Tricolour by Simon Lipkin and the 1914

Simon Lipkin, the face behind Derren Brown's Unbelievable, has whipped up a devilishly clever set of gimmicks that let you pull off mind-blowing colour prediction tricks — all without shelling out for pricey gadgets or engaging in sleight of hand! Trust us, the gimmicks are sneaky, the effects are jaw-dropping, and now they’re all yours.

After years of using secret electronics for his colour match routines (which decided to throw a tantrum during a critical show), Simon rolled up his sleeves and got to work. He turned those lemons into lemonade — or in his case, magic from markers. The result? A close-up utility system that delivers effects comparable to their costly, high-tech rivals.

The box comes packed with everything you need to start dazzling your audience straight away: three Sharpie markers, the cunning gimmicks, durable black Tyvek envelopes, and a handful of billets for your predictions. And if the pens run dry? No sweat! There are cheap refills available at any local stationery shop. Easy peasy.

In the detailed online video instructions, you’ll learn:

A participant randomly picks a pen and colours in a pre-drawn image. This happens three times, creating a completely random colour combo. It feels completely fair and free, yet somehow, you nail the predictions every single time. No pressure, right?

This routine, originally credited to Tony Anverdi and later made popular by Craig Filicetti, is a modern classic. Now it’s your turn to perform this reputation-maker with absolute ease.

You start with three pens, each with a mysterious black lid. While your back is turned, your participant hides each pen in a different pocket. You then reveal a red lid from your right pocket, a green one from your left, and a blue one from your back pocket. When they pull out the pens, they’ve matched the colours to the pockets perfectly. Spooky!

Your participant selects a pen and secretly draws while you’re blissfully unaware. Despite the choices being completely free, you manage to not only reveal the colour of the pen they used but also duplicate their entire drawing! Talk about impressive!

Three pens, three cards, three envelopes, and three participants — all mixed up and lots of choices made. Yet, despite all this chaos, you prove you knew the outcome of everything well in advance in this perplexing close-up mentalism routine inspired by the classic Chair Test.

We thought we were done there (and that’s already a solid deal), but six months later, Simon had even more brilliant ideas! So we had him back in the studio to teach some cracking bonus content, including a draw-anything colour match effect and an incredible chair test contribution from master mentalist Marc Paul.

Get ready for an entertaining and enlightening journey through (quite literally) colourful mentalism from one of the most exciting names in magic. You can perform top-notch, professional-grade mentalism without the hefty price tag.