Magic Tricks

Let me start by saying that since I gave this effect 4 stars I obviously like it. I waited until I could film myself performing and utilizing it a couple of shows before posting a review. The reactions are very good, exactly what I'm looking for.

I'll start with the things that have pointed out in other reviews.

1) I have performed it close-up, but I really don't think it works best in that format. Even though the gimmick is well built, I think it works best when you have a least 6-10 feet of separation between yourself and spectators.

2) It is a little noisy, but I'm not overly concerned about that, because I think that's another reason to want a little separation, also in almost every venue I've performed at, there is some ambient noise to help cover the moment of truth. Finally, let's remember that were making 4-5 decks of cards disappear. Is it really that shocking that there would be some kind of noise? Lay people are not going to figure this out. I am the most paranoid person on the planet when it comes to lay people trying to reverse engineer or track back how something is done. It's not happening here.

What I really like about this:

1) When I got this, I worked really hard with it. Probably performed the effect 200 times over the course of a few days while practicing. The gimmick still looks good, and I think this is built to last. You have to take care of it, but overall, very solid.

2) Being able to customize this to multiple this without any real Arts & Crafts is HUGE for me.

3) It gets a great reaction, and leaves audiences stunned.

Bottom line is:Remember what you're getting here. For most people this a quick eye-candy opener, or intro to your first card effect.

If I could give this 4.5 stars I would. I took off one star, because I can appreciate the concerns of doing this as closeup effect, even though as I said, I haven't had any issues.