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This has just been released..

http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/youknowwho.htm

Any1 got one?

I doubt it... Its just been released.

I must say though, that ive a million and one thoughts as to effects that could use the double blank sven.

Paul.. send me a couple to play with, and ill see what i can produce for you

I ordered the YKW card about five minutes after receiving Paul's email. Another impulse purchase of mine.

I shall report back in due course.

Replicant wrote:I ordered the YKW card about five minutes after receiving Paul's email. Another impulse purchase of mine.

I shall report back in due course.

Mine was about two minutes

Blapsing_Beard wrote:Mine was about two minutes

So the rumours are true....

Replicant wrote:

Blapsing_Beard wrote:Mine was about two minutes

So the rumours are true....

nah...those rumours are exagerated

Holding off till the end of the week and payday.

I'm holding off, all it'll take is one good review and it's mine.. hoping maybe a couple of people have had them through the door 2day. I know how quick Paul's service is.

I received my YKW Card this morning and first impressions are good. I won't go into the effect here as those of you reading this will no doubt already be aware of what the effect is (click on the link in the first post, if not).

There is not a great deal I can say about this without fear of exposing too much, but anyone who performs Andy Nyman's Killer Elite Pro (to name just one effect), will be familiar with the methodology behind Paul's take on this old-as-the-hills effect. The great thing about the YKW Card is that everything is self-contained and you only need the supplied card to perform the effect; nothing else is required. Bearing in mind that the spectator has a genuine, free choice of any one of five suspects, I think it is some achievement to have everything you need on just the one card, which will fit nicely in your wallet. Incidentally, the card is laminated in the same fashion and is the same size as my Thought Reader Card (which also arrived this morning - woohoo!)

You also get a link to download a 59-page PDF booklet, of which 40 pages make up the instructions. Paul's instructions are very thorough and he goes into all aspects of the presentation. The blurb is 100% correct - not only do you prove that the spectator has chosen the guilty suspect, but you go on to show exactly how he/she was influenced in their choice. Great stuff.

However, I do have one caveat; the fact that the cards are laminated in the usual way (using laminating pouches) makes me slightly wary about their lifespan. I only say this because my Kioku cards, which are also laminated using pouches, did not last very long before they started to come apart at the edges. The constant wear and tear of retrieving these cards from my wallet may wear them out quickly. I guess time will tell. In addition, I have one possible improvement to the card that I can think of which, in all honesty, Paul probably already considered and rejected for whatever reason. Perhaps I will contact him with my suggestion and see what he thinks.

For £15, though, I would recommend this to anyone who likes this sort of effect. I have yet to try it out on someone, but I intend to familiarise myself with the instructions before giving the best performance I can and doing it justice. Same goes for my Thought Reader Card.

I carry this sort of thing in a separate card wallet with a set of esp cards and a couple of wage envelopes. in protects them better than in the normal wallet where they'll get bent.

I think the TS card looks like a magic trick prop and not a mentalism prop.
Does the new card look more mentalism or also like a magic prop?

I had to make my own version of TS because it looked like Martha Stewart designed it.

my opinions on this? if you do magic, you won;t like it. this is only for the psychological performer of mentalism.

Magic? dont get it
bizarre magic? dont get it
psychic? dont get it

psychological illusionist? spot on

some of the revelations can only be done in a psychological way.

I like it, personally, but it isnt the best thing he has done in my opinion. I like it more than his other card. This is all opinions based on first impressions however, I haven't performed it yet!

Dont get it unless you perform psychologically. if you do perform that way, then i think you may get good use out of it

Roth wrote:I think the TS card looks like a magic trick prop and not a mentalism prop.
Does the new card look more mentalism or also like a magic prop?

I had to make my own version of TS because it looked like Martha Stewart designed it.

In my opinion, the YKW Card more closely resembles a magic prop as opposed to a mentalism prop, but these things are subjective. In any case, I performed it for the first time on a colleague at work this evening and it got a some good reactions, so I have no complaints about its appearance. I would post a photo of it but can't do so for reasons that will become apparent if/when you purchase it.

I can't wait to try out the TR Card.

just out of interest, who did they choose?

Chris, you have a message of the private variety.