From Tricks, Co in Japan, this is an absolutely incredible gimmicked deck. I am 99% sure that Marlo did some work on ideas with a deck similar to this one. If you are familiar with the Mene-tekel deck principle, I will tell you that this is a mene-tekel deck with roughed Blue/Red pairs. Imagine the possibilities beyond just the great routine provided. (Just like Marlo!)
Here's the effect in the instructions: a spectator freely selects a card from a facedown red deck. This card is cleanly placed beneath a simple black plastic cover. Then a blue deck is shuffled, and a facedown card is again freely selected. (No forces in this effect at all). The blue card is also placed beneath the cover. Both decks are turned faceup, to show all cards different. Then the cover is lifted -- and seen to be innocent, no other cards, etc -- and the red and blue cards beneath it match exactly.
The effect can be immediately repeated, and it is actually advisable to do so. It is so clean that spectators will find it more than twice amazing the second time around!
Great routine, and great gimmicked deck to let your creativity go wild for other routines. (The black cover is also gaffed in a simple but deceptive way and could be used for other routines.)
You will need one other ungaffed red Bicycle deck (not included) to use with this. A vintage Tricks Co card item, from about 1995. Very hard to find this one now...
CONDITION NOTES: previously owned, but in excellent condition, apparently unused. Complete as issued, with original instruction sheet. NOTE: instructions have been hole punched to go into a binder, but are otherwise clean and no significant tears, etc. Card deck and black plexi cover are like new.
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