Open Travelers

118 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
 		1961 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 362) 277
Edward Marlo The Open Travelers
Variations 1962 The New Phoenix 351-400 (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
Variations 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
 		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
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 1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 14) 257
Ian Land Ethereal Steal poker presentation
Inspired by 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
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
1988 The Cervon File 35
Bruce Cervon Aerodynamic Aces
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, Two, Three, Four
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
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
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
Doug Conn Travelers Two every suit named before travel
Also published here 1995 MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 6) 1
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
  • Version One
  • Version Two
 		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 4 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 2001 Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 4 Nov./Dec.) 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
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
Davide Costi Invisible Palm
Also published here 2004 Close-Up Elegance by Davide Costi 93
Joshua Jay Overlap Open Travelers
2005 Overlap 95
Tyler Wilson Paul Mase's Trick odd-backed
 		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 by 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
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
 		2011 Maelstrom 69
Steven Hamilton Mexican Travellers
Also published here 2013 The Magic of Steven Hamilton 108
Tom Stone Dr. Griffin's Palm
  • Lodestones
 		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
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
 		Aug. 2022 The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 8) 346