Trost, Nick: Gambling Tricks With Dice ©1975 Nick Trost, Published by Trik-Kard Specialties Softcover, stapled manuscript, 8.5x11", 30 pages |
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Comments: This is part of a four-part series On Gambling Tricks. The other books in the series are Gambling Tricks With Cards Parts One and Two, and Expert Gambling Tricks.
Contents: (updated Jan
2016 with descriptions)
1 Introduction (Nick Trost)
3 Dice Control
3 The Pad Roll: control while rolling on a padded surface
5 The Slide Shot: simple control intended for hard surface
7 Sucker Bets with
Dice: bets that favor the tosser
7 One Roll Bets
8 Two Roll Bets
8 Three Roll Bets
8 Four Roll Bet
9 Before Seven Bets
9 Three Dice Proposition
10 Five Dice Bets
10 The Last Word
11 Dice Games and
Swindles
11 Chick-A-Luck: bird-cage game
12 Beat the Dealer: hi-dice game
13 Under and Over Seven: simple, easy and deceptive
14 The Thirty-One Game (Stuart Judah): played with a single die
17 Crooked Dice and
Devices
17 A "Craps" Demonstration: tops and bottoms dice
18 Odd or Even: another use for these dice
19 Expert "Craps" Demonstration: using a set of 3 mis-spotted dice
20 Horse Race Dice: performer usually wins a horse race with
special dice
22 Judah's Loaded Dice Demonstration: using loaded one, two, and
six dice
23 Nick Trost's Special Poker Dice: poker game with special dice
26 Expert Dice Control: magician matches spectator's dice in a
sure shot dice box
27 Dice Control Deluxe: using an Eli box
28 The Chinese Dice Box: allows for control of dice
29 Magnetic Dice Shaker or Spin Shaker: described
30 The Slick Cup: special dice cup that won't roll the dice