1,632 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Benjamin Earl A Choice Illusion presentation for card changing into selection
2016 11
Benjamin Earl The More You Know... presentation for card changing into selection
Related to 2016 15
Alexander Hansford Mystery Card Card is selected and signed, odd-backed card shown to be the same card with different signature, signature then changes into spectator's signature
2016 22
José Carroll The Card in the Glass card in glass changes
2016 6
Vanni Bossi, Fred Kaps The Moth of the Tosh Tosheroon, face card of the deck changes into chosen card under a candle
Related to 2016 17
Vanni Bossi The Folding Color Change folded card is unfolded and displayed, folded up and unfolded again and is transformed
2016 42
Vanni Bossi A Germain Twist rubber banded deck put in transparent plastic bag, face card transforms into selection
Inspired by 2016 68
Vanni Bossi Golden Card Stab indifferent card stabbed into deck, but not next to selection, it changes into selection
2016 73
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Picking Off the Pip Finesse
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Aug 13)
232
Patrick Page, Roberto Giobbi And Yet It Is! apparently wrong card found, changes to correct one
Inspired by
  • "The Unknown Solider's Card Trick" (Patrick's Pages of Magic, Lecture Notes 1973)
Related to
  • "The Three to Two of Spades" (Ken de Courcy, Ken on Kards - Card Magic for Non-Card Men)
2016 119
Andy (The Jerx) Multiple Universe Selection Signed card transforms; presentation is about jumping between parallel universes, random objects in a plastic bag change
2016 237
Tom Stone Stockholm Opener involving two additional back colors
Feb. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 2)
35
Kent Axell The Magician and the Card Sharp two card location, first card changes into the second card, using the Stanton Pivot Change in off-beat
Sep. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 9)
59
Jim Steinmeyer Epidemic
  • Conjuring
packet of cards with a pink dot on the back of each is shown, card chosen, it gets lots of pink dots on them, using apparatus box
Inspired by
  • Metamorpho Spots, 1960s
Oct. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 10)
32
Jamy Ian Swiss, Geoffrey Latta Point Blank face card is transformed (picking off the pip), deck becomes blank and normal again
Also published here 2016 19
Roy Walton Near Enough four cards with selection, cards eliminated via down-under deal, selection is seen eliminated but yet last card is selection, sucker
Variations 2016 1
Roy Walton Trick One
  • Two Tricks with the Kelly Placement Move
card selected, two cards taken and given to spectator, the one he chooses changes into selection
2016 15
Roy Walton A Magical Joke gag presentation for a transformation
Also published here 2016 145
Roy Walton From The Heart selection predicted via suit and value, selection then changes to match reverse composite card
2016 174
Roy Walton Finlayson's Frolic face card changes into selection, half pass
Also published here 2016 198
Alexander de Cova Racherbaumers Puzzle card changes while isolated in tabled spread, spread turned over twice, science friction
Inspired by
  • Jon Racherbaumer effect description, The Talisman, July 1971
2016 109
Alexander de Cova Tosheroon card on tabled deck changes with coin on top, hole in card, sticky Tosheroon
Inspired by
  • "Tosheroon" (Bob Driebeek)
2016 224
Benjamin Earl This Is Now indifferent card changes into selection, "'This Is Now' is a completely different attitude and perspective concerning the nature of effect and method - creating a different conscious experience of performing."
2017 23
Jack Carpenter Near Enough, Yet So Far Away five cards with selection, cards eliminated via down-under deal, selection is seen eliminated but yet last card is selection, other four cards change into Queens, sucker
Inspired byAlso published here 2017 51
Paul Vigil The Mind-Melding Magician! Chicago Opener credit information
  • Phase 1: A Pseudo-Interpretation
  • Phase 2: Come Together
  • Phase 3: Outta Left Field
Inspired by
  • "Mind Reading Magician!" (Bill Malone, DVD Here I Go Again Vol. 2, 2007)
2017 87
Harapan Ong Alternative Facts Wrong card taken out of spread is changed into spectator's selection as a surprise
2017 30
Harry Lorayne Off-The-Rack 3-Piece Suit Aces are spelled out from four-Ace-packet, last one transforms into selection
Also published here 2017 134
Rick Franceschini Bill Simon's Dicey Transpo Ace to Four of Clubs face-down on table with a die on top of each with one to four to top, dice exchanged and cards follow, numbers add up to ten and the Four changes to a Ten
Inspired by May 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 5)
58
Alexandr Erohin Time Change top two cards are exchanged one-handed, delayed transformation with wrist turn
July 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 7)
65
Jay Jayaraman Santeria Joker scorched with lighter, scorching travels to selection
Dec. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 12)
52
Roberto Mansilla Sobre Karl Germain y el principio de la copa on The Flash Card Change by Karl Germain
Related to 2017 137
Tyler Wilson Prone to Die Safely Three selections made. Sucker effect in which performer stabs Joker next to selection (which can be seen on face). Then Joker visually rises to land next to selection. Joker then transforms into second selection, and then the third selection is found sandwiched by two Jokers.
Inspired by Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
75
Johnny Thompson The Kissed Card spectator's blown kiss appears on card and is then removed again, as ambitious card climax
Inspired by
  • "Kissed Card" (Harry Mendoza)
2018 77
Patrick Page Lazy Man's Card Trick indifferent card changes into selection
2018 147
Asi Wind Make No Mistake two cards chosen, performer finds two close cards, transferring a pip makes both cards the selections
2018 97
Dani DaOrtiz Color Change Inside a Glass card inserted in glass, changes after one-handed fan is waved over glass
2018 17
Harapan Ong The Frog Prince card with frog image visually changes into a Jack of Hearts, hand-operated flap style gimmick
2018 199
Harapan Ong 2 + 2 = 4 Four value torn in half, both halves change into a Two each
2018 203
Sungwon Kim Broken Canvas blank card is torn in quarters and torn pieces transform into quarters of a playing card
2018 22
Alexander Hansford Squash four Kings change into one King of same suit as selection, then it changes into selection itself
2018 46
Ignacio López En Tres Segundos spectator wants to find selection in three seconds, finds wrong card which transforms into a Two, then an Ace and eventually into selection
2018 17
Ignacio López La Lámpara de Aladino Three of Heart changs into the Two, then the Ace and finally becomes blank
2018 35
Ignacio López Sueño en Vigilia card repeat with four Aces, at the end selection remains
2018 49
Vic Trabucco Impossible Joker is placed out jogged in center of the deck and changes to selection
2018 168
Steve Beam Neck-Ringer only court cards, one is selected with a dice and suddenly looks into other direction
2018 271
Harry Lorayne Double Trouble card pivoted/twirled around right thumb and second finger changes, near deck
2018 87
Harry Lorayne Choice!
2018 180
Jack Carpenter Near Enough, Yet So Far Away five cards with selection, cards eliminated via down-under deal, selection is seen eliminated but yet last card is selection, other four cards change into Queens, sucker
Also published here Sep. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 9)
86
John Guastaferro Hyperspace random card put in case, slinky put on box, then card shown to be changed
Dec. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 12)
88
Yves Carbonnier Dur Dur! card comes to the top, changes into blank card and is found in the deck again, repeated, then deck ends up in two glued blocks
Inspired by 2019 112
Iñaki Zabaletta Triple Transformación de un Comodín Joker changes into two selections and back to Joker
2019 19
Benjamin Earl Selected Time Travel card changes into selection with time travel framing, with time traveling trick references
Also published here 2019 19
Mike Pisciotta Zen Master
  • Phase One (spectator names number between ten and twenty and selection is at that position)
  • Phase Two (Finger Flicker at selection)
  • Phase Three (performer stops springing the cards at wrong card which changes into selection)
2019 19
Tom Gagnon Chinese Card Spin card spins out after flip-over deal flourish, also as apparent transformation
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Chinese Boomerang" (Roger Klause, The Gen, Vol. 19 No. 10)
2019 23
Tom Gagnon Impeccable Change wrong card reversed and deck spread face up, when spectator removes reversed card it is not the selection, using Gagnon Spread Control
Inspired by
  • "Ribbon-Spread Switch-Out" (Stephen Hobbs, Technical Toolbox DVDs)
2019 79
Tom Gagnon Never Too Late selection inserted in tabled spread and deck squared, top card is not selection, then it is
Inspired by 2019 197
Helder Guimarães Liar's Truth "The Consequences of Intentions"
card chosen, then spectator lies about it and this liar card is spelled to and shows up, then it changes into original selection
Inspired by 2019 230
Helder Guimarães The Restless Joker "Notions of the Impossible"
named card is supposed to turn over, but Joker turns over repeatedly, Joker placed aside face down, it still turns over in deck and tabled card is named selection
Inspired byRelated to 2019 388
Michael Powers The Fly selection travels from one rubber banded sandwich to another, with color-changing back kicker, story presentation
Inspired by 2019 84
José Carroll The Card in the Glass No. A), card put in wine glass changes
  • Variation (unload on the deck)
Also published here 2019 84
José Carroll The Card Wrapped in Cellophane No. B)
Also published here 2019 88
José Carroll The Card Pierced by a Hatpin No. C)
Also published here 2019 90
José Carroll Through the Looking-Glass
  • Second Routine
face of card is transferred into card shaped mirror leaving a blank card behind
Also published here 2019 239
Andi Gladwin Fireworks Aces produced, three cards chosen, Aces vanish one by one, collectors, selections vanish, Aces change into selection which changes into each of the other selections
  • Ace Production
  • Apex Aces
  • Selection Vanish
  • Selection Appearance
Inspired by 2020 61
Jamie Sanden Triple Erdnase Erdnase Color Change extension, with routine suggestion
2020 243
Peter Gröning Fade In odd-backed blank card is signed on back, it changes into previously selected card in stages, apparition
2020 44
Peter Gröning Face Off card signed on both sides and put in cased deck, blank odd-backed card signed on back, its face changes into selection in stages, then signature appears, cased card is now blank-faced, apparition
2020 53
Peter Gröning Bizarre Assignment Bizarre Vanish (à la Biddle Trick) and Twist with card signed on both sides, color-changing back kicker
Inspired by 2020 64
Edward Marlo Visually Changing Sandwich three cards peeked at, black Jacks waved and selection appears between them, changes into second selection, then third, then it vanishes, all three selection brought from pocket
2020
Output (Issue 8)
19
Chris Beason, Louie Foxx, Jonathan Friedman Vampire Cat drawing on back of signed selection changes from a bat to a cat
Oct. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 10)
74
Harry Lorayne Great Mate Locate performer shows card and tables it, then pushed out a card from spread, it is the same card and tabled card is now mate
2020 9
Jamie Masterson The Perpendicular Pip Show Change one of two cards changes
2020 29
Jamie Masterson Full Frontal Shake Change one of two cards changes
2020 31
Center Insertion packet placed on top of deck, bottom card secretly inserted in center
2020 214
Larry Jennings The Card that Changes in Front of their Eyes Joker changes into selection
Related to 2020 227
Larry Jennings Misdirection Change card held side-jogged on deck, when spectators look up and down again, it has changed
2020 228
Larry Jennings Faceless Mystery Card double-backed card shown, it changes into later signed selection
  • Version One
  • Version Two
Inspired by 2020 406
Arturo de Ascanio, Jesús Etcheverry Credential Cards card changes, original card is found in pocket, slightly different version than in Magic of Ascanio Vol. 3
Also published here 2020 61
Edward Marlo Addition and Subtraction center pip of a Five vanishes to make a Four, Ace shows up and back and forth blendo type sequences
2021
Output (Issue 19)
22
Nancy Colwell Theseus - Tenth Solution three cards signed, cards replaced one by one with odd-backed cards, when turned over they still have spectator's signatures
2021 60
Roberto Giobbi Let's Review... the Principle of Recap... wrong card changes into right one in spectator's hand
2021 87
Sylvain Juzan Color Correction selection's back changes in middle of deck, then back to deck's color, faro, red/blue double backer
2021 20
Sylvain Juzan Tricky Question selection removed from deck becomes blank, then reappears on top or bottom as the spectator wishes
2021 58
Benjamin Earl The Unreal Transposition card on spectator's hand transforms into selection, presented as transposition
2021 37
Benjamin Earl Portal presentation for card changing into selection between spectator's hands
2021 49
Rico Weeland Triple Leipzig three cards chosen, the face card of the deck changes into the selections one by one in different ways
Inspired by 2021 19
Alexander Hansford Beige Change And Back "(Jennings + Earick)"
selection lost, the Ace of Spades which is isolated in the hand changes into selection and back
2021 190
Curtis Kam Time Traveling Joker Joker visually changes into selection and back, then single ambitious phase
July 2021
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 4)
103
Lionel Gallardo Efecto del Cambio imposible two people see different face of a card, dual reality routine
2021 36
John Graham, Theodore Annemann A Card in Hand card changes in spectator's hand, stabbing presentation
Inspired by 2021 3
John Graham Business Card Prophesy two cards selected and lost, card touched in spread and the two cards next to it are the selections, touched card changes into selection from previous trick
Inspired by 2021 6
Jonathan Friedman Pigment of the Imagination "Red + Blue" written on a blank card changes into "Purple" in red an blue letters, when wiped the letters become purple-colored, dry erase
May 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 5)
70
Jeremiah Zuo Seeing Blue red-backed blank card changes into blue-backed selection and back
Mar. 2022
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 12)
307
Tom Dobrowolski 4-2-1 routine using four Queens, then two Queens, then one Queen changes into selection
  • Phase One: Daley’s Last Trick
  • Phase Two: A Little Bit Ambitious
  • Phase Three: Transformation!
Mar. 2022
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 12)
319
Richard James Stranger color-changing back of sandwiched card
Inspired byAlso published here 2022 137
Dai Vernon Vernon's "Pick Off Pip" picking, from private lecture notes by Gene Matsuura
Related to 2022 102
Bob Farmer Hallucination 2.0 three spectators peek at top card, all claim to have seen different cards, card really is blank, three seen cards are found in a folded piece of paper
Inspired by 2022 10
Eddie Clever Hallucination three people look at top card, everybody sees a different card, see page 99 for improvement by Charles W. Fricke
Also published here 2022 20
Frank Truong One Less center pip of a Three picked up with a Joker, leaving behind a Two and a pip drawn on the back of the Joker
Also published here 2022 269
Jason Alford Four Spin Two changes into Four with pirouette flourish
Also published here
  • MAGIC, May 2004
2022 294
Stephen Chamblee Convex Spin card held at corners along long side and flicked reversed onto table where it spins quickly, applications:
  • For Distance
  • Spinning like a Top
  • The Change
Also published here
  • MAGIC, June 2004
2022 309
Martin Lewis Rejected duplicate of Seven of Diamonds is printed onto blank cards, but then seven Diamond-shaped white parts are found on the back of the card
Also published here
  • MAGIC, May 2005
2022 401
Joel Givens Cellophane blank card signed on back is cased, another selection is put under cellophane, blank card becomes duplicate of selection
Also published here
  • MAGIC, July 2007
2022 639
Tyler Wilson Call Girl selection is divined and transforms into named card, memorized deck, telephone game presentation in which card is whispered around and changed in the process
Also published here 2022 690
Salvador Sufrate Ripping it Right Three of Clubs selected, performer visually produces Ace which is changed into Two and then Three, Three ripped into all four Threes
  • Option One: At a Table
  • Option Two: In the Hands
Related toAlso published here 2022 822
Mark Ennis Natural Disaster spectator glimpses blackjack hand, then it changes
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2009
2022 831
Jonathan Kamm Put On a Happy Face face drawn on back of card, it jumps from back to back until it ends up on selection
VariationsAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2009
2022 845
Matthew Dowden Underage Gambling two cards removed, neither of which is selection, one changes into selection
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, July 2009
2022 870
Caleb Wiles All Signs Point to Yes eight-ball drawn on back of card, it changes several time when shaken, finally into selection
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Mar. 2010
2022 929
Jerry K. Hartman Back to Back to Back face drawn on back of card, it jumps from back to back until it ends up on selection held by spectator
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Mar. 2010
2022 933
Alex Pandrea Arson card selected, lighter is vanished, burn mark on back of selection, lighter reproduced from card, burn mark is gone, magnet in back pocket as hold-out
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2010
2022 975
Hiviki Rolled Triumph wrong card found reversed in face-down spread, spread flipped over and face-down card removed, it changes into selection
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Oct. 2010
2022 981
Pit Hartling Made to Fit single prediction card is used to fit for eight selections by tearing and improvisation and jokes, it changes into the last card
Related toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, June 2011
2022 1033
Ollie Mealing Behind Bars (double) card held between out-stretched fingers of left hand, right hand with deck in end-grip steal bottom card
Also published here
  • MAGIC, July 2011
2022 1044
Jonathan Davidson Transformer tunnel effect with color-changing back
Also published here
  • MAGIC, July 2011
2022 1044
Fritz Alkemade That's My Card! cue card with "That's My Card!" written on it changes into signed selection, phase for multiple selection routine
Inspired by
  • Doc Eason's multiple selection routine, Bar Magic Vol. 1, DVD, 2003
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2011
2022 1052
Brandon Williams Tear Change card changes while it is torn in half, snap change
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Jan. 2012
2022 1092
Bobby Hasbun Memento Joker changes - front and back - into signed selection
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Oct. 2012
2022 1149
Josh Janousky One Card Monte single Queen with "Winner" written on its back changes into a Joker with different writing in card case, featuring switch with case
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Jan. 2013
2022 1176
Kyle MacNeill There's Always A Catch two selections, one found with 3-Card Catch, other one by picking off a pip and thus producing an Ace
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2013
2022 1200
Robert Gardner Mouth Change wrong card found in pocket and put in mouth between lips, then it is shown to have changed, features a Throw Change handling
Also published here
  • MAGIC, June 2013
2022 1212
Chris Westfall Off By A Lot funny message on back of a card changes a few times, then it is shown to be selection
Also published here
  • MAGIC, July 2013
2022 1217
Helge Thun, Thomas Fraps Instant Camera Card deck is used as an instant camera card, blank card (picture) turns into selected card
Also published here 2022 8
Hiroyuki Sakai, Nicolai Friedrich Band on the Run plus Transformation rubber band vanishes from around deck to trap selection in center, that card changes into another card
Also published here
  • "Herbert und Hermine" (Nicolai Friedrich, Magie, Feb. 2020)
2022 24
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Trio signed selection lost in deck, spectator names number, performer cuts off that exact number of cards and card arrived at is selection, values of four prediction cards are shown to total that amount as well, finally selection’s back is shown to have changed color
2022 215
Juan Tamariz A Can of Paint card chosen, the face cards of three packets change to the mates to complete a four-of-a-kind
2022 10
Bert Fenn Bar Spin Revealment
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
card spins face up on smooth surface and changes, from 1949 notebook
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
39
Scott Baird A Nightmare in Red and Blue named card from one deck is signed and lost, another deck is uncased and signed card found inside, its back changes to match the second deck, "same deck" approach
Inspired byRelated to
  • "A Scarf Called Moebius" (Roy Walton, Pentagram Vol. 12 No. 4, Jan. 58, p. 25)
June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
842
Scott Baird A Thought for Making This a Two-Selection Routine Biddle trick in which the four other cards vanish except selection, it then changes into a second selection
Inspired by Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
963
Karl Germain The Flash Card Change in glass while covored with handkerchief
2023 39
Edward Marlo Double-Edged Outcome
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
Overkill type effect from 1968 notes, odd-backed kicker (either the selection or deck is perceived to have changed)
Apr. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 4)
41
Landon Stark Face Change Gimmick picture card held with the face towards the audience with both hands is bent back and forth and changes into another picture card
Feb. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 2)
1248