Random I-Tunes Song of the Moment: Broken by Seether and Amy Lee

Not since TWISTED SISTER, NFW, ULTIMATE 3 CARD MONTE, has there been a card routine this powerful!

That's from the ad copy, and it's a load of crap! First of all, Twisted Sister... c'mon. Do you guys really think this effect is as good as Twisted Sister?! No way. This effect is way overratted. It's not bad, but not as amazing as the ad copy would lead you to believe.

With the package you get 5 gimmicked cards a paper clip and a relatively decent little booklet of instructions. The suggested handling for the routine is a bit awkward and the instructions leave out a couple of things such that if you follow them to the letter, you'll actually miss a couple of parts of the routine.

It didn't take much to figure out what they left out, but it was still a bit annoying. Also, they did have a cool idea... the booklet came with a username and password for a website that had a video explanation posted. That is a really cool idea. Too bad it's only an idea... I went to the website all excited to log on and watch the teaching video, and the site is non-existent. True bummer.

The cards are well made and look nice. Although one of the gimmicked cards was, according to the instructions, constructed a certain way to allow for a particular part of the routine to work a certain way. However, the gimmick falls short of its claim... much like just about every aspect of this product... the hype of it's impact, the dead website and the gimmick construction...

I did learn a cool little 'trick' or 'stunt' that I was previously unaware of, so for that, it was at least worth my time to read it. Overall, unless you're really hurting for a packet trick using 5 gimmicked cards and a paperclip, I'd pass on this one.

Final Verdict:
1 Star with a Stone Status of Rubble