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.
I agree with you. I figured this after she started counting the cards in his hands. You can fool people with this but not magicians. I think Eric should look at the performance. it was bad, especially how he was holding the cards.
yes, i figured this out very quickly but i have been doing magic for a while. I already had tricks like this.
Of the 109 items that I have ordered from Penguin Magic, and many many more items from other online as well as brick-and-mortar shops, this for me is one of the top 5 strongest tricks to perform close-up for laymen. AND the easiest. By easiest, I mean not only the most sleight-free and dead easy to perform, but also requiring no extra stuff. Just a deck of cards and a single card with a different colored back. Oh, and a Sharpie, or if one is not available, a pen or pencil. It gets great reactions from the spectator/s. They understand what the effect claims to achieve. All of the cards are examinable at the beginning and the end of the trick. Nothing is added or taken away. Just a real mysterious outcome to the spectator. It's a really good opportunity for presentations to suit your own performing personality. It gets the spectator physically involved. This is one of those "If I had only 1 trick to perform" effects. Learn it in 2 minutes. Highest recommendation for either part of a close-up routine, or a quick solo trick. Thank you Matt and Craig. And Eric.
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Maybe too simple
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