Arcane

Complete File (14 issues)
1980-1985,1995
Written by Jeff Busby
Work of Various
214 pages (Paperback), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Don Albrecht
Language: English
106 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page Categories
Larry Jennings A Reverse Elevator Aces turn over in pack, then elevator phase
 		1 1980 1
Deck Flop
1 1980 1
Hans E. Trixer No Fish four red pokcer chips turn black one by one, see reference for a jumbo chip finale
Variations 1 1980 2
Ken Beale Diabolical Deal spectator chooses hand and draws as many as he like, still loses
 		1 1980 5
Ken Beale Drop Out Stud Poker Stacks set-ups for stud poker:
  • For Three Hands
  • For Four Hands
  • For Five Hands
  • For Six Hands
 		1 1980 6
Ken Beale Two Stock Shuffles For Two Pair
For One Pair
 		1 1980 8
Paul Swinford The Princess Trick Revisited using two spectators, double index cards
 		2 1980 12
Paul Swinford Magnetic Coincidence selection by spectator and performer are found next to each other by stop procedure, marked and half forcing deck, gilbreath
Related to 2 1980 15
Paul Swinford, Alex Elmsley 1003rd Aces
2 1980 15
Paul Swinford Upjog Addition and Switch
2 1980 16
Paul Swinford, Bob Hummer Silver and Gold various parity effects (six routines) inspired by Bob Hummer's work with numbered chips and small metal cups
 		2 1980 17
Hans E. Trixer No Fish Finale jumbo chip appears
Inspired by 2 1980 21
Michael Close Royal Poker Cull procedure to get a royal flush from shuffled deck, no normal game procedure
Inspired by 3 1981 23
Michael Close Wild Underground Transposition all eight cards change to jokers as climax
Related to 3 1981 25
Ray Grismer Knotty ring knotted on rope penetrates it
 		3 1981 27
Ed Brown Making Fake Index Court Cards
3 1981 31
Michael Skinner Three Different Ways three selections made in different ways and found in different ways with two four-of-a-kinds along the way
Variations 4 1981 33
10-20 Force adding digits
 		4 1981 34
Eddie Fields 10-20 Force Handling adding digits
 		4 1981 35
Frank Shields, Francis Carlyle Double Reversal deck rightens, two selections turn over
Inspired by 4 1981 36
Frank Shields Reversed Card Glimpse glimpsing a secretly reversed card in fan
 		4 1981 37
William Zavis Milled Race dollar size, backfire
 		4 1981 38
John Ramsay Ramsay Subtlety
4 1981 39
Heel Transfer from hand to hand
 		4 1981 40
Charlie Miller Aces En Route credit information
 		5 1981 48
Cal Emmett Cigars & Handkerchief cigars appear from handkerchief
 		5 1981 50
Larry Jennings A Wrong Card Turns Right sucker effect with five cards
 		5 1981 52
Jeff Busby Preliminary Set-Ups Mental Reverse
Inspired byRelated to 5 1981 53
Jeff Busby Top Stock Control Zarrow and crimp combo
Related to 5 1981 54
Harry Riser Almost Legitimate Cutting the Aces center blocks cut out one-handed
Inspired byAlso published here 6 1981 59
Harry Riser Instant Triple Cut one-handed onto the table, block slip cut
 		6 1981 59
Harry Riser Hundred Dollar Prediction one of five, duplicates and divided card
Inspired byVariations 6 1981 64
Split-Faced Card
6 1981 64
Harry Riser Two Coin Routine copper and silver coin, impromptu
Variations 6 1981 66
Harry Riser Rear Thumb Clip
6 1981 68
Harry Riser The Last Hand procedure to get a royal flush from shuffled deck, no normal game procedure
Related to 6 1981 69
Neal Elias Cooper's Swindle
  • Straight Layout
  • Losing Layout
  • Reversed Straight Layout
  • Double Straight Layout: First Method, Seoncd Method
 		7 1982 75
James Swain Poker Interchange
Related toVariations 7 1982 79
Edward Marlo, James Swain One Shuffle Riffle Stack
Inspired by 7 1982 80
Paul Gertner Poker Interchange - Handling Variation
7 1982 82
Darwin Ortiz Poker Interchange - Handling Variation
7 1982 82
Edward Marlo, Darwin Ortiz Block Stacking Sequence
Inspired by 7 1982 82
Jon Charles Son of Goofy four giant cards, they transform and one rises out (thread)
 		7 1982 83
Martin Lewis Jammed! two copper and two silver transpose with one set in purse
Variations 8 1982 87
Francis Pelkey Ultimate Succession Aces odd-backed progressive assembly with kickback, duplicate, credit information
 		8 1982 89
Jeff Busby, Francis Pelkey Ultimate Succession Aces - ungaffed odd-backed progressive assembly with kickback, two handlings
 		8 1982 92
Edward Marlo, Jeff Busby Olram Subtlety Variation
8 1982 94
Jeff Busby, Brother John Hamman Fan Flushtration Count
8 1982 95
Paul Fox Smoke Passage cigarette appears ala pantomime cigarette, vanishes, smoke in glass
 		9 1983 101
Al Baker, Paul Fox Cigarette Vanish handling with thumb tip
 		9 1983 104
Dai Vernon Electromagnetic Aces with two magazines
Related to 9 1983 105
Edward Marlo Bill, Egg, and Glass bill vanishes and reappears under paper-covered glass, egg appears, vanishes, bill reappears in egg
 		9 1983 111
Stewart James Balldown big ball is in tube, small ball is dropped in and penetrates big ball and falls out on bottom
 		10 1983 119
Stewart James Clock Wise new procedure with presentations and variations
 		10 1983 121
Stewart James Reverse Forward Faro handling of the reverse faro
 		10 1983 122
Stewart James Mar-Gana word is predicted, using anagrams
 		10 1983 124
Stewart James The Dilly-Dally Principle number force with playing cards
 		10 1983 124
Stewart James Polychromatic Wheel strange force involving a wheel layout on the table
 		10 1983 125
Stewart James Phone-A-Tell using a forced card to get to predicted phone number
 		10 1983 126
Stewart James Kardtu using the "52 on One Card" gag
 		10 1983 126
Stewart James Simian Simile three-phase routine with two brass nuts and a string, several penetrations, using gaffed Brema Nut
 		10 1983 127
Stewart James Domore Discovery counting procedure in Si Stebbins stack produced coincidence/prediction
 		10 1983 128
Stewart James Half Open Omen number prediction with cards using cyclical stack (Si Stebbins, Eight Kings), featuring comedy patter "Heinz Across the Sea"
 		10 1983 129
Stewart James Bermuda Triangles coincidences with triangle layout
 		10 1983 129
Stewart James Half-A-Dozen Ways to Turn off-beat presentation, ace of spades appears and transforms
 		10 1983 130
Air Pressure Reverse
10 1983 130
Stewart James Golf Poker dealing story routine with jumbo cards
 		10 1983 131
Fred Kaps O-Korto For Two long routine in which coins and box penetrate hands and box shrinks so coins do not fit in any more
Related toAlso published here 11 1984 137
Box Turnover
11 1984 142
Allan Slaight Guise Winner five hands of poker are re-dealt to same persons, spectator names missing card (Premonition)
Related toAlso published here 11 1984 144
Jeff Busby Credit Information on "Premonition"/"Prize Winner"
11 1984 144
Reinhard Müller Out of the Escorial I sorting in four suits
 		11 1984 147
Reinhard Müller Out of the Escorial II sorting in four suits
Related to 11 1984 149
Reinhard Müller Gilbreath in the Escorial sorting in four suits
Variations 11 1984 150
Emil Jarrow, Danny Dew, Richard M. Biow Emil Jarrow's Close-Up Bill in Lemon Stand-Up Version
Close-Up Table Method
 		12 1984 154
Frederick Braue Three A.M. Poker Deal progressive poker deal stack that is easy to remember, credit information
 		12 1984 161
Father Cyprian Flash Fold card is actually prefolded and this condition is hidden when it is signed
 		12 1984 164
Father Cyprian Vlad to See You! folded card to little box with garlic and dracula patter
 		12 1984 167
Father Cyprian, Jeff Busby Further Ideas with the Flash Fold
12 1984 169
Father Cyprian Card in Hand card drops folded in spectator's hand
 		12 1984 170
Father Cyprian Psychokinetic Card card apparently folds itself on spectators palm
 		12 1984 170
William P. Miesel The Fastest Sandwich in the World
13 1985 174
William P. Miesel Filling the Elevator small packet with two quartets
 		13 1985 176
Braue Secret Addition Variation
13 1985 177
William P. Miesel Hit Double Lift Second Deal
13 1985 178
William P. Miesel Deceived
Inspired by 13 1985 179
William P. Miesel Here and Gone three cards change to selection, then become aces
 		13 1985 181
William P. Miesel Barefaced Commitment prediction written on playing card
 		13 1985 183
Martin Gardner Hand-Held Pasteboard Prevarication Detector credit information
  • Phase One: Guessing the Selected Card
  • Phase Two: Detecting Lies
  • Phase Three: Testing for ESP
 		14 1995 188
Joe Berg, Martin Gardner Knot from Nowhere & Variations thing where you don't let go of ends and still make knots
 		14 1995 191
Mitsunobu Matsuyama The Knot Scam puzzle
 		14 1995 194
Mitsunobu Matsuyama, Martin Gardner Separating Knots two ropes together are knotted, knots separated, with Single Rope Variation, With Silks
Related to 14 1995 196
Martin Gardner The Pyramid Spell using some pyramid layout on the table, two versions
 		14 1995 198
Martin Gardner Self-Suspending Matches without pre-wedged broken match
 		14 1995 200
Martin Gardner Quad Rise using tilt
 		14 1995 202
Neal Elias Paintbruch Color Change brief
 		14 1995 203
Howard Schwarzman Tilt Finesse dodging center cards out
 		14 1995 203
Martin Gardner Tilt Finesse spreading top cards back
 		14 1995 204
Persi Diaconis The Persi Diaconis Presentation for Tilted Aces four Aces come to top all at once
Inspired by 14 1995 204
Jeff Busby A Lift Tip
14 1995 204
Martin Gardner Chromo-Clairvoyance five envelopes, five color cards, spectator puts them in, performer guesses all correctly, three methods
 		14 1995 205
Martin Gardner Literary Brilliance book/magazine cover as shiner
 		14 1995 207
Martin Gardner Sefalaljia Sans
14 1995 208
Martin Gardner, Jeff Busby Two Quick Tricks & Associated Ideas: A Reversal Method a card turns over, based on cut deeper force
 		14 1995 210
Martin Gardner, Jeff Busby Additional Methods & Handlings card turns over
 		14 1995 210
Martin Gardner Packet Parity color prediction with chess pieces, also with cards (color of a card is predicted)
 		14 1995 212
Data entered by Denis Behr, September 2008.