This is a great effect and I WOULD buy it again if anything ever happened to mine. This is
something that you will have to practice a lot to be really good at it, so you have to be up for the
challenge. The instructional video you get for this is ~4 minutes. I had to learn it by reverse
engineering YouTube performances. I really like J.S. Magic's performance of Stand Up Monte.
Anyways, I received the Ace of Spades. My Ace of Spades do not exactly match anything I can
find, whether new or old. If you are obsessive compulsive like me then this could torment you. On
the other hand, the spectator is not likely to notice and you are not going to give the cards to
them to inspect so the little differences in the Ace of Spades may not be noticeable.
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The hardest part of this is trying not to fool yourself lol.
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This trick is pretty much like the Comedy Two Card Monte, but in my opinion it is better. Plus, the
ending is a lot stronger than the two card monte. This is a classic move in magic turned into an
entertaining routine. If you aren't familiar with this trick consider adding it to your next order
and you'll be glad you did. You can expect good reactions from this trick too.
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They should tell you who is teaching on down load and this kid is not good.IT IS NOT GARRETT THOMAS
I am going to trie and get my money back.
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I received Ace of Spades (instead of Clubs, as the instructions indicated) + 3 of Diamonds, and this
makes it quite difficult to match, as the Ace of Spades has unique markings on it depending on the
specific pack purchased. In the three bicycle decks I had around the home, they all had different
things written on them (even though they were also 808 variety.
As-is, this is unusable
out of the box. I'm going to have to order some new Bicycle decks and cross my fingers that I get
one that matches this set. :(
Really wish this had included the matching regular cards as
well.
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I love this trick, I always get crazy reactions. It takes a little bit of practice, and is fairly
easy to perform. However, they don't give you the regular cards that you need, only the gimmick.
What is bad about it is that they use the Ace of spades (not the clubs, as the instruction paper
included tells you. Because it's the ace of spades (literally the card that is unique with every
deck) I have to have a regular bicycle deck in order to be able to perform it, which is a big
letdown especially if you live somewhere where it's tough to get your hands on a pack of those. The
trick is really worth it, so make sure you have a regular bicycle deck to be able to perform it. I
wish they included the cards with it, would be much easier.
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Although this will take some hours to learn the routine, it is well worth the work! Every time I
have performed this it has gotten great reactions. The included instructional video is poor, but
Oz's performance is amazing. Many reviews spoke poorly of the written instructions, but I found them
very helpful when coupled with Oz's routine.
I would recommend this trick to anyone who is
willing to put in the time to learn it and wants great reactions.
As a side note, I even
messed up the trick on two occasions and showed something I wasn't supposed to and my spectators
noticed NOTHING! Even when flashing what was not supposed to be flashed I still got them.
Add this to your routine--you won't be sorry!!!
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I love this effect, it's easy to do and engaging with the spectators. However when I first purchased
this effect the tutorial was by Garrett himself (and was far more indepth) and you received all the
cards you needed ie six now you just get two and have to supply the rest yourself. Now that might
not be an issue for most but they have to come from a new deck so they match and for some younger
magicians that is another outlay they might not have. This is essentially a packet trick and should
come ready to perform with all the required cards. Overall a great effect but a bit penny pinching
from Penguin so deduction of one star.
It's worth the money and it floors your spectators...no cons.
So magical. The best Monte routine ever.