Miscellaneous

98 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Charmed Bullet and the Black Cloth Target nine shuffled cards stuck to board covered with black cloth, performer shoots on board and hits selection
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
182
The Black Cloth Target. Another Magic Pistol nine shuffled cards stuck to board covered with black cloth, performer shoots on board and hits selection
 		1890
More Magic
111
Der Zauberwurf No. 26, deck thrown in deck, cards remain together until deck hits floor
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
32
Die magnetische Karte No. 42, performer holds cards, spectator slaps deck out of hand and only selection remains, magnetic force presentation
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
51
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster The Flying Card card thrown in air comes back, on thread tied to ceiling
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
73
Der Königsschuss à la Buffalo-Bill performer shoots at card and it has a hole
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
147
Die Kartendressur
1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
167
The Spectator as Conjurer spectator shoots chosen number of pins on shower of cards with pistol, they're found in selection
 		1897
New Era Card Tricks
95
The Flying and Obedient Card wide distance boomerang card, thread
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
194
The Conjurer As Marksman performer shoots in center of Ace of Hearts held by spectator, "Bullet Card"
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
249
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Concert- oder Kunst-Volte one-handed flourish pass, rubber-banded halves to make it easier
 		May 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 9)
136
Ben-Zur Ben-Zur's Meisterschuss selection tossed into the air, hole shot through marked pip with pistol
 		Feb. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 2)
19
Jack Merlin Throwing a Card in the Air and Catching in the Pack at a Chosen Number
1927/28
Merlin's Master Manipulations
14
Jack Merlin A Routine of Sleights at the Card Table
  • cards in spectator's pocket, card fished out very fast
  • second and bottom dealing expose
Related toVariations 1927/28
Merlin at the Card Table
2
Eric F. Impey Another Effect on the Same Principle spectator cuts to same cards as have been selected from different deck, Instanto deck
Related to 1928
Original Card Mysteries
6
Tommy Tucker Guessing the Number of Cards by Weight using the Glide false count
 		1933
Expert Manipulative Magic
16
Tearing the Deck five methods to tear a full deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
354
Somersaulting a Pack of Cards stunt of flipping deck over on table edge and catching it, also with wand
 		1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
92
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Second Presentation deck cut at selection with foot
 		1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
30
Don Medley Impromptu Routine with a Borrowed Deck combination of several effects, see following items, starts with flourishes
 		Sep. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 4)
150
Milbourne Christopher The Cards From Pocket cased deck placed inside performer's pocket, selections are fished out very fast
Related to Aug. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 3)
449
Tossing Cards Into a Hat Technique taught for tossing cards into a hat accurately
 		1949
Tricks and Stunts With Playing Cards
7
George Schindler Sealed Penetration deck is sealed and put in spectator's pocket, performer fishes card out very fast
Related to Sep. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 237)
949
Cy Endfield The Catch in the Pack next to selection or at named position
Related to 1955
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part III
14
Ken Beale No-Switch Switch #2 fake hole card switch
 		Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
20
Robert Parrish Magician vs Pickpocket signed card in deck, deck rubber banded, wrapped in newspaper and put in spectator's pocket, performer reaches in and removes signed card, see p. 874 for vague Charles Jordan credit
Related to June 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 8)
101
Val Andrews Riffle-Count No. 2, performer counts card with quick riffle, gag
 		1970 (ca.)
The Idiot at the Card Table
4
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley - Anneman Salt Trick Wrinkle No. 266, sounds like golf stick used to cut deck at selection, then picking it up with sticky end of stick
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
66
Karl Fulves The Acrobatic Pack pack is divided at chosen card with a flick, using riffle shuffle jog setting
Related to 1975
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part One
32
It's in the Bag No. 55, deck and case dropped in paper bag and shaken, case then has selection inside
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
84
Card and Target deck in houlette in front of a target, performer shots selection at target with pellet gun
 		1978/76
More Classic Magic with Apparatus
38
Paul Harris Instant Castle quickly constructing card castle on table
 		1979
Close-up Entertainer
160
Father Cyprian Glim Deck Pseudo demo of shiner, magician can divine the card cut to by looking at "reflection"
 		1979
Door to Door Card Sharp
8
Edward Marlo Pseudo Deck Switch apparently deck switch is demonstrated
 		1980
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4
277
Daryl Martinez The Snowshoe Sandwich comical second deal demonstration, card flies out of deck between sandwich cards
Variations 1982
For Your Entertainment Pleasure
69
Horace Spencer Smash and Grab deck held underneath newspaper by spectator, performer smashes through paper and extracts card
 		Aug. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 5)
1040
Stephen Tucker I Rise deck in case is placed in spectator's pocket, performer removes card, rising card gimmick
Related to Oct. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 18)
342
John Kennedy Card Missile cards are tossed through newspaper, selections is stuck into wall
 		1983
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2
45
Pat Hazell Down the Falls, Up the Back popular sight gag in which cards are sprung behind back from hand to hand
Variations 1986
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5
134
Bob King Pseudo Subway Pseudo Greek Deal Demo
 		Dec. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 12)
1579
Frank Thompson Aced! four Aces are kept under Control
 		June 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 6)
1655
Tony Slydini Slydini's Method different presentation, obvious switch followed by hole card switch demonstration
Inspired by 1990
Swindle Sheet (Issue 1)
5
T. Page Wright Cut With a Coin coin tossed up and caught in deck at named position, or next to selection
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
166
Jack Carpenter West Coast Cooler deck switch as skill demonstration, secret switch possible in course of routine
 		1992
Modus Operandi
123
Steve Draun The Truly Fantastic Move pass side steal combo with center reverse
Inspired byRelated to 1993
Secrets Draun from Underground
137
Darwin Ortiz Harry in Your Pocket cased deck is in pocket, card fished out very fast
Inspired by
  • Roberto Giobbi's "Faster than Lightning" in "Gambler's Dream"
Related to 		1995
Cardshark
113
Darwin Ortiz The One-Handed Poker Deal skill demonstration
Variations 1995
Cardshark
149
Karl Norman Key Card Routines performer cuts exactly a number of cards, named by the spectator, performer finds three selects cards
Related to 1995
40 Years at the Forks
23
Paul Harris Cheap Shot Boomerang fake boomerang shot
 		1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Misc. Pieces of Paul)
275
Michael Skinner The Boomerang Card card is tossed up and caught in deck at any number down named by spectator
Inspired byVariations 1996
Classic Sampler
43
Jon Racherbaumer Snooker Location effect description of shooting a pool ball at the deck and cutting at a precise position at selection
Related to Feb. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 6)
61
Jon Racherbaumer Dirty Pool shooting a pool ball at the deck and cutting at a precise position at selection
Related toAlso published here Apr. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 8)
75
Wesley James, Harry Lorayne Siamese Shuffle "shuffle" travels from one half to other
  • Method I
  • Method II (twenty-six double backers)
  • Method III (thirteen double backers)
  • Method IV - Cold Deck (deck switch presentation)
  • The Lorayne Approach (deck switch presentation)
Related to 1997
The Magical Record and Thoughts of Wesley James
62
Jon Racherbaumer The Salty Dog Location shooting a pool ball at the deck and cutting at a precise position at selection
Also published here 1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
108
Ellis Stanyon The Simple Throwing of a Card No. 14, card boomerangs back, thread attached
Variations 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
162
R. Paul Wilson Antipathy red and black cards riffle shuffled together and "unshuffled" again, using Engblom's Anti-Faro
 		2001
Omerta
7
R. Paul Wilson The Seal Cull shuffled deck taken, performer runs through once, then a four-of-a-kind is shown on the face, angle-jog cull and passive strip-out (without explanation)
 		Nov. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 6)
16
Darwin Ortiz The Zen Master performer repeatably knows position of card, memorized deck
Inspired by 2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
102
Darwin Ortiz The Quick & The Dead performer produces mate of selection from pocketed deck
Inspired byVariations 2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
120
Darwin Ortiz Fastest Gun Alive performer locates selection while deck is in pocket
Inspired by 2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
124
Rune Klan One Back Up! follow-up for the sight gag as location
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 1)
85
Pit Hartling Finger Flicker breather crimp
Related toVariations 2003
Card Fictions
10
Cardini Name-O-Card cutting to any named card
Related to 2003
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 8)
296
Doug Canning Boomerang spectator names number, performer cuts one cards less and selection is on top of reminder
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
60
Dai Vernon Name a card Magician can name cards behind the back, punched
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
56
David Solomon Houdini Card Houdini card penetrates a sealed card case in the spectator's pocket and is extracted by performer, previously reversed Houdini card in cased deck is now a selection
Inspired by 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
13
Justin Higham Riffle-Shuffle Sandwich Skill demo of shuffle tracking to sandwich selection
Inspired byRelated to 2008
Dexterity Manual
45
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Joker Tracking Face-up Joker shuffled next to selected card
 		2008
Organic
26
R. Paul Wilson Cheating... fake bottom deal demonstration
 		2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
112
Steve Mayhew Bringin' It with a Ruckus deck is sprung onto glass and selection slides underneath (apparently)
Also published here 2011
Full Frontal Mayhew
23
Bobby Bernard, Justin Higham Two-Faced Hand Muck fake muck demonstration
 		2011
More Pseudo Card-Cheating and Related Switches
31
Justin Higham An Extra Layer of Deception handling for a packet switch demonstration
 		2011
More Pseudo Card-Cheating and Related Switches
41
Darwin Ortiz Sudden Impact deck is flicked at peeked card
Inspired by 2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
61
Roberto Giobbi The Real Pseudo Deck Switch selection predicted, apparently done with switch for one-way deck in which shuffled deck is switch for real
 		2013
The Art of Switching Decks
95
Tomoyuki Takahashi One Hand Challenge Reverse card outjogged in packet is reversed behind back, reversed with two cards and squared with the packet
 		2013
Japan Ingenious
186
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Scoop card from table gets into sandwich card in center of deck
 		2014
Card Men
41
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Impossible Sandwich variation of Scoop
 		2014
Card Men
44
Bizau Cristian Romanian Muck Mucking technique, suitable only for demo
 		2014
Lecture Notes: Hand Mucking
8
Daniel Madison The Centre Deal: The Vernon Tribute Selected card is apparently dealt out of the center of the deck, pseudo center deal
 		2014
Placebo
17
Daniel Madison Reverse Shuffling Pseudo 'reverse shuffling' the deck using false cuts to maintain new deck order
 		2014
Placebo
39
Steve Mayhew Bring In Da Noise, Bing In De Ruckus deck is sprung onto glass and selection slides underneath (apparently)
Also published here 2014
Mayhew
254
Andi Gladwin Collect Me Quick Queens tabled face up, three selections are lost and then propelled out of the deck between Queens quickly
 		Aug. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 8)
39
Ryan Plunkett Muck Off magician demonstrates switching card on table for card in sleeve, has spectator try it too, then produce Royal Flush from spectator's sleeve
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
56
Ignacio López El Carterista cased deck is in pocket, card fished out and put in wallet, very fast repetition
Related toAlso published here 2018
Sobre Magia de Salón
31
Helge Thun Falteschachtel three cards selected, returned and deck cased, two cards found (cased deck in pocket and one selection quickly extracted, second card travels into pocket) and third one found folded in box
 		2019
Seminah
23
Ignacio López The Pickpocket cased deck is in pocket, card fished out and put in wallet, very fast repetition
Related toAlso published here 2019
On Parlour Magic
12
Mike Pisciotta Zen Master
  • Phase One (spectator names number between ten and twenty and selection is at that position)
  • Phase Two (Finger Flicker at selection)
  • Phase Three (performer stops springing the cards at wrong card which changes into selection)
 		2019
As Within, So Without
19
Michael Powers Speed spectator cuts to four cards and chooses two of them, performer pulls mates out of pocket with great speed
Inspired by
  • "Fast Times" (Steven Youell/Grace Ann Morgan)
 2019
Tesseract
62
Ryan Plunkett Muck Off magician demonstrates switching card on table for card in sleeve, has spectator try it too, then produce Royal Flush from spectator's sleeve
Inspired byAlso published here 2020
Distilled
171
Steve Forte Faking the Shift
  • Vernon pass/false cut
  • slip-cut
  • multi-card tilt
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
1013
Steve Forte Super-fast Hop fake shift demo, one-handed
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
1014
Giancarlo Scalia The Ninja selected card is sandwiched between two face-up Kings, deck dribbled on the table and selection removed
 		2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
217
Wolfgang Moser Extra Sensitiv performer produces selection quickly from pocketed deck, then he produces mate of a second selection from pocketed deck
Inspired by 2021
Seminar 2021
22
Max Malini Card-Scaling Stunt reports of unbelievable card throw skills
 		2022
Max Malini
300
Rune Klan One Back Up! follow-up for the sight gag as location
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
121
Julius Chan Expertalk: Julius Chan on the Benzais Spin-Out naming position and cards above and below the one that apparently spins from center
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2005
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
457
Donny Orbit Card-Fu card sandwiched and put in deck, another card tossed through deck as it is dribbled onto the table, the cards are exchanged by apparently hitting out the sandwiched card
VariationsAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Oct. 2010
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
978
Ben Daggers Tribute performer blindfolds himself by holding hand over eyes, then deck is shuffled with other hand and spectator gets three Aces while performer gets Royal Flush, missing Ace is found palmed in the hand
Inspired by 2022
The Elusive Illusive
1