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Price$25.00
Media TypeTrick
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedJun 07, 2022

OMG Super Morigami

Bannon, John

Big Blind Media

(Based on 1 review)
John Bannon's OMG Super Morigami is a self-contained, self-working packet trick that utterly defies explanation. Indeed, the fact that it works may baffle you almost as much as your spectators!!!

You bring out a small packet of playing cards. Each card is from a different casino and each one has a large letter written on the back. You explain that this is your ranking system. You secretly pocket a card from each Casino you visit, and then rate it from A to Z!

The packet is mixed face-up and face-down, shuffled, and cut by you--and your spectator! To further randomize things, the cards are then remixed again - totally at the direction of your spectator. They make all the decisions! The packet is a mess of face up and face down cards - and your spectator was the one who decided on the configuration!

Despite this totally hands off procedure the ONLY cards remaining face down are removed to show that the letters on the back spell LUCKY!

Lucky indeed.

However, it turns out that they were even luckier than they thought. You turn each of the "L-U-C-K-Y" cards face up, revealing a Royal Flush in Spades!

OMG Super Morigami sees John Bannon continuing his epic work in the field of packet tricks. The creator of immense best sellers such as Twisted Sisters, Royal Scam, Buzzkill, Duplicity, Paint It Blank, and Spin Doctor has a knack for creating commercial, fun, utterly fooling tricks that you'll be desperate to get out and perform. And, as an added bonus, this one is totally self-working... meaning you can put all your attention on presenting it and soaking up the glory.

A self contained pocket miracle. The 12 specially printed cards (on beautiful USPCC stock) are supplied in a wallet for easy transport100% Self Working. No sleights, peeks, forces or equivoque! Totally examinable. Nothing to hide. Impossibly fooling. The spectator literally makes all the decisions. Packaged in a beautiful faux-hardback book - just right to slip onto your shelf and protect your set of gaff cards!

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Reviews

Stephan Sloan

Official Reviewer

Oct 06, 2022

Overview

If you are a fan of John Bannon’s you might already be performing Poker Origami. Poker Origami is a self-working effect written in his book Destination Zero and filmed on Disc 3 of his Move Zero DVD series. OMG Super Morigami not only improves the look of the effect by using specially printed Casino cards but also has a kicker ending, giving you more bang for the buck.

Effect

A packet of cards is extensively shuffled and cut by the performer and the spectator as well. They are further randomized by being laid out in a grid like fashion. Then the rows and columns are turned over by the direction of the spectator. When all is said and done, five cards are face down and the remaining seven are face up. The letters on the face down cards, when arranged properly, spell the word lucky. The cards are then turned over and it’s a royal flush in spades. They certainly are lucky.

Method

If you are at all familiar with John Bannon’s work, he modifies and improves prior works that interest him. This particular effect is based off a Bob Farmer routine. Without delving into the structure and setup, this is a self-working trick which would be hard for laymen as well as some magicians to re-engineer. Audience management is probably the most difficult part of the trick. Because the trick works itself, there is plenty of room to interject one’s personality into it.

Product Quality

The cards are Casino type cards printed by the USPPC and comes in a vinyl packet trick wallet. The cards do look nice and the letters are already “inked” on for you, replicating a broad magic marker. The instructions are done in a Zoom style meeting between John Bannon and Liam Montier. The quality of the video is good enough for a fairly simple trick and explanation. The packaging is beautiful to say the least. The packaging is so nice I would feel guilty throwing it away.

Ad Copy Integrity

The ad copy is very accurate. They product delivered is exactly as stated. This is typical of a Bannon trick. No difficult slights, quality cards and thorough instructions. John Bannon is one of my favorite creators not only because I think most of his tricks are creative but he is thorough in the way he explains everything from his thought process, the handling and other options.

Final Thoughts

If you do perform Poker Origami and want to add a little pizazz to it, I highly recommend OMG Super Morigami. If this is your first exposure to the trick, one suggestion by Bannon is to fold a dollar bill in half and wrap it around the packet (tape it so it retains the shape) and use it as a band to hold the packet. It generates interest before the trick starts.
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