1,951 entries in Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Rick Johnsson Block Party after tabled riffle shuffle, preparation for Delayed Lap Technique
1976 25
Pass Flourish packets roll back and forth between both hands, control of card
Related to 1976 28
Hindu Shuffle with pick-up control
1976 36
Edward Marlo Marlo Bottom Placement a lot of applications and variations
1977 199
Edward Marlo Approaches to the Kelly Bottom Placement
1977 208
Edward Marlo Double Tilt two breaks, applications
Variations 1977 291
Edward Marlo Marlo's Variation on an Idea variation on Marlo's Peek Deck (Secret IF)
Inspired by 1977 299
Harvey Rosenthal The Outjogged Placement similar to "Ackerman Varies Kelly", see Notes 2./3. on p. 168
1977 152
Harvey Rosenthal Left Hand Bottom Cop Outjogged Placement Control with cop, see Notes 2./3. on p. 168
1977 158
Harvey Rosenthal Outjogged Placement in Palm Convincing Control Features, see Notes 2./3. on p. 168
1977 162
Harvey Rosenthal Right Hand Edge Palm Outjogged Placement to Tenkai
1977 169
Harvey Rosenthal Control To The Top Outjogged Placement to the top
1977 171
Harvey Rosenthal One Hand Tilt Get-Ready
1977 186
Harvey Rosenthal Placement Control No. 5 to bottom with cover pass variation
1977 200
Gene Maze Maze Fan Steal
1977 305
Karl Fulves Spread Swindle tabled spread, palming
1977 320
Edward Marlo Tilt
1977 204
Edward Marlo Incomplete Faro Location standard procedure
1977 216
Bill Wisch Palm Change No. 1 card inserted in front of deck is Tenkai palmed and switched for dummy
Related to 1977 2
J. B. Bobo Hindu Shuffle Control
Aug. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 12)
447
Eric Mason Caboodle 5/4 count, showing them all as double backers
Related to Sep. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 1)
461
Paul Harris Flash Control Flourishy card control
Also published here 1977 93
Dai Vernon The Depth Illusion with credit discussion
Related to 1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1025
Ralph W. Hull Ralph Hull's Method tilt precursor
Also published here
  • "Hull's Eye Popper", 1932
1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1025
Anon's Method
Related to 1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1025
Edward Victor Edward Victor's Method
Also published here
  • Further Magic of the Hands (1946)
1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1026
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Method
1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1026
Howard Schwarzman Howard Schwarzman's Idea poke finesse
Related to 1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1027
Karl Fulves Tilt Note on the name "Tilt" by Ed Marlo
1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1027
John Cornelius John Cornelius Method
1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1027
Roger Smith Outjog Sidesteal to top
1977 13
Harry Lorayne For a Selected-Card Control jog shuffle application
1977 43
Harry Lorayne Instead of the Pass overhand shuffle from break as control
Also published here 1977 47
The Hindu Shuffle as a Control
1977 59
Triple Cut to Break triple cut to table that is actually only a straight cut at a break, also as control, see p. 115
Related to 1977 112
Dan MacMillan A Novel Control center Vernon transfer onto tabled cards as they are picked up and placed on top
1977 50
Roger Klause R.K. One Handed Tilt
Related to 1978 35
Allan Ackerman New Convincing Control no switch of outjogged card involved
Related to 1978 82
Allan Ackerman A Card Pass variation of standard method
1978 88
Ken Krenzel The Peek Corner Crimp
1978 77
Ken Krenzel KK's Handling of the Panoramic Shift
Inspired by 1978 122
Ken Krenzel "Breakless" Peek handling with immediate table spread
1978 137
Ken Krenzel, Edward Marlo Center Tilt
1978 159
Ken Krenzel The Front Tilt
1978 160
Ken Krenzel The One-Card Middle Pass
Variations 1978 212
Ken Krenzel One-Card Middle Pass #2
1978 214
Ken Krenzel One-Card Middle Pass to the top
1978 215
Ken Krenzel OMM Handling in the hands and tabled
1978 243
Ken Krenzel Application of Tilt for Loading setting up for rising card sequence, tilt variation
1978 16
Richard Kaufman Variation of the Tilt Load setting up for rising card sequence, multiple cards
1978 17
Erhard Liebenow Faro Peek Control adjustment for position
1978 9
Edward Marlo Optional Center Card Transfer peek from incomplete faro position, selection transferred in lower half
  • Option 1 (controlling card without break)
  • Option 2 (controlling card with break)
  • Option 3 (corner crimp)
  • Option 4 (crimping different corner)
  • Option 5 (angle jogging card)
Related to 1978 14
Edward Marlo The Center Card Transfer into the Left Palm after incomplete faro peek
1978 19
Frank Kelly, Joseph Ovette Kelly's Bottom Placement
1978 87
Tilt brief
1978
The Talon (Issue 1)
6
Short Card
  • How to Use a Short Card
  • Another Method
1978 34
Side Steal after peek
  • Transferring the Break
1978 55
Fan Location plunger
1978 68
Fan Return card not completely pushed in
1978 70
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon Tilt
1978 9
Martin A. Nash The Triple Clip-Steal different replacement methods
1979 339
Harvey Rosenthal, Martin A. Nash Outjogged Placement variation
1979 382
Martin A. Nash Faro Flam apparently IF Control is used
1979 404
Edward Marlo In Fingertip Control using an injog, also as force and multiple control
1979 39
Edward Marlo Less Out Convincing Control card is not outjogged
1979 45
Edward Marlo Convincing Control Reverse instantly reversing card while it is apparently outjogged
Related to 1979 46
Edward Marlo Out of Control Control "How It Appears" one handed peek, instantly given out for shuffling, using one handed center crimp
1979 50
Edward Marlo Cull Control
1979 195
Edward Marlo Double Info Control automatic placement procedure
1979 366
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon Tilt brief
1979 29
Jerry Mentzer Control to Bottom hindu shuffle
1979 160
Stewart James Small Packet Master Move
1979 183
Harry Lorayne One Good Turn center block shift to top
Variations 1979 164
Harry Lorayne, Ken Krenzel Carnal Knowledge delayed center block pass handling to the bottom
1979 211
Reverse Tilt
1979 5
Richard Kaufman Tilt Center Pull-Out apparently pulling card out from center
1979 12
Richard Kaufman Delayed Spread Side Steal
1979 32
Control with Cover Cards Richard Kaufman's transcription of Reginald Scot's card section, card controlled to fifth from the bottom
Related to 1979 60
Another way to do the same, having yourself indeed never seen the card. Richard Kaufman's transcription of Reginald Scot's card section
Related to 1979 64
Edward Marlo Multiple Tilt as set-up for collectors
1979 83
Overhand Shuffle Crimp Control
1979 118
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control card selected from incomplete riffle shuffle controlled to twenty-six from top
Related to 1979 7
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control selection made in incomplete riffle shuffle condition, controlled to twenty-six or known position, preserves divided deck
1979 11
Tony Slydini The Slydini Invisible Pass side steal type, also for single card from bottom to top
1979 29
Tilt brief
1979 126
Allan Ackerman Ackerman Varies Kelly
1979 130
John Carney Tabled Side Steal transferring bottom card of tabled packet to top with master palm
1979 12
Gary Ouellet Drop Control top half dropped at angle with jog, jog hidden with some beveling handling
Related toVariations 1979 6
The Double Cut triple cut
1979 10
Frank Simon Versatile Outjog Control
1979 33
Steve Beam, Don Morris Houdini's Out when spectator wants to replace card himself and shuffle, Out
1979 13
Rainer Teschner c) Eine einfache Kartenkontrolle oops control with "accidentally" reversed card, overhand shuffling around key card
1979 32
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
Edward Marlo Control Throw-Offs in foreword, magician thinks he follows control of card
  • First Approach
  • Second Approach
  • Third Approach (with riffle shuffle)
VariationsAlso published here 1980
Edward Marlo The Fingertip Steal from center to top
1980 95
Edward Marlo Another Fingertip Side Steal
1980 99
Paul LePaul Peek Finesse fingertip convincer
1980 18
John Murray Trip From Center top card cover side steal using clip palm
Feb. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 2)
303
Frank Garcia, Paul LePaul Super Secret Control
1980 23
Karl Fulves That's Impossible! card appears at chosen number (chosen by cut-off packet), using a variation of Fulves'
1980 37
Roger Smith "Tip of the Iceberg" selection pivots out of deck in Incomplete Faro Condition
1980 34
Basic Peek Technique
1980 38
Charlier, Father Cyprian The One Handed Cut charlier cut to cut to reversed card as control
1980 19
Harvey Rosenthal, Martin A. Nash Outjog Placement Variation
1980 7
Edward Marlo Control Fake-Outs - Jog Shuffle Fake-Out puzzle magicians that follow the control, two methods
Related to 1980
Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
38
Edward Marlo I-F Control Fake-Out puzzle magicians that follow the control
1980
Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
38
Daryl Martinez Convincing Tilt
VariationsAlso published here 1980
Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
39
Gene Maze Subtraction Move bottom card of packet via Kelly Bottom Placement
1980 36
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon, Arturo de Ascanio Tilt
Dec. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 12)
776
Rovi Ivor's Control
Jan. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 1)
789
Joseph Ovette Ovette Master Move
1980 13
Spectator Peek
1980 23
Kelly Bottom Placement
1980 101
The Simplified Pass shuffle control, face up
1980 30
Michael Ammar Peek Justification
1980 9
Edward Marlo Covered Side Steal
1980 10
Joseph Ovette Der Meistergriff
Aug. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
63
Camilo Vázquez Llave Doble card control
1980 70
Karl Fulves Learning To Steal
1981 1
Karl Fulves Simple Side Steal with shuffle
1981 3
Karl Fulves The Buckle Steal method for pushing out card, credit information
Related to 1981 5
Karl Fulves Buckle Buckle
1981 7
Dr. Jacob Daley Incomplete Side Steal plus applications
  • Variation In Handling
Related to 1981 9
Karl Fulves Steal and Shuffle
1981 13
Karl Fulves Modified Side Steal card is transfered to tabled packet
1981 14
Karl Fulves Side Steal Reverse as deck is turned over
1981 17
Karl Fulves Cut and Steal card is transfered to tabled packet
1981 18
Karl Fulves Peek Technique
1981 20
Karl Fulves Cut and Double Steal card is transfered to tabled packet
1981 20
Karl Fulves Peek Control quick running cut
1981 22
Karl Fulves Other Peek Techniques letting a spectator peek at a card
1981 23
Derek Dingle Side Steal Placement to known position
1981 34
Karl Fulves Control to the Bottom
1981 38
John Northern Hilliard Hilliard's Side Steal
  • Notes By Karl Fulves
1981 51
Harvey Rosenthal New Theory Side Steal in essence a method for sidejogging a block
1981 53
Karl Fulves Steal to Place peeked card is placed (for example at twenty-six)
1981 58
Tony Slydini Slide-Out transfer of card to top as fan is closed
May 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 5)
481
Geoffrey Latta One-Hand Tilt Get-Ready with pinky count
1981 46
Tilt
1981 55
Ken Simmons Tilt Throw-Off I
1981 57
Jon Racherbaumer Tilt Throw-Off II
1981 58
Allan Ackerman Kelly Bottom Placement Center Load loading a card into the center
1981 11
Ken Simmons Running Card Plus Control card reversed and controlled during running cut sequence
Inspired by 1981 11
Ken Simmons Center Clip Control clip side steal to bottom with decoy moment
1981 18
Ken Simmons Running False Cut also as control
Inspired byRelated to 1981 20
Paul Harris Easy Control
1981 5
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon, Walt Lees, Fred Robinson Tilt / Depth Illusion one handed set-up, with convincer by Fred Robinson
1981 8
Edward Marlo Covered Side Steal
1981 26
Frank Thompson The Thompson Tilt Pass described in context of a control
  • The Preliminary Moves
  • The Interchange of Packet
  • Concluding Observations
1981 1
David Britland Control variation on the Ovette / Kelly move, see p. 150 for credits
Related to Sep. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 5)
91
Harvey Rosenthal Ambition to the bottom using Kelly / Ovette move variation
Dec. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 8)
151
Walt Lees Automatic Jog Control Handling
Inspired by 1981 22
Juan Tamariz TPC Extirpando bajo Extensión stripping card out under spread
Also published here 1981 17
Juan Tamariz 2. Del TPC a Carta INF
Also published here 1981 20
U. F. Grant Die Ablenkungsvolte The "Whoops!" Control
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
75
Joseph Ovette, Frank Kelly The Ovette/Kelly Placement
1981 209
Derek Dingle Side Steal Placement to known position
1982 103
Derek Dingle One-Hand Control
1982 161
Jon Racherbaumer The Bluff Bottom Placement to second from bottom, bold
1982 5
Edward Marlo Not For The Faint-Hearted bolder version of The Bluff Bottom Placement
1982 8
Fred Lowe The Ghost Break alternative for pinky break
1982 48
Edward Marlo Open Hockley as force
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1982 95
Edward Marlo Marlo's Simulated Placement
1982 100
Edward Marlo The Old In-and-Out direct fan steal into Tenkai palm, the loading directly into case
1982 114
Jon Racherbaumer Jog-Podge Control finessed, with fan
1982 125
Edward Marlo No-Clutch Bottom Placement
Variations 1982 134
Jon Racherbaumer Running Cut Control using swing cuts
1982 137
Jon Racherbaumer, Gene Maze Fan-Antic Control bottom card of one-handed right-hand fan slid to the bottom as that half is squared onto the half in left-hand dealing position
Inspired byAlso published here 1982 143
Daryl Martinez One-Card Middle Pass
1982 37
Derek Dingle Bluff Pass Control
1982 49
Gene Maze Kelly Reverse
Related toAlso published here 1982 89
Paul LePaul Automatic Jog-Control brief
1982 44
Frank Simon, Edward Marlo Versatile Outjog Control
1982 64
Ken Krenzel Get-Ready For "Wind Tunnel" using Incomplete Faro Peek
Inspired by May 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 5)
628
Don England The Tilt Bluff Pass control to second from top
Sep. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 9)
680
Michael Buzzell Fan-See Card Control as a control or switch
Oct. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 10)
692
Dai Vernon Tilt brief
1982 21
Larry Jennings Open Control card is out-jogged
Related to 1982 92
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Control "Ribbon-Spread Techniques"
1982 130
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Half-Faro Glimpse card peeked at in incomplete faro condition is glimpsed during waterfall
1982 190
Tom Craven Incomplete Faro Jog Control
Related to 1982 193
No Deck Tilt tilt under single card, apparently whole deck
1982 332
Harry Lorayne The Lorayne "Spread Out" spread pass with single card from center, also into right palm
1982 366
Harry Lorayne "Kick-Strip" Control in the hands cutting sequence
1982 424
Harry Lorayne, Bruce Elliott The Lorayne Control to second from bottom
Inspired by 1982 431
Jack Birnman Cover Control card controlled to small number from top, cover pass substitute
1982 479
Steven Kuske Location card peeked at in case is found
1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 6)
1053
Tom Craven Mental Nick spectator cuts small packet and counts cards, then he remembers card at that position in deck
1982 5
J. C. Doty Side Steal a la Doty covered, very similar to Simon's handling
Related toAlso published here 1982 7
Edward Marlo Tilt
1982 109
David Britland Tilt? tilt variartion
Jan. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 9)
163
Jerry Sadowitz Slip-Jog
Related toAlso published here Dec. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 20)
383
Noel Blaize Nöel card inserted in fan, controlled to bottom
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
8
Meir Yedid The Card Control convincing control variation
1982 22
Meir Yedid The Pendulum Control
  • control to the bottom
  • to lap a card
1982 95
Edward Marlo The Two-Second Side Steal squaring action without right hand leaving deck, optional immediate replacement
1983 5
Edward Marlo The 380-Degree Tilt good Angles
1983 11
Edward Marlo Double Underpeel Cut in the hands breakless double cut
1983 67
Edward Marlo The Real, Honest-To-God Bluff Cut cards end up on Bottom, one-cut double cut
Related to 1983 129
Edward Marlo Convincing Convincer
Related to 1983 267
Larry Jennings Bottomed alternative to Kelly Bottom Placement
Jan. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 1)
730
Edward Marlo, Jon Racherbaumer Bluff Bottom Placement as force and control
June 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 10)
84
Ross Bertram A Push-Through Card Control from center to bottom, tabled
1983 110
Ross Bertram Exercise palming bottom card into Tenkai palm and replacing it, Kelly mechanics
1983 148
Ross Bertram An Uplifting Application
1983 158
Jon Racherbaumer On the Spread Cull essay on culling and convincing control, credit rant
Related to 1983
Facsimile (Issue 1)
40
Peter Pellikaan Psycho Cut card control, card pushed in half the deck, rest of the deck is meshed into it
Variations Aug. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 28)
551
Pascal Monmoine Peek Crimp crimping peeked card
Dec. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 32)
619
Frank Simon Versatile Outjog Control to second from bottom or bottom
  • At the Table
Inspired byVariations 1983 13
Frank Simon Versatile Even Control cull as control, no out-jogged card, to second from bottom or bottom
1983 31
Frank Simon Casual Control bottom card of right-hand spread shown, immediately hands brought together and deck squared, with or without out-jogged card
1983 33
Frank Simon Versatile Re-Entry Control inserting the culled selection near the bottom, then cut, or cut and palm
1983 37
Frank Simon Cutiltillusion card cut into center comes to top, despite an out-jogged marker card, cut/tilt combo
Related to 1983 69
Frank Simon Incomplete Faro Transfer card pulled into other half
1983 86
Frank Simon The Open Cover Steal card touched and out-jogged, a few cards from top removed in right-hand End Grip and selection stolen underneath
1983 127
Frank Simon The Versatile Spread Palm culled card palmed under spread
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Inspired byRelated to 1983 145
Edward Marlo Tilt Tip front tilt handling
1984 99
Jon Racherbaumer On The Spread Cull nine page long credit fight on the Convincing Control
1984 100
Edward Marlo New Approach Convincing Controls six methods, see also pages 257 & 268
1984 109
Edward Marlo Convincing Control Bottom Palm see steps 8 and 9
1984 110
Edward Marlo Convincing Control Reverse see step 10
1984 111
Edward Marlo, Harry Lorayne Convincing Control to Bottom or Tenkai Palm starting at step 7, for Lorayne-credit see Apocalypse, page 1092
Related to 1984 118
Edward Marlo Incomplete Convincing Control as a center palm
1984 127
Edward Marlo Easy on the Tears
Related to 1984 130
Edward Marlo Variation on the Original variation on original handling
1984 131
Edward Marlo Second Method
1984 163
Edward Marlo The Invisible Side-Steal angly
1984 165
Edward Marlo Pivot Steal and Replacement
Related to 1984 166
Edward Marlo Technical Variant Side-Steal
Inspired by 1984 167
Edward Marlo First Application one-handed against body, push-out technique
1984 171
Edward Marlo The Fingertip Peek Steal fingertip peek handling, to top or Tenkai palm
Related to 1984 173
Edward Marlo Crimp Control seven methods to control selection with crimped deck, also key card handlings
1984 223
Edward Marlo Scratch Sorcery or Nickromancy nicked or scratched key card and riffle shuffle control
1984 227
Edward Marlo 1st Method of "New Approach Convincing Control" tip for control on page 109, see also page 268
1984 257
Edward Marlo Tips Marlo Cull (page 122) as multiple control and tip for Convincing Control (see pages 109 & 257)
1984 268
Edward Marlo Marlo's Unbelievable Ribbon Spread Control plunger principle
Related toVariations 1984 275
Edward Marlo Spectator Does It All
Inspired by 1984 277
Edward Marlo What If? controlling card put in ribbon spread
1984 277
Edward Marlo The Last Resort multiple cards possible
1984 278
Edward Marlo Dribble Control full deck crimp
1984 312
Edward Marlo Dribble Control with Break
1984 312
Edward Marlo Dribble Application to O.K. Move multiple card control to bottom with kelly/ovette placement
1984 313
Edward Marlo Dribble Plus Delayed O.K. Move
1984 313
Edward Marlo Combination Control full deck crimp
1984 313
Edward Marlo Bold Card Control
Related toVariations 1984 324
Martin A. Nash The Triple Clip Steal to near bottom
1984 47
Arturo de Ascanio Tilt Finesse
May 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 5)
917
Jerry Sadowitz Slip Jog Open Hockley
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1984 9
Stephen Tucker The Incomplete Deck behind his back, aspectator puts a card reversed in the middle of the deck, this card is spelled and the selection is found
Apr. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 5)
1221
Frank Simon Versatile Spread Control
Winter 1984
West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
58
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Tilt / Depth Illusion
1984 112
Bottom Tilt
1984 13
Dick Koornwinder Card Location with locator card
1984 13
Die Wurf-Kontrolle top half dropped at an angle, followed by riffle shuffle
Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
66
Frank Kelly Bottom Placement
Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
69
Deane Moore Hocus Pocus Volte two halves turned over one by one openly, as indifferent cards are shown
Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
70
Allan Ackerman Ackerman Varies Kelly
1985 105
Father Cyprian Untilt tilt subtlety
Aug. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 8)
1100
Mike Gallo Simple Control
1985 32
Ken Krenzel No-Switch Upjog Control
Related to 1985 263
Walter E. Cummings Karate Card Control
1985 337
Ovette Master Move to second from bottom
1985 465
Ben Harris Peek Finesse featuring a break display
1985 491
Edward Marlo Bold Card Control
1985 42
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Tilt
1985 23
Tilt
1985 154
Frank Kelly Kelly Bottom Placement
1985 20
Don Morris Card Control to x-position, double cut
1985 132
To Set Chosen Card controlling a card to a certain number from top
1985 5
Arthur Gross, Frederick Braue The Peek Card Knowledge book break glimpse after peek
1985 14
Another Peek glimpse after spectator's peek behind back
1985 15
Frederick Braue Another FB Sidesteal card starts out side-jogged (1936)
1985 15
Jack McMillen Card Control delayed jog in overhand shuffle control (1937)
1985 25
Frederick Braue FB Adaptation of Charlier Pass (1937)
1985 27
Frederick Braue FB Sidesteal only little finger pushes out card (1937)
1985 9
Card Change card apparently pushed in one half, but stolen back (1937)
1985 9
T. Nelson Downs Downs Sidesteal first finger break
1985 15
Charlie Miller Additional Miller Notes
  • holding break while tapping on table
  • nailnick and estimate distance from key
  • "Vernon's 7 card, 7 piles trick."
(1940)
1985 1
Thirteen-Down Riffle Control card apparently replaced at same position it was taken from, really under thirteen (or known number of) cards
1985 16
Peek and Sidesteal
1985 17
Frederick Braue Flipflop Control cut deeper principle to control card during displaying sequence
Related to 1985 18
Backslip Control using slip, motivated through patter, " It is best to assign it to a set trick and use it always for that one trick only."
1985 18
Frederick Braue Strip Control Vernon Multiple Shift with one card
Inspired by 1985 19
Frederick Braue Braue Cut Control cards are spread and taken in both hands, turned face-up
1985 19
Frederick Braue Braue Bottom Slide weird culling action
1985 20
Victor Farelli Farelli Control bridge
Related to 1985 20
Frederick Braue Braue Crimp Control featuring "enlarging a break", also with short card (see following item)
Related to 1985 20
The Wax Control selection behind the back
1985 23
Frederick Braue Braue Confusion Control using Charlier Pass, "This is a one-trick sleight It should be assigned to a given trick and used with it alone."
1985 24
Edward Marlo Tilt
1985 8
Eric DeCamps The Kelly Top Placement from Bottom Placement into right Tenkai Palm or to top
1985 15
Ben Harris Impromptu Daryl using tilt principle
Inspired byRelated to 1985 13
Justin Higham Kard Kontrols 3 and 4
  • Method Three (right-hand half pushed under selection with hands raised, pop-up move dynamic)
  • Method Four (different grip)
Inspired byRelated to 1985 12
Roger Crosthwaite LTP Peek Steal
1985 28
Roger Crosthwaite Think-a-Card
Related to 1985 34
Daryl Martinez Tilted and Turned with visual change
1985/87 22
Daryl Martinez The Tiltless Tilt directly to the top
1985/87 54
Irv Weiner Bluff Insertion From The Front
Variations 1985/87 56
Nate Leipzig, Ron Bauer The Screened Leipzig Pass
Related toAlso published here 1985/87 73
Irv Weiner The One-Hand Side Steal to bottom, second from bottom or top
Related to
  • "Clip Shift" (Chad Nelson)
  • Flip Hallema in Triks magazine, Jan. 1969
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring, 1960, Vol. 40 No. 2
1985/87 81
Larry Jennings Immediate Bottom Placement
1986 17
Robert Gardner Apex Escape tilt with cased deck, selections are immediately palmed away
Mar. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 3)
1186
Edward Marlo Easy Multiple Convincing Control
1986 52
Gilles Couture The Swivel Cut Control double cut substitute
Also published here 1986 23
Ben Harris My Way convincing control handling, really just a cull control
  • With two or three cards
Also published here 1986 2
Ben Harris The Floating Ambitious Card tilted card slowly lowered
Variations 1986 10
Ben Harris My Way Convincing Control handling
Also published here 1986 2
John Bannon Out-jog Switch Control
Inspired by 1986 3
J. C. Doty Side Steal a la Doty covered side steal
Also published here 1986 5
Bruce Cervon Two Corner Short Controls overhand and riffle shuffle, using corner short
1987 5
Dai Vernon A New Peek Control using finger nail
Related to 1987 86
Dai Vernon The Shuttle-Cut Control
1987 89
Doug Edwards Flourish Control flourish Z-cut as control
Feb. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 2)
1316
Gilles Couture Card to Top
Feb. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 2)
1318
John C. Wagner A Control anglejogging
1987 1
Karl Fulves Riffle Red Riffle Shuffle Control used to divide colors, as set-up for Judson/Brown's Telltale Color
1987 23
Dai Vernon Tilt
1987
Lecture Notes Collection (Issue Carney Up Close)
6
Steve Draun The Ole Thumb Pass
Inspired byAlso published here 1987 6
Richard Sanders Combination Force/Control selection outjogged, pushed in and top card pushed forward when hand is raised, bold
Related to 1987 5
Tabled Ribbon Spread Control with key card
1987 64
Convincing Control
1987 140
Roberto Giobbi Side Steal Transfer bottom to top
1987 19
Mark Vincent Mexican Turnover Force to turnover part of spread, forcing a position or unloading a card
1987
Gimmick (Issue 10)
14
Edward Marlo, Ken Simmons Deliberate Side Steal to Center transferring card from second to center
1987 9
Ken Simmons Related Bold Card Control opposite, apparently bottom card of right-hand packet removed but really top card
Inspired byVariations 1987 44
Ken Simmons Pragmatic Control
Inspired by 1987 45
Peek Key Card Placement
Oct. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 1)
40
Tilt
1987 6
Bruce Cervon, Frank Kelly Kelly Bottom Placement Scoop Up
1988 82
Darwin Ortiz One-Handed Tilt Setup
1988 14
Dai Vernon Depth Illusion credit information on how Dai Vernon came up with it in 1927
1988 94
Howard Schwarzman, Charles Aste Jr. Tilt Finesse poking out cards in center
1988 95
Edward Marlo On the Convincing Control credit information, in Foreword
1988
Edward Marlo Tip - Ambitious Bit #2
Related to 1988 46
Edward Marlo New Approach I.F. Control nine approaches, one or two selections, sometimes using twenty-six memorized cards
Related to 1988 154
Edward Marlo Fingertip Controls three methods, one with a "horribly warped" deck
Related to 1988 263
Edward Marlo A Marlo Control using step handling, with tapping on table
1988 265
Jerry K. Hartman Depth Deceptions 3) Tilt-Bluss Pass Combination
Also published here Jan. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 1)
1444
Gene Maze Ovette Reversal
Related toVariationsAlso published here May 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 5)
1496
Eric DeCamps Stop to Top using Tenkaipalm, to top
Aug. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 8)
1532
Juan Tamariz Tamariz Perpendicular Control (TPC) to bottom
Variations 1988 52
Larry Jennings Immediate Bottom Placement
1988 129
Larry Jennings Bottom Placement Kelly/Ovette alternative, also directly into left cop or right palm position
Also published here 1988 159
Side Steal
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 4, 5 & 6)
26
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Hofzinser Spread Control detailed
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 7 & 8 Arcane)
30
Steve Beam Upwardly Mobile 1 card sticking out at the front slowly and visibly rises to the top
Related to 1988 370
Steve Beam Upwardly Mobile 2 card sticking out at the back slowly and visibly rises to the top
Related toVariations 1988 372
Steve Beam Tenkai Charlie ambitious card move
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1988 381
Steve Beam Upwardly Mobile 3 card sticking out face up at the back slowly and visibly rises to the top
1988 404
Phillip Young Upwardly Mobile IV
1988 418
Karrell Fox Karrell's Kard Kontrol card inserted half-way, then gripped in kind of master palm and stolen or moved to top
1988 47
The "Peek" Location
1988 65
Edward Marlo The Incomplete Faro intro
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Sep. 1963
1988 18
Edward Marlo The Incomplete Location
1988 19
Edward Marlo Incomplete Faro Control control to center, then with faro to top
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Dec. 1964
1988 114
Edward Marlo Off-Center Control incomplete faro control without starting with a perfect cut
1988 117
Edward Marlo M.P. Side Steal "Marlo Position", to Tenkai type palm or top
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Feb. 1966
1988 209
Edward Marlo As a Control spread cull control, with cover card throw-off or placement
1988 240
Justin Higham One-Hand Peek
Variations 1988 13
Justin Higham One-Hand Svengali Peek cards in secret incomplete faro condition
Inspired byVariations 1988 13
Harry Riser Dribble Control to second from bottom
1989 38
Dr. Jacob Daley The Hair's-Breadth Stall delaying a control
1989 39
Arthur H. Buckley Bottom Placement
1989 19
Gene Maze Single Up
Feb. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 2)
1600
Brother John Hamman The Rolling Control variation of Cut Deeper Force, "Flip-Flop Force"
VariationsAlso published here 1989 185
Edward Marlo Cincinnati Control deck immediately spread after peek, glimpse and control possible
1989 8
Edward Marlo The Turnover Card peeked at card appears face up on top during dribble on table
Related to 1989 10
Edward Marlo Faro Shuffle Control selection to top or bottom
1989 23
Edward Victor, Edward Marlo Tilt
1989 24
Simple Card Control
1989 35
Karl Fulves Cutting Control to top
1989 36
Buckle Side Steal to side-jog the card
1989 41
Frank Thompson Multi Shift aka Straddle Shift, also for single card
Variations 1989 2
Tilt
1989 14
Mahatma Control used for two selections
1989 21
Bottom Placement
1989 32
Randy Wakeman Randy's Miracle Move same as slip-jog or open hockley
Related to 1989 136
Darryl Rose The Rose Control one-handed crimp of bottom card of packet in right-hand end grip
Feb. 1989
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 6)
17
Roberto Giobbi Side Steal Transfer bottom to top
May 1989
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 9)
8
Justin Higham One Hand Peek Control
Inspired by May 1989
Inside Out (Issue 6)
11
Justin Higham Spectator Peek Location with pre-set break and distance from break is counted
Related to May 1989
Inside Out (Issue 6)
11
Juan Tamariz TPC, stripping out beneath the spread
Also published here 1989/91 27
Juan Tamariz 2. From TPC to Bottom (INF)
Also published here 1989/91 30
Juan Tamariz Incomplete Faro Peek card peeked at and selected in lower half
1989/91 160
Edward Marlo Incomplete Faro Transfer card peeked at in upper half is transfered to lower half
1989/91 161
Gary Kurtz One-Handed Get-Ready
1990 13
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Tilt
1990 12
Harry Lorayne Goin' Home Convincer
Jan. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 1)
1739
Edward Marlo Flash Convincer context (credit correction p. 1872)
May 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 5)
1784
John Quine Second Keeper Shuffle keeping card at second position during shuffles
Variations Dec. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 12)
1865
Harry Lorayne, Nate Leipzig, Ron Bauer Primal Screen instant method
Inspired by 1990 15
Harry Lorayne, Nate Leipzig, Ron Bauer To A Primal Number to any small number from the top without preheld break
Inspired by 1990 23
Harry Lorayne Primal Final finesse
Inspired by 1990 30
Harry Lorayne Revolving Pass Extensions in-the-hands cuts
  • Original
  • 4-2-1
  • 4-2-1-1
  • 4-3
  • 4-No Break
  • 4-4
1990 32
Revolving Pass from Blackstone's "Modern Card Tricks" (1929)
1990 32
Harry Lorayne HaLo Cut Control similar to Thompson's Bluff Pass
1990 89
Harry Lorayne Eerie Control card slipped to top secretly
1990 154
Roger Crosthwaite, Harry Lorayne Side Swipe simplified handling for Crosthwaite's Longitudinal Peek Steal/Control
1990 165
Harry Lorayne Quick Estimation position of selection is apparently followed and then cut to
1990 179
Harry Lorayne Upward Bound card is controlled to any small number from top, passive
1990 194
Harry Lorayne Spread Passable off-beat spread pass handling as force or control
1990 221
Harry Lorayne The Summit Switch Convincing Control Handlings
1990 245
Edward Marlo Dribble Control full deck crimp
Related to 1990 38
Ken Krenzel Thought Bridge banded deck is tossed out, one spectator peeks a card which is divined and might travel to pocket from banded deck, ungaffed
Related to 1990 88
Ken Krenzel, Edward Marlo The Dorsal Cull variation of Ed Marlo's Movable Card Pass (New Tops)
1990 175
Ken Krenzel Free-Form Peek Control refinements to standard peek control
1990 177
Ken Krenzel Slide Steal inspired by Crosthwaite's "LTP Peek", fingertip side steal after peek
1990 180
Edward Marlo Fingertip Side Steals four methods
1990 1
Tilt to Bottom
1990 33
Edward Marlo Side Steal Card Clip
1990 12
Gary Ouellet The Small Packet Principle several piles, card controlled under crimp
1990 139
Gary Ouellet The Paradox Control card brought on top with Marlo's Longitudinal Palm / Penkai Palm
1990 157
Gary Ouellet Convincingly Versatile Control
1990 167
Gary Ouellet Ambitious Challenge after Tilt card sticking out a bit from the front
1990 187
Gary Ouellet Juxtaposition second card from top is moved on top
1990 192
Gilles Couture The Swivel Cut Control
Also published here 1990 230
Dai Vernon Tilt
1990 19
Edward Marlo Slide-Out Steal block side steal from center to top as top half is replaced
Inspired by 1990
Inside Out (Issue Special No. 1)
6
Chris Power Spread Cull Control Handling
1990 4
Chris Power Fernkontrolle card peeked in incomplete faro condition, upper half removed and performer knows position of selection
1990 33
Justin Higham Modified Shuffle Pass variation of the Mahatma Overhand Shuffle Control
Related toVariations Sep. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 3)
22
Edward Marlo Clip Palm Dribble Control card in clip palm during dribbling
Related to Dec. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 6)
41
Ton Onosaka Cut Control triple cut to break, in the hands
1990 35
Edward Marlo, Michael Ammar Side-Steal (with Top Card Cover)
1991 58
Randy Tanner Swing-Cut Control
May 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 5)
1924
Tony Miller Insert Out Miller Variable Placement
Also published here June 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 6)
1939
Doug Edwards How Ambitious also usable as an Ambitous Card Sequence
Also published here Sep. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 9)
1976
Alex Elmsley Fan Shuffle Strategies to control a selection or as a false shuffle
1991 96
Frank Kelly, Joseph Ovette Kelly-Ovette Bottom Placement
1991 261
Michael Close As a Force and a Control MC Spread Double Lift application
1991 44
Dai Vernon Tilt
1991 44
Howard Schwarzman, Charles Aste Jr. Tilt Finesse pushing some cards from center
1991 44
John Carney Tabled Side Steal transferring bottom card of tabled packet to top with master palm
1991 153
Spread Cull Control
1991 196
One-Handed Tilt Get-Ready
1991 250
Paul Harris Flip Flop Plop
1991 114
Edward Marlo Tilt Faro Shuffle false faro shuffle, also applied to triumph plot
  • two-shuffle sequence
Also published here June 1991 1
Karl Fulves Optimum Opener: Annexed Aces using "Riffle Shuffle Control" to control a selection and cull the Aces from shuffled deck, negative cull
1991 30
Side Steal
Aug./Sep. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
22
Steve Pressley Losing Control with spectator
1991 707
Edward Marlo Tilt
1991 12
Roger Klause The Breakout Display bending deck and displaying it resting on fingers of one hand
Variations 1991 117
Roger Klause, S. W. Erdnase Diagonal Palm Shift described coming from automatic jog control
1991 163
Jörg Alexander Weber Versatile Outjog Control Handling
Inspired by 1991 50
Gene Maze Side Steal Addition No. 1 cover for side steal, setting deck on table with interruption
Oct. 1991
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 12)
8
Gene Maze Side Steal Addition No. 2 side steal is finished tabled with spread cover
Oct. 1991
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 12)
9
T. Page Wright The Fan and Pass control sequence to cover one-handed pass
1991 83
Floyd G. Thayer The Visible Cut-Pass swivel cut as control
Also published here 1991 84
T. Page Wright The Fan Break fan bent open for spectator to see a card, bridge break used for riffle shuffle split
1991 87
T. Page Wright The Knock-In Pass Substitute card apparently knocked into deck with packet in right hand, actually stolen under packet
Related to 1991 87
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Tilt
1991 26
Joseph Ovette, Frank Kelly, Jerry K. Hartman Bottom Placement with ideas by J.K. Hartman
1991 29
Jerry K. Hartman, Edward Marlo Pushover Switch
  • Under-the-Spread Control
  • Selection Switch
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 69
Jerry K. Hartman R. S. Jog Control
Also published here 1991 118
Jerry K. Hartman R. S. Bluff Controls Simple procedure to control a selection to either top or bottom
Also published here 1991 120
Jerry K. Hartman Tilt Cut
Also published here 1991 128
Fan Control plunger
Also published here 1991 298
Alexander de Cova, John Cornelius Der Durchschuß fan steal, "Durchschuss"
Also published here 1991 7
Bobby Bernard, Justin Higham Spread Switch
Inspired byRelated to Jan. 1991
Technomagic (Issue 7)
51
Bill Kalush Tilt Finesse breaking deck at front
Variations 1992 132
Dai Vernon Tilt / Depth Illusion
1992 32
John Quine Second Keeper Shuffle keeping card at second position during shuffles
Variations Mar. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 3)
2044
Alain Choquette An Optical Control discrepancy control
Variations June 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 6)
2081
Allan Ackerman, Richard Kaufman Ackerman Varies Kelly Variation
1992 xxix
Charlie Miller, Paul Chosse Miller's Cascade Control
Related toVariations 1992 73
Jon Racherbaumer Delayed Bottom Placement for credit information see reference
Related toVariations 1992 105
Ron Bauer Screened Leipzig Card Pass
1992 190
Jon Racherbaumer A Little History ...on the Screened Leipzig Pass
1992 191
Jon Racherbaumer, Racherbaumer Addition
Inspired by 1992 199
Edward Marlo Bold Steal as steal to center
1992 41
Edward Marlo Drop Cut Control placing key next to peeked at card during running cut
Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
3
Edward Marlo Incomplete Faro Control brief
1992 117
John Cornelius, Alexander de Cova Cornelius Card Control fan steal, "Durchschuss"
Also published here 1992 169
Gary Kurtz The Spectator Peek And Glimpse spectator peeks himself, then three handlings for the glimpse
  • Der Peek des Zuschauers
    • 1. Ihre Instruktionen an den Zuschauer
    • 2. Über Blickwinkelprobleme
    • 3. Offenheit in der Handhabung
    • 4. Verbale Manipulation
  • Der Glimpse
    • 1. Die klassische Technik
    • 2. Die Gary Kurtz Technik
    • 3. Eine weitere Technik (Gary Kurtz)
Also published here 1992 35
Bob King Basic Routine controlling a card with breather crimp
1992 3
The Lapel Ruse no-palm method to get a credit card into the wallet, using Bottom Placement
1992 36
Vanni Bossi Delayed Control after the Peek bridging top part after fingertip peek, method to obtain break at bridge after table spread delay
Inspired by 1992 13
Ken Simmons Observations on The Ovette Master Move / Kelly Bottom Placement
  • First Idea
  • Second Idea
1992 13
Justin Higham Underground Revolving Control packets roll back and forth between both hands, control of card
Inspired by
  • "Revolving Pass" (Blackstone's Modern Card Tricks, 1932, p. 19)
1992
Technomagic (Issue 13)
102
Justin Higham Delayed Double Cut Control
1992
Technomagic (Issue 13)
102
Justin Higham On the "Modified Shuffle Pass" variation of the Mahatma Overhand Shuffle Control
Inspired by Mar. 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 1)
3
Justin Higham Simple Control selection via dribble-stop, then cut and shuffle to control card to top
Mar. 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 1)
3
Justin Higham Basic Control selection via dribble-stop, then cut and shuffle to control card to top
Mar. 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 1)
4
Justin Higham Tabled Control selection placed on top of tabled deck and cut into deck
Mar. 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 1)
4
Justin Higham Combination Force Control cards dragged from half in right hand end grip into left hand one by one until stopped, card forced and then controlled
Inspired byVariations Apr. 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 2)
15
Justin Higham Fake Jog Shuffle for magicians, jog squared up, Mahatma Control
Related to Apr. 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 2)
19
Justin Higham Tech-Notes on "Kard Kontrols 3 & 4"
Related to May 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 3)
23
Justin Higham Step Peek brief
Inspired by June 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 4)
36
Steve Draun, Edward Marlo The Depth-Illusion Palm directly into gambler's cop or full palm
Related to 1993 46
Steve Draun The New Thumb Slide
Related toAlso published here 1993 57
Jerry Sadowitz The Slip Jog
1993 120
Ernest Earick Bow-to-stern Control
Related toVariations 1993 16
Ernest Earick Broadside Center Steal centre to right Tenkai palm, with replacement to bottom
1993 55
Ernest Earick The Longitudinal Swivel Steal centre to right hand longitudinal palm, with replacement to bottom as control, see also the related applications of the swivel action on p. 71 and p. 74
Related to 1993 63
Ernest Earick One-handed Convincing Control see page 90 for mention of the sleight as cull, force, palm, switch
Variations 1993 83
Doug Edwards Two Hindu-Shuffle Finesses
  • Hindu Shuffle Force Finesse
  • Hindu Shuffle Control Finesse
Also published here Apr. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 4)
2202
Doug Edwards A Four/Five Beat Control flourish cut control
Apr. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 4)
2207
Jose Hernandez Push-Together Control
June 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 6)
2229
Harry Riser Peek Handling
1993 53
Jon Racherbaumer, Edward Marlo Glimpse of Another Side credit discussion of "The Dr. Nuzzo Peek"
Related to 1993
The Olram File (Issue 16)
7