Product description : Since the Mystery Box, not a lot of opaque boxes have been put on the market. The Mystery Box was great, very easy to handle, examinable.. But I think now comes a game changer. And it is called the Miracle Prediction Chest ! It is a little wooden chest, handmade, with a lock and a key, which can be used for millions of routines. But is it worth your consideration and money ? Let's find out !
Price and where to buy it : This is sold at $249.95 and you can find it in nearly every Murphy's magic partner !
What you get : You get a squared cardboard box with inside : link to watch online instructions. Those are clear, not fancy produced but you learn everything you need to learn. I wish they did put a little bit more effort into these videos but I can understand that it would just please my eye and my brain would still learn the same things. You also receive a little enveloppe with inside, stuff to repair your chest in case anything happen to the gimmick (but it's not very likely), you get the resetting tool and the key of the chest. Then, nicely wrapped in papper bubble, you get the chest. It's a beautiful piece of art, made out of very nice wood, it feels like you could find this kind of chest in jewelery for example ! I fell in love with this box, with its size, with everything which makes it a perfect workable and very elegant tool for the working magician. Very very happy with what I received.
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 :
The price is the ONLY thing I could complain about. It is expensive. But when you buy a high quality car, it is also expensive ! If you buy this, I can guarantee you will be using it so it's not that expensive at the end if you do paid gigs with it.
THE PROS :
This is the finest card to box, billet to box or anything to box ever made. You won't find a better made wooden box. This is quality guys and if you want to invest in something, this is a no brainer.
It has a locking mechanism built inside meaning you can have it laid on the table without any fear somebody will open it. It can be examined then since it can't be open and the gimmick will stay in place inside.
The feeling of 3D is really important for me, I think it adds something compared to the “flat” gimmicks we have in the Mystery Box for example. I have sometimes people told me, while looking inside the Mystery Box that they saw a “quarter of a card”. Here, with the chest, it is a real folded card which can be seen.
You can change gimmicks very easily, if you want to do a signed card to box and after, a prediction, you can switch gimmicks in less than 10 seconds ! Without the need of tape, scissors or anything else.
The box can be examined before and after, I love having the ability to let the box to the spectator in case they think there is something tricky about it. Very cool thing !
Overall rating : Yes it is expensive but you won't need to buy another opaque box after this one, I will use it at each gig, this is my box of choice, I'm sorry for my Mystery but the Miracle Prediction Chest is now my new boxfriend ! 4/4 hearts and a big recommandation, it goes into my top 3 tricks of 2015, along with double cross and the Hpad.
As for the difficulty level, you will have to know how to do a mercury fold for the card to box and just a shuttle pass, very easy, 2/5 stars.
Similar products : As for the opaque box, there is the Mystery Box, the Lightening Box and there are a lot of clear boxes. I think the Miracle Prediction Chest is the best in its kind, congrats !