introduction\n\nbob farmer
1997
Bob Farmer
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Introduction
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preface\n\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Preface
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a blind table cut\nnot complete, but keeps order of cyclical/rotational stacks
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1997
Peter Duffie
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A Blind Table Cut
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the combo mix\nsloppy false cut, not complete, but retains order of cyclical stack\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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The Combo Mix
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an effortless card control\ncan be done as multiple control\npeter duffie\ndrop jog\njerry andrus
1997
Peter Duffie
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An Effortless Card Control
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the drop jog\n\njerry andrus
1997
Jerry Andrus
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The Drop Jog
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a blind overhand shuffle\n\npeter duffie\ng. w. hunter\nalbert verity
1997
Peter Duffie, G. W. Hunter, Albert Verity
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A Blind Overhand Shuffle
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from nowhere\nspectator cuts the deck a few times, royal flush in spades is produced\npeter duffie\n"cruz control" (phil goldstein, the linking ring one man parade, 1995)\njack attack\nfrank stefani
1997
Peter Duffie
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From Nowhere
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Inspired by- "Cruz Control" (Phil Goldstein, The Linking Ring one man parade, 1995)
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when random cards collide!\nfour random cards placed between two other random cards, change into four aces\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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When Random Cards Collide!
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aces take the plunge\ntwo random cards placed in deck, cards next to them are four aces\npeter duffie\nchange of four cards\nharry lorayne
1997
Peter Duffie
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Aces Take The Plunge
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return to st. nicholas\nred aces appear between two jokers, jokers then change into black aces (first published as harlequinesque in imagine)\npeter duffie\nthe st. nicholas aces\nkarl fulves\nthe visitor\nlarry jennings\ngirdwood meets st. nicholas\niain girdwood\nthe tweezers\nchad long
1997
Peter Duffie
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Return to St. Nicholas
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paintbrush change\n\njack merlin
1997
Jack Merlin
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Paintbrush Change
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girdwood meets st. nicholas\nblack aces appear between two jokers, jokers then change into red aces\niain girdwood\nreturn to st. nicholas\npeter duffie\nthe tweezers\nchad long
1997
Iain Girdwood
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Girdwood Meets St. Nicholas
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different class\njoker stabbed into pack to select a card from two halves of a deck each, reveal that card selected is the odd colour out (e.g. all cards are red except black selection)\npeter duffie\nbulls eye\ndavid britland
1997
Peter Duffie
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Different Class
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block mexican turnover\n\nlin searles
1997
Lin Searles
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Block Mexican Turnover
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the master cards\nspectator and magician each have five cards, card selected in each packet, packets combined and re-dealt; each packet is now four of same color and one of the other color, odd card out is the selection (uses pallad principle by peter duffie, found in cards in principle)\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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The Master Cards
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double ender\nchicago opener type of effect with "thought of" cards\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Double Ender
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color blind\nred card selected from red half, black card selected from black half. inserted in opposite color group, and then they transpose back to original halves, reversing themselves in the process\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Color Blind
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we can work it out\ntwo cards selected and lost, thirteen cards of the suit matching the first spectator's card is placed in pocket. card is extracted from pocket, but revealed to be second spectator's card. deck then turns blank except first spectator's card.\npeter duffie\nalan alan\n"paleface cards" (horace bennett, marketed by repro magic, 1970s)
1997
Peter Duffie, Alan Alan
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We Can Work It Out
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Inspired by- "Paleface Cards" (Horace Bennett, marketed by REPRO Magic, 1970s)
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the unknown entity\nconvoluted coincidence effect with two packets, one packet counted down to find mate in other packet (two cards, two piles, but not same position)\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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The Unknown Entity
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matchical mix\ntwo cards, two piles, same position - selection and mate\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Matchical Mix
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mirror power\nvariation of power of thought, four of a kind produced as they are at same position in two piles, matches spectator's thought of value (first published in powerth, peter duffie, 1993)\npeter duffie\nthe power of thought\npaul curry
1997
Peter Duffie
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Mirror Power
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two way mirror\nvariation of power of thought, two spectators think of a value each, when two piles are dealt, the only matching pairs of mates matches the two thought of values\npeter duffie\nthe power of thought\npaul curry
1997
Peter Duffie
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Two Way Mirror
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an interesting use of that principle\ntwo cards, two piles, same position + prediction kicker\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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An Interesting Use of That Principle
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divided we lie\nlie detector with two selections in two piles, kicker where selection is different color from rest of the packet\npeter duffie\ndivisory capacity\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Divided We Lie
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the lie detective\nlie detector effect with one selection, identity of cards determine if spectator is telling truth/lie (e.g. spot/court, suit)\npeter duffie\n"forces favourite" (ed ward, abacus vol. 3, no. 11)
1997
Peter Duffie
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The Lie Detective
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lie stebbins\nlie detector effect with one selection, identity of cards determine if spectator is telling truth/lie (e.g. color, suit, value)\npeter duffie\nlie stebbins plus!\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Lie Stebbins
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lie stebbins plus!\nlie detector effect with two selection, identity of cards determine if spectator is telling truth/lie (e.g. spot/court, suit), but has double revelation\npeter duffie\nlie stebbins\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Lie Stebbins Plus!
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effortless count-down\nkings cut and lost into the deck, deck is dealt into four piles by spectator, top cards are ace two three four, count down the values to find the kings\npeter duffie\ncountdown aces\nlin searles
1997
Peter Duffie
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Effortless Count-Down
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men-aces\ntwo cards selected and lost, red aces produced, then two black aces reverse in the deck, trapping face-up selections\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Men-Aces
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aces are ace\nselection placed sandwiched between red aces. black aces placed face up in deck, sandwiches other three mates\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Aces Are Ace
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braue addition\n\nfrederick braue
1997
Frederick Braue
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Braue Addition
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aces in the fast lane\nelevator effect with four aces, rise through different number of cards in each pile, then end with assembling in one packet\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Aces in the Fast Lane
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a four ace ensemble\njazz aces type of effect, four aces assemble in one packet, uses four court cards as the extra cards held by magician\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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A Four Ace Ensemble
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the fourmost\ncard reversed in packet of twenty-five cards, packet is "mixed" and dealt into five poker hands - hand with reversed card contains four of a kind, other hands are mixed\npeter duffie\ndraw test\nkarl fulves
1997
Peter Duffie
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The Fourmost
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the diary of delusion\ntwo cards cut to are used to choose a date in a pocket diary - the two cards form a composite card, which is predicted in the diary at that date\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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The Diary of Delusion
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the "so simple" force\n\nlin searles
1997
Lin Searles
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The "So Simple" Force
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all the fives!\npacket of four cards set aside as prediction, spectator eliminates cards until two cards left, values added together equal 5, four cards are the four fives (variation, first published in abracadabra no. 2590)\npeter duffie\ngeorge mcbride
1997
Peter Duffie, George McBride
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All The Fives!
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back to the future packet\nsum value of four cards tell you how many cards down selection is (stack first published in ellison poland's wonderful routines of magic - the second addendum (1994)\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Back To The Future Packet
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the winning formula\nthree cards set aside, card is selected and lost. two of the three cards are used to find selection\npeter duffie\nfrancis carlyle's ghost\nmichael skinner
1997
Peter Duffie
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The Winning Formula
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weird image\nname of card freely cut to appears on the back of another card that previously had no markings\npeter duffie\nhoudini's legacy\npaul curry
1997
Peter Duffie
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Weird Image
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leaping tom\ntwo card transposition with weird counting/dealing sequence\npeter duffie\ntom sellers\nthe backwards almanac\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie, Tom Sellers
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Leaping Tom
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the backwards almanac\nlocate card with long dealing and counting sequence about the deck being a pocket diary\npeter duffie\nleaping tom\npeter duffie\ntom sellers
1997
Peter Duffie
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The Backwards Almanac
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dead certain location\nvalue of magician's selected card finds spectator's card, impossible location (based on richard vollmer effect, unnamed)\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Dead Certain Location
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the short deck baffler\nchallenge location, card freely selected and shuffled, magician finds it\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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The Short Deck Baffler
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trost-worthy\nsix pairs of cards, spectator selects one pair and adds the values of the cards, count down the deck to find selected card (based on nick trost esp trick)\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Trost-worthy
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the automatic locator\n\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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The Automatic Locator
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the apparition\nmagician has four kings, spectator has four jumbo kings. selection appears amongst the kings, jumbo version of selection appears amongst the jumbo kings in their hands.\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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The Apparition
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before you die\nrandom numbers of die used to mix/transfer cards from packet to packet, then reveal two selections\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Before You Die
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super duplex count-down\ntwo selections made fairly, able to locate both immediately\npeter duffie\nvernon super count down\ndai vernon
1997
Peter Duffie
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Super Duplex Count-Down
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mystic seven\nseven cards dealt down to find first selection face up. seven cards dealt again, but find first selection again, the previous selection is now the second selection\npeter duffie\nmagical seven\nedward marlo
1997
Peter Duffie
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Mystic Seven
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the magnet\nace of spades placed reversed in deck, two face up selections appear next to it\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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The Magnet
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thinking and sinking\ntwo jokers penetrate and sink to bottom of two packets, selections are found on top of each packet\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Thinking and Sinking
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double-stuck\nprediction of two selections in the form of jumbo cards (weird twisting revelation), found to be stapled together, and the actual selections are also stapled together\npeter duffie\ngene maze\nthe stapled card\njohn scarne\njoseph prieto
1997
Peter Duffie, Gene Maze
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Double-Stuck
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clear to the point\nsigned selection placed in clear plastic envelope, which is sandwiched between two jokers. card vanishes and appears between two other jokers in spectator's hand\npeter duffie\njefferson's jest\nroy walton\nclearly vanished\nsteven hamilton
1997
Peter Duffie
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Clear to the Point
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m.i.m.c.\ntwo spectators sign two cards with different backs, the two signatures on the faces transpose\npeter duffie\nsignature transposition\npeter kane
1997
Peter Duffie
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M.I.M.C.
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an unexpected prediction\ncards 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)\npeter duffie\nthe whitechapel solution\nryan matney
1997
Peter Duffie
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An Unexpected Prediction
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prime number packet principle\npacket of cards with prime number of cards, think of any integer n, flip over every nth card in succession, forces the remaining card\ngeorge sands
1997
George Sands
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Prime Number Packet Principle
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four card monte\n\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Four Card Monte
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a transposition?\ntwo card transpo with slight discrepancy\npeter duffie\ngordon bruce
1997
Peter Duffie, Gordon Bruce
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A Transposition?
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get back!\nking placed amongst the four fours travel back to the king packet (jumbo cards)\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Get Back!
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the card of the oracle\nspelling to two cards\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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The Card of the Oracle
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spell or deal, it's up to you!\nspectator thinks of any card in packet, magician divines it, then choose to either down/under deal to it or spell to it.\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Spell Or Deal, It's Up to You!
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the spectator makes a sandwich!\nhands off multiple sandwich, find two cards\npeter duffie\nidiot's shuffle\nlin searles
1997
Peter Duffie
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The Spectator Makes a Sandwich!
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settling the score\nlong spelling trick, impromptu and hands off\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Settling the Score
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spell-raiser\ncard reversed in deck, spell the card to find selected card\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Spell-Raiser
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marty's miracle\ncard found via elimination procedure, eliminate every odd card in packet\nmarty kane\nkarl fulves\npeter duffie\nsimplex lie speller\nmarty kane
1997
Marty Kane, Karl Fulves, Peter Duffie
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Marty's Miracle
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loyal marriages\nfour kings and queens incorrectly matched, two jokers used to match them magically\npeter duffie\n"marriage brokers" (roy walton, genii magazine, sep 1973)\nfool's mate\nalex elmsley
1997
Peter Duffie
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Loyal Marriages
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return to suabia\nhofzinser ace problem + twisting the aces\npeter duffie\niain girdwood\nmax maven\n"the suabian twist" (peter duffie, cards in principle, 1994)
1997
Peter Duffie, Iain Girdwood, Max Maven
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Return to Suabia
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remembrance\nremember and forget, with color separation as a surprise ending\npeter duffie\nthe "thing er me jig" trick\nroy walton
1997
Peter Duffie
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Remembrance
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hands off hofzinser\nhofzinser ace problem, almost everything happens in spectator's hands\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Hands Off Hofzinser
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hofzinser on the up\nhofzinser ace problem with sandwich plot, card appears between black jacks is the ace\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Hofzinser On The Up
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hofzinser by stealth\nhofzinser ace problem but super easy to do\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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Hofzinser By Stealth
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vanished or gone\nspectator thinks of any card, card is shown to have vanished from the pack / word gone is printed on the back\npeter duffie\ndave robertson\ntotally gone\ndave robertson\ndomination of thought #1\njohann nepomuk hofzinser
1997
Peter Duffie, Dave Robertson
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Vanished Or Gone
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still scheming\nplay it straight triumph type of effect with cato procedure, use half a deck\npeter duffie\ncolor scheme\noscar weigle\nhummer's 18 card mystery\nbob hummer
1997
Peter Duffie
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Still Scheming
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the dream machine\ndivine selection, variation of mindreader's dream\npeter duffie\nreflected thought\nandrew galloway
1997
Peter Duffie
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The Dream Machine
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the mindreader's reality\n\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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The Mindreader's Reality
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the mindreader's wisdom\nno prearrangement of cards\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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The Mindreader's Wisdom
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a popular misconception\nelevator effect + gemini mates plot\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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A Popular Misconception
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an odd occurrence\nweird sandwich trick with packet\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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An Odd Occurrence
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backfire poker\nten cards, spectator ends with winning hand (not ten card poker deal)\npeter duffie\nthe "ten boys" poker deal\njim steinmeyer
1997
Peter Duffie
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Backfire Poker
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a plain sandwich\nkings vanish from bottom of deck, sandwich selection instantly\npeter duffie
1997
Peter Duffie
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A Plain Sandwich
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hudson's hawk\ntwo spectators get perfect blackjacks from randomized half of the deck by themselves, hands off\npeter duffie\ngene maze
1997
Peter Duffie, Gene Maze
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Hudson's Hawk
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some might say\ntriumph type of effect, end with four of a kind\npeter duffie\nthe overworked card\nroy walton
1997
Peter Duffie
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Some Might Say
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torn, folded, and sealed\ntorn, folded and sealed cards transpose\npeter duffie\nramsey's triple restoration\ndanny korem
1997
Peter Duffie
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Torn, Folded, and Sealed
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hellraiser ii\nelevator effect with ace to four of hearts and two jokers\npeter duffie\nhellraiser (peter duffie, obsession)\ngold from straw elevator\ndavid solomon
1997
Peter Duffie
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Hellraiser II
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Inspired by- Hellraiser (Peter Duffie, Obsession)
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