107 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 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 111
Der Zauberwurf No. 26, deck thrown in deck, cards remain together until deck hits floor
1895 32
Die magnetische Karte No. 42, performer holds cards, spectator slaps deck out of hand and only selection remains, magnetic force presentation
1895 51
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster The Flying Card card thrown in air comes back, on thread tied to ceiling
Related to
1896 73
Der Königsschuss à la Buffalo-Bill performer shoots at card and it has a hole
Related to
1896 147
Die Kartendressur
1896 167
The Spectator as Conjurer spectator shoots chosen number of pins on shower of cards with pistol, they're found in selection
1897 95
The Flying and Obedient Card wide distance boomerang card, thread
Related to
1897 194
The Conjurer As Marksman performer shoots in center of Ace of Hearts held by spectator, "Bullet Card"
Related to
1897 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 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
1927/28 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 6
Tommy Tucker Guessing the Number of Cards by Weight using the Glide false count
1933 16
Tearing the Deck five methods to tear a full deck
1937 354
Somersaulting a Pack of Cards stunt of flipping deck over on table edge and catching it, also with wand
1937 92
Lin Searles A Subtle Card Location card is inserted and apparently palmed out, repeat and spectator shuffles, card is then shown reversed
Inspired by
1938 34
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Second Presentation deck cut at selection with foot
1942 30
Don Medley Impromptu Routine with a Borrowed Deck combination of several effects, see following items, starts with flourishes
Sep. 1945 150
Milbourne Christopher* The Cards From Pocket cased deck placed inside performer's pocket, selections are fished out very fast
Related to
Aug. 1948 449
Tossing Cards Into a Hat Technique taught for tossing cards into a hat accurately
1949 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
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Variations
1955 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 101
Val Andrews Riffle-Count No. 2, performer counts card with quick riffle, gag
1970 (ca.) 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 66
Karl Fulves* The Acrobatic Pack pack is divided at chosen card with a flick, using riffle shuffle jog setting
Related to
1975 32
It's in the Bag No. 55, deck and case dropped in paper bag and shaken, case then has selection inside
1976 84
Card and Target deck in houlette in front of a target, performer shots selection at target with pellet gun
1978/76 38
Paul Harris Instant Castle quickly constructing card castle on table
1979 160
Father Cyprian Glim Deck Pseudo demo of shiner, magician can divine the card cut to by looking at "reflection"
1979 8
Edward Marlo Pseudo Deck Switch apparently deck switch is demonstrated
1980 277
Daryl Martinez The Snowshoe Sandwich comical second deal demonstration, card flies out of deck between sandwich cards
Variations
1982 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 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 134
Jay Sankey Back-Spin Special selection lost and deck tabled, upright coin is snapped towards deck, it rolls to it and cuts off a packet right at the selection and rolls back to hand
Aug. 1986 4
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 166
Jack Carpenter West Coast Cooler deck switch as skill demonstration, secret switch possible in course of routine
1992 123
Steve Draun The Truly Fantastic Move pass side steal combo with center reverse
Inspired by
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1993 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
Variations
1995 113
Darwin Ortiz The One-Handed Poker Deal skill demonstration
Variations
1995 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 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 by
Related to
Variations
1996 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
Also published here
Related to
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 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
Related to
1997 108
Ellis Stanyon The Simple Throwing of a Card No. 14, card boomerangs back, thread attached
Variations
1999 162
R. Paul Wilson Antipathy red and black cards riffle shuffled together and "unshuffled" again, using Engblom's Anti-Faro
2001 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 102
Darwin Ortiz The Quick & The Dead performer produces mate of selection from pocketed deck
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
2002 120
Darwin Ortiz Fastest Gun Alive performer locates selection while deck is in pocket
Inspired by
2002 124
Rune Klan One Back Up! follow-up for the sight gag as location
Also published here
Inspired by
Sep. 2002
MAGIC (Vol. 12 No. 1)
85
Pit Hartling Finger Flicker breather crimp
Related to
Variations
2003 10
Cardini Name-O-Card cutting to any named card
Related to
2003 296
Doug Canning Boomerang spectator names number, performer cuts one cards less and selection is on top of reminder
2004 60
Julius Chan Expertalk: Julius Chan on the Benzais Spin-Out naming position and cards above and below the one that apparently spins from center
Also published here
Inspired by
Dec. 2005
MAGIC (Vol. 15 No. 4)
98
Dai Vernon Name a card Magician can name cards behind the back, punched
2007 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 13
Justin Higham* Riffle-Shuffle Sandwich Skill demo of shuffle tracking to sandwich selection
Inspired by
Related to
2008 45
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Joker Tracking Face-up Joker shuffled next to selected card
2008 26
R. Paul Wilson Cheating... fake bottom deal demonstration
2009 112
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
Also published here
Variations
Oct. 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 2)
67
Steve Mayhew Bringin' It with a Ruckus deck is sprung onto glass and selection slides underneath (apparently)
Also published here
2011 23
Bobby Bernard, Justin Higham* Two-Faced Hand Muck fake muck demonstration
2011 31
Justin Higham* An Extra Layer of Deception handling for a packet switch demonstration
2011 41
Darwin Ortiz Sudden Impact deck is flicked at peeked card
Inspired by
2012 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 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 186
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Scoop card from table gets into sandwich card in center of deck
2014 41
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Impossible Sandwich variation of Scoop
2014 44
Bizau Cristian Romanian Muck Mucking technique, suitable only for demo
2014 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 17
Daniel Madison Reverse Shuffling Pseudo 'reverse shuffling' the deck using false cuts to maintain new deck order
2014 39
Steve Mayhew Bring In Da Noise, Bring In De Ruckus deck is sprung onto glass and selection slides underneath (apparently)
Also published here
2014 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
Also published here
Inspired by
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
Also published here
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2018 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 23
Ignacio López The Pickpocket cased deck is in pocket, card fished out and put in wallet, very fast repetition
Also published here
Related to
2019 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 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 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
Also published here
Inspired by
2020 171
Steve Forte Faking the Shift
  • Vernon pass/false cut
  • slip-cut
  • multi-card tilt
2020 1013
Steve Forte Super-fast Hop fake shift demo, one-handed
2020 1014
Giancarlo Scalia The Ninja selected card is sandwiched between two face-up Kings, deck dribbled on the table and selection removed
2020 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 22
Max Malini Card-Scaling Stunt reports of unbelievable card throw skills
2022 300
Rune Klan One Back Up! follow-up for the sight gag as location
Also published here
Inspired by
2022 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 by
2022 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
Also published here
Variations
2022 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 1
Joshua Jay, Darwin Ortiz Quicker Dead performer produces mate of selection from pocketed deck, from Particle Stack
Inspired by
2024 232
Joshua Jay Three Act Structure performer directly cuts to named card, four breathers distributed through deck
  • Second Phase (spectator cuts deck and the named card appears at spectator's birthday)
2024 259
Joshua Jay As Above, So Below spectator cuts deck and the two cards there are used to create a new card with suit of one and value of other card, performer cuts to that newly created card
2024 31
Benjamin Barnes Nous Savons cased deck is in pocket, chosen card fished out very fast
Inspired by
Feb. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 2)
50
Justin Higham* A Switch on the Four Aces pseudo palm switch after deal
  • Two-Hand Version
  • Three-Hand Version
  • Pass Version (Three Hands)
Inspired by
2025 40