Price$25.00
Media TypeTrick, Online Instructions, Gimmick(s)
CategoryMentalism
Date AddedMar 17, 2016
Luck of the Draw
Montier, Liam
Big Blind Media
(Based on 2 reviews)
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Reviews
(Top ▲)
This is a true utility device with lots of different and practical uses when you put your mind to it.
What you are getting is a bag, a pamphlet of written instructions, three packets of raffle-esque tickets and a link to two videos. We will take a closer look at each part.
The bag that everything comes in IS the bag you use for the effect, which is a very cool way to save on packaging, so you need to make sure you do not throw it away. The instructions even tell you not to throw it away! This is a clear two-way force bag (it could be used as a three-way force bag though) and is good quality. If it ever wears out on you, Liam Montier tells you exactly how to make your own, which is also not difficult.
The raffle tickets that you get are there to get you started. They are used with the ideas that are provided in the instructions, but you can use anything that will fit in the force bag. The tickets that you get are not like the raffle tickets used in most 50/50 raffle games. They are a thinner paper but they do have the perforated edge look and are blank and all white on one side. I would have preferred if they were double-sided but they will get the job done. You get three sets - one is a bunch of geniunely random numbers and two of them provide a force number, and you get two different force numbers. Another thing that I really appreciated about these is that each ticket in all three packets are a different color, adding to the genuine look.
There are a handful of effects in the instructions that come inside the bag. They are a full color print-up on a nice glossy paper with no instructions, which are really not necessary in this case. The first portion tells you how to set up your force bag in order to use it with the proceeding effects. The effects themselves cover a broad range of ideas from card effects to lottery-type predictions. The possibilities are limited by your imagination. You do not have to use the raffle tickets - you can use billets, you can put coins in the bag, you can use mini bingo balls or whatever is useful to you and your effects. One thing I will say is that you have to remember that not everything will work as well with this bag - that is to say that if someone reaches in to take an item out and they rummage around inside, what they feel and what they see may not always match up. You will know what I mean if you have ever used a clear force bag, or if you do purchase this product.
The two videos are typical quality from Big Blind Media, which is to say they are very well-shot, but they are not in-depth. You get a link and a password to access them. One video describes the product and shows one of the effects in the booklet and the other explains it. The two videos span about 13 minutes total and are more like a short demo of one of the written effects. If these had been left out of this product it would not have made any difference at all and would not have hurt it either.
In the video and written instructions it is mentioned that at some point in one of the effects, you can let the spectator hold the bag (after you set it up), reach in and remove one of the tickets. You can, but you will have to have some good audience management skills.
Overall this is a very good product and if you have a need for it, you will not be disappointed!
(Top ▲)
Luck of the Draw is an excellent prediction effect that uses a simple and fooling three way force bag and multi colored raffle tickets (100 random tickets, 100 force tickets with one number and another set of 100 force tickets with a different number). It is simple to learn, to perform and packs a knockout punch to your spectators. This trick packs small. It transports easily in your jacket pocket. It is brought to you by Liam Montier and Big Blind Media so you know it is a well thought out and a quality product.
Wait, did I just expose the trick? A three way force bag, force tickets?!! Hold on a second… check of the following link from Murphy’s Magic…
http://www.murphysmagic.com/product.aspx?id=57104
As you can see, BBM reveals the information discussed above so you know what you are getting… Phew!
What you get is access to a password protected site from Murphy’s Magic where you can either stream or download two short videos taught by Montier. As always, the teaching is top-notch. The first video, which is about four and a half minutes long is the promotional video which you can see on the link above. The second video is a bit longer than nine minutes and it explains how to perform Pyrite, the trick that Montier performs to the camera in the first video. Since you can check it out yourself, it does not need to be described, except to say that it is a great prediction effect with a deck of cards. Pyrite will require that you mark up the backs of an entire deck of cards with random numbers to perform it.
You also get the very simple three was force back that looks like a normal bag. With the clever way that Montier instructs the spectator how to pick a raffle ticket, the spectator can hold the bag and detection is almost entirely unlikely. In fact, the raffle tickets and the booklet that comes with this trick are delivered in the bag. I almost ripped the bag open because I did not realize it is the force bag. It looks that good! You are taught how to make additional force bags as well. It should take about 5 seconds if you have the right bags.
The raffle tickets are very thin paper and are all multi colored which makes the trick more fooling to the spectator since the force numbers on the force tickets are not all the same color. That is a very nice touch. When first dropping the raffle tickets into the bag, I would separate then, individually since they tend to stick to once another due to the texture of the paper. That takes about 20 seconds to do.
The small booklet that comes with the trick (that contains 7 pages of text) provides written explanations of the trick and necessary set up. It is clear and easy to follow. It also describes a quasi impromptu Book test routine, Pyrite (which is shown in the promo video) and some other mentalism routines. There is room to develop many other routines with the materials provided. The ad copy to the trick is accurate.
There is a one time set up which takes about 30 seconds and reset takes about one second. You can perform this to the same group, more than once, because of the second set of force tickets provided. There are no real angle issues to be concerned about, but the bag obviously cannot be handed out for inspection.
Luck of the Draw gets astounding reactions and the highest rating.
Wait, did I just expose the trick? A three way force bag, force tickets?!! Hold on a second… check of the following link from Murphy’s Magic…
http://www.murphysmagic.com/product.aspx?id=57104
As you can see, BBM reveals the information discussed above so you know what you are getting… Phew!
What you get is access to a password protected site from Murphy’s Magic where you can either stream or download two short videos taught by Montier. As always, the teaching is top-notch. The first video, which is about four and a half minutes long is the promotional video which you can see on the link above. The second video is a bit longer than nine minutes and it explains how to perform Pyrite, the trick that Montier performs to the camera in the first video. Since you can check it out yourself, it does not need to be described, except to say that it is a great prediction effect with a deck of cards. Pyrite will require that you mark up the backs of an entire deck of cards with random numbers to perform it.
You also get the very simple three was force back that looks like a normal bag. With the clever way that Montier instructs the spectator how to pick a raffle ticket, the spectator can hold the bag and detection is almost entirely unlikely. In fact, the raffle tickets and the booklet that comes with this trick are delivered in the bag. I almost ripped the bag open because I did not realize it is the force bag. It looks that good! You are taught how to make additional force bags as well. It should take about 5 seconds if you have the right bags.
The raffle tickets are very thin paper and are all multi colored which makes the trick more fooling to the spectator since the force numbers on the force tickets are not all the same color. That is a very nice touch. When first dropping the raffle tickets into the bag, I would separate then, individually since they tend to stick to once another due to the texture of the paper. That takes about 20 seconds to do.
The small booklet that comes with the trick (that contains 7 pages of text) provides written explanations of the trick and necessary set up. It is clear and easy to follow. It also describes a quasi impromptu Book test routine, Pyrite (which is shown in the promo video) and some other mentalism routines. There is room to develop many other routines with the materials provided. The ad copy to the trick is accurate.
There is a one time set up which takes about 30 seconds and reset takes about one second. You can perform this to the same group, more than once, because of the second set of force tickets provided. There are no real angle issues to be concerned about, but the bag obviously cannot be handed out for inspection.
Luck of the Draw gets astounding reactions and the highest rating.