Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1

2003
Written by Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson
Work of Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson
119 pages (Spiralbound), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Joseph K. Schmidt
Language: English
73 entries
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Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Preface
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Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Biddle Force BF
cards counted one by one from end grip into right hand and each card turned over until stopped, next card face-down and then face-up again, forced or switched
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Multiple Card BF
Inspired by 2
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson BF Twins two cards stopped at by spectator, they match
 		2
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson BF Double Location two spectators stop at previously selected cards in two halves
 		3
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson BF Double Twins two cards stopped at, they are next to their mates
 		3
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson 26 Faces North known black card put in red half, spectator stops somewhere in red half (Biddle Force), at the odd-backed card
Inspired by 3
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Double Knavery reds and blacks separated, spectator stops at two cards in one half, they are odd-colored mates, other two matching values are in the other half
 		4
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson 25 Faces North + 1 South a red and a black card chosen, reds and black separated, two cards stopped at in both halves, they're the selection but in odd-colored half
  • Simplified Version
 		6
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Concealed Allerton Control CAC
card controlled to near top while apparently turned over in middle of deck
Inspired byAlso published here 8
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson CAC Visitor
Inspired by 10
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Only Joking black Jacks sandwich selection, then change into Jokers
 		12
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Anti-Matter two cards chosen from two halves come together, open push-through, reds and blacks separate
 		13
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Anti-Matter Revisited two cards transpose in push-through failure, colors separate
 		14
Robin Robertson Final Control buckled under top half
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 15
Robin Robertson, Stewart James Cut Force CF
face-up deck cut and cut-off packet placed face-down on table, rest on top, inverted Henry Christ Force, credit information
  • The Force
  • Delayed Action
Also published here
  • "Handle with Care" (Robin Robertson, 1964)
  • letter from 1957 published in "The James File, Vol. 1" (2000, see trick "Jogestja")
 17
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Diminishing Matches two cards cut to, they're mates
Variations 18
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Beastly Assembly Kings assemble, three Sixes found where other three Kings should be
Inspired by
  • Jackie McClements routine from "The Crimp"
 20
ATFUS Minus 1 without cover card, wrist turn necessary
 		20
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Faith Counter wrong card cut to, its value counted down to find selection which is reversed
Inspired byRelated to 21
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson 51 Faces North
Inspired by
  • "A Face in the Dark" (George McBride, Abacus, Dec. 2000)
Related to 		23
Dr. Jacob Daley, Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Daley's Delight Switch corrected handling
Related toAlso published here 25
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Hotel Daley three Kings and two Queens transpose, credit information on the plot
 		26
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Shifty King two spectators sign the backs of two cards, the signatures transpose, without deck
Inspired by 28
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson, Marty Kane Repelling and Attracting transposition sequence with Queens and two Aces
  • Phase 1a: The Kosky Switch
  • Phase 1b: Pure Gall
  • Phase 1c: Daley's Delight
  • Phase 2: Marty Kane's Version
  • Phase 3: Queens Gather Aces
Inspired by
  • "Ms. Matches" (Marty Kane)
 29
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Double Rouge et Noir with two spectators
Inspired by 33
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Daley's Do-As-I-Do four phases
 		34
Daryl Martinez Daryl's Diminishing Count DDC
basic Rising Crime Display, counting into left hand from end grip, double lift on last card
Related to 38
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Bad Guys Wear Black two Kings transpose with an Eight and Seven
 		39
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Just a Little Off the Top, Please elevator with progressively fewer cards, final card changes into selection
Related toVariations 40
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Repligator Universal Card plot, odd-backed blank card changes into three selections one by one, then into signed selection
 		43
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Black Jacks and "Black Jack" red and black Jacks, starts like a transposition but spectator ends up with blackjack (Jack and Ace)
  • Alternative Handling with six cards, instead of five
Related toVariations 45
Marty Kane Divide and Conjure! after several full-deck reverse faros, only three cards remain, one settled upon, it is the selection
  • Full Deck Handling
  • Further Notions on Divide and Conjure! (2)
  • External Thoughts (Robin Robertson, Jerry K. Hartman, Peter Duffie)
  • The Trouble with Seven
  • Partial Deck Handlings
  • Full Deck Prearranged Handling (named card)
Inspired by
  • "The Devil and His Disciple" (Robert Neale, Life Death, and Other Card Tricks)
Related toVariations 		49
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Double Deal Turn-Over
  • Straddle Grip DDT
  • End-Over-End DDT
Related toAlso published here 56
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson S.O.P. "Slightly Open Prediction", with variation
 		59
Overhand Shuffle Reverse
59
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Blackjack Transpo top and bottom card of four-card packet transpose, one of center two changes to form another blackjack
Related to 60
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Coincidence - With a Twist card chosen from red-backed deck, same card is reversed in blue-backed deck, they transpose
Related to 62
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Fake and Unusual Cards chapter intro
 		64
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Frazzle! red and black Kings transpose, two of the cards change completely
 		64
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson R.I.P. packet trick with ghosts and skeletons on the cards
Inspired by
  • "Tabula Rasa" (Phil Goldstein, Linking Ring, April 1992)
 67
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Magic Cards all backs, letter cards that spell MAGIC produced, deck changes into an ABC deck
 		69
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson I'm Thinking of a Card spectator finds the cards that performer is thinking of, a King, all other cards are blank
  • Impromptu Version
Related to
  • "GB Kings" (Abra #2869)
 70
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Future Choice five envelope with numbers on either side, added in some way by spectator, total predicted, repeat, see Vol. 2 reference for credit information
Inspired by
  • "One to Eight" (George Sands, Bill Simon's Mathematical Magic, 1964)
Related to 		73
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Whitewash ESP deck, card chosen by adding some numbers on number cards, predicted, all others blank
Inspired by
  • "One to Eight" (George Sands, Bill Simon's Mathematical Magic, 1964)
 75
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Little Arrows seven cards, all chosen except one, all lose except last one, George Sands's Prime Number Principle
Variations 77
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Trick That Never Was some transformations of both sides
 		79
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Elmsley Count Variant concealing two backs as well as one face
Related to 79
Brother John Hamman, Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Gemini Count
  • Fair Turn-Over of Bottom Card
  • Double Turn-Over of Bottom Card
  • Double Turn-Over of Top Two Cards
  • Double Turn-Over of Two Middle Cards
  • Full Gemini Count
 		83
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Blabbermouths two cards chosen, two red Queens whisper their identities, they are also red Queens, then all shown as black Queens
 		85
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Kings High red Kings rise through black Kings, then black Kings through deck
 		86
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Gilbreath Principle explanation and information
 		89
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Hustler cards mixed face-up/face-down, pairs brought forward from behind back, wager whether orientation of the pairs match, Aces finale, faro
Inspired by
  • face-up/face-down idea in Nick Trost's "Card Problems" (1964)
 90
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Dire Straights Ace through Ten received after a riffle shuffle by spectator
Inspired byVariations 92
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Paranormalist spectator riffle shuffles once and turns up pairs without the performer seeing them, when a color-matching pair is found the performer names the higher value
Inspired byRelated to 95
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Power of Love
Inspired by 97
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Hours of Magic
Inspired by
  • "Repeat Six Card Test" (ESP Session, Nick Trost, 1971)
 98
William Goodwin, Gordon Bruce Goodwin/Bruce Switch GB Switch
card touched in in-the-hands spread, bottom block turned over except bottom card
 		100
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson GB Center Countdown card found face-up when counting down value of another card
 		101
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Highly Visible Kings chosen card pops out of deck, other three mates are suddenly reversed
 		102
Robin Robertson Highly Visible similar to Hartman's Popover
Related toAlso published here
  • "Handle With Care" (1964)
 103
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Sequencer spectator produces Ace through Four of Spades, used to count down to selection
 		104
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Signature Peace card signed on back by spectator as prediction, turns out to be later selection which is signed on the face
Inspired by 105
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Hummer Principle (CATO) explanation and credit information
 		108
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Thought Process selection ends up reversed in packet
Variations 109
Roy Walton CATO By Numbers simplified
Inspired byVariations 110
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson CATO Gets Married Kings and Queens, in the end a matching pair ends up reversed
Inspired byVariations 111
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Cato Gets Married - Again
Inspired by 112
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Hummer Plays Poker packet mixed via CATO, Royal Flush shows up at the end
Related toVariations 113
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Remote Control Poker Royal Flush shows up at the end
Inspired byRelated toVariations 114
Gerald Kosky Kosky Switch
117
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Spread Half-Pass revolving opposite to Roy Walton's method
Related to 118
Stripout Reverse Switch deck turned over over briefly copped cards
 		118
Data entered by Denis Behr, February 2019.