403 entries in Cards / Principles / One Way / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Turning Cards End for End small packet
1876 73
Reversing the Selection stripper deck, two methods
1889 40
Noli me tangere several cards on table, spectators turn cards end for end and performer identifies which ones, one-way punch mark
1896 36
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Card Turnover deck on a tray to achieve reversed replacement
Mar. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 7)
100
Das magische Kartenspiel fully edge-marked deck, divining missing card or reversed card
Related to June 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 6)
87
A Series of Card Tricks Based on a New and Original System on natural one-way back designs, "The Irregularities of Scroll Designed Cards"
Related to 1909 169
Mind Reading with Cards spectator transfers number of cards in ten-card-packet, then card with this number is found in face-down spread, repeat with shuffled cards
1909 171
Divination Extraordinaire ten cards chosen and returned, performer deals deck into four piles, one contains all selections
1909 173
The Transfixed Cards
1909 174
David Devant, T. Nelson Downs The Magician's Will Power with one-way deck improvement by Downs
1909 176
Prophecy Down-to-Date dealing and equivoque
1909 178
Stanley Collins The Wooden Slab and Flying Card Experiment Cards attached on a board with rubberbands, spectator peeks at a card and remembers the value, then he counts to that value in a fan and remembers the card. Card transposes from the deck with the peeked card on the board
1915 9
Stanley Collins Thought Anticipated and Precipitated one of six cards vanishes and appears at impossible location
1915 58
Charles T. Jordan Transcendental Vision No. 10, stacked, one-way backs, "do you see a card of the same value in this pile?"
Also published here 1920 22
Charles T. Jordan The Incomprehendo Speller set-up and one-way deck
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
36
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The Perfect Guesser performer knows whether cut-to card is red or black, one-way alternating
Related toAlso published here 1928 22
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine gezogene und in das Spiel zurückgemischte Karte herauszufinden
1930 64
Theodore Annemann The Four-Pile Location one-way backs
1931 30
Theodore Annemann The Genii Cut-Deck Location deck cut behind performer's back, one-way pack
Related to 1931 33
Victor Farelli The Marvellous Discovery card removed from pack while performer is not looking, yet he quickly finds two cards that denote the selection by value and suit without looking at the faces
  • First Method
  • Second Method ("Shades")
  • Third Method (Difference in Design)
Related to 1931 12
Al Baker Al Baker's Pack combo pack
  • 1. One Way
  • 2. Short
  • 3. Wide
  • 4. Si Stebbins
Variations 1932
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Pack)
479
Al Baker The Two-Card Location one-way
Related to 1932
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Pack)
481
Victor Farelli Suggestions reversing the deck for stripper or one-way deck
1933 68
The "Double Crimp" to make a one-way deck
Related to 1933 86
John Scarne Scarne's Triple Climax with obvious one-way backs
Related to 1933 30
T. Page Wright One Way Location interlocking chain principle with one-way deck and key card
1933 13
Theodore Annemann A Card is Found Once More
Related toVariations 1934 9
Theodore Annemann Odd or Even, Which? knowing whether a packet has an odd or even number of cards, alternating one-way backs
Related to 1934 10
Theodore Annemann An Alternate Detection alternating one-way backs
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1934 11
Theodore Annemann A New Kink for the Reversing of One Card subtle reverse method for one-way back
Related to 1934 12
Theodore Annemann Annemann's Eight-In-A-Row Location location from a packet, one-way backs
1934 13
Theodore Annemann Red or Black?
Related to 1934 14
Theodore Annemann The Challenge of the Year long distance location, one-way backs, no-touch reversal
Related toAlso published here 1934 15
Henry Christ Lies! Lies! Lies! corner short or one-way back
Related toVariations 1935
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1935)
39
Theodore Annemann The Face Up - Face Down Location using one-way faces and backs
1935
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1935)
44
Theodore Annemann A New Kink subtle reverse method for one-way back
1935
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1935)
45
Jack Vosburgh A Principle in Disguise one-way deck throw-off, see credit correction on page 49
Related to 1935
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1935)
45
One-Way Deck Throw-Off half the deck turned over
1935
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1935)
45
Various Presentations of the One Way Deck Principle
1935 20
Theodore Annemann A New Kink uncredited
1935 20
Howard Albright The Drunk Plays Bridge Effect No. 6
performer deals shuffled deck randomly into four hands, he has all Spades
Also published here 1936 3
Charles T. Jordan Incomprehendo Speller set-up and one-way deck
1937 63
Jean Hugard One-way Back Design general comments
1937 138
Theodore Annemann Subtle Method of Setting the Deck Openly for one-way backs in course of a location
Related to 1937 139
Divination Supreme out-of hand selection, one-way back
Related toVariations 1937 139
The Phantom Stab one-way backs
1937 140
Theodore Annemann Five Card Stabbing Mystery one-way backs
1937 140
Theodore Annemann Rider Back One-Way Feature probably for older runs
1937 140
A Thought Card Prodigy spectator takes three cards and thinks of one of them which is found, one-way backs, OOSOOM
1937 142
The Five Senses five card location, one-way backs
1937 142
Charles T. Jordan Premo Detection one-way backs, alternating
Related to 1937 143
Theodore Annemann Thought in Person one of five, one-way backs, OOSOOM
1937 143
Theodore Annemann Think Stop one-way backs
1937 144
The Deck That Isn't for insiders, one-way backs with red in one way and black the other
1937 145
Theodore Annemann The Four Pile Location one-way backs
1937 146
Theodore Annemann The Cut Pack Location one-way backs
1937 146
Theodore Annemann A Card is Found Once More one-way backs
Related to 1937 147
Theodore Annemann Odd or Even knowing whether a packet has an odd or even number of cards, alternating one-way backs
Related to 1937 148
Theodore Annemann The Alternate Detection alternating one-way backs
Also published here 1937 148
Theodore Annemann A New Kink method for reversing selection in one-way deck
1937 149
Theodore Annemann Eight in a Row location from a packet, one-way backs
1937 149
Garender's Unique Principle - One-Way Locations one-way decks with marks near edge
1937 149
Long Distance Location edge one-way backs
1937 150
U. F. Grant Simple Triple Location one-way backs
1937 151
U. F. Grant No Dice removing cards from packet with certain values wins game, one-way backs
1937 151
U. F. Grant The Vanishing Mirror Aces are found without looking at faces, apparently with mirror that vanishes, one-way backs
1937 152
U. F. Grant The Marked Deck finding Aces in one-way deck, apparently marked
1937 152
U. F. Grant The Fingerprint Discovery one-way backs
1937 152
U. F. Grant Living and Dead Test with one-way playing cards
1937 153
U. F. Grant A Count Down Discovery one-way backs
1937 153
U. F. Grant Siamese Twins two selections come together in deck
1937 154
Your Card, Your Number slip back count, one way deck
1937 154
Elimination Extraordinary no-touch elimination process, card marked on back (one-way)
1937 155
C. O. Williams Reading the Cards stacked one-way deck is riffle shuffled, yet order called out
1937 155
Wimborough Ne Plus Ultra Location divided one-way backs
1937 156
Theodore Annemann One in Ten Detection performer finds out small thought-of number, one-way backs
1937 156
Howard Albright Uni-Mentality free choice, but spectator takes out five cards with his selection, one-way backs
1937 157
Theodore Annemann Challenge of the Year long distance location, one-way backs
Related toAlso published here 1937 157
Card Location Supreme one-way backs that must not be set in one direction
1937 158
Charles T. Jordan Hummer Detection one-way backs that must not be set in one direction
1937 159
Instant Mindreading
1937 159
A Counter Location any card the spectator upjogs can be found, one-way key cards at intervals
1937 160
Harry Vosburgh A Principle in Disguise divided one-way backs
Inspired by 1937 160
William Larsen The Perfect Guesser performer knows whether cut-to card is red or black, one-way alternating
Related toAlso published here 1937 160
Theodore Annemann Red or Black one-way backs
Related to 1937 161
Charles T. Jordan Transcendental Vision stacked, one-way backs, "do you see a card of the same value in this pile?"
Also published here 1937 161
U. F. Grant Find the Lady one-way backs
1937 162
U. F. Grant Call Me Up Sometime four cards are placed next to Queens
1937 162
Theodore Annemann A Miracle out-of hand selection, one-way back
1937 163
U. F. Grant Thought Transference assistant names selection when he returns into room, code with one-way cards
1937 163
U. F. Grant Say When three cards at three numbers in fifteen-card packet, using hat, one-way backs
1937 164
Howard Albright The Drunk Plays Bridge you get all spades, one-way backs
Also published here 1937 164
Charles T. Jordan Incomprehendo stacked, one-way backs
1937 165
Tom Sellers The One-Way Key
1937 165
One-Way Decks some information dated
  • Rider Backs
  • Emblem Backs
  • Wheel Backs
  • League Backs
  • Bank Not Back
1937 166
Jean Hugard The Stripper Deck introduction, history and basic handling like controlling freely chosen card
1937 261
Charles T. Jordan Faces or Backs, Which? one-way principle applied to faces and Bicycle League Backs
1937 351
Newton Hall Controlled Luck fifty-two numbered cardboards & cards are shuffled and read one by one until performer tells to stop, card and number combination is predicted
Also published here Mar. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 30)
191
The Fadeaway Cards plunger-pushing back & forth a packet through deck until one remains
VariationsAlso published here 1938 243
Strippers
  • How to Reverse a Stripper Deck
  • Half and Half Subtlety
  • Bringing the Reversed Card to the Top
1938 453
Two Good Wrinkles: Reversing the Deck turning a one-way deck
1938 459
Not Reversing the Deck one-way deck handling
Also published here 1938 459
William H. McCaffrey "Think Stop" one way deck
1938 496
To Make the Spectator Reverse the Card Himself one way deck
Related toAlso published here 1938 497
Theodore Annemann The Five Card Stabbing Mystery five selections, one-way
1938 539
Harold Lloyd, James G. Thompson Jr. You See? three card location, one-way, credit attribution to Thompson in Max Maven reference
Related toAlso published here Dec. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 51)
353
Audley Walsh Gnome Madness spectator pockets any card he likes while spreading through them, this one is found
Apr. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 55)
394
Theodore Annemann Thought, In Person one of five, one-way backs, OOSOOM
Variations 1939 17
Harold Lloyd You See? three card discovery, using one hand only, one-way
Also published here 1940 280
Henry Hardin Houdin's Dream one-way faces via pips, no-touch reversal method with book used as plate
1940
The Jinx (Issue 97)
598
Jack Vosburgh, Sid Lorraine, Theodore Annemann Cherchez La Lady performer finds money card in different situations
Also published here 1940
The Jinx (Issue 116)
687
Bob Hummer Two Card Location behind back, with knife stabbed in the deck
Also published here 1940 8
Jack Vosburgh Automaton Spell using one-way backs
1941
The Jinx (Issue 130)
748
Reversing the Pack for the Return of Chosen Card four methods
1941 5
To Reverse a Packet of Cards end-for-end reversal (one-way or stripper deck)
1941 6
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Unfathomable stripper deck
1941 13
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Astro-Vision spectator turns card end for end on his own, stripper deck
1941 13
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Subtle Location spectator counts down and remembers card, two handlings, stripper deck
1941 21
Henry Christ Lies! Lies! Lies! corner short or one-way back
1943 48
Card Stab Through Newspaper six methods
Variations 1943/27 284
One Way Reversal halves oriented in different directions
Related to 1943/27 287
James G. Thompson Jr. One Way to One-Way using slop shuffle for orientating a borrowed deck which has a one-way feature
May 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 60)
244
James G. Thompson Jr. Yoo Hoo, Dear! several cards are remembered by putting a knife somewhere in the deck
May 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 60)
245
Theodore Annemann One-Way Mark Located how to spot a one way deck (or any marked deck)
May 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 60)
246
Cyril Marriott Mark It way to mark a deck, plus one way
Nov. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 73)
298
John Mulholland The Freely Selected Card concept of one-way backs, three methods of locating a freely selected card using one-way backs
  • I. Standard location
  • II. Card at number
  • III. Spectator locates card
1944 12
John Mulholland I. Standard Location one-way backs
1944 12
John Mulholland II. Card at Number magician notes card’s position in deck (one-way backs), miscalls several cards’ values that add up to the card’s position and spectator counts down
1944 14
John Mulholland III. Spectator Locates Card three piles, selection appears on bottom of chosen pile, one-way backs, equivoque
1944 18
Jack Vosburgh Cherchez La Lady performer finds money card in different situations
Also published here 1944 286
Newton Hall Controlled Luck fifty-two numbered cardboards & cards are shuffled and read one by one until performer tells to stop, card and number combination is predicted
Also published here 1944 309
Edward Marlo One-Way Sorting with Slop Shuffle
Related to Aug. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 90)
367
Jean Hugard Card Magic - One Way Decks general comments
Mar. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 10)
108
Dr. A. Heller You Do as Heller Does with two decks and three cards each
Mar. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 10)
108
John Hamilton Hamilton's Pointer with Aviator design
Apr. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 103)
414
Paul Curry Curry Favors on advertising and one way principle
Also published here Nov. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 138)
556
Bob Hummer Something New (and easy to do) living and dead test, spectator writes two names of living and one of dead person on playing cards, divination of which is which
Also published here 1947 2
Tan Hock Chuan R. & S. One-Way Deck partial rough-smooth
1948 13
Arthur H. Buckley X-Ray ungaffed
1948 152
Joe Stuthard Having Card Selected and Returned reversing selection in stripper deck
1949 14
Joe Stuthard Star Item No. 1 out-of-hand reversal method, spectator replaces card behind his back
1949 20
Frank Garcia Garcia's Card Location No. 83, deck is prepared by scratching one corner of every card
1950 152
Howard Albright, U. F. Grant The Drunk Plays Bridge No. 114, drunken bridge deal
1950 221
Mark Fitzgerald Sword Play with plastic sword from drinks
May 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 281)
1124
Tom Bowyer One Way the Hard Way out-of-the-room selection, spectator has to remove a card from tabled spread, walk somewhere and replace card from other side, described by Faucett Ross
Related to Sep. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 7)
7
Howard Albright Uni Mentality locating selection, brief
1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 5)
536
P. Howard Lyons Somerset card chosen and lost, performer removes a few cards, selection remains after elimination procedure
Inspired by Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
11
P. Howard Lyons They're Really Marked performer sorts deck into reds and blacks from the back, procedure to get a mixed-up one-way deck into the right configuration by dealing once from the back and once from the face, borrowed deck is apparently marked
Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
30
Bicycle Rider Back One Way Marks
Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
30
Mexican Joe Mexican Joe's Crimp making a one-way deck
Related toVariations 1960 60
James Steranko The Turnabout Square turning orientation of bottom half
Related to 1960 96
Charlie Miller, Dai Vernon Variation of Stanyon's Limit Card reconstructing a trick by Vernon described by Stanyon, two cards removed are divined with other cards
1961 32
Berafini Ein Fortis-Trick location of selected card, promotional cards, one-way
1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 1)
7
Francis Haxton Static two solutions
Inspired by Apr. 1966 29
Francis Haxton Seclusion selection underneath handkerchief, solution
Inspired by June 1966 40
Fred Becker Out of this World Variant really shuffled
Related to July 1967 110
Bruce Cervon, Earl Keyser Red Magic Variation spectator places some red cards in his left and right jacket pockets, performer divines number
Inspired by Oct. 1967 128
James G. Thompson Jr. Without Benefit of Magician three methods to reverse a card in a one way deck
Related toAlso published here 1967 6
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr. Mental Scales spectator deals amount of cards on the table, stops and remembers next card, performer cuts same amount and locates selection
Also published here 1967 7
James G. Thompson Jr. One Way to One Way method to sort a one-way deck
Also published here 1967 9
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Das Wiederfinden einer Karte locating a card, whole deck corner-shorted
1967 (ca.) 4
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Eine Vorsichtsmaßnahme tip for reversing selection
1967 (ca.) 5
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky The Astor-Deck als One-Way-Deck one-way deck application, whole deck corner-shorted
1967 (ca.) 9
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Unmöglich spectator has another spectator pick a card and replace it behind the back (one-way reversal), it is located again in a dark room or without looking, whole deck corner-shorted
1967 (ca.) 10
James G. Thompson Jr. Stripper Deck Reversals two methods
Aug. 1968 198
Roy Walton The Abacus Card Trick four cards chosen, gray code on one way backs
Related toVariations 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
69
Karl Fulves, Theodore Annemann The Annotated Annemann reversing a selection in one-way or stripper deck
Inspired by 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
79
Theodore Annemann Two-Pile Reversal two packets, then shuffled together
Nov. 1970 373
Sid Fleischman One-Way Deck Revisited chalk mark on side, fan turnover
1970
Magick (Issue 9)
42
Jerry K. Hartman One Way Ghost "Two Tricks" No. 1, for credit information see also p. 684
Inspired byRelated to Apr. 1971 414
Dennis Marks Stripper Spin Reverse reversing card in stripper deck
Variations 1972 135
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 241, reverse of one-way/stripper deck during riffle shuffle
1972 61
Aristocrat Cards: One Way Eliminating Trick No. 474, card chosen, spectator deals and stops anytime, one of the two piles is shuffled and dealt again the same way until one card remains which is the selection
1972 132
Gene Finnell Red and Black Challenge "Magnetic Colors" as set-up for divided deck location
1973 63
Al Baker One-Way Reversal out of hands
Related to Nov. 1973 684
North Bigbee Tel-A-Card! Jumbo ESP cards
1974
Magick (Issue 102)
509
North Bigbee Legacy Jumbo ESP cards
1974
Magick (Issue 117)
583
Jack Avis Siva's Nightmare one-way deck
Inspired by July 1975
Epilogue (Issue 24)
226
Dai Vernon Card Location Use reversed one way card in deck as key card
1975 223
One Way Cards one-way feature on Tally-Ho Circle Backs
1975 34
Jerry Mentzer One Way Trickery short section intro
1975 36
A) Card Stabbing
1975 36
U. F. Grant B) using reversed one-way back card as key card
1975 36
Theodore Annemann C)
Related to 1975 37
D) having force card marked on back, e.g. one-way deck
1975 38
Edward Marlo Marlo Card Secrets - The First Item one-way principle in new deck, looking at edges, also mention of belly stripper & n-stripper principle (see Second Note)
1976 316
Harry Lorayne Another Way one-way deck to find out color
1976 24
Philip T. Goldstein Dangerous Game russian roulette themed card trick, one of five card is selected and turned over at last
1976 13
Philip T. Goldstein The Dowser matching ESP card is found with dowsing rod
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Si Stebbins Kink" (Theodore Annemann, Linking Ring, Oct. 1924)
Variations
1976
Magick (Issue 146)
727
Philip T. Goldstein Russian Roulette one of six cards is marked on the face and shuffled among other cards, performer turns over the other five cards and divines selection, russian roulette presentation
1976
Magick (Issue 168)
837
Michael Leach Joker II medium stops before joker
Related to 1977
Magick (Issue 171)
852
Martin Gardner Torn Corners corners from five cards are torn, performer turns corner over which matches selection, then corner travels to rest of the card in spectator's hand
1977
Magick (Issue 172)
859
Tan Hock Chuan Mind Reading
1977 11
Jerry K. Hartman More Than One Way "There's More Than One Way To Spin A Cut."
two decks in reverse order
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 12)
1184
Karl Fulves One Way Cards on using printing defects
1978
Interlocutor (Issue 17)
63
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control sorting a one-way deck with the incomplete Riffle Shuffle Control placement
1978
Interlocutor (Issue 27)
106
Charles T. Jordan, George Blake, Hannes Höller, Alan Cleaver, Eastman N. Hatch Drehen des Spiels fourteen methods to secretly turn the deck end for end, in the hands, on the table and in the hands of the spectator
1978 6
Hannes Höller, Alan Chatfield, North Bigbee, George Kimery Drehen einer Karte six methods to turn a card end for end in a Stripper deck
  • A. Beiläufiges Drehen der obersten Karte des Spieles
  • B. Drehen der obersten Karte beim Vorzeigen
  • C. Der Zuschauer dreht (George Kimmery)
  • D. Subtil und todsicher (Alan Chatfield)
  • E. Bildschön und sicher (North Bigbee)
  • F. Subtiles Kartenfinden
1978 18
Hannes Höller One-Way und beschnittene Karten
  • Rückenmuster-One-Way
  • Bild-One-Way
1978 129
Harry Lorayne One-Way Tally-Ho one-way feature on Tally-Ho Circle backs, see also page 598 for information by Charles Hudson
Oct. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 10)
261
Thomas Alan Waters Vespers one of five ESP cards is put in spectators pocket and divined
1979
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue New Thoughts For Old)
34
Karl Fulves The Double Selection divided deck and cards selected from incomplete riffle shuffle position, one-way suggestion
1979 3
Karl Fulves R/S Plus One-Way Riffle Shuffle Control variation that sorts one-way in front of audience
1979 20
Karl Fulves Zenner Plus "Curiosities"
guessing ESP cards with better accuracy than normal
1979
The Chronicles (Issue 16)
1219
Letter Perfect No. 18, spectator writes letters on cards, one chosen, shuffled back and found
1979 24
Theodore Annemann A New Kink reversal for one-way replacement
1979 26
Steve Draun Steve Draun's Idea using one-way deck instead of punch
Related to 1980 11
Roy G. Vasquez The Mid Count new clocking approach with one-way deck and looking at center pips
1980 37
Roy G. Vasquez A Mid-Count Trick
1980 39
Karl Fulves Auto Abacus gray code on one way backs
Inspired by 1980 46
Karl Fulves The Auto Abacus Trick gray code on one way backs, "The 52-Card Deck"
Inspired by 1980 49
Stephen Minch Pentapody performer finds all five duplicate ESP cards from face down spread, matching selection
1980 27
Stephen Minch Contact performer finds selected ESP card, one way key card
1980 31
Stephen Minch Retro-Cognizance spectator thinks of an ESP symbol and goes through deck deck, performer stops him five times at the thought of symbol
1980 34
Stephen Minch Random Retro-Cognizance spectator selects four ESP cards and order is noted, performer stops spectator while dealing the cards one by one four times, same cards in same order
1980 37
Stephen Minch A Cut Above prediction of freely cut to ESP card, Svengali type arrangement
1980 39
Stephen Minch Rapid-Fire spectator cuts to an ESP card, after shuffling the deck performer removes all five duplicates
1980 42
Stephen Minch Menephysics divination of one ESP card, impromptu Mene-Tekel stack
Also published here 1980 46
Stephen Minch The Sure-Fire Shuffle Challenge number is named, performer predicts an ESP card, then spectator shuffles deck and prediction is correct
1980 53
Bob Hummer Two Card Locaction behind back, with knife stabbed in the deck
Also published here 1980 11
Bob Hummer One of Fifty-Two one way principle, alternated arrangement, one card's position is changed and separation in two piles
Related to 1980 14
Bob Hummer Something New living and dead test, spectator writes two names of living and one of dead person on playing cards, divination of which is which
Also published here 1980 37
Bob Fillman Left Side, Right Side method to turn over card
1980
Magick (Issue 257)
1282
Uriah Fuller Psi-Con performer separates reds and black cards from a shuffled deck
1980
Magick (Issue 262)
1308
Uriah Fuller 6. ESP Cards, Part II divinations and tests using one-way backs
1980 50
Tom Craven Tally-Ho One-Way one-way feature on Tally-Ho Circle backs
May 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 5)
489
Philip T. Goldstein The Hawk two cards noted while back turned, one found by shouting stop, other named, part of the "Birds of Prey" locations
Variations 1982 1
"Magic" Christian Stelzel Basic Handling of the Deck turning the deck
1982 1
"Magic" Christian Stelzel Another Method of turning the Deck
1982 2
Edward Marlo One Way Scratch Deck dealing any full house with a one way deck
1984 12
Edward Marlo Combination One-Way Punch and Scratch both punch and scratch indicate one-way feature, full house deal
1984 14
Larry Jennings Just Think... one-way deck
Jan./Feb. 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 17 & 18)
174
Robert Cassidy, Darryl Harris The New Thought Card using a one-way marked deck, impromptu version (Darryl Harris)
Inspired by 1984 44
Randy Tanner The Holey Deck New One-Way Preparation, whole in deck, preparation while deck is still sealed
June 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 6)
1080
Key Cards pencil marks, or reversed card in one-way deck
1985 9
Jack McMillen Astro-Vision spectator reverses his card by himself (1937)
1985 16
Jack McMillen Disguised One-Way Deck reds one way, blacks the other
1985 16
Reversing Pack Move (1937)
1985 16
Jim Laconte Apocalypse Variations or Additions
Inspired by July 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 7)
1377
Thomas Alan Waters One-Way Decks tarot cards
1987
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue T.A.R.O.T.)
798
Stephen Minch Menephysics divination of one ESP card, impromptu Mene-Tekel stack
Also published here 1987 19
Karl Fulves One-Way Crimp impromptu one-way deck
1987 83
Mexican Joe Crimp brief
1987 86
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr. Ein paar Gedanken zum Einwegspiel intro
Dec. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
78
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr. One Mitwirkung des Magiers three methods to reverse a card in a one way deck
Also published here Dec. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
79
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr. Das heimliche Sortieren eines Einwegspiels method to sort a one-way deck
Also published here Dec. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
79
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr. Mentalwaage spectator deals amount of cards on the table, stops and remembers next card, performer cuts same amount and locates selection
Also published here Dec. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
80
Edward Marlo Triumphant Procedure in process of triumph reverse twenty-six one-way cards for location effect
1988 211
Edward Marlo Impossible Duo one way, two cards
1988 212
Larry Jennings One-Way Deck Techniques white border, two handlings for a small packet location routine
1988 134
Edward Marlo "Marlo Handles Mexican Joe" one-way deck, putting it in and handling the work
Inspired byAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Jan. 1967
1988 250
Edward Marlo Marlo Mexican Miracle using Mexican Joe Crimp
1988 253
Edward Marlo Double Miracle using Mexican Joe Crimp
1988 253
Edward Marlo Multiple Find using Mexican Joe Crimp
1988 255
Edward Marlo Mexican with a Memory card moved from one half to another is located, apparently cards in one half remembered, using Mexican Joe Crimp
Related to 1988 260
Edward Marlo Mexican Divination using Mexican Joe Crimp
Inspired by 1988 262
Edward Marlo The Skillful Mexican using Mexican Joe Crimp
1988 262
Roy Walton Second Thoughts On Gilbreath color matching routine in which the spectator and performer deal cards alternating
Also published here
  • Ibidem
1988 130
Roy Walton Second Thoughts On Gilbreath "Again" color matching routine in which the spectator and performer deal cards alternating
  • Alternative Presentation (no seconds required)
Also published here
  • Ibidem
1988 134
Daryl Martinez Out of this Hemisphere twenty-card packet version, spectator puts one color on table and other color to bottom, red cards marked
  • The Cards (replacing marks with stripper, one-way or crimp)
  • Totally Impromptu
1989 1
Theodore Annemann One Way Location two times
1989 xxviii
Simon Aronson Memorized Math on memorized deck in combination with mathematical principles
  • Stay Stacks
  • Counting
  • Interlocking Chains (also with one-way backs)
  • Duck and Deal (with formulas)
Related to 1990 113
Jon Racherbaumer Completely Blown Away
Inspired by 1990 176
Ian Baxter One Way, Once More One Way Feature on Tally-Ho Circle backs
Feb. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 2)
1890
Christoph Borer Der Talisman tarot card is selected while performer is out of the room, when he returns he divines selection
1991 24
T. Page Wright Odd Prophecies spectator inserts knife, cards above knife counted, it is predicted by performer or spectator if that number will be odd or even
1991 180
T. Page Wright The Triple Coincidence three cards chosen freely, deck put in pocket, performer finds the three mates by touch, last one found by spectator (hopefully)
1991 184
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Super-Detection spectator removes card from anywhere, performer removes two cards that stand for value and suit of selection, also with two cards or with spectator locating the cards in his pocket
1991 196
Bicycle Rider Back One Way at least 1929
1991 198
Jerry K. Hartman There's More than One Way to Spin a Cut two decks in reverse order
Also published here 1991 488
Justin Higham Super Clairvoyant spectator thinks of any card, deals twice the value and drops rest on top, after a reverse faro, the performer knows the value and can fish
VariationsAlso published here June 1991
Technomagic (Issue Extra 4)
97
Frederick Braue Pointer Thinking with packet of cards, out-of-hand reversal by spectator
1992 5
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Tarot Tactic divination of chosen Tarot card, reading using the Major Arcana
Nov. 1992
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 5)
12
Jerry Mentzer A Poker Plot spectator deals poker hands, one from the bottom with the performer's back turned, he identified the bottom-dealt hand, also it's a royal flush
Inspired by 1993 70
Bob Gill The Haines Phenomenon on the one-way principle involved in the Haines ESP cards
1994 9
Basil Horwitz Special ESP Test performer is blindfolded, spectator selects one ESP card and signs it, those are shuffled and put in performer's pocket, he removes four, then he names the ESP symbol in the pocket and shows the signature on it
1994 15
Basil Horwitz ESP Divination, Clairvoyance & Mind Control blindfolded, ESP signs are divined and layout predicted
1994 25
Basil Horwitz Matching ESP spectator pairs up sixteen ESP cards, they all match
1994 35
Basil Horwitz A Third Eye Experience cards held to forehead, performer stops at selection, blindfolded
1994 51
Bob Gill An Alternative Handling cards held to forehead, performer stops at selection, blindfolded
1994 53
Basil Horwitz £100 Card Test blindfolded, card prediction in envelope
1994 77
Meir Yedid Predict-Perfect nine jumbo cards with numbers from one to nine are formed into three three-digit numbers, the total is predicted, chart to repeat effect with different numbers
Related to 1994 4
Justin Higham Super Clairvoyant spectator thinks of any card, deals twice the value and drops rest on top, after a reverse faro, the performer knows the value and can fish
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1994 64
Roger Crosthwaite Wrist Turn Reversal end-for-end turnover of half the deck
1994 67
Simon Aronson The Open Index
  • The Open Index
  • Estimate, Glimpse and Cut
    • A. Glimpse First, then Cut
    • B. Cut First, then Glimpse
  • Knowing Where You Are
    • A. Marks
    • B. Key Cards
    • C. One Way Backs (see also p. 237)
  • Determining the Desired Card
    • A. The Target Card is Directly Designated by the Spectator
    • B. The Target Card is Indirectly Designated, and is Not Known to the Spectator
    • C. A Target "Position" is Designated
1995 222
Edward Marlo One Way, Two Selections deck divided in three packets, two cards chosen and deck reassembled, found at two selected numbers
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Nov. 1977
1995 338
Karl Fulves Edge Wise first location trick (cut deeper force procedure), then open prediction
1996 16
Karl Fulves Voice Print freely chosen card, deck in glass, message appears on slate to locate card
Related to 1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
53
Karl Fulves One-Way Reversal out-of-hands, using glass
Inspired by
  • "Mephistopheles' Own" (Charles Jordan)
1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
53
Tabled Spin Cut reversing one-way orientation
1996 59
Justin Higham Super Clairvoyant spectator thinks of any card, deals twice the value and drops rest on top, after a reverse faro, the performer knows the value and can fish
VariationsAlso published here Jan. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 1)
2741
Basil Horwitz Psychic Roulette triple prediction with roulette theme, deck of playing cards used as well as blank cards
1997 11
Karl Fulves He Has Followers No. 1, spectator riffle shuffles once and then deals into two piles part of the deck, follow the leader type presentation for color separation, colors marked on backs
1997 2
Karl Fulves Unlisted Numbers No. 8, spectator removes any number of cards of each suit, piles made, number of Spades in one pile equals number of Diamonds plus Hearts plus Clubs in other pile
1997 15
Eddie Fields One and Only plunger-pushing back & forth a packet through deck until one remains
Inspired by 1997 94
Karl Fulves Cross Checking using one-way backs to expand combo memory system to four suits or other features, challenge location application
1998 40
Karl Fulves Mini Bridge 16-card version of bridge
1998 43
Karl Fulves After Hummer separating reds and blacks behind back, involving a layout on a grid on the table by spectator
1998 46
Peter Duffie The Arrow Deck arrows in four directions drawn on every card, cards sorted according to arrows, suits are separated except for named four-of-a-kind
1998 44
Peter Duffie Orientation Change with spin cut sequence
1998 46
Jeff Busby A One-Way Street on the one-way principle, credit information, and the option of doing that material with an edge-marked one-way deck
1998 60
Jeff Busby One-Way Glass card selected out-of-hands from shuffled deck, performer names position of selection, almost no-touch, out-of-hand reversal method
Inspired by
  • "Mind Mirror" (Jack McMillen, "Mental Mysteries with Cards", Larsen & Wright, 1942)
1998 62
Ellis Stanyon The Margin and Pip Discovery No. 18, "Houdin's Dream", one-way by margin or by one-way faces
  • Improved Version (Think Stop presentation)
1999 10
C. O. Williams Reading the Fifty-two Cards After a Genuine Shuffle No. 11, order of cards read after one riffle shuffle, interlocking chain principle and one-way backs
Variations 1999 118
Ellis Stanyon To Imperceptively Turn the Pack
1999 208
Moe Seidenstein Move A Card Card location using one way back
1999 30
Barrie Richardson Gestalt Vision spectators turn their selections end-for-end by themselves
Also published here 1999 213
Justin Higham Super Clairvoyant Plus
Inspired by 1999 69
Roger Crosthwaite First Procedure out of hand one-way reversal
Inspired by 1999 79
Daniel Rhod Second Procedure out of hand one-way reversal
Inspired by 1999 79
Justin Higham Third Procedure out of hand one-way reversal
  • Discard Procedures
    • No. 1
    • No. 2
Inspired by 1999 79
Justin Higham One-Way Reversals - Part Two one-way reversals of a peeked-at card
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
  • Fourth Method
1999 80
Roger Crosthwaite One-Way Estimation Speller
1999 81
Roger Crosthwaite One-Way Sequence Location selection made from and lost in table spread
  • First Method
  • Second Method
1999 82
Tom Bowyer One-Way Reversal see section "Attribution"
Related to Mar. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 7)
76
Jerry Mentzer Move a Card alternating one-way backs
2000 59
Christian Ehret Spread 'Em Again Kings are lost in deck, then Aces are found in face-down tabled spread by pulling them out, simplified
Inspired by 2000 14
Andrew Wimhurst Rum Punch #3 chosen cards are dealt in poker hand, fair handling due to punch deal and tactile one-way deck
2001 16
Karl Fulves, Theodore Annemann Riffle Shuffle Reversal two handlings
2001 5
Karl Fulves Pointing Out multiple one-way location without the need to sort the deck in advance
Related to 2001 133
R. Paul Wilson, Gary Ouellet Location Less Possible shuffled deck cut in half and both halves spread on table, card moved to other half is found, actually printed on inside of cover boards
2001 15
Lin Searles One Way Secret for deck with obvious one-way pattern, turning only two suits over
Related to 2001
Discoverie (Issue 5)
59
Al Baker, Max Holden Another Subtle Mystery Si Stebbins & one-way, cards with same suit and value as selection are found face down
2003 681
Karl Fulves Spot-On Die six card packet, selection found by spelling rolled number on die, repeat
Inspired by
  • Spotter Die (DeLand)
2003 10
Martin Gardner End-for-End Reversal
2003 327
Harold Lloyd You See! "A Harold Lloyd Card Trick"
three card location, one-way
Also published here Jan. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 5)
59
Karl Fulves Clockwork deck cut, cut in half and any card removed, performer looks through this pile and names card
  • The System
  • First case
  • Second Case
  • Third Case
2005 47
Karl Fulves One-Way Combo memorizing from the back
2005 34
Karl Fulves Gray's Anatomy connection between gray code and binary numbers, application with 24-cards stack, three consecutive cards tell position in stack
2005 105
Gordon Bean Splitting The Difference applying Gilbreath Principle to Kennedy's routine
Inspired by
  • "Red and Black" (John Kennedy, Genii, Vol. 52 No. 9, Mar. 1989)
Related toVariations
May 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 5)
29
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control as Cull upjogging all cards of one group instead of doing a riffle shuffle, also from the back with one-way backs
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
46
Harry Riser Behind the Back, One Way out-of-hand selection, performer stabs card reversed next to selection behind back
Also published here
  • MUM, June 1991
2006 65
Harry Riser One Way to Spell
Also published here
  • MUM, March 2000
2006 68
Andi Gladwin Pick of the Bunch cards spread face-down , performer selects three cards which are mates to selections of spectators
2006 60
Denis Behr Gray Matters three selections, fair conditions, gray code
Related to 2007 84
Karl Fulves The Money Card "Unexplained"
obvious one-way backs, money card "accidentally" gets turned around, posed as a problem
2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
180
Karl Fulves Arranging A Force seven cards stuck in upright standing book in random order, book opened, some cards are now facing front and some back, forcing total
2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
188
Justin Higham Sense of Touch Location Card selected and lost amongst one of three piles, performer eliminates all, except selection
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
2008 54
Barrie Richardson Stripped Ease out-of-hand selection from stripper deck, glimpse in center
Also published here Oct. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 10 (The Jinx - 75 Years))
4
Barrie Richardson Stripped Ease out-of-hand selection from stripper deck, glimpse in center
Also published here 2009 4
Tom Stone Stripper Finesse handling the selection and replacement for one-way deck
2010 51
Max Maven Looking the Other Way two cards selected from ten cards are found, test-conditions, one way
2010 72
Theodore Annemann, Roberto Giobbi One-Way Turnaround
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue July 27)
224
Fred Kaps The Involuntary Stooge
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue July 28)
225
Roberto Giobbi More One-Way Ploys using peek procedure from incomplete faro condition
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue July 29)
226
Max Giebe A Safer One-Way clothespin
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue July 30)
227
Karl Fulves Stripper Notes
  • using stripper deck as one-way deck in tabled row
  • separation by touch (face-up/face-down)
2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
502
Karl Fulves Late Nite Strippers medium locates card, or performer, reversal method in hands of performer, with a poker deal application with four selections, pick-a-card poker
2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
504
Pit Hartling Identidades Remotas packet is cut, three cards are taken from that spot and divined
Related to
  • "Thought Transference" (George W. Lord, Linking Ring Vol. 43 No. 6, June 1963)
Also published here
  • "Remote Identities" (Pit Hartling, Circular, Nov. 2001)
2010
El Manuscrito (Vol. 3 No. 13)
369
Barrie Richardson The Stranger's Trick spectator deals, stops and remembers card, loses it again, performer divines it, description of a trick seen at a convention and method guess
Also published here
  • The Magician, Dec. 2007
2011 224
Justin Higham Super Mindreader
2011 32
Justin Higham Super Mindreader Plus Suit
2011 32
William Goodwin Rotator turning orientation of bottom part during all-around square-up
  • Notes
Related toVariations 2011 1
William Goodwin Fingertip Rotator alternative handling
turning orientation of bottom part during all-around square-up
  • Notes
Inspired by 2011 3
William Goodwin Reversal Tutorial one-way pseudo explanation, sucker, card turns over in the end
2011 23
Gordon Bean Count One Way three piles made with counting and adding digits (using Billy O’Connor's procedure), then top card of one pile chosen without performer looking and lost, performer knows pile and stops spectator as he deals through pile at his card
2011 42
Michał Kociołek Colors "Miraskill" as a game, with prediction
Inspired by 2012 49
John Born The Way for One-Way Technique to get spectator to place selection back reversed in a one-way deck
2012 65
John Born A Blackjack Bet Play blackjack, magician knows what cards are coming up, uses one way backs
2012 102
Roberto Giobbi One Way Deck scratch
Nov. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 11)
23
David Britland Secret of The Cards
  • Cardopolis
secret juice-like one-way marking on all Haines's ESP decks
Also published here
  • Center Tear magazine by Trevor McCombie
Oct. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 10)
20
Karl Fulves Just One Way setting orientation of a one-way deck with Riffle Shuffle Control, see previous item
2015
Errata (Issue 1)
30
Roberto Giobbi One-way Stratagem reversal
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Nov 23)
336
Max Maven Distant Dowser
  • Lost Horizons
ESP card pocketed, matching ESP card is found by spectator with help of performer who also divines it
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Center Tear magazine by Trevor McCombie, Oct. 2002
Feb. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 2)
23
John Guastaferro Think Tank four jokers and four aces in case transpose, selected ace turns over
2017 47
Ryan Plunkett A Satisfying Sequence Getting a card turned end for end and returned reversed in the deck, out of magician's hands
Related to 2017 58
Nancy Colwell Rotator Shifts how to secretly turn a card/packet end for end for use in a tapered deck routine
  • Method One
  • Method Two (based on Nathan's "Long-Fingered Half Pass")
  • Method Three
Inspired byRelated to 2017 93
Ondřej Pšenička Hunting the Butterflies History of one-way decks and edge-marked decks, which led to the Butterfly playing cards
2017 6
Ondřej Pšenička The One-Way Principle Discusses ways to keep one-way cards in the same orientation during tricks
2017 24
The Riffle-Shuffle Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck
Related to 2017 26
The Tabled Riffle-Shuffle Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck
2017 27
Theodore Annemann The Two Halves Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck
Related to 2017 27
Jack Vosburgh A Principle in Disguise Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck
Related to 2017 29
The Assurance Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck
Also published here 2017 29
Theodore Annemann The Genii Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck, behind the back
Related to 2017 31
The Around the Fan Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck
2017 32
The Ribbon-Spread Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck
2017 32
Tommy Tucker, Theodore Annemann The Supreme Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck, hands off approach, credited to Tommy Tucker and Theodore Annemann
Related to 2017 33
Justin Higham The Wrist Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck, hands off approach
2017 34
Theodore Annemann The Challenging Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck, hands off approach
Related to 2017 35
The Around the Table Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck, hands off approach
Related toAlso published here 2017 35
Theodore Annemann The New Kink Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck, hands off approach
Related to 2017 36
James G. Thompson Jr. The One-Handed Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck, hands off approach
Related to 2017 37
Theodore Annemann, Ondřej Pšenička The Subtle Method Way of fixing a one-way deck if accidentally shuffled wrongly, re-orientate cards, variation on Annemann method
Related to 2017 40
Ondřej Pšenička The Open Method Way of fixing a one-way deck if accidentally shuffled wrongly, re-orientate cards in the context of a card location
2017 43
Ondřej Pšenička Lazy Man on Edge Lazy Man Card Trick plot, uses Butterfly cards
Inspired by 2017 70
Theodore Annemann Annemann's Miracle Magician locates card while standing far away from spectator, does not touch the deck at all
Also published here 2017 78
Johnny Thompson Location with a One-Way Back with tabled reversal
2018 215
Benjamin Earl Slow Roll with turnover choreography
2019 13
Theodore Annemann Hands-off Reversal - A New Kink
2020 157
Steve Forte Asymmetries playing one-way deck, credit information
2020 492
Steve Forte These Cards Are Marked! high-low separation, using one-way
2020 1027
Steve Beam Latest Addition spectator removes an Ace or a Two face down, then a Three or a Four and so on, total of added values is divined, several phases
Inspired byVariations 2020 187
Jon Racherbaumer One-Way Stop
  • Exhumations
two-card location, faro
Inspired byAlso published here
  • M-U-M, Nov. 1983
Jan. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 1)
46
Michał Kociołek The Dreamer spectator cuts anywhere, takes five cards and thinks of the highest one, all five are divined
  • This is the (one) way (one-way version)
2021 34
Ryan Murray Separating the Cards aligning natural stripper decks
  • Using the Printing Imperfections
  • Using Pip Orientation
  • Separation Shuffle A
  • Separation Shuffle B
  • Combining Separation Methods
2021 21
Ryan Murray Secret Rotations how to secretly turn a card/packet end for end
  • Single Card Rotation
  • Palm Rotation
  • Shuffle Rotation
  • Half Deck Rotation
Related to 2021 33
Ryan Murray Full Deck Rotations how to secretly turn a card/packet end for end
  • In-Hands Riffle Shuffle
  • Having the Card Returned Behind Your Back (Annemann)
  • Showing all the Cards as Different
  • Handing Out the Deck (Annemann)
  • Split Two Ways (Tarbell Course)
  • Dribble to Table
  • Spreading in an Arc
  • Notes on Table Spreading
Related to 2021 44
Ryan Murray Blind Location using natural one-way printing property in standard decks
2021 56
Ryan Murray Impossible Location using natural stripper properties in standard decks
Related toVariations 2021 57
Ryan Murray Double Impossible Location with two locations, using natural stripper properties in standard decks
Inspired byRelated to 2021 59
Scott Baird One and a Half Way Deck faces one-way scratch-marked, backs of only one color are one-way scratch-marked
May 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 5)
234
David Britland Take It or Leave It
  • Cardopolis
two cards chosen from cut-off packet are pocketed, then piles are made from the packet, one spectator has all red cards, a red card in pocket and red has been predicted for him, other with black
Related to Jan. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 1)
54