General Comments

43 entries in Cards / Sleights / Switches / Deck & Thick Packet Switches / General Comments
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Arthur "Dr. Avon" Kollmann Ueber Vertauschung von Kartenspielen on switching decks, using pockets and vest
Related to June 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 6)
87
Arthur "Dr. Avon" Kollmann Ueber Vertauschung von Kartenspielen part two on deck switches
Related to July 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 7)
99
Arthur "Dr. Avon" Kollmann Ueber Vertauschung von Kartenspielen II. more on switching decks, on multiple deck switches in a performance (up to six decks), giving a possible routining with six decks
Related to Aug. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 8)
116
To Exchange Packs Methods to switch decks
  • Card clip
  • Done in context of a trick, behind the back
 		1927
The Nikola Card System
53
Jack Merlin The Story of the Cold Deck gamblers deck switch, management in a real game and in an expose
Also published here 1927/28
Merlin at the Card Table
13
John Northern Hilliard Final Observations and Caution
1938
Greater Magic
209
John Mulholland Shuffling the Deck and A Trick in Connection Therewith to give impression that stacked deck was shuffled, have duplicate deck shuffled and card selected, switch in stacked deck and have card replaced, find card and continue with stacked deck
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
58
James Dunn Dunn's Stratagem red rubber band over deck, to convince people it is the same deck after switch
 		1972
Magick (Issue 56)
278
Walter B. Gibson Dell O'Dell strategy to change decks, ends with Brainwave, used by Dell O'Dell
 		1973
Magick (Issue 72)
358
Alex Elmsley Two Pocket Deck Switches intro
Related to 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
143
Karl Fulves Deck Switches gambling related discussion, outline of methods to get the cold deck in play
Related to 1992
Cheat Sheet (Issue 10)
93
Jack Merlin The Story of the Cold Deck deck switch with help of tray and waiter
Also published here 1992
Cheat Sheet (Issue 10)
94
Karl Fulves Setting Up the Cooler
1992
Cheat Sheet (Issue 10)
96
Michael Close On the Memorized Deck
  • Which Stack?
  • Learning the Stack
  • The Open Index
  • Estimation
  • False Shuffles
  • Deck Switches
 		1996
Workers Number 5
122
Simon Lovell The Bar Fly switching decks when doing bar magic
 		Nov./Dec. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 50)
583
Ellis Stanyon Various Changes for the Complete Pack section heading
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
265
Roberto Giobbi The Deck Switch Introduction
 		2000
Card College — Volume 4
863
Roberto Giobbi The Direct Deck Switch comments on technical deck switches
 		2000
Card College — Volume 4
865
Roberto Giobbi The Direct Deck Switch
2000
Card College — Volume 4
865
Roberto Giobbi The Deck Switch in the Context of a Trick
2000
Card College — Volume 4
868
Roberto Giobbi Final Thoughts on Deck Switches
2000
Card College — Volume 4
875
No-Gaff Deck Switches
2000
Charlatan (Issue 3)
33
Juan Tamariz Deck Switches
  • A. Seated at the Table
  • B. Inside the Pocket
  • C. With Gimmicks
  • D. Other Switches
  • E. Switching Half of the Stack
 		2004
Mnemonica
346
Roberto Giobbi The Deck Switch: An Approach to the Systematic Study of Card Magic
  • The Genii Session
with mind map and categorizations
Related to July 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 7)
20
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Changing Decks open deck switch concept, various methods
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 5)
8
Roberto Giobbi More Secrets of the Deck Switch
  • The Genii Session
 		July 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 7)
14
Roberto Giobbi The No Deck Switch
  • The Genii Session
strategies to justify the open use of a different deck
Also published here Sep. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 9)
14
Roberto Giobbi Foreword
  • The Mighty Deck Switch
  • How To Read This Book
 		2013
The Art of Switching Decks
ix
Roberto Giobbi Terminology and Structure of the Deck Switch 1. Terminology
  • Cold Deck or Cooler?
  • Cold Deck!
  • Dress Map

2. Structure of the Deck Switch
  • The Diagram
  • Infrastructure
  • Logistics
  • Technique
  • Clean-up
Related to 2013
The Art of Switching Decks
1
Roberto Giobbi Categories of Deck Switches
  • Mechanical Deck Switches
  • Technical Deck Switches
  • Deck Switches Depending on a Trick
  • Substitute Deck Switches
 		2013
The Art of Switching Decks
7
Roberto Giobbi Basic Principles - To Keep Decks Apart four methods
 		2013
The Art of Switching Decks
11
Roberto Giobbi Grips on the Cold Deck
  • Flat-Palm Grip
  • Tenkai Grip
  • Deep Dealing Position
 		2013
The Art of Switching Decks
14
Roberto Giobbi Delayed Performance tip on structure
 		2013
The Art of Switching Decks
21
Roberto Giobbi, Dai Vernon The No Switch Deck Switch strategies to justify the open use of a different deck
Related toAlso published here 2013
The Art of Switching Decks
127
Roberto Giobbi Selected Sources for Deck Switches commentary of various deck switches in print
 		2013
The Art of Switching Decks
137
Carlos Vinuesa The Trick That Can Be Explained exploration of the idea of obtaining in the deck a duplicate of a freely chosen card (with deck switch between the selection and the return of the card)
Related to 2013
Numbers, Cards... and Time!
79
Steve Forte Chapter 7 - Mucks, Holding out, Coolers and More
  • Introduction
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
505
Steve Forte Coolers intro, dealer-cooler vs. cutter-cooler
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
542
Steve Forte Slide-offs intro, one deck is slid off into lap
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
544
Steve Forte Table Cut-and-carry Coolers "Scarne cooler", intro
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
551
Steve Forte big-mitt switches comments about big hands
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
560
Roberto Giobbi A Few More Chunks... extracting principles from:
  • The Knife Force
  • The Polyvalence of an Overhand Shuffle
  • Katas
  • The No Switch Deck Switch
 		2024
Unexpected Agenda (Issue July 20)
213
Joshua Jay Super-Ultimate-Best-Ever-Deluxe-False-Shuffle 2.0 presentation for having the deck shuffled before the show, then switching it at the start of the performance
 		2024
Particle System
61