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Deck Of Fortune -Liam Montier The Hype: THE DECK OF FORTUNE is Liam Montier's updated handling of a Paul Curry classic that will have you leaving the Invisible Deck behind in a drawer... But why? THE DECK OF FORTUNE doesn't reveal just one card. Fortune reveals ANY. THREE. NAMED. CARDS. No forces, no fishing, no limits. THE DECK OF FORTUNE is self-working. It is even easier than the Invisible Deck, as there is no rough and smooth, no sticky stuff, no double cards, and no secret moves. Finally, THE DECK OF FORTUNE presents itself. Laying out three predictions, saying PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE, your spectator freely names any three cards, and then chooses which prediction they apply to. Despite all of these free choices, your predictions match of all the selections EXACTLY with no ambiguous wording, no 'one ahead' and no secret moves, glue, magnets, or other nonsense. Taking a Paul Curry 'Touch' of genius, THE DECK OF FORTUNE brings a custom printed fortune telling deck, with the meanings and illustrations on each card so you don't have to learn them, and adds a killer presentation that you will want to use over and over... with, of course, different cards each time! Sounds like some GOOD FORTUNE!
My Take: Mr. Montier has done it again. He has taken a Paul Curry classic, Touch, and pretty well supercharged it. This is a trick that I would consider almost 100% presentation. There are no sleights. And while it is not completely self working, the performance really requires no skill. The one move needed is not even really a sleight. I am sure you have seen it in other routines. I have used it for a Wild Card routine. This is a good thing for a working pro as it will allow you to add this very quickly to your set. The only downside to this is that the Youtube kiddies can also do it. However, as it is a fortune telling effect and has no real flash, it may be overlooked. (Hope, hope, hope!) This is a very attractive deck of cards. Each card has the fortune printed on the face so if you like to do readings (a good extra money maker), this makes it so much easier. You can do a reading from whatever cards your volunteer picks. Then all you have to do is pretty much read the cards and they will do all the work for you. The deck is nicely made on quality stock that is more of a cream color than white. While it is a trick deck, it won’t come across as gaffed due to the context of the text on the faces. Liam has released several effects based on old tricks, then has updated them. This not only gives you ideas for a new handling for some older tricks but should spur your mind to emulate some of this thinking to your own arsenal. You might just be surprised at when you can come up with. Lately I have been killing them with a routine that I had forgotten about. Doc Daley’s Last Trick. Not only easy to do but gets a great reaction. I pass it off as a memory test. So, like Liam, you can follow his lead and create some winners on your own.. He is one clever guy. However, Liam has quite a lot of experience at this line of thnking and has created some great effects. (This is one of them.) So, keep an eye on each of his new releases and you will find some gems. So yes, Liam has created another trick you will have a lot of fun with. The props are very attractive and the routine is deadly. Another recommended effect from the folks at Big Blind.
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