Even though the mechanics of the trick is not new to those involved in card magic, the idea of the trick is clever; I mean to use Houdini in a routine is always great.

To add a bit of history of magic with any routine adds a sense of interest and intrigue to the spectators. I'm sure many will use this for Halloween, and any atmosphere requiring a bit of mystery in it...

In a nutshell: brilliant concept, and I recommend it...highly...

I like this, but I think the problem with Rick's presentation is it starts with only two cards and ends with three. I just think that plot needs to be thought out a bit more. I realize that this is not one of the provided cards, but I think it would be stronger if the performer were to produce a Houdini card from an impossible location, such as under the seat of the participant, in someone's purse, etc.

There are very few tricks that I can say that I absolutely love. I saw the advertisement videos and thought "hey that seems to be a pretty cool little trick." When I started to preform it I fell in love with it. Not only is it really fun to preform, the reactions blew me away! People really like this trick. Plus another great feature with this trick is that it plays just as BIG for little kids as it does for adults and that's always great to have in ones repertoire. In fact I just ordered a second set so I'll have a back-up set, because this trick is going to be getting a lot of use from me.

This trick is hard hitting for an audience. They don't get emotionally involved with packet tricks, but they do with this one.

Plus, it looks so fair. No strange moves, or long wounded patter. Using the padlock, as was done in the demo, is a nice touch, but it really hits hard if they hold the Houdini card face down in their hand.

Don't pass this one by. It's a winner!

Paul Richards has better handling but for someone new, You will be rewinding a lot it is already hard to learn from him, The speed he teaches at, He doesn't break down the trick good enough, He should be more specific and slower.

The cards are well made and the trick and handling is quite fun. It would definitely be a fun routine to keep in the wallet.

GREAT TIME FOR HOUDINI CARD TRICK,
SEEING HOW HE WAS THE KING OF CARDS
BEFORE BECOMING AN ESCAPE ARTIST. I
WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO THANK JON
ALLEN & ELMWOOD MAGIC FOR GOING THE
EXTRA MILE ON CREATING THIS TRICK. I
ADDED MY OWN VERSION OF MAKING HOUDINI
APPEAR BACK MAGICALLY FOR THE FINALE.
HAVING FUN WITH THIS ONE, BUY ONE NOW
AND GO PERFORM IT BEFORE HALLOWEEN.
YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID.