Magic Tricks

Let me preface this all by saying this is a wonderful gimmick/routine, BUT, there are some things you MUST know before buying it: things I did not know (which makes me mad). Remember all these people that "invent" tricks are really trying to "TRICK" us all into buying them. Once the sale has been made we can NOT return the item because we now know the "secret'!! That's a lose-lose for us consumers. Hence, the importance of these reviews. Okay: the meat of the matter.
You HAVE to do this routine on a cloth mat, towel, or some sort of porous surface. You can NOT do it on any sort of smooth surface.
You have to use cards in very good condition: old, dirty, crinkled, bent will NOT work.
You have to know how to make a breather card proficiently (instructions are given) and in order to do some of the more advanced routines you will have to do some basic sleight of hand moves and use a MARKED deck (which you have to supply).
Although three Magi's are credited with this trick, after watching the hour long DVD I got the impression that only two, Jon and Mathieu (a Frenchman with a heavy accent), are really behind it.
You get two plungers and a DVD in the box. What confounded me was the box was about 1/4" too narrow to hold the plungers! So they come out of the box all squished!! Why couldn't they have made the box a wee bit bigger to safely contain the plungers unharmed? Strange. Poor plungers!
Anyway, one plunger is used with an EXCELLENT routine outlined by Jon, and the second 'special' plunger is used for a routine supplied by Mathieu. I was not all that impressed with Mathieu's routine,but he gives you some neat ideas and the info necessary to make a special gaffed card that you can use to do a third routine.
All in all this is a very original set-up and I am glad to own it. As a novice there are some things I can do with the plungers right away. Some of the other stuff? Well, I may never be able to do it. The price is a lot higher than it should be. If it included a deck of cards then I would feel better. If it included the gaffed deck you need to buy for Jon's routine..then we would be golden. BUT, it does not so you will have to bite the bullet and pay up. These guys do get an A+ for originality for sure!Good luck and have fun!