Using Cards

276 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Using Cards
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Faire tirer une carte au hasard... Pour la faire trouver ensuite... Freely chosen card found on top or in the middle, as spectator wishes
 		1786 Testament de Jérôme Sharp 115
Unknown Faire trouver les quatre rois dans le milieu, après les avoir fait posé séparément. Kings put on top and bottom join the middle
 		1786 Testament de Jérôme Sharp 135
Unknown To place the Four Kings in different parts of the Pack, and to bring them together by a Simple Cut
1876 Modern Magic 47
Unknown The Inseparable Sevens Eights as Sevens, robbers
 		1876 Modern Magic 77
Unknown The Inseparable Aces three x-cards behind, robbers
 		1876 Modern Magic 79
Unknown Card comes to Top/Bottom on hand or with paper-wrapped deck, long card
 		1889 Tricks with Cards 42
Unknown Tricks with Biseauté Cards - The Attractive Power of Gold three selections come to bottom of three piles, then to bottom of pack after shuffle, presented with coins, stripper deck
Related to 1889 Tricks with Cards 43
Unknown The Affectionate Quartette four-of-a-kind distributed in deck comes together again, various methods
 		1889 Tricks with Cards 90
Professor Hoffmann The Mysterious Pairs several spectators remove two cards each and place them face to face, performer receives one card and names the other, then the pairs come together again in the deck
 		1890 More Magic 84
Unknown Die unzertrennlichen Buben No. 27, three Jacks put on top, middle and bottom, found in center together after cut
 		1895 Der Kartenkünstler 32
Unknown Die wandernden Karten four selections are returned to different positions, yet appear next to each other in deck
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 42
Unknown Die beiden Unzertrennlichen two selections appear next to each other, two methods
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 67
Unknown Die geflohenen und wieder eingefangenen Haremsdamen three Queens placed on top, bottom and center, all together after cut, also two methods for four Queens, in one of which all four come back to the top
Related to 1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 106
Unknown Die Wanderung einer Karte selection travels from top to center of deck, or from center to top
 		Aug. 1896 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 8) 115
Unknown Singular Transposition two cards travel from middle to bottom, two methods (pseudo duplicate pairs)
 		1897 New Era Card Tricks 182
Unknown Card to Center top card travels to center, replacing palmed packet
 		Feb. 1897 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 2) 20
C. Vogel Die unzertrennlichen vier Damen four Queens placed on four packets and assembled, the Queens travel together in the deck, with variation
 		July 1898 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 7) 100
Unknown Die Wirtin und die drei Zecher three Jacks put on top bottom and center, cut, all are together
 		Jan. 1901 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 1) 4
Unknown Die vier unzertrennlichen Asse four Aces distributed throughout deck, all appear together in center, three palmed cards added to top
 		Apr. 1901 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 4) 52
S. W. Erdnase The Three Aces Ace of Hearts poses as Diamonds, distributed Aces are together after one cut
Related to 1902 The Expert at the Card Table 202
Unknown Suggestions for its Use selection appears at bottom with small explosion, chemical
 		1903 Later Magic 61
Unknown The Siamese Aces two Aces separated in deck come up next to each other when dealt through deck, sucker element
Related toVariations 1909 The Art of Magic 89
Unknown To Place the Four Kings in different parts of the Pack, and to bring them all together by a simple Cut Jacks secretly behind a King
 		1911 Modern Card Manipulation 97
Unknown The Demon Card Trick card rises to top in paper-wrapped deck
 		1911 Modern Card Manipulation 104
Charles T. Jordan The Inseparable Aces aces distributed in deck, when dealt they are all together, multiple glide
 		1921 The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks) 13
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Two Card Location two selections come together in deck
Also published here 1928 The L. W. Card Mysteries 9
Laurie Ireland Instant Card Location getting a named card to top in memorized deck
  • The Top 15 cards
  • Method of Locating Cards from Number 15 Down to Bottom of Deck
 		1931 Ireland Writes a Book 16
Unknown The Burglars - A Story Trick
1933 Card Manipulations (Issue 1) 10
Unknown Another Version of "The Burglars", two duplicates and rubber bands
 		1933 Card Manipulations (Issue 1) 13
U. F. Grant Siamese Twins two selections come together in deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 154
William Larsen Two Card Location two selections come together in deck
Also published here 1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 175
Unknown Think of a Card a selection travels next to another thought-of card, svengali deck
Variations 1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 250
Unknown Companionable Kings kings come together in middle after spectator's shuffling, stripper deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 265
Unknown Reunion two chosen cards come together in pack, stripper deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 270
Unknown Magicardo deck with hole and ribbon through it, penetration from middle to top of deck despite this
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 305
Charles T. Jordan Inseparable Aces aces distributed in deck, when dealt they are all together, multiple glide
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 356
Sam Leo Horowitz The Mystery of the Penthouse four distributed Jacks come together with one cut
Related to 1938 Greater Magic 145
Unknown Wandering Jacks Fragment jacks from middle to top and bottom
 		1938 Greater Magic 185
Martin Gardner Synthetic Seconds two selections travel together, presented as second deal demonstration, stooge
Related to 1938 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38) 272
Orville Wayne Meyer The Burglars
Variations 1938 More Card Manipulations (Issue 1) 17
The Great Maurice Card Finesse two cards lost, deck covered in paper, selections come to top and bottom, duplicates in paper
 		1940 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 109) 649
Bert Allerton Aces Up Aces placed in middle jump to top and bottom
Variations 1941 More Card Manipulations (Issue 4) 34
Fred Rothenberg A Double-Dyed Swindle wrong card reverses, selection rises to top, previously reversed card jumps in pocket, double facer
 		1941 More Card Manipulations (Issue 4) 46
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Money Talks three selections come to bottom of three piles, then to bottom of pack after shuffle, presented with coins, stripper deck
Related to 1941 The Stripper Deck 17
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Canny Coincidence two selections come together on bottom of deck after spectator shuffled
 		1941 The Stripper Deck 26
Unknown Birds of a Feather two separated cards in deck come together
 		1941/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1 219
Martin Gardner The Unconfused Joker Joker put reversed above a selection, Joker moved to different position but selection is still found underneath
 		1942 Cut the Cards 6
John Mulholland Paper Card Through String string is threaded through a hole in a business card, under cover of handkerchief card is removed from string with hole intact, duplicate card
Related to 1944 The Art of Illusion 131
Joe Karson Kindred Spirits two selected cards found together in the deck
 		1945 My Best 18
Sid Lorraine The Four Burglars two parts
 		1945 My Best 144
Frank Ducrot Card Through Card two cards, gimmick
 		1945 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 77) 315
J.C. Whyley Elusive Lady with three cards, see p. 781 for credit information by Sid Lorraine
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1949 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 193) 770
Unknown 3mal dasselbe brief explanation of two tricks
  • same card is selected by two people by counting and dealing
  • two cards lost in the deck end up on the bottom
Also published here
  • in "Triks"
 1953 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 3) 120
Cy Endfield "Blackie is with us!" jacks travel together in center, card appears between them
 		1955 Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part I 24
J. Stewart Smith The Inseparable Sevens four Sevens in the deck come together twice
Inspired by
  • Al Leech
 1955 One More Thought on Cards 21
Edward Marlo The Separating Aces four Aces distribute in the deck, three methods, all cards face-down
Variations 1956 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 338) 162
Edward Marlo Magical Seven selection reversed in face-up portion travels down into lower face-down portion into seventh position, five phases/methods
Related toVariations 1958 The Magic Seven 2
Bert Allerton Named Card to Top
1958 The Close-Up Magician 37
Al Leech Kings On The Loose red Kings change to black, then reverse and travel around in deck (Ireland's Card Annual 1957)
 		1958/2004 A Last Look at Leech 34
Max Malini The Siemese Aces two Aces separated in deck come up next to each other when dealt through deck
Inspired by 1962 Malini and His Magic 70
Edward Marlo Rising Thought "First Effect", one of four cards thought of, all lost in deck, selection comes to top
 		1962 Tilt! 9
Edward Marlo Gathering of the Clan "Sixth Effect", quartet lost in deck, reappears on top
Related to 1962 Tilt! 13
Edward Marlo Tilted Aces "Seventeenth Effect", Aces placed into center come to top, no cuts, see p. 1 for credit information
Variations 1962 Tilt! 25
Harry Lorayne Four More four cards separated in deck, come together to form sandwich
 		1964 Personal Secrets 17
Jack Avis "Wandman" Transpo card moves from one position in deck to another, by throwing dice, using Walter Wandman dice box
 		May 1968 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 7) 175
Ken Krenzel Ken's Separation kings placed on top, instantly spread and they are distributed
 		1969 Expert Card Mysteries 153
Roy Walton The Happy Wanderers three cards in the middle, two travel to top and bottom, then cards are found in the middle again with one card reversed
Variations 1969 The Devil's Playthings 39
Edward Marlo How Many card placed on table, cards dealt onto it, rises to top
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 142
Ian Baxter Cheeky Aces Jacks lost and they appear on top again, lost again and Aces are found face-up in deck together, Aces lost and they are found reversed again, put aside and Jacks are found reversed finally
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring
 1970 Ten on Deck 11
Ian Baxter The Somersault Card Aces of Spades put on deck, in vanishes and appears face-up next to another card that was previously pushed into the center
 		1970 Ten on Deck 16
Edward Marlo, Carmen D'Amico Pressed Between signed card pressed from top to center between sandwich cards
Related toVariations 1971 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 4) 33
Roy Walton Below Zero visual small packet elevator
Inspired by
  • Bob Ostin's "Submarine Card"
Variations 		1971 Cardboard Charades 44
James B. Torncello Torncello's Aces transpose, change into other cards and raise to the top
 		Mar. 1971 Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 8) 6
C. M. Coles New Card Location selection appears on bottom of chosen pile
 		1972 The Living End 14
Karl Fulves Eliminator card travels from quartet on top to center of pack
 		1973 Packet Switches (Part One) 5
Karl Fulves Double Play 6-card packet is cut and the cards distribute in an impossible way for an apparent straight cut
 		1973 Epilogue (Issue 18) 165
Charles T. Jordan Elasticity card inserted in middle of banded deck, deck tossed in air, selection appears at face, from the 1920s
 		Oct. 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 12) 682
Edward Marlo A Quickie card vanishes from top and reappears at its initial position, using Charlier Pass as secret move
 		1974 The Unexpected Card Book 192
Edward Marlo Exhibitionism card vanishes from top and reappears at its initial position
 		1974 The Unexpected Card Book 193
Edward Marlo Stranger in a Harem spectator finds selection among five cards, queens turn over at once, selection vanishes from top and reappears between reversed queens in center
 		1974 The Unexpected Card Book 194
Neal Elias 2 Jacks Again Jacks travel from end of faced deck to center and around the deck (four phases)
Related to 1974 Epilogue (Issue 22) 209
Jon Racherbaumer Off-Shoot two sandwich cards separate next to two selections
Related toVariations 1975 Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue) 13
Edward Marlo A Quickie card vanishes from top and reappears at its previous position
 		1975 Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue) 28
Karl Fulves Paper-Clip Variation queen rises to top of two-card packet, other card changes
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 2 101
Karl Fulves Matter Through Matter slits in cards openly shown, they pass through each other
Inspired byRelated to 1975 Methods with Cards — Part 2 105
Karl Fulves Topological Trap sandwiched card penetrates sandwich cards, a corner secretly folded
Variations 1975 Methods with Cards — Part 2 109
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah The Siamese Aces two Aces are put together in the pack, but a confederate places cards between them secretly, yet they still are together, with Stuart Judah idea
 		1975 Gambling Tricks with Cards — Part Two 13
Paul Harris Press three face-down cards dropped on aces and pressed, the alternate into collectors configuration
Variations 1976 The Magic of Paul Harris 39
Roy Walton Jail Break four aces vanish from between two jacks in the middle of the deck and appear on top one by one
 		1976 Trigger 9
Philip T. Goldstein Nijinsky Two selected ace travels into deck, card in hand, stranger
 		1977 Card Cavalcade Four 117
Jean Faré Thru Four Aces pass through wallet / magazine, with four Kings appearing as a surprise
 		1977 Card Tricks, French Style 5
Harry Lorayne Instant Aces Aces distributed into different positions, instantly back on top
 		1977 The Magic Book 105
Karl Fulves Card Problems (A) spectator remembers card and its position, deck cut, card is still at same position, posed as a problem
 		1978 Interlocutor (Issue 17) 65
Unknown Villa Raffke oder Die Einbrecher four robbers
 		1978 Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach 55
Karl Fulves Blind Ambition one card penetrates another
 		1979 Shape Changers 34
Howard Schwarzman Night Riser black Aces on table, half deck on each, they rise to top of other packet, red Aces on bottom
  • Notes By Karl Fulves
Inspired byVariations 1979 The Chronicles (Issue 16) 1224
Roy Walton Dagwood's Eats packet trick with story about sandwich, cards which symbolize meet end up in center, transformation of faces and backs as kicker
 		1979 That Certain Something... 6
Earl Nelson Submarine Sandwich sandwich cards outjogged near bottom, selection in upper part of deck, appears between sandwich cards
VariationsAlso published here 1979 Variations 39
Karl Fulves The Optical Trap sandwiched card is suddenly no longer between other cards when three-card-spread is turned over, see also Cervon Monte
Related toVariations 1980 Color Quik 8
Karl Fulves Unmix Problem some reds and black mixed, spectator choses which color comes to top one by one, posed as problem
Related to 1980 Color Quik 34
Paul Harris The Uncut Version two half cards are put on deck where they visually grow and penetrate each other
Related toVariations 1980 Close-up Fantasies — Book II 45
Paul Harris The Uncut Version of The Uncut Version two half cards are put on deck where they visually grow and penetrate each other
Related to 1980 Close-up Fantasies — Book II 57
Harry Lorayne Magnetic Pull selection travels next to out-jogged reversed card, optional sandwich follow-up
Also published here 1980 Lecture Notes 4
Ben Harris Elevated Thought thought-of (peeked or riffle-thought-of-forced) card appears on top of deck
 		1980 For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only! 8
Ken Simmons Penetrating Transposition one selection reversed in deck, other selection penetrates within aces within packet of four aces, then the cards transpose
 		1981 Close-Up With Cards 44
Paul Harris Electric Aces Invisible Palm, Elevator, card through deck, card through spectator's hand
 		1981 Close-up Fantasies Finalé 15
Tom Craven Rising Sandwich card peeked at in bottom half appears between sandwich cards in top half
 		1982 Best of Friends 441
Jerry Sadowitz Born Free two red Fours faced on face of half the deck, half turned over, Fours still on face, then they travel to center, then to other half
 		1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 15) 290
Unknown The Burglars - First Version
1982 Simple yet Effective Tricks with Cards 47
Unknown The Burglars - Second Version
1982 Simple yet Effective Tricks with Cards 48
John Carney In the Hands Monte monte sequence - last phase has money card penetrating hands and deck onto spectators hand
 		1983 Carney Knowledge 34
Ross Bertram Bertram's Descending Card card inserted in middle sinks to bottom, tabled
 		1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 110
Ross Bertram The Flasher bottom card comes to top, Tenkai Palm Transfer
 		1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 156
Karl Fulves Submarine Ace Ace sinks down next to chosen card
Inspired by 1983 After Jordan 4
Paul Harris Whirlpool card with spiral tear used for visual penetration/restoration
 		1983 A Close-Up Kinda Guy 94
Paul Harris Bizarre Penetration penetrations using three cards
 		1983 A Close-Up Kinda Guy 102
David Britland Nautilace card penetrates from center to bottom of three-card crosswise packet
Inspired by 1983 Deckade 11
Tom Sellers New Principle Card Trick two cards, one of top of the other, bottom card penetrates to top, third card added and cards penetrate again
Also published here
  • "21 New Card Tricks" (1936)
 1983 Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card 4
Unknown Heavy Diamonds effect description from Davenport's catalog, Four of Diamonds travels down one by one in small packet
 		1983 Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card 6
J.C. Whyley Elusive Lady reprint from reference
Also published here 1983 Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card 8
Karl Fulves Ostin's Submarine Card comments on Bob Ostin's effect
 		1983 Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card 10
Karl Fulves Sub Trap two cards, third card underneath, it is instantly between the other two cards, partial envelope card
Inspired byVariations 1983 Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card 16
Karl Fulves Trapped While You Watch variant handling
Inspired by 1983 Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card 18
Bob Ostin The Nautilus Card "New Submarine Card", odd-backed card placed perpendicular in three-card packet rises up and down
Inspired by
  • "The Submarine Card" (Bob Ostin, marketed by Ken Brooke)
VariationsAlso published here 		1983 Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card 21
Karl Fulves Sub Chase different handling, adding second submarine card
Inspired by 1983 Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card 26
Karl Fulves Experimental Submarines different gaff idea
Related to 1983 Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card 35
Karl Fulves Sub Counts on ungaffed approaches
Inspired by
  • "The Submarine Card" (Bob Ostin)
 1983 Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card 38
Karl Fulves Sand Trap ideas posed as a problem:
  • small packet counted, quarter card appears within packet, on next count half card, and so on until full card
  • also in reverse as vanish
  • cannibals
  • quarters assemble and restore
  • progressive unprinting (Sam Schwartz)
Variations 1983 Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card 39
Edward Marlo On Submarine Card sandwiched card travels to bottom of sandwich, half card gaff
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 243
Paul Harris Bushwhacker card penetrates other cards, apparently three cards used, no slit
Also published here 1984 Close-up Seductions 1
Bruce Cervon Cervon Monte "basic routine", three cards, visual and impossible penetrations
  • Phase I - Court card from center to top
  • Phase II - Court card from center to bottom
  • Phase III - Court card leaves center without a move
  • Phase IV - How the card moves
  • Phase V - Court card moves when it's face-up
Inspired by
  • item in "Abra"
 1984 The Cervon Monte 8
Bruce Cervon Cervon Monte, Packet Version three blue-backed and 1 red-backed card
  • Phase I - Court card from center to top
  • Phase II - Court card from center to bottom
  • Phase III - Court card leaves center without a move
  • Phase IV - How the card moves
  • Phase V - Court card moves even when it has a different colored back
 		1984 The Cervon Monte 17
Bruce Cervon Cervon Monte, Gaffed Version
  • Phase I - Court card from center to top
  • Phase II - Court card leaves center without a move
  • Phase III - Find the Court Card Again and Again and Again
  • Phase IV - Court card moves when it's face up
 		1984 The Cervon Monte 28
David Britland April - The First Effect a spot card is pushed visibly through Queen of Spades, which is examined before and after
 		1984 A Lady Through and Through 1
David Britland June - The Second Effect two cards with narrow open slits, signed chosen card sandwiched and penetrated with other card
Inspired by
  • "Submarine Card" (Bob Ostin)
 1984 A Lady Through and Through 6
Lee Freed, Jon Racherbaumer Wily Monte penetration, slit, see also "Credits and References" at end of book
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MUM, Aug. 1983
 1984 At The Table 99
Larry Jennings The L.J. Add-On
  • First Effect (Four Robbers Variation)
  • Second Effect (Ace Assembly)
Also published here 1985 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 4 97
David Regal Perfect Penetration half card gaff
 		Feb. 1985 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 8 No. 2) 1021
Larry Jennings The Close-Up Illusion three cards, one penetrates one of the the others visually, slit in card
Also published here 1985 Lake Tahoe Card Magic 70
Martin Gardner The Unconfused Joker reversed joker is besides selection in deck, when joker is moved in spread the selection follows
Related to 1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4) 25
Audley Walsh, Bert Allerton, Frederick Braue Aces Up black Aces put in center, the appear at top and bottom, red Aces appear in repeat
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4) 25
Ben Harris The Two Card Illusion - Osmosis two cards, one penetrates the other, then both change
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 37
Jerry Sadowitz Mission Successful Aces come to top, then selection sandwiched in between
Inspired by May 1987 The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 3) 86
J. W. Sarles Uncut Aces deck cut into four piles, Ace placed on each, deck assembled, Aces shown on top
Variations 1987 Secret Session — Part Two 42
Ken Simmons Simply Cutting to the Aces Aces cut to, optional follow-up in which they are cut into deck again and come back to top
 		1987 Riffling the Pasteboards — Again! 4
Justin Higham Spellativity bottom card of deck shown, that card spelled from back and shows up at that position
 		1987 Inside Out (Issue 2) 8
Dai Vernon Driven to the Depths card travels inside faced deck
 		1988 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2 150
Steve Beam Thru card is dropped face up on the deck, it penetrates deck and is stopped in the middle by selection, drop change
 		1988 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 25) 433
Edward Marlo Face-Up Switch and Effect Aces assemble together in deck
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Feb. 1964
 1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 54
Edward Marlo As an Effect Aces put in different parts of deck, they come together, cull application
 		1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 237
Scott Robinson The Toy two folded cards penetrate
VariationsAlso published here 1989 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 30) 535
Justin Higham Illusive Aces Aces cut into deck below reversed card, reversed card comes to bottom, Aces to top, previously bottom card now reversed in center
  • First Version
  • Second Version
 		1989 West End Card Session 18
Terry LaGerould Penetrating Reds not exactly Daley Effect
 		May 1990 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 13 No. 5) 1783
Harry Lorayne, Larry Jennings, J.C. Whyley Melt-Through slit-gimmick for three card penetration
Inspired by 1990 Trend Setters 104
Harry Lorayne Upward Bound card is controlled to any small number from top, passive
 		1990 Trend Setters 194
John Bannon The Unreal Work queens placed on top, they jump to bottom, middle, top, sleeve
 		1990 Impossibilia 6
Ken Krenzel Soft Cards two cards that are face to face are suddenly back to back, gaffed
Inspired byRelated to 1990 Close-up Impact! 3
Scott Robinson Fan Belt packet penetrates card fan, variation where selection ends up reversed in the spread
 		1990 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 32) 574
Jon Racherbaumer Rising Robbers four-of-a-kind distributed in deck, rises to top
Inspired byVariations 1990 Cardfixes 92
Justin Higham Losing the Aces Aces lost in center of deck, they all come to top
Variations 1990 Inside Out (Issue Special No. 1) 16
Edward Marlo Losing the Aces Again Aces lost in center of deck, they all come to top
Inspired by 1990 Inside Out (Issue Special No. 1) 17
Karl Fulves Upwardly Mobile named ace jumps from bottom of deck to top
 		1991 28 Card Tricks 11
Peter Duffie Centrepoint pseudo explanation/teaching, card in center of packet rises to top after counting the packet, pass and false deals
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1991 Profile (Issue 3) 8
Jack Carpenter No Table Aces Aces face up at different positions, all travel to top one by one, then distribute back to original positions
Also published here 1992 Modus Operandi 34
Terry LaGerould Merry-go-round Aces Aces lost in deck, they come back to top
 		1992 Pasteboard Presentations 33
Scott Robinson Changing a Fan Belt left hand's fan penetrates right hand's fan, selection ends up in other fan reversed
 		1993 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 47) 848
Scott Robinson The Toy two folded cards penetrate
Also published here 1993 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks 109
Jack Carpenter No Table Aces Aces face up at different positions, all travel to top one by one, then distribute back to original positions
Also published here 1993 Profile (Issue 12) 10
Karl Fulves Astral Aces four odd-backed aces cut into deck, suddenly they're together in deck, they change into 5-card royal flush
 		1994 Crooked Tales 68
Gene Maze Big Oversight Aces put on top, instantly poker hands are dealt out and Aces received
Inspired by
  • "Oversight" (Roy Walton) & Duffie variation
 1994 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 98
Angelo Carbone Elevator Card outjogged card travels visually upwards next to selection, using Humbug
 		1994 Humbug 16
Ray Kosby Venus Flytrap cards outjogged near the bottom visually sandwich card near the top
 		1994 Tricks 3
Jackie McClements Card to Any Number number between ten and twenty named, card from that position removed and placed on top, it instantly penetrates back to original position
 		1994 Shock Treatment 12
Peter Duffie Centerpoint pseudo explanation/teaching, card in center of packet rises to top after counting the packet, pass and false deals
VariationsAlso published here 1995 Duffie's Card Compulsions 131
Persi Diaconis The Persi Diaconis Presentation for Tilted Aces four Aces come to top all at once
Inspired by 1995 Arcane (Issue 14) 204
Angelo Carbone Out of Order four cards riveted together, center two cards exchange, examinable
  • Effect
  • What you receive
  • How it works
  • Set up
  • Performance
Related toVariations 1995 Out of Order 1
Bob King, Ted Biet, Angelo Carbone, Jon Allen, Duane Henry, Frank Chambers, Michael Mander, Nick Fitzherbert, Harry Lorayne Bonus Section various tips on preparation & performance of "Out of Order"
 		1995 Out of Order 8
Karl Fulves The Three Burglars No. 9, updated version with a coin
 		1995 Self-Working Close-up Card Magic 15
Edward Marlo Variation of Phase Four detective card placed at phase of deck, another card peeked at, detective travels reversed next to selection, repeated
Inspired by
  • "Two Jacks Again and Again" (Neal Elias)
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Apr. 1979
 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 400
Paul Harris The Uncut Version two half cards are put on deck where they visually grow and penetrate each other
 		1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2) 235
Paul Harris Bushwacker bushwhacker, card penetrates other cards, apparently three cards used, no slit
Also published here 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Seductions) 185
Michael Close The Wishing Trick named card comes to top, any card at any number, memorized deck
Related to 1996 Workers Number 5 126
Michael Close, Roy Walton The Smiling Mule any named card appears in sandwich, memorized deck
Inspired byRelated to 1996 Workers Number 5 143
Gene Maze King Cut three kings placed in the deck join the fourth king on top
 		1996 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 61) 1182
Curtis Kam Move to the Front of the Glass signed card travels to face of deck that is in glass with handkerchief cover, repeat, card appears in stages (blank, faded, ...), SBS
Variations 1996 Professional Close-up of Curtis Kam 64
David Regal Drop Through card "drops" through deck
 		July 1997 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 20 No. 7) 2813
Ken Krenzel Poles Apart widely separated black Twos come together to sandwich selection, then travel away again, two double facers
 		1997 Ingenuities 175
Karl Fulves Necromancer three selections rise to the top one by one, last one into the case, packet with cut-out hole
 		1997 The Vampire Chronicles 38
Karl Fulves Vampire Cull any Seven named, four Sevens outjogged and pushed in again, named one rises to top
 		1997 The Vampire Chronicles 68
Karl Fulves Matter Thru Matter suggestion for vampire themed effect, see reference
Related to 1997 The Vampire Papers 98
Simon Lovell Business Card Giveaway business cards stapled to top indifferent card which is placed in center, it comes back to top and is now selection
 		1997 Simon Says! 62
James G. Thompson Jr. Die umherreisende Karte twenty-six red cards and one black card, black card travels to top
 		1998 Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 3) 114
René Lavand A Little Diversion deck is cut and same card ends up at the bottom various times, card ens up at named number, half the deck is switched during routine
Related to 1998 The Mysteries of my Life 42
David Regal Over & Out Four Kings penetrate through the deck to fall on table, with selection between them
 		1999 Close-Up & Personal 30
Doug Conn Quadruple Bypass sandwich effect, center card penetrates à la Close-up Illusion, it stretches and finally shrinks
Related to 1999 Tricks of my Trade 182
Larry Jennings Close-up Illusion
Related to 1999 Tricks of my Trade 185
Karl Fulves The Flash two selections placed under half the deck each, they rise to top, Ace production finale, Slip Force application
Inspired by 1999 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 1) 8
Roger Crosthwaite Poker Deal Assembly four poker hands with an Ace in each hand, hands lost in deck, Aces found on top, bottom or center as chosen by spectator
Inspired by
  • Michael Vincent's handling of "The Cream Always Rises"
Related to 		1999 Arcardia 125
Ellis Stanyon The Revolution Change Through the Pack No. 3, wrong card put on table, it penetrates upwards when deck is dropped onto it, changes into selection and turns over, air pressure turnover, also with selection and without transformation
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 20
Ellis Stanyon The Four Robbers No. 1, three cards hidden behind top Jack
Variations 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 30
Ellis Stanyon The Three Robbers and the Constable No. 2, three Jacks and a King distributed in deck which is then cut, they are together again, one pseudo mate
Related to 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 32
Ellis Stanyon The Aces, Separated, Come Together No. 3, Ace of Hearts poses as Diamonds, distributed Aces are together after one cut
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 32
Ellis Stanyon Two Cards, Placed in the Centre of the Pack, Found on Top No. 7, pair of pseudo duplicates
  • Improvement (one pair starts clipped behind coat)
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 34
Ellis Stanyon Two Aces, Separated, Come Together No. 11, Aces lost on piles, spectator even puts some more cards on one Ace apparently without the performer noticing, they end up next to each other
  • Variation
Related to 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 40
Ellis Stanyon Putting the King and Queen to Bed No. 12, story presentation for previous trick
Related to 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 40
Ellis Stanyon Affectionate Kings No. 37, Four Robbers
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 50
Ellis Stanyon Inseparable Sevens No. 38, Sevens/Eights, Four Robbers
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 51
Ellis Stanyon The Old Mormon and His Three Wives No. 39, Robbers type effect
Related toAlso published here
  • Heather's "Cards and Card Tricks"
 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 51
Ellis Stanyon The "Gravitational Pull" No. 7, selection comes to bottom of deck
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 216
Karl Fulves Supplementary Notes handling details, with Aces back to Top application
Inspired by 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 263
Justin Higham Pressed Between Again card from top vanishes and is found between sandwich cards
Inspired by 1999 Collected Card Notes 98
Justin Higham Think-a-Svengali a selection travels next to another thought-of card, svengali deck
Inspired by 1999 Collected Card Notes 117
Peter Duffie Looking Upwards King vanishes from top of deck and appears next to selection
 		2000 New Inspirations 17
Paul Curry Pressto blue backed card is selected, deck put on a red deck and pressed, selection is found in the middle of the red backed cards, second time spectator presses, first published in "Something Borrowed, Something New", 1941
 		2001 Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond 122
Unknown A Card Moves Up No. 7, deck shuffled and taken behind back, performer claims that a card he names is twentieth from the top and makes it come to top
 		2001 New Self-Working Card Tricks 9
Harry Lorayne Magnetic Pull selection travels next to out-jogged reversed card, optional sandwich follow-up
Also published here 2001 Personal Collection 185
Harry Lorayne Alternative Blackjack Jacks placed on top of Aces and squeezed, instantly dealt off in pairs
Inspired byVariations 2001 Personal Collection 479
David Regal Going Through With It card through card
 		2002 Constant Fooling 2 44
Jim Steinmeyer through the Trapdoor two cards penetrate each other, warp finale
 		2003 Artificial conclusions 30
Karl Fulves Trilateral three selections made in blue-backed deck, deck set on top of red-backed deck and tapped, selections are now distributed in red deck
 		2003 Hofzinser Notebook 26
Charles Waller, Karl Fulves Knockout card placed reversed at bottom of deck, dropped on table, it appears on top, air pressure turnover
 		2003 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 8) 304
Karl Fulves Four Thieves four Kings removed from deck, shown one by one and put in case, there they change into Fours, story presentation
  • The Displacement
  • Concluding the Trick
 		2003 Off The Books (Issue 8) 150
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Kings High red Kings rise through black Kings, then black Kings through deck
 		2003 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1 86
Tony Giorgio The Man From Seattle "Dedicated To Jay Ose"
two Aces separated in deck come up next to each other when dealt through deck, sucker element in which a stooge/assistant cuts some cards from packet to packet when performer isn't looking
Related to May 2003 Genii (Vol. 66 No. 5) 50
Earl Nelson Submarine Sandwich sandwich cards outjogged near bottom, selection in upper part of deck, appears between sandwich cards
Also published here 2003 Variations Revisited 52
Jerry Sadowitz Magnet reversed card attracts two selections
 		2004 Cut Controls 7
Jerry Sadowitz Curious Cut a single cut brings three separated cards together
 		2004 Cut Controls 9
Wesley James Below Zero Minus One "beta", visual small packet elevator, history information
Inspired by 2004 Enchantments 49
Scott Robinson That's Wrap climax for The Toy, card is fully gift wrapped, different methods
Inspired by 2004 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5 220
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson Social Climber progressive Ambitious Card, card travels up in stages but not visual, with counting, using Killer Count
 		2004 Killer Koncepts 26
Roy Walton Open Acrobatics open prediction followed by acrobatics sequence with the mates (they travel from the center to both ends and reverse in center)
 		July 2004 Genii (Vol. 67 No. 7) 86
Justin Higham Side-Faro Aces Up Aces in the center with one Ace face-up, that Aces is put on top and other Aces follow
 		2005 Tricks with the Side-Faro False Shuffle 4
Bob Ostin The Nautilus Card "New Submarine Card", odd-backed card placed perpendicular in three-card packet rises up and down
Also published here 2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 93
Bob Ostin Submarine Cards card placed face up and perpendicular in three-card packet rises up and down
Also published here 2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 165
Joshua Jay Scatter Jacks put in different parts of the deck come to top, the then vanish and distribute in deck, repeat with change into Aces
  • Phase One: The Jacks Assemble
  • Phase Two: The Jacks Scatter
  • Phase Three: The Jacks Assemble...Again
  • Phase Four: The Jacks Change to Aces
Inspired by 2005 Overlap 61
Harry Riser Four in the Hole Aces lost in deck, a hole card inserted by spectator locates them again, faro
Also published here
  • MUM, May 2001
 2006 Secrets of an Escamoteur 128
Michael Powers Sawing A Lady Queen in card case with slit through it, card is pushed through case and Queen
Inspired by
  • Ben Harris idea in Magic Manuscript
 2006 Power Plays 42
Jon Racherbaumer High-Rise Burgling four-of-a-kind distributed in deck, rises to top
Inspired by Nov. 2006 Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 4) 18
Robin Robertson Jumping (Black) Jacks jacks jump from bottom to top in two piles, other jacks and aces appear
 		2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 186
David Regal Observ-Ace-Tion aces are on bottom of four packets, come to top, kings on bottom
 		2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 334
Curtis Kam Move to the Front of the Glass simplified handling, signed card travels to face of deck that is in glass with handkerchief cover, repeat, card appears in stages (blank, faded, ...), SBS
Inspired by 2007 By All Means 28
Steve Reynolds Ace, x, x, x, x, Ace Two Aces distribute in the deck to find two selections
Inspired byVariations 2009 Route 52 52
Steve Reynolds, Allan Ackerman The Splits Four Kings distribute to find four selections next to them
Inspired by 2009 Route 52 56
Tyler Wilson Occam's Edge openly edgemarked card vanishes, appears, travels, ...
  • Base Line Vanish
  • Single Handedly
  • Emerge
  • Move It Or Lose It
  • This Little Pigment
  • Shrinkage
  • Tiger Bomb
Also published here 2009 Hello Columbus! 9
Tyler Wilson Occam's Edge openly edgemarked card vanishes, appears, travels, ...
  • Base Line Vanish
  • Single Handedly
  • Emerge
  • Move It Or Lose It
  • This Little Pigment
  • Shrinkage
  • Tiger Bomb
Also published here 2009 Green Eggs & Cam 1
Karl Fulves Deuce On The Loose "Unexplained"
producing any named Two from cased deck as top card, miming a cut, quartet card, posed as a problem
 		2009 Prolix (Issue 6) 403
Steve Dimmer Escape-Spade selected card is placed on face of the deck and deck put in card case, when pushed card is found in the center of the deck
 		2009 The Sticky Blue Book 5
Tyler Wilson Occam's Edge openly edgemarked card vanishes, appears, travels, ...
  • Base Line Vanish
  • Single Handedly
  • Emerge
  • Move It Or Lose It
  • This Little Pigment
  • Shrinkage
  • Tiger Bomb
Also published here 2010 Reinventing the Real 33
Tyler Wilson SloMoFo jokers on top sink down in stages to sandwich selection
 		2010 Reinventing the Real 72
Karl Fulves Swiping The Aces "Unexplained"
deck cut in four piles, bottom cards shown as Aces, then they are on top, posed as a problem
 		2011 Prolix (Issue 9) 622
Tyler Wilson That's What Key Said selection is not on face, but falls out of deck when slapped, pseudo key card explanation as presentation
 		2012 Seventeen Secrets 47
Jerry Andrus The Ambitious Card in Reverse face-up card vanishes from deck and is shown in center
Also published here
  • Genii, Jan. 1962
 Dec. 2012 Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12) 89
Justin Higham Un/Trapped bottom half sandwiched between face-up cards, out-jogged card visibly jumps to top half, repeat
Inspired by 2012 Non-Automatic Card Tricks 20
Steven Hamilton Altered Images four selections on table, two put between red Aces, they change to black Aces, repeated, red Aces travel from middle of deck to top, selections/Aces change into Kings
Inspired by 2013 The Magic of Steven Hamilton 95
Harapan Ong The Cavorted Aces aces in center, two travel to top and bottom, cavorting aces
Inspired by 2014 Close Culls 19
Harapan Ong Cull the Police! jacks face-up at different position come to top, burglars
Variations 2014 Close Culls 23
Pit Hartling Cutting a Card to the Top as utility or for "named card to top"
 		2016 In Order to Amaze 56
So Sato Amnesia Aces alternated with indifferent card on top of deck, Aces come to top
 		2016 The Secrets of So Sato 148
So Sato Amnesia Lite three Aces alternated with indifferent card on top of deck, Aces come to top
 		2016 The Secrets of So Sato 153
So Sato Elevator Action Aces lost into deck in piles come together in center
 		2016 The Secrets of So Sato 155
Vanni Bossi The Fool's Metamorphosis named card rises to top of deck on glass, transposes with joker
 		2016 Standup Card Magic 126
Roberto Mansilla Hi Germain deck in glass with joker on top, two selections appear in front of joker, one by one, with handkerchief
 		2017 Naypes 147
Patrick G. Redford Velleity named card ends up on top of the deck which is secured by spectator, selection is bent
  • The Bend and Convincer
  • The Cleaning Up
  • Further Advice on Controlling the Called Card
  • Further Thoughts & Variations
  • Final Thoughts
Related to 2017 Temporarily Out of Order 136
Johnny Thompson Stilted Tilt Ace to Four placed in deck, all come back to top
Inspired by 2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1) 129
Harry Lorayne Suitable Blackjack Jacks placed on top of Aces and squeezed, instantly dealt off in pairs
Inspired byVariations 2018 And Finally! 191
Daryl Martinez, John Bannon La Gioconda
  • Dealing With It
black Jacks appear face-up in deck, set aside, selection made and lost, Jacks dropped on top and one penetrates to bottom, three-card catch to find selection
 		Sep. 2018 Genii (Vol. 81 No. 9) 68
Patrick G. Redford Velleity Plus Named card ends up on top of the deck under spectator's hand, selection is bent. The card then returns back to the middle of the deck in a position of spectator's choosing
Related to 2019 Sleightly Out Of Order 88
Ryan Plunkett The Time Machine top and bottom card shown, another card selected, all cards lost in the center, selection emerges from deck and top and bottom cards return as well
  • A Tapered Variant (version with stripper deck)
Inspired by 2020 Distilled 85
Steve Forte Four Piles - Four Aces deck cut into four piles, Ace put on top of each and piles gathered, Aces found on top, using double lifts
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 960
Harry Lorayne Suitable Explored Jacks placed on top of four indifferent cards and squeezed, instantly dealt off in Ace-Jack pairs
Inspired by 2020 More Jaw Droppers! 23
Larry Jennings A Brief Yet Ambitious Effect card travels from bottom to top of deck
 		2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 57
Larry Jennings Ambitious Card Interlude card dropped on table, deck put on top, card penetrates to top and bottom card remains the same, repeat
 		2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 187
Larry Jennings The Close-Up Illusion three cards, one penetrates one of the the others visually, slit in card, credit information
Also published here 2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 488
Larry Jennings The One at a Time Add-On with Four Robbers Variation, Ace Assembly suggestion
Also published here 2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 538
Edward Marlo Pressed Between (Second Method) signed card pressed from top to center between sandwich cards
Inspired by 2021 Output (Issue 20) 15
Edward Marlo Pressed Between (Third Method) signed card pressed from top to center between sandwich cards
Inspired by 2021 Output (Issue 20) 21