the whist trick. improved method.\n"to deal yourself all the trumps, the three other players holding the usual mixed hands"\n unknown
1876
modern magic
Unknown
The Whist Trick. Improved Method.
"To deal yourself all the Trumps, the three other Players holding the usual mixed Hands"
the whist trick\ndealing four hands, one contains winning suit and others are either mixed or also sorted in suits\n unknown
1889
tricks with cards
Unknown
The Whist Trick
dealing four hands, one contains winning suit and others are either mixed or also sorted in suits
loo lung or the chinese coin\nmagician locates two cards by a lot of dealing and equivoque to eliminate piles, with a bit of gambling theme (euchre and loo lung)\nvictor farelli
1936
"lend me your pack" 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)
the tantalizer\ntwenty-second position and packet dealing\n unknown\nlast chance\nl. vosburgh lyons\nwhat are the odds? (a tantalizer treatise)\nharry lorayne
1948
the royal road to card magic
Unknown
gin rummy stack\n- 1st combination
- 2nd combination (in two shuffles)
- 3rd combination (in two shuffles)\nedward marlo
1964
the patented shuffle Edward Marlo
Gin Rummy Stack
- 1st Combination
- 2nd Combination (In Two Shuffles)
- 3rd Combination (In Two Shuffles)
order in the court\npseudo gambling game with five cards of royal flush\ndai vernon\np. 77 for credit information
1966
the pallbearers review vol. 1-4 Dai Vernon
Order in the Court
pseudo gambling game with five cards of Royal Flush
50-50\nperformer and spectator have card, whichever comes first when deck is dealt wins, cheating\npeter alexis
1969
the pallbearers review vol. 1-4 Peter Alexis
50-50
performer and spectator have card, whichever comes first when deck is dealt wins, cheating
las vegas dice\nnon-transitive dice, also as packets of cards, see also p. 410 for idea by stewart olney\nbradley efron
1971
the pallbearers review vol. 5-8 Bradley Efron
Las Vegas Dice
non-transitive dice, also as packets of cards, see also p. 410 for idea by Stewart Olney
a betting swindle\nbetting game with three suits after a riffle shuffle\nmartin gardner\nthe 3-card cycle\nkarl fulves
1973
riffle shuffle set-ups Martin Gardner
A Betting Swindle
betting game with three suits after a riffle shuffle
vier buben\nfour jacks are found behind from a shuffled deck, spectator selects the one of chosen suit, skat\n unknown
1978
einfach wunderbar - wunderbar einfach
Unknown
Vier Buben
four jacks are found behind from a shuffled deck, spectator selects the one of chosen suit, Skat
unkindest cut of all\nrummy and blackjack deal featuring a winning blackjack stack\nallan slaight\napocalypse variaions or additions\nmelvin anderson\ncontinued\nallan slaight
1979
apocalypse vol. 1-5 Allan Slaight
Unkindest Cut Of All
rummy and blackjack deal featuring a winning blackjack stack
quant quirk\n4x4 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\nmartin gardner
1981
octet 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
31 plus\nace through six used, spectator choses three and performer takes other three, they call their numbers and whoever adds to 31 wins\nroy walton\nkarl fulves\nface\nstephen tucker\nthe game of 31\nbob farmer
1982
six impromptu card tricks 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
do it and fail\nwith 28/32 card deck a layout and dealing game is explained, the spectator always fails at it\njean hugard
1985
the fred braue notebooks Jean Hugard
Do It and Fail
with 28/32 card deck a layout and dealing game is explained, the spectator always fails at it
pierce arrow\nunusual game in which one deals through twelve cards and tries to predict position of reversed card, actually "peirce arrow"\nalex elmsley\ncharles sanders peirce
1991
the collected works of alex elmsley - volume 1 Alex Elmsley, Charles Sanders Peirce
Pierce Arrow
unusual game in which one deals through twelve cards and tries to predict position of reversed card, actually "Peirce Arrow"
high stebbins\n(a) spectator cuts packet and takes top card, performer next, high card wins
(b) high card wins with 12 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 1st or 2nd player\nkarl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat Karl Fulves
High Stebbins
(A) spectator cuts packet and takes top card, performer next, high card wins
(B) high card wins with 12 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 1st or 2nd player
digit detective\ntwo spectators play "high card wins" with a packet, performer divines card value that was added previously\nkarl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat Karl Fulves
Digit Detective
two spectators play "high card wins" with a packet, performer divines card value that was added previously
bar room bingo\ncards distributed in six glasses, two glasses selected, aim is to get near 14 but not over\nkarl fulves
1992
deceptive practices Karl Fulves
Bar Room Bingo
cards distributed in six glasses, two glasses selected, aim is to get near 14 but not over
the game of 31\nace through six on table, numbers added until in turn until 31 is reached, performer always wins\nbob farmer\n31 plus\nroy walton\nkarl fulves
1994
beat 'em, cheat 'em, leave 'em bleedin' Bob Farmer
The Game of 31
Ace through Six on table, numbers added until in turn until 31 is reached, performer always wins
svengali monte\nmonte type betting routine with the deck cut into three piles, optional clean ending\nbob farmer
1994
beat 'em, cheat 'em, leave 'em bleedin' Bob Farmer
Svengali Monte
monte type betting routine with the deck cut into three piles, optional clean ending
horse race\nace as horses, run a miniature racetrack, uses matches\nnick trost\nstewart judah\n"derby" (tony koynini, 1952)\n"horse race" (john scarne, scarne on cards, 1949)
1997
the card magic of nick trost Nick Trost, Stewart Judah
Horse Race
Ace as horses, run a miniature racetrack, uses matches
jass deal\nwinning hand for swiss card game "jass", all cards are known and performer gets winning hand\nchristian scherer
1997
karten à la carte Christian Scherer
Jass Deal
winning hand for Swiss card game "Jass", all cards are known and performer gets winning hand
second method\nalternative method for "horse race" using gilbreath principle, first appeared in "gambling tricks with cards, part two" (1975)\nnick trost
1997
the card magic of nick trost Nick Trost
Second Method
Alternative method for "Horse Race" using Gilbreath Principle, first appeared in "Gambling Tricks with Cards, Part Two" (1975)
a credit to his race\nhorse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins\nphilip t. goldstein\n"derby" (tony koynini, 1952)
1999
rocky notes Philip T. Goldstein
A Credit to His Race
horse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins
high stakes\nsquare layout with four jokers and four jacks, values are spelt and object moved from card to card, spectator always ends on a jack\nkarl fulves\ncountdown problem\nroy walton
2000
lost vampire secrets 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
a credit to his race\nhorse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins\nphilip t. goldstein\n"derby" (tony koynini, 1952)
2000
missouri notes Philip T. Goldstein
A Credit to His Race
horse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins
a credit to his race\nhorse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins\nphilip t. goldstein\n"derby" (tony koynini, 1952)
2000
ocmc notes Philip T. Goldstein
A Credit to His Race
horse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins
a credit to his race\nhorse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins\nphilip t. goldstein\n"derby" (tony koynini, 1952)
2000
texas notes Philip T. Goldstein
A Credit to His Race
horse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins
gamble ramble\nspectator choses cards in layout according to rules, black cards added and red subtracted, total predicted, four-way approach\nkarl fulves
2001
hex squared Karl Fulves
Gamble Ramble
spectator choses cards in layout according to rules, black cards added and red subtracted, total predicted, four-way approach
card roulette\nno. 19, two cards chosen by two spectators from small packet, cards counted through and spectators' cards do not show up, prime principle\nkarl fulves\nlucky 13\ngeorge sands
2001
my best self-working card tricks 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
maximum risk - impromptu version\ncatch 22\njason england\nmaximum risk\ndarwin ortiz\nrisky business\njason england
2002
scams & fantasies with cards Jason England
guess quotient\nfour four of a kinds are removed, spectator guesses if various pairs match in value or not, everything correct\nharry lorayne\nbob mason\nguess quotient\nharry lorayne
2007
best of friends - volume iii 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
match game\ntwelve cards laid out face-down in matrix, match game played (turning up two cards and finding matches), performer wins\nkarl fulves\nthe even couple\nkarl fulves
2007
word play Karl Fulves
Match Game
twelve cards laid out face-down in matrix, match game played (turning up two cards and finding matches), performer wins
spectator cuts a run of seven\nspectator cuts seven piles, top cards are ace to seven of hearts (strong rummy hand)\njustin higham\nthe spectator cuts to and turns over the aces\nrandy wakeman
2008
dexterity manual Justin Higham
Spectator Cuts a Run of Seven
Spectator cuts seven piles, top cards are Ace to Seven of Hearts (strong rummy hand)
color fast\nspectator chooses all losing color, performer winning color, kind of small packet ootw\nlewis jones
2010
semi-automatic card tricks - volume 8 Lewis Jones
Color Fast
spectator chooses all losing color, performer winning color, kind of small packet OOTW
luck versus skill\nmultiple phase gambling themed routine with cutting the high card culminating in a variation of "shuffling lesson"\nr. paul wilson\nchad long\nthe shuffling lesson\nchad long
2010
semi-automatic card tricks - volume 8 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"
risky business\ncatch 22\njason england\nmaximum risk - impromptu version\njason england\nmaximum risk\ndarwin ortiz
2012
texas on a saturday night Jason England