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Evolution Deck

Solari, Bob

Bob Solari Magic

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Performer removes a BLUE card box from his jacket pocket. Upon opening the box he discovers the factory made a mistake and put a RED backed deck in the box, not only are the backs all RED, but the faces of the cards are all BLANK. Performer gives the deck a little shake and the faces of the cards have magically printed, but the backs are still RED. Not to worry, another little shake of the deck and the backs have now all changed to BLUE to match the card box ! No rough and smooth, No specially printed cards, No sleight of hand. Each EVOLUTION DECK is hand crafted with over 100 processes to manufacture ! Complete with VERY special Bicycle back deck and step by step instructions.

"Bob has take two classic plots, blank cards, printing and backs changing color; all done with one special deck. Yes! Two classic card effects combined into one entertaining routine all done with no sleight of hand! I really like this!"
Steve Dusheck

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Bryce Kuhlman

Official Reviewer

Jan 17, 2013

I was lucky enough to see Albert Goshman lecture when I was young. Actually, he was one of the first magicians I ever saw lecture. There's no question he has influenced my thinking in ways both obvious and hidden to me.

One of the more obvious influences was his routine for the Nudist Pack (Mental Photography). It was a feature of my restaurant work for many years. It's not really my style anymore, but I still have a fondness for the effect.

Bob Solari's Evolution Deck is something of a Nudist Pack meets Color Changing Backs. As you can imagine, the deck is extremely gimmicked. In fact, Bob says that it takes over 100 processes to manufacture one deck. Now that's commitment!

If you want to get a sense of the effect, I highly suggest you watch the demo video.

Products like these are notoriously hard to review. What can I say to you? The cards do what they do and the quality is perfectly acceptable. The instructions, as is typical with Bob Solari's products, are terse but tell you everything you need to know to make the thing work. No fluff.

So if the effect intrigues you, it's certainly worth the money. Bob performs it with a very light script about misprinting. You can go down that path, or shoot for something new.
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