Miscellaneous

346 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die sympathetischen Zahlen spectator stops while performer deals cards on table, then four people select a card, selections are the four Tens which match amount of dealt cards, number is also predicted on a piece of paper
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1910
Kartenkünste
4
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die vier Asse Aces produced, then sixteen more Aces produced, sixteen duplicate Aces
Also published here 1910
Kartenkünste
31
Dr. Stanley Jaks Symphronismus der Zahlenkarten ten number cards are dealt on the table and one is selected by naming a number, rest of the deck is dealt in three piles and cards on the bottom match selected cards
 		1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 1)
5
Joe Berg The Convexed Aces Experiment No. 6 - cards are lost and found, Aces are bridged
Variations 1946
Card Control
156
Arthur H. Buckley The Aces and the Chosen Card Experiment No. 30 - Aces are lost, selection appears on top and changes to Aces, repeated three times
 		1946
Card Control
190
Edward Marlo Four-Ace Opener packets are held face to face, aces appear there
Related to 1948/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
134
Four-Ace Production Deck placed in pocket, can extract and locate four Aces
 		1949
Tricks and Stunts With Playing Cards
30
Robert Parrish Automatic Assembly cards of same value as a selection are found via dealing
 		1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
30
Joe Stuthard Four Ace Trick Aces are lost and found again
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
19
Joe Stuthard How Did That Happen? Aces shown in deck, performer finds wrong cards behind his back, then he removes the Aces from behind his back
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
19
Eddie Joseph One-Eye Joe Kings lost with cut and shuffle procedure and found again
 		1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
12
Toni Koynini The Last Card free selection, then three more cards arrived at after dealing deck into three piles, all match and consists of four-of-a-kind
 		1951
Toni Koynini's Card Miracles
19
Al Leech A Reverse Discovery Aces put in deck, Kings found, Aces reversed
 		1953
Card Man Stuff
21
Stewart James The Ace Assembly finding four Aces, deck is cut somewhere and piles are dealt
 		1954
The Nullificator
5
Professor Melachini-Caligari Brief aus dem Norden Jacks are found with named numbers and their cross sum, Queens and Kings appear by other named numbers
 		1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 2)
423
Rolf Andra Eine neue As-Formation finding four Aces twice, spectator makes several decision
 		1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 3)
419
Charles Hudson Sorcerer's Seven II cards are shuffled and cards from 8 to As removed, shuffled again and picture cards removed, then with the number seven all quartets are counted to
 		Sep. 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 4)
9
Harry Lorayne Coincidentally Yours three four of a kinds are produced via some layout and counting procedure
Related toVariations 1962
Close-up Card Magic
44
Bill Simon Challenge Aces Ace of Spades is placed aside and keeps reappearing, change into four different Aces
VariationsAlso published here 1962
Close-up Card Magic
201
Edward Marlo Ace Producer two halves rubbed face to face, aces appear (sleeve aces)
 		1962
The K. M. Move
17
Al Leech Two Hands: Four Aces "sleeve Aces"
Variations 1965
Super Card Man Stuff
37
Harry Lorayne Any Four of a Kind strategy for producing any four of a kind named by spectator while only setting up three sets
Variations 1965
My Favorite Card Tricks
41
Harry Lorayne The Indicator procedure to set up a four-of-a-kind for spelling from a shuffled deck
Variations 1967
Deck-Sterity
62
Edward Marlo Quadruple Match selection is matched with three mates, edgemarked deck
 		1967
Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Riffle Finale)
6
Edward Marlo The Named Four cutting to any four of a kind called for, edgemarked
 		1967
Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Riffle Finale)
9
Peter Kane Tetradism
  • (1) Matching the Cards with freely chosen card
  • (2) all four-of-a-kinds produced
Variations 1967
A Card Session with Peter Kane
19
Roy Walton Liberty
Also published here 1969
The Devil's Playthings
40
T. Page Wright Spell Down spelling of a card, spelled value includes other three cards with same value and spelled suit only cards with same suit
 		1970
Magick (Issue 4)
18
Ian Baxter The "Expert" at the Card Table??? card freely chosen and tabled face down, performer produces the three cards of same value, all quartets grouped together
 		1970
Ten on Deck
32
Paul Swinford Quadrivium new deck order, faro
 		1971
More Faro Fantasy
19
Henry Christ Tally-Ho! spelling using words on card case
Variations 1971
Reputation-Makers
115
Karl Fulves No Sliding four aces produced, fifth ace produced, previous aces are now kings, extension
Inspired by 1971
The Book of Numbers — Supplementary Notes
10
Tom Batchelor Through Thick and Thin block of twelve glued cards, thick card introduced as transformed selection, thick card used to find the Aces
 		1971
Canadian Card Control
45
Harry Lorayne The Fantastic Deal Jog red/black separation except named quartet (aka "The Great Divide")
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1972
The Great Divide
1
Tom Osborne, Lu Brent Match It mates are produced
 		1972
The Living End
111
Jerry K. Hartman Four Eyes magician and spectator each remove a card from top and bottom half of deck to find four Aces
 		1972
Packet Magic
5
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Jumping Aces No. 204, "Dr. Oberholzer ace location", sounds like four packets are counted off while starting with an Ace on top for each count, cryptic
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
49
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Four Ace Mix Transpose Trick No. 228, description sketchy, seems to be a routine in which Aces are lost and found, then Sevens are found and they transpose with Aces
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
56
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Sympathetic Numbers Or Lucky No. 277, spectator stops while performer deals cards on table, then four people select a card from four piles, selections are the four Nines which match amount of dealt cards, number is also predicted on a piece of paper
Inspired byRelated to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
69
Louis Zingone Zingone (Sterno?) Pull Out of 4 Aces or 4 Cards No. 362, cryptic, might be a production of four cards by doing four second deals with one card each ending up between the four fingers and thumb of the other hand (as in Biological Shuffle)
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
101
Dr. Oberholzer Dr. Oberholzer Four Ace Routine No. 388, sounds like four packets are counted off while starting with an Ace on top for each count, cryptic
Related toVariations 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
106
Ace Prologue To Routine No. 518, top card used to count off a pile of that number, done four times, Aces found on bottom of each
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
145
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Four Ace Mix No. 606, Aces put on four packets that are assembled and double-cut each time, Aces end up alternating on top
  • Note (Dai Vernon)
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
169
Frank Garcia Unique Discovery aces are produced, two turn over, selection found on the way
 		1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
55
Frank Thompson Any Ace Spell spelling to any Ace called for
Related to 1973
Rim Shots
122
Harry Lorayne HaLo Mates
1973
Rim Shots
140
Jerry K. Hartman Overskill II Spectator cuts to Aces, then magician cuts to Aces in different flashy ways
Inspired byAlso published here 1973
Means & Ends
28
Bob Mason Spell Fox Lake spelling using words on card case, using Fox Lake Playing Cards
Inspired by 1973
Magick (Issue 90)
449
Gene Finnell Prophesy card selected, two cards produced with value and suit of selection (composite card), then three cards found with those cards, the three mates of the selection
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
29
Gene Finnell Trapped selection made, three cards of matching value are trapped with two faros
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
30
Gene Finnell Birds of a Kind card chosen, cards of same value found with faro sandwiches
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
44
Gene Finnell Card of Prophesy odd-backed card lost in deck, after some cutting and faro a four-of-a-kind shows up
  • Card of Prophesy Variation
  • Card of Prophesy Instant Replay
  • The Instant Repeat
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
47
Edward Marlo Masterful Mix Up cards mixed face up and face down, performer instantly pushes out four Aces, three methods
Related to 1974
The Unexpected Card Book
85
Paul Curry The Red And The Black spectator arrange the deck, cards are in red/black pairs except the Aces
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1974
Paul Curry Presents
53
Harry Lorayne, Stephen Minch A Lunar Fating "Coincidentally Yours" with tarot cards
Inspired by 1974
The Book of Thoth
35
Roy Walton Poker Progressive Ace reversed, after faro another Ace is next to it, after more faros all Aces are found, then a full house, then a Royal Flush is dealt
Also published here 1975
Card Cavalcade 3
43
Harry Lorayne Snappy Flush Royal Flush production
Inspired byVariations 1975
Afterthoughts
44
Harry Lorayne Easy Indicator procedure to set up a four-of-a-kind for spelling from a shuffled deck, simplified method
Inspired by 1975
Afterthoughts
59
Harry Lorayne Tally-Ho Ace Locator spelling using words on card case to find Aces
Inspired by 1975
Afterthoughts
139
Karl Fulves Novelty 4-Ace Production an ace is sandwiched between indifferent cards and placed in deck, another ace rises sideways, it's turned perpendicular, pushed in an rises out as different ace
 		1975
Methods with Cards — Part 1
68
Al Leech, Francis Carlyle Al Leech Discovery of the Aces
Inspired by 1975
The Magic of Francis Carlyle
78
Frank Garcia Bluff Ace Opener magicians cuts four piles, all Aces, taking more card in last packet
Also published here 1975 ca.
Lecture Notes No. 2
1
Frank Garcia Four Aces Surprise spectator places Aces in the deck face-up while doing an overhand shuffle, shuffle version of Gemini Twins
Also published here 1975 ca.
Lecture Notes No. 2
3
Frank Garcia Double Header performer finds wrong card and it's mates, wrong card turns into selection and mates of selections are produced
Also published here 1975 ca.
Lecture Notes No. 2
6
Roy Walton Chiefly Yourselves four cards are lost in the deck and their values used to find a good poker hand, the cards find themselves and one more
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 1)
307
Edward Marlo Variations on Double Vanish & Recovery two aces change color, other aces are found again, different methods
Related to 1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
191
Edward Marlo In Place of Double Lifts - First Effect losing, production of red aces, transpo
 		1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
265
Edward Marlo Face Up Aces Extended longer routine combination
 		1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
304
Philip T. Goldstein Impolite Aces cutting to the red Aces, they change into the black Aces and the red ones are found reversed in the deck
 		1977
Scattershot
18
Frank Garcia Bluff Ace Opener magicians cuts four piles, all Aces, taking more card in last packet
Also published here 1978
Lecture Notes — No. 2
1
Frank Garcia Four Aces Surprise spectator places Aces in the deck face-up while doing an overhand shuffle, shuffle version of Gemini Twins
Related toAlso published here 1978
Lecture Notes — No. 2
3
Frank Garcia Double Header performer finds wrong card and it's mates, wrong card turns into selection and mates of selections are produced
Also published here 1978
Lecture Notes — No. 2
6
Albert Charra "I'm Lucky" a bit of pile making and dealing required
Variations June 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 6)
211
Terry LaGerould Pseudometry
Variations Dec. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 12)
282
Harry Lorayne An Amazing Revelation-Display one-hand revelation-display of eight cards
 		1979
Quantum Leaps
95
Harry Lorayne "Counters" Aces and Kings found by various indicator cards, faro
 		1979
Quantum Leaps
202
Brian Glover Transpo Aces
Feb. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 2)
642
Charles Hudson Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Apr. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 4)
328
Father Cyprian Roll Your Own without rolling
Inspired by 1980
The Elegant Card Magic of Father Cyprian
51
Roy Walton Liberty
Also published here 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
32
Harry Lorayne Quadruple Jeopardy after some counting a layout of two four-of-a-kinds is there, or even three (see Afterthoughts)
 		1982
Best of Friends
83
Terry LaGerould The Nickel Knows spelling using words on coin leads to all Fives, using a coin
Inspired by 1982
Best of Friends
334
Frank Garcia Aces at Chosen Numbers
1982
The Close-up Magic of Frank Garcia — Part I
59
John Murray Spectacular Prediction Coincidence
1982
The Close-up Magic of Frank Garcia — Part I
73
Joe Safuto Porous Potholder cards through potholder, then rubber hand holding Royal Flush is produced
Related to 1982
Close-Up Hallucinations
41
Paul Curry Rot und Schwarz spectator arrange the deck, cards are in red/black pairs except the Aces
Also published here July 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 2)
68
Douglas A. Wicks Rembrandt Aces aces are "painted" on rubber back of close up pad
 		Sep. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 9)
820
Mike Bornstein Paint-On Aces Aces painted on surface
 		Sep. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 9)
821
C. W. Stanford Detex cards reversed with one-handed cut, Aces shown with straight flush around them in deck
 		1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
237
Jack Avis Mexican Bingo No. 74, sheets with numbers, some numbers arrived at are used to spell-count down in deck, four Aces found
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
97
Bill Simon Challenge Aces Ace of Spades is placed aside and keeps reappearing, change into four different Aces
Also published here Aug. 1983
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 2)
63
Edward Marlo Application to an Effect "Sleeve Aces" - handling
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
137
Peter Duffie Tete a Tete Kings produced, change into Aces
Related toVariations 1984
Close-Up to the Point
14
Ken Klosterman A Whole Lot of Money producing four Aces and loading a coin under each one
 		Dec. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 12)
1149
Louis Falanga Second Routine four kings are found, transform into the aces as a climax
 		1985
Lake Tahoe Card Magic
41
David Britland Kojack two selections and four Kings lost in deck, selections rise, Kings reproduced
Inspired by
  • "Decktectives" (Charles Hudson, Linking Ring)
 Nov. 1985
The Card Man-uscript (Issue 2)
16
John Riggs Aces for Airheads off-beat cutting the aces, four random cards on top, when position of packets are changed, aces appear on top of the packets
 		1986
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 15)
258
Paul Swinford Four of a Kind locating any four-of-a-kind with sorting rod
 		1986
The Cyberdeck
17
Karl Fulves Point of Conversion Ace of Diamonds put in center, it comes to top with the Two of Diamonds underneath which is tabled, repeated and Ace brings Three to Five to top as well, then Ace of Spades is on top and the tabled Diamonds change to Royal Flush cards
 		1987
Secret Session — Part Two
31
Richard Vollmer Earthly Powers selected card and four Aces are found, anti-faro "programming"
Related toVariations June 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 6)
1503
Harry Lorayne Unearthly Powers
Inspired by July 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 7)
1520
Karl Fulves Ace Glue four dabs of "ace glue" put on jacket, jumbo cards sprung on performer, Aces glue on jacket, posed as problem
  • Version-X, with named four-of-a-kind, then igloo crashes on stage (!)
 		1988
Interlocutor (Issue 48)
204
Karrell Fox "Easy-Aces" Aces cut in deck reappear on top
 		1988
My Latest Book
51
Karrell Fox The "Informers" performer cuts deck into three piles, on top are the mates of the selection
 		1988
My Latest Book
53
Roy Walton Progressive Poker Ace reversed, after faro another Ace is next to it, after more faros all Aces are found, then a full house, then a Royal Flush is dealt
Also published here 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
6
Roy Walton Chiefly Yourselves four cards are lost in the deck and their values used to find a good poker hand, the cards find themselves and one more
Also published here 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
67
Doug Edwards This, too, shall pass using riffle pass
 		Nov. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 11)
1712
Simon Lovell Four Ace Opener Series of color changes between black and red Aces, end with all four Aces on table
 		1989
Close Up Magic To Tapdance To
69
Karl Fulves Rivalry black kings catch two Aces, then red kings catch four Aces and previously found aces between black kings are gone
Inspired by 1989
Quick Card Tricks
16
Justin Higham Prelude four Kings produced, they change to Aces, then some random cards change back to Kings
 		1989
West End Card Session
3
Harry Lorayne, Edward Marlo, Jay Sankey The Pop-Up Ace Pyramid forming a pyramid with a banded deck, four of a kind revelation
 		1990
Trend Setters
80
Ken Krenzel The Condensed Aces Four spot is produced and splits in Twos, then in Aces, two methods, one with two double facers
Variations 1990
Close-up Impact!
43
Ron Ferris, Harry Lorayne Poker Face four Royal Flushs are produced
 		Feb. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 2)
1887
Richard Vollmer Mr. Koenig's Tapestry dealing a 4x4 square
VariationsAlso published here Mar. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 3)
1902
Roger A. Golde How Classics are Born!
Inspired by Nov. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 11)
1993
Karl Fulves Optimum Opener: Annexed Aces using "Riffle Shuffle Control" to control a selection and cull the Aces from shuffled deck, negative cull
 		1991
28 Card Tricks
30
Stephen Tucker Impromptu Aces from the Fore splitting aces from card, four then a three etc.
 		1991
New Close-Up Lecture
2
Jerry K. Hartman Half Again Four spot is produced and splits in Twos, then in Aces, Las Vegas Split type
Inspired by 1991
Card Craft
152
Jerry K. Hartman Overskill Spectator cuts to Aces, then magician cuts to Aces in different flashy ways, with new handling refinements
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
392
Jerry K. Hartman Best Wishes "highest value force", forced four-of-a-kind ends up in poker hand
Related to 1991
Card Craft
437
Peter Duffie Harlequinesque red Aces appear between two Jokers, Jokers then change into black Aces
  • Epilogue to No Hassle Aces
Inspired byAlso published here 1991
Imagine
19
Chris Kenner Paint by Numbers triumph with four Royal Flush climax, which are "painted" on rubber back of close up pad
Inspired byVariations 1992
Totally Out Of Control
140
John Morgan All Out new pack order finale
 		May 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 5)
2074
Stephen Tucker Find the Ladies four Queens are predicted and found
 		Aug. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 8)
2108
Doug Edwards The Ace You Say two aces are produced, changed, reproduced
 		Oct. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 10)
2132
Tom Daugherty Choices
Inspired by Dec. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 12)
2153
Peter Duffie Fireside Aces Ace production with the Jokers
Inspired by 1993
Applications
45
Peter Duffie Deep Thoughts cut deeper force to decide on two sandwich cards, those sandwich a card which matches another chosen card, sandwich cards change to other two cards of that value
 		1993
Card Selection
1
Vicente Canuto Series de Apariciones de Ases remarks of four-of-a-kind productions
 		1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
321
Philip T. Goldstein Four Sure mates & four of a kind are found with dice, mathematical
 		July 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 7)
2380
John Scarne Invisible Seconds top half shuffled, four obvious seconds dealt, those four cards are Aces, featuring a Bottom Deal handling from straddle grip
Related to 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
127
Peter Duffie King For A Day Kings lost, named King spelled to, spelling piles have other Kings on top, slough-off faro
 		1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
12
Aldo Colombini One, Two, Three, Four Aces change into Ace through Four, then other three Aces are found again
Inspired by
  • Larry Jennings effect
 1994
The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini
86
Peter Duffie Just for Starters
Inspired by 1995
Duffie's Card Compulsions
56
Peter Duffie The Self-Seekers
Inspired by
  • "Jubilee Countdown" (Roy Walton, Fifty Years Later)
  • "Chiefly Yourselves" (Roy Walton, Linking Ring)
 1995
Duffie's Card Compulsions
213
Peter Duffie Re-Scan Variant using spelling
Inspired by 1995
Duffie's Card Compulsions
223
Michael Goldman The Magic Nines production/location combo
 		Dec. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 12)
2587
Aldo Colombini Spell the Name selection lost, performer makes four packets, the name of any person is spelled to in each packet to locate selection and its three mates
Also published here
  • Sand Castle lecture notes
 1995
What's Up Deck?
21
Aldo Colombini Math-Aces Aces are found via counting from two packets, difference of two numbers
Inspired byAlso published here 1995
What's Up Deck?
37
Harvey Rosenthal H. R. Aces Aces lost in deck, first Ace is cut to, then buried face up in middle and other three Aces turn face up next to it
 		1995
Labyrinth (Issue 3)
18
Al Leech, Earl Nelson, Edward Marlo Aces Off the Cuff two black Aces are produced, transform into red two Aces and reappear from the sleeves, "sleeve aces"
Inspired by 1996
Card College — Volume 2
265
Gary Plants An Ace Per Shuffle pseudo riffle culling demonstration
Variations Jan. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 1)
2596
Joe Rindfleisch Oh, That Magnetic Ace Of Spades Ace of Spades collects other aces
 		Mar. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 3)
2619
Michael Close Flushed With Success Royal Flush is found in deck via stack and faros, for memorized deck, Aronson Stack only
Related to 1996
Workers Number 5
132
Karl Fulves Improv Aces four kings lost in deck reversed one by one, spread on table, kings are next to the matching aces, with stack handling
 		1996
Blocking Off
139
Peter Duffie Brag-Artist one of four cards thought of, shuffled back, four three-card hands dealt, top cards are selection and the three Aces of other suits
 		1996
With Cards
4
Don May Stinger Monte four piles, top cards shown, spectator should follow Queen, suddenly there are Queens on all packets
Related toVariationsAlso published here Mar. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 7)
64
Bob Farmer Dirty Dealing revealing royal flush in chosen suit, Cadd Force
Inspired by
  • "Dirty Dealing" (Gary Plants, Genii August 1996)
 Dec. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 4)
82
Jack Carpenter Quick Slick performer cuts to ace of spades, he cuts to ace of spades again, tabled ace is now remaining three Aces
Inspired by 1997
The Expert's Portfolio No. 1
56
Peter Duffie From Nowhere Spectator cuts the deck a few times, Royal Flush in Spades is produced
Inspired by
  • "Cruz Control" (Phil Goldstein, The Linking Ring one man parade, 1995)
Variations 		1997
Effortless Card Magic
17
Peter Duffie Return to St. Nicholas red Aces appear between two Jokers, Jokers then change into black Aces
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1997
Effortless Card Magic
23
Iain Girdwood Girdwood Meets St. Nicholas Black Aces appear between two Jokers, Jokers then change into red Aces
Inspired byRelated to 1997
Effortless Card Magic
26
Peter Duffie Effortless Count-Down Kings cut and lost into the deck, deck is dealt into four piles by spectator, top cards are Ace Two Three Four, count down the values to find the Kings
Inspired by 1997
Effortless Card Magic
56
Peter Duffie Men-Aces Two cards selected and lost, red Aces produced, then two black Aces reverse in the deck, trapping face-up selections
 		1997
Effortless Card Magic
58
Aldo Colombini Calculating Bullets Aces are found via counting from two packets, difference of two numbers
Inspired byAlso published here Aug. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 12)
75
Edward Marlo Masterful Mix-Up cards mixed face up and face down, performer instantly pushes out four Aces
Related to 1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
77
Andrew Wimhurst, Harry Lorayne The Awesome Foursome producing mates of two selected cards
 		1998
Down Under Deals
23
Larry Jennings, Bruce Cervon Revealment triumph & dealing thing
 		1998
Hard-Boiled Mysteries
138
Chad Long The Tweezers two jokers as tweezers find two aces, then jokers turn into aces
Related to 1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 67)
1364
Gavin Ross Auto-Plunge Aces four Aces produced by mating a selection and push-through plunger
  • Phase One: "Simple Minds"
  • Phase Two: "The Auto-Plunger"
Also published here
  • booklet "Auto Plunger" (Gavin Ross, 1994)
 1998
Five Times Five — Scotland
91
John Derris One in Three finding matching cards of selection behind back
 		1998
Come A Little Closer
33
Steve Mayhew Keep Your Hands In Your Pockets with one hand in pocket, performer produces selection on top of deck while it is behind his back, a second card is selected and its three mates are produced behind his back in similar fashion, hand is brought out from pocket and it holds the three mates of first selection, no jacket
Inspired byRelated to 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
14
Wesley James Splits Four spot is select, it splits in Twos, then in Aces, three double facers
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
1
Karl Fulves King's Row number force with calculator, four-digit number used to find the Kings in row of cards on table
 		1998
Calculator Tricks
32
James Swain The Tale of Titanic Thompson on top of anitfaroed packets is Royal Flush
 		1999
21st Century Card Magic
26
James Swain Miraculous several four of a kinds are produced
 		1999
21st Century Card Magic
46
James Swain The Explosion three four of a kinds
 		1999
21st Century Card Magic
68
Steve Mayhew, Toby Wessel Burn Out Your Blind Eyes without looking four cards are removed from the deck, eventually they change to Aces
Also published here 1999
Impressing Jodie Foster
5
Jack Carpenter Blind Lemon Aces Aces lost in deck and produced from right hand ("not this hand, the other hand")
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1999
Impressing Jodie Foster
10
Joshua Jay That's the Hard Part All three mates of selected card found, along with four Kings. Deck ends up separated by color.
Also published here 1999
Magic Atlas
76
Joshua Jay Cascading Queens Selection lost in deck. Four Queens produced, cards cascade down and selection is left in magician's hand
 		1999
Magic Atlas
78
Doug Conn Flush Brush triumph with four Royal Flush climax, which are "painted" on rubber back of close up pad
Inspired byVariations 1999
Tricks of my Trade
99
Karl Fulves Hooked Aces deck cut, two Aces are on faces, Slip Force application
 		1999
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 1)
7
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note four Ace revelation with extension of "3-Card Catch"
Inspired by 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
27
Micah C. Lasher Astronomical Aces dealing cards in pairs from two tabled halves, spectator stops at Aces, two more found
 		Aug. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 8)
42
Bob Wallace Two-Step Aces spectator shuffles deck, performer shows shuffled deck, shuffles once, then Aces are shown on top
 		1999
Real World Magic
141
Mel Bennett Thrifty Aces values of four coins used to count down to four Aces
Inspired byRelated to 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4)
87
Karl Fulves Pennywise values of three coins used to count down to three Aces
Inspired by 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4)
88
Lennart Green Sweating Bullets 4x4 grid and folding to reveal Aces
Related to Feb. 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 6)
79
Andrew Wimhurst, Harry Lorayne The Awesome Foursome producing three mates of two selected cards
 		2001
Jiggery Pokery
6
Masao Atsukawa 4Aと4Kの出現 (Appearance of 4A and 4K) Production of four Aces and four Kings - Ace of Spades and Diamonds sandwich Hearts and Spades, then four Aces sandwich four Kings
 		2001
カードの島
13
Karl Fulves Four on a Die No. 34, two dice used to find four-of-a-kind
Inspired by 2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
50
Dialing the Future No. 45, four cards chosen by dealing to first four digits of phone number, they are predicted or the Aces
 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
65
Harry Lorayne "Slip"pery Four-of-a-Kind named card locates its three mates
 		2001
Personal Collection
82
Harry Lorayne Four-Ace Lead-In selection ends up in middle of the four Aces, not reversed
 		2001
Personal Collection
94
Harry Lorayne Snappier Flush quick Royal Flush production, two Two-Card Tosses
Inspired byRelated to 2001
Personal Collection
105
Harry Lorayne Flabbergast Ten of Spades and Ace of Spades lost face-up in deck, they sandwich three cards, Royal Flush, faro
 		2001
Personal Collection
507
Harry Lorayne Bonus Royale Royal Flush production
Inspired byAlso published here 2001
Personal Collection
615
Harry Lorayne Beyond Belief several anti-faros with about half the deck, Royal Flush and Twos produced
Inspired byVariations 2001
Personal Collection
621
Harry Lorayne Beyond Belief Relief several anti-faros with about half the deck, Royal Flush and Twos produced, faro
Inspired by 2001
Personal Collection
627
Karl Fulves Not By Chance spectator places a black Ace face-up in center, other one is on top, they transpose, red Aces are around Ace in center
Inspired by 2001
New Card Controls
116
Karl Fulves Catch Card Catch named mates find the red Aces and change into the black Aces themselves
Inspired byVariations 2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6)
195
Karl Fulves Jack The Knife Jacks find the red Aces and change into the black Aces themselves
Inspired by 2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6)
196
R. Paul Wilson Wise Guys card chosen and Aces locate the three mates à la Collectors
 		2001
Omerta
3
Terry LaGerould Ace Shuttle space shuttle constructed from deck, wings shown to be Aces, previous selection from pocket
 		2001
Pasteboard Presentations II
12
Nathan Kranzo The Light on the Ceiling any card named, performer deals through face-down shuffled deck and sets aside four cards, they are the matching four-of-a-kind
 		June 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 1)
8
Jack Carpenter Blind Lemon Aces Aces lost in deck and produced from right hand ("not this hand, the other hand")
Also published here Aug. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 3)
10
Nathan Kranzo The Big Push deck is sprung face up and stopped at a blank card, blank is tabled and this is repeated three more times, on last time the blank is changed into an Ace and other three tabled cards are now Aces
Inspired by
  • "Springing the Aces" (Steve Forte, Channel One, Volume II, Issue #6, December 2000)
 2001
The Ends
1
Gary Plants Plants' Packets four cards are counted to in four packets according to the value of the top pile, they are a four-of-a-kind matching previous selection, face-up bottom deal placement
Also published here Dec. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 4)
75
David Regal High & Dry spectator shuffles yet magician deals aces on top of packets
 		2002
Constant Fooling 1
101
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Four Aces aces produced, then sixteen more aces produced, duplicate aces
Also published here 2002
Hofzinser's Card Tricks
39
John Rule The Dice Deal two dice rolled and piles dealt according to numbers, in the end the four Aces are on bottom of piles
 		2002
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7)
250
Jack Avis, Lewis Jones Can't be bad emergency card placed aside, Aces found instead of selection, emergency card turns out to be selection
 		2002
Ahead of the Pack
108
Trevor McCombie On a Wing and a Prayer (or The Trick With No End!) some four-of-a-kinds are stacked in the center, one chosen, other three revealed however one pleases
Also published here
  • Abacus Vol. 9 No. 9, May 2001
 Feb. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 9)
24
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Flashy Flush spectator selects BlackJack, then Royal Flush shows up, using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
17
Reinhard Müller The Ones We Can't See using variation of Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
21
Andi Gladwin Splitting Hairs performer wants to find the Aces, a Four is found instead, one Ace is pulled from it, leaving behind a Three, repeated until the Four is split into all four Aces
Inspired by
  • "Aces From The Fore" (Stephen Tucker, marketed item)
  • "Impromptu Aces From The Fore" (Stephen Tucker, Pandora's Box video)
 June 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 12)
12
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Transpositionings black Aces appear around selection and are given to spectator, black Aces appear again, spectator holds red Aces
  • Simplified Version
Inspired by 2003
Nursery Rhymes — Volume 3
22
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Bottom Deal Daley black Ace tabled, spectator stops at a red Ace, tabled card is also red Ace now, black Aces on bottom of two piles
 		2003
Nursery Rhymes — Volume 3
26
Davide Costi Oscar Wilde Aces - Presentation patter
 		2004
Close-Up Elegance by Davide Costi
103
David Acer Splittant Aces Magician visually splits a red Two and black Two into four Aces
Related to 2004
Random Acts of Magic
36
Reinhard Müller Flip-Flop Poker using the Müller-Flop, packets are turned over and card selected, card next to selection are all high cards of same suit, selection transform to form a Royal Flush
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
76
Reinhard Müller Three-Deal Royal Flush different method for Flip-Flop Poker
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
77
Ron Frost Frost Style Choice Cut Magician cuts to four of a kind
Variations 2004
After The Force
46
Ron Frost Ultimate Revelation Magician cuts to four Aces, each packet also contains Ace to King of each suit, with the Sevens out of position because audience selected the Sevens
 		2004
After The Force
51
Ron Frost Table for Four Selected Ace changes places with the selected card
 		2004
After The Force
60
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Flashy Flush spectator selects BlackJack, then Royal Flush shows up, using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
Also published here 2004
Diamonds from Coal
136
Reinhard Müller The Ones We Can't See using variation of Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
Also published here 2004
Diamonds from Coal
142
Jack Parker Con-Fusion three cards removed, one chosen, Aces appear from them one by one, three cards change into last Ace, Aces then trap selection in deck
 		2005
The Cheetah's Handbook
35
Jack Carpenter Blind Lemon Aces Aces lost in deck and produced from right hand ("not this hand, the other hand")
Also published here 2006
Pasteboard Palette
33
Arturo de Ascanio Antagonistic Aces
Inspired byVariations 2006
The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic
303
Karl Fulves Chip Shot poker chips and counting used to get to a Royal Flush
Inspired by 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
45
Jack Avis Technique for a Multiple Slip Cut with two applications
 		2006
Rara Avis
172
Max Maven Deal With It small packet is cut and dealt, and after down-under deal, performer has four Aces
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
78
Revelment
2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
24
Del Ray, Dai Vernon Aces found a little improvisation
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
46
Don May Stinger Monte four piles, top cards shown, spectator should follow Queen, suddenly there are Queens on all packets
Also published here 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
120
Stewart James Ten Nights In A Cardroom Multiple phase routine with ten tricks

  • 1. Shuffled deck, you deal and win a game of draw poker
  • 2. Four spectators name a number each, the cards at those positions have the same value
  • 3. You are able to name every card in a hand of poker as it is being dealt
  • 4. Card to pocket, card is lost in the deck by spectator, then card appears in your previously empty pocket. Effect is repeated.
  • 5. Challenge card location
  • 6. Prediction trick
  • 7. You deal yourself good cards for poker
  • 8. You can predict what cards you will receive for poker
  • 9. Blackjack deal, spectator can name any number of hands and you will always win with a blackjack
  • 10. Shuffled deck, you blindfold yourself, you deal for poker and win once again
VariationsAlso published here
  • Marketed by SJ, 1948
 2007
The Essential Stewart James
84
Justin Higham IDF Ace Production 1 spectator stops dribble, quickly three piles made and Aces found
 		2007
The Illogical Dribble Force
7
Justin Higham IDF Ace Production 2 spectator stops dribble, quickly three piles made and Aces found
 		2007
The Illogical Dribble Force
8
Jeremiah Zuo Sandwich for Two selection appears between Aces, two more Aces appear around selection, "reverse sandwich"
Related toVariationsAlso published here June 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 2)
39
Joel Givens More Memory Man full deck apparantly memorized, position of selection named as well as some other cards and four-of-a-kind produced
Inspired byVariations 2007
Session
112
Joel Givens EZ Change Aces four cards out-jogged from various parts change into Aces
 		2007
Session
244
Kevin Ho Collectors: Redux Flourishy location of three selections, and at the same time producing the four Queens (inspired by Daniel Madison's The Mayhem Theory)
 		2008
Smooth Operations
34
Aldo Colombini Direct Aces spectator cuts off pile, next to values added, counted down, Aces found finally
 		2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
219
Allan Slaight New Deck Progressive faros
  • 1. card counted to by adding to cut-to card values, predicted
  • 2. Ace production
  • 3. Aces lost and spelled to
  • 4. poker deal
  • 5. draw poker deal
  • 6. Rummy demo
  • 7. spelling to card from first effect
  • 8. another poker deal
  • 9. Blackjack deal
  • 10. Bridge deal
Also published here
  • Ibidem #33, Dec. 1967
 2008
Spins & Needles
44
Roberto Giobbi Fully Automatic Aces performer produces two Aces, other Aces are found by spectator, Gemini Twin placement
 		2008
Card College Lighter
13
Richard Vollmer Mr. King's Tapestry dealing a 4x4 square, only Kings are reversed
Also published here 2008
Card College Lighter
101
Karl Fulves Flat Dice six dice, spectator rolls three, numbers drawn in 2x3 grid, repeated, addition made, number force, book test application or counting to Aces
 		2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
391
Nick Trost The Nines I coincidences with number nine, all Nines show up
Inspired by
  • "WAD Perfected" (Steve Pressley, Endless Possibilities, 1991)
 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
311
Justin Higham Palm-Replacement IDF Production
  • Method One
  • Method Two
  • Method Three
 		2009
Notes on the Illogical Dribble Force
25
John Bannon Full Circle reproduction of three Aces after previous routine
Also published here 2009
Six. Impossible. Things.
32
Caleb Wiles Offbeat Aces three cards are placed into packet of three Aces one by one, they change into Aces to match the target Ace
 		2009
High Spots
9
Caleb Wiles Semi-Automatic Luck Test Kings and Aces found with cutting and dealing procedure
 		2009
High Spots
62
Karl Fulves Jinx Extra spelling to find four-of-a-kind
Inspired by
  • "Quickie Set Up Effect" (Theodore Annemann)
 2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
452
Michael Weber Many Tekel deck riffle shuffled, yet any four of a kind can be produced, maintaining groups of two to five cards
Also published here 2010
Laustin Translation
2
Harry Lorayne 6-Card Reverse Faro Ending, Plus extensions of Reverse Faro Ending (usually five cards) for six cards or more, cards turned over with anti-faro until one card is left face-down and it is selection
 		2011
Special Effects
20
Harry Lorayne Three First sandwich effect with three cards, they are Aces, fourth Ace also found
 		2011
Special Effects
114
Karl Fulves Free Mix position of Joker predicted even though spectator influenced the overhand shuffle, then Aces found, red/black separation retained
 		2011
Xtra Credit (Issue 9)
64
Nick Trost Hummer's Paradox spectator's cards is only reversed one after tapestry folding
  • Finding the Aces (variation with only Aces reversed at the end)
Inspired by 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
717
Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi Tally-Ho Aces found by spelling out words from card case
Inspired by 2012
Confidences
25
Justin Higham Pseudo-Memory Deal/Location
Inspired byRelated to 2013
Pseudo Cheating Demos and Effects
32
John Bannon Full Circle reproduction of three Aces after previous routine
Also published here 2013
High Caliber
42
Benjamin Earl Blinded by The Hand four Aces located with "other" hand Ramsay-style
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2014
Less is More 3
4
Benjamin Earl Wide Awake Scream two of four lost aces travel to pockets, one ace appears in spectator's hands and deck vanishes leaving last ace
Also published here 2014
Less is More 3
5
Benjamin Earl Four Packet Flow four Ace production, "impressionistically" coming from different parts of the deck
Also published here 2014
Less is More 3
7
Benjamin Earl Real Ace Cutting thoughts on cutting four Aces from a shuffled deck
  • Method/approach/philosophy
  • Technical Notes
  • Performance Notes
  • Final Thoughts
Also published here 2014
Less is More 3
25
Justin Higham The 75% Production Locating / producing a four-of-a-kind via improvisation

  • Performance
  • End Notes
  • Culling in Advance
  • Non-Linear Culling
  • Shuffling After Culling
  • Recycling Knowledge
  • The Key to Improvisation
Related to 2014
The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method
1
Justin Higham Other Approaches
  • Leaving the selection till last
  • Without a selection
  • Pseudo-Memory Presentation
  • 100% Production
  • 50% Production
  • Other 50% Productions
  • 50% Ambitious Production
Related to 2014
The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method
6
Michael Weber Many Tekel deck riffle shuffled, yet any four of a kind can be produced, maintaining groups of two to five cards
Also published here 2014
Old Dog
3
Michael Lam 超感官力 (Supernatural Sense) Juan Tamariz Four of a Kind effect with Si Stebbins
 		2014
实战魔术 Real Magic
30
Michael Lam 超感官力 (Supernatural Sense) Jazz Version Impromptu way of doing Juan Tamariz's Four of a Kind
 		2014
实战魔术 Real Magic
33
A Simple Ace Production Milk Shuffle Ace Production, Marlo showed to Aronson but credit is unknown
 		2014
Art Decko
14
Gabi Pareras 2° Coincidencia card is selected, three mates are found when card is placed back in the deck
 		2014
Rutinas I
40
Steve Mayhew, Toby Wessel Burn Out Your Blind Eyes without looking four cards are removed from the deck, eventually they change to Aces
Also published here 2014
Mayhew
32
Steve Mayhew Keep Your Hands In Your Pockets with one hand in pocket, performer produces selection on top of deck while it is behind his back, a second card is selected and its three mates are produced behind his back in similar fashion, hand is brought out from pocket and it holds the three mates of first selection, no jacket
Related to 2014
Mayhew
154
Harry Lorayne Startler card chosen, performer instantly finds the three mates
 		2015
JawDroppers!
15
Harry Lorayne Snappy Flush, Updated Royal Flush production
Inspired by 2015
JawDroppers!
117
Harry Lorayne Powerful Powers five cards found by making packets with anti-faros, also as Aces or Royal Flush revelation
Inspired byVariations 2015
JawDroppers!
127
G Poker Player's Dine Out (没大没小) Magician and spectators find four Aces, variation on Poker Player's Picnic
Inspired by 2015
Believe
26
John Guastaferro Bermuda Aces three indifferent cards place on table in triangle configuration, one Ace appears under them, other three cards change to Aces
Related to
  • "5, 4, 3 and More" (Dani DaOrtiz, Que Raro DVD, 2005)
 Oct. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 10)
44
Pit Hartling Top of the Heaps named four-of-a-kind comes to top of four piles
 		2016
In Order to Amaze
122
Pit Hartling A Riffle Culling Demonstration named four-of-a-kind to top
 		2016
In Order to Amaze
130