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Bulldog by Joel Dickinson (Instant Download)


A groundbreaking new method. A card in full view SINCE BEFORE THE TRICK is the card your spectator SIGNS DURING THE TRICK. START LEARNING NOW.
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"Joel Dickinson is an amazing talent, his magic and mentalism creations are all simple, powerful, but most of all they are practical too!" - Michael Murray

"Bulldog is a perfect example of Joels brilliant thinking. It’s a genius solution that is both practical & deviously clever. Workers will be immediately adding this gem to their repertoires!" - David Jonathan

"Bulldog is clever, practical and incredibly devious. I can not wait to start working this." - Dave Loosely

"The most pocket friendly signed card to impossible location ever. Its a real worker, completely innocent props and a double revelation. Joel has smashed it again." - Matthew Cope

"I am super impressed by the thinking here. Wish I had thought of it!" -Matt Johnson

"Joel always comes up with practical, direct methods for strong effects and Bulldog is no exception." -Ben Williams

"The second I saw this, I knew I would be using it! It’s simple, versatile and soo damn clever! I absolutely love it, and so will everyone else! Get it! It’s GOLD!" -Jamie Daws

When choosing a closer for your card magic set, there are a few things to take into consideration:

You need this final effect to be incredibly powerful, memorable, impossible and it's REALLY nice if you can include a call back to the beginning of your set so your act comes full circle to give you an automatic applause cue and a resolved finish.

BULLDOG by Joel Dickinson ticks all of the above boxes. It can be used as a stand alone effect, or as the final phase to ANY signed card routine!

The best part is that it's SUPER easy to make with a couple items you already have at home, it resets in seconds and you can use the same gimmick over and over and over and over! (It'll take a long time to wear out, and when it does, it will take just a minute or two to make a new one!)

Here's what happens; you show two folded cards clipped together (use a bulldog clip, a paperclip, a peg - Anything!) at the beginning of your set. You isolate this 'prediction' in a wine glass, or leave it in the middle of the table as you proceed to perform your other favourite tricks.

As your set comes to a close you draw attention back to the clipped cards. You remove the clip (which is examinable, by the way) and open the first card. This card predicts the card that they selected at the top of the act! **Hit One**

You then open up the second card, or hand it to a spectator to open and unbelievably, it is the signed card that they saw lost in the deck just moments before! **K.O.**

Seeing Joel perform BULLDOG when we shot this was a dream come true - When you're shooting magic videos you NEED to be shooting the hardest hitting effects possible to get those HUGE reactions. BULLDOG definitely fit the bill and it was a lot of fun to see how FLOORED every group was when Joel closed his set with this!

A few things to consider:

- This will work with any deck of cards.

- Joel has worked this countless times, so you'll be learning everything you need to know to go out and perform this with a just tiny bit of practice.

- You don't have to use a bulldog clip, it could be anything that can hold two cards together.

- For mentalists, with a bit of thought this could easily work as a confabulation or prediction of any kind if you use business cards.

- The secret is diabolical, they will never figure this one out; it looks even better in person than it does on video.


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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 7th, 2019
I always have a paperclip attached to my card box and perform my own version. This is a great routine that takes the Jay Sankey effect one step further by also predicting the card they will choose. The gimmick is very smart. My concern is that there is a lot more work involved here for no additional payoff. By using two cards, I find this version less direct than the original. If you're not familiar with Sankey's effect and enjoyed the trailer, you'll love this. If you're not as bold or experienced, perhaps this is the version for you because it is extremely clean. Keep in mind there is an important move that will require a fair amount of practice. If you're already familiar with this type of routine, I think you'll find this one a bit too cumbersome.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 9th, 2019
This is pretty clever, I would not have guessed the method used. This is a clean card switching method. You end with only 2 cards folded, there's nothing extra to ditch. The video is around 27 minutes and explains the moves needed to pull this off. They even show you how to make the folds look more precise.
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A piece of impossible-ness. Worth looking into. Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 11th, 2019
I liked the premise of this trick. To me, it's super strong. A prediction that matches the card they signed then the card shows up already there.

Would have liked it A LOT more if you could repeat it for table hopping. That's my only complaint.

But for a more formal kind of show this will KICK A**!!!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 9th, 2019
This is clever thinking. Another reviewer criticized the effect for being over complicated, especially when compared with Jay Sankey's 'Paperclipped'. That's a good point but I personally think this effect's real strength is in the fact that the spectator is lulled into a somewhat relaxed state once the first card is shown to match his selection. When the second card turns out to BE his actual signed card, the impact is greater because of the first reveal. (At least that's what I think.) I usually try not to review an effect unless I've actually tried it out on an audience first (hence the 4 stars), but I do think this one is simple enough in it's concept and explanation that I can safely say I plan to use this one.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on July 9th, 2019
That's what I feel Joel did with this trick. I'm all for simplicity. The more superfluous the moves become, the greater becomes the distance which is created between the audience and your magic. You don't want that.

There is no reason to include a 2nd card revelation. It's superfluous and unnecessary within the context of the trick. Its only reason for rudely intruding and stealing the spotlight from the signed card is because the method is heavy-handed, bulky, way too much work and needless effort...and the method requires it. An easier method which accomplishes the same thing and uses two cards with magnets is GEE by geemagic.com and doesn't require having to make new gimmicks.

As you've no doubt read by now, you can accomplish the very same effect with "Paperclipped" by Jay Sankey. I've been performing magic for over 40 years and Paperclipped is one of my go-to effects. It's so elegantly simple in its method and presentation. It does, however, have a flaw which Bulldog corrects.

The "Fold" can trip you up if it's not identical to the tabled card. That's why I score the entire deck. No force necessary. You might also consider learning the new Back Peddle Fold by Sumer Seth, or KFC by Michael Kaminskas which is an easier version of the Mercury Fold.

The biggest reason that I will never perform Bulldog is because you have to make a new gimmick each time. Takes a few minutes...which I don't care to spend when Paperclipped is so much easier.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 9th, 2019
I may have overlooked this effect and so glad I didn't.

The thinking behind this is super and the routiine has been created so that the audience focus is for the mots part drawn away from where you don't want them to look.

Making the 'special something' is well explained and when you see how it will fly in performance you'll be more than happy to have spent the short time it takes to make.

Joel explains the routine clearly and if you pay close attention to the demonstration you'll see how his easy presentation style creates a magical flow.

I short this is a super routine and well worth your time and investment.

Nice on Joel, this is a practical workable effect that when you stop to think about is very magical and difficult to back-track. (watch the spectators reaction in the demo!!).



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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 8th, 2019
Obviously you have to want to do a folded, signed card trick to like this one. But if that's your bag, this is a very cool effect that can be achieved with just a little work.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 8th, 2019
This is VERY deceptive - and all of the steps are natural so it looks great. There is some work involved, but, again, it's all worth it.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 7th, 2019
I like this effect. I had an idea watching the demo as to how it worked but, all in all, I think the handling is pretty optimized and smooth. A couple of guilty looking hand movements but those can be smoothed out in time. The teaching is clear and I appreciated the close ups they did for the more intricate work. The gimmick is easy enough to make but it’s a bit angle sensitive at certain times. Not a dealbreaker but crowd control could come into play here.

All in all, I will be performing this as it’s a solid miracle and works well into other effects.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 7th, 2019
This is a terrific effect with one of the most professionally taught routines I have seen on Penguin (sorry if this is a repeat review. I don't think my first 'click' went through). Joel Dickinson has crafted an ingenious routine that is sure to entertain and amaze. Instruction is well done from the gimmick to the card handling. Bulldog will take a bit of practice. But once mastered, it will be a part of your repertoire.
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