As a hobby's and someone who does enjoy a packet trick, when I 1st watched the demo for this, I
didn't think I would like it. Partly because I understood the method and gimmick. One of my biggest
problems is thinking about tricks from a Magicians point of view, instead of a layman's POV. This
is a habit I'm trying to break, and this trick exemplifies why.
This trick kills. It's very
easy, and Nick does an amazing job teaching it. The format he uses to teach this trick is something
I hope Penguin uses as a template for all tutorials. Showing all the moves without any breaksown,
then a break down of all the moves, then finally, a clean version with patter. Just a brilliant way
to teach a trick.
Now to the trick itself. The only thing I don't like is ending dirty.
That said, if you understand basic crowd control, this shouldn't be an issue. If it is, Nick
teaches a way to switch out the cards if that's something you're worried about.
I have
thoroughly enjoyed doing this trick and I think it's a 98/100 and the 2% off is because you end
dirty. A minor gripe is not including 3 ungimmicked cards, which wasn't a big deal for me as I have
a lot of spare cards, but I imagine some might not want to pull 3 matching cards from a new deck.
Again, that's only if you want to switch them out which I haven't had to do, but I'm ready to do so
if needed.
Hands down, this is well worth your money and time and if you put time into
learning the moves, which are really not even moves, you will be very happy with the results.