Unexpected Agenda

2024
Written by Roberto Giobbi
Work of Roberto Giobbi
384 pages (Hardcover), published by Florence Art Edizioni
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
397 entries
Cover photograph
250 per page
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page Categories
Roberto Giobbi Probability presentational idea for an intro
 		Aug. 23 2024 247
Roberto Giobbi On Buckley's Key Card Control
Inspired by Aug. 24 2024 248
Roberto Giobbi Advice of the Elders quote from Expert Card Technique, p. 179
 		Aug. 25 2024 249
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Ambitious Card Opener from a 1969 Japan lecture
 		Aug. 26 2024 250
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Impromptu Ambitious Double-Backer
Aug. 27 2024 251
Roberto Giobbi The Trick That Saves Your Life on a Paul Potassy anecdote
Related to
  • Paul Potassy - Der Entertainer der Weltklasse, Alfred Czernewitz, 1991
 Aug. 28 2024 252
Roberto Giobbi The Miser's Dream - Idea for an Opener
Aug. 29 2024 253
Roberto Giobbi The Miser's Dream - The Anecdote
Aug. 30 2024 254
Roberto Giobbi Come-in Anytime Tricks spectators can come in late during the performance
 		Aug. 31 2024 255
Roberto Giobbi An Academy of the Art of Magic
Sep. 1 2024 256
Roberto Giobbi Poor Man's Card to Cigarette card minus corner travels into cigarette (transposes with tobacco)
Related to Sep. 2 2024 257
Vanni Bossi Bill in Cigarette Pack bill to sealed cigarette pack
 		Sep. 3 2024 258
Roberto Giobbi Gag Finale Deck Switch: The Spectator Does a Deck Switch No-Switch Deck Switch
 		Sep. 4 2024 259
Thomas Stauss Doubling Money bill folded so that it looks like two bills
Related to Sep. 5 2024 260
Roberto Giobbi An Anecdote! An Anecdote! My Kingdom fro an Anecdote! a joke as a presentational idea for an intro
 		Sep. 6 2024 261
Roberto Giobbi An EZ Illusion thoughts on Easy Money
Related to Sep. 7 2024 262
Roberto Giobbi Three Wishes
Sep. 8 2024 263
Roberto Giobbi Google Your Presentations
Sep. 9 2024 264
Roberto Giobbi Ring Steal from Ring Box
Sep. 10 2024 265
Roberto Giobbi Repeat Card to Wallet
Sep. 11 2024 266
Roberto Giobbi Out of This World one color deck approach
Related to Sep. 12 2024 267
Roberto Giobbi, George Joseph Crazy? recounting a scam that George Joseph told
 		Sep. 13 2024 268
Roberto Giobbi Midair-Toss Color Change deck thrown into other hand, face of top card changes
Related to Sep. 14 2024 269
Roberto Giobbi He or She Speaks
Sep. 15 2024 270
Roberto Giobbi Technical Mishap
Sep. 16 2024 271
Roberto Giobbi Benefits of a Memorized Deck
  • Card Index
  • Partial Setups
  • Selection and Control
  • More
 		Sep. 17 2024 272
Dai Vernon Triple Lift Convincer after triple lift, using the top card to turn over the second one
 		Sep. 18 2024 273
Carlos Vaquera Fail-safe Roulette System
Sep. 19 2024 274
Roberto Giobbi The Nod-Shake Suggestion - A Subliminal Strategy
Related to Sep. 20 2024 275
Tony Slydini Slydini on Coins Through the Table dramatization
 		Sep. 21 2024 276
Roberto Giobbi Dictionary Magic presentational idea for an intro
 		Sep. 22 2024 277
Roberto Giobbi Heterologic Autologic on linguistics
 		Sep. 23 2024 278
Roberto Giobbi Himber Napkin using a folded napkin to switch flat items
 		Sep. 24 2024 279
Daryl Martinez Squirmy Spell on knowing how many letters the name of a card has, counting with fingers under the table
 		Sep. 25 2024 280
Michael A. Perovich What to Do When You Get Caught Palming Dai Vernon and Tony Giorgio anecdote
 		Sep. 26 2024 281
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Banana Production Trick multiplying sponge bananas
Related to Sep. 27 2024 282
John Lenahan John Lenahan's Take on the Banana Trick
Related to Sep. 28 2024 283
Dai Vernon Stabbed... Twice! Joker used to stab two fairly chosen cards by spectator, two-way forcing deck and faro
Variations Sep. 29 2024 284
Roberto Giobbi Impromptu Stabbed... Twice! Joker used to stab two fairly chosen cards by spectator
Inspired by Sep. 29 2024 284
Howard Hamburg Charles Earl Miller on the Pass Charlie Miller anecdote of doing the pass under the table
 		Sep. 30 2024 285
Roberto Giobbi Card Curiosities: The Ace of Spades
  • Leader Ace
  • Taxes, Information and Death
 		Oct. 1 2024 286
Roberto Giobbi What You Should Know about Playing Cards I
Oct. 2 2024 287
Roberto Giobbi What You Should Know about Playing Cards II
  • Ghostly Eight
  • Cards and Language
  • Eyes on a Bicycle Deck (666)
 		Oct. 3 2024 288
Roberto Giobbi Nicknames of Playing Cards
  • One-eyed Jacks
  • Suicide King
  • Man with the Axe
  • Curse of Scotland
  • More Name-calling
 		Oct. 4 2024 289
Paul Chosse Paul Chosse on Jack McMillen
Oct. 5 2024 290
Dr. William Weyeneth Behind-the-ear Glimpse bold glimpse of bottom card during fan production from behind spectator's ear
Also published here Oct. 6 2024 291
Roberto Giobbi Mental Poker poker game to justify limited choice think-a-card from one of five cards
 		Oct. 7 2024 292
Roberto Giobbi When Revealing a Selected Card
Oct. 8 2024 293
Roberto Giobbi Pulling a Deck out of the Card Case spectator cannot pull the deck out of the card case
 		Oct. 9 2024 294
Roberto Giobbi Multiple Swing Cut Palm bottom packet is palmed into left hand at the end of a running swing cut
Inspired by Oct. 10 2024 295
Roberto Giobbi Paul Rosini on Showmanship
Oct. 11 2024 296
Roberto Giobbi The Thirteen Golden Rules of Magic
Oct. 12 2024 297
Roberto Giobbi Paraprosdokian Sentences sentences/quotes with unexpected endings
 		Oct. 13 2024 298
Roberto Giobbi Card at Number card on top, reverse count into other hand, top card of left hand is then switched for bottom card of right-hand packet
Related to Oct. 14 2024 299
Roberto Giobbi Philosophy and Magic crumpled up page appears between performer's hands, the page number matches the number that can be arranged from three chosen card values
 		Oct. 15 2024 300
Roberto Giobbi Miracle or Impossible? page in book appears in envelope instead of a selection which is found in book
Variations Oct. 16 2024 301
Roberto Giobbi How to Find a Card page in book appears in card case instead of a selection which is found in book
Inspired by Oct. 17 2024 302
Roberto Giobbi In Lieu of the Pass light-reft spread pass handling
 		Oct. 18 2024 303
Roberto Giobbi Optical Shuffle Control
Oct. 19 2024 304
Roberto Giobbi Point-at-Card-in-Spread Force under-spread-force handling, card left as top card on left half and switched for bottom card of right-hand half as it is taken
Related to Oct. 20 2024 305
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Six Card Repeat Gag Opener six cards counted, three thrown away, no cards left
 		Oct. 21 2024 306
Ken Brooke Fifty-Two Card Repeat
Oct. 21 2024 306
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Coincidence one of three envelopes chosen, two cards from two decks are exchanged and they match, they also match a prediction in chosen envelope, other two envelopes contain money
 		Oct. 22 2024 307
Roberto Giobbi False Shuffle Synergy combination that retains a red/black alternating order, starts with divided deck
 		Oct. 23 2024 308
Roberto Giobbi, Lennart Green A Green Bet bet with matching or un-matching pairs
Inspired by Oct. 24 2024 309
Roberto Giobbi Subtle Push-Through Shuffle cut and shuffle sequence
 		Oct. 25 2024 310
Roberto Giobbi Ghosts presentational idea for an intro
 		Oct. 26 2024 311
Roberto Giobbi The Self-Performing Deck presentational idea for an intro
 		Oct. 27 2024 312
Roberto Giobbi ... of the Year! thoughts on The Best...
 		Oct. 28 2024 313
Roberto Giobbi Double from a Tabled Ribbon Spread
Oct. 29 2024 314
Roberto Giobbi Five-Card Follow the Leader 5&5
 		Oct. 30 2024 315
Roberto Giobbi The Inside-the-Box Shuffle dramatizing shuffle, moving cards around within cased deck
 		Oct. 31 2024 316
Roberto Giobbi Repdigit 111 comments on special types of numbers
 		Nov. 1 2024 317
Roberto Giobbi Old Wine... Matures Well
Nov. 2 2024 318
Jochen Zmeck Totally Improvised three crumpled-up newspaper pieces, three random items by spectators, spectators choose one paper and one item, in the paper is found the same item as a prediction, other papers are empty
Also published here
  • "Völlig improvisiert" (Jochen Zmeck, Trickkiste Nr. 6, 1983, p. 7)
 Nov. 2 2024 318
Roberto Giobbi Double Mishap Opening gag opening with rope, also cigarette to rope transformation
Related to Nov. 3 2024 319
Roberto Giobbi On the Fingertip Peek Force getting into it, in-jogged card
 		Nov. 4 2024 320
Roberto Giobbi, Russell "Rusduck" Duck Best Suit Order? mnemonics for a suit order
 		Nov. 5 2024 321
Roberto Giobbi Camouflage Glove idea of using a glove
 		Nov. 6 2024 322
Roberto Giobbi How to Avoid Making Self-working Card Tricks Look Boring
Nov. 7 2024 323
Roberto Giobbi How to Make Procedural Actions Look Interesting
Nov. 8 2024 324
Roberto Giobbi The New Ninja Deck Switch in and out of pocket choreography
Inspired by Nov. 9 2024 325
Roberto Giobbi On the Bossi Milk Build Force cards drawn from top and bottom until stopped, then bottom card is force card, discrepant
Inspired by Nov. 10 2024 326
Roberto Giobbi What Are You Up To? bucket list
 		Nov. 11 2024 327
Roberto Giobbi Communicative Memory
Related to Nov. 12 2024 328
Roberto Giobbi Control with Transfer Cut replacing card on top before starting the losing by cutting
 		Nov. 13 2024 329
Roberto Giobbi The Card Case Insertion Pass I cutting deck as deck is replaced into case
 		Nov. 14 2024 330
Petrick Card Card-Stand fan of Aces stands on table held with another card at their back
 		Nov. 15 2024 331
Roberto Giobbi What Is the Most Difficult Thing in Magic? seeing things with the eyes of a spectator
 		Nov. 16 2024 332
Roberto Giobbi, Max Bühler Always Two Sets buying at least two sets of all props that are required
 		Nov. 17 2024 333
Roberto Giobbi Break under the Top Card establishing a break under the top card, see following items
 		Nov. 18 2024 334
Roberto Giobbi Semi-straddle Break establishing a break under the top card
 		Nov. 18 2024 334
Roberto Giobbi Bevel-square Break establishing a break under the top card
 		Nov. 18 2024 334
Roberto Giobbi FanBreak establishing a break under the top card
 		Nov. 18 2024 334
Roberto Giobbi Injog Break establishing a break under the top card
 		Nov. 18 2024 334
Roberto Giobbi Heel Glimpse Break establishing a break under the top card
 		Nov. 18 2024 334
Roberto Giobbi More for the Break see following items
 		Nov. 19 2024 335
Roberto Giobbi Bottom-to-top Overhand Shuffle Break break, also for multiple lift
Related to Nov. 19 2024 335
Roberto Giobbi Cut-to-the-table Break establishing a break under the top card after a cut to the table
 		Nov. 19 2024 335
Roberto Giobbi Dribble Break establishing a break under the top card after a dribble
 		Nov. 19 2024 335
Roberto Giobbi "Your Turn" Break finding break techniques
 		Nov. 19 2024 335
Roberto Giobbi Corner-Rounder Punch: The Corner-Short Cutter using a corner rounder punch
 		Nov. 20 2024 336
Roberto Giobbi Thought-of Card in Cigarette named card to cigarette
  • Variation
Related to Nov. 21 2024 337
Roberto Giobbi No Comment... gag photo with Alex Elmsley
 		Nov. 22 2024 338
Roberto Giobbi The Mystic Triangle optical illusion that simulates a triangle design, presentational idea for an intro
 		Nov. 23 2024 339
Roberto Giobbi Barnhart Fan Steal Control right hand flat palm
Inspired by Nov. 24 2024 340
Roberto Giobbi AMA Literary Fellowship: My Acceptance Speech 2012 award speech
 		Nov. 25 2024 341
Roberto Giobbi Random Thoughts on Creativity
Nov. 26 2024 342
Roberto Giobbi Duplicating a Signature wrong date "accident", not spectator's signature
 		Nov. 27 2024 343
Roberto Giobbi Partial Deck Switch switching deck minus a packet that is used for a trick
 		Nov. 28 2024 344
Roberto Giobbi Card Case Mental Aces one of four Aces chosen, found, one-way faces
Inspired by Nov. 29 2024 345
Roberto Giobbi Miscall Location Discovery Ruse stop trick with miscalling as method
 		Nov. 30 2024 346
Roberto Giobbi, Miguel Ángel Gea The Paper of Destiny premise that whatever one puts to paper becomes reality
 		Dec. 1 2024 347
Roberto Giobbi When Form Kills Content thoughts on a Clint Eastwood & Michael Parkinson interview
 		Dec. 2 2024 348
Roberto Giobbi In Lieu of the Double Lift - Transfer Cut Substitute Ambitious Card application
 		Dec. 3 2024 349
Roberto Giobbi In Lieu of the Double Lift II - Quick Elias Ambitious Card application
Inspired by Dec. 4 2024 350
Roberto Giobbi The Three Secrets listing the three secrets that Dai Vernon shared with Juan Tamariz at a private session
Related to Dec. 5 2024 351
Roberto Giobbi, Sam Leo Horowitz The Horowitz Second Steal card controlled to second position, top card shown not to be selection, then top two cards palmed to produce card from pocket
  • Variation
Inspired by Dec. 6 2024 352
Roberto Giobbi The Philosopher's Stone presentational idea for an intro
 		Dec. 7 2024 353
Roberto Giobbi Hindu Shuffle Key Card Placement
Dec. 8 2024 354
Roberto Giobbi Visual Emphasis ideas for making a procedure more visual
  • Oil and Water (Juan Tamariz)
  • Gloves (José Carroll)
  • Ringers
  • Flapping Hands
  • Crossing and Uncrossing
 		Dec. 9 2024 355
Roberto Giobbi The Arete Criss-cross Force finesses
 		Dec. 10 2024 356
Vanni Bossi The Bossi Flap partial card attached to pocket as flap
 		Dec. 11 2024 357
Mike Caveney Al Flosso Buys a Magic Collection
Dec. 12 2024 358
Roberto Giobbi What We Can Learn From A Cow optical illusion
 		Dec. 13 2024 359
Roberto Giobbi Roberto Giobbi Says So quotations from Giobbi's books and videos
Related to Dec. 14 2024 360
Roberto Giobbi Charlier-Cut Selection and Control spectator says stop during consecutive Charlier cuts to select a card
 		Dec. 15 2024 361
Roberto Giobbi Simplex Robert-Houdin (Partagás) intro
 		Dec. 16 2024 362
Roberto Giobbi, Martin Michalski Simplex Shuffle Force and Optional Control spectator remembers bottom card after shuffle, in-the-hands riffle shuffle glimpse
 		Dec. 16 2024 362
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Card From Pocket deck in pocket, cards removed one by one, selection is brought out at named number
Related toAlso published here
  • "La clairvoyance du toucher" (Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, Comment on devient sorcier, p. 195)
 Dec. 16 2024 362
Lennart Green Red-black Real False Shuffle real overhand shuffle with red-black alternating deck, restored during quick trick (Nick Trost's "Eight Card Brainwave")
 		Dec. 17 2024 363
Lennart Green Lennart Green's Out of This World spectator shuffles, first separation with small packet, then Kennedy's with rest
Also published here Dec. 18 2024 364
Roberto Giobbi The Guillotine of Liechtenstein
Dec. 19 2024 365
Roberto Giobbi (reviewer) Thoughts on Erdnase - Part One by S. W. Erdnase Dec. 20 2024 366
Roberto Giobbi (reviewer) Thoughts on Erdnase - Part Two by S. W. Erdnase Dec. 21 2024 368
Roberto Giobbi The Problem of the Seventeen Card Camels number puzzle of seventeen camels that have to be distributed amongst three sons, illustrated with cards
 		Dec. 22 2024 369
Roberto Giobbi Seven Sneaky Things to Remember commented list of recommendations by Don Alan
Related to Dec. 23 2024 370
Roberto Giobbi Sicilian-Blood-Orange Salad
Dec. 24 2024 371
Roberto Giobbi A Philosophy of Magic
  • The Jar of Life
 		Dec. 25 2024 372
Roberto Giobbi Quadruplets prediction card removed e.g. an Eight, spectator places it in deck next to another Eight, other two Eights found with Gemini Twins placement
 		Dec. 26 2024 373
Roberto Giobbi The Long and the Short of It on how detailed an explanation should be
 		Dec. 27 2024 374
Roberto Giobbi The Card Cheater's Shiner list of ten reflective surfaces that can be used as shiners
 		Dec. 28 2024 375
Roberto Giobbi Refusé envelope has been sent to outdated address and came back to performer
Inspired byRelated to Dec. 29 2024 376
Roberto Giobbi The Card-Case Glimpse whole in case that can be opened to glimpse index
 		Dec. 30 2024 377
Roberto Giobbi A Trick with the Card-Case Glimpse spectator removes a card and cases the deck, performer names it
 		Dec. 31 2024 378
Roberto Giobbi The Bibliography
. 2024 379
Roberto Giobbi Envoy
. 2024 384
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Data entered by Denis Behr, December 2024.