Countdown Repeat by Gonzalo Albiñana and CrazyJokers
Five. Four. Three. Two. One. Except the cards refuse to cooperate.
The Six Card Repeat has survived for nearly a century because it is a genuinely great effect. But it has always had the same problem: once your audience understands what is about to happen next, the element of surprise disappears. Countdown Repeat solves that problem completely, and in doing so turns one of magic’s most beloved premises into something that builds, escalates, and genuinely surprises all the way to the final moment.
Five cards become a countdown. But the countdown refuses to behave the way it should. Cards are discarded and come back. Numbers repeat, change direction, become visual gags, lead somewhere unexpected. What begins as a simple, understandable premise gradually becomes more impossible, more absurd, and more surprising with every move, right up until you either reach zero or, depending on your version, do not.
Gonzalo Albiñana spent years exploring the Six Card Repeat before arriving at this. Countdown Repeat is not another version of the classic. It is a completely new modular system built around that premise, giving you seven core setups to start from and the tools and knowledge to build your own version from the ground up.
The package is extraordinarily comprehensive. You get multiple sequences, loads, surprises, visual gags, presentations, and endings, all of which begin with every card being freely examined by the audience. Three recordings of live performances in different venues and for different audiences show you the potential of each configuration in action, each one more surprising than the last.
Beyond the performance material, you also get access to downloads containing additional study material and an 80-page digital book exploring the effect and its full historical background. The bonus adds three new routines and methods taken directly from Gonzalo’s book En Blanco, in which he created a new piece of magic every day for 365 consecutive days.
The specially designed cards hide the method in plain sight while the numerical countdown structure gives this routine something the traditional Six Card Repeat has never quite had: a destination. A destination you can adapt to virtually any running time, situation, audience, or performing need, from a fast-paced corporate opener to a leisurely kids show and everything in between.
“What a great idea to open a show! So original! Another brilliant idea from Gonzalo!” Héctor Mancha
Available in poker size for close-up and semi-jumbo for parlor/stage.
What’s included:
Specially designed Countdown Repeat cards in poker size
7 core setups with multiple sequences, loads, gags, and endings
Three live performance recordings in different venues and for different audiences
Downloadable extra study material
80-page digital book on the effect and its history
Bonus: three additional routines and methods from Gonzalo’s book En Blanco
Difficulty: Beginner
Best for: Close-up, stage, parlour, kids shows, corporate events, MC work, close-up, virtually any performing situation
Can it be examined?
It can be examined at the end.
Is it durable?
Yes. It will last for a long time even with regular use.
Does it require sleight of hand?
It requires almost no sleight of hand to perform.
Is everything ready to use out of the box?
Yes. Everything is ready for you to perform the effect out of the box.
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