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tdowell Inner circle 1050 Posts |
Another great utility item made in exotic hardwood is released by the folks at Magic Wagon. "Narai Card Box" provides a beautiful and very clever way to divine a chosen card.
No force of any kind is used here. A fantastic utility device with endless possibilities. The gimmick built into the box is very clever. Basically an ordinary deck (can be borrowed) is removed from the box, shuffled by the spectator, and a card is freely chosen (free choice-absolutely no force or switching of cards). The card is replaced into the deck and the deck put back into the box with no false moves or card control. The magician can instantly name the chosen card. No assistants, electronics, magnets, or marked cards. Use any type of deck that will fit in the box, tarot cards, ESP cards, etc. The box does all the work for you, allowing you to build up the suspense and create your own presentations. The box itself is a thing of beauty. Expertly crafted in teak and individually numbered. The quality reminds me of items produced by Alan Warner, Viking, Wolf, Danis, and Babcock. Its just perfect. A steal for the price! See it here: http://www.magic-wagon.com/ProductDetail.asp?id=55 Effect: 10 out of 10 Workmanship: 10 out of 10 Collectibility: 10 out of 10 |
evolve629 Inner circle A stack of 3838 Posts |
Thanks for the review, tdowell.. The box looks quite exquisite and does all the freaking work for you? Wow, I need to get this!
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simcoscor Inner circle montreal 1140 Posts |
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On 2008-03-02 18:20, tdowell wrote: The ad (your link) says: "This freely selected card is then placed in the box and the lid is closed" Question: is the card replaced into the deck and then into the box, or directly into the box? |
tdowell Inner circle 1050 Posts |
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On 2008-03-03 11:50, simcoscor wrote: There is a way to have the spectator cut to the chosen card (free choice), spectator looks at it, then it is replaced back into the deck, deck in box, and box covered. You can also just place the single chosen card into the box if you wish. |
pvhoutten Regular user 115 Posts |
It's not really made clear in the description; can this box be handled by the spectator or does the magician have to put the card(s) inside and close the box?
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q.mark New user 29 Posts |
It can be handled to some extent by the spectator but certainly not examined. I would suggest looking into Glimpse by Marc Spelmann as a safer and cheaper p**k box.
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Wizard of Oz Inner circle Most people wish I didn't have 5150 Posts |
If you are familiar with the Magic Wagon line, you'll know the quality that they put into their work. I've seen practically every effect they've made, and the workmanship is always top notch. The effects however, are not always as good as the prop. This prop is good all the way around. I'm not a magic historian, but to my recollection, I've never seen a method of p**king a selected card that is so sinister and self contained. No, the box cannot be handled without management, but it looks so innocent and works so easily...it's very, very good.
Honestly, I've only used this for friends and not in a working situation, but I think it could fly in a practical performing situation. You cannot use this while surrounded because there are some angles to contend with, but to me, it seems like it would offer the pro some great opportunities for creating some great routines.
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Wizard of Oz Inner circle Most people wish I didn't have 5150 Posts |
Sorry, let me add some detail to my quote about the self-contained p**king mechanism. Like q.mark mentioned, there are definitely safer, and more self-contained methods of gaining this information, like Marc Spelmann's effect and Bob Solari offers one with a black marker that is a killer in its simplicity...can't remember the name though...sorry Bob. This was the first mechanically clever one I've seen in an innocent looking wooden card box. There may be others, but I've not seen them.
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q.mark New user 29 Posts |
I fully agree. MW produces nothing but high quality props, both in looks and in working. However, the narai box to me is more of a collectors item because of the restricted working conditions. Using a card box in this kind of routine should either add a "lab condition" feeling (a very clean, hands-off way of working - as you could with Glimpse) or a casual "I don't even the deck to pull of this amazing feat" attitude. To me the narai card box, as clever and beautiful as it may be, is not quite convincing in either situation.
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Ustaad Inner circle Iindia - States 6157 Posts |
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On 2009-08-26 07:18, q.mark wrote: I quite agree with you. A nice little unedited performance demo video might change the thinking here. P.S. Seeing the pics of the box, I am not quite sure as to which is the lid of the box. Am I missing something?
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