I bought this based on the high numbers of 5 stars. I was under the impression you could allow spectator to actually shuffle a deck of cards and that you would be able to memorize it (I was thinking deck switch, some gaff or something to peak at the cards, marking them somehow). As it turns out, spectator cannot shuffle the deck. I should have known this by watching the promo noticing that it does not show how the magician handles the cards. The secret behind the trick is actually pretty sneaky and I think impressive. My 2stars is due to misleading promo. It really should not advertise that spectator can shuffle the cards that you are going to memorize as this does not happen.

I cannot give more than 3 stars, when it is not a memorized deck! It is a memorized half deck... No moves? There's a very essential move that sells this trick that you have to learn. No memorization? Also not true!
Great trick though if you learn the easy move and the easy memorization. Just don't put those things if they are not true...

great trick,you will need all the cards including the joker and it will have to be bicycle cards. a little memorization needed

This is the best memorization trick I have EVER seen. I am mainly a card magician (coins too) so I have dealt with a lot of card memorization tricks before and this one blows past them all.

First off, the trick requires no memorization. The method is as efficient as if you wrote down the order of the deck and read it off in front of the spectator. SO EASY!!

Second, there are no difficult sleights. In fact, there is only one sleight that is optional and Matt says it just enhances the effect. It is also a fun sleight.

Lastly, it's so fun to perform!!! It is a crowd pleasing effect, and with he right crowd management could be turned into the most impressive effect ever. It is all up to you! The trick is super customizable and can be fit to your exact specifications.

So, it is a great trick and you should get it! Thanks penguin!!

It's just great.
It requires no memorization at all, easy to learn, I just bought it and I am really confident to go out on the streets and do this one, just magnific.
Maybe it requires a little bit of distraction at one part of the trick, but still, it's pretty awesome.

I highly recommend.

I have been working on memorizing the Aronson stack. Then I switched and just started learning the Tamiriz stack because I bought Andy Nyman's "The Code" (If you do not have that you need it!) But I have always wanted to do memorized deck work without marked cards, and I find it hard to memorize the stack. This requires NO MATH, NO MEMORIZATION, and VERY LITTLE EFFORT! Matt Johnson says in the instructions you can put it away, forget about it for six months, and then come back and do the trick again with no problem. I believe that. This is so easy! I just spent the last five minutes watching the video again to be sure I understood it and it fools me just practicing it. This will blow people away. I also like that it does not use the whole deck because that can get boring but he does say you could use the whole deck if you wanted to. GET THIS!

First of all, I love Matthew Johnson.
His presentation is so clear and well thought out.
He is an excellent teacher.

I like that he gave a bit of history and credit to the originator.

This routine is excellent.

It might seem long but the beauty is that there is tension throughout the act. People are watching, tension builds and finally getting all the cards correct is a nice climax where everyone will release the pressure and laugh and applaud.

It's a good routine to mix in with some fast ones to change the pace of your entire act.

Stage or Street: It's Great

When I watched the demo video, I thought I had an idea of how the trick was done. But, the method was so much more clever than I expected and was SUPER easy to learn! Minutes after I watched the explanation, I felt confident and nearly ready to perform. There is really only one "move" to learn and after a few attempts, I was well on my way with it.

My only reason for not giving this 5 stars is because based on the demo and description, I assumed this would give you the ability to name every card in the deck. With the method given, it really works best if you only spout off half of the deck of cards. They do give you a way to list of the name of more cards but the routine starts to fall apart at that point.

With that said, the trick is still more than impressive and the routine is constructed in a way that it doesn't feel cheap that you only recite half the cards. Being able to learn it in less than an hour and do a performance for my friends that night was AWESOME and they were completely stumped.

As the description says, "it's so perfect that you'll NEVER forget it." I have a terrible memory and was able to perform this trick perfectly the first time! BRAVO!

That's important to note and one of the brilliant touches Matthew J has added.

Photographic is right up there with Out Of THis World with audience reactions. In fact, it's excellent to do prior to OOTW!

This is a killer effect!

I was a little skeptical at buying this at first, but now that I did, I know I made a great choice!

You can 'customize' the trick to a certain degree, and even take this concept farther than what is presented in the trick.

There IS a little bit of memorization involved, but nothing close to what it looks like what you are actually doing.

For this price, it's worth it. Check it out.