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IMAGINACIAN Special user In Your Thots 558 Posts |
Just came back from a short trip yesterday and this (along with a few other toys) was waiting for me. I have to say, for a long time, I was wishing for some good coin mentalism routines - but without too much sleights or bends.
This one fulfils my wish perfectly. There are no sleights and no bends to do at all. What's in the pack? well, there are two coins - both identical as to contents - just with different finishes. One is shiny, other is worn out - my quibble here (probably the only one) is it is not sufficiently worn out and I may need to 'age' it a bit more - but that's just me, I guess. Then there is a poker size card which sort of implies that this is some kind of old/collector coin of roman times. On one side there is the venerable 1089 and other side 142857 - both in roman letters. There is also a sort of leafy circular design which I guess is an attempt to make the coin look roman - which is ok, imo. Then there is that giant pdf of routines. I have just given a cursory first read so far but it will surely take me several more readings to fully appreciate and digest the full import of the effects. Out of interest, I read the war routine in detail and boy, what an absorbing theme and the research done is terrific. And the sheer innovation on how to use 1089 is simply mind boggling. Another eye opener is the 'demon' principle 142857 with its vast and varied applications. Mostly my feelings are the same as what Seth shared in an earlier post. I'll repeat a few phrases which Seth mentioned which sort of convey the gist - powerhouse collection, terrific little prop, absolutely confounding n astounding, excellent mathematical miracles. 18 routines were mentioned but I can see at least 24 routines including bonus ideas and revelation ideas. I'm sure I can myself come up with at least 20 more routines based on these principles. This has massively stirred my juices - I mean creative ones. By the way, imo, the printed card by itself is not bad at all. of course, I do not expect to be performing for highly experienced archeologists who can catch a fake roman coin. My average audience would readily lap up a well told roman coin story with this little card casually lying around. In terms of value, I already feel got $100 worth for just $30. This coin will be going straight into my wallet. will try to post more thoughts after a few more reads of the pdf which it surely deserves and playing around a bit.
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BizarreRich New user 65 Posts |
I have developed a routine with the Inspyring coin around the subject of witchcraft. I've performed it a few times now but it is still very much a work in progress. Sometimes I will begin the routine by explaining the Roman form of divination called haruspicy. This is the reading of animal entrails. I have a photo of a stone shaped as a liver that has markings on it to tell the haruspex what each part of the liver means. I also show them a photo of a marble relief showing a haruspex at work. I go on to tell the story of how Caligula asked Rome's leading haruspex to do a reading for him. As usual Caligula thought of a question he wanted answering, can you really foretell the future? The answer made no sense at all neither to Caligula or the haruspex. It was a six digit number. Caligula was so frustrated that he had the haruspex immediately executed. As he continued to think about it he decided to make a permanent record of the number by having it minted onto a coin.
At this point I open a velvet bag, take out a coin and ask a spectator to hold it in their fist. I also take out five cards and lay them down in a row. Each card represents a different trial of witches and they have written on them Gilles Garnier Trial, Salem Witch Trials, Pendle Witch Trials, Valais Witch Trials and Trier Witch Trials. I explain that over 1400 years later the world had a very different attitude towards divination and the occult and that those suspected of being involved in such things were hunted down. I use Quinta (Phill Smith) to get the spectator to select the Valais Witch Trials, which was the first large European Witch trial and it began on 1428, May 7th. I show the back of all the cards, each card has the date the trials began and a couple of points of interest about them. I now ask another spectator to multiply the date of the Valais Witch trials, which is 142857 and to multiply this by the last two digits of the year of their birth. Once we have a six digit result I recap and explain that had the spectator selected any other card the result would have been very different. Also had I asked a different spectator to use their birth year the result would have been very different. I then ask them to compare the number on the coin to the number they calculated. It appears that Caligula's haruspex could read the future because he foretold that I would be telling this very story to you. If anyone can offer any suggestions for this routine or feedback it would be greatly appreciated. |
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EndersGame Inner circle Reviewer EndersGame 2196 Posts |
I just received my coins in the mail today.
The promo image for these makes the one coin look very antique. The actual coin I received didn't look very antique at all, but was still very shiny in my opinion. I was disappointed - it didn't look old at all. Especially in the light, it still looks very new and shiny, but just a bit of discolouring added. The photo below probably makes it look older than it appears in real life. For anyone else who has received this, what did you think of the "antique" coin? |
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NeverMind Loyal user Right up there. On the stage. 279 Posts |
Firstly, very happy with this purchase. Great value for money - 2 coins and a pdf overflowing with ideas and routines - very absorbing and pocket friendly. All for $30.
Received this several weeks back. Performed about 20 times so far to great reactions. The shiny coin is now always in the coins pocket of my wallet. I act as if I'm looking for something and pull out a few coins and invariably someone will ask 'what's that coin?' - and I take it up from there. The coin looks odd enough to start a conversation. But for me the highlight, so far, was when I performed to 3 specs together. To one I just showed the coin both sides clearly and asked him to visualize the image of the coin. To another, I gave the coin to hold for a few seconds and took it back but asked him to remember the feel of the coin and to focus on that. To the third one I gave the coin to hold for the rest of the routine. Then I did my 3 different bits with all 3 of them - one prediction and two mind reads - the final reactions were very satisfying. There are a massive amount of ideas, and if you do different combos - almost inexhaustible number of routines. It did take quite some time to read and appreciate the whole thing - but totally worth the time and effort. So far, I've only used the shiny coin - the spin being its a replica coin bought in a souvenir shop. I have not used the included card in the routines so far. But yes, my antique coin does seem to need a bit more aging. I tried heating up the antique coin in a bowl on a flame and after a few mins it did blacken a bit more and now looks more aged. There maybe better methods to age the coin more, though. A worthy package overall.
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EndersGame Inner circle Reviewer EndersGame 2196 Posts |
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On Oct 30, 2018, IMAGINACIAN wrote: I had a similar concern about the `antique' coin. The PDF states that you may need to age it further (according to your preference), but provides no information about how to do this. I corresponded with the creator, and he kindly provided the following information which helps with this: Firstly, a quick solution to the 'aging' problem. Hold the antique coin with a pair of prongs and heat it directly on a flame. The metal being copper, it will start blackening unevenly and will lose the shine, if any. But take care to take out the coin from the flame every 20-30 seconds and check if the 'aging' is fine with you. Overall, in about 60 to 90 seconds, normally, the coin should blacken and age sufficiently. In addition to this 'heating' process, if you feel like it, you can give the coin a couple 'dents' on the rim at different points - one on each side of the coin - using a blunt old knife. Personally, I have even given my personal antique coin a very slight bend - not in the middle but towards one side, which of course is a very personal choice. Secondly, let me share that I did receive emails from a couple of buyers whose antique coin was not sufficiently aged to their liking. I gave them the same suggestions as above and both have replied that they are happy with the result. But I feel, the quantum of aging of the coin is very personal preference. That is why I did mention at the beginning of the pdf that the antique variety may need a bit more aging if that is the personal preference. So in view of that (assuming this works) I have no complaints about this; it seems easy enough to age further artificially according to personal preference. |
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EndersGame Inner circle Reviewer EndersGame 2196 Posts |
As mentioned already, the PDF does mention that the coin can be aged further, and since the creator (Inspyring Mentalist) is not on the Magic Café, he has asked me to share the following here:
"Probably I somehow assumed that it may be common knowledge among magicians to know how to age coins. But like you have suggested, I should have mentioned this bit in the pdf itself. Of course, now I will add this info to the pdf and along with some more ideas am planning to release a 2.0 version pdf. A couple of pics are attached below which show the heated coin after about 45 seconds and about 90 seconds." The images here (provided by Inspyring Mentalist) show the results of the technique in which the coin is artificially aged using the method of heating it directly on a flame. |
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John C Eternal Order I THINK therefore I wrote 12945 Posts |
Coin looks cool but I never was any good at math during performing conditions. To me there are so many other wonderful ways to do things.
Sometimes I wish I was better at it. |
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EndersGame Inner circle Reviewer EndersGame 2196 Posts |
I have this and love the possibilities.
Has anyone tried making a black and white printable image for the main routines? (instead of the colour one that is provided - not every one has a colour printer) Also having "in-spy-ring" printed on the image is a very bad idea - your audience can just google it and immediately find the website and learn the secret. |
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Calvin Tong Special user 718 Posts |
Some great ideas and routines. a wealth of information. But not for me. Mine is for sale.
https://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/view......forum=76 https://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/view......forum=76
Cal Tong
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IMAGINACIAN Special user In Your Thots 558 Posts |
This has been living in my wallet for the past over 3 years. What a great buy this was ! Hardly a week has passed without my performing with Inspyring Coin. Imho, this is the best "zero sleight coin mentalism" tool for the wallet.
But now this has a companion in my wallet. I will review it shortly.
There is no better freedom than choice and no better choice than freedom.
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EndersGame Inner circle Reviewer EndersGame 2196 Posts |
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On Jan 9, 2022, IMAGINACIAN wrote: Which have been your favourite effects to perform with it? |
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IMAGINACIAN Special user In Your Thots 558 Posts |
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On Jan 10, 2022, EndersGame wrote: I think I have performed almost all the routines given in the massive ebook at least a couple times each. But 2 of the effects are kinda theatre pieces - nice story, printed props etc - the very first one in Inspyring and the Century War routine and both play very well in the right leisure setting. And the little paper ring idea is a gem and I must've performed it countless times. Most of the 1098 ideas are also brilliant and I use them quite frequently. Hope that helps
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ltrblst Loyal user 226 Posts |
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But now this has a companion in my wallet. I will review it shortly. May you provide a link? What similar products do you suggest? Thank you. |
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