1,057 entries in Cards / Sleights / False Count
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Gerade oder Ungerade No. 3, packet of cards is counted as an odd or even number, depending on what the spectator wishes, two cards stuck together with "weak rubber solution, soap or onion juice"
1895 5
False Count overcounting by starting to verbally count once the first few cards have been counted off
Sep. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 1)
15
Push-Back Count
1897 102
Snapping Sound False Count six as seven in example
1902 89
A. J. Showing Five as Four counting off cards one by one, last one is double
Dec. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 12)
182
False Count seven as eight, using snap sound
1909 49
Stanley Collins False Count removing four as three cards from the deck, milking extra card
1915 27
Charles T. Jordan Jordan Count
1919/1920 65
Charles T. Jordan Count Steal right hand counts cards from deck in left hand one by one, packet stolen at one point from bottom, also as undercount on p. 19
Also published here 1920 18
Charles T. Jordan Count Transfer as cards are counted into right hand with faces towards audience, one card is moved there behind the scenes
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
18
Undercount off the top of the deck into right hand
1931 22
Undercount off the top of the deck into other hand
1933 13
Ralph W. Hull Slip-Back Count
1933 20
Tommy Tucker The New False Count Principle using the Glide
1933 15
Slip Back Count
1934 10
Laurie Ireland A False Count to be Used when Dealing Off the Deck featuring push-off
Related to 1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
8
Push-Back Count cards are counted from top of pack, first one is stolen back
1937 52
Slip Back Count
1937 154
Snap False Count cards over-counted from top of deck
1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
179
Laurie Ireland The False Count also off the top of the deck
1938 12
Eddie Joseph False Count glide position, similar to a Biddle steal
1939 12
Glide False Count for six-card repeat
1939 36
d. As a False Table Count on a tabled packet with double deal
1940 16
Buckle Count
1940 255
A False Count count off more cards from the deck as pretended
1940 415
To Deal Four as Three
1940 415
False Table Deal buckle undercount on the table
1940 416
Francis Carlyle The Carlyle False Count I. To Count a Number of Cards Showing Less Than There Are.
II. To Count a Number of Cards as More Than They Really Are.
Related toVariations 1940 15
Tom Sellers A False Count
1941 10
Eddie Joseph Overcount packet counted from hand to hand
1941 10
Eddie Joseph Undercount last block counted as one
1941 11
Al Baker Undercount from left-hand dealing position into right hand one on top of the next, double push
Also published here 1941 3
Buckle Count
1942 21
Snap False Count cards over-counted from top of deck
1943 52
Direct False Count
1943/27 201
Slip-Over False Count
1943/27 203
Put-Back False Count counting cards off a pack
1943/27 204
Pick-Up False Count
1943/27 205
Palm-Over False Count into spectator's hand
1943/27 206
Glide False Count
1943/27 207
Jack Hecht Over-Hand False Count using lift shuffle
1943/27 209
John Booth The Booth False Count
1943/27 224
Stanley Collins Glide False Count based on Collins' four ace routine - sleight
1943/27 227
The False Count
1945/27 162
Arthur H. Buckley The False Count for More
Related to 1946 53
The False Count for Less
1946 55
Arthur H. Buckley The Count (Second Method)
1946 91
Buckle Count
Dec. 1946 275
Dai Vernon, Charlie Miller Buckle Count see credit on page 50
1947 48
Buckle Count
1948 58
Frederick Braue Fan False Count glide
1948 11
Arthur H. Buckley The False Count for More with sound
1948 152
The False Count
1948 134
Arthur H. Buckley The False Count
1948 143
Dai Vernon The False Count buckle count
1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
82
Dr. Jacob Daley Laydown False Count
1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
103
Dr. Jacob Daley Snap False Count
1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
105
To deal four cards as three off the top of the deck into the right hand
1950 6
To deal two cards as three off the top of the deck into the right hand
1950 6
Buckle Count brief
1950 6
The "Buckle Count"
1950 100
Buckle Count onto table
1950 10
Edward Marlo Sleight of Tongue False Count bold
1953 46
Edward Marlo The False Count
Related to 1953 94
Norman Osborn Double Count also "Unlimited Count", five as six with six different faces, double facer
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1953 5
Edward Marlo, Norman Osborn Improved Double Count five as six with six different faces, double facer, see also page 16 for variation
1953 8
Edward Marlo False Fan Group Count off the top of the deck
1953 28
Edward Marlo The Group Count for More off the top of the deck
1953 29
Edward Marlo Impromptu Double Count e.g. seven as ten, cards counted reversed to bottom
1953 30
Edward Marlo Double Count Handling for More cards counted reversed to bottom
1953 31
Edward Marlo One-Hand Buckle Count brief
1953 37
Dai Vernon Display Count
1954
Stars of Magic (Vol. 12 No. 1)
159
Al Leech False Counts general comments
1954 16
Method 1 a fake-take count
1954 16
The Buckle Count
1954 17
The Buckle Count
1954 202
Six Card Repeat Count
1954/27 72
Buckle Count
1954/27 73
"Senator" Clarke Crandall One Handed Buckle Count
1954/27 80
Cy Endfield The Buckle Count
1955 58
Cy Endfield False Count
1955 60
Cy Endfield, Bill Simon There's Five Aces! four Aces are counted as five as a gag
Related toAlso published here 1955 44
Dai Vernon The Buckle False Count
1957 57
Unlimited Count bottom card starts reversed
1957 4
Edward Marlo Double Buckle Vanish card vanishes from packet
  • With all Five Cards Face Down
  • With all Cards Face Down
  • With all Cards Face Up
  • To Show all Cards and Reverse the Selection During the Process
  • Devilish Miracle Handling
  • The Triple Buckle Vanish
June 1957
Ibidem (Issue 10)
15
Tom Ransom Piano Music piano card trick featuring a pure rhythm false count for six as seven, and eight as seven
Related to Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
14
Everett Lyda Five Card Super Vanish card vanishes from five-card packet and returns, buckle count
1957 15
Buckle Count
1958 20
Glide False Count
1958 29
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count
1958 41
Tom Crane On the Piano Music False Count spectator and performer count simultaneously
Related to Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
10
Edward Marlo Second Example in example: twelve as nine
1959 39
Matt Schulien Undercount palm-off or block
1959 86
Snap False Count
1959 86
Alex Elmsley, Dai Vernon Fingertip Elmsley Count
1960 6
Dai Vernon First False Count seven as ten, faces shown each time, two taken back instead of taking one on one counting action
Related to 1960 63
Dai Vernon Second False Count with fake take, scrapping sound
1960 64
Dai Vernon The Push-off Count
1960 84
Dai Vernon The Buckle Count
  • To count cards onto the table.
  • To count cards into the other hand.
1960 86
Undercount to Table/Spectator's Hand
1961 145
Buckle False Count also as Ace production
1961 46
Hiding a Card in a Small Packet four cards, hiding third, using glide and showing bottom card alternating to the left and to the right spectator
1961
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 22 No. 6)
131
Push-Off Count into fan configuration
1962 54
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count
1963 4
Bob Veeser The Veeser Count Elmsley Count from end grip
1963 6
Unlimited Count bottom card starts reversed
1964 1
Dai Vernon Spreading Six Card as Five
1967 165
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count
1967 227
Roy Walton Elmsley Count Variation does the same as Jordan Count now
Mar. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 2)
12
Alex Elmsley Elmsley-Count
1968 16
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count
1968 3
Edward Marlo Flexible Count
1969 41
Eddie Joseph Peel Overcount cards peeled off packet held in glide position, bottom cards stolen back
1969 16
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count with jumbo cards
1969
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 4)
74
Francis Haxton Jordan's 4-as-4 Count Jordan Count handling
Nov. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 10)
75
Edward Marlo Marlo Fakes Out Elmsley vertical handling
Summer 1970
Hierophant (Issue 4)
181
John Booth Six Card Repeat Count buckle count
1970 8
Allan Ackerman Counting Four as Three
1970 30
Reverse Biddle Steal add card from bottom of deck as you peel cards off top
1970 19
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count
1971 227
Jack Avis The Siva Count
Mar. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 11)
82
Henry Christ Riffs of Henry Christ comments on
  • The Count of Elmsley
  • An Unsolved Mystery
  • The Lota Bowl Deck Switch
  • The Challenge
Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
253
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count
1971 76
Roy Walton Jordan Count brief
1971 13
Alex Elmsley Elmsley or Ghost Count
1971 6
George Sands Sandslide false count
1971 ca. 16
Bob Stencel Counting Four as Five
Related to Dec. 1972 578
Alex Elmsley The Ghost Count
1972 8
Charles T. Jordan The Jordan Count
1972 8
Hamman Count from Elmsley Position
1972
New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
2
Veeser Count
1972
New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
4
Jerry K. Hartman Four-as-Five Count cards counted one at a time, taking them from top and moving to bottom
1972 64
Jerry K. Hartman Four-as-Four Count end-grip, hides bottom card of four, “relative of the Elmsley and Veeser counts”
Related toAlso published here 1972 67
Dai Vernon Vernon's False Count No. 39, cryptic, sounds like the ruse of showing the faces of the cards while doing an over-count, perhaps the referenced count
Related to 1972 15
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Out And In Alternate False Count No. 270
1972 67
Dr. Jacob Daley False Count To Add Cards No. 529, cards fairly counted off deck, then packet added with palm action, not enough details
1972 149
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Glide Count For 4 Ace Trick No. 605, Collins type
Related to 1972 168
Max Malini Malini's Card Vanish No. 708, dropping two cards together in count to table
Also published here 1972 190
Karl Fulves The Four As Five Count
1973 23
Karl Fulves Note on Grips
1973 33
Karl Fulves Double Up using four Aces, this is actually page 36A
Related toVariations 1973 36
Karl Fulves Four As Five
Related to 1973 104
Karl Fulves Variation On The Count variation on "Four As Five"
1973 106
Karl Fulves Random Notes (3) Notes on grip and four as five count
1973 108
Karl Fulves 3/4 Count only order changes, every card is seen
Variations 1973 111
Undercount Off the Deck
July 1973
Epilogue (Issue 18)
168
Sam Schwartz Modified 4-As-4 Count Elmsley Count with displacement at the end
Nov. 1973
Epilogue (Issue 19)
176
Push-Off Count
1973 9
Alex Elmsley, Larry West The Elmsley Count with dollar bills, including variation "The Modified Count"
1973 144
Joe DeStefano The Modified Ghost Count break picked up at end
1973
New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
5
Jack Avis, Roy Walton Siva Count "show four cards as four, concealing none"
1973 11
The Basic Move uncredited
1973 2
Another Method of Switching Hamman Count alternative in which the cards are counted from left hand dealing position into right hand
1973 7
Jack Chanin True or False
Also published here 1974 99
Karl Fulves Seven As Four false count which ends in a fan of three doubles and a single card
July 1974
Epilogue (Issue 21)
200
Jeff Busby Two Counts: Four As Four alternative to Jordan Count
Related to Nov. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 22)
207
Jeff Busby Four As Five four as five with one concealed
Nov. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 22)
208
Philip T. Goldstein Jordan Count of Five Cards As Five From a Biddle Grip hiding bottom card
1974 6
William Larsen, T. Page Wright False-Count Cover spectator and performer count simultaneously
Also published here
  • in "Random Conceptions with Cards" (ca. 1930)
Sep. 1974 789
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count
1974
Magick (Issue 112)
559
Falschabzählen durch Zurückziehen counting off the deck with faces towards audience, top card pulled back on deck to make it appear at any number
1974 4
Tenkai Ishida Reverse Push-Off Count false count, moving doubles as in the side walk shuffle
Also published here
  • in "Genii" September, 1969.
1974 48
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count
1975 181
Charles T. Jordan The Jordan Count
1975 184
Roy Walton The E.J. Count "Elmsley Jordan", Siva Count, see "Vis à Vis" for credit information
Related to 1975 187
Jack Avis The Siva Count
1975 187
Charles T. Jordan Jordan Count
1975 68
Karl Fulves Editorial Comments credit fight over Marlo regarding Jordan Count, Block Transfers, Daley, Steranko and more
Mar. 1975
Epilogue (Issue 23)
221
Karl Fulves The Phantom Count four as three, five as four, ...
1975 128
Karl Fulves Broken Elmsley Count "half count"
Related to 1975 7
Charles T. Jordan The Jordan Count
1975 24
Francis Carlyle Francis Carlyle False Count tips on the Carlyle false count, not learnable from that description
Related to 1975 23
The Push-Over False Count
1975 170
Charles T. Jordan Jordan Count
1975 13
Karl Fulves Five as Five Count
Related to 1975 53
Alex Elmsley Der Ghost Count (Elmsley Count)
Feb. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
65
Charles T. Jordan Der Jordan Count
Feb. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
65
Jack Avis Siva Count show four cards as four, concealing none
Nov. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)
6
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count
1975 38
John Booth, Dai Vernon Push-Off Count brief
1976 2
Harvey Rosenthal Optical Count
1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 4)
293
Gambler's Count Vanish Glide False Count
1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 4)
295
Karl Fulves The Pop-Switch Hamman Count from normal grip, "Push-Off Packet Switch"
Related to 1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 4)
296
Karl Fulves False Counts
1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 5)
297
Karl Fulves Double Push changing order of eight card packet as it is counted
Related to
  • notes on p. 312
1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 5)
299
Karl Fulves Block Exchange Count see also notes on page 312
1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 5)
308
Karl Fulves False Count Notes
1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 5)
312
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count (Mechanic's Grip)
1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 6)
73
Edward Marlo, Norman Osborn, Jon Racherbaumer Unlimited Count Variation and Display six as seven
1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 10)
132
Fred Robinson More For Less
Jan. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 5)
207
Bob Veeser, Philip T. Goldstein Half-Veeser Count
1976 3
Philip T. Goldstein, Charles T. Jordan Jordan Count five-for-five from a end grip
1976 4
Paul Harris Snap Count audible, two as three
Also published here 1976 20
Jerry Andrus Careful Count
1976 54
Jerry Andrus Careful Count No 2 hiding cards
1976 54
Jerry Andrus Canceled Count count, hiding one surface, similar to the ghost count
1976 54
David Bornstein Modified Jordan Count
1976
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #4)
918
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count
1976
Innovations (Issue 3)
4
Derek Dingle, Alex Elmsley Derek's Elmsley Count Technique
Also published here 1976
Innovations (Issue 3)
4
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count without credit
1976
Magick (Issue 159)
792
The Buckle Count
1976 85
False Count buckle count with unusual take
1976 46
Edward Marlo F.O.E. (Faked Out Elmsley) kind of bluff thing
1977 123
Larry Jennings Modified Jordan Count for five cards
1977 27
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count
1977 16
Alex Elmsley, Frank Thompson Elmsley Count Handling
1977 130
Buckle Count
1977 84
Doug Alker Three Card Buckle
Jan. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 5)
351
Bob Farmer Hamman Count - Farmer Method
June 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 10)
420
Eric Mason Caboodle 5/4 count, showing them all as double backers
Related to Sep. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 1)
461
Jeff Busby Elmsley Count Variation
1977 10
Biddle Move as Overcount
1977 18
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count
1977 18
Bob Veeser Veeser Count as Elmsley Count alternative from end grip
1977 23
Another Count hiding bottom of four, end grip, Hamman Count variation
1977 25
Philip T. Goldstein Haback Count combination of Hamman Count and Flushtration Count
1977 29
Jack Chanin True or False
Also published here 1977 38
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count fingertip or into dealing position
1977 41
The Elmsley Count - Added Comment Elmsley Count as overcount or undercount
1977 45
Charles T. Jordan The Jordan Count
1977 45
Jack Avis The Siva Count five cards as four, center one hidden
1977 48
John Murray Open Count showy count doing same as Elmsley Count from end grip
1977 51
Larry West Pairs Count different handling of Smile Count, broken Elmsley
Related to 1977 55
Buckle Count
1977 65
Edward Marlo Buckle Count triple buckle
1977 80
José de la Torre The Elmsley Count with Jumbo Cards
1977 7
José de la Torre Special 4 as 4 just Jordan Count, with jumbo cards
1977 17
Ken Krenzel The Pressure Hideout
1978 31
Ken Krenzel Last Card Push
Related to 1978 247
Elmer Biddle Biddle Count
Jan. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 1)
2
Flexible Jordan Count
July 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 7)
74
Half Elmsley
Nov. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 11)
126
Bob Farmer Cabungle alternate handling, with application for packet ambitious card sequence
Inspired by Jan. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 5)
511
Elmer Biddle Biddle Count
Apr. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 8)
554
Alex Elmsley, Bob Farmer False Count four cards, hiding two faces
May 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 9)
572
Dominique Duvivier, Brother John Hamman Hamman Count Duvivier handling
June 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 10)
585
Alex Elmsley, Eric Mason Elmsley Count variation
Aug. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 12)
607
Philip T. Goldstein The Snap-Turn Count 2/4
Aug. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 12)
614
Ross Bertram False Count
1978 74
Brother John Hamman The Hamman Count
1978 8
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count
1978 8
Charles T. Jordan The Jordan Count
1978 8
Brother John Hamman The Hamman Count
1978 9
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count
1978 9
Charles T. Jordan The Jordan Count
1978 9
Karl Fulves The Thot Count alternative for Jordan Count
1978 49
Paul Harris Las Vegas Leaper Count spectator counts himself
1978 113
Jeff Busby 6-as-5 Count Elmsley type
1978 1070
Karl Fulves Omega Count seven as five
1978 1097
Karl Fulves Countless "Counts"
Jordan Count off the deck, taking four cards and hiding one surface
1978
The Chronicles (Issue 10)
1163
Father Cyprian Discount combination of Flushtration and Hamman Count
1978
The Chronicles (Issue 10)
1164
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count
1978 3
Charles T. Jordan The Jordan Count
1978 3
David Britland The Experimental Elmsley Count four cards, two cards hidden
1978 4
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count
1978 20
Roger Smith The Five Card Elmsley five as five while hiding one
1978 2
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count brief
1978 18
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count
1978 72
José de la Torre Psychological Approach to False Counts most natural count is identified as starting in dealing position and counting into right-hand fingertip grip
  • Weird Count
  • Shocking-Weird Count
  • Tip of Fingers Count (an acceptable count)
  • Dealing Position Count (This is the most natural way to count cards!)
1978 11
José de la Torre Elmsley Count in Dealing Position starting in dealing position and counting into right-hand fingertip grip
1978 18
José de la Torre Jordan's Count in Dealing Position starting in dealing position and counting into right-hand fingertip grip
1978 22
José de la Torre Jose's Hammond Count "Hamman" misspelled, starting in dealing position and counting into right-hand fingertip grip
1978 28
José de la Torre General Comments (on false counts)
1978 34
Pablo Domenèch The False Count double push off, four as three
Also published here 1978 115
Martin A. Nash The Hamsley Count Hamman Count Variation from Elmsley grip
1979 299
Edward Marlo Unlimited Count
1979 36
Edward Marlo The Flexible Count here as an overcount, also for interlaced vanish
1979 77
Edward Marlo Marlo's OPEC Count Out of Position Elmsley Count, second card from top is hidden, see also page 371
Related to 1979 82
Edward Marlo Additional Tips - Opec Count on the OPEC Count, see page 82
1979 371
Charles T. Jordan Jordan Count
1979 17
The Five-Card Jordan
1979 72
Alex Elmsley Three as Four Elmsley Count
1979 77
Jack Avis Siva Count
Feb. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 2)
638
Edward Victor Eye Count
Feb. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 2)
639
Andrew Pargeter Multi-Count Technique handling variation
Related to Aug. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 8)
718
Andrew Pargeter Multi Count Technique (Continued) variation for the Elmsley Count, Jordan Count, Siva Count, Eye Count
Related to Sep. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 9)
731
Karl Fulves Impossible False Counts on count problems that have no good solution
1979 4
Karl Fulves The Contact Count using card with cut-out section in center of one side
1979 5
Karl Fulves Contact 5-as-4 using card with hole
1979 12
Karl Fulves Continuous Count count with two cards taped together at one side
1979 13
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count
1979 1
Charles T. Jordan The Jordan Count
1979 1
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count
1979 1
Charles T. Jordan The Jordan Count
1979 1
Willane False Counting for Eleven Card Trick
1979
The Chronicles (Issue 14)
1202
Jerry K. Hartman Brainwave Dectet ten-card brainwave, "embellished Hamman Count"
Related toAlso published here 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 22)
1284
Das Buckle-Zählen
Aug. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
56
Edward Marlo Couting Less as More first false count
1980 124
Edward Marlo Counting More Cards as Less first false count
1980 127
Edward Marlo To Count Less Cards as More second false count
1980 128
Edward Marlo Third False Count
Variations 1980 129
Edward Marlo Fourth False Count
1980 130
Edward Marlo Fifth False Count
1980 132
Edward Marlo Sixth False Count only one move needed, re-loading count
1980 134
Edward Marlo False Count for the Interlaced Vanish
1980 139
Edward Marlo Seventh False Count
1980 140
Edward Marlo The Marfoe Count (Jan. 1977) - First Count three as four, hiding one
1980 147
Edward Marlo Second Count Marfoe Count, three as four, optionally hiding one
1980 148
Edward Marlo Third Count Marfoe Count, three as five, hiding one
1980 150
Edward Marlo Fourth Count Marfoe Count, three as five, hiding one
1980 151
Edward Marlo Fifth Count Marfoe Count, three as five
1980 151
Edward Marlo Sixth Count Marfoe Count, three as five
1980 152
Edward Marlo Seventh Count Marfoe Count, three as six
1980 153
Edward Marlo O.K. - Let's Play - Game #1-5 actually Switchless Switch handling, overcount and show the Kings from top of the deck
1980 278
Edward Marlo Game #6 - Slip Count show and take Kings from deck while only having three
1980 283
Daryl Martinez Elmsley Count Finesse
1980 51
Four as Five Count end grip
1980 29
Push-Off Double Deal from small packet
1980 67
False Counting Three Cards as Four
1980 8
Philip T. Goldstein Spirit Count
Dec. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 12)
963
Push Off False Count thirteen as twelve
1980 6
Walt Lees A-4-As-3-Count two show three red cards with just two and hiding two blue cards
1980 8
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count
1980 13
Alex Elmsley, Walt Lees Elmsley Count 3/4, with deck still in the hand
1980 22
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count
1980 4
Karl Fulves Outjogged 5-as-4 Count
1980 11
Karl Fulves Outjogged Counts doing Elmsley and Jordan Counts with outjogged card
1980 19
Karl Fulves The Pop-Switch "Push-Off Packet Switch", Hamman Count from normal grip
Related to 1980
The Chronicles (Issue 25)
1309
Jack Avis Siva Count five as four
1980 6
Elmer Biddle Biddle Count
1980 15
Description of the Three as Four Elmsley
1980 43
The Buckle Count
1980 158
Push Off False Count
1980 159
Buckle Count Explained
1980 26
Biddle Count for over- or under-counting a packet
1980 26
Edward Marlo OPEC Technique
1981 40
Removing Less Cards from Deck
1981 48
The Slide Back Count similar to Carlyle's version
Related to 1981 12
Dai Vernon The Buckle Count
1981 13
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count
1981 4
Charles T. Jordan The Jordan Count
1981 4
Karl Fulves 7-as-5 Count
1981 59
Fred Castle, Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count Technique for doing Elmsley Count with jumbo cards, either horizontally or vertically
1981 2
Brother John Hamman, Fred Castle The Hamman Count With Jumbo Cards, modified technique for two versions
1981 3
Jack Avis The Elmsley-Jordan Count to Show Four Aces Siva Count basically
1981 8
Buckle Count brief
1981 4
Cy Endfield Buckle Count Variation cards end up in reversed order
Also published here
  • "The Buckle Count" in "The Gen" Vol. 8. No. 5, p. 147
1981 3
The Basic Count card drawn into left hand one by one, last card is thick block
1981 36
Two-as-Three Count showing sandwich, only two cards
1981 19
Charles T. Jordan Jordan Count brief
1981 59
Jack Avis Siva Count
1981 119
Alex Elmsley The Ghost Count
1981 207
Charles T. Jordan The Jordan Count
1981 208
Brother John Hamman The Hamman Count
1981 210
Al Smith Overcount in Pairs taking a single card at one point
1981 13
Broken Elmsley Count tabling two cards, then two more, with four cards
1981 3
Derek Dingle Elmsley Count Variation No. 1
1982 37
Michael Skinner Block Pushoff Technique
1982 39
Derek Dingle Elmsley Count Variation No. 2
1982 46
Brother John Hamman Slip Count Variation
1982 55
Derek Dingle, Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count Technique
Also published here 1982 78
Derek Dingle Elmsley Count Variation No. 3
Also published here 1982 128
Charles T. Jordan Jordan Count
1982 159
Francis Carlyle, Derek Dingle Carlyle False Count Variation
VariationsAlso published here 1982 216
Jon Racherbaumer, Ken Krenzel The Dissolving Departure with optical illusion to show two as three
1982 44
Brother John Hamman The Hamman Count
1982 86
Jack Avis Siva Count
Nov. 1982 19
Elmsley Count with Packet in Hand
1982 473
Charles T. Jordan Jordan Count brief
1982 474
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count
1982 39
Alex Elmsley, Edward Marlo The Elmsley Count mechanic's grip to mechanic's grip
1982 15
Edward Marlo Additional Ideas - Broken Count Broken Elmsley Count and more broken counts
Variations 1982 22
David Solomon Modified Elmsley Count cards face-down and right hand turns to show faces
1982 71
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count
1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Grymwyr)
261
Karl Fulves 5-as-5 Count with bill openly between cards
1982 23
Karl Fulves Notes For A Dollar doing false counts with bill between cards and other uses for bills
Related to 1982 27
Christian Scherer Der Scherer Count 1. Die Entwicklung des Scherer count
2. Grundhaltung und Grundgriff
3. Der Scherer count
4. Der Scherer count Variation I
5. Der Scherer count Variation II
1982 3
Christian Scherer Der Scherer Spread
  • 1. Die Entwicklung des Scherer spread
  • 2. Grundhaltung und Grundgriff
  • 3. Der Scherer spread
  • 4. Der Scherer spread Variation I
  • 5. Der Scherer spread Variation II
  • 6. Der Scherer spread Variation II als Falschzählmethode (as false count)
  • 7. Der Scherer spread Variation III
  • 8. Der Scherer spread von 6 als 4 Karten
  • 9. Das Ablegen der Karten aus dem Scherer spread (lay down)
  • 10. Anmerkungen zur Handhabung von spreads und counts
Related to 1982 23
Biddle False Count changing the order
May 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 13)
247
2/3 Count Elmsley type
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
2
Philip T. Goldstein The Jorback Count concealing one face and two backs, back count meets Jordan
Related toAlso published here 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
46
John Ramsay False Count
1982 52
Charles T. Jordan The Jordan Count
1982 2
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count brief
1982 13
Edward Marlo Non-Saliva Vanish
1983 40
Edward Marlo False Count Spell two unknown Cards are spelled to
1983 60
Edward Marlo Unloading False Count cards counted one by one off deck, card unloaded back on deck, see also Marlo's Magazine 4
1983 61
Harry Lorayne "Gem" False Count x cards as x-1, based on Gemini Count
June 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 6)
787
Philip T. Goldstein Haback Count combination of Hamman Count and Flushtration Count
Aug. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 8)
814
Hippie Torrales Just A Count Elmsley Count varitiation to show both sides
Nov. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 11)
850
Larry Taylor The LT Count four as four, one hidden
Dec. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 12)
860
Brother John Hamman, Edward Marlo Hamman Count Variation
1983 5
Edward Marlo Latest Count Combination five card Hamman Count version from pinch grip
1983 35
Edward Marlo In Lieu of Hammon Switch nine card Hamman Count version from pinch grip
1983 36
Edward Marlo False Count to Table using deal cop
1983 76
Edward Marlo Elmsley Count from Dealing Position to Dealing Position comment
1983 80
Bob Veeser Veeser Count
Oct. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 1)
1161
Double-Elmsley-Count with eight cards
Oct. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 1)
1162
Brother John Hamman, Philip T. Goldstein Hamman Count variation
Nov. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 2)
1172
Philip T. Goldstein The Ghostback Count Elmsley/Flushtration combination from Pinch Grip
1983 7
Paul Harris Two as Three Count
1983 46
Paul Harris The P.H. Cheapshot Count three snaps heard, two as three
1983 46
Paused Elmsley Count to hide discrepancy
1983
Facsimile (Issue 1)
8
Edward Marlo Marlo Count Displacement five as four, card extracted with buckling at penultimate count, originally from TOPS
1983
Facsimile (Issue 1)
12
Brother John Hamman The Hamman Count
1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3)
50
Alex Elmsley Ghost Count
1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3)
51
Edward Victor Eye Count
June 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 26)
496
Edward Marlo Olram's Hidden Count five as four, one hidden and not displaced
VariationsAlso published here 1984
Edward Marlo, Alex Elmsley The OPEC Count Out of Position Elmsley Count, tip
1984
Edward Marlo The Olram Count Olram Subtlety as false count
1984 301
Edward Marlo Marlo Count Displacement five as four, card extracted with buckling at penultimate count, originally from TOPS
1984 340
Charles T. Jordan Jordan Count
Feb. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 2)
880
David Evans Double Jordan x as five count, only 3 faces seen
Mar. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 3)
895
Harry Lorayne "Gem" False Count x cards as x-1, based on Gemini Count
Oct. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 10)
979
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count brief
Nov. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 11)
990
Philip T. Goldstein Haback Count combination of Hamman Count and Flushtration Count
Apr. 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 20)
191
4 as 5 Elmsley Count
1984 14
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count
1984 12
Charles T. Jordan Jordan Cont
1984 177
Norman Osborn, Philip T. Goldstein Unlimited Count Variation
1984 20
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count Technique
1984 50
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count
1984 18
Charles T. Jordan Jordan Count
1984 18
Leaper Count spectator counts himself, cards start reversed
1984 4
Edward Marlo Olram's Hidden Count five as four, one hidden and not displaced
Also published here 1984 133
Brother John Hamman Countback Variation
1984 35
Unlimited Undercount with jumbo cards
1984 12
Unlimited Overcount with jumbo cards
Related to 1984 12
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count
1984 9
Edward Marlo "Trite" But All Right four red cards into 4 black cards, including two false count techniques
Jan. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 1)
1011
Charles T. Jordan Jordan Count brief
Jan. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 1)
1016
Eddie Taytelbaum Two Elmsley-Count Variations
Related to June 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 6)
1073
Ken Krenzel Pressure Hideout
July 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 7)
1089
Peter Marshall Flushtrated Elmsley Count
1985 59
Broken Elmsley Count
1985 68
Edward Marlo OPEC Count brief
1985 4
Philip T. Goldstein, Louis Falanga Haback Count flushtration hamman count combo
1985 11
Philip T. Goldstein Vertical Ghost Count
Jan. 1985
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 9)
1274
Edward Victor Victor Count Variation
May 1985
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 10)
1291
To Count Off Five Cards as Four from deck
1985 24
Slip Count slipping card back on top of deck during count
1985 3
Overcount from Deck from deck into hand one by one
Related to 1985 12
Charlie Miller False Counts off the deck (1939)
  • Four as Three
  • Two as Three
1985 30
Charlie Miller Charles Miller Notes: 3.15.40 - To Deal Four as Three (1940)
1985 1
Frederick Braue Braue Three-Card Show four as three
1985 1
Bucle False Count Onto Table
1985 11
Block False Count push-off
1985 11
Push-Off Undercount on spectator's hand
1985 10
Edward Marlo The OPEC Count
1985 40
Daryl Martinez Combo Count similar to Hamman Count, but from pinch/Elmsley count grip
1985 5
Roy Walton Split Elmsley Count broken Elmsley Count, credit information
Nov. 1985 14
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count
1986 47
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count
1986 69
Larry Jennings Underground Elmsley Count
1986 122
Larry Jennings E.J. Count Elmsley Jennings Count, counting x as x-1 using double push off
1986 172
Larry Jennings All Fair Show five as four in twisting routine
1986 199
Simeon Crystal, Harry Lorayne The Count of Mountie Crystal several false counts to count four-as-four and hide a card:
  • The Center Switch Count
  • The Double Double Count
  • The Lorayne Count
see page 1235 for credit corrections
Related to Feb. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 2)
1165
Nick Pudar Versatile Count under- or overcount
Oct. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 10)
1265
Edward Marlo Opec Count
Dec. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 12)
1293
Jay Sankey The Revolution Count apparently showing collectors-sandwich of seven cards, really only three selections
Variations 1986 88
Ellis Stanyon, Edward Marlo Stanyon Count with Marlo Concept
1986 27
Edward Marlo Extra Card Take when taking cards off the top of the deck
1986 30
Edward Marlo Marlo Count five as four, top and bottom pulled together on first count
1986 17
Ray Kosby Interlaced Vanish Count
1986 11
Elmer Biddle Das Biddle-Falschzählen
Also published here
  • Genii, Apr. 1947
May 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 2)
78
Jordan Count with jumbo cards
1986 2
Elmsley Count with jumbo cards
1986 3
John Bannon Discrepant Reverse Elmsley Display Count DRED Count, showing both sides, hand turns at every beat
1986 32
Jack Avis Siva Count
1986 51
Peter Duffie Hamman Count Variation starts with break
Also published here 1986 5
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count
1986 7
Dai Vernon, Dr. James William Elliott The Perfect-Pitch False Count recontructing Dr. James Elliot
Related to 1987 90
David Regal Triple Buckle Handling
1987 32
Charles T. Jordan Jordan Count
1987 45
Paul Harris Snap Count two as three
1987 155
Edward Victor The Eye Count
1987 155
Edward Marlo Flipover Count two double facers as four different cards
1987 28
Edward Marlo OPEC Count
1987 99
Edward Marlo The Razor's Edge covering thick edge
1987 109
Edward Marlo The Sail Count from deck to table
1987 112
Modified Jordan Count four as five
1987 63
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count Technique
1987 43
Bob Veeser Veeser Count
May 1987
The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 3)
79
Ken Simmons Deal and Take
Related to 1987 53
Ken Krenzel Pressure Hide-Out
1988 103
Darwin Ortiz Elmsley Variation different grip
1988 142
Stephen Minch Push-Off Count and Pull-Down Move credit information
Related to 1988 22
Fred Kaps Hamman Count Overhand Shuffle
1988 48
Edward Marlo The False Count five as seven, five as six, four as five
1988 62
Gene Maze Snap Spread four as two or four as three
Aug. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 8)
1529
Juan Tamariz First Example: Elmsley - Jordan Count handling details
1988 23
Larry Jennings Three as Four Count one by one on table
1988 49
Paul Harris Las Vegas Leaper Count spectator does counting
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 9-12 Paul Harris: The Act)
47
Paul Harris Overcount Off the Deck
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 9-12 Paul Harris: The Act)
47
Francis Carlyle, Paul Harris The False Count
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 9-12 Paul Harris: The Act)
50
Karl Fulves Table Trix tabled false-count or second deal, posed as problem
1988
Interlocutor (Issue 50)
240
End Grip Overcount with Biddle steal
1988 32
Edward Marlo Marlo Flexible Count
1988 37
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count
1988 35
Edward Victor Undercount from Top of Deck with sound
1988 49
Jonathan Townsend Variation Elmsley to show both faces and backs
Related toVariationsAlso published here Jan. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 1)
1590
Brother John Hamman Elmsley Count with Deck in Hands
1989 18
Brother John Hamman The Undercount cards counted off top of deck, a card is counted back
1989 38
Brother John Hamman Undercount Variation cards counted off bottom of packet, a card is counted back
Related to 1989 45
Brother John Hamman Overcount Variations see following pages as well
1989 130
Brother John Hamman The Countback
1989 150
Brother John Hamman Countback Variation No. 1
1989 158
Brother John Hamman Countback Variation No. 2
1989 160
Brother John Hamman Countback Variation No. 3
1989 168
Brother John Hamman Countback Variation No. 4
1989 178