Magic Tricks

Over the years the trend of card magic comes along different plot surfaced to discussion / variations over the years such as the Ambitious Card, the Berglas Effect, Any Card at any number, the Open Prediction, even sleight like an invisible pass...

For a person who stay with magic as a hobby for a few years will know that trend comes and goes. What we have here is a variation created by Blake Vogt, a name that seems very popular to Western World due to his debut with Theory 11 and being recruited by David Copperfield in such as young age.

The invisible card its plot is simple, a folded card held in closed fist, the spectator named any card in the deck and magician open the folded card and boomed it's the card.

The effect is simple and direct.

Is the method the same?

If magician want to create a similar result. A $10 or DIY invisible deck / brainwave deck can let his audience feel similar astonishment, well of course you might said there is only one card involve here.

Then we can have Joshua Jay the Inferno as alternative as well for lower budget and it is sure fire.

For professionals, we might still recalled Q by Cosmo Solano that is quite hard to find but does the job perfectly with showing only one SINGLE folded card and it can be examined by the audience for a price of US$250. Does that worth it? I say yes it worth every penny if you have that budget to bring your audience the best reaction they deserved.

Back to Blake's version, it is price range between the Inferno($35), and Miller Index ($99) and does it does the job as describe? Yes, Does it require a card force? Sort of. Can it examined by the audience? No, you don't want them to examined the card because it will exposed the method. Can it be done in close up situation? I prefer it as a oarlor / stage effect. Is it easy to learn? Yes, once you watch the download instruction you can do it in 5 mins, but takes more performance to make it perfect.

Well I think the above might help you to decide whether this is for you.

It is a nice variation and works well with parlor or stage settings in my opinion. If you are a close up / walk around magician you might want to continue to use the Inferno / Q. If you were Q owner you might want to take this if your dressing code not allow you to have Q / forget to bring Q with you.

Peace.