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Dai Vernon The Vernon Five-Card Mental Force No. 35
1935 33
Dai Vernon An Insolvable Mystery deck behind performer's back in handkerchief, spectator names any number, performer the card at this position
Related toVariations 1936 152
Dai Vernon Glimpse through Handkerchief
1936 152
Dai Vernon Super Card Prediction stabbing force with principle that used deck splits always at same point
Variations 1937 29
Dai Vernon The Five Card Mental Force
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1937 30
Dai Vernon Chameleon Backs two odd-backed cards, back color transposes, red-blue double backer
1937 125
Dai Vernon Super Count Down thought-of number is dealt, performer finds it out, also with selection, red-black alternating set-up
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1937 208
Dai Vernon Card Divination card thought of from twenty-six-card stack, multiple out location of card once it is named
Also published here 1937 224
Dai Vernon Miracle Card Location daub on case
Also published here 1937 302
Dai Vernon Miracle Location Club Version daub, full deck stack, four or five cards
1937 302
Dai Vernon Automatic Second Deal hole in card
Related to 1937 305
Dai Vernon Poker Demonstration
1937 368
Dai Vernon Up and Down selections end up at predicted positions, anti-faro trick
Related to Nov. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 38)
255
Dai Vernon Anti-Faro in the Hands
Nov. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 38)
255
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon Subtlety distant crimped key card, bridge during tabled cut
1938 52
Dai Vernon Daub Application with Cardcase
Related to 1938 72
Dai Vernon Trick Wherein a Card is Thrust Beside a Predicted Card two methods, one by Vernon
1938 113
Dai Vernon Overhand Shuffle Positioning of Four Cards context (OOSOOM setting?)
1938 164
Dai Vernon By Means of a Faked Card hole in top card
1938 210
Dai Vernon A Flourish Count
1938 220
Dai Vernon Vernon's Psychological Force Five Card Mental Force
1938 343
Dai Vernon With Unprepared Cards. A Method by Mr. Dai Vernon spectator selects card in other room, subtle crimp
1938 347
Dai Vernon Aces for Experts
1938 363
Dai Vernon, Sam Leo Horowitz, Arthur Finley The Ambitious Card with double backer
Related to 1938 481
Dai Vernon Do As I Do packs not exchanged, no key card
Variations 1938 576
Dai Vernon Follow the Leader
1938 578
Dai Vernon A Coin Vanish
1938 666
Dai Vernon The Short Change with the Long Green using glued bills
VariationsAlso published here 1938 779
Dai Vernon Brain Wave Deck brainwave
Related toVariationsAlso published here Oct. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 49)
341
Dai Vernon The Lift Get-Ready squeeze break, uncredited
Related toVariations 1940 4
Dai Vernon Two-Six-Four one of a thirteen cards thought of and position remembered, two halves made and selection found with multiple out counting procedure using Four, Two and Six spots
Related toVariations 1940 221
Dai Vernon Solo Flight Aces as finale four cards change into Aces one by one
1940 254
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Mental Force
1940 271
Dai Vernon Card of the Gods card thought of from top third, found with procedure and counting
Related toVariations 1940
The Jinx (Issue 105)
633
Dai Vernon 58 - "Brain Wave Deck"
1940 73
Dai Vernon, Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Stripper Strip Out Addition
1941 24
Dai Vernon "Topping The Deck"
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941/49 7
Dai Vernon The Royal Marriages eight-card packet of Kings and Queens is mated with down-under deal
VariationsAlso published here 1941/49 11
Dai Vernon "Follow The Leader"
Related to 1941/49 14
Dai Vernon Wedge Cull for a displacement
1941/49 14
Dai Vernon The Optical Monte
1941/49 17
Dai Vernon Vernon's Automatic Gambler same set-up dealt over and over for two players
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941/49 19
Dai Vernon Addition and Subtraction one of fifteen cards and its position remembered, via calculation the card is found
1941/49 21
Dai Vernon The Little Dictators spectator notes card and its position up to ten, three dice are thrown, the total gives position of card
1941/49 25
Dai Vernon Winged Silver three silver coins in one hand, three gold coins in other hand, silver travels across
Related toVariations 1941/49 27
Dai Vernon A Cigarette Switch
1941/49 34
Dai Vernon Heads or Tails routine for "glass through table"
Variations 1941/49 35
Dai Vernon Twentieth-Century Handkerchief Trick
1941/49 37
Dai Vernon Snow Storm in China
1941/49 38
Dai Vernon Up and Down selections end up at predicted positions, anti-faro trick
1943 8
Dai Vernon Multiple Card Pass to top
  • To Bring the Aces to the Bottom of the Deck
  • To Reverse the Aces in the Center of the Deck
VariationsAlso published here 1943/27 192
Dai Vernon The Brain Wave Deck brainwave
Also published here 1944 277
Dai Vernon The Queens' Soiree four Queens on a handkerchief or newspaper, two are covered with a piece of paper, one by one they are placed under cloth and they travel under one piece of paper
Related toVariations 1945 1
Dai Vernon Special One-Hand Cop apparently covering a playing card, stealing it, matrix move
1945 3
Dai Vernon The "Pull-Back" Steal steal under piece of paper
1945 3
Dai Vernon Triumph
VariationsAlso published here 1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
23
Dai Vernon Explanation of False Shuffle Triumph Shuffle
  • 1. To Maintain the Order of the Reds and Blacks
  • 2. To Maintain the Order of the Entire Pack
Variations 1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
24
Dai Vernon Classic Triumph Rightening
1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
26
Dai Vernon Cutting The Aces
Related toVariations 1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 2)
27
Dai Vernon Double Undercut
1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 2)
29
Dai Vernon One Handed Slip Cut
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 2)
30
Dai Vernon Spellbound
1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
31
Dai Vernon Kangaroo Coins into glass
Variations 1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
35
Dai Vernon One of Four
Related to 1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
36
Dai Vernon Vernon Multiple Shift
1946 20
Dai Vernon, The Shift and Shuffle extension of Vernon Shift leading in tabled riffle shuffle
1946 100
Arthur H. Buckley, Karrell Fox, Dai Vernon The Chivalrous Kings and The Four Ladies Experiment No. 36 - four duplicates, one set in case
Inspired by 1946 203
Dai Vernon Multiple Shift
Nov. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 115)
463
Dai Vernon Infallible Indicator four as indicator card face up in the deck, together with second card used selection is found
Variations July 1946 231
Dai Vernon The Magic Spell any thought-of card from packet can be spelled to
Variations Oct. 1946 259
Frederick Braue, Dai Vernon Vernon + Braue variation of Vernon routine, any thought-of card from packet can be spelled to, see p. 320 for correction, idea by Joe Schmidt on p. 342
Inspired by Dec. 1946 281
Dai Vernon Ducy-Ducy sandwiched selection transposes with card in performer's pocket, Seven/Eight pseudo duplicate
VariationsAlso published here 1946 27
Dai Vernon, Charlie Miller Buckle Count see credit on page 50
1947 48
Frank Garcia, Dai Vernon Quick Silver continuous coin production, with coin roll, based on a Vernon idea
June 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 127)
511
Dai Vernon 123
Related toVariations July 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 129)
517
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
George G. Kaplan, Dai Vernon, Al Baker The Game of "Thirty-One" Played with a Die
1948 275
Dai Vernon Message in the Flames center tear handling
Related toVariations 1948/27 149
Dai Vernon Mental Prediction method to predict anything written up via center tear
1948/27 152
Dai Vernon Magazine Test
1948/27 154
Dai Vernon Impromptu Cups and Balls
Related to 1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
69
Dai Vernon Vanish put-type
1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
75
Dai Vernon Ambitious Card
Related to 1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
76
Dai Vernon Paintbrush Color Change
1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
77
Dai Vernon Thumb Crotch Pass like manipulator's steal
1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
77
Dai Vernon The Double Lift top two cards moved to the right in right-hand end grip as simulated push-off
Related toAlso published here 1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
78
Dai Vernon Mental Card Miracle card is put in pocket
Related toVariations 1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
80
Dai Vernon The False Count buckle count
1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
82
Dai Vernon Snapping Two Cards as One
1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
83
Dai Vernon The Gambler's Palm
1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
83
Dai Vernon Double Undercut
1949 176
Dai Vernon Vernon Multiple Shift as an exchange of four cards
1949 8
Dai Vernon, Paul Curry, Martin Gardner, John Scarne, Audley Walsh Ten Card Deal jonah card
Related toAlso published here Jan. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 168)
672
Dai Vernon, Jack McMillen Just Injog plunger Aces, handling
Also published here Dec. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 191)
763
Dai Vernon All Backs
Also published here June 1949 552
Dai Vernon The False Turn-Over
June 1949 552
Dai Vernon Judgment spectator peeks himself and remembers a card, performer looks through cards, spectator names card and performer names position
Related toAlso published here 1949 59
Dai Vernon The Ring on the Wand
  • Method No. 1
  • Method No. 2
  • Method No. 3 (duplicate ring)
  • Method No. 4 (duplicate ring)
Related toAlso published here 1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 6 No. 1)
84
Dai Vernon Slow-Motion Four Aces two methods
Related toVariations 1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
90
Dai Vernon Packet Palm multiple, small packet
Also published here 1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
94
Dai Vernon Face Up Tent Vanish
1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
94
Dai Vernon The Travelers
Variations 1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 6 No. 3)
97
Dai Vernon Multiple Shift brief, hindu-shuffle
Variations 1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 6 No. 3)
98
Dai Vernon Modified Hofzinser Palm
1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 6 No. 3)
98
Dai Vernon Hugard Top Palm
1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 6 No. 3)
99
Dai Vernon The De Kolta Change sleeve rubbing cover, pips of card change to suit clothing
Variations 1950 450
Dai Vernon Tips on Changes
1950 451
Dai Vernon Multiple Card Control Hindu Shuffle and crimp/locator
Related toVariations 1950 453
Dai Vernon Hand-to-Hand Card Transfer classic to classic
Related to 1950 455
Dai Vernon The Peregrinating Pip pip is transfered from Five to Two
Related toAlso published here 1950 457
Dai Vernon The All Backs
  • Details of Handling
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1950 459
Dai Vernon Paddle Move Turnover
Variations 1950 461
Dai Vernon Hit Double Lift
1950 463
Dai Vernon Insertion of the Cards alternative to diagonal insertion, getting a break underneath out-jogged card
Related to 1950 464
Dai Vernon 12 Outs court card is found
Related to Mar. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 199)
794
Cardini, Dai Vernon, Nate Leipzig, Francis Carlyle, Martin Gardner, John Scarne The Initials Will Tell No. 38, Initials of chosen card appears on spectator's palm (sugar + pencil)
1950 68
Dai Vernon Up and Down No. 81, Prediction cards give final positions of two selections after mixing procedure
Related to 1950 148
Dai Vernon, Carmen D'Amico Vernon's Three-Card Assembly No. 85, handling and presentation for three Jacks deal from a shuffled deck
Variations 1950 155
Nate Leipzig, Dai Vernon, John Mulholland, Francis Carlyle The Piano Card Trick No. 98
1950 187
Martin Gardner, Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo More Red-Black Riffle Shuffles
  • Marlo's Red-Black Shuffle
  • Step Version or Marlo Shuffle
  • Use of Bridge
  • Cut Flourish Version
Aug. 1950 689
Dai Vernon Complete Cover deck in performer's hand, covered with handkerchief, spectator names a number between ten and twenty, performer names card at that position
1950 28
Dai Vernon, L. Widdop, Arthur Finley Thanks to Finley, Vernon, Widdop
Inspired by May 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 228)
910
Dai Vernon Softy! angles
June 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 231)
922
Dai Vernon, Dr. Stanley Jaks, Bill Simon, Martin Gardner, Norman Jensen, Bruce Elliott The Ruler force with ruler with name of cards, ruler is balanced on two fingers and fingers brought together until fingers meet, see also p. 981 for ideas by John Hamilton
Variations Dec. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 244)
974
Ormond McGill, Dai Vernon Psychological Locations first three cards, then five cards (Vernon's "Five Card Mental Force" credited here to Arthur Buckley)
Related to 1951 23
Dai Vernon Knee Hold-Out
Related to
  • Revelations Video Series No. 5
Also published here
1952
Stars of Magic (Vol. 11 No. 1 )
157
Dai Vernon A Coin Vanish reprint from Greater Magic
Related to 1952 30
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, L'Homme Masqué, Dai Vernon The Expansion of Texture - Expanded! two coins, one is wrapped into a handkerchief and hold by the spectator, the other coin penetrates the silk
Related to 1952 181
Bruce Elliott, Dai Vernon B.D.V. with hole deck in hand, spectator can decide on every card, without looking at it
Also published here Feb. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 248)
990
Dai Vernon Strip-Out Addition
Feb. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 248)
990
Dai Vernon The Unambitious Card card travels down from top one card at a time, for magicians
Apr. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 253)
1010
Al Baker, Dai Vernon Al 'n Dai Again stranger card, sandwiched, see p. 1061 for more details
Related to Sep. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 263)
1050
Dai Vernon Vernon on Taylor on Ellis
Inspired by Nov. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 268)
1073
Dai Vernon A Real Prediction spectator stops at any time, then choses one half and the top card of that pile is used to count to a card in the other half, that card is predicted
1952 13
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon Penetration Ace-Two-Three or all Aces penetrate pack one at a time
Variations 1953 46
Dai Vernon Follow the Leader, Jr. five blacks and five reds
Related toVariations Mar. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 277)
1107
Frank Garcia, Dai Vernon Topper Garcia's topper mover, two handed bluff display on top, Vernon's variation one handed
Related toVariations May 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 282)
1126
Dai Vernon Fadeaway! two handkerchiefs, knot opens
Related toAlso published here July 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 285)
1138
Dai Vernon, Wallace Galvin Card through Handkerchief tabled
Related to 1953 18
Bruce Elliott, Dai Vernon The Ambitious Card! last phase in spectator's hands (Vernon)
Related to 1953 160
Dai Vernon Royal Monte "A Lesson in Artistic Card Handling"
Variations 1954
Stars of Magic (Vol. 12 No. 1)
158
Dai Vernon Display Count
1954
Stars of Magic (Vol. 12 No. 1)
159
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo The Multiple Shift
1954 25
Dai Vernon The Vernon Poker Routine half deck set-up, see also p. 63
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here July 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 311)
45
Dai Vernon, Roy Walton The Multiple Card Pass
Also published here 1955 18
Cy Endfield, Charlie Miller, Dai Vernon The "Hofzinser" Top Change
Variations 1955 41
Dai Vernon Fadeaway two handkerchiefs, knot opens
Also published here 1956 78
Dai Vernon, Bruce Elliott B.D.V. with hole deck in hand, spectator can decide on every card, without looking at it
Also published here 1956 128
Dai Vernon Strip-Out Addition
1956 131
Paul Curry, Martin Gardner, John Scarne, Dai Vernon, Audley Walsh Ten Card Deal jonah card
Also published here 1956 190
Alex Elmsley, Dai Vernon Elmsley's Card Coincidence deck cut into two piles, a card selected in each pile, later shown to turn up at the same position, handling is by Vernon
Variations 1956 25
Don Costello, Dai Vernon, Martin Gardner The Tit-Tat-Toe Trick Packet of nine cards used to play tic-tac-toe with a spectator (face up and down cards). Finale is revealed that the result is a magic square, each row/column/diagonal adds up to fifteen
Related toVariations 1956 28
Dai Vernon A Chinese Classic six coins and a ring
Related toVariations 1957 41
Dai Vernon Han Ping Chien
1957 44
Dai Vernon Penetration of Thought odd-backed, two packets of four Aces each, thought Ace transposes
Related toVariations 1957 51
Dai Vernon Wedge Break Transfer
1957 52
Dai Vernon The Buckle False Count
1957 57
Dai Vernon Three Ball Transposition classic effect with silk as table and pop-up-move
Related toVariations 1957 61
Dai Vernon The Svengali Colour Change color change using Tenkai Palm
1957 74
Dai Vernon Card Against Body Subtlety
1957 75
Dai Vernon Stealing a Card from the Pack into the Tenkai Palm Position
1957 77
Dai Vernon To Exchange a Card Tenkai Palm Switch
Related toVariations 1957 77
Dai Vernon The Jumping Jack using only two cards apparently, using Tenkai Palm
Variations 1957 78
Dai Vernon Spinning the Rings
1957 82
Dai Vernon The Crash Linking
1957 83
Dai Vernon The Pull Through Method of Unlinking
1957 84
Dai Vernon The Falling Ring
1957 85
Dai Vernon, Mac McDonald Seven Card Monte card vanishes from packet and reappears on top of the deck, repeat
Related toVariations 1957 88
Dai Vernon Five Coin Star
Related to 1957 98
Dai Vernon "Pick Off Pip" picking
Related toVariations 1957 101
Dai Vernon, Bill Bowman Dai Vernon's Adaption of Bill Bowman's "Clipped" rubber band is linked to safety pins when jumped off bill
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1957 103
Cliff Green, Dai Vernon The Multiple Colour Change color change
1957 104
Max Malini, Dai Vernon Three From One
Also published here 1957 105
L'Homme Masqué, Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, Dai Vernon Expansion of Texture
Related to 1957 108
Dai Vernon The Challenge mind-reading presentation for transposition plot
Related toVariations 1957 114
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Double Lift top two cards moved to the right in right-hand End Grip
Related to 1957 119
Dai Vernon The "Get-Ready"
1957 120
Dai Vernon The Cups and Balls
Related toVariations 1957 125
Dai Vernon, Silent Mora The Vanish of a Ball whilst Spinning the Wand
1957 137
Nate Leipzig, Dai Vernon Nate Leipzig's Card Stab
1957 143
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's False Knot
1957 155
Dai Vernon Method for Upsetting a Square Knot
Related to 1957 157
Dai Vernon Splitting the Atom two silks tied together, knot splits into two knots, one now on each separate silk
1957 158
Dai Vernon The Six-Card Repeat Mystery using addition from sleeve
Related to 1957 163
Dai Vernon Addition from Sleeve
1957 164
T. Nelson Downs, Dai Vernon Free and Unlimited Coinage of Silver coins appear at the dinner table from everywhere, coin from bread roll
Related to 1957 169
Dai Vernon Mental Spell progressive set-up
1957 177
Dai Vernon Climax for a Dice Routine two in the hand one in the pocket start, ending with jumbo and miniature die
Related toVariations 1957 183
Dai Vernon "One Under and One Down" any one of ten cards is last one in down-under deal
Variations 1957 186
Dai Vernon Tips for Experts - The Pass
1957 193
Dai Vernon Tips for Experts - Second Dealing
1957 193
Dai Vernon Tips for Experts - Bottom Dealing
1957 193
Dai Vernon Tips for Experts - Card Palming
1957 193
Dai Vernon Tips for Experts - Sleeving
1957 194
Dai Vernon Ball, Cone and Handkerchief
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1957 197
Dai Vernon Ball Through Silk
1957 205
Dr. Jacob Daley, Dai Vernon The Last Trick of Dr. Jacob Daley
Variations 1957 210
Dai Vernon The Vernon Poker Demonstration half deck set-up
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1957 223
Dai Vernon Overhand Shuffle Stack
1957 224
Dai Vernon The Thumb Tie
1957 231
Dai Vernon Strip-Out Addition
1958 19
Dai Vernon Vernonesque two cards are found
July 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 10)
12
Dai Vernon Emotional Reaction key card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1959 7
Dai Vernon Cocktail Cards cards are mixed in hat, yet three cards are found
1959 10
Dai Vernon The Bent Corner Prediction spectator names number up to 52, card there is predicted by performer
Related toVariations 1959 12
Dai Vernon Colour Separation four red and black cards are separated behind the back, crimp
Related to 1959 14
Dai Vernon Repeat "Do as I do" Spectator and Magician exchange cards from different colored decks which match. Sets up again.
Variations 1959 17
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
Dai Vernon Stabbing Force
VariationsAlso published here 1959 22
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Colour Changing Pack
Variations 1959 25
Dai Vernon The Rising Card
1959 27
Dai Vernon, Al Baker The Walking and Jumping Card card "walks" out of a hat and jumps out of it
1959 33
Dai Vernon To Show the Top Card
1959 35
Dai Vernon Ginsburg Poke
Related toVariations 1959 36
Dai Vernon Jumbo Surprise a card becomes a jumbo card when turned over on the table
Variations 1959 38
Dai Vernon Elastic Touch rubber particles mark the spot
Related to 1959 39
Dai Vernon Time to Change Gambler's Palm to Gambler's Palm, wrist watch motivation
1959 40
Dai Vernon Some useful Notes on Palming (d) using rear Palm
1959 46
Dai Vernon "Picking off the Pip"
Related toVariations 1959 47
Dai Vernon Erdnase Plus Vernon
Related to 1959 49
Dai Vernon "No Palm" Colour Change color change
Related toVariations 1959 50
Dai Vernon Pinch Colour Change
1959 51
Dai Vernon French Drop Colour Change
1959 52
Dai Vernon Interlocked Production
1959 57
Dai Vernon Sure Fire Showdown Ten Card Poker principle, strippers
Related toAlso published here 1959 69
Dai Vernon Bathroom Strippers using broken glass
Related to 1959 70
Dai Vernon The Chinese Second Deal one-handed pop-over flourish
Related toVariations 1959 71
Dai Vernon The Shooting Single Handed Deal see reference for credit information
Related to 1959 74
Dai Vernon Look Up spectator spreads through deck and thinks of one
Related toVariations 1959 75
Julian J. Proskauer, Dai Vernon Prediction prediction of the location in the pack of two cards
1959 17
Dai Vernon Chameleon Pack red-backed and blue-backed cards transpose
1959 14
Dai Vernon Twisting the Aces
Related toVariations 1960 5
Alex Elmsley, Dai Vernon Fingertip Elmsley Count
1960 6
Dai Vernon Simple Arithmetic one of thirteen, using the Two of Clubs
Related toVariations 1960 9
Dai Vernon Riffled Thought break
1960 12
Dai Vernon Think of an Ace any Ace named, that Ace is shown in deck with four-way out
Related toVariations 1960 13
Dai Vernon Out of Sight - Out of Mind original handling
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1960 14
Dai Vernon Thought Transposed two sets of four Aces with different backs, thought of Ace transposes
Related toVariations 1960 16
Dai Vernon Separation Move eight cards separated in center, middle two cards transposed when moving hands apart and turning both hands over
1960 16
Dai Vernon Oil and Water 4&4, extra cards
Related toVariations 1960 20
Dai Vernon Wedge Break Displacement
Related toVariations 1960 22
Dai Vernon McDonald's $100 Routine three double facers
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1960 26
Dai Vernon Mosquito's Parade
1960 38
Dai Vernon Basic Formation of a Step
1960 41
Dai Vernon The Pull Through Shuffle one shuffle, three-shuffle sequence, Mysterious Kid version with fair cut and delayed strip-out
Related toVariations 1960 43
Dai Vernon The Pull Out Shuffle
1960 47
Dai Vernon Side Riffle Cut bottom stock, one hand riffles through cards, other hand places packet in center
Also published here 1960 51
Dai Vernon Transferring a Bottom Stock to the Top
Variations 1960 52
Dai Vernon Reversal of Bottom Cards using riffle shuffle
Related to 1960 53
Dai Vernon, Fred Black To Keep the Colours Separated
Also published here 1960 54
Dai Vernon Corner Crimp Corner Crimp with forefinger in Dealing position
1960 57
Dai Vernon Top Card Crimp Corner Crimp while Overhand Shuffling
1960 57
Dai Vernon Cut Crimp "roof crimp"
1960 58
Dai Vernon Whole Pack Crimp Squeeze crimp in Dealing position
1960 58
Dai Vernon Spring Crimp waterfall crimp
1960 59
Dai Vernon Snap Crimp cutting to the Aces application
Related to 1960 60
Dai Vernon Red-Black Separation with Snap Crimp performer brings cards of wanted colors from behind back
Related to 1960 61
Dai Vernon Cards to Pocket ten cards
Related to 1960 63
Dai Vernon First False Count seven as ten, faces shown each time, two taken back instead of taking one on one counting action
Related to 1960 63
Dai Vernon Second False Count with fake take, scrapping sound
1960 64
Dai Vernon Loewy Palm Cover
1960 66
Dai Vernon Square-Up Palm as small packet is squared, all but one are stolen into palm
1960 67
Dai Vernon False Transfer with Card
1960 68
Dai Vernon The Classic Force
1960 70
Dai Vernon Riffle Force Break
1960 72
Dai Vernon Fan Force bottom card slid to other side, fan broken at any point
Related toVariations 1960 73
Dai Vernon Back to Back Force
1960 74
Dai Vernon The Trick That Cannot be Explained
Related toVariations 1960 76
Dai Vernon The Vernon Glide
Related toAlso published here 1960 82
Dai Vernon The Push-off Count
1960 84
Dai Vernon The Buckle Count
  • To count cards onto the table.
  • To count cards into the other hand.
1960 86
Dai Vernon The Four Blue Backed Aces
1961 5
Dai Vernon Strip-Out Addition
1961 5
Dai Vernon Blindfold Poker Deal
Related to 1961 9
Dai Vernon Cards of Coincidence two cards from two decks put in envelope match, three phases
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1961 11
Dai Vernon Three Card Monte routine, including bent corner
Related to 1961 15
Dai Vernon The Throw
1961 15
Dai Vernon The Use of a Short Card
1961 20
Dai Vernon The Optical Move
Related to 1961 21
Dai Vernon To Shuffle a Certain Number of Cards Above a Selected Card cards are added singly, order otherwise retained
1961 25
Dai Vernon Overhand Shuffle Finesse bottom to top with break for throw
1961 26
Dai Vernon Plunger Location card above inserted card ends up in-jogged
Variations 1961 27
Dai Vernon Card from Pocket Inside Jacket Pocket
Related toAlso published here 1961 28
Dai Vernon Switching a Card in an Envelope
Related toVariations 1961 29
Dai Vernon Double Lift From Fan claimed by Marlo in his comments (see references)
Related toVariations 1961 31
Dai Vernon, Paul Rosini Staring Him in the Face nerve trick with cased deck
Related toVariations 1961 33
Dai Vernon Top Palm single card, Topping the Deck
Also published here 1961 35
Dai Vernon Tips for Palming
1961 37
Dai Vernon Right Hand Palm Replacement two methods
1961 38
Dai Vernon Other Methods of Palming Gambler's palm and unconventional clip palm with third, fourth and fifth finger
1961 39
Dai Vernon To Palm a Card from the Pack with the Gambler's Palm
Variations 1961 40
Dai Vernon One Handed Palm unusual right clip position, multiple or single
Variations 1961 41
Dai Vernon Second Gambler's Palm described for single card, with new replacement
1961 42
Dai Vernon Springing a Card into the Gambler's Palm Position from small packet
1961 44
Dai Vernon Some Useful Notes on Palming (a) motivation
1961 45
Dai Vernon Some Useful Notes on Palming (b)
1961 45
Dai Vernon Some Useful Notes on Palming (e) using Rear Palm
1961 46
Dai Vernon Some Useful Notes on Palming (g) from small packet, bottom card into right hand
1961 46
Dai Vernon Some Useful Notes on Palming (c), (f) Rear Palm Replacements (one on top, one in the center)
1961 46
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Second Deal actually this is the method known as "New Theory Second Deal"
1961 48
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Second Deal single handed method
1961 51
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's "New Theory" Second Deal
Related toVariations 1961 52
Dai Vernon A Quick Trick cards spread face up, one is named, extracted, put in, shown face up
1961 53
Dai Vernon Reverse touched card reverses
1961 53
Dai Vernon The Card Puzzle picture cards and Aces assemble - kind of, for credit information see Marlo & Higham references
Related to 1961 54
Dai Vernon The Top Change including several tips and exercise with case
Variations 1961 63
Dai Vernon The Bottom Change
1961 66
Dai Vernon One-handed Card Change to gambler's palm
Variations 1961 66
Dai Vernon Everywhere and Nowhere ungaffed
1961 69
Dai Vernon Double Lift Unload for credit information see Marlo reference
Related toAlso published here 1961 70
Dai Vernon Matching Any Number of Cards any number of cards is selected and found from another shuffled deck
1961 71
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Hand Rubbing
1961 44
Dai Vernon Strip-Out Addition
1961 83
Dai Vernon A Vernonesque Quickie one of two indifferent cards changes into selection
1961 152
Charlie Miller, Dai Vernon Variation of Stanyon's Limit Card reconstructing a trick by Vernon described by Stanyon, two cards removed are divined with other cards
1961 32
Charlie Miller, Dai Vernon Variation of Vernon's Spread Trick
1961 35
Charlie Miller, Dai Vernon Variation of Dai Vernon's Card Reverse multiple lifts on top of deck
1961 38
William H. McCaffrey, Dai Vernon Vernon - McCaffery Name Effect unclear effect description
1961 72
Dai Vernon, Harry Lorayne Calculated Risk variant of "The Trick That Cannot Be Explained" in which a named card is found
Inspired byVariations 1962 130
Dai Vernon Vernon's Aces Aces separated in four piles, brought together to top via faro
Related toVariations 1962 162
Harry Lorayne, Dai Vernon, Sam Schwartz Push-Through Poker four cards change to complete royal flush
1962 207
Dai Vernon Vernon Five Card Mental Force
Variations 1962 20
Dai Vernon Vernon Miracle Card Location daub on case
Related toAlso published here 1962 21
Dai Vernon Club Version of the "Miracle Card Location", daub, full deck stack, four or five cards
Related to 1962 22
Dai Vernon Vernon Super Count Down thought-of number is dealt, performer finds it out, also with selection, red-black alternating set-up
VariationsAlso published here 1962 23
Dai Vernon Red-Black Alternating Shuffle
1962 23
Dai Vernon Vernon Super Card Prediction stabbing force with principle that used deck splits always at same point
1962 24
Dai Vernon Vernon Poker Demonstration
1962 26
Dai Vernon Overhand Shuffle Stack
1962 26
Dai Vernon Vernon Automatic Second Deal hole in top card
Related to 1962 28
Dai Vernon Slow Motion Card Vanish
1962 29
Dai Vernon The Vernon Card Puzzle
Variations 1962 32
Dai Vernon Strip-Out Addition
1962 32
Dai Vernon Packet to Packet Transfer
1962 34
Dai Vernon The Vernon Four Aces Nomad style
1962 35
Dai Vernon Reverse Count Switch Aces counted off and replaced on pack
Related to 1962 35
Dai Vernon Vernon Transfer
Related to 1962 36
Dai Vernon The Vernon Card Divination card thought of from half the deck, multiple out divination
Also published here 1962 37
Dai Vernon Follow The Leader
1962 42
Dai Vernon Another You Do As I Do
1962 45
Dai Vernon Novel Card Transposition card on table with card at chosen number in deck
1962 47
Dai Vernon Perfect Coin Vanish
1962 48
Dai Vernon Short Change With Long Green using glued bills
Also published here 1962 49
Dai Vernon Five Card Mental Selection one card of five cards divined and placed in pocket
1962 54
Dai Vernon Another Smear gum from envelope
1962 55
Dai Vernon New Super Countdown red-black alternating set-up, Gilbreath
1962 55
Dai Vernon Puzzling Demonstration top two cards transpose, also as fake second deal
Related to 1962 56
Dai Vernon Edgewise bottom card of deck changes
1962 57
Dai Vernon Improved Card Puzzle
1962 58
Dai Vernon New Divination one of top twelve, card and position remembered
1962 60
Dai Vernon A Peek jog
1962 63
Dai Vernon Vernon Poker Routine - Revised
1962 64
Dai Vernon Overhand Shuffle Stack
1962 65
Lewis Ganson, Faucett Ross, Dai Vernon Malini the Promoter
1962 81
Nate Leipzig, Dai Vernon Card by Thought behind back, peeked card is reversed and placed under top card
1963 191
Dai Vernon The All Backs credited to Hugard and Braue
Also published here 1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 3)
42
Dai Vernon Simplified Curry
Related to 1965 5
Dai Vernon Order in the Court pseudo gambling game with five cards of Royal Flush
Related to
  • p. 77 for credit information
Dec. 1966 67
Dai Vernon The Perfect Circle of Card "Chapter Three", complete circle fan
Variations 1967 23
Dai Vernon "Secrets" "Chapter Four", spectator names a number between five and ten, card of that value produced and selection found at that number
Related toAlso published here 1967 27
Dai Vernon "Do As I Do" "Chapter Five", using pocket
1967 31
Dai Vernon Black and Red Puzzle "Chapter Six", small packet version (false dealing)
Also published here 1967 37
Dai Vernon Mental Spell "Chapter Seven", one of ten, multiple out
1967 41
Dai Vernon Vernon Push-Off
Related to 1967 54
Dai Vernon Tabled Double Undercut top to bottom
1967 68
Dai Vernon Vernon Break Control picking up a break after tabled cut from jogged packets
Related to 1967 68
Dai Vernon Running the Scale "Chapter Fifteen", seven packets are cut rapidly on the table with one to seven cards
1967 95
Dai Vernon Pure Mathematics "Chapter Sixteen", two numbers from one to ten, chosen values lie at reversed chosen numbers
Related to 1967 99
Dai Vernon Slow Motion Card Vanish "Chapter Seventeen", thumbnail clip
Related to 1967 103
Dai Vernon Chapter Eighteen: Vernon on the Pass tips and finesses
Related to 1967 111
Fred Black, Dai Vernon The Black Pass
1967 114
Dai Vernon Location Pass a certain glimpsed Card is shifted to known position
1967 116
Dai Vernon First Method draw shift
1967 121
Dai Vernon Second Method deck picked up and put in other hand
1967 122
Dai Vernon Peek Handling either spectator peeks, or performer riffles
1967 127
Dai Vernon Pressure Fan step fan
Related to 1967 128
Dai Vernon Spread Location step in spread by either jogging card or whole upper half
Related toVariations 1967 129
Dai Vernon To Shuffle the Card to the Top with the Riffle Shuffle after peek control
1967 131
Dai Vernon Double Peek Control two breaks, two methods to control the cards (cut & overhand shuffle, and cuts in hindu shuffle position)
1967 132
Dai Vernon Three Break Control
Related toVariations 1967 132
Dai Vernon Transferring the Break to Greek Break
1967 134
Dai Vernon Multiple Peek Control one after the other
1967 134
Dai Vernon A Spectator finds his own Card using Greek Break
Related to 1967 135
Dai Vernon Adaption of the Greek Break for Card Stabbing Variation of the Greek Break
1967 137
Dai Vernon Vernon One-Handed Shuffle riffle on the table
Related to 1967 142
Dai Vernon Card Placement "Chapter Twenty Two", Variation of Kelly Bottom Placement
1967 145
Dai Vernon The Short Card construction of Scallop Short
1967 149
Dai Vernon Locating a Short Card method of cutting to Scallop Short
Related to 1967 150
Dai Vernon The Corner Short tapping on table for locating corner short
Related to 1967 150
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 1 short card starts on bottom, selection controlled to small position from top
1967 150
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 2 short card starts on bottom, card peeked, overhand shuffle and cut to bring selection next to key
Related to 1967 150
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 3 short card starts on top, selection in center brought next to it with overhand shuffle
Related to 1967 151
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 4 short card starts on bottom, selection in center brought next to it with overhand shuffle
1967 151
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 5 short card starts on top, selection in center brought next to it with cuts to table
1967 151
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 6 short card starts on bottom, selection in center brought next to it with cuts to table
1967 151
Dai Vernon Key Card Placement running cut
Related toVariations 1967 159
Dai Vernon Small Packet Glide
VariationsAlso published here 1967 159
Dai Vernon Spreading Six Card as Five
1967 165
Dai Vernon Key Card Location spread
Variations 1967 166
Dai Vernon Cold Deck Cut
Related toVariations 1967 168
Dai Vernon Vernon's Variant four cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1967 226
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
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
Dai Vernon Chinese Coins with eight to ten coins
1967 194
Dai Vernon A New Coin Change silver changes to copper
Also published here 1967 204
John Ramsay, Dai Vernon Cylinder and Coins (or Poker Chips) cylinder made from a bill
1967 206
Lewis Ganson, Tony Slydini, Dai Vernon Coins Through the Table six coins, a ring and Ganson's Cushion
1967 225
Dai Vernon Jog Control
Dec. 1967 143
Dai Vernon Another Control break obtained above chosen card
Dec. 1967 148
Dai Vernon Brain-Wave-Deck
1967 5
Dai Vernon Hidden Count-Down
Variations 1968 48
Dai Vernon One-Handed Slip Cut
1968 49
Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon Face-Up Flyers
VariationsAlso published here Nov. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 4)
27
Dai Vernon Face-Up Tent Vanish
Nov. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 4)
27
Dai Vernon A Poker Problem Aces dealt out to any number of players after a single fair cut without bottom dealing, posed as problem
Related to June 1968 187
Dai Vernon Repeat Poker Deal ten card set-up
Related toVariations Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
219
Dai Vernon One of Four without credit
Related to 1968 3
Dai Vernon Repeat Poker Deal set-up, table faros, for four players
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 5)
33
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Vernon Transfer
Fall 1969
Hierophant (Issue 1)
9
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon Three Rings For Dai Vernon
1969 32
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 1. Counting the Rings
1969 34
Dai Vernon 2. The Twisting Move
1969 34
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 3. Linking Two Rings
1969 36
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 4. Spinning the Rings
1969 37
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 5. Unlinking Two Rings
1969 38
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 6. Sounding the Rings
1969 38
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 7. The Crash Linking
1969 40
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 8. The Pull Through
1969 41
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 9. A Different Crash Linking
1969 43
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 10. Linking the Two Single Rings and the Key Ring
1969 43
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 11. Unlinking the Rings
1969 44
Dai Vernon Chinese Matches "ten count"
Also published here 1969 78
Dai Vernon Curious Count II covering cases two to five
Inspired byVariations Feb. 1969 239
Dai Vernon 123 updated handling
Related to Aug. 1969 275
Dai Vernon Cups and Balls Routine
1970 3
Dai Vernon The Changing Cards four cards turn over, change from queens to aces one by one, then their backs
Variations 1970 8
Dai Vernon Name a Number selected card at any number
Variations 1970 9
Dai Vernon Block Deal dealing a block as one card, without push-off
1970 9
Dai Vernon Thought Card from Pocket
Related to 1970 10
Dai Vernon Hints on the Side Steal getting card out of deck
1970 11
Dai Vernon The Migratory Cards Travelers
1970 12
Laurie Ireland, Dai Vernon Bluff Card to Pocket Aeroplane Card Trick
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1970 13
G. W. Hunter, Dai Vernon The G. W. Hunter False Shuffle
Related to 1970 14
Dai Vernon Two Cards to Pocket
1970 14
Dai Vernon Two Cards Thru a Magazine
1970 15
Dai Vernon Mind Reading secret reading after center tear
Also published here 1970 16
Dai Vernon Expansion of Texture
Also published here 1970 17
Dai Vernon Ball, Cone and Handkerchief
Also published here 1970 18
Dai Vernon Ball through Silk
Also published here 1970 20
Dai Vernon A Chinese Classic
Also published here 1970 21
Dai Vernon Han Ping Chien
Also published here 1970 23
Dai Vernon Gemini Cards
Related toAlso published here 1970 25
Paul Rosini, Dai Vernon The Thumb Tie
1970 28
Dai Vernon, John Ramsay Coins and Cylinder cylinder made from a bill
Related to 1970 30
Dai Vernon Coin Steal With Wand from left finger palm to right-hand thumb clip
Also published here 1970 33
Dai Vernon Telekinetic Cards Travelers with envelope finale
1970 34
Dai Vernon, Frederick Braue The Forgotten Trick
1970 35
Dai Vernon Follow the Leader
Also published here 1970 36
Dai Vernon The Snap Crimp
1970 37
Dai Vernon A Mental Discovery apparently deck is remembered, then position of selection named
Related to 1970 38
Dai Vernon Color Cut shuffled deck cut into five packets, spectator removes bottom card of any packet and places it on top of any packet behind performer's back, card found, repeat, then a spectator finds card, one color crimped
May 1970 335
Dai Vernon Sandwich Exchange counting procedure
Related to
  • "The Eight In The Side Pocket" (Dai Vernon, Genii, March 1941)
Sep. 1970 359
Dai Vernon The IBM Card "deck as computer", ten-card packet
Related to Dec. 1970 385
Dai Vernon Die Chinesischen Zündhölzer "ten count"
Also published here 1970
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 31 No. 3)
41
Dai Vernon Flourish Count
1970 5
Dai Vernon Reversal of Bottom Cards using riffle shuffle
1971 38
Dai Vernon, Harry Lorayne, Don Costello The Card Sharp and the Four Gamblers with four Kings kicker and story
Inspired byVariations 1971 11
Dai Vernon One-handed Slip Cut
1971 12
Dai Vernon Vernon Transfer
1971 232
Dai Vernon Multiple Change stranger card on top of deck transforms into two selections
Inspired by July 1971
Epilogue (Issue 12)
89
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Vernon/Marlo Transfer brief
Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
233
Dai Vernon, Sam Leo Horowitz Mental Control red-backed card cut into blue deck, spectator names correct one, originally marketed in the 1930s, see also p. 504 for further information (Ed Marlo's Phantom Deck)
Also published here Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
449
Dai Vernon, Stewart Judah Automatic Poker same set-up dealt over and over for two players
Related toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1971 473
Dai Vernon, Stewart Judah Coincidence performer pockets card from one deck, spectator cuts another deck and counts down according to value of bottom card, card arrived at matched card in pocket, Ace to King stack
Also published here Dec. 1971 473
Dai Vernon Trick With A Borrowed Deck based on a trick shown to Vernon by Jimmy Grippo, see p. 190 for clarification of final phase
Variations 1971
Magick (Issue 36)
177
Dai Vernon The Wedge wedge cull, for displacement
1971 3
Dai Vernon The Vernon Glide switching two cards in center of fan, while splitting fan in two, for oil and water
1971 4
George Sands, Dai Vernon Twisting the Aces last Ace turns in spectator's hands
Inspired by 1971 12
Dai Vernon, Laurie Ireland Double Cut
1972 16
Frank Garcia, Dai Vernon Dunbury Delight
Related to
  • Ed Marlo, MUM, Sept. 1965
1972 28
Frank Garcia, Dai Vernon Impromptu Card Rise plunger
1972 30
Dai Vernon Secret-Reversal card second from top
1972 105
Dai Vernon The Sensitized Paper chosen card appears on piece of paper between to coins, shell
1972 257
Dai Vernon, Larry Pringle Strip-Out Addition for single card
1972 11
Dai Vernon, Bruce Cervon Devil's Elevator apparent second, third, fourth deals with small packet
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Nov. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 16)
143
Dai Vernon Pivot into Overhand Position pivoting the break
1972 57
Dai Vernon Variation
Inspired by Nov. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 11)
84
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
Dai Vernon The Eight in the Side Pocket transpo in pocket
Also published here
  • "The Eight In The Side Pocket" (Dai Vernon, Genii, March 1941)
1972 74
Dai Vernon, Larry Jennings Tent Vanish card is face down, brief, says it’s “the Jennings variation of Dai Vernon’s Tent Vanish”
1972 29
Dai Vernon Vernon Utility Move
1972 63
Dai Vernon Vernon's Peek Glimpse Push-Over No. 1, partial reverse fan used to glimpse a card either near top or near bottom
1972 7
Dai Vernon Vernon's Crimp Location Move No. 2, cryptic method for setting a crimped key with Hindu shuffle
1972 7
Dai Vernon Vernon's Push Up No. 4, cryptic note about adding three cards to top, presumably strip-out addition
Related to 1972 7
Dai Vernon Vernon's Pick Up And Side Cut No. 5, probably double cut of top card to bottom, cryptic
Related to 1972 7
Dai Vernon Vernon's Cut Flourish No. 6, cryptic note, perhaps related to reference
Related to 1972 7
Dai Vernon Vernon's Handling Of Merlin's Color Change No. 7, picking off the pip type with Two through Five of Spades
Inspired by 1972 7
Dai Vernon Vernon's Automatic Mento Stop Trick No. 8, spectator stops dealing at a card, its values is used to count down again, 1-0-1-set-up
Related toVariations 1972 7
Dai Vernon Vernon's Mental Trick No. 9, uses memorized thirteen card set-up, one of thirteen thought of, two halves made, values Two, Four and/or Eight used to locate selection once named, cryptic
Related to 1972 8