Magic Tricks

I'm torn on this review, but I will say, I think it's probably worth getting for most people. Overall, it's a great trick with clever thinking, even if the production quality is a little poorly done.

On the positive side, the method is dead simple. The spectator can freely name any card and you can show that you predicted it on the jokers. There's no math involved, which makes it even easier than an Invisible Deck. There is a video tutorial, and it is well done and explains everything you need to know.

There are a few negatives, in my opinion. To start with, the tutorial says that the cards will come without the writing on them, but they are pre-written. I actually wish they had come without writing because I see no need for an advertising card. I planned on ditching that and writing "of" under the card names, but this won't work with the pre-writing because of both placement and handwriting.

More significantly, though, the method assumes the user is right handed, and it's significantly more complicated to do as a left handed magician. It's not impossible, but the handling looks much, much worse. The worst part of this is that the deck could have been made differently to allow for completely ambidextrous use if they'd just made it a different way. I don't want to expose anything in my review, but I can tell exactly what materials they used in the construction of this deck: they used a non standard material for the special sauce here, and that material is what caused them to have to go and add the extra trimming they added. This is then what caused the deck to only work right handed. If they'd have just constructed it like any other deck of its type there's be no need for tabs that only work for right handed magicians.

Again, as I said, deck is probably a great buy for most people. It's a great effect, and the thinking is super clever. I just wish they'd have tested it out in the real world a little more before bringing it to market.