Venue: Close-up with a table. Not practical for restaurant work because of time constraints and the need for a table. Can work for stand-up shows with a small crowd.
Buzz: Dill and Weber have streamlined a card classic. Lay people will probably not know the difference and react equally to both the classic and this method. Magicians, on the other hand, will react strongly to "A New World."
Definitely Out of This World
Now, from the brilliant minds of Dean Dill and Michael Weber comes "A New World," their impressive new version of “Out of This World.” The gimmicked deck in this approach makes for a cleaner effect, but as with any trick that involves a gimmick, particularly those that spectators handle, audience management is paramount. I think the risk is worth it.
Color This World
Those of you who are familiar with the trick know that it uses a normal but stacked deck, and there is an important switch near the end. A New World removes the need for the switch and the inconsistency in the layout and clean-up, and allows a spectator to shuffle the cards
I’ve never performed classic OOTW ala Paul Curry, but occasionally perform Harry Lorayne’s “Impromptu Out of This World,” which was published in "My Favorite Card Tricks" (Louis Tannen, 1965). I’ve always enjoyed this approach because the trick uses a normal deck and spectators can completely shuffle the deck and mix the cards. You start with a mixed-up, non-stacked deck and the effect gets a great reaction.
Cleaner But Gimmicked
The gimmicked deck removes the need to begin new piles in the middle and execute the switch at the end. On the downside, the outcome can only be displayed by the magician and you’re not left clean. “A New World” uses only half of the deck for the effect, which works well. I’ve never seen the need to sort an entire deck.
