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The Blurb
Mike Shaw’s IDIOM Six Minutes of Pure, Impossible Mentalism!
Imagine this: a box of letter tiles is handed to your spectator. They mix them up, take out a handful let’s say twelve tiles and without you ever looking, the impossible begins…
Phase One: Instantly, you tell them the highest and lowest value letters they hold. No peeks. No fishing. Just straight, impossible knowledge.
Phase Two: You push things further, naming words they could spell from their random selection. Three letter words. Four. Five. Six. Even SEVEN letter words all divined in real time, as though you’re seeing inside their mind.
Phase Three: You write a prediction on a board. They add up the values of their tiles… and when the total is revealed, it matches your prediction perfectly!
The Finale: You remind them they didn’t just choose which letters to remove, they chose which ones to leave behind. You place those remaining tiles on the stand and arrange them into a NINE letter word. When the board is turned around… it’s another spot on hit. A show-stopping ending that leaves jaws on the floor!
And here’s the kicker this is just ONE of the incredible routines possible with Idiom. On the in-depth tutorial, Peter Nardi and Daniel Chard walk you through their favorite handlings, subtleties, and applications.
Perform it as a demonstration of superhuman mental powers. Perform it as hard-hitting mentalism. Perform it YOUR way.
With Idiom, you get everything you need straight out of the box to start amazing audiences immediately.
Mike Shaw’s Idiom is not just a trick… a full, powerhouse routine that belongs in your act.
Jheff's Guide
WHAT IT IS:
Effect with Props
HOW ACCURATE OR COMPLETE THE AD COPY IS:
In addition to the four-phase Hero Routine described in the ad copy, the instructional video outlines two additional routines. One is called the Quiz Routine, which is another word-based routine. The other is the Stanley Hotel Routine, which has a supernatural theme.
SET-UP AND RE-SET:
You will have to decide on the words to use and remove the letter tiles for those words from the supplied assortment. This is a one-time setup, unless you want to use different words later.
ANGLES:
None.
SUITABLE VENUES:
Close-up, Parlor, Stage
JHEFF’S JUDGMENT:
This is much more than a Scrabble‑style word routine — it’s a versatile toolbox for building a powerful routine or an entire act. The principle used in the participant’s tile selection is clever and unique, though the selection process may not suit your style. While the Hero routine feels rambling and overly long, the versatility of the tiles allows you to construct whatever routine fits you best, and the Quiz routine is the one I favor. No matter which routine you use, this well‑produced package helps you create a powerful routine or a complete short act, and if word games are part of your repertoire, it’s worth investing in.