Marty's Magic Ruseletter

The Blog is Back

Marty's Bag of Tricks is back online!

Aug 5 • Marty Jacobs

Broken Blog!

Technical difficulties with my bag of tricks. ⚠️🛠️🚧🚨

Aug 4 • Marty Jacobs

July 2026

Monthly Update #43 (July 2026)

Three presentations for the same trick and the return of Hidden Gems. 💎

Jul 31 • Marty Jacobs

💎 Hidden Gems #3: Harlequin 🃏🃏

A highly visual sandwich effect with an unexpected ending that belongs in your working repertoire.

Jul 29 • Marty Jacobs

Easy Does It #12: Gambler's Lament

Counting crows with the Appalachian granny witches ⛰

Jul 19 • Marty Jacobs

Monthly Update #42 (June 2026)

🃏 Holy card tricks, Batman! Duty Aces, magic words and the Dark Knight. 🦇

Jul 11 • Marty Jacobs

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June 2026

Easy Does It #11: Number of the Brain-Rotten Beast

Turn poker's cursed hand into the daftest punchline in card magic. 🧠🧟👿

Jun 14 • Marty Jacobs

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Monthly Update #41 (May 2026)

Redundancy, resolve and a self-working card trick worth understanding.

Jun 7 • Marty Jacobs

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May 2026

Monthly Update #40 (April 2026)

🎙✨ I fed 115 podcast episodes into an AI. Here's what it told me about going pro.

May 4 • Marty Jacobs

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April 2026

🃏🌴 Packet Trick Paradise #14: Imitation Aces

Three ways to spot a counterfeit Ace of Spades & why it's called the death card. 💀

Apr 23 • Marty Jacobs

🃏🌴 Packet Trick Paradise #13: Royal Variety

Roll Up, Roll Up! A brand new packet trick is in town! 🎪

Apr 19 • Marty Jacobs

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March 2026

Monthly Update #39 (March 2026)

🐖 Hello from Piggly Falls: Lessons from Blaine, Burger, and Beyond!

Mar 29 • Marty Jacobs

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