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Imagine handing your spectator a deck of cards. They examine the deck, remove and sign any card (absolutely no force). Their signed card is now placed into the box with the rest of the deck.

The boxed deck is now placed on your spectators’ hand. They look you in the eyes as you ask them to relax and concentrate on their card. You ask them to imagine that every card in the box is going to vanish one by one. Your spectator starts to react as they actually feel this happening. They feel the box getting lighter and lighter. It actually feels like the cards are dematerialising in their hands!

Now just watch their reactions as they freak out (This really is a strange feeling for the participant)

The box gets lighter until it feels empty, well almost empty! When the box is turned over they can see it only contains one card…their signed card!

V-Deck is very easy to do (almost self-working) and comes complete with a full instructional DVD that covers this effect in full detail. The DVD also includes some knockout bonus routines By Peter Nardi and Dave Loosely

The V-Deck is something you will want to add to your act, a true worker in every sense!

"What took this brilliantly clever concept so long to be re-invented in such a naturally deceptive way?” Gregory Wilson

"What a great step forward from the original Rob Bromley effect. Why hasn't this been available until now? Think of all those gasps we've been missing!" Nick Einhorn

"To take a beautiful Illusion and make it more organic for the worker is a stroke of pure genius. The VDeck is a stunning step forward" Marc Spelmann




Cost - £24.99



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)

I give this a 2 as it's easy to do but the 'move' can be a teensy weensy bit fiddly depending on a few different factors.



Review

I have just taken this effect out into the real world and I've been performing it all evening so I'm fairly content I've road-tested it among sober (and more importantly) semi-inebriated people. It got some great reactions. I showed it to one group and a fine gentleman said to me "Oh my God, I thought you were just going to be a sxxt magician" which I think is the best compliment I've ever had.

The effect is easy to do. For those of you familiar with the Extractor Deck, the Omni deck, To The Max or maybe even Coinvexed, you should be able to perform this straight out of the box. There is a 'move' but it's no harder than any of the above effects - although it is a little bit awkward and takes a wee bit to get down smoothly, or at least that's what I found. It doesn't instantly reset so you'll need to hide for a bit in order to do this.

The gimmick itself is fine but will need looking after. It's not going to like just being thrown in your case and left for the night.

Overall

Easy to do. Cheap at £24.99. Got some amazing reactions. I left my Extractor deck in my case most of the night and used the V Deck instead. I actually got just as good, if not better reactions from the V Deck. Very happy with it.


8 out of 10

K

Thanks Kev.. Was actually having a look at this deck yesterday, and was thinking about buying.. Although I am a coin man, I do like the occasional new item on the market that catches my eye.. So will probably be purchasing in the next 24 hours.

You won't regret it. I think it's a worker. It won't be getting dusty in the back of one of my many magic drawers lets put it that way!

K

That's good to hear.. This will go down well at my magic club.. Anyway just ordered, so will now wait for the product to arrive and put it too the test ?

Which of the routines do you prefer on the DVD?

Robmonster wrote:Which of the routines do you prefer on the DVD?

I can't remember them all but I basically perform the one where the cards are 'felt' disappearing from the deck. So I get the spec to sign a card, I place the cards back in the deck followed by the specs card, then hand them the deck. They then feel the deck getting lighter until only one is left - their signed card! It's gets great reactions!

K

I think I like the sound of this... But I don't use bikes!

So, if I get this, will I be able to use it? Could I put the gimmick in a different box? Make a new one in a box of Tally's or Fournier's? (Not fishing here....really! I just don't want to buy another trick that I won't use!)

Thanks,

Chris

Chris, the gimmick is universal to an extent (size dependent)...

Thanks Mr Borden!