporate repertoire, in figuring the \"best price\" for a silly-looking pen, the spectators write out all different prices on price tags. Through a very fair and random process of elimination, one tag is selected. The price on the tag exactly matches the amount of change in a small envelope, sitting on the table untouched from the beginning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawn Conclusion\u003c\/b\u003e: Michael's favorite trick and frequent closer. From a shuffled deck, a spectator selects a face down card. They place their fingers lightly on top in an effort to read the card through their fingertips. The magician then tries to read the reading and draws the image on a paper. Is it the correct card? Well, sorta. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlus, two essays written in Michael's breezy style with more tips and presentational ideas than you can shake a stick at. If that's your idea of a good time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePLUS, there's a whole new foreword and a detailed description of the meaning of life. \u003cbr\u003e(Well, at least one of those) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDownload the eBook and enjoy!","brand":"MICHAEL M BREGGAR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43676082700521,"sku":"MR66031","price":8.4,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/6842\/6416\/files\/Back-To-Vegas-by-Michael-Breggar-ebook.png?v=1706223977"},{"product_id":"the-expert-at-the-cod-table-by-michael-breggar-mixedmedia-download","title":"The Expert at the Cod Table by Michael Breggar - Mixed Media Download","description":"\u003cvideo class=\"mms_prod_video\" width=\"100%\" id=\"vid0\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.murphysmagicsupplies.com\/images_trailerStartup\/67797-video1-preview.png\" controls=\"controls\" preload=\"metadata\"\u003e\u003csource src=\"https:\/\/www.murphysmagicsupplies.com\/video\/clips_mp4fs\/67797-video1_416p.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\u003e\u003csource src=\"https:\/\/www.murphysmagicsupplies.com\/video\/clips_mp4fs\/67797-video1.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\u003e\u003c\/source\u003e\u003c\/video\u003eBooks like this do not come along too often. That's a good thing because voluntary illiteracy would increase. Michael Breggar, author of such litter box liners as \u003ci\u003eInfluence-Enza\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDancing with the Cards\u003c\/i\u003e, and the eminently forgettable \u003ci\u003eBack to the Launching Pad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Five Roads to Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e, has produced a new work. He calls it his magnum opus. After you read it, you'll want to drink a magnum of Opus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWith \u003cb\u003eThe Expert at the Cod Table\u003c\/b\u003e, Michael has Scuba'd his way through thousands of non-existent pages by a non-existing gambler, author and musical saw aficionado to bring you his latest collection of - shall we say - \"\u003ci\u003eunique\u003c\/i\u003e\" - card magic. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYou'll soon hold in your greasy little hands an InstaPot-pourri of remarkable, professional routines that you may be only \u003ci\u003ea little bit\u003c\/i\u003e embarrassed to perform. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nLet's not be koi, as in Michael's previous literary outings this book is quirky, fun and funny. You'll find poker routines that give the power of the card shark to your volunteers (who's the \"expert\" now, Moses?), mentalism routines, a couple of unique ACAANs, a few off-the-edge thought-of-card divinations with even edgier revelations, a crazy routine that starts as a carny-game scam and rapidly turns into an impossible prediction, a card stab using a guest-check spindle liberated from your neighborhood delicatessen and even a word routine using cards with Scrabble tiles printed on them! Plus, a return visit from Michael's Martian friend, Vemple Paranozzle who shows how he (or she or it) is compelled to deal himself (or herself or itself) winning poker hands even when he (or she or it) always gets fewer cards than everyone else!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nFifteen routines in all and every one is 24-karat solid goldfish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThrough all this, you'll also find some semi-solid thinking, effect construction, new methods and lost methods re-porpoised. And for you history buffs, there's even a bio of the enigmatic S. W. Ordfish himself (at least as much as Michael felt like making up).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYou need to dive right into this fine kettle of fish. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nQuick ... before your air runs out!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nHere's what a few blowfish have already said about \u003cb\u003eThe Expert at the Cod Table\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"I do enjoy reading good writing and I enjoy reading your books. You sure are one heck of a funny guy!  Started chuckling almost immediately and really laughed out loud at '...confused with a hat-rack'!  Well done!\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-  \u003cb\u003eHarry Lorayne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Not all magic books are fun to read, but this is one that's fun to read and is as much fun to play with the pieces and create some antic fun for the audience.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eJon Racherbaumer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThe Expert at the Cod Table\u003c\/b\u003e is a true tour-de-fish of pescatarian prestidigitation. This book is filled with Philly-centric references, bad puns and some great card magic of the non-sleight variety...what could be better. Well written, fun scripts, wonderful plotz. It is one of the most original and enjoyable reads I've had in magic.... Now if I could just get that smell off my hands.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eMarc DeSouza\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Mike Breggar's new book, \u003cb\u003eThe Expert at the Cod Table\u003c\/b\u003e, is loaded with solid card magic that involves appealing presentations and plots without sleight of hand. The book is also a very entertaining read, especially if you enjoy a good pun. Why purchase this book? Maybe just for the halibut. Or possibly to become a serious card shark. No crappie tricks here.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eMike Powers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Once again Mike Breggar brings us another fantastic collection of material that's strong, funny and very entertaining. You will use many of the items in this new eBook.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eJohn Carey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"I knew that Michael was onto a winner as soon as I saw the title of his latest book, The Expert at the Cod Table, which is spuriously attributed to S.W. Ordfish ... After reading through the laugh-out-loud opening piece \"Who was S.W. Ordfish?\", I was already thoroughly impressed.  Michael's own \"Hard of Herring\" preface continues the madcap humor, and in the material that follows he ensures that those of us on a quest for entertaining magic come home with a good catch in our fishing bucket.... Oh, but you want to know about the magic?  There's over a hundred pages altogether, with 15 different routines, in what might be Michael's best book yet.  It's certainly his longest.  This book has confirmed that Michael Breggar is the kind of guy I want in my boat when I'm out fishing for entertaining magic.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eEndersGame, Magic and Boardgame Reviewer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Books like this don't come along very often...not counting Michael Breggar's four previous eBooks. But they are well written, light yet esoteric guidebooks to enlightened entertainment with the pasteboards. Unlike most guidebooks that list \"effect\" then \"explanation\" with a possible patter presentation thrown in for the uninspired, Michael's books jump right into the full presentation with explanations and credits added to delight and fulfill the soul. Each presentation is well thought out and completely satisfying.... Michael has taken his years of thought, study and performances to bring together, overlay and intertwine diverse ideas adding the right seasoning into a cohesive and pleasantly satisfying fish stew that is \"xpert at the Cod Table.\" ... This is a fun read from start to finish even if you don't perform one of his routines. His writing is clever, tongue-in-cheek, and pithy. This is a guidebook for anyone angling to make a reputation with a pack of cards. My suggestion: perch ace this cod book today!\" - Scott Wells\n \"In The Expert at the Cod Table Mike Breggar has served up a delectable assortment of easy to master cod mackerels. Mike employs simple yet devious methods to accomplish entertaining and deeply fooling card magic. His engaging and humorous style of writing made learning fun. I was hooked from the very beginning.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eRudy Tinoco, Founder, themagiciansforum.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"There are guys out there capable of working absolute miracles with a regular deck of cards.  I'm not one of them.  But Mike Breggar's carefully constructed (and joke-filled) plots make it possible for guys like me to be able...if only for a moment...to pretend that I'm one of them.  Swordfish!\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eSteve Friedberg, President, Ring 6 (2020) International Brotherhood of Magicians \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Would somebody please tell Michael Breggar that magic books aren't supposed to be funny? I started reading The Expert at the Cod Table with my afternoon milk and cookies, and promptly ruined a brand-new deck of Jerry's Nuggets! Fortunately, the man also knows his magic; there's some deep stuff here, so net yourself a copy. You'll have a whale of a time.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eAnthony Vinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Michael Breggar's latest book is an incredible adventure. Along the way, you discover astonishing card routines, invaluable hints, and a mother lode of example presentations that show you how to make your magic engaging and entertaining.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eMichel Potts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDownload now!","brand":"MICHAEL M BREGGAR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43676228157673,"sku":"MR67797","price":16.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/6842\/6416\/files\/The-Expert-at-the-Cod-Table-by-Michael-Breggar-Mixed-Media-Download.png?v=1706224787"},{"product_id":"influence-enza-by-michael-breggar-ebook","title":"Influence-Enza by Michael Breggar - ebook","description":"\u003cvideo class=\"mms_prod_video\" width=\"100%\" id=\"vid0\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.murphysmagicsupplies.com\/images_trailerStartup\/65088-video1-preview.png\" controls=\"controls\" preload=\"metadata\"\u003e\u003csource src=\"https:\/\/www.murphysmagicsupplies.com\/video\/clips_mp4fs\/65088-video1_416p.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\u003e\u003csource src=\"https:\/\/www.murphysmagicsupplies.com\/video\/clips_mp4fs\/65088-video1.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\u003e\u003c\/source\u003e\u003c\/video\u003e\u003cb\u003eImagine you are a chicken. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOh, lucky you. You don't have to cluck like a chicken to get this collection of mentalism effects. Unique, twisted and methodologically easy, Michael Breggar veers from his monthly \"Auto-Magic\" column in \u003ci\u003eThe Linking Ring\u003c\/i\u003e to bring you mentalism-y effects your audiences will remember... long after you've awakened them from their trances. Or, as in Michael's case, long after he's awakened them. Period. You'll be the cerebellum of the ball when you perform these effects! So, open up both brain hemispheres, damn the puns and full spine ahead! We'll meet you on the (brain)stem! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarc DeSouza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e writes (from the Foreword) ... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Michael Breggar has made it his mission to create really entertaining presentations for some great mental effects. To create simple, entertaining mental miracles that are sleight-free so you can concentrate on pleasing your audiences... Ok, get your mind out of the gutter, I mean letting them be a part of a fun, yet very strong magical experience... Not only are the premises interesting and humorous, but they use a variety of objects, like dice, fortune cookies and Legos, that are certain to keep even the most jaded audiences fully engaged. \u003cbr\u003e\"By taking the 'no sleight' route, most effects become process heavy. Michael has created premises and presentations that take what is normally an ordeal and makes the ride as good as the climax. Dare to break out of the world of dreary mentalism. Have your participants take a psychic romp in a hospital nursery, create some sick and twisted fortune cookies, pretend it's Oscar night and have your audiences pick some winners, play poker with a Martian and even witness a fistfight between Martin Gardner and Dai Vernon! \u003cbr\u003e\"I am delighted by this book. Not only the methods, but many brand-new themes. Mentalists look for this, as they can tire themselves and the audience with seemingly repeated effects. Michael has dug deep, and I look forward to using some of these on stage. BTW, for those who care, there are many new methods. Michael knows what he is writing about. Confident, sincere, original. I love it.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Marc Salem\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you read \u003ci\u003eThe Linking Ring\u003c\/i\u003e, you will certainly recognize the name, Michael Breggar from his 'Auto-Magic' columns. Michael is an extremely knowledgeable performer in many different areas of magic! When he sent me a copy of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInfluence-Enza\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, he called it 'comedy mentalism'. How misleading! Yes, the lines he uses in his patter ARE funny and some of the premises are a little off-the-wall (a fist fight between Martin Gardner and Dai Vernon!), but the mentalism is dead serious! Frankly, this is some of the cleverest material I have seen in quite some time. The humorous premises, in fact, often 'set-up' the audience for an even more effective knock-out blow at the climax! Even if you work more straight-forward, this material contains ideas you can use, and the book is filled with one-liners that can be quite effective in any show. \u003cbr\u003e\"The routines run the gamut from using cards and dice to fortune cookies, Legos and much more! They are all based on classic ideas, but, and here is the great part, they do not require any fancy sleights or moves! Like his \u003ci\u003eThe Linking Ring\u003c\/i\u003e column, he achieves strong results through subtleties and ingenious routining. (The thinking reminds me a lot of the wonderful, 'Scarne on Card Tricks.') And those results are worth doing! Michael always has a strong eye on powerful material. The audience is laughing like crazy one minute and speechless the next! \u003cbr\u003e\"The bottom line is this; don't be put off if you think this is a book of silly mentalism 'jokes.' Nothing could be further from the truth. This is strong material meant to play for real people out to have a good time and still have their socks knocked off!\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Richard Osterlind\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Knowing of Michael's flair of emphasizing presentation, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInfluence-Enza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e will be a welcome addition to anyone's library.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Don Wiberg\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Quite an impressive achievement! The effects are diverse, imaginative, ingenious and meticulously sourced. I also like that fact that you included some multi-phase routines. I don't think we get to see enough of those these days. All in all, you've outdone yourself, sir. Congratulations!\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Michel Potts\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Michael strips away the inconsequential, eliminates heavy technical sleights, and focuses strictly on the effect and its impact on the spectator. What a concept. As an unashamed fan of Mike's work, I was initially irritated to discover that he'd already churned out a follow-up to his last, \u003ci\u003eDancing with the Cards\u003c\/i\u003e. How can one man generate so much quality material in such a short period of time?! Creative genius? Or perhaps he took a walk down the crossroads one misty midnight... His creations are strong, the instructions clear, and the writing is, well, funny and fun to read and perform...\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Anthony Vinson \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOW! Cluck like a chicken and take a peck at what's inside: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInfluence-Enza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - A Nick Trost effect takes a few hairpin turns with your audience driving under your influence! From a shuffled deck of cards, two spectators create three piles of face-down cards in front of little signs marked 1, 2 and 3. A third spectator removes a card sight unseen from the balance of the deck and seals it in an envelope safe from any sleighty hands. Free choice? Not quite. You have managed to influence the spectators so that the number of red and black cards in each of the three piles exactly match what's written inside each of the little signs! And little sign #3 also has the name of the card sealed away in the envelope! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Day at the Hospital\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Using the principles described in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInfluence-Enza\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, your three spectators correctly sort out boy and girl babies into three separate nurseries. You have also managed somehow to influence the selection of a name for the hospital administrator's new baby! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf It's Good Enough for Bill Murray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e - How about this: an \u003ci\u003eentertaining\u003c\/i\u003e and highly effective three phase routine with ESP cards! This is definitely not your average Ghostbuster's matching card effect! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawing on Emotions (ReDOnE)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e - Michael revisits one his most talked about effects from his book, \u003ci\u003eThe Five Roads to Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e. It has been restructured to work in all venues. A drawing duplication without a drawing? It really seems like real mind-reading. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnother Day in Para-Dice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e - Revised from the \"Auto-Magic\" column, you divine the total of three dice thrown. Twice. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGardner and Berg Walk into a Bar and Get into a Fight with Vernon and Don Alan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e - What starts out as a fabulous \"Do-as-I-Do\" effect ends up with two extraordinary finales. An impossible centerpiece effect. Unless, of course, you are a psychic! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward Season\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e - A trip to Hollywood where you, the mysterious mind-reader, deduce the Academy Award winning movie merely thought of by the startled spectator. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNever Play Poker with a Martian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e - You reveal that Martians are great poker players because they supernaturally influence which cards are dealt to, and played by, the other players. You demonstrate this by Martianally influencing your helper into dealing a royal flush under impossible - and impossibly funny - conditions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnfortunate Cookie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e - An update of one of the most popular effects from Michael's \u003ci\u003eThe Linking Ring\u003c\/i\u003e column. Your assistant is given 25 fortune cookie fortunes. They are all rather dark and macabre except for the one your helper selects by pure chance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ACAAN Deck\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e - Yep. This is the real McCoy. The spectator names a card and then a number. They then deal down to that number from a deck untouched by you. And, there's their card. Works cleanly 80% of the time. Built in outs cover the other 20%. You'll make up this gaffed deck once, but you will use it forever. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCounter Fits\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e - Your volunteer is given the psychic power to discern real from counterfeit money. They get to keep the bills they identify, so they better be right! Did I mention the bills are sealed in opaque envelopes? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e(L)Ego Trip\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e - An unbelievable closer. Your helper merely thinks of a typical Lego object (such as a simple car, airplane, house, cat, etc.) and you assemble it. Without even looking at the Lego blocks! And the kicker is nothing short of impossible! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat are you waiting for? A written electroencephalogram?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDownload this eBook and start learning!","brand":"MICHAEL M BREGGAR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43677320282345,"sku":"MR65088","price":16.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/6842\/6416\/files\/Influence-Enza-by-Michael-Breggar-ebook.png?v=1706233841"},{"product_id":"the-five-roads-to-vegas-by-michael-breggar-ebook","title":"The Five Roads to Vegas by Michael Breggar - ebook","description":"\u003cb\u003eA broad range of outstanding, sleight-free magic from award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Linking Ring \u003c\/i\u003eAuto-Magic columnist, Michael Breggar. The clichés about \"self-working magic\" pronounce that this allows the magician to concentrate on the performance, but Michael contends that since the performance is the effect, the tricks need to be clever, layered, deceptive, and most of all, entertaining. While some methods require easy moves, performance is always more important. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeveral of the tricks in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Five Roads to Vegas \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eare re-edited versions of the most commented-upon and most requested tricks from \u003ci\u003eThe Linking Ring \u003c\/i\u003ecolumn. The title effect was published in \u003ci\u003eGenii Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eand has been used successfully as an opener in many professional acts. The rest are all new and published here for the first time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile Michael takes you through each effect with careful descriptions and well-crafted patter, you will soon fit each effect to your own style. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe reviews have been outstanding! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Michael Breggar's \u003cb\u003eThe Five Roads to Vegas \u003c\/b\u003eis a joy. Within its 43 pages, there eight effects with a variety of objects, three bonus effects that are variations on the ACAAN theme and two essays. Several of these were previously published, but that is of no consequence; they all bear reprinting. Well written, well researched and an entertaining read. I have always said that if you can get one effect that you will use from a book, it was worth buying. This one goes far beyond that goal. There are five here that I will be performing for 'real people' and I imagine more than one of them will occupy a permanent spot in my repertoire. I'm not telling which ones. You owe it to yourself to pick out some great stuff for you to use. I highly recommend this book.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eMarc DeSouza \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \"Grounded in dependable principles and enticing premises, these thirteen presentations are doubly pleasurable because practitioners and spectators can and will equally and effortlessly savor them.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eJon Racherbaumer \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Michael Breggar brings his experience as a columnist, performer, and creator on the printed page, filled with fun, doable, and inspiring ideas.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eJohn Guastaferro \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \"Michael Breggar constantly amazes, astonishes and fascinates me. I'm amazed by the elegant simplicity of his effects, I am astonished that he can create such well thought-out miracles every month for his column, and I am fascinated by how the range of his magic incorporates diverse principles that others have forgotten, overlooked or undervalued. His title effect, \u003cb\u003eFive Roads to Vegas\u003c\/b\u003e, ranks alongside any of those performed by John Guastaferro, and his 'Absolutely ACAANY' clearly demonstrates he can go toe-to-toe with any of the big names in magic.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eMichel W. Potts (aka Khun Michel) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Excellent materials in the book! Thoroughly enjoyed the read.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eRupesh Thakur - Nepal Illusionist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e HERE'S WHAT'S INSIDE: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Five Roads to Vegas: \u003c\/b\u003eA great opener with lots of audience participation. You play the role of a Vegas croupier dealing cards to a \"poker team\" of five spectators. As you deal down cards from a shuffled deck, the five \"players\" yell STOP at any time. The cards they stopped at randomly comprise a royal flush. But wait... you have predicted which of the five players would stop at which of the five royal flush cards! And as an extra surprise, the other 47 cards in the deck are blank! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree Numbers and a Lady: \u003c\/b\u003eA \"triple prediction\" effect that solves the issue of the typical \"weak\" third prediction. There's a nice twist at the end that no one sees coming. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoin-Seyan Economics: \u003c\/b\u003e\"Miraskill\" meets Steinmeyer meets John Maynard Keynes. What starts as a funny lecture in Global Economics (yeah, really!), turns into a stunningly, multi-phase prediction effect. Great for stand-up and stage. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawing on Emotions: \u003c\/b\u003eThe drawing duplication effect that Michael uses in his parlor and stage acts. Can easily be adapted for close-up and walk-around. It is direct, clear and limitless. Above all, it is organic and doesn't feel like \"a trick.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Principle in Search of an Effect: \u003c\/b\u003eA bare-bones prediction effect is used here to illustrate a little-used principle that has Gilbreath DNA. Readers are invited to turn their imagination spigots on high to make this a miracle. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonopoly-S-P: \u003c\/b\u003e\"The cure for the common bored game.\" A fun mentalism routine right off your game shelf. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelf-Fulfilling Prophesy: \u003c\/b\u003eTakes Bill Simon's wonderful \"Prophesy\" move to a new level. Not only is it sleight-free, but it is performed in the spectator's hands! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree Spies and the Extraction: \u003c\/b\u003eA performance piece that puts the \"Self-Fulling Prophesy\" in motion with a cool story about spies and international intrigue. Le Carre would appreciate the ending! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbsolutely ACAANY: \u003c\/b\u003eA self-working \"Any Card at Any Number\" effect that received more highly favorable emails and comment that any other effect in the \"Auto-Magic\" column. As a bonus, Michael details THREE additional sleight-free ACAAN versions never before published. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlus, two short essays reflecting on the Zen of sleight-free magic and Michael's opinions on why it is so important in the magic oeuvre, provide must-read bookends. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDownload the eBook and begin learning these wonders!","brand":"MICHAEL M BREGGAR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43677405511913,"sku":"MR65217","price":5.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/6842\/6416\/files\/The-Five-Roads-to-Vegas-by-Michael-Breggar-ebook.png?v=1706234736"},{"product_id":"back-to-the-launching-pad-by-michael-breggar-ebook","title":"Back To The Launching Pad by Michael Breggar - ebook","description":"Michael Breggar, the award-winning author of \"Auto-Magic\" (seen monthly in \u003ci\u003eThe Linking Ring\u003c\/i\u003e), is back with another collection of amazing, fun and well-constructed magical pieces. As in his previous best-selling book, the \u003ci\u003eFive Roads to Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e, some the effects have been previously published, but they have been further refined with more detailed explanations and performance notes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrue to the \"Auto-Magic\" mantra, the routines in this book are professional and practical, yet none require sleight of hand. As Michael always stresses, since the performance is the effect, the tricks need to be clever, layered, deceptive and, most of all, entertaining. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael helps you navigate through each routine with careful descriptions and well-honed patter. However, you can easily adapt each effect to your own style. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere's what various terrestrial life-forms are saying: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The clever and talented Michael Breggar, major-domo of the 'Auto-Magic' column in The Linking Ring, has done it again! This time around, he has released a book filled with nine very commercial, baffling and entertaining pieces of magic that you can perform with little or no overt physical manipulation... that's right, no skill of the sleight-of-hand nature is required here. That certainly does not mean self-working, but he liberally provides not only the effects themselves (which you will love), but also engaging scripts to get you started and lots of pithy thinking and theory about a variety of subjects to ensure that your education goes beyond mere tricks. Among the highlights are one of my favorite Out Of This World routines ever created, 'Back To The Launching Pad.' This one has a very different feel to it, a truly wonderful presentation and it is so easy to perform. It is worth the meager price asked for this entire volume, but wait...there's more (no, not Ginsu Knives). Michael presents a novel and different version of the neo-classic 'Will The Cards Match' using index cards depicting recognizable couples, then another version using emojis. He also details several other effects using emojis printed on little cell phone tiles including one with a premise by Martin Gardner by way of Dan Harlan. The graphics for these cards are thoughtfully provided so you can make up your own sets. So, what would you pay now? Oh, but there is still more. Michael has included his favorite effect, 'Drawn Conclusion.' This is not a blockbuster miracle, but a funny, charming and totally unexpected card prediction that your audiences definitely will remember. Add to all of this a new ACAAN routine, a terrific two card coincidence with a surprising blow-off, a clever concept for a book test method that can be tailored to fit your specific needs because it is done with any book, a great twist on the 'double header' principle using price tags, a fun card routine combining craps, poker and blackjack, plus some great tips, presentational ploys and general advice that will help you no matter what type of magic you do. There is so much magical goodness crammed into these fifty-two pages that I think this is one of the magic bargains of the year!\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eMarc DeSouza \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Updates on classics with new twists at every turn with surprises guaranteed to kick the slats out from underneath your audience. More than card tricks, \u003cb\u003eBack To The Launching Pad\u003c\/b\u003e includes mentalism and more. Well written, clever variations, and commercial presentations.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eScott Wells, M.I.M.C. with Gold Star and Host of \"The Magic Word Podcast\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"At every level Michael works his wonders: from start to finish, with the simplest book test to complex counting forces. But he makes sure one doesn't have to struggle too hard to climb on the shoulders of giants to reach new heights. All effects are well explained, easy to follow and powerful. How he creates these effects is beside the point. But Michael's 'Auto-Magic' always leaves me and my spectators in awe.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eRupesh Thakur (The Nepal Illusionist) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Whenever I read Michael Breggar's books, I'm always impressed as to how he succeeds in wrapping entertaining routines around his ingenious ideas. His 'Back to the Launching Pad', for instance, is a superb example of his ability to enthrall an audience before thoroughly astounding them with his unique take on the 'Out of This World' plot. Similarly, 'A Whole Empty Brain' has a presentational twist on an old principle I wish I had thought of. But my all-time favorite is 'Drawn Conclusion', where a completely unexpected revelation of a freely chosen card is testament to Michael Breggar's brand of entertaining humor.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eMichel Potts \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHERE'S WHAT'S INSIDE: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBack To The Launching Pad: \u003c\/b\u003eMichael's addition to the \"Out of this World\" landscape, with a big difference... it's done with the cards face up! Already a favorite of several working pros. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCAAN Opener: \u003c\/b\u003eAn old principle on top of an old U. F. Grant card trick turns it into a funny, yet still amazing Any Card at Any Number effect. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Whole Empty Brain: \u003c\/b\u003eYet another old card principle that has been redressed and relayered to surprise even the knowledgeable. Two spectators show they are in mental sync by a very fair selection of cards from a shuffled deck. Not only are their cards mates, the rest of the deck suddenly turns blank! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNot Just Another Book Test (A.K.A. \"The Two-Fingered Book Test\"): \u003c\/b\u003eMichael received an amazing amount of emails on this effect. Finally, a book test that seems organic and makes contextual sense. Or were the emails more about the \"AKA\" part of the title??! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Dating Game: \u003c\/b\u003ePlaying around with yet another old principle, Michael conjures up a fun effect where famous couples' names are listed on index cards. The cards are then torn in half and fully mixed, thus \"separating\" the couples. Using random throws of dice, the spectators magically reunite the couples. Usually! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMixed Emojis: \u003c\/b\u003eBased on a Dan Harlan version of a Martin Gardner concept, a fabulous three-phase routine is demonstrated using domino-sized tiles depicting mobile phones with everyone's favorite excuse for not typing complete text messages! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCra-Ker-Jack: \u003c\/b\u003eMichael invents a ridiculously bizarre and funny new casino game, with rules that change on a whim. The spectators are treated to an amazing routine of card magic where their random decisions find the mates to four selected cards and ultimately produce the four aces. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Price Is Write: \u003c\/b\u003eFrom Michael's corporate repertoire, in figuring the \"best price\" for a silly-looking pen, the spectators write out all different prices on price tags. Through a very fair and random process of elimination, one tag is selected. The price on the tag exactly matches the amount of change in a small envelope, sitting on the table untouched from the beginning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawn Conclusion: \u003c\/b\u003eMichael's favorite trick and frequent closer. From a shuffled deck, a spectator selects a face down card. They place their fingers lightly on top in an effort to read the card through their fingertips. The magician then tries to read the reading and draws the image on a paper. Is it the correct card? Well, sorta.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlus, two essays written in Michael's breezy style with more tips and presentational ideas than you can shake a stick at. If that's your idea of a good time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDownload the eBook and learn!","brand":"MICHAEL M BREGGAR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43677406560489,"sku":"MR65218","price":5.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/6842\/6416\/files\/Back-To-The-Launching-Pad-by-Michael-Breggar-ebook.png?v=1706234740"},{"product_id":"dancing-with-the-cards-by-michael-breggar-ebook","title":"Dancing With The Cards by Michael Breggar - ebook","description":"\u003cb\u003eAward-winning columnist Michael Breggar is back with his signature quirky, yet amazing and professional almost-self-working effects. This time, it's all cards. As always, it's not just the tricks you learn, but the subtleties, tips and nuances to make your magic easy, astonishing and engaging! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Michael provides recognizable forms for the simplicity and cleverness of the methods to secretly nourish the engaging and amusing themes he has chosen to anecdotally share-not as tricks per se but as congenial curiosities... which is a difference that truly makes a difference!\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eJon Racherbaumer \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Michael Breggar's continuing contribution to magic is a revelation - commercial plots, devious methods and, most valuable, quirky and engaging presentations! \u003cb\u003eDancing With The Cards \u003c\/b\u003eis a must read for card lovers everywhere!\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eLiam Montier \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Michael has given us a real gift with \u003cb\u003eDancing With The Cards \u003c\/b\u003ein so many ways. First of all, the tricks themselves are non-heavy, 'sleightly' speaking, and easily within the grasp of the beginner. But the presentations (as always) are what separate the magus from the archmagi and the pedestrian from the prestidigitator. Michael gives us entertaining, multi-faceted presentations that will endear and enchant any audience. Moreover, his writing style keeps you entertained as you learn. But the subtleties thrown in the mix should not be overlooked, as they are what professionals are made of (if you don't mind me ending a sentence with a preposition). A delightful book of (mostly) card tricks, and I guarantee you will find something to put into your performing repertoire, even if it is a suggested move or subtlety. Highly recommended.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eScott Wells \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe footsteps within... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Third Attribute: \u003c\/b\u003eA thought-of card effect that seems like real mind-reading. Did I mention you need not touch the cards? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThat Flippin' Contest: \u003c\/b\u003eA nice follow-up to The Third Attribute effect. A version of the classic \"Sloppy Triumph\" effect adds an element of relaxed comedy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pasteboard Tango: \u003c\/b\u003eA shuffled deck is cut in half and the helper keeps either half. He randomly sets aside 5 or 6 cards in time to the playing music. You do the same. The random cards match! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e52!: \u003c\/b\u003eThis number represents the number of ways a full deck of 52 cards can be organized (more ways than the number of stars in the known universe). The spectator then makes several decisions based upon cards selected which ultimately leads her to a final selection. Despite the enormity of the odds, you have predicted this selection. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe (Un)Usual Suspects: \u003c\/b\u003e\"Card calling\" routines are numerous and while the method described here is as old as the hills, this effect, where you name the cards selected by five volunteers, is as fresh as tomorrow's news. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOccupation Hazard: \u003c\/b\u003eA bit of black comedy in this routine that uses not playing cards, but cards on which you've written names of occupations that nobody ever wants. The routine is framed as an employment aptitude test, and your assistant somehow manages to select the job that doesn't involve anything grisly!! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFace Your Fears: \u003c\/b\u003eSteinmeyer meets Freud. Your spectator looks through 25 cards which list common phobias. They find the thing that frightens them the most. After a complete shuffle of fears, they spell out the name of two phobias (which may or may not be theirs) -- but in the end, they wind up with the one card that correctly names their phobia. All the phobias are different and spell with different numbers of letters. Psychologically astounding (and assuredly upsetting!!). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wry Detector: \u003c\/b\u003eThis is my take on the classic \"lie detector\" routine. A card is selected and your volunteer can choose to lie or tell the truth about the three attributes of the selection. You have a little gadget, though, that not only helps you correctly identify the \"real\" selection, but causes the \"lied-about\" card to turn over in an unused deck! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnmarked Cards: \u003c\/b\u003eOne of my favorite openers. A spectator draws any card thought-of on a blank card. Suddenly the blank deck from which the card was originally taken becomes fully printed and the spectator's hand-drawn card lays between card with the same suit and same value. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy Favorite Things: \u003c\/b\u003eYou show a selection of coins and your helper examines then selects any one. Similarly, she selects a playing card and signs its face. Why is the coin your \"favorite\"? When turned over, it now bears a mini version of the selected card... along with the spectator's signature! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy Birthday Card: \u003c\/b\u003eA self-working take on the classic \"diary effect\" made much more personal. And funny! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlus, a section on some great subtleties and \"pro-tips,\" and several of my favorite non-move moves! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDownload this eBook and begin learning!","brand":"MICHAEL M BREGGAR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43677407019241,"sku":"MR65220","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/6842\/6416\/files\/Dancing-With-The-Cards-by-Michael-Breggar-ebook.png?v=1706234744"},{"product_id":"take-5-michael-dizzy-breggar-ebook","title":"Take 5 | Michael \"Dizzy\" Breggar - Ebook","description":"From the unsyncopated mind of Hepcat \"Dizzy\" Michael Breggar comes a new album of killer-diller-thriller card routines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nIt's Dave Brubeck in style, Miles Davis in form, Louis Armstrong in structure, and all Michael Breggar in method and quirkiness!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nMike is back with FIVE incredible, sleight-lite masterful effects that will shake your clefs and make your audience's jaws sag while they laugh, applaud wildly, and cut a rug!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThese routines are all part of Michael's current repertoire and include some that have been performed at his Magic Castle gigs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nHere's what's been waxed, cool cats:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eBR-ACAAN\u003c\/b\u003e - Michael's newest go-to \"Any Card at Any Number\" routine. It is sleight-lite easy and impossible to backtrack. Based on ideas from Barrie Richardson, other magicians have called it \"superb.\" Audiences just call it \"in-the-pocket awesome\"!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eSympa\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Lippy\" Liepzig's \"Sympathetic 13\" gets a jazzy makeover in Michael's mind-blowing, easy version using a single non-gaffed deck - fully shuffled by the audience!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eDecisions, Decisions\u003c\/b\u003e - Direct from Michael's last Magic Castle set, think impossible \"Blizzard\" abetted by several audience members. Bebopping with your spectators, they name any card color, value, and suit to jam a card. You cleanly remove that named card from the deck and then instantly show every other card hasn't been printed yet! Yeah, they are all blank, Hepcats!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eSherlock\u003c\/b\u003e - A jazzy melody straight outta Baker Street, Dizzy Mike takes a Harry Lorayne tune and egg-beats-it-to-the-bar. A card is selected and returned, and using Holmesian deduction and Scotland Yard line-ups, is revealed in a rather unusual fashion. But then Sherlock, also reveals the card's three sidekick mates. But then Dr. Watson sockdollagers everyone by revealing a prediction that has been in front of everyone's goggles from the start!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eOrder in the Cortex\u003c\/b\u003e - Another frequent performance piece from the Breggar song-book. Two participants shuffle and cut an ordinary deck. Each keeps half of the cut cards, then removes six cards sight unseen from their piles. They then look at a single card of their six and swap it face-down with their partner who mixes that card in with their other five. The two six-card packets are turned face-up as the subjects try to discern which of the six cards they are looking at is the stranger from the other person's packet. They may guess correctly, but the cool cat magician has already read the minds of both and pulled matching cards out of a jumbo deck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nYou'll also groove to Michael's Liner Notes at the end of the book. There are some fabulous nuances and hints to use as you shred as well as some great touches on Jay Ose's false triple cut and an incredible false full-deck mix that'll have your eyes buggin' out like Dizzy Gillespie's cheeks!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSo, press some kale in our mitts, grab your axes, and start jammin' some zoot magic! You'll slide from noodlin' to smokin' toodlin' in no time at all!","brand":"MICHAEL M BREGGAR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44769676165353,"sku":"MR74851","price":10.1,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/6842\/6416\/files\/Take-5-Michael-Dizzy-Breggar-Ebook.png?v=1706263583"},{"product_id":"raiders-of-the-lost-card-michael-breggar","title":"Raiders of the Lost Card | Michael Breggar","description":"Are you ready to give the last crew aid? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill you follow a template of doom? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's time for the adventures of Jerseyana Mike and the \u003cb\u003eRaiders of the Lost Cards! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Put on your pith helmet and try not to be so pithed, when you grab your satchel, page and whip and get ready for another Auto-Magical journey into the vast, cluttered, deep, dark jungle-y mind of Michael Breggar. Your jonesing for comedy card magic will be slaked. \"Slakes. Why did it have to be slakes?\" Barrel forward through earthquakes, rats, fire ants, and legions of cultists! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere's what you'll dig up:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e35 astounding, entertaining and highly commercial effects that will have your audiences' heads exploding and faces melting!\u003cbr\u003eThey include \"mystery card\" effects, transpositions, a quirky magic square performed with cards and an unbelievable kicker ending, weird card locations, \"un-memory\" demonstrations, hands-off Oil and Water, Open Prediction and ACAAN effects. And more than you can crack a whip at!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePlus\u003c\/b\u003e - there is Michael's blockbuster Bad Bikes with a huge section of cool variations. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePlus Plus\u003c\/b\u003e - A selection of five remarkable, tried and tested, and hugely entertaining \"Think-of-a-Card\" effects from which you will \"choose wisely\". \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePlus Plus Plus\u003c\/b\u003e - the \"Museum of Moves\" in which the curator will show you some sleight-lite moves to enhance your card magic. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePlus Plus Plus Plus\u003c\/b\u003e - the usual craziness and satire you'd expect from a Michael Breggar magic book (and some you wouldn't)!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eIn all, you'll be Non Plus Plus Plus Plus Ultra'd over the whole serial chapter play. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo, shuffle your Bees, find some Aviators, hop on your Bicycles, gather your Cohorts then put their pet snake Reggie in a box. You are in for some rousing excitement! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere's what some intrepid adventurers have to say:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \"Michael Breggar has become one of my favorite magic authors. His work is well thought out, often uses little known principles in very creative ways and provides some wonderful presentations and scripts. Raiders of The Lost Card may be his best book yet. It's not the Ark of the Covenant, but it contains real treasures: great routines, engaging presentations, and it is just so much fun to read!\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Marc Desouza\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \"Michael once again raids the storehouse of his imagination to give you surreal tricks to play with.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Jon Racherbaumer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \"What a fun read! Each item comes complete with a fully formed and wonderfully entertaining presentation that surrounds excellent magic effects. This is commercial magic at its best and sleight-light to boot. Breggar has done it again! Highest recommendation.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Mike Powers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \"Mike's new book is packed full of great sleight light material that I loved every moment reading! 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