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* ''Bernard's Lesson on Dice Stacking'' ([[Bobby Bernard]]) by [[Lewis Ganson]], ''[[Ganson Teach-In Series]]'' (1979)
 
* ''Bernard's Lesson on Dice Stacking'' ([[Bobby Bernard]]) by [[Lewis Ganson]], ''[[Ganson Teach-In Series]]'' (1979)
 
* ''[[Zack Stacks]]'' ([[Jim Zachary]]) by [[George Schindler]] (1980)
 
* ''[[Zack Stacks]]'' ([[Jim Zachary]]) by [[George Schindler]] (1980)
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* ''[[Barry Govan]]'s Dice & Purse'' by [[Murray Cooper]] (1986)
 
* ''[[Dice Stacking Book]]'' by [[Todd Strong]] (1998)
 
* ''[[Dice Stacking Book]]'' by [[Todd Strong]] (1998)
* ''El Duco's Dice Stack'' by [[El Duco]] (1998)
 
  
 
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* '''Dice Stack Extraordinary''' ([[Nick Trost]]): ''[[The Linking Ring]]'', Vol. 37 No. 5 (July 1957, p. 71).
 
* '''Dice Stack Extraordinary''' ([[Nick Trost]]): ''[[The Linking Ring]]'', Vol. 37 No. 5 (July 1957, p. 71).
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* '''Dice Stacking''': [[Bobby Bernard]], ''[[Magic in Miniature]]'' (1958, p. 8).
  
 
* '''Dice-—An Illustration''': [[Steve Beam]] and [[Don Morris]], ''Inside Outs'' (1979, pp. 21-23).
 
* '''Dice-—An Illustration''': [[Steve Beam]] and [[Don Morris]], ''Inside Outs'' (1979, pp. 21-23).
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* '''Dice Stacking Presentation''': [[John F. Mendoza]], ''[[Close-up Presentation]]'' (1979, pp. 28-33).
  
 
* '''Dice Stacking''': [[Lou Lancaster]], ''[[Commercial Closeup Magic]]'' (1984, pp. 39-42).
 
* '''Dice Stacking''': [[Lou Lancaster]], ''[[Commercial Closeup Magic]]'' (1984, pp. 39-42).
  
* '''Rock & Roll Dice Stacking''': [[Gary Ouellet]], ''[[Close Up Illusions]]'' (1990, pp. 253-264).
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* '''Rock & Roll Dice Stacking''': [[Gary Ouellet]], ''[[Close-Up Illusions]]'' (1990, pp. 253-264).
  
* '''The Supra-Selling of the Lemming Man''' ([[Simon Lovell]]): [[Amy Stevens]], ed., ''[[Virtual Foolery]]'' (1997, pp. 16-19).
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* '''Selling the Six Dice Stack''': [[Simon Lovell]], ''Cape Cod Conclave 95 Lecture'' (1995).
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** Simon Lovell, ''The M.A.E.S. Convention 1995 Lecture'' (1995).
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** '''The Supra-Selling of the Lemming Man''' (Simon Lovell): [[Amy Stevens]], ed., ''[[Virtual Foolery]]'' (1997, pp. 16-19).
 
** '''Coins, Dice and Grandfather's Beer!''': Simon Lovell, ''[[Son of Simon Says]] (2000, pp. 143-147).
 
** '''Coins, Dice and Grandfather's Beer!''': Simon Lovell, ''[[Son of Simon Says]] (2000, pp. 143-147).
  

Latest revision as of 19:06, 18 January 2015

Dice Stacking is the art of piling dice on top of each other. The performer scoops dice off a flat surface with a dice cup and then sets the cup down while moving it in a pattern that stacks the dice into a vertical column. Various dice arrangements, colors of dice, scooping patterns and props allow for many degrees of complexity and difficulty. Dice stacking is usually performed with canceled casino dice, as their square corners and edges give them an advantage when being stacked. It is often perceived by magicians as a juggling.

It was being done by Tony Platt in his a Milwaukee tavern in the 1930s. He taught it to Clarke Crandall, Johnny Paul and Ed Marlo.

Publications

Other Sources

  • Selling the Six Dice Stack: Simon Lovell, Cape Cod Conclave 95 Lecture (1995).
    • Simon Lovell, The M.A.E.S. Convention 1995 Lecture (1995).
    • The Supra-Selling of the Lemming Man (Simon Lovell): Amy Stevens, ed., Virtual Foolery (1997, pp. 16-19).
    • Coins, Dice and Grandfather's Beer!: Simon Lovell, Son of Simon Says (2000, pp. 143-147).
  • Guide to Dice Stacking: Marc Paul, Notes '98 (1998).

References

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