Really cool :) Interesting application of you-know-what and you-know-what :) will definitely add a list to the you-know-what on my mobile to be able to perform this whenever there is a chessboard lying around, it's pretty impressive
Little tip that I discovered having played with this: if the number ends in 2 or 7 (for example he said 17) you can just do a normal count from left to right, then left to right and so on (no bouncing back) and it will always be the piece you wanted. If his number ends in 4 or 9 then you just do the same from the other side so right to left, then right to left and so on and it will once again be the piece you wanted. So you are covered for many numbers and counting will look totally natural and no weird starts. I have ideas for other numbers as well if interested. I think this significantly improves on the Quinta method.
This could be the largest thing Craig has claimed is an everyday carry so far, a chess set. Not even Magnus Carlsen carries a chess set around with him.
There are mentalist techniques that we may use that can avoid this. Think for example how we might subtly force a person to think of an even total from four visualised dice values. (Hint) Think also of a five rung ladder. Lay it flat on the ground. Do we turn it over side ways or turn the far end towards us vertically? Which end of the ladder will we be subtly making our "bottom". (another hint) If using the Quinta force to its maximum we can always potentially start the count from the first rung most naturally and likewise always reach just one force target rather than two. Hope this is food for thought.
I always tell people that when asked to name a number most people name an odd number like 17 to increase the chance of an even number being named. It really doesn't matter because you've told the spectator that I'm going to start at the end then count back and forward to the number they name, so you're technically doing what you said.
@ I was commenting on the very start of the count which started from 2nd piece and before even knowing about Quinta method I immediately spotted it as a suspicious and unnatrual action. I think since the 17 was named he could have just started on 1st piece and count in a natural way (just one direction) and he’d end up at the desired piece. As it is, it doesn’t look good or convincing. Count itself could work maybe, but starting from second piece is very obvious as nobody does that.
Well done. Very clever use of the natural dimensions of the chess board. Skilful use of the Quinta Force.
Really cool :) Interesting application of you-know-what and you-know-what :) will definitely add a list to the you-know-what on my mobile to be able to perform this whenever there is a chessboard lying around, it's pretty impressive
Little tip that I discovered having played with this: if the number ends in 2 or 7 (for example he said 17) you can just do a normal count from left to right, then left to right and so on (no bouncing back) and it will always be the piece you wanted. If his number ends in 4 or 9 then you just do the same from the other side so right to left, then right to left and so on and it will once again be the piece you wanted. So you are covered for many numbers and counting will look totally natural and no weird starts.
I have ideas for other numbers as well if interested. I think this significantly improves on the Quinta method.
Going to learn this one! Would be great at someone else’s house if they have a chess board. Such a perfect impromptu thing. Love it!!
It’s just a little macro that writes into the notes the number force (forgot what it was called but very deceptive mechanism).
Pawns are really important in chess, they are the soul of chess. Can we not use chess notation?
This could be the largest thing Craig has claimed is an everyday carry so far, a chess set. Not even Magnus Carlsen carries a chess set around with him.
Cool trick but why start counting from the second piece? Looks unnatural.
There are mentalist techniques that we may use that can avoid this. Think for example how we might subtly force a person to think of an even total from four visualised dice values. (Hint)
Think also of a five rung ladder. Lay it flat on the ground. Do we turn it over side ways or turn the far end towards us vertically? Which end of the ladder will we be subtly making our "bottom". (another hint)
If using the Quinta force to its maximum we can always potentially start the count from the first rung most naturally and likewise always reach just one force target rather than two.
Hope this is food for thought.
I always tell people that when asked to name a number most people name an odd number like 17 to increase the chance of an even number being named. It really doesn't matter because you've told the spectator that I'm going to start at the end then count back and forward to the number they name, so you're technically doing what you said.
@ I was commenting on the very start of the count which started from 2nd piece and before even knowing about Quinta method I immediately spotted it as a suspicious and unnatrual action. I think since the 17 was named he could have just started on 1st piece and count in a natural way (just one direction) and he’d end up at the desired piece. As it is, it doesn’t look good or convincing. Count itself could work maybe, but starting from second piece is very obvious as nobody does that.