$20(2 reviews, 2 customer ratings) ★★★★★
In his debut work, Cristian Vidrascu tackles the Ultra Mental Deck, better known to contemporary magicians as the Invisible Deck. He includes 11 very different routines, in addition to many tips and ideas for creating miracles with one of the most brilliant trick decks ever devised. Some of these routines are suitable for intimate performances, whereas others are created for the stage. There are even ideas for hypnotists and ventriloquists on how to integrate this prop into their act.
- Introduction
- My First Acquaintance with the Invisible Deck
- Mentalism or Mental Magic?
- History
- Mechanics
- Weaknesses of the Invisible Deck
- Set-up with the Ace of Spades
- Out
- ROUTINES
- Street Show Routine
- The Backup Plan
- Spin the Bottle
- Don’t Do As I Do
- Don’t Do As I Do, For Couples
- Coffee Divination
- Hypnosis and a Coconut
- Fifty-Two Card Pickup
- Alfonso the Great
- Pseudo Voodoo
- The Legend of Wilhelm Tell
- Conclusion: A story
- Addendum
- Introduction
- Preparation
- The Updated Routine
- Ace of Spades
- Queen of Hearts
- Ace of Hearts / Three of Clubs / Seven of Spades / Jack of Diamonds / (Fine Print cards)
- Queen of Clubs
- Jack of Clubs / King of Clubs
- King of Hearts
- Joker
- Any Other Even Card (or Black King)
- Any Other Odd Card (or the King of Diamonds)
- Concluding Thoughts
- Alternative Placement for the Queen of Clubs
1st edition 2013, updated 2024, 64 pages.
word count: 19069 which is equivalent to 76 standard pages of text
Reviewed by Christian Mach (confirmed purchase)
★★★★★ Date Added: Wednesday 17 January, 2024Very good thoughts and great ideas.
Reviewed by Alexander Shulyatsky (confirmed purchase)
★★★★★ Date Added: Wednesday 03 May, 2023Awesome book! I am currently working on my book on the Invisible Deck, and when collecting information, it is extremely rare that something really very unique comes across, and here is a whole book of uniqueness! 11 routines. All working and for different situations: street, party, stage. It must be said separately that the ideas here do not kill your deck (torn off corner, inscription on the shirt, etc.). A separate buzz for me was the history of the deck, as well as collecting it, i.e. you buy a book and don’t ask yourself at all: “How and what should be here?”. Great job!
