Firstly, this is a great rethinking of an older idea, reframed entirely. I will use this, a lot.
Perfect little gambling piece, you can present it as influence, chance, a prediction. Seriously,
It's 8 normal envelopes and whatever you want to put in them - go wild. You could even use business
cards.
BUT - who thought presenting the video, using BLACK ENVELOPES on a BLACK TABLE, in a
BLACK BOOTH was a great idea?!?! WOW. They deserve a spanking and the video deserves a reshoot.
In short, great routine/poor directing.
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That is fine, I love John Carey's work and this one felt like Spanish school met John's style and
they have fused into a great piece of mental magic.
Since you buy the presentation more
than the method I would have loved to see more of that in the download.
It is not five
stars because it is not terribly inventive in my eyes. Just recently I saw something similar with
business cards. It was in a download lecture where I have the feeling John could have attended it as
well. (Did not find it right now, may add a comment later to tell what it was.)
To be
clear, John gave proper credit. Cannot reveal that because it would tell too much.
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The effect is cool, and I like the versatility of it. No sleight of hand required, no gimmicks
necessary, just some polished showmanship to pull this off. I haven't performed it a bunch yet, but
have received some good reactions. My biggest gripe agrees with another review about the poor choice
to teach the effect using black envelopes on a black table in a black bar booth. This made it
difficult to see what was going on. Fortunately, the handling is straight forward enough to follow
along, and John does a pretty good job going through the effect, but it thing for the purposes of
teaching an effect it would be have been more effective to use contrasting colored envelopes and
shot from the performer's point of view. Even better, it would also be easier to follow along if the
empty envelopes were a different color than the envelopes with the money in it to get a clear idea
of the handling.
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John Carey created a great routine with this version of the bank night plot. He really took the plot
to a new level.
It is super easy to do. But what I like most is that you can take the principle
to any 4 to 4 matching idea. It works even with 10 cards.
I personally like it more, if you
take the spectator to the winner stage instead of the looser stage.
Take the method for a
matching ESP-Card Routine,picture and number cards, blank postcards and four picturepostcards,
whatever your imagination takes you to.
Thank you John, great job.
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As others have mentioned--the explanation is hurt by using black envelopes on a
black table in a
dark room!! This makes it hard to follow in spots.
Also the trick works better if the
audience member gets something in his losing envelopes--like a lotto ticket, magi's business card,
etc.
Will I used it? Possibly
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I bought this already convened that I would be disappointed. It's nice to be wrong sometimes. This
is a real worker. It is perfect for any skill level. Beginner to pro. So simple but so strong. Dont
miss on this one. It's worth the investment. This will be in my strolling show. Thanks John Carey
for a great piece of magic.
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Well I just performed this tonight for a family birthday event and it was an instant hit! Changed
the routine up a bit to fit the occasion and my style but this is an easy and super fun performance
peace! Thanks penguin for another little gem.
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Nothing extremely difficult or special about this trick except it does pack a big punch so if you’re
looking for a great trick that puts the spectator in complete control and yet they have no idea it’s
really quite a lot of fun. And if you want to do something nice for them you could even change up
the very end and let their pic actually be something that might have a little prize for them if you
choose. For the price it’s worth having 100%
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Another brain buster from the creative mind of John Carey. It takes a little effort to learn the
routine, but no sleight of hand or gimmicks or angles to worry about. Just learning a routine that
takes care of itself, if you know what I mean. A set-piece, not really suitable for walk-around.
This is a Bank Night routine that will blow people away...it seems so fair, yet so impossible.
And the price for the download is a steal. If you like Bank Night effects, get it. I don't
think you will regret this purchase. Caution: This is not an effect for amateurs looking for instant
gratification.
Another brain buster from the creative mind of John Carey. It takes a little effort to learn the
routine, but no sleight of hand or gimmicks or angles to worry about. Just learning a routine that
takes care of itself, if you know what I mean. A set-piece, not really suitable for walk-around.
This is a Bank Night routine that will blow people away...it seems so fair, yet so impossible.
And the price for the download is a steal. If you like Bank Night effects, get it. I don't
think you will regret this purchase. Caution: This is not an effect for amateurs looking for instant
gratification.