Super SUPER strong, endlessly repeatable, zero reset, no gimmicks, sleights adjustable to your skill
level. Shuffled deck in use. I don't know what else you would want from this. Oh, what's that you
say? You'd like instruction from Craig Petty, who has been performing this effect regularly for many
many years? Well, you're in luck.
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As soon as I saw the full performances at the start of the video, I saw how it was done. If you made
a guess about how it’s done, you’re probably right. I find it difficult to believe a magician would
miss this.
The ‘hiding in plain sight’ aspect means you’re holding something in a certain
way that would make anybody go, ‘That looks weird, and not how you usually do that.’ It’s a dead
giveaway and you’ve to hold it like that for quite some time. How do you get around that? With good
performance and strong audience management. And that’s fine. But the advertising gave me the
impression this would be watertight and it’s anything but.
Is it a good method? Yes it is.
Does it leave you with a lot to cover? I believe so. For the price, it’s worth it, and if you’re
willing to work with it confidently, it could be good. Why only three stars? It’s too simple in that
it’s easy to see through the ‘secret move’ and this wouldn’t suit a laid-back or slow approach. You
have to steamroller through this to avoid being burned.
I think that telling them you’re
going to find that card at that number takes away some of the anticipation, and also pushes this
into ‘too good to be true’ territory, where the only guess you can make is the right one. So I find
it plays better if you let them feel the tension of wondering what will turn up after they’ve
counted, rather than just going, ‘Oh yeah, you said that would happen.’ That’s a personal preference
but it would have been good to see a few variations. The one variation given, for any named card at
any number is good, and feels more natural than producing a random red card.
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It's a good trick and a good method. It has one problem for me though. I'm left handed. I need to
work with it for a while to figure out a different handling that will work for a lefty. Card
manipulations are always difficult for us left handed folks and this is no different. The
presentation and the method are worth working on though.Five stars for the trick, four stars because
I'm left handed.
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A normal deck of cards, 1 odd-backed but otherwise normal extra card and sleight of hand not more
difficult than an overhand shuffle, those are the prerequisites for this highly effective trick.
Craig Petty's teaching is excellent and includes variants to the handling and recommendations on
how to perform the trick.
All for a absolutly fair price.
Full recommendation, you will not
regret having bought this.
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You can't go wrong with this effect. The turoial is clear and easy to follow. Possibly the easiest
method you will learn.
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Love it! It's exactly what I thought it was, but Craig's touches make it really play. I've already
adjusted the routine to make it play for me. Very happy with the information. Thank you.
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So I want to say that When y’know things you KNOW things?
And when you have experience AS a
working magician you could not help but immediately know precisely how this works, hence as much as
I do LOVE spending a few dollars to support my magic colleagues I just couldn’t do it here, and I’m
truly sorry! 😂
Having said that, I thought it was lovely and completely worth the money… IF you
don’t know about…. well, you don’t know,
So yes, I think it’s a good purchase, and I would
recommend OTHERS to get this. It WILL kill! :)
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This Card at any Number is a total cooler and is extremely easy to perform. It uses no gimmicks or
knuckle busting sleight of hand. This version will become your favorite approach to this classic of
card magic!
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This trick is so simple a child could do it. In fact I taught it to my 8 year old grandson and he
performs it flawlessly. But also, this just kills everyone! So easy to do but really effective. A
magician could figure this out pretty fast, but lay people just don't have a clue. They just don't
think like we do, therefore the secret never crosses their mind. It just looks amazing. Plus, it's
so cool that the cards are shuffled by the spectator (!) right before you do the count, making it an
impossible outcome. I love this and highly recommend it. Great reactions!
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Without giving away the method, there is a basic sleight required for this trick. Unfortunately...or
fortunately for me as this trick forces me to practice it...it is one sleight I am not clean with.
Honestly though the trick hits hard if people dont see that. I performed for two friends the first
time I tried it and one was floored and the other unfortunately burned my hands as she is a very
familiar layman and caught the sleight. I still rate this trick 5 stars as it isnt difficult and is
definitely a real performer.
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