165 entries in Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Shifts / Passive
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
False Shuffles - Eighth Method cards are inserted, pushed through diagonally, stripped out and replaced on bottom
1889 29
S. W. Erdnase The Diagonal Palm-Shift mention of top palm, bottom palm and multiple shift on page 141
Also published here
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Variations
1902 137
To bring Four Cards together after they have been placed in different parts of the Pack unclear whether the cards are secretly or openly stripped out
1911 98
Edward Victor The "Diagonal-Palm Shift" As an Aid to the "Rising Card Trick" three cards rise singly from a fan
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1946 4
Audley Walsh Ace Assembly bluff multiple shift, all cards go to same position, fan insertion into same spot
Also published here
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1948 133
Paul LePaul The Hand Picked Aces with bluff spacing in fan, three Aces lost, six card placed in two rows, chosen row contains those three Aces
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Variations
1949 199
Bob Veeser Veeser's Bluff Multiple Shift three handlings
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Variations
1961 31
Edward Marlo Marlo's Subtle Shift two methods, placing cards in same place one by one with jog or estimation
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1961 33
Edward Marlo The Immovable Multiple Shifts: To the Bottom - Delayed Type straddle
  • Second Variation
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Variations
1961 42
Edward Marlo, Jerry Andrus To the Top - Deck Face Down similar to Panoramic Shift
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Variations
1961 44
Edward Marlo The Block Shift to Top
1961 48
Edward Marlo Block Shift Variations two variations, for single card or multiple cards
1961 52
Cliff Green A Subtle Control all secretly inserted at same position
1961 43
Edward Marlo The Master Position on the Master position, which is: card(s) secretly in-jogged for most of their length (see fig. 7) or less (see fig. 42), after a diagonal insertion, applications:
  • to Rear Palm
  • to the bottom of the deck (five methods)
Also published here
Inspired by
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
65
Jerry Andrus The Panoramic Shift pivot action of in-jogged card with right thumb, heel of right hand or right fourth finger, also pivoting against left fingers instead of left thumb base
Also published here
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Variations
1961 5
Jerry Andrus Sleeving from the Deck left sleeve, from center of the deck, one or several cards from different positions
  • The Basic Sleeving Move
Also published here
1961 5
Edward Marlo For One Card (Added Ideas) Aces inserted from back one by one, all in same place and jogged
Inspired by
1962 2
Edward Marlo Bluff Shift to the Top or at Any Number from the Top Tilt, lowering deck below top card
1962 3
Edward Marlo Bluff Shift to the Bottom or at Any Number from the Bottom Tilt directly to bottom
Variations
1962 5
Edward Marlo Flexible Bluff Shift Aces inserted from back into center one by one, controlled together in any order, bluff spacing
Variations
1962 6
Carmen D'Amico D'Amico's Idea establishing tilt break in center during insertion of first Ace
Inspired by
1962 7
James Steranko Boomerang multiple shift variation
Inspired by
1962 [94]
James Steranko Stiletto another multiple shift variation
Inspired by
1962 [96]
Edward Marlo The Master Position control and reverse of several cards
Also published here
Inspired by
1964 24
Derek Dingle Bluff Shift
Variations
1971 10
Derek Dingle Bluff Shift
Also published here
July 1972
Epilogue (Issue 15 (Part 2))
137
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Four Ace Variation No. 192, chosen pile put on top of deck, spectator has finger on back, they become the four Aces, last sentence sounds like some passive multiple shift (bluff spacing?) without details
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1972 47
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Fake Ace Placement No. 196, Aces inserted into fan all end up on top, perhaps slid all the way in until they are out and riding under/behind the fan?!
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1972 47
Jerry Andrus LFX (Little Finger Extraction) stripping out cards secretly and letting them fall on a packet secretly
1976 33
Jerry Andrus Bandit LFX with rubber band
1976 33
Jerry Andrus Panoramic Shift
Also published here
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Variations
1976 34
Jerry Andrus Short Wave Pass two variations on the panoramic shift
1976 35
Jerry Andrus Panoramic Clip bringing several cards together or stealing them from the deck
1976 35
Jerry Andrus Swivel Shift control from center to top, one or several cards
1976 36
Jerry Andrus Side Shift sort of a side steal
1976 36
Jerry Andrus The "Banded" Panoramic Shift with rubber band
1976 36
Jerry Andrus The Ginza Shift
1976 38
Jerry Andrus Heel Steal Change card controlled on top while turning top card over
1976 43
Lorraine's Multiple Fan Control four cards placed in same position in fan, bluff spacing
Related to
1976 ca. 6
Bill Wisch As a Multiple Shift to top or into right Tenkai Palm, see application F)
1977 7
Ken Krenzel KK's Handling of the Panoramic Shift
Inspired by
1978 122
Ken Krenzel The Panoramic Plunger strange idea
1978 127
Jim Lee Shiftless Shift Aces end up on top without cut
Inspired by
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1979 141
Jim Lee Positioner multiple shift that sets cards together at certain place
1979 148
Jerry Andrus Panoramic Shift here with small packet
1979 151
Tony Slydini The Slydini Aces aces pushed in center, stolen out
1979 27
Derek Dingle, Frank Simon Bluff Shift Handling
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Inspired by
1979 44
Juan Tamariz El Control Perpendicular (TPC) (IV) lapping with the TPC and TPC as a multiple shift
  • Descarga al regazo con ayuda del TPC
  • Una posibilidad que abre mil caminos: El TPC con varias cartas
  • Algunos de los mil Caminos
Also published here
Jan. 1979 14
Derek Dingle, Richard Kaufman Modified Bluff Shift
1981 28
Bluff Fan Multiple Shift bluff spacing, all go to the bottom
1981 125
Walt Lees Bluff Spacing Multiple Shift into fan
Inspired by
1981 5
Juan Tamariz 5. Una Posibilidad que Abre Mil Caminos: El TPC con Varias Cartas
Also published here
1981 22
Juan Tamariz 6. Algunos de los Mil Caminos TPC as a multiple shift
Also published here
1981 22
Derek Dingle Bluff Shift
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Variations
1982 70
Frank Thompson, Derek Dingle Multiple Shift to top, straddle/jiggle type action
Also published here
1982 116
Frank Simon The Teaser Bluff Shift
1983 66
Edward Marlo Faked Convincing Control cards apparently in different parts of fan
1984 127
Edward Marlo Instant Collection cards apparently put in different parts of fan
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Variations
1984 129
Frank Thompson, Derek Dingle Multiple Shift straddle/jiggle type action
Also published here
1986 9
Derek Dingle Bluff Shift
1988 106
James Swain "Block"Buster Pass
Also published here
Inspired by
Nov. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 11)
1567
Mike Gallo Bluffed in combination with Le Paul's Spread Pass
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1989 475
Paul Sorrentino Bluffed Again directly to the bottom, also with cover card, basically the same as Earick handling
Related to
1989 477
Frank Thompson Multi Shift aka Straddle Shift, also for single card
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Variations
1989 2
Derek Dingle Bluff Shift
Also published here
1989 11
S. W. Erdnase The Diagonal Palm Shift reprinted from reference
Also published here
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Variations
1989 34
Juan Tamariz 5. The TPC with Several Cards
Also published here
1989/91 34
Bob Veeser Veeser Bluff Shift
1990 5
Frank Thompson No-Cut Multiple Shift
Aug. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 8)
1957
Justin Higham* Invisible Transfer Multiple Shift
Inspired by
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Apr. 1991
Technomagic (Issue 10)
82
Bob Veeser Veeser's Bluff Shift
1992 79
Bluff Spacing Fan Distribution cards together but look apart
1992 35
Derek Dingle Bluff Shift
1992 82
Peter Duffie The Graveyard Shift bold, top cards cut into different positions one by one
1992 [7]
Ernest Earick Bluff Shift Variant straight to bottom
Related to
1993 39
Bluff Spacing Fan Distribution
Feb. 1993
Profile (Issue 12)
10
Roger Crosthwaite Method Three: Multiple Cull deck face-up in dealing position, left thumb riffles, desired cards jogged and controlled
Inspired by
1994 129
Roger Crosthwaite Method Four: Multiple Cull deck face-up in dealing position, left thumb riffles, desired cards jogged and controlled
Inspired by
1994 129
Peter Duffie The Grift Shift bluff type
1995 248
Tom Gagnon Multiple Tap Illusion tap illusion multiple shift to the bottom
1995 1036
Aaron Fisher Smokeless Turnover Shift
  • Smokeless Turnover Shift
  • As A Placement Shift
  • Cool To-The-Bottom Alternative
1995 1131
Aaron Fisher The Joint Shift to the top, Aarongant Principle
1995 1133
Derek Dingle, Michael Close Bluff Shift Handling to top
1996 111
Audley Walsh Ace Assembly brief
Related to
1996 172
James Swain The Swain Bluff Control bluff type multiple shift
1996 100
James Swain Bluff Control Palm Swain Bluff Control followed by copping the cards
1996 105
James Swain The "Block"Buster Pass
Also published here
Inspired by
1996 145
Larry Jennings LJ Angle Steal Multiple Shift
1997 51
Simon Lovell The Non-Panoramic Shift straight to bottom in straddle type action
1997 157
Lee Asher B.S. Control Bluff Spacing
1998 11
Edward Marlo Aces to the Top "Bluff Insertion Control"
Aces put really on top, top four cards distributed in different positions, Aces back on top, unit block second deal
Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
15
Justin Higham*, Edward Marlo Longitudinal Multiple Shift
Related to
1999 20
Jason England Combination Shift combination of Simple Shift with Panoramic Shift
Inspired by
Variations
Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
16
Martin A. Nash First Variation combination of Simple Shift with straddle center block pass type action
Inspired by
Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
18
Bob Veeser Veeser Bluff Shift
Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
28
Earl Nelson W. T. Multiple Shift Wirst Turn Pass as ending to Bluff Multiple Shift
Inspired by
1999 57
Christian Ehret Ehret-Multiple Shift plunger push-in from the long side, then strip-out with turnover pass
1999 7
Barry Price The Penultimate Palm card(s) brought to second from bottom, "Deck Straddle Palms"
2000 24
Barry Price The Top Cover Palm card(s) brought to second from top, "Deck Straddle Palms"
2000 25
Bluff Spacing with out-jogged cards
2000 12
Edward Marlo Immovable (Stradle) Shift brief
2000 19
Derek Dingle Bluff Shift
2001 97
Aaron Fisher The All Together Now Shift
2002 75
Joshua Jay Slip Shift Aces slipped into angle-jogged positions one by one and squared in
Also published here
Mar. 2002
MAGIC (Vol. 11 No. 7)
82
Derek Dingle, Frank Simon Bluff Shift Handling
Also published here
Inspired by
2003 56
Earl Nelson Wrist Turn Bluff Shift
Inspired by
2003 64
Karl Fulves* (B) On The Bias control of inserted card(s) reversed to bottom with rubber banded deck
2004 48
Bob Veeser Bluff Multiple Shift
2004 16
Bob Veeser, Allan Ackerman The Bull Shift bluff shift to bottom
Also published here
Inspired by
2005 6
Allan Ackerman, Juan Tamariz The P-Shift multiple shift that palms cards in left hand
Related to
2005 18
Allan Ackerman Tabled Veeser Bluff Shift four tabled packets
Also published here
Inspired by
May 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 2)
17
Don May May's No Strip Out Multiple Shift five methods, with bluff spacing
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Variations
2007 115
Jerry Sadowitz E. Goods Multiple Shaft with top-card cover pass
Also published here
  • The Crimp No. 27, p. 235
2008 23
S. W. Erdnase The Diagonal Palm Shift reprint of original description
Also published here
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Variations
Mar. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 3)
33
Scott Robinson Totally Under Control bluff multiple shift combined with Pulp Friction
Inspired by
May 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 5)
18
Doc Docherty All-Around Square-Up Steal into right-hand Tenkai Palm
Inspired by
Aug. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 8)
23
Arie Vilner The Squeeze Control insertion from the side with deck in end grip (Simon Control), then card is stolen or lapped
  • Version 1 - One Handed SC
  • Version 2 - Two Handed SC
  • Version 3 - Using the Longitudinal Palm (holding pen as cover)
Inspired by
2009 77
Jack Carpenter Direct Control multiple shift with switch of three of the four cards
Related to
2010 34
Don May May’s Aces with bluff spacing, described by Steve Draun as the real thing
Related to
2010 53
Harvey Rosenthal* Packet Straddle Shift directly into left-hand palm
2010 220
Harvey Rosenthal* Straddle Shift plus Reverse
2010 224
Joshua Jay Box Shift cards picked up one by one from case
Also published here
Sep. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 1)
81
Darwin Ortiz Ortiz Bluff Multiple Shift
2012 198
Allan Ackerman M&H Multiple Shift "Marlo and Harris"
Also published here
Inspired by
2012 21
Allan Ackerman Tweaking the Veeser Bluff Shift four tabled packets, two handlings
Also published here
Inspired by
2012 23
Karl Fulves* Optical Shift "Two Ideas"
Simple Shift type action to controlled position, cut made before the apparent push-in for passive look
2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
696
Justin Higham* Pseudo Multiple Shift
Inspired by
Variations
2012 19
Justin Higham* Pseudo Multiple Shift Note
Inspired by
2012 14
S. W. Erdnase, Ricky Smith Multiple Card DPS Handling
Also published here
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2014 60
S. W. Erdnase, Ricky Smith Multiple Card DPS Handling
Also published here
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2015 31
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 210
Karl Fulves* Diagonal Steal & Palm multiple shift directly followed by palm
2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
6
Steve Reynolds Total Con Multiple Shift Aces apparently just got out of the way after a trick, bluff in off-beat
Also published here
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Feb. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 6)
72
Yves Carbonnier Le Contrôle en Éventail
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2016 28
"Magic" Christian Stelzel My Four-Ace Switch Aces apparently pushed in different parts, but switched out at beginning, also as a strip-out switch in which a spectator finds the four Aces
2017 139
Ricky Smith, S. W. Erdnase Multiple Card DPS Handling
Also published here
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2017 23
Scott Robinson Totally Under Control four Aces inserted in separate parts of deck are controlled to bottom
Inspired by
2018 290
Yves Carbonnier Le Contrôle en Éventail
Also published here
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2019 144
Tom Gagnon T. G. Tabled Multiple Shift cards distributed into tabled deck, deck squared and spread on the table using Gagnon Spread Control
Inspired by
Variations
2019 242
Tom Gagnon Plunger Straddle Pass straddle pass as strip-out after Multiple Insertion Plunger Jog
2019 271
Allan Ackerman HP Multiple Shift "Hidden Packet", with fan displacement
Also published here
Inspired by
May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 1 (Spring #2))
194
Henok Negash The Seesaw Control four cards placed into deck at once, apparently in different positions, bluff spacing
May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 1 (Spring #2))
207
Kyohei Tatsukawa The Tudinal-Longi Shift
  • As a Cover Pass
  • As a Multiple Shift
Inspired by
2020
The Neat Review (Issue 3 - Tokyo 2020)
120
Steve Forte Tilt Shift bluff spacing multiple shift
Related to
2020 1016
Steve Reynolds Total Con Multiple Shift Aces apparently just got out of the way after a trick, bluff in off-beat
Also published here
Related to
2021
Output (Issue 16)
17
George McBride Multiple Shift Variation bluff shift handling
Inspired by
2022 94
Iain Girdwood Iggy's Multiple Shift bluff shift handling using top card cover pass
Related to
  • "E. Good's Multiple Shaft" (Jerry Sadowitz, Aug. 1994, The Crimp #27)
Variations
2022 134
Joshua Jay Slip Shift Aces slipped into angle-jogged positions one by one and squared in
Also published here
2022 65
Joshua Jay Box Shift cards picked up one by one from case
Also published here
2022 1060
Harvey Rosenthal* Rosenthal's Favorite Multiple Shift get-in for Bluff Shift and spread pass clean-up
Inspired by
2022 94
Tom Gagnon Veeser-Gagnon Bluff Multiple Shift Vesser typo, all Aces shown as they are inserted
Inspired by
2022 96
Tom Gagnon Veeser-Gagnon Bluff Multiple Shift #2 with corner-shorted deck except Aces
Inspired by
2022 160
Tom Gagnon Veeser-Gagnon Bluff Multiple Shift #3 Aces corner shorted
Inspired by
2022 164
Justin Higham* Flushtration Control multiple tabled cards are lost in the deck at apparently different positions, discrepant
2023 7
Ricky Smith, S. W. Erdnase Multiple Card DPS Handling
Also published here
Inspired by
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2023 37
Pedro Bryce Multiple Shift to top, bluff insertion
2023 74
Allan Ackerman Tweaking the Veeser Bluff Shift four tabled packets, two handlings
Also published here
Inspired by
2024 27
Allan Ackerman Another Tweak on the Veeser Bluff Shift "Hidden Packet", with fan displacement
Also published here
Inspired by
2024 30
Allan Ackerman M & H Multiple Shift "Marlo and Harris"
Also published here
Inspired by
2024 3
Allan Ackerman The Misdirection Bottom Palm Aces put in different parts, squared in, they end up in left-hand bottom palm
Inspired by
2024 11
Bob Veeser, Allan Ackerman The Bull Shift bluff shift to bottom
Also published here
Inspired by
2024 16
Jack Carpenter Impossible Switch-Out three of four on top of deck, multiple shift application
2024 93
Justin Higham* Multiple Longitudinal Side Steal multiple cards jogged during in-the-hand spread selection process and then palmed into right-hand LTP
Related to
2025 25
Audley Walsh Ace Control bluff multiple shift, all cards go to same position, fan insertion into same spot
Also published here
Related to
2025 89
Frank Thompson Frank Thompson's Diagonal Shift aka Straddle Shift, also for single card (with Arturo de Ascanio finesse)
Also published here
Variations
2025 89