"Poor Man's Cups & Balls" is a packet style card trick that recreates a performance of classic cups as well as balls with what are properly playing cards. The card trick follows the plot of a traditional cups and balls routine - filled with big loads at the end. But what's the point?
Here is how the effect appears. You produce a packet of six cards: three with photos of cups and three having pictures of single balls. You state that you will execute a poor man's version of the classic "cups and balls" effect.
Following a variety of turnovers, counts and some other moves, the three balls individually "penetrate" through the cups, one at a time (a ball card is placed on top of a cup card and the ball card is revealed underneath).
In the next step, all of the three balls pass through the cups all at once and land on a card (there are actually three balls printed on a single card). In the final phase, three big loads - three different types of fruits - appear in the cards from within the cup cards.
If you want, the trick comes with an alternate ending that has images of bunnies. The cards are gimmicked therefore spectators may well not examine them. The trick quickly resets therefore it is ready to be performed once again.
The kit comes with the cups and balls cards, extra cards for the alternative ending and written guidelines. The cards are top quality.
The instructions, on the other hand, were only adequate, as the images can convey more info. For instance, if magicians are told to turn over the cards, it is good to find out in which direction. A simple arrow in the pictures will have helped immensely.
Is It Worthwhile?
You can say that "Poor Man's Cups & Balls" allows you to execute a cups and balls style routine with no need for a desk. Yet, the card routine needs a desk as you need to place cards down.
In addition, because you must pick up cards, it's best to perform this on a close-up pad and not a smooth table surface.
Given all the considerations, I simply do not find "Poor Man's Cups & Balls" to be worth the effort. Rather, I will stick to my real cups and balls routine.
Here is how the effect appears. You produce a packet of six cards: three with photos of cups and three having pictures of single balls. You state that you will execute a poor man's version of the classic "cups and balls" effect.
Following a variety of turnovers, counts and some other moves, the three balls individually "penetrate" through the cups, one at a time (a ball card is placed on top of a cup card and the ball card is revealed underneath).
In the next step, all of the three balls pass through the cups all at once and land on a card (there are actually three balls printed on a single card). In the final phase, three big loads - three different types of fruits - appear in the cards from within the cup cards.
If you want, the trick comes with an alternate ending that has images of bunnies. The cards are gimmicked therefore spectators may well not examine them. The trick quickly resets therefore it is ready to be performed once again.
The kit comes with the cups and balls cards, extra cards for the alternative ending and written guidelines. The cards are top quality.
The instructions, on the other hand, were only adequate, as the images can convey more info. For instance, if magicians are told to turn over the cards, it is good to find out in which direction. A simple arrow in the pictures will have helped immensely.
Is It Worthwhile?
You can say that "Poor Man's Cups & Balls" allows you to execute a cups and balls style routine with no need for a desk. Yet, the card routine needs a desk as you need to place cards down.
In addition, because you must pick up cards, it's best to perform this on a close-up pad and not a smooth table surface.
Given all the considerations, I simply do not find "Poor Man's Cups & Balls" to be worth the effort. Rather, I will stick to my real cups and balls routine.
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