Other Twisting Things

153 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Twisting the Aces / Other Twisting Things
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Arthur Rasper Die sich drehende Karte three cards, center one turns over, partial rough-smooth
 		1962 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
Inspired byAlso published here 1968 Epilogue (Issue 4) 27
Verne Chesbro, Larry West Acrobatic Cards four cards, top and bottom cards turned over, they are all shown one way again, repeated
Variations 1968 Tricks You Can Count On 20
Verne Chesbro, Larry West Twisting the Acrobats "Acrobatic Cards" as follow-up to Twisting the Aces
 		1968 Tricks You Can Count On 22
Larry Jennings The Turncoat ace of spades vanishes, turns over, changes back, ... in small packet
 		1969 Expert Card Mysteries 44
Roy Walton Impact Aces in envelopes with holes, chosen one turns over, then Ace in envelope turns over
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1969 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
 		1971 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
 		1971 Cardboard Charades 11
Roger Smith A-2-3 K-S Style with a twisting phase, two methods
 		1971 The K-S Control System 19
Bill Derman Repeat Tap Reverse Ace to Four turn over, then chosen value changes to selection and then into Joker and selection is removed from pocket
Inspired by Mar. 1971 Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 8) 1
Karl Fulves Illusion Aces Aces turn over one by one between two Jokers, change to Kings
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1972 Epilogue (Issue 14) 114
Unknown The Partial Ascanio four as three
 		1972 Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3) 17
Gene Castillon Ladies sing the Blues three card twisting routine with color changing back kicker
 		1972 Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3) 18
Karl Fulves Mexican Monte monte/twist combo with unexpected/funny cards appearing
Related toVariations 1972 Mexican Monte 8
Karl Fulves Progressive Aces Joker between Aces turned over, then Aces follow one by one, posed as problem, for solution see reference
Variations 1972 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
 		1973 Epilogue (Issue 19) 176
Jerry K. Hartman One Good Turn Aces placed between the Jokers will reverse itself
Inspired byVariations 1973 Means & Ends 20
Edward Marlo Is this the Elevator Going Up or Down or Somersaulting - and where is it going to stop combo
 		1974 The Unexpected Card Book 178
Don Adams Sandwich Effect sandwiched card turns over, then transforms
 		1975 Card Cavalcade 3 119
Karl Fulves Find The Lady cards reverse and change
Related to 1975 Methods with Cards — Part 2 130
Karl Fulves Illusion Aces VI Aces turn over one by one between two Jokers, change to Kings
Inspired by 1975 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. 856
Inspired by
  • "The Bashful Queen" (Joe Berg)
Related to 		Winter 1975 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two)) 851
Jerry K. Hartman An Impact on Impact Card placed in envelope with window flips over (four Threes, each placed in envelope)
Inspired by 1975 Card Fare 21
Gene Castillon Monte Madness - Ladies sing the Blues
Inspired by 1976 The Ascanio Spread 32
Gene Castillon Jackpot
1976 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 red
Also published here Dec. 1976 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 red
VariationsAlso published here 1976 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 1976 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
 		1976 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 Kings
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1976 Innovations (Issue 3) 1
Edward Marlo Convincing Acrobatic Cards two cards turned over, then other two cards turn over as well
Inspired by 1977 Good Turns 11
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
 		June 1978 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 10) 585
Philip T. Goldstein Cry Wolf four card packet trick
Also published here July 1978 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 11) 595
Eric Mason Beau Ideal cards turn over and change back color
 		Aug. 1978 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 12) 606
Daniel Cros Cros Twist "An Enhancement for the Bizarre Twist", one-handed version
Inspired byVariations 1978 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
 		1978 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 1978 The Chronicles (Issue 12) 1178
Karl Fulves Funny Cards four jokers, two turn over, then all change to Aces
 		1978 Interlocutor (Issue 16) 60
Philip T. Goldstein Progress Report joker placed face-down between aces, they turn over one by one
Inspired by 1979 CardMagic 72
Karl Fulves Inner Sanctum signed card turns over inside case, flap-flap
Related to 1979 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
 		1979 Goldstein's Gallery 10
Derek Dingle Gambler's Dream poker hand changes and twists, two double facers
Related to 1979 The Chronicles (Issue 24) 1295
Piet Forton Die Lady ist immer dabei Ace to Four in packet turn over one by one, then Queen appears
Also published here
  • "Queenie" in "New Pentagram" Vol. 1, Nr. 1. P. 11, 1969.
 1979 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 deck
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1979 Variations 43
Roy Walton Impact Aces in envelopes with holes, chosen one turns over, then Ace in envelope turns over
Also published here Dec. 1979 Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 3&4) 152
Karl Fulves Whereabouts four cards immediately turn face down and change color
 		1980 Color Quik 32
Jimmy Ray Back Door Aces one of the Aces turns over twice
 		1980 A Ray of Magic 31
Karl Fulves Milennium Aces aces turn over one by one in the deck
 		1981 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 aces
Inspired by 1981 Octet 62
Karl Fulves Mexican IV monte/twist combo with four Ace finale
Inspired by 1981 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
 		1981 Interlocutor (Issue 46) 183
David Britland Iso-Warp four Aces turn over, one by one
Inspired byVariations 1981 The Talon (Issue 7) 95
Marc Russell On the Bizarre Twist alternative one-handed handling
Also published here 1981 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 1982 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)
 		Jan. 1982 Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 1) 976
Philip T. Goldstein Packetrainer
VariationsAlso published here 1982 Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 3) 1012
Karl Fulves Aces Over ace turns over between jokers, repeated with other aces
  • The Fifth Ace (variation)
 		1983 Ace Machine 1
Karl Fulves Illusion Aces ace turns over between jokers and changes to king, repeated with other aces
 		1983 Ace Machine 2
Karl Fulves Overthrow two kings turn over between jokers, then three Kings, then four Kings, they change to Aces
 		1983 Ace Machine 6
Karl Fulves Undercover Work aces separate on table, covered with cardboard, they turn over one by one on table
 		1983 Ace Machine 6
Marc Russell On the Bizarre Twist alternative one-handed handling
Inspired byAlso published here 1983 Deckade 9
David Britland All Around Twist allowing clean display because of SBS double facer
Inspired by 1983 Deckade 12
Stephen Tucker, David Britland, Marc Russell With 4 with four cards
Inspired by 1983 Deckade 12
David Britland The Interlock Twist technical variation with four cards
Inspired byVariations 1983 Deckade 13
David Britland, Marc Russell The Double Twist with four cards
Inspired by 1983 Deckade 13
Stephen Tucker Eureka monte in the hands , ending in Bizarre Twist
Inspired by 1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3) 36
Stephen Tucker Card Olympics reverse of cards and card is stretched, packet trick
 		1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 30) 577
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 actions
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, May 1939
 1983 A History of the Brainwave Principle 76
Frank Simon About Faces Aces II "(the other version)"
Kings put in Deck, Aces twist and then change into Kings, Aces now in deck
Inspired by 1983 Versatile Card Magic 61
Michael Powers The Off Color Vanish Bizarre Twist and Vanish
Inspired by 1983 Powerful Magic 38
Jonathan Townsend More False Count Practice one card turned over, others follow along, deck turns over as kicker
 		July 1984 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 deck
Inspired byVariations Dec. 1984 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 7 No. 12) 1006
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 case
Related toVariations 1984 The Best of Close-Up Magic 15
Paul Brignall Too Hot to Handle
1984 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 33) 637
Peter Duffie Theatre of the Absurd "Overture" variation
Inspired by
  • "Oversight" (Phil Goldstein, Genii, March 1981)
 1984 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 back
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MUM, Jan. 1978
 1984 At The Table 114
Ben Harris The Three Card Game color changing back kicker
Inspired by 1985 Midnight Special 21
Justin Higham One Good Turn Deserves Another Aces turn over one by one between two Jokers, Bizarre Twist as second phase
Inspired by Nov. 1985 The Card Man-uscript (Issue 2) 12
Terri Rogers The Chinese Twist
Inspired byAlso published here 1986 Secrets 40
David Regal Popover repeat turnover, three cards
 		1987 Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal 84
Peter Duffie Wraith Aces reverse between two Tens and change to Kings
Inspired byVariations 1987 Inspirations 96
Justin Higham Royal Somersault two Aces are turned face up, all turn face up, repeated, all change to Queens
Inspired by Oct. 1987 Inside Out (Issue 3) 15
Jamy Ian Swiss Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind rhyming patter
Inspired byAlso published here 1987 Theatrics 23
David Britland Die verdrehten Schwestern two Queens pushed through two other cards, their orientation and head orientation changes
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Parallax, marketed manuscript
 Dec. 1988 Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 2) 66
Karl Fulves Carrousel two reds and two blacks, color named, those two cards turn up one by one
 		1989 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
 		1989 And a Packet of Cards 36
Sam Schwartz Quarter Turn a card turns over one quarter at the time
Inspired by 1989 And a Packet of Cards 46
Randy Wakeman The Four-Card Puzzler twisting thing with four Nines, they change into Kings
 		1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 127
Terri Rogers Chinatwist
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1989 Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 3) 106
Jack Avis, Cy Endfield Twist And Vanish five cards, one of which is selection, wrong cards turn over one by one, then selection vanishes, Biddle Trick
Inspired byVariations May 1989 Inside Out (Issue 6) 14
Jack Avis Siva's Twist And Vanish five cards, one of which is selection, wrong cards turn over one by one, then selection vanishes, Biddle Trick
Inspired by May 1989 Inside Out (Issue 6) 15
Edward Marlo Olram's Twist and Vanish five cards, one of which is selection, wrong cards turn over one by one, then selection vanishes, Mental Reverse selection procedure
 		May 1989 Inside Out (Issue 6) 17
Jay Sankey Wild Thing selection turns over in deck, between two cards and inside out when folded, Jumping Gems with a folded playing card
 		1990 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
 		1990 Close-up Impact! 148
Philip T. Goldstein Naked Lunch Aces turn over one by one between two Jokers, backs change climax
Inspired byAlso published here
  • "M-U-M" June, 1980.
 1990 Focus 45
Philip T. Goldstein Cry Wolf four card packet trick
Also published here 1990 Focus 69
Philip T. Goldstein Packetrainer
Also published here 1990 Focus 73
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' Reset
Also published here 1990 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 well
Inspired by 1990 Cardfixes 36
Edward Marlo Count Reverse cards are turned over during counting, applied to twisting effect
Inspired by
  • "Count Reverse" (Ed Marlo, Linking Ring, 1963)
 1992 Card Finesse II 29
Karl Fulves Reverse Power reversing one or more cards in rubber banded packet
 		1992 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 Kings
Inspired byVariations 1992 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 case
Also published here 1992 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 case
Related toAlso published here 1992 Prinzipien in der Praxis 23
Terry LaGerould Roly-poly three blue-backed Jokers and one red-backed Joker, red one turns over, then backs change, Bizarre Twist phase
 		1992 Pasteboard Presentations 98
Paul Harris Bizarre Twist
1992 Pasteboard Presentations 103
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 kings
Inspired by 1993 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 places
Inspired by 1993 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
 		1993 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 PAUS
Variations 1993 Applications 38
Paul Weir Collision Course Aces in envelopes with hole in them
Inspired by 1993 Profile (Issue 17) 9
Karl Fulves No Pre-set four random cards, one turns over, it changes into selection
 		1994 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
 		1994 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 168
Marvin Leventhal Bizarre Transposition card found in different colored deck, Bizarre Twist variation
Inspired by 1995 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 handling
Inspired by
  • "Touch Turn" (Ed Marlo, Linking Ring, Sep. 1963)
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Aug. 1978
 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 366
Doug Conn Plastic Surgery monte type routine with Bizarre Twist, stretching and shrinking
Inspired byRelated to 1995 MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 7) 1
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 case
Also published here 1995 Lecture Notes 1995 11
Paul Harris The Bizarre Twist card perpendicular between two other cards turns visually over
Also published here 1996 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
 		1996 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 version
Inspired byRelated to 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Las Vegas Close-Up) 201
Dominique Duvivier Furiously Fisting Four Aces flip face up/down in pairs
 		1996 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 1996 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
 		1996 Miracles with Cards 32
Larry Jennings Leaving the Body three card, third vanishes as climax
Related to 1997 Jennings '67 232
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
 		1997 The Vampire Chronicles 34
Karl Fulves Reversal Count named jack reverses after displaying all
 		1997 The Vampire Papers 113
Karl Fulves The Count Plays Cards named card of four-card-packet turns over, optional odd back
 		1997 The Vampire Papers 115
Karl Fulves Line Up named black ace turns over in ace packet and changes into jack of same suit
 		1997 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 together
Inspired by 1997 Effortless Card Magic 99
Milton Kort That Darned Ace spectator names any Ace, performer does twisting with four cards, Kings turn over one by one but fourth one is named Ace, suit matches missing King
Inspired by
  • Karl Fulves problem
Variations 		1999 Kort 95
Shaun Robison Ace-O-Rama! Aces produced, after twisting card appears within, repeat with 52-on-1 gag card, deck is now blank
 		2000 Son of Simon Says! 95
Jamy Ian Swiss Close Encounters Of The Fourth Kind rhyming patter
Also published here 2002 Theatrics II 19
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Focalized Aces red and black Aces in packet transpose and turn over, three phases
Inspired by 2003 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2 111
Frank Simon About Faces Aces Kings put in Deck, Aces twist and then change into Kings, Aces now in deck
Also published here 2003 Variations Revisited 55
Wesley James Turn Me Down Why Don't You "beta", four aces turn over one by one between two black tens, then change to kings
Related to 2004 Enchantments 61
Jack Avis Notes on the Bizarre Twist
Inspired by 2006 Rara Avis 141
Jack Avis A One Hand Twist
Inspired byRelated to 2006 Rara Avis 141
Jack Avis The Diagonal Twist
Inspired by 2006 Rara Avis 142
Joshua Jay, Michael Powers, Joel Givens Twist on Simon twisting with four Queens, then three spectators get a packet with a Queen each and it turns over in their hands, optional back color change
Inspired by 2006 Power Plays 67
Nick Trost The Out of Place Aces Aces lost in deck, spectator names any Ace, performer does twisting with four cards, Kings turn over one by one but fourth one is named Ace, suit matches missing King
Inspired by 2009 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2 481
Kiko Pastur La Escalera de Escher four red court cards turn over one by one and then transpose with four Aces on table
 		2014 El Puente Invisible 64
John Guastaferro Think Tank four jokers and four aces in case transpose, selected ace turns over
 		2017 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
 		2017 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
 		2018 Principia 157
Harapan Ong Twisted Choices Kings and Aces, twisting effect with one packet, chosen suit transposes between packets
 		2018 Principia 238
David Solomon Poker with Aces four Aces taken from deck, two turn over and are put away, remaining two change into Royal Flush
Inspired by 2018 Solomon's Secrets 7
Harapan Ong Center of Attention Ace of Spades keeps reversing itself in packet of Aces, ends with imbalanced transposition between Ace of Spades and other three Aces
Also published here June 2018 Genii (Vol. 81 No. 6) 80
Cameron Francis Sly Dog
  • Dealing With It (John Bannon)
selection lost, two black Jacks turn over in Jacks-packet, they are placed aside and transpose with the red Jacks, selection appears between black Jacks
 		July 2019 Genii (Vol. 82 No. 7) 62
Peter Gröning Bizarre Assignment Bizarre Vanish (à la Biddle Trick) and Twist with card signed on both sides, color-changing back kicker
Inspired by 2020 Resigned to Miracles 64
Peter Gröning Cros Twist Handling one-handed
Inspired by 2020 Resigned to Miracles 71
Harapan Ong Centre of Attention Ace of Spades keeps reversing itself in packet of Aces, ends with imbalanced transposition between Ace of Spades and other three Aces
Also published here 2020 The Four Treasures 7
Ian Land One by One "(August 1983)", Ace through Four, diminishing twist plot: each card removed after it turns over, last card changes
Related to
  • sheet "Five Knuckle Shuffles" (Ian Land, 1984)
 2021 Output (Issue 14) 17
Edward Marlo No Twist Twist diminishing twist plot: each card removed after it turns over, last card changes
  • Second Method
  • No Palming - No Lapping Method
 		2021 Output (Issue 14) 20