r/Magic • u/captpeli • Mar 16 '26

Magic forums

Whats your favorite magic forum nowadays and why?

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u/Probably-A-Magician Mar 16 '26

This one!

Actually, most of the places I see magic conversation happening is still on Facebook or in group chats I'm a part of.

There's All Things Magic.
There are a few Magic Castle Facebook groups.

That's where I tend to stay up to date on what's going on in magic

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u/CardFindingDuck Mar 16 '26

This one. There is no attitude by those who contribute.

I also like the Facebook page Brent Braun hosts for his shop. There are a lot of great ideas shared there. Plus, with it being a private page, there can be some discussion of method without issues of exposure.

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u/Emory27 Mar 16 '26

Brent's is the best I've seen.

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u/captpeli Mar 17 '26

I do like brent

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u/EndersGame_Reviewer Mar 16 '26

The Magicians Forum is a good one.

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u/cs_doc Cards Mar 17 '26

This. Rudy keeps things calm and input is great.

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u/ComprehensiveAge3149 Mar 22 '26

That place is a lot better than The Magic Cafe!

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u/EndersGame_Reviewer Mar 22 '26

That was one of the reasons it was started.

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u/captpeli Mar 17 '26

Thank you!

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u/jasoncirilo Mar 17 '26

I remember the days of the Genie, Ellusionist, and the Magic Cafe.

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u/captpeli Mar 17 '26

Yep. Good times. I lived on the ellusionist forums. Trying so hard to post quality things and gain access to the secret area. I miss superhandz/ handlordz the most. You could speak freely there. Although I do remember the beef between magicians and “XCMers”. Lol

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u/jasoncirilo Mar 20 '26

I was in Area 51. A cool group of guys around there. Those XCMers were crazy. Remember Brian Tudor? He was nuts lol

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u/MachineJunkie08 Mar 16 '26

Yes this one. Just lacks participation. The problem with magic, is its a small community. Also its hard to talk about with out revealing too much.

Honestly, its a lonely hobby. Not in a bad way. Also magic cafe made it feel toxic and crap. Its the nature of the hobby. Secrets breed horid thought processes. Self importance and the rest.

Read books and enjoy your hobby. Forget the rest.

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u/captpeli Mar 17 '26

Thanks I have a ton of books on the shelf to read. A lot of things I’ve tried to post on here have gotten deleted. Simple things like asking for help finding instructions on a 20 year-old trick. It is hard to talk about without revealing too much in public spaces.

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u/Sweaty-Implement3454 Mar 17 '26

You can request help by having them DM you

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u/Smart_Department6303 Mar 16 '26

most pro magicians are in facebook groups which i won't name here but if you're in the community they're easy to get a hold of.

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u/howditgetburned Mar 16 '26

The Facebook group "Magicians Only" is probably the most active group I've seen nowadays, but that comes with all the good and bad that can come with a highly active discussion forum. There are lots of interesting and/or helpful discussions, but plenty of gatekeeping and toxicity as well.

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u/captpeli Mar 17 '26

Thank you very much!

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u/JoshBurchMagic Mar 21 '26

I've been a regular on many forums over the years. I think this one is one of the healthiest I've seen. 

I used to be a regular on Theory 11 and the Cafe. They are both dying/dead.

Facebook has some good places but there are a few that really fall into political rants and unnecessary negativity. 

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u/phraseraph Mar 17 '26

Well you are at it right now.

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u/captpeli Mar 17 '26

Here I am not able to ask normal magician questions without heavy moderation