Great , thorough , comprehensive review as always , thanks a lot , and kudos to you for having have made 1 of the only 2 reviews of this kit on the whole of the internet 🎉.
Hated the rise gimmick. You can do the same effect with equivoke and it’s much cleaner in my opinion. Plus it’s not an ACAAN it’s a CAAN, as you have to force just one card using the rise gimmick.
That’s a fair view and I don’t disagree. I guess to everyone else aside from the participant naming card it looks like an ACAAN. I’m not a huge fan of equivoke if I don’t have to use it, but I also really like Pete’s lesson on equivoke in this kit.
hi Chris, thanks for the honest and thorough review :) I just wanted to ask, as I am similarly looking to purchase Peek Encores and Peek Performances as well. Did you email Richard directly, or how did you manage to purchase your copies? Any help would be deeply appreciated, thanks :)
Chris. Again thank you for all your reviews. I’d like to suggest a subject for your pod cast. Everyone knows Penguin, Ellusionist, Vanishing Inc. however, there are several vendors,that are unfamiliar to us, that are the only source for their magic. Who are they? Are they focused on mentalism? Card magic? Parlor magic? I found out about Loosh (?) thru your wallet review. Who else is out there? Thx for all your work.
Thank you Todd, it’s my pleasure. Happy I can help in some way. That’s a great idea I will see what I can put together for something like that :) thanks for the suggestion, kind words and continued support.
I'll be honest i got so much more out of the first kit, than the second one. I absolutly hate that they used the Ghost deck (i don't like that design whatsoever and i think they should have gone with a standart not custom design) and have not given you a pdf of the box. As far as i know, if the Tuck breaks, you have no way of getting a replacement. I am also extremely sceptical of the of the rise gimmick in performance. What i really cannot stand is that the rise gimmick has a mini usb port. Sorry they made in 2023 just use a usb c port. Its not even more expansive. The shiner is to big in my opinion, but its basically just a mirror. The spiderpen is a bad joke in my opinion and has absolutly no place in this. I agree that the Envelopes should have come preparred. Generally i think the kit was really made for Peter and his style of performance. Cause if you don't have great audience management and the kind of style Peter has, it is quite difficult to get the same reactions. I like the Bulldog Clip. All in all i am a bit dissapointed in this. Peters extra teachings are great. So if you like Peter and his methods. Get it, if not i wouldn't recommend it
A lot of people have said they liked the first kit better. I kind of forget a lot of what was in the first kit but maybe I’ll have to go back and watch it. I did also say that I didn’t like the ghost deck in my unboxing video. I too wish they used a standard deck. The rise gimmick is so so for me. I’ve used it a number of times and it’s worked as it’s supposed to but I know that won’t always be the case and eventually someone will say something. Even the times it’s worked I’ve wondered if they were just being nice.. but the reactions seemed legit so I took it as a win. The spider pen sucks.. no more to say about that hahaha. Thanks for your input man, I agree.
@@ChrisEdwardsMagic yeah, i mean the two person telepathy act would work well with the rise gimmick, but you need someone else for it. Also the range of the gimmick is not that great. But your review was really really good and i shared many of the points you made
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Chris puts so much thought into his reviews. We appreciate his intellect and pro reviews!
Thank you so much my friend I am happy I can be of any help. Thank you for the kind words and support :)
Great , thorough , comprehensive review as always , thanks a lot , and kudos to you for having have made 1 of the only 2 reviews of this kit on the whole of the internet 🎉.
Thank you so much my friend, I appreciate that :)
Hated the rise gimmick. You can do the same effect with equivoke and it’s much cleaner in my opinion. Plus it’s not an ACAAN it’s a CAAN, as you have to force just one card using the rise gimmick.
That’s a fair view and I don’t disagree. I guess to everyone else aside from the participant naming card it looks like an ACAAN. I’m not a huge fan of equivoke if I don’t have to use it, but I also really like Pete’s lesson on equivoke in this kit.
Fantastic review 😊😊😊😊
Thank you!! :)
Great, thorough review Chris. 👍👍
Another super release from Ellusionist and PT.
I see you also picked up “Unreal Card Magic 2” … love the hand 🤚
Yes! I will have reviews for unreal card magic 1 & 2 coming soon. It’s probably my all time favourite Ellusionist release.
Thank you for the mentalism reviews, Chris! Hope you'll review more mentalism books as well.
You’re welcome my friend! Books take me a very long time due to my work and home schedule but I’ll try and get some more out there.
Another great comprehensive review, like you I thought Out of the galaxy is outstanding card Mentalism/magic.
Thank you my friend! Yeah it’s awesome
I really respect your down to earth real world opinion. I appreciate that.
Thank you so much my friend I really appreciate the kind words.
Great review! (as usual)
Thank you so much my friend!! :)
hi Chris, thanks for the honest and thorough review :)
I just wanted to ask, as I am similarly looking to purchase Peek Encores and Peek Performances as well. Did you email Richard directly, or how did you manage to purchase your copies?
Any help would be deeply appreciated, thanks :)
You’re welcome my friend. Sorry I missed this comment and am replying late. Yes just email Richard directly!
@@ChrisEdwardsMagic no worries, alright thanks will drop him an email! thanks so much!
Chris. Again thank you for all your reviews. I’d like to suggest a subject for your pod cast. Everyone knows Penguin, Ellusionist, Vanishing Inc. however, there are several vendors,that are unfamiliar to us, that are the only source for their magic. Who are they? Are they focused on mentalism? Card magic? Parlor magic? I found out about Loosh (?) thru your wallet review. Who else is out there?
Thx for all your work.
Thank you Todd, it’s my pleasure. Happy I can help in some way. That’s a great idea I will see what I can put together for something like that :)
Thank you Todd, it’s my pleasure. Happy I can help in some way. That’s a great idea I will see what I can put together for something like that :) thanks for the suggestion, kind words and continued support.
I think 150 bucks. The envelopes should have been pre-made!
I agree with that. I mentioned that too.
I'll be honest i got so much more out of the first kit, than the second one.
I absolutly hate that they used the Ghost deck (i don't like that design whatsoever and i think they should have gone with a standart not custom design) and have not given you a pdf of the box. As far as i know, if the Tuck breaks, you have no way of getting a replacement. I am also extremely sceptical of the of the rise gimmick in performance. What i really cannot stand is that the rise gimmick has a mini usb port. Sorry they made in 2023 just use a usb c port. Its not even more expansive. The shiner is to big in my opinion, but its basically just a mirror. The spiderpen is a bad joke in my opinion and has absolutly no place in this. I agree that the Envelopes should have come preparred. Generally i think the kit was really made for Peter and his style of performance. Cause if you don't have great audience management and the kind of style Peter has, it is quite difficult to get the same reactions. I like the Bulldog Clip.
All in all i am a bit dissapointed in this. Peters extra teachings are great. So if you like Peter and his methods. Get it, if not i wouldn't recommend it
A lot of people have said they liked the first kit better. I kind of forget a lot of what was in the first kit but maybe I’ll have to go back and watch it. I did also say that I didn’t like the ghost deck in my unboxing video. I too wish they used a standard deck. The rise gimmick is so so for me. I’ve used it a number of times and it’s worked as it’s supposed to but I know that won’t always be the case and eventually someone will say something. Even the times it’s worked I’ve wondered if they were just being nice.. but the reactions seemed legit so I took it as a win. The spider pen sucks.. no more to say about that hahaha. Thanks for your input man, I agree.
@@ChrisEdwardsMagic yeah, i mean the two person telepathy act would work well with the rise gimmick, but you need someone else for it. Also the range of the gimmick is not that great. But your review was really really good and i shared many of the points you made
@Guitarraffe thank you my friend :)