2016
Written by Roberto Giobbi
Work of Various
396 pages (Hardcover), published by Vanishing Inc.
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
381 entries
This publication has been reviewed by
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Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page Categories
Roberto Giobbi Thanks!
2016 vii
Roberto Giobbi Words of Guidance
  • Why & What
  • What is Hidden Agenda?
  • The Way of the Teacher
  • Presentational Problems - A New Category
  • Fragments as Fractals
2016 xi
Roberto Giobbi What is Magic? definitions of magic
Related to Jan 1 2016 3
Roberto Giobbi A la Mode du Chef presentational idea, performing in the style of different magicians
Jan 2 2016 4
Roberto Giobbi One of Four forcing one of four envelopes or flat objects, down-under deal
Jan 3 2016 5
Roberto Giobbi Classic Palm Hold how to hold the deck with card palmed
Jan 4 2016 6
Roberto Giobbi Good Offer presentational idea for an intro
Jan 5 2016 7
Roberto Giobbi Straightforward Torn-and-Restored Card signed, pieces wrapped in handkerchief
Jan 6 2016 8
Gypsy Switch with torn pieces
Jan 6 2016 8
Roberto Giobbi Chess & Conjuring thoughts
Jan 7 2016 10
Roberto Giobbi Mathematical Curiosities (2^2)^2 = 2^(2^2), presentational idea
Jan 8 2016 11
Roberto Giobbi Red & Blue Decks in a Box introducing two decks for a deck for intrigue
Jan 9 2016 12
René Lavand, Roberto Giobbi Dramatic Construction
Jan 10 2016 13
Roberto Giobbi Magic Guest Book guest book for bigger audiences and as inspiration
Related to Jan 11 2016 14
Roberto Giobbi Disembodied Women and Calculating Horses presentational idea
Jan 12 2016 15
Roberto Giobbi Transfer Move Stop Trick
Also published here Jan 13 2016 16
Roberto Giobbi "I Know How You Did That!" how to answer
Related to Jan 14 2016 18
Roberto Giobbi Multiple Lottery idea about card tricks with lottery theme
Jan 15 2016 19
Jay Ose Original Note spelling a name instead of asking for a number
Related to Jan 16 2016 20
Roberto Giobbi Standard Procedures Revised on standard procedures and how to end a torn & restored newspaper
Jan 17 2016 21
Roberto Giobbi Shuffle, yes? Shuffle, no! getting the spectator to shuffle only briefly or not at all
Jan 18 2016 22
Roberto Giobbi Oh, Well Control joke sequence so the spectator doesn't want to shuffle
Jan 19 2016 23
Roberto Giobbi Advice for Signing a Book
Jan 20 2016 24
Roberto Giobbi Intriguing Object dressed-up folded card
Jan 21 2016 25
Roberto Giobbi 500* Decks a Year presentational idea
Jan 22 2016 26
Roberto Giobbi Birthday Prediction forcing a card with meaningful message on it
Related to Jan 23 2016 27
Roberto Giobbi Just One Wish presentational idea
Jan 24 2016 28
Roberto Giobbi Magic Square 3x3, with card
Jan 25 2016 29
Roberto Giobbi Lucky Thingamajig lucky cent presentation
Jan 26 2016 30
Roberto Giobbi List of Tricks to Teach for beginners, no actual list given
Jan 27 2016 31
Paul Cinquevalli Juggling Is Not Magic, But... quote from Cinquevalli
Related to
  • The Magician Annual (Will Goldston, 1907)
Jan 28 2016 32
Dai Vernon Strike on 2nd Street thoughts on the speed of false dealing from a lecture transcript
Jan 29 2016 33
Roberto Giobbi Ten Underestimated Sleights & Principles
Jan 30 2016 34
Roberto Giobbi The Expert(s) at the...Bar! photograph
Jan 31 2016 35
Roberto Giobbi The Signed Cards on having cards signed
Related to Feb 1 2016 36
Roberto Giobbi Empty Pocket showing pocket empty
Feb 2 2016 37
Roberto Giobbi Real Cannibal Cards anecdote
Feb 3 2016 38
Roberto Giobbi Laughing Trojan Horse Addition adding cards from the case, or pocket, by openly removing cards
Feb 4 2016 39
Holding back a Card in the Card Case
Feb 4 2016 39
Roberto Giobbi Fibonacci Numbers about hidden structures and curiosities
Feb 5 2016 40
Arthur Finley Bottom Deal Trick
Feb 6 2016 41
Gordon Bruce False Deal Practice
Feb 7 2016 42
Paul LePaul LePaul Wisdom paying homage to masters, quote from "In Conclusion" LePaul book
Feb 8 2016 43
Roberto Giobbi Betchas routining betachs and using real money
Feb 9 2016 44
Roberto Giobbi Theory & Practice difference between theory and practice, presentational ploy
Feb 10 2016 45
Roberto Giobbi, Jean Hugard Robert-Houdin's Trick Problem burnt paper restored in nest of envelopes, posed as problem, quoted from reference
Inspired by Feb 11 2016 46
Orson Welles A Story... scorpion-frog story
Feb 12 2016 47
Roberto Giobbi Q & A list of questions for performers
Feb 13 2016 48
Roberto Giobbi Excellence in Sushi quotes from documentary "Jiro Dreams of Sushi"
Feb 14 2016 49
Roberto Giobbi Slap & Rise card not on top of tabled deck, performer slaps deck three times, card now on top, tabled flat palm
Feb 15 2016 50
Roberto Giobbi 1371 spectator cuts to Ace, Three, Seven, Ace for the year in which playing cards are first mentioned
Feb 16 2016 51
Roberto Giobbi Any Money Called for joke story, producing asked-for amount of money from pocket
Feb 17 2016 52
Roberto Giobbi Spectator Configuration placing spectators for performance
Feb 18 2016 53
Roberto Giobbi Name a Number other ways to arrive at a number instead of just asking for one
Feb 19 2016 54
Roberto Giobbi Film Clip Prologue using a short film clip to introduce a trick
Feb 20 2016 55
John Booth Complete Conjuror quote from "Wonders of Magic", p. 73
Feb 21 2016 56
Roberto Giobbi Imaginary...Deck Switch sequence with second invisible deck that allows performer to his back over and switch a deck
Feb 22 2016 57
John Scarne Think of a Card strategy to get the spectator to think of and name a card
Feb 23 2016 58
Roberto Giobbi More "Think a Card" Strategies alternatives to a simple "Think of a card" request
Feb 24 2016 59
Roberto Giobbi The Twelve Labors of Heracles presentational ideas
Feb 25 2016 60
Roberto Giobbi, Theodore Annemann Curious Marketing Gimmicks
  • Annemann always had a cold hand
  • Dr. Romano made himself older to look younger (from Page-Vernon interview "From the End of my Cigar")
Feb 26 2016 61
Fred Kaps, Camilo Vázquez Kaps on the Floor how Kaps preferred to perform in informal situations
Feb 27 2016 62
Gustavo Otero, Roberto Giobbi Magic One-Liners by Otero drawing with one line
Related to Feb 28 2016 63
Roberto Giobbi Your Page
Feb 29 2016 64
Roberto Giobbi Tear-off Calendar collecting quotes for inspiration
Mar 1 2016 65
Roberto Giobbi Curry Open about announcing the effect
Mar 2 2016 66
Roberto Giobbi On Book Tests 1 presentational idea
Mar 3 2016 67
Roberto Giobbi On Book Tests 2 motivating the use of playing cards
Mar 4 2016 68
Marco Fida On Book Tests 3 presentational idea
Mar 5 2016 69
Roberto Giobbi The Deck That Remembers idea for a plot
Mar 6 2016 70
Roberto Giobbi The One-handed Fan Force card a bit more exposed
Mar 7 2016 71
Roberto Giobbi A Knot in a Handkerchief tying a deck into a handkerchief, what now?
Mar 8 2016 72
Roberto Giobbi Catalogue of Magic trick idea
Mar 9 2016 73
Roberto Giobbi Where Can You Buy That Trick?
Mar 10 2016 74
Roberto Giobbi Last Cigarette presentational idea
Mar 11 2016 75
Roberto Giobbi Yes, but... explaining simple trick, then using different method
Mar 12 2016 76
Roberto Giobbi Cutting Into a Bridge spectator cuts to bridge
Mar 13 2016 77
Roberto Giobbi Magic Die presentational idea
Mar 14 2016 78
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Tilt Subtlety card is pushed out from center via plunger
Mar 15 2016 79
Roberto Giobbi Mark Twain how to come up with things
Mar 16 2016 80
Roberto Giobbi L'Essence précède l'existence...et vice-versa presentational idea
Mar 17 2016 81
Norman Gilbreath Gilbreath's Principles performance intro by Gilbreath
Mar 18 2016 82
Roberto Giobbi Insight: The Cosmonaut and the Brain Surgeon story
Mar 19 2016 83
Roberto Giobbi Quotes on Playing Cards & Gambling from literature
Mar 20 2016 84
Roberto Giobbi Bluff Cut Control
Related to Mar 21 2016 85
Roberto Giobbi Tea Leaves presentational idea
Mar 22 2016 86
Roberto Giobbi Don'ts With Books "Don't lend your books to others, as a rule."
Mar 23 2016 87
Roberto Giobbi The Thousand Dollar Card Trick presentational idea
Mar 24 2016 88
Roberto Giobbi On Small Apparatus Magic and on Fred Kaps
Mar 25 2016 89
Roberto Giobbi Hofzinser's Glove presentational idea
Mar 26 2016 90
Roberto Giobbi, Michael Skinner, Jack Merlin Intriguing Bits of Business with examples by Skinner & Merlin
Mar 27 2016 91
Roberto Giobbi How to Lie With Statistics
Mar 28 2016 92
Roberto Giobbi Flashbacks, Fragments & Further Visions presentational idea
Mar 29 2016 93
Roberto Giobbi The Problem With the Riffle Stop on motivating the Riffle Force
Mar 30 2016 94
Roberto Giobbi Is a Problem Really a Problem? on illogical procedures
Mar 31 2016 95
Roberto Giobbi Anatomical Prediction writing prediction on head which needs to be shaved to read it
Apr 1 2016 96
Roberto Giobbi Card in Balloon for Table Workers
Apr 2 2016 97
Roberto Giobbi To Sign Or Not To Sign
Apr 3 2016 98
Roberto Giobbi Gambling quote from unnamed 19th century French book, presentational idea
Apr 4 2016 99
Roberto Giobbi Voodoo tips for ashes on hand
Apr 5 2016 100
Roberto Giobbi Auction Piece presentational idea
Apr 6 2016 101
Roberto Giobbi Top Twelve Quotes on Learning
Apr 7 2016 102
Roberto Giobbi Knowing Versus Understanding
Related to Apr 8 2016 103
Roberto Giobbi Famous Magicians researching masters, presentational idea
Apr 9 2016 104
Roberto Giobbi Divine Session of the Masters thought experiment
Apr 10 2016 105
Roberto Giobbi Bang! producing a shot-like sound
Related to Apr 11 2016 106
Roberto Giobbi Classy Sharpie
Apr 12 2016 107
Roberto Giobbi Some Known And Some Lesser Known Einstein Quotes
Related to Apr 13 2016 108
Roberto Giobbi Card to Card Case Chicanery subtlety
Apr 14 2016 109
Roberto Giobbi Quotes on Gastronomy
Apr 15 2016 110
Roberto Giobbi Dollar Deal red-black betting game, bill is inserted in deck and pairs taken, color that comes with bill can be predicted
Related toAlso published here Apr 16 2016 111
Roberto Giobbi, Dr. Jacob Daley Card to Envelope and Wallet erased address is replaced by spectator's address
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Apr 17 2016 112
Roberto Giobbi Hitchcock cameos
Apr 18 2016 113
Roberto Giobbi Jinxed Cards presentational idea
Apr 19 2016 114
Roberto Giobbi Colorful Names intriguing names
Apr 20 2016 115
Roberto Giobbi Outjog And Turnover Double Lift Substitute card from face-up spread chosen and moved to back of deck
Apr 21 2016 116
Roberto Giobbi Decks From Around the World presentational idea
Apr 22 2016 117
Roberto Giobbi Speed Reading as presentational idea
Apr 23 2016 118
Roberto Giobbi True or False? list of quotes/magic maxims
Related to Apr 24 2016 119
Roberto Giobbi Most Commercial Items from Card College list
Apr 25 2016 120
Roberto Giobbi (reviewer) Most Commercial Items from Card College Volume 1 Apr 25 2016 120
Roberto Giobbi (reviewer) Most Commercial Items from Card College Volume 2 Apr 25 2016 120
Roberto Giobbi (reviewer) Most Commercial Items from Card College Volume 3 Apr 25 2016 120
Roberto Giobbi (reviewer) Most Commercial Items from Card College Volume 4 Apr 25 2016 120
Roberto Giobbi (reviewer) Most Commercial Items from Card College Volume 5 Apr 25 2016 120
Roberto Giobbi Jokers, Jokers, Jokers presentational ideas
Apr 26 2016 121
Howard Schwarzman Card in Spread Switch tabled
Apr 27 2016 122
Roberto Giobbi Magic in 333 Words on distribution of secrets and magic market
Apr 28 2016 123
Roberto Giobbi Incredible Estimation story about a man who can name number of letters in a sentence
Apr 30 2016 124
Roberto Giobbi Birthday Story story from Roberto's birthday at the German CardWorkShop about a casino visit
May 1 2016 125
Roberto Giobbi Repeat Luck story about Sir Frederick Johnstone about gambling luck
Related to
  • Barnhart ("Gamblers of Yesteryear", 1983)
May 2 2016 126
Roberto Giobbi Yet More Luck! another casino story
Related to
  • Barnhart ("Gamblers of Yesteryear", 1983)
May 3 2016 127
Roberto Giobbi Some Favorite Quotes on Humor
May 4 2016 128
Roberto Giobbi The Choice of Heracles presentational idea
May 5 2016 129
Roberto Giobbi Walkaround Opener miser's dream with paper bag as walkaround opener
May 6 2016 130
Roberto Giobbi Caricatures caricatures of Roberto Giobbi
May 7 2016 131
Roberto Giobbi From the Book presentational idea
May 8 2016 132
Roberto Giobbi Cold-deck Cut Force & Key Card Placement
Inspired by May 9 2016 133
Roberto Giobbi Improbabilities presentational idea
May 10 2016 134
Roberto Giobbi What's the Effect? Change Phenomenon!
May 11 2016 135
Roberto Giobbi Flashback (Cutback) plot idea
May 12 2016 136
Roberto Giobbi Pretty Production
May 13 2016 137
Matches matchstick puzzle
May 14 2016 138
Roberto Giobbi Magic Stamps presentational idea
May 15 2016 139
David Stone, Roberto Giobbi Sight Gag taking sleeves off
May 16 2016 140
Roberto Giobbi Vanishing Anything actually paper and pencil vanished
May 17 2016 141
Roberto Giobbi Favorite Sleights from Card College Volumes 1 & 2 list
May 18 2016 142
Roberto Giobbi (reviewer) Favorite Sleights from Card College Volumes 1 May 18 2016 142
Roberto Giobbi (reviewer) Favorite Sleights from Card College Volumes 2 May 18 2016 142
Roberto Giobbi Vintage Magic presentational idea
May 19 2016 143
Dondo Burghardo Professional Magician
May 20 2016 144
Roberto Giobbi Virtual Group Magic exchanging ideas
May 21 2016 145
Fred Kaps "The Kaps Turn" & "The Kaps Exhibitionist Move" body techniques
Related to May 22 2016 146
Roberto Giobbi Magic unLimited on a Goethe quote
May 23 2016 147
Roberto Giobbi, Karrell Fox, Jerry Andrus Card Configuration using cards to make interesting designs
May 24 2016 148
Roberto Giobbi Eh? on verbal paradoxes
May 25 2016 149
Roberto Giobbi Tube of Truth rolling a card or something else into a tube and doing something with it
May 26 2016 150
Roberto Giobbi Slang for Authenticity
May 27 2016 151
Roberto Giobbi Work Techniques and Research Tools for Magicians on PDFs
May 28 2016 152
Knot in Rope Bar Stunt
May 29 2016 153
Roberto Giobbi Simulated Magic practicing without props
May 30 2016 154
Made-to-measure Magic - The Problem deck spread on table, length named and measure, card at that position is selection, posed as problem
Variations May 31 2016 155
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Vernonisms: Some of Dai Vernon's Favorite Quotes
June 1 2016 156
Roberto Giobbi Start with a Story possible trick introduction
June 2 2016 157
Roberto Giobbi All Backs Get-Ready location effect to set up for Vernon's All Backs
Inspired by June 3 2016 158
Roberto Giobbi China ambigram "effect"
June 4 2016 160
Roberto Giobbi iDeck sightgag with card case
June 5 2016 161
Roberto Giobbi Innocent Card Switching Wallet transparent plastic wallet
June 6 2016 162
Henning Nelms, Roberto Giobbi Top Quotes From Henning Nelms' Magic & Showmanship
June 7 2016 163
Roberto Giobbi The Magic of Change modified quote by Lou Reed about music
June 8 2016 164
Roberto Giobbi Fake Keynote Speaker
June 9 2016 165
Roberto Giobbi Q&A With François Truffaut long quote from Truffaut
June 10 2016 166
Roberto Giobbi Dr. Rodolfo Roll Triumph presentation
June 11 2016 167
Roberto Giobbi Be Yourself list of quotes
June 12 2016 168
Silvan A Child's Dream
June 13 2016 169
Arturo de Ascanio, Fred Kaps Master & Student Ascanio about Kaps
June 14 2016 170
Roberto Giobbi Ambitious Card Opener: The Presentation
June 15 2016 171
Roberto Giobbi Ambitious Card Opener: The Handling
June 16 2016 172
Jack McMillen, Roberto Giobbi On McMillen's Card Control
Related to June 16 2016 172
Roberto Giobbi The Mirror Remembers presentational idea
June 17 2016 174
Roberto Giobbi (reviewer) Favorite Sleights from Card College Volume 3 June 18 2016 175
Roberto Giobbi The Charlie Chaplin False Shuffle
Related to June 19 2016 176
A Magical Hoax gag in which balls of bread are swallowed
Related to
  • "Récréations Mathématiques et Physiques" (Jacques Ozanam, 1692, p. 427)
June 20 2016 178
Juan Tamariz Repeat Top Change against second-from-top card
Related to June 21 2016 179
Roberto Giobbi, Trixini The Price is Not a Price
Related to
  • "Der Magier mit dem blauen Stein" (Trixini)
June 22 2016 180
Roberto Giobbi Cutting Edge Magic impaled envelope as intrigue object
June 23 2016 181
Roberto Giobbi Favorite Lady Friend same idea as in Jay Ose note
Related to June 24 2016 182
Roberto Giobbi All Except Him applying Over the Head concept to other tricks
June 25 2016 183
Roberto Giobbi Mantle of Invisibility presentational idea
June 26 2016 184
Roberto Giobbi How to Sit On a Card
June 27 2016 185
Roberto Giobbi, Walter Scott Blind Phantom dealing under newspaper
June 28 2016 186
Camilo Vázquez, Roberto Giobbi Management for the Palm for one-handed palm
June 29 2016 187
Charles Bertram Charles Bertram quoted story
Related to
  • "A Magician in Many Lands" (Charles Bertram)
June 30 2016 188
Roberto Giobbi 10/20 Force Variation
July 1 2016 189
Roberto Giobbi Dekadiction twelve ways to stage a prediction effect
July 2 2016 190
Roberto Giobbi Expert Key Card Placement
July 3 2016 191
Roberto Giobbi True (?) Story using true stories as emotional hook
July 4 2016 192
Roberto Giobbi It's Up Your Sleeve! MC bit
July 5 2016 193
Roberto Giobbi Three Openers for Table Magic
  • 1. buttonhole puzzle
  • 2. props under cloche on plate
  • 3. props in large cognac snifter
July 6 2016 194
Roberto Giobbi More Thoughts on Table-Hopping Table Magic
July 7 2016 195
Roberto Giobbi On the Classic Force
July 8 2016 196
Roberto Giobbi Another Out for the Classic Force
July 9 2016 197
Tom Mullica Gag Out for the Classic Force
July 10 2016 198
Juan Tamariz And One More for the Classic Force
July 11 2016 199
Roberto Giobbi Syllogism Raymond Smullyan anecdote
July 12 2016 200
Roberto Giobbi Self-Made Magic Postcards
July 13 2016 201
Roberto Giobbi How to Get Tips
July 14 2016 202
Roberto Giobbi Actus Interruptus Glimpse
July 15 2016 203
Fred Kaps The Red Corner
July 16 2016 204
Arturo de Ascanio, Roberto Giobbi The Cards Talk to You
July 17 2016 205
Roberto Giobbi (reviewer) Favorite Sleights from Card College Volume 4 July 18 2016 206
Roberto Giobbi Splitting Cards object put in split card, idea
July 19 2016 207
Roberto Giobbi 52! = 8.07 x 1067 as presentational hook
July 20 2016 208
Yet Another Bar Bet liquid in conical glasses
July 21 2016 209
Roberto Giobbi Linguistic Patterns on trade shows
July 22 2016 210
Roberto Giobbi Advice for the Young list
July 23 2016 211
Finger Calculator for multiplication with 9
July 24 2016 212
Roberto Giobbi In Search of Yourself presentational idea, The Card That Finds Itself
July 25 2016 213
Martin A. Nash, Roberto Giobbi Money in a Safe
July 26 2016 214
Roberto Giobbi Magic Square Idea
Related to
  • Guyot, Vol. 3, 1735 edition p. 79
July 27 2016 215
The Rotary Card gravity pivot turnover between fingers
July 28 2016 216
Roberto Giobbi, Persi Diaconis Shuffle Statistics as presentational hook
July 29 2016 217
Roberto Giobbi Top Ten Books for the Desert Island list of magic books
July 30 2016 218
Roberto Giobbi Obedient Alphabet suggestions for ABC deck
July 31 2016 219
Roberto Giobbi Card Codes presentational idea
Aug 1 2016 220
Roberto Giobbi Frivolous Gambling dirty story/joke
Aug 2 2016 221
Roberto Giobbi Nomen Est Omen names that have been given to cards (curse of Scotland), presentational idea
Aug 3 2016 222
Roberto Giobbi Nomen Est Omen Plus giving cards names, presentational idea
Aug 4 2016 223
Roberto Giobbi MaToFo: A Mathematical Topological Force no-touch dealing force
Aug 5 2016 224
Roberto Giobbi Trick & Practice for Restaurant Magic card of selection appears on napkin
Aug 6 2016 225
Roberto Giobbi Amusing Fees
Aug 7 2016 226
Al Flosso I'll Make YOU a Millionaire (for a few minutes...) presentational hook for miser's dream
Aug 8 2016 227
Roberto Giobbi More Word Curiosities
Related to Aug 9 2016 228
Roberto Giobbi Charles Schulz
Aug 10 2016 229
Roberto Giobbi The Magic Consultant presentational idea
Aug 11 2016 230
Roberto Giobbi The Casual Glimpse flexing the deck
Aug 12 2016 231
Roberto Giobbi (reviewer) Notes on The Vernon Companion by Mike Perovich by Michael A. Perovich Aug 13 2016 232
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Picking Off the Pip Finesse
Aug 13 2016 232
Roberto Giobbi Top Quotes Related to Magic
Aug 14 2016 234
Roberto Giobbi Timeline idea for card intro
Related to Aug 15 2016 235
Roberto Giobbi Paradoxes
Related to Aug 16 2016 236
Roberto Giobbi Wild Wild West presentational idea, using western-type cards
Aug 17 2016 237
Roberto Giobbi (reviewer) Favorite Sleights from Card College Volume 5 Aug 18 2016 238
Roberto Giobbi The Trick That Has No Presentation presentational idea
Aug 19 2016 239
Roberto Giobbi Quotes to Open as opening quote for a trick
Aug 20 2016 240
Roberto Giobbi Wizard on the word "wizard"
Aug 21 2016 241
Roberto Giobbi Con Attempted anecdote by Dieter Haldimann
Aug 22 2016 242
Roberto Giobbi X-ray Trick deck cut into three piles, performer names top card of each pile
Aug 23 2016 243
Pick-up Glimpse as card is picked up, bold
Aug 23 2016 243
Roberto Giobbi Ex Libris, Ex Magia bookplates
Aug 24 2016 244
Data entered by Denis Behr, December 2016.