Product description : Those guys are really clever ! They are the creator of Mindbox, a very good mentalism French company which produces a lot of very good routines and tools for the mentalists. This is their latest release which is a very unique book test. It has some unique features to it, such as knowing at which page a random word selected by the spectator is. You can even know at which page they are when they begin to read any passage of the book, or by knowing the page number, you can describe what is the topic of the beginning of the first paragraph. So this has some really cool and unique features but is it worth the asked price and your money ? Let’s find out together.
Price and where to buy it : This is sold at $250 and you can find it on Mindbox website : http://www.mindbox.fr/mindbox/labyrinthe.html
What you get : You get a kraft black envelope, very classy and elegant, as with all Mindbox products. Inside, you have 2 books, one of which is the explanation and the other is the actual gimmicked book. The explanations are really well made, they teach you how to use the book along with all the effects possible. The methodology is clever and very easy to understand, I was scared at first that it would be difficult to learn but it’s very well taught and thought off. If you already have The Abyss, which was their first book test, you can combine both effects. Overall, I’m really impressed by this release, it’s amazingly well produced and the effects are killer. Something which I like with their instructions is the fact they include an enigma you have to find if you want to get a bonus effect, I love this way of thinking.
The pros and the cons : Here is the core of my review, let's begin with the cons, as I will usually be doing, I prefer to keep the good things for the end.
THE CONS :
[if !supportLists]· [endif]It’s not cheap and the book is only in French. But I do this review in case some French speaking people would like to know a bit more about this product.
[if !supportLists]· [endif]The effect in which you find the page, the line and the position of any chosen word can be a bit dangerous because not all the word are listed but this is covered in the explanations.
THE PROS :
[if !supportLists]· [endif]If you liked The Abyss, you won’t be disappointed by Labyrinthe, it works very well and it has been wonderfully thought.
[if !supportLists]· [endif]The methodology behind it is genius, they really have thought about everything so that the effect is still powerful but very easy to learn.
[if !supportLists]· [endif]You can know on which page the spectator is just by listening them reading the first paragraph, this is very strong and doesn’t require a lot of memory work.
[if !supportLists]· [endif]And just by knowing the page number, you can distinguish the topic of the first paragraph quite clearly, this is another very strong effect, you can use it as a prodigious memory or mind reading.
[if !supportLists]· [endif]They even included an effect you can do with the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown which is a regular book so you could do a 2 books presentation, this is amazing !
Overall rating : This is unique in many ways, the effects are really cool and it doesn’t require too much memory work ! I really liked this, 4/4 hearts.
As for the difficulty level, you have a little bit of work to provide but nothing impossible, I would say 3/5 stars.
Similar products : You may want to check The Abyss by the same guys which another amazing book test.