Magic Tricks

If you're looking for a deck that contains an assorted collection of various gaffed cards to perform a wide range of packet effects, this is it. Better yet, it even comes with a terrific instructional DVD video!

THE DECK: The deck that comes with this product is called The Blue Gaff Deck, and was first published by Magic Makers as a separate product without instructions, and intended as a utility kit of gaffed cards for magicians. It is a pretty good mix of gimmicked cards, with all the DBs, DFs, and false indices needed to perform a wide range of the most popular packet effects like Wild Card, MacDonald's Aces, Twisted Sisters, Ultimate 3 Card Monte, Princess Card Trick, and more. There's also some miscellaneous gaffs (e.g. partial red back on blue back, multiple cards printed on a single card, half 7 clubs & five hearts on face) which you can use to do some fun routines.

THE VIDEO: The video that comes with this deck is outstanding. It features Simon Lovell, and has over 2 hours of material. Simon walks you through the explanation of more than 40 different tricks, including all the classic routines for the effects mentioned above. He's a wonderful and humorous teacher, and this DVD alone makes this product an excellent buy. Some tricks are fairly straight forward, but most are suitable for intermediate magicians who already have mastered basics sleights like controlling a card and the double lift, although Simon does also teach some of the required sleights. It's an excellent "next step" for beginners.

If you're interested in doing packet tricks, and are looking for a single product that has a variety of gaffs suitable for a range of tricks, this is probably the best you will find right now, and the fact that it comes with a terrific instructional DVD is a great bonus. Highly recommended! - BoardGameGeek reviewer EndersGame