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Tipple - Vinny Sagoo The Hype: A SMASH hit at the Portsmouth Day of Magic! Tipple is a super easy and fully examinable mental miracle! Effect: You show 7 different cards with various drinks ranging from Vodka to White Wine. The spectator MENTALLY selects a drink of their choice, SHUFFLES the cards and places them face down on the table. You have NO idea what drink they are thinking of. You then introduce a small bottle cap and ask the spectator to mentally spell out the letters of their drink, whilst you randomly move the bottle cap across several cards. When they get to the last letter, they call out STOP. You then state that it would be impossible if 'Your Drink', was actually under the bottle cap, to which they agree. You turn over the bottle cap and it has the words, YOUR DRINK printed under the cap (sigh). You then ask what drink they were MENTALLY thinking of and when the actual card is turned over, it is their DRINK! Super easy to do No reset No moves Self-working Fully examinable Learn in a matter of minutes!
My Take: Some people take an old trick or principle, give it a new coat of paint and take credit for it. Sometimes it it good and sometimes it isn't. Vinny Sagoo has done it up right with this release. He tells you right up front that it is based on an old trick by Royal Heath. As soon as I watched the demo video, I knew exactly how it was done. So I don't think this is a magician fooler but it will kill the average lay audience. All Vinny has taken credit for here is the new coat of paint. Tipple is actually a variation of the old clock trick. You have seen it both with numbers and words. This is the words version. You get the necessary specially printed cards. Instruction is through both an online video (which cannot be downloaded) and a booklet. I truly wish more releases followed this format. I don't know hat many videos I've watched multiple times so I could make the notes I needed to learn the trick. This is a very nice touch. I wouldn't use this in a full show but if you are going out for the night and just want to toss a trick to do into your pocket, this would be a good choice. If you are in a group with adult beverages being served, this will definitely kill. I think I would be comfortable with a repeat but only once. If you do walk around, only do this every other table so the climax is not tipped. The method here could not be easier. The specially made cards hold a secret (you can probably guess what that is) and it should fly right by your average audience. They should be able to quickly examine the cards. I wouldn't leave them with your spectator for a long time but a quick lookover will definitely not tip your secret. You can learn the trick pretty much right out of the box but I would suggest some serious practice first so you can pick the right drink. There are zero sleights but observation is necessary so make sure you are comfortable with this before the performance. If you have poor vision, this might not be for you. If you don't, buy this and have fun. Vinny seems to be a fairly new name in the field but everything I have seen by him is clever and the props are well made. So, yes, I would recommend this one.
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