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The Effect

There are 3 effects in total:

The Spectators Selection - Performer asks the spectator to take a card from the half a deck that he holds. The spectator then asks the performer to take a card from their half a deck that they hold. They then take each others card and place it into their own pile of cards without looking at the face. The performer then takes out a card from his pile believing it to be the spectators, and asks the spectator to do the same. Low and behold, the performer gets his prediction right, but then astonishes everyone to reveal that the spectator got their prediction right as well, having stated the value of his card before asking the spectator to turn it over.

The Spectator is a Mentalist! - The spectator asks the magician to think of a card. They then spread the cards out face down on the table and remove one card. They ask the magician the value of their card, and then turn it over to reveal that it was indeed the one that they removed.

Play Your Cards Right - More of a little comedy routine than a trick. Like the tv show, the player has to guess whether the next card is higher or lower than the previous. The magician never get one wrong but the spectator is not so lucky.


Cost

£7.99 from http://www.magicbox.uk.com

Difficulty
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used,
4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)

1 - Totally self working

Review

You get the instructions on how to do each trick, how to make the gimmick, a pack of cards, and the materials you need to make the gimmick. You get enough materials to make lots of gimmicks, despite the fact that its instantly repeatable and you will be able to use each on a lot before you need to make a new one.

For me, and probably most of you, I already had one of the gimmicks but not in Bicycle brand and as easy to use. It will take you a little bit of time to set it up but is very much worth it. You will be able to do a lot more effects with this than just those stated in the instructions.

The instructions for the effects are short and simple, because they are short and simple effects. They are all self working and easy to do, but get great reactions from the spectators. The instructions for the preparation of the gimmick are also very simple. Its easy to do but just a little time consuming.


Overall

I'll give this a 8/10. This is because i prefer to be gimmick free, but when you are using this you feel like you are not using a gimmick! For the price, I dont think you can get one of these gimmicks for cheaper.