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Bammo Hand O' Doom
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Mark Millen (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 15 August, 2025)
Accurate description of the effect and suitable method, however it requires a full deck setup and a bank of commonly owned gimmicked cards. With such extensive preparation, I’m on the fence on whether the juice is worth the squeeze.
Against All Odds
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by raphael czaja
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 12 August, 2025)
One of the best deals you can find from Aldo - Many of the tricks were sold independently.
SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED is the easiest impromptu Torn and Restored card effect. THE DISCOVERY PACK is Peter Duffie at his best. It requires a special pack but it is worth it. JUNGLE JAM involves a very useful Bernard Bilis' setup. Patrick Page's subtlety on the Classic force might convince you to try it for real.
Against All Odds
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Joel Howlett (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 12 August, 2025)
Some great ideas on this download and a special guest appearance from Patrick Page, too. I purchased this just for the XRay deck effect after a friend recommended it to me.
Simon Lovell: The Lemming Unleashed
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Joel Howlett (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 12 August, 2025)
I really enjoyed seeing this live performance of Simon Lovell. He is a great entertainer. It was informative to hear his words of wisdom in the interview after the show, too. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Karma Deck
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Alex Hall (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Sunday 10 August, 2025)
If you have never been introduce to MEMORIZED stack work (I mean by a master like Simon Aronson or Juan Tamariz), this ebook might be a worthy step as a "first date". But if you have gone long miles to research the pros and cons of MEMORIZED stacks and have made the decision to devote time and effort to wield this mighty weapon, than I suggest leaving this aside and invest in the real work.
Here are the reasons.
First of all, I say MEMORIZED in its strictest terms, like "if you forget it, the only fallback is a note stuck to the back of a joker". After all, you can rote memorize virtually any sequence...so might as well use something with magic built in. Memorized stacks from Nikola to Aragon are mostly blessed with multiple built-in magic, of which very few is introduced in this Ebook (although I believe construction of more is possible).
Now to the construction of the stack. Unknown Mentalist is wise in separating suits from values, and using a tetradistic design, so the problem after the simplification really boils down to a bijection from collection {1,2,3...13} to itself. The construction of the bijection is admittedly smart, since it uses something virtually everyone is familiar with, so takes up little extra memory. Tetradistic stacks do offer distinct advantages (please refer to All In by Allan Ackerman, for details), but I am admittedly a bit disappointed to realize that this is not included in the description.
In all, I think this ebook works OK for a memorized stack first date. You invest 18$ and some 10 minutes and get a stack that is memorized besides a few tricks. Now you can do many if not most stack independent works. But are there advanced features like conversion from and to new deck order? Not mentioned. Any full-length discussion on how to get into stack from any situations? No. Also, the algorithmic nature means you have to discover built-ins, instead of building your favourite tricks into the stack.
It can properly serve as an introduction, and tryout to see if mem decks are really your thing. There is nothing wrong to abandon mem decks in exchange for other tools, and if after using karma you find out mem decks are just not so favourable to you, a great deal of time and effort is saved. But if you are an addict of mem decks, and wish not only to use but to study and cherish it, I recommend karma only as a middling addition to your knowledge, not a full powered weapon.
The Royal Road to Card Magic
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by John Montes
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 07 August, 2025)
This was one of the books that added jet fuel to my progression from complete beginner to competent amateur and helped set the foundation for a lifetime of learning and study of the craft. Just because the book was first written in 1948 doesn't mean it's obsolete. Sure, some of the patter in a few places here and there can be modified to taste, but the concepts, techniques, and fundamentals are timeless.
Introduction to Card Magic
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by John Montes (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 07 August, 2025)
Robert Giobbi's Introduction to Card Magic is an excellent starting point for anyone interested in card magic. The book is well-structured, with clear explanations and practical tricks that build confidence step by step. Giobbi’s teaching style is engaging, making even complex techniques accessible to beginners. Whether you're a complete novice or looking to refine your fundamentals, this book is a fantastic resource. Highly recommended!
The Complete Gypsy Switch Handbook
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Gregg Webb (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 04 August, 2025)
The Gypsy Switch lends itself to a lot of variety as per the objects used and the effects possible and the stories that can be told along with these. The supposed origin of this technique was used in a way that played the locals for suckers. You (probably) won't use it in that way, but you can learn from it and tell about it in your story that you can tell about the routines in this book, or just keep it clean and use it for a great magic show piece.
Aenos 1 & 2
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Frank Machniak (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 01 August, 2025)
Excellent book I was unfamiliar with!
Tri-Color Cups and Balls
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Thomas Glaser (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 01 August, 2025)
Sehr schöne und wirklich einfache Routine. Auch für Einsteiger in die Welt der Cups and Balls, leicht zu erlernen!!
English translation: A very appealing and straightforward routine. Even for those new to the world of cups and balls, it is easy to learn!!
Color Changing Knife Routine
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Thomas Glaser (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 01 August, 2025)
Sehr schöne Routine und wirklich einfach.
English translation: Very nice routine and really simple.
Invisible Mental Logs
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by falone marco (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 31 July, 2025)
Overall, a nice, interesting PDF, but I don't see the credits to a very, very similar effect, that's why I don't give 5 stars.
Lessons in Conjuring
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Jean-Guy DAVRIL (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 24 July, 2025)
Lacks pictures so much!
But not to Play
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by paul greene (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 22 July, 2025)
Covers loads of essentials and is well written.
Deal, Mix & Spell
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Yu-Jen Chen (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 21 July, 2025)
Many good math magic tricks, but no figures, only text description.
Last Tricks Without Names
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Yu-Jen Chen (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 21 July, 2025)
All are very good mathematical magic.
Over Max
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Chris George (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 14 July, 2025)
Can’t beat the price. More importantly you might well end up with a new “on the spot/borrowed deck” miracle.
Thumb Tip Close Up Concepts
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Dirk Stone (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Sunday 13 July, 2025)
Got this ebook today and couldn’t put it down. It’s way more than just thumb tip concepts. Every magician should read this. Lots of great information. This book is worth a lot and should not be free.
Flying Saucers
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Steve Lisicky (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 11 July, 2025)
This is an OK version of Out of this World but the description says you can use a borrowed deck which is very misleading because a set up is involved. 3 Stars for the effect but I subtract 1 star because you can't just borrow a deck and go right into the effect.
Samuel Cox Hooker and his Rising Cards
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Tom Yurasits (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 10 July, 2025)
Great book about Hooker Rising Cards.
The Big Book of Rising Cards
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Tom Yurasits (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 10 July, 2025)
Best Rising card book.
Invisible Mental Logs
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by MARK DERWIN (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 10 July, 2025)
This is incredible. I love the mental logs. Brian watsons mental logs outdone are awesome. This knocks it off the top spot for me. Ridiculously easy to perform with a system you don’t see coming and couldn’t figure out if you tried. Bravo unknown mentalist this is the real work.
Everybody's Fooled
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Aaron Fasel (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 10 July, 2025)
This is worth getting if you like card work and are looking for novel ways of fooling people. I haven’t done it yet but there’s potential here.
I’m a big fan of videos where the magician has written a script and/or edits the footage for time. This is not one of those. Do don’t hesitate to scrub through most of it. The gimmick explanation section and the method should be pretty easy to spot from the thumbnails.
Aldo on Trost Volume 10
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by raphael czaja
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 08 July, 2025)
Intuition is one of the best effortless card tricks and is worth the price of the download.
Hitting by Missing
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Leslie Warren (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 07 July, 2025)
I am an amateur magician. I do a little magic for a few friends. Hitting by Missing looks like a good piece of magic. It can play for 2-3 people, but is better with fifteen or more people. Various people guess as to the suit and value of "one card" face down on the table and of course they are right! As the magician you have a list of questions that you have to remember and ask in the right order for this to work. I haven't tried it yet, but I am hoping I could use a crib sheet that no one sees to make it easier for me.