Splitting Cards

100 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Splitting Cards
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Brother John Hamman The Magician's Reprieve two card transposition in which one of the cards (Ten of Hearts) splits into two (SIx and Four of Hearts)
 		1958 The Card Magic of Bro. John Hamman S. M. 16
Dr. James Nuzzo The Magic Split single card splits into two selections when turned face up
 		1968 Expert Card Conjuring 68
Edward Marlo Splitting a Thought two cards are stuck together face to face and turn out to be two thought-of cards, rough-smooth
 		1974 The Unexpected Card Book 49
Mark Weston Splitz double backer is put in the center of the deck, the cards next to it are removed and the double backer split in two normal cards, the cards match the other two cards
Related toVariations July 1977 Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 11) 433
Paul Harris Las Vegas Split Red Twos and black Twos split into four Aces
Variations 1977 SuperMagic 122
Richard Kaufman Split Rise risen card (a four) is split in 2 twos
 		1978 On the Up and Up 20
Karl Fulves Splitting Double with sound effect
 		1978 Transpo Trix 7
Paul Harris Splits Unlimited splitting variations
  • Lickity Split
  • Gaffed Split
  • Curry Split
Inspired by
  • "Las Vegas Split" (Super Magic)
 1978 Las Vegas Close-Up 129
Paul Harris Curry Split exchanging one against two
 		1978 Las Vegas Close-Up 134
Richard Kaufman S.P.L.I.T. Four into Twos into Aces, with double facer
 		1979 CardMagic 92
Gordon Bruce Split Second Twos into Aces
Variations Aug. 1980 Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 8) 889
Roger Crosthwaite Doing the Splits gambler vs. magician theme, splitting twos into aces and one hand changes backs
 		Oct. 1980 Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 10) 918
Paul Harris Las Vegas Split
Oct. 1980 Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 10) 920
Richard Kaufman, David Arthur, Gene Maze Fusion two jokers become double backer which is examined, when peeled apart again they are two selections
Variations 1981 Cardworks 47
Richard Kaufman The Inside Out Deck all back deck, then two of the double facers are split into the four Aces, deck is normal again
 		1981 Cardworks 51
Richard Kaufman Layer by Layer two mates become double backer which is examined, when peeled apart again it splits into mates and a selection
 		1981 Cardworks 55
Slydini The Slydini Touch finesse for splitting an apparent double backer into two cards
 		1981 Cardworks 57
James Swain Torn Asunder Four into Twos into Aces, with double facer
 		1981 Cardworks 74
Richard Kaufman The Splittin' Image Four into Twos into Aces, with double facer
 		1981 Cardworks 79
Ben Harris Dimensional Relativity signed cards turns inside-out so that it has blistered rough surfaces on the outside and when peeled apart the signed surfaces show up again, deck also changes color for some reason
VariationsAlso published here 1981 Dimensional Relativity 3
Jay Sankey Transfusion (Mono) open double backer is "unfused" into two selections
 		1983 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2 68
Jay Sankey Transfusion (Stereo) open double backer, four of a kind production
 		1983 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2 70
Jeff White The White Stuff three selection, first found and split in other two selections, cards are lost and found again
 		1984 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 6) 89
Paul Gertner Two for One Split split on table, two selections
 		1984 Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2 17
Richard Kaufman Fusion two blank cards become double backer which is examined, when peeled apart again they are two selections, then blank again
Inspired by 1984 Abstract 20
Meir Yedid Born Again double backer is split into two cards which produce another card (baby)
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 293
Tom Craven Spin Change wrong card is tossed and splits into two selections in the air
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 527
Steve Beam The Great Divide two selections, card with total of values is removed and split into selection, card with value total appears sandwiched between selections
Related to 1985 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 7) 111
Steve Beam Making Faces fusion and split of two cards
 		1985 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 7) 115
Richard Bartram, Jr. Atlantic City Split with signed card sandwiched as climax
Inspired by 1985 Close-Up of the Damned 35
Ben Harris Split Personality Move one card is changed into its full four-of-a-kind on top of deck
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 11
Eric DeCamps Splitting the Twos
Inspired byVariations 1985 The Magic of Eric DeCamps 1
Richard Kaufman, Eric DeCamps The Radical Change as Split
1985 The Magic of Eric DeCamps 2
Eric DeCamps The Inverted Card short ambitious card sequence, card turned inside out and split, using blank-faced and blank-backed card
Inspired by 1985 The Magic of Eric DeCamps 22
Ben Harris Melt Down Wrong card splits into two selections
Inspired byRelated to 1986 Killer Klose-Up 23
Ben Harris Blendex Odd backed card stabbed into deck by spectator to find selection. Odd backed card vanishes, appears fused onto the back of the selection. Magician then peels the fused card apart.
 		1986 Killer Klose-Up 31
Eric DeCamps Relativity's Relative signed selection (after ambitious card phases) is split into blank-faced and blank-backed card
 		Apr. 1987 Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 4) 1338
Karl Fulves Non-Adjustable 10 Ace, Four and Five, then cards are removed, always add up to ten
Related to 1987 Secret Session — Part Three 60
Steve Beam Card Cleavage four split in two deuces, deuces split into aces
Related toVariations 1988 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 22) 373
Steve Beam The Snapper using the snap change for splitting a four into two deuces
 		1988 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 22) 377
Steve Beam Shattered four splits into a three and an ace, then three splits into other three aces
 		1988 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 24) 415
Jerry Sadowitz Broken Hearts four of hearts splits into 4 ace of hearts, pips disappear and reappear on back of selection
 		1989 Cards on the Table 52
Brother John Hamman Thunderstruck wrong prediction (JS) is changed into 7S and miniature 4S
 		1989 The Secrets of Brother John Hamman 64
Simon Lovell Squiddle Karate Coin done with cards, but finger is thrust into cards that are thrown in the air, and finger splits a card (selection)
 		1989 Close Up Magic To Tapdance To 93
Karl Fulves Standard Test four Jacks change into two Jacks and a double backer which is split into two Aces
 		1989 Quick Card Tricks 32
Karl Fulves, Don Stewart on Splitting and Fusion for magicians, dated to 1950s
 		1989 Quick Card Tricks 33
Harry Levine The Real Las Vegas Split two deuces are split into aces , a card is dealt on each ace forming a blackjack
 		1989 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 31) 556
Rafael Benatar Karate Six is chopped into two Threes and an Eight into Fours
Also published here 1989 Cartas Certificadas 71
Ken Krenzel The Condensed Aces Four spot is produced and splits in Twos, then in Aces, two methods, one with two double facers
Variations 1990 Close-up Impact! 43
Edward Marlo Applications of the Snap Change one card splits in two or even four cards
 		1990 That's It 26
Ben Harris Dimensional Relativity reprint of effect, card reversed on both sides is placed reversed in deck, rest of deck changes back color, then selection turns "inside out" and becomes kind of a double blank card with both signed sides inside
Also published here 1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 76
Jon Racherbaumer Fixing the Vegas Split
Inspired by 1990 Cardfixes 29
Karl Fulves Pull Apart card perpendicular in middle of one half, part that sticks out in other half, when halves are pulled apart the card splits in two
Related to 1991 28 Card Tricks 60
Karl Fulves Truncate queen transposes with two deuces in deck, queen splits in two, substitution trunk presentation
 		1991 28 Card Tricks 62
Karl Fulves Split Image I face-up version of "Pull Apart"
Related to 1991 Pull Apart Notes 1
Karl Fulves Split Image II face-up version of "Pull Apart"
Related to 1991 Pull Apart Notes 4
Karl Fulves Split Image III two Twos stick perpendicular in a half of the deck each, halves pushed together so Twos are out of sight, the two Twos then change into four Aces
Inspired byRelated to 1991 Pull Apart Notes 5
Stephen Tucker Impromptu Aces from the Fore splitting aces from card, four then a three etc.
 		1991 New Close-Up Lecture 2
Jerry K. Hartman Half Again Four spot is produced and splits in Twos, then in Aces, Las Vegas Split type
Inspired by 1991 Card Craft 152
Rafael Benatar Karate six spot is split in two 3s, repeat
Also published here 1993 Double-Card Technique 13
Aldo Colombini Apache two cards stuck together and are peeled apart again
Also published here Apr. 1994 Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 4) 2348
Paul Gertner The Flick with Cards card secretly flicked across table with thumb
  • The Flick Switch
  • The Flick Split
  • Card in Wallet
Related to 1994 Steel and Silver 91
Rafael Benatar Karate Cards Six is chopped into two Threes and an Eight into Fours
Also published here 1995 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 56) 1063
Steve Beam Card Cleavage Four split in two Twos, Twos split into Aces
Inspired byVariations 1995 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2 122
Paul Harris The Split card split in two
 		1995 Natural Selections 15
Aldo Colombini Four Split Four split in two Twos, Twos split into Aces
Inspired by 1995 What's Up Deck? 41
Aldo Colombini Apache two cards stuck together and are peeled apart again
Also published here 1995 What's Up Deck? 98
Paul Harris Las Vegas Split
1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Super Magic) 147
Dominique Duvivier New-Wave All Backs Red and blue double-backed cards shuffled together and magically separate. One of the double backers is split into two Jokers, then the faces on the rest of the deck appear
 		1996 Magie Duvivier 175
Ken Krenzel Cloning Queens Queen is split in two, split again, miniature Queen appears, they all melt back into one
 		1997 Ingenuities 145
Lee Asher The Ripper visual, "double backed card transformes in 4 of a kind"
 		1998 Thinking Out Loud 1
Wesley James Splits Four spot is select, it splits in Twos, then in Aces, three double facers
Inspired by Oct. 1998 Onyx (Issue 5) 1
Steve Bedwell Binary Fission featuring "The Krenzel Split"
Inspired by 1998 ca. Flexing and Twisting 10
David Regal The Half Deal Doing a half deal - only deal off the face layer of a card as a transparent card, leaving a blank card, then print it back
 		1999 Close-Up & Personal 97
Gregory Wilson Stunt Double double snaps out of hand and spins/boomerangs in air
  • variation to make double split apart in mid-air (p. 28)
Also published here
  • "The Wilson Whirl" (Gregory Wilson, Genii, Vol. 61 No. 4, Aug. 1998, p. 68)
 1999 Labyrinth (Issue 12) 26
Peter Gröning Splitting the Aces a Four is split into two Twos, then the four Aces
 		2001 Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 3 Sep./Oct.) 22
David Acer, Richard Sanders Splittant a Four visibly splits into two Twos
Inspired byRelated to Aug. 2002 Genii (Vol. 65 No. 8) 34
Andi Gladwin Splitting Hairs performer wants to find the Aces, a Four is found instead, one Ace is pulled from it, leaving behind a Three, repeated until the Four is split into all four Aces
Inspired by
  • "Aces From The Fore" (Stephen Tucker, marketed item)
  • "Impromptu Aces From The Fore" (Stephen Tucker, Pandora's Box video)
 June 2002 Ego (Vol. 1 No. 12) 12
Dan Buck, Dave Buck The Twins' Split a Two visually splits into two Aces via snap change
 		Apr. 2003 Genii (Vol. 66 No. 4) 28
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Collectors two Aces are split into four Aces with one selection between each pair, Three-Card Catch
 		Oct. 2003 Genii (Vol. 66 No. 10) 51
David Acer Changes pips move around on Five & Two of Clubs to Four and Three of Clubs, then fuse to Seven of Clubs, then split back to Five and Two of Clubs
Inspired byAlso published here 2004 Random Acts of Magic 21
David Acer Splittant Aces Magician visually splits a red Two and black Two into four Aces
Related to 2004 Random Acts of Magic 36
David Acer Splittant Jr. Split Six of Clubs into Four of Clubs and mini Two of Clubs
 		2004 Random Acts of Magic 39
Arturo de Ascanio The Pathology of Cards
Inspired by 2006 The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic 280
Nick Pudar Split Boomerang card represents two selections, then splits and becomes those selections
 		2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 115
Jack Parker Done Burying Joker splits into two cards - a Ten and a Seven - seventeen cards down is selected card
 		2007 52 Memories 92
Kevin Ho Long Division Card is "stretched" into long card, split into two, each being a selection
 		2008 Smooth Operations 14
Aaron Fisher Shattered
  • Tension, Focus, and Design in Card Magic
single Joker changes into a four-of-a-kind
 		Jan. 2009 Genii (Vol. 72 No. 1) 34
Dani DaOrtiz Las cartas de Hofzinser - La carta transparente (o la falsa carta transparente) on Hofzinser's transparent cards and how to make them
  • Creación de las cartas transparentes
  • A tener en cuenta
 		2009 El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 7) 137
David Acer Changes pips move around on Five & Two of Clubs to Four and Three of Clubs, then fuse to Seven of Clubs, then split back to Five and Two of Clubs
Also published here 2011 More Power to You 129
Paul Harris Las Vegas Split Move
2011 More Power to You 144
Ben Train Training Wheels four-at-once production or splitting Four spot into four Aces
 		2012 Anteater Consortium 11
Steven Hamilton Breakdown a Four chosen, an Ace pulled off and a Three remains, repeated until four Aces are produced
Inspired by
  • "Aces from the Fore" (Stephen Tucker, marketed)
Related to 		2013 The Magic of Steven Hamilton 68
Giancarlo Scalia 1 Punto in + Five split to Four and Ace and fused back
 		2016 Semplici Immagini 10
John Hostler Royally Wild Joker changes into mates of three cut-to cards, then Joker splits into two cards to complete Royal Flush with the three cards
Inspired by 2016 Magnum Opossum 78
Unknown The Alton Split
2016 Magnum Opossum 83
Yves Carbonnier Transmutation Royale three Aces interlaced between Kings change into selections, with repetition
 		2016 Transmutatione Royale 1
Adam Wilber The Splits a Four is split in two Twos, then Aces, without deck
 		Mar. 2017 Genii (Vol. 80 No. 3) 48
Scott Robinson Big Bang four-coin matrix with one card, first coin vanishes and joins other beneath card, card split into two, last two coins join them one at a time, backfire finish, good follow-up for “Automated Teller Card” (p. 130)
 		2018 Pure Imagination 135
Roberto Mansilla, Mark Weston Splitz
  • Artifices
double backer is put in the center of the deck, the cards next to it are removed and the double backer split in two normal cards, the cards match the other two cards
Inspired by Feb. 2021 Genii (Vol. 84 No. 2) 52