My Comments

Although the plot is similar to a Confabulation variation, the methodology is totally different. What I like about this is that all the props are real-world: an ID keychain and a card with words printed (or written) on it. And although the packaging includes two wish cards and two blank cards, you only use one wish card. The second is an extra and the blank cards can be customizable. The instructions are printed on a single long sheet of paper, folded into quarters to fit in the polybag along with four blank ID tags, a plastic ID tag, and a keyring.

The presentation involves narrowing down your choices of vehicles to two characteristics in three different categories. The participant chooses which one of two in each category and the keychain has the choices written on its I.D. tag. The method involves a specific handling of the wish card. In this, I think the idea is fine. I'm not sure if this is the best presentation for it, though.

My first concern is that there are only eight possible outcomes. Participants may realize this and not be that impressed. There are other effects, or methods for this type of presentation, that are far more impressive in terms of the number of outcomes than this. As always, a good presentation should be able to cover this flaw. Also, this method may be useful if combined with other methods. For instance, you can have these three characteristics chosen and then throw in a prediction of the car's price or the year the car was made. Of course, you'd use your own choice of a different method.

My second concern is that the card is not examinable for a very long period of time. I really can't believe that this will be practical for a one on one performance. I'd think the one person seeing the card three times will catch on to the method. Showing the card to three different people for each of the three characteristics, though, should work. My guess is that this method would work best for a small group.  I do confess that the above opinions are based on my examination of the materials. I have not performed it and, if and when I do, this review may change. Still, Keyed-Up is certainly an intriguing premise. This is one of those cases where the thinking behind the effect may not have gone far enough. This is not expensive at all and, for the price, it's worth having to play with, though it's not a must-have recommendation.