The Blurb
Philip Ryan has been performing his postcard routine for many years. In this version, you show the spectator a list of 30 countries -they have a COMPLETELY FREE CHOICE of any country. You then fan the postcards showing that their choice is the ONLY ONE FACE DOWN in the packet. The spectator can pull out the card and they will see it is theirs. The great thing about this is that they can change their mind at any time and their final choice will be the one face down amongst the face up postcards.
NO FORCE
FREE CHOICE of any 30 different countries
EASY TO DO
This can be performed on stage or close-up and completely surrounded.
There are MANY different ways to use these postcards. If used in combination with Philip Ryan’s DESTINATION (Svengali postcards that made to match), then you have an amazing series of routines — you can perform with both stacks.
Comes complete with:
Gimmick postcards
Download tutorial with various performance ideas for stand-up and close-up situations
NOTE: TV rights not included with purchase. Please contact VORTEX MAGIC for TV rights.
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Jheff's Guide
WHAT IT IS:
Gimmick with routine(s) included
HOW ACCURATE OR COMPLETE THE BLURB IS:
What’s not mentioned is that the participant does get an absolute free choice of one of the postcard destinations, but the choice is made from a list. It is this ungimmicked and examinable list, which I find to be quite clever, that enables you to do the routine with no mental work whatsoever.
SET-UP AND RE-SET:
The postcards are set and ready to go right out of the box and the re-set simply involves putting the chosen postcard back in the stack in the proper position.
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED THAT YOU NEED OR NEED TO KNOW:
The PDF list of postcard locations, which is also shown on the video, is embarrasingly filled with errors. You’ll have to create your own which will only take a few minutes. (There may be an updated PDF and/or video by the time you read this.)
SUITABLE VENUES:
Close-up, Parlour, Stage, Walkaround
JHEFF’S JUDGMENT:
This is a simple, clever idea of combining the Invisible Deck with postcards from around the world. It packs flat, plays big (and small), and is definitely worth adding to your mentalism arsenal.