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Necromancer
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Just wanted to put this on your radar: Cut & Color.

Trailer
https://youtu.be/cOS8UlSMTgY

Picking up where Irv Weiner and Steve Duscheck leave off (with permission from the latter's estate), Cut & Color makes the Finger Chopper effect logical for you to carry, because it's made from something you're known to have with you: cards.

It also updates the usual Finger Chopper dynamic so the audience member is empowered instead of victimized; and lets your audience spend more time in the magical moment than the standard blink-and-it's-over presentation.

As for the kicker, it has never been applied to this plot before, and helps turn a quickie into a fully realized (and highly commercial) effect. Oh, and did I mention you end clean?

Alakazam introduced it yesterday -- where they insist on spelling it "colour." Smile I hope you like it.
Creator of The Xpert (20 PAGES of reviews!), Cut & Color, Hands-Off Multiple ESP (HOME) System, Rider-Waite Readers book, Zoom Pendulum ebook ...
martydoesmagic
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I think you'll find that Peter and his team at Alakazam Magic corrected the spelling for you! Smile This does look good, though. It is a bit pricey for a packet trick, however. I love the ending. I remember Steve Fearson having something similar to this years ago, called "ThumbThing":



Your trick looks a little cleaner.

Marty

P.S. If you want to learn more about Neil Tobin and his approach to magic, I'd recommend watching this episode of The Deep Dive Review Show:

Necromancer
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Thanks, Marty!

Some exciting news: there's now a U.S.-based dealer carrying Cut & Color ...
and the reviews have been sensational.

Read them here:
https://hocus-pocus.com/magicshop/?p=86238
Creator of The Xpert (20 PAGES of reviews!), Cut & Color, Hands-Off Multiple ESP (HOME) System, Rider-Waite Readers book, Zoom Pendulum ebook ...