Magic Tricks

Plenty of reviews miss the point of this product. Coffeehouse Conjuring isn't a series of illusions that you're going to add to your routine, although plenty of them use fantastic principles that you *could* apply to tricks for your routine. Instead, it's a pile of easy tricks that you're going to use when you're out and about with friends.

Let's be honest: we all like to pull out little foolers to remind friends and family that they aren't always as clever as they think they are. They can't *really* figure out all of our tricks. This collection is PERFECT for all of those little moments in life where you want to instill just a little bit of unbelievable magical flair to your life. Maybe you're networking, or meeting with a client. Maybe you're just striking up friendly conversation with someone else nearby. Maybe you're flirting with the cutie who just came in for the office coffee run. It doesn't matter. For all of those times when pulling out a deck of cards, rings, strings, etc. would feel artificial or contrived these perfect little pearls fill the bill perfectly.

Yes, some of the tricks require a bit of prep. Only one has to have that prep done at home. (And even then, you can either make several with a total of 5-10 mins work or potentially even re-use the same prop if you steal it back.) The rest really can be done in just a minute or two away from your friends' table. Many require minor technique modifications to be done standing. ...but these aren't for walk around, or stage, or the street. They're for when you just want to create a special moment in those times that life is happening.

My one and only complaint is that these weren't really edited for the DVD from their individual releases. So at the start you see the DVD trailer. Then before each trick you see the trick's trailer. Then you've got the performances after each trick, which were in the trick trailer and (often) also in the DVD trailer. It just adds up to a ton of unnecessary repetition that slowly drives you nuts. ...and if you're watching the download then there isn't even a Next Chapter button to skip ahead. All things considered, this is minor and doesn't detract from the quality of the tricks. It does feel like a bit of inconsiderate oversight from the creators, though.