Product Description
The most comprehensive work ever written on dice magic.Expert Dice Magic explores every major category of dice and every major approach to performing with them: from standard board-game dice to precision Casino Dice; from poker dice to polyhedral dice; from cipher dice to the intriguing world of intransitive dice.
This 276-page volume, illustrated with over 500 photographs, offers a complete and systematic course in dice magic. Whether you are looking to add a single strong routine to your repertoire or to build an entire act around these fascinating cubes, this book provides the tools, techniques, and theory to do so.
Beyond tricks and routines, the book covers:
- Historical background and terminology
- Sleight-of-hand techniques with single and multiple dice
- Professional cheating methods
- Gaffed dice and construction principles
- Cup controls
- Controlled dice shots
- Dice stacking and advanced controls
- Self-working and principle-based routines
- Mentalism applications
- Gambling demonstrations
- Practical bar bets and dice-based challenges
- A selection of the best tricks with cards and dice
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
"Expert Dice Magic is an excellent and very complete work on magic with dice - like my Card College, but for dice. There is nothing comparable on the market. Gianfranco is a pro, an experienced author, and a true authority on gambling."
- Roberto Giobbi
"Gianfranco guides us step by step into a fascinating world. The book systematically explores techniques, conjuring methods, gaffing procedures, and cheating techniques with remarkable precision - many of which have never before been described in such detail in magic literature."
- Aurelio Paviato (from the Foreword)
SPECIFICATIONS
- 276 pages
- Over 500 photographs
- Structured instructional progression
- Suitable for close-up, parlor, and gambling demonstrations
