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Daryl's Ambitious Card


Get HUGE reactions when you perform this high-impact routine. You'll learn how to perform the trick as seen on TV, and you'll learn much more! Highly Recommended!
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A signed card is placed into the center of the deck. With a snap of the magician's fingers the card travels to the top of the deck.

The Ambitious Card is one of those rare things in magic - a "perfect" effect. It is quick and easy to understand, yet has variations limited only by your imagination. The performance transcends all language barriers and can be as simple or as complicated as you wish. Freestyle routining makes this effect a little like playing jazz - once you have mastered the basic theme, you can weave in and out of it to create a unique and personalized rendition for each performance.

Here, you have the chance to witness the live performance of Daryl�s entire gold medal-winning F.I.S.M. routine. Daryl also demonstrates and explains dozens of additional tips and subtleties he has created and refined over many years to allow you to be the best you can be! And, for the first time ever, Daryl reveals the real work on the most amazing finale to this routine - Daryl�s Ultimate Ambition Improved!

Contents Include:

**Daryl�s Gold Medal F.I.S.M. Routine**

�Riffle Shuffle Control �Triple Lift �Snap Double Lift (Larry Jennings) �The Double Lift Build Up (Verne Chesbro) �Brrrrtttt! (Bruce Elliott) �The Top Change �For The Unambitious (Edward Marlo) �The Double Whammo �Deck Switch (Daryl) �The Bluff Pass (Paul LePaul) �Topper (Frank Garcia & Bill Spooner) �Tilted and Turned �Up the Falls �Thin Ambitious �Ultimate Ambition Improved (Daryl)

Additional Techniques...

�Control Knockout �The Center Double Lift (Jack Avis) �The Hofzinser Spread Pass (J.N. Hofzinser) �To Boldly Go �The Push-In Change �The Ambitious Miracle Change The Tip-Over Change �The Tiltless Tilt �Bluff Insertion from the Front �The Daily Leaper �The Impromptu Duplicate �Four-Fifths of the Truth �Ambitious Movie �A One-Handed Sequence �Mexican Turnover Top Change Second Deal �Diminishing Lift Sequence �Flustration Count �The Trick That Fooled Houdini �The Gaffless Houdini-Fooler �Nothing Changes �The Ambitious Twins �Ambitious One Way �The Paintbrush Change �The Pop-Up Card

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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 6th, 2010
Hi! This is your official PenguinMagic reviewer, B_Magic.

Daryl's Ambitious Card DVD is a must have for all card workers! ADD TO CART NOW! Finish this review after.

I learned Daryl's Ambitious Card from his book, Ambitious Card Omnibus, many many years ago, and it continues to be a staple in my magic performances to this day. The effect is classic, killer, and amazing. This video is exactly like the book, with the benefit of being able to see and enjoy the trick and its many fantastic qualities for yourself.

There are many phases you can put into an ambitious card routine, and you are going to learn a lot here. I give it 4 stars because I'm always a little wary about videos. When I learn this from the book, I was able to easily put my own patter and style into it, because honestly I had no other choice. With video, it's harder because of the temptation to mirror exactly what you see (because Daryl does it so good). You have to actually work hard NOT to do exactly the same performance as Daryl with this.

It's a great video and should be purchased. If you are reading this review then you should ADD TO CART right now. You'll love it.

B_Magic
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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 8th, 2010
This is the ultimate resource for the Ambitious card routine. Not only does daryl present a full routine to you, but more importantly he gives you the tools and techniques to create your own or adjust a routine you may perform. Daryl is a master of his craft.
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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 5th, 2010
Daryl's ambitious card routine is one of the best out there. There is so much stuff packed into this DVD it's crazy. Daryl goes into pretty good detail when explaining the trick and after you watch it you'll come away with a pretty good routine. Get it for the tied up deck. The cards are tied, you put the card in the middle and it still gets to the top. A great find.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 2nd, 2010
Daryl DVD's are always great value.

Daryl does his performance (live) then step by step explains the performance. You do need to construct a gimmick to do the final phase, but it's very straight forward to make, and if you want to you could purchase it. And as per usual Daryl provides many extra techniques and moves to modify and add to your ambitious card routine.

The presentation is great, great lighting and camera work.

A top quality DVD.
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Everything you need to know about Ambitious Card Report this review
Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on May 28th, 2003
I first get to see an Ambitious Card routine performed on David Blaine's programme, and boy was I impressed - especialy the pop-up card effect done as a finale. Even as I get to know the secrets behind some of the moves subsequently, I still went ahead to buy this DVD, and it was worth every penny. Daryl once again delivered much more than I expected. His routine was simply top-notch. Not only did he explain every move behind his award-winning routine (including the finale using rope), he also explain lots of other moves that he did not use, but were commonly employed by other magicians (including the amazing pop-up card effect). And the good thing is - many of these moves are not restricted to just Ambitious Card routine. Once you learn them, you can use them in many other card tricks as well. In conclusion, this video really packs a huge punch!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 3rd, 2010
this not only had daryl's award winning acr, but it has millions of different moves. if your thinking of making your own acr, buy this dvd. he also has an idea of the best ambitious card climax in the world, i think. the only downside, is that its extremely tiring to make that gimmick.
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Worthy of a purchase for anyone Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 27th, 2017
I think this DVD will help you start to do ambitious. I got this when I legit learned a pinky count and watched a lot of people do an ACR. I did find some good phases. I felt bored on the learning side on some stuff I knew but some of the stuff I knew was nice to get a tip or to see it done correctly. Overall if you're new GET IT if a person who just knows the plot and does a basic ACR, GET IT. If you do an ok-ish one I say still get it.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 8th, 2022
This is a great purchase for anyone who wants a visual encyclopedia of moves and plots related to the Ambitious Card. Daryl was a true master and having a definitive collection of his wisdom on the routine is well worth the money.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on January 29th, 2022
Well, actually, I wasn't even born when Dai Vernon started mastering this effect and fooled Houdini with it. All I meant is the DVD by Daryl is so thorough, and so well done, that I imagine his instruction is almost like having The Professor showing it to you himself! Great!
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Wow!!! Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on March 5th, 2015
I have received this a couple of days ago and I would have written a review a couple of days ago but I haven't stopped watching this! This dvd is amazing, Daryl is a amazing teacher. I have watched this like 50 times already and not only does it get better every time but I also learn something new every time. Ok there is your review and if you need me you know where to find me, watching this dvd. Peace
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