Since I live right next door to Andrew in our hometown, I've had my hands on this already as well.
This is rich and loaded with so much potential for countless effects. It will work with other
popular magic and mentalism effects and will stand the test of time due to its innocent appearance
and practicality.
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As soon as I received it I was immediately impressed. The box comes fully assembled inside a very
sturdy package, so even if it has a rough time in shipping the gimmick should be safe and ready to
go immediately. It is made of cardboard (not plastic or something) so it will become worn
eventually, but I think you could repair it or make your own pretty easily once you see how it's
built.
You put cards in, do "the move", and then different cards come out. Playing cards,
business cards, bills, anything flat will work. You can indeed keep your regular deck of cards
inside the box, and you can keep some extra cards set ready to switch at the same time. "The move"
happens basically silently, and you can handle the box quite freely without anything slipping out
unintentionally.
The instructional video from Craig Petty is impressively long (over 1.5
hours!), but there's no chapter navigation so it's hard to find where one routine ends and the next
one begins. And I wasn't that excited about most of the included routines honestly. The first one is
an ACAAN that, in addition to the Boom Box, requires you to carry two specially prepared decks of
cards that you can't use for anything else (at least, without doing a long reset). There are some
less elaborate routines later in the video, but most of them don't have any performance footage (not
even for someone else in the studio), so they feel more like theoretical suggestions than
battle-tested performance pieces.
Ultimately though, I think this is the kind of prop where
you don't need a detailed tutorial. Any trick where you want to switch out one or more cards is a
perfect candidate for this. You'll be coming up with ways to use it the moment you get it in your
hands.
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WOW. That one trick Craig petty teaches with the toxic force is worth the $30 in my opinion.
Btw I had to work my gimmick in after I opened the package. It wasn’t closing all of the way. It
works fine now though.
I would also say that you need to have good audience management for
this effect because you don’t want them staring right at the box a whole lot.
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just purchased my 2nd one cause ill never be without it! amazing routines tought as well. dirt cheap
for this box!
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This is so organic!! I've been a fan of wallet switches for some time but find this to be far more
organic and far less suspect! I just ordered two more so I have spares as I know this will get good
use.
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This utility device is pretty slick and simple to use. Motivation provided for putting the card(s)
in the box isn't near as clever, but I've already come up with some ideas on that. Not that this is
really that important, but I prefer logical actions. Craig Petty has an amazing gift for putting
together routines. I have a routine that I've dreamt up and will utterly kill... extremely
impactful. The sky is the limit with this one.
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So I hesitated to buy this since I could tell how it was done from the trailer. After watching the
tutorial, I am blown away and have a ton of cool ideas for its use. I would highly recommend this as
a switching device. To me it is much better than a switching wallet or a switch box. You will love
the recommended effects and the outcome of your performance, trust me here! Highly recommended.
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Thats sums it up!. Really I appreciate that it performs just as advertised!
I have two now as I
don't wanna be w/o one.....The included routines are great. The box draws no attention but does ALL
OF THE WORK. I'm not afraid of a little work...but I appreciate a break now and then.... this does
that for me. Relax & let it do its thing! Solid buy for me.
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This Box Is Awesome! I always have my deck in this box wherever I go! There Are So Many Things You
Can With this Box! I highly Recommend It!
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This is a super gimmick that can be used for so many effects AND its easy to use. Well made and can
be used with confidence. Even a rookie like me can handle it easily.
Thanks all. Don
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