The Unexpected Card Book

1974
Written by Edward Marlo
Work of Edward Marlo
248 pages (Spiralbound), published by unknown publisher
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
121 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Edward Marlo Foreword
Edward Marlo Collection of Collectors faro shuffle
  • 1st Example
  • 2nd Example
  • 1st Alternative
  • 2nd Alternative
  • 3rd Alternative
  • 4th Alternative
  • 5th Alternative
  • 6th Alternative
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Edward Marlo The False Tilt card goes into break, next cards in same position
 		1
Edward Marlo The Switch tip-over action as packet switch
 		2
Edward Marlo No Duplicate Collectors D.I.Y. Collectors effect with three methods for selections and three for revelations
 		5
Edward Marlo Extra Collectors stranger Ace and Face Up Switch
 		6
Edward Marlo Climax Switch variant of a Daley Switch
 		7
Edward Marlo Shake Switch a primative switch dropping a packet from the bottom of the deck on top of a packet in the hand.
 		8
Edward Marlo The Forced Collectors Idea of forcing three pre-loaded duplicates for a Collectors routine
 		9
Edward Marlo Marlo Prayer Cull Addition same as Marlo Combination Cull and Exchange
 		11
Edward Marlo The Off Color Collectors collector cards change back at the end
 		11
Edward Marlo Lost Collectors collector cards change to blank cards at the end
 		14
Edward Marlo The Duplicate Collectors using duplicates for the four collector cards
 		15
Edward Marlo Palm Out Collectors deck and collector cards remain separated
 		16
Edward Marlo Cased Collectors collector cards are cased
 		17
Edward Marlo Simplex Blindfold Deals seven methods
 		20
Edward Marlo Highest Card Gambit
23
Edward Marlo Combination Overhand Shuffle Stacks no crimps, using Broken Up Milk Build procedure and Pickup
  • Two Card Stack
  • Three Card Stack
  • Four Card Stack
 		29
Edward Marlo From Bottom to Top different method to shuffle the bottom card to top
 		31
Edward Marlo For Magicians Only overhand control to throw off those looking for jogs
 		32
Ron Bauer To Retain Bottom Stock
32
Edward Marlo Streamlined Lessinout Stack Chicago, 1943
Also published here 33
Edward Marlo Card Cheats Two Card Stack includes setting of bridge
 		34
Edward Marlo Marlo's Broken Up Milk Build Stack
35
Edward Marlo Success Story kings find queens, rough-smooth
 		37
Edward Marlo, Ron Wilson Solving a Problem problem by Ron Wilson, five jokers are held by performer and exchanged one by one, still the performer hold five jokers
 		39
Edward Marlo Posing and Solving a Problem but with different colored backs
Related to 41
Edward Marlo, Brother John Hamman Double Surprise version of Hamman's "Mumble Jumble", partial rough-smooth
 		42
Edward Marlo A Routine of Surprises with color changing deck
Inspired by 45
Edward Marlo Simple Premonition prediction in hat, card is selected from one deck, this card is missing in second deck and found in hat with prediction, gaffed
 		47
Edward Marlo Splitting a Thought two cards are stuck together face to face and turn out to be two thought-of cards, rough-smooth
 		49
Edward Marlo One Eyed Jacks Open Other Eye
52
Edward Marlo Signo-Transpo front and back signed card jumps from packet to packet, rough-smooth
Variations 55
Edward Marlo Wild Card Routine "An extended wild card routine to take it out of the ordinary", using standard set
Also published here 58
Edward Marlo Repeat Ace Transpo two double facers
 		65
Edward Marlo Think Universal with thought-of cards, rough-smooth red-blue Menetekel Deck
Also published here 68
Edward Marlo The 9999 Miracle mathematical count-down selection procedure
Related toVariations 70
Edward Marlo The Schmaltzy Showman's Prediction fair selection from new and sealed deck is predicted, Penelope's Principle
VariationsAlso published here 73
Edward Marlo Mathematical Marlo automatic placement, card and amount of cut-off cards is divined
 		75
Edward Marlo Sober Slop Shuffle Deal
Related to 76
Edward Marlo The Deep Face-Up Switch Bold ATFUS variation which brings the card directly to the center
Related toVariations 78
Edward Marlo The Invisible Toss reappears in the deck at specific position, featuring the Deep Face-Up Switch
Related toVariations 79
Edward Marlo Accidental Face-Up Row subtlety, "oh, these should have been face-down"
 		79
Edward Marlo Miracle Faro Reverse two peeked at cards reverse themselves one at a time
 		81
Edward Marlo Masterful Match Up two methods, stay stack
 		83
Edward Marlo Masterful Mix Up cards mixed face up and face down, performer instantly pushes out four Aces, three methods
Related to 85
Edward Marlo Automatic Placement Double Control, Plus One
89
Edward Marlo, Karl Fulves Lose or Win Proposition sixteen cards, pair arrangement
Inspired by 92
Edward Marlo Red-Black Arrangement five methods to secretley get a red black alternating order into a pair order (rrbbrrbb...)
 		92
Edward Marlo The Gaffed Proposition sixteen cards
Inspired by 96
Edward Marlo, Karl Fulves Favorite Routine and Procedure sixteen cards
Inspired by 97
Edward Marlo, Roy Walton From Scratch mathematical procedure
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Edward Marlo, Gene Nielsen More on Coincidence
101
Edward Marlo, Karl Fulves Pointed Up Wager proposition plot (problem by Fulves): one black card in a packet of red cards, spectator cuts to single black card, six methods
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Edward Marlo Propelled Lapping
106
Dai Vernon Tilt
108
Edward Marlo Royal Monte Royal Flush to Four Tens to Royal Flush, ungaffed
Inspired by 113
Edward Marlo The Pre-Determined Hour
115
Edward Marlo Time For Laymen
118
Edward Marlo Prediction Surprise and Clock Combination with additional "The Faro Method"
 		119
Edward Marlo The Darkest Hour selected card is only black card in clock dial layout, faros
Variations 122
Edward Marlo Another Clock Effect
123
Edward Marlo 2nd Clock
125
Edward Marlo System Controls up to four peeked cards, cutting procedure combined with distant key card and a faro
 		128
Edward Marlo Moveless Placement position of selection is instantly known
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Edward Marlo Simulated Master Move two methods
 		137
Edward Marlo Miracle Location spectator shuffles, crimp
 		140
Edward Marlo A Mental Location spectator shuffles, cuts to a card, looks at it, shuffles; crimped memorized cards
 		141
Edward Marlo Red and Black Thoughts table spread from left to right both times with overhand shuffle in between, or spreading in opposite direction
Related to 142
Edward Marlo Return to Colors red black separated deck is mixed a bit and still separated
 		142
Edward Marlo Camouflage Control - The No Slip Cut "Basic Technique" and "Controlled Cut", procedures with center cuts and distant key cards
 		144
Edward Marlo Cam-Incidence reversed card coincides in position with freely selected card, distant reversed key card
 		145
Edward Marlo The Cam Myth Smith Myth Coincidence Effect, but with really different selections
 		146
Edward Marlo Cam Free Alternative reversed 7 spot is used to find selection, distant key card
 		146
Edward Marlo The Cam Under The Faro Spell quote: "It's the kind of effect bad enough to be used by the majority of Faro Fooler Arounders."
 		147
Edward Marlo The Cam Dice and Sevens sevens are found with count down procedures and dice
 		147
Edward Marlo In Case of a Miss spectator chooses odd-backed card via face-up spread force, based on different coatings
 		149
Edward Marlo Ace Appearance aces appear in deck face up one at a time
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Edward Marlo Reverse Handling reversing aces beneath top card
 		151
Edward Marlo Block Slip Cover Up Cut
151
Edward Marlo Surprise - Surprise - Surprise Aces produced, triumph effect with no reversed cards, Aces reverse at once
 		156
Edward Marlo Riffle Shuffle Reverse for half the deck
Inspired by 157
Edward Marlo The Repeater no exchange of decks
 		161
Edward Marlo Let's Recapitulate or Criss Cross two decks, several "Variations of Criss Cross"
Inspired by 164
Edward Marlo Another Triple Transpo four variations
 		166
Edward Marlo Repeat Card Through Bar (or Table) two versions
 		171
Edward Marlo Under the Top with subtlety of picking up half and dribbling it back
 		174
Edward Marlo Call it the -- showing three cards alike three times, then routined with transformation at the end, credit information for All Alike display with diminishing lift
 		175
Edward Marlo Is this the Elevator Going Up or Down or Somersaulting - and where is it going to stop combo
 		178
Edward Marlo Marlo Pull Down
179
Edward Marlo Elevator Aces
185
Edward Marlo Needed a Title aces transform to tens and to aces, tens from different pockets, standing and sitting version
 		186
Edward Marlo A Quickie card vanishes from top and reappears at its initial position, using Charlier Pass as secret move
 		192
Edward Marlo Exhibitionism card vanishes from top and reappears at its initial position
 		193
Edward Marlo Stranger in a Harem spectator finds selection among five cards, queens turn over at once, selection vanishes from top and reappears between reversed queens in center
 		194
Edward Marlo Cover-Up Block Slip Cut Aces aces are lost and turn over in the deck one by one
 		197
Edward Marlo No Future Plus two selections with different back are placed underneath a magazine, the become one card
 		200
Edward Marlo Olram's Coincidence two cards are chosen from different decks, they match
 		202
Edward Marlo Coefficient of Friction color changing back kicker
Related to 205
Edward Marlo Another Spectator Cuts the Aces with bluff, two Aces end up on same pile
 		209
Edward Marlo Cut Deeper Force Variation with demonstration phase
Also published here 209
Edward Marlo A Beautiful Illusion blue backed aces with red backed aces
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Edward Marlo Impromptu Chamele Aces red backed and blue backed aces transpose, long routine, about hundred additions and notes
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Edward Marlo Small Packet Displacement
215
Bruce Elliott, Edward Marlo Elliott Change Variation step 28.
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Edward Marlo Color Transposition red backed queens and blue backed kings, backs change places, not faces
Related to 229
Edward Marlo Marlo Note January 20, 1971
Related to 231
Edward Marlo Without a Gaff blank card with Aces, two versions, version of "Almost Making It"
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Edward Marlo The Gaff Makes It four blank cards with four Aces, one at a time, differend backs
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Edward Marlo Marlo's Simple Push-Switch tabled, flat palm
 		237
Edward Marlo On the Spread Switch discrepancy switch as card is tossed on table from spread between the hands
 		237
Edward Marlo A Three Packet Estimation multiple card control via estimation, spelling application mentioned
 		238
Edward Marlo Special to the Expert center dealing from different positions, stepped/jogged cards, secret incomplete faro condition
Related toVariations 239
Edward Marlo Marlo's Center Block Control
239
Edward Marlo The Marlo Center Deal
240
Edward Marlo An Added Observation applications to different deals, see following pages
Inspired by 243
Edward Marlo The First Application - To the Bottom Deal
244
Edward Marlo The Second Application - The Center Deal
244
Edward Marlo Stud Bottom Deal
244
Edward Marlo The Quick Cull Miracle three methods
Also published here 245
Edward Marlo Impromptu Signature Transpo
Related to 248
Data entered by Denis Behr.