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Presented by Lennart at the FISM Convention-2006 to rave reviews. "I love this effect!" (his words).
"Very mysterious, weird and unusual! I rubbed the Crystal Card on the table cloth to reveal the thoughts of the spectator. A thin slice of natural stone revealing thoughts? The possibilities are endless! More mysterious and more practical than a crystal ball!" Tommy Wonder
"With his brilliant invention Crystal Card, Pieras Fitikides introduces a completely new tool in magic with enormous potential. With this prop you have Aladdins lamp in your hands and you are able to create wonders. Crystal Card will be a key to a new surreal field in our wonderful world of magic." Lennart Green
Crystal Card is a revolutionary idea based on a new principle. It can be used to perform a wide variety of surprisingly visual effects including:
Crystal Card
Two cards thought of by two spectators are magically revealed on a piece of green crystal right before the very eyes of the audience!
Past and Future
A card selected by a spectator materialises on the performer's crystal. The performer claims that he saw the selected card through his crystal before the card was actually selected and proves it!
Bizarre Revelation
The performer rests his palm over a green crystal - a card, thought of by a member of the audience, magically appears on the crystal!
X-Ray Screen
A card is selected and returned to the deck which is then wrapped in a silk. A spectator looks at the wrapped deck through a crystal and sees the selected card!
Supreme Exposure
A prediction mysteriously materialises on a sealed piece of crystal. A card previously selected by a member of the audience is turned face up. It's a match!
Crosswise Illusion
A card selected by a member of the audience magically appears on a special crystal inserted crosswise in a deck of cards!
Palm Reader
A card is selected and rubbed on a spectator's palm. The spectator brings her palm over a green crystal and the selected card mysteriously appears on the crystal!
Difficulty level 1 (Basic sleights/self working)
"Crystal Card is wonderfully unique and completely mystifying. The possibilities are limitless! The concept opens doors for creative performers to create their own mind-numbing routines. The instructions and routines supplies with the effect are clear, complete and powerful. I recommend this to anyone looking for something visually unique and dramatically powerful." Thomas Baxter
Invented, handcrafted and routined by Pieras Fitikides
Is this the same as Ghost Glass?
NOPE! Crystal Card takes the visual prediction of a card to a whole new level. no Glass, no breath, no chemicals required!. The image appears to move as it comes together on the crystal. It's VERY VISUAL! 'The crystal card is credit card size and fits perfectly in your wallet.
What's your favourite way to present this?
Here at The Merchant of Magic shop we demo Crystal Card using a tabletop reveleation! With a little practice you can have a spectator select a card, then you just throw the Crystal Card down onto the tablecloth infront of them. As it hits the tablecloth, the image appears on the card! This really does drop jaws!
Can the selected card be kept as a souvenir?
YES! We recommend it! The spectators card is ungimmicked!
Do I need to switch in gimmicked props?
NO! The Crystal Card system does all the hard work for you. No switching spectators cards, no complex sleight of hand!
Can more than one card be predicted?
Yes! have two spectators choose cards and the Crystal Card will instantly and visually predict each spectators card!
Is Crystal Card repeatable?
Yes! Have a prediction appear then instantly perform it again, predicting a completely different card. Because of this unique feature, it's easy to perform more than one of the many professional quality routines included.
"OK guys, I ordered 2 of these the other day from the merchant of magic. First of the service was top notch as always. I ordered the stuff on Thursday at 3pm and the order was with me by Friday at 9am - now thats service.
The bottom line is that this prop is a real worker. It is not often that I buy something and put it in my act straight away but this went straight in. I have performed it so far in a restaurant and at a corporate gig and the reactions are great. It is very easy to do, the prop is totally examinable, the trick instantly resets and due to the nature of the prop it creates interest as soon as you pull it out.
The best thing though is the instructions. In an age where a lot of instructions are rubbish this booklet really stands out. There are seven routnes plus a lot of other information concerning the nature of the gaff etc. I have only had time to learn one of the routines, however I am planning on sitting down and learning the rest in the next few days. The best thing is if you are even a little creative you will soon find a lot more ideas that can be applied to the gimmick.
Overall a very comercial trick, well worth the money, easy to do, lots of potential - 10 out of 10. If you work in the real world this is something you need to get ASAP.
Craig P (Posted on www.magicbunny.co.uk)
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