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Sunday 25 May 2014

B’Voque - Mark Elsdon Review

What is it?
You and the participant have a conversation where they describe the contents of an envelope and you then open it to show they are correct.  The effect is a card reveal really, Four Card Brainwave with some nice touches that make it slightly more practical for me.

Let's see how this rates!

Monday 19 May 2014

Popsicle Sticks - Morgan Strebler PDF Review

In the interests of clarity, Morgan sent me a copy of this to review.

What is it?
A simple yet deceptive psychological force effect.  It’s not as blatant as some others and fits nicely in a little imagination thing allowing for some presentational changes.

At first i thought, i can’t mention popsicle sticks in my shows but it might be a fun routine but it makes perfect sense (though as pointed out by Peter Turner in the PDF, not everyone calls them popsicles).

You get two similar versions, one from Morgan and one from Peter.  It’s difficult to describe in words without giving clues to the secret but i’ll do my best.

You take an imaginary journey (which includes popsicle sticks) resulting in the spectator making selections to arrive at a free outcome, which you have predicted/can say out loud etc.  Wouldn't be amiss in a Psychological Subtleties book.

Read on...