Sandwich Changes

180 entries in Cards / Sleights / Switches / Sandwich Changes
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Tom Sellers Unique Card Prediction sandwiched card matches prediction
 		1934
Card Tricks That Work
9
Edward Marlo Marlo - Vernon sandwiched card with card at chosen position
Variations 1941
Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?)
42
Sandwich Switch lots of re-counting
 		1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
28
Al Leech Sandwich Exchange
1949
For Card Men Only
18
Sandwich Switch
Sep. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 263)
1051
Gerald Kosky Kosky Switch no credit
 		1967
The Best of Benzais
58
Dai Vernon Sandwich Exchange counting procedure
Related to
  • "The Eight In The Side Pocket" (Dai Vernon, Genii, March 1941)
 Sep. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 11)
359
Jerry K. Hartman Secret Subtraction – Variation 7
  • (a) switch out Ace of Clubs for Ace of Spades (from top of deck) as it is placed face down between red Aces
  • (b) faceup Ace of Clubs between faceup red Aces is switched for Ace of Spades as it is turned face down and replaced between them
Related to 1970
Secret Subtraction
11
Allan Ackerman The Palm Switch sandwiched card (really only a step gaff) exchanged for palmed card
  • The No Palm Approach (from right-hand deck, Bottom Placement)
 		1971
The Esoterist
40
Gordon Bruce A Card Switch
Related to Nov. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 13)
105
Karl Fulves Alignment Sandwich Switch
1971
The Book of Numbers
47
Karl Fulves, Dr. Jacob Daley Notes on a Daley Problem exchanging a sandwiched card with riffle shuffle
 		1972
Card Cavalcade
148
Dr. Jacob Daley Sandwich Switch within No. 312, from top of deck, with triple lift
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
80
Dr. Jacob Daley Red Deuces With Buried X Card No. 567, selection sandwiched between two red Twos, all three put in deck but no cards face-up, sandwich cards shown one by one on top and tabled, center card is an indifferent card, it changes into selection
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
158
Karl Fulves Bibliographical Notes on the Kosky Switch
 		1973
Packet Switches (Part One)
56
Karl Fulves Direct Sandwich
Related to 1973
Packet Switches (Part Two)
88
Karl Fulves Gambler's Switch card sandwiched at beginning
 		1973
Packet Switches (Part Two)
90
Gerald Kosky Extra Spice Kosky Switch
 		1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
186
Karl Fulves, Dr. Jacob Daley Riffle Shuffle Trap sandwiched card (sandwich in the pack) is exchanged during one riffle shuffle
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part One
19
Sandwich Switch-Out
Aug. 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 8)
61
Al Leech Sandwich Exchange
Jan. 1973
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 1)
9
Rick Johnsson Empty KS Empty Kosky Switch
Variations Nov. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 22)
203
Philip T. Goldstein Sandwich Switch in spread
 		1974
Card Tricks for People Who Don't Do Card Tricks
8
Martin A. Nash Slip-Slide
1975
Ever So Sleightly
112
Rick Johnsson Empty Kosky
1975
Card Cavalcade 3
154
Gerald Kosky Kosky Switch
July 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 11)
133
Karl Fulves Pirouette Center Pull-Out, with extra card
  • The Basic Switch
  • Second Method
 		1975
Methods with Cards — Part 1
21
Gerald Kosky Kosky's Invisible Card Change "or Card Photography by Magic", Kosky Switch in context of short routine
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
26
Edward Marlo Marlo's Deal Switch thought-of card appears between tabled mates, featuring a switch
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
1
Edward Marlo Flexible Switch Out in the deck, spread switch
Related toVariations 1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
15
Edward Marlo New Sandwich Switches five Methods
 		1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
226
Edward Marlo Sandwich Switchout - (Off the Face) also as a steal
 		1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
241
John Carney Sandwich Load and Switch palmed card is loaded into sandwich with switch
Also published here 1976
Enigma
5
Roger Smith Horn Toad Move
Also published here 1976
Smith's Mini-Lecture Notes No. 2
1
Harvey Rosenthal A Sandwich Change
1977
Packet Switches (Part Three)
124
Harvey Rosenthal Tilt Sandwich I - V sandwiched card on top of deck
 		1977
Packet Switches (Part Three)
144
Gene Maze The Sandwich Switch bare handed, palming, two methods
 		1977
Packet Switches (Part Five)
313
Martin A. Nash Slip-Slide
1977
Any Second Now
222
Stephen Minch Added Note on the Bookleaf Change face-up card between two face-down cards changes into selection, see also p. 19
 		1977
Creations of a Magical Madman
21
Karl Fulves Center Card Switch switching center card of three card sandwich with Slip Lift/KM Move, three methods
 		1978
Transpo Trix
25
Edward Marlo Additions to Switch Out using deck, two methods
Inspired by
  • Tops, Nov. 1976
Related to 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
285
Neal Elias, Bert Fenn Simplified Sandwich Switch
Variations 1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
288
Edward Marlo Simplified Sandwich Switch Variations
Inspired by 1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
289
Edward Marlo Lengthwise Handling without deck, using cop
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
296
Edward Marlo Variation of Original original "Switchout" was in TOPS magazine
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
299
Al Leech Sandwich Switch switch card into the center of a sandwich, while turning the three cards over
 		Apr. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 4)
667
Karl Fulves Right Angles Sandwich displacement as crossed sandwich (à la Paul Harris' bizarre type) is shown
 		1979
The Nyria Effect
55
Karl Fulves Scorpio Switch fan switch of sandwiched card
Related to 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 20)
1264
Ken Beale Interlock Sandwich Switch
1980
Interlock
49
Karl Fulves Optical Interlock
1980
Interlock
57
Karl Fulves More Notes Yet notes on the Interlock principle
  • (A) No-Break approach
  • (B) alternate procedure
  • (C) switch with double card
  • (D) paper clip addition, paper clip version of Hofzinser problem
  • (E) connection to Tilt
  • (F) allusion to Haunted Pack set-up with Interlock
Related to 1980
Interlock
59
Karl Fulves Side Switch
1980
Interlock
62
Gene Maze Sandwich Switch
1980
The Gene Maze Card Book
17
Gerald Kosky Sandwich Switch credited to Ken Krenzel
 		1980
The Command Performance — Premier Issue
12
Ben Harris Slip Change Bilis Switch, bottom card of sandwich switched as center card is dragged out
 		1980
For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only!
33
Roger Smith Horn Toad Move
Also published here 1980
The Smith Notes!
1
David Britland Sandwich Switch on the deck
 		July 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 3)
39
Sandwich Switch switching card in sandwich
 		1981
Babel (Issue 1)
6
Harry Lorayne Sandwich Change
1982
Best of Friends
34
Trevor Lewis Monte Plus Move credited to Edward Victor
 		July 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 15)
283
Edward Marlo, Ian Land Visual Retention Change Handling as sandwiched card is removed
 		Sep. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 17)
318
Virgil McDonagh Sandwich Switch
Nov. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 11)
843
Gerald Kosky Invisible Card Change
Aug. 1983
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 2)
70
Tom Ogden, Gerald Kosky Kosky Switch Variation
1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
77
Philip T. Goldstein Simplified Empty Kosky Switch stealing card from sandwich onto deck
Inspired by 1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
97
Stephen Tucker Two-faced force card in tabled spread touched, put between jokers and then turned over, forced/switched
 		1984
May the Force Be with You!
4
Frederick Braue Glide Sandwich Change
1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5)
8
Johnny Thompson J.T. Switch
1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
121
Edward Marlo Bottom Deal Exchange B.D.E.
 		1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
166
Gerald Kosky The Kosky Switch
Feb. 1986
The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 1)
5
John Carney Sandwich Load and Switch palmed card is loaded into sandwich with switch
 		1987
Lecture Notes Collection (Issue Carney Up Close)
20
Shiv Duggal Ace Team red Aces appear sandwiched between Jokers, then Jokers change into black Aces
Inspired by
  • Ben Harris' "KM Sandwich" in "Magic Manuscript" July/August 1984.
Related to 		May 1987
The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 3)
56
John Carney Sandwich Load and Switch palmed card is loaded into sandwich with switch
Also published here 1987
Carney Up Close
20
Edward Marlo Deep Kosky Switch switching in any card of a group of cards
 		1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
74
Edward Marlo Simulated Pickup card biddle counted on right-hand packet is apparently picked up under left hand packet, sandwich switch application
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Aug. 1967
 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
304
Kevin Reay Logical Sandwich Switch card removed from center with sandwich cards, then switched
Related toVariations Nov. 1988
Inside Out (Issue 5)
2
Edward Marlo Marlo-Kosky Change
Nov. 1988
Inside Out (Issue 5)
10
Rick Johnsson Empty Kosky Switch
1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
112
Karl Fulves Force Feed card in center sandwiched, as sandwich is pulled out it is switched for top card
Related toVariations 1989
Kaleidoscope
46
Karl Fulves Pirouette with extra card
Related to 1989
Quick Card Tricks
6
Philip T. Goldstein Simplified Empty Kosky Switch
Inspired by 1989
A Phil Goldstein Collection
14
Trevor Lewis Monte Plus Move
Oct. 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 1)
32
Edward Marlo The Interlocked Glide
Inspired by
  • "Non-Such Glide" (Bill Miesel, Precursor #21)
Related to 		May 1989
Inside Out (Issue 6)
2
Justin Higham The Bold Sandwich Switch
Inspired by May 1989
Inside Out (Issue 6)
4
Michael Vincent Retention of Vision Sandwich Switch as "Michael Louis"
Inspired by Oct. 1989
Inside Out (Issue 7)
19
Gerald Kosky Kosky Switch
1989
German Card Top Twenties
52
Harry Lorayne Rhythmic Sandwich Change
1990
Trend Setters
98
Harry Lorayne Near Perfect spectator sandwiches a card, turns out to be his selection
 		1990
Trend Setters
271
Gary Ouellet Modified Kosky Illusion a handling on the Kosky Switch
 		1990
Close Up Illusions
340
Simon Aronson, Brother John Hamman Signed Card Switch Variation
1990
The Aronson Approach
52
Gerald Kosky Sandwich Switch credited to Ken Krenzel
 		1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
127
John Carney Sandwich Load and Switch palmed card is loaded into sandwich with switch
 		1991
Carneycopia
135
Edward Marlo An Application clean visible transformation of sandwiched card
 		July 1991
The Olram File (Issue 7)
6
Karl Fulves Feedback / Force Feed card in center sandwiched, as sandwich is pulled out it is switched for top card, see next page for face-up version
Related to 1991
28 Card Tricks
42
Jerry K. Hartman Force Four card sandwiched in middle switched as sandwich is pulled out of deck, also with four cards sandwiched
Inspired by 1991
28 Card Tricks
43
Jerry K. Hartman Covered Double Fake simulated push off under cover of two cards held in right hand, in combination with a sandwich switch technique
 		1991
Card Craft
41
Jerry K. Hartman Force of Habit card in center sandwiched, as sandwich is pulled out it is switched for top card
Inspired by 1991
Card Craft
337
Harry Lorayne Sandwichange three Methods to switch sandwiched Card on Deck
Related toVariations May 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 5)
2065
Meir Yedid Sandwichange for Hofzinser
May 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 5)
2071
Doug Edwards Sandwichange Variation further three methods
Inspired by July 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 7)
2097
Edward Marlo, Gerald Kosky Burn-Surviving Switchout
Related to
  • Inside Out V (Justin Higham)
 1992
Card Finesse II
43
Ken Simmons Deal Switch Tip altered right-hand grip
Inspired by 1992
Choice Effects — Number Two
13
Karl Fulves Gambler's Switch Method simplified "Jury Rigged", card to cereal box
Related to 1994
Crooked Tales
86
Brother John Hamman The Signed Card Switch
1994
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 53)
982
Edward Marlo Deuce Sandwich Switch with sandwich in spread, three methods
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Nov. 1973
 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
132
Edward Marlo Additional Deuce Sandwich Switches two methods
Related to 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
137
Edward Marlo Prisoner of Love card sandwiched turns out to be previously selected card, using bottom deal exchange as sandwich is tabled
Variations 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
197
Edward Marlo The Marlo Switch-Out Diamond cut Diamond application
VariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Nov. 1976
 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
301
Jerry K. Hartman Steal Trap switch card(s) in a sandwich using Secret Subtraction methodology, trick application: spectator chooses two cards, performer sandwiches them between two red Aces and sandwiched cards are shown to be the black Aces
 		1995
After Craft
31
Ken Beale Sandwich Switch
1996
Miracles with Cards
126
Empty Kosky Switch
1996
Inside Cardmagic — Band 2
106
Ray Kosby Sandwich Switch
Apr. 1996
The Lemniscate (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1
Al Leech Sandwich Cut Exchange in deck, credit information, see also p. 76
Related to 1997
The Vampire Chronicles
17
Edward Marlo Bottom Deal Exchange as sandwich is placed on table one by one
 		1997
Solomon's Mind
186
Doug Conn The Pincher Change sandwiched card switched for top card of deck, in-the-hands and tabled handling, quick transformation application
 		1999
Tricks of my Trade
94
Justin Higham Bottom-Deal Sandwich Exchange
Inspired by 1999
Collected Card Notes
99
Aaron Goldberg, Edward Marlo The Marlo Switch-Out Variation card is inserted into two side-jogged cards on top of deck
Inspired by 1999
Cyber Sessions
85
Gerald Kosky The Kosky Switch sandwiched card is switched for top card of the deck, credit information
 		2000
Card College — Volume 4
951
Gerald Kosky Empty Kosky Switch to unload a card
 		2000
Concertos for Pasteboard
103
Karl Fulves Flip Trap sandwiched card changes
 		2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4)
93
Gerald Kosky Koskycardchangethinks
2000
Son of Simon Says!
90
Harry Lorayne New Sandwich
Also published here 2001
Personal Collection
301
Harry Lorayne Old Sandwich
Inspired by 2001
Personal Collection
305
Terry LaGerould Jewel Thief weird switch in which a spectator does a down-under deal under the table to switch a sandwiched card
 		2001
Pasteboard Presentations II
43
José Muñiz False Sandwich Subtlety card apparently placed between two sandwich cards, really end up on the bottom
 		June 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 1)
3
Jon Armstrong Sanswitch selection appears between sandwich cards and is tabled, same selection appears between sandwich cards and tabled card is now second selection, featuring a sandwich switch without deck
Also published here Dec. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 4)
78
Gerald Kosky Kosky Switch
2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
117
Gerald Kosky Kosky Switch
2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
17
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Bold Empty Kosky Switch
2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
22
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Non-Self-Correcting Sandwich Kosky Switch variation with cutting of deck
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
31
Steven Hamilton Entrapment Switch
Also published here Sep. 2003
Opus (Vol. 5 No. 11 Insert)
1
David Acer Flipwich Sandwiched card visually transforms (First published in Sudden Impact lecture notes by David Acer)
 		2004
Random Acts of Magic
91
Gerald Kosky Kosky Invisible Card Change
2004
Random Acts of Magic
152
Alex Elmsley Kasual Kosky side-ways
  • Handling 1: Oh Kosky, My Kosky
  • Handling 2: Instant Kosky
 		Feb. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 2)
29
Jack Parker All For One Switch Inspired by the Kosky Switch
 		2007
52 Memories
33
Gerald Kosky Kosky Switch
2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
148
Ken Krenzel Forceps Switch as sandwiched card is pulled out
 		2009
Relaxed Impossibilities
149
Bernard Bilis Bilis' Switch
2009
A Clockwork Apple
41
Arie Vilner TLP Sandwich Switch sandwich switch with tabled lateral palm off the tabled deck
Related to 2009
Underhanded Delivery
43
Al Leech Sandwich Switch sandwiched double card
 		2010
Reinventing the Real
104
Keith Bennett The Birmingham Switch
2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
167
Rich Aviles Razor Burn Switch
2010
Above the Fold
16
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Sandwich Switch
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Dec 22)
381
Ryan Schlutz KM Sandwich
2011
Making the Cut
135
Push-Down Sandwich Change
2011
Special Effects
43
Jon Armstrong A Versatile Sandwich Move selection appears between sandwich cards and is tabled, same selection appears between sandwich cards and tabled card is now second selection, featuring a sandwich switch without deck
Also published here 2011
The Magical Adventures of Jon Armstrong
25
Ronald Zollweg, Rick Johnsson Empty KS Variation
2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
300
Sandwich Switch lots of re-counting
 		Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
37
Peter Duffie Self-Working Sandwich Switch discrepant
 		2012
The Card Activist
34
Steven Hamilton Top-Change Style Switch similar to Bilis Switch
Also published here 2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
33
Gerald Kosky Kosky Switch Handling
2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
84
Tom Gagnon Invisible Fingertip Switch sandwich used to scoop up tabled spread, sandwiched card switched for card under spread
 		2013
Too Hot for the Devil
17
Tom Gagnon Kosky-Gagnon Switch using tabled Gagnon Spread Control
 		2013
Too Hot for the Devil
56
Harapan Ong The Cull Switch card placed in sandwich in spread is switched
 		2014
Close Culls
57
Tomas Blomberg Optical Kosky
Inspired by
  • "Kosky's Invisible Card Exchange" (marketed ca. 1940)
 2014
Blomberg Laboratories
92
Helder Guimarães The Choreographed Switch Jokers sandwich a card on the table, switched while Jokers are displayed
Inspired by
  • "Bilis' Switch" (Notes de Conférence, 1975)
Related to
  • "Empanada" (Armando Lucero)
Also published here 		Dec. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 12)
42
Alexander de Cova Kosky Switch Finesse sliding switched-in card into view
 		2016
Burners — Vol. 4
114
Ryan Schlutz Secret Sauce Switch sandwich switch without deck
  • Further Thoughts ("mystery card" routine outline)
  • Additional Tip (ambitious card finale)
Also published here 2017
False Anchors — Volume One
10
Trevor Lewis Monte Move
2017
Grace
17
Harry Lorayne New Sandwich red Aces find black Aces
Also published here 2017
JawDroppers! Two
209
Gerald Kosky, Alberto de Figueiredo Kosky Switch Variation
2018
Veinticinco
232
Mark Sicher Sandwichange Handling
Related to 2019
Seminah
43
Sandwich Switch
2019
Grand Livre de Cartomagie
160
Yves Carbonnier Vemo Switch 1 et 2 color change of sandwiched card, two methods
Related to
  • Yves Carbonnier's "Change Vemo" in "Arcane" #32, 1983. P. 5.
Also published here 		2019
Grand Livre de Cartomagie
216
Helder Guimarães Beautifully Deceptive - The Choreographed Switch Jokers sandwich a card on the table, switched while Jokers are displayed
Inspired by
  • "Bilis' Switch" (Notes de Conférence, 1975)
Related to
  • "Empanada" (Armando Lucero)
Also published here 		2019
Secret Language — Volume 1
62
Helder Guimarães An Esthetic Quality - The Glamorous Turnaround sandwiched card exchanged with bottom sandwich card
Related to 2019
Secret Language — Volume 1
88
Discrepant Sandwich Display flushtration type
 		Jan. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 1)
47
Sandwich Switch on top of the deck
 		2019
The Illusioneer
172
One-handed Reverse of bottom cards from small packet, transforming sandwiched card in this context
 		2019
The Illusioneer
175
Ryan Schlutz Secret Sauce Switch sandwich switch without deck
  • Further Thoughts ("mystery card" routine outline)
  • Additional Tip (ambitious card finale)
Also published here 2020
False Anchors
10
Yves Carbonnier Ace Inhibitors change of sandwiched card
Also published here 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
307
Idan Kaufman PTP Change "Palm to Palm", sandwich card changes visually, a card starts and ends in palm
 		2020
Palmoholic
47
Larry Jennings Biddle Sandwich Switch Verdnase break
 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
570
Gerald Kosky Kosky Switch
July 2021
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Special Chicago Issue #1)
13
Bernard Bilis Bilis' Switch
June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part One)
49
Jon Armstrong Sanswitch selection appears between sandwich cards and is tabled, same selection appears between sandwich cards and tabled card is now second selection, featuring a sandwich switch without deck
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
37
Yoann Nnaoy Sandwich Flip featuring a visible transformation of a sandwiched card, Roy Walton's Paintbrush Change
Related toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2009
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
885
Steve Ehlers The Discrepancy Switch breakless turnover type switch of one of two cards, as face-down card in tabled sandwich is shown
 		2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
49
Howard Hamburg Kosky-Hamburg Switch Subtlety hidden card slid into view as double is pushed forward
 		2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
101
Juan Tamariz Tweezers Throw card out-jogged between sandwich cards, center card apparently thrown onto table
 		2022
Letters from Juan — Volume 5
12