Miscellaneous

80 entries in Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Jack Merlin A Four Ace Assemble Aces rise on top of the deck, featuring a fine jog at the front that's controlled with the left first finger
Also published here 1927/28
Merlin's Master Miracles
4
Glenn G. Gravatt Mental Vision four cards chosen and divined, pencil dot card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
82
Controlling Several Cards with Menetekel Deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
258
George G. Kaplan Controlling Three Selected Cards by Means of the Corner-Short Hindu Shuffle handling
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
16
The Great Maurice Multiple Card Control adding palmed cards
 		Oct. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 213)
852
Allessandro Four Ace Control using natural breaks
 		1958
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958)
15
Max Malini Multiple Control see also p. 29 for Malini's handling when spectator does not want to replace the card at the needed position
 		1962
Malini and His Magic
25
Baltons Methode variation of "Filieren mittels Abschleifen", control of two cards
 		1962
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 23 No. 4)
204
Cliff Green Multiple Control using injogged card as short card
 		1971 ca.
Dingle's Deceptions
1
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Ace Placement No. 302, Aces inserted in fan but next to key cards apparently
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
78
Jack Merlin Jack Merlin's Four Ace Assembly No. 357, very cryptic, but supposed to be reference
Also published here 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
100
Gene Finnell Variations of the Free Cut Principle two cards, Klondike Shuffle
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
59
Edward Marlo The False Tilt card goes into break, next cards in same position
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
1
Edward Marlo Automatic Placement Double Control, Plus One
1974
The Unexpected Card Book
89
Edward Marlo A Three Packet Estimation multiple card control via estimation, spelling application mentioned
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
238
Edward Marlo Combination Control various Methods
 		1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
305
Ken Krenzel The Block-Cover Pass Two-Card Control
1978
The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel
219
Richard Kaufman Variation of the Tilt Load setting up for rising card sequence, multiple cards
 		1978
On the Up and Up
17
Frederick Braue Braue Addition & Switch as multiple control
 		1978
The Book of John
78
Multiple Tap Through Control
1979
CardMagic
68
Dribble Control
1979
That Certain Something...
10
Paul LePaul Automatic Jog-Control for two selections
 		1980
Secrets of a "Puerto Rican Gambler"
31
Dribble Control
1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
173
Bluff Fan Insertion apparently at different positions in fan
 		1982
Best of Friends
453
Edward Marlo Dribble Free Force multiple dribble control, same position forced
Related toVariations 1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
311
Edward Marlo Dribble Application to O.K. Move multiple card control to bottom with kelly/ovette placement
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
313
Edward Marlo Dribble Plus Delayed O.K. Move
1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
313
Edward Marlo Dribble Force Procedure for multiple selections, first one free
Related to 1985
Formula One Close-Up
1
Locator Card scallop short, for multiple control
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
7
Randy Wakeman Multiple Card Control Procedure dribbling, first and last one free, same break forced in between
Inspired by 1989
Randy Wakeman Presents
31
Steve Spillman, Doc Eason Bogus Control
  • Spill's Bogus Multiple Selection
  • The Evolved Handling
 		1990
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)
21
Steve Pressley The Under Control
1991
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 39)
709
Justin Higham Multiple Card Change Aces dragged from half in right hand end grip into left hand, flipped over and tabled one by one
Inspired by Apr. 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 2)
15
Lennart Green The Grouped Snap Deal Snap Deal with multiple cards
 		1995
Snap Deal
14
Steve Bedwell The "Belt and Braces" Control with crimp
 		1995 ca.
Siamese Signatures and Other Oddities
12
James Swain The Swain Bluff Control bluff type multiple shift
 		1996
Miracles with Cards
100
Norman Houghton Bluff Multiple Shift riffle forcing consecutive cards
Related toAlso published here
  • Abracadabra, No. 1050, also Wit & Wizardry, p. 14
 1998
Card College — Volume 3
668
Doug Conn Side-Steal Strategy gag to cover two side steals
 		1999
Tricks of my Trade
166
Baltazar Fuentes Cutting the Aces Aces put in different positions in fan with some fake spacing, found
 		1999
Arempi II
28
Ellis Stanyon The Multiple Shift Pack No. 16, using menetekel deck as tool
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
201
Steve Bedwell The TC Multiple Control using thick card, selections made via dribbling
 		2000
Thick Schtick!
8
Simon Aronson The Face-Down UnDo The "UnDo Influence" control, face down version
Related toVariations 2001
Try the Impossible
6
Simon Aronson Variation 1441 Variation of UnDo Influence, use Ace and Four instead of Jokers
Inspired by 2001
Try the Impossible
10
Simon Aronson Variation 1839 Variation of UnDo Influence, use four face up cards instead of two
Inspired by 2001
Try the Impossible
10
Simon Aronson Color Separation Variation on UnDo Influence to leave deck color separated
Inspired by 2001
Try the Impossible
10
Simon Aronson The Face-Up UnDo The "UnDo Influence" control, face up version
Related to 2001
Try the Impossible
14
Simon Aronson Controlling the Aces Way to maintain control over four Aces during Divide and Conquer, can be used for Mark-a-Place Aces
Inspired byRelated to 2001
Try the Impossible
24
Roberto Giobbi Schein-Mehrfachkontrolle riffle forcing same spot repeatedly
 		2003
Kartenkunst für Salon und Bühne
15
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control two selections made in incomplete riffle shuffle condition
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
42
Steve Beam Shiftless aces apparently lost in the deck end up on top, four piles, way of taking cards together
Also published here 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
221
Steve Beam Downright Shiftless two-handed variations of Shiftless
  • In Unison
  • Expedited Aces
  • Lost in Space
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
222
Mark Aspiazu Malone Shark using Malone Shift to add cards to top of deck, then top cards lost
Inspired by 2007
Freebie 8
30
Mark Aspiazu Pee-Wee Hermann using covered Herrmann Shift to add cards to top of deck, then top cards lost
 		2007
Freebie 8
31
Jerry K. Hartman, John Guastaferro R.S. Bluff Control Variation see Means & Ends
 		2010
One Degree
87
John Guastaferro Double Card Control
2010
Above the Fold
48
Alexander de Cova Ultimative Kartenkontrolle thick card for multiple card control
Related to 2010
Seminar Saalbach 2010
15
Tom Gagnon Gravity Control two cards inserted in deck, then deck put in case which is only held by its flap
Also published here 2011
Cased Card Controls
18
Tom Gagnon Fan Control card pushed into deck one-handed, automatic jog control with squared deck, incorporating temporarily putting deck in case and one-handed fan
  • Variation A
  • Variation B (for two cards)
Also published here 2011
Cased Card Controls
31
Gary Plants A Card Control
  • Controlling Multiple Cards
  • Selected Card to a Certain Position
  • Spectator goes Past the Break
Also published here
  • "G .P. Card Control" in "Precursor" Nr. 36. 1992.
 2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
225
Justin Higham Illogical Ace-Control Aces lost on top of four assembled packets, all on top, bluff
Inspired by 2012
Non-Automatic Card Tricks
14
Aldo Colombini Fireworks Control biddle style
 		2013
Discoveries & Deceptions
40
Joseph Barry Losing Procedure four cards placed in different position while dealing through deck
 		2014
Reverie
12
Bill Malone Malone's Control multiple selection control strategy
Related to 2014
Classic Fantastic
28
Harry Lorayne To An Excellent Position losing sequence for four-of-a-kind involving partial switch
Inspired by
  • Dave Neighbors routine from Linking Ring
 2015
JawDroppers!
210
Roberto Giobbi The Lateral Insertion sideways insertion
  • Control
  • Multiple Shift
Related to 2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Nov 5)
318
Ryan Schlutz, Aldo Colombini Fireworks Control Variation cards biddle counted in left hand, spectators say stop multiple times
 		2017
False Anchors — Volume Two
34
Gabriele Gentile Aces Rising as Gabrielle Gentile, Aces are lost in the deck and then found on top
 		2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
68
Aldo Colombini, Andi Gladwin Fireworks Control
  • Alternatives to the Key Card
 		2019
Personal Revelations
16
Tom Gagnon Gravity Control two cards inserted in deck, then deck put in case which is only held by its flap
Also published here 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
355
Tom Gagnon Fan Control card pushed into deck one-handed, automatic jog control with squared deck, incorporating temporarily putting deck in case and one-handed fan
  • Variation A
  • Variation B (for two cards)
Also published here 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
368
Ryan Schlutz, Aldo Colombini Fireworks Control Variation cards biddle counted in left hand, spectators say stop multiple times
 		2020
False Anchors
66
Steve Beam Shiftless aces apparently lost in the deck end up on top, four piles, way of taking cards together
Also published here 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
31
Larry Jennings Two Card Control with a Plunging Cut
Inspired by 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
411
Max Malini Selected Card to Bottom cards all inserted in center one by one, then step delay
Related to 2022
Max Malini
349
Bluff Spacing Fan Control
2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
50
Joshua Jay Box Shift cards picked up one by one from case
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2011
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1060
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Cascade Four-Card Control and Palm cards (e.g. Aces) inserted as group into center of deck and squared in and deck is either cascaded or overhand-shuffled, Aces are retained on top or can be brought directly into right palm
Inspired by
  • "Cascade Control" (Charlie Miller, Genii, June 1972)
 2022
Vallarino
31
Aldo Colombini Fireworks Control cards chosen by saying stop during biddle procedure
 		Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1092
John Hostler Crimp Dribble Control control sequence, multiple cards placed at same spot
 		2023
Percolations
52
Jack Carpenter 452 Control four Aces are lost one by one in four piles that are assembled at the same time, all Aces are together, can retain the order of the deck
  • Sightless Crimp Addition (Jamie Masterson)
 		2024
Carpenter's Conceptions
46