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Ian Richards Loyal user 226 Posts |
'Gris - Gris' by Ryan Matney
Sixteen tricks - A mixed bag of Love, Death, and Fate. Soft cover, 26 pages. Available directly from Ryan Matney (http://www.ryanmatney.com/) and available soon from H&R Magic Books. 'Gris – Gris' is Ryan Matney’s third booklet of card magic and follows the same format as “Card Jones” and “Midnight Oil”. 'Gris – Gris' contains 16 card items that range from essentially self-working to those that require some intermediate sleights and one that uses a memorized deck. Primal Scheme Two thieves steal a Kings diamonds from the spectator. A spectator eliminates all but one card from a five card packet. This card is revealed to be the King and the missing diamond is found between the two thieves. Pop-Hoff A modified version of Hofzinser’s four Ace problem. The four Aces are placed aside and a card is selected. The Aces are then cut into the middle of the deck. A card is revealed, it is not the selection but the Ace of the same suit. The selected card has replaced the Ace in the deck. The Joker Comes Through After apparently failing to find the selected card, the Joker eventually finds the selection in a surprising manner. Riffle Think Pop! A mentally selected card is revealed after the spectator just spells its name. The performer then reveals that they knew what the selection was going to be all along as they remove the mentally selected card from their pocket. Uses five cards from another deck or the mates of the five cards if another deck is not available. Draw Back Your Bow The two black Kings find their two black Queen mates with the assistance of Cupid (the Jack of Hearts). The black Kings initially locate the Jack of Hearts and then a transposition occurs as the Jack of Hearts changes places with the two black Queens. Chang & Eng A matching cards effect with two spectators. The spectators cut then deal a packet of cards and then eliminate all but one card. The magician then repeats this process to reveal the spectators selected cards. Now It’s Now Again A Triumph effect using the back in time theme that has several additional convincers beyond the standard deck straightening out and the selection the only card reversed. Blackstone’s Ghost A memorized deck effect in which the spectator can cut anywhere in the deck and then use the cut off packet to obtain a number. The performer then spells variations of Blackstone to reveal the selected card. The Soldier’s Bible The Ace of Spades, acts the part of the bullet and finds the selected card. The Ace of Spades is then seen to be the only card in the deck with a different colored back. Royal Rising A short Ambitious Card sequence using the four Tens is followed by the production of a Royal Flush in the same suit that matches the Ten that was used in the Ambitious Card sequence. Standing Royal Rising A stand up, no table version of Royal Rising. No Name On The Bullet A self-working revelation of the four Aces in which the spectator deals and shuffles the deck. The last Ace is revealed in the performers pocket. To Wake The Dead The spectator plays the part of an archeologist in discovering the identity of the mummy in a tomb. The spectator deals cards from the deck and stops whenever they want to. These cards are then dealt into three piles. The performer or spectator then eliminates all but one card from the three piles to reveal the card that was placed in the card box. Conjure, Wife The four Queens act as witches one is a good witch and the others are evil. The evil witches are surprisingly revealed at the end of the effect. The Man From Planet X The only card that is not blank in the deck is mentally transmitted between two assisting spectators. Final Curtain The presentation from ‘Blackstone’s Ghost’ is used from a shuffled deck. Selected card again spelled to using Great Blackstone. Despite the implications of the title, Gris – Gris are talismans that are used for good luck or to ward off evil, this is not strictly a booklet of bizarre magic, but of card magic that uses unusual themes. Four of the effects (Pop-Hoff, The Joker Comes Through, Riffle Think Pop! and Draw Back Your Bow) use Peter Duffie’s “Riffle Pop” move that is taught on the “Move Mastery volume 1” CD. This is available from Peter Duffie’s website. If you do not have this CD, it is very worthwhile. An alternative procedure for revealing a card from the bottom of the deck is described in ‘Gris-Gris’ that can be substituted for “Riffle Pop”. One of the tricks, The Man From Planet X, is based on “Living Hieroglyphics” by Jason Steffen that was published in the June 2002 issue of Genii magazine. If you do not have this, you will not be able to perform the trick. Some of the tricks require the spectator to deal through packets of cards and eliminate all but one card. Some of the tricks also require a minor set up that can be done in front of the spectator. Therefore, good spectator management is required. As such, virtually all of these effects have the added bonus of audience participation. Alternative endings and handling suggestions are provided for most tricks. The manuscript is well credited throughout, and it does not contain any illustrations, it does not need any, the descriptions are clear and concise and easily followed with cards in hand. With some with sleights, a couple self-workers, one trick with a memorized deck and more there is something for everyone. |
Ryan Matney Regular user 189 Posts |
Thanks Ian for the review. I picked the title because some of the effects have a loose spooky or supernatural presentation. It's all practical card magic though.
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ritty360 Elite user McKinney, Texas 405 Posts |
What do others think of this material??
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