When I first received the trick, it became clear very soon into the tutorial that the gimmicks are unfinished. Even though there is some DIY and a little bit of assembly involved, the card box was supposed to already have a feature that was missing. This feature is a MAJOR requirement just for the trick to work. The card box was also missing a hole for the string. So were the small plastic coin bags. The card box was also missing the adhesive strip to assemble the bottom flap. But this and the missing holes are nothing compared to the major thing missing from the card box. Penguin sent me a replacement. Guess what? The replacement is exactly the same defective set of missing things as the original I received. I don't blame Penguin. I blame Smagic Productions. Someone else posted a review here that they too received an incomplete gimmick and had to send the trick back. So I'm assuming that someone at Smagic, or their subcontractor, screwed up big time and let out a whole bunch of unfinished gimmicks. If so, that's a big, BIG problem. In that case, I feel sorry for Penguin; they will have to issue a refund for every one of these that they sell, until Smagic gets their act together.

This is a very visual in your face effect. The video is ok as far as quality goes but you will have some DIY to do but it is not hard at all. I gave it a four because the one that I received is incomplete and I have to send it back. Be careful that yours is complete when you get it. Other than that this is a very nice amd easy effect.

This is indeed a perplexing mystery. The illusion is fantastic and looks good from just about any angle. The one limitation is that the box is not examinable however you can flash it and it looks OK. The heat is also more on the bag and coin so with decent audience management skills or a switch, you can blow their minds. Clever method.

Yeah, you do you have to complete the gimmick yourself which is a bit of a drag, but the DIY is simple and a one time deal- 10 mins tops. The ad says that you end clean- not quite true- you cannot hand the box out at any point though it looks normal from the outside. However, the effect looks great and is utterly inexplicable. You could perhaps do a switch while they examine the coin and bag, which is where the initial heat is on after the effect, if you feel the need to clean up.

All in all, this is a cool effect and can really wow people.