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Fred Darevil Elite user 446 Posts |
Hello,
You might be interested by my TRYPTIK. It's an updated version of a 3 mental magic effects booklet sold by Magic Smith ten years ago. I added some subtleties (10 years of experience) and a new version of "Mental Calculator". It is perfectly assumed mental magic which I love as much as I love direct mentalism for different reasons. Tested regularly in professionnal conditions with success. Here is the description : Fred Darevil is a French professional mentalist and magician. Tryptik is a selection of three effects he's been using professionally for several years with success. Originally sold as a printed booklet by Magic Smith, this ebook version has been updated with more photos, new ideas and subtleties. >> Larry Becker said about Taxi Gambler: "I like it very much. Your method is very workable. You have created an excellent piece of mentalism for which you have to be congratulated". << ONE ONLY: Talking about feminine intuition, the mentalist gives an opaque envelope to a woman in the audience. There is a card inside that will be revealed at the end of the experiment. A committee of men is invited on stage with the woman to verify the fairness of the procedure. A card is now very openly chosen by the woman that proves to be the same as the only one in the envelope. All the cards in the deck except the chosen one are blanks. You offer to sign autographs on these blank cards to spectators who want a souvenir of this experience. Many psychological subtleties are given to obtain the best reaction from this experience. TAXI GAMBLER: You talk about your first trip in Las Vegas and the strange taxi driver you met. You asked him the name of a good hotel and he answered: "We are in Gameland here … So, when a tourist ask me this question I take my special diary for a little game! At each date on this diary I wrote the name of a Vegas hotel. As you can see they are all different. Now I look at a date and... if you guess the name of the hotel I'll take you to this hotel and I won't ask you a cent. If you lose... You'll pay twice the price of the ride!" You offer to the spectator to play the role of the taxi driver and… you win the game, telling him the date and the freely chosen hotel name! SUBLIMINAL CALCULATOR: You are an agent of the famous I.A.P.D.R. (International Agency for Psychic Development and Research). You're going to test the NS4, a neurostimulant which increases subtle perceptions and mental calculation ability, with a spectator. You give him a few drops of NS4 to drink and a complex stereogram to watch for a few seconds. Then he has to freely shuffle five cards with five different numbers on each and small colored discs. Five numbers are now fairly determinate by these free shuffles. Spectator can rearrange cards and discs order before each selection. These numbers are added, the result corresponds to the number coded in the stereogram. This number is printed on the back of the stereogram if the spectator doesn't achieve to see the number directly in the stereogram. Two very different versions of Subliminal Calculator are given, the coded stereogram and special graphics to make official documents of the I.A.P.D.R. 1st edition 2000; updated 2010, 26 pages. Price : $12.00 ------------------------------- EXCLUSIVELY ON LYBRARY.COM : http://www.lybrary.com/tryptik-p-260705.html?affid=22384 ------------------------------- Questions are welcome. Best, Fred Ps : thank you to Chris form Lybrary for his enthusiasm, he seems like a really nice guy. Click here to view attached image. |
Fred Darevil Elite user 446 Posts |
Hello,
Thank you to those who already bought Tryptik. I wish you the best with your public. Feel free to contact me if you have any question or to tell me which effect you prefer. I'm always ready to give some more details or recent ideas. Reviews are welcome too. Even the worst ! It always a good opportunity to explain my choices and to explore new ideas. Best, Fred |
Fred Darevil Elite user 446 Posts |
The first addendum to Tryptik, with more ideas and subtleties I finally decided to share with my readers, is ready.
To receive it for free : please send me a message with your e-mail address and tell me what wonderful publicity giveaway is explained on page 17. Best, Fred |
Greg Arce Inner circle 6732 Posts |
I was sent a review copy of Tryptik. It has some nice stuff in it. Easy to put together yet will definitely fool them. Many will probably go for One Only because of the simplicity of making up what you need and the subtleties that make it a fooler. For those that have or get Tryptik, you can PM me and I'll gave you an added idea I sent to Fred that will turn the routine into something that looks like you not only predicted what one person will do, but what the entire audience will think.
I also know many will put together the calendar effect because it's easy to carry around and gives you a mini-book test feel. Congratulations to Fred for putting this all together. Greg
One of my favorite quotes: "A critic is a legless man who teaches running."
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Fred Darevil Elite user 446 Posts |
Thank you Greg.
I like your idea about One Only and I started to think about if to explore several different versions. One of them is sooo bold but very convincing as it is hidden by other principles. I can't wait to test it ! I'll write an addendum including contributors ideas. As regards updated versions, Chris of Lybrary.com told me that he does the job to inform people. That's great. Lybrary is a very professionnal service and a great ressource for quality e-books. |
Michael Daniels Inner circle Isle of Man 1609 Posts |
French professional magician and mentalist Fred Darevil's Tryptik is a 28-page ebook containing three mental magic effects, primarily for stage/cabaret performance (although they could be adapted for a close-up setting).
The first effect "One Only" is a strong prediction effect in which the spectator calls stop at any card as these are dealt face-down on the table. The selected card is then shown to match the single giant card that is in an envelope that the spectator has been holding since the beginning. The other cards in the deck are then shown to be blank and blank cards can be given out as a souvenir. The effect uses a couple of standard methods, and requires some advance preparation but, in performance, is very easy to do. The use of four other spectators as a committee to ensure fair play adds some theatricality but, without these, the effect could also play well in close-up. In the second effect, "Taxi Gambler", a diary is shown with the name of a different Las Vegas hotel written for each date. The spectator (or performer) riffles through the diary and the spectator freely chooses any hotel on the pages stopped at. The selection of hotels for other pages is shown to be different. The performer then slowly reveals the name of the spectator's hotel and, optionally, the date! Again this effect uses a couple of standard methods and requires some advance preparation (of the diary). It also needs some simple memory work. The effect should play well for either stage/cabaret or close-up presentation. The final effect in Tryptik, "Subliminal Calculator" uses an old mathematical principle, combined with some standard ruses, in a new and engaging guise. The spectator is asked to drink some red liquid which, it is said, will increase subtle perceptions and mental calculation ability. He then stares at a special stereogram (Magic Eye picture). After this, the spectator selects five numbers on the card, and calculates their total. The back of the stereogram is then shown, showing that the total was predicted. This value also appears in the stereogram itself, as the spectator can later discover if he spends time staring into the picture, which can be given as a souvenir. The ebook contains the stereogram, along with several number cards and other images that add a sense of "official" psychic testing. All these can be printed out and photocopied. As written, this effect is best suited to a stage/cabaret performance, although it could be adapted for close-up presentation. An alternative presentation is also described that is more colourful (literally!). However, in my opinion, the alternative presentation is not as strong as the original. My main reservation about this effect is about asking the spectator to drink from the glass of red liquid at the beginning. The spectator may well feel reluctant to do this and it could lead to embarrassment. For example, the spectator may be diabetic. But the effect can easily be presented without this theatrical ploy, or with a different one. In conclusion, I like the effects in Tryptik. All are well thought through, commercial, and seem to be well road-tested. The $12 price for the ebook is very reasonable. |
Fred Darevil Elite user 446 Posts |
Thank you Michael.
In the two addendums at the end of the e-book, you'll find a suggestion for a different version of One Only using messages cards instead of Playing Cards. I added too the real stonger version I use for Subliminal Calculator v.2. which I didn't described at first. In this version, the substance NS4 is no more a problem as it is pure water. Of course when I present this effect I don't say it's water but I explain that it's as inoffensive as water before I ask for a volunteer. I never have problem to find one. This effect is part of a show I present as an agent of the futurist I.A.P.D.R. (International Agency for Psychic Development and Research). Feel free to ask if you have questions. Logo included in Tryptik (larger and better quality in the e-book for printing) Click here to view attached image. |
Fred Darevil Elite user 446 Posts |
Hello,
As regards the special offer for Gold Dragon Tattoo (description of the effect here : http://www.marketplaceofthemind.com/Gold_Dragon_Tattoo.html) Please ask me for the coupon code to pay $14.00 instead of $23.50 at Market Place of the Mind only. Best, Fred |
John C Eternal Order I THINK therefore I wrote 12938 Posts |
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On 2013-03-06 07:03, Fred Darevil wrote: Here's the link without the right paran. Works better without it. http://www.marketplaceofthemind.com/Gold_Dragon_Tattoo.html I have this effect it is very cool and a fooler. Lots of byplay with this. J |
Fred Darevil Elite user 446 Posts |
Thank you John.
For the story : I sent one copy of Gold Dragon Tattoo to Eugene Burger. He performed the effect for one of his magic student. The guy worked in a Tatto shop and he loved so much the effect that Eugene offered it to him By the way : Jheff from Market Place of the Mind told me that he has less than 15 copies left. |
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