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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Naming the Aces No. 16, spectator riffle shuffles deck and performer names the order of Aces in the deck, interlocking chain principle
Variations 1976 28
Peter Duffie An Unexpected Prediction Cards in a packet turned face down one by one by counting sequence, remaining card that is face up has PREDICTION written on the back (uses prime principle by George Sands)
Variations 1997 108
Gordon Bean Corner Kick indifferent card with torn-off corner transforms into selection
Inspired byVariations July/Aug. 2002
The Penumbra (Issue 2)
15
Ryan Matney Corner Kicked Again indifferent card with torn-off corner transforms into selection
Inspired by Nov./Dec. 2002
The Penumbra (Issue 4)
16
John Bannon Last Man Standing no table
Variations 2004 175
Ryan Matney The Whitechapel Solution cards in a packet turned face down one by one by counting sequence, remaining card that is face up has odd back, uses prime principle by George Sands, story presentation
Inspired by 2004 349
Ryan Matney Primal Scheme one of five cards appears sandwiched between Jacks
2006 198
Cameron Francis Certainty card lost, a Seven is found and placed aside, top seven cards counted off, one changes into the Seven and the card placed aside is now selection, mates of selection are found as well
  • Impromptu Version
Variations 2010 84
Ryan Matney Doc John's Aces spectator riffle shuffles deck and performer names the order of Aces in the deck, chosen one travels to pocket, interlocking chain principle
Inspired by 2010 155
Ryan Matney Penultimate Man no table
Inspired by 2010 157
Max Maven La Baraja Mentirosa Despite the deck lying, the magician uses it to determine the color and value of the selection, and to locate the selection.
Inspired by
  • "My Own Particular Way" (Ryan Matney, Card Jones, 2004)
  • "Spell of Mystery" (Stewart James, marketed, 1929)
Also published here
2014
El Manuscrito (Vol. 7 No. 27)
915
Max Maven Lie-Decker Despite the deck lying, the magician uses it to determine the color and value of the selection, and to locate the selection.
Related toAlso published here 2015 39
Ryan Matney Without a Clue card lost, a Four is found and placed aside, four cards counted off, one changes into the Four and the card placed aside is now selection, other three cards are mates of selection
Inspired by July 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 7)
59
Ryan Matney It's Alive miniature card comes out of torn Queen with spectator's name written on its back
Also published here 2020 164
Ryan Matney It's Alive miniature card comes out of torn Queen with spectator's name written on its back
Also published here Feb. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 2)
72
Cameron Ramsay Preset Kings placed under case, three cards are selected from spread and shown to be three Kings, tabled cards are now Aces and cut into deck, last King appears between Aces
VariationsAlso published here
  • MAGIC, May 2009
2022 858
Ryan Matney Grifter's Game Aces tabled, four cards are selected from four piles, they change into three Aces plus an indifferent card, tabled cards are now Royal Flush
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Mar. 2010
2022 932