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Kings Incognito

reviewed by Richard Zarin (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 24 November, 2023)

Stephen Minch may well be my favorite author of magic books. I have not yet worked my way all the way through this, but as always with Stephen, the descriptions are clear and thoughtful. Also, almost all the elements of this routine are within the reach of someone who doesn’t have advanced skills. The other thing that jumps out right away is very thoughtful way that the various phases of this routine flow, with an inner logic and variety for the spectators. Also, although these were set up as lecture notes and referred to the Nash trilogy of books, which I don’t have and have been yearning for for years, there is enough detail here to have a clear sense of what needs to be done. I do expect that at least good chunks of this will be added to my repertoire after I get to spend enough time to think my way through and practice it sufficiently, and also figure out a presentation that suits me (mashes presentation is clearly described, but I’m not about to try to sell myself as a gambling expert).