Featured Product

CONSTRUCTO

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$175

The Blurb

Imagine materializing in your hand a thought-of card, even before knowing its identity!

“Constructo” is a fresh approach to the thought-of-card plot that combines visual magic with astonishing mentalism. Created by the Thinking Paradox team, known for bestsellers like “Clear Choice” and “Unliftable”.

Key points:

  • The card is not forced. Spectators make free choices and can even change their minds at any moment.
  • You don’t need to know the card in advance. The card appears in your empty hand even before the spectator names it!
  • No switches or indexes. Forget about complicated memorization.
  • No clothing restrictions. No sleeves or clothing gimmicks are used.
  • Super easy to do. The appearance is very clean, visual, and easy to do.
  • Technically, it’s almost as easy as opening and closing your hand.
  • Angle-proof. Works great for close-up or stage. You can perform it for a small group completely surrounded or in front of hundreds of spectators.
  • Ready to go. High quality pre-made gimmicks are included. They are made with super durable materials. They will last forever!
  • No preparation required. It resets automatically at the end. Just put it in your pocket, and you’ll be ready to perform it anytime.
  • Everything happens in real-time, without assistants or preshow.

Each unit has been handcrafted in Spain with great care and supervised one-by-one.

Important: the gimmick comes in blue Bicycle playing cards.

Jheff's Guide

WHAT IT IS:
Effect with Props

HOW ACCURATE OR COMPLETE THE AD COPY IS:
It is accurate enough.

SET-UP AND RE-SET:
The reset involves folding the card up and putting it back in your pocket.

WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED THAT YOU NEED OR NEED TO KNOW:
The ad copy describes a very magical routine, but you do not have to use the included gimmick that allows you to make the card appear in your empty hand. You can certainly just show one card in your hand from the very beginning which will make it a solid mentalism routine. Also, you can see Adrian Carratala perform this in Season 8 of Penn & Teller Fool Us.

SUITABLE VENUES:
Close-up, Parlor, Stage, Walkaround, Internet

JHEFF’S JUDGMENT:
This will certainly not be everyone’s cup of tea, as this will seem to many to be an overpriced card trick, but this version of this effect is a direct and clean piece of mentalism which uses a handmade, durable gimmick (and you don’t have to make it appear in your empty hand; it can openly be there from the start). There are no sleights and this is angle-proof. Consider this to be a Rolls-Royce of this type of routine. It’s not a must have, but it has a few non-essential nuances that make it a more elegant way to perform this.