190 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 9
Edward Marlo Marlo - Vernon sandwiched card with card at chosen position
Also published here 1941
Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?)
42
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Sandwich Change
Also published here 1941
Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?)
43
Edward Marlo Marlo - Vernon sandwiched card with card at chosen position
VariationsAlso published here 1941 18
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Sandwich Change
Also published here 1941 19
Sandwich Switch lots of re-counting
1946 28
Al Leech Sandwich Exchange
1949 18
Sandwich Switch
Sep. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 263)
1051
Gerald Kosky Kosky Switch no credit
1967 58
Edward Marlo First Effect: That Sandwich Idea longer handling at the deck with pull down move
Aug. 1969
Ibidem (Issue 34 & 35)
27
Edward Marlo Second Idea: The Direct Sandwich Exchange using pull down move
Aug. 1969
Ibidem (Issue 34 & 35)
28
Dai Vernon Sandwich Exchange counting procedure
Related to
  • "The Eight In The Side Pocket" (Dai Vernon, Genii, March 1941)
Sep. 1970 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 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)
Related to 1971 40
Gordon Bruce A Card Switch
Related to Nov. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 13)
105
Karl Fulves Alignment Sandwich Switch
1971 47
Karl Fulves, Dr. Jacob Daley Notes on a Daley Problem exchanging a sandwiched card with riffle shuffle
1972 148
Dr. Jacob Daley Sandwich Switch within No. 312, from top of deck, with triple lift
1972 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 158
Karl Fulves Bibliographical Notes on the Kosky Switch
1973 56
Karl Fulves Direct Sandwich
Related to 1973 88
Karl Fulves Gambler's Switch card sandwiched at beginning
1973 90
Gerald Kosky Extra Spice Kosky Switch
1973 186
Karl Fulves, Dr. Jacob Daley Riffle Shuffle Trap sandwiched card (sandwich in the pack) is exchanged during one riffle shuffle
1973 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 8
Martin A. Nash Slip-Slide
1975 112
Rick Johnsson Empty Kosky
1975 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 21
Gerald Kosky Kosky's Invisible Card Change "or Card Photography by Magic", Kosky Switch in context of short routine
1975 26
Edward Marlo Marlo's Deal Switch thought-of card appears between tabled mates, featuring a switch
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1976 1
Edward Marlo Flexible Switch Out in the deck, spread switch
Related toVariations 1976 15
Edward Marlo New Sandwich Switches five Methods
1976 226
Edward Marlo Sandwich Switchout - (Off the Face) also as a steal
1976 241
John Carney Sandwich Load and Switch palmed card is loaded into sandwich with switch
Also published here 1976 5
Roger Smith Horn Toad Move
Also published here 1976 1
Harvey Rosenthal A Sandwich Change
1977 124
Harvey Rosenthal Tilt Sandwich I - V sandwiched card on top of deck
1977 144
Gene Maze The Sandwich Switch bare handed, palming, two methods
1977 313
Martin A. Nash Slip-Slide
1977 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 21
Karl Fulves Center Card Switch switching center card of three card sandwich with Slip Lift/KM Move, three methods
1978 25
Edward Marlo Additions to Switch Out using deck, two methods
Inspired by
  • Tops, Nov. 1976
Related to
1979 285
Neal Elias, Bert Fenn Simplified Sandwich Switch
Variations 1979 288
Edward Marlo Simplified Sandwich Switch Variations
Inspired by 1979 289
Edward Marlo Lengthwise Handling without deck, using cop
1979 296
Edward Marlo Variation of Original original "Switchout" was in TOPS magazine
1979 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 55
Karl Fulves Scorpio Switch fan switch of sandwiched card
Related to 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 20)
1264
Ken Beale Interlock Sandwich Switch
1980 49
Karl Fulves Optical Interlock
1980 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 59
Karl Fulves Side Switch
1980 62
Gene Maze Sandwich Switch
1980 17
Gerald Kosky Sandwich Switch credited to Ken Krenzel
1980 12
Ben Harris Slip Change Bilis Switch, bottom card of sandwich switched as center card is dragged out
1980 33
Roger Smith Horn Toad Move
Also published here 1980 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 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 77
Philip T. Goldstein Simplified Empty Kosky Switch stealing card from sandwich onto deck
Inspired by 1984 97
Stephen Tucker Two-faced force card in tabled spread touched, put between jokers and then turned over, forced/switched
1984 4
Frederick Braue Glide Sandwich Change
1985 8
Johnny Thompson J.T. Switch
1986 121
Edward Marlo Bottom Deal Exchange B.D.E.
1986 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 20
Edward Marlo Deep Kosky Switch switching in any card of a group of cards
1988 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 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 112
Karl Fulves Force Feed card in center sandwiched, as sandwich is pulled out it is switched for top card
Related toVariations 1989 46
Karl Fulves Pirouette with extra card
Related to 1989 6
Philip T. Goldstein Simplified Empty Kosky Switch
Inspired by 1989 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 52
Harry Lorayne Rhythmic Sandwich Change
1990 98
Harry Lorayne Near Perfect spectator sandwiches a card, turns out to be his selection
1990 271
Gary Ouellet Modified Kosky Illusion a handling on the Kosky Switch
1990 340
Simon Aronson, Brother John Hamman Signed Card Switch Variation
1990 52
Gerald Kosky Sandwich Switch credited to Ken Krenzel
1991 127
John Carney Sandwich Load and Switch palmed card is loaded into sandwich with switch
1991 135
Edward Marlo An Application clean visible transformation of sandwiched card
July 1991 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 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 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 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 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 43
Ken Simmons Deal Switch Tip altered right-hand grip
Inspired by 1992 13
Karl Fulves Gambler's Switch Method simplified "Jury Rigged", card to cereal box
Related to 1994 86
Brother John Hamman The Signed Card Switch
1994 982
Edward Marlo Deuce Sandwich Switch with sandwich in spread, three methods
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Nov. 1973
1995 132
Edward Marlo Additional Deuce Sandwich Switches two methods
Related to 1995 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 197
Edward Marlo The Marlo Switch-Out Diamond cut Diamond application
VariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Nov. 1976
1995 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 31
Ken Beale Sandwich Switch
1996 126
Empty Kosky Switch
1996 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 17
Edward Marlo Bottom Deal Exchange as sandwich is placed on table one by one
1997 186
Doug Conn The Pincher Change sandwiched card switched for top card of deck, in-the-hands and tabled handling, quick transformation application
1999 94
Justin Higham Bottom-Deal Sandwich Exchange
Inspired by 1999 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 85
Gerald Kosky The Kosky Switch sandwiched card is switched for top card of the deck, credit information
2000 951
Gerald Kosky Empty Kosky Switch to unload a card
2000 103
Karl Fulves Flip Trap sandwiched card changes
2000 93
Gerald Kosky Koskycardchangethinks
2000 90
Harry Lorayne New Sandwich
Also published here 2001 301
Harry Lorayne Old Sandwich
Inspired by 2001 305
David Michael Evans, Jed B. Smith Frisco Flash discrepant switch, flushtration count, here credited to Jed Smith
Related to 2001 313
Terry LaGerould Jewel Thief weird switch in which a spectator does a down-under deal under the table to switch a sandwiched card
2001 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 117
Gerald Kosky Kosky Switch
2003 17
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Bold Empty Kosky Switch
2003 22
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Non-Self-Correcting Sandwich Kosky Switch variation with cutting of deck
2003 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 91
Gerald Kosky Kosky Invisible Card Change
2004 152
Allan Ackerman Vernon Utility Move Handling card placed between face-up stepped sandwich cards
Also published here 2005 37
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 33
Gerald Kosky Kosky Switch
2008 148
Ken Krenzel Forceps Switch as sandwiched card is pulled out
2009 149
Bernard Bilis Bilis' Switch
2009 41
Arie Vilner TLP Sandwich Switch sandwich switch with tabled lateral palm off the tabled deck
Related to 2009 43
Al Leech Sandwich Switch sandwiched double card
2010 104
Keith Bennett The Birmingham Switch
2010 167
Rich Aviles Razor Burn Switch
2010 16
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Sandwich Switch
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Dec 22)
381
Robin Robertson, Gerald Kosky Concealed Kosky Switch
2010 214
Ryan Schlutz KM Sandwich
2011 135
Push-Down Sandwich Change
2011 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 25
Ronald Zollweg, Rick Johnsson Empty KS Variation
2012 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 34
Gerald Kosky Kosky Switch
2012 8
Steven Hamilton Top-Change Style Switch similar to Bilis Switch
Also published here 2013 33
Gerald Kosky Kosky Switch Handling
2013 84
Tom Gagnon Invisible Fingertip Switch sandwich used to scoop up tabled spread, sandwiched card switched for card under spread
2013 17
Tom Gagnon Kosky-Gagnon Switch using tabled Gagnon Spread Control
2013 56
Harapan Ong The Cull Switch card placed in sandwich in spread is switched
2014 57
Tomas Blomberg Optical Kosky
Inspired by
  • "Kosky's Invisible Card Exchange" (marketed ca. 1940)
2014 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 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 10
Trevor Lewis Monte Move
2017 17
Harry Lorayne New Sandwich red Aces find black Aces
Also published here 2017 209
Gerald Kosky, Alberto de Figueiredo Kosky Switch Variation
2018 232
Mark Sicher Sandwichange Handling
Related to 2019 43
Sandwich Switch
2019 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 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 62
Helder Guimarães An Esthetic Quality - The Glamorous Turnaround sandwiched card exchanged with bottom sandwich card
Related to 2019 88
Discrepant Sandwich Display flushtration type
Jan. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 1)
47
Sandwich Switch on top of the deck
2019 172
One-handed Reverse of bottom cards from small packet, transforming sandwiched card in this context
2019 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 10
Yves Carbonnier Ace Inhibitors change of sandwiched card
Also published here 2020 307
Idan Kaufman PTP Change "Palm to Palm", sandwich card changes visually, a card starts and ends in palm
2020 47
Larry Jennings Biddle Sandwich Switch Verdnase break
2020 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 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 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 49
Howard Hamburg Kosky-Hamburg Switch Subtlety hidden card slid into view as double is pushed forward
2022 101
Juan Tamariz Tweezers Throw card out-jogged between sandwich cards, center card apparently thrown onto table
2022 12
Allan Ackerman Vernon Utility Move Handling card placed between face-up stepped sandwich cards
Also published here 2024 124