889 entries in Cards / Sleights / Flourishes
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
To "Ruffle" the Cards one-handed or two-handed
1876 27
To Spring the Cards from one Hand to the Other
1876 37
The Ruffle two-handed or one-handed riffle for sound effect
1889 31
The Click with deck or single card
1889 32
To Spring the Cards from Hand to Hand
1889 33
Electric Deck with ribbon, only mentioned
1889 34
The Click one-handed with fingers of left hand
1890 19
Das Hochmischen No. 28, springing cards upwards from hand to hand
1895 33
Hochmischen der Karten
Sep. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 1)
9
One-Hand Fan
May 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 5)
68
Das Rauschen mit den Karten "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
riffle sound with fingers at right side of deck, or with left thumb
Related to Nov. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 11)
163
Die Kartenbrücke oder "Die Kunst, sämtliche Karten des Spieles von einer Hand zur anderen spazieren zu lassen"
"Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
Dec. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 12)
179
Das Rauschen mit den Karten II. "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
riffle sound with left thumb, more details, using it as a cover for the pass
Related to Jan. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 1)
5
S. W. Erdnase Top and Bottom Dealing with One Hand using the Erdnase Bottom Deal, also mention of Stud Bottom Deal
Related to 1902 56
Little Finger Riffle or third finger
1902 87
Das Umdrehen eines ausgebreiteten Kartenspiels table spread and turnover flourish
Oct. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 10)
148
T. Nelson Downs Flourishes and Fancy Sleights with Cards comments and what cards to use
  • The Cards
1909 17
The Card Fan one-handed
1909 19
Springing the Cards normal method briefly explained, then waterfall cascade:
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
1909 28
The One Hand Drop card cascade to floor is caught before it reaches floor, two methods
1909 32
The Cards on the Arm
1909 34
T. Nelson Downs A Series of Fancy Flourishes Arm Spread & Throw combination
1909 35
B. Girindrashekhar TheFlower of Cards every other card bent in opposite direction
1909 36
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Pinky Riffle
1910 20
Ottokar Fischer Anhang Karten-Dressur
on Hofzinser's flourishing routine
1910 215
The Cards sprung from Hand to Hand
1911 99
Jack Merlin Second Method thumb count with one hand, also for finding a card in the center and turning it over on top
1927/28 12
Jack Merlin Production of Chosen Card by Riffling Pack from One Hand to the Other selection is at place where spectator stops, springing cards from one hand to the other
Also published here 1927/28 5
Victor Farelli How to "Fan" the Pack reverse fan or spreading action to hide arrangement
1931 15
Graham Adams The Fan reverse pressure fan, photo illustrations
1931 93
Victor Farelli Flourishes
1933 15
The "Spring" Shuffle
Related to 1933 17
The Cards on the Arm - The "Throw"
1933 17
Victor Farelli The "V.F. Throw and Turn"
1933 17
The "Slide"
1933 18
John Mulholland The Mulholland "Grab"
1933 18
The Back to Front "Toss"
1933 18
Spreading Two Packs
1933 19
The "Dart Forward"
1933 19
Alexander Weyer The Weyer "Gather-up"
1933 20
Victor Farelli An Easy Combination. Performed on the Bare Arm
1933 20
Victor Farelli The "One Hand Drop"
  • The Cards to Use
  • The "Blindfold Drop"
  • The Vertical "One Hand Drop"
  • The "Ambidextrous" Drop
1933 22
Two-handed Fan
1933 66
The Arm Spread
  • No. 1 - The Spread and Turn-Over
  • Variations for Finishing this Sleight
  • No. 2 - The Glide
  • No. 3 - The Back Arm Reverse
  • No. 4 - The Upright Spread
  • No. 5 - The Elbow Catch
  • No. 6 - The Turn-Over and Right Hand Catch
  • No. 7 - The Back Arm Catch
  • No. 8 - Vanish of Pack
  • No. 9 - The Half Turn-Over and Catch
  • No. 10 - The One Hand Catch
  • No. 11 - The Hat Catch
  • No. 12 - The Double Spread
  • A Routine for Arm Spreads
1933 39
Ralph W. Hull Book Flourish concave and every other card reversed
1933 17
Ralph W. Hull The Fan one-handed, every other card hidden naturally
1933 18
Charles Eastman Expert Card Fan similar to pressure fan
1933 7
Charles Eastman Reverse Fan - All White reverse pressure fan
1933 9
Alonso Machado A Cards on Sleeve Flourish arm spread flourish
1933 2
Spring Revelation cards sprung from hand to hand, selection flies out
1933 4
Franz Massopust Shuffle-fancy spring riffle shuffle
Related to 1933 9
The Flourish Count
1934 72
The Giant Fan I. The Formation
II. Fanning Yourself
III. Closing and Opening the Fan
IV. Closing the Fan with One Hand
V. Finish of the Giant Fan Moves
1934 73
The Expanding and Diminishing Cards in several stages, vanish finale
1935 118
Variation of the Charlier Pass No. I of "One Hand Shuffles"
Also published here 1935 123
Three Cut Shuffle No. II of "One Hand Shuffles"
Also published here 1935 124
The Five Cut Shuffle No. III of "One Hand Shuffles"
Also published here 1935 125
The Multiple Cut No. IV of "One Hand Shuffles"
Also published here 1935 126
Ben Badley Fanning Powder tip
Feb. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 17)
92
The Spring Palm top card during spring flourish
1936 131
A Startling Transformation side-jogged double turns over during spring flourish, Cascade Change
1936 134
Red or Black deck of all black cards becomes all red, face-up face-down alternating cards as impromptu rough-smooth principle
1937 231
How to Make the Fan
1938 10
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Diminishing Cards fans
1938 12
The Reverse Fan
1938 13
The Giant Fan
1938 16
The One-Hand Fan
1938 19
The Elbow Catch
1938 218
A Card Juggle throwing deck from behind shoulder and kicking it upwards with shoe
1938 218
Dai Vernon A Flourish Count
1938 220
Nate Leipzig The Flying Card when doing waterfall flourish, only selection drops to floor
1938 231
Dr. Jacob Daley Snap!! "A Quick Trick", card appears out-jogged from fan, with "take any card" gag by Daley
Also published here 1938 11
Jean Hugard To Flourish or Not to Flourish? short essay and trick, calendar presentation (months, weeks, ...)
1939 30
Reverse Blank Fan
1939 31
Jerry Nadell One Hand Fancy Deal as in Chinese Second Deal
1939 46
Turning the Top Card
1939 47
Faked Cards for Flourish two cards with strips in middle, holding deck together for juggling flourish
Related to 1939 82
The Pressure Fan
1940 164
Fan Flourish placing the fan on the table
1940 166
Sprining the Cards - A New Method
1940 166
One-Handed Deal
1940 280
Louis Zingone Reverse Supreme mental reverse, bluff spacing in fan
Related toVariations 1940 344
Louis Zingone Block of Reversed Cards Hidden in Fan tight fan
1940 345
Martin Gardner Pad Spread Principle spreading deck lightly with reversed cards so they don't show, then with more force so they appear
Related to 1940 7
Edward Marlo Two Types of Fans for production
1941 18
The Diminishing Cards - Sleight of Hand Method
1941 48
Edward Marlo Marlo's Count Down Flourish
Variations 1942 5
The Ribbon Drop
1942/27 194
The Cascade
1942/27 194
Cascade Production from Boy's Nose
1942/27 196
Tom Sellers Double Fan for Fan Workers splitting a fan in two
1943 11
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Lazy Man's Deal gag deal, deck comes up to right hand
1943 27
Arthur H. Buckley Novelty Straight Count
1943/27 210
Simple Card Fan
1943/27 212
Simple Reverse Fan
1943/27 212
Modern Card Fan pressure fan
1943/27 214
One Handed Closing of Fan
1943/27 215
Paul LePaul Enlarging a Card Fan moving pressure point
1943/27 216
Modern Reversed Card Fan pressure fan
1943/27 216
Joseph K. Schmidt, One Hand Riffle Shuffle tabled
Related toVariations Dec. 1944 91
Edward Marlo The Cook's Sleight
Related to 1945 6
John Braun A Two-Tired Blank Fan and some Variations
1945 124
Del Monte New Color Change of a Giant Card Fan with fanning cards
1945 132
Max Katz A "Shuffling" Presentation story presentation, different forms of riffle shuffle cascades
Jan. 1945 97
Jean Hugard Magicana on Howard de Courcy's one-handed shuffle
Inspired by June 1945 127
Howard de Courcy The One-Hand Riffle Shuffle with cascade, illustrated with photographs by George Karger
Also published here Dec. 1945 175
Charles Kalish The One-Hand Overhand Shuffle illustrated with photographs by George Karger
Also published here Dec. 1945 177
Cardini Cardini´s Location maintaining break while springing the cards, see also page 208
1946 51
Arthur H. Buckley The Count one-handed turnover of top card
1946 52
Edward G. Love Care of the Hands
1946 9
Edward G. Love Cards to Use "At all time bridge size cards should be used, especially for making the cuts."
1946 9
Edward G. Love How to Treat the Cards
1946 9
Edward G. Love The Set-Up
1946 10
Edward G. Love Practice
1946 11
Edward G. Love The Two-Handed Fan
1946 12
Edward G. Love Closing the Pack closing fan one-handed
1946 16
Edward G. Love The Blank Fank reverse fan, one-handed
1946 18
Edward G. Love The Giant Fan
1946 23
Edward G. Love The Split Fan double fan, split in two
1946 25
Edward G. Love Colour Fans fanning cards
1946 29
Edward G. Love, Sidney Smith Flash Fan back design of fan transforms
1946 30
Edward G. Love Cuts
1946 32
Edward G. Love Springing the Pack from hand to hand
1946 40
Edward G. Love A Complete Routine card flourish routine
1946 48
Harvey P. Graham Fanzee The Kick Fan
Jan. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 118)
473
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Bill Larsen, Cecil Lyle, card fans
Feb. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 119)
480
Joseph K. Schmidt One Hand Snap Turn-Up Flourish
Dec. 1947 378
Jack Miltour La Roue fan flourish, cards move in circular motion, followed by german translation "Das Rad"
Jan. 1947 4
Displaying the Top Card three handlings
1948 37
The Ruffle riffling one-handed, two-handed and with single card
1948 39
The Click bottom card click
1948 41
Spread and Turnover on cloth-covered table & bare table
1948 42
Springing the Cards
1948 44
Gathering the Ribbon-Spread Pack
1948 45
A Flourish Count
1948 46
The Fan
1948 49
One-Hand Fan wide type
1948 50
Thumb Fan
1948 51
Pressure Fan
1948 52
Arthur H. Buckley The Count flourish one-handed turnover count
1948 151
Donovan W. Brown The Clatter Shuffle gag shuffle
Feb. 1948 393
Donovan W. Brown One Hand Somersault Deal
Mar. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 10)
405
Hugh Scott The "Topsy-Turvy" Waterfall Shuffle in the hands riffle shuffle flourish, bottom-up riffle
Oct. 1948 470
Gene Gordon Flourish Card Count similar to The Cook's Sleight
Related to Dec. 1948 489
One-Hand Riffle
1948 106
Novelty Legitimate Count one-handed flourish turnover count
1948 141
Paul LePaul A Flourish And A Pass deck spreads itself between hands
Related toVariations 1949 35
Paul LePaul A Rapid One-Hand Deal
Related to 1949 87
Closing A Fanned Deck with One Hand
1949 100
Paul LePaul An Instantaneous Palm Flourish fan production
1949 115
Paul LePaul A Card Fan Flourish fan production
1949 119
Paul LePaul The Hand Picked Aces bluff spacing in fan
Related toVariations 1949 199
Audley Walsh Rubber Finger Mike one handed flourish, dealing the cards
Oct. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 187)
747
John Hamilton POP card jumps from top of the pack up in the air
Dec. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 193)
771
Joe Stuthard Spread ribbon spread and turnover
1949 8
Dr. Jacob Daley Spin-Around Flourish right hand grips outjogged card and spins it 180 degrees around
Related to 1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
110
Larry Klunck The Acrobatic Card No. 49, Deck is thrown across table, selected card physically flips face up
1950 87
Jean Valton A New Card Flourish several packets on arm are tossed in the air an caught
Also published here
  • Jacques Gery's "Les Principles Brillantes de la Manipulation des Cartes"
June 1950 673
Lewis Ganson Fan Finale routine with double giant fans
  • The Double Pack
    • (a) The type of cards to be used
    • (b) Preparing the packs
  • The First Fan
  • Closing the Giant Fan
    • Method 1
    • Method 2
  • The Second Fan
  • The Colour Changing Giant Fan
  • Splitting the Fans
  • To Close the Fans
  • The Single Handed Giant Fans
  • The Circle of Cards
  • The Routine
1950 41
Lewis Ganson "Crazy Fans" faro giant fan
  • Preparation
  • The "Weave"
  • To Alter the Angle of the Packs
  • To Make a Giant Fan
  • Possible Angles for the Packs
  • The Routine
1950 50
Bruce Elliott A. P.
Also published here Feb. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 222)
887
Dr. Jacob Daley Lipop card is pushed in center and comes out by itself transformed, it helps to have a belly
Related toVariations Apr. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 226)
902
Lee Grabel Two Grabel Mysteries spectator reads other spectator's mind, reverse fan to force card
Related to 1951 25
Springing the Cards Control
1951 25
Edward Marlo Delayed Fan Control step fan, as Triple Peek Control, two methods
1952 83
Bill Simon Manipulation on using flourishes or not
1952 16
Accordion Flourish every other card reversed after strong bend, deck blows up in accordion fashion
1952 20
Edward Marlo Spin Change Discovery spinning card on smooth surface
1953 78
Bill Simon The Flash Change four indifferent cards change into four Aces, they stick out of deck as a block and are shaken out
Variations 1954 11
Mary Kinson, Lewis Ganson Fan See Card double-fan, outer layer ripped off except selection
VariationsAlso published here 1954 220
Lewis Ganson Flourishes
1954 253
Lewis Ganson Card Fanning
1954 254
George Coon Winding the Pack gag
Related toAlso published here 1955
The New Phoenix (Issue 324)
106
Norman Houghton Norman's Nonsense
  • Winding up the pack (credited to Karrell Fox)
  • sandpaper gag
Related to 1955
The New Phoenix (Issue 330)
130
Tony Kardyro "The T. K's Pivot" and the Selected Card Removal Flourish fan in hand, named card is pushed and jogged to the left, fan closed and card ends up out-jogged
1955 19
Tony Kardyro The Comedy Force card appears sticking out of fan as gag as spectator reaches for a card and fan is closed, using previous flourish
1955 19
Bruce Elliott A. P. also as double lift handling
Also published here 1956 136
Jerry Andrus A Swivel Change Extra one-handed fan with out-jogged double
1956 20
Jerry Andrus A Utility Fan Move back card dragged to other side, faces towards spectators, reverse cull
Also published here 1956 72
Jerry Andrus One Handed Flourish Cut with a fan
Also published here 1956 93
Jerry Andrus The Twirl card spins between fingers
Related toAlso published here 1956 99
Jerry Andrus A Flourish for the Back Slip Force spectator pushed card into one-handed water fall cascade to select card
1956 104
Jerry Andrus Table Fan Flip fan configuration on soft surface used to flip over a card
1956 106
Jerry Andrus A Flourish Turn Over in the hands, rotates between opposite corners
1956 108
Jerry Andrus Walking Deck deck squeezed into beveled condition and moved across soft surface for flourishy effect
1956 110
Jerry Andrus Rolling Deck uncased deck is rolled on edge from one hand to the other on soft surface
1956 112
Jerry Andrus Calculating Deck one-handed springing action that is noisy, deck stays in hand
1956 113
Jerry Andrus Something to Fool With incomplete faro shuffled deck with one half perpendicular, dropped onto table, shuffled cards drop out and flip over one by one
Related to 1956 114
Jerry Andrus Double Fan Flourish double fan with outer half at an angle
1956 116
Jerry Andrus Contortionists Turn Over one-handed
1956 117
Jerry Andrus A Flourish Discovery incomplete faro shuffled deck with one half perpendicular, near table, cards from one half pivot down one by one until only selection is sticking out
1956 118
Jerry Andrus Monkey Business faro unweave spring flourish
1956 119
Jerry Andrus The Expanding Circle circle spread on table is enlarged to a bigger circle
1956 120
Jerry Andrus Ribbon Spreads with turnover and configurations with incompletely faro-shuffled cards
1956 121
Jerry Andrus A Blank Deck Idea selection found, rest of deck shown blank, reverse fan and hiding pips with other card
1956 130
Jerry Andrus I O U letter I O U are made up of cards on the table
1956 153
Bruce Posgate Ribbon-Spread Cards Suspension spread remains suspended in mid-air, combined with arm spreads, lazy tongs gimmick
July 1956
Ibidem (Issue 6)
17
Jerry Andrus Fountain of Cards kind of spring from incomplete faro shuffled deck in perpendicular condition
1957 7
Jerry Andrus Spray Flourish card spring out of hand into two fountains from incomplete faro shuffled deck in perpendicular condition
1957 7
Jerry Andrus Double Waterfall double waterfall to outside after faro, selection remains in hand
Also published here 1957 7
Jerry Andrus Double Cascade cards cascading into other hand after faro, Notis type
Also published here 1957 7
George Coon Winding The Pack wind up gag
1958 54
Bill Carew The Last Word in Card Disclosures slightly bent card flips over when newspaper cover is removed from it with some force
1958
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958)
35
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Rusduck Riffle Genuine Shuffle, cards are sprung into released cards from the other
Related to Apr. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 7)
10
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Retaining Top & Bottom Cards
Apr. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 7)
11
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Retaining Entire Order
Apr. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 7)
11
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Riffle Cut cutting the deck while shuffling
Apr. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 7)
11
Dai Vernon To Show the Top Card
1959 35
Dai Vernon The Chinese Second Deal one-handed pop-over flourish
Related toVariations 1959 71
Edward Marlo Variations of D'Amico's Deal: The Top Card Deal
1959 70
Senor Notis The Notis Cascade One-handed Riffle Shuffle with Cascade Finale
Related to 1960 31
James Steranko, Jerry Andrus Riffling the Deck two-handed riffling while holding out lateral palmed card
1960 32
James Steranko Flip Over Count
1960 44
James Steranko The Duplex Cull openly removing two sets of cards, flourish
1960 45
Karrell Fox "Hum-Bug" Prediction cardboard piece (with bug drawing on one side and prediction on other side) rides along as spread is flipped over on table
Related to 1960 7
Judson S. Brown One Handed Ribbon Drop
1961 46
Drop Riffle old terminology
1961 56
Art Lyle Merry Go Round card is twisted with a flourish, sticking out from the deck
June 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 358)
261
David Bendix Dear Mr. Lyons one-hand riffle shuffle as a secret sleight, credit information
Related to Mar. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 23)
30
Arthur Hastings Dear Howard one-hand riffle shuffle as a secret sleight, credit information
Related to Mar. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 23)
31
P. Howard Lyons On the One-Hand Ribbon Drop and Catch
Mar. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 23)
31
John Murray Spirit Deck deck makes sounds, card is divined
Jan. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 365)
290
One Hand Flourish Deal as in Chinese Second Deal
1962 73
James Steranko The Crossfire Deal one-handed flourish deal in which top card spins out
Variations 1962 83
James Steranko Blues Up and Down stud-deal handling of Crossfire Deal
Inspired by 1962 85
Nate Leipzig Spring Card Location while cards are sprung from hand to hand, card jumps out
1963 189
Brian Glover Elimination - Revelation card revelation, from eight cards, flourish
Sep. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 383)
361
Edward Marlo Faro Fan Constraint to apparently give a free choice to think of a card, but only half the cards are visible
1964 23
Alex Elmsley Faro Fan
1964 53
Edward Marlo, Alex Elmsley Marlo's Faro Jogs handling possibilities for Alex Elmsley's Faro Fan idea
  • Five Methods
  • Side Jog to Angle Jog
  • Angle Jog to Side Jog
  • Table Faro Angle Jog
  • Up Jogging the Reversed Card (two methods)
Inspired byRelated to 1964 54
Edward Marlo Tabled Faro Fan Set-Up using table faro or only even riffle shuffle to get into Faro Fan configuration
Related to 1964 59
Jerry Andrus Novel Card Test four indifferent cards shown, one changes into selection and flips face-up from another card with a flourish
1964 1
Dai Vernon The Perfect Circle of Card "Chapter Three", complete circle fan
Variations 1967 23
Alfred Benzon Benzon's Shuffle riffle
Variations 1967 141
Dai Vernon Vernon One-Handed Shuffle riffle on the table
Related to 1967 142
Harry Lorayne Packet Toss-Turnover flourishy turnover of packet as it is dropped onto deck, "juggling type move"
Also published here 1967 116
Alex Elmsley, Edward Marlo Thumb-Fan Hide-Out jogged card, as switch
1968 100
Tom Batchelor The Vee-Drop Flourish incomplete Faro flourish
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
81
Tom Batchelor Taken In Pairs faroed deck is spread on arm
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
81
Tom Batchelor The Double Backed Fan all backs faro fan
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
82
Tom Batchelor The Bottom to Top Swivel card transferred from bottom to top while closing fan
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
92
Ellison Poland Variation Of The Benzon One Hand Shuffle riffle type, Charlier Cut position
Inspired by 1969 67
Ellison Poland Card Fans intro
1969 83
Ellison Poland Preparation of Cards
1969 83
The Pressure Fan
1969 84
The Two Handed Thumb Fan
1969 87
One Hand Fan For Right Hand
1969 88
One Hand Fan For Left Hand - Reversed
1969 89
Left Hand Forward Fan
1969 90
The Two Handed Blank Fan
1969 90
Edward Marlo Jog Fan handling for pressure fan with jog(s)
1970 56
Edward Marlo The Insertion Method: As a Multiple Control cards fanned with four jogged cards, delayed, overhand shuffle
Related to 1970 58
Edward Marlo Fantastic Fingertip Controls with step fan, and one hand closing of fan, see also page 85 for "Added Notes on the One Hand Closing of the Fan"
1970 60
Edward Marlo right-hand pressure fan notes reverse fan applications, hiding face-up cards in face-down fan, All Backs, ..., right-handed pressure fan suggested by Frank Shields
VariationsAlso published here Summer 1970
Hierophant (Issue 4)
210
Jerry K. Hartman Flourish Count Add-On each card Flourish-Counted face down beneath packet after being peeling onto deck, “to avoid the unnatural action of tabling and retaking the deck or the rather cumbersome repositioning of the deck required by the standard methods”
1970 5
Dai Vernon Flourish Count
1970 5
Jerry K. Hartman Flourish Count Secret Addition switch out any three of the four Aces, regardless of their order
1970 6
Jerry K. Hartman Secret Subtraction – The Basic Action as example, three of four Aces are stolen back onto deck as fourth is peeled, switching them out
VariationsAlso published here 1970 7
Jerry K. Hartman Secret Subtraction – Variation 1 switch out first and second Aces of packet or second and third
1970 8
Jerry K. Hartman Secret Subtraction – Variation 2 similar to Variation 1, switch out first two Aces, next two Aces get left face up on deck after peeling them
1970 8
Jerry K. Hartman Secret Subtraction – Variation 3 switch out three Aces, leaving them below top card of deck
1970 9
Jerry K. Hartman New Faces #1 (Variation 5)
three Twos and one King change into three Kings and one Two, achieves Secret Subtraction of all four cards, including the last one peeled
1970 9
Jerry K. Hartman New Faces #2 (Variation 5)
four Twos change into four Kings in same suit order, achieves Secret Subtraction of all four cards, including the last one peeled
1970 10
Jerry K. Hartman Notes three brief tips
1970 22
Val Andrews We're Not All Perfect! No. 6, cards sprung to table as flourish but they land on floor, gag
1970 (ca.) 6
Joseph K. Schmidt One-Hand Table Faro good luck
Related to July 1971
Epilogue (Issue 12)
94
Peter Kane The Lazy Gambler flourish deal vom incomplete faro position, performer gets Aces
1971 17
Roger Smith Fancy Count from deck onto table, two-handed
1971 2
Joseph K. Schmidt Card Flourishes two moves Schmidt saw used by GIs
  • Pistol Grip Deal (flourish deal)
  • Downtown Cut (one handed on table)
1972
Magick (Issue 44)
219
The Springing Cards cards are sprung into the air, chosen card is caught
1972 9
Harry Lorayne Packet Toss-Turnover brief
Also published here 1972 1
Edward Marlo, Jerry K. Hartman Count Down Flourish variation of Marlo move (modified grip), see reference
Inspired by 1972 24
Dai Vernon Vernon's Peek Glimpse Push-Over No. 1, partial reverse fan used to glimpse a card either near top or near bottom
1972 7
Dai Vernon Vernon's Four Ace Trick Introduction No. 26, reversed Aces not seen in reverse fan, then they appear face up with regular fan
Related to 1972 12
Dai Vernon Vernon's Fan Peek Glimpse No. 98, glimpse with step fan, from behind by bending corner
Related to 1972 29
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Peek "Open and Shut" Reverse Fan Location No. 122, peek, then step fan as delay, then cut
Related to 1972 36
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Fake Ace Placement No. 196, Aces inserted into fan all end up on top, perhaps slid all the way in until they are out and riding under/behind the fan?!
Related to 1972 47
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 240, card appears out-jogged from fan, with "take any card" gag by Daley
Also published here 1972 61
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Estimating Peek: 3) Daley's Estimate No. 337-3, card peeked at, deck fanned (step fan), then performer spreads through cards and finds selection face down
1972 95
Rolland Hamblen Hamblein's Move In Stripping Four Aces No. 403, perhaps misspelled "Hamblen", delayed strip-out idea for multiple shift, cards fanned with four in-jogged cards
Related to 1972 110
Dr. Jacob Daley Side Steal And Hand Spring Move Riffle No. 530, card side stolen from center, then added to top after spring
1972 149
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 Peek-Fan-Side Jog Location No. 544, step fan after peek, Daley variation with two breaks/steps
1972 153
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Reverse Principle In White Border Cards No. 590, using reverse fan and cards that are reversed in deck, application not clear
1972 165
Jerry Andrus Kurious Kards on flourishes
1973 7
Jerry Andrus Easy Waterfall cards cascading into other hand after faro, Notis type
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1973 12
Jerry Andrus Outside Waterfall double waterfall to outside after faro
VariationsAlso published here 1973 13
Jerry Andrus Triple Waterfall thirds faroed into each like a triple-faro for cascade
1973 14
Jerry Andrus Quadruple Waterfall fourths faroed into each like a quadruple-faro for cascade
1973 16
Jerry Andrus Tumbling Effect halves faroed into each other at right angles, cards tumble out of hand one by one
1973 17
Jerry Andrus Another Cascade halves faroed into each other at right angles, cards cascade to both sides, with variations
1973 18
Jerry Andrus Card Spray halves faroed into each other at right angles, cards pop over and fall
1973 20
Jerry Andrus Unweave Flourish cards unweave upwards, one-handed
1973 20
Jerry Andrus Unweave onto Table
1973 22
Jerry Andrus Standing Weave Spread deck released onto table in standing V-spread, also with triple or quadruple faro or longitudinal upright incomplete faro
1973 22
Jerry Andrus Double Fan deck beveled into pointed configuration
1973 24
Jerry Andrus Squeeze Shot center of beveled deck shoots out when squeezed
1973 26
Jerry Andrus Standing Squeeze Spread deck beveled into pointed configuration and squeezed out between flat hands into standing spread, into both directions, double-spread can be split into two
1973 27
Jerry Andrus Squeeze Fan squeezing faroed cards into a double fan one-handed
1973 30
Jerry Andrus Some Ideas with Ribbon Spreads some flourishes with table spreads, double spreads, lifting the tabled spread up
1973 32
Jerry Andrus Double Spread on Arm
1973 34
Jerry Andrus East Indian Cobra arm spread with faro-shuffled deck, one end hangs free in the air
1973 36
Jerry Andrus Stand-Up Spread two side-by-side table spreads are lifted up and leaned onto each other
1973 38
Jerry Andrus Air Borne Spread long spread between the hands with faro-shuffled deck
1973 38
Jerry Andrus Flip-Over Flourish incomplete faro shuffled deck with one half perpendicular at one corner is riffled onto table, shuffled cards drop out and flip over one by one
Related to 1973 40
Jerry Andrus Funny Deal incomplete faro shuffled deck with one half perpendicular in T-formation, cards from one half shoot out one-handed
1973 42
Jerry Andrus A Pendulum Idea incomplete faro shuffled deck on edge on table, pen moved back and forth and cards drop onto table one by one
1973 43
Jerry Andrus Leap Frog balancing configuration on table, cards moved to top one by one, and top card slides down one side one by one
1973 43
Jerry Andrus Flip Shuffle cards in one palm up hand, cards released off thumb flip over finger onto table, as shuffle with both hands
1973 44
Jerry Andrus Some funny things with a Bent Deck faro shuffle with heavily bent deck, cards make a long bridge, also unweave flourish
Related to 1973 44
Jerry Andrus A Slow Motion Tumble incomplete faro with heavily bent deck, cards drop onto table one by one slowly
1973 47
Jerry Andrus The "S" Shuffle heavily bent deck faro shuffled and bent into S shape, cards fly out one by one
1973 48
Jerry Andrus The Balancing Deck deck laid out onto table in large area, whole thing picked up and balanced on one finger, also as revelation
1973 49
Jerry Andrus Faro Drop Flourish fine incomplete faro, deck held in end grip, cards drop one by one
1973 52
Alex Elmsley, Edward Marlo Faro Fan
  • 1st Discard - In the Hands
  • 2nd Discard - On the Table
  • 1st Technique - in the Hands
  • 2nd Technique
1974 117
Jerry Andrus Waterfalls flourish with faro-shuffle deck
1974 16
Harry Lorayne A Flourish Deal
1975 65
Gerald Kosky Spin-Away Card Deal little finger shot
1975 36
Gerald Kosky Fancy One-Hand Deal thumb shot
1975 37
Frank Shields Four Card Display Move
Also published here 1975 1
Jerry Andrus Basic Utility Fan Move
Also published here 1976 48
Randy Holt The Curley-Cue-Move one-handed fan
Inspired by 1976 70
David Berglas Palm Spring wrong card put side-jogged in the deck, when cards are sprung from hand to hand, card changes to selection
Variations 1976 37
David Berglas Caught Card cards spread on table, when spread is turned over selection shoots in other hand
1976 39
T. G. Murphy Deck Flip deck flips over in left hand
Related toAlso published here 1976 13
Bill Tarr Flourishes
1976 57
The Snapback one-handed fan closing
1976 60
Bill Tarr Exhibition Card Fans
1976 61
Bill Tarr How to Treat an Exhibition Fanning Deck
1976 61
Thumb Fan
1976 62
Spring Fan pressure fan
1976 63
Reverse Fan
1976 64
One-Hand Fan
Also published here 1976 65
One Hand Reverse Fan
Also published here 1976 66
Twin Fans one-handed fans with both hands
1976 68
Giant Fan faroed cards
1976 69
Peel Away Fan fan is split in two fans
1976 70
Peel Away Fan in Reverse fan is split in two fans
1976 71
The Waterfall
1976 74
Springing the Deck
1976 75
Card Count Flourish one-handed
1976 82
Card Spreads on table, turnover flourish, on arm, catching from arm
1976 86
Martin A. Nash Flip Deal Flourish
1977 182
Frank Shields Four Card Display Move
Related toAlso published here 1977 35
Paul Harris Three Way Display Deck displayed on table in three fans
Also published here 1977 39
Paul Harris Flash Control Flourishy card control
Also published here 1977 93
Stephen Minch A Light Fandango selection rises from fan, wiggles and goes back down, then vanishes from deck
1977 37
The Ribbon Spread with turnover flourish variations
1977 32
Audley Walsh Fan Bluff Spacing cards inserted close together seem to be widely separated
1977 67
Juan Tamariz Baraja en Cinta color changing sequence with fanning cards
1977 84
Warren Wiersbe Pressure Fan with step after peek
1978 72
Flourish Count
1978 75
Lewis Ganson The Origins of Card Fans
1978 5
Lewis Ganson Cards Suitable for Fanning
1978 6
Lewis Ganson Preparation of the Cards
1978 7
Lewis Ganson Arranging the Cards
1978 7
Lewis Ganson Forming Fans
1978 8
Lewis Ganson Standard Fans different versions
1978 8
Lewis Ganson The Rosette
1978 13
Lewis Ganson MAGICAL Standard Card Fans without visible thumb movement
1978 14
Lewis Ganson To Close a Standard Fan one handed
1978 16
Lewis Ganson Double Fan Separation
1978 17
Lewis Ganson The Flash Change with a card fan deck
1978 19
Lewis Ganson Giant Fans
  • The First Fan
  • The Second Fan (different angle of the cards)
1978 22
Lewis Ganson To Square the Pack
  • The Rip Off
  • Waterfall Shuffle
1978 25
Lewis Ganson The Spring Fan pressure fan
1978 27
Lewis Ganson Single Handed Fans
1978 28
Lewis Ganson Magical Single Handed Fan without seeing a motion
1978 29
Lewis Ganson Fan False Shuffle
1978 29
Lewis Ganson The Routine
1978 31
Edward Marlo Marlo's Count Down Flourish
1978 42
Steve Beam The One Handed Pharoah one handed faro shuffle and cascade (Jerry Andrus)
Inspired byAlso published here 1978 18
Deck Flip one-hand flip and catch at table edge (as often done with coasters)
1978 87
One-Hand Pivot Cut
  • Multiple Version (one-handed overhand shuffle)
1978 90
Bill Tarr Impromptu Fan Routine exhibition card fans
1978 102
Alex Elmsley Faro Fan
Apr. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 4)
182
Jeff McBride The Jumping Card card is pressed on table and jumps up
May 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 5)
199
Harry Lorayne Editorial rants
Sep. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 9)
252
Eric Mason The Pit-A-Patter Of A Tiny Feat winding the pack gag
Related to June 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 6)
692
Dr. Jacob Daley Twirl Flourish card is twirled 180° while protruding out of the deck
June 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 6)
696
Steve Beam Split Fan fan splits in the middle as soon as spectator tries to take a card, gag
Also published here 1979 15
Edward Marlo A Ribbon Spread Tip hiding reversed cards under top card in table spread
1980 123
Dribbling the Cards
1980 17
Chinese Deal
1980 30
Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez Flap Jacks indifferent cards transform into Jacks and appear in a visual display
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 31
Flip Hallema Spin Flourish to place card in center
1980 20
Karl Fulves Mexican Revolution tabled spread turns over by itself, posed as a problem
1980
Interlocutor (Issue 41)
163
Arturo de Ascanio Magischer Zier-Dreher flourish twist of packet
1980 18
Ben Harris Ribbon-Spread Turnover with Coin coin hidden between cards
Related to 1980 28
Steve Beam Split Fan fan splits in the middle as soon as spectator tries to take a card, gag
Also published here 1980 4
John Henderson Ribbon Spread With Coin handling touch of spreading the deck with a coin between the cards
Apr. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 4)
479
Faro Fan
1981 67
Peter Kane Four Card and Deck Display backs
Related to 1981 36
Paul LePaul The LePaul Spread
Related to 1981 17
Karl Fulves Spread Variations LePaul Spread variation
Related to 1981 19
Dan MacMillan Spread Lap - First Method during ribbon spread & turnover flourish
1981 12
Ken Simmons Spread Lap - Second & Third Method during ribbon spread & turnover flourish
1981 13
Ken Simmons Ribbon Spread Reverse during ribbon spread & turnover flourish
1981 15
Paul Harris Just Call Me Mr. Wonderful one-handed method to take deck out of case and fan it
Also published here 1981 139
Bluff Fan Multiple Shift bluff spacing, all go to the bottom
1981 125
Peter Kane Four Card and Deck Display final display in which four cards stick out at four corners of the deck
Related to 1981 18
Frank Shields Four Card Display
1981 24
Walt Lees The Card Circle complete circle fan
Inspired by 1981 26
Walt Lees Bluff Spacing Multiple Shift into fan
Inspired by 1981 5
Dr. Jacob Daley Spin Flourish
1981
Babel (Issue 1)
5
Matt Corin Good Opener method to open the seal of a new deck of playing cards, by tapping it on the table
1981
Babel (Issue 2)
7
Rose Flourish squared deck is spun and smears into a rosetta
1981 7
Bill Wisch Gravity Fan fan is made one-handed and appears to form itself
1981 18
Jon Racherbaumer Drawing a Blank tips on the reverse fan
1982 58
Noel Stanton Flick Up Flourish displaying card from packet
1982 103
Jon Racherbaumer Jog-Podge Control finessed, with fan
1982 125
John Cornelius Spring Set
VariationsAlso published here 1982 53
Stephen Minch In Praise of the Lowly Flourish essay
1982 5
Dribbling the Deck brief
1982 36
Small Packet Fan Faro
1982 260
Majax Uncanny card turns over from itself at fingertips
1982 72
René Lavand Spanish Card Rise shown by Howard Wurst, card ribbon spread on the table, when levered over selection protrudes from the center, with one hand, shown by "south american magician" (Lavand not mentioned)
1982 30
Turnover of a Card flourish, card is dropped on table
1982 17
Paul Brignall F.A.R.T riffling sound, when spectator picks something up
Feb. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 10)
178
Meir Yedid The Card Sorter packets are pushed through deck several times
1982 34
Edward Marlo The Warm-Up ribbon spread & turnover variations
1983 220
Dr. George E. Casaubon Of One-Hand Cuts and Shuffles
  • In Defense of One-Hand Cutting
  • Origins
  • King Charlier
  • Cuts and Numbers
  • Cards and Techniques
Also published here 1983 218
Dr. George E. Casaubon The Casaubon One-Handed Shuffle overhand style
1983 222
Dr. George E. Casaubon Pincer Grip Possibilities A. Middle to top Pincer Cut
B Mixing the Middle Pincer Cut
C. Pincer Packet Control
D. The Insertion Pincer Cut
E. The Shark Bite Pincer Cut
F. The Pincer Grip Shuffle
Related toAlso published here 1983 226
Dr. George E. Casaubon A Stand-Up One-Hand Table Cut or Shuffle
1983 228
Paul Harris Bee Bop card case makes back flip
1983 11
Paul Harris Pyramid
  • How to Make a Pyramid (three-sided structure with cards)
  • Modern Pyramid (card rises out of pyramid)
  • Elevator Pyramid
Related toVariations 1983 70
Dana Betz Dana's Double Pyramid one-handed pyramid build
Inspired by 1983 74
Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez, Eddie Fechter Instant Replay card jumps off deck into other hand, then back
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1983 126
Paul Harris Simple Switch card from top visibly switches place with card in other hand
Also published here 1983 130
Step Fan
1983 150
David Britland Spinner Daley Spin Flourish (or Jerry Andrus?), card changes, top card of double is pushed flush during spinning action
1983
Cardopolis (Issue 1)
29
Frank Simon, Paul LePaul Bluff Spacing Fan
Inspired by 1983 73
Twirl Flourish out-jogged card is spun 180 degrees with right first finger
1983 124
Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez Triple Snap card is turned over in one hand and snapped three times
1983 17
Martin A. Nash Disarming Hide-Out fanning deck while cards are in Gambler's Cop
1984 48
Martin A. Nash Disarming Hide-Out fanning deck while cards are in Gambler's Cop
Jan. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 1)
873
Pascal Monmoine The Domino Effect two cards
Inspired by May 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 6)
1227
Faro Fan
May 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 6)
1232
Chuck Smith Hobson's Choice deck vanish, acoustical illusion of riffling the deck with a single card
Also published here
  • MUM, July 1980
1984 141
Jon Racherbaumer Surfer Sandwich visual catch as tabled spread is turned over
Related to Oct. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 10)
1121
Dai Vernon Mental Five one of five, using pressure fan hideout
Inspired by Spring 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27)
243
Barry Stevenson Split Waterfall stealing cards into back palm during waterfall flourish
1985 228
John Riggs Sandwich Spread jokers placed on spread, spread is flipped over and jokers caught with right hand, selection is found sandwiched in between
Related to 1985 128
Steve Beam Dead Spread table spread turnover gag, spectator fails to turnover cards, spread breaks halfway
1985 137
Dai Vernon, Max Malini Peek Control holding break as deck is balanced on fingers, then step fan (1939)
Related to 1985 29
Frederick Braue Braue Injog injog after diagonal insertion, side dribble ("spill") convincer
Related toVariations 1985 16
Frederick Braue Braue Fan Jog fan with a retained jogged card
1985 17
Sliding Key Force card under fan
1985 22
Francis Carlyle Snap Double Lift dribbling until two cards remain in hand, then flip-over
Related to 1985 27
Flourish Count "a favorite of Gene Gordon, of Buffalo"
Related to 1985 10
Frederick Braue Telemagic spectator finds another spectator's card in a corner of the room
(a.) card reversed
(b.) reverse fan
  • Braue's new method with double facer
Related to 1985 13
Frederick Braue Braue Injog and Sidespill side dribble ("spill") convincer with injogged card (1945/46)
Inspired by 1985 18
Frank Shields Catching the Cards from double friction toss
Also published here 1985 25
Paul Rosini Flourish Count with Cards card pivots off deck
1985 28
Dr. Jacob Daley Spin Flourish
1985 6
Daryl Martinez Touches displaying four cards in a flourishy way
1985 9
Frank Shields Frank Shields Display flourish for displaying four cards between the fingers
1985 11
Pat Hazell Down the Falls, Up the Back popular sight gag in which cards are sprung behind back from hand to hand
Variations 1986 134
Edward Marlo Table Spread Hideout leaving top two cards together during spread
1986 36
Dan MacMillan Pressure Fan Cull during the square up
Variations 1986 61
Edward Marlo Olram's Fan Cull
Inspired by 1986 71
John Davit Triple Waterfall deck is shuffled once, three waterfalls
1986 233
John Bannon The Cleaved Deck intro on faro fan ideas
1986 22
Alex Elmsley, John Bannon False False Shuffle faro fan
  • False False Shuffle Notes
Also published here 1986 23
John Bannon II. The Cleaved Deck Location red and black cards openly separated, one card chosen and replaced in other half, halves shuffles together to apparently lose it, performer names card, faro fan
Variations 1986 24
John Bannon III. Impromptu Stooge Swindle variation in which a spectator names the selection, faro fan
Inspired by 1986 25
John Bannon IV. The Cleaved Deck Discovery combination of previous routines, openly red-black separated deck, card location, instant mixing finale, faro fan
1986 25
Dai Vernon On the Turn of a Card revealing a chosen card (Leipzig, Rosini)
1987 1
Steven Schneiderman Spread/Wave Change/Production double table spread, second spread as change/production
Related to May 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 5)
1354
John Cornelius Spring Set
1987 30
Edward Marlo Marlo Flourish single card turned over in hand
1987 89
Karl Fulves Powered Flip-Out as tabled spread is flipped over, a packet with selection on face jumps in other hand
1987 11
Dribble Force
1987
Lecture Notes Collection (Issue Carney Uncovered)
7
Thomas Hierling Pivot Flourish three cards held at corners, they pivot apart in one row and center card turns over
Related to 1987 79
Spin Flourish on top of deck, works with double
1988 143
Gabriel Moreno Thumb Flip right thumb flips top card in air, works with double
1988 144
Naoki Ogi The Three-Sixty Fan one-handed perfectly circular fan
1988 61
Paul Harris Instant Replay card jumps off deck into other hand, then back
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 9-12 Paul Harris: The Act)
20
Steve Beam, Rhett Bryson Over the Top gags for card cascade
1988 361
Steve Beam Last Initial producing initials with a deck of cards
1988 427
René Lavand False Shuffle one handed, only photos
Related to 1988 34
Jerry Sadowitz Fetch! Ace of Spades runs around edge of fanned deck to find selection
1989 3
Gordon Bruce Split Second Deal flourish in which a card appears while apparently a single card is dealt
1989 49
Karl Fulves Overthrow coin (or other object) on tabled spread during turnover
1989 4
Tom Craven The Hinge Move half the packet turnover flourish with tricky purpose
Sep. 1989
The Minotaur (Vol. 1 No. 3)
3
Edward Marlo Flourish Show to show vanish of Ace
1989 65
Edward Marlo One-Handed Top Card Turnover
1989 138
Juan Tamariz Concealment in Left Hand Fan TPC
1989/91 36
Ken Krenzel Flourish Insertion one-handed insertion of top card in center
1990 96
Rose Flourish squared deck is spun and smears into a rosetta
1990 77
Anthony McDaniels Card Roll steeplechase flourish with packet of cards
Feb. 1990
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 2)
9
Dribbling the Cards
1991 12
Alex Elmsley, John Bannon False False Shuffle faro fan
Also published here 1991 27
Alex Elmsley Jog Fan brief
Oct. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 10)
14
Roger Klause Having Card Chosen from Fan fan should be vertical
1991 163
Axel Hecklau Spin the card! card spins between fingers, pin on thumbtip
1991 11
T. Page Wright Chapter 4 - Ornamental Sleights with Cards
1991 135
The Card on the Arm two variations
1991 142
T. Page Wright One-Handed Deal see endnote
1991 143