Climaxes

109 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Climaxes
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Charles T. Jordan The Impossible Journey No. 20, selection comes to top in rubber-banded deck, executing classic pass with rubber banded deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1919/1920
Thirty Card Mysteries
58
The Ambitious Card two phases, including card from under shoe back to top
 		1934
Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
48
Frederick Braue The Pop-Up Card
Variations 1940
Expert Card Technique
285
Al Leech An Ambitious Card Climax
1949
For Card Men Only
25
Edward Marlo Effect 7 card visually comes to top twice, see also page 29
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
17
Milton Kort Ambitious Like ambitious card changes back color as climax
Variations 1970
Off-Color Card Tricks
41
Mike Rogers Still Avid color changing back kicker
 		Feb. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
10
Edward Marlo They're All Alike ambitious type routine shown, people think they're all the same, but they're all blank
 		Aug. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 8)
62
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 245
  • spelling something out with letter cards, cryptic
  • Slap Ace as finale for Ambitious Card
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
61
Ambitious Card Finish No. 478, idea of using Nate Leipzig's Card through Hand as finish
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
133
Alex Elmsley Der ehrgeizige Fremde ambitious card has different back, in the end deck changes color
Also published here Jan. 1974
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
60
Charles T. Jordan The Impossible Journey selection comes to top in rubber-banded deck, executing classic pass with rubber banded deck
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
73
Paul Harris Solid Deception
VariationsAlso published here 1976
Paul Harris Reveals Some Of His Most Intimate Secrets
1
Carmen D'Amico D'Amico's Application on Bob Nelson's Discovery
 		1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
263
Jerry Mentzer Ambitious Red Back color changing backs kicker
 		1977
Card Cavalcade Four
76
Ken Krenzel As an Ambitious Card Ending Block Turnover
 		1978
The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel
18
Philip T. Goldstein Remembrance of Cards Past short ambitious card sequence, back of card changes
 		Nov. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 11)
128
Jerry Mentzer Ambitious Red Back color changing backs kicker of ambitious card
 		1979
Card Cavalcade Finale
21
Comedy Ambitious one way forcing back climax
 		1979
Card Cavalcade Finale
35
Frederick Braue Pop-Up Card without credit
 		1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: Sensational Stunners
16
Curtis Kam An Ambitious Problem problem posed of culling mates of ambitious card during routine
 		1982
All the World's a Stage
54
Michael Ammar Yeast Card ambitious card with card to match book finale, folded
 		1983
Encore III
24
Michael Powers Color Ambitious ambitious card with color changing back kicker
 		1983
Powerful Magic
27
Stephen Tucker Rock Around Ambitious card, but deck is then revealed to be wrapped in rubberbands around all the edges (Paul Harris's Solid Deception ending, with rubberbands)
Inspired by 1984
The Card-Mad-gic of Stephen Tucker
17
Danny Korem, Jerry Andrus The Omni Deck short Ambitious Card routine ending with clear block of glass
Inspired by 1985
Korem without Limits
153
Ben Harris Impromptu Daryl using tilt principle
Inspired byRelated to 1985
Midnight Special
13
Frederick Braue The Pop-Up Card
1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
30
James Lewis One For the Money into wallet presentation
 		1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
110
Jean Hugard Under Foot
1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
114
Daryl Martinez Ambitious One-Way
1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
115
Daryl Martinez The Ultimate Ambition famous rope finale, for ungaffed versions see references
Variations 1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
117
Rick Anderson Ambitions in Bondage ungaffed
Inspired by 1986
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5
138
Frederick Braue Pop-Up Card
1987
Special Effects
33
Edward Marlo Double Pop-Up Ending immediately repeating the pop-up phase
 		1987
Special Effects
34
John Carney Etherial Pack Joker shows up again and again instead of selection, deck vanishes except selection
Also published here 1987
Lecture Notes Collection (Issue Carney Up Close)
6
Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders Ending #1: Face-up Finale deck rubber-banded, thrown in other hand, selection appears face-up on deck
Related to 1987
When Creators Collide...
43
Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders Ending #2: The Rubber Room Rise deck rubber banded, spectator checks that his card is not on top, but then it is
 		1987
When Creators Collide...
45
Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders Ending #3: Top Card "TOP CARD" written on back of top card before selection is pushed flush, yet top card becomes the ambitious card
 		1987
When Creators Collide...
47
Thomas Hierling C.C. Ambitious Card "color changing ambitious card", ambitious card changes back color as finale
 		1987
New Wave Close-Up
19
John Carney Etherial Pack Joker shows up again and again instead of selection, deck vanishes except selection
Also published here 1987
Carney Up Close
6
Edward Marlo, Frederick Braue Tip - Ambitious Bit #6 pop-up card with repeat
Inspired by 1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
150
Edward Marlo Almost Ultimate Ambition tilt with half card
Inspired byRelated to 1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
272
Ben Harris S.F.U.C. - Super Flip Utility Concept flipping over two cards as once with Super-Flip, upper one is scallop short, with applications:
  • A Flash Double-Lift
  • A Color Change
  • A Stunning Ambitious Card Climax
  • A Vanish
Inspired by
  • "Super-Flip" (Ben Harris, New Directions)
Related toVariations 		1988
Off the Wall
62
Jörg Alexander Weber Ein ehrgeiziges Verschwinden card travels to pocket, then rest of deck vanishes
 		1988
First there was a dream
53
Jerry Sadowitz Ambitious Spots card travels to top twice, then one pip at a time (2 -> 3 -> 4 ->...)
 		1989
Cards on the Table
57
Jerry Sadowitz Ambitious Spots 11 second method, card travels to top twice, then one pip at a time (2 -> 3 -> 4 ->...)
 		1989
Cards on the Table
60
Frederick Braue Pop-Up Card
1989
German Card Top Twenties
12
Frederick Braue, Juan Tamariz Double Pop-Up Card
1989/91
Sonata
126
Geoffrey Latta Deadlier Than The Male three very visual sandwich phases, featuring a visual ambitious card rise
Related toVariations 1990
Spectacle
15
Ken Krenzel Bouncer ungaffed version with banded deck
Inspired byVariations 1990
Close-up Impact!
98
Johnny "J.J." Johnston J. J's Ehrgeizige Karte Plus with blank-faced deck, changes into regular deck as climax
 		1990
Laid Back in Graz 1990
25
Skip Sansoucie Ambitious Card Finale phase with rubber-banded deck
Inspired by Nov./Dec. 1990
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 2)
15
Alex Elmsley Ambitious Stranger ambitious card has different back, in the end deck changes color
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
299
John Carney Ethereal Pack joker shows up again and again instead of selection, deck vanishes except selection
 		1991
Carneycopia
43
Chris Kenner S.W. Elevator SWE shift to visually let ambitious card move to top
Variations 1992
Totally Out Of Control
152
Tomo Maeda Ambitious Clip paper clip is placed on the ambitious card
 		1992
Five Times Five — Japan
31
Charles T. Jordan The Impossible Journey No. 23, selection comes to top in rubber-banded deck, executing classic pass with rubber banded deck
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
30
Jerry Mentzer No Deck Omni Deck handling
  • Shuffle one
  • Shuffle two
 		1993
Card File
185
Richard Bartram, Jr. Punch Finish signed selection punched full of holes vanishes and returns in center of deck
 		1993
Mystification
19
Richard Bartram, Jr. Ambitious Vanish after ambitious card sequence deck vanishes except selection and mates
 		1993
Mystification
76
Paul Gertner The Card in the Candy Box
1994
Steel and Silver
131
Chris Kenner, Brett Wolf Shifty fake SWE shift to visually let ambitious card move to top, only last phase by Brett Wolf
Inspired byVariations 1994
The Pass
121
David Harkey Toppler selection put in center, top half of the deck vanishes, leaving the selection on top, other half found in pocket
Related to Jan. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 5)
62
Finnegins Rewake selected card vanishes and reappeares on top of the deck
 		1996
Card College — Volume 2
304
Frederick Braue The Pop-up Card visual climax for ambitious card routine
 		1996
Card College — Volume 2
341
Paul Harris Solid Deception short ambitious card sequence, deck is glued to single solid block climax
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Paul Harris Reveals some of his most Int...)
107
Ken Krenzel Box Top card comes to top inside case, cased version
Inspired byRelated to 1997
Ingenuities
3
Frederick Braue Pop-Up Card
2000
Thick Schtick!
16
Justin Hanes A Bound rubber-banded deck, using half card
Inspired by 2000
Action
15
John Hostler Pressure Point ambitious card, then thumb and first finger melt through pack until they can grab out selection, leaving a cut-out in whole rest of deck
Variations 2000
Card File Two
78
Mark Mason Case Dismissed signed card travels to mouth twice, then into numerical position into another deck in performer's pocket
 		2000
Up Close & Personal
3
Barry Price Kaleideckscope ambitious card routine with color changing deck kicker
  • Phase One: And Brutus Said Caesar Was Ambitious
  • Phase Two: A Short Rise
  • Phase Three: Another Nifty Nuance
  • Phase Four: Throwing For A Change
  • Phase Five: The Visual Rise
  • Phase Six: Further Expanding The Action
  • Phase Seven: An Impossible Transposition
  • Phase Eight: Igniting The Pilot Light
  • Phase Nine: Setting The Room Ablaze
  • Phase Ten: All Cleaned Up - Even The Ashes!
 		2000
Escamotage 2
48
Neal Elias The Pop-Up Card with Twirl Pass
Inspired by 2001
New Card Controls
77
Scott Wells A Perfect Match ambitious card with match used as wand, card to matchbox as finale
 		Dec. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 7)
27
David Regal Tenacious Climber card rises to top in banded deck (rope or rubber band)
 		2002
Constant Fooling 2
179
Andi Gladwin Ambitious Chameleon ambitious card routine, at the end both the selection and the rest of the deck change back color
 		June 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 12)
10
Andi Gladwin Ambitious Boxing deck is half-way in case while a card is selected via riffle-stop, it comes to the top in that condition twice
 		June 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 12)
20
Andi Gladwin Bound To Stern control to top while the deck is in the card box
Inspired byRelated to June 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 12)
22
Karl Fulves Steel Ambition "Problems"
involving a steel ball that appears under pop-up card, posed as a problem
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
378
Jay Sankey Lightning Bolt deck of card bolted together with bolt at the end
Inspired by 2004
Sankey Unleashed
114
Derek Dingle Card on Forehead as finale to Ambitious Card routine
 		2004
Derek Dingle's Last Notes
6
Derek Dingle Card to Envelope in wallet, as finale to Ambitious Card routine
 		2004
Derek Dingle's Last Notes
7
Joshua Jay Remote Control Ambitious card ending where card travels to battery compartment of remote control
 		2005
Sleight of Hand and a Twist of Fate
6
Bill Abbott Ctrl+Alt+Delete deck becomes plexi glass, Omni Deck
 		2008
Cocktail Card Magic
18
Arturo de Ascanio Stranger Ambitious Card ambitious card has different back, in the end deck changes color
Inspired byAlso published here 2008
The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic
212
Howard Hamburg Clip Ambicioso card with paper clip comes to top, clipped card transposes with another card
Also published here 2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 6)
102
Howard Hamburg Clipped card with paper clip comes to top, clipped card transposes with another card
Related toAlso published here 2009
The "D" Notes
27
Frederick Braue, Roberto Giobbi Ambitious I
Inspired by 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Aug 4)
232
Roberto Giobbi Ambitious II in card case
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Aug 5)
234
Louis Zingone, Frederick Braue, Neal Elias, Roberto Giobbi Ambitious IV two times to top, then secret steal
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Aug 7)
236
Oliver Meech Ambitious Balloon Balloon drawn on card rises to the top of the deck repeatedly, then when card is tapped, balloon drawing is shown to be popped
 		2010
Plot Twists
10
Chris Randall Red Rising odd-backed ambitious card visually appears on top
 		Sep. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 9)
18
Tomas Blomberg Proteus Bound while the deck is in the card box
  • Ambitious Card Ending
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2014
Blomberg Laboratories
84
Alexander de Cova Ehrgeizig bleibt ehrgeizig on climaxes for the ambitious card plot
 		2015
Burners — Vol. 1
296
Roberto Giobbi, Dai Vernon Thoughts on Ambitious Card Finale
Related to 2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Sep 20)
271
John Hostler Dim Mak (Pressure Point 2.0) ambitious card, then thumb and first finger melt through pack until they can grab out selection, leaving a cut-out in whole rest of deck
Inspired by 2016
Magnum Opossum
52
Andi Gladwin Pop Top deck tabled before card pops to top
Inspired by Oct. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 10)
65
Ryan Schlutz Secret Sauce Switch sandwich switch without deck
  • Further Thoughts ("mystery card" routine outline)
  • Additional Tip (ambitious card finale)
Also published here 2017
False Anchors — Volume One
10
Anthony Owen Ambitious Card Finale additional sequence after the Braue Pop Up Move
Inspired by 2017
Secrets
94
Johnny Thompson The Kissed Card spectator's blown kiss appears on card and is then removed again, as ambitious card climax
Inspired by
  • "Kissed Card" (Harry Mendoza)
 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
77
Yves Carbonnier Dur Dur! card comes to the top, changes into blank card and is found in the deck again, repeated, then deck ends up in two glued blocks
Inspired by 2019
Grand Livre de Cartomagie
112
Andi Gladwin Tabled Braue No. 1
Inspired by 2020
The Boy Who Cried Magic
127
Ryan Schlutz Secret Sauce Switch sandwich switch without deck
  • Further Thoughts ("mystery card" routine outline)
  • Additional Tip (ambitious card finale)
Also published here 2020
False Anchors
10
Idan Kaufman OHTP Four Card Production "One Hand Top Palm", in the hands
  • Ambitious Climax
 		2020
Palmoholic
33
Arturo de Ascanio, Jesús Etcheverry Stranger Ambitious Card ambitious card has different back, in the end deck changes color
Also published here 2020
Reflections on the Double Card (Ascanio's Handling)
170
Shimpei Katsuragawa Multiple Pop-Up Card Finale four bent cards come to the top one by one
Inspired by 2022
La Campanella
70
Alex Linian Banded Ambitious card rises to top of cross-wise rubber-banded deck
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Nov. 2006
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
561
Bedros "Spidey" Akkelian Blast From the Past ambitious card routine that ends with double-blank deck
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2007
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
643
Griffin Watt Ambitious Card Finale card cleanly put in middle, comes to top face up after being wrapped up with a handkerchief
 		July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
73