Hello!

I'm trying to find out the name of a 'modified' magic square routine. I saw it advertised, via email, awhile back... but lost the source, creator, and distributor.
Relying on OLD memory here, but this is somewhat what I can recall:

There are THREE parts to the routine:
Part 1: TWO numbers are named (IF my memory is correct!)
Part 2: Your basic magic square routine, using the FIRST number.
Part 2: the creator TURNS the board upside down (again...if my memory is correct!) and does the same type of Magic Square routine, but with the SECOND number.

Does this routine "ring a bell' for anyone???

Thanks in advance!

Doug

Never mind. I just found it!
Thanks anyway!

DougRoy,

Would you mind sharing the item info? It sounds like something I would be interested in purchasing.

Thanks,
John

Https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic/......squared/

For those who are fond of magic squares, and maybe even some who found them boring, this release by Andi Gladwin is a really fresh take. It is not the usual 'any chosen sum' effect, and it avoids both memorization and mental calculations. The props take care of the work. It is still in the eyes of the audience a feat of astonishing mathematics, but Gladwin's deeo thinking and layering of methods removes the mental math.

The most important feature for me is that it solves the problem of a weak ending. In my opinion, the usual tedium of adding up lots of numbers to prove your claim spoils or at least diminishes the climax. Gladwin has a clever way to form the sums very quickly, and then provides an unexpected kicker when he turns the square over to reveal the second magic square. His ending is much more powerful than usual than the usual magic square trick.

I bought it from him at a convention the moment I saw it, and was very pleased with the quality of the props and the instructional dvd. The dvd has full credits, variations, and lots of extra tips. I feel I got my money's worth, which is decreasingly common these days.

Full disclosure: I have a forthcoming book on magic squares and have asked Andi to review it before release. However, I have no interest in his business nor he in mine, and I am just offering my opinion to help members of the Café evaluate.