Spectator shuffles - Subtleties

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Unknown Shuffling Deck with Key Card Modern Magic 65
Unknown Shuffling with Key Card "very small risk of the two cards being parted" Tricks with Cards 41
Unknown Holding Out Partial Stack palming thirteen cards while spectator shuffles More Magic 29
Unknown Card Naming when stack has been shuffled, punch deck More Magic 81
Unknown Undoing Riffle Shuffle with Stripper New Era Card Tricks 55
Unknown Deck Crimp Location New Era Card Tricks 72
S. W. Erdnase The Blind Shuffle For Securing Selected Card with palm off for a spectator shuffle The Expert at the Card Table 141
Unknown The Stabbed Card using sticky card to control selection The Art of Magic 127
Charles T. Jordan Allowing a Spectator to Shuffle general comments Thirty Card Mysteries 16
Oswald Rae Stock Addition after Spectator's Shuffle palmed cards added when completing spectator's cut Sub Rosa 3
Theodore Annemann A Couple of Cards Get Together two selections come together on top despite the spectator's overhand shuffleRelated to SH-H-H--! It's A Secret 20
Theodore Annemann The $ 1,000 Test Card Location stacked, riskyRelated toVariations SH-H-H--! It's A Secret 43
Unknown Spectator Shuffles Stacked Deck credit information, short overhand shuffle Mental Magic with Cards 19
Unknown Shuffling a Stacked Deck short shuffle, credit to Stanyon's Magic The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 19) 108
Unknown Shuffling Despite Key Card Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 22
Unknown Spectator Riffle Shuffles and key remains on top or near top Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 89
Unknown New Card Discovery two key cards, spectator shuffles briefly Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 32
Charles T. Jordan Trailing the Dovetail Shuffle to its Lair distributing stacked suit with 2 riffle shuffles Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 42
Charles T. Jordan Spectator's Red Black Shuffle spectator deals divided deck in two heaps and riffle shuffles them Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 47
Theodore Annemann A Couple of Cards Get Together two selections come together on top despite the spectator's overhand shuffle, pencil dot cardRelated to Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 82
Unknown Location Plus slick key card, spectator (overhand) shuffles Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 97
Theodore Annemann $1,000 Test Card Location stacked, riskyRelated to Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 215
James Maxwell The Locator spectator's shuffling while short card stays next to selection Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 313
Unknown Shuffling with a Key Card Greater Magic 94
Unknown Shuffling despite Key Cards - The Overhand Shuffle
- The Dovetail Shuffle		 Greater Magic 96
Charles T. Jordan Interlocking Chain Principle Greater Magic 101
Unknown The Master Card Location two key cards, spectator riffle shuffles Greater Magic 97
Theodore Annemann Eagle Location risky location in which spectator shuffles his own card backRelated to The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 56) 397
Unknown Key Card Shuffle Subtlety The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 83) 533
Unknown Short Card & Riffle Shuffle two cards stay together The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 121) 707
Crocker Xkwizit! two hinged cards in deck to keep cards together while shuffled freelyRelated to The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 117) 689
Henry Hardin Hindu Dream cards in hat, shaken and top card removed four timesAlso published here The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 119) 701
Herbert Hood A Thought Out-Thought free selection divined, marked & stackedVariations The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 136) 776
Charles Nyquist The Principle of Alternative Terminations - And Its Applications When the Spectator Shuffles stratagem for controlling a card while spectator shuffles the deck, several outs My Best 27
Unknown Shuffling with Key Card Watch This One! 37
Ronald B. Edwards Group Shuffle Transfer deck is shuffled first half, then second half, cards are transferred The Cardiste (Issue 11) 13
Charlie Miller You Do as I Do tip The Magic of Charles Earle Miller 60
Unknown, Edward Marlo Fifth Method spectator's shuffle likely retains top/bottom cards, key card Estimation 29
Edward Marlo Eleventh Method real riffle shuffle in lieu of a faro after estimated fingertip peek Estimation 33
Edward Marlo Twelfth Method based on principle that spectator shuffles top card to bottom in small packet overhand shuffleVariations Estimation 33
Harry Lorayne This is Mind-Reading? two key cards, spectator shuffles, out of hands selectionRelated to Close-up Card Magic 86
Harry Lorayne Three Again Three-spot as multiple out indicator card, with real shuffles Close-up Card Magic 108
John S. Frazee The Shuffle Force spectator shuffles top card to bottom in small packet overhand shuffle, see Linking Ring, Vol. 26 No. 2, April 1946, page 56 Estimation 33
John S. Frazee Shuffle Force principle that spectator shuffles top card to bottom in small packet overhand shuffle Faro Controlled Miracles 15
Martin Gardner Stock Holdout spectator shuffles deck in parts, but partial stack is retained, for credit information see referenceRelated to Epilogue (Issue 2) 9
Unknown Spectator Shuffles Stack briefly The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 4) 161
Ellis Stanyon Basic Move 3 shuffling a stacked deck, credit informationRelated to
  • Stanyon's "Magic", Vol. 13 No. 10, July 1912
 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 8) 183
Unknown Clear Voyant stacked, spectator shuffles, "queen removal"-glimpse Million Dollar Card Secrets 67
Henry Hardin Hindu Dream Variation cards in hat are mixed, performer removes selectionAlso published here The Living End 5
Father Cyprian Faro Flush spectator shuffle bluff, two faros, deal Super Subtle Card Miracles 25
Gerald Kosky Yore Finder two key cards and optional fishing, credit correction on page 65Related to Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 5) 39
Jon Racherbaumer Challenge Location see "Publisher's Note", extremely risky Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 5) 39
Burling Hull The Two Fold Miracle spectator shuffles deck and cuts to any card, its value used to count down in second deck, same card found there The Amazing World of Mentalism 49
Cy Endfield, Fred Robinson A Cy Endfield Location two key cards on two halves, spectator shuffles them togetherVariations Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 5) 351
Doug Edwards Star Trik Inspired by Cardmania 34
Charles Nyquist, Jack McMillen The Drop Shuffle spectator pushes messy halves together, rosetta shuffle Sleights & Swindles 11
Unknown Spectator Shuffles with Key Card Magic from which Memories are Made! 119
Unknown Top and Bottom Card Locator two keys and the spectator can shuffle briefly Simple yet Effective Tricks with Cards 22
Unknown Hand Out Crimp corner as selection is returned The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3) 15
Unknown Use for Short Card count-down placement, spectator shuffles The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1) 5
Unknown The Floating Key "This is a control which without question is the best of all methods of controlling a chosen card.", key card which is both narrow and short and punched The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3) 21
Arthur Finley, Juan Tamariz Riffle Shuffle Finesse spectator pushes cards together Card Stories 18
Unknown Group Shuffle handing outs groups of cards for shuffling that have to stay together Secret Session — Part One 3
Ron Wilson Red/Black Shuffles spectator riffle and overhand shuffles the cards, the deck ends up almost separated in red and black The Uncanny Scot, Ron Wilson 25
Arthur Finley Remote Control spectator riffle shuffles after control, cards spread before pushed togetherRelated toVariations The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3 166
Jerry Sadowitz A Million to One spectator shuffles deck and cuts it into two equal piles - one is red one black Cards on the Table 11
Brother John Hamman Red-Black Correction correcting alternating set-up after real overhand shuffle The Secrets of Brother John Hamman 85
Edward Marlo Spectator Shuffle with Set-up one riffle shuffle The Aronson Approach 16
Juan Tamariz Spectator Completes Riffle Shuffle Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2) 19
John S. Frazee Shuffle Force spectator shuffles top card to bottom Secrets Draun from Underground 130
Rick Johnsson Five Foot Card Trick out-of-hand selection, shuffling with key card Card File 135
Arthur Finley Remote Control spectator riffle shuffles after controlRelated to The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 327
Unknown Letting the Spectator Shuffle with a Key Card Card College - Volume 1 144
Unknown Group Shuffle deck shuffled in groups, yet key cards at position ten, twenty, thirty and forty retained Self-Working Close-up Card Magic 23
Edward Marlo Spectator's Shuffle spectator shuffles one half, then the other, some cards secretly transferred M.I.N.T. — Volume II 317
Steve Bedwell Case Holdout during Spectator Shuffle Parked Card and Other Manoeuvres 5
Unknown Applications for the Crimp Card College - Volume 2 349
Kosy Phibulphanuvat, Allan Ackerman Spectators Shuffle Deck deck is shuffled in pieces by spectators, yet stock retained I Can't Believe it's Not All Cards 49
John Scarne Spectator Shuffles Sequence half deck shuffled, then other half, set-up transferred Underworld (Issue 5) 68
Unknown The Spread Crimp Card College - Volume 3 561
Unknown Refinements and Final Thoughts - Security
- The Spectator Shuffles
- Psychology
- A Lost Card		 Card College - Volume 3 563
David Williamson Case Hold-Out holding out small stack while spectator shuffles Tricks of my Trade 173
Roger Crosthwaite Multiple Procedures getting spectator to think of one cards of a few
1. Spectator Shuffles and Spreads (full stack, spectator shuffled briefly)
2. Spectator Shuffles and Spreads (small stack)
3. Spectator Shuffles and Spreads (no stack)		Related to Arcardia 78
Ellis Stanyon The Bottom Card as "Key" No. 2, key card placement with reverse cull to upper section, or sticky key card to have the deck shuffled Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 2
Ellis Stanyon The "Portfolio" Card No. 25, two cards hinged together, selections put between them, spectator can shuffleRelated to Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 15
Ellis Stanyon The Genuine Shuffle as Affecting the Above (No. 6) and Other Arranged Packs No. 7, letting a spectator overhand shuffle a stacked deck in the hope that enough of the set-up remains Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 106
Ellis Stanyon Got 'Em All Beat No. 23, two selected cards fairly shuffled back by spectator, yet found behind back, two cards hinged together, selections put between themRelated toVariations Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 169
Ashby Lorton A Supposed Shuffle in a Silk Hat No. 27, deck does not mix when hat covered with plate is shaken Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 310
Charles Nyquist, Jack McMillen San Francisco Shuffle deck dealt into two piles randomly, piles pushed together messily (almost rosetta-style), retains separation without missesAlso published here
  • Genii, Vol. 14 No. 3, Nov. 1949
 Off The Books (Issue 1) 1
Karl Fulves Jack Finds Your Card No. 27, deck cut into two piles, spectator shuffles two together and remembers top card which is put in other pile, performer looks through shuffled pile, two key cards New Self-Working Card Tricks 42
David Regal The World's First Card Trick top card after spectator's shuffle is predicted Constant Fooling 1 7
Arthur Finley, David Regal Spectator Shuffles Subtlety with control back to top Related to Constant Fooling 1 8
David Regal Hands-Off Force & Shuffle spectator shuffles piles, yet top card of deck is force card Constant Fooling 2 109
Jack Avis, Lewis Jones Impossible spectator shuffles after replacement, selection between two key cards Ahead of the Pack 85
Arthur Finley, Juan Tamariz Riffle Shuffle Finesse spectator pushes cards together Card College — Volume 5 1362
Andrew Galloway The Card Of Fortune card is placed reversed in deck four times, four of a kind is located Penumbra (Issue 8) 8
Martin Gardner Stock Holdout spectator shuffles deck in parts, but partial stack is retained, see credit correction in Issue 11, p. 1 Penumbra (Issue 9) 17
Karl Fulves Shuffle Tracking Combo memorizing riffle shuffle distribution via Combo system in face-down spread of unsquared shuffle Combo II 95
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) I. General Procedures procedures in which the spectator and/or performer shuffles but retains certain aspects of the red-black distribution of the deck
- Procedure A
- Procedure B
- Procedure C
- Procedure D: Into This Universe
- Procedure E: Into Two Universes
- Procedure F: Multiple Shuffle Procedure		 Penumbra (Issue 10) 13
Eric Mead Spectator Shuffles Tangled Web 103
Arthur Finley Remote Control Tangled Web 139
Unknown Spectator Pushes Card Together Chapter One 10
Karl Fulves Stuck At 26 face-up/face-down mixed deck, spectator does face-up/face-down cutting procedure that retains a card at twenty-sixth position Prolix (Issue 4) 223
Howard A. Adams Dealflipdropcut small packet tricks, featuring a false mixing process
- The Principle
- Spellflipdropcut
- ESP Test
- The Others Principle
- Sequence		Related to Prolix (Issue 5) 319
Karl Fulves Dealflip "following Dealflipdropcut"
further ideas with the mixing process, see following items		Related to Xtra Credit (Issue 1) 3
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) I. General Procedures (continued) - Procedure GRelated to Penumbra (Issue 11) 2
Jay Ose, Paul Harris Spectator's Ose Cut spectator does Ose's cut Relaxed Impossibilities 229
Benjamin Earl Case as Holdout spectator shuffles, then deck put in case Gambit (Issue 1) 9
Benjamin Earl Spectator's Holdout Shuffle spectator shuffles deck in stages yet set-up is retainedRelated toVariationsAlso published here Gambit (Issue 2) 15
Román García Memorable deck is shuffled by spectator, one card removed, deck is memorized and every card named including missing card Nanomagias 99
Unknown Divided Deck Shuffle riffle shuffle by spectator Making the Cut 30
Paul Curry Spread Shuffle for people who cannot riffle shuffle properly Lessons in Card Mastery 169
Darwin Ortiz The Spectator's False Shuffle spectator shuffles, performer squares Lessons in Card Mastery 39
Darwin Ortiz Spectator Shuffles Twice applicationInspired by Lessons in Card Mastery 44
Darwin Ortiz Daley's Delight Variation with half deck, spectator apparently shuffles whole deck Lessons in Card Mastery 190
Charles Nyquist, Jack McMillen The Drop Shuffle spectator pushes messy halves together, rosetta shuffle (but retains a small stock on top)Related to 8 Effects and a Sleight 32
Steve Reynolds, Lee Asher, John Born Twelfth-Method Match Card is reversed in deck as prediction. Card is cut to and selected, turns out to match the prediction as its mate. Includes refinements by Lee Asher and John BornInspired by Seeking the Bridge 154
Arthur Finley Spectator Shuffles Subtlety Related to Confident Deceptions 65
Charles T. Jordan, Andrew Wimhurst Interlocking Chain Principle and Cull spectator shuffles set-up twice Confident Deceptions 202
Roberto Giobbi Anchor a Shuffle "Remember, You Shuffled" The Art of Switching Decks 19
Jerry Sadowitz Spectator Shuffles Red/Black Deck Related to Red Black 3
Tom Gagnon Slug-O-Matic Deck wide/narrow combination, allows riffle shuffle stock control
- Spectator Shuffles		 Too Hot for the Devil 138
Shane Cobalt A Trick for Chuck a Jack at top and bottom of two halves, riffle shuffle retains a Jack at top and bottomInspired by
  • Charles Jordan
 A Trick for Chuck 2
Joseph Barry Undoing Riffle Shuffle removing demo cards Reverie 4
Joseph Barry Beginner's Luck spectator first gets a flush in hearts, then a straight flush in spadesInspired by Reverie 9
Joseph Barry Undoing Riffle Shuffle removing demo cards Fifty 2
Joseph Barry Another Ruse for Magicians... spectator shuffles, card is on top or at least under controlAlso published here Reverie 17
Joseph Barry Another Ruse for Magicians... spectator shuffles, card is on top or at least under controlAlso published here Fifty 7
Benjamin Earl Shuffled Ose Control stock is controlled even though spectator shuffles deck, cuts and reassemblesInspired by Less is More Bonus 2
Arthur Finley The Finley Strategem Concept of using a telescoped ribbon spread to secretly note the number of cards shuffled onto a particular card, along with tips for dealing with blocks of cards too large to secretly count.Variations Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9 90
Steve Beam The Bold and the Beautiful Impossible location.Related to Semi-Automatic Card Tricks - Volume 9 99
Steve Beam Misdirection Middle Deal Subtlety for having a card or cards selected which are known by the magician in the course of an impossible location effect.Variations Semi-Automatic Card Tricks - Volume 9 101
Jerry Sadowitz Spectator Shuffles Red/Black Deck Related to Red Black 2.0 3
Unknown Key Card Shuffle by Spectatore Sprezzatura 20
Roberto Giobbi Shuffle, yes? Shuffle, no! getting the spectator to shuffle only briefly or not at all Hidden Agenda (Issue Jan 18) 22
Roberto Giobbi Oh, Well Control joke sequence so the spectator doesn't want to shuffle Hidden Agenda (Issue Jan 19) 23
Roberto Giobbi Expert Key Card Placement Hidden Agenda (Issue July 3) 191
Unknown Spectator Shuffles Alternating Deck red/black Hidden Agenda (Issue Dec 25) 368
Pit Hartling Sherlock selection found in deck shuffled by spectator, returns to stack, interlocking chainsVariations In Order to Amaze 40
Unknown The Job-Sharing Shuffle several spectators shuffle, distinct groups kept separated Standup Card Magic 109
So Sato Mass Destruction Stacking deck cut into piles, spectator shuffles all, yet some set-up is retainedInspired byRelated to The Secrets of So Sato 118
So Sato Quartet Shuffle four piles, spectator shuffles in various ways, four of a kind with down-under-deal found, Mass Destruction StackingInspired by
  • "Time Cumbersome Down-Under" (Hideo Kato, PALM Vol. 19, 2001)
 The Secrets of So Sato 126
So Sato Destroy and Search "If you ask, 'Is this practical for laymen?' I must answer, 'No.'"
Mass Destruction Stacking		 The Secrets of So Sato 128
Benjamin Earl Deep Slug Control spectator shuffles deck in parts, set up retained near top below break Less is More 63
Theodore Annemann Spectator Shuffles and Cuts Related to Operandi (Issue 2) 10
Howard A. Adams The Order of Chaos DealFlipDropCut, apparent mixing of packet by spectatorRelated to
  • "DealFlipDropCut" (Howard A. Adams, OICUFESP Vol. 6, 1980, p. 15)
 The Doors of Deception 228
Benjamin Earl Spectator Shuffle Holdout spectator shuffles deck in stages yet set-up is retainedRelated toAlso published here Less is More 56
Benjamin Earl Half & Half Control spectator shuffles deck in stages yet set-up is retainedRelated to Less is More 59
Benjamin Earl Shuffled Ose Control spectator cuts and partially shuffles deck, small stockInspired by Less is More 60
Benjamin Earl, John Guastaferro Spectator's Shuffle Holdout Variation two spectators shuffles deck in stages yet set-up is retainedInspired by En Route 60
Dr. Alpen Nacar Nacar's Holdout Sequence Ose Cut and shuffle combination, done by spectatorInspired byRelated to The Doors of Deception 146
Ross Tayler, Charlie Ordania One for the Boys #1 out-of-hand selection procedure with shuffling, spectator cuts and looks at card in packet, riskyRelated to Operandi (Issue 3) 8
Gary Plants "This is Why I am Here" replacing glimpse after spectator's shuffle with set-up and shuffle strategyInspired by Operandi (Issue 3) 30
Ryan Schlutz 6 Covers 6 hands-off selection and riffle shuffle by spectatorInspired by
  • "All Expenses Paid" (Jim Krenz)
Related to		 False Anchors — Volume Two 41
Unknown Spectator pushes Card Together Repertoire 38
Benjamin Earl The Proxy Control spectator shuffles overhand, small stock retained Roleplayer 27
Johnny Thompson Spectator Shuffles Koran Stack The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2) 313
Benjamin Earl Spectator Shuffle Holdout spectator shuffles deck in stages yet set-up is retainedAlso published here Roleplayer 2
Ollie Mealing Persistence cards handed to performer while he is looking away, performer names cards, final phase with card in case, using Mickael Chatelain's "M-Case" Operandi (Issue 4) 32
Unknown Spectator's Color Riffle Shuffle The Neat Review (Issue 1 - London 2019) 83
Allan Ackerman Spectator Shuffle to keep Card at Position spectator shuffles the deck in stages, yet a card at a known position is retained there, cards positioned together at known positionRelated to Card Theater 35
Joshua Jay, Yves Doumergue The Spectator-Shuffle Control small set-up retained during spectator shuffle Triptych 7
Rajneesh Madhok Remote Rosetta Control top card retained during spectator "shuffle"Inspired byAlso published here
  • Destination Zero (John Bannon, 2015)
 Triptych 14
Joshua Jay Group Shuffle aka Intercourse Shuffle, cards shuffled together face-up/face-down with spectatorRelated to Triptych 68