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http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/1744The performer has a number named at random. He/she then quickly writes out 16 numbers within a grid. Upon examination all combinations within the grid are seen to have totaled the named number.Check out the demo video. This is a great trick to know for a wide variety of situations.Reviews:3/5 It’s OK christurchinski from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on April 10th, 2010This is an alright trick but it isn’t really magic. It’s math. It’s actually pretty easy to do but most people will just think, “ok, so he’s good at math”. This is a pretty good trick for me being a math teacher, so my students think it’s great but again, it’s attributed to being good at math, not magic. Jermay has some really good magic stuff out there and unfortunately, although I like this one, it isn’t his best. 4/5REALY good download!!! Mark Tirone from New Jersey on April 4th, 2010Some people ask me if there are any downloads that are AMAZINGLY good. I usually point them towards this one. Not only is this a perfect trick, but it also packs flat and plays HUGE. You can perform this in any setting and get the handling down in under an hour. It’s a little difficult but if you follow Luke’s precise on screen aids, you can do it too and learn this. Plus, by looking at what the square really is, you can learn different ways to get the idea down. I suggest this to anyone wanting to go into a stand up or mentalism routine. 5/5Great Verified buyer Anonymous from Florida on April 2nd, 2010I have only used this effect a few times, but one time I decided to get school early to show my math teacher this effect, I did not present as a magic trick, rather proving I am good at math, at the end of the effect he was blown away at how fast I did everything and he said he was very impressed. I thought that was awesome I never told him it was a magic trick and still brings it up sometimes. Get this effect just to see what your teacher says.Teaching and everything is gone over very well.Thank you Mr. Jermay for giving me such a nice effect and letting me impress my teacher. 2/5Can’t support this Anonymous from NY on April 5th, 2010I can’t in good conscience recommend this. I do think The Magic Square is a decent routine, but I have problems with this particular product. As Jermay points out at the very end during the credits, this is a very old effect, and he goes on to cite others who have done some exceptional additional work with this effect. Unfortunately, Jermay isn’t one of them. This is just a verbatim presentation of the oldest, most basic presentation.Well, his presentation does introduce a needle-jabbing element, but quite frankly, this is just completely ridiculous. It has no place in this type of routine, and if you make a habit of handing a needle to a spectator and asking to be jabbed with it, you’re inviting trouble. Sorry, but this is just foolish and unnecessary.Jermay recommends that the performer memorize the template, but he makes no secret of the fact that he has not; he also freely admits that he has no interest nor aptitude at math. This suggests to me that this is not an effect he has ever performed regularly, and it merely represented a convenient effect to add to his product line.If someone is truly interested in this effect, I would take advantage of the recommendations cited by Jermay in the credits. Those writers truly embraced this effect and brought something new to it. What Jermay offers here is strictly a mercenary effort.