Magic Tricks

Be prepared for hecklers with this one...

No you don't have 52 cards hidden away somewhere. The method is actually pretty clever, but the trailer is deceiving. Like most of the things here on Penguin, you have to ask yourselves, why are there always cut away shots or shots that begin half way into the effect?? In this case, they only show you the best case scenarios in the trailer. They show you the full uncut trailer after you purchase it and I was confused at first because I thought it was a different effect. Until I saw the explanation. In fact, they say in the description 'After having them name their card, you can easily prove that you have correctly read their mind..' Not true, in most cases you do not read their mind. The chances of hitting the exact predicted card is 33%. Otherwise, you have to use one of the outs which they do not show you in the trailer. My guess is because you may be able to backtrack the method and also it simply just doesn't look as strong as a 100% hit.

I can't address the elephant in the room on this effect because it will give the method away. But, I will say that in most scenarios you do not end clean leaving you with audience management issues and hecklers that want to examine things they just can't examine. So audience management will be a key skill with this effect.

All in all, I think I would return this if penguin allowed returns. Don't get me wrong.. It's an amazing effect! It just disappoints me when I see deceiving trailers and deceptively worded descriptions. This is just something I won't perform in it's current form. However, I have came up with my own method for a 100% hit while finishing clean. So if I perform ever end up performing this, I will be doing that instead.