30 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 38
Blindfold Location multiple cards by touch
1889 39
Multiple Selection Routine five cards in five different ways
1889 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 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 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 44
Das breitbeschnittene Spiel short deck
1896 127
Das langbeschnittene Spiel narrow deck
1896 127
Der Degen im Frieden card stabbed on floor, control with short deck and deck switch
1896 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
Sep. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 12)
60
Al Baker Unsight and Unseen finding two chosen cards in pocket, short pack
VariationsAlso published here 1935 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 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 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 34
Jan Torell Ein Mental-Experiment mit Karten
1984 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 clever presentation, table is flipped over at the end
Also published here 1997 10
Ellis Stanyon The Forcing Pack No. 3, switching deck for short deck after cards have been selected
1999 215
Ellis Stanyon Chosen Cards Are Discovered by a Blindfolded Assistant No. 15, long cards in short deck
1999 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 9
Christoph Borer Impossibile clever presentation, table is flipped over at the end
Also published here 2006 120
Christoph Borer Impossibile clever presentation, table is flipped over at the end
Also published here 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 221