Other Games

176 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Other Games
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Henri Decremps Coup-d'oeil sur une assemblée de Joueurs. meeting Pilferer again in London, different methods for cheating at cards
 		1785
Supplément A La Magie Blanche Dévoillée
204
Henri Decremps Tour du Piquet incompréhensible, nouvellement perfectionné. performer always has best five cards from chosen suit, spectator deals several hands, inspired by a routine in Guyot
 		1785
Supplément A La Magie Blanche Dévoillée
225
Prouver combien il est imprudent de jouer de l'argent demonstration of cheating to give yourself the four Kings
 		1786
Testament de Jérôme Sharp
139
Faire une pareil demonstration au Brelan; en se donnant brelan de rois demonstration of cheating in another game to give yourself three-of-a-kind
 		1786
Testament de Jérôme Sharp
141
The Whist Trick. Improved Method. "To deal yourself all the Trumps, the three other Players holding the usual mixed Hands"
 		1876
Modern Magic
119
C. H. Wilson The Seven-up Trick No. 6, gambling demonstration, deal with set-up deck
 		1877
The 52 Wonders
20
C. H. Wilson The Thirty-one Game Trick No. 2
 		1877
The 52 Wonders
22
The Whist Trick dealing four hands, one contains winning suit and others are either mixed or also sorted in suits
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
78
Das Mischen und gleichzeitige Ordnen der Karten "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
open mixing procedure which stacks cards, for game Écarté
 		Aug. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 8)
114
Eduard W. Lufa Die berühmte Partie Piquet eines Blinden rules of the game piquet, playing it blind à la Comus & de Grisy-Torrini, flexible stack that allows decisions by spectator
Related to Aug. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 8)
116
Charles T. Jordan The Pinochle Ace Trick No. 4, eight Aces from Pinochle deck, packets are formed and eliminated by throwing dice, Aces travel to one packet
Also published here 1920
Ten New Impromptu Card Tricks
10
Jack Merlin Pinochle routine for winning in Pinochle
 		1927/28
Merlin at the Card Table
19
Jack Merlin A Simple Run Up For Pinochle with haymow shuffle
 		1927/28
Merlin at the Card Table
20
Tom Sellers The U Win Card Trick winning in Nap, Brag, Pontoon
 		1931
Magical Pleasantries
21
Theodore Annemann Proposition Bet "Thoughts in General", two named values together
 		Sep. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 12)
58
Theodore Annemann Proposition Bet 2 "Thoughts in General"
 		Sep. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 12)
58
Victor Farelli Loo Lung or The Chinese Coin magician locates two cards by a lot of dealing and equivoque to eliminate piles, with a bit of gambling theme (Euchre and Loo Lung)
 		1936
Lend Me Your Pack
44
U. F. Grant No Dice removing cards from packet with certain values wins game, one-way backs
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
151
Louis Nikola "Nap" trick with Nikola memorized deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
391
The Rhummy Master winning at rummy
 		1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
180
Frank Travers The Rhummy Cheat using jinx switch
 		Oct. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 37)
247
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Gin! as Rusduck, strategy and subterfuge to win at Gin Rummy
 		Sep. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 91)
370
R. M. Jamison MOOLA betting game, Jacks on table covered with indifferent card, spectator has to find indifferent card, three phases
 		Dec. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 7)
279
Edward Marlo The Rummy Game part of "Marlo's Miracle Routine"
 		1947
Marlo In Spades
16
The Tantalizer twenty-second position and packet dealing
Related toVariations 1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
112
Betting on a Sure Thing Game of NIM with some rows of cards
 		1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
18
Paul Rosini A Sure Thing
1950
Magical Gems
41
Alex Elmsley Pierce Arrow unusual game in which one deals through twelve cards and tries to predict position of reversed card, actually "Peirce Arrow"
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
5
Martin Gardner Odd! Monty Hall discussion, bet with three cards
Variations Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
3
William P. Miesel Routine Pinochle
  • Phase I
  • Phase II
  • Phase III
  • Phase IV
 		Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
16
Edward Marlo Gin Rummy Stack
  • 1st Combination
  • 2nd Combination (In Two Shuffles)
  • 3rd Combination (In Two Shuffles)
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
45
Dai Vernon Order in the Court pseudo gambling game with five cards of Royal Flush
Related to
  • p. 77 for credit information
 Dec. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 2)
67
Roy Walton Checkers card version with two decks
Inspired byRelated to May 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 7)
178
Karl Fulves Monte Carlo Poker number cards used for betting game after a single riffle shuffle
 		1968
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
58
Peter Alexis 50-50 performer and spectator have card, whichever comes first when deck is dealt wins, cheating
Variations June 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 8)
261
Val Andrews Snap! No. 11, word gag
 		1970 (ca.)
The Idiot at the Card Table
6
Gene Finnell A Card Game Paradox
Related to July 1971
Epilogue (Issue 12)
91
P. Howard Lyons Toronto Dice note
Inspired by Nov. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 13)
99
Bradley Efron Las Vegas Dice non-transitive dice, also as packets of cards, see also p. 410 for idea by Stewart Olney
 		Jan. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 3)
393
Martin Gardner A Betting Swindle betting game with three suits after a riffle shuffle
Inspired by 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
88
Allan Slaight Top Twenty Poker, Gin, Blackjack combination
Inspired byAlso published here July 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 9)
637
Nick Trost The Trick of Thirty-One gambling game with Aces, Twos, ... Sixes, with winning strategy
 		1975
Gambling Tricks with Cards — Part Two
6
Tic Tac Toe Bet with red and black cards
 		1975
Gambling Tricks with Cards — Part Two
17
Nick Trost Card Craps card craps game with special short-long deck
Also published here 1975
Gambling Tricks with Cards — Part Two
22
Nick Trost The Pinochle Deck Pinochle demonstration
 		1975
Gambling Tricks with Cards — Part Two
25
Charles T. Jordan The Pinochle Ace Trick eight Aces from Pinochle deck, packets are formed and eliminated by throwing dice, Aces travel to one packet
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
23
Karl Fulves Ace-Deuce-Jack proposition bet, Ace, Two or Jack has to appear at the bottom of any of three piles
Related to 1977
The Magic Book
163
Vier Buben four jacks are found behind from a shuffled deck, spectator selects the one of chosen suit, Skat
 		1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
67
Allan Slaight Unkindest Cut Of All rummy and blackjack deal featuring a winning blackjack stack
VariationsAlso published here Apr. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 4)
186
Gambling Scam betting game with cards, odds in performer's favor
Related to
  • John Scarne's "Complete Guide to Gambling"
 1979
Magick (Issue 246)
1229
Melvin Anderson Apocalypse Variations Or Additions blackjack stack, Gin Rummy
Inspired by Feb. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 2)
304
Walt Lees Even Break one of two, gambling presentation
Inspired byVariations July 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 7)
873
Fred Lowe, Der 31-Kartentrick NIM/"The Game of 31" with cards
 		Aug. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
54
Karl Fulves Scoring card game is played, score is predicted printed on a card
 		1981
Milennium Aces
47
Martin Gardner Quant Quirk 4x4 square of 16 cards, some face-up some face-down randomly, with certain allowed turnover moves one has to get all cards in one direction, sucker game
 		1981
Octet
18
Karl Fulves Quant Notes notes on preceding "Quant Quirk"
 		1981
Octet
21
Coasters betting game with Ace through Seven or seven numbered coaster
Variations 1981
Octet
47
Allan Slaight Continued combined with Stud Poker and Lie-Speller
Inspired by May 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 5)
633
Roy Walton, Karl Fulves 31 Plus Ace through Six used, spectator choses three and performer takes other three, they call their numbers and whoever adds to 31 wins
Related toVariations 1982
Six Impromptu Card Tricks
17
Juan Tamariz Exhibición de Juegos Españoles multi-phase gambling routine with Spanish playing cards, deck of forty cards
Related to 1984
Magia Potagia — Volume III
26
Jean Hugard Do It and Fail with 28/32 card deck a layout and dealing game is explained, the spectator always fails at it
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4)
29
Ray Grismer Three Out of Four Hi-Lo Aces and Faces punched
 		1988
The Punch Letters
10
Ray Grismer Hi-Lo Even Money Aces and Faces punched
 		1988
The Punch Letters
10
Ray Grismer Another Hi-Lo Bet Aces and Faces punched
 		1988
The Punch Letters
11
Peter Wilker, Dr. Jacob Daley, Wolfgang Rohde, Robert E. Neale ... und das verfluchte Würfelspiel on the game of 31 / NIM, adding numbers from die, person who surpasses 31 loses the game
  • Das Einunddreissiger-Spiel
  • Was hat der Zauberer davon?
  • Eine Fundamental neue Idee
  • Das Rohde-System
  • Vom Würfel zur Karten
  • Von Karten zu Würfeln
  • Anhang: Die Schlüsselzahlen beim Würfelspiel
Related to
  • Ken de Courcy's "The Australian Gambling Game of 31"
  • Robert Neale's "Six Card Swindle" 1985.
 1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 5)
4
Lennart Green The Last Duel full deck stack
 		1989
1-2 Separation
10
Martin Gardner, Karl Fulves Martin Gardner's Elusive Ace Monty Hall problem with three Aces, monte type routine by Fulves
Inspired byRelated to 1990
Swindle Sheet (Issue 1)
6
Alex Elmsley Pierce Arrow unusual game in which one deals through twelve cards and tries to predict position of reversed card, actually "Peirce Arrow"
Also published here 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
397
Karl Fulves High Stebbins
  • (A) spectator cuts packet and takes top card, performer next, high card wins
  • (B) high card wins with twelve-card packet, three cards each, performer has better odds
  • (C) high card wins variation with better odds for performer
  • (D) high card wins combined with faro shuffle to shift odds to first or second player
 		1991
Swindle & Cheat
10
Karl Fulves Digit Detective two spectators play "high card wins" with a packet, performer divines card value that was added previously
 		1991
Swindle & Cheat
15
Karl Fulves Markers ideas related to nontransitive games
  • Simple Sets (Dualities, Royal Family)
  • Unequal Sets
  • A Nontransitive Pyramid
  • Flat Dice
  • Parity Dice (4 Thru 9 Dice, 2 Thru 10 Dice, 1 Thru 12 Dice, 36 Number Dice)
  • House Dice
  • High Percentage Games
  • 3 Blind Dice
  • Little Bingo
  • Odds On
 		1991
Swindle & Cheat
52
Edward Marlo Solution to Gin Rummy! faro
 		Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
10
Karl Fulves Bar Room Bingo cards distributed in six glasses, two glasses selected, aim is to get near 14 but not over
 		1992
Deceptive Practices
22
Arturo de Ascanio ¿Juega Usted al Mus? gambling routine for the spanish game "Mus", with a deck of forty cards
Also published here
  • "Circular Mensual del S.E.I." N° 4, 1954.
 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 4
7
Charles T. Jordan The Pinochle Ace Trick No. 110, eight Aces from Pinochle deck, packets are formed and eliminated by throwing dice, Aces travel to one packet
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
136
Bob Farmer The Game of 31 Ace through Six on table, numbers added until in turn until 31 is reached, performer always wins
Related to 1994
Beat 'em, Cheat 'em, Leave 'em Bleedin'
18
Bob Farmer Svengali Monte monte type betting routine with the deck cut into three piles, optional clean ending
 		1994
Beat 'em, Cheat 'em, Leave 'em Bleedin'
22
Bob Farmer La Monte Symbiotic
  • Flim-Flam
three piles on the table, spectator cannot follow top card of one pile
Related to
  • "Symbiotic Deck" (Gary Ouellet)
 Sep. 1994
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
71
Tic-Tac-Toe No. 46, card values decide where to place the 0 or X
 		1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
88
Bob Farmer One Card 10/20 Poker four players name a number between ten and twenty, that card is counted to, high card wins, performer controls outcome
Related to June 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 10)
68
Bob Farmer, Max Maven Fifty Years Ago in Magic
  • Flim-Flam
on the Billy O’Connor's backcount force in "One Card 10/20 Poker", back and forth letters between Max and Bob
Related to Sep. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
70
Karl Fulves The Dome con game in which Aces are dealt and if first two are of different color, player wins
Related to 1996
Blocking Off
114
Nick Trost Double Pinochle with an Elevator Finish
Inspired by
  • "Knock-Out Aces" (Ted Biet, Genii, June 1982)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
22
Nick Trost Pinochle Deal uses Pinochle deck
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
239
Nick Trost Pitch Deal Game called "Pitch"
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
242
Nick Trost In-Between Deal Game called In-Between, uses poker chips
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
254
Nick Trost Gin Rummy Deal
1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
257
Nick Trost Coon Can Deal Gives description and history of game
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
261
Nick Trost Canasta Deal
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
270
Nick Trost Uruguay Canasta Deal
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
273
Nick Trost International Canasta Deal
1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
274
Christian Scherer Jass Deal winning hand for Swiss card game "Jass", all cards are known and performer gets winning hand
 		1997
Karten à la carte
37
Karl Fulves Psy-Key advantage for an ESP guessing game, memory
 		1998
Combo
31
Karl Fulves 4 In A Row
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
betting game with Ace through Ten and sequences within the row that are decreasing or increasing
Related to 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 7)
207
Gus Davenport Flipping Swindle five cards laid out in cross formation, cards have to be dropped onto the formation so that it is eventually covered completely, with gags
 		1998
Vis à Vis
58
Karl Fulves And The Winner Is spectators choose four cards face up from group of sixteen cards, values added and number predicted, Matrix Force application
  • Notes & References (credit information)
Variations 1998
Calculator Tricks
122
David Acer Shot in the Dark (A Professional Presentation)
packet trick with guns on cards, russian roulette presentation, prime number principle
Inspired by
  • "Shot in the Dark" (Hiroshi Kondo, marketed effect)
 1999
Natural Selections — Volume II
193
Ellis Stanyon "Thirty-one" (Simple Version) No. 12, "A Cardsharp's Trick", game in which cards are drawn alternately and the sum of the values cannot exceed thirty-one
Related toVariations 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
63
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note version of the game with paper-clipped pairs, another version without a system given posed as problem
Inspired by 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
64
Ellis Stanyon "Thirty-one" No. 45, "A Cardsharp's Trick", more elaborate version
Related to 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
80
Chuck Smith, Roger Klause, Steve Freeman Game of 31 eight phases
 		2000
Tools Of The Trade
31
Karl Fulves High Stakes square layout with four Jokers and four Jacks, values are spelt and object moved from card to card, spectator always ends on a jack
Related to 2000
Lost Vampire Secrets
206
Neal Elias Pinochle Stacks comments on following items
 		2000
Gambling Notes
9
Neal Elias Four Handed Partnership Pinochle four Aces to partner and four Aces to dealer
 		2000
Gambling Notes
9
Neal Elias Three Handed Auction Pinochle
2000
Gambling Notes
10
Lewis Jones You Bet prediction of the card which is next to named card, as a bet how many cards are between the two cards
Variations 2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
25
Steve Beam Culinary Bet different handling for You Bet, prediction of the card which is next to named card, as a bet how many cards are between the two cards
Inspired by 2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
26
Mel Bennett Coasters winning strategy for betting game with Ace through Seven or seven numbered coaster
Inspired by 2000
Charlatan (Issue 2)
13
Karl Fulves Matrix Poker
  • There Was A Crooked Man
spectators choose four cards face up from group of sixteen cards, values added and gag prizes for that number are handed out, Matrix Force application
Inspired byRelated to 2000
Charlatan (Issue 2)
22
Bob Farmer Point Spread
  • Flim-Flam
bet how many cards are between the two cards
Inspired byVariations June 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 10)
75
Fred Robinson Poker, Rummy & Bridge poker, rummy, bridge, set-up
Also published here 2000
Virtual Miracles
42
Karl Fulves Gamble Ramble spectator choses cards in layout according to rules, black cards added and red subtracted, total predicted, four-way approach
 		2001
Hex Squared
87
Karl Fulves Card Roulette No. 19, two cards chosen by two spectators from small packet, cards counted through and spectators' cards do not show up, prime principle
Related to 2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
38
Darwin Ortiz Maximum Risk Tantalizer, memorized deck
Inspired by
  • "One in Fifty-Two Bet" (Lennart Green, Green Magic Vol. 3, video)
Variations 		2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
80
Jason England Maximum Risk - Impromptu Version Tantalizer
Inspired byRelated to 2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
84
Steve Beam Betting on Triumph some cards are mixed face up into face down, betting on builded pairs, spectator loses against performer
Inspired by
  • "The Two Clerks" in T. O'Conor Solane's "Rapid Arithmetic", 1922.
 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
181
Lewis Jones Lucky, Lucky, Lucky prime principle force, small packet counted to named number until selection appears, as bar bet
Inspired byVariations 2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
70
Steve Beam Odd Man In with blank cards, as a bar bet trick
Inspired by 2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
73
Steve Beam Fifty-Two Card Monte selection in face-up spread, spread is turned over and spectator has to remove selection, betcha
  • Three Card Monte
  • Piling On
  • Camouflage
Inspired by
  • "The Five Card Fooler" in Walter Gibson's "What's New in Magic" 1956.
Variations 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
241
Bob Farmer Monty Hall Knows All
  • Flim-Flam: The Way of the Scamurai
more on the Monty Hall problem, with three cards
  • The Original Troublemaker
  • Turning The Odds
  • Up Against The Wall
  • Turning Point
  • Psychobauble
 		June 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 6)
16
Juan Tamariz Rummy Exhibition
2004
Mnemonica
54
Juan Tamariz Carbuquillo playing a made up game with spectator, where performer always loses and while in the process of playing, divining all of spectator's cards, interlocking chains
  • Other Ideas and Variations
Variations 2004
Mnemonica
119
Juan Tamariz Bingo! spectator deals cards on table, when selection appears performer shouts bingo
 		2004
Mnemonica
248
Martin Gardner Gardner's Gambit row of cards, taking cards from either end alternately with spectator, whose cards add up higher wins, forced outcome, parity
  • Final Game (Royal Flush ending)
Inspired by
  • coin item in "Mathematical Puzzles" (Peter Winkler)
Related toVariations 		2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
69
Karl Fulves Notes on MG's Game explanation of the parity principle at work and further applications, see following items
Inspired by 2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
71
Karl Fulves Accouterments using other items an non-playing cards for the parity row force
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
71
Karl Fulves You Go First the spectator can make the first choice
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
72
Lewis Jones Value for Money betting game trick, dealing through cards and naming values in a row, every hit costs a dollar, spectator has some hits and performer has none
Inspired by
  • Tom Bowyer's "The Frequent Miracle" in "The Sphinx" Vol. 39, Nr. 3. P. 67. 1940.
 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
148
Woody Aragón Australian Poker placing a bill inside some cards, down under deal with three people and performer ends up with bill
Related toVariations 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
207
Steve Beam Kangaroo Killer placing a bill inside some cards, down under deal with three people and performer ends up with bill
Inspired by 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
105
Tomas Blomberg Swedish Parity Poker instructions for a game with five players, performer wins, prediction of total of values in performer's hand
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
123
Claude Impériale Grab It Before They Do remaining card is not the selection, it is in the wallet instead, bet theme
Inspired by 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
159
Harry Lorayne, Bob Mason Guess Quotient four four of a kinds are removed, spectator guesses if various pairs match in value or not, everything correct
Variations 2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
19
Karl Fulves Match Game twelve cards laid out face-down in matrix, match game played (turning up two cards and finding matches), performer wins
Related to 2007
Word Play
27
Nick Trost Classic Euchre Deal using a 24-card Euchre deck
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
91
Nick Trost Gilbreath Plays Euchre using a 24-card Euchre deck
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
92
Nick Trost The Contrary Euchre Deal I using a 24-card Euchre deck
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
93
Nick Trost The Contrary Euchre Deal II using a 24-card Euchre deck
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
95
Nick Trost Exchange Euchre using a 24-card Euchre deck
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
96
Nick Trost Six-Handed Exchange Rummy
  • Five-Handed Version
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
98
Justin Higham Spectator Cuts a Run of Seven Spectator cuts seven piles, top cards are Ace to Seven of Hearts (strong rummy hand)
Inspired by 2008
Dexterity Manual
38
Allan Slaight Top Twenty Poker, Gin, Blackjack combination
Also published here 2008
Spins & Needles
57
Allan Slaight The Unkindest Cut Of All rummy and blackjack deal featuring a winning blackjack stack
Also published here 2008
Spins & Needles
66
Fred Robinson How to Win at Cards poker, rummy, bridge, set-up
Also published here 2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
182
Nick Trost Brag and Poker Deal dealing winning hand in Brag followed by poker deal
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
397
Nick Trost Blackjack, Gin and Poker I
  • Phase One - Blackjack
  • Phase Two - Gin
  • Phase Three - Poker
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
398
Nick Trost Blackjack, Gin and Poker II
  • Phase One - Gin Rummy
  • Phase Two - Blackjack
  • Phase Three - Five-Handed Poker
  • Phase Four - Four-Handed Poker
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
399
Nick Trost Pinochle Deal uses Pinochle deck
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
499
Nick Trost Gilbreath Plays Pinochle uses Pinochle deck
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
501
Nick Trost Exchange Pinochle spectators can switch cards around, uses Pinochle deck
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
502
Lewis Jones Color Fast spectator chooses all losing color, performer winning color, kind of small packet OOTW
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
135
R. Paul Wilson, Chad Long Luck Versus Skill multiple phase gambling themed routine with cutting the high card culminating in a variation of "Shuffling Lesson"
Inspired by 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
155
Ken Beale Even or Odd five heaps, bet that there are more piles with even number of cards than odd
 		2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
432
Karl Fulves Mind Scam three digits chosen, deck shuffled and cut into three piles, a chosen value is shown on top or bottom of piles most of the time, proposition bet
 		2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 7)
38
Nick Trost Bango Deal game in which each player has three face-up cards, cards turned face up from the rest of the deck, matching values are turned face down by the players, player with all cards face down first wins, performer always wins
 		2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
660
Nick Trost Put and Take Deal game in which the players can take and put their chips in the pot according to whether values in their hands match turned-up cards from the deck, performer wins
 		2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
662
Nick Trost Producing Poker, Blackjack and Gin Hands deck riffle shuffled by spectator, performer takes deck under the table and takes out good hands
Inspired by
  • "Any Card Called For Hanky" (U. F. Grant, D. Robbins & Company's magazine Magic Is Fun, No. 7, Oct.-Dec. 1947)
Variations 		2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
664
Nick Trost Four-Game Challenge two decks riffle shuffled by spectator, performer takes decks under the table and takes out good hands for different games
Inspired by 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
667
Jason England Risky Business
Inspired byRelated to 2012
Texas on a Saturday Night
14
Nick Trost Neighborhood Euchre Deal Euchre demonstration with duplicates and riffle shuffle
 		2013
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4
806
Nick Trost Card Crap's Demonstration card craps game with special short-long deck
Also published here 2013
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4
813
Nick Trost Fan Tan Deal with special short-long deck
 		2013
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4
816
Nick Trost Hearts Deal with special short-long deck
 		2013
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4
818
Nick Trost Kaluki Deal with special short-long deck
 		2013
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4
820
Tomas Blomberg Swedish Parity Poker five cards with rules on them, a card game is played according to them, sum of one's hand decides on who wins
 		2014
Blomberg Laboratories
309
Tomas Blomberg Between the Cheats bet involving how many cards are between two random values
 		2014
Blomberg Laboratories
320
Tomas Blomberg 16 Card Swindle version of NIM/"The Game of 31"
 		2014
Blomberg Laboratories
321
Woody Aragón, Jandro Poquer Australiano placing a bill inside some cards, down under deal with three people and performer ends up with bill, with variation on finale by Jandro
Related to 2014
El Manuscrito (Vol. 7 No. 30)
1033
Nick Trost Perfecto Euchre Deal with Pinochle deck, twenty-five cards
Inspired by 2015
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5
58
Nick Trost Poker and Rummy Deal some shuffling and dealing and good hands
 		2015
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5
1251
Nick Trost All-Fair Euchre Deal spectator selects cards for four Euchre hands, performer wins with perfect loner hand
 		2015
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5
1265
Nick Trost From Cribbage to Poker Cribbage hand changes multiple times, then changes into poker hand with four Aces
 		2017
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 6
1353
Michael Breggar Cra-Ker-Jack Dice used to choose cards by four spectators, magician deals down that number to find matching mates, then produce four Aces
Inspired by Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
82
Jason Ladanye The Art of War spectator and performer each turn over cards, higher card wins, spectator loses throughout whole deck, faros
 		2018
Game Changer
325
Patrick G. Redford ... This Means War! Cut high card, spectator keeps winning. Play game of war with spectator, magician always wins.
 		2019
Sleightly Out Of Order
180
Steve Forte pinochle Ace revelation framed by pinochle deal
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
982