61 Reviews
Great thinking from Blake Vogt here. Very clear instructional video. The end of my ambitious used to be a mercury folded card in mouth with smoke. In these Covid times this is a much more appropriate finale. Awesome effect.
Barcelona • Jun 8th, 2021Awesome impromptu effect. Very excited to use this.
Los Angeles, California • Sep 17th, 2018It's hard to start with like he said, but it's a killer trick once you have it down.
Green Bay, Wisconsin • Jul 2nd, 2017I love torn and restored card tricks and I love impromptu tricks. Ever since I got this it has been my go to trick when people ask me to perform in a short amount of time. This is an amazing trick and I encourage others to get it.
San Mateo, California • Jun 26th, 2016The method is genius. As a magician I love the idea of using one card, no back up, nothing. But the ending doesn't work really good. But if you give it a good presentation and find good spectators, it's a must have.
Albania • Jun 26th, 2016Ref4m is a stroke of genius. You only need one card and it looks like actual magic.
North Center Valley Road • Jun 25th, 2016Great trick, but LOTS of practice. You have to treat the card with delicacy. But definitely a buy.
Canada • May 5th, 2016I'm going to be straight forward.....not what I was expecting, AND THAT'S THE BEST PART! You'll get your crowd thinking complex, but that answer is simple. Since the fact that it's impromptu (once you practice of course) it's a wowzer for anybody, anytime.
Wisconsin, USA • May 5th, 2016It's a great trick once you get the handling down. The method is ingenious. It gets good responses, but I don't think it's as powerful as the ones were you hand the restored card for inspection at the end. That being said, the fact that you can perform a very visual piece by piece TnR completely impromptu makes it a great tool to have.
Mexico • Apr 22nd, 2016Perhaps the most unique TNR on the market. Some people will gripe that the card is destroyed at the end, but the patter justifies it by presenting a cohesive effect. This is definitely not an everyday trick, but it's a nice impromptu moment that's truly baffling.
Ohio • Dec 6th, 2015Can be performed for any angle. Great for a backup if you don't have Counterfeit ready!
USA • Apr 5th, 2015Best ready-to-go TNR in my opinion; I use this effect not only with cards, i use bus tickets, visit cards, etc. Buy it! The teaching is great :)
Montenegro • Feb 23rd, 2015It's tough at first but once refined it is a true gem of a trick. Go ahead and add it to your cart.
Ohio • Feb 21st, 2014A great trick to do when you aren't prepared. Blake is very nice and teaches this effect well. What are you waiting for? Get it!
Maryland • Aug 18th, 2013The trick is very knacky but once you get the hang of it it looks AMAZING. Keep in mind, no one will suspect the card is gimmicked so there's no need to hand it out.
United States • Aug 8th, 2013This really is a good torn and restored effect. Although it may not be the world's best torn and restored, the fact that that you can do it impromptu and with one card makes it one of my favorite TnR effects. The method is great, and it really isn't that difficult after you practice. Now, most people don't like the fact, that you can't hand out the card afterward, but you have to keep in mind that you just performed a miracle, and most spectators won't question the trick. However, if you are worried about not being able to hand out the card, just force a card and before you hand it out, just switch it for a duplicate, it's as simple as that. So that's why I like Ref4m.
United States • Jul 14th, 2013A great impromptu trick but it was a little disappointing that you can't hand out the card for examination when it is restored. However, it is a good thing to have in an emergency.
United Kingdom • May 27th, 2013I love this effect and it's easy to perform. The only part I don't like about it is that you have to rip it up to give it out for examination. Overall though, it's a nice effect. I perform this TNR because it's very easy and I recommend it.
Ohio • May 18th, 2013When I saw the tutorial on the effect I thought it was going to be like TNR but the result was a bit disappointing. The effect didn't work for me when performing for people so I just kept it to performing it for the camera. You'd need to really perfect this effect, especially the restore part, in rorder to amaze your audience. A good thing is that the effect is completely impromptu though.
Mexico • May 13th, 2013i was slightly disappointed by this as you can't hand it out after the trick and that it is fairly fiddly. However, it is a good impromtu trick to have in your arsenal.
London • May 11th, 2013The best thing is you can do the trick completely surrounded. The ripping is not perfect, but it's a great effect.
Turkey • May 10th, 2013By far the best torn and restore card effect I've ever seen. Only one card is used and that's the best part.
Singapore • Mar 27th, 2013I don't get why people are hating on this. If they don't like the fact of ripping up the card at the end - BE CREATIVE. I LOVE THIS TRICK!
United States • Feb 28th, 2013I had to laugh when I watched the tutorial; it was like a spoof. This effect is not useful to perform in front of people, just to play in front of the camera. A bit disappointing.
Australia • Feb 9th, 2013I've been reading a lot of complaints in the forums about this effect, so I thought it would be a good idea to review the trick since I bought it a couple of days ago. To be honest, I really like every step of this effect, but I wouldn't talk until the very last one. THE EFFECT: This is a very nice effect, as we can see in the trailer... I'm going to describe it: A card is FREELY selected and SIGNED. You show BOTH hands empty (not explicitly) and tear the card into four pieces. They can see the card torn, they can see the corners of the cards, and they can see the pieces are separated. You then take two of them and in ONE motion, you restore it. The same happens with the other two pieces. You say whatever you want to have a reason to tear it again and you hand all 4 pieces to them. WOW. THE METHOD: Even if we can see something in the demo, the method is much more clever than what it seems to be. It's an impromptu method for this classic plot, and it is really convenient when you don't have anything prepared. THE DVD: The teaching is very good, a lot of details are given and the camera angles are the best ones for a great learning experience. I miss a "tips" section since I think some more advice can be given, but you'll discover them easily with practice. The quality of the DVD or download, as always with t11, is amazing. THE PROBLEM EVERYBODY HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT: You have to rip the card in the end. Yes you must do it. Or maybe not? Perhaps force a card and use a dup. It's that simple! I have liked the idea that has been posted in another thread: make different spectators sign the corners and you have a perfect reason to tear it again and give their signature to each spectator. THE PRICE: Is it overpriced? I don't think so. 16 bucks is not that much. The other TnR sold here costs $25 and it is horrible. The gimmick breaks really easily and it's not practical at all. This one works better, and it's cheaper. It IS worth buying. GREAT JOB, BLAKE!
DSS • Jan 27th, 2013The superb point of this trick is that it is impromptu. This can be performed as many times as you want, and it does not require a particular brand of cards. My only disappointment in this trick is, after all, we have to tear it up again. As the finale, the magician tears the restored card again to clean up, and this time, it never comes back again. If you have any plan to match this procedure, this would be your favorite trick.
Japan • Oct 19th, 2012Wouldn't really make it my go to TnR effect but it is good to know in case you want to perform on the spot without needing a setup.
Colorado • Oct 6th, 2012Great effect. It's really impressive. But I really wish theory11 gave a full, UNCUT performance of it on the trailer so people like me thought twice before getting it. The price is fine, but the method is really a challenge to pull off convincingly. Got busted loads of times.
Singapore • Sep 22nd, 2012Pretty good, but there are a lot of other better Torn and Restored card effects out there.
Singapore • Sep 22nd, 2012Great trick. Awesome TnR. I love it and it's also impromtu! Can it be any better?
Denmark • Sep 21st, 2012