Price$40.00
Media TypeBook
CategoryMentalism
Date AddedJan 17, 2008
Triangle
Patrick G. Redford
(Based on 1 review)
Each effect has been detailed in COMIC BOOK format. You actually see the effect performed on the page. In addition the entire booklet has been printed in FULL COLOR.
Contents:
- Divine Number - A very "hands off" Serial Number Divination.**
- A Sound Change - Identify how much change is simply shaken to your ear.
- Rain King - Memorize a deck of cards in 30 seconds.
Pages 32 - Saddle Stitched
Reviews
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I really like the fact that some authors are branching out into new methods of teaching. The comic-book format of this book isn't a huge leap, but it was a refreshing break.
The book contains three effects. The "effect descriptions" are rendered both in graphic novel format, as well as standard "magic book" prose. Each effect also has a section on history and background. I'll cover each one individually.
Divine Number
This is a well-constructed routine wherein you appear to know information about folded, borrowed bills without ever seeing or touching them. It's based around some interesting facts about the numbers and letters printed a dollar bill. Most of this was new to me, but apparently there could be entire books written on the subject. The routine combines several of these correspondences with cleverly-placed psychological subtleties and one, easy-to-do sleight.
The routine can basically be done impromptu with no preparation. The author also includes information and an insert (authored by Malchat) for doing the effect with non-US bills.
This is one I'm going to work on...
Rain King
Here we have a memorized deck routine... as in you memorize the deck in 30 seconds. The author takes it one step further by teaching an audience member how to duplicate the feat.
This one is going to take some serious practice. First, there is a little bit of actual memorization. You don't need to be Harry Lorayne, but you do have to remember a small number of facts. The method also requires a pretty standard card move that many of you will already know. For those of you who don't know the move, it's done on an off-beat and you don't need perfect technique to pull it off.
Yeah, I'll be working on this one, too.
A Sound Change
This was my least favorite of the three routines... maybe more of a personal preference than a judgment on the material. Like Rain King, the performer exhibits a particular power and then miraculously passes on the power to an audience member. In this case, the power is the ability to determine the number of coins held in a closed fist simply by sound.
It's an interesting effect, but I just didn't feel that it was worth all the effort to make it work. The first phase, wherein the performer does the "reading", is pretty easy. I think I would have stopped there. Allowing someone from the audience to try it out adds a level of complexity that I don't think is worth it.
The book contains three effects. The "effect descriptions" are rendered both in graphic novel format, as well as standard "magic book" prose. Each effect also has a section on history and background. I'll cover each one individually.
Divine Number
This is a well-constructed routine wherein you appear to know information about folded, borrowed bills without ever seeing or touching them. It's based around some interesting facts about the numbers and letters printed a dollar bill. Most of this was new to me, but apparently there could be entire books written on the subject. The routine combines several of these correspondences with cleverly-placed psychological subtleties and one, easy-to-do sleight.
The routine can basically be done impromptu with no preparation. The author also includes information and an insert (authored by Malchat) for doing the effect with non-US bills.
This is one I'm going to work on...
Rain King
Here we have a memorized deck routine... as in you memorize the deck in 30 seconds. The author takes it one step further by teaching an audience member how to duplicate the feat.
This one is going to take some serious practice. First, there is a little bit of actual memorization. You don't need to be Harry Lorayne, but you do have to remember a small number of facts. The method also requires a pretty standard card move that many of you will already know. For those of you who don't know the move, it's done on an off-beat and you don't need perfect technique to pull it off.
Yeah, I'll be working on this one, too.
A Sound Change
This was my least favorite of the three routines... maybe more of a personal preference than a judgment on the material. Like Rain King, the performer exhibits a particular power and then miraculously passes on the power to an audience member. In this case, the power is the ability to determine the number of coins held in a closed fist simply by sound.
It's an interesting effect, but I just didn't feel that it was worth all the effort to make it work. The first phase, wherein the performer does the "reading", is pretty easy. I think I would have stopped there. Allowing someone from the audience to try it out adds a level of complexity that I don't think is worth it.