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Red Card by Roberto Giobbi


A polished masterpiece you can use to close your show. A closely guarded effect taught for the first time, holding nothing back.
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"It's not often you get a pro's closer, but Giobbi's fantastic isolated thought is here; a great script with audience participation and an amazing effect rolled into one." - Paul Vigil

"This has been one of my most closely guarded effects in my professional repertoire. With it I have fascinated laypeople and baffled magicians around the world. If I had to keep just three tricks in my working repertoire, "The Red Card" would be one of them. I consider it one of my masterpieces, and in the explanation, which really is a mini-lecture, I do not hold back anything: You get all it takes to astonish and entertain any audience at the highest level." - Roberto Giobbi

"I recall the first time I saw Roberto Giobbi perform The Red Card. I was left with no explanation. Every solution I had was taken away. It fooled me completely. Roberto designed this effect to be the closer for his stand-up card act. Now it can be yours as Roberto is finally releasing this closely guarded secret." - Tim Trono

"When I saw the performance, I thought I was on familiar ground. But Roberto has added a twist to the method that creates new possibilities, and some psychological touches to the presentation that make the effect particularly strong." - David Britland

"A true miracle, with the masterful treatment of Roberto. The thorough explanations are full of wisdom that will lead our magical thinking into wonderful directions." - Rafael Benatar

"I am not embarrassed to admit that I had no clue how Roberto Giobbi’s The Red Card was accomplished. And after learning the secret, I now know that the method is so well hidden beneath a plethora of layers, that intellect nor experience alone can comprehend the secret. This is a CLASSIC!" - Christian Engblom

Roberto Giobbi’s Red Card is a masterpiece of mental card magic. This trick comes straight from Roberto’s professional repertoire where he has used it as his closer for years and this effect has fooled some of the brightest minds in magic. Now, you can use it to devastate your audiences. This is Red Card by Roberto Giobbi.

Here’s what happens:

The performer displays a single red card in a glass as well as a blue-backed deck that can be displayed on the front and the back. The red card is placed onto the blue deck and then cut into the deck. The audience collectively chooses a card. What they say is what they get. The card they choose is the card that is removed from the deck. Impossibly, the card the audience selected is the red card.

Red Card comes with a very special deck that does the work for you so that you can focus on the presentation and entertainment. The true method of this effect is layered psychological touches and presentational elements that make this an extremely powerful and deceptive effect. When you combine these with the special deck, your audience doesn’t have a chance. Both the glass and the card the audience selects can be examined, and the card the audience selects can be different from performance to performance. You will also receive a bonus routine and gimmick for an alternate version of Red Card that Roberto has been lecturing on for years. This truly is a masterclass in performing a real mental miracle with a deck of cards. This is the show stopper your audiences have been waiting for. This is Red Card by Roberto Giobbi.

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A true miracle Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on February 3rd, 2022
I have loved this effect since I first saw it performed by Roberto during his Penguin magic lecture dedicated to Stand up Card Magic.
Initially I have learned the effect using the method taught in his Stand up Card magic book, but this new one is much better … by far.
The explanation in the video tutorial is excellent with all the details necessary to transform this effect into a true miracle.
I really love the thoughts, the reasons behind every move, the script……so happy to learn it from such a great master of magic. For sure a must have for any magician performing parlor magic. Thank you
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Great Trick, Challenging Instructions Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 22nd, 2022
Without a doubt, great trick. Get it. Totally worth it.
Easy to do. I'm a beginner, and after ordering the trick, watched the learning video a few times and when the trick arrived, I opened it up, familiarized myself with the deck, and then performed for my wife. She was blown away. Great for beginners. No slights or hard moves. This trick is more about the presentation and your patter. Very easy to make your own.

My only two observations:

The explanation goes into great detail. Perhaps too much so. While I understand and appreciate the attention to details and reasoning behind the steps, for me, Roberto goes off on too many tangents between steps. And they are too long. That is why I needed to watch the video serval times more than usual. I got the comprehension the first time, but needed several repeat watches to be able to discard the extraneous details and focus on the execution of each step. Again, I appreciate the "why" of each step, but it's distracting in learning the "how". Perhaps a second go through focusing on the execution?? Dan Harlan and Andy Nyman give excellent tutorials. No disrespect to Roberto, as he's a pro who has been doing this for years and I'm a newbie. Just my opinion. Again, his details are great and you can see his passion.

My second observation was his method for getting the audience to move through an important third step in the card selection. I thought it was way too awkward and left too much to chance that would require a lot of verbal maneuvering to get through. Seems too long and involved compared to the other 3 steps and IMO might seem shady to the audience and a tip-off. However, this was addressed in the discussion segment after you buy it, and a simple quick solution is offered. I used that and the trick worked out great and was much simpler.

Again, no disrespect to Roberto. I'm just a rookie. Just my opinion. Do not let any of that discourage you from getting this trick. Highly recommend. Great closer. Thank you Roberto.
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Bargin, even without the props. Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on February 1st, 2022
I just finished watching in the video and I must say that it is terrific!
In a weekend seminar, about 20 years ago, Roberto opened the weekend with the "Red Star." Fooled every one of us magicians who had paid a great deal of money to be there (well worth it). By the time the end of the weekend rolled around, we were all exhausted and our brains were full. It was at this time that Robberto explained the "Red Card." My notes are pretty close to hieroglyphs. I can remember some kind of equivoque, yet non-equivoque.
For all these years I have wondered how he did it. Forty bucks is a small price to pay for a miracle.
Please not the presentation of Mr. Giobbi. He is a gentleman, yet there are still moments of humor and laughter.
All in all, I would have paid more just for the video.
THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST TRICKS I HAVE EVER SEEN.
SL
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on July 1st, 2023
Great trick with a loverly presentation. As others have pointed out, it is not foolproof and you can run into a scenario where it isn't as smooth as in the demo. He does provide an out for the situation where the spectators choices are not optimal, and that will happen about 10-20% of the time. Also, the "out" in this scenario is not technically difficult, but requires you to remain cool.

However, if you buy from Penguin and look at the discussion group, there are suggestions of how you can alter the routine slightly to make it foolproof and still seem as fair as as what Roberto presents.
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Great… if it works Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on December 17th, 2023
To great of a possibility of failure.
I hate demo videos that make things look better than the reality of it.
As pointed out in other reviews… it is not fool proof. It can fail, and will eventually.

But… I will say, it’s a great routine and effect, when it works.

There’s other ways to achieve a similar effect that is much more reliable.
Unfortunately… this goes into my “not to be used” collection.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on October 5th, 2022
There is one thing left out from the instructions. The process is not fool proof. It can fail and for me on my first attempt it failed in just the manner that is missing from the video. I have since worked it out so that it makes no difference now which card they choose. The effect is worth the extra work.
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Highly visual with a great method Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 7th, 2022
Red Card is extremely visual and if done with all that Giobbi teaches. His explanation is thorough and the method is so clever it is practically self-working. I've used this in restaurant works and it absolutely slays!

Giobbi never ceases to amaze me - a great idea guy with great presentation.
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A lesson in performance Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on February 24th, 2022
A beautiful trick, with a routine beautifully thought out. There is some subtle manipulation, but the secret of this trick is in the performance. Roberto Giobbi explains the mechanics of the trick, but more importantly, shows us how to PERFORM the trick .... and how to make it our own.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on July 4th, 2022
I performed this for a crowd of about 50 recently and it got a big reaction. A few days earlier, I did it for a much smaller group and they also loved it. The working of it is simple enough and it allows you to lean into the performance a bit. Depending on spectator response, there might need to be a slight bit of hedging at the end of the routine, but even this can work to your advantage, making it seem like you are making the selection even harder to engineer. It engages the crowd well and it's fun to perform, so if you like the concept in the trailer, you'll like this trick.
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Great Effect! Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on March 17th, 2022
Not certain why people have a problem with this. I started using this in all my stage shows and it ALWAYS gets a great reaction! I went to the Dollar Store and got a large wine glass to use and that goes everywhere. It is a beautiful trick and gets the audience involved. Love this!!!
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