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A new home for my magic notes · Work in progress
Bob Wallace / Magic
Notes from a lifetime with cards

A little method.
A little mystery.
A lot of practice.

Thoughts, techniques, and discoveries from my corner of the magic world. Explore the public tools and Library, or join the magician’s reading room for detailed methods and technique notes.

Public · No login required

One deck.
Endless possibilities.

Where does a card go after a perfect shuffle? Explore in- and out-faros, follow the changing order, and put your ideas to the test.

Open the Faro Shuffle Simulator ↗Opens the simulator on my personal site.
Open to everyone

The Faro Simulator and Library.
No account needed.

For approved magicians

Detailed methods and technique notes.
Sign in or request access →

A place to read, explore, and practice
01 / For magicians

Behind the effect.

Detailed methods, controls, and stacks for approved magician accounts.

Browse the notes →
02 / Public library

Return to the source.

Read the classics, revisit a chapter, and find something you missed before.

Find a book →
03 / Public simulator

Put it into your hands.

The Faro Shuffle Simulator is free to explore, with no sign-in required.

Try the simulator ↗

A lifelong student of the impossible.

I’m Bob Wallace. These are my working notes on magic: things I’ve learned, ideas I’m exploring, and techniques I keep coming back to.

My journey in magic ↗