Open Travelers

135 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Open Travelers
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
William P. Miesel Invincible Open Travelers, last card with deck
 		Oct. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 362)
277
Edward Marlo The Open Travelers
Variations Dec. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 375)
329
Karl Fulves And Then There Were None Problems with Cards - No. Four
Ace assembly with five cards (Aces and indifferent), a bit like dumbed-down Open Travelers
Related toVariations Sep. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 11)
55
Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon Face-Up Flyers
VariationsAlso published here Nov. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 4)
27
Larry Jennings Jennings' Open Travellers
Variations 1969
Expert Card Mysteries
41
Gene Nielsen Ultravellers
1971
Expert Card Chicanery
12
Steve Spillman Addition to Open Travellers
1971
Expert Card Chicanery
57
Jerry K. Hartman Tripsters Open Travelers variation
Inspired by 1972
Packet Magic
28
Patrick Page 8. Open Travellers
1974
Ten Thoughts on Close-Up
6
Paul Harris La La's Lu Lu three Aces travel from Ace packet into deck one by one, last Ace travels from deck to other three Aces under spectator's hand
Variations 1976
Paul Harris Reveals Some Of His Most Intimate Secrets
29
Roger Smith The Invisible Visible card apparently palmed invisibly off deck, then put back on deck and dealt off where it becomes visible again, second deal
Inspired by
  • recent item in The Linking Ring
 1977
Innovative Magic No. 2
21
Allan Ackerman Open Travelers
Variations 1978
Here's My Card
31
Paul Harris The P.H. Invisible Palm
1978
Las Vegas Close-Up
26
Paul Harris Special Handling #2 - The Lay Down splitting tabled card for Open Travelers
 		1978
Las Vegas Close-Up
30
Father Cyprian, Frank Garcia Bullseye sponge disc ("hole") on table, Aces vanish and appear underneath one by one
  • Frank Garcia's Version of "Bullseye"
  • Father Cyprian's Version
  • Added Reflections and Notions for the Bullseye Hole
Variations 1978
New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 11)
1
John F. Mendoza Invisible Palm Aces
1978
The Book of John
38
Martin A. Nash Palm Unseen
1979
Sleight Unseen
361
Edward Marlo Splitting The Arrow variation of Garcia/Cyprian effect, card reappear under magazine
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
334
Paul Harris The P.H. Switch two card transpo, in repeat one card vanishes and appears next to other
Variations 1979
Close-up Entertainer
37
Bernard Bilis Open Travelers Again using overlap gaff
 		1980
French Pasteboards
25
Karl Fulves Color Migration red and black cards mixed, one color travels under other hand on table one by one or at once, posed as problem
 		1980
Color Quik
50
John F. Mendoza Open Travellers - Closed Changers transformation kicker
 		1980
John: Verse Two
53
Richard Kaufman Ethereal Poker slight plot variation, misspelled "Etheral"
Variations 1981
Cardworks
122
Don England The Mysterious Case of the Open Travellers tabled packet is underneath card case, last card inside
Variations 1981
Don England's T.K.O.'s (Issue Clubs)
55
Paul Harris Electric Aces Invisible Palm, Elevator, card through deck, card through spectator's hand
 		1981
Close-up Fantasies Finalé
15
Walt Lees, David Carré Travellers Without Luggage
1981
Four Professional Card Tricks
26
Geoffrey Latta Stratosphere Aces "a combination of 'MacDonald's Aces' and 'The Open Travelers', with shades of Mario's 'Real Gone Aces'"
 		1981
Geoffrey Latta on Cards and Coins
5
Edward Marlo Open-Air Ace Assembly no extra card
Variations 1982
Card Finesse
194
Daryl Martinez The Transubstantiated Travelers combo of Open Travelers with three single transformations
 		1982
For Your Entertainment Pleasure
80
Don England Open Travelers Plus Aces to Kings transformation as kicker
Inspired byVariations 1982
Best of Friends
415
Steven Hamilton Mexican Travellers
Also published here June 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 14)
257
Ian Land Ethereal Steal poker presentation
Inspired by July 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 15)
288
Peter Kane Just Four Aces additional Three as Ace
 		1982
Kane
140
Doc Valles Travel Agent
Sep. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 9)
825
Paul Harris Hard Core Travelers no extra card
 		1983
A Close-Up Kinda Guy
45
Glenn Bishop, Al Bach Deluxe Open Travellers card to case finish, no extra cards
 		1983
Powerful Magic
22
Mirko Ferrantini Sequential Open Travelers using ace - 4
 		Oct. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 10)
979
Hippie Torrales Open Travelers & Co.
June 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 6)
1077
Richard Bartram, Jr. F-U Open Travelers with signed cards, last card through table
 		1985
Close-Up of the Damned
42
Ben Harris Magnetrix three Kings vanish and appear under tabled King
 		1985
Out Of His Mind!
116
Roger Crosthwaite, Edward Marlo The Travellers no extra card, last card travels to case
Inspired by 1985
Tribute to Ed Marlo
16
Larry Jennings Open Travellers
1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
144
Larry Jennings The Travelling Expert no extra card
 		1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
150
Randy Wakeman The Last Traveller two handlings for the final card
 		1987
Special Effects
41
Davide Costi Invisible Palm
Also published here 1987
For Friends Only...
42
Bruce Cervon Face Up Flyers
Also published here 1988
The Cervon File
35
Bruce Cervon Aerodynamic Aces
Variations 1988
The Cervon File
41
Paul Harris Real World Invisible Palm
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 9-12 Paul Harris: The Act)
21
Brother John Hamman The Old Classic aka "Final Aces Outdone"
 		1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
245
Edward Marlo Applied to Open Travellers Routine Pivot Switchout
 		1989
So Soon?
5
Wesley James T-Ace-T Test
  • The First Ace (appears on its own)
  • The Last Ace (lapping)
 		1990
Pasteboard Perpensions
39
David Solomon Open Travelers with Ace through Four, divided card
Inspired byAlso published here 1990
David Solomon T.A.O.M. Convention
5
Bob King Backfire transformation kicker
Inspired by 1990
More Magician Foolers
6
Michael Powers The Impossible Travellers combination of McDonald Aces and Open Travellers, three double facers
Also published here 1990
Top Secret Stuff
95
David Solomon Sophisticated Open Travelers with Ace through Four, divided card
Also published here Oct. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 4)
30
Michihiro Matsuda My Open Travellers with gaffed card SPI, three different suits on one card
Inspired by 1990
A Joint Collection of Works by Tenkai Prize Winners
44
Jon Racherbaumer Cavorting Ladies - Fourth Phase Open Travelers
 		1991
Cavorting Ladies
11
Jon Racherbaumer Cabbages & Kings Aces removed, change to Kings one by one, back to Aces and Kings from pocket, then packet elevator, then Open Travellers
Inspired by 1991
Cabbages & Kings
1
Jerry K. Hartman Goings and Comings using Ace to Four of Spades
 		1991
Card Craft
217
Jon Racherbaumer On the Ace Assembly Plot & Open Travelers general comments, credit information, disagreements with Karl Fulves, Open Travelers credit discussion
Related to Mar. 1991
Swipe (Issue 1)
3
Chris Kenner Travlrs 1
Variations 1992
Totally Out Of Control
40
Michael Powers The Impossible Travellers McDonald Aces & Open Travelers combo
Also published here 1992
The Olram Aces — The Impossible Travellers
15
Steven Hamilton An Open Letter to All Magicians from W. Hoisch-Eating parody complaint about exposure in Open Travelers
 		Feb. 1992
Profile (Issue 6)
10
Terry LaGerould Beware Of Strangers cards travel upwards through table one by one to join leader Ace
 		1992
Pasteboard Presentations
18
Terry LaGerould Gamblin' Shenanigans tabled packet face up
 		1992
Pasteboard Presentations
22
Larry Jennings オープントラベラー (Open Travelers)
 		1993
Larry Jennings's Card Technique
139
Edward Marlo Invisible Palm Festival two methods
 		Mar. 1993
MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 1)
27
Don May Phantom Travellers
Mar. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 7)
49
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Royal Travelers Aces to Royal Flush transformation as kicker
Inspired by Sep. 1993
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 1)
52
Doug Conn Travelers Two every suit named before travel
Also published here 1995
MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 6)
1
Christian Chelman Belgian Travelers four Jacks produced, assembly with four additional indifferent cards
 		June 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 10)
64
Paul Harris P.H. Invisible Palm no palming
Variations 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Magical Arts Journal)
227
Paul Harris Mondo Nifty Invisible Palm using random cards
Variations 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Magical Arts Journal)
235
Paul Harris Mini-Mondo one-phase routine with just two cards
 		1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Magical Arts Journal)
239
Lee Freed A Bondian Collusion combination of three cited routine
Inspired by 1996
Facsimile (Issue 4)
38
Richard Kaufman Evolution of a Classic Routine: "Invisible Palm Aces" - History credit essay
 		1997
Jennings '67
156
Larry Jennings Invisible Palm Aces No. 1 - The Molecular Aces aces vanish on deck, reappear on table
 		1997
Jennings '67
160
Larry Jennings Invisible Palm Aces No. 2 aces vanish on deck, reappear on table
 		1997
Jennings '67
167
Larry Jennings Invisible Palm Aces No. 3 - The Appearing Aces no extra card
 		1997
Jennings '67
170
Larry Jennings Invisible Palm Aces No. 4 - The Numerical Travellers
1997
Jennings '67
175
Larry Jennings Invisible Palm Aces No. 5 no extra card
  • The Lonesome Travellers
  • The Alpha Count Travellers
 		1997
Jennings '67
178
Larry Jennings Invisible Palm Aces No. 6
1997
Jennings '67
184
Larry Jennings Invisible Palm Aces to Pocket travellers-combo, duplicate Ace
  • Version One
  • Version Two
Variations 1997
Jennings '67
195
Hippie Torrales Stealth Cards ace through four
 		1997
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 63)
1228
David Solomon Open Travelers with Ace through Four, divided card
Also published here 1997
Solomon's Mind
132
David Regal Commercial Travel with transformation kicker, ending with Ace, Two, Three, Four of Hearts
  • The No-Palm Method
Inspired by
  • Chris Kenner's routine in "The Right Stuff"
 1999
Close-Up & Personal
10
Doug Conn Tricked Traveler every suit named before travel
Inspired byAlso published here 1999
Tricks of my Trade
134
Paul Cummins Historical Comments credit discussion and bibliography
 		1999
Tricks of my Trade
142
Don England Open Travellers plus One Aces to Queens transformation as kicker
Inspired by 2001
Don England's Paradox
46
Don England We're Three Fourth There with Ace to Four and Double indexed extra card
 		2001
Don England's Paradox
51
Steve Reynolds Open-Scenario Palm Addition sequence to get into Open Travelers
Also published here Nov./Dec. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 4)
34
R. Paul Wilson The Real Work On The Open Travelers
Nov. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 6)
7
Mark Aspiazu Misdirection Assembly deck placed on each card that travels
Variations Mar. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 10)
21
Joshua Jay Open Travelers
Also published here July 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 11)
78
Euan Bingham Thanks to Jennings similar effect to Open Traveler
 		2003
Free From Filler
19
David Ben Turnover Travelers
2003
Tricks
56
Ross Bertram Splitting the Double
Mar. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 3)
65
Earl Nelson Face Up Flyers Re-Blocked
Inspired by 2003
Variations Revisited
138
Jon Racherbaumer Hot-to-Trot Pocket Aces Aces vanish à la Open Travelers and appear in pocket one by one, simplified Jennings routine, Three as Ace pseudo duplicate
Inspired by 2003
Freebie 4
5
Davide Costi Invisible Palm
Also published here 2004
Close-Up Elegance by Davide Costi
93
Joshua Jay Overlap Open Travelers
Also published here 2005
Overlap
95
Tyler Wilson Paul Mase's Trick odd-backed
Also published here 2005
Freebie 6
9
Tyler Wilson Paul Mase's Trick odd-backed
Also published here 2006
Dominatricks
100
Jack Avis Undercover Assembly
Inspired by 2006
Rara Avis
132
Michael Powers Open Travelers Transpo Redux Kings put aside, Open Travelers with Aces, one Ace travels from Kings packet to other Aces, quartets transpose
Inspired byAlso published here 2006
Power Plays
17
Jack Parker Traveling Without Moving
June 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 6)
22
Jack Parker Final Palm without double laydowns, selection kicker
 		June 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 6)
30
Tom Stone The Forbidden Palm black art
Also published here 2007
Random Walk
14
Anthony Owen Caravan Travellers Kings travel to table and change to Aces
Inspired byAlso published here 2009
The Sticky Blue Book
22
Arie Vilner TLP Application - Palms Away using lots of lateral palm
 		2009
Underhanded Delivery
45
Ross Bertram Rolling Technique to split double on table
 		2010
Reinventing the Real
99
John Guastaferro Solo
2010
One Degree
48
Andi Gladwin Omni Deck Climax climax for Open Travelers in which whole deck becomes invisible/transparent
 		2010
One Degree
52
Steve Reynolds Open-Scenario Palm Addition "S. P. Hideout" application
  • Method One
  • Method Two
Also published here 2010
Six Deep — Part One
7
Tom Stone The Forbidden Palm black art
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
69
Steven Hamilton Mexican Travellers
Also published here 2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
108
Tom Stone Dr. Griffin's Palm
  • Lodestones
Also published here July 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 7)
46
Paul Harris, Eric Mead, Joel Paschall, Wayne Houchin The Invisible Palm Open Travelers
Inspired byAlso published here 2014
Remix
40
Tomas Blomberg, Axel Adlercreutz Cardpool with clean vanishes and reappearances
 		2014
Blomberg Laboratories
288
Bébel L'Emplamage Invisible (Invisible Palm), Aces change into Royal Flush as a kicker
 		2014
Notes de Conférence 2
21
Kiko Pastur Nadie Es Invisible Invisible Palm routine with just four Aces
 		2014
El Puente Invisible
34
Tom Stone Dr. Griffin's Palm
Also published here 2014
Runes of Tomorrow
22
Anthony Owen Caravan Travellers Kings travel to table and change to Aces
Inspired byAlso published here 2017
Secrets
63
Wayne Houchin, Paul Harris, Eric Mead, Joel Paschall, Allan Ackerman The Invisible Palm Open Travelers
Inspired byAlso published here 2019
Houchin: French Kiss & The Invisible Palm
13
Giancarlo Scalia Open Travelers (Extra)
2019
Punto Cero.1
38
Larry Wilmore iPalm transformation kicker
 		Jan. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 1)
61
Carlos Vaquera Traveling Aces - Invisible Palming Aces change to Queens as kicker
 		2019
The Illusioneer
121
John Carney Visual Assemblage
Inspired by 2020
Sleights & Insights
154
Steve Reynolds Crossroad Travelers Open Travelers for first two cards, then spectator covers the three cards, they later change to a Royal Flush
 		2021
Output (Issue 17)
8
Aaron Shields Open-Scenario Palm Addition getting into Open Travelers
 		2021
Output (Issue 17)
16
Scott Baird Lean Travellers starts without extra card
Variations Aug. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 8)
346
Joshua Jay Open Travelers
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
104
Michael Powers Open Travelers Transpo Redux Kings put aside, Open Travelers with Aces, one Ace travels from Kings packet to other Aces, quartets transpose
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
443
Jean-Pierre Vallarino New Traveling Aces open travelers, Aces appear under forearm, forearm used to hide cards already on table and to secretly separate double on table
 		2022
Vallarino
274
Scott Baird Techni-Lean Travellers spectator selects four cards, they are shown to be a four-of-a-kind, their backs change color, then an Open Travelers routine is performed with them
Inspired by Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
752