I had the pleasure of watching David Regal in action during the recent filming of VH-1’s CELEBRACADABRA. David is known as a “card guy,” but, during the entire eight episode series never once did he teach his celebrity contestant a card trick to perform in front of the cameras. You see, there is much more to David Regal as a television personality, writer and magic consultant than you may think. I consider him to be one of contemporary magic’s best young inventors, with numerous contributions to our magic community.

David calls this “another f-ing card trick.” Well, it is and it isn’t. First of all, I feel that this is more than just another version of Brother John Hammond’s “Twins.” If you are familiar with “Twins,” you will be delighted with this version. The instruction booklet is full color and high quality stock, with a great layout. David guided me through the essential sleights and script in under fifteen minutes. This effect is a natural addition to the repetoire of performers who frequently have repeat audiences, and fulfills a number of my requirements for a “novelty packet effect:”

• a funny and easy to remember plot with a full script
• re-sets easily
• packs very small and is visually stimulating and funny

David has also taken many of the phases of this effect and made them very visible by bringing some of the sequences up to chest level, so that larger groups can enjoy this routine. Also, David used his script writing skills to create a sexually suggestive script that can be “dialed up” or down, depending on the comfort level of your participants. I recommend it to anyone who likes story-telling magic with cards.