218 entries in Cards / Sleights / Force / Spread Force
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Eduard W. Lufa Die bezeichnete Karte "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
under-the-spread force after the spectator's shuffle (palm and replacement)
Aug. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 8)
116
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Fan Force under fan
1910 155
Jack Merlin The Spread cards spread on the table, card is selected, returned and eventually found
Variations 1927/28 20
Oswald Rae Spread Force face up, brief
1928 16
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Touch Method
1933 40
Sure-Fire Force under-the-spread force, top card taken singly under spread at start
Variations 1933 22
T. Page Wright Under-Spread-Force Handling spectator cuts in probably narrow in-the-hands spread, unclear
1933 21
Orville Wayne Meyer The "One of a Bunch" Force no-miss strategy for classic force
1935
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1935)
43
Spread Force card under spread
1937 383
Under-the-Spread Force
1939 40
Under-the-Spread Force with odd-backed card, bottom card
Also published here 1941 19
Forcing Bottom Card under the spread-force from bottom
1941/27 265
Edward Marlo Imperfection Force under-the-spread force
Also published here 1947 8
Sliding-Key Force
1948 209
John Hamilton Top Force card is exchanged while removed
July 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 154)
622
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Arthur H. Buckley The Hofzinser Fan Force bottom card slid out with right fingers
1948 169
Stewart James Multiple Touch Force more than one card is reverse-culled, credit information
Related to Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 3)
5
P. Howard Lyons The Open Prediction #30 bold discrepancy spread touch force, top card forced
Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 3)
19
Victor Comello The Utility Prediction card out-jogged halfway, as the right hand removes it, it is switched for the top card
1956 22
Norman Houghton The Run Under the Fan force card starts near the top under a break
Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
19
Under-the-Spread Force
1962 69
Tony Kardyro The Change Move Force
1966 4
"Senator" Clarke Crandall Open Force card placed on top and double lift, apparent mistake
Variations 1968 77
Uncanny Revelation unknown card is signed on back and forced from face
1972 69
T. Nelson Downs The Downs' Force and Location
  • Card forced while deck is held behind the back
  • Marking cards with sunlight
1975 175
Jerry Andrus Clip Force sort of under spread force
1976 42
Jerry Andrus Heel Steal Force angly
1976 43
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Force
1977 77
Bottom Force under-the-spread force
1978 48
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Force
1979 22
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Force
May 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 1)
6
Tony Miller Down-And-Out Force under the spread handling
Aug. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 8)
809
Len Hollyman Out-And-Down Force off-beat under-the-spread handling
Aug. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 8)
810
Stephen Tucker Under the Spread Force Variation
Mar. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 23)
448
Frank Simon Versatile Cull Switch culled card switched for culled card, spread condition retained
  • A Variation
  • Straight Force Variation
Variations 1983 105
Jerry K. Hartman Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by June 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 6)
935
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Under-the-Spread Force
Winter 1984
West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
57
Jan Torell Card Force slit in card
1984 9
Jan Torell Meine Standard-Forcier-Methode
1984 12
Stephen Tucker The Forceful Touch under-the-spread force, some cards counted off into right hand, then rest spread on top
1984 3
Under-Spread Force under-spread force with load from bottom
1985 1
David Britland Deck Version of Mexican Turnover Switch deck is turned face up around selected card
Also published here 1985 29
Larry Jennings L.J. Variation of Marlo's B.D.E. Force
1986 120
Robert Gardner Odd Man Out force that hides back of card
Nov. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 11)
1283
Dai Vernon Bottom Deal Spread Force like Bottom Deal Exchange
1988 153
Edward Marlo BDE Type Force
1988 54
One-Handed Bottom Deal Force card touched in spread and placed face-up on table
1989 4
Hofzinser Spread Force
Oct. 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 1)
12
Harry Lorayne Spread Passable off-beat spread pass handling as force or control
1990 221
Gary Ouellet Touch Force
1990 130
Wesley James, "Senator" Clarke Crandall The Crandall/James Force forcing one of two selections
Inspired by 1990 45
Gary Ouellet The Touch Force
VariationsAlso published here 1990 171
Steve Spillman The Spill Variation variation of the Touch Force
Also published here 1990 174
Ken Krenzel The Krenzel Color Approach using the Touch Force to hide the back of a different colored cards
1990 175
Simon Aronson Mark-a-Place Force see p. 14 for credit information and applications
Related to 1990 11
Under-the-spread Force from bottom of deck
1990 3
Michael Close As a Force and a Control MC Spread Double Lift application
1991 44
Joseph K. Schmidt Right Angle Force spectator choses right card to complete a royal flush, featuring an under-the-spread-force with a card in perpendicular position under spread, TPC
1991
Cheat Sheet (Issue 9)
90
Jon Racherbaumer Spreading the Force credit information for spread cull force
1992 116
Ron Bauer The Hofbauer Force finessed Hofzinser Force
1992 116
Edward Marlo Marlo's Spread-X Force "Bottom Deal Exchange" (BDE) Force
1992 121
Jon Racherbaumer Finding Simple Simon credit discussion of the under-the-spread cull force
Dec. 1992
Swipe (Issue 7)
1
William Goodwin Block Turnover Force from spread
Related toAlso published here Apr. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 8)
53
Harry Lorayne The "Useful" Force bottom deal flip over force ala Asher
Related to Jan. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 1)
2168
William Goodwin Bottom Deal Upjog Switch touched card is upjogged
1993 21
Eddie Fechter A Magical Prediction spectator finds his own card from ribbon spread deck, risky method, with outs
Also published here
  • "A Magical Prediction" in "The Linking Ring" June, 1972.
1993 222
Juan Tamariz Forcing A Card two methods
1994 23
Darwin Ortiz Underspread Force
1995 77
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Roberto Giobbi, Fred Robinson The Under-the-Spread Force
1995 189
David Regal Touch Force
Jan. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 1)
2458
David Regal Forcing A Change spread change, touched cards, "Isolated Force"
VariationsAlso published here June 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 6)
2518
Lee Asher Four Casting card force, card is touched in the spread and cards turned over except touched card
Related toAlso published here 1995 1144
Hiroyuki Sakai Four Card Touch Force multiple cards touched, stripped out, first card outjogged by performer
1995 74
Simon Aronson The S. A. Combination "Self Adjusting", spectator touches force in spread, it apparently does not leave sight, under-the-spread force
  • A. The Force Procedure
  • B. Application to the Open Index (spectator touches named card)
Related toAlso published here 1995 232
Gary Ouellet Touch Force
1995 85
William Goodwin Block Turnover Force from spread, Two Ton Transpo
Also published here 1995 94
Reversed Card Force card touched and cards above and below are reversed, then performer spreads to reversed card
1995 66
Gary Ouellet Touch Force see also p. 47 for an in-the-hands application
Also published here 1995 46
Jerry K. Hartman Secret Simon
  • Kardyro’s Simple Simon (see reference): under-the-spread force of top card (see also application on p. 280, in context of "Dynamic Duo")
  • Bill Miesel’s improved handling (p. 57)
Secret Simon combines elements of both, two handlings, can be used as key card placement
Inspired by
  • Simple Simon Move and Effects (Tony Kardyro, 1966)
1995 56
Under-the-Spread Cull
1996 18
Michael Close, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Under-the-Spread Force Handling
1996 9
William Goodwin Block Turnover Force from spread, Two Ton Transpo
Also published here 1996 2
Ein freches Kartenforcieren under-the-spread force, spreading deck over first card which is taken singly
1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 2)
62
Gary Ouellet Touch Force brief
1996 180
Edward Marlo, David Solomon Under-the-Spread Force Handling see also p. 35
1997 32
Bottom Deal Spread Force with odd-backed card
1997 8
Dai Vernon Bottom Deal Spread Force like Bottom Deal Exchange
1998 94
Joe Rindfleisch The R. B. D. Force one-handed bottom deal as left hand moves upwards to show side-jogged selection
Variations Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
17
Fred Robinson Ultimate Force under-spread force, starts with cull, brief
Also published here 1998 73
David Regal Isolated Force spectator touch card in spread, card is reversed in deck, in the process it is forced
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1999 33
Gary Ouellet The Touch Force
1999 138
Ellis Stanyon The "Touched" Card No. 24, card touched in spread, bottom card dragged over becomes bottom card of top section, reverse cull/bottom deal
Also published here 1999 15
Ellis Stanyon Passing the Bottom Card to the Right Under the One Touched No. 8, also to force multiple cards one after the other
Also published here 1999 274
Justin Higham Transfer-Switch Force
Variations 1999 6
Joshua Jay A Discreet Displacement "Plus Two Effects"
card is added on top of selection in action of stripping it out, done at chest height
  • The Add-On Move
  • The Control
  • The Force
VariationsAlso published here Jan. 1999
Onyx (Issue 6)
21
Gary Ouellet The Touch Fource
2000 187
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Under-the-Spread Force with odd-backed card, bottom card
Also published here 2001 123
Simon Aronson The S. A. Combination "Self Adjusting", spectator touches force in spread, it apparently does not leave sight, under-the-spread force
Also published here 2001 172
Neal Elias, Edward Marlo Placing A Key Card II top card taken into right hand, deck then spread over it, also with key or force card near top
2001 26
Neal Elias Force #1 handling for under-the-spread force
2001 29
Neal Elias Force #2 getting card from the bottom under spread with kelly/ovette type action
Inspired byRelated to 2001 30
Neal Elias Take Another Card spectator takes the same card, it pops out of spread as he is about to take one (gag?)
2001 50
David Regal Bottom Deal Spread Force
2002 67
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Fan Force card under fan
2002 120
Under-the-Spread Force taking top card under the spread by itself as start
2002 16
Lewis Jones As a Force see the second note
2002 11
Jack Avis, Lewis Jones Under-the-Spread Force Handling spreading over top card
2002 71
Elias Ugart Siesta Force also with multiple cards
Variations 2002 245
Steve Beam Nap Force
Inspired by 2002 246
David Britland The Mexican Turnover variant deck is turned face up around selected card
Also published here Feb. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 9)
33
Karl Fulves, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Force Handling under spread
2003 19
Burling Hull Super Supreme Force Hofzinser Spread Force variation, reprinted from reference
Also published here
  • "Bulletin of Latest Sleights and Tricks" (1914)
2003 27
Gary Ouellet, John Bannon Out Of Touch Force Ouellet's "Touch Force" as multiple out
2004 109
Gary Ouellet The Touch Force
Related to 2004 157
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Cull Force
2004 248
Fred Robinson, Gary Plants Perfect Force Handling cull
Related to 2004 10
Wesley James, "Senator" Clarke Crandall The Crandall/James Force see also p. 328
Inspired by 2004 92
Steve Beam The Accordion Spread Force forcing a number of cards, packet size
2004 242
Ron Frost The Fan Two See Force Slip card from the top of deck into the spread
Variations 2004 19
Kostya Kimlat Undercover Force cards are spread and one card touched and turned-over, force and double, with variations
  • Free Style
  • Forcing Thoughts
  • Break Style
  • Cull Style
  • Bottom Up Style
Also published here 2004 5
Kostya Kimlat Undercover Force cards are spread and one card touched and turned-over, force, very brief
Also published here 2004 14
Edward Marlo, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Under the Spread Force Handling
2005 8
Gregory Wilson Indiscreet Displacement Variation of Discreet Displacement as a face-down force
Inspired by 2005 15
Tyler Wilson Hasselhofzinser card touched in spread is forced, under-the-spread handling
Also published here 2005 10
Tyler Wilson Hasselhofzinser card touched in spread is forced, under-the-spread handling
Also published here 2005 4
Jack Parker Parker Varies Regal spectator touch card in spread, card is reversed in deck, in the process it is switched
Inspired byAlso published here 2005 25
Erik Nordvall Spread Force Handling Simple hand-to-table variation of Hofzinser Spread Force with cull
2006 13
Tyler Wilson Hasselhofzinser card touched in spread is forced, under-the-spread handling
Also published here 2006 30
Tyler Wilson Gag Reflex card jumps forward from fan as spectator is about to pick a card, followed by under-the-spread type force
2006 34
Jack Parker The Slip Slide Force handling for the Hofzinser Spread Force
Also published here Aug. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 3)
34
William Goodwin, Gordon Bruce Block Turnover Force from spread, Two Ton Transpo
Also published here 2007 81
Jack Parker Slip Slide Force handling for the Hofzinser Spread Force
Also published here 2007 41
Jack Parker Parker Varies Regal (P.V.R.) spectator touch card in spread, card is reversed in deck, in the process it is switched
Inspired byAlso published here 2007 48
David Solomon Under-the-Spread Force Handling
2007 63
Edward Marlo Bottom Deal Exchange Force
2007 180
Edward Marlo Imperfection Force under-the-spread force
Also published here 2007 165
Jerry K. Hartman CC Force “Convincing Control”-type action that forces the card, then switches out and/or controls it
2007 11
New Card Force simplified no-cull under the spread force, top cards openly counted into right hand first and put straight under spread
Also published here
  • "New Card Force" (The Magic World, Vol. 2 No. 2, 1918)
2007 4
Victor Comello, Fearless Force card out-jogged from spread, deck squared, out-jogged card moved to top and switched for top card, used for mating trick
Related toVariations 2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
328
Cull para Forzaje simple spread cull force
2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 4)
27
Dani DaOrtiz Cull para Salida de un fallo spread cull force as out for classic force
2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 4)
27
Michael Powers Delta Force card touched, top half turned over and selection pushed out, switched
Also published here 2008 28
Fred Robinson Ultimate Force under-spread force, starts with cull
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2009 125
Ken Krenzel The Vertical Slip Force spectator says stop during spreading, also as key placement
2009 17
Chris Mayhew The Schwartz based on Ouellet's "Touch Force"
2009 51
The Touch Force under-the-spread cull force
2009 53
Al Schneider The Schneider Classic Force using light-reft spread pass
Also published here
  • "My the Force Be With You"
Dec. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 12)
24
Arie Vilner Underhanded Delivery Application - The Mighty Force under-the-spread force from a shuffled deck using Underhanded Delivery steal from tabled case
Related to 2009 15
David Regal Isolated Force
2010 149
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Spread Force
2010 28
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Underspread Force brief
2010 55
Gary Ouellet The Touch Force
2011 84
Patrick Page Avoiding the Peek forcing a card near a locator card
2011 115
Gary Ouellet Touch Force
2011 122
Jon Racherbaumer Greater Simple-Simon Force handling for under-spread-cull force, credit information, for two cards
Mar. 2011
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 3)
11
Simon Aronson Underspread Force
2012 127
Simon Aronson Under-Spread-Force Finesse
2012 28
Curtis Kam Delta Force "cross-cut in the hands", reverse spreading
Inspired by June 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 6)
50
Justin Higham Casual Transfer-Switch Force
Inspired by 2012 22
Peter Duffie Task Force reverse-spread bluff to force bottom card
2012 28
Simon Aronson Under-the-Spread Force Handling
2013 17
Edward Oschmann Modified Hofzinser Spread Force
Dec. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 12)
48
Justin Higham Illogical Self-Force top/bottom discrepancy
Inspired by 2013 27
Chris Mayhew Chris Mayhew´s TB Force without removing the double from the deck
2014 57
Patrick G. Redford The Double MC Kraser Force similar to MC Spread Double Lift (see Close reference), card ends as a single
Inspired by 2014 145
Under the Spread Force brief
2015 48
Lionel Gallardo Moving on Up Control to top and/or bottom of deck
Related to
  • Reverse spread force (J.B. Bernat, Cartomagia: 40 Anos Despues, 1981)
Also published here
2015 240
Edward Marlo, So Sato Bottom Deal Exchange Force
2016 101
Alexander Hansford Hofzinser Force Handling
2016 23
Andy (The Jerx) Reverse Psychology Handling for the spread force added with some psychological subtleties to make it extra fair (allow them to apparently change their mind)
2016 203
Hofzinser Spread Force
2017 174
Tyler Wilson IKEA Force spectator forces card on himself, "muscle writing"
2017 21
Simon Aronson Under-the-Spread Force Handling
2017 18
Bob Farmer Touch Force Handling
Inspired byAlso published here 2017 4
Bob Farmer Touch Force Handling
Also published here 2017 29
Harry Lorayne, William Goodwin, Gordon Bruce Useful Force block turnover
Related to 2017 178
Under the Spread Force brief
Aug. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 8)
55
Gary Ouellet Touch Force
2018 7
Harry Lorayne, Harapan Ong Flip Force Variation deck reversed around selected card while switching it
Inspired by 2018 24
Simon Aronson Under-the-Spread Force Handling
2018 25
Michael Close MC Spread Double Lift
2018 39
John Bannon Touch Force as Multiple Out
Inspired by 2018 154
Steve Beam Single Stack while forcing a card from a bank, controlling mates, with three variations
Inspired by 2018 24
Steve Beam Cluster Force spectator grabs cards from a spread and remembers the bottom one
2018 71
Vic Trabucco Isolated Touch Force
Inspired by 2018 191
Elias Ugart Siesta Force
2018 241
Jay Sankey Wichita Slip card touched in spread is switched for bottom card via bottom-deal type of action
Also published here 2018 150
Spread Cull Force
2019 47
Edward Marlo The Bottom-Deal Exchange also for forcing an odd-backed card
Related to 2019 28
Helder Guimarães Finesse - Convincing Force handling for under-the-spread force
2019 82
Michael Powers The Centripetal Force card touched, top half turned over and selection pushed out, switched
Also published here 2019 195
Gary Ouellet Touch Force
2020 79
Steve Beam Nine Times One forcing a bunch of cards in a spread, similar to classic force
2020 52
Peter Gröning In-the-Hands Spread Stop Force to break
2020 12
David Britland Deck Version of Mexican Turnover Switch deck is turned face up around selected card
Also published here June 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 6)
63
Simon Black Reverse Spread Force four cards are selected from one point in an in-the-hands spread, two of them are forced, light-reft
2021 82
Lionel Gallardo Lionel Card Control (L.C.C.) Control to top and/or bottom of deck
  • Historia de cómo surgió el L.C.C.
  • Explicación
    • Controlar la carte a la parte inferior
  • Aplicaciones varias
Also published here 2021 21
Bob Farmer Touch Force Handling
Also published here 2022 11
Dai Vernon Hofzinser Force from private lecture notes by Ernest Shattock
2022 77
Tomas Blomberg TB Spread Double double lift from a spread
Also published here 2022 24
Mark Aspiazu Switched? spectator stops four times during in-the-hands spread and those cards are out-jogged, they are the Aces, no switch, bold force
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Oct. 2004
2022 341
Leonard Rangel Eye Level Force deck held at chest height
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2006
2022 568
Donovan Deschner Multiple Mayhem selection procedure for multiple selection routine, forcing a bunch from spread
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2007
2022 607
Olivier Twist Expertalk: Olivier Twist on the Greek Force greek deal as spread force
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Nov. 2007
  • Arcane, April 1999
2022 674
Gary Ouellet Touch Force
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2010
2022 994
Newell Unfried The Flick under-the-spread force handling to get card into view
2022 150
Gary Ouellet Touch Force
2022 67
To have a card... early under-spread-force handling
Also published here
  • Asti Manuscript, ca. 1700 (Gibecière, Winter 2013, p. 53)
2022 11
To make a Card touched by a person's finger to be any particular card early under-spread-force handling
Also published here
  • The Notebook (Will Houstoun, 2009, 1800s manuscript)
2022 13
The Slipped Card early under-spread-force handling
Also published here
  • The Magician's Own Book, George Arnold, 1857
2022 15
Andi Gladwin Flickin' Hofzinser flicking the selection in under-the-spread force
2022 27
Andi Gladwin Indifferent to Hofzinser removing the card from spread after under-the-spread force
2022 30
Andi Gladwin Hoftake under-the-spread force handling
2022 33
Andi Gladwin Spread Grab Force spectator reaches into spread and takes a bunch with reverse-culled force card at the bottom
  • A Simple Force
  • Grab Cut Force (cross cut force continuation)
  • Reversal
2022 34
Andi Gladwin Reverse Elimination Force sections of the deck eliminated in stages until one card remains
2022 53
Under-the-Spread Force brief
Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
931
Allan Ackerman BDE Force also for odd-backed card
2024 4
Allan Ackerman Some Thoughts on the Hofzinser Spread Cull misnomer, actually a Reverse Cull get-ready for the Hofzinser Spread Force
Inspired by 2024 42