Can you solve the wizard standoff riddle? - Daniel Finkel
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You’ve been chosen as a champion to represent your wizarding house in a deadly duel against two rival magic schools. Your opponents are a powerful sorcerer who wields a wand that can turn people into fish, and a powerful enchantress who wields a wand that turns people into statues. Can you choose a wand and devise a strategy that ensures you will win the duel? Dan Finkel shows how.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Daniel Finkel
- Director
- Outis
- Associate Producer
- Bethany Cutmore-Scott, Elizabeth Cox
- Content Producer
- Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer
- Alex Rosenthal
