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Sudo Nimh


Not personally familiar with Sudo Nimh, is there a particular routine that is prop-less, really great, or is it a majority of their stuff? Thanks!


www.thedarkbizarre.com

He produces some nice effects.
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V has 4 different effects, for me the two person version that is essentially prevaricator without needing to prevaricate is for me the best version of this particular l***c p****e I have ever come across.

Mark


Yes this version is called Verbalist. A wonderful
effect for two people.Its like TH on steroids.
I use it a lot.
Todd


I like the premise of Verbalist but have not used it yet, the first 2 (Veritas, Vox?) I use quite a bit. I still use a variation of Banacheks for 2 people just because it is so deep in my brain. I don't do stage so I don't know that I would use the 4th, though I haven't really read that section in-depth so maybe.
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www.thedarkbizarre.com

He produces some nice effects.


I will have to check out that website and search for some review, thank you.
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I'd have to say that my current propless favourite is still 50:50 Fantasia by Iain Rowland. I have been playing around with it for months now and I still love it. What I am doing with it now is significantly different than what it started out being. But I love that it can be performed anywhere anytime and still gets that slack jawed "holy crap" look at the end. A remarkable effect. It's taught me a lot about everything from volunteer management to presentation.

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On Oct 13, 2016, rev_marcus wrote:
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On Oct 12, 2016, Mark_Chandaue wrote:
V has 4 different effects, for me the two person version that is essentially prevaricator without needing to prevaricate is for me the best version of this particular l***c p****e I have ever come across.

Mark


Yes this version is called Verbalist. A wonderful
effect for two people.Its like TH on steroids.
I use it a lot.
Todd


I like the premise of Verbalist but have not used it yet, the first 2 (Veritas, Vox?) I use quite a bit. I still use a variation of Banacheks for 2 people just because it is so deep in my brain. I don't do stage so I don't know that I would use the 4th, though I haven't really read that section in-depth so maybe.


I use a variation of the 4th as my opener for my stage show and for me it's worth the price. Verbalist I use in casual performances along with TH and Strange Oblique. TH, then Verbalist, then Strange Oblique is effectively a complete impromptu act. I use my star sign stacking that can be found in Harpacrown during Verbalist so in that phase I reveal both peoples star sign, who is lying, who is telling the truth and where the coin is. During Strange Oblique I will throw in some cold reading.

Ah while I think of it another great effect in this category is Rock Paper Lies by Jay DiBase.

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Thank you so much, rev, Bowers, Dreda, David and Mark for all your recommendations and thoughts.
I'm also led to believe there is a release by a certain Mr Chandaue that may be worth a look!
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Not much in the way of propless in my book it's mostly practical sure fire material that relies on old fashioned principles but it's definitely worth a look.

Mark
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I think propless is best when used as seasoning rather than the main dish, so I'll definitely have to have a look at Harpacrown.
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Agreed.
I think this beautiful. It can't get more direct then this and the presentation that comes with it is excellent.

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I'd have to say that my current propless favourite is still 50:50 Fantasia by Iain Rowland. I have been playing around with it for months now and I still love it. What I am doing with it now is significantly different than what it started out being. But I love that it can be performed anywhere anytime and still gets that slack jawed "holy crap" look at the end. A remarkable effect. It's taught me a lot about everything from volunteer management to presentation.

David
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I'd have to say that my current propless favourite is still 50:50 Fantasia by Iain Rowland. I have been playing around with it for months now and I still love it. What I am doing with it now is significantly different than what it started out being. But I love that it can be performed anywhere anytime and still gets that slack jawed "holy crap" look at the end. A remarkable effect. It's taught me a lot about everything from volunteer management to presentation.

David


I've brought up 50:50 Fantasia as a propless routine in several threads... Glad we agree! It is excellent, a true master class in creating huge entertainment entirely through language and timing.
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I'm going to throw "Reverie" by Ottoemezzo (Vlad) into the mix !
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I use a variation of the 4th as my opener for my stage show and for me it's worth the price. Verbalist I use in casual performances along with TH and Strange Oblique. TH, then Verbalist, then Strange Oblique is effectively a complete impromptu act. I use my star sign stacking that can be found in Harpacrown during Verbalist so in that phase I reveal both peoples star sign, who is lying, who is telling the truth and where the coin is. During Strange Oblique I will throw in some cold reading.

Ah while I think of it another great effect in this category is Rock Paper Lies by Jay DiBase.

Mark


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My best recent propless episode involves a combination of reddevil's invisible gemini with a slightly modified version of Seamus Maguire's Calibration.
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I agree with Second. Operation Gemini is a wonderful tool if you're into puzzle solving approaches. Completely propless.

I can't recommend Strange Oblique by Mark Elsdon or anything by Frase Parker (I got ouija and rose). These were the worst purchases I did in 16 years.
It's always better to check the reviews before...

Imbalance by Atlas Brookings is also a very nice propless murder mystery (the best imo) and Jermay's last DVD set have some updates on Touching on Hoy.
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