Short Deck

32 entries in Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Short Deck
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Longs and Shorts long and short deck for locating cards with deck switch between selection and replacement
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
38
Blindfold Location multiple cards by touch
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
39
Multiple Selection Routine five cards in five different ways
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
206
Die Karten in der Brusttasche No. 1, deck placed in breast pocket of spectator, selections from another deck inserted in pocketed deck, performer takes them out by touch, one deck slightly bigger
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
3
Der magische Degen No. 2, sword used to stab selection blindfolded, deck scattered on floor, deck switch for short deck when fetching sword
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
4
Der Degen im Frieden card thought of and removed from new deck and noted on piece of paper, shuffled back and deck distributed on floor, stabbed with optionally borrowed sword
 		Sep. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 9)
138
Nennen mehrerer gezogener Karten cards chosen, then deck switched and cards returned, cards identified because they are twice in deck or because one deck is short
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
44
Das breitbeschnittene Spiel short deck
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
127
Das langbeschnittene Spiel narrow deck
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
127
Der Degen im Frieden card stabbed on floor, control with short deck and deck switch
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
224
Herbert Brooks Tip for Named Card From the Pockets "Thoughts in General"
 		Sep. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 12)
58
Theodore Annemann Four Aces on the Stage with four spectators on stage, three extra aces, short deck
Also published here Sep. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 12)
60
Al Baker Unsight and Unseen finding two chosen cards in pocket, short pack
VariationsAlso published here 1935
Al Baker's Second Book
20
Clayton Rawson Mass Production long short divided deck
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 110)
655
Brooks' Card Trick Herbert Brooks?, several cards selected and they travel into pocket after spectators shuffled them in themselves, narrow deck
 		1943
25 Methods for Switching Decks
6
Rudolf Braunmüller Die Rudolf Braunmüller Version three chosen cards are divined by blind-folded performer, cards replaced in switched-in normal deck while cards are chosen from short deck
Inspired by Aug. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
50
Basil Horwitz Challenge Psychometry performer stops spectator at selected card
Related toAlso published here 1981
The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz
42
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann, Alessandro de Luca Das Philius-de Luca-Spiel divination of four selection from jumbo-deck, half deck has short end and other half has short side
 		1983
Ueber das Wesen der Mentalmagie
34
Theodore Annemann Ein ungewöhnlicher Vier-As-Trick with four spectators on stage, three extra aces, short deck
Also published here 1983
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 44 No. 4)
124
Jan Torell Ein Mental-Experiment mit Karten
1984
Rund um den Zaubertisch
23
Barrie Richardson Touch Control two freely selected cards are named by performer and found blindfolded inside pocket
 		July 1988
Magick (Issue 407)
2031
Basil Horwitz Ein Psychometrischer Test performer stops spectator at selected card
Also published here July 1990
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 3)
114
Christoph Borer Impossibile presentation for a clean challenge stab, table is flipped over at the end
Also published here 1997
Seminar 1997
10
Ellis Stanyon The Forcing Pack No. 3, switching deck for short deck after cards have been selected
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
215
Ellis Stanyon Chosen Cards Are Discovered by a Blindfolded Assistant No. 15, long cards in short deck
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
220
Al Baker Unsight and Unseen finding two chosen cards in pocket, short pack
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)
110
Docc Hilford The Lulu Night Club Act nightclub act, three spectators select a card and write their names on them, blindfolded performer locates cards, reveals names and gives readings
 		2004
It's A Lu Lu
9
Christoph Borer Impossibile presentation for a clean challenge stab, table is flipped over at the end
Also published here 2006
Compilation
120
Christoph Borer Impossibile presentation for a clean challenge stab, table is flipped over at the end
Also published here 2007
Seminarnotitzen 2007
20
Tom Stone Fan Dancer selection process with half a narrow deck
Inspired by Mar. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 3)
48
Alexander de Cova Gedanken zur Multiple Revelation various thoughts on multiple revelation routines
  • Zur Geschichte
  • Plot
  • Eine Lösung
  • Die Sache mit der Sanduhr (hourglass)
  • Notwendige Techniken
  • Das unpräparierte Spiel
  • Die dicke Berta
  • Die mehrfache Kontrolle
  • Falsches Überhandmischen
  • Falsches Mischen am Tisch (Zarrow-Shuffle, Shank-Shuffle)
  • Falsches Abheben in der Hand
  • Palmagen
  • Multiple Shift Kontrolle
  • Forcieren (klassisch oder Hinduforce)
  • Der Spielaustausch
  • Das Merken der Namen
  • Effekte
  • Die Alternativen
  • Zusammenfassung der Schritte
 		2018
Burners — Vol. 6
221
Christoph Borer Impossibile presentation for a clean challenge stab, table is flipped over at the end
Also published here 2024
Forged by Fire
100