I love this trick. It’s fun. When it hits it hits hard. When it doesn’t it falls flat. A lot has to do with who’s performing it. If you do it with confidence it seems to fly over their heads. Just with any trick really. I don’t want to give anything away so I’ll word this carefully. There is something that shouldn’t be there and some people point that out. Also you really have to use a thin deck. Or take out some cards. I guess you could readjust some some stuff but then it would cause other issues. All that said it really is fun to do and that’s why I’m giving it 4 stars.

I was hoping the gimmick would be made of something other than cardboard so it would last, and it should've been for the price. It's not bad if done quick and to the point but I don't think it will fool most lay people.

This is so clever its going straight into my show.

Another David Regal winner!A visual masterpiece!

So this trick is easy to do and so highly visual that I filmed myself doing it for my kids' school talent show during the pandemic so it was cut into a bigger show and it became a highlight that everyone reached out to tell me they loved. It films really well - so for that reason it's great to do over zoom as just a starter that can lead into any trick with a deck.

What really did it though was the double whopper of pairing a mental photography deck with the trick - so you start off with David's blank card box only to construct it into a real card box and produce from it a *blank deck* that then becomes a real deck and people's minds are really blown!

Obviously if this were a live performance and you then wanted to do a card trick you can do a deck switch and move on.

David was nice enough to recently show you his own easy version of how to give the appearance of a blank deck and that's included in the video you get. I just went for a mental photography deck so that I could let the audience see a lot of blank cards on both sides and spread, etc as his version is a bit different - both work great though.

It's a really well constructed gimmick and because of how visual it is - and since my video was quite easy to do it also would play really well on Zoom too.

Possibly the only part you have to think about it for a second is deciding where do you produce the blank box from at the beginning of the trick as it's kind of delicate. I didn't want to get much wear/tear so I chose to just take it out of a nice little wooden box on the table to start off the trick rather than take it out of my pocket as I didn't want to jam it in there.

David also gives you instructions for ways you can keep the card box together after you transform it for the crowd - because as you saw in the demo it's all loose at the outset so his instructions were easy - but really once I transformed the box and took the deck out, I just put the transformed box back into the wooden box I had on the table so didn't have to worry about that.

Obviously when we get to all go back in person - this is a great in person trick too. I think I'd do it the same way of taking it out of another box for the start.

Angles to consider for in person are basically just for people in front of you and not crowding around too much to your side.

It's a really well thought out trick, easy to do with a minimal amount of practice (really just to get your patter and flow right for one non-complicated-slight-of-hand moment that should be easy for all skill levels) there's great instruction as usual from David and it completely wows your audience - don't think twice about getting it!

All I can say about this gimmick is David has done it again. I have a number of Regal gimmicks and this one takes the cake. It is a killer in my restaurant routine and people who see it at other tables want me to come to their table next (a true goal of a restaurant worker. It is the best trick to approach a table with. David has provided the opener for openers. This is another stunner from the mind of David Regal. Thanks David, you did it again.

My kind of magic, quick, easy, and a great way to produce a deck of cards or gimmicked deck. Just gotta love this trick.

There are card tricks and there are card routines. The difference is that beginners do card tricks and the pros have card routines. Sudden deck 3.0 by the great David Regal is a fantastic tool that tells your spectators that you know what you are doing and doing it well! It works with a stack or a gaff deck and is very visual! Of course you can use a regular deck, the point is that now the trick is part of a routine and this will show your audience that there magician is well worth the time and money! Buy two and make this a permanent part of your show!!

Such a wonderful little gimmick with big results. Every time I purchase something with the Regal name on it, you can bet it will be of high quality. Sudden Deck and all of the other items I have purchase just work, and they work well. Glad I own this! This particular trick is very visual and the surprise is the best part.

Not only is the gimmick easy to handle and durable, David Regal teaches you an additional blank-to-printed deck trick that turns the gimmick into an entire routine… and one that’s not at all difficult to do after just a few minutes of practice. This one is a winner!