http://www.stevensmagic.com/shopping/sh ... sp?id=7628
Price: $55 or £27 to £30 at the moment with packing too..
Ease of use -
out of 5: as difficult or as easy as you want to make it - 2 to 5
What you get: well, look at the picture...
ok then, you get:
ancient japanese dragon images on the (gimmicked) chop-cup, with symbol on the base of it...aged nicely, very mystical and 'real' looking.
2 red crochet balls, one gimmicked.
A gimmicked buddha.
2 pages of instructions.
And a fine silk bag to keep it all in (mine was red and black luckily)...
Review:
Ah that old classic of magic, often over-looked by people as being old fashioned...but it teaches you lots about magic, sleights, story telling, misdirection and so forth...
i've only ever had the cheapo marvin's magic edition when i first started. I saw this one, and instantly fell in love with it.
The construct and quality is phenominal to be honest. I'd been promising myself to sniff around a chop cup set for a while, i was going to order the standard aluminium set, but something was always putting me off...
This though, is superb. Everything is solid and of a very high standard. I have relatively small hands for my height but there's been no problem with using the buddha at all...
You all know the basics im sure (if you don't, well tsk tsk) - the balls move (ouch) from hither and thither, re-appear, change size and generally misbehave...with the finale being a surprise change to an unrelated object...in this case, bhudda...
Katsu! for those in the know...
Overall: quality, durable props, scope for a more interesting story-line and very mystical/mythical looking...you're bound to draw attention using these...very good value for money...
P.S. - I'm after this next, i love the classic 3 shell game, its earned me lots of drinks in the past...
http://www.stevensmagic.com/shopping/sh ... sp?id=1146