Lloyd Barnes
The Miracle ACAAN
http://www.ltbmagic.com/miracle-acaan
Price: $7 or 5 GBP
Breakdown:
Description:
You bring out a deck of cards and set them down.
You ask your spectator to name ANY card.
Then you bring your phone out and hold it face down and ask them to to push any two digits.
They do so, given it's in the range of 1-52.
They take the deck and deal down their number.
The card matches.
Every time.
Instantly repeatable.
Different card and number every time.
No gimmicks.
Can be immediately examined.
The story behind The Miracle is a sad one. I won't post it here, as it's on the product page.
I've become good friends with Lloyd over the past few weeks.
(Before you think I'm giving this a good review because he's a friend, I will dispel that notion. I'm giving it a good review because it deserves it.)
Method (Deck): It's very clever. I love the principle behind the deck. It takes getting used to, but it's worth it.
8/10
Method (Number): It's alright. I like it and will be using it, but will be trying to come up with a new way to have the number selected.
7/10
Setup: This took me around 5 minutes because I went slow. If you go fast it will take no longer than 2 minutes, and you're set up for as long as you have the deck.
9/10
Personal Thoughts: I really, really, think this is very close to perfection of an ACAAN. If the number selection was a bit more open, Lloyd would take home the gold for ACAAN. I love it. I had the same reaction as his mother and friend in the video when I saw it, and I never get that fooled. My first thoughts when I saw it: "No ****ing way is it that clean every time." I was wrong. It is that clean. Every time. It can be done repeatedly with different cards and numbers every time. How can you NOT foam at the mouth for that? I honestly wish that a larger company would pick this up. Lloyd most certainly deserves it. For $7, you can get a fantastic ACAAN that is ridiculously clean.
Overall grade: 9/10
Great job Lloyd.
The Miracle ACAAN
http://www.ltbmagic.com/miracle-acaan
Price: $7 or 5 GBP
Breakdown:
Description:
You bring out a deck of cards and set them down.
You ask your spectator to name ANY card.
Then you bring your phone out and hold it face down and ask them to to push any two digits.
They do so, given it's in the range of 1-52.
They take the deck and deal down their number.
The card matches.
Every time.
Instantly repeatable.
Different card and number every time.
No gimmicks.
Can be immediately examined.
The story behind The Miracle is a sad one. I won't post it here, as it's on the product page.
I've become good friends with Lloyd over the past few weeks.
(Before you think I'm giving this a good review because he's a friend, I will dispel that notion. I'm giving it a good review because it deserves it.)
Method (Deck): It's very clever. I love the principle behind the deck. It takes getting used to, but it's worth it.
8/10
Method (Number): It's alright. I like it and will be using it, but will be trying to come up with a new way to have the number selected.
7/10
Setup: This took me around 5 minutes because I went slow. If you go fast it will take no longer than 2 minutes, and you're set up for as long as you have the deck.
9/10
Personal Thoughts: I really, really, think this is very close to perfection of an ACAAN. If the number selection was a bit more open, Lloyd would take home the gold for ACAAN. I love it. I had the same reaction as his mother and friend in the video when I saw it, and I never get that fooled. My first thoughts when I saw it: "No ****ing way is it that clean every time." I was wrong. It is that clean. Every time. It can be done repeatedly with different cards and numbers every time. How can you NOT foam at the mouth for that? I honestly wish that a larger company would pick this up. Lloyd most certainly deserves it. For $7, you can get a fantastic ACAAN that is ridiculously clean.
Overall grade: 9/10
Great job Lloyd.
