The Progressive Kicker by Michael O'Brien – Hunger Games Book Test

The Hunger Games Edition of The Progressive Kicker

Bring a recognizable book title into your mentalism with The Progressive Kicker by Michael O'Brien. This Hunger Games edition is a purpose-designed book test for thought-of-word revelations, predictions and surprise endings, rather than an ordinary reading copy.

Imagine a participant choosing a word while you focus on the conversation, then revealing the thought they have kept to themselves. The Progressive system requires no word-list memorization, allowing you to give your attention to presentation instead of recalling a bank of possible answers.

Choose Your Revelation

• Flashback: identify the first word of a page without forcing the page or knowing its number.
• Flashforward: reveal a word on the first line of the following page.
• Inception: build a presentation around planting a word.
• Any Word on Any Page: explore a hands-off word revelation.
• The Progressive Book Test: reveal three words from different parts of the book in an escalating sequence.
• Tossed Out Book: involve multiple participants in your mind-reading routine.
• Hands-Free Forcing: force a word or a page without touching the book.

Go Beyond Naming a Word

The Kicker concept gives you additional directions for the finale, including predicting a word before it is chosen and exploring a vanishing-page presentation. Use a single phase for a concise performance or combine approaches into a longer routine that develops rather than repeating the same effect.

This listing is specifically for The Hunger Games version. Other titles in the Progressive Kicker range are available as separate listings, so choose the book that best suits your presentation.

“This is the best Book Test I have ever seen!”
— Jack Goldfinger, Entertainment Director at the World Famous Magic Castle

Michael O'Brien credits Josh Zandman and Kaleb Wade for contributions and inspiration to the project.