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Kings over Queens

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.

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Twist plus Bonus

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.

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Beyond Reloaded

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.

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Die-Bolical ACAAN

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.

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Refining Vernon's 1-2-3

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.

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Four Told

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.

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2020 Vision Fault

reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 09 March, 2022)

Perfect large group card trick. Lots of comedy potential.

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A Lesson in Card Magic

reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 09 March, 2022)

A bit dated, but this idea has a lot of potential.

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A Three Ring Routine

reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 09 March, 2022)

Very practical. No fancy moves, but short and effective.

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Ring and Silk Progression

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.