Review by Andy Martin for Jaks or Better by Collectors' Workshop
4 out of 5
One ahead eat your heart out!
This is a very clever application of the old one ahead principle, but dressed up so well you’d never guess. Easy to do. The basic effect is for the magician to reveal what a spectator freely wrote on a card and sealed in an envelope between two plates dangling from a chain.
Its simplicity and elegance will keep you kicking yourself!
Review by Andy Martin for Collector's Edition Okito Box Set by Viking Mfg.
5 out of 5
Very Beautiful Set of Coin Boxes
If you’re into coin magic you can’t go far wrong than with these beautiful, heavy gold plated set from Viking Magic. George Robinson did a wonderful job in creating these. Only 50 were made I believe.
Review by Andy Martin for Collector's Card Box by Mikame Craft
4 out of 5
Pretty box – the sort Magician’s love!
This is a very pretty box from Mikame Craft. It isn’t gimmicked in anyway, but is perfect for having a spectator stab anywhere in the deck to choose their card.
If you’re like me a well made card box is always fun to have, and this one fits the bill beautifully.
Review by Andy Martin for Collector's Double Card Box by Mikame Craft
4 out of 5
Another wondeful Card Box from Mikame
Another beautifully made card box from Mikame Craft. It isn’t gimmicked in anyway, but great for do as I do and double prediction effects. Comes with a cool routine where the spectator actually names the two chosen cards.
Review by Andy Martin for Tele-Vision Box by Mephisto-Huis
5 out of 5
Wonderful method and convincing too!
This is a beautiful piece of magic. It has a method that is clever so magicians like it, and it is clean and convincing so audiences like it.
What more could you ask for – the woodwork is also first class!
The basic effect is you show two nested boxes with 4 blocks. You leave the room and ask the spectator to arrange the blocks in any order in the inner box. Then place the smaller box inside the larger and close them up.
On your return without opening either box or any funny moves you can discern the exact order of the blocks. The inner box itself is opaque and there is no way you can see inside, but when placed inside the larger box this puts it into the miracle class!
Review by Andy Martin for Spirit Cabinet by Alan Warner
5 out of 5
On my word!
Well I am very, very lucky to have this beautiful piece. Alan Warner himself gave me this, from his own personal collection, as a thank-you for the new website I built to showcase his magic warner.qualitymagic.com. This was a most wonderful surprise, since this is one of his very early teak pieces, that he discontinued years ago.
The effect is simple but beautiful of course. For full details click here.
This really is a very beautiful piece – did I say I was very, very pleased to receive this today? Thank-you Alan very much!
Review by Andy Martin for Wizard's Chess by Lee Woodside
4 out of 5
Harry Potter I presume?
Harry Potter is such a huge success, anything that reminds people of it can be bathed with similar success! And what better scene to remember than the final showdown of Wizard’s Chess?
That clever guy Lee Woodside came up with this great routine that is simple to do but really quite a fooler. The basic premise of the effect is that you show a box of chess pieces that fought bravely in a recent game of Wizard’s Chess. You turn your back and ask the spectator to choose one of the broken pieces and conceal it in their fist. Without facing the audience the performer of course is able to divulge their chosen piece.
The method is simple, but works. Lee Woodside has a quite amazing list of interesting and unusal effects, click here for some examples.
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