Fair Play by Steve Haynes

Great Gimmick but ruins a perfect trick. Free Will by Deddy Corbuzier is the perfect strolling miracle! All props are 100% normal with zero reset and no moves whatsoever. What Fair Play has tried to do is “improve” Free Will. But to my mind it is a huge step backwards. The gimmick itself is well made and works well once you get the knack, but for this effect not only is it unnecessary it makes a simple premise – the fact that no matter what the spectator does the outcome is always the same (i.e. they don’t actually have any Free Will), but it also adds some necessary reset into the mix and now relies on the props to be in your hand when you do the reveal. Worse, if anyone ever sees the same trick twice they’ll want to really examine the gimmick because it changes based on the outcome – when it is meant to be a fixed piece of paper.

After speaking to Paul Richards at some length about Free Will I know a lot of Magicians don’t get it at first (if ever), but it is not a prediction, it is about the Spectator’s ability to exercise Free Will, which is why it is important the outcome is in fact always the same. I know it took me a long time to fully grasp this. In fact I used to carry two different outcomes around! When I had that mindset I would have given this item five stars, but now that I see the light I will stick with Free Will every time. It is one of my favorite strolling items and doesn’t suffer from any of the problems that Fair Play is attempting to solve.

Effect: INGENIOUS NEW GIMMICK PREDICTS LOCATION OF THREE BORROWED OBJECTS!

Hanging from your keychain is a clear photo holder. Locked inside is a scrap of paper with a secret message. You’re spectator holds the keychain message in her hands. You then borrow ANY business card, ANY coin and ANY dollar bill. Your Spectator FAIRLY places ANY one of the three objects in HER Pocket. It’s a completely free choice. She then FAIRLY gives you ANY one of the other two objects to hold in YOUR hand. She keeps the third FAIRLY CHOSEN object in her hand.

THE BUSINESS CARD, THE COIN, THE BILL. SHE DECIDES WHERE TO PUT EACH ONE.

NO Forces. Her choices are FREE. She can change her mind as many times as she wants! THE KEY CHAIN PREDICTION SHE’S BEEN HOLDING THE ENTIRE TIME IS THEN READ: IT’S 100% ACCURATE!

(EXAMPLE)
POCKET HAS CARD
I HAVE THE COIN
YOU HAVE THE BILL

And yes, the keychain prediction can be completely examined! Beyond any doubt .. Fair Play is the Fairest of them all! An astonishing new gimmick for Corbuzier’s Free Will plot.

• SPECTATOR makes ALL the choices
• NO FORCES
• SPECTATOR CAN CHANGE HER MIND AS MANY TIMES AS SHE WANTS
• ALL CHOICES ARE 100% FREE CHOICES AND EVEN MORE FAIR
• SPECTATOR HOLDS THE PREDICTION FROM THE START
• NO SWITCHES OR MOVES
• NOTHING TO ADD OR TAKE AWAY
• NO ELECTRONICS
• RESETS IN SECONDS
• SPECTATOR CAN COMPLETELY EXAMINE THE PREDICTION
• ALL THREE OBJECTS ARE BORROWED
• The Fair Play Gimmick is Completely Self-Contained and Self-Working.

Just snap it onto your key chain and you’re always ready to play!

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