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Greg Arce
Inner circle
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Posted: Apr 15, 2008 7:26pm
Gordon Bean sent me one of his latest creation. It's timely... pun intended. First, you should know a bit about Gordon. He is obsessive when it comes to magic... especially effects he is creating. This particular effect was worked on for six years. How many would take that kind of time to perfect all the nuances involved. I've seen Gordon work a simple packet trick over and over until he has so many variations, moves, subtleties, etc, that it makes your brain spin... mine did. He is never satisfied until he works out ever single detail... and then he works on it some more.
Okay, so now the new effect: Timecard. You riffle through a deck of cards and they stop you anywhere. You let them see their card and have them lock it in their mind. Now you talk about deja vu and how there's an important time associated with this effect. They pick any hour or any half on the hour as their time. You look through the pack and find their card. Not only do you find it but the time they called out is written boldly on the back of it.
Some things you should know: It will work with any hour or half hour on the hour called. You don't need to know the time they will call before you start the effect. They can call any of those times. The backs of the rest of the deck are constantly displayed showing no other time. It has an automatic reset that's perfect for strolling. The special deck is made from standard Bicycle playing cards and it is not roughed and smoothed.
I can see this playing as a stand alone effect or within a series of effects having to do with time. You could easily incorporate it at a birthday or anniversary celebration or to that special client you want to Wow.
Technically it is within most magician's reach. Standard moves gets the job done and the deck does most of the work for you.
As a mentalist I thought, "I would take their card and pretend to write a time at the back then later on ask them to name a time and find the card again... I have predicted what time they would call out."
Easy to use, instant reset, powerful image and almost no work involved to make it work every time... what more can you ask for?
Timcard sells for $30 and you can look for more info at: gordonbean.com
Greg
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Turk
Inner circle
Portland, OR
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Posted: Apr 15, 2008 7:38pm
Thanks for that, Greg.
Gordon does produce some great effects. This one seems destined to be right up there with the best of them.
Thanks again for the heads up.
Mike
Magic is a vanishing Art.
This must not be Kansas anymore, Toto.
Eschew obfuscation.
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Sociomagi
New user
70 Posts
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Posted: Apr 15, 2008 7:52pm
I agree... this is a winner! As is most of Gordon's material.
Order your copy today:
http://www.gordonbean.com/timecard.html
Just my two cents.
Peter
Belief is the biggest step man can make!
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Review King
Eternal Order
14062 Posts
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Posted: Apr 15, 2008 8:33pm
Greg, thanks for sharing the great info. Gordon is such a talented fellow!!
"Of all words of tongue and pen,
the saddest are, "It might have been"
..........John Greenleaf Whittier
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booswain
Loyal user
212 Posts
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Posted: Apr 15, 2008 8:58pm
I just ordered this effect. I'm looking forward to it.
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joseph
Eternal Order
Please ignore my
11153 Posts
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Posted: Apr 16, 2008 7:00pm
Let's have some reviews when "time" permits..  ..
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." (Einstein)...
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booswain
Loyal user
212 Posts
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Posted: Apr 18, 2008 6:37pm
Here is my review of Gordon Bean's Timecard.
What the Ad Says: The Magician locates a selected card and then reveals that a freely named time is written on the back.
What you get. A gaffed bicycle deck of cards. A nice instruction booklet with photos and detailed steps. This is my impression of this trick and with most Gordon Bean tricks I have purchased. At first I read the instructions and get confused. But then I take out the cards that are provided and go through step by step and presto...I end up with a great effect. This is an extra neat one because not only do you show them their freely chosen card..on the back is a freely chosen time. The spectator can choose any time they want. No force. I did it several times and it made me smile. Simple to do but powerful and should really impress. The time or the card can be chosen first. Automatic reset. Very nice. The cost is very reasonable for a full deck trick at around 30 bucks. One of the things I am very impressed with about tricks from Gordon are the instructions. I have purchased so many tricks that come with imcomplete or shoddy instructions that look thrown together. The booklets for this trick is no exception with clear step by step photo instructions for a couple of different handling. I take my hat off to you Mr Bean. Another impressive trick.
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Jerskin
Inner circle
1108 Posts
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Posted: Apr 18, 2008 6:53pm
Do you write in the times yourself or are they pre-printed?
GrEg oTtO
MUNDUS VULT DECIPI
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booswain
Loyal user
212 Posts
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Posted: Apr 18, 2008 8:26pm
They are pre-printed but they look like hand written with a magic marker..
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fvdbeek
Veteran user
394 Posts
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Posted: Apr 19, 2008 5:14am
>They are pre-printed
So that in non-speaking countries this can be used ? (like ' 4.30 pm' or somtehing like that)
Frans
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booswain
Loyal user
212 Posts
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Posted: Apr 19, 2008 8:14am
Yes there is no am or pm just the numbers like 12.00 11.30 and so on
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matt.magicman
Inner circle
Sussex, England
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Posted: Apr 19, 2008 9:10am
So is it just on the hour and half pat times that can be named?
Would you know if you had memory loss??
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Daniel Lander
Loyal user
Oxfordshire, England
265 Posts
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Posted: Apr 19, 2008 9:41am
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On 2008-04-19 09:10, matt.magicman wrote:
So is it just on the hour and half pat times that can be named?
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booswain
Loyal user
212 Posts
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Posted: Apr 19, 2008 10:49am
I have performed this trick a couple of times..for my captive audience...my wife and mother in law..and both thought it was awesome...and they are hard to please
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taller8
Special user
599 Posts
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Posted: Apr 19, 2008 11:10am
This almost sounds like an improved version of 'Phil" . In Phil the magi calls out the name on the back of the specs thought of card.
And this effect, the spec calls out a time that ends up on a selected card. Sounds pretty great to me.
That's quite an improvement. And Phil has always been a great and simple trick to do. How difficult if Timepiece to perform? The review mentioned standard sleights.
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akc22
Regular user
103 Posts
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Posted: Apr 19, 2008 11:29am
Will it work with 24 hour, or military time, like 14:00?
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Greg Arce
Inner circle
5397 Posts
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Posted: Apr 19, 2008 1:57pm
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On 2008-04-19 11:29, akc22 wrote:
Will it work with 24 hour, or military time, like 14:00?
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No. It is meant for just hours and half past hours.
Greg
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Tony Iacoviello
Inner circle
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Posted: Apr 19, 2008 2:00pm
Thanks' Greg. Gordon owes you a commission. 
Seeing the world, one hand at a time.
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booswain
Loyal user
212 Posts
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Posted: Apr 19, 2008 2:28pm
Timecard is very easy to perform. Simple handling and method makes it easy to do but impressive to the spectator. I am a beginner and this trick makes me look like a pro.
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Greg Arce
Inner circle
5397 Posts
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Posted: Apr 20, 2008 2:08am
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On 2008-04-19 14:00, Tony Iacoviello wrote:
Thanks' Greg. Gordon owes you a commission.
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This is my payback for all the times he smoked me with a new handling of one his packet effects. Every time I thought all various presentations and moves had been covered, Gordon would come up with a new one.
Greg
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booswain
Loyal user
212 Posts
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Posted: Apr 21, 2008 2:05pm
This trick continues to amaze my spectators. I have changed the patter around to add a time travel element.
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booswain
Loyal user
212 Posts
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Posted: Apr 22, 2008 11:51am
Anyone have a fav Gordon Bean trick.
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Tony Iacoviello
Inner circle
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Posted: Apr 22, 2008 12:00pm
Yes, a variation of Limited Edition, but that could change after this arrives.
Seeing the world, one hand at a time.
TonyEye.com
Having to Touch the Internet with the power of IPOD.
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booswain
Loyal user
212 Posts
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Posted: Apr 22, 2008 4:03pm
This is my fav trick right now....i like a new trick of his called bikers also and there is a bonus trick with it called 7 kings which I like also
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gkfreed
Elite user
494 Posts
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Posted: Apr 23, 2008 11:19am
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On 2008-04-22 11:51, booswain wrote:
Anyone have a fav Gordon Bean trick.
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I'm a huge fan of Entourage!
Gary
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taller8
Special user
599 Posts
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Posted: Apr 23, 2008 1:34pm
Waiting for more TimeCard reviews.
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bobbyk
Special user
Tennessee
524 Posts
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Posted: Apr 23, 2008 6:34pm
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On 2008-04-23 13:34, taller8 wrote:
Waiting for more TimeCard reviews.
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I ordered mine today. I am not big on carrying gaffed decks but when the effect is strong enough it makes it worthwhile. I am anxious to see if this fits the bill... it sounds great! Taller8, I will drop you a note and let you know....
Best,
Bk
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taller8
Special user
599 Posts
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Posted: Apr 23, 2008 7:05pm
I ordered it too. I'll post a review from a hobbyists point of view.
Hobbyists= buys 40 tricks and shows them to one person.
Pro= buys 1 trick and shows them to 40 people.
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bugjack
Inner circle
New York, New York
1094 Posts
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Posted: Apr 23, 2008 9:49pm
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On 2008-04-23 19:05, taller8 wrote:
I ordered it too. I'll post a review from a hobbyists point of view.
Hobbyists= buys 40 tricks and shows them to one person.
Pro= buys 1 trick and shows them to 40 people.
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Ouch. Painfully accurate.
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human
Loyal user
285 Posts
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Posted: Apr 24, 2008 10:40am
Can the card be different every time or you must force a card ?
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