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)
1-2 out of 5
They say:
For this trick the magician uses a transparent perspex board, five E. S.
P. cards with blue back and five E. S. P. cards with red back. Every blue
backed card has its matching red backed card. You will have the same E.
S. P. symbols on the faces of these cards. Let's say the spectator chooses
red. Then the magician slips the blue cards into their slots on the board
in an order only he knows. The spectator chooses one by one, in which matching
slot the red cards should go, but he only sees the back of the cards. When
the magician turns the board around, the blue back and red back cards are
in the same order (top to bottom). You can show the trick twice and the
order of the cards won't be the same. The cards are not specially prepared.
Invented by
Astor
What Lennart Green has to say
about Astor-Mental:
This item is just a 100% hit in Mentalism! Clear,
safe, quick, practical and just incredible. I was completely stunned when I saw
it, fallen in love and bought it immediately. If you want to be a guru in this
new-age society, just do the same!
Congratulation Astor!
Lennart Green
Review:
I saw Astor performing this in
London, at the International Magic Convention. I thought it was very good, but I
was trying to keep clear of CUPS, so I didn't buy it there and then. But then
after thinking about it for a while, I entered his website and ordered it. I was
so surprised that it arrived at my doorstep a week after I ordered it. Very well
packed, in bubble wrap and ready to try out. Keep in mind, Astor Magic is in
Hungary. I ordered it on a Friday, it was sent on the following Monday, it
arrived on my doorstep around 6PM on the following Friday. Fantastic!
I
examined it for mere 5 minutes and immediately tried out on a friend that was
over for a visit. It blew his socks off! It was a 100% success and he was
amazed.
I showed him the board, both sides. Then I let him choose which deck he
would use, he picked the blue. I took the red deck, and carefully choose
which card went where, showing him only the back side of the cards. Then
I paused, looked him deep in his eyes and decided to swap 2 cards and told
him I suspceted him to try some funny business. Then I let him spread his
cards out, facing down of course, and he then pointed at a card from his
blue deck, I picked it up and he then selected a number of the slot for
it to be put in. When all 5 cards were in, I turned the board around to
reveal all the ESP pictures were the same, besides
each number. On the cards I had picked and on the cards he had picked.
Then I took all the cards out again and mixed them up. He got another
try. He choose blue again. When I had put all the red cards in, on one side, he
picked the first card and I picked it up and looked at the face. Then he picked
a number and the first number he picked was 5. I looked amazed and immediately
looked at my card in slot 1. I asked him: Ah... number 5? He said: Yes, 5. I
said: Eh... are you sure? He smiled and said very confidently: YES! Then I moved
the card towards slot 5, but quickly moved my hand up and started to put it in
slot 1. He said: No, no... I said number 5!!! I sighed and put it in number 5,
and looked a little disappointed. He was thrilled. He was positive that he had
"ruined" everything for me. Then he picked the other 4 slots for the remaining
cards and I asked him: OK, do you want to swap any cards, like for example 1 and
5? He said: NO! I asked him: Are you positive? He said: Yessss! Absolutely!!!
And he looked very pleased with himself. Then I said: Phew! That's good,
otherwise you would have messed everything up for me, and turned the board
around to show him that again, all the
ESP pictures were the same, by each number.
His jaw dropped on the
floor!
And he rememberd at least 2 of the places the first time were
different now. Actually they all were!
Rating:
Value for money - 9/10,
Delivery - 10/10
Workmanship - 10/10,
Routines - 10/10,
Ease of
use - 10/10
Overall: 10/10
_________________
Astor Mental by Astor
Special Price: was $225.00 now-$215.00
For this trick the magician uses a transparent perspex board, five E. S. P.
cards with blue back and five E. S. P. cards with red back. Every blue backed
card has its matching red backed card. You will have the same E. S. P. symbols
on the faces of these cards. The magician slips the blue cards into their slots
on the board in an order only he knows. The spectator chooses one by one, in
which matching slot the red cards should go, but he only sees the back of the
cards. When the magician turns the board around, the blue back and red back
cards are in the same order (top to bottom). You can show the trick twice and
the order of the cards won't be the same. The cards are not specially
prepared.
Price: $215.00
