Price$60.00
Media TypeTrick, DVD
CategoryClose Up, Stage, Comedy
Date AddedApr 26, 2011
Kings Crossing
Gignac, Nicolas; Palter, Jason
Mystivate Inc.- Jason Palter
(Based on 2 reviews)
The routine possibilities for "Kings Crossing" are limitless. This is a no-nonsense and literally self-working version of the classic effect, and allows you to concentrate on your presentation while fooling the pants off of your audience!
Sample Effect
Here is a basic bare bones routine that you can do with "Kings Crossing":
You show a stack of 20 jumbo-sized cards, and explain how you are going to simply transfer a bit of LOVE in your show. You bring onto the stage a couple of star-crossed lovers--or in a pinch, a married couple also do.
Very fairly, deliberately, and separately, you count out the 20 jumbo cards onto the table-there are no false counts or sleights. You spread the top 10 cards in a fan, and show everyone including the volunteers that they are all King of Spades-everyone can clearly see 10 separate King of Spades. You close up the spread and give them to the man to hold safely in his hands, against his heart-all in the name of love! You then spread the other 10 cards in a fan, and show them all to be Aces of Diamonds-again the volunteers and audience can clearly see 10 separate Aces of Diamonds. You close up this spread and give them to the woman, who also holds them in her hands, against her heart.
Note that from this point on, you never touch the cards again!
After a series of by-plays and funny bits, you then declare that you have now transferred 3 cards (bits of "love") from the man's pile to the woman's. To prove this, the man himself now counts the cards one at a time onto the table. There are only 7 cards. The woman is now invited to count out her cards onto the table, and incredibly there are 13! As a stunning kicker, she herself picks up the 13 cards and spreads through them, showing them to the audience. Incredibly everyone will see that there are now 3 King of Spades mixed into her spread-they are interspersed between the 10 Aces of Diamonds! An amazing and baffling magical transposition with a fun and interactive presentation has just taken place!
IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER
- After the cards are introduced and counted out, the performer never has to touch them again!
- At the end of the trick, the 3 Kings are actually interspersed separately within the spread of Aces.
- No false counts or sleight-of-hand; completely self-contained.
- Tons of opportunity for audience participation, ad-libs, and even some suggestive/risqué scripting!
- Perfect for stage and parlor, but you can actually do "Kings Crossing" close-up as well!
Comes complete with 20 custom jumbo-sized cards, instructional DVD, and multiple bonus ideas and routines.
Reviews
(Top ▲)
This is a strange effect. It’s a JUMBO cards across that uses an interesting combination of methods to avoid any false counts or palming. While I think this might be an ok parlor trick with the right presentation, the high price tag holds me back.
Sure, the gimmicks are pretty hard to make in ‘jumbo cards’ but no cards across method is worth sixty dollars. Now, if an interesting presentation, or reason for using two sets of ten identical jumbo cards, were given in the instructions then maybe sixty dollars wouldn’t be too much of an asking price. Bill Abbott’s Five Card Opener is a perfect example of a jumbo card effect that’s worth sixty dollars, because you are getting a polished professional piece along with the props.
The DVD certainly says that there are tons of presentational ideas that could be explored, but they are only alluded to on the DVD. The performance is very cut and dried. It is more of a demo performance than anything else.
If you see the demo, and have the perfect presentation for it, and think the effect is worth sixty dollars, then you’ll be happy. It’s not a badly made product, just a little over priced.
Two and a Half Stars
Sure, the gimmicks are pretty hard to make in ‘jumbo cards’ but no cards across method is worth sixty dollars. Now, if an interesting presentation, or reason for using two sets of ten identical jumbo cards, were given in the instructions then maybe sixty dollars wouldn’t be too much of an asking price. Bill Abbott’s Five Card Opener is a perfect example of a jumbo card effect that’s worth sixty dollars, because you are getting a polished professional piece along with the props.
The DVD certainly says that there are tons of presentational ideas that could be explored, but they are only alluded to on the DVD. The performance is very cut and dried. It is more of a demo performance than anything else.
If you see the demo, and have the perfect presentation for it, and think the effect is worth sixty dollars, then you’ll be happy. It’s not a badly made product, just a little over priced.
Two and a Half Stars
(Top ▲)
this effect is a great piece of stage magic !...the dvd is straight forward-showing the how's and ways to present the routine.
comes w/ the necessary jumbo cards...not a effect to start or finish a show...but perfect bit to place between two dazzlers,
that will help build performers magical credibility.This is a solid trick...I'll be using it in my act for a good while...recommend that other magi take a good look and put this in their act before it becomes another "everybody does it trick"...gb
comes w/ the necessary jumbo cards...not a effect to start or finish a show...but perfect bit to place between two dazzlers,
that will help build performers magical credibility.This is a solid trick...I'll be using it in my act for a good while...recommend that other magi take a good look and put this in their act before it becomes another "everybody does it trick"...gb