{"product_id":"outnumbered-by-john-bannon-1","title":"Outnumbered by John Bannon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-video-embed\"\u003e\u003cvideo controls width=\"100%\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.penguinmagic.com\/h264\/trailers\/66e32672a160b_360p.mp4\"\u003e\u003c\/video\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Usually, learning a trick means understanding how it works. With this book John Bannon may have you performing tricks without knowing how they work.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Regal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn John Bannon’s newest book Outnumbered you will discover incredibly deceptive card tricks that will fool you as you perform them. It’s like learning magic incantations. You do the procedure leading to surprising, inconceivable results. If it’s magic to you, it will be magic for your audiences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese effects also adhere to a construction that John Bannon is known for: Along a sort-of “garden path,” the audience believes the trick is about one thing, only to discover that the performer was really going after something else. Top that with fooling methods and your audiences don’t stand a chance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTricks with numbers are often considered mathematical tricks. Some tricks with numbers may be premised on basic math-like principles but require no “math” or calculation by the performer. It’s in the design, not the execution. Nevertheless, the label often puts magicians off what otherwise can be very effective tricks as you will discover in Outnumbered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRest assured; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ethese are NOT your uncle’s mathematical card tricks. They are show pieces that feel like real magic. They are card tricks you will add to your existing repertoire and do for years to come.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTENTS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGame, Set, Match!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Pairs of cards freely formed by your spectator match the total of some pocket change that has been on the table since the outset. A strange combination of Will the Cards Match and Jack London’s Almost Real Prediction. But not quite…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlindsided Plus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – What if could actually tell the future—or some of the future—but you didn’t understand what it meant. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? In this amazing trick, you will find out. It’s self-working (or ridiculously easy, depending on your definition). The deck is regular. No one will see the ending coming. And no one will figure out how it’s done (even if they’re familiar with the underlying principle).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCounter Intuitive\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – An impossible location that makes the discover of the selected card unimaginable in the absolute fairest conditions possible (or so they think). If you are not familiar with this method, it might become your new favorite toy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychic Encounter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – the same incredibly clean discovery as in Counter Intuitive but with a completely different method.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCosmic Conspiracy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Under impossible conditions, the performer’s predicted card appears at a participant’s freely-chosen thought-of number. What’s more: the participant’s mentally-selected card appears at the performer’s predicted number!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sum of All Fours\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - If you want to do a close-up, no-pressure, self-working, full-blown, four-by-four, fifteen ways to Sunday, show off your inner math geek superpower, magic square, this is the way to do it. It’s an effective way to introduce your audience to the magic square’s truly amazing properties.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll of these effects are like toys you will use to fool yourself and your audience. You’ll bring that feeling of amazement to your spectators as you won’t fully understand how the magic happens. In this book you learn the incantations to do what seems like real magic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere are what a few people have said after reading Outnumbered:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This proves what I’ve said for years: Bannon counts.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaj Madhok\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"More proof of John’s brilliance. It takes a special talent to create fun, commercial effects based on math principles that effectively hide the underlying math. Get a copy and never be outnumbered in your “battle” with laymen.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlie Randall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Usually, learning a trick means understanding how it works. With this book John Bannon may have you performing tricks without knowing how they work.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Regal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Outnumbered is John Bannon's newest book and I strongly recommend it. All of the effects use really interesting principles that will make you feel like you are doing real magic as things will happen that you simply won't understand. These effects are magic toys that will delight you and your spectators. Recommended.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Trono\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Magic Wholesale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51856970580256,"sku":"20300","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9981\/5200\/files\/Outnumbered_52135ef3-c4aa-49b7-8abe-d07bf30ae700.jpg?v=1781552362","url":"https:\/\/tntmagic.com\/products\/outnumbered-by-john-bannon-1","provider":"tntmagic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}