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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]].
 
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]].
  
== Books ==
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== Publications ==
* [[Shoot the Works]] by [[Ed Marlo]] (1943)
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* ''Bartender Dice Routine'' by [[Clarke "The Senator" Crandall]] (1959)
* Dice Dexterity by [[Audley Walsh]] (1953).
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** ''[[How to Stack Dice for Fun and No $!]]'' by Clarke "The Senator" Crandall (1974)
* [[How to Stack Dice for Fun and No $!]] by [[Clarke Crandall]] (1974)
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* ''Bernard's Lesson on Dice Stacking'' ([[Bobby Bernard]]) by [[Lewis Ganson]], ''[[Ganson Teach-In Series]]'' (1979)
* [[Ganson Teach-In Series]]. Bernard's Lesson On Dice Stacking (1979). Supreme Magic.
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* ''[[Zack Stacks]]'' ([[Jim Zachary]]) by [[George Schindler]] (1980)
* Zack Stacks by Jim Zachary and George Schindler (1980)
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* ''[[Barry Govan]]'s Dice & Purse'' by [[Murray Cooper]] (1986)
* [[Arcade Dream]], Marlo Without Cards by [[Jon Racherbaumer]] (1997) includes a chapter on  dice stacking.
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* ''[[Dice Stacking Book]]'' by [[Todd Strong]] (1998)
* Dice Stacking Book by Todd Strong (1998)
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=== Other Sources ===
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* '''The Dice Stack''': [[Ed Marlo]], ''[[Shoot the Works]]'' by [[Ed Marlo]] (1943, pp. 12-16).
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* '''Dice Stack Addenda''' ([[Mel Stover]]): [[L. L. Ireland]], ''[[Ireland's Yearbook|Ireland's Year Book 1946]] (1946, p. 9).
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** L. L. Ireland, ''[[Ireland's Yearbook|The Year Book Reader 1977]]'' (1977, p. 200).
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* '''Midget Dice Stack''' ([[Gerald Loe]]): ''[[The Linking Ring]]'', Vol. 29 No. 2 (April 1949, pp. 66-68).
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* '''Stacking''': [[Treborix]] and [[Victor Peacock]], tr., ''[[Diversions With Dice]]'' (1951, pp. 25-29).
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* '''Stacked''' ([[Walter Essman]]): ''[[The Phoenix]], No. 295 (Dec. 11, 1953, pp. 1178-1179).
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* '''Dice Stacking''': [[Audley Walsh]], ''[[Dice Dexterity]]'' (1953, pp. 4-7).
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* '''Passe Dice Stack''' ([[Fred Lowe]]): ''[[Pentagram]]'', Vol. 12 No. 2 (November 1957, p. 13).
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* '''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).
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* '''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).
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* '''Dice Stacking''': [[Lou Lancaster]], ''[[Commercial Closeup Magic]]'' (1984, pp. 39-42).
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* '''Rock & Roll Dice Stacking''': [[Gary Ouellet]], ''[[Close-Up Illusions]]'' (1990, pp. 253-264).
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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).
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** '''Coins, Dice and Grandfather's Beer!''': Simon Lovell, ''[[Son of Simon Says]] (2000, pp. 143-147).
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* '''Primal Dice Stacking''' ([[Tony Platt]]): [[Jon Racherbaumer]], ''[[Arcade Dream|Arcade Dreams]]'' (1997, pp. 112-115).
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* '''Guide to Dice Stacking''': [[Marc Paul]], ''Notes '98'' (1998).
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* '''Sneakily Stacked in Your Favor''' ([[Don Alan]]): [[Jon Racherbaumer]], ''[[In a Class by Himself]]'' (2000, pp. 159-168).
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

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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