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Yuan Moons Veteran user 348 Posts |
If anyone was worried they could use Cassidys idea of putting a sticker over the word saying 'half price' or something along those lines.
On another note, I purchased a few days ago but haven't received any shipping notice yet. When are they likely to be sent out to purchasers? Thanks |
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Looch Inner circle Off by 3362 Posts |
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On Dec 22, 2016, Yuan Moons wrote: Hi Yuan The first batch went out Monday and a second batch are being posted today. I cant wait for you guys to get it in hand, for those of you who didn't get one of the original AREA Book test from 2010, there is a huge thread detailing owners thoughts and tips here: http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......orum=109 The book test itself works beautifully and I always have a copy in my pocket when I am hired to mingle at events. The real beauty of AREA is the ability to have the participant think of a word and you can instantly reveal letter after letter after letter without any resort to pumping. You are creating the illusion that you are already inside their head before you require the final piece of info. Some book tests require you to know the first letter of the word, and AREA has this built into it if you want to go down that line. However I recommend using the 'Blagging Principle' and the built in crib to reveal the full word with ease.
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Yuan Moons Veteran user 348 Posts |
Cheers Looch. I've had the original since it was first released and am very happy I don't have to memorise anything new.
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Mobius New user 100 Posts |
Have been using the original as intended for a couple of years but a few months ago started using it to practice an idea of Atlas Brooking's. Great that there is "No Joking" in either of your works. You could say they were made for each other - a "match pair", perhaps!
The only downside is that I have been absolutely paranoid about losing or damaging the book as it was irreplaceable. Always had to think twice about taking it out the house. However, I'll be a lot calmer now knowing that there is a a replacement should I ever need one. So glad Looch has decided to release this. It's a brilliant and devious book test. |
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DynaMix Inner circle 1148 Posts |
Very excited to own and perform this. The PDF is extremely well thought out.
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Looch Inner circle Off by 3362 Posts |
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On Dec 22, 2016, Mobius wrote: Hi Mobius Glad you like, the Ltd Ed twin set (£175) is limited to 250 units. The regular edition (Single Book)(£99) is not limited so you will be able to get replacements in the future. I also priced the regular so it is significantly cheaper than the original AREA, this is due to the cost and improvements in the printing trade over recent years. Kind regards
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Looch Inner circle Off by 3362 Posts |
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On Dec 22, 2016, DynaMix wrote: Glad you enjoyed the PDF DynaMix, theres some great ideas in there...all included as a result of performing the test at paid shows. Once you get yours, let me know what you think.
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Yuan Moons Veteran user 348 Posts |
I received my copy of the one book version yesterday and it's just as nice as I thought it would be.
The book is tiny which is great for me. The original was a great size for a jacket pocket and this could easily fit in your front trouser pocket with plenty of room left over. I very much like the size. The text inside is small but easily readable even with my eyes. This means that although the book is small, it still appears to have a lot of words per page. I think the choice of font type and size is spot on. Interesting words seem to pop out at you. The overall quality is great, from the style and artwork choices to the materials used . It's a well made little book and looks just like any one of those small books you see on the counter at book stores or in airport shops. Totally innocent. The cr*b is well hidden in plain sight but my eyes are not good enough to pick the words out so I won’t be using it. It’s a minor point for me and not a problem. I own many, many book tests but the only 2 I really use are the original Area and MOABT. The Nano, without a doubt, will be in the mix from now on. I will be using It for those times when I don’t want to carry a bigger book around. |
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Looch Inner circle Off by 3362 Posts |
Hi Yuan
Thanks for your review of AREA Nano. In addition, Ive had a couple of people ask me 'What is AREA?' I sometimes forget that not everyone was around here back in 2010 when it first came out. Essentially AREA is a hands off book test that allows the performer to reveal words just thought of by a participant/spectator. What follows is the basic effect: The Basic Effect A small paperback miniature book is handed out to a participant who is asked to open the book to any page and to mentally select a word. The performer can be facing away as the participant does this. The participant doesn’t show the word to anyone and nor do they write it down. Yet the performer can immediately, without any sort of pumping or fishing begin to reveal with 100% accuracy letter after letter after letter of their word. The performer can then proceed to reveal the word in its entirety, bringing the demonstration of telepathy to an amazing & successful conclusion. There are some additional elements built into the book, including a rather wonderful bonus effect designed by myself and Michael Murray. Have a wonderful Christmas everyone!
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The Duster Inner circle 1693 Posts |
Anyone know how many pages the book is
I fear it being a smaller book may make it seem like it's easier to remember every page Even if there are 300 pages The spec will come away remembering how small the book was and the simplist explaintion was that it was remembered Rather than it was mind read I think a full sized book with 300 pages will feel much harder to accomplish by memorisation Finally how examinable is this book Can a spec read one of the short stories or is it two pages and then it might become obvious? Thanks |
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Looch Inner circle Off by 3362 Posts |
Of course, theres 107 pages in the book. Your 'fear' is unwarranted, its a scaled down version of the original 2010 AREA Book Test, 8pt font, more than enough word count PP to eliminate any preconceived thoughts of this being a memory stunt. (Although with any book test you can get the odd person who thinks you've just memorised the book, which in itself becomes an interesting skill set you have acquired.)
The book passes the inspection test and to give an example of how well it does, I've pasted a post from a user from the original thread: "Not to be a negative nancy but I have a complaint that I must express. Well I just recieved my copy of AREA. Before I got to it, my father who was swinging by my place picked it up and opened it. By the time I got there it was already too late. He was already halfway through the first short story, reading it with the pages bent around, dents all over theplace. His comment was "son, I cant believ you ordered a £7 book all the way from england. The story sucks too" so looch here goes my complaint. I believ I paid for a booktest. Not a regular book. I did not order an extremly generic normal book with a extremly generic short story. lol no this is amazing and my little anecdote proves how regular the book looks inside and out. The method is also great. I simply love the improvement from the classic method. its just too bad I wont be using this cuz I don't have any foreign clients this month. Cant wait til I use it." The spectator can read approx 25 pages of each story before the loop. Let me again post the link to the original thread: http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......&start=0 (14 pages of posts) Merry Christmas
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Yann SICAMOIS New user Tourves, France 79 Posts |
Tremendous, really tremendous! Merci ! And I like to hear what I hear in the final words. 👍👍
Yann SICAMOIS
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Yuan Moons Veteran user 348 Posts |
I've used this already and it completely went under the radar as it should do. I think the style is a good choice as it purposefully doesn't have anything that grabs the attention enough for the average punter to want to read it. They could if they wanted to though without it being a problem .
There is a huge amount of text for such a small book. I use books as a fair way to select a word and this book gives the illusion of almost limitless choice as in any standard book. |
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Looch Inner circle Off by 3362 Posts |
A quick message to those that ordered in the past couple of days (26/27) I took your orders to the Post Office, to be greeted by closed doors. I fully expected the PO to be open today. I will try again tomorrow.
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The Duster Inner circle 1693 Posts |
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On Dec 27, 2016, Looch wrote: Ahh The only benefit to being born on the 27th is knowing... When Xmas Day is on a Sunday Then the 27th magically becomes a bank holiday hence [this year] P.O.'s being shut on the 27th Though they will always be shut on the 26th as that is always a bank hols BTW - I have decided to wait until the bigger version of the book comes out Nothing against this product - but I'm less worried about pocket space, and even with the exact same text, I just 'feel' - that bigger books will seem more impossible to the spec, as when they back track 'small book' will feature in their memory to diminsh the after thought of the effect [just my opinon] So stop making fruitless journeys to post offices on bank holidays - and hurry up and bring out the next version of area all the best x |
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NeilS Inner circle 3225 Posts |
This is an exciting idea. A classic - and AREA with its convincing reveal is a classic - made ultra portable. So, rather than having to limit performing a book test to more formal situations or carry a largish book around with you, with the Nano version you can perform one of the best mentalism effects in virtually any situation.
Well done Looch for releasing this, and my order is in. Neil |
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Looch Inner circle Off by 3362 Posts |
Yours went out today my friend. I know you have been an avid fan of the original since it came out! I'm positive you will love your new NANO.
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Looch Inner circle Off by 3362 Posts |
To celebrate the launch of www.readmymind.co.uk I will be giving away a FREE copy of the AREA Nano Book Test each week during Jan.
To be in with a shout, head here and follow the instructions: https://www.facebook.com/Readmymindltd/?fref=ts Good luck!
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The Duster Inner circle 1693 Posts |
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On Dec 28, 2016, Looch wrote: Oh goodness me it's WikiTest-gate all over again So the only ones liking this/putting into their timeline - will NOT have the product - so don't care about exposure/devaluing it - as if they get it for free, all cool, if not - doesn't affect something they have bought Not to be rude, sir, you have gone from the original release of Area [limited to 200, ever] - to 'selling' out the idea I get it, money is money But yikes Please stop this craze Every single copy you sell - dimishes the vaule of the product, but if you get people to push this into their friends/etc - for a chance to win something worth £100 - you are potentially killing the value over night And also the value of other book tests Yikes, double yikes I'm glad I didn't pull the trigger Please quickly rethink this promotion I mean this with the best intent - for those who have bought this off you Sorry to seem negative, I know you are only trying to maximise your profit, but this may have the opposite affect anyway |
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the Sponge Inner circle Atlanta 2771 Posts |
I like how nobody bothers to hide the covers and titles of book tests anymore. sigh.
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