3,175 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Congress of Court Cards with the twelve court cards
Related to 1876 59
Conus To Change the Four Aces, held tightly by a Person into Four Indifferent Cards Conus Aces
1876 93
To Change Four Cards, drawn haphazard, and placed on the table, into Cards of the same Value as a Single Card subsequently chosen by one of the Spectators optional forcing pack
1876 102
Four-of-a-kinds deck is dealt in thirteen piles, value named, one pile is removed that consists of all those cards
1889 78
The Queens digging for Diamonds hotel trick with eight cards each and story presentation
Also published here 1889 82
Conus Conus' Ace Trick
1889 107
L'Homme Masqué Die vier Buben auf der Wanderschaft No. 6, four cards chosen, they are the four jacks, they are shuffled back and produced from inside the jacket at sleeve opening
1895 93
Professor Bellonie, Carl Willmann Ein Stündchen beim Wunderdoktor Ast in Radbruch second part of article, story presentation for hotel trick with fours-of-a-kind
Related to Apr. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 4)
58
Professor Bellonie, Carl Willmann Ein Stündchen beim Wunderdoktor Ast in Radbruch third part of description
Related to May. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 5)
74
Die Eintracht der Damen card chosen, then three more cards chosen and the match, then assembly with four double facers
Dec. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 4)
52
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die Verwandlung der vier Point-Acht-Karten four spectators each take a card, they're the Eights, those then change to Sevens and the Eights are back in the deck, impromptu double-enders
Related to 1896 54
Der Bube als "enfant terrible" four cards selected, they're the Eights, Eights held by spectator, four other cards placed on table, Eights returned into deck, cards on table turn out to be three Eights and a Jack, jack transformed into missing Eight and four Jacks produced from pocket
Related to 1896 84
Grand Card Maneuvre Jacks on top and Kings on bottom of deck, Queens under plate, Queens vanish and appear on top of deck, Jacks and Kings under second plate, then Queens back under first plate
Related to 1897 160
Four Aces at four Numbers four numbers named and Aces counted to one by one, using faced deck and deck turnovers
Sep. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 9)
133
Die gehorsamen Asse Aces put in center, spectator choses how many Aces should appear on top and bottom, Conus Aces gag sequence, four Aces under spectator's hand transpose with four other cards, deck changes into all-Aces
Nov. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 11)
164
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die vier Könige "Hofzinser's Kartenkünste V."
card thought of, three cards chosen from a chosen packet, another card quickly taken out of pocketed deck by spectator, assembly, three double facers
Related toAlso published here June 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 6)
84
Carl Willmann Die vier Buben auf Wanderschaft four cards chosen, they are the Jacks, shuffled back and produced from up the sleeve, duplicates
Apr. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 4)
51
Carl Willmann Die Verwandlung der vier Point-Achtkarten four cards chosen, they are the Eights and tabled, then they transpose with the four Sevens (three Eights with a cover Seven fanned and vice versa)
July 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 7)
99
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
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die Macht des Gedanken spectator selects three cards which match prediction, then assembly, four double facers
Also published here 1910 58
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die Vier Könige card thought of, then a spectator extracts it from pocket, three matching cards found, then assembly, four double facers
Related toAlso published here 1910 69
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Allvermögen der Damen four cards chosen, they're the Queens, they transpose with four indifferent cards, Queens change one by one and back to Queens
Also published here 1910 105
The Queens who left their Courts to dig for Diamonds classic hotel trick with Aces, Kings, Queens and Jacks dealt out
1911 94
Charles T. Jordan Our Friends, the Aces No. 21, Conus-type gag phase, Aces vanish from three piles, but there are Jokers in fourth pile, they change back to Aces, duplicate Ace and four Jokers
1919/1920 59
Charles T. Jordan Leave it to the Aces No. 22, Aces pushed in deck, named Ace lies next to selection, using Diagonal Palm Shift
Variations 1919/1920 64
Charles T. Jordan The Phantom Aces No. 23, four Aces are alternated in color, spectator cannot take two of same color
1919/1920 65
Jack Merlin A Four Ace Assemble Aces rise on top of the deck, featuring a fine jog at the front that's controlled with the left first finger
Also published here 1927/28 4
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Das Kaffeekränzchen four of a kind separated in the deck ends up back together in the middle
1930 66
Ralph W. Hull Birds of a Feather Flock Together
Inspired by
  • "Picture Puzzle" (Dai Vernon)
1933 25
Arthur Johnson Cards and a Newspaper ace cutting method used for newspaper prediction
Oct. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 13)
63
Louis Lam "A-Cee-O" - A Four Ace Effect spectator counts four piles on table, Aces on bottom of each
1935 5
Louis Lam The "El-El" Master Four Ace Effect aces disappear one by one between two faced piles, indifferent cards then change to aces via glide
1935 7
How to Make a Spectator Become a Magician spectator loses and finds the aces, no-touch trick
1935 97
Caryl S. Fleming The Four-Ace Merry Mix Up No. 16, spectator cuts deck into four piles, then various displacements à la Poker Player's Picnic are made, Aces shown on top of the piles
1935 19
Audley Walsh The Audley Walsh Coincidence four cards selected turn out to be Aces, lost again and dealt in poker hand
Related toVariationsAlso published here June 1936
The Jinx (Issue 21)
122
Audley Walsh Novel Beginning for a Four Ace Trick four chosen card turn out to be Aces
Related to 1936 156
The Nines random numbers add up to nine, Nines are selected
Related toVariations 1936 156
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
Victor Farelli Poker and Brag four Aces produced in "magic gambling" routine via dealing procedure
Inspired by
  • "After the Four Ace Trick" (Billy O'Connor, The Magic Wand, June-Sept 1935)
1936 33
Victor Farelli The Mystic Eight four of a kind location based on the mystical number 8
Variations 1936 38
U. F. Grant Effect No. 2 spectator cuts to the Aces with single cut, cross-cut force with two Aces on top and bottom at start
1936 1
U. F. Grant The Vanishing Mirror Aces are found without looking at faces, apparently with mirror that vanishes, one-way backs
1937 152
U. F. Grant Call Me Up Sometime four cards are placed next to Queens
1937 162
Companionable Kings Kings come together in middle after spectator's shuffling, stripper deck
1937 265
Theodore Annemann Slates and Aces message on slate changes itself
Also published here 1937 357
Magician vs. Gambler
Variations 1937 43
Joe Berg The Magician Makes Good unknown card tabled, one card and two mates reversed (e.g. three Aces), first card does not match and reversed cards are seen to have transformed into matching values
1937 8
U. F. Grant U-Do-It Ace Trick spectator loses Aces and deals out four hands to find them again, no-touch by magician (telephone trick?)
VariationsAlso published here 1938 349
Theodore Annemann Annemann's Aces Aces change to Kings, reappear somewhere else and the Queens show up as well, begins like a regular Ace assembly
Variations 1938 365
The Three Musketeers and D'Artagnan jacks lost in deck, four hands dealt out, chosen one contains jacks
1938 7
Orville Wayne Meyer The Burglars three Jacks between the four Kings, all face down
Variations 1938 17
The "Conus" Aces Aces transform under spectators hand, travel to spectator's pocket, duplicates
1938 23
Jean Hugard, Art Lyle Magician vs Gambler patter story and simplified handling
Inspired by 1939
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39)
369
Louis Lam The El-El Four Ace Production
1939 10
Silas and the Slickers rhyming patter, ballad by Elmer Applegit
Variations 1939 26
Theodore Annemann Slates and Aces initialed message on slate changes itself
Also published here 1939 14
Dr. H. Walter Grote The Harmony of Numbers "An Original Card Divertissement"
several piles made by cutting and saying stop, each pile has ten cards and a Ten spot on top
Related to 1939 28
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
Ace Assembly two methods, not the pure effect
1940 238
Nate Leipzig The "Slap" Aces Aces vanish from pack and reappear
1940 244
Passe-Passe Aces with transformation/transposition element
Variations 1940 250
Matching the Packets spectator deals to four predetermined cards
1940 388
The Seventh Son spectator finds three mates
Related toVariations 1940 389
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
Henry Christ Aces and Kings a bit procedure heavy
Jan. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 74)
496
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
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Busted Bobtail four royal flush cards produced, then fifth has wrong suit, rest is transformed
1941 15
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Locating the Aces four touched cards are stripped out and shown to be the Aces
1941 24
Martin Gardner Four Piles and a Dollar Bill spectator deals pile into four piles, the values on top form the year on the bill
1941 6
Edward Marlo Imitation of Scarne thumb digs in deck and drags card out
1942 7
Edward Marlo The Hotel Mystery
Variations 1942 17
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
Edward Marlo A Good Number spectators stops while performer is shuffling four times and cards are turned over, next to Aces
Related toVariations 1942 11
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Year in Your Life four digits of named year cut to
Related toVariations 1942 19
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
Clyde Cairy Sympathy
Variations Sep. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 43)
177
Audley Walsh Audley Walsh Coincidence four cards selected turn out to be aces, lost again and dealt in poker hand
Also published here 1943 6
Warren Wiersbe Military Mixup
Variations 1944 8
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
George Starke My Uncle and the Gambler
Inspired by Aug. 1945 142
Arthur H. Buckley The Lost Aces Experiment No. 5 - Aces are lost and indifferent cards transform into Aces
1946 155
Joe Berg The Convexed Aces Experiment No. 6 - cards are lost and found, Aces are bridged
Variations 1946 156
Arthur H. Buckley Birds of a Feather Experiment No. 10
Variations 1946 160
Arthur H. Buckley A Difficult Routine Experiment No. 17 - four cards change one at a time, presented with four forced selections (Aces)
Related to 1946 168
Arthur H. Buckley The Ladies and the Deuces Experiment No. 21 - with cards to pockets climax
1946 174
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 Your Favorite Ace Experiment No. 34 - named Aces appear at named numbers, surprise transposition at end
1946 199
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
Art Lyle Aces Up card is selected, deck dealt in three piles and on top are the other cards of the same value
May 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 105)
423
Jean Hugard A brillant finish to any ace trick double friction toss
Variations Jan. 1946 187
Howard A. Adams Uncanny Coincidence after odd calculation, four cards are located which match total
Nov. 1946 265
George Foster Money On The Line spectator stops count four times, bottom cards are the Aces
1946 13
Two Digits ten-twenty force four times to produce Aces
1946 49
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
Edward Marlo The Good Magician
Related to 1947 44
Herb Runge Duo
Inspired by Mar. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 122)
491
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
A Poker Player's Picnic no-touch, little bit of dealing involved
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1948 16
The Sevens
Related to 1948 123
Obliging Aces
1948 125
Acrobatic Aces aces come to top and bottom via charlier cut
1948 173
Fours of a Kind dunbury delusion presentation
1948 213
Conus Ace Trick Aces transform in spectator's hand, travel to his pocket
1948 249
George G. Kaplan, Dai Vernon The Royal Assembly Aces, Kings, Queens and Jacks of each suit separate into piles of their own kind
Variations 1948 94
Bert Allerton Allerton's Amazing Aces four selections cut to one by one, they change into aces
1948 3
Bert Fenn, Neal Elias 10-6-9-4 four values are counted to, aces found, inspired by Stanley Collins trick from "A Conjuring Melange"
Variations 1948 6
Bruce Elliott Aces??? magician vs. gambler, doing all the moves but getting all four aces, magician's joke
Apr. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 148)
595
Dr. Jacob Daley An Ace Opener four touched cards turn out to be the Aces, using the Daley Switch
May 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 12)
422
Frederick Braue Gambler vs. Magician (A New Handling) four-of-a-kind ends up in pocket
June 1948 434
Arthur H. Buckley The Sympathetic Cards Ace to Three of Spades are used to find Aces, Twos and Threes and make them transpose and change to match
1948 111
Conus Conus' Aces Aces under spectators hand, x-cards change to aces, indifferent cards unter spectator's hand
1948/27 114
U. F. Grant Four-Ace Routine Aces with twelve indifferent cards are mixed and dealt in four piles, Aces in spectator's pile
Also published here 1948/27 119
Edward Marlo Face-Up Ace-embly aces distributed in pack, all together reversed in center
1948/27 123
Joe Berg Magician Makes Good unusual presentation
Also published here 1948/27 126
Edward Marlo Four-Ace Opener packets are held face to face, aces appear there
Related to 1948/27 134
Dr. Jacob Daley, Paul LePaul The Bashful Queens Three Queens on the table change to indifferent cards. All four Queens are found in four different pockets
Related toVariations 1949 179
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 Aces Up Aces vanish from deck, then are found face-up in deck
Variations 1949 10
Al Leech The Influential Ace
Inspired by 1949 11
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
Harry Lorayne The Great Jewel Robbery or Vice Triumphant
Related to Oct. 1949 590
Martin Gardner Five Nine King card chosen, three piles arranged as in Poker Player's Picnic, on top of the piles are then the mates that match the selection
Related to 1949 11
Robert Parrish Automatic Assembly cards of same value as a selection are found via dealing
1949 30
Henry Christ Birds of a Feather dealing to some named numbers to locate four Aces
1949 32
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
John Scarne Sympathetic Aces No. 19, Ten-Twenty Force to locate all four Aces one by one, minor variation included to locate Royal Flush
1950 39
John Scarne Swimmers No. 31, Deck is cut into four, cards are moved around in long procedure, reveal four Aces. Procedure repeated, reveal four Kings.
Related toVariations 1950 56
Oscar Weigle The Weigle Aces No. 32, Procedure like Poker Player's Picnic until last packet reveals a Three, count down to face up Ace
Related to 1950 58
Martin Gardner Five Nine King No. 94, card is freely selected, and its mates are found by cutting the deck.
Related toVariations 1950 176
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
Lewis Ganson Gambler's Luck poker player's picnic type Kings location, open Bottom Deal demo followed by Aces deal
Inspired by
  • "Tops Four Aces" (Paul Clive's "Card Tricks Without Skill")
  • "The Honest Gambler" (Walter B. Gibson's "Professional Magic for Amateurs")
Variations
1950 71
Paul Rosini Kings and Queens Kings and Queens behind back, performer brings forward a set of each suit, then again behind back and performer brings forward all Kings or Queens as requested, then performer separates them again after a shuffle
1950 51
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
Edward Marlo Cardician Makes Good double duke
Related to 1951 5
Russell "Rusduck" Duck The Gambler with gambling theme, spectator has to deal from the bottom
July 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 234)
934
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
Eddie Joseph Confused Four Aces four Aces lost into deck during slop shuffle, deck dealt to separate face-up/face-down, Aces found (no Triumph part)
1951 8
Al Leech Ace Location
Variations 1952 25
Bill Simon A Touching Experiment cards spread on table, spectator and performer draw out two cards each, four Aces
1952 60
Bill Simon The Thought-Of Ace thought of Ace (or all Aces) rise to top
1952 109
Bill Simon Unexpected two red aces are laid on spectator's hand and transform into black aces, then the red aces are pinched out of the deck one by one, first phase similar to Fechter's "Be honest"
Related toVariations 1952 133
Bill Simon The Magnetic Cards cards are cut in four packets, one card selected and with that card the other of the same value rise on top of each packet
1952 137
Dr. A. Ch. Wilsmann Meta Morphosen four cards change to Queens, part of description is missing
1952
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 13 No. 6)
75
Percy James Coincidence and Four Kings deck dealt in four packets, and packets cut by spectator, value is used to count to card which turn out to be the four Kings
1952
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 13 No. 6)
84
Queens three cards chosen, one card spelled to, all are Queens
1952 15
Al Leech Wild Deuces Twos are lost and found
Also published here 1952 18
The Slap Trick uncredited LePaul production
Related to 1952 52
Al Leech Quad Reverse three Mates of selected Card turn over
1953 3
Al Leech A Reverse Discovery Aces put in deck, Kings found, Aces reversed
1953 21
Edward Marlo Cardician Makes Good
Variations 1953 119
John Hamilton Annemann's Slates and Aces in Miniature prediction of an ace, slate in envelope
Also published here Apr. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 279)
1116
Del Ray, Edward Marlo The Royal Assembly using Jacks, Kings, Queens and Aces
1954
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1954)
5
Bill Simon The Mathemagician two spectators discover the Aces by random dealing, dealing to bottom and then into multiple piles
Related toVariations 1954 8
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
Cy Endfield Gambler Out-Gambled
Related toVariations 1955 38
Roy Walton Eight Ladies? four Queens are found then placed on table where they change into Eights, Queens found in four different pockets
Inspired by 1955
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)
21
J. Stewart Smith Pop Over Treys
1955 8
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
Steve Belchou Belchou's Aces Poker Player's Picnic, four Aces found via dealing and transferring cards between four piles, credited to Steve Belchou
Related to 1956 27
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
Stewart James So Nero spectator loses Jacks and deals out four hands to find them again, no-touch, story presentation, with spelling strategy to force one of four piles
Inspired byVariations Apr. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 5)
3
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
Jerry Andrus They Pick the Aces four cards pushed out of tables spread by spectators, they are the Aces
1957 4
Jack Avis Cards of Sympathy four quartets show up, transform, transpose
1957 11
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
Tony Corinda, Jon Tremaine (6) The Mentalist's Four Ace Trick four cards are selected and put into a glass each, in the glasses are odd backed cards as predictions, two times four Aces
1958 111
Alex Elmsley Arab Roto-Pack using faros for various placements
Also published here Mar. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 6)
13
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
Joe Berg Magician Makes Good "Magician Maces Good", unusual presentation
Also published here 1958
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 6)
760
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
Tom Ransom Australian Poker three cards placed on each Ace, packets combined, after down-under deal performer ends up with the Aces
Related toVariations Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
4
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
Dai Vernon Four of a Kind magician and spectator each exchange some cards which turn out to be a four-of-a-kind
Related toVariations 1959 19
Dai Vernon Matching the Cards
Related to 1959 22
Carmen D'Amico C. As Production of Aces Aces appear one by one face up on pack
1959 75
Edward Marlo Face Up Assembly spectator shuffles cards into deck, yet they are all together again
1959 114
Edward Marlo Order of Aces magician predicts order of aces in freely shuffled deck
1959 115
Edward Marlo Double Coincidence two cards chosen by performer and spectator turn out to be aces
1959 16
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
Edward Marlo, Neal Elias, Bert Fenn Observation Test see also p. 1 for notes on presentation
Variations Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
5
Mel Stover Triptych spectator cuts deck in two piles, card cut to is placed aside, down-under-deal with both halves, the remaining cards match, and they also match the card placed aside, fourth card in wallet
Variations July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
15
Edward Marlo The Rough Magician vs the Gambler
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
42
Malcolm Davison You can tell Fortunes reading card trick, with kings kicker
1960 51
James Steranko Dead Man's Hand Finale Chapter Twelve, "A Lesson in Card Artistry"
spectator choses card, they turn out to be Dead Man's Hand (pair of Eights and Aces), third Ace appears between them
1960 83
Edward Marlo Related Quadruplets performer removes unknown four-of-a-kind from blue-backed deck, spectator removes any quartet from a red deck, they match
Inspired byRelated to May 1960
Ibidem (Issue 20)
15
Neal Elias Down & Out sixteen-card packet is sorted into four fours-of-a-kind with down-under-deal
Inspired by May 1960
Ibidem (Issue 20)
20
Edward Marlo Addenda re Diminishing Lift Switch Observation Test handling with Diminishing Lift Switch
Inspired by June 1960
Ibidem (Issue 21)
10
Francis Haxton Royal Company four packets of four cards each, one card removed from each packet, they are the four Queens
June 1960
Ibidem (Issue 21)
28
Dai Vernon The Card Puzzle picture cards and Aces assemble - kind of, for credit information see Marlo & Higham references
Related to 1961 54
Henry Christ Henry Christ's Fabulous Ace Routine
Related toVariations 1961 48
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
Anthony J. Gugliotta This is Your Life four digits of named year cut to, simplified
Inspired by Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
21
Lin Searles Quick Watson, the Aces Aces in row on table, three cards put on first Ace, that packet lost, repeated with next two Aces, three cards put on last Ace, packet shown to be Aces
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
22
Lin Searles The Repeat Pick spectator touches four cards in in-the-hands-spread which are out-jogged, they are the Aces, Aces are lost again and effect repeated
Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
23
Ron Johnson, Harry Lorayne Aces Wild Aces are found in do as i do way with two halves
Related toVariations 1962 32
Harry Lorayne Coincidentally Yours three four of a kinds are produced via some layout and counting procedure
Related toVariations 1962 44
Herb Zarrow Revolving Aces four times Christ Force
Related toVariations 1962 98
Bill Simon Challenge Aces Ace of Spades is placed aside and keeps reappearing, change into four different Aces
VariationsAlso published here 1962 201
Harry Lorayne Fantasia Aces are found without looking at faces, then deck changes color
1962 255
Dai Vernon The Vernon Card Puzzle
Variations 1962 32
Dai Vernon Improved Card Puzzle
1962 58
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
Nate Leipzig The Matching Up Trick or Comedy of Errors
1963 167
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
Harry Lorayne Magician vs. Gambler cards to pocket finale
Related toVariations 1964 27
Edward Marlo A Simple Ace Routine aces lost and found with four times the 10-20 force
1964
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
90
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 On the Re-Stacking Pack two spectators decide for numbers and remember the cards at their number four times with faros in between, each has a four of a kind
Inspired by 1964 18
Edward Marlo Alternation using an eight card faro control to set-up for a Matching the Cards type routine
1964 29
Edward Marlo Changing of the Cards performer cuts deck in four face up piles, spectator chooses one, face cards of the other three piles are changed to match selection, faro
1964 39
Edward Marlo Ace Finders values of four unknown cards locate Aces
1964 42
Bob Veeser A Subtlety for the Spectator Cuts the Aces two Aces are on one pile, bluff sequence, packets assembled one by one and top cards tabled
Variations 1964 46
Edward Marlo Bluff Ace Cutting packets assembled one by one and top cards tabled, bluff
Inspired byRelated to 1964 46
Edward Marlo Marlo's Four Card Miracle four selections, faro control, cut to the Aces with selections
1964 47
Bob Veeser Acetimation estimation presentation, nail nicked Ace
1964 49
Bill Simon Acetimation estimation presentation, faro setting
1964 51
Edward Marlo Acetimation estimation presentation, faro setting, aces on bottom of packets
1964 52
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
Al Leech The Better Magician
1965 55
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
Larry Jennings The Changing of the Guard "Chapter Twelve", three cards are changed to match Ace of Spades
Related to 1967 75
Larry Jennings Monarch's Quartette "Chapter Thirteen"
Variations 1967 83
Larry Jennings Monarch's Quartette - plus
1967 85
Jack Avis Slippery Aces Aces produced, then lost and produced in named order
1967 177
Dai Vernon, Hubert Lambert, Faucett Ross Emerald Isle Aces four times riffle force in which top packet is turned over and spread until first face-down card
Related toVariations 1967 228
Bill Simon Sleight of Mind travelling production combo with red Aces in one and black Aces in another packet
1967 239
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
Harry Lorayne Oh, those Aces! aces start in lap, sucker dealing procedure
1967 69
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
Bill Simon, Harry Lorayne Deal & Duck eight cards removed below the table by performer and spectator, packet used to find Aces via deal & duck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1967 149
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
Stewart James Smart Alexis three-of-a-kind removed, then choses a card face-down which matches
Inspired byRelated to
  • p. 77 for credit information
  • p. 88 for comment by George McLean
Variations
Jan. 1967 73
Lu Brent Smart Alexis II three-of-a-kind removed, then choses a card face-down which matches
Inspired by Mar. 1967 88
Peter Kane Royal Flush Flash Kings change into royal flush
Related toVariations 1967 2
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
Gene Finnell Aces at Random four cards face up, value of each is dealt and four aces found, spectator decides in which order
1967 10
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
Robert Parrish Quadruple Sympathy
1968 55
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
Theodore Annemann Four Ace Routine from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
aces change to kings, appear in chosen pile, queens assemble as well
Jan. 1968 154
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
Larry Jennings Refigured Pre-figuration
1969 50
Paul Swinford Four of a Mind spectator thinks of a value and removes card of that value from half the deck, performer divines it, repeat, do as i do finale
Related to 1969 59
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
Roger Klause Any Times Aces stop procedure while performer deals heaps of cards, aces found
1969 129
Mel Brown Combination four indifferent cards turn into Aces, are lost and found again, then lost and found once more
1969 137
Alton Sharpe Jumping Jacks performer cuts pack into four piles, Jacks on top, then matrix routine with table mat with post card covers
1969 145
Edward Marlo Cutting the Aces
1969 147
Edward Marlo Marlo Re-Stacking Pack two spectators decide for numbers and remember the cards at their number four times with faros in between, each has a four of a kind
Inspired by 1969 175
Karl Fulves Locating The Aces tabled Ace production with riffle shuffle revelations
Variations 1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Riffle Shuffle Controls)
43
William P. Miesel 3rd Flight follow the leader with 3 quartets
July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
48
Edward Marlo Four Ace Stop quadruple stop trick, bottom deals
Winter 1969
Hierophant (Issue 2)
62
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
Aldini Monte Aces Aces travel from packet to packet
1969 8
Edward Marlo Re-selection four Aces are lost, spectator selects four cards, turn out to be four Aces, lapping
1970 154
Allan Ackerman The Spectator Refuses to Cut to the Four Aces
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1970 7
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
Robert (Bob) Hess Irresistible Fours two cards as predictions, two cards chosen, makes four fours
Sep. 1970 359
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
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
Harry Lorayne To Catch an Ace #1 Lorayne says he didn't do any research, so the methods might not be his
1971 50
Derek Dingle, Edward Marlo To Catch an Ace #2
Inspired by 1971 53
Harry Lorayne To Catch an Ace #3
Related to 1971 56
Harry Lorayne Case Aces Spectator Cuts to the Aces with color changing back kicker of aces
1971 63
Harry Lorayne To Catch an Ace #4
1971 65
Harry Lorayne To Catch an Ace #5
Variations 1971 69
Harry Lorayne To Catch an Ace #5A
1971 71
Harry Lorayne To Catch an Ace #6
Related to 1971 74
Harry Lorayne Fourcefully spectator selects four cards from four packets of four cards each - four-of-a-kind
Variations 1971 79
Harry Lorayne Roll Your Own dice are rolled and number used to count down to the aces, last ace found via indicator card
1971 91
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
Edward Marlo Notes on a Miracle Kings are inserted next to Queens by spectator, ten methods (ungaffed, double facers, double backers, roughed)
Related to Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
265
Edward Marlo Si Stebbins Sorcery Incomplete Faro Selection, then selection named or four-of-a-kind found, four effects
Variations Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
292
Ron Ferris Girl Happy two cards chosen from two halves each - four Queens
1971 22
Ron Ferris Misbehaving Queens four cards put in odd-backed deck, they are Queens
1971 25
Edward Marlo Lead-in Ace Cutting
Apr. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 4)
25
Derek Dingle Open Sesame
Related toVariations 1971 10
Derek Dingle The DD Color-Changing Aces
Related to 1971 18
Peter Kane The Faro Card Puzzle "This is a 'faroation' of Vernons Card Puzzle"
1971 18
Bruce Cervon Zauberkunste Triumph! based on a Hofzinser trick, amount of chosen card is divined by finding the four cards with the same value, re-deal force
1971
Magick (Issue 23)
113
Roy Walton 1929 Aces Aces turn face up in the center of the deck, one by one
Also published here 1971 19
Roy Walton Another Fine Mess court cards rearrange themselves, royal assembly meets follow the leader
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1971 37
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
Edward Marlo Perplexing "Cardician Makes Good"
Related toAlso published here 1972 20
Frank Garcia Cut the Kings spectator deals in four piles, Kings on top, change to Aces
Related to 1972 23
Al Leech Easy Aces
Also published here 1972 52
Frank Garcia Anytime Four Aces
1972 54
Frank Garcia Hide and Seek Kings Kings vanish, Queens appear in between
1972 57
Jeff Altman Three Happenings similar in effect, top and bottom cards of piles fit
1972 377
Jim Lee, Edward Marlo Triumph Plus with four-of-a-kind productions
Inspired by 1972 78
Jim Surprise Surprise Aces: Spectator Cuts The Aces
Variations 1972 91
Derek Dingle Gambler's Triumph matching the cards / triumph combo
July 1972
Epilogue (Issue 15 (Part 2))
131
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
Edward Marlo The Elusive Jacks black jacks change to red jacks, blacks reversed in deck, spectator locates reds again
Inspired by May 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 5)
38
Roy Walton Twice Removed four Twos found by spectator
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 9)
73
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 Set-up for Marlo’s “Cardician Makes Good” see reference
Related to
  • "Cardician Makes Good" (Edward Marlo, The New Tops, July 1963, p. 26)
1972 9
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 A Cut Above mirroring each other, magician and spectator each cut four piles, magician has cut to Kings, spectator has cut to Aces with corresponding order of suits
Also published here 1972 38
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 Placer spectator deals and stops at the four Aces
Inspired by 1972 41
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
Dai Vernon Vernon's Matching Up Trick No. 12
1972 8
Dai Vernon Vernon's Matching Up Trick Variation No. 19, three different switch-outs, "Dai showed this to Leipzig and it became his favorite trick."
1972 10
Dai Vernon Vernon's Four Ace Puzzle Trick No. 77, with strip-out addition without details
Related to 1972 23
Dai Vernon Vernon's Four Ace Puzzle Variation No. 94
1972 28
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 Knaves And Aces No. 212, Jacks lost and found and put in "prison", they transpose with Aces
Related to 1972 52
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 "I Thought So" (Matching Up Variation) No. 262
1972 65
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
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Ace Placement No. 302, Aces inserted in fan but next to key cards apparently
1972 78
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Psychological Matching Up Trick No. 340, with pocket finale, two cards can be pre-loaded
Related to 1972 95
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
H. Adrian Smith, Dr. Jacob Daley Adrain Smith's Poker Player's Dilemma (Sphinx April 1938) No. 402, "Adrian" misspelled, matching the cards with Royal Flush: four Royal Flush cards in Hearts cut to and tabled, then the last in Spades, all change to Spades
  • Variation (Daley, missing Hearts Royal Flush produced from pocket)
Also published here
  • "A Panicky Poker Player's Problem" (H. Adrian Smith, The Sphinx, Vol. 37 No. 2, Apr. 1938, p. 39)
1972 109
Gerald Kosky Kosky's Card Discovery No. 417, Poker Player's Picnic with four selections
1972 113
Aces To Kings Gamblers Routine Wrinkle No. 480, Kings find Aces in different ways, short outline
1972 134
Put Up Bottom Deal Variation No. 487, four packets cut to, Aces found on bottom
Related to 1972 136
Mystic Number Card Routine No. 499, four packets cut by spectator, remaining cards are ten cards, Ten on bottom of each cut-off packet
1972 138
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
Ace Act Routine No. 519, titles of three Ace tricks that are combined to routine
1972 146
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
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Combination Transposo And Comedy Of Errors For Finish No. 609, doing matching the cards as follow up to a transposition
Related to 1972 169
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Face Up Four Pile Trick With Clip Steal No. 620, some kind of lost and found Aces, unclear
1972 173
Nate Leipzig Leipzig's Four Aces And 3 Ten Match Up Trick No. 676, note without content
1972 184
Nate Leipzig Leipzig's Matching Index No. 683, cryptic
1972 185
David Lederman Dave's Delight four Ace kicker
Related toVariations 1973 31
Frank Garcia Happinstance
1973 52
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 Spectator Aces spectator deals packets, Aces on face of packets
1973 66
Father Cyprian Two Gamblers v.s. One Magician transforms in Royel Flush as kicker, mistake presentation lost
1973 81
Arturo de Ascanio, George Schindler, Frank Garcia European Aces three cards forced as Ace production
Related toVariations 1973 106
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
Harry Lorayne Half-Force Aces spectator cuts to the aces, they change to kings, aces produced from anywhere
1973 23
Harry Lorayne Half-Force Open Prediction three prediction cards, spectator cuts deck into three packets, top cards match
1973 26
Derek Dingle Color-Full aces lost and found, color changing backs, change to kings
1973 90
Harry Lorayne Quick Matching the Cards
1973 100
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
Karl Fulves No-Cover Aces four aces, four indifferent cards, aces vanish/change into indifferent cards, aces found again
Variations 1973 21
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
Ken Beale Poker down under deal packet trick with poker theme
  • Canberra Poker
  • New South Wales
Related to Sep. 1973 655
Lin Searles General Assembly
Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
665
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
Karl Fulves Fourcast from twelve-card packet spectator choses two cards which are mated and form a four-of-a-kind
Also published here Nov. 1973 686
Harvey Rosenthal, Piet Forton The 5th Jack red Jacks put on table, top card of deck are also red Jack, tabled ones now black, all put on table, top card is another jack, cards on table are now Aces, see also p. 782 for improvement
Inspired by
  • trick of Piet Forton (see also Gus Southall and Francis Haxton variations in The New Pentagram)
Dec. 1973 692
Derek Dingle Royal Triumph "Progressive Triumph" with color changing back kicker, simplified handling
Inspired by 1973
Innovations (Issue 2)
1
Jerry K. Hartman Four Downs Four Aces placed in one half of the deck "penetrate" to appear in another half of the deck
Inspired by 1973 17
Jerry K. Hartman PersuACEive Three Aces lost in deck face down, Ace of Spades left face up in the middle. The other three Aces appear face up near to Ace of Spades
Also published here 1973 18
Jerry K. Hartman One Good Turn Aces placed between the Jokers will reverse itself
Inspired byVariations 1973 20
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 Invisible Cut Plot change to Al Leech's Lost and Found Aces
Inspired byVariations 1973 23
Jerry K. Hartman Four-Gone Delusion III Four Kings vanish one by one, reappear next to Queens
1973 26
Jerry K. Hartman Overskill II Spectator cuts to Aces, then magician cuts to Aces in different flashy ways
Inspired byAlso published here 1973 28
Juan Tamariz Poker de Ases! cutting the aces, similar to A Poker Player's Picnic
Related to 1973 33
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 Strictly to Enhance Your Imagination Aces lost and found, then two selections found and deck separated into reds and blacks, faro
Related to 1973 36
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
Edward Marlo Perplexing "Cardician Makes Good"
Also published here 1973 4
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
Edward Marlo The Cam Dice and Sevens sevens are found with count down procedures and dice
1974 147
Edward Marlo Another Spectator Cuts the Aces with bluff, two Aces end up on same pile
1974 209
Jerry Mentzer Queens over Kings spectator selects card and cuts three piles, all are queens, two handlings
1974 23
Herb Zarrow 4-Card Catch
Also published here Mar. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 20)
184
Henry Christ H.C. Aces apparently original handling by Henry Christ
Mar. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 20)
190
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
Edward Marlo Dribble Concept Continued two decks are dribbled and spectator calls stop, eight aces, double back thick card
Related to Nov. 1974
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 3)
29
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
Roy Walton Tricky Tuition fake explanation, spectator places four black cards among twelve red cards in position for a deal, when cards are dealt, those cards change to Queens
Also published here 1975 67
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