David Devlin - Minimalism
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Two dozen magic/mentalism effects in one eBook!

Everything has been audience tested. David has used everything in this book at one time or another. These are not pipe dreams. It is mostly mentalism， mental magic， packet tricks， and his multi-color Cups & Balls Routine. What you are getting are over 20 e-books put together into one single volume. This e-book has taken 10 years to put together! You will love and use the effects in this book.

Act of B’wavery:
A spectator calls out any four-of-a-kind. The performer removes said four cards and lays them out on the table. The spectator eliminates 3 of the cards. The 3 discards are now turned face down and shown to have red backs. The deck is now spread face down and is seen to be a red backed deck. The single face up playing card that was not eliminated is now turned face down and is seen to have a blue back! As a kicker， the 3 eliminated cards are now turned face up and are now blank face cards!

Backlash:
This is a fun routine in which two cards are selected from two different colored packets. The selected cards trade packets 3 times， each time seemingly more impossible than the last.

Blind Date:
The performer introduces a deck of cards that has swimsuit models on the cards. It is explained to a male spectator that he is going to go on a date with one of these 52 girls. All he has to do is psychically determine her phone number.

You bring out 5 cards， which are numbered 1 through 10. All of the odd numbers are on one side of the cards， and all of the even numbers are on the other side of the cards. In other words， the card marked with a 1 on one side is marked with a 2 on the other side. The others are， of course， 3/4， 5/6， 7/8， and 9/10. Tell the spectator that you will give him a little help in determining his mystery date’s number.

The spectator lays out the number cards in a totally random and freely chosen order. He then deals down into the deck according to the number that he has created. The card that comes at the end of the deal is turned face up. It is the 6 of Spades with a picture of Lisa on it. A prediction that has been sitting on the table is opened. It reads， “Your mystery date’s name is Lisa. She is 27 years old， and she lives at #6 Spade Drive.” Of course， the prediction is correct， but what about the “27 years old” The pile of dealt cards is counted. There are exactly 27 cards!

Case File:
A stage routine that is a sure-fire winner.

A large folder labeled， “Case File” is set on display on an empty table down center stage. The performer now draws attention to three “evidence” boxes resting on a table rear stage right. Each box has a question mark on it. The mentalist opens each box， and removes the objects from within. Each item is placed in front of the box from where it came. They are a gun， a knife， and a bottle of poison. The weapons are placed back into their boxes， and the boxes are then mixed. Next， five large cards are shown. Each card displays a “suspect”. These are placed in a row with the faces toward the audience on a table rear stage left.
And finally a pocket watch is shown. It is opened， and it is shown that by spinning the crown the watch’s hands move. This is handed to a spectator.

The performer now calls up a second spectator， and brings her over to the evidence boxes， and points out each weapon. It is explained that the murderer used one of three weapons. The mentalist says， “One of these three weapons was used in this crime. It is up to you to do just that， to psychically determine which of the three weapons was used.” The spectator selects an evidence box with a weapon inside， and it is placed next to the Case File. Tell her that you will come back to her in a moment.

Next， the performer approaches the spectator with the watch.
You pop open the watch， and again demonstrate how to move the hands. The watch is closed and handed to the spectator who is then instructed to spin the crown till his heart is content. When he is satisfied he opens the watch and reads the time， which is then written down on a dry erase board. The dry-erase board is set next to the Case File.
Now a third spectator is asked to stand at his seat. When he stands he is shown the line-up of the suspects. He is then asked to call out a number between one and five. His number is noted， and the suspect that corresponds to the number is “arrested”， and placed on a stand next to the Case File.

Now， for the pay-offs. The performer goes over to the weapon. Let’s say it is the poison. Next the “Case File” is opened. An envelope marked， “WEAPON” is removed. It is opened， and inside is a piece of paper that reads， “The murderer used the POISON”. Another envelope is removed from the “Case File”. It is marked “TIME”. It is opened， and on the paper in it is written， “The murder took place at 10:45″. Of course， this is an exact match. Finally， a third envelope is removed， and it is labeled， “MURDERER”. This is opened， and inside is an exact match of the suspect selected by the spectator. Case closed.

Coincidence & Fate:
This is one of David’s favorite routines.

A shuffled ESP deck is placed on the table. A spectator rolls a pair of dice until satisfied. Using the total on the dice， the spectator deals down into the deck， and places the card at that number off to the side unseen. The deck is reassembled， and a second spectator repeats the process. When the two randomly selected cards are turned over， they match. The performer explains that this could all have been nothing more than a coincidence. After all， there are 5 of each symbol in the deck. However， this was not a coincidence. It was an act of fate.

The performer picks up an envelope that has been in full view the entire time. Inside is one single card. It is a perfect match to the selected cards. No multiple outs， no gaffed cards， and no gaffed dice! In fact， this can be done impromptu (as long as you have an ESP deck of course).

David’s ESP Routine:
A mainstay in David’s close-up mental show. 3 killer effects that are virtually self-working. The deck is mixed thoroughly You psychically tell a spectator the symbol that he has freely cut to (oh， you tell him the symbol at the bottom of the cut off portion…you never see the card nor does the spectator until you reveal it!). Then the spectator selects (a free choice) any card， which is placed off to the side unseen. The deck is cut into two piles. The cards of each packet are turned face up one at a time (the spectator can do this himself). Whenever the symbols match， those cards are removed， and placed next to the face down selected card. When the dealing is concluded， only the (say) circles matched. The selected card is turned face up to reveal a circle! The spectator selects yet another card， which is placed aside sight unseen. The deck is once again separated into two piles. The spectator selects one of the piles. He then eliminates all but one card. That card is placed next to the selected card. They are turned face up and are seen to match. As a finale， all of the cards are turned face up and are seen to match! All of the stars are with the stars; all of the squares are with the squares， etc!

David’s ESP Trick:
(This is not to be confused with David’s ESP Routine.) In effect， the performer lays out five cards， each of which has an ESP symbol on them. All of the cards are different and unprepared. Attention is now drawn to a small coin envelope， which， as the performer explains， contains a duplicate of one of the cards on the table. This is the prediction， and is kept in full view throughout the entire proceedings. A spectator now uses his mind select one of the cards on the table. The envelope is now opened， and it is found that the prediction matches the spectator’s selection!

The Devlin Cups & Balls:
This is not an ordinary Cups & Balls routine. In this routine the balls are three different colors. The cups are ordinary， yet many magicians will suspect a chop cup set. This routine is nice for the trade show performer in that it resets instantly.