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wow great review .i have to agree with everything said right down to the last coment.well done 10 out of 10.as an addition i have a few friends who have baught them and all use the gimicks well.if you like using black tigers then the fakes apart from the blue ones are realy cool.

Pork pies at my Bar Mitzvah? We had them everywhere .

OK, not quite.

OK, not at all.



I've always opined (see...new word ) that having a Black Tiger gaff deck is a bit...what's the word...pointless? I mean, the point of having a Black Tiger deck is that they are different from other cards and attract attention - so why have gaff ones? You want gaff ones not to stand out!

Kati

you have gaffs to perform certain tricks they still stand out personaly i hate them

magic4you2c wrote:you have gaffs to perform certain tricks they still stand out personaly i hate them

Well, gaffs have their own place, but I would only use a gaff trick once the audience has examined the deck (just palm the cards in) and I have shown several effects already. The idea is that the spectators be sure that you are not using 'funny' cards. Hence, using a Black Tiger which is almost by definition 'funny' seems to me a bit odd.

However, I think that using gaffs can result in that extra cleanliness or impossibility that is not feasible with sleights (eg DF card or LePaul Center Reverse?).

This is going to spark a debate, isn't it .

Kati

nar no debate.why work so bloomin hard when a gaf does all the hard work 4 you,Also some of the gaffs are required for certain tricks,but above all they are there to make the garr maker money and thats working at over £20 per set

I won't debate you - but my problem is the sheer amount of people saying the Black Tigers look like a gaff deck and are immediately suspected by the spectators.

I hate to break it to you, folks - that's the case no matter the deck. As SOON as you approach someone and offer to show them something with a deck of cards - they are IMMEDIATELY going to think you're using some kind of trick.

Gaff cards serve a place in magic, just as sleights do. I can walk up to someone with an UNO deck and they'd think I was using trick cards. Gimmicks help out, and while I agree you shouldn't rely on them, remember this:

If you're not using a gimmick - YOU are the gimmick.

as i said i personaly hate them.hey but i like knife thru arm and most hate that.lol but seriously if your showing tricks with cards use a normal looking deck,and if your just a poser (i say that cos i cant do it lol) then by all means use tigers.or vipers (just as good if not better).anyway thats that tidied up.i dont like them i dont use them but i dont do fancy flourishes.

A lot of these gaffs would be great if only they were made in regular bicycle stock!

whats the best gaff that comes with it

some gaffs are beautiful but....


.... BUT I DONT UNDERSTAND why they are not selled whith a normal series GRRR

hugh wrote:whats the best gaff that comes with it

i love the skull, and the king whith blooded sword