reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 26 February, 2024)
A fun read. There is some useful material here. The more elaborate effects will require fairly good DIY skills, but as is suggested, this is material that has not been overdone.
reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Saturday 13 January, 2024)
I really like this! It uses an old principle that you already know, in a very commercial way. I have to say I didn't recognize it at first, due to the presentation. I think this is a real worker!
reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Saturday 16 December, 2023)
A bit pricey for one card trick, but the trick is a good one. A novel plot well presented, and the instructions are excellent!
reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 14 November, 2023)
This is very good. The method is simplicity in itself, but as I have found through using it, very fooling. This is one of my favorites of Ian's releases.
reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 30 August, 2023)
The trick is just glossed over. Not worth the money in my opinion.
reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 26 July, 2023)
Good routine, but note that you will have to make or buy gimmick cards. For that reason, I gave it 2 stars. I think it should have been noted in the ad copy.
reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 24 July, 2023)
Occasionally interesting card material from the past. Most of the tricks do not seem very commercial. Much dealing and mathematical processes. There was nothing there I would ever show to a paying audience.
reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 19 May, 2023)
There are better methods for this effect. What is presented is workable, but not revolutionary.
reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 19 May, 2023)
This is a true sleeper! Not in a boring way, but in a fly-under-the-radar way. A clever, well-constructed routine that would make a nice opener. Might be the best $5 you will spend on magic this year.
reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 31 March, 2023)
You need more than dice and a coffee cup. Not a bad idea, but I didn't think it was worth $10.
reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 09 March, 2023)
Great effect, but his instructions are a bit hard to follow. He gets mixed up at times and can't seem to remember what comes next. His accent does not help the effort. This is a very nice effect overall, but the explanation could have been enhanced with just a bit more effort.
reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 01 February, 2023)
Not an improvement in my opinion. The added climax is weak and illogical.
reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 01 February, 2023)
Overly complicated in my opinion. The ACAAN effect loses clarity and impact due to the structure of the routine. I feel the audience could get confused quite easily.
reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 13 December, 2022)
This is not strictly ACAAN, but close, and quite clever. I fooled myself when I tried it out. Probably the best dice and cards trick I have seen.
reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 19 July, 2022)
A simple clear plot finally gets a simple clear handling. This handling makes this wonderful trick easily accessible to most everyone with no loss of effect. Worth much more than the modest price of $4.
reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 18 July, 2022)
Basically Al Mann's Ti-Id-El principle. This is a very good, more visual item. Very high level, believable, mentalism.
reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 09 March, 2022)
Perfect large group card trick. Lots of comedy potential.
reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 09 March, 2022)
A bit dated, but this idea has a lot of potential.
reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 09 March, 2022)
Very practical. No fancy moves, but short and effective.
reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 23 February, 2022)
This is at best a mediocre trick. The author spends most of the book trying to convince us how presentation makes the trick into a minor miracle. It doesn't in this case. His theories on what makes a trick an experience of magic is very long-winded and tedious.