Product description : ok everyone, this is the latest product by two French creators : Jordan Victoria (Unlink) and Sebastien Calbry (OffSet). Knowing the two, you can expect a lot from them. Here, you get a concept, adapted to 3 kind of gimmicks. You can change ink on the back of a card, change the color of a card, change the face of a card. You do receive the 3 gimmicks which all work on the same principle, so you will be able to achieve all the effects.
Price and where to buy it : This is sold at $25 and you can find it in nearly every Murphy's magic « partner » shop !
What you get : You get a nice little 1 cardboard page packaging, with inside the 3 gimmicks, nicely wrapped in plastic protection, I do like the presentation of the gimmicks a lot ! You also get a link for the explanations, they're well taught, you do learn everything you need to know so you can operate the gimmicks easily. It's not that hard to do, you just have to get the knack. The gimmicks are really well made, you do receive 3 of them for the price of only one, I love that. They need maybe tiny tiny adjustements but except that, they're very good. Can't be disappointed with it for that price.
Teaser : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kubPq0hLkB8
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 gimmicked cards, if you want them to be 200% perfect, will need a small adjustement (a tiny one).
You can't do this surrounded.
THE PROS :
It's very visual, one of the most visual change I've ever seen. The card looks very clean before and after the trick. Well, depending on which version you do, you won't be able to show both sides of the card at the end.
There are actually 2 phases in the routine, you show, for example, the blue card, then half red, half blue and at the end, it's completely red ! So there is a progression in the trick which I liked.
Because of how the gimmick is made, you have the impression (and it's not an impression) that you always see the same card. I really really liked this subtetly.
You get 3 gimmicks for the price of 1 ! So you can choose the routine you want to do, whether it's a color change, a card change or an ink change.
There is nothing that can break in the gimmick so it will last virtually forever.
For the drawing change, the surface you can write on is bigger than most of the gimmick on the market. So you can write whatever you want, cards, numbers, shapes.
The reset can be done in seconds, the construction of the gimmick is ingenious, I wouldn't have thought of that !
Overall rating : I like this gimmick, I like the routines which can be done with it, maybe not something I will use on a daily basis but definitely workable and visual, 3.5/4 hearts.
As for the difficulty level, it's not that easy but not hard neither, 2.5/5 stars.
Similar products : Flap cards are a good alternative if you want to perform the same effects.