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Cost

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Difficulty
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used,
4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)

Nothing too challenging here, good presentation is what is important.


Review

Once again we have a good PDF of worker material, i was not really surprised as the last one was very good and i had a feeling this one would be the same quality.

50 of the most famous people in the world The effect that opens the PDF and it is a good one! The audience will remember this as being shown photographs of 50 famous people, a spectator thinks of one and you can reveal details about that thought. This takes a classic principle and really turns it into a worker routine. This is one i think you will enjoy performing.

Pareidolia Thoughts This is a clever stage routine that results in two people drawing the same thing. I really smiled when i saw the method for it is simple, easy but VERY effective. I could see people using this in the acts, it really is a nice piece for your show. The method is very well explained in a lot of detail (don't worry it is easy!) and there is a video file embedded in the PDF. I think this is my favourite effect in the PDF.

Printed Confabulation Yes it may be an old thing and there are many versions but this is a nice little take on it. I really don't want to say to much about this in case i tip something but i will say that this is another clever idea and very workable.

A Journey in 80 Seconds This is a strange little piece (in a good way) that is both interesting and would be a memorable experience for the audience. It takes an imaginary journey and makes it real, a spectator thinks of a country and your reveal it through mind reading and a coin transformation. I do think that some people will look at this and say it is way too simple, but don't! Step back and think for a moment and look at it from the audience view. This is a very nice piece that i feel some people will overlook (but that would be a mistake). Very easy to perform.

Anywhere Dermovisionist The kind of mentalism i adore, just two business cards and a pen. The spectator writes a question on a card and you write the answer on another. This is not something for the beginner or the inexperienced entertainer, that does not mean the method is difficult it just means you need a confident attitude to perform this and be good with a script. A very interesting piece that i will certainly be trying out soon.

ESPeriment #2 A perfect ESP opener for stage and close-up. This is another i don't want to talk about too much, a very good prediction effect that is easy to perform.

BAW Book Test This is a very clever use of a couple of principles to make a very good book test.

Overall, this is another great work from Pablo. I really like his thinking and the format of the PDF is very good. Throughout the PDF you are given sample scripting and photographs if needed. A lot of care has gone into this and this is not armchair thinking, this is material you can use in the real World.