Other Twisting Things

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Arthur Rasper Die sich drehende Karte three cards, center one turns over, partial rough-smooth Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks - Teil II 17
Roy Walton Impact aces in envelopes with holes, chosen one turns over, then ace in envelope turns over, based on Chesbro & West's "Airmail" from Tricks You Can Count OnAlso published here Epilogue (Issue 4) 27
Larry Jennings The Turncoat ace of spades vanishes, turns over, changes back, ... in small packet Expert Card Mysteries 44
Roy Walton Impact aces in envelopes with holes, chosen one turns over, then ace in envelope turns over, based on Chesbro & West's "Airmail" from Tricks You Can Count OnVariationsAlso published here The Devil's Playthings 31
Joe DeStefano The Wheeling Three twisting routine with three cards, then they turn over in pack, with notes by Ed Marlo Hierophant (Issue 5-6) 286
Roy Walton Smokescreen selection made, twisting routine with kings, then kings are placed in case and selection appears in between Cardboard Charades 11
Roger Smith A-2-3 K-S Style with a twisting phase, two methods The K-S Control System 19
Unknown The Partial Ascanio four as three Kabbala - Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3) 17
Karl Fulves Illusion Aces Aces turn over one by one between two Jokers, change to KingsRelated toVariations Epilogue (Issue 14) 114
Gene Castillon Ladies sing the Blues three card twisting routine with color changing back kicker Kabbala - Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3) 18
Karl Fulves Mexican Monte monte/twist combo with unexpected/funny cards appearingRelated toVariations Mexican Monte 8
Karl Fulves Progressive Aces joker between aces turned over, then aces follow one by one, posed as problem, for solution see referenceVariations Mexican Monte 25
Karl Fulves On Two Counts:
Replica 		signed selection in deck, four blank cards brought out, on one selection is drawn, turns over, changes into real selection Epilogue (Issue 19) 176
Jerry K. Hartman One Good Turn Aces placed between the Jokers will reverse itselfAlso published here Means & Ends 20
Edward Marlo Is this the Elevator Going Up or Down or Somersaulting - and where is it going to stop combo The Unexpected Card Book 178
Don Adams Sandwich Effect sandwiched card turns over, then transforms Card Cavalcade 3 119
Karl Fulves Find The Lady cards reverse and changeRelated to Methods with Cards — Part 2 130
Karl Fulves Illusion Aces VI Aces turn over one by one between two Jokers, change to KingsInspired by Methods with Cards — Part 2 147
Stewart Judah Jack's Gone fan of three cards shown, center card turns over, then changes to blank card, see also p. 856Inspired by
  • "The Bashful Queen" (Joe Berg)
Related to		 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two)) 851
Gene Castillon Monte Madness - Ladies sing the Blues Inspired by The Ascanio Spread 32
Gene Castillon Jackpot The Ascanio Spread 33
Philip T. Goldstein Counter Revolution four red cards on the table, four blacks in the hand. the blacks reverse one by one and change place with the redAlso published here Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 4) 340
Philip T. Goldstein Counter Revolution four red cards on the table, four blacks in the hand. the blacks reverse one by one and change place with the redVariationsAlso published here Classic Tackler 14
Paul Harris The Bizarre Twist! card perpendicular between two other cards turns visually over, color changing back kicker ("The Bizarre Routine")Related toVariationsAlso published here Paul Harris Reveals Some Of His Most Intimate Secrets 73
Karl Fulves Occult Card chosen card in small packet chosen with joker, selection turns over, then transposes with joker The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #6) 945
Derek Dingle Illusion Aces Aces reverse between two Tens and change to KingsInspired byVariationsAlso published here Innovations (Issue 3) 1
Edward Marlo Convincing Acrobatic Cards two cards turned over, then other two cards turn over as wellInspired by
  • "Acrobatic Cards" (Tricks You Can Count On, Chesbro & West, 1968, p. 20)
 Good Turns 11
Eric Mason Beau Ideal cards turn over and change back color Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 12) 606
Karl Fulves Funny Cards four jokers, two turn over, then all change to Aces Interlocutor (Issue 16) 60
Eric Mason, Dominique Duvivier The Problem Is... four cards change places, look all alike, change color three times, losing their backs and are finally for different cards Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 10) 585
Philip T. Goldstein Cry Wolf four card packet trickAlso published here Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 11) 595
Daniel Cros Cros Twist "An Enhancement for the Bizarre Twist", one-handed versionInspired byVariations Las Vegas Close-Up 82
Karl Fulves Factor Four "Still Counting"
card turns over in four-card packet, then changes into Jacks, then other cards change to Jacks, then card changes back to original selection, ungaffed		 The Chronicles (Issue 3) 1088
Sam Schwartz Twistrap Bizarre Twist type effect, credit claim ("Subsequently a midwest amateur published a routine based on a similar idea.")Related to The Chronicles (Issue 12) 1178
Philip T. Goldstein Progress Report joker placed face-down between aces, they turn over one by oneInspired by CardMagic 72
Karl Fulves Inner Sanctum signed card turns over inside case, flap-flapRelated to Inner Sanctum 26
Philip T. Goldstein Contagion I five black cards and one red card, when red card touches black card, they turn over and turn into red cards Goldstein's Gallery 10
Derek Dingle Gambler's Dream poker hand changes and twists, two double facers The Chronicles (Issue 24) 1295
Piet Forton Die Lady ist immer dabei Ace to Four in packet turn over one by one, then Queen appearsAlso published here
  • "Queenie" in "New Pentagram" Vol. 1, Nr. 1. P. 11, 1969.
 Das Mike Skinner / Piet Forton Seminarheft (Issue Das Piet Forton Seminar) 15
Frank Simon About Faces Aces Kings put in Deck, Aces twist and then change into Kings, Aces now in deckInspired by Variations 43
Karl Fulves Whereabouts four cards immediately turn face down and change color Color Quik 32
Jimmy Ray Back Door Aces one of the Aces turns over twice A Ray of Magic 31
Karl Fulves Milennium Aces aces turn over one by one in the deck Milennium Aces 25
Jack Avis Impromptu Mexican monte/twist combo with black aces and black five, then all change to red aces and red five, then all four acesInspired by Octet 62
Karl Fulves Mexican IV monte/twist combo with four Ace finaleInspired by Mexican IV 1
Karl Fulves The Gathering Ace through Four in square formation turn over one by one under cover, then change to Aces, posed as problem Interlocutor (Issue 46) 183
David Britland Iso-Warp four Aces turn over, one by oneInspired byAlso published here The Talon (Issue 7) 95
Marc Russell On the Bizarre Twist alternative one-handed handlingAlso published here The Talon (Issue 7) 96
Derek Dingle Illusion Aces Aces reverse between two Tens and change to Kings
- The Practical Handling
- The Purist Handling		Inspired byRelated toAlso published here The Complete Works of Derek Dingle 79
John Fells, Ramon Varela Three Into One Won't Go three Ace of Clubs shown, faces and backs change (using a three-on-one gag card), adapted from Ramon Varela (Misdirection magazine, 1964) Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 1) 976
Philip T. Goldstein Packetrainer VariationsAlso published here Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 3) 1012
Karl Fulves Aces Over ace turns over between jokers, repeated with other aces
- The Fifth Ace (variation)		 Ace Machine 1
Karl Fulves Undercover Work aces separate on table, covered with cardboard, they turn over one by one on table Ace Machine 6
Karl Fulves Illusion Aces ace turns over between jokers and changes to king, repeated with other aces Ace Machine 2
Karl Fulves Overthrow two kings turn over between jokers, then three Kings, then four Kings, they change to Aces Ace Machine 6
Marc Russell On the Bizarre Twist alternative one-handed handlingInspired byAlso published here Deckade 9
David Britland All Around Twist allowing clean display because of SBS double facerInspired by Deckade 12
Stephen Tucker, David Britland, Marc Russell With 4 with four cardsInspired by Deckade 12
David Britland The Interlock Twist technical variation with four cardsInspired byVariations Deckade 13
David Britland, Marc Russell The Double Twist with four cardsInspired by Deckade 13
Stephen Tucker Card Olympics reverse of cards and card is stretched, packet trick Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 30) 577
Stephen Tucker Eureka monte in the hands , ending in Bizarre TwistInspired by Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3) 36
G. C. R. Teale The Reversing Aces Aces in packet between Twos and Threes, they turn over and back, strips on cards to mechanically hold them together during fanning actionsAlso published here
  • The Sphinx, May 1939
 A History of the Brainwave Principle 76
Jonathan Townsend More False Count Practice one card turned over, others follow along, deck turns over as kicker Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 7 No. 7) 943
Justin Higham Som-Ace-Sault two Aces are turned face up, all turn face up, as finale Aces turn all over in deckInspired byVariations Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 7 No. 12) 1006
Paul Brignall Too Hot to Handle Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 33) 637
Gordon Bruce Pinkerton's Ladies four queens turn face up one by one, three cards with same value las selection appear interlaced in between the queens, selection is found in card caseRelated to The Best of Close-Up Magic 15
Peter Duffie Theatre of the Absurd "Overture" variationInspired by
  • "Oversight" (Phil Goldstein, Genii, March 1981)
 Close-Up to the Point 13
Edward Marlo Impact-Collision-Crash four Queens in four envelopes with holes, chosen Queen turns over twice, chosen Queen vanishes, then reappears in an envelope with odd backInspired byAlso published here
  • MUM, Jan. 1978
 At The Table 114
Ben Harris The Three Card Game color changing back kickerInspired by Midnight Special 21
David Regal Popover repeat turnover, three cards Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal 84
Peter Duffie Wraith Aces reverse between two Tens and change to KingsInspired byVariations Inspirations 96
Karl Fulves Carrousel two reds and two blacks, color named, those two cards turn up one by one And a Packet of Cards 17
Karl Fulves Black Cat four cards, two Jacks turn up and the other two are Aces, "lazy gambler" theme And a Packet of Cards 36
Sam Schwartz Quarter Turn a card turns over one quarter at the timeInspired by
  • a problem in "New Submarine Card" (1983)
 And a Packet of Cards 46
Randy Wakeman The Four-Card Puzzler twisting thing with four Nines, they change into Kings Randy Wakeman Presents 127
Jay Sankey Wild Thing selection turns over in deck, between two cards and inside out when folded, Jumping Gems with a folded playing card 100% Sankey 13
Ken Krenzel Tubemogrification four queens pushed through deck ala tunnel effect, named one turned over, changed back color, rest changes to aces Close-up Impact! 148
Philip T. Goldstein Packetrainer Also published here Focus 73
Philip T. Goldstein Naked Lunch Aces turn over one by one between two Jokers, backs change climaxInspired byAlso published here
  • "M-U-M" June, 1980.
 Focus 45
Philip T. Goldstein Cry Wolf four card packet trickAlso published here Focus 69
Philip T. Goldstein Counter-Revolution four red cards on the table, four blacks in the hand. the blacks reverse one by one and change place with the red, resembles Paul Harris' ResetAlso published here Focus 103
Jon Racherbaumer Fuddle Aces two Aces are turned face up, all turn face up, selection found at the end, red and black Aces trasnpose as wellInspired by Cardfixes 36
Edward Marlo Count Reverse cards are turned over during counting, applied to twisting effectInspired by
  • "Count Reverse" (Ed Marlo, Linking Ring, 1963)
 Card Finesse II 29
Karl Fulves Reverse Power reversing one or more cards in rubber banded packet Supplement To Deceptive Practices 92
Bob Gill, Peter Duffie Collusion Illusion three cards selected, Aces used, Ace with selected suit turns over, all have selected King of Hearts, other Aces change into three Kings of Hearts, then Aces are the four KingsInspired byVariations New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 2) 14
Gary Kurtz The King Thing selection made, twisting routine with kings, they all change into selection and back to kings, kings transpose with single card in caseAlso published here Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 6) 4
Gary Kurtz The King Thing selection made, twisting routine with kings, they all change into selection and back to kings, kings transpose with single card in caseRelated toAlso published here Prinzipien in der Praxis 23
Al Smith Confusion Delusion three cards selected, aces used, ace with selected suit turns over, all chose KH, other aces change into 3 KHs, AH as well, then they're all four kingsInspired by New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 4) 5
Peter Duffie Mind Games Aces change to Kings between two Jokers one by one, then back to Aces, Kings at different placesInspired by Applications 20
Peter Duffie A Curious Incident three selections made, four Aces, suit that matches the selections turn over and back one by one, three Aces change to selections, using PAUS Applications 36
Peter Duffie Collusion three cards selected, Aces used, Ace with selected suit turns over, all have selected King of Hearts, other Aces change into three Kings of Hearts, then Aces are the four Kings, using PAUSVariations Applications 38
Paul Weir Collision Course Aces in envelopes with hole in themInspired by Profile (Issue 17) 9
Karl Fulves No Pre-set four random cards, one turns over, it changes into selection Crooked Tales 71
Gene Maze Ezam Aces three cards put on each of the face-up aces, they turn face down, then face up again, then backs change color Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 168
Marvin Leventhal Bizarre Transposition card found in different colored deck, Bizarre Twist variationInspired by The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 3) 3
Edward Marlo Touch Turn in Reverse Ace placed between four Eights, Ace turns face up, repeated with other Aces, then all Aces turn over between two Eights, with several variations in handlingInspired by
  • "Touch Turn" (Ed Marlo, Linking Ring, Sep. 1963)
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Aug. 1978
 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 366
Paul Harris The Bizarre Twist card perpendicular between two other cards turns visually overAlso published here The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Paul Harris Reveals some of his most Int...) 101
Paul Harris The Bizarre Routine "The Bizarre Twist" with color changing back kicker of card The Art of Astonishment - Book 1 (Issue Paul Harris Reveals some of his most Int...) 103
Daniel Cros Cros Twist "An Enhancement for the Bizarre Twist", one-handed versionInspired byRelated to The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Las Vegas Close-Up) 201
Dominique Duvivier Furiously Fisting Four Aces flip face up/down in pairs Magie Duvivier 110
Jeff Busby Isolated Aces four spectators chose a card each that are put in glass, they're the Aces, Aces in glass are covered with handkerchief and an Ace turns over in packet, repeated for all Aces
- Phase One: The Spectators Select the Four Aces
- Phase Two - Five: The Aces Reverse		Inspired by Auto-Twist & Isolated Aces 7
James Swain Boxed B'Wave Twisting phases with Queens, named Queen then travels to case, finally turns over and changes back color Miracles with Cards 32
Larry Jennings Leaving the Body three card, third vanishes as climaxRelated to Jennings '67 232
Karl Fulves The Count Plays Cards named card of four-card-packet turns over, optional odd back The Vampire Papers 115
Karl Fulves Walk By Night sandwiched card in card case is placed in transparent box, case moves around inside, then card is turned over when removed The Vampire Chronicles 34
Karl Fulves Reversal Count named jack reverses after displaying all The Vampire Papers 113
Karl Fulves Line Up named black ace turns over in ace packet and changes into jack of same suit The Vampire Papers 123
Peter Duffie, Gene Maze Double-Stuck Prediction of two selections in the form of jumbo cards (weird twisting revelation), found to be stapled together, and the actual selections are also stapled togetherInspired by Effortless Card Magic 99
Shaun Robison Ace-O-Rama! Aces produced, after twisting card appears within, repeat with 52-on-1 gag card, deck is now blank Son of Simon Says! 95
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Focalized Aces red and black Aces in packet transpose and turn over, three phasesInspired by Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2 111
Wesley James Turn Me Down Why Don't You "beta", four aces turn over one by one between two black tens, then change to kingsRelated to Enchantments 61
Jack Avis Notes on the Bizarre Twist Inspired by Rara Avis 141
Jack Avis A One Hand Twist Inspired byRelated to Rara Avis 141
Jack Avis The Diagonal Twist Inspired by Rara Avis 142
John Guastaferro Think Tank four jokers and four aces in case transpose, selected ace turns over En Route 47
Edo Huang Hofzinser Sweet Dream four cards turn over one by one and all change into selection, then back to normal and selection is found reversed in the deck Daily Dose 30
Harapan Ong Triumph in the Trash multi-phase routine in which two of four jokers are turned over and they reverse again Principia 157
Harapan Ong Twisted Choices Kings and Aces, twisting effect with one packet, chosen suit transposes between packets Principia 238
David Solomon Poker with Aces four Aces taken from deck, two turn over and are put away, remaining two change into Royal FlushInspired by Solomon's Secrets 7