Magic Tricks

John does a fantastic job of teaching an EXTREMELY fair, ungimmicked 4 aces routine. Yes, any deck. The only prep is figuring out how you'd like to produce the 4 aces to start your routine.

Though this isn't the "visual stunner" that I tend to gravitate toward, I'll tell you... this trick is a must have for any beginner. The trick itself is easy, as long as you practice. Always practice, young 'uns! But what I personally feel makes this trick what it is is the fact that John does a great job of teaching it. To me, that's more important than the trick itself. I felt like he was strengthening my foundation skills in magic.

I will say that the patter is, to me, not my favorite. The presentation is a little dry. But to each his own. The fact is that you can easily make the trick your own. It's mostly self-working and, once you've gotten all your cards laid down on the table, you're basically done and can focus on presentation. I love tricks like that because it can take the pressure off and you can stretch it out if you've got the personality for it.

My only other constructive point I'd like to bring out is that, for the important move, it would have been nice to have a second close-up camera view. The good news is that he performs the move at least three times, and it was on the third time that I got what he was doing.

Should you get this trick? Yes! The trick itself, honestly, I think is a little on the high side as far as pricing goes... I think this is a nice $5.95 trick. However, John does an excellent job teaching, which justifies the higher price.

A solid 4 stars to John.

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