I watched the "how to" for the first time, and it confirmed what I thought might be the case... this
routine requires some real skill to pull off, and I don't have the skill (yet) to do it. That said,
I think the download is worth it just to have a tutorial on the methods required. I've been a
long-time casual "fool your poker buddies" kind of guy, largely relying on simple sleights,
misdirections, palms and other basic moves (plus lots of gimmicks), but this is the first trick
requiring me to step up my game, which I LOVE. After I can get good at the techniques, I'll have a
serious skill or two to apply to this and other routines.
Mister Benatar. I don't have your download, but when some people complain it is difficult, I don't think they criticize the fact that your routine needs to know one or several difficult moves. Myself, I think there is nothing wrong to have to do a difficult move to get a strong effect. They criticize the fact that there is no note in the description of the effect to inform that the routine needs advanced card handling skills. If, as I see in one comment, there is a p. count, yes, it is a difficult move which needs a long time (and even a very long time for some people) to master. Again, the problem is not that there is at least one difficult move in this routine, the problem is that people are not informed of the degree of difficulty. See for instance the item "Ace assembley" (http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/6334) or "Shattered" (http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S2905) : in each case, there is a note to indicate the required level of the trick.
Moreover, when people buy just one trick, as it is usual today, it is not the same thing as when you buy a DVD with ten tricks. When you buy a DVD, you know that you are not going to like all the tricks and perhaps you will not be able to master all the tricks, but you are pretty sure to find one or two tricks that you can enjoy and that you know you will be able to master, even with some work. But when you buy just one trick, you hope you will be able to do this trick without waiting for one year or two years. In general, you don't buy one single trick, just to find some ideas. Some moves like the p. count or all the deals (b. deal, s. deal) need a very long time to master. People just want to know the degree of difficulty to decide if this trick is for them or not, if they want to put the necessary time to master the routine. That's all. After that, if some people complains because they must work, it's another subject.
Hi Harrykeller. Thank you for your constructive criticism. I'll pass it to the Penguin staff. Buy the way, if you see the demo you might be mislead and think that you need to p. count 20 cards. It's only 6 and with a minimum of thinking you can find your way around it. It's only used in the 1st phase of 3. Thanks for writing.
Awesome method, but requires skill
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