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warren Inner circle uk 4138 Posts |
I was watching a John Bannon zoom lecture and he metioned that the problem with most ace assemblies is that once the first ace travels across the spectators are now ahead of the effect. Meaning that they tend to presume all the aces have already travelled and therefore prefers to have then all travel in one go and then reveal them rather than showing each ace has vanished from its individual packet.
What are peoples thoughts on this ? |
will lane Veteran user Will likes to post so he has made 339 Posts |
That argument could be applied to any multi-phase routine. ACR, Coins Across, etc... I think it's all about presentation. Maybe the premise could be more akin to "1 ace is lucky, 2 aces are really lucky, 3 is puzzling, 4 is impossible", rather than "here's the first ace. and here's the second, and here's the..." The impossibility should increase as more is revealed.
If we think about a trick like C3, I don't think anyone would say that once the first card is revealed, it lessens the impact of the other reveals. The impossibility increases, so maybe we should structure our Ace Assemblies to accomplish that premise. Now that I think about it, C3 would be a great way to accomplish an Ace Assembly. Still though, there is a different power to revealing a multi-revelation routine all at once. Check out this dead-simple Ace Assembly, which happens to be my favorite version (sans packets). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M70hhflpCbI |
warren Inner circle uk 4138 Posts |
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On Sep 24, 2021, will lane wrote: I couldn't get past dealing out the entire deck into 4 piles yaaaaawn ha ha I have a few ace assemblies that I use where the aces travel one at a time so I'm certainly not against it but I did think tht John made an interesting point.......thanks for your input |
will lane Veteran user Will likes to post so he has made 339 Posts |
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On Sep 24, 2021, warren wrote: I agree it does take a while to go off, but I think (with good presentation) the payout is worth it. After all, Shin Lim did win AGT with C3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcctN2XI2bE |
warren Inner circle uk 4138 Posts |
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On Sep 24, 2021, will lane wrote: Four people sharing the work load is a lot less boring and far quicker than one person dealing out an entire deck into four piles. As a side note they aren't exactly classic style ace assemblies. i'm refering to the classic four aces are laid out and three cards placed on each and ending with all four aces in one pile. |
Harry Lorayne 1926 - 2023 New York City 8558 Posts |
Look up my FANTASTIC ACE ASSEMBLY.
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warren Inner circle uk 4138 Posts |
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On Sep 24, 2021, Harry Lorayne wrote: Very nice Harry but there again I knew it would be |
ekgdoc Regular user 110 Posts |
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On Sep 24, 2021, warren wrote: I have no idea what most spectators think. But I do know what I think. I hate most ace assemblies. I never thought about why that is the case, but the observation by Bannon helps explain it. David |
warren Inner circle uk 4138 Posts |
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On Sep 25, 2021, ekgdoc wrote: Each to their own, I feel the same way with oil and water type effects 😊 |
cbharrelson Regular user 167 Posts |
Harry your handling of the Braie add on is unique and superb!
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