First of all, I'm going to come right out and say that I don't like or do the whole "psychic" bit. That's not compatible with who I am or my beliefs. For me, though, this is a great trick for mentalists.

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I really enjoyed this product. It's simple, straightforward, and sure to stupify your spectators. It can be done in most settings when your performance is adjusted as necessary. Before I go on, I'll just say - Yes. Get it.

Ok, now, let's review this properly...

Pros:
- It was an enjoyable and very sufficient download. The explanation runs about 30 minutes long. It could have been perhaps a few minutes shorter, but it didn't seem to go on and on. I felt like he taught this very sufficiently.
- Easy to pay attention. He's got a great personality.
- No arts & crafts. Well, you do have to do a tiny amount of prep... but if you consider this too much work or complain it's arts & crafts, you are really, really, really lazy. LOL!
- Household items - plastic bags... ziplock type are great but not absolutely necessary. Blindfold... you'll need one. If you have one, chances are that you either sleep with one or... well, I really don't want to go that direction. TMI. If you don't have a blindfold (no trick blindfold necessary), he does show how you can simply use your hands (or spectator's hands) to cover your eyes. You can even go crazy and wrap your head with bandages, put coins and pads on your eyes, etc. Go crazy. Personally, I love Patrick Kuff's Blindfoil method.
- It's a fooler to laymen. To beginning mentalists, it might be. To more experienced mentalists, chances are that, if you THINK you know how this works, you are probably correct. Skip it if that's you.
- It's performance worthy. In fact, I could see this stretching out for a few minutes if you enjoy ad-libbing. If you like this kind of thing, you're very likely to use this.
- Get several spectators involved.
- No stooges.
- I enjoyed the background music. Though it was on a continuous loop, it seemed to fit his personality. If anyone is wondering, I Shazamed it. haha! The song is "Kingdom of Baghk" by Vusal Zeinalov.

Cons:
- Nighttime/low light street work or closeup might be difficult. It's doable, but you should know what you're getting into (i.e. have experience with this trick) before doing it in low-visibility settings.
- Price - I'd like to see this at $4.95. At $9.95, I'm still happy with what you get. However, to be honest, the method is very simple. So, as I always say, base the price not on the method, but on the effect... then you're more likely to be happy.
- I do wish he went into just a little more detail about various blindfolds. He said that "that's not in the scope of this trick", which he is correct in saying... I just wish he did. Of course, I'm not docking anything for that.
- Personally, I didn't like the whole Marco Polo thing. It seemed to go for a while, which was fine in itself. But then, he didn't do that the rest of the time for the other spectators. I totally understand why he did this... he's trying to keep it interesting. However, personally, I feel like when you do that, you basically discount the approach you just took by discarding it. For example, the next time, finding the correct spectator via a Marco Polo game wasn't necessary. So, my thought would be: "Then why the heck did we just do all that goofy Marco Polo stuff?" Just my opinion. I think taking this from a deductive mentalist approach where you figure out which belonged to each spectator all at once might have worked out better.

Overall impression: Great! This really will make your talents (I prefer a deductive reasoning approach (i.e. Sherlock Holmes)) appear supernatural. This is an easy trick to do that can basically be a mini-act in itself. I really enjoyed this. I give it 4 stars out of 5... 5 I reserve for mind-melting "magical" visual tricks and things that just go nuclear on spectators. This trick is not that. It's more of a credibility builder (Dang, this guy knows what he's doing!), which is a compliment and a necessary element to have when trying to be a mentalist. Is it worth the money? Yes (unless you have experience with this already). Is it easy? Yes. Is it something that will go into your repretoire? LIkely, Yes.

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Alexander Marsh has done it again! This is a brilliant routine, full of opportunity for real entertainment.

The secret is simple, but I doubt I would have thought of it myself. I love the extra ideas that Alexander shares too. Very flexible.

Now, whenever I see a magician put on a blindfold, I automatically assume they can actually see, to some degree or another. So I wasn’t sure I’d be able to do this trick. But actually, I think the fact that I can’t see without my glasses makes this effect even more powerful!

And Alexander does give other options than blindfolds, if for some reason you’d rather not use one.

With this process, even though I’m practically blind without my glasses, I can present a stunningly convincing effect! Alexander has come up with a sure-fire way to know who’s bag he’s holding, so half of the act is already in the bag, so to speak. So even if I don’t get the details of the object correct, I can get the color and shape right. And I think that makes it even more convincing. Especially to people who know me and know I can’t see without my glasses AND I’ve got on a blindfold, this will be a mind-blowing demonstration for sure!

So, if you aren’t sure if you can use this because you need your glasses to see and it doesn’t make sense to wear them under a blindfold, I can’t guarantee anything for sure, but I think you can still use this technique.

I gave this three stars because this seems to be a standard routine but using clear bags instead of envelopes. There are good tips and the presentation was entertaining. I would recommend this to someone new to the field and looking to do psychometric routines.

I do like the routine. It is really well done with a lot of very entertaining moments. I do feel the need to comment that as taught, you should not perform it. Most people have tried on sleep masks and know that they don't block all the light. His acting is great but without a much more convincing blindfold this routine is useless. He does give some hints for better blindfolds but he doesn't go into them and without that, this routine is useless. If you have a good blindfold method I think you will enjoy this routine. Otherwise, give it a pass or buy it together with some blindfold work.

Alex made a big deal about combining figuring out what the object is together with who the object belongs to, as if he had never seen a method of that before which is bizarre. I've definitely came across several over the years. The method of figuring out which bag belongs to who is nice though.

This seems like something that would have been published in a magazine years ago. Oh wait, it was. This is from Penguin's license to create video downloads of anything they want from Lee Earle's Sygyzy magazine, a periodical we all miss. Note the Lee is publishing hard bound collections of the entire run so those of you that didn't subscribe may want to save your ten dollar bills and buy the collection when it comes out later this year.

But for this download you lean how to use standard plastic zip-lock bags to collect 4-5 items while blindfolded, then identify the contents and owner. The routine performed is one of many options but is a great place to start.

This is a great (and can be a long or short) routine. Method is learned and can be performed in minutes. Multiple solutions for blindfold included and none need to be altered or constructed. Just get any sleep mask or bandana. The method is great. I love it. For CLOSE UP use smaller bags and these can be kept in your wallet with nearly no bulk. Prep takes 1 minute one time and you are good to go. Love it~

The Reason why I gave this 3 stars is it's nothing new. I presently use this method by having 4 spectators draw on cardboard. Maybe I've been doing magic too long.

Its a joy to watch Alexander perform this effect.
I love mentalism that is a bit Jazz (as Bob Cassidy coined). This is exactly what you get here.
This simple and devious way of getting the information to make it work is both fun and easy to learn, although you will need to use some good memory techniques if you really want to make it amazing and entertaining.
If you have been into mentalism for a while you should know the workings and if you don't its time to learn form Alexander, as he has some good ideas.
The video is well shot and taught and Alexander has a charming way about him.
If you are new to this, buy it, its well worth the little money

I remember doing a routine like this early in my performing career. I was amazed at the response. The crowd was blown away by what I thought was a simple piece.
This takes is up a notch, The blindfold and the marking system make this more than a miracle. Some cold reading thrown in makes this one of the best routines of this types I have ever seen. The staging is fantastic and the crowd goes away thinking that you have real metal powers.
I cannot recommend this highly enough. It seems simple, but with some staging you have a miracle on your hands
Well worth the cost.

Watching the demo I knew exactly what was going on, not because I'm clever but because the principles are old and should be familiar to anyone who's been studying mentalism for a while. Having said that, Marsh delivers on his promises: it's a solid routine and if you were fooled you should definitely pick this up. I subtracted a star simply because I personally didn't get anything new out of this.