First, Paul teaches the required card handling thoroughly and completely. I'm not a big fan of
Sandwich effects so that loses a star for me, and the claim to introducing a new method doesn't sit
well with me. This didn't fool me or surprise me in the least, although I've been doing card magic a
long time. Second star gets lost because I expected more of a patter tie-in to a Tolkien-like story.
I suppose, "Middle" refers to the selection appearing in the middle of the Jokers. Still I expected
more for the price and the title. $4.95 would be a more apt price point I believe.
On the
plus side, this is a very clean handling with minimal sleight of hand. It should work well for a
beginner to get some basic card handling skills under their belt with a nice effect.