Quick Three-Way

120 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Quick Three-Way
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
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
 		1963 The New Phoenix 351-400 (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 by
  • Marlo's Quick Three Way (Ibidem #15)
VariationsAlso 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
 		Nov. 1973 Epilogue (Issue 19) 174
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
 		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
 		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 Ibidem, #15, p.2
 		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
 		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 andAces
 		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
 		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 by 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"
 		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
 		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
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
 		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, May 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
 		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
 		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
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
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, first published in Ibidem #16
 		2017 Facsimile (Issue 6) 56
Edward Marlo Quick Three-Way originally from Ibidem #15
 		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 to 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 by
  • "Here and There" (Ken Garr, MAGIC Magazine)
Related 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