Get ready for your mind to go into overdrive! A decade after the smash hits The Plot Thickens and Plot Twists, Oliver's back with a fresh batch of magical wizardry that’ll have you brimming with ideas.
Inside, you’ll find innovative plots, streamlined methods, and a cheeky bit of audience interaction that’ll keep everyone on their toes. Many of the tricks are 'scalable' too, so whether you're up close or in a parlor, you’re covered.
Explore 19 tricks and 11 ideas (mostly cards, with a few delightful exceptions), including:
The Other Three Magicians: Empower three willing participants with their own magical abilities, letting them strut their stuff as both audience and magician.
Kerchunk: A selection is found using a 'tweezers card' and ends up in a rather unexpected spot—stapled to it!
Synesthesia: With a sprinkle of magic, help a participant 'see' colours when they hear music. (Yes, really.)
Trick of the Months: A clever lead-in to Shuffle-Bored that adds some meaningful predictions (you might need to brush up on Aronson's method first).
Drowning in Wallets: Finally, here’s a fun way to make use of all those magic wallets gathering dust in your drawer.
On Point: A game spinner is put to good use, eliminating cards in a surprising quest to find a signed selection.
Pinky Perch: A nifty walkaround solution for when your audience's hands are otherwise occupied (you know how it goes).
Coin Jar: Watch a coin vanish from a participant's hand, only to reappear in a sealed jar of pasta sauce—with the safety button still down. Magic, right?
Plus, there are two essays on creativity to help spark your own ideas. So, pour yourself something fizzy (or not) and dive right in.
Hardback, colour cover, B&W interior, US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm), 180 pages.
"There's always real joy in reading a new book by Oliver Meech, and he manages to be both creative and practical, a rare combination. His tricks use unique plots, novel methods, and I really enjoyed the theory he shares about creativity too. A great book, and an appropriate title, as it will make your brain fizz!" - Liam Montier
"The one word that best describes exploring Oliver Meech's books and material over the years is simply "FUN!" And it must be all in capitals to emphasize just how fun it actually is!" - Nikola Arkane
"I'm a huge fan of Oliver Meech but there has always been one thing I didn't like about his material - there simply wasn't enough of it! Well, he has remedied that, and in spades. ... There is so much brilliant material to read, study and learn here that it confirms what some of us have known for a while: Oliver is a genius when it comes to creating clever, offbeat and fooling magic. Put this on your 'Buy Immediately' list." - Mark Elsdon
