Of Dice and Men by Tom Stone - Mentalism Review

[@guest3997]

Hi Sebastian, thank you so much for an excellent review: thorough, thoughtful, informative, candid and enjoyable! Thank you for all you do! Your friend, David

[@TomStoneMagic]

Thanks for the review! :-) Small note; this is not a version of a classic plot/gag, as it is the original, created in 2003 and first published (in Swedish) in 2009. None of the later "versions" have obtained permission to incorporate my work, so it feels a bit odd to hear you recommending them at the end. Also, most of them are reinnovations of solutions I've already tried and rejected. I scrapped the vertical display already in 2004, because the bottom two cards can only be seen by the first row when working on floor level. I scrapped versions with moving parts in 2005, as they all invariably became wonkey within 30 shows. I do agree regarding the packaging though. Not sure why Vanishing Inc designed it like that.

[@sebastiantoca9208]

Thank you so much for the information! I was not aware that none of the later versions received permission to use the plot… Nonetheless, thank you so much for watching the review, it means alot!

[@ahsv64]

Took me forever to find a suitable cup. Still not really happy, but backgammon cup works pretty well.

[@sebastiantoca9208]

I use the cups used for dice stacking! They work really well since they are most of time black and thin!

[@ahsv64]

@@sebastiantoca9208 I bought one of those, too, for this effect (cheap as well, under $5) but I feel that I'd like the circumference of the opening to be a bit smaller just so no accidental glances take place.