Pinned By Jamie Daws
Intro: Jamie recently had a prize drawing at the Magic Cafe where five lucky people would receive a free copy of Jamie Daws Pinned. I was one of those five and I am very happy to have won Pinned! So a big "thank you" to Jamie!
Trick: Pinned
Creator: Jamie Daws
Price: £5.50 ($11)
Where Can I Get It? Direct from Jamie,, another shop, or yet another place.
Effect:
What Do I Get? You will receive two pages of instructions, printed on front and back, with clear pictures and several different variations on Pinned. You also will get 2 small, black, quarter-sized buttons, a safety pin, and a special gimmick.
Quality of the Supplies: The buttons are well made and appear to have been made by a professional, which they probably are. The gimmick will last you forever if you take care of it and don't do anything stupid with it. The instructions are well printed as well. Overall, I was pleased with the quality of everything included.
Clarity of Instructions: The instructions are well-written and I didn't find any type-o's or any other problems with them. I could understand all of the instructions very easily. The pictures are clear and help with the instructions as well.
Method: The method was pretty similar to what I thought, but don't let that turn you away. Jamie has turned this simple method into a good routine that might make it's way into a lot of your's walk-around routines. It's simple, but most importantly, it works.
Set-Up: The set-up takes about a minute and is super easy. Plus you wear the button so there is nothing floating around in your pocket.
Reset: The reset is instant! Hoorah! This makes it great for restaurants, walk-around, etc. This is one of my favorite features about Pinned.
Angles: There aren't really any serious angle problems here. With the exception of one move, I would consider it angle proof. That move is eliminated in Liam Montier's variation, which I'll talk about later. Plus, you can exchange another move for that one very easily. I think you'll enjoy the versatility of this effect!
Difficulty: Only about two simple moves are used. You most likely already know one of them, and the other one is super-simple and shouldn't cause you too many problems. You might just have to work on a bit of misdirection and timing to get going smoothly at this.
Who is This Recommended For? Close-up , walk-around, restaurant, "street" magicians, and the casual performer.
Additional Handlings
In The Hands of Time (Liam Montier)
This is Liam Montier's version of the effect, in which the time changes in the spectator's hands. This is a less visual approach, but it makes the effect angle-proof and, to me, it eliminates the idea of "he had two buttons." Plus it involves the spectators which is always a good thing in any effect. When I perform Pinned, I will use this idea!
Box Badge (Jamie Daws)
Here Jamie presents an idea to use Pinned with a card box. For me personally, I would stick with the shirt method because it seems more natural, but I can see how some people might prefer this method. The card box could help tie your card routines together with your non-card stuff, I'm still not convinced that I should perform it this way though.
Predict Badge (Jamie Daws)
This is Jamie's approach to the add-a-number plot where he can incorporates it into the Pinned routine. Basically three random numbers are added together by a spectator and the total is found to match the number on your badge which you performed Pinned with earlier. As he says, it's a "very bare-essentials" version. In other, don't expect anything too new or ingenious in the method. I'm not sure if I like putting the two routines together or not. I would certainly put a time delay in between the two routines if I did perform it this way. Some of you will like this and others will feel indifferent about it.
Secret Bonus Tip: Jamie gave me a helpful tip that makes it more workable and normal for me, so if you can prove you have Pinned, I will PM you the bonus tip. This will allow you to not have to wear a jacket.
Overall: An 8/10. Don't expect anything super new here, just a good solid routine. I really like it and I think a lot of you will too!
Intro: Jamie recently had a prize drawing at the Magic Cafe where five lucky people would receive a free copy of Jamie Daws Pinned. I was one of those five and I am very happy to have won Pinned! So a big "thank you" to Jamie!
Trick: Pinned
Creator: Jamie Daws
Price: £5.50 ($11)
Where Can I Get It? Direct from Jamie,, another shop, or yet another place.
Effect:
What Do I Get? You will receive two pages of instructions, printed on front and back, with clear pictures and several different variations on Pinned. You also will get 2 small, black, quarter-sized buttons, a safety pin, and a special gimmick.
Quality of the Supplies: The buttons are well made and appear to have been made by a professional, which they probably are. The gimmick will last you forever if you take care of it and don't do anything stupid with it. The instructions are well printed as well. Overall, I was pleased with the quality of everything included.
Clarity of Instructions: The instructions are well-written and I didn't find any type-o's or any other problems with them. I could understand all of the instructions very easily. The pictures are clear and help with the instructions as well.
Method: The method was pretty similar to what I thought, but don't let that turn you away. Jamie has turned this simple method into a good routine that might make it's way into a lot of your's walk-around routines. It's simple, but most importantly, it works.
Set-Up: The set-up takes about a minute and is super easy. Plus you wear the button so there is nothing floating around in your pocket.
Reset: The reset is instant! Hoorah! This makes it great for restaurants, walk-around, etc. This is one of my favorite features about Pinned.
Angles: There aren't really any serious angle problems here. With the exception of one move, I would consider it angle proof. That move is eliminated in Liam Montier's variation, which I'll talk about later. Plus, you can exchange another move for that one very easily. I think you'll enjoy the versatility of this effect!
Difficulty: Only about two simple moves are used. You most likely already know one of them, and the other one is super-simple and shouldn't cause you too many problems. You might just have to work on a bit of misdirection and timing to get going smoothly at this.
Who is This Recommended For? Close-up , walk-around, restaurant, "street" magicians, and the casual performer.
Additional Handlings
In The Hands of Time (Liam Montier)
This is Liam Montier's version of the effect, in which the time changes in the spectator's hands. This is a less visual approach, but it makes the effect angle-proof and, to me, it eliminates the idea of "he had two buttons." Plus it involves the spectators which is always a good thing in any effect. When I perform Pinned, I will use this idea!
Box Badge (Jamie Daws)
Here Jamie presents an idea to use Pinned with a card box. For me personally, I would stick with the shirt method because it seems more natural, but I can see how some people might prefer this method. The card box could help tie your card routines together with your non-card stuff, I'm still not convinced that I should perform it this way though.
Predict Badge (Jamie Daws)
This is Jamie's approach to the add-a-number plot where he can incorporates it into the Pinned routine. Basically three random numbers are added together by a spectator and the total is found to match the number on your badge which you performed Pinned with earlier. As he says, it's a "very bare-essentials" version. In other, don't expect anything too new or ingenious in the method. I'm not sure if I like putting the two routines together or not. I would certainly put a time delay in between the two routines if I did perform it this way. Some of you will like this and others will feel indifferent about it.
Secret Bonus Tip: Jamie gave me a helpful tip that makes it more workable and normal for me, so if you can prove you have Pinned, I will PM you the bonus tip. This will allow you to not have to wear a jacket.
Overall: An 8/10. Don't expect anything super new here, just a good solid routine. I really like it and I think a lot of you will too!
