reviewed by Ray Jack (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 09 December, 2024)
Fully agree with the previous review. A simple additional idea and the structure of the routine take this from being a bare binary trick to being a brilliant binary effect. I prefer to carry it on my phone, so almost nothing physical to carry.
reviewed by Ray Jack (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 09 December, 2024)
Got a second-hand paperback copy of Think And Grow Rich by Napolean Hill and prepared my Hands Off Book Test. It took me about 40 mins to prepare and I have a great book test always at hand. Performed this 3 times so far. Loved the response. My humorous opening line is "I confused Think & Grow Rich for Gamble & Grow Rich......". Just like MOABT this one too is completely hands-off and equally impactful with similar effort but at a fraction of the cost. This is a great idea combining a well-known card principle into a book test.
reviewed by Ray Jack (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 16 September, 2024)
Got this just a couple of hours back. Read the instructions in my lunch break. And performed to a couple of my colleagues. It went very well. Firstly, a digital or soft book test is the future, I think. Especially for informal occasions. And this one packs a punch. I did the first n last paragraphs. The "letter ploy" employed here is brilliant. The method is so clean and flexible with multiple approaches. This one earned a permanent place on my phone.
reviewed by Ray Jack (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 16 September, 2024)
Long set up. Long process. But for the price it's ok.
reviewed by Ray Jack (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 08 July, 2024)
Pollyanna is a new thing I discovered after I read this pdf. Very nice presentational hook. I especially enjoy performing Wax Novelist and Conjured Tomb - they create a big impact with almost nothing - all you need is a single die, either with you or with your participant, in person or online. This is top level thinking. The card reveal in the 3rd routine is real cool. The routines using colors and planets are a great combo of simplicity and impact - all using a single die. And the acaan idea using just the single die and a deck of cards looks good, although I am yet to try it out. Overall a great set of routines using just a single die.
reviewed by Ray Jack (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 03 June, 2024)
This is so very good. Kind of overwhelming for me. At its heart this is a force matrix. But I never could've imagined that it can be presented in such a clever and diabolic manner. Performed it a few times so far and thoroughly enjoyed it.
reviewed by Ray Jack (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 12 April, 2024)
I was on a flight from Dusseldorf to Dubai when I read this manuscript. And as soon as I finished reading, I tried the first routine (Propless Cartomancy) on my co-passenger who was seated adjacent to me. And I revealed to her that she was thinking of herself as being "Sympathetic". She freaked out and I loved it. I will be keeping this in my go to arsenal of quick propless effects for repeated use.
reviewed by Ray Jack (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 12 April, 2024)
I have been performing a version of Bob Cassidy's Chronologue with my own set of handwritten diaries for the past several years. So I was intrigued how Chronologue can be made 'Propless' and picked this up - and happy that I did. Using his own birthday, a helper arrives at a playing card - this process is basic and brilliant. Nothing is spoken or written down - everything is done in his head by the helper. And you can reveal the lucky card directly without fishing. I will be using this. Especially as a follow up to my regular Chronologue routine.
reviewed by Ray Jack (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 11 April, 2024)
Usually, I tend to forget the process in propless routines if I do not perform that routine regularly. But this one is an exception, I feel. The process here is simple, direct and difficult to forget once you understand the underlying principle. The theme of travel and countries is both interesting and relatable. I tried the first routine (Argentina) on a colleague today and it worked like a charm.
reviewed by Ray Jack
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 09 April, 2024)
A convoluted method that turns a simple method into a complex one and you cannot even give out your card as a souvenir. Disappointing.
reviewed by Ray Jack
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 09 April, 2024)
This is a lengthy math process. I found it quite complex. After trying to wrap my head around it for a full day, I gave up. It seemed a lot of hard work just to reveal the month of birth.
reviewed by Ray Jack (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 09 April, 2024)
This is a smart idea in principle. A very clever application of the classic clock trick. But the downside is the laborious counting procedure. It is almost like dealing two full deck of playing cards. Although a shortcut is given, it makes the process a little suspicious. But overall a good idea to have in your arsenal.