1999-2024
Written by Richard Kaufman, Various
Work of Various
28,000 pages (Stapled), published by Genii
Illustrated with photographs and drawings by Earle Oakes
Language: English
11,423 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Dai Vernon: An Interview 1974 by Dai Vernon, Tony Delap Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 81
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Art of Play by Terry Ward Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 82
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Effortless Effects by Ryan Schlutz Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 83
David Regal (reviewer) Shadow Thief by Bizzaro Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 83
David Regal (reviewer) Feel 'N Seal by Peter Eggink Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 84
David Regal (reviewer) Uni-Verse: An All-Purpose Utility Deck Show-Biz Services Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 84
David Regal (reviewer) Last Laugh by Mark Elsdon Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 84
David Regal (reviewer) C3 - Center Color Change by Nobuyuki Nojima Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 84
David Regal (reviewer) Gone by Daniel Bryan Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 84
David Regal (reviewer) Prism Stack by Wayne Goodman Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 85
David Regal (reviewer) Print Card by Mickael Chatelain Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 85
David Regal (reviewer) Inked by Fred Darevil Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 85
David Regal (reviewer) The Cube by Usui Takamitsu
"Takamiz Usui"
Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 85
David Regal (reviewer) Hand-O-Matic by Mark Southworth Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 85
David Regal (reviewer) Mint by Steve Rowe Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 86
David Regal (reviewer) Switchcraft by Gregory Wilson, Karl Hein Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 86
David Regal (reviewer) Promotion by Kyle Purnell Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 86
David Regal (reviewer) Thru by Daniel Bryan Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 86
David Regal (reviewer) Casino Chip Miracle by Peter "Peki" Kinnigkeit Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 86
Dustin Stinett Genii Speaks guest editorial
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • The Storytelling Animal (Jonathan Gottschall)
  • What Makes America Laugh Before Bed (Jon Macks, 2015)
  • Sick in the Head (Judd Apatow, 2015)
  • Behind the Burly Q (Leslie Emesis, 2013)
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 12
Alfred Lee Cohen The Shady Side of Our Magic Shop
  • Memoirs of a Magic Dealer
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 15
John Gaughan The Skeleton Caddy
  • The Chamber of Secrets
box with three lids on top, moving section and item place in on section can be transferred to another, improved version
Inspired by Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 16
Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger Getting to the Top
  • Eugene's Notebook In Which Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride Have a Chat
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 19
Max Maven Motor-Saikoro
  • Lost Horizons
die is turned on a lay-out, number on which a match-up occurs is predicted, originally with an ESP die
Also published here
  • "Motor-Saikoro" (Phil Goldstein, ESP Dice Mysteries, 1986)
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 20
Jonathan Pendragon Wizards: Siegfried and Roy
  • Panmagium
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 24
Caleb Wiles Make a Wish ... Again!
  • Ringside
drawing on back of card changes, ideas for Birthday, Christmas, ...
Related to Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 30
Andi Gladwin Magicana
  • Introduction
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 36
Andi Gladwin Undo Cut running cut from hand to table with spread handling
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 36
Luke Jermay Undo Cut Variation
Related toAlso published here Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 38
Andi Gladwin Collect Me Quick Queens tabled face up, three selections are lost and then propelled out of the deck between Queens quickly
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 39
Andi Gladwin Jack's in the Box two spectators select a card from upper and lower half of deck with case between the halves, both have chosen the same cards which is found in case
Inspired by Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 41
Andi Gladwin Card Case Load card starts under case and is loaded inside as case is turn over
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 43
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 48
Joshua Jay Between Two Worlds on Andi Gladwin
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 54
Andi Gladwin Five Tips for a Better Website
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 59
Dustin Stinett Masters of Illusion Returns to Network TV
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 68
David Britland (reviewer) Alan Shaxon - The Sophisticated Sorcerer by Alan Shaxon (written by Scott Penrose, Stephen Short) Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 78
David Britland (reviewer) The Yankee Magic Collector Issue 14 by Andrew J. Pinard Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 79
David Britland (reviewer) The 80's Called... They Want Their Magic Book Back, Vol. 1 by Jonathan Friedman Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 80
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Live from the Living Room (3-DVD set) by Christopher T. Magician Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 81
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) The False Deals Project (2-DVD set) by George McBride Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 82
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Chardistry by Daniel Chard Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 83
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Remastered by Lyndon Jugalbot Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 83
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) CD Magic 1 by Jordan Gomez Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 83
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Visualize by Brendan Rodrigues Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 84
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Card Under Glass by Doc Eason Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 84
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Super Giant Devil's Hank Wack-O-Magic Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 85
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Pop Change by Julio Montoro Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 85
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Merge by Paul Romhany Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 85
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Unboxing by Nicholas Lawrence Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 86
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The Trade Show University by Harrison Carroll Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 86
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Nomad Pad 2.0 by Mathieu Bich, Nikola Pelletier Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 87
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Unbelievalope by Jeff Kaylor Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 87
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks FISM 2015 in Rimini
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Flicker (Jeffery M. Zacks, 2015)
  • The Power of Comics (2015)
  • Write It Right (Ambrose Bierce)
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 12
John Gaughan Martinka's Mahogany Birdcage
  • The Chamber of Secrets
birds appear in a cage apparatus
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 16
Roberto Giobbi Afterthoughts on FISM 2015
  • The Genii Session

  • FISM Book
  • Best Benefit
  • Close-up Competition... and Stage
  • Stage Galas
  • Close-up Gala
  • Sports versus Arts
  • Awards
  • Believability of an Award
  • Closing Words
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 20
David Kaye The Accidental Comedian
  • The Expert at the Kids' Table
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 26
Kainoa Harbottle What I Should Have Said at the Beginning
  • By Means of Metal

  • Size Does Matter
  • Pragmatic Purity
  • Affect or Effect
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 30
Jeff Prace Earfun
  • Left-Handed
cable of earphones becomes stiff
Also published here Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 36
Jim Steinmeyer The Emperor's New Deck
  • Conjuring
deck is shown blank on both sides, on normal card is shown and set aside, it eventually is shown to be a named card, twenty-six blank-backed red cards
  • Variation: The Emperor and The Instant Stooge
Also published here Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 40
Andi Gladwin Magicana
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 44
Curtis Kam Ring on Chain borrowed ring through chain
Inspired by Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 44
Jerry K. Hartman Crossed Thoughts deck shuffled, spectator chooses a card as performer deals through cards, then a second card is freely thought of and writes it on the back of the first selection, performer does same procedure afterwards and the selection matches the spectator's thought of card written on the back and vice versa
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 47
Harvey Rosenthal Glide Alternative bottom card of packet in right-hand end grip is apparently taken off and tabled, another packet held in left hand
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 47
Kyle Littleton Littleton Switch out-jogged card switched for a perpendicular card, with a perpendicular reverse cull
  • Selected Card At Any Number
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 49
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 54
Mike Caveney FISM Italy 2015
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 60
Walter Rolfo A Thank You to All Readers of Genii
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 77
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Labyrinth by Stephen Hobbs Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 78
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Melange by Gregg Webb Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 79
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Game of Tom by Tom Dobrowolski Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 80
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) At the Table Live Lecture Series by Bedros "Spidey" Akkelian
(and various others)
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 81
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Unveil by Hyunjoon Kim Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 82
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Masters of Magic Academy by Various Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 83
David Regal (reviewer) What-SAT by Martin Lewis Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 84
David Regal (reviewer) Fisher's Dream by Iñaki Zabaletta Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 84
David Regal (reviewer) Thumb Fun by Sid Lorraine, Devin Knight Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 85
David Regal (reviewer) Mail Shot by Sid Lorraine, Christopher Congreave Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 85
David Regal (reviewer) Impossible Box V2.0 by Ray Roch Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 85
David Regal (reviewer) Swiss Pack by David Acer Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 85
David Regal (reviewer) Hole 2.0 by Mickael Chatelain Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 86
David Regal (reviewer) The Family by Max Vellucci Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 86
David Regal (reviewer) French Postcards by Christopher Philpott Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 86
David Regal (reviewer) Aquarium by Gustavo Sereno
Lynx Magic
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 86
David Regal (reviewer) Alliance by Danny Weiser Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 87
David Regal (reviewer) Bicycle Weapons by Eric Ross Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 87
David Regal (reviewer) Abra-CARD-Abra by Jeff Wawrzaszek Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 87
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Playing Scared (Sara Solovitch, 2014)
  • Mindware (Richard E. Nisbett, 2015)
  • The Many Lives of Cy Endfield (Brian Neve, 2015)
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 12
Dustin Stinett In Memoriam: Lee Grabel
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 15
John Gaughan The Pillars of Solomon
  • The Chamber of Secrets
precursors of Chinese Sticks
Related to Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 16
Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger Magic With Messages
  • Eugene's Notebook In Which Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride Have a Chat
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 19
David Britland Secret of The Cards
  • Cardopolis
secret juice-like one-way marking on all Haines's ESP decks
Also published here
  • Center Tear magazine by Trevor McCombie
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 20
Max Maven Throw Rug
  • Lost Horizons
card revealed via red-black pattern in layout of 7x4 cards on table
Also published here Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 23
Jonathan Pendragon Algorithm
  • Panmagium
series on Sands of Desert
  • Part One: Getting Sane
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 24
Helder Guimarães Technique Structure
  • Invisible Strings
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 30
Helder Guimarães Pivot Double Turnover slightly flourishy double turnover, ends in position for Bruce/Tamariz replacement
Also published here Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 30
Juan Tamariz Tamariz Turnover
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 31
Helder Guimarães Insertion of Double Card inserting a double in front end of deck, with wiggling
Also published here Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 32
Helder Guimarães, Frank Ward Cloyes On the Frank Cloyes Paintbrush Color Change top card stroked with double
Also published here Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 33
Andi Gladwin Magicana
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 40
Eric Hu Interactive Triumph slop shuffle triumph, spectator and performer hold half the deck for the reveal
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 40
Peter Lentini A New Ending for Slydini's "Paper Balls to Box"
Inspired by Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 41
Fritz Alkemade Kill Bill borrowed bill and performer's bill are initialed, they become one bill with both initials
Inspired by
  • "Tubular" (Paul Harris, True Astonishments DVDs, 2009)
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 42
John Guastaferro Bermuda Aces three indifferent cards place on table in triangle configuration, one Ace appears under them, other three cards change to Aces
Related to
  • "5, 4, 3 and More" (Dani DaOrtiz, Que Raro DVD, 2005)
Variations
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 44
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 48
Jack Shalom (reviewer) Penn & Teller on Broadway Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 54
Jon Racherbaumer Shades of Red: Shin Lim's Liminal Quest
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 58
Neil Tobin The Macabre Magic of The Addams Family
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 72
John Lovick (reviewer) The Experts at the Card Table by S. W. Erdnase (written by David Ben) Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 78
John Lovick (reviewer) The Secret Ingredients to Restaurant Magic by Chef Anton Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 79
John Lovick (reviewer) Don't Fool Yourself: The Magical Life of Dell O'Dell by Dell O'Dell (written by Michael Claxton) Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 80
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Tricks listing some FISM dealer's items, Magiczny Arsene of Poland Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 81
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Scan3D ProMystic Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 82
Danny Orleans (reviewer) PenHenge Sharpie Joker Magic Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 82
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Innercircle Card by Yigal Mesika Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 83
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Gypsy Yarn by Nick Lewin Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 83
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Voodoo by Liam Montier Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 84
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Reloaded (4-disc set) by Dani DaOrtiz Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 84
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Misbehavin by Kainoa Harbottle Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 85
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Specific Resonance by Whit Haydn Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 86
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Insomnia by Antonio Carace Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 86
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Linking Ring Magic, Volume 1 by Joe Fleming Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 86
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) At the Table Live Lecture: Eric Leclerc by Eric Leclerc Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 87
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks photographs from Genii Convention
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Surprise (Leeann Benninger)
  • The End of Absence (Michael Harris)
  • Terms of Service (Jacob Silverman)
  • Why Grow Up? (Susan Neiman)
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 12
John Gaughan The Enchanted Orange Tree
  • The Chamber of Secrets
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 16
Roberto Giobbi A Letter From Jail
  • The Genii Session
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 18
David Kaye It's Not the Size of Your Props, It's the Matter of Your Patter
  • The Expert at the Kids' Table
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 22
Kainoa Harbottle Stealing Creatively
  • By Means of Metal
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 26
Kainoa Harbottle The Push-Through Steal coins placed in left hand, stolen to right hand into curl palm
Inspired by Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 27
Kainoa Harbottle On the Nowhere Palm credit information on third-finger curl palm
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 28
Jeff Prace Tagged
  • Left-Handed
key tags with two words on them transpose
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 34
Dani DaOrtiz, Miguel Ángel Gea, Juan Tamariz Identical Thoughts
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
two cards are selected from a deck, performer finds same card in second deck placed in his pocket, handling with different back colors
Inspired by Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 38
Vernon Winiecke Vernon Transfer
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 39
Andi Gladwin Magicana
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 44
Noel Qualter Technote taking picture of bill's serial number for verification in bill to impossible location effect
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 44
John Guastaferro All About Perception Jacks change into Aces, presentation with ambigram
Related toVariations Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 45
Larry Jennings Rhythm Count
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 46
Harry Lorayne Royal-O-Cation four Tens on table, spectator locates the Ten of Spades, then other tabled cards change to Royal Flush cards which is completed with a reversed card in the deck
Inspired byVariations Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 47
József Kovács Yet 2 signed selection changes back color, then travels from between Queens back to deck and changes back color to green
Inspired by
  • "Yet" (Aldo Colombini, Card Trips)
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 48
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 54
Todd Karr Martin Gardner and the Science of Fun on The Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 58
Todd Karr History of a Term on the word "impromptu magic"
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 65
Various (reviewer) Favorites from Impromptu by Martin Gardner
thoughts about the book and its content from - Eric Mead - Steve Cohen - Joel Hodgson - Paul Daniels - Levent - Christopher Hart - Quentin Reynolds - Jade - John Fisher
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 66
Richard Kaufman Tenyo 2016
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 72
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Mystery Doghouse by So Sato Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 73
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Ghost Camera by Mathieu Bich Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 73
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Magic Plunger by Mathieu Bich, Jon Armstrong Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 73
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Future Puzzle by So Sato Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 74
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Frozen - Disney Characters Disney themed Tenyo line Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 74
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Maelstrom: Off the Page by Tom Stone Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 78
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Vortex: Off the Page by Tom Stone Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 78
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Technical Tool Box by Stephen Hobbs Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 79
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Awesome Self Working Card Tricks by Various Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 80
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Out of Sleight by Cameron Francis Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 80
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Subterranean Deceptions by Mike Pisciotta Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 81
David Britland (reviewer) Inspirations: Performing Magic with Excellence by Lawrence Hass Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 81
David Britland (reviewer) Psycrecy 1 by Steve Drury Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 83
David Oliver (reviewer) Anima - A Breath of Life by Michel Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 84
David Oliver (reviewer) Trace by Will Tsai Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 85
David Oliver (reviewer) Revelation(s) by Claude Rix Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 85
David Oliver (reviewer) Super Slim Hip Pocket Mullica Wallet by Tim Trono Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 85
David Oliver (reviewer) H2 Oil by Daniel Young Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 86
David Oliver (reviewer) Slide De'Mon & Titanas Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 86
David Oliver (reviewer) Limitless by Peter Nardi Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 87
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Marvin's Magic
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • The Witch of Lime Street (David Jaher, 2015)
  • Steal the Show (Michael Port, 2015)
  • What to Think About Machines That Think (John Brockman)
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 12
Yukishige Kadoya In Memoriam: Maki Kitami
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 17
John Gaughan The Card Ladle
  • The Chamber of Secrets
on a stick, to change flat objects
Related to Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 18
Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger Magic Circles
  • Eugene's Notebook In Which Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride Have a Chat
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 21
Alfred Lee Cohen My Final Column
  • Memoirs of a Magic Dealer
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 23
David Britland Revisiting Annemann's Nightmare
  • Cardopolis
selected card vanishes and turns out to be card previously removed on which prediction is written
Inspired by Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 26
David Britland Peek Force Card credit information
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 26
Max Maven Pentamonition
  • Lost Horizons
one of five ESP symbols chosen, it is the one missing from a packet and found in the envelope the packet came from
Also published here
  • New Pentagram, Mar. 1981
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 29
Max Maven On the Premonition Effect credit information
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 29
Jonathan Pendragon The Sands of the Desert
  • Panmagium
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 34
Jim Steinmeyer The Affirmative Code
  • Conjuring
cards or objects in room are divined by assistant, code for twenty-six letters and numbers
Inspired by Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 36
Helder Guimarães Calculated Risk
  • Invisible Strings
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 40
Helder Guimarães The Choice to Change named card appears sandwiched between tabled Jokers
Related to
  • "Empanada" (Armando Lucero)
Also published here
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 40
Edward Marlo Sandwich Load standard
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 40
Helder Guimarães Open Index Handling spread and spread pass
Also published here Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 41
Helder Guimarães The Choreographed Switch Jokers sandwich a card on the table, switched while Jokers are displayed
Inspired by
  • "Bilis' Switch" (Notes de Conférence, 1975)
Related to
  • "Empanada" (Armando Lucero)
Also published here
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 42
Andi Gladwin Magicana
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 48
Chris Beason Hofzinger card chosen and lost, four Aces shown and Ace of same suit visibly changes into selection
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 48
Chris Beason Laydown after Stuart Gordon Double onto another tabled card
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 49
Chris Beason Optical Alignment Variation
Related to Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 50
Benjamin Earl No Motion Assembly Aces on table, performer covers one with his hand, others are lost in the deck one-handed, they assemble under the hand with fourth Ace
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 51
Le Temps Switch
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 51
Apollo Riego Arca coins travel into card case one by one, they audibly arrive
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 52
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 56
Richard Kaufman Marvin Berglas: iMagic on his magic sets
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 62
Joe Culpepper, Philippe Beau Philippe Beau: Out of the Shadows Shadowgrapher and Magician
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 78
David Regal (reviewer) The Bound Deck by Juan Luis Rubiales Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 90
David Regal (reviewer) The Cannibals by Dominique Duvivier Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 90
David Regal (reviewer) Another World by Rob Zabrecky Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 90
David Regal (reviewer) The Mind Pod by Joaquin Kotkin Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 91
David Regal (reviewer) Luck of the Draw by Liam Montier Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 91
David Regal (reviewer) Selenium Shift by Christopher Severson Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 91
David Regal (reviewer) Revolution by Gregory Wilson Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 92
David Regal (reviewer) Trojan Horse by Steven Himmel Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 92
David Regal (reviewer) BD by Joe Fox Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 92
David Regal (reviewer) The Opongo Box by Juan Luis Rubiales Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 92
David Regal (reviewer) Transition by Jamie Docherty Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 93
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Combined Treatise on Advance Card Playing and Draw Poker by F. R. Ritter Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 93
John Guastaferro (reviewer) John Henry Anderson: The Great Wizard of the North and his Magical Family by John Henry Anderson (written by Edwin A. Dawes, Michael E. Dawes) Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 94
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Confident Deceptions by Jason Ladanye Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 95
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) The Vernon Seminar (2-DVD set) by Roberto Giobbi Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 96
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Z. by Steve Reynolds Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 97
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Cube FX (3-DVD set) by Karl Hein, John George Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 97
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) At the Table Lecture: Bobby Motta by Bobby Motta Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 98
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Confident Deceptions (4-DVD set) by Jason Ladanye Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 98
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Erika, Liberty and Irene Larsen
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 10
Jon Racherbaumer In Memoriam: Barrie Richardson
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 11
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Jokes (Christopher P. Wilson, 1979)
  • Science of the Magical (Matt Kaplan, 2015)
  • The Art of Forgery (Noah Carney)
  • Memory & Movies (John Seamon, 2015)
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 12
John Gaughan The Coffee Vase and Bran Bowl
  • The Chamber of Secrets
glass (apparently) filled with bran covered, bran changes into anything
Related to Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 16
David Kaye Too P.C. Or Not Too P.C.: That Is The Question
  • The Expert at the Kids' Table
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 20
Kainoa Harbottle Devant at the Bar... Or A Judicious Bibliography of Coin Vanishes
  • By Means of Metal
on a newspaper report about a court appearance of David Devant performing coin vanishes
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 26
Jeff Prace No More Card Tricks
  • Left-Handed
deck is thrown up and suddenly bound with electrical tape
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 34
Dani DaOrtiz Expectations
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!

  • Meeting Expectations and Eliminating Expectations
  • Manipulating Expectations
  • Allowing an Effect to Speak for Itself or Letting the Spectator Come to His Own Conclusions
  • Final Thoughts
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 38
Bob Read What's in a Name
  • Hidden Treasures
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 42
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 48
Andi Gladwin Magicana
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 54
John Hostler Visions of Saragossa Poker Deal four cards cut to in four piles, deck shuffled face-up/face-down, poker hand dealt, all cards face-up except performer's card with the selections
Also published here Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 54
John Hostler Packet Displacement moving a packet to the other side
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 55
Kenichi Komiya Time Traveling Tissue tissue packet re-seals itself
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 57
Harapan Ong Royal Explosion tabled production of royal flush
Also published here Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 58
Dustin Stinett The Fourteenth Los Angeles Conference on Magic History: Pulling Back the Curtain
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 62
Kainoa Harbottle (reviewer) JawDroppers! by Harry Lorayne Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 82
Kainoa Harbottle (reviewer) The Death Camp Magicians by William V. Rauscher, Werner Reich Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 83
Kainoa Harbottle (reviewer) Kids Show Masterplan: Creating Incredible Magic for Children by Danny Orleans Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 84
Danny Orleans (reviewer) AmazeBox by Mark Shortland Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 85
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Touched by Morgan Strebler Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 86
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Victorian Coins in Glass by Kainoa Harbottle Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 86
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Three-way Clear Force Shopping Bag by Eran Blizovsky Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 87
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The Social Deck by Soma Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 87
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Pen or Pencil by Mickael Chatelain Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 88
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Red Pill by Chris Ramsay Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 88
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) At the Table Live Lecture Series by Martin Lewis, Various Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 89
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) BH Sandwich by Yu Byeong Hun Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 90
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Big Four Poker by Tom Dobrowolski Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 90
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Thick Card Project by Liam Montier Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 90
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Master Course in Cups & Balls Vols. 1 and 2 by Daryl Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 91
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Jastrow Illusion
Vol. 79 No. 2 Feb. 2016 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • An Actor's Companion (Seth Barrish, 2015)
  • The Evolution of Everything (Matt Ridley, 2015)
  • We Have Technology (Kara Platoni, 2015)
  • Mind Over Mind (Chris Berdik, 2014)
Vol. 79 No. 2 Feb. 2016 12
Gabe Fajuri In Memoriam: Daniel G. Waldron
Vol. 79 No. 2 Feb. 2016 17
John Gaughan Ink to Goldfish
  • The Chamber of Secrets
mechanical
Vol. 79 No. 2 Feb. 2016 18
Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger Flights of Fancy
  • Eugene's Notebook In Which Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride Have a Chat
Vol. 79 No. 2 Feb. 2016 21
Data entered by Denis Behr, September 2020.