Arcane is crafted by Louis Paul Productions and it is a really beautiful version of Harold Voit’s Magic Puzzle often known as Merlin’s Magic Elixir. This effect is often confused with Winston’s Freer’s Tile Puzzle or Tile Deal, and although the effect is almost the same the method is quite different. When comparing Arcane with …
A great looking and a little disturbing deck from Christopher Taylor and Taylor Imagineering. The cards are perfectly produced complete with a booklet of profiles for 54 serial killers. There are many killers from all over the world you have never heard of, but you can quickly get up to speed by reading the included …
5 out of 5 This effect was renamed Flyaway Discs in December 1972 as Alan realized it clashed with the name of an effect called “Flight of Gold” released by Roy Roth of R.A.R. Magic (c. 1970). Flight of Gold is a rare effect from the very first year Alan began his Mini-Magic business in …
Mike Rose creates some great small run, custom items and I just picked-up his latest releases. This one is his Mysterious Paddle Set which includes five different paddles made from solid cherry wood. The five paddle routines are detailed very clearly on high quality, photo-illustrated instruction sheets that could easily be part of book which …
5 out of 5 This was invented by János Bartl from Hamburg in Germany c. 1934, and licensed to Davenport’s in April 1934 to sell under the name Demon Wonder Box. It was marketed in the 8th issue of the Demon Telegraph, a house-magazine from Davenport. In the early versions like this one only two …
If you are a fan of Al Stanger’s Miracle Poker Machine (and the Fitch Cheney effect it is based upon) then you are going to absolutely love The Poker Boy*. This is a brand new creation by Chris Wasshuber and Gaetan Bloom: The Bloom Miracle Poker Machine. It can do everything that Al Stanger’s Miracle …
5 out of 5 If you are a fan of Al Stanger’s Miracle Poker Machine (and the Fitch Cheney effect it is based upon) then you are going to absolutely love The Poker Boy*. This is a brand new creation by Chris Wasshuber and Gaetan Bloom: The Bloom Miracle Poker Machine. It can do everything …
Based on the write-up below it appears Mark Stevens really likes this product 🙂 I do too which is why I decided to put it behind the bar at The Porcupine. Although I almost never perform magic to an audience after a few drinks – this is precisely the sort of effect I could see …
There seems to be quite a lot of buzz around this item. The props are nicely made and it looks very effective. You can show five cards and they can freely pick any one and it will have the words on it you choose. The gimmick is quite clever. Very versatile. If you need to …
5 out of 5 Created by Nick Ruggiero and Rich Bloch from an idea by Woody Pitman. This is another of the amazing effects created by Nick and Rich in the early days of Collectors’ Workshop and for some reason has not been remade since George Robinson took over, and so they are quite rare …