Smokers

2021
Written by Steve Beam
Work of Steve Beam
184 pages (Hardcover), published by Trapdoor Productions
Illustrated with drawings by Steve Beam
Language: English
67 entries
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Steve Beam Introduction
7
Steve Beam Teasers (How and Why You Should Read This Book)
 		9
The 14/15 Principle
11
Steve Beam The 14/15 Principle
  • The 13/14 Force
 		13
Steve Beam Stack Variations variations of the 14/15 Stack
  • Quick 14/15 Stack
  • Basic 14/15 Stack
  • Premium 14/15 Stack
 		15
Steve Beam Features of the Basic 14/15 Stack
  • Quick 14 Force
  • Suits
  • Quadruplets
  • Mirror Stacks / Stay Stacks
  • Mini-Mirror Stack(s)
  • Ladder or Sequential Stacks
  • Gilbreath Principle
 		17
Steve Beam Discovery history of the 14/15 stack
  • Disclaimer
  • 14/15 Stack versus 14/15 Principle
  • The 14/15 Principle - Somebody Had to Think of It First
  • Charles Medrington
  • Charles Jordan
  • Almost There
  • T. Page Wright
  • H. S. Paine
  • Conclusion (for Now)
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Steve Beam Milestones in the Development of 14/15 chronological chart of the 14/15 stack
 		29
Ruses, Subtleties, and Convincers
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Steve Beam No Joke ruse to remove two Aces for 14/15 Stack
 		47
Steve Beam, Lorenz Schär Practical Joker ruses for the 14/15 Stack, omits removing two Aces by adding Joker
  • The Valuable Joker Ruse
 		47
Steve Beam The Fairness Force / False Cut
  • Face-Up Fairness Force
  • Face-Down Fairness Force
  • Fairness False Cut
Related to 48
Steve Beam The Mobius Cut flourish cut, based on Charlier
Also published here 52
Steve Beam Fixed Position on card at number with two decks, 14/15 stack and Taylor's broken count force
  • Two-Out Illustration
  • Expanding the Target Bank
  • Final Four
Related to 54
Steve Beam Very Spatial Move secretly moving cards from top to the bottom while showing top and bottom cards
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Steve Beam 14/15 Forces general comments
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Steve Beam The News Force deck cut in four piles, to force 28, 29 or 30 with a 14/15 stack
Inspired by 65
Steve Beam Flip-Flop Force deck cut in four piles, to force 28, 29 or 30 with a 14/15 stack, two piles are face-up, two face-down
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Steve Beam Pair of Pairs Force deck cut in four piles, to force 28, 29 or 30 with a 14/15 stack, two piles are face-up, two face-down, variation of the Flip-Flop Force
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Steve Beam The Flanking Force deck cut in three piles, to force 42, 43, 44 or 45 with a 14/15 stack, taking top and bottom cards
Inspired by 70
Steve Beam Flanking Force II deck cut in four piles, to force a number between 56 and 60 with a 14/15 stack, taking top and bottom cards
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Steve Beam Cut & Deal Force deck cut and dealt to form several packets, to force 42, 43, 44 or 45 with a 14/15 stack
  • Deal & Cut Force
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Steve Beam Excessive Force deck cut and dealt to form six or eight packets, to force 42, 43, 44 or 45 or 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 with a 14/15 stack
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Steve Beam Down for the Count three cards added to find location, in combination with the Curiouser Count
Related to 75
Steve Beam Up for the Count Down for the Count and Curiouser Count with 52 cards 14/15 stack and two deck
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Steve Beam No-Way Force forcing any two adjacent numbers between 16 and 28, using the 14/15 stack
Also published here 78
Steve Beam Deluxe No-Way cutting the deck at certain card while removing a Joker
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Steve Beam Same-Way Force handling to force a number with 14/15 stack, based on No-Way Force
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Steve Beam The Vertigo Force handling to force a number with 14/15 stack, based on No-Way Force
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Steve Beam The Fource forcing the number 28 or 30 with a 14/15 stack
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Steve Beam The Mojo Stack cyclical stack using 52 cards with 14/15 mechanics
  • The Mojo Stack - 14/15 Version
  • MO Mojo Stack - The Split Stack
  • Steve's Mandatory But Fun Chart
Inspired by 87
Steve Beam Spell Weaver spelling to the four Aces, using the Mojo Stack
Also published here 96
Steve Beam Spell Breaker mentally constructed card is spelled and found, using the Mojo Stack
Also published here 99
Steve Beam Tangents
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Steve Beam Air Force One forcing a number with shuffled deck, cut and re-deal to end with three packets
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Steve Beam Air Force Two forcing a number with shuffled deck, cut and re-deal to end with three packets
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Steve Beam Airpower forcing a number from 20 to 40 with shuffled deck, cut and re-deal to end with three packets
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Steve Beam The Winging It Force forcing a number with shuffled deck
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Charles Medrington, Steve Beam The Make-Weight Deck Svengali-type forcing deck, to force number 14
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Steve Beam Bottoms Up(dated) Force used for multiple cards
Inspired by 116
Steve Beam Effects
119
Steve Beam Combination Lock Box deck is shuffled, cut and dealt into three piles, three values are used to open lock
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Steve Beam Portable ATM number prediction with the Mojo Stack, off by one feature, number appears on blank card
Inspired by 122
Steve Beam Pocketectomy amount of cards in cut packet is divined by adding the values of two cards, named card and position is named, 14/15 stack
Variations 126
Doug Canning Three-Card Summer amount of cards in cut packet is divined by adding the values of two cards, named card and position is named, with two decks
Inspired byRelated to 130
Steve Beam Penalty Box card found at number, values of two cards added, 14/15 stack
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Mel Stover Winnipeg False Cut one simple cut
Also published here 132
Steve Beam Top of Bottom card at number with two decks, values of four cards added, 14/15 stack
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Steve Beam, North Bigbee A Cut Above weighing the cards with 14/15 stack
Inspired by 136
Steve Beam Value-Added Card Trick weighing the cards, naming amount of black and red cards with 14/15 stack
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Steve Beam Even More Value-Added Card Trick weighing the cards, naming amount of black and red cards with 14/15 stack
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Steve Beam Eye For Value deck is cut in several packets and top cards of each packet shuffled, performer divines amount of black and red cards and total of pips, 14/15 stack
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Steve Beam The Sven-Tally Trick adding the values of cut cards to count to a certain card, card has different back, 14/15 stack
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Steve Beam Aging In Place deck is cut into three piles and when values are added it totals age of spectator, then age of second spectator is revealed, Air Force One
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Steve Beam The Six of Clubs Overture two cards selected by stabbing card in the deck, total of values used to find a card, prediction on paper, 14/15 stack
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Steve Beam Harbinger two cards are found by adding values, mates found as climax, 14/15 stack
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Steve Beam Following the Footprints with 14/15 of Spades gag, 14/15 stack
Related to 153
Steve Beam Crooked Flush two Straight Flushes are produced, 14/15 stack
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Steve Beam Ladder Location card found at number, values of cards are added
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Steve Beam Cutting Time deck cut in three piles, numbers predicted using a watch, 14/15 stack
Also published here 160
Steve Beam Subdition prediction of 1089, Air Force One
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Steve Beam 3-D Book Test using playing cards
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Tino Plaz, Lorenz Schär The #2 Trick off-beat comedy prediction, when written word is turned over a prediction of formed number can be read
Related to 166
Steve Beam, Robert Lusthaus ACAAN of Whoop Ass two decks, Air Force One
  • The (Lightly Tweaked) Lusthaus Card System
Related to 168
Steve Beam The Spread Cut transfer of cards while spreading the deck
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Steve Beam Notes on ACAAN of Whoop Ass
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Steve Beam Thanksgiven
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Data entered by Lorenz Schär, August 2025.