"Royal-T" by Gordon Bean is a brilliant take on the classic Three-Card Monte. It is a well-constructed routine with a solid three-act structure, perfect for strolling or mix-and-mingle environments. It uses an unusual gaff you've probably never seen before. For this reason, it's a shame you don't get a spare. However, this is the only bad thing I have to say about this release!

The trick begins with a simple game of Three-Card Monte. You show three cards: the Queen of Hearts, the Three of Hearts, and the Three of Clubs. The spectator is asked to follow the Queen, but you quickly transpose the cards, making it impossible to keep track of the money card.

Next, you make the Three of Hearts appear to jump from hand to hand. The spectator is convinced that you're cheating but doesn't know how!

In the final phase, the Three of Clubs is put in an envelope, the Three of Hearts is discarded on the table, and you hold the Queen. In an instant, the Three of Clubs is in your hand, the Three of Hearts is found inside the envelope, and the Queen is on the table!

The teaching quality for this trick is excellent. Nick Locapo does a great job of explaining the method. The video tutorial is clear, concise, and easy to follow. However, crediting could be improved; the gaff is original to Gordon, but the final phase was inspired by "Now Look Here" by Chad Long.

Overall, "Royal-T" is a great magic trick. It is well-constructed, easy to learn, and sure to impress your audience. I highly recommend it. I didn't give it 5 stars because once the gaff wears out, you can only perform it if Penguin starts offering refills (or if you buy another copy of the trick).

This is a real fun trick. Products are good quality. Allows a carry in pocket, rapid 3-card monte routine that quickly resets in its enclosed envelope. The move sequences are easy to master with the good download instructions, but will require a little practice. Nothing the advanced beginner can't handle.

As a hobby's and someone who does enjoy a packet trick, when I 1st watched the demo for this, I didn't think I would like it. Partly because I understood the method and gimmick. One of my biggest problems is thinking about tricks from a Magicians point of view, instead of a layman's POV. This is a habit I'm trying to break, and this trick exemplifies why.

This trick kills. It's very easy, and Nick does an amazing job teaching it. The format he uses to teach this trick is something I hope Penguin uses as a template for all tutorials. Showing all the moves without any breaksown, then a break down of all the moves, then finally, a clean version with patter. Just a brilliant way to teach a trick.

Now to the trick itself. The only thing I don't like is ending dirty. That said, if you understand basic crowd control, this shouldn't be an issue. If it is, Nick teaches a way to switch out the cards if that's something you're worried about.

I have thoroughly enjoyed doing this trick and I think it's a 98/100 and the 2% off is because you end dirty. A minor gripe is not including 3 ungimmicked cards, which wasn't a big deal for me as I have a lot of spare cards, but I imagine some might not want to pull 3 matching cards from a new deck. Again, that's only if you want to switch them out which I haven't had to do, but I'm ready to do so if needed.

Hands down, this is well worth your money and time and if you put time into learning the moves, which are really not even moves, you will be very happy with the results.

So as a fan of 3-card Monte, I have Skinners, Penguin, non-gaffed and others, I'll say that Royal-T is right up there with the best. The cards and envelopes are high quality. The routine is solid. The teaching is a bit quirky, and you really need to follow along closely to get the sequence and cadence down. But once mastered, this is a really good trick. Easy-instant reset. Switching out the cards at the end makes it even better for the grabby-hands syndrome, but then again as magicians, we really should be managing our audiences and not handing out our props in an effort to be proven wrong.

Overall Royal-T is highly recommended.

This is an excellent three card monte trick. It does leave the spectator’s jaw hanging open. Once you actually learn it, the phases all work well together. However, the down side is this trick is that it needed to be accompanied with written instructions, phase by phase. The video instructions were “wobbly “ at best. So, I went essentially frame by frame, and wrote down the steps. You have to learn phase one first. Then once you have it understood, move to the next phase. Even Nick was getting himself confused.

I love this one, quick simple and very impressive

It came today. I like it already. I followed a long with the silent part of the video tutorial that Nick did and got it instantly. Nick is a great instructor. Hes easy to understand and follow along with. If you like 3 Card Monte, you will like this one. I have two tricks from Gordon Bean so far. This and Entourage. I like them both. I'm definitely going to buy more of his tricks.
Thank you, Penguin Magic !

This is a wonderful monte trick with only three cards. The routine has multiple magic moments, and the final reveal is killer. The video instruction by Nick is outstanding, and the methods require only modest handling skills (essentially no slight of hand). Great fun.

The one and only Monte I carry always with me!
It's easy and even for a 7oth easy to remember....
Congratulations

Diesen Trick sollte man unbedingt dabei haben.
Als Zuschauer muss man der Meinung sein,dass
Zauberei im Spiel ist. Verblüffend langsam am Tisch.
Nicht zu durchschauen !!

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