Magic History and Assistant

Magic History and Assistant is a skill for magic history buffs and performing magicians.

This skill can
* list magic related events that happened on a certain day in history,
* give you a magic quote of the day
* and help with creating, practicing and performing magic effects.

== Examples skills ==
Magician: Alexa, ask Magic History what happened today.
Alexa: For November 29th, in 1900 ....

Magician: Alexa, ask Magic History what happened on October 2nd.
Alexa: For October 2nd, in 1975 ....

Magician: Alexa, ask Magic History for the quote of the day.
Alexa: Magicians are notoriously poor actors and my opinion is that it's because they are used to playing TO the audience rather than FOR it. - Ted Annemann

For a full list of capabilities see http://geniimagazine.com/magicpedia/Ask_Magic_History

== version 6.2 ==
* bug fixes

== version 6.1 ==
* Ask for a random card
Magician: Alexa, ask Magic History to select a random playing card for me
Alexa:: 3 of clubs

Magician: Alexa, ask Magic History to select a random playing card for us
Alexa:: ten of diamonds

For a special bonus with random card, see the more info link in the help section below.

== version 5 ==
* Practice Si Stebbins or Eight Kings stack:
Magician: Alexa, ask Magic History to Practice Eight Kings Stack
Alexa: I will name cards until you say stop. What card in the Eight Kings stack comes after the 3 of clubs?
User: ten of hearts

For more info about these stacks see: http://geniimagazine.com/magicpedia/Eight_Kings or http://geniimagazine.com/magicpedia/Si_Stebbins_Stack

== version 4 ==
* Get events for the day, the daily quote and a random Genii magazine cover all in one command.
Magician: Alexa, ask Magic History for my daily dose of magic.

* Help brainstorming new card effects:
Magician: Alexa, ask Magic History to brainstorm a new card effect
Alexa: Try to create a new Coincidences card effect, using Black Art, with a gaffed card

== Help ==
For more info on what Magic History skill can do and to provide suggestions for future releases see http://geniimagazine.com/magicpedia/Ask_Magic_History

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This skill is assisted, but not endorsed, by:
* Magicpedia, the free encyclopedia about magic by magicians for magicians. http://www.magicpedia.net