Name: Solomon's Mind

Author: David Solomon

Pages/Length: Approx 2 hours

Difficulty: From beginner to advance.

Out of 10: 8

Contents :
1. Four the hard way
2. Three indicators
3. Business card prediction
4. No Palm cards across
5. Double Surprise Rising card.
6. Odd back aces to the fourth power
7. Technicolour oil and water
8. Mexican Poker
9. Diamond cut diamond
10. Cannibals
11. Full-Face Universal Card
12. Very Dicey
13. Printing on Demand

Comments
- There are stuff for everyone for every level. Infact, all of the effects in this DVD isnt as difficult as people would think (since Solomon is Ed Marlo's student). The hardest sleight in this DVD is the bottom deal.
-There are a few effects that are very refreshing as opposed to the standard card tricks.

1. Four the Hard way.
-Its basically a twisting effect, but with 2 surprises. The good thing about this version is that 3 cards are actually face down and 1 face up. No false counting or whatever. Easy to do too.

2. Three Indicator.
-Brilliant effect. It fooled me very badly. Imagine taking 3 cards from a deck, and then get 2 spectator to choose 2 cards. Then that 3 cards becomes the 1 selection. And then go on to the 2nd person and do the same with that 3 cards. No special cards needed.

3. Business card prediction.
-Novelty. the card are cut freely, and the top 6 cards are dealt. Then the spectator ends up with one card, and finally the business card you have all the while shows that choosen card.

4. No palm cards across.
-Everything is done extremely fairly. The spectator counts off 20 cards. Then you give 10 to one and 10 to the other. Extremely fair. Its not only convincing visually but audiually too.

5. Double surprise rising card.
-A normal deck can be used. No special box. But special cards are need to be added. Well, the only difference with this version is that it has 2 risings instead of only 1. As in, there can be 2 cards choosen.

6. Odd back aces to the fourth power
- 4 aces with 4 different backs and placed in classic ace assembly position. With 3 other blue back cards on top. Each of the aces are vanished and joins one pack. Easy to do, the method is ingenius. Only setback is try to get 4 different back. (I use, green, ghost, black, blue, red)

7. Technicolour oil and water.
-One of the fairest oil and water. But, gimmick not included.

8. Mexican Poker
-A poker game which you will always win despite you letting your spectator choosing her own cards. Infact, if i recalled correctly, Derren Brown used this for one of his special but of cos, he presented it differently.

9. Diamond cut diamond.
-A named card of diamond turns into the first selection. Then, using that named diamond, count of the deck, the 2nd card is found.

10. Cannibals.
-I love this version of cannibals. Seriously, this is no doubt the best i have seen. Its logical and has kickers at the end.

11. Full face Universal Card
- A joker is shown, then 3 cards is choosen, just by waving the joker (singularly), it becomes all 3 selections. Then using that, with a wave over the deck, all the cards on the deck is on the joker. (gimmick not included, but very easy to make)

12. Very Dicey
- 4 dices are used. 2 to each spectator. Then the dices are rolled, and the value is noted. By counting to that value, a similar card of t hat value is shown. Then finally by adding up the dice values, you cut to that amount and finally reveal the selection.

13. Printing on demand
-This is my favourite packet trick. There is inner logic in it. But, gimmick is not included. But can be easily made.

don't mix this solomon with the solomon at magic castle...

jus kidding.

But i am not kidding about this solomon's magic, he is GOOD.

In fact he is a student of Marlo (although it doesn'tl really tell u anythig about this solomon's ability). David interact with names like Simon Aronson, Steve Draun and Bill Malone, helping Marlo create card effects, and publishing the Marlo Magazines.

Note that i am not helping alexander to advertise for his DVD in the market place, but i have seen solomon's book and i am really enthrilled.

Hahaha, thanks for the additional info dark_law.

Yea, his book if i'm not mistaken has the same material as the dvd, except he goes into more detail in explain how to make certain props.