1,851 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Nate Leipzig Sixth Method Aces vanish from deck, reappear via Slap Aces
Variations 1909 219
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die sympathetischen Zahlen spectator stops while performer deals cards on table, then four people select a card, selections are the four Tens which match amount of dealt cards, number is also predicted on a piece of paper
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1910 4
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die vier Acht four chosen cards turn out to be the Eights, they're lost and four indifferent cards change to Eights, then Jacks are produced
Also published here 1910 15
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Two Card-Catch from hand to hand
1910 22
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die vier Asse Aces produced, then sixteen more Aces produced, sixteen duplicate Aces
Also published here 1910 31
Victor Farelli Arithmetical Magic Magician divines selected card by going through rest of deck. Then tries again with part of the deck but fails, with a surprise four of a kind production kicker ending
1936 22
Louis Lam The El-El Four Ace Production
1939 10
Dr. Stanley Jaks Symphronismus der Zahlenkarten ten number cards are dealt on the table and one is selected by naming a number, rest of the deck is dealt in three piles and cards on the bottom match selected cards
1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 1)
5
Nate Leipzig The "Slap" Aces Aces vanish from pack and reappear
1940 244
Passe-Passe Aces with transformation/transposition element
Variations 1940 250
Edward Marlo Everywhere and Nowhere (using a borrowed deck and no duplicates.)
1940
Early Marlo (Issue Pasteboard Presto)
14
Edward Marlo, Hank Nowoc Four Aces Again Aces lost in deck, four packets cut to and dropped, top Ace turns over
Inspired by 1940
Early Marlo (Issue Pasteboard Presto)
17
Crocker The Four Aces cards shuffled in fairly, duplicates produced from Xkwizit gimmick
1940
The Jinx (Issue 117)
690
Rolf Andra "Bel ami" after selection is returned, performer makes four piles of four cards, one is chosen and it contains selection and mates
1940
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 2 No. 1)
14
Edward Marlo Sensitive Fingers Aces are located apparently by sense of touch, using a short card with broken corner
1941
Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?)
44
Edward Marlo Imitation of Scarne thumb digs in deck and drags card out
1942 7
Edward Marlo, Martin Gardner Casanova Card Trick two at a time production of Queens when two halves are rubbed face to face
Related toVariations 1942 5
Harold Denhard A New Deal In Poker by naming four numbers between ten and twenty & twenty and thirty
1942
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1942)
11
Edward Marlo Perplexo Aces with Surprise Transposition
1945 22
Paul Morris Are You Sure? instead of the chosen card, four Jacks are found, chosen card appears in the end
Also published here 1945 25
Roger Barkann One Plus One Equals Three
Related to 1945 122
Joe Berg The Convexed Aces Experiment No. 6 - cards are lost and found, Aces are bridged
Variations 1946 156
Arthur H. Buckley An Ace Introduction Experiment No. 29
1946 189
Arthur H. Buckley The Aces and the Chosen Card Experiment No. 30 - Aces are lost, selection appears on top and changes to Aces, repeated three times
1946 190
Arthur H. Buckley The Hindu Aces Experiment No. 42 - Ace production followed by assembly
Variations 1946 211
Arthur H. Buckley The Four Bandits Experiment No. 43 - Jacks are produced, inserted in middle and come to top, deck is separated in reds and blacks
1946 213
Warren Wiersbe Cardillusion three indifferent cards change into mates
1946 9
Jean Hugard A brillant finish to any ace trick double friction toss
Variations Jan. 1946 187
Edward Marlo Ace Opener using incomplete faro condition, but with even riffle shuffle, Aces drop out from the bottom face up at once
Related toAlso published here 1947 30
Edward Marlo Aces over Kings Aces turn over among other cards, Kings appear
1947 43
J. B. Bobo Four Ace Routine (a) four piles build by shuffling and being stopped by spectator, Ace on top of each
(b) Aces lost, number cards selected and their value used to count down to Aces
(c) "Cutting the Aces"
1947 65
Bert Allerton Allerton's Amazing Aces four selections cut to one by one, they change into aces
1948 3
Edward Marlo Four-Ace Opener packets are held face to face, aces appear there
Related to 1948/27 134
Paul LePaul The Gymnastic Aces Aces leap one at a time out of the deck when shaking incompletely shuffled deck
Related toVariations 1949 207
Al Leech, Edward Marlo, Martin Gardner Elusive Jacks
Inspired byRelated to 1949 12
Al Leech Super Ace Control finding the Aces by their sound, while riffling through the deck, riffle count
1949 22
Dai Vernon, Jack McMillen Just Injog plunger Aces, handling
Also published here Dec. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 191)
763
Four-Ace Production Deck placed in pocket, can extract and locate four Aces
1949 30
Robert Parrish Automatic Assembly cards of same value as a selection are found via dealing
1949 30
Joe Stuthard Four Ace Trick Aces are lost and found again
1949 19
Joe Stuthard How Did That Happen? Aces shown in deck, performer finds wrong cards behind his back, then he removes the Aces from behind his back
1949 19
Lin Searles Paging the Aces Aces are lost and found again
1950 3
Eddie Joseph One-Eye Joe Kings lost with cut and shuffle procedure and found again
1950 12
Arthur H. Buckley The Homing Aces performer cuts to the four Aces, followed by an Assembly, switch already during production sequence
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, April 1949
1950 62
Toni Koynini The Last Card free selection, then three more cards arrived at after dealing deck into three piles, all match and consists of four-of-a-kind
1951 19
Al Leech Ace Location
Variations 1952 25
The Slap Trick uncredited LePaul production
Related to 1952 52
Al Leech A Reverse Discovery Aces put in deck, Kings found, Aces reversed
1953 21
Stewart James The Ace Assembly finding four Aces, deck is cut somewhere and piles are dealt
1954 5
Walter Behm Allerlei mit Karten story trick, four Aces are produced during the routine
1954
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 2)
175
Dr. William Weyeneth Unglaubliches Fingerspitzengefühl deck in hat, performer finds Aces
1955
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 16 No. 1)
272
Tony Kardyro T. K's Follow the Leader Supreme performer cuts to selection which shows up reversed, then he cuts to other three matching cards, faro
1955 20
Billy O'Connor O'Connor's Four-Ace Trick 10-20 force to find four Aces one by one
1956 20
Professor Melachini-Caligari Brief aus dem Norden Jacks are found with named numbers and their cross sum, Queens and Kings appear by other named numbers
1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 2)
423
Rolf Andra Eine neue As-Formation finding four Aces twice, spectator makes several decision
1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 3)
419
Charles Hudson Sorcerer's Seven II cards are shuffled and cards from 8 to As removed, shuffled again and picture cards removed, then with the number seven all quartets are counted to
Sep. 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 4)
9
Edward Marlo Additional Climax to Marlo's Hofzinser after the three cards changed to the selection, they change into Aces, four-of-a-kind matching the selection is produced from pocket paper-clipped together
1957 29
Edward Marlo Shuffling the Aces after every (in-)shuffle, an Ace is on top
Variations 1958 16
Edward Marlo The Climax Phase production of the four Sevens
1958 22
Ronald B. Edwards Edwardian Aces deck is shuffled, some cards taken, down under deal until five cards remain, four Aces and predicted card
Aug. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 11)
12
Norman Houghton The Shower of Aces Aces lost in deck, deck held under handkerchief, Aces drop out and onto table
Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
18
Edward Marlo A Sixy Effect three cards change into selection (a Six), then selection taken from pocket, card then taken from pocket, deck shown as all selection, all four Sixes produced from pocket, puns in the patter
Related toVariations Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
7
Carmen D'Amico C. As Production of Aces Aces appear one by one face up on pack
1959 75
Al Leech Routine Royal
Related toVariations 1959 18
Al Leech A Dishonest Mistake card found reversed in the deck leads to selection, Aces produced as climax
Variations 1959 21
Al Leech No Crimp Ace Cutting with the charlier cut
1959 24
Al Leech Easy Aces Reversed
1959 24
Malcolm Davison You can tell Fortunes reading card trick, with kings kicker
1960 51
Cliff Green A Technical Refurbishing of the Hugard-Braue Passe Passe Aces with transformation/transposition element of red-black Aces
Related to 1961 116
Buckle False Count also as Ace production
1961 46
Charlie Miller Variation of a Jack Merlin Effect three four-of-a-kinds kicker, bottom deals
Related to 1961 62
Harry Lorayne Coincidentally Yours three four of a kinds are produced via some layout and counting procedure
Related toVariations 1962 44
Bill Simon Challenge Aces Ace of Spades is placed aside and keeps reappearing, change into four different Aces
VariationsAlso published here 1962 201
Edward Marlo Further Applications of the Reverse Fingering Action with K. M. Move to repeatedly show the same card after it has apparently been dealt to table
1962 8
Edward Marlo Ace Producer two halves rubbed face to face, aces appear (sleeve aces)
1962 17
Peter A. McDonald All Sqare location of selection and finding four-of-a-kind as a kicker, using cross sum force
Also published here
  • "All Square" in Max Andrews' "Magic Magazine" 1955, Vol. 4, Nr. 8.
1962
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 23 No. 2)
172
Neal Elias Athletic Aces Aces produced in different flashy ways
Related to Sep. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 26)
8
Nate Leipzig Slap Four Ace Routine Aces disappear and reappear on deck one by one
Related toVariations 1963 42
Paul "Mr. Nobody" Schwab Tagrey's As-Trick four Aces placed in card stand, four selections in deck and deck thrown at handkerchief, Aces stick to handkerchief and in card stand are four selections
1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 1)
12
Edward Marlo Faro Divider Effects - Effect No. 1 Aces lost in deck, performer cuts deck in four piles with Aces on top, Kings on bottom, faro
1964 14
Edward Marlo Ace Finders values of four unknown cards locate Aces
1964 42
Edward Marlo Any Four - Repeat any value called, four of this kind is produced, riffle cull from new pack order stack
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
25
Al Leech Two Hands: Four Aces "sleeve Aces"
Variations 1965 37
Al Leech Four Aces not visual, four four-of-a-kinds are produced
1965 54
Harry Lorayne Aces Only - With Kings Aces are spelled to, then Kings are found as well, faro
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Linking Ring, May 1964
1965 32
Harry Lorayne Any Four of a Kind strategy for producing any four of a kind named by spectator while only setting up three sets
Variations 1965 41
Karl Fulves The St. Nicholas Aces black Twos are pushed reversed in deck twice to locate Ace, the next time the sandwich cards become the last two Aces
Related to Dec. 1965 12
Roger Klause Matched Spellout "Chapter Two"
selection spelled out, four-of-a-kind kicker with packets that made during spelling
Related toVariations 1967 17
Larry Jennings Gambler's Triumph "Chapter Eleven", four Ace Revelation by cutting packets, followed by Triumph with the Aces
Variations 1967 67
Jack Avis Slippery Aces Aces produced, then lost and produced in named order
1967 177
Harry Lorayne Foursome four of a kind to free selection is produced
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1967 23
Harry Lorayne The Indicator procedure to set up a four-of-a-kind for spelling from a shuffled deck
Variations 1967 62
R. Sid Spocane II The Royal Lovers four of a kind appear one by one between sandwich cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1967 86
Harry Lorayne 1-2-3 Aces different cutting sequences to produce the Aces
Variations 1967 111
Harry Lorayne Favorite Aces and Kings Aces are spelled to, then Kings are found as well, faro
Related to 1967 122
Harry Lorayne Flying Aces Aces fly out of deck one by one
1967 140
Dai Vernon The Name Is...? title of trick spelled out to find selection, four-of-a-kind on all piles
Related to Nov. 1967
Epilogue (Issue 1)
1
Edward Marlo Unfaro Match selection is matched, edgemarked deck
1967
Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Riffle Finale)
5
Edward Marlo Quadruple Match selection is matched with three mates, edgemarked deck
1967
Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Riffle Finale)
6
Edward Marlo Vanishing Aces one at a time, then found one at a time
1967
Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Riffle Finale)
7
Edward Marlo The Named Four cutting to any four of a kind called for, edgemarked
1967
Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Riffle Finale)
9
John Benzais Bewilderment four-of-a-kind shoots out of deck one by one
1967 66
Peter Kane The Faro Finders Six of Spades to Eight of Spades lost and counted to, Aces as kicker
1967 14
Peter Kane Tetradism
  • (1) Matching the Cards with freely chosen card
  • (2) all four-of-a-kinds produced
Variations 1967 19
Piet Forton Color Change Aces Aces appear one by one in packet of blue backed cards, blue backed cards disappear, then Aces change into red backs
1967 9
Piet Forton Lucky Seven Routine Four Sevens produced, vanished and reappear in deck
Also published here 1967 14
Alton Sharpe Merely a Coincidence number arrived at with dice is counted down, heart flush and Twos show up which fits prediction
Related to 1968 72
Edward Marlo, Harry Riser A Logical Procedure Aces cut to, change to Kings, Aces from pocket, inspired by "Riser's Aces" (Expert Hocus Pocus), two methods
1968 132
William P. Miesel Cards & Dice Ace to Four and four dice match up, Aces appear
Related to Mar. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 2)
9
Tom Batchelor From Behind the Back Jacks and Queens are lost in the deck, performer selects one value and performer produces them with one hand, other hand behind back is show to hold the other four-of-a-kind
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
90
Tom Batchelor The Ambitious Kings
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
91
Piet Forton Glückszahl 7 four Sevens produced, vanished and reappear in deck
Also published here 1968 13
Verne Chesbro, Larry West Rapid Aces Aces lost and found
1968 27
Frank Pemper PIRA "Pemper's Improved Riser's Aces" (Harry Riser from Expert Hocus Pocus), aces cut to, change to kings, aces from pocket
1969 101
Mel Brown Combination four indifferent cards turn into Aces, are lost and found again, then lost and found once more
1969 137
Karl Fulves Locating The Aces tabled Ace production with riffle shuffle revelations
Variations 1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Riffle Shuffle Controls)
43
Roy Walton Aperitif four Aces are produced, two color changes and last two Aces found sandwiched between other two
Also published here 1969 11
Roy Walton Liberty
Also published here 1969 40
Allan Ackerman Pokerface while trying to find the selection the four of a kind is produced
Related to 1970 18
John Hamilton Down & Out Tantalizer type routine with cut-off packet, card predicted and one of same value is on top of discard pile, see also p. 373
Inspired byRelated to Aug. 1970 354
T. Page Wright Spell Down spelling of a card, spelled value includes other three cards with same value and spelled suit only cards with same suit
1970
Magick (Issue 4)
18
Roger Smith Aces Up
1970 18
Ian Baxter The "Expert" at the Card Table??? card freely chosen and tabled face down, performer produces the three cards of same value, all quartets grouped together
1970 32
Milton Kort Rosini's Aces Off Color Aces lost, they turn over at once, then change back color
Inspired by 1970 7
Milton Kort Four Ace Assembly assembly, then the Aces change back color as surprise
1970 9
Milton Kort Off Color Center Dealing center deal demo with Aces which change back color as climax
Variations 1970 17
Milton Kort Cutting the Aces, Off Color color-changing back kicker
1970 37
Allan Ackerman, John Cornelius Change of Mind one of five, kicker
Variations 1971 5
Allan Ackerman Axing the Aces backs of Aces change color
1971 24
Paul Swinford Quadrivium new deck order, faro
1971 19
Dai Vernon, Harry Lorayne, Don Costello The Card Sharp and the Four Gamblers with four Kings kicker and story
Inspired byVariations 1971 11
Harry Lorayne Stranger Card Faro Location Aces are spelled to, then four of a kind to free selection is found as well, faro
Related to 1971 26
Henry Christ Tally-Ho! spelling using words on card case
Variations 1971 115
Derek Dingle The Flying Kings Kings lost and produced by shooting them out of deck
1971 210
Karl Fulves Essential Erdnase demonstrating card control by controlling and producing 4s, aces as kicker
Related to 1971 13
Karl Fulves No Sliding sliding block revelation
Variations 1971 44
Karl Fulves No Sliding four aces produced, fifth ace produced, previous aces are now kings, extension
Inspired by 1971 10
Derek Dingle Open Sesame
Related toVariations 1971 10
Derek Dingle The DD Color-Changing Aces
Related to 1971 18
Roy Walton 1929 Aces Aces turn face up in the center of the deck, one by one
Also published here 1971 19
Roy Walton Whistle and I'll Come sliding production, one by one
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1971 51
Rolf Andra Die Spring-Asse using riffle shuffle, Aces drop out from the bottom face up at once
Also published here 1971
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 32 No. 4)
63
Die vier Asse four Aces are reversed at the end
Also published here
  • "De Magier"
1971
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 32 No. 4)
75
Jerry K. Hartman Four-gone Delusion “Apex Ace” sequence to vanish Aces one at a time, then indifferent cards are changed into Aces
Inspired byRelated to 1971 20
Tom Batchelor Through Thick and Thin block of twelve glued cards, thick card introduced as transformed selection, thick card used to find the Aces
1971 45
Father Cyprian Embarrassed Collectors "(Sleightly Off-Color)"
Aces change back color after collectors routine
  • Phase I: Showing The Aces
  • Phase II: Selection And Control
  • Phase III: Handling The Ace Packet
    • Variation 1: Break and Buckle
    • Variation 2: Mario Handlings
Variations 1971 28
Father Cyprian Chickee, The Cops Aces change back color after collectors routine, duplicate selection
  • Drag - Drop Variation
1971 34
David Lederman Dave-bury Delusion four Ace kicker
Variations 1971 ca. 9
Harry Lorayne The Fantastic Deal Jog red/black separation except named quartet (aka "The Great Divide")
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1972 1
Harry Lorayne You Can't Go Wrong kind of Quick Coincidence
1972 8
Al Leech Easy Aces
Also published here 1972 52
Frank Garcia Anytime Four Aces
1972 54
Jim Lee, Edward Marlo Triumph Plus with four-of-a-kind productions
Inspired by 1972 78
Derek Dingle, Walter E. Cummings, Eddie Fechter F.C.D. Aces sliding production
Related toVariations July 1972
Epilogue (Issue 15 (Part 2))
139
Mike Rogers Whistle/No Sliding sliding production
Inspired by Nov. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 16)
145
Edward Marlo The Pickups Queens produced from incomplete riffle-shuffled deck, Triumph with Kings, then Queens transpose with Kings
Related to 1972 64
Edward Marlo The Hard Way alternative production from incomplete riffle-shuffled deck
Inspired byVariations 1972 71
Marvin Johnson Shift Spell spelling to the Aces
Oct. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 10)
79
Roy Walton Match-a-Matic performer and spectator each take four cards, two mates, rest four Aces
Also published here Nov. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 11)
88
Brother John Hamman Chinese Miracle location of two cards and their four-of-a-kind via spelling, rest of deck sorted into four-of-a-kind groups, impromptu, see also p. 684
Related toAlso published here Summer 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio)
543
Roy Walton Match-A-Matic performer and spectator each take four cards, two mates, rest four Aces
Also published here 1972 4
Tom Osborne, Lu Brent Match It mates are produced
1972 111
Paul Morris Are You Sure? instead of the chosen card, four Jacks are found. Chosen card appears in the end
Also published here 1972 129
Jerry K. Hartman Uppercutting the Aces Aces are cut to one at a time, last Ace changed from an indifferent card, two variations
  • Same as original, flourishy production of Aces (Lorayne move)
  • Jokers to Aces (see p. 2)
Variations 1972 1
Jerry K. Hartman Uppercutting the Aces - Jokers to Aces four Jokers cut to in succession, all changed to Aces
1972 2
Jerry K. Hartman Four Eyes magician and spectator each remove a card from top and bottom half of deck to find four Aces
1972 5
Jerry K. Hartman New Faces #3 four Aces change to Kings, “this routine is a highly simplified approach to an idea suggested by Father Cyprian”
1972 7
Jerry K. Hartman For (Embarrassed) Collectors Only variation of above using Faro, Aces’ backs change color at the end
  • Alternate Handling: see p. 19, “Card Carriers”
Inspired by 1972 18
Jerry K. Hartman Overskill spectator cuts to the Aces after they are openly lost, for a climax they are separated throughout deck and magician finds them all in a group with one Charlier cut
Related to
  • "A Problem Posed, 38th Method" (Edward Marlo, The New Tops, March 1965, p. 24)
1972 39
Jerry K. Hartman Cut-ups Aces produced in different ways
Related toAlso published here 1972 40
Jerry K. Hartman Ace Chaser Aces produced in different ways
1972 47
Jerry K. Hartman Ace de Triomphe Triumph, ending with Aces face up in deck
Also published here 1972 58
Jerry K. Hartman Four-gone Delusion II alternate ending for “Four-gone Delusion” see reference, four indifferent cards buried face up in deck, deck is spread to reveal four Aces face up
Related to 1972 60
Jerry K. Hartman All or None four Jokers change into the Aces
1972 61
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Jumping Aces No. 204, "Dr. Oberholzer ace location", sounds like four packets are counted off while starting with an Ace on top for each count, cryptic
Related to 1972 49
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Four Ace Mix Transpose Trick No. 228, description sketchy, seems to be a routine in which Aces are lost and found, then Sevens are found and they transpose with Aces
Related to 1972 56
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Sympathetic Numbers Or Lucky No. 277, spectator stops while performer deals cards on table, then four people select a card from four piles, selections are the four Nines which match amount of dealt cards, number is also predicted on a piece of paper
Inspired byRelated to 1972 69
Louis Zingone Zingone (Sterno?) Pull Out of 4 Aces or 4 Cards No. 362, cryptic, might be a production of four cards by doing four second deals with one card each ending up between the four fingers and thumb of the other hand (as in Biological Shuffle)
1972 101
Paul Rosini, Sam Leo Horowitz Rosini's Wrinkle For Four Ace Trick No. 366, "I think it is Horowitz", during Ace production a wrong card is found, then its value is used to count to Ace
1972 102
Paul Rosini Rosini Aeroplane Aces No. 368, Aces leap one at a time out of the deck when shaking incompletely shuffled deck, same as Gymnastic Aces
Related to 1972 102
Dr. Oberholzer Dr. Oberholzer Four Ace Routine No. 388, sounds like four packets are counted off while starting with an Ace on top for each count, cryptic
Related toVariations 1972 106
Aces To Kings Gamblers Routine Wrinkle No. 480, Kings find Aces in different ways, short outline
1972 134
Ace Fanning Color Effect No. 507, four cards change to Aces of same suit as the card that changes one by one
1972 141
Ace Prologue To Routine No. 518, top card used to count off a pile of that number, done four times, Aces found on bottom of each
Related to 1972 145
Dr. Jacob Daley Acme Four Ace Routine In Fan No. 532, four Aces lost in fan and found, without multiple shift by placing Aces at specific positions
1972 149
Dr. Jacob Daley Snap Crimp Use For Leipzig's Matching Up Trick No. 552, card chosen, other three found, unclear if transformation is part of it
1972 154
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Four Ace Mix No. 606, Aces put on four packets that are assembled and double-cut each time, Aces end up alternating on top
  • Note (Dai Vernon)
Related to 1972 169
David Lederman Dave's Delight four Ace kicker
Related toVariations 1973 31
Frank Garcia Unique Discovery Aces are produced, two turn over, selection found on the way
1973 55
Al Leech, Frank Garcia Ace Faroleros lost and found Aces, change to Kings, Aces found again
Inspired byVariations 1973 59
Frank Garcia A Lady In My Sleeve four Queens, two travel up sleeve, two are produced from deck
1973 64
Frank Garcia Speller Transition one selection, small packet spell, Aces turn up
VariationsAlso published here 1973 110
Frank Garcia Flourish Discovery
1973 112
Frank Garcia Riding the Aces
Related toVariations 1973 196
Derek Dingle Color-Full aces lost and found, color changing backs, change to kings
1973 90
Frank Thompson Any Ace Spell spelling to any Ace called for
Related to 1973 122
Harry Lorayne HaLo Again four Ace production
Variations 1973 138
Harry Lorayne HaLo Mates
1973 140
Jack Avis Topsy Turvy triumph with ambitious phases and four-of-a-kind kicker
July 1973
Epilogue (Issue 18)
163
Gene Castillon Gourmet Slide Aces
  • FDC Discovery Method #1
  • FDC Discovery Method #2
  • FDC Discovery Method #3
  • FDC Discovery Method #4
Inspired by May 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 5)
34
Lin Searles Blue Aces spectator finds aces two times, then they change back color
Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
671
Derek Dingle Royal Triumph "Progressive Triumph" with color changing back kicker, simplified handling
Inspired by 1973
Innovations (Issue 2)
1
Jerry K. Hartman About Face II Hofzinser Ace Problem, all four Aces change to match value of selection
Also published here 1973 22
Jerry K. Hartman A Common Mistake Vernon's Variant type of effect (Do as I do packet trick) where spectator cannot follow instructions, ending is each spectator get an Ace reversed in packet
Inspired by
  • "Kortially Yours" (Milton Kort, Kort is Now In Session, 1962)
Related to
1973 23
Jerry K. Hartman Overskill II Spectator cuts to Aces, then magician cuts to Aces in different flashy ways
Inspired byAlso published here 1973 28
Bob Mason Spell Fox Lake spelling using words on card case, using Fox Lake Playing Cards
Inspired by 1973
Magick (Issue 90)
449
Gene Finnell Prophesy card selected, two cards produced with value and suit of selection (composite card), then three cards found with those cards, the three mates of the selection
1973 29
Gene Finnell Trapped selection made, three cards of matching value are trapped with two faros
1973 30
Gene Finnell Birds of a Kind card chosen, cards of same value found with faro sandwiches
1973 44
Gene Finnell Card of Prophesy odd-backed card lost in deck, after some cutting and faro a four-of-a-kind shows up
  • Card of Prophesy Variation
  • Card of Prophesy Instant Replay
  • The Instant Repeat
1973 47
Gene Finnell The Down/Under Exchange Surprise selection placed aside, packet cut and down/under deal performed until four cards remain, top of those is selection and previously tabled card matches other three cards
1973 55
John Carney Chameleon Aces Aces cut to, Aces change back color, then rest of deck
1973 (ca.) 6
Edward Marlo The Off Color Collectors collector cards change back at the end
1974 11
Edward Marlo Masterful Mix Up cards mixed face up and face down, performer instantly pushes out four Aces, three methods
Related to 1974 85
Herb Zarrow 4-Card Catch
Also published here Mar. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 20)
184
Paul Curry The Red And The Black spectator arrange the deck, cards are in red/black pairs except the Aces
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1974 53
Harry Lorayne, Stephen Minch A Lunar Fating "Coincidentally Yours" with tarot cards
Inspired by 1974 35
Philip T. Goldstein Satisfaction four-ace production
1974 8
Karl Fulves Technicolor Cards performer cuts to four Aces, but they have different back color, then he cuts to correct Aces but then deck changes color
  • The Magician Cuts to the Aces
  • The Gambler Cuts to the Aces
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1974
New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 6)
1
Patrick Page 9. The Four Aces (Again?) idea, finding four aces with color changes, no method
1974 8
Roger Smith The Fabulous Faro Finder incomplete Faro Shuffle and half stripped out again, one card sticks out which is an Ace, repeated to produce all Aces
Variations 1974
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 2)
12
Steve Saunders, James R. Hicks Four Aces 1,000,001 Aces vanish and are found again by spelling the cards
Inspired by 1974
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 4)
1
Martin A. Nash Aces For Experts Only any Ace called for
Related toVariations 1975 58
Martin A. Nash Spinning the Aces see p. 444 for additional crediting
Also published here 1975 93
John Murray Four-Way Coincidence impromptu
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1975 36
Roy Walton Poker Progressive Ace reversed, after faro another Ace is next to it, after more faros all Aces are found, then a full house, then a Royal Flush is dealt
Also published here 1975 43
Roy Walton Runaround small packet multiple ambition, Aces appear, Joker transposes with four Queens
Also published here 1975 60
Jeff Busby Travelling Transmutators Aces twisting phase, r/b transpo phase, transformation, reproduction of Aces
Related to 1975 73
Harry Lorayne Snappy Flush Royal Flush production
Inspired byVariations 1975 44
Harry Lorayne Easy Indicator procedure to set up a four-of-a-kind for spelling from a shuffled deck, simplified method
Inspired by 1975 59
Tony Binarelli Fource four of a kind kicker
1975 72
Darwin Ortiz, Frank Thompson Any Ace Spell Variation climax
Inspired by 1975 74
Richard Kaufman An Instant Three-Card Location
1975 87
Harry Lorayne Tally-Ho Ace Locator spelling using words on card case to find Aces
Inspired by 1975 139
Piet Forton Ace Popper pop-out move
Mar. 1975
Epilogue (Issue 23)
219
Karl Fulves Novelty 4-Ace Production an ace is sandwiched between indifferent cards and placed in deck, another ace rises sideways, it's turned perpendicular, pushed in an rises out as different ace
1975 68
Karl Fulves Snap Out Aces two rubber banded halves rubbed, Aces snap out one by one and are caught between packets
1975 179
Roy Walton Command Appearance four Queens are produced with the paintbrush change
Also published here 1975 17
Al Leech, Francis Carlyle Al Leech Discovery of the Aces
Inspired by 1975 78
Horace E. Bennett Am I Blue cutting to four Aces, different colored back kicker
Inspired by 1975 83
Roy Walton Übereinstimmung performer and spectator each take four cards, two mates, rest four Aces
Also published here Feb. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
62
Gerald Kosky More of the Pocket Princess four cards removed from pocket change into Queens as kicker
1975 63
Frank Shields Four Card Display Move
Also published here 1975 1
Frank Garcia Bluff Ace Opener magicians cuts four piles, all Aces, taking more card in last packet
Also published here 1975 ca. 1
Frank Garcia Four Aces Surprise spectator places Aces in the deck face-up while doing an overhand shuffle, shuffle version of Gemini Twins
Also published here 1975 ca. 3
Frank Garcia Double Header performer finds wrong card and it's mates, wrong card turns into selection and mates of selections are produced
Also published here 1975 ca. 6
Bruce Cervon Now Find My Card! selection is found along with aces
1976 41
Bill Liles Liles Out-Pivots Cervon royal flush production, pivot revelation
Variations 1976 42
Bill Liles, Bruce Cervon Liles Out-Pivots Cervon - Cervon Variation royal flush production, pivot revelation
1976 45
Bruce Cervon Fast Flush royal flush production, pivot revelation, five methods
  • Fast Flush Finish
Variations 1976 45
Bruce Cervon Triumph Fast Flush royal flush production, pivot revelation, combined with triumph
1976 53
Karl Fulves Royal Blue in red-backed packet four Aces appear one by one, they have different backs
Inspired by 1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 5)
308
Edward Marlo No Trace Aces named aces at named number, multiple minus bottoms
1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
109
Roy Walton Chiefly Yourselves four cards are lost in the deck and their values used to find a good poker hand, the cards find themselves and one more
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 1)
307
Larry Jennings Stabbed Coincidence prediction, selection is stabbed in deck, four-of-a-kind found
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1976 2
Paul Harris Open Revelation aces or selection appear one by one between two one-handed fans
Variations 1976 26
John Carney Chameleon Aces aces cut to, aces change back color, then rest of deck
1976 2
Nick Trost Four Ace Opener four Aces found one by one via flipping packets over on top of the deck, like a Cut Deeper Force
1976 17
Nick Trost Four Ace Disclosure simple four Ace production
Also published here 1976 18
Nick Trost Prediction and Location of Four Matching Cards
1976 15
John Murray Four Card Coincidence impromptu
Also published here 1976 22
T. G. Murphy Accidental Four Ace Production Aces fall out of deck during flourish cut, apparently accident
1976 22
Rolf Andra Ende gut - alles gut location of selection using indicator card, 4 Aces produced as kicker
1976
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 37 No. 2)
44
Al Leech Easy Aces German adaption
Also published here 1976
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 37 No. 3)
70
Frank Garcia Speller Transition one selection, small packet spell, Aces turn up, German adaption
Also published here 1976
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 37 No. 3)
71
Frank Thompson Phase 1 - The Flash Ace Opener four Aces cut to one by one, with variations on p. 6
Variations 1976 1
Edward Marlo Variations on Double Vanish & Recovery two aces change color, other aces are found again, different methods
Related to 1977 191
Edward Marlo Suggested Routine Aces are lost, found, dissappear
1977 250
Edward Marlo Marlo's Routine aces are lost, found, dissappear, found again
1977 251
Edward Marlo In Place of Double Lifts - First Effect losing, production of red aces, transpo
1977 265
Edward Marlo Face Up Aces Extended longer routine combination
1977 304
Karl Fulves Slick Ace two packets, two Aces on top of each
1977 284
John F. Mendoza Cutting the Kings
Variations 1977 16
Frank Shields Four Card Display Move
Related toAlso published here 1977 35
David Carré The Card Expert multiphase routine, fullstack
Feb. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 6)
366
Roy Walton The U.S.A. Trail one of five cards is remembered and then located, the other four cards change to Aces
Related toAlso published here June 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 10)
418
Philip T. Goldstein Impolite Aces cutting to the red Aces, they change into the black Aces and the red ones are found reversed in the deck
1977 18
Paul Harris Revised Revelation Aces produced on table from two one-handed fans
Inspired byVariations 1977 30
Harry Eng Machine Gun Aces Aces shoot out of the deck
VariationsAlso published here 1977 111
Lewis Ganson Tribute to the Card Stars three or even four four-of-a-kinds show up
Inspired by 1977 22
Stephen Minch A-Ten-Tion prediction on table, three cards removed, two spectators are shown the cards, one sees three Threes of Hearts, the other three Sevens of Hearts, prediction card is Ten and the three cards change to other Tens
VariationsAlso published here 1977 23
Roger Smith Revolvo Aces tabled Aces production
1977 35
Harry Lorayne Prediction Expanded with four-of-a-kind revelation
Inspired by 1977 143
Allan Ackerman Quick Coincidence
Variations 1978 62
Nate Leipzig, Andrew Pargeter, John Muir, Jack Avis Simplified Spin Pass Aces twirl cut (see reference), each time an ace appears. based on "Spin Pass Aces" by John Muir in "Abracadabra No. 1027", for credit details see Pabular 4/9, p. 571
Related to Feb. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 6)
527
Erhard Liebenow Spring Spread Aces four aces are found all at once by springing the cards on the table
1978 2
Karl Fulves Four-Card Leaper KC travels from one half to other, KS in other half is face-up with red kings on either side
Inspired by 1978 2
Paul Harris OverExposure
1978 52
Frederick Braue Dealing the Aces four aces found at numbers called for
Related to 1978 24
George H. Pittman Four Ace Fooler ace production with red-black transposition surprise
1978 28
Karl Fulves Looking Glass Poker
1978 1090
David Bornstein Pay Up performer switches cards with spectators, yet is left with four Aces, color changing backs kicker
Inspired byRelated to 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 11)
1172
Christian Scherer Die Asse des Magiers four aces are produced several times, then they transform in a named quartet and help to locate another named quartet
1978 33
Christian Scherer Braue Reversal Ace Production two and two
1978 33
John F. Mendoza Impossible Poker Demonstration aces cut to in named order, shuffled back and cut to again (Estimation Aces), roll-over production with Royal Flushes, ten handed deal first with aces, then two royal flushes (Marlo-Gardner principle), optional color changing deck kicker
Inspired by 1978 7
John F. Mendoza Lightning
Inspired by 1978 31
John F. Mendoza The Quick Cull - Effect cards shuffled face-up and face-down, all cards right themselves except for named four-of-a-kind
1978 35
John F. Mendoza The Automatic Deck sliding block production
Inspired byRelated to 1978 78
Vier Buben four jacks are found behind from a shuffled deck, spectator selects the one of chosen suit, Skat
1978 67
Quartett four cards with same value are lost in the deck and produced from pocket
1978 76
Jerry K. Hartman Easy Reader Magician cuts to four Aces one by one, then show that Aces have odd colored backs
Inspired by
  • "My Friend The Gambler" (Father Cyprian, Lecture Notes #2)
Also published here
1978 34
Doug Edwards Abra-Card-Abra production of four Aces, Royal Flush Kicker
1978 41
Frank Garcia Bluff Ace Opener magicians cuts four piles, all Aces, taking more card in last packet
Also published here 1978 1
Frank Garcia Four Aces Surprise spectator places Aces in the deck face-up while doing an overhand shuffle, shuffle version of Gemini Twins
Related toAlso published here 1978 3
Frank Garcia Double Header performer finds wrong card and it's mates, wrong card turns into selection and mates of selections are produced
Also published here 1978 6
Al Smith Cross Over Aces using pick-up from wrong packets, see p. 37 for variation by David Britland
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1978
The Talon (Issue 2)
13
Roy Walton A Changeable Nature red Ace face up in center, changes to other red Ace, then both red Aces, then black Aces, then all four Aces, then Tens, then Kings are reversed in Center
Related toAlso published here 1978 21
Geoffrey Scalbert Die Falschspielerbrille by "Scalbert", apparently marking on back of cards which can only be seen with glasses, then marks can be seen for everybody
Related toAlso published here
  • "Abracadabra" Vol. 62, Nr. 1609. 1976.
1978
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 39 No. 1)
5
Don Tanner Cards shuffled deck tossed in cloth bag, performer locates the Aces by touch
1978 8
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Triple Triumph red black kicker and four king production
Related to June 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 6)
207
Albert Charra "I'm Lucky" a bit of pile making and dealing required
Variations June 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 6)
211
Paul Gertner Black Jack patter routine with four ace kicker
Related to June 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 6)
214
Frank Garcia Friction Toss with Four Cards at Once
July 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 7)
228
Eddie Fechter Choice Aces aces are lost and reproduced, spectator makes some decisions how
Aug. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 8)
229
Terry LaGerould Pseudometry
Variations Dec. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 12)
282
A. Berkeley Davis Rapid Fire Shotgun four aces handling
Inspired by 1979 17
Harry Lorayne Manipulative Aces flourish cut sequence four times
Related to 1979 47
Harry Lorayne HaLo Cut Ace Revelation
1979 59
Harry Lorayne Lorayces
1979 62
Harry Lorayne An Amazing Revelation-Display one-hand revelation-display of eight cards
1979 95
Harry Lorayne The (N)Eye(N) Popper production of Nines that flip over in various ways, tabled, motivated by Tally-Ho Card Case
Related toAlso published here 1979 108
Harry Lorayne, Reinhard Müller Four-Card Catch
1979 197
Harry Lorayne "Counters" Aces and Kings found by various indicator cards, faro
1979 202
Harry Lorayne HaLo Royal And Evolution royal flush production
1979 228
Harry Lorayne Royal Crossing royal flush production, also for four-of-a-kind
Variations 1979 233
Harry Lorayne HaLo Cut Double Revelation
1979 240
Harry Lorayne HaLo Double Trouble four queens are produced, lost, Triumph, queens reversed at end
Variations 1979 243
Richard Kaufman Fantasy Cull Ace to Four are lost and found, the Fours appear
1979 30
Richard Kaufman 4-5-6 Aces different cutting sequences to produce the aces
Inspired byVariations 1979 70
Brian Glover Transpo Aces
Feb. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 2)
642
Al Smith Where Have All the Aces Gone?
Variations Aug. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 8)
724
Karl Fulves Animation I card pushed into deck, Ace moves out in weird way, z-gaff
1979 1
John Carney Stand Up Miniscule prediction in which only four-of-a-kind remains and deck vanishes
Inspired by 1979 14
Howard Schwarzman Night Riser black Aces on table, half deck on each, they rise to top of other packet, red Aces on bottom
  • Notes By Karl Fulves
Inspired byVariations 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 16)
1224
Philip T. Goldstein Immoracle packet cut-off, anti-faro procedure to arrive at Royal Flush, overhand shuffle set-up sequence
Inspired byRelated to 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 18)
1240
Piet Forton Glückszahl 7 four Sevens produced, vanished and reappear in deck
Also published here 1979
Das Mike Skinner / Piet Forton Seminarheft (Issue Das Piet Forton Seminar)
19
Earl Nelson Exploding Aces tabled productions
Also published here 1979 26
Earl Nelson Sleeve Aces
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1979 53
Earl Nelson Hit and Run Aces Rollover Aces without Triumph part, just Ace production
Also published here 1979 119
Steve Beam King Charlier I four Ace production, at once
1979 7
Steve Beam King Charlier II production of four cards using Charlier Cuts with both hands
Also published here 1979 9
Steve Beam Split Cutting The Aces
1979 10
Marc DeSouza Let's Fake a Deal Aces cut to, five hands dealt and dealer receives Royal Flush, repeat with four hands, then everyone gets a good hand, then a hand changes back color, shrinks to smaller cards, and get blank
Inspired by
  • "I Cheat At Poker" (T.G. Murphy, manuscript)
1979 1
Nick Trost Significator Five-Spot Significator Five-Spotface-up five used to count to selection, counted cards are the four Aces
Also published here 1979 6
Father Cyprian, Edward Marlo, Audley Walsh Factory Guaranteed Opener 1. Magician locates four Aces from blue deck (Marlo sequence)
2. Spectator locates four Aces, backs of Aces are revealed to be red (credit to Audley Walsh)
3. Aces are placed into card case with the Joker, the Aces change into blue backs
1979 2
Derek Dingle Riddle's Aces Ace cutting, to Kings transformation, Aces in pocket
Also published here 1980 15
Charles Hudson Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Apr. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 4)
328
Philip T. Goldstein Abacus cut-off number of cards and single card are predicted/divined, partial stack
Related toVariationsAlso published here Oct. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 10)
397
Frank Garcia Ubiquitous Aces aces found by fake riffle cull, aces vanish one by one on deck, produced again
1980 41
Camilo Vázquez Camilo's Deceptive Four Ace Reveal hindu force handling
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 47
Peter Kane, Frank Garcia The Miracle Worker Returns aces cut to, change to royal flush
Inspired by 1980 71
Father Cyprian Swindle Cut Aces Aces lost and cut to by magician
Related toVariations 1980 10
Father Cyprian The Spectator Cuts the Aces performer cuts to Aces really, "painting" the Aces on spectator's hand (friction), color changing back kicker
1980 21
Father Cyprian Four Ace Quickie
1980 38
Father Cyprian Multiple Surprises Ace cutting with color changing back kicker, different colors, four double backers
1980 46
Father Cyprian Roll Your Own without rolling
Inspired by 1980 51
Harry Lorayne, Dai Vernon, Don Costello, Martin A. Nash The Card Sharp and the Four Gamblers
Related to 1980 4
Al Leech A Card Trilogy Effect No. 1: Card location with four Aces climax
Effect No. 2: Card location with four Aces climax
Effect No. 3: kings turn into aces
1980 52
Gene Maze That Better Be Your Card!
1980 53
Gene Maze Cutting Colors color changing back climax
1980 58
Gene Maze Change of Menu chosen card, changes in a sandwich into the Aces one by one and vanishes in the end
1980 68
Gene Maze Rising Aces
1980 70
Gene Maze Between the Slices (Everywhere and Nowhere No. 1)
1980 84
Gene Maze Space Age Illusion (Everywhere and Nowhere No. 3)
1980 86
Richard Kaufman Strange Harmony three selections add up to ten which is predicted, they then change to Tens
1980 91
Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez Fantasy Aces Aces appear on table
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 19
Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez Flap Jacks indifferent cards transform into Jacks and appear in a visual display
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 31
Rovi Your Card Plus Four Aces selection is found reversed in the deck, first the four aces and the joker are produced
1980 11
Karl Fulves The Ghost Effect card thought of, five cards removed, one of them is the selection and the other the four aces, posed as problem
1980
Interlocutor (Issue 42)
167
John F. Mendoza Cutting the Kings Re-Visited Aces produced as kicker
Inspired by 1980 25
John F. Mendoza Easy Ace Cutting tabled
1980 66
Mary Wolf The Production Sequence
1980 113
Martin A. Nash Spinning the Aces
Also published here 1980 5
Jimmy Ray Bermuda Aces Aces vanish and appear when their names are spelled, Aces are lost again and found with different methods
1980 21
Jimmy Ray Ace Color Change cutting to four Aces, then backs change color
1980 28
Harry Lorayne Four-Ace Opener
1980 2
Steve Beam Joker Magnet Jokers are cut into the two halves of the deck face up, cards next to Jokers are four of a kind
Related to 1980 8
Steve Beam Flipped Out production of four Aces
1980 57
Steve Beam Beam's Choice production of four of a kind, pivot out of the deck
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1980 63
Val Evans Encuentro Regio Efecto N°16, Kings are shuffled into packet, then they drop out on the table at once
1980 59
Al Smith Cross Over Aces using pick-up from wrong packets
Also published here 1980 2
Al Smith Perpetual Ginsberg four Ace production using the poke action
Inspired byRelated to 1980 14
Scotty York Impromptu Card Sequence routine with four Aces, several references to other published Ace routines, ends up with selection on ceiling
1980 6
Jean-Jacques Sanvert, Derek Dingle Colorful Ace Control Ace production with color-changing back kicker
Feb. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 2)
453
Jean-Jacques Sanvert, Edward Marlo Snap Aces Out tabled
Inspired by July 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 7)
505
Stephen Minch San-Sub
Inspired byRelated to Dec. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 12)
572
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Impromptu Abacus cut-off number of cards and single card are predicted/divined
Inspired by Dec. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 12)
574
Michael Skinner Three Different Ways three selections made in different ways and found in different ways with two four-of-a-kinds along the way
Variations 1981
Arcane (Issue 4)
33
Richard Kaufman Triple Slice Popup Aces in-the-hands Ace cutting
Variations 1981 28
Richard Kaufman, Harry Lorayne One-Hand Mechanical Aces
1981 33
Richard Kaufman, Cliff Green Cliff Green's Return Flight reconstruction of Cliff Green effect, ace changes into different ace when boomeranged 3 times, then splits into all aces
Sep. 1981
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 9)
69
Jon Racherbaumer, David Solomon Spectator Cuts Off more than he can Choose spectator cuts deck in four packets, after some counting and packet handling aces, queens and kings are turned over
1981 3
Harry Allen Sawing the Lady in Half? four Aces found and selection as well
Variations 1981 70
Jim Ryan Ryan's Dunbury Delight four ace kicker
Inspired by 1981 10
Karl Fulves Shoot Out deck is wrapped with a rubber band, deck dropped on the table and the four aces shoot out
1981 38
Karl Fulves Notes by Karl Fulves "Poker Triumph" variation, with color changing back kicker for four-of-a-kind
1981 12
Allan Slaight Fourth Down spelling to "THE KING OF HEARTS" into four packets, a King on each pile except one which has an indicator card to find last king, credit information
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1981 32
Ron Ferris Roll-Out Move
1981 69
Karl Fulves Hard Core Aces several cards spelled to, then spectator spell to all four Aces, posed as problem
Related to 1981
Interlocutor (Issue 46)
183
Simon Whitby Revolver ace cutting sequence, in the hands, half always turned over and back
June 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 2)
23
David Britland Acepell four Aces are produced, first by spelling a cut to card
July 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 3)
46
Marc Russell Flash production of a royal flush, with Hofzinser Two Card Catch
Dec. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 8)
145
Ben Harris Free-Fall-Aces Aces appear on table
Inspired by 1981 45
Walt Lees Jumping Jacks black Jacks produced, they change into red Jacks when two halves are rubbed together, black ones found again
1981 12
Camilo Vázquez Hindumischen mit Abziehen von unten Hindu Force variation
  • Das Verbesserte Hindu-Forcieren mit Erläuterung des Abziehens von unten
  • Das Forcieren mehrerer Karten mit Hilfe von Visitenkarten
  • Variante mit signierten Karten
  • Asse-Finden
Also published here 1981 18
Steve Beam Ace Cutting Routine
1981 19
Roy Walton Aperitif four Aces are produced, two color changes and last two Aces found sandwiched between other two
Also published here 1981 1
Roy Walton Liberty
Also published here 1981 32
Roy Walton 1929 Aces Aces turn face up in the center of the deck, one by one
Also published here 1981 65
Roy Walton Whistle And I'll Come sliding production, one by one
Also published here 1981 102
Roy Walton Match-A-Matic performer and spectator each take four cards, two mates, rest four Aces
Also published here 1981 110
Roy Walton Command Appearance four Queens are produced with the paintbrush change
Also published here 1981 159
Ray Grismer Glaces Herbert Milton trick, where Aces appear in front of deck inside glass, briefly covered with handkerchief, ungaffed version
Variations 1981 ca. 1
Derek Dingle Open Says Me II featuring Open Says Me Revelation
Related to 1982 71
Derek Dingle Fechter/Cummings/Dingle Aces sliding production
1982 74
Derek Dingle New Double Color-Changing Aces
Related to 1982 76
Derek Dingle Pegas Aces
1982 86
Derek Dingle Royal Triumph "Progressive Triumph" with color changing back kicker
VariationsAlso published here 1982 147
Derek Dingle Triple Color-Changing All Backs Aces
1982 202
Ray Goulet Drop Kick Aces flashy production one by one
Oct. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 10)
695
Peter Kane Kabbala Aces aces lost and found, ending with wallet
Sep. 1982 4
Paul Harris The Biological Shuffle two phases
Related toAlso published here Oct. 1982 9
Harry Lorayne Ace Sandwich Four aces are lost and found with sandwich cards
1982 26
Harry Lorayne Ace Sandwich Four #2 aces are lost and found with sandwich cards
1982 33
Harry Lorayne Quadruple Jeopardy after some counting a layout of two four-of-a-kinds is there, or even three (see Afterthoughts)
1982 83
Harry Lorayne Concert Aces
1982 100
Allan Ackerman Ultra Four Spot
1982 183
Harry Levine HaLo Five basically cutting to royal flush
1982 196
Harry Lorayne Easy Slider Walton/echter/Cummings/Dingle sliding production
Variations 1982 205
Eddie Taytelbaum Produce Four card appears outjogged in fan
1982 291
Terry LaGerould The Nickel Knows spelling using words on coin leads to all Fives, using a coin
Inspired by 1982 334
Harry Lorayne Force Feed Eight two four-of-a-kinds
1982 534
David Bornstein Poetry in Motion painting Aces on rubber side of close-up pad
1982 15
Frank Garcia Aces at Chosen Numbers
1982 59
John Murray Spectacular Prediction Coincidence
1982 73
Frank Garcia The Equestrial Discovery of the Four Aces
1982 32
Jerry Sadowitz Vendetta triumph, shuffle type gags, four-of-a-kind found
Aug. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 5)
1039
Ian Land Proteus vaguely based on Piet Forton's "Chroma-Zone"
Related to Dec. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 7)
1072
Richard M. Gamble Blooming Aces
Dec. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 7)
1076
Philip T. Goldstein Abacus cut-off number of cards and single card are predicted/divined, partial stack
Also published here 1982 3
Phillip Young Kings on a Ladder
Inspired by 1982 13
Phillip Young Fat-Free Sandwich chosen card sandwiched between red Aces, then changes into a black Ace, eventually fourth Ace is visibly catched
1982 24
Christian Scherer Blitz-Asse four aces are produced at the same time, in the hands
Related to 1982 3
Christian Scherer Zwei + Zwei = Vier four aces are produced in the hands, two and two
1982 7
Christian Scherer Purzelbaum-Asse four aces in the deck are produced again
Related to 1982 14
Christian Scherer Komplex three card location, with production of four aces
1982 132
"Magic" Christian Stelzel 4 Queens four of a kind is produced
1982 6
Roger Curzon Wipe Out the Aces incomplete faro, deck is brushed on close-up pad, Aces appear face-up
Mar. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 11)
197
David Britland Small Prophet selection is found by placing a coin on a car, two-way out, with four Aces climax or by spelling Ace
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
17
Shiv Duggal Belladonna four Aces are divided in red and black, two cards dealt on top of each pile, then red and black Aces transpose, eventually all aces are found in one pile and Kings in other
Inspired by
  • Phil Goldstein's "Overture" in "Genii" Marchi '81
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
37
Reinhard Müller Ideas using the 3-Card Catch, either sandwich card transform or caught card
  • Catch-Switchers 1
  • Catch Switchers 2
  • Catch Switchers 3
Nov. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 19)
358
Meir Yedid Make it Snappy! four reversed Aces lost in the deck, four times deck is cut and an Ace flies out, uses Slingshot Snap Out
1982 68
Joe Safuto Porous Potholder cards through potholder, then rubber hand holding Royal Flush is produced
Related to 1982 41
Curtis Kam An Ambitious Problem problem posed of culling mates of ambitious card during routine
1982 54
Peter Kane The "Kabbala" Aces four Aces signed and lost, reproduced and last Ace from wallet
1982 82
Paul Curry Rot und Schwarz spectator arrange the deck, cards are in red/black pairs except the Aces
Also published here July 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 2)
68
Mike Bornstein Color Poker Triumph deck shuffled face up into face down, Royal Flush is produced which then turns out to be with different colored backs, triumph ending
1982 35
Mike Bornstein Paint Brush Poker deck shuffled face up into face down, Royal Flush is produced, triumph ending
1982 39
Edward Marlo Bite the Buillet Aces are found with the teeth (!)
Related to
  • an effect in Linking Ring (described by Stephen Minch)
1983 35
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Color-Ace-tion in 4th Ace production, then backs of Aces change visual
Mar. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 3)
752
Charles Hudson Abacus III cut-off number of cards and single card are predicted, partial stack, see credit corrections on page 864
Inspired by June 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 6)
790
Douglas A. Wicks Rembrandt Aces aces are "painted" on rubber back of close up pad
Sep. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 9)
820
Mike Bornstein Paint-On Aces Aces painted on surface
Sep. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 9)
821
Michael Skinner Up The Ladder Aces Aces shoot out during tabled cutting sequence one by one
Variations Dec. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 16)
147
Stephen Tucker Under Control Aces are cut to, two selections are found instead of the othe Aces, transposition
Nov. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 2)
1175
Ross Bertram The Shoot-Out four aces shoot out of deck one by one, tabled
1983 107
C. W. Stanford Detex cards reversed with one-handed cut, Aces shown with straight flush around them in deck
1983 237
Karl Fulves Hardcore Aces borrowed deck, performer spells to four random cards in various languages, then spectator to all four aces
Related to 1983 1
Karl Fulves Opposite Illusion aces produced between jokers one by one, without method
1983 4
Father Cyprian Shock Spell spelling to any picture card in packet, then matching cards are produced
Inspired byRelated to 1983 12
Paul Harris Biological Shuffle two phases
VariationsAlso published here 1983 4
Paul Harris The No-Nonsense Biological Shuffle eight kings produced, four change into indifferent cards
1983 9
Steve Beam The Five Kings Card Trick
1983 24
Steve Beam Rollover Kings four kings production, last two kings with Elliott's Brrrrtttt!
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1983 32
Michael J. Gerhardt Color Changing Deck four Queens cut to, they catch selection, Queens change back color, rest of deck as well
1983 13
Phillippe Warein Four Ace Discoveries
1983 143
Ian Land Still Counting on a Triumphant Finish
Inspired by Oct. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 30)
579
Jack Avis Mexican Bingo No. 74, sheets with numbers, some numbers arrived at are used to spell-count down in deck, four Aces found
1983 97
David Britland Flipover Cut cutting sequence in which an Ace appears face-up on the deck, last Ace first wrong and then changes
Also published here 1983
Cardopolis (Issue 1)
6
Marc Russell Any Which Way You Can cross between All Backs and Sleeve Aces
Inspired by 1983
Cardopolis (Issue 1)
19
Frank Simon Benihana Aces
1983 51
Piet Forton Double Ace Production variation of part of previous routine
1983 57
Frank Simon Riff-Spell mate of selection spelled to, then other two cards of same value found as well
1983 112
Michael Powers Four-Tune Hunter named four-of-a-kind produced
1983 16
Michael Powers Quadratic Aces three cards selected, then slow-motion Ace Assembly, then the other three packets are shown to consist of four-of-a-kinds corresponding to selections
1983 41
Bill Simon Challenge Aces Ace of Spades is placed aside and keeps reappearing, change into four different Aces
Also published here Aug. 1983
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 2)
63
Ken De Courcy "Age Does Not Weary Them" Deal number of cards equal to spectator's age, then deal into four piles, top four cards are Aces
1983 4
Ken De Courcy Bottoms Up Magician splits deck into four piles, four Aces found on bottom of each pile
1983 5
Ken De Courcy Two-Handed Catch Two-card catch, produces four Aces
1983 6
Milton Kort Kort Aces Each spectator given packet of five cards, after following instructions, one reversed card in each packet, they are Aces, Vernon's Variant type of trick
Related to 1983 7
Ken De Courcy Visible Changing Aces Change card at the face of the deck into Aces, one at a time
1983 10
Ken De Courcy, Dropped Aces Drop deck, Ace turns face up. Do it four times, basically air-pressure turnover
1983 11
Ken De Courcy Observant Aces Four cards change into four Aces, as a surprise climax to an observation test
1983 12
Ken De Courcy Gliding Aces Fail to find selection four times. Eventually find selection, the four wrong cards become Aces
1983 13
Ken De Courcy Blind Aces Blindfold peek to locate Aces marked on their backs
1983 14
Ken De Courcy Penetrating Aces Aces pass through handkerchief while deck is wrapped
1983 18
Ken De Courcy Devil's Aces Shuffled deck dropped into Devil's Handkerchief, magician pulls out Aces
Related to 1983 19
Ken De Courcy Changed Aces Deck dropped into Change Bag, magician pulls out Aces
Related to 1983 20
Ken De Courcy Glass Aces Deck placed in glass, Aces rise out of deck, uses mirror glass
1983 21
Ken De Courcy Down Under Down Under deal four times to produce four Aces
Related to 1983 22