Product description : The last Murphys product I reviewed was Bandwidth and I was amazed by the strengh of the routine and the quality of the props. Arthur is the latest release from Murphys with which you will able to stop time and have the deck held only by one card. It doesn't sound that exciting when you read about it, let's find out what are the reactions I got from it.
Price and where to buy it : This is sold at $35 and you can find it in nearly every Murphys Magic partner shop.
What you get : You get a very classy and thin cardboard box with inside the gimmick. It is made out of red bicycle cards but you can adapt it to any back design you want. You also get a link with downloadable instructions. As with all Murphys release, the quality is one of the best amongs the magic company, they put a lot of care into these. Explanations are clear and very easy to follow. Very satisfied with what I got.
The pros and the cons : Here is the core of my review, let's begin with the cons, as I will usually be doing, I prefer to keep the good things for the end.
THE CONS :
I wouldn't use the deck for another trick other than Arthur. Yes you could perform some routines but it's better to have a fully ungimmicked deck.
As I said, deck is not examinable but I don't think it's a problem.
THE PROS :
This is f***** genius ! I love it so much, very clever, very simple but the plot does mean something to the spectator and the visual and feelings you get from it are insane.
You can adapt the gimmick to any back design you want, meaning you're limited to standard bicycle deck.
About 2/5 of the deck is gimmicked meaning that, if you want to, there are ungimmicked card so you can perform other tricks with the deck before switching it for another one.
I found that Murphys are putting more and more great products out, wasn't too keen on some but for a few months, they have been putting out real worker that will blow people's minds.
The visuals you get from it are amazing because it happends in the hands of the spectator (and we know it's the strongest magic you can perform). It seems like time has stopped and gravity doesn't exist anymore, very cool.
With a little bit of imagination, you can completely use it for others tricks !
Overall rating : I don't carry a lot of gimmicked deck but this one will be with me ! I can't recommend this enough, 4/4 hearts.
As for the difficulty level, just be confident with the gimmicks and you should be fine, no manipulations needed, 2/5 stars.
Similar products : I don't know similar trick which allows you to perform such effect.. Well done Christopher !