> Past Present Future (2015) by Rick Lax

Great trick. Bad batch Report this review
Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on December 3rd, 2017
Iv been wanting to buy this effect ever since it came out. I had a feeling of the method but still like how it was presented and custom cards. So I eventually got it. Cards a good quality, strong sturdy. Nice detail to them. Ricks teaching is great as always breaks it down step by step.

Unfortunately for me the deck didn't work as described. Without revealing the method, the deck has to be broken in, which is fine considering things and you expect that and ricks shows you what to do. Even after I did it several times the deck was doing things I couldn't control. Things it shouldn't do if it was constructed 100%. This is the only thing I can say without revealing the method. Maybe I got a bad batch and unfortunately for me I would have no confidence in performing this without flashing.

With the trick being titled as the greatest trick rock has created, maybe they should have limited to maybe 100 people so wasn't mass produced and thing alike this wouldn't happen.

If your thinking about buying it I would highly recommend it. It's a brilliant effect, great video and teaching, I just got a bad batch as I said.

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MentalizeMe
Dec 20th 2018 9:19am
If you actually own this then you'll know what you are saying is crazy talk. Attention potential purchasers, if you are a professional this is a no brainer. If you're a hobbyist, this is a no brainer. There is no such thing as a bad batch with this effect because of the method itself.

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big_dan
May 16th 2023 7:52am
Surely bad applications of the gimmick or it wears out affects the method?

My main issue is r&s is something I avoid due to having mixed results it not using it every day and I don't want something that could fail because the gimmick has worn out.

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kuglio
May 16th 2023 8:45pm
Any magician worth his salt knows how to maintain r&s cards.Of course the special something wears thin over time.Nothing lasts forever except the fact that Elvis will always be the King.To rejuvenate my deck to 100% pristine working order takes me 30 minutes & they are ready to go for another 50 performances.Once you learn how to handle them properly, they should rarely or never flash.

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