Quick Three-Way

141 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Quick Three-Way
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Edward Marlo Quick 3-Way three-alike display
Related toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
2
Edward Marlo Mini-Classic (2nd method) three cards change into selection, then selection taken from pocket, card then taken from pocket, deck shown as all selection
Related to Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
6
Edward Marlo A Sixy Effect three cards change into selection (a Six), then selection taken from pocket, card then taken from pocket, deck shown as all selection, all four Sixes produced from pocket, puns in the patter
Related toVariations Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
7
Bill Elliott 3 Card Monkey Business packet trick with story presentation, blank card finale, or card with green face
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
3
Cliff Green Prelude to the Sorcerer's Apprentice three cards transform into the Ace of Spades one by one, free handed
 		1961
Professional Card Magic
80
Dino Mazza All Alike Display à la quick 3-way
 		Oct. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 384)
364
Edward Marlo Quick 3-Way Version extra card
Variations 1968
Expert Card Conjuring
123
Johnny Thompson Les Quick Cartes three cards become duplicates of a selection, then another and a third selection
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
24
Johnny Thompson, Harry Riser Hofzinser All-Backed three card transformation sequence, with all-backs phase, see references for credit information
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1971
Epilogue (Issue 12)
91
Karl Fulves Background of Quick Three-Way
 		July 1971
Epilogue (Issue 12)
91
Karl Fulves All Backs three card transformation sequence, with all-backs phase
Inspired by July 1971
Epilogue (Issue 12)
95
Al Saal Three Card Trick three wrong cards, one of them transforms into selection
 		Nov. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 13)
99
Milton Kort All Backs Finish three card transformation sequence, with all-backs phase
 		Nov. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 13)
100
Bruce Cervon Hofzinser All-Backed three card packet, two methods:
  • Easy as One-Two-Three
  • All for One
Also published here Nov. 1973
Epilogue (Issue 19)
174
Rolf Andra Diabolis three random cards turn into selection and back
 		1974
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 35 No. 4)
70
Peter Kane The Slightly Annoyed Card blue-backed Ace to Three, red-backed selection, blue cards change to duplicates of selection, then into red-backed Ace to Three, then normal again
Variations 1975
A Further Card Session with Peter Kane
19
Karl Fulves Drawback three cards all alike, then card no longer there, using Center Pull-Out
 		1975
Methods with Cards — Part 3
233
Edward Marlo New Quick 3-Way
1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 6)
78
José de la Torre All Alike Jumping Back
1976
New Jumping Back
21
Edward Marlo A Three Way Illusion with selections and fair process, credit information on p. 318
 		1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
312
Bill Okal All the Same three cards are shown different, then the same
 		1977
Card Cavalcade Four
5
Jerry Mentzer, Bill Okal Variation on "All the Same" three blank cards transform to selections
 		1977
Card Cavalcade Four
10
Bill Okal Okal's Three Way
1977
Card Cavalcade Four
47
Stephen Minch, Edward Marlo Quick Three-Way Display alignment move, with extra card
Also published here 1977
Creations of a Magical Madman
24
Stephen Minch Variations on the Showing-Three-as-One Swindle Quick Three-Way type, with or without extra card
 		1977
Creations of a Magical Madman
31
Ken Krenzel The Purist's Mini Hofzinser
1978
The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel
168
Jerry K. Hartman Trick Pix Quick 3 Way with color changing deck, extension of Peter Kane's trick
Inspired byAlso published here 1978
Loose Ends
19
Edward Marlo Quick 3-Way
1978
Loose Ends
19
Jerry K. Hartman Wild Forces Packet of four cards shown to be four Kings of Hearts, then four Kings of Spades, then four Jokers, "Quick 4 way"
 		1978
Loose Ends
21
Richard Kaufman On The BMT - An Advanced Packet Handling "Bottom Middle Top", display for Quick-3-Way type routines
 		1979
CardMagic
101
Richard Kaufman Quick: Which Way?
1979
CardMagic
103
Richard Kaufman Monte for the Maladjusted in the hands
 		1979
CardMagic
106
Gene Maze, Richard Kaufman Impromptu Tabled Quick 3-Way
1980
The Gene Maze Card Book
87
Allan Ackerman Short All-Backs Routine Quick 3-Way
Related toVariations 1981
Don England's T.K.O.'s (Issue Clubs)
7
Johnny Thompson Les Quick Cartes three cards become duplicates of a selection, then another and a third selection
Also published here 1981
Polished Polish Prestidigitation
1
Derek Dingle Quick D-Way
Related toVariations 1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
8
Edward Marlo Quick, This Way technical variations on the quick three way display
  • The Fourth Way
  • The Fifth Way
 		1982
Card Finesse
63
Philip T. Goldstein Slide Three-Way three all alike display
 		1983
MajorMinor
12
Edward Marlo Quick Three Way
1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3)
37
Stephen Tucker Think with selection and blank cards
 		Jan. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 3)
1193
Jerry K. Hartman Boggle Switch Quick 3 Way variation
Also published here Jan. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 1)
1014
Richard Vollmer Double Chameleon three cards change front and back and back again
Related to Mar. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 3)
1042
Bob Kubota More Monte in the Quick-Three-Way style
Also published here Oct. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 10)
1119
James Swain Yours, Mine, and Ours featuring alternative to Alignment Move in Quick-Three-Way
 		Winter 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 34, 35 & 36)
387
Bob Farmer Ambiguous Snake Of A Thousand Laughs three cards transform multiple times, ungaffed
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
423
Louis Falanga Virginia City Shuffle Martin Lewis' 'Sidewalk Shuffle', with blanks and Aces
 		1985
Lake Tahoe Card Magic
16
Daryl Martinez The Ubiquitous Card small packet is shown all alike
 		1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
94
Meir Yedid Quadruplic-Ace-tion Quick-Three-Way - Six Card Repeat - combo
Variations Aug. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 8)
1237
John C. Wagner Gypsy Curse Variation adding phases from Emerson&West's Color Monte and Martin Lewis' Sidewalk Shuffle
 		1987
The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner
116
John C. Wagner Tri-Mi-Way selection to pocket climax
 		1987
The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner
157
John Carney Everywhere, Nowhere and on Your Face three cards all become selection, then indifferent again and card is on forehead
 		1987
Lecture Notes Collection (Issue Conjuring con Carney)
11
Stephen Minch, Edward Marlo Quick Three-Way Display alignment move, with extra card
 		1987
The Three Faces of Steve
8
Thomas Hierling Impromptu Mexican Monte
Inspired by 1987
New Wave Close-Up
75
Jamy Ian Swiss Sm'All Backs Quick Three-Way type
Also published here 1987
An Interesting Application of That Principle
5
Jamy Ian Swiss Acing the Sm'All Backs the three cards change to four Aces as finale, with sucker element
Also published here 1987
An Interesting Application of That Principle
13
Bruce Cervon Hofzinser All-Backed three card packet, two methods:
  • Easy as One-Two-Three
  • All for One
Also published here 1988
The Cervon File
116
Bruce Cervon Easy as One-Two-Three all alike display
 		1988
The Cervon File
116
Richard Vollmer Three Fo(u)r One
Jan. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 1)
1450
Terri Rogers The Echo Count quick three way display
Also published here 1988
More Secrets
23
Terri Rogers Mouse-Fish-Teers animal designs on cards
Also published here 1988
More Secrets
26
Randy Wakeman Playing on the Three-Way three cards shown as all being the selection, then all backs, then indifferent with selection in pocket that isn't there
 		1989
Randy Wakeman Presents
14
Terri Rogers Das Echo-Zählen quick three way display
Also published here July 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 4 & 5)
152
Terri Rogers Maus-Fisch-Ketiere animal designs on cards
Also published here July 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 4 & 5)
153
Harry Lorayne, Edward Marlo Four Faces Best Quick Three-Way with four cards: all alike, all backs, kings
 		1990
Trend Setters
93
Michael Powers Evolution four Kings change to all backs to four Two of Clubs to the four Aces with patter about the history of cards
Inspired byVariations 1990
Top Secret Stuff
1
John Carney Everywhere, Nowhere and on Your Face three cards all become selection, then indifferent again and card is on forehead
Variations 1991
Carneycopia
254
Jerry K. Hartman Trick Pix Quick 3 Way with color changing deck, extension of Peter Kane's trick
Inspired byAlso published here 1991
Card Craft
359
Jerry K. Hartman Quick 3-Way Variation
1991
Card Craft
430
Jerry K. Hartman Boggle Switch Quick 3 Way variation
Inspired byAlso published here 1991
Card Craft
613
Al Smith The Ubiquitist "Or the Universal Card by any other name"
four cards removed, they change into four alike cards and back
 		1991
Hot Stacks & Cold Decks
5
Jeff Moche Alignment Variation handling idea
 		June 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 6)
2230
Karl Fulves Line of Credit credit information on this routine
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 5)
37
Walter "Sonny" Day Imagination three-card trick ends with three examinable blank cards
 		Oct. 1993
Profile (Issue 16)
11
Justin Higham Blank And You'll Miss It packet trick with blank cards
Variations 1993
Expansions
24
Edward Marlo Quick Three-Way display sequence
 		1993
Expansions
24
Justin Higham Blank And You'll Miss It Too odd-backed addition
Inspired by 1993
Expansions
25
Allan Ackerman The Small Packet All Backs featuring Ackerman's "Quick Four Way"
Inspired byVariations 1994
Las Vegas Kardma
122
Allan Ackerman Impromptu Sidewalk Shuffle
Variations 1994
Las Vegas Kardma
144
Allan Ackerman Another Impromptu Sidewalk Shuffle featuring Ackerman's "Another Quick Four Way"
 		1994
Las Vegas Kardma
149
Meir Yedid Yedid Alignment Variant quick three-way sequence
 		1994
Magical Wishes
77
Meir Yedid Quadruplic-Ace-Tion II Quick-Three-Way & Six Card Repeat combination with selection
Inspired by 1994
Magical Wishes
82
R. Paul Wilson Gypsy's Monte kind of Quick-Three-Way, Color Monte version
Variations 1995
The Little Black Book
3
Doug Edwards Crazy Card turnovers, ...
 		Apr. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 4)
2492
Edward Marlo Something to Borrow Again three Tens of Hearts shown, then all Queens of Clubs, then four Aces of Spades, then four Twos
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, June 1976
 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
285
Jerry K. Hartman Quick 3-Way sequence essentially the familiar "Color Monte" sequence
 		1995
After Craft
254
Paul Cummins Old Faithful
1996
from a shuffled deck in use... Part One
20
Harry Riser Three Card Metamorphosis three cards shown all alike, then three different backs, then normal again
 		1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
187
Harry Riser Quick Three-Way Display
1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
189
Ray Kosby Everything and Nothing On It Joker found three times instead of selection with two Queens, the three Jokers then change into selection one by one
 		Apr. 1996
The Lemniscate (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1
Ray Kosby Quick 3-Way Handling
Apr. 1996
The Lemniscate (Vol. 2 No. 11)
4
Paul Harris All Alike Sequence three cards
 		1997
The Expert's Portfolio No. 1
48
Allan Ackerman A Quick Three Way Moment display sequence
Also published here 1997
I Can't Believe it's Not All Cards
27
Quick 3-Way with extra card
 		1997
L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians
45
Matt Grover Let Me Dust Off a Spot For You To Sit Your Ace three wrong cards change into selection and back, selection appears on performer's forehead
Inspired by 1997
Trephine
7
Quick 3-Way sequence brief
 		1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
18
Tomas Blomberg Pavement Shuffle
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
46
Derek Dingle, Harry Riser, Bruce Cervon, Edward Marlo, Johnny Thompson Quick D-Way
1999
21st Century Card Magic
117
Edward Marlo Quick 3-Way
2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
41
Paul Cummins, Chad Long No Mercy longer routine, swindle cut the Aces
 		2002
FASDIU II
77
Aaron Fisher Three Ways to Leave Your Lover three cards removed, they are all shown to be selection, then indifferent, featuring all-alike sequence with extra card
Also published here Dec. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 12)
36
Aaron Fisher Three Ways to Leave Your Lover three cards removed, they are all shown to be selection, then indifferent, featuring all-alike sequence with extra card
Also published here 2003
FISM 2003
21
Jay Sankey They Know
  • Sankey's Secrets 2
card selected, then two cards added, all cards shown to be duplicates of other cards of same value as selection which is then found in the center
 		June 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 6)
74
Wesley James Quick Three-Way, My Way "final", with all-backs phase
 		2004
Enchantments
77
Dave Campbell Alcohol Monte Color Monte presentation, with jumbo cards, rhyming patter, misspelled "Alchohol Monte"
 		2004
The Dave Campbell Legacy
257
Dave Campbell Stripped Three-Way Count
2004
The Dave Campbell Legacy
261
Derek Dingle Quick D-Way
Inspired by May 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 5)
60
Kostya Kimlat Basic 3-Way Count quick three-way display usind double deal turnover
Related to 2004
Card Work, Card Play
9
Kostya Kimlat 3-Way Count with Odd Card quick three-way display using double deal turnover and hiding back of one card
 		2004
Card Work, Card Play
10
Kostya Kimlat Undercover 3-Way four as three
Related to 2004
Card Work, Card Play
11
Kostya Kimlat The Undercover Sequence three identical Aces turn into all backs and eventually into three selections
 		2004
Card Work, Card Play
16
Kostya Kimlat Satan Monte story trick about playing with the devil. three blue backed cards change into selection then into Sixes, selection is found in card case with different back and with message written on it
 		2004
Card Work, Card Play
53
Kostya Kimlat Kick Alignment double deal turnover handling for small packet, three-way display
Related to 2004
Freebie 5
13
Kostya Kimlat Undercover 3-Way three-way display with extra card
Related to 2004
Freebie 5
14
Paul Gordon Murder To Describe card chosen and lost, spectator chooses any four cards, they all change into selection, then into Nines
Inspired by 2006
England Up Close
126
Nick Trost Mexican Monte three cards, several transformations
Inspired by
  • "Phantom Monte" (Karl Fulves, marketed in 1975 by Tannen)
  • "Anything But!" (Marv Long, 1974, packet trick)
VariationsAlso published here
  • marketed in 1981
 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
190
Jon Racherbaumer In The Nick of Time Quick Three Way with all cards shown to be selection, then selection vanishes and cards make up current time, selection from pocket
Inspired by Mar. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 1)
5
Herb Zarrow A Quick Three-Way three cards each become selection, then double backers, then indifferent
 		2008
Zarrow: A Lifetime of Magic
128
Stephen Minch, Edward Marlo Quick Three-Way Display alignment move, with extra card
Also published here 2010
Card Magic USA
171
Andy Nyman Andy's Monte
Also published here
  • The Dungeon, issue 3
 2010
Bulletproof
239
Harry Lorayne Now That's Good Magic! two cards chosen, three cards removed, all shown as Seven of Hearts, two change into selections and mates are reversed in deck
Related to 2015
JawDroppers!
82
Bob Kubota More Monte Quick-Three-Way sequence
Also published here 2015
JawDroppers!
83
Jamy Ian Swiss Sm'All Backs Quick Three-Way type
Inspired byAlso published here 2016
It's Another Interesting Application Of That Principle
5
Jamy Ian Swiss Acing The Small Backs the three cards change to four Aces as finale, with sucker element
Also published here 2016
It's Another Interesting Application Of That Principle
10
Bill Elliott 3-Card Monkey Business Color Monte precursor
Also published here 2017
Facsimile (Issue 6)
56
Edward Marlo Quick Three-Way
Also published here 2017
Facsimile (Issue 6)
60
Yohei Kawabata Waltz General Card effect, inspired by Quick 3 Way. Small Ambitious sequence at the start. End with selection jump to pocket
 		2017
Grace
21
Harry Riser Everywhere Nowhere All Backs three card transformation sequence, with all-backs phase
Also published here 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
59
Johnny Thompson Les Quick Cartes three cards become duplicates of a selection, then another and a third selection, duplicate
Also published here 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
83
Allan Ackerman Almost Like Everywhere and Nowhere Quick Three Way type effect with five cards, two of which are selected, Royal Flush kicker and selections removed from packet
Related toAlso published here 2019
Card Theater
99
Jeremiah Zuo Those Are the Aces - Phase Two: A Short Wild Card and Triple Transposition selection on case, Aces change into selection, then Aces are case and deck in hand, selection in case
Inspired byRelated to 2019
Confessions of A Magic Fan
8
Gary Plants Thanks to Harry, Johnny & Derek three random cards change into duplicates of selection and back, selection found in center of deck
Inspired byRelated to May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 1 (Spring #2))
180
Chris Randall QEN "Quick Everywhere Nowhere", four cards change into duplicates of selections, then to Aces and selection is in pocket
 		Apr. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 4)
54
Geoffrey Latta The Latta Alignment Sequence featuring a bottom-top double deal from packet with a Stuart Gordon type turnover
Variations 2022
52 Farewells — Latta on Cards
25
Geoffrey Latta Quick G-Way selection lost, three cards taken which are all shown as selection, then all-backs sequence, then they change to normal cards and the selection has vanished
  • Located by Force
  • Everywhere
  • All Backs
  • And Nowhere
Inspired by 2022
52 Farewells — Latta on Cards
211
Geoffrey Latta Refined Quick Three-Way Display
Inspired by 2022
52 Farewells — Latta on Cards
213
Christopher Williams Black Lives Magic packet routine with political statements
 		2023
The Magic Apple Live! 2
169
Allan Ackerman Almost Like Everywhere and Nowhere Quick Three Way type effect with five cards, two of which are selected, Royal Flush kicker and selections removed from packet
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 1
175
Allan Ackerman A "Quick 3-Way" Moment display sequence
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 2
33
Allan Ackerman, Wes Emberg Small Packet All Backs
Inspired by 2024
All In — Volume 2
127
Alexander Hansford Eight Year General Card odd-backed card put in back pocket, four Jacks change one by one into a signed selection, then back to Jacks, signed card is the odd-backed card in the back pocket
Inspired by
  • "Hessian" (Alexander Hansford, Dan & Dave Buck, 2016)
 2024
Missing Almost Every Thing
144
Justin Higham Off-Colour Glide Monte with color changing back climax
  • Phase 1: Glide Monte
  • Phase 2: Quick Three-Way
  • Climax Phase
 		2025
The Effects of Saturday
46