Marvin's Magic Presents Quirkology by Richard Wiseman - The Curious Science of Everyday - Bets you will always win. Professional Magic made easy

I bought this because of previous reviews and because it is the type of game/activities that intrigues me. I purchased it for my 8 year old nephew who is into magic and mathematics!This box surpassed my already high expectations. There is a generous amount of tricks/activities in the box and they are extremely varied, not two activities are the same. Different people in the family had their own personal favourite and 'the box' entertained us all from the age of 8 to the age of 72.The best bit: some of the tricks will really have you scratching your head, one in particular. I don't want to insert any spoiler in this review, but, in my opinion, it is worth buying the box for one particular trick alone. It really had us all scratching our heads.I can't praise this box of wonders enough, it's funny, clever, entertaining, there's something for everyone and it can be played with again and again.It's great fun for adults and definitely suitable for children.The instruction CD is an added bonus as it gives you ideas on how to best present your tricks and illusions.Pros:- it really does deliver in WOW factor- one particular trick is worth buying the box, it will leave you scratching your head for hours- all activities are easy to use and tricks easy to perform, it will suit children aged 5-6 and up- true value for moneyCons:- none, but I hope they will release a second edition!

I would give it a 5 as I am sure it will be great and something that my son will love. But I have knocked it down to 3 thanks to the new 'frustration free' packaging; it has come in its actual box with the address label slapped on it which I am having trouble picking off. My son gleefully saw the postman deliver it so that's one surprise out of the window for Christmas. Thanks a million.

Its perfect but there needs to be more! All it needs is more mind tricks as the ones inside are great just not enough tricks in the box for me as went through them all so quick.

Bought this to keep my nephews entertained and it went down very well. They loved the tricks that come in the box and the DVD explains how to do them all properly which is much better than just a leaflet with instructions which never gets read properly.It's a great package and will keep the kids entertained. I prefer something like this than a board game because it's much more interactive and the kids love "performing" the tricks and using the props that come with it.

This has an accompanying DVD which is great for dyslexics. I use the kit with kids at school - it's fascinating and the kids love to try the magic tricks out on others. Instant social contact within well defined norms for ASC kids but not just those kids lots of others love it.

Really poor and the real pain is that unpacking it makes it impossible to return. Maybe that's the joke. Basically you get a few optical illusions. Bought this because of the reviews but really can't see the point. Maybe I'm missing something but the contents of this box are so well documented elsewherein 2018 as to be boring and obvious. I mean it's not a game it's not magic tricks it's really is just some visual effects printed on card or plastic items.

It was ok but once box opened it felt like a bit of a rip off...Not much for your money.

My 10 year old is a big fan of magic tricks, and thought these were great. They were not too complicated, and include instructions. He has only tried them out on me so far, but I'm sure he'll be trying out on family and friends. Brightly coloured and well packaged, no small pieces that could potentially get lost.