Faro & Riffle Technique

with the 3 Supplements
1969/1970
Written by Karl Fulves
Work of Karl Fulves
90 pages (Spiralbound), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
86 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
Karl Fulves Faro Transforms discussing properties of the faro to exchange two cards within the deck and to recycle the order
 		Faro Techniques 1969 2
Karl Fulves Faro Rings notation to illustrate behavior of cards during faro shuffles, see also Addenda on page 60
 		Faro Techniques 1969 2
Karl Fulves Position Determination following a card's position during in and out faros
 		Faro Techniques 1969 3
Karl Fulves The Triple Faro Ring
Faro Techniques 1969 4
Karl Fulves Definition of Terms for faro transforms, Example 1-6
 		Faro Techniques 1969 5
Karl Fulves General Transform Characteristics discussing how the order is affected through faro shuffling in a 2n deck
1. Reversibility
2. The Recycling Corollary
3. Commutative Property
4. Additive Property
5. Position Equivalency
6. Substitutions
7. Non-Symmetric Transforms
 		Faro Techniques 1969 7
Karl Fulves The Fourth-Order Deck discussing transpositions of two cards within the deck
 		Faro Techniques 1969 12
Karl Fulves Other Forms Of The Transposition transpositions of three or more cards within the deck with some examples (2n cards in a deck), Examples 7-10
Related to Faro Techniques 1969 12
Karl Fulves Three Way Transposition note
 		Faro Techniques 1969 15
Karl Fulves Fractional Transforms note
 		Faro Techniques 1969 15
Karl Fulves The Recycling Problem "The general solution is somewhat more involved and will not be discussed here.", see references for more on that
Related to Faro Techniques 1969 16
Karl Fulves Gray Codes definition, see also Addenda on page 60
 		Gray Codes 1969 17
Karl Fulves Coding The Deck
  • Coding The Faces
  • Coding The Backs
  • Coding The Spectators
 		Gray Codes 1969 17
Karl Fulves Example 11 selection from packet, shuffled, value of top card used to count down to selection, gray code and faro
 		Gray Codes 1969 18
Karl Fulves Example 12 selection from packet, shuffled, value of selection used to count down to selection, gray code and faro
 		Gray Codes 1969 18
Karl Fulves Example 13 two spectators note cards in a packet, after some questions and shuffling they are on the top, gray code and faro
 		Gray Codes 1969 19
Karl Fulves Example 14 two spectators note cards in a packet, after some questions and shuffling they are on the top, gray code and faro
 		Gray Codes 1969 20
Karl Fulves Example 15 blank card is inserted in card packet, it becomes a card according to spectator's wishes (more or less), gray code and faro
Related to Gray Codes 1969 21
Karl Fulves Example 16 32 cards, any card specified in stages (color, suit, value...) comes to top after some faro shuffling, gray code and faro
 		Gray Codes 1969 22
Karl Fulves Gray Stak combining gray code and stay stack in a deck with eight cards, in the application a selection is divined, see also Addenda on page 60, for sixteen- and 32-Card Arrangements see reference
Related to Gray Codes 1969 23
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Techniques commentary on Reflected Set-Ups, Interlocking Stacks, ... in combination with riffle shuffle
 		Gray Codes 1969 24
Karl Fulves Interlocking Stacks in the example a pile is riffle shuffled and packets of four cards each distributed, one knows something about matching values in the packets, see also Addenda on page 60
 		Riffle Shuffle Techniques 1969 25
Karl Fulves Interface Technique - Example 17 spectator shuffles deck and deals cards out in blocks of four, suit of face card of any packet and value of next packet's top card are combined to represent a card, this is predicted
Related to Riffle Shuffle Techniques 1969 26
Karl Fulves A Note On Four-Card Cycles
Riffle Shuffle Techniques 1969 27
Karl Fulves Halving The Prediction presentation idea, see also following item
Inspired by Riffle Shuffle Techniques 1969 27
Karl Fulves Prophet's Loss cards shuffles and dealt off in groups of five, words are written on backs that combine e.g. to "The next matching cards will be jacks" and in the next pile of five cards this is verified, repeated
 		Riffle Shuffle Techniques 1969 28
Karl Fulves Marked Improvement cards shuffled and dealt in groups of five, marks on back of cards of one pile tell what's in the next pile
Related to Riffle Shuffle Techniques 1969 31
Karl Fulves Application To Self-Centering Stacks
Riffle Shuffle Techniques 1969 32
Karl Fulves Displacement Techniques on the definition of "riffle shuffle"
 		Displacements 1969 33
Karl Fulves Joker Poker Joker is inserted in fifteen-card packet which is then dealt out, hand with joker has a pair and wins
Also published here Displacements 1969 33
Karl Fulves Like Seeks Like two cards next to each other are turned over, packet dealt out, cards next to reversed cards are of the same value
 		Displacements 1969 34
Karl Fulves Finders three cards next to each other are turned over, packet dealt out, cards next to reversed cards are of the same value
 		Displacements 1969 35
Karl Fulves Out Of Hand two cards are removed from packet, rest dealt out, suits of selections and suits in piles have some coincidences
 		Displacements 1969 35
Karl Fulves Torn Corner Control push-through failure with a card that has a corner openly torn off
 		Riffle Shuffle Controls 1969 37
Karl Fulves Layman's Lace-Thru crude Zarrow type shuffle, as an exposé move
 		Riffle Shuffle Controls 1969 39
Karl Fulves Center Control
Variations Riffle Shuffle Controls 1969 40
Karl Fulves Double Control deck riffle shuffled, not squared, halves separated again and one selection is protruding from both halves, Freeman Display precursor
Related toAlso published here Riffle Shuffle Controls 1969 42
Karl Fulves Locating The Aces tabled Ace production with riffle shuffle revelations
Variations Riffle Shuffle Controls 1969 43
Karl Fulves The Triple Faro - Shuffle Definitions theoretical, since no technique is given
Related to The Triple Faro 1969 45
Karl Fulves Reverse Triple Faro
The Triple Faro 1969 45
Karl Fulves The 3n Deck properties related to the Triple Faro
 		The Triple Faro 1969 46
Karl Fulves Recycling The 3n Deck with the Triple Faro
 		The Triple Faro 1969 47
Karl Fulves Inverse Shuffles properties of the Triple Faro
 		The Triple Faro 1969 47
Karl Fulves Riffle/Reverse Notes combination of riffle shuffle and reverse faro, related to Gilbreath Principle
Related to The Triple Faro 1969 48
Karl Fulves Black Magic Notes effect about matching pairs of red and black, related to Gilbreath Principle, see also Addenda on page 60
Related to The Triple Faro 1969 49
Karl Fulves New Light on Black Magic face-up/face-down shuffled deck, effect with matching pairs of face-down and face-up cards with several phases
 		First Supplement 1970 50
Karl Fulves Mechanical Card Controls simplification with stripper cards or cards with corner torn off
Inspired by First Supplement 1970 52
Karl Fulves Adjacencies problem of bringing two cards at random position together with faro shuffles
 		First Supplement 1970 53
Karl Fulves The Partial Faro selection procedure with faros that places a key card next to selection
 		First Supplement 1970 53
Karl Fulves As A Vanish placing sticky card next to selection with faro, also rough-smooth method
 		First Supplement 1970 53
Karl Fulves As A Force card is selected and shuffled in deck, spectator should now also remember card next to his selection which is forced and can have different back
 		First Supplement 1970 54
Karl Fulves As A Stop Trick comedy presentation, on a card is written when spectator should stop
 		First Supplement 1970 55
Karl Fulves The Gray Liar questions about selection are asked, at the end top card has text written on it that says when spectator lied and where the selection is, faro, see also Addenda on page 60
Related to First Supplement 1970 56
Karl Fulves An Odd Gray Coincidence two packets from different decks, question and faro shuffling procedure before coincidence
 		First Supplement 1970 57
Karl Fulves Unit Control two five-card packets with different backs are put together, three faros, one card from top five cards is now in bottom section and vice versa
 		First Supplement 1970 58
Karl Fulves Unit Transpo two five-card packets with different backs are put together after a selection is made from each, three faros, selections are in odd-backed piles now
Related to First Supplement 1970 58
Karl Fulves Trans-Script two signatures change position on odd-backed cards, with odd-backed duplicates, faro, see also Addenda on page 60
Related to First Supplement 1970 58
Karl Fulves Block Transfer credit information
 		Second Supplement 1970 61
William Zavis Beginning Again odd-backed blank card is inserted in deck, it becomes a card according to spectator's wishes, gray code and faro, full-deck version
Related to Second Supplement 1970 62
Karl Fulves At The 17th in small packet two selections are located with an odd-backed joker that transforms in a three-spot, then four-spot, faro
 		Second Supplement 1970 63
Roy Walton Flip Flop simplified version with reverse faros
Inspired by Second Supplement 1970 64
Karl Fulves The Interrogation Technique packet of blank cards is faro shuffled, one printed card is then seen which matches what the spectator wanted (color, odd/even,...)
Related to Second Supplement 1970 66
Karl Fulves Triumff
Second Supplement 1970 67
Roy Walton The Abacus Card Trick four cards chosen, gray code on one way backs
Related toVariations Second Supplement 1970 69
Karl Fulves Accountable some mathematics of the riffle shuffle
 		Second Supplement 1970 71
Robert E. Neale Infernal Machine "programmed" card packet, exactly wrong in coming up with desired card
Also published here Second Supplement 1970 72
Karl Fulves The Block Transfer general comments
 		Second Supplement 1970 74
Karl Fulves Setting Up The Move with block transfer
Related to Second Supplement 1970 74
Karl Fulves The Negative Transfer to get rid of top cards
 		Second Supplement 1970 75
Karl Fulves A Note On The Proceedings comment on block transfer described before
 		Second Supplement 1970 76
Karl Fulves Top Card Cover block transfer variation
 		Second Supplement 1970 76
Karl Fulves The Double Transfer shifting blocks in both directions simultaneously
 		Second Supplement 1970 77
Karl Fulves The Stripper Deck commentary
Related to Third Supplement 1970 78
Karl Fulves General Considerations handling the stripper deck to control cards with tabled riffle shuffles
  • Control To The Top
  • Control To The Bottom
 		Third Supplement 1970 78
Karl Fulves, Theodore Annemann The Annotated Annemann reversing a selection in one-way or stripper deck
Inspired by Third Supplement 1970 79
Karl Fulves Combination Control controlling two selections in stripper deck with tabled riffle shuffles
 		Third Supplement 1970 80
Karl Fulves Auto-Stack stripper deck application for stacking
 		Third Supplement 1970 82
Karl Fulves Octogonal Aces Aces shuffled reversed in deck, cut to again, stripper deck
Related to Third Supplement 1970 82
Tabled Slip Cut
Third Supplement 1970 83
Karl Fulves What - No Reversal? stripper deck throw offs
 		Third Supplement 1970 84
Karl Fulves Sidebars stripper deck throw off, faro
 		Third Supplement 1970 85
Karl Fulves Stripper-Teckel selection and mate are found, fair procedure, stripper deck
 		Third Supplement 1970 86
Karl Fulves Small World stripper deck
 		Third Supplement 1970 87
Karl Fulves Theoretical Strippers special cut, negative transfer (block transfer) as application
 		Third Supplement 1970 88
Karl Fulves Pure Theory thoughts on generalized stripper principle
 		Third Supplement 1970 89
Karl Fulves A Note On Handling handling a stripper deck
 		Third Supplement 1970 90
Data entered by Denis Behr, February 2010.