TL;DR - BUY IT. Think is a very nice and genuine magician who focuses on sleight of hand to create
wonderful miracles.
Card to Pocket - Wow. What a way to open the lecture. Think uses some
great sleight of hand and misdirection here to have a spectator’s thought of card appear in his
“pocket”. It looks clean and turns into a 4 card production. Think goes over his thoughts on the
plot as well as gives advice on spread culling and a little flourish he does with a double. He also
does some nice switches and palming during this nifty routine. Definitely a wonderful routine if you
enjoy this kind of plot. I personally also recommend Marlo and Alexander Hansford for their work on
the card to pocket as well!
3 Missing Cards - Here, Think shows us a “mathematical” way to
figure out what 3 cards chosen by the spectator are. Using Hofszinser and Tameriz’s work, you can
easily perform this simple miracle while making it look as though you are a genius. He also shows
you an excellent false tabled shuffle that he uses in his work.
RPS Sign - neat little any
card at any number that uses a force and the game of rock paper scissors. Definitely a clever idea
that uses mentalism to make your routine more relaxing and surefire.
Connected Thought - a
version of the Trick That Can’t Be Explained. Using 2 spectators, one thinks of a card and the other
one finds the card. Although I like the plot itself, I don’t like the way the card is forced,
although I am sure there are other methods around it. I do, however, like everything that comes
after it, as Think explains the basics of estimation and many outs that allow your spectator to get
the card every time.
Optimus Prime’s Skill - Great piece of sleight of hand which Think
credits to his fellow magician Ben Prime. A card can be placed in the center between 2 cards after
springing them. Then 3 more cards appear after another spring. Clever idea and excellent
presentation. Definitely adding something similar to my repertoire.
Ong’s Dice: Think
really enjoys culling and this trick uses this as well as a principle from Harapan Ong to achieve a
card card at a certain number using an imaginary dice. There are actually different outcomes
possible and Think goes through how to deal with all of them. Another piece I will likely want to
add/build off of in my own magic.
Story of the Monkey King - Great story with a great
routine. Think’s move Fairy Dust is exceptional. The best moves are always discovered by accident.
Using the plunger principle and a pop out move, Think shows you how to perform the move and explains
that it can be quite knacky. Think also talks about how to give your magic meaning and justifying
the moves you make in your magic. Truly a masterpiece and worth the price of at least half of this
download. As someone who has just stumbled upon Think’s work, he has also released an oil and water
routine at Ellusionist that uses this principle as well.
Card to Pocket and Estimation
Cut- Card to Pocket into deck switch into a whole new routine. Lots of interesting concepts proposed
here, one of which includes a card shot out from classic palm position as a production.
Gambler’s Triumph - A nice take on the triumph plot that requires a little set up and a lot of
undercover work/misdirection. Feels like a gambling demonstration and has more than one climax. Not
a plot that interests me, but definitely well done.
Memory Separation - Reminds me of oil
and water except with a different approach. Being able to determine the color of a card based on
“memory” is an interesting way to do it. A little set required (also involves some culling XD). 3
phases total ending with red and black separated.
End Show - Think uses some simple
flourishes and moves to illustrate the concept of time travel, specifically going back in time. You
will able to learn the deck spin that Think uses in all of his magic trailers which is very knacky,
but worth learning. 3 phases as well with some difficult sleights.
Estimation - brief
summary on the concept of estimation with 3 routines you can use.
The last bit of the show
is a nice talk with Think on how he got into magic, his inspirations, and his thought process on
creating routines.
