As a Climax

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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die vier Acht four chosen cards turn out to be the Eights, they're lost and four indifferent cards change to Eights, then Jacks are produced
Also published here Kartenkünste 15
Victor Farelli Arithmetical Magic Magician divines selected card by going through rest of deck. Then tries again with part of the deck but fails, with a surprise four of a kind production kicker ending
 "Lend Me Your Pack" 22
Edward Marlo Everywhere and Nowhere (using a borrowed deck and no duplicates.)
 Early Marlo (Issue Pasteboard Presto) 14
Warren Wiersbe Cardillusion three indifferent cards change into mates
 Mental Cases With Cards 9
Edward Marlo Aces over Kings aces turn over among other cards, kings appear
 Marlo In Spades 43
Bert Allerton Allerton's Amazing Aces four selections cut to one by one, they change into aces
 Show Stoppers with Cards 3
Edward Marlo The Climax Phase production of the four Sevens
 The Magic Seven 22
Ronald B. Edwards Edwardian Aces deck is shuffled, some cards taken, down under deal until five cards remain, four aces and predicted card
 The Cardiste (Issue 11) 12
Al Leech A Dishonest Mistake
Cardmanship 21
Malcolm Davison You can tell Fortunes reading card trick, with kings kicker
 Magic of the Mind 51
Charlie Miller Variation of a Jack Merlin Effect three four-of-a-kinds kicker, bottom deals
Related to The Magic of Charles Earle Miller 62
Edward Marlo Further Applications of the Reverse Fingering Action with K. M. Move to repeatedly show the same card after it has apparently been dealt to table
 The K. M. Move 8
Edward Marlo Faro Divider Effects - Effect No. 1 Aces lost in deck, performer cuts deck in four piles with Aces on top, Kings on bottom, faro
 Faro Controlled Miracles 14
Harry Lorayne Aces Only - With Kings Aces are spelled to, then Kings are found as well, faro
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Linking Ring, May 1964
 My Favorite Card Tricks 32
Roger Klause Matched Spellout
Related toVariations Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 17
Harry Lorayne Foursome four of a kind to free selection is produced
Related toVariations Deck-Sterity 23
Harry Lorayne Favorite Aces and Kings aces are spelled to, then kings are found as well, faro
Related to Deck-Sterity 122
Dai Vernon The Name Is...? four of a kind matching selection shows up
Related to Epilogue (Issue 1) 1
Edward Marlo Unfaro Match selection is matched, edgemarked deck
 Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Riffle Finale) 5
Peter Kane The Faro Finders 6S to 8S lost and counted to, aces as kicker
 A Card Session with Peter Kane 14
Alton Sharpe Merely a Coincidence number arrived at with dice is counted down, heart flush and Twos show up which fits prediction
Related to Expert Card Conjuring 72
William P. Miesel Cards & Dice Ace-Four and four dice match up, aces appear
Related to Epilogue (Issue 2) 9
Allan Ackerman Pokerface while trying to find the selection the four of a kind is produced
Related to Magic Mafia Effects 18
John Hamilton Down & Out Tantalizer type routine with cut-off packet, card predicted and one of same value is on top of discard pile, see also p. 373
Inspired byRelated to The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 10) 354
Allan Ackerman, John Cornelius Change of Mind one of five, kicker
Variations The Esoterist 5
Dai Vernon, Harry Lorayne, Don Costello The Card Sharp and the Four Gamblers with four Kings kicker and story
Inspired byVariations Reputation-Makers 11
Harry Lorayne Stranger Card Faro Location aces are spelled to, then four of a kind to free selection is found as well, faro
Related to Reputation-Makers 26
Karl Fulves Essential Erdnase demonstrating card control by controlling and producing 4s, aces as kicker
Related to The Book of Numbers 13
David Lederman Dave-bury Delusion four Ace kicker
Variations Dingle's Deceptions 9
Jim Lee, Edward Marlo Triumph Plus with four-of-a-kind productions
Inspired by Card Cavalcade 78
Roy Walton Match-a-Matic performer and spectator each take four cards, two mates, rest four Aces
 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 11) 88
Roy Walton Match-A-Matic performer and spectator each take four cards, two mates, rest four Aces
 Tale Twisters 4
Brother John Hamman Chinese Miracle location of two cards and their four-of-a-kind via spelling, rest of deck sorted into four-of-a-kind groups, impromptu, see also p. 684
Related toAlso published here The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio) 543
David Lederman Dave's Delight four ace kicker
Related toVariations Super Subtle Card Miracles 31
Frank Garcia Speller Transition one selection, small packet spell, aces turn up
Variations Super Subtle Card Miracles 110
Jack Avis Topsy Turvy triumph with ambitious phases and four-of-a-kind kicker
 Epilogue (Issue 18) 163
Jerry K. Hartman About Face II Hofzinser Ace Problem, all four Aces change to match value of selection
 Means & Ends 22
Jerry K. Hartman A Common Mistake Vernon's Variant type of effect (Do as I do packet trick) where spectator cannot follow instructions, ending is each spectator get an Ace reversed in packet
Inspired by
  • "Kortially Yours" (Milton Kort, Kort is Now In Session, 1962)
Related to		 Means & Ends 23
Gene Finnell The Down/Under Exchange Surprise selection placed aside, packet cut and down/under deal performed until four cards remain, top of those is selection and previously tabled card matches other three cards
 Gene Finnell's Card Magic 55
Tony Binarelli Fource four of a kind kicker
 Afterthoughts 72
Roy Walton Runaround small packet multiple ambition, aces appear, joker transposes with four Queens
 Card Cavalcade 3 60
Bruce Cervon Now Find My Card! selection is found along with aces
 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 41
Nick Trost Prediction and Location of Four Matching Cards
Subtle Card Magic: Part Two 15
Roy Walton The U.S.A. Trail one of five cards is remembered and then located, the other four cards change to Aces
 Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 10) 418
Lewis Ganson Tribute to the Card Stars three or even four four-of-a-kinds show up
Inspired by Matching the Cards 22
Stephen Minch A-Ten-Tion prediction on table, three cards removed, two spectators are shown the cards, one sees three Threes of Hearts, the other three Sevens of Hearts, prediction card is Ten and the three cards change to other Tens
Also published here Creations of a Magical Madman 23
Karl Fulves Four-Card Leaper KC travels from one half to other, KS in other half is face-up with red kings on either side
Inspired by Transpo Trix 2
John F. Mendoza Impossible Poker Demonstration aces cut to in named order, shuffled back and cut to again (Estimation Aces), roll-over production with Royal Flushes, ten handed deal first with aces, then two royal flushes (Marlo-Gardner principle), optional color changing deck kicker
Inspired by The Book of John 7
John F. Mendoza The Quick Cull - Effect cards shuffled face-up and face-down, all cards right themselves except for named four-of-a-kind
 The Book of John 35
Frank Garcia Double Header performer finds wrong card and it's mates, wrong card turns into selection and mates of selections are produced
 Lecture Notes — No. 2 6
Roy Walton A Changeable Nature red Ace face up in center, changes to other red Ace, then both red Aces, then black Aces, then all four Aces, then Tens, then Kings are reversed in Center
 The Spread Half-Pass 21
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Triple Triumph red black kicker and four king production
Related to Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 2 No. 6) 207
Paul Gertner Black Jack patter routine with four ace kicker
Related to Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 2 No. 6) 214
Harry Lorayne "Counters" aces and kings found by various indicator cards, faro
 Quantum Leaps 202
Richard Kaufman Fantasy Cull ace-4 are lost and found, the fours appear
 CardMagic 30
John Carney Stand Up Miniscule prediction in which only four-of-a-kind remains and deck vanishes
Inspired by Conjuror's Journal 14
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 The Chronicles (Issue 16) 1224
Philip T. Goldstein Immoracle packet cut-off, anti-faro procedure to arrive at Royal Flush, overhand shuffle set-up sequence
Inspired byRelated to The Chronicles (Issue 18) 1240
Philip T. Goldstein Abacus cut-off number of cards and single card are predicted/divined, partial stack
Related toVariationsAlso published here Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 3 No. 10) 397
Gene Maze That Better Be Your Card!
The Gene Maze Card Book 53
Gene Maze Between the Slices (Everywhere and Nowhere No. 1)
The Gene Maze Card Book 84
Gene Maze Space Age Illusion (Everywhere and Nowhere No. 3)
The Gene Maze Card Book 86
Harry Lorayne, Dai Vernon, Don Costello, Martin A. Nash The Card Sharp and the Four Gamblers
Related to Ovation 4
Al Leech A Card Trilogy Effect No. 1: Card location with four Aces climax
Effect No. 2: Card location with four Aces climax
Effect No. 3: kings turn into aces
 Al Leech's Legacy 52
Gene Maze Rising Aces
The Gene Maze Card Book 70
Richard Kaufman Strange Harmony three selections add up to ten which is predicted, they then change to Tens
 The Gene Maze Card Book 91
Karl Fulves The Ghost Effect card thought of, five cards removed, one of them is the selection and the other the four aces, posed as problem
 Interlocutor (Issue 42) 167
John F. Mendoza Cutting the Kings Re-Visited Aces produced as kicker
Inspired by John: Verse Two 25
Stephen Minch San-Sub
Inspired byRelated to Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 4 No. 12) 572
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Impromptu Abacus cut-off number of cards and single card are predicted/divined
Inspired by Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 4 No. 12) 574
Michael Skinner Three Different Ways three selections made in different ways and found in different ways with two four-of-a-kinds along the way
 Arcane (Issue 4) 33
Jon Racherbaumer, David Solomon Spectator Cuts Off more than he can Choose spectator cuts deck in four packets, after some counting and packet handling aces, queens and kings are turned over
 The Lost Pages of the Kabbala 3
Jim Ryan Ryan's Dunbury Delight four ace kicker
Inspired by Jim Ryan Close-Up: Sensational Stunners 10
Allan Slaight Fourth Down spelling to "THE KING OF HEARTS" into four packets, a King on each pile except one which has an indicator card to find last king, credit information
Related toVariations Octet 32
Allan Ackerman Ultra Four Spot
Best of Friends 183
Harry Lorayne Force Feed Eight two four-of-a-kinds
 Best of Friends 534
Jerry Sadowitz Vendetta triumph, shuffle type gags, four-of-a-kind found
 Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 5) 1039
Philip T. Goldstein Abacus cut-off number of cards and single card are predicted/divined, partial stack
Also published here Thunday 3
David Britland Small Prophet selection is found by placing a coin on a car, two-way out, with four Aces climax or by spelling Ace
 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer)) 17
Shiv Duggal Belladonna four Aces are divided in red and black, two cards dealt on top of each pile, then red and black Aces transpose, eventually all aces are found in one pile and Kings in other
Inspired by
  • Phil Goldstein's "Overture" in "Genii" Marchi '81
 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer)) 37
Charles Hudson Abacus III cut-off number of cards and single card are predicted, partial stack, see credit corrections on page 864
Inspired by Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 6 No. 6) 790
Father Cyprian Shock Spell spelling to any picture card in packet, then matching cards are produced
Inspired byRelated to After Jordan 12
Terry LaGerould Piano Concerto piano card trick variation with 4 queen kicker
 The New York Magic Symposium - Collection 3 93
Jerry Sadowitz Vendetta
Cards Hit 20
Philip T. Goldstein Sottovoce four-ace-kicker
Inspired byAlso published here West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 1) 37
Steven Hamilton Count Down to Dunbury with four ace kicker
Also published here The Best of Close-Up Magic 77
Randy Wakeman Five-Way Fours miniature card prediction, other three cards of same vale are found as a kicker
Variations Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2 65
Allan Slaight Sweet, Lorayne! mixture between Lorayne and Christ's routines, with full patter
Inspired by Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2 78
Bob Farmer Gambo Magique
Inspired byRelated to Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2 82
Michael Louis Goin' Fishin' - With Friends revelation of selection, then the 3 mates
Inspired by Best of Friends — Volume II 212
Edward Marlo, Randy Wakeman Surprising the Seven Suspects multiple cards sandwiched, down under elimination, quartet kicker, faro
Inspired by Formula One Close-Up 57
Ian Land Quaternity
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 10) 1290
Walter "Waltini" Schällebaum 4 As Produktion reversed card as indicator, four aces production as kicker
 Gimmick (Issue 7) 2
Dai Vernon Spellout with a Hitch four-of-a-kind kicker
Related to The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1 160
John C. Wagner Would I Lie to You? seven card packet is programmed to find selection, mates are found as well
Related to The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner 141
Randy Wakeman The Force Is With You selection predicted, other three mates found elsewhere
 Special Effects 50
Philip T. Goldstein Stax-Volt card produced with reverse faros predicted, number of cut-off cards found by adding values
Related toAlso published here Doth 8
Stephen Minch A-Ten-Tion prediction on table, three cards removed, two spectators are shown the cards, one sees three Threes of Hearts, the other three Sevens of Hearts, prediction card is Ten and the three cards change to other Tens
Also published here The Three Faces of Steve 7
Jerry Sadowitz Return of the Burglar four cards chosen, they're all shown as selections, then the four cards change into Aces and selection is back in deck with odd back
Inspired by Inspirations 50
Richard Vollmer Earthly Powers selected card and four Aces are found, antifaro "programming"
Related toVariations Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 11 No. 6) 1503
Harry Lorayne Unearthly Powers
Inspired by Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 11 No. 7) 1520
Karl Fulves The Parting tabled spread, both hands on the ends, they move apart and spread parts in center to reveal face-up selection, Aces or Royal Flush kicker, posed as problem
 Interlocutor (Issue 47) 192
Edward Marlo The Mental Topper spectator counts to value of thought-of card, card located, optionally matching values found, faro, variations
VariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Apr. 1966
 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 216
Brother John Hamman Go Fish four selections, performer finds four, three of them change to match fourth
 The Secrets of Brother John Hamman 185
Roger Crosthwaite Faro Follow-Ups one out of four, kicker four-of-a-kind production, Si Stebbins & faros
 Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 12) 1999
Philip T. Goldstein Sottovoce four-ace-kicker
Also published here A Phil Goldstein Collection 3
Philip T. Goldstein Stax-Volt card produced with reverse faros predicted, number of cut-off cards found by adding values
Also published here A Phil Goldstein Collection 81
Harry Lorayne Simple Lie Detector faro
 Trend Setters 140
Harry Lorayne Nine, Five, Seven, Five aces are found via 4 locator cards, kings show up as well
 Trend Setters 63
Harry Lorayne Rhythmic Sandwich Change Routine two selections and four-of-a-kind are found
 Trend Setters 102
Philip T. Goldstein Sottovoce four-ace-kicker
Inspired byAlso published here Focus 51
Neil Smith Oscillation red Aces find selected King, another one found and Aces change into Kings
 Profile (Issue 4) 4
Aldo Colombini Jumbo airplane is formed with cards, selection is found and four Aces produced as kicker
Inspired by
  • Ken de Courcy's "Airplane"
Variations		 FISM Lecture Notes 14
James Swain One in a Million variation where bottom cards of dealt piles also match
Inspired by Don't Blink 11
Doug Edwards No Chances using cyclical stack
 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 16 No. 4) 2204
Edward Marlo, John C. Wagner Revised Lie Detector down under deal, quartet production, set-up, two variations:
  • For Center Dealers
  • For Side-Stealers
Inspired by The Olram File (Issue 14) 5
Edward Marlo Black Jack Versus Poker four ace kicker, three methods
Inspired by The Olram File (Issue 15) 9
William Goodwin Plunger Sandwich sandwich cards rise out of deck with selection in between, ace production kicker
 Notes from the Batcave 16
Peter Duffie Rising Crime elevator sequence Ace through Four of Diamonds with robber patter, Kings appear as finale
Inspired by Applications 40
Peter Duffie Glasnost wrong card changes into selection, then cards of same value produced
Inspired by Applications 56
Aldo Colombini A Kick Out Of It Christ force, Six-spot cut to, counting down to selection, the five counted cards are a Royal Flush
 Card File 89
Richard Bartram, Jr. Morella quarter shuffled face up into face down quarter, other half is shuffled into it and face up cards ripped out, with Aces reversed
 Mystification 66
Doug Edwards Spell Motivator Royal Flush Finale
 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 17 No. 5) 2361
Doug Edwards, Harry Lorayne Captured kings find mates and selection
 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 17 No. 7) 2387
Paul Gertner Black Jack Surprise bust blackjack hand changes into four aces
 Steel and Silver 113
Steven Hamilton Thinking Out Loud card built from two consecutive cards in the deck by taking suit of one and value of the other, that card turns over, then Triumph with four cards reversed at finale, the constructed card and its mates
Also published here Roger's Thesaurus 210
R. Paul Wilson All Backs Queens are printed as finale
 Chaos Theories 50
Edward Marlo Slop Shuffle Or Triumph? slop followed by riffle shuffle, no selection, Aces face-up at end
Related to Facsimile (Issue 3) 47
Aaron Fisher, Jack Birnman The Long and Winding Trick Aces lost, four indifferent cards found, their values used to count down to four cards, they are the Kings, Aces found on other side of counted packets
Also published here The Sleight Album 2
Richard Sanders, David Acer Four on the Floor card selected, indifferent card changes into mate and other cards of same value are on either side
Inspired by Natural Selections 18
Michael Skinner Aces Out of Another Dimension aces are found via random count downs (bottom deal), kings as well
Related to Classic Sampler 49
Dominique Duvivier Deconstruction Derby Two red Kings change to two red Aces, then change back, before changing into four Aces, and then change back to red Kings
 Magie Duvivier 113
James Swain, Edward Marlo Topping the Mental Topper cards freely chosen (or thought of), card and its three mates found, faro
Inspired by Miracles with Cards 107
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Novelty Spelling Mystery "A Larsen & Wright Gold Seal Mystery"
Further Than That precursor, 1940
Related toAlso published here
  • Page Wright's Manuscript, 1991, p. 223
  • Genii Bonus Number One, Genii, April 1940
 Underworld (Issue 4) 45
Peter Duffie Imogenetic three cards chosen and face up on table, another card made with suit and value of two of those cards, that card found via spelling and other cards from that value as well
Inspired by
  • "Genimo" (Alan Francis, Abacus, Vol. 4 No. 7)
 Method in Effect 11
Jack Carpenter A Potent Presage three predictions, Gemini Twin type procedure, four-of-a-kind kicker
Inspired byRelated to The Expert's Portfolio No. 1 26
Karl Fulves Vegas Vampire ten cards dealt into two hands, a selection changes into indifferent card and is then in other packet, jacks show up as finale
 The Vampire Papers 130
Marty Kane Modern Day Moracle packet cut off and reduced to one card via reverse faros, this card is selection and four aces on top of discard piles, with two variations
Inspired byAlso published here The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 64) 1258
Peter Duffie Four to the Fore card spelled to, spelling piles reveal four-of-a-kind
 N.D.E. — A Near Deck Experience 3
Peter Duffie My Fair Lady four wrong cards found, Queen of Hearts waved over them, they become the four Queens and the former Queen is now the selection
 N.D.E. — A Near Deck Experience 4
Peter Duffie Ouija card spelled to, spelling piles reveal four-of-a-kind
 N.D.E. — A Near Deck Experience 14
Roberto Giobbi Dad Stevens, King of the Card Cheats a king is controlled, then all four Kings appear
Variations Card College — Volume 3 657
Joshua Jay Combined Interests combining prediction, spelling, card to pocket, transformation, ace production
 The Looking Glass (Issue 4) 150
Karl Fulves Even Money Aces selected four-of-a-kind mixed with 4 other cards, all cards cut in deck, they're back on top, aces kicker
Inspired byRelated toVariations The Noir Test 19
Karl Fulves Random Access
Inspired byRelated to The Noir Test 23
Karl Fulves Cut-Rate Hummer "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
twenty cards spread, about five are reversed, spectator remembers one and turns it over, something done behind back by performer, selection located and other reversed cards are now Aces
Variations The Fine Print (Issue 9) 285
Andrew Wimhurst Shuffle-tracker shuffle-tracking a selection, ends with four-of-a-kind
Variations Low Down Dirty Tricks 11
Steve Mayhew Freedom Mayhew Poker Deal, face up card shuffled in face down, then dealt out and four aces as a kicker
Variations Impressing Jodie Foster 4
Joshua Jay Combined Interests Magicians performs a medley of his favourite tricks all in one trick (spell to selection, prediction, card to pocket (fail), four Ace production)
 Magic Atlas 70
Harry Lorayne, Christian Scherer The Card Sharp and the Four Gamblers
Inspired by Abgezockt! 17
Doug Conn Rubber Revelation rubber band wrapped around deck vanishes, around card in center, this and the cards beside it are Aces to match a previous selection
Inspired by Tricks of my Trade 33
Karl Fulves The Flash two selections placed under half the deck each, they rise to top, Ace production finale, Slip Force application
Inspired by Latter Day Secrets (Issue 1) 8
Roger Crosthwaite Monaco's Queens Queens lost in four packets that are combined, found again with help of Joker à la Christ Aces, Kings show up as well, using Erdnase's patter for "Exclusive Coterie" with long justification
Inspired by
  • "Ricardo's Aces" (Ricardo's Card Artifice, 1979)
Related to
  • "Roger's Aces" (Linking Ring, July 1994)
 Arcardia 165
David Stone Jack the Printer four cards are selected one of them turns to be the selection, others are the mates, then they change backs, card of selection appears on case
 Mietek — Lecture Notes 23
Roberto Giobbi Moracle at the end of a sucessful prediction, the four Aces appear, anti-faro sixteenth card principle
Inspired by Card College — Volume 4 921
Simon Lovell Star Trick aircraft is formed with cards, selection is found and matching cards as kicker
Inspired by Son of Simon Says! 19
Simon Lovell Bonus Trick - Fourplay card chosen and lost, produced with its mates
 Son of Simon Says! 110
Harry Lorayne Dig This "I have as many cards as you, plus...", Royal Flush kicker
 Personal Collection 45
Simon Aronson Aces Awry (Producing the Aces) Tries to spell suit of selection, but wrong 3 times - finally gets the value (Ace), and produces all four Aces
Variations Try the Impossible 198
Simon Aronson The Double Push Off Using the Double Push off to overcome awkward spellings in Aces Awry
Inspired by Try the Impossible 204
Simon Aronson Reverse Dealing Variation on Aces Awry
Inspired by Try the Impossible 204
Simon Aronson Other Ace Productions Alternative procedure for Aces Awry that disturbs stack but is fast
Inspired by Try the Impossible 208
Simon Aronson Four on a Match (Producing the Fours) Finds selection (a Four) through spelling, then finds all Fours
Related toVariations Try the Impossible 209
Simon Aronson Four More Alternative procedures for Four on a Match
Inspired by Try the Impossible 211
Simon Aronson The Mind Reading Deck, Part 6 (Producing the Sixes) Find selection by spelling, produce all the Sixes as a climax
 Try the Impossible 217
Simon Aronson The Mind Reading Deck, Part 9 (Producing the Nines) Find selection by spelling, produce all the Sixes as a climax
Variations Try the Impossible 220
Simon Aronson Mirror Nines Variation of Mine Reading Deck Part 9, with reverse Aronson stack
Inspired by Try the Impossible 221
Simon Aronson The Mind Reading Deck, Part 7 (Producing the Sevens) Selection is found in sandwich, produce four Sevens as climax
 Try the Impossible 223
Joshua Jay Joshing With The Threes Finds selection by spelling, then produces all the Threes as climax
 Try the Impossible 236
Karl Fulves, Frank Garcia King Quartet No. 24, card found by spelling "King" multiple times, kings show up as finale
Inspired byVariations New Self-Working Card Tricks 39
Karl Fulves Royal Rescue No. 25, card found from packet of five cards, other cards turn out to be the Kings
Inspired by New Self-Working Card Tricks 40
Unknown Gambler vs. Psychic No. 85, spectator thinks of highest card in cut-off packet, other Aces found in pocket
 New Self-Working Card Tricks 126
Karl Fulves, Art Altman Faces and Aces No. 42, four cards removed, performer turns one over, cards shuffled back, all four reverse and selection is identified, other three change to Aces
 My Best Self-Working Card Tricks 95
Harry Lorayne Royal HaLo four Ace cutting, count-down with indicator with final Ace, Royal Flush kicker
Inspired by Personal Collection 57
Harry Lorayne Can It be? four-card repeat, selection and Royal Flush finale
 Personal Collection 165
Harry Lorayne Dealer Wins Extension Daley's Last type transpo, Royal Flush kicker
Inspired by Personal Collection 247
Harry Lorayne Tally-Ho Extended four Aces as kicker, Royal Flush variation
Inspired byVariations Personal Collection 369
Harry Lorayne Kingly Loc-Ace-Tion Aces are lost and spelled to, then Kings are found as well, faro
Inspired by Personal Collection 433
Harry Lorayne A Far Cry one of five cards thought of, others change to Aces
Inspired by Personal Collection 567
John Cornelius Change of Mind one of five, kicker
 The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius 137
John Cornelius The F.I.S.M. Act or Every Card Trick in the World in Ten Minutes among other things: shrinking card case, multiple selection, four-of-a-kind production, shrinking deck, card to credit card, jumbo card in wallet as prediction for named card after some byplay
 The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius 157
Peter Duffie The Universal Base Ace of Spades put on bottom of deck, it changes into the mates of three selections, other Aces show up as climax, bottom deals
 Cards By All Means 7
Aaron Fisher, Jack Birnman The Long and Winding Trick Aces lost, four indifferent cards found, their values used to count down to four cards, they are the Kings, Aces found on other side of counted packets
Also published here The Paper Engine 116
Roy Walton, William Goodwin, Shannon Clark Pinkerton's Surprise progressive sandwich with four-of-a-kind production kicker
Inspired by Penumbra (Issue 4) 15
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Four Eights four chosen cards turn out to be the Eights, they're lost and four indifferent cards change to Eights, then Jacks are produced
Also published here Hofzinser's Card Tricks 25
Jack Avis, Lewis Jones Starburst packet cut off and reduced to one card via reverse faros, this card predicted and four Aces on top of discard piles
Related to Ahead of the Pack 88
Marty Kane Modern Day Moracle packet cut off and reduced to one card via reverse faros, this card is selection and four aces on top of discard piles, with two variations
Also published here Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4 76
Robin Robertson, Peter Duffie Lie Decktector four of a kind as climax, using the Matsuyama Force
 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4 89
David Solomon Just Friends four Kings cut in four packets, the Kings suddenly are in the hand of the performer, Queens found at bottom of packets
Also published here Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4 135
Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi How Lucky Can You Get?
Card College — Volume 5 1188
Steve Belchou, Roberto Giobbi The Poker Player's Royal Flush aces are cut to, royal flush appears as well
Related to Card College — Volume 5 1298
Karl Fulves Four Speed spectator deals a pile into four heaps, four Aces show up and selection is found
Related to Off The Books (Issue 9) 169
Karl Fulves Five Speed spectator deals a pile into four heaps, four Aces show up and the matching suit changes into previous selection
 Off The Books (Issue 9) 170
Karl Fulves Block Adjust spectator deals packet into four pile, named quartet on top, Aces underneath
Related to Off The Books (Issue 10) 190
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Blackjack Aces black Jacks change to Aces, other two Aces also show up
 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2 7
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Harvey's Harvest four cards removed, none is the selection, they change into four-of-a-kind of selection
Inspired by
  • "Hofzinser for a Change" (Steve Hamilton, Shades of Close-up, lecture notes)
 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2 61
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Well, Look at That! invisible card becomes visible and is first spectator's selection, it is completed to a Royal Flush
 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2 134
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Flip-Over Flush four Aces show up reversed one by one and locate four Royal Flush cards
 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2 138
Lin Searles Moracle anti-faro discovery
 Dear Mr. Fantasy 80
John Bannon, Jack Carpenter Trait Secrets Gemini Twins with four Ace kicker
Inspired by Dear Mr. Fantasy 182
David Solomon Dave's Game Gemini Twins with dollar bills as markers with royal flush kicker
Inspired by Dear Mr. Fantasy 186
Karl Fulves Cardboard Roulette five card cases on table, AS chosen from another deck, all decks removed one by one, face-up AS pops out of one deck and four Jacks from the other
Related to Under Tension 16
Karl Fulves Bouncer card jumps out of rubber banded deck, another is reversed and leads to second selection, four Aces show up
 Under Tension 28
David Acer Repeat Offender Selected card is found four times, and they all change to Aces
 Random Acts of Magic 61
Gary Plants Match Me do as i do with mates, four Aces finale, originally from Genii (June 2003)
Inspired by
  • "Do As I Do Aces" (Brother Hamman, Genii, Feb. 2001)
 Lecture Notes - The Second Super Session 22
Gary Plants A Mathematical Card Trick card apparently located with mathematical principle, other three matching values as well
Inspired by
  • "A Better Count to the Aces" (Ed Marlo, Precursor, ca. 1987)
 Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session 28
Wesley James Etude for Dealers credit information on the plot, four aces kicker
 Enchantments 249
Ron Frost A Cut Above Spectator selects card, magician cuts to four of a kind corresponding to selected card
Inspired byVariations After The Force 47
Ron Frost Colorful Cut Magician cuts to four of a kind, then shows that the selected card has an odd back
Inspired by After The Force 48
Ron Frost Top This Magician cuts deck into four piles, spectator places selection on any pile, magician produces four of a kind on top
 After The Force 55
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson Royal Killer Kount position of selection in deck announced, Royal Flush found as well, using Killer Count
 Killer Koncepts 7
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson If You've Got the Knack spelling a card, Ace revelation kicker, using Killer Count
 Killer Koncepts 35
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Noble Triumph King chosen, deck shuffled face-up/face-down, other Kings cut to, all cards rightened except Queens
  • Optional Additional Kicker (Kings odd-backed)
 Diamonds from Coal 106
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Deduction Production selection and rest of four-of-a-kind eventually found, using TAPGAC
 Diamonds from Coal 127
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson 1-2-3 Elevator Aces using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
 Diamonds from Coal 139
Dai Vernon A Revelation spectator reverses four cards behind his back, all turn out to be Aces, apparently a key card location trick is explained, SBS deck
Related to Prolix (Issue 1) 11
Ken De Courcy Well And Truly Shuffled cards added via bottom-and-lid-style card case, applied to an Ace production in which three spectators follow along with a packet and end up with an Ace reversed each
  • KF Notes
 Prolix (Issue 2) 106
Aldo Colombini Four of a Kind Triumph with four of a kind production at end
 Best of Friends — Volume III 83
Aldo Colombini Fourtold two selections are found, the matching four of a kinds produced
 Best of Friends — Volume III 90
Paul Gordon "Power"ful selected card and four Aces are found, antifaro "programming"
Inspired byVariations Best of Friends — Volume III 102
Robin Robertson Jumping (Black) Jacks jacks jump from bottom to top in two piles, other jacks and aces appear
 Best of Friends - Volume III 186
Richard Vollmer Easy Prediction involving counting a packet and then down in the rest, variant handling with Ace production
Related to Best of Friends - Volume III 273
David Regal Observ-Ace-Tion aces are on bottom of four packets, come to top, kings on bottom
 Best of Friends - Volume III 334
Luke Dancy Going Dutch First selection rises to top, second reverses in deck. Selections transpose, and second selection transforms into four of a kind.
 The Magician's Ltd Cookbook 57
Jack Parker Hair Raiser Elevator with Ace, Two, Three, before they change into four Kings
 52 Memories 57
Jack Parker Double Barrelled Shotgun Jack of Hearts keeps jumping to the top. Then, deck is spread and four Jacks are face up in the deck.
Related to 52 Memories 98
Jack Parker Oddservation Spectator and magician each holds four random cards, they exchange cards, but they transpose back. Magician is left holding only those two cards, while spectator is holding four Aces
Variations 52 Memories 107
David Solomon Just Friends four Kings cut in four packets, the Kings suddenly are in the hand of the performer, Queens found at bottom of packets
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here The Wisdom of Solomon 3
Don May May's Take on Vernon's Trick piles are made, spectator eliminates some, four-of-a-kind climax
Inspired by The Wisdom of Solomon 113
David Solomon S-V-S Shuffle Stack Kings put on top, shuffled three times while burying top cards, Kings back on top, repeated but now Aces are on top, then Royal Flush
Inspired by The Wisdom of Solomon 191
David Solomon Just Friends four Kings cut in four packets, the Kings suddenly are in the hand of the performer, Queens found at bottom of packets
Also published here Solomon's Notes 9
Jack Parker Victor 21 with Eleven-Card-Trick phase, Queens appear at end
 7-7-7 120
Kevin Ho Conspiracy of Four Find three Sevens, the fourth card is an Ace, then three Sevens all change to Aces
 Smooth Operations 44
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Novelty Spelling Mystery Further Than That precursor
Also published here
  • Genii Bonus Number One, Genii, April 1940
 Prolix (Issue 5) 294
David Solomon Just Friends four Kings cut in four packets, the Kings suddenly are in the hand of the performer, Queens found at bottom of packets
Also published here Solomon's Notes 4
Benjamin Earl Pseudo Moe "In a Glimpse"
 Gambit (Issue 2) 16
Tyler Wilson +Three adding a production of three mates
Inspired by Reinventing the Real 74
Rich Aviles Subwich card travels from packet to sandwich, sandwich card transform into mates
 Above the Fold 39
Roberto Giobbi Vernon Meets Daley four of a kind appears at bottom of packets
Related to Secret Agenda (Issue June 14) 177
Roberto Giobbi Ambitious Problem plot problem, ambitious phase with three piles, ace production climax
 Secret Agenda (Issue Aug 10) 239
Steve Mayhew Look at Me, Look at Me selection jumps to top, middle, bottom as desired, then Aces are produced
 Full Frontal Mayhew 18
Harry Lorayne What Are The Odds? (A Tantalizer Treatise) with full deck or half deck, Aces or Royal Flush on dealt packets as kicker, faro
Inspired by Special Effects 4
Harry Lorayne Magic Jacks Jacks find three selections and Aces
Inspired by Special Effects 141
Darwin Ortiz Bulletproof controlling four-of-a-kind, then Ace production
 Lessons in Card Mastery 149
Tony Cabral Call Your Bluff performer finds Ace of Spades among four cards, Ace changes into selection, other three change into mates
Related to The Brown Shoes Lecture Notes 27
Ken De Courcy Main Interest piles made by counting down some numbers and card moved around, one pile's number predicted, four-of-a-kind finale
Inspired by Prolix (Issue 10) 640
Jason Ladanye Ladanye's Ambitious Card four-of-a-kind production finale, for alternate ending see page 59
 Confident Deceptions 45
Steven Hamilton Thinking Out Loud card built from two consecutive cards in the deck by taking suit of one and value of the other, that card turns over, then Triumph with four cards reversed at finale, the constructed card and its mates
Also published here The Magic of Steven Hamilton 22
Steven Hamilton Countdown to Dunbury with four Ace kicker
Also published here The Magic of Steven Hamilton 112
Justin Higham Mindreader's Lucid Dream Plus (semi-improvised effect) Find thought-of-card, and produce other three mates on top of three piles as surprise kicker
 The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method 21
Bébel Coup de Pouce King comes to the the top, then King is placed on the table and deck is spread, other three Kings appear under first King
 Notes de Conférence 1 23
Steve Beam Stud Finder Participant quickly cuts and deals to the four queens.
 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9 16
Benjamin Earl Less is More Gambling Demonstration false gambling demonstration of ace location, false dealing, stacking, shuffle tracking, card mucking and four of a kind climax
 Less is More Bonus 10
John Bannon Bluff Oracle Aces I Duplicating Lin Searles' Moracle effect without using the cards preset at the binary positions.
Inspired by
  • "Bluff Oracle" (Simon Aronson, High Caliber, 2013)
Related to		 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9 50
Harry Lorayne Spell To Two - And More two selections spelled to, then four Aces show up
Inspired by JawDroppers! 29
Ross Tayler, Brad Hodgins Dead Aim performer cuts off named number of cards, four Aces produced, misspelled Taylor
 Operandi (Issue 2) 13
Harapan Ong, Takanobu Ishida The Famous Eight-Card Mystery Self-working trick, card is cut to and remembered, packet is shuffled and dealt, ends with finding card and also the four Eights
 Wabi-Sabi 22
Harry Lorayne Relationships Plus deck of cards used to force letters A and D, Ace of Diamonds is found along with other Aces
Inspired byRelated to JawDroppers! Two 97
Harry Lorayne Lost And Found backwards count as prediction, "Countdown Force", with Royal Flush revelation
Inspired by JawDroppers! Two 101
Harry Lorayne, Richard Vollmer Easy Prediction involving counting a packet and then down in the rest, with Ace production
Related to JawDroppers! Two 163
Harry Lorayne Two To Four two cards chosen, wrong card found, changes into right card, other card is its mate, other two matching cards found as well
Related to JawDroppers! Two 218
Ondřej Pšenička Clocking with a Kicker Faux clocking demo, also able to announce the exact positions of the other three of a kind that matches the selection
 The Secret of the Butterflies 87
Ondřej Pšenička Double Clocking with a Kicker Faux clocking demo for two cards, also able to announce the exact positions of the other three of a kind that matches the second selection
 The Secret of the Butterflies 93
Allan Hagen Take Five Indicator card appears between Jokers, count down to find selection, Jokers transform into other two mates
Inspired byRelated to Elixir (Vol. 1 No. 4 (Spring #1)) 44
Harapan Ong Perspective one half for spectator, top cards do not match, they do when packets are exchanged, repeated, then four Aces found near top and on bottom
Related to
  • "Illusion versus Reality" (Peter Duffie, Card School, ebook, 1995)
  • "Illusion or Reality" (Vincent Hedan, Mnemosyne, ebook, 2012)
 Principia 116
Harapan Ong Faro Pharaoh apparently Ace placed next to another card as indicated by that card's value with a faro, other Aces found
I. Basic handling
II. Advanced handling
 Principia 120
Jason Ladanye Dead Center multiple phase center deal demonstration with an Ace, then a signed named card, has ambitious card feeling to it, matching values produced as finale
 Game Changer 169
Jason Ladanye Fast Track shuffle tracking demonstration with selection, other cards of that value show up as climax, faros
Inspired by Game Changer 245
Jason Ladanye Power Play two effects, from shuffled deck, first sets up second
  • card divined by apparently reading tells, many cards removed and selection found from those
  • demonstration of different false deals (bottom, second, greek, center), culminating in five four-of-a-kinds
Inspired by
  • "The Ultimate False Deal" (Jack Carpenter, All In, DVD)
  • "Johnny Mnemonic" (Andrew Wimhurst, The Card Artistry of Andrew Wimhurst, video)
Related to		 Game Changer 287
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