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cardbiker Inner circle 1583 Posts	Posted: Jun 25, 2025 06:11 am 0 Thank you Craig for being upfront about what trick it is based on now I know that I’ve just canceled my order .
Craig Petty V.I.P. UK 2903 Posts	Posted: Jun 25, 2025 06:58 am 1 Quote: On Jun 25, 2025, cardbiker wrote: Thank you Craig for being upfront about what trick it is based on now I know that I’ve just canceled my order . No problem! I will say that without watching the trailer you won’t realise exactly where we have gone with this concept. I have shown some of the effects to people that know the original starting point and they didn’t even realise it was the way. We literally rewrote the rule book and took the deck in a totally different direction. Some of the effect with this effect are literally the strongest I perform, but again it’s your prerogative Cheers TV YouTube Channel by Craig Petty
Craig Petty V.I.P. UK 2903 Posts	Posted: Jun 25, 2025 07:05 am 1 Quote: On Jun 25, 2025, Winnes wrote: I have the deck that this is “inspired by” from 20 years ago and I never used it primarily due to the limitations with the shuffling. People, generally, just don’t riffle shuffle that much. I didn’t bother with the second version of it but really intrigued how this has been taken further and, to be fair people can say what they want about hype etc around his releases (I know I have) but when Craig says he’s worked stuff in , he really has. I’m 100% confident that whatever hang ups I had with the issues with shuffling have been resolved in here and really looking forward to seeing how it’s been taken forward. Thanks for the support. Honestly this is like a totally different trick to the original. We have taken it in a different direction. And the subject of shuffling is dealt with right at the very beginning. I show how you can let the spectator shuffle the cards themselves even if they aren’t an experienced card handler. Plus the effect are insane. The aura effect could be a stand alone trick in its own right, it’s so strong. And if you like ACAAN there is an ACAAN that will blow you away and that’s just scratching the surface I cannot wait to hear your thoughts Cheers TV YouTube Channel by Craig Petty
DavidPeace New user Cork, Ireland 36 Posts	Posted: Jun 25, 2025 10:24 am 1 I have watched some of but not all the instructions so far (it is a Craig Petty project after all haha) but I already have multiple routines I know I will be performing with this deck. I tend to not carry extra decks around but because you can do so much with this deck I can see it being my whole card set for a group. Also have the perfect spot to put it in my stage and parlour shows. Really like it!
joogy Regular user 191 Posts	Posted: Jun 25, 2025 03:41 pm 0 Hola all, Apologies, just one more question. On some YouTube review videos, people are stating this is a gimmicked deck. Is this true, or is it just a stacked deck, or is it both gimmicked and stacked? I understand that you cannot perform a overhand shuffle with the deck if you wanted to perform any of the routines in the tutorial, but if the deck was also gimmicked, then could you not perform alternative routines using the gimmicked part of the deck? Thanks Joogy
DavidPeace New user Cork, Ireland 36 Posts	Posted: Jun 25, 2025 03:49 pm 0 How this deck is gimmicked will not stop you using it for other routines but as Lloyd mentioned in the live they did, they deck will only last as long as a normal deck so you might not want to use it for all your routines for that reason
Joe Roberts Special user 928 Posts	Posted: Jun 25, 2025 03:57 pm 0 Quote: On Jun 25, 2025, DavidPeace wrote: How this deck is gimmicked will not stop you using it for other routines but as Lloyd mentioned in the live they did, they deck will only last as long as a normal deck so you might not want to use it for all your routines for that reason Really? I assumed it was short/long because everyone was saying it neede to be riffle shuffled. But that would certainly get in the way of other routines.
DavidPeace New user Cork, Ireland 36 Posts	Posted: Jun 25, 2025 04:02 pm 0 Quote: On Jun 25, 2025, Joe Roberts wrote: Quote: On Jun 25, 2025, DavidPeace wrote: How this deck is gimmicked will not stop you using it for other routines but as Lloyd mentioned in the live they did, they deck will only last as long as a normal deck so you might not want to use it for all your routines for that reason Really? I assumed it was short/long because everyone was saying it neede to be riffle shuffled. But that would certainly get in the way of other routines. I don't want to expose how it's gimmicked but how it's gimmicked doesn't stop me from performing the other routines I want to perform. Others may be different
joogy Regular user 191 Posts	Posted: Jun 25, 2025 04:13 pm 0 Hi David, Thank you for your reply. Someone on YouTube has said all the routines taught are using the stack, and not to overhand shuffle. I was just asking if someone did overhand shuffle the cards, could you then perform a trick implementing the gimmicked part of the deck? If you cannot, then the gimmick is only effective in relation to the stack. Thanks Joogy
DavidPeace New user Cork, Ireland 36 Posts	Posted: Jun 25, 2025 04:19 pm 0 Quote: On Jun 25, 2025, joogy wrote: Hi David, Thank you for your reply. Someone on YouTube has said all the routines taught are using the stack, and not to overhand shuffle. I was just asking if someone did overhand shuffle the cards, could you then perform a trick implementing the gimmicked part of the deck? If you cannot, then the gimmick is only effective in relation to the stack. Thanks Joogy The overhand shuffle would make it that you can't do a lot of the routines taught on the project. You would be able to do a few of them though as a single overhand shuffle wouldn't destroy it completely
joogy Regular user 191 Posts	Posted: Jun 25, 2025 04:26 pm 0 Quote: On Jun 25, 2025, DavidPeace wrote: Quote: On Jun 25, 2025, joogy wrote: Hi David, Thank you for your reply. Someone on YouTube has said all the routines taught are using the stack, and not to overhand shuffle. I was just asking if someone did overhand shuffle the cards, could you then perform a trick implementing the gimmicked part of the deck? If you cannot, then the gimmick is only effective in relation to the stack. Thanks Joogy The overhand shuffle would make it that you can't do a lot of the routines taught on the project. You would be able to do a few of them though as a single overhand shuffle wouldn't destroy it completely Ok, thank you. Joogy
RWhit Regular user 152 Posts	Posted: Jun 25, 2025 07:51 pm 1 I've decided to buy this and give an HONEST review. None of the 'mates' reviews that we see from here from only UK folks --- I
CopperChopCup Veteran user 324 Posts	Posted: Jun 25, 2025 08:04 pm 0 Is there a Facebook group for this deck yet?
Craig Petty V.I.P. UK 2903 Posts	Posted: Jun 25, 2025 08:04 pm 0 Quote: On Jun 25, 2025, RWhit wrote: I've decided to buy this and give an HONEST review. None of the 'mates' reviews that we see from here from only UK folks --- I Looking forward to your objective review. After all based on your posting history you aren’t biased at all. You posted this a couple of days ago, this screams impartial to me. By the way you still haven’t clarified what you mean about my last few flops. Every trick I have released this year has had rave reviews and even Atomic Deck that a small minority didn’t like has thousands of fans Quote: , RWhit wrote: Just saw this in an email from Murphy's today. After their last release I'll be giving this one a miss. They seem to be releasing magic now every month or two and it's obvious it's not worked out in the real world. They have friends on here and social media posting to push items, then if you give a bad review Craig goes in to a hissy fit. If they want to release magic then work on something for a few years, iron out the bugs THEN release it. Won't be buying anything anymore with CP name on after his last few flops. TV YouTube Channel by Craig Petty
corindaman Special user 552 Posts	Posted: Jun 25, 2025 09:57 pm 1 Quote: On Jun 23, 2025, Craig Petty wrote: Quote: On Jun 23, 2025, RWhit wrote: Just saw this in an email from Murphy's today. After their last release I'll be giving this one a miss. They seem to be releasing magic now every month or two and it's obvious it's not worked out in the real world. They have friends on here and social media posting to push items, then if you give a bad review Craig goes in to a hissy fit. If they want to release magic then work on something for a few years, iron out the bugs THEN release it. Won't be buying anything anymore with CP name on it after his last few flops. You are absolutely correct. Craig Petty is a total loser. He has released so much magic this year. His products may have broken sales records and have five star reviews all over the Internet but you are correct, his products are complete flops. Look at the Atomic Deck, even though there is a Facebook group with hundreds of people raving about it and top pros are performing at all of the time and it set sales records for how fast it sold out it’s a total flop as well. After all, how can a few faceless accounts on the Internet be wrong? His latest trick at Penguin Magic credit wipers sold out twice. Why do people keep buying Craig Petty’s tat. Last week Credit Swipe was performed at The Magic Castle. Obviously The Magic Castle no longer has any ethics or morals anymore. I say we ban Craig Petty from the Magic community. His ego is running wild and he does more harm than good NURSE HE’s GOT OUT AGAIN! Calm down Craig and take your meds……
Craig Petty V.I.P. UK 2903 Posts	Posted: Jun 25, 2025 10:07 pm 0 Quote: On Jun 25, 2025, corindaman wrote: Quote: On Jun 23, 2025, Craig Petty wrote: Quote: On Jun 23, 2025, RWhit wrote: Just saw this in an email from Murphy's today. After their last release I'll be giving this one a miss. They seem to be releasing magic now every month or two and it's obvious it's not worked out in the real world. They have friends on here and social media posting to push items, then if you give a bad review Craig goes in to a hissy fit. If they want to release magic then work on something for a few years, iron out the bugs THEN release it. Won't be buying anything anymore with CP name on it after his last few flops. You are absolutely correct. Craig Petty is a total loser. He has released so much magic this year. His products may have broken sales records and have five star reviews all over the Internet but you are correct, his products are complete flops. Look at the Atomic Deck, even though there is a Facebook group with hundreds of people raving about it and top pros are performing at all of the time and it set sales records for how fast it sold out it’s a total flop as well. After all, how can a few faceless accounts on the Internet be wrong? His latest trick at Penguin Magic credit wipers sold out twice. Why do people keep buying Craig Petty’s tat. Last week Credit Swipe was performed at The Magic Castle. Obviously The Magic Castle no longer has any ethics or morals anymore. I say we ban Craig Petty from the Magic community. His ego is running wild and he does more harm than good NURSE HE’s GOT OUT AGAIN! Calm down Craig and take your meds…… I’m calm thanks very much buddy TV YouTube Channel by Craig Petty
markthemagician Regular user 133 Posts	Posted: Jun 26, 2025 01:43 am 0 Can’t wait to get mine. I don't understand why some of you peeps seem to delight in messing w Craig. Cut the guy a break, for cryin out loud
magringo Loyal user Sad that all I have is a scant 294 Posts	Posted: Jun 26, 2025 04:16 am 1 I’m sorry to read some if the comments about this trick — come on people certainly offer helpful, constructive comments, but let’s not be mean hearted and nasty. We just want honest reviews.
JuanPoop Veteran user Luckily for you, I only have 367 Posts	Posted: Jun 26, 2025 04:45 am 0 I am an unabashed and unbiased supporter of Craig Petty. I don't know Craig, I don't live in UK and I have no cross to bear... I have lost count of how many effects I have purchased of his and how many times he has supported, or added value to, other people's effects in their videos. I have found his releases to be excellent. His 'thorough' explanations are awesome and clearly every detail is thought through and tested in the real world. One area I think that cannot be disputed is that he is a practicing professional magician and brings that vast experience to his products and teaching. I haven't yet pulled the trigger on this one, but it is definitely on my 'watch closely' list. Let's just call that my 2c. Cheers! aka Lucky John Sydney, Australia
Fire Starter Inner circle 4956 Posts	Posted: Jun 26, 2025 07:45 am 0 For god sake, USE YOUR IMAGINATION, so what with the shuffling? as the saying goes ,more then one way to skin a cat. SIMPLE Manage your performance and IF you want this to work ,it WILL. There are absolutely so many ways to FALSE SHUFFLE/CUT a deck that FOOLS people, just making problems that are not there, Craig is not the Bad Guy here, only a very CLEVER CREATOR of some of the Best card/Mentalism Material out there. Good Magic to ALL Shane
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