With Props

78 entries in Cards / Sleights / Force / With Props
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Card Box Force using prop for switch
 		1876
Modern Magic
136
Pocket Force spectator quickly extracts card from pocket
 		1910
Kartenkünste
39
Charles T. Jordan Dice Force two outs
 		1920
Ten New Impromptu Card Tricks
9
Stanley Collins Frame Card Force miniature cards are in a frame, cards chosen from the back are forced
 		1925
Collins's Card Conceits
43
Under-Handkerchief-Cut-Force
1935
Would You Believe It?
4
Clement de Lion Die Force Improvement one of four cards with rolling of die, see 202 Method of Forcing for original
 		Feb. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 17)
91
Orville Wayne Meyer, Jean Hugard, Val Evans Handkerchief Force see credit corrections on page 166 and 198
 		Nov. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 26)
159
Under Handkerchief Force
1936
Card Manipulations (Issue 5)
155
Victor Farelli The Push Force Insert pencil in deck to force card
 		1936
Lend Me Your Pack
28
Diachylon Force sticky card and tray
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
106
Leon Maguire Leon Maguire's Card Force deck in glass, spectator removes some cards, face card forced, force card has lip and is held back
Related to 1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
55
Jean Hugard The Handkerchief Force
Variations 1938
Greater Magic
195
Card under Envelope Addition envelope with card underneath is placed on pile to add (force) card
 		Apr. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 55)
389
Minoe Fan/Ping Pong Bat Force stop force with prop
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 84)
538
L. Vosburgh Lyons The Lyons Force cutting through handkerchief
 		1941
More Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
14
Clement de Lion Die Force Improvement one of four cards with rolling of die, see 202 Method of Forcing for original
 		June 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 12)
45
Bruce Elliott Force forcing an ace with a special lighter
 		Oct. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 21)
89
Oscar "Oscarelli" Rey Ka Wü Zü number is divined by stapling three dice and using matches, followed by french translation "Kawuetue"
 		1943
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 5 No. 1)
14
Card Force with Matchbox big matchbox, card force
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
26
Sherman Ripley The Handkerchief Force "improved"
 		Aug. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 3)
141
Dr. William Weyeneth Ein neues Forciermittel case is placed on chosen card, force
 		1949
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 10 No. 5)
38
Jim Brimble ESP - Stop! forcing an ESP card, rubber band around cards
 		1970
Magick (Issue 3)
12
Irving Berk Card-Forcing Box box to force a card
 		1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
105
Nate Leipzig Under The Handkerchief Force
Variations 1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
259
Richard Williams Perfect Card Force Variation cutting under handkerchief force
 		1972
The Living End
53
Forcing Card Stand for stop force from card stand/houlette, for jumbo cards
 		1972
Sieben mal Drei
9
Edward G. Brown A Card Chosen by the Throw of a Die or Other Implement of Apparent Chance
1973
The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown
193
Edward G. Brown The Card Is Chosen from a Shuffled Pack in a Hat or Bag
1973
The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown
195
Edward G. Brown The Force Card Is Substituted for a Chosen Card by Means of Apparatus
1973
The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown
195
Handkerchief Force
1974
The Book of Thoth
34
Victor Farelli Coin Toss Card Force forcing one card out of three, see p. 863 for credit information by Jack Potter
Related to
  • "Magic Wand" No. 206, June-sept 1945, p. 68
 Aug. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 10)
777
Al Baker The Forces Within three selected cards are divined, Al Baker's Card Case, gaffed case to force cards
 		1976
The Third Ecstasy
24
Dai Vernon Knife Stabbing Force
1977
Matching the Cards
6
Under-the-Hank Force
1978
51 Faces North
23
Jack Hughes Attaboy to force cards
 		1978/76
More Classic Magic with Apparatus
46
The Blindfolded Deck No. 3, underneath-handkerchief cut force, secret deck turnover
 		1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
3
Stephen Tucker Poker Logic with two poker dice, card prediction
Inspired by Apr. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 12)
219
Stephen Tucker Foolproof gag force with a pen, revelation with spectator
 		1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
44
Robert Cassidy Shake Up half of the deck is placed inside a paper bag and mixed, half forcing deck
 		1984
The Art of Mentalism
51
Pocket Force spectator is hurried to remove card from pocketed deck
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
1
Handkerchief Force
1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
2
Cut in Glass Force force card has lip and is held back
Related to 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
2
Jeff Busby Folded Card Force folded card chosen from zip loc bag
 		1985
The Bag Book
4
Karl Fulves Inch By Inch "diminishing force", card from end is eliminated every time an item is placed on tabled spread
Inspired by
  • "Synonymental" (Ed Mellon, first phase)
Variations 		1988
The Chronicles (Issue 31)
1369
Under-Handkerchief Cut-Force
1988
Self-Working Handkerchief Magic
182
Karl Fulves Box Spread Force card loaded under case, case dropped on tabled spread where spectator calls stop
 		1991
28 Card Tricks
4
T. Page Wright The Card Case Force top few cards are taken and hidden under case that is held in right hand while spectator shuffles, then added back
  • as a force
  • as a hold out for a set-up
  • to add duplicates or gaffs
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
102
Karl Fulves Wire Room packet placed in case, selection paper clipped to top of case, cards removed until stopped, this card is forced and matches clipped selection, two methods
Related to 1992
Deceptive Practices
7
Richard Himber, Steve Dusheck Another Force magnet in wallet used to steal selection
 		1992
Dusheck's Card Magic
132
Steve Dusheck Card Force Box
1992
Dusheck's Card Magic
143
Under-Handkerchief-Cut-Force
1994
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 3)
11
Derek Renfro Tarot Tin method to force Tarot cards, using box
 		1994
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 9)
37
Ken Krenzel, Harry J. Smith Shoe-in force from card case from where cards are removed one by one, ungaffed method
Inspired by 1997
Ingenuities
29
Ken Krenzel, Karl Fulves The Other Shoe force from card case, ungaffed
Inspired by 1997
Ingenuities
33
Jim Steinmeyer Expecting A Coincidence five decks are mixed together in clear plastic change bag, five spectators each choose the same card
Also published here
  • Strange Power and Other Problems for Magicians, 1992 lecture notes
 June 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 10)
77
Tom Sellers, Vanni Bossi, Edward Marlo, Davide Costi The Credit-Card Force piece of card stuck on credit card
Related toAlso published here 2000
Card College — Volume 4
797
George G. Kaplan Forcing under a Handkerchief
Also published here 2000
Card College — Volume 4
802
Karl Fulves Making the Point No. 31, two cards counted to by throwing two dice, both cards predicted
Related to 2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
47
Pocket Force spectator quickly extracts card from pocket
 		2002
Hofzinser's Card Tricks
45
Bob Ostin The Paper Clip Force forcing one of six cards, using a die and a paper clip
Also published here 2002
Discoverie (Issue 8)
106
Vanni Bossi, Davide Costi Credit Card Force piece of card stuck on credit card
Also published here Dec. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 4)
93
Under-the-Handkerchief Force
2003
Dobson's Choice 2
4
Davide Costi, Vanni Bossi, Tom Sellers Amex
Related to 2004
Close-Up Elegance by Davide Costi
71
Karl Fulves Two To One spectator and performer cut to same card with handkerchief covered deck, hidden rubber band
 		2004
Under Tension
71
Bob Ostin The Paper Clip Force forcing one of six cards, using a die and a paper clip
Also published here 2005
Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions
108
Harry Riser The Thinner Handkerchief Force using translucent cloth
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MUM, Aug. 1996
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
75
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Card from Pocket Force spectator has to remove it quickly
 		Sep. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 9)
16
Don Schrager Paper Bag Force cards dumped in paper bag which is shaken up, one card drawn from it
Also published here
  • "Pick Any Card, Under Test Conditions" (Don Schrager, Linking Ring, Mar. 1973)
 Oct. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 10)
29
Steve Beam One in a Bazillion Since magician claims he didn't bring any cards, a card is constructed in the mind of a volunteer. It is shown reversed in a pictured spread of playing cards, and then removed from magician's pocket.
Also published here 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
220
Malcolm Davison Umschlagforce mit Bleistift forcing method for ca. six flat objects, spectator repeatedly places pen onto the row in a process of elimination
Also published here
  • Magigram, 1978
 2016
Burners — Vol. 5
198
Ryan Schlutz Box Switch card slid into case, later dumped out, using cellophane
Related toAlso published here 2018
False Anchors — Volume Three
26
Steve Beam The Flexible Force forces a number between four and nine, using dice
 		2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
272
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Card from Pocket Force spectator has to remove it quickly
 		2019
Semi Automatic
10
Tom Gagnon Inverse Handkerchief Force handkerchief over tabled ribbon spread, spectator touches card through handkerchief
Inspired by 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
220
Ryan Schlutz Box Switch card slid into case, later dumped out, using cellophane
Also published here 2020
False Anchors
98
Ramón Riobóo Magnetic Force using eight coins, to form a two digit number, limited possibilities and multiple out
 		2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
152
Vanni Bossi, Davide Costi Credit Card Force piece of card stuck on credit card
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
145
Mortenn Christiansen Clear Stage Force grid of cards taped onto clear large sheet of plastic, one card chosen and pulled off, all other cards shown by turning clear plexiglass sheet over
 		2023
Notes
22