Decisions - Mozique £19.99
From: http://www.alakazam.co.uk/acatalog/Hot_List_2.html#a557
Difficulty: 1-2 out of 5
Mentalism effect/utility:
They say:
From the creative mind of Mozique comes "Decisions." An incredibly organic looking test of precognition. A simple yet unbelievable demonstration of predicting your spectators actions! Using two cards one with the word NO and the other with the word YES hand written on the face, you set your spectator some simple challenges. No matter which way your spectator decides to go you are always able to correctly predict the outcome.
Includes routines by Mozique, Peter Nardi, Looch & Simon Grant.
Decisions is a self working mental miracle taking you back to what mentalism should be, simple, direct & pure!
Each precision gimmick is beautifully hand made by the undisputed king of gaffed cards Rob Bromley.
No Sleight of hand required as the special gimmick does all the hard work for you, leaving you to concentrate on the presentation!
Decisions is a Utility item designed for the discerning mentalist and is limited only by your imagination!
Custom Hand Made Gimmick
No Sleight Of Hand
No Funny Moves (Only one card on the table)
Totally Examinable at the beginning and end of the effect
No nail writing or dry wipe
Instant Reset
No Sticky Cards, No Magnets or R & S, No Elastic or Flaps
Gimmick invisible even at close range
Instantly reset for a repeat performance!
Review:
Well I only just got this but I must say this is a very clever bit of kit.
The gaff is made by Rob Bromley...a man legend for his card gaffs and this one is no exception. The work is clever and perfectly engineered. The gaff is nearly invisible, an ingenious by-product of the design itself.
I have seen a similar effect to this released by a "one man band" in the past but it did involve more "fiddly" work and wasn't the same in terms of exact function, it's one of those situations where simultaneous concepts float around for a while and eventually one or two rise to the top so all kudos to Mozique!
If you don't like the idea of simple "right and wrong" or "challenge" effects then you might be put off by the way the description reads but the routines provided (8 by my count) in the 44-page mini-booklet offer loads of variations and presentations and will be able to elevate the basic function to
wicked levels.
The only "down-side" I can see is that the words are all written out for you (when you get the gaff you'll see why) and they
may not visually match up with you hand writing 100% but to me this isn't the biggest issue in the world and not, by any means, a "deal-breaker".
I
do hear rumours that there are "blank" cards coming out for those who may want to make up their own cards, e.g. "Left / Light", "True / False" etc. etc.
Decisions can be used as a stand-alone effect / routine or as part of a larger set, or as a tool to force information. Like most good utilities it is flexible.
Rating: Value for money - 9/10, Workmanship - 9/10, Routines - 9.5/10, Ease of use - 10/10
Overall: 9.5/10
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