Magic tricks that liven up drinking parties and banquets: Recommended tricks for entertainment and performances
That unreasonable “Come on, do something!!” demand at drinking parties or banquets… haven’t we all experienced it?
Wouldn’t it be cool—and a sure way to liven things up—if you could casually perform a magic trick at times like that?
So in this article, I’ll introduce some easy magic tricks you can perform right away, even at a drinking party!
There are various tricks—ones you can do without any prior preparation, and ones anyone can perform once they’ve mastered the steps—so give them a try!
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Magic tricks that liven up drinking parties and banquets: Recommended tricks for entertainment and performances (11–20)
detachable thumb
The thumb-detaching magic trick is easy to see through if you simply bend your left thumb and move your bent right thumb.
But if you use a ring, it becomes an interesting trick.
What you need for the trick is a ring; the difficulty is fairly easy, though it requires a bit of practice.
Coin magic that changes when rubbed
A coin magic trick that changes just by rubbing it—perfect for parties and get-togethers.
You only need a single 100-yen coin, so no preparation is required.
If you combine it with a lighter or a banknote, it should be even more astonishing.
Since the change happens just by rubbing the coin with your fingertips, it feels like you’ve become a magician.
It’s relatively easy to try, so why not practice and show it off at your next gathering? You’re sure to catch everyone’s attention and create a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.
Definitely give it a try!
Magic where water disappears from a paper cup
Here’s a fun magic trick where the audience gets to participate: making water disappear from a paper cup.
First, choose a spectator and have them hold a paper cup.
Pour water into it and have them place it on top of their head.
When you check the cup again, the water has vanished.
The trick is quite simple.
In fact, the paper cup had a gelling agent hidden inside.
So over time, the water solidified.
Since you pour the water right in front of them, it should really surprise the audience.
Tissues that can be exchanged for money
It’s a magic trick where you squeeze a crumpled tissue in your palm and it turns into a banknote.
In advance, you secretly hold a crumpled bill in one hand and make it look as if you’ve passed the crumpled tissue into that hand.
The key points are the orientation of your hands so it really looks like the tissue has moved.
It’s also important to hold the bill or tissue in a way that doesn’t give it away—pay attention to your finger angles and create a natural hand shape.
Magic using a smartphone
A heart-pounding magic trick that lets you know someone’s smartphone passcode.
You can use it as a magic performance, but it’s also a handy technique if you secretly want to find out a family member’s or partner’s passcode.
It uses the iPhone’s calculator: first, have the person enter their passcode so the performer can’t see it, then have them add a random four-digit number.
After that, by pressing the minus button and then the equals button, you can immediately see the originally entered number—taking advantage of how the calculator works.
A simple number-guessing magic trick you can do with a 3×3 grid!
This is a prediction magic trick where anyone can easily guess the final number.
The trick uses a whiteboard with a 3×3 grid numbered 1–8 and some magnets.
First, have a spectator choose any number.
From that number, move clockwise the number of spaces indicated by the number you landed on.
For example, if the first choice is 6, move 6 spaces; if the next number you land on is 4, move 4 spaces, and so on.
After repeating this three times, you will always end up on 8.
So you place a paper with the number 8 stuck to the back of the whiteboard and reveal that it was “predicted” from the start.
The secret is very simple: just place the even numbers—2, 4, 6, and 8—in specific positions!
Magic tricks that liven up drinking parties and banquets: Recommended performances for entertainment and shows (21–30)
Even elementary schoolers can do it! Guess the trump card numbers
This is a playing card magic trick where you guess the card someone has chosen.
In this trick, the spectator returns their chosen card to any spot they like, and you pretend not to know where it is—but in fact, from the moment it’s returned, the performer already knows its location.
The key to making this trick work is the bottom card of the deck.
While squaring the deck and demonstrating that the cards are well shuffled, make sure to firmly remember what that bottom card is.
Then, at the moment the chosen card is returned to the deck, place the key card directly on top of it.
By doing this, you’re able to keep track of the position of the chosen card!