> Brain Child by Kyle Purnell

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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 8th, 2022
~Qucik Review~

Handling - Easy - 9/10
Plot - 7//10
Deck - 10/10
Instructions - 9/10

(Note this routine is not for everyone, don't leave bad reviews just because it's not for you)

~Longer Review~

Before I get too into this. You get a deck of cards premade to perform the routine, but you can build your own very easily, and even easier if you wish to remove the Brainwave kicker.

Once you know the secret, you will just stop and think. Damn! That's good. This routine is almost self-working. There are some bits you can add for higher impact and convincers, but you don't need to. There are a couple of things you have to do to accomplish the routine, but nothing really hard.

I like the structure of the plot as it curves away from a traditional pick a card trick. One thing I hear a lot is when I start up a card trick, someone in the group I'm performing for will often times say "Oh I've seen this one" or "Oh I know this one" Don't get me wrong, I've used that to make some extra money lol. But I do get it a fair amount. This is a great way to shift the moment and get them more invested. It's almost an ACAAN Plot But with a brainwave aspect that really kicks people in the teeth.

As mentioned earlier, you do get a deck, but you can probably build one before your deck even comes in the mail. You can use almost a deck to make the "Gimmicked" Deck. I use Gimmick in "" for a reason. as it is but isn't really a gimmicked deck. And you can if you want, use the deck in the end as normalish deck. Now you'll learn during watching the explanation what kinds of decks or what you'll need to make your own Just in case you want something fancier than a standard deck of bikes.

Now for the instructions. With a runtime of around 45 mins or so, Kyle teaches you everything you need to know in as much detail as needed. Including some tips and convincers, he uses to increase the impact of the routine. Along with showing where you can eliminate some sleights just in case you're not big on sleights. The Resolution isn't the greatest but I've come to expect that, and it's not filled with a bunch of filler elements like a lot of products these days. It has a nice intro, shows performances, and teaches the routine+ and that's it. It does what it needs to do.

As I mentioned in the note above. In magic, not everything is for everyone and I often see people who will leave a nasty negative review on a product because it was not for them. I've seen someone leave a bad review on a trick that you can tell is stupid sleight heavy, but they don't do sleights and assumed it was self-working. Reviews should be helpful to other people. Not a place to complain about a product.

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pokerlife
Jun 29th 2022 11:57pm
THATS WHAT A REVIEW IS.. HOW I FEEL ABOUT SOMETHING. IF I DONT LIKE WEIRD SLIGHTS AND THOUGHT IT WAS SELF WORKING THATS MY OPINION. I gave this 2 stars and they have yet to post my review.

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kaplan123
Jun 30th 2022 5:37pm
If the trick's that good, and that "Powerful" etc, how come the "PLOT", which is really the 'meat" of any trick, only rates a "7"?

Just curious on what you subtracted 3 points for?

Thanks!
JK

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drdanny
Oct 26th 2023 1:22pm
Seriously...why 7/10 for plot?

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