Comments: Swindled! is an
instant download e-book available from Trickshop.com. It presents
the
traditional non-gimmicked Three Card Monte effect. While certainly
not
as thorough as the School for Scoundrels Notes on Three-Card Monte,
this booklet provides a good introduction to the Monte effect at a
low
cost. The portion on how to present this effect as a magic
trick
or demonstration is fairly weak, however. Advantages of this version
include low cost and many clear color photographs to help make the
moves clear.
Contents:
1 Table of Contents
2 Introduction: brief intro to the game
5 Section I Getting
Started
6 Types of Cards to Use: with suggested brands listed and some
contact
info provided
8 Preparing the Cards: how to make the crimp, and a tip on the bent
corner
11 Section II Basic
Handling
12 Definitions: the Under-Throw and the Over-Throw
13 The Pick Up Move
14 Practicing the Under Throw
15 Practicing the Over Throw
17 Section III The Deal
18 Introduction
19 The First Sequence
21 Mixing the Cards
22 Hiping Left
22 Double Hiping
22 Hiping With Your Left Hand
22 Routining Tips
23 Section IV Finishing
Big!
24 Going Horizontal
25 Monte Slide
25 No Throw Monte
26 The Torn Corner
27 The Bent or Crimped Corner
29 Section V Presentation
30 Standard Street Pitch
31 Section VI Utility
Moves
32 The Mexican Turnover
33 The Glide
34 Monte Slide
