345 entries in Cards / Sleights / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Stanley Collins False Envelope Insertion only part of the cards are inserted into the envelope
1915 29
Theodore Annemann Alignment Move
Nov. 1934
The Jinx (Issue 2)
7
Envelope Placement Steal packet put in envelope, a card remains outside
Related to 1935 25
Mercury Card Fold into fourths under deck
1936 7
Joe Berg Alignment Move Change
Variations 1937 6
One Hand Quarter Fold brief
Also published here 1938 308
Two Card Monte Move double facer and backer
1938 443
Mercury Card Fold into fourths under deck
Apr. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 10)
4
Mercury Fold fourths, mention of Malini's "Card to Mouth"
Related toVariations 1940 304
Folding a Card sixth, palm
1940 305
The Kaufman Card Stand another display method for stand up poker routines
1940 414
Two Card Monte Move
1940 37
Guide to Card Positions basic terminology
1941/27 193
Folding a card sixth, palm
1943 19
Theodore Annemann Alignment Move
1943 37
Dai Vernon The "Pull-Back" Steal steal under piece of paper
1945 3
Leon Maguire Impromptu Card Stand newspaper over chair, as a display for stand-up performances
Also published here June 1948 428
Arthur H. Buckley Envelope Placement Steal packet put in envelope, a few cards remain outside
Related to 1948 54
Arthur H. Buckley Simulated Placing of Kings in Envelope packet apparently put in envelope, remains outside
Related to 1948 67
Leon Maguire Newspaper Card Holder as a display for stand-up performances
Also published here 1948/27 93
Theodore Annemann Alignment Move
1948/27 196
Alignment Move
1949 35
Bill Simon Airing the Strip-Out deck beveled for easier strip-out
Related toAlso published here 1952 56
One Handed Card Fold
1952 128
Martin Gardner Airing the Deck deck is aired and held in proper angle to simulate full deck
Nov. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 321)
92
Card Stand for Gambler's Rehearsal to perform poker deals for larger crowd
1954/27 98
Alignment Move on deck
1955 27
Jerry Andrus Deck Up the Sleeve
1956 132
Edward Marlo Quick 3-Way three-alike display
Related toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
2
Palm Fold into sixths
1959 132
Edward Marlo Roughly a New Approach intro on ideas with pairs of rough/smooth cards to form impromptu double facers or backers
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
35
Alignment Move
1960 72
Line Up Move
1960 17
Edward Marlo Variation of Handling Line Up Move plus a method of unloading to clean up
1960 20
Edward Marlo Diminishing Lift Switch switching sequence with consecutively smaller multiple lifts on top of the deck, see following pages for more applications
Related toVariations June 1960
Ibidem (Issue 21)
8
Theodore Annemann Alignment Move
1961 14
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
43
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
Mar. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 8)
59
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
1970 27
Karl Fulves Simulated Placedown convincer when tabled cards are secretly face up under cover card
1971 5
Tom Batchelor The Riffle Shuffle Fold tabled, in half
Related toVariations 1971 39
Tom Batchelor Half Fold mercury fold, only in half
1971 41
David Lederman Combination Gambling & Close up Display Board utility display for stand-up work
1972 100
Louis Zingone Surprise Reverse card on top, another card put in center, it rises to top and other card is reversed in center, for Dai Vernon credit see p. 484
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Surprise Reverse (Cigam, Walter Schwartz, 1931)
Jan. 1972 477
Dai Vernon The Loving Couple King and Queen transpose in the deck, Queen turns face up, see also p. 486
Related toAlso published here Feb. 1972 484
Line-up Move see also p. 11
1972 9
A Card for Mercury
1972 104
Dai Vernon Vernon's King And Queen Love Story No. 28, King and Queen transpose in the deck, Queen turns face up, cryptic, Vernon showed it to Zingone who published the general idea in Cigam according to note
Related to
  • Surprise Reverse (Louis Zingone, Cigam, Walter Schwartz, 1931)
Also published here
1972 12
Joe Berg, Karl Fulves Likeness small packet, one card is switched
Inspired by 1973 116
Karl Fulves Block-Off Switch
1973 117
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
1973 44
Dick Zimmerman Card Fold while closing the fan, folding selection in half
1973 10
Edward Marlo Red-Black Arrangement five methods to secretley get a red black alternating order into a pair order (rrbbrrbb...)
1974 92
John Cornelius Fold-a-Card in quarters, while spreading through deck with faces towards performer
VariationsAlso published here May 1974 740
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Trick #5 two cards change, Two Card Monte sequence with impromptu double backer
Also published here
  • in "Random Conceptions with Cards" (ca. 1930)
Sep. 1974 790
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
1974 42
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
1975
Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
7
Edward Marlo, Alex Elmsley Criss-Cross Subtlety both hands have a small packet and make two alternating packets by thumbing off single cards and crossing hands each time, at the end there are two cards of the same group together in the center
Also published here 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 4)
47
Peter Duffie Positive Card Fold
Inspired by Aug. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 12)
290
Alignment Move
1976 5
Two Card Monte Turnover with double facer and backer
1977 70
Eric Mason Envelope Load loading a card into an envelope, under card spread
Sep. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 1)
460
Edward Marlo, Alex Elmsley Criss-Cross Subtley
Also published here Oct. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 2)
477
Dropping Cards Parallel they fall face-down
1977 11
Karl Fulves Push Transfer two packets are pushed forward, one card transferred
1978 42
Karl Fulves Eight in the Side Pocket card travels from one compartment of wallet to another pocket, using ad card as double facer
1978 7
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
1979 4
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
1979 5
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ The Annemann / Christ Alignment Move
Sep. 1979
The Talon (Issue 5)
52
Edward Marlo An Approach to D.F. Aces deal four Aces face down, yet they are double facers, roughed
1980 172
Michael Ammar Card Fold in sixth below the deck
Variations Apr. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 4)
327
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
1980 71
Gordon Bruce Split Second splitting move
Aug. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 8)
890
Rovi Table Steal and Control card is secretly held out clipped to table top
1980 36
Method for the One Hand folding of a Card into sixth
1981 34
Alignment Move
1981 38
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
1982 8
Timothy Wenk One-Handed Fold palm fold to quarters
1982 275
Larry Jennings F.T.L. & R.T.D. Aces four touched card are Aces, seven card assembly
Related to 1982 6
David Britland Face to Face two selections, joker stabbed into the deck next to first selection, then joker turns into second selection
June 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 14)
260
Peter Kane Alignment Move Variation
1982 91
J. C. Doty Double and a Half showing top cards as indifferent card while selection is on top
May 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 5)
773
Charlie Miller Alignment Move Palm small packet
Dec. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 16)
151
Mercury Card Fold fourth
Mar. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 9)
1102
Edward Marlo Bottom Card Displacement exchanging bottom two cards
1983
Facsimile (Issue 1)
34
One-Handed Fold palmed into sixth
1983 27
Alignment Move
1983 2
Dan O'Donoghue Folding the Card into sixth in palm in several steps while sitting
1983 49
John Kennedy Folded Arm Cover for folding
1983 26
Henry Christ, Theodore Annemann Alignment Move
1983 28
Chuck King Slide-Under Double Lift Substitute slide-under switch action with alignment move type action to get a card underneath a single on top of the deck
Related to 1983 31
Edward Marlo Slide-Under Double Lift Substitute technical variation, slide-under switch action with alignment move type action to get a card underneath a single on top of the deck
Related to 1983 56
Edward Marlo Modified Mechanic's Grip for punch deal
1984 26
Theodore Annemann Alignment Move "Anneman Line-Up Move"
1984 330
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move brief
June 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 6)
931
Father Cyprian Flash Fold card is actually prefolded and this condition is hidden when it is signed
1984
Arcane (Issue 12)
164
Pascal Monmoine Staircase doubles out of deck with plunger principle
May 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 6)
1235
John Riggs Cold Fold card fold into quarters, bottom of the deck, finesse on Scarne's card fold
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1984 92
Mercury Card Fold into fourths
1984 10
Alignment Move
1984 111
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
1985 66
Theodore Annemann Alignment Move
1985 517
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
1985 17
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move variation
1985 28
Rolland Hamblen Alignment Move precursor
1985 8
John Scarne Fold For Card: Scarne in fourth under deck
Related to 1985 3
Ben Harris Quick Fold into quarters under deck
1985 15
Frank Shields Impromptu Double Backer
Also published here 1985/87 101
Larry Jennings Deal Set small packet
1986 171
Theodore Annemann Alignment Move
1986 19
Ray Kosby Sideways Alignment Move end grip, two-handed
1986 9
Mercury Card Fold
1986/99 40
Jeff Busby Credit Information on Mercury Card Fold
1986/99 49
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ, Dai Vernon Alignment Move
1987 152
Stephen Minch Alignment Move credit information
1987 154
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
1987 85
Jim Patton, Father Cyprian A-Foldable action fold in fourth underneath deck, see also page 1355
Feb. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 2)
1314
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
1987 118
Alignment Move
1987
Lecture Notes Collection (Issue Carney Up Close)
21
Mercury Card Fold
1987 34
Jamy Ian Swiss The Under-the-Spread Fold
Also published here 1987 25
Alignment Move
1987 21
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
1988 51
Dai Vernon Alignment Move (First Handling)
1988 146
Dai Vernon Alignment Move (Second Handling)
1988 153
Keikan Miyanaka Non-Prediction all the cards from one color that match a selection vanish from the deck
1988 109
Keikan Miyanaka Blown-Up Deck half deck is "aired" to look like a full deck
1988 110
William Goodwin Alignment Move
Also published here 1988 2
Das Falten einer Spielkarte mit einer Hand one-handed palm fold into sixth
1988 5
John Bannon, Tom Batchelor Creased Lightning II fourths, spelled "Tom Bachellor", for credit correction see reference, page 140
Related to 1989 4
John Bannon Creased Lightning III fourths
1989 5
Mercury Card Fold
1989 74
Gene Maze Insta Fold using table edge
Related to 1989 42
Gene Maze Fast Fold Addenda cover for "Insta Fold"
Related to 1989 45
Alignment Move
1989 6
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
Also published here 1989 499
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
1989 534
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
1989 28
Theodore Annemann Annemann Alignment Move
1989 15
Gary Kurtz Example "The One Hand Top Palm and subsequent Flash Fold of a card supposedly placed into the centre of the deck"
Related to 1989 10
Lisa Menna Half Fold secretly folding card in half on pack
1990 5
John Bannon Creased Lightning into fourth or eighth under the deck, also right after convincing control
Variations 1990 45
Mercury Card Fold fourth
1990 38
Dai Vernon Alignment Move
1990 17
Mercury Card Fold one-handed in palm into sixth
1990 10
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
Dec. 1990
The Minotaur (Vol. 2 No. 4)
7
Gary Ouellet Not on the Bottom, Not on Top showing top and bottom card, hiding selection on top
1990 146
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
1990 66
Henry Christ, Theodore Annemann Christ Annemann Alignment Move
1990 171
Michael Powers The Secret Double alternative to alignment move
1990 171
Jamy Ian Swiss The Under-the-Spread Fold
1990 17
David Harkey Stealth Mercury Fold
1991 70
The folding Card mercury card fold in quarters
1991 53
One-Handed Card Fold into sixth
1991 172
Alex Elmsley Top and Bottom Card Interchanges two methods
1991 103
Dai Vernon Alignment Move
1991 137
John Bannon Creased Lightning Again Creased Lightning III, also right after convincing control
1991 138
Steve Pressley The Under Control
1991 709
Folding a Card Mercury Card Fold
1991 7
Vanni Bossi Secret Fold of a Card in Sixth while deck is turned over, into sixth
Related to 1991 21
Alignment Move
1991 256
David Harkey Thumper deck vanishes except selection, it is found in case
Related to 1991 188
David Harkey Nonplused two decks placed into a single card case
1991 195
David Harkey Blockbuster deck penetrates into card case, ungaffed, pass application
Related to 1991 206
Vanni Bossi Secret Fold of the Top Card in Sixth
1992 4
Vanni Bossi The U.T.N. Folding "Under Their Nose", folding a palmed card in sixth while displaying top card of deck
1992 5
Vanni Bossi Loading a Card into a Glass
1992 14
Backward Annemann-Christ Alignment
1992 253
P. Howard Lyons Slipduc Displacement exchanging middle cards of four card packet
1992 15
Neal Elias Before Zingone impromptu double backer ambitious phase
June 1992
The Olram File (Issue 12)
12
Das Falten der Karte mit einer Hand one-handed in palm into sixth
1992 112
Folding into Sixth in pocket, brief
1992 19
Vanni Bossi The Vanni Bossi's U.T.N. Folding "Under Their Nose", into sixth, while displaying another card
1992 24
Ernest Earick Katosoarus Toss card tossed from palm onto deck as other hand slapps the deck
1993 100
Jeff Moche Alignment Variation handling idea
June 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 6)
2230
Helge Thun Mercury Fold Version
July 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 7)
2233
Michael Close Folding the Contract secret folding method while "contract" is placed into pocket, could be used for jumbo cards
1993 9
How to Fold the Frog folding a frog from a playing card
1993 25
Vanni Bossi How to Roll a Card While Handling the Deck "Under Their Noses" type
1993 2
Alignment Move
1994 47
Meir Yedid Yedid Alignment Variant quick three-way sequence
1994 77
Timothy Wenk Palm Quarter Fold into fourths
1994 8
John Scarne Scarne Card Fold Mercury Fold
1995 131
Vanni Bossi The U.T.N. Folding "Under Their Nose", folding a palmed card in sixth while displaying top card of deck
1995 28
Mercury Fold
1995 11
John Riggs The Cold Fold card fold into quarters, bottom of the deck, finesse on Scarne's card fold
Related toAlso published here 1995 31
Derek Vernon Alignment Move
1995 22
David Acer Airing with Miniature Cards
1995 130
Edward Marlo Marlo's Logic the center of three cards changes into selection, packet alignment move handlings, five methods
Inspired by
  • "A Dai Vernon Sleight" (Genii, Mar. 1957, p. 260)
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, July 1968
1995 13
Michael Ammar Fast Fold into sixth under packet
1995 15
Jerry K. Hartman Quick 3-Way sequence essentially the familiar "Color Monte" sequence
1995 254
Jerry K. Hartman Alignment technique apparently two cards in play, one is a double, lower card of double is aligned with top single card (see reference), alternate handling on p. 283
Related to 1995 282
David Harkey Toppler selection put in center, top half of the deck vanishes, leaving the selection on top, other half found in pocket
Related to Jan. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 5)
62
Steve Bedwell Convincing Control Fold
1995 ca. 1
Tommy Wonder The Two-Second Card Fold into eighth, under deck
1996 136
Mark Sicher Palm Fold
Sep. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 9)
2692
Mercury Card Fold quarters under deck
Oct. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 10)
2708
Alignment Move
1997 9
Michael Ammar Flash Fold
1997 48
Simon Lovell Super Quick Simey Fold into fourth at deck
Inspired by 1997 71
Mercury Card Fold fourths
1997 22
Jack Avis The Siva Fold bottom card
1998 5
Irv Weiner, Howard Schwarzman, Edward Marlo Out-Jog Alignment Move card near the top is out-jogged and shown, top card secretly slid out to be aligned with it
Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
9
Mercury Card Fold
1999 142
Doug Conn The Inflated Deck as a Triumph convincer, credit information on p. 14
1999 13
Doug Conn Tabled Alignment Move
1999 96
Alignment Move
1999 5
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
1999 54
David Stone Mercury One into quarters with one hand on top of deck
1999 42
Lin Searles Inflated Deck illusion
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
44
Alignment Move Switch
1999 176
Folding in Sixth one-handed in palm
2000 106
Line-Up Move at bottom of deck
2000 141
Karl Fulves Line-Up Move Variation at bottom of deck
Related to 2000 143
Alignment Move Palm small packet
Nov. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 11)
59
Bob Kohler Kohler Lift Addition top card put to bottom of four-card packet, really to second from top
2001 10
Alignment Move
2001 87
John Cornelius Fold-A-Card in quarters, while spreading through deck with faces towards performer
Also published here 2001 29
David Stone Mercury One into quarters with one hand on top of deck
2001 18
Brother John Hamman Turn-Around bottom cards are turned around 180 degrees
Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
47
David Stone Mercury One one-handed method to fold top card of deck into quarters, here credited to Tom Stone by mistake
July 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 2)
12
Reverse Alignment Move Jog
Aug. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 3)
8
Martin Gardner Airing the Deck
Related to 2002 88
Steve Beam The Sifter cards face-up and face-down, while stripping out half of them, a card is moved to the top
Variations 2002 196
Rajneesh Madhok Table Sifter cards face-up and face-down, while stripping out half of them, a card is moved to the top
Inspired by 2002 198
Jamy Ian Swiss The Under-the-Spread Fold
Inspired byAlso published here 2002 24
Earl Nelson, R. Paul Wilson Smoking the Deck blowing through an inflated deck to break it in more quickly
Dec. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 4)
73
Peter Duffie PAUS Palmed Addition Utility Sleight, apparently turning deck over but replacing palmed card instead
2003 13
Peter Duffie POUS Palmed Off Utility Sleight, apparendly turning deck over but palming card off instead
2003 14
Mercury Card Fold
2003 1354
Mercury Card Fold Description from 100% Sankey, written by Richard Kaufman
2003
Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Amazing Tricks)
25
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Christ/Annemann Alignment Set-Up getting into interlock configuration
2003 4
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Christ/Annemann Alignment Force & Set-Up
2003 4
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ The Annemann-Christ Alignment Move
2003 9
Luis H. Trueba Carta-Moneda utility move, to hold four torn pieces together as a unit
Also published here 2003 121
Tony Giorgio Eighth Fold
May 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 5)
58
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Münze in der Flasche with funnel
2003 5
Wesley James James Alignment Move a bit like a small-packet strip-out addition
2004 33
Henry Christ, Theodore Annemann Alignment Move
2004 80
Wesley James The Christ-Annemann Alignment Displacement Sequence "A WJ Technical Variation", similar to small packet strip-out addition
2004 377
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
2004 149
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
2004 55
John Scarne The Mercury Card Fold quarters
2004 81
Vanni Bossi How to Roll a Card while handling the Deck
2005 23
Allan Ackerman Backwards Alignment Move to get injog at break
2005 24
Martin Gardner, Jerry Andrus Airing the Deck
2006 131
The Mercury Fold quarters under deck
2006 39
Henry Christ, Theodore Annemann Alignment Move
2006 58
Michael Powers The Secret Double slide-under switch action with alignment move type action to get a card underneath a single on top of the deck
Related to 2006 81
Mercury Fold fourth
2007 221
Michael Ammar Card Fold into sixth below a small packet, for full-deck handling see reference
Variations 2007 278
Vanni Bossi How to Roll a Card While Handling the Deck
2007 25
Dai Vernon, Henry Christ, Theodore Annemann Alignment Move
2007 31
Jack Parker Whiskers Split
2007 93
Jack Parker Misdirection Spread Secretly displacing a card on the table to make number of cards in table multiply
2007 177
Edward Marlo Overhand Cull Shorts Aces cut short, airing deck to let cards fall out
Also published here 2007 25
Kostya Kimlat Impromptu Double Backer culling card from top section of deck which is face up
2007 4
Tony Cachadiña Pliegue en cuatro (a un mano) one handed card fold, on the deck
2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 9)
230
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
2010 88
Theodore DeLand, Tyler Wilson Two Card Monte Move Handling
2010 89
Tyler Wilson Center Alignment Move
2010 95
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
2010 117
Roberto Giobbi Carta-da-Fé how to burn a card
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue June 21)
184
Roberto Giobbi Ambitious III: Creating an Impromptu Double-Backer two methods
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Aug 6)
235
Helder Guimarães Folded Cards on folding cards, idea of pre-cutting for neater fold
2011 73
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
2011 146
Jamy Ian Swiss The Under-the-Spread Fold
2011 17
John Scarne Scarne Card Fold
2012 85
Roberto Giobbi Fake Insertion into Wallet
2012 246
Mercury Card Fold fourths
Aug. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 8)
37
Dai Vernon Alignment Move
Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
64
Jan Logemann The Famous 100-Card Trick (The Unfamous 100-Card Trick)
finale for Williamson's effect, surplus cards vanish after inflated deck climax
Inspired by 2013 4
Patrick G. Redford Tetrad Switch Open way of rearranging the order of four cards
2013 26
Mercury Card Fold one-handed in palm into sixth
2013 18
Harapan Ong A Convincing Card Fold into quarters with Convincing Control cover
Related to 2014 107
Backward Alignment Move
Also published here 2014 171
John Scarne Mercury Fold fourths
Nov. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 11)
43
Miguel Gómez Open Travelers Steal stealing top card of double on table to produce at different location on the table
2014 44
Das einhändige Falten einer Karte classic one-handed fold into sixth
Mar. 2014 521
Alexander de Cova Die Faltung beim Riffelmischen folding technique into quarters during riffle shuffle
Related toAlso published here Apr. 2014 545
Alexander de Cova Die Faltung mit der Kartenschachtel card fold into quarters while putting deck in case and putting rubber bands around it
Also published here Apr. 2014 548
Alexander de Cova John Cornelius Mercury Card Fold in quarters, while spreading through deck with faces towards performer
Inspired by Apr. 2014 553
Alexander de Cova A Priceless Secret pre-scoring cards for mercury fold
May 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 11)
81
Alexander de Cova Wildwest Fold folding technique into quarters during riffle shuffle
Related toAlso published here May 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 11)
82
Steve Beam Binary Bypass Move which allows one to accomplish the Moracle effect without stacking the deck.
  • Royal Mess
Inspired byRelated to 2015 56
Steve Beam Bottom Feeder A move that allows you to accomplish the Moracle effect producing the cards on the bottom of the packets rather than the top.
Inspired byRelated to 2015 63
J. Stewart Smith To The Top Card loaded to be held in mouth
2015 50
Alexander de Cova Die Faltung mit der Kartenschachtel card fold into quarters while putting deck in case and putting rubber bands around it
Also published here 2015 133
Alexander de Cova Card Rolling Technique behind back
2015 105
Alignment Move Reversal reversing a card in small packet
2016 166
Vanni Bossi The Scrunch Fold while deck is turned over, into sixth
Related to 2016 19
Vanni Bossi The U.T.N. Card Fold "Under Their Nose", folding a palmed card in sixth while displaying top card of deck
2016 22
Vanni Bossi Secretly Rolling a Card "Under Their Noses" type
2016 50
Frank Shields Impromptu Double Backer
Also published here 2017
Facsimile (Issue 6)
12
Burying Top and Bottom Card credit information
2017 57
Ryan Plunkett A Satisfying Sequence Getting a card turned end for end and returned reversed in the deck, out of magician's hands
Related to 2017 58
Nancy Colwell Rotator Shifts how to secretly turn a card/packet end for end for use in a tapered deck routine
  • Method One
  • Method Two (based on Nathan's "Long-Fingered Half Pass")
  • Method Three
Inspired byRelated to 2017 93
Alignment Move
2017 194
John Hostler Covered Folding behind a notepad, fourth
2018 52
Henry Christ, Theodore Annemann Christ-Annemann Alignment Move
2018 61
Charlie Miller Bending a Card with bottom card bubble peek
2018 252
Johnny Thompson One-Handed Quarter Fold
2018 294
Asi Wind Folded Under Pressure fourths, fan cover
Inspired by 2018 121
Dani DaOrtiz One-Hand Folding of the Card rolling
2018 25
John Scarne Mercury Card Fold into fourth under deck
2018 106
Max Maven Utility Move mixing process with arm-crossing, credit unclear, see p. 12
2018
Silhouette (Vol. 1 No. 1)
1
Steve Beam The Joker Removal Tool cutting named card to the top while removing Joker
2018 303
Jamy Ian Swiss The Under-the-Spread Fold
2018 26
Scott Robinson, William Goodwin Backward Alignment Move
Also published here 2018 37
Theodore Annemann, Dai Vernon Alignment Move
2018 42
Helge Thun Case Fold card folded into quarters, as case is placed from table into pocket
2019 26
Helge Thun On the Mercury Card Fold comment on speed
2019 48
Yves Carbonnier 1,2,3, Soleil Ace of Spades changes into Two of Spades, Ace found in pocket, Ace changes into Two and Ace is found in pocket again, Three Spades change into Hearts and Spades found in different pockets
Inspired by 2019 50
Luis H. Trueba Utility Move to hold four torn pieces together as a unit
Also published here 2019 52
R. Paul Wilson Open Steal card from case stolen with right-hand packet
Also published here 2019 52
Larry Wilmore Wilmore Wash & Fold into quarters with hand-washing motions as cover
Jan. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 1)
58
Folding a Card into quarters under deck
2019 135
Lin Searles Inflating the Deck "fluffing" one third of the deck to make it look bigger, credited to Lin Searles
Also published here
  • Lin Searles, The Card Expert (1938)
2019 144
John Scarne Mercury Card Fold
2019 250
Inflated Side-Cut inflated half pushed into side of other half
2020 827
Inflated Distribution Side-Cut inflated half pushed into side of other half to distribute top cards widely
2020 981
Steve Forte Distribution Faro bottom cards of one half aired to space them out more in a single faro
2020 1029
William Goodwin, Scott Robinson Backward Alignment Move
2020 38
Dai Vernon, Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ VAC Alignment Move
2020 307
Alignment Move
2020 321
P. Howard Lyons Slip-duc displacement of center two cards in four-card packet
2020 325
Matt Schulien One Hand Card Fold one more fold than normal one-hand palm fold
July 2021
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Special Chicago Issue #1)
30
Steve Reynolds Aluminium Fold quarters, while losing selection in the deck
2021
Output (Issue 18)
31
John Bannon Packet Version Bullet Catcher packet is put in an alternating face-up/face-down configuration
Nov. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 11)
55
Ryan Murray Secret Rotations how to secretly turn a card/packet end for end
  • Single Card Rotation
  • Palm Rotation
  • Shuffle Rotation
  • Half Deck Rotation
Related to 2021 33
Ryan Murray Full Deck Rotations how to secretly turn a card/packet end for end
  • In-Hands Riffle Shuffle
  • Having the Card Returned Behind Your Back (Annemann)
  • Showing all the Cards as Different
  • Handing Out the Deck (Annemann)
  • Split Two Ways (Tarbell Course)
  • Dribble to Table
  • Spreading in an Arc
  • Notes on Table Spreading
Related to 2021 44
Mercury Card Fold
2021 57
Martin Gardner Airing the deck
2021 150
R. Paul Wilson Open Steal card from case stolen with right-hand packet
Also published here Apr. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 4)
154
One Hand Quarter Fold brief
Also published here 2022 281
Gustavo Raley Strange Change only "Raley" in write up
  • The Sleight (deck in left hand, bottom card slid in certain perpendicular position)
  • Card to Box
  • Card to Envelope
  • Bottom Change
Related toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Nov. 2007
2022 667
Alex Rivetti Expertalk: Alex Rivetti on the Mercury Card Fold in fourths under deck
Also published here
  • MAGIC, July 2009
2022 876
Palm Fold into sixths
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2010
2022 970
Tom Gagnon Gagnon Ribbon Spread Card Fold fourths, when picking up tabled spread, card pre-scored
2022 83
Tom Gagnon One-Handed Versatile Get Ready deck in right-hand end grip, bottom card displaced for tabled Gagnon Spread Control applications
2022 132
Bill Simon Airing the Strip-Out deck beveled for easier strip-out
Also published here 2022 162
Dai Vernon, Henry Christ, Theodore Annemann Alignment Move to remove one card of a double from between sandwich
2022 94
Henry Christ Christ Alignement Move brief
2022 ca. 68
Tony Giorgio The Tony Giorgio Mercury Fold card folded in borrowed deck as gag
Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
65
Michael Vincent Card Fold Choreography sixth in palm, as pencil is put away in inside pocket
Nov. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)
31