Routines

246 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Routines
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
C. Vogel Die Karte als Streber "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
top card pushed in center, shown back on top, repeated multiple times, top change
 		July 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 7)
99
Jack Merlin The Pass as a Trick no passes, to fool those familiar with passes, ambitious card plot
 		1927/28
Merlin's Master Manipulations
6
Jack Merlin Here There and Everywhere ambitious card, then stop trick, twice the card is at the stopped position
 		1927/28
Merlin's Master Miracles
15
Theodore Annemann* Nightmare Effects (First Effect) ten red cards and one black card used, black card travels to top several times, then to bottom, then all cards dealt face up to show that no extra cards are used
 		1928
Nightmare
1
Joe Berg A Routine with a Double-Back Cards card placed second comes to top several times, sequence à la The Trick that Fooled Houdini, then reversal sequence with faced-deck finish
 		1930
Here's Magic
35
Ralph W. Hull Hull's "Eye Popper"
1932
"Eye-Openers"
4
Tom Sellers On the Top four phases
Related to 1934
Card Tricks That Work
5
Lin Searles An Amusing Reversal ambitious card, then chosen card turns over, double backer
Related to 1936
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1936)
134
Theodore Annemann* The Ambitious Card end stripper deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
282
Jess E. Mills The Super Eye Popper ambitious type routine with duplicate (king of clubs with one spade pip)
 		1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
181
Dai Vernon, Sam Leo Horowitz, Arthur Finley* The Ambitious Card with double backer
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
481
Das fliegende Ass Ace is spun in the air and placed in the center, ends up on top, optical illusion
Also published here
  • "Magikeren" January 1939.
 1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 2)
14
The Omnipresent Eight
1940
Expert Card Technique
287
Laurie Ireland Deuces and Trays sucker ambitious twice, deuces shown as threes and transform in threes when spectator protests
 		1940
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1940)
15
Arthur H. Buckley The Ambitious Card Experiment No. 23
 		1946
Card Control
177
James G. Thompson Jr. Thompson's Discontented Card
Also published here May 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 105)
422
Bert Allerton Pump Room Phantasy two Aces appear on top and bottom
Related to 1947
Stars of Magic (Vol. 3 No. 1)
39
Ambitious Card including push-through sequence
 		1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
147
Dai Vernon Ambitious Card
Related to 1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
76
Edward Marlo Ambitious Card Routine roughed duplicate
Variations 1951
Unknown
11
Dai Vernon The Unambitious Card card travels down from top one card at a time, for magicians
 		Apr. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 253)
1010
Bill Simon The Ambitious Card cards travel from center to the top and back to the center
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
66
Bill Simon The Thought-Of Ace thought of Ace (or all Aces) rise to top
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
109
Bruce Elliott*, Dai Vernon The Ambitious Card! last phase in spectator's hands (Vernon)
Related to 1953
Classic Secrets of Magic
160
Cy Endfield The Ambitious Card
1955
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part III
5
J. B. Bobo The Traveling Joker one black card placed among twenty-six red cards always ends up on top, then card travels from packet to packet
Also published here 1956
Top Secrets of Magic
22
Bert Allerton The Eye Popper
1958
The Close-Up Magician
24
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Ambitious 52 cards come to the top in order, mates are always on the bottom
 		Mar. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 6)
15
Edward Marlo The Three Roughskeeters three roughed cards
Inspired by Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
25
Max Malini Card Jumps to Top single phase Ambitious Card
Also published here 1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
55
P. Howard Lyons One-Speed Reverse card is reversed on bottom, comes back face-down to top, repeats in various variations
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 23)
17
Edward Marlo Ambitious Handling multiple phases
 		Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
11
Edward Marlo The Ambitious Four face of ambitious card is (partially) shown each time it is inserted in the center
 		Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
14
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's Ambitious Card Routine
1962
Close-up Card Magic
51
Frank Garcia The Apex Ace Aces vanish on pack, Ace of Spades comes to top three times, aces reappear face up
Related toVariations 1962
Close-up Card Magic
88
Edward Marlo Ambitious Routine
1962
The K. M. Move
7
Nate Leipzig Leipzig's Opener card comes to the bottom of the deck several times, then penetrates performer's hand
Variations 1963
Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig
156
Tom Sellers Oben immer Oben several phases
Related to 1965
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 26 No. 6)
95
Tom Batchelor The Ambitious Kings
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
91
James G. Thompson Jr. Upsadaisy
1968
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 3
319
James G. Thompson Jr. Thompson's Discontented Card
Also published here 1968
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 3
327
Aldini Roughly Ambitious Ambitious Card routine with packet of twenty cards
 		1969
Roughingly Yours
7
Milton Kort Ambitious Like ambitious card changes back color as climax
Variations 1970
Off-Color Card Tricks
41
Mike Rogers Still Avid color changing back kicker
 		Feb. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
10
Jerry K. Hartman Ahead of the Pack multi-phased Ambitious Card
Also published here 1971
Odd Lifts
21
Edward Marlo They're All Alike ambitious type routine shown, people think they're all the same, but they're all blank
 		Aug. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 8)
62
Neal Elias Ambitious Get Ready "Get Ready For Braue After Zingone" (see next trick)
Inspired by Jan. 1972
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 7 No. 3)
477
James G. Thompson Jr. The Ambitious Card short routine with Braue Pop-Up Card finish
 		1972
The Living End
12
Jack Avis Topsy Turvy triumph with ambitious phases and four-of-a-kind kicker
 		July 1973
Epilogue (Issue 18)
163
Frederick Braue Ambitious Variation
May 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 7)
626
Alex Elmsley Der ehrgeizige Fremde ambitious card has different back, in the end deck changes color
Also published here Jan. 1974
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
60
Edward Marlo Ambitious Card Routine roughed duplicate
 		1976
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
128
Paul Harris Solid Deception
VariationsAlso published here 1976
Paul Harris Reveals Some Of His Most Intimate Secrets
1
Olof Jonsson, Al Mann Levitation chosen card appears on top of the deck after spectator shuffled the deck, psy presentation
 		1976
The Third Ecstasy
32
Harvey Rosenthal* Ambitious Delight several phases
 		1976
Close-Up Sampler — Part 2
4
Martin A. Nash Queens Uprageous see p. 447 for additional crediting
Related to 1977
Any Second Now
197
Jerry Mentzer Ambitious Red Back color changing backs kicker
 		1977
Card Cavalcade Four
76
Dai Vernon Single Ambition three phases
Related to 1977
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #7)
989
J. B. Bobo The Traveling Joker one black card placed among twenty-six red cards always ends up on top, then card travels from packet to packet
Also published here 1977
Innovative Magic No. 1
8
Harry Lorayne The Ambitious Card
1977
The Magic Book
130
Theodore Annemann* Die Ehrgeizige Karte (ambitious card) using End-Stripper Deck
Also published here 1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
115
Ron Hicks Three-Riffic Ambitious Card with Three of Spades, then all other cards are shown as Three of Hearts
 		1978
Challenging Coin Capers
36
Jerry Mentzer Ambitious Red Back color changing backs kicker of ambitious card
 		1979
Card Cavalcade Finale
21
Jerry Mentzer Ambitious Card
1979
Card Cavalcade Finale
28
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's Invisible Pass Routine first single cards come to top, then all aces (presented as invisible pass demonstration)
VariationsAlso published here 1979
Quantum Leaps
116
Juan Tamariz The Tamariz Ambitious Double
Related toVariations Dec. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 12)
776
Father Cyprian Quitting the Company Ambitious Card routine with a few phases, ends with card travelling into card case
 		1979
Door to Door Card Sharp
10
Luis Garcia Secuencias de Ambiciosa (I) analysis of the Ambitious card, what spectators think
  • Acercamiento
  • Secuencias mágicas alucinatorias
  • Secuencias de ambiciosa
  • Hipótesis del espectador acerca del truco
 		June 1979
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Vol. 5 No. 54)
186
Luis Garcia Secuencias de Ambiciosa (II) Garcias model of false deals adapted to the Ambitious Card
 		July 1979
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Vol. 5 No. 55)
202
Jeff White Bodeans Simutaneous Transposition card comes to top then it vanishes several times and turns to jumbo card as climax, stand up method, vest
 		1980
Visual Inspirations
19
Jim Ryan Misdirection and Manipulation
1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: Sensational Stunners
15
Karl Fulves* Half Ambitious
1981
Milennium Aces
57
P. Howard Lyons One-Speed Reverse card is reversed on bottom, comes back face-down to top, repeats in various variations
Also published here 1981
Milennium Aces
91
Jimmy Grippo The Ambitious Card three phases
 		1981
The Magic of Jimmy Grippo
28
Jackie McClements Ambition Accomplished as John McClements, two Aces are produced, Ambitious Card phase with both cards, then selection appears sandwiched between Aces
Related to Oct. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 18)
344
Ben Harris Killer Ambitious Multi phase Ambitious card routine
 		1983
Killer Klose-Up
42
Michael Ammar Yeast Card ambitious card with card to match book finale, folded
 		1983
Encore 3
24
Michael Powers Color Ambitious ambitious card with color changing back kicker
 		1983
Powerful Magic
27
Edward Marlo Ambitious Marlo
  • Ambitious II
 		1983
Powerful Magic
56
José Carroll* The Card-Culator ambitious card, card to number, stop trick, card folded to calculator
Also published here 1983
Effects and Presentations
10
Robin Robertson Overly Ambitious five phases
  • Phase I: To the Top, Again and Again
  • Phase II: The Impossible Appearance
  • Phase III: The Paintbrush Change
  • Phase IV: Change and Change Again
  • Phase V: In the Spectator's Hands
 		1983
Card Modes
8
Stephen Tucker Rock Around Ambitious card, but deck is then revealed to be wrapped in rubberbands around all the edges (Paul Harris's Solid Deception ending, with rubberbands)
Inspired by 1984
The Card-Mad-gic of Stephen Tucker
17
Routine routine outline:
  • Surprise Spell
  • Card turns over
  • Ambitious
  • Rub a Dub Dub
Related to 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5)
18
David Britland Room at the Top "Nobody does it better, except the spectator!"
Ambitious Card with King, other Kings show up and then change to Aces
 		1985
Equinox
46
Daryl Martinez The Routine famous long FISM Routine
 		1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
1
Stephen Minch An Index to the Ambitious Card in Print Potter Index
 		1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
123
Larry Jennings 7-Up
1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
56
Jay Sankey Hotfoot ambitious sequence with signed card, then with second card, fusion
Related toVariations 1986
Sankey Panky
76
Randy Wakeman R.W. Ambitious Card Routine
1987
Special Effects
30
Edward Marlo Marlo Ambitious Card Routine
1987
Special Effects
63
John Carney Etherial Pack Joker shows up again and again instead of selection, deck vanishes except selection
Also published here 1987
Lecture Notes Collection (Issue Carney Up Close)
6
Steve Draun Midnight Ambitious Card very few multiple lifts, to pocket climax
Also published here 1987
The Magic of Steve Draun
1
Peter Duffie Envelope Prediction after Ambitious Card sequence, an odd-backed card in an envelope turns out to be signed selection
Related to
  • "Black Envelope" (Bob Kohler)
 1987
Inspirations
13
Thomas Hierling C.C. Ambitious Card "color changing ambitious card", ambitious card changes back color as finale
 		1987
New Wave Close-Up
19
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
John Carney Etherial Pack Joker shows up again and again instead of selection, deck vanishes except selection
Also published here 1987
Carney Up Close
[6]
José Carroll* Torn Ambition ambitious card has a corner torn off, is torn and restored at the end (minus corner)
Related toAlso published here 1988
52 Lovers
65
Edward Marlo Tip - Ambitious Bit #5 little routine, with block turnover
Variations 1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
134
Juan Tamariz The Ambitious Card
1988
The Magic Way
46
Christoph Borer Thought Rise thought of card ends up on top of the deck
Also published here 1988
Seminarheft
4
Karrell Fox An Ambitious Commercial blank card with company name for ambitious card, trade shows
 		1988
My Latest Book
125
Sam Leo Horowitz Ambitious Card Sequence duplicates
 		1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
xvii
Jerry Sadowitz Ambitious Spots card travels to top twice, then one pip at a time (2 -> 3 -> 4 ->...)
 		1989
Cards on the Table
57
Jerry Sadowitz Ambitious Spots 11 second method, card travels to top twice, then one pip at a time (2 -> 3 -> 4 ->...)
 		1989
Cards on the Table
60
John Bannon Ambitchin' ambitious card routine with wallet finale
 		1989
Avant Carde I
7
Gerd Winkler Die Ehrgeizige Karte
1989
German Card Top Twenties
8
Gary Kurtz* An Ambitious Card Routine outlined as example, brief
Related to 1989
Misdirection and Direction
4
Juan Tamariz Double Ambitious full routine with two ambitious cards
Inspired by 1989/91
Sonata
119
Gary Kurtz* Hypothetical Possibilities ambitious card, signature vanishes and reappears, wallet
Variations 1990
Unexplainable Acts
11
Gary Kurtz* Wishful Thinking effect combination
 		1990
Unexplainable Acts
25
Ken Simmons A Wallet Routine routine with ambitious card, transposition with one card in wallet, card to wallet, Bendix Bombshell, two duplicates
 		1990
Finally!
3
Gary Ouellet The Ambitios Card general remarks and tips
 		1990
Close Up Illusions
183
Johnny "J.J." Johnston J. J's Ehrgeizige Karte Plus with blank-faced deck, changes into regular deck as climax
 		1990
Laid Back in Graz 1990
25
Alex Elmsley Ambitious Stranger ambitious card has different back, in the end deck changes color
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
299
John Carney Ethereal Pack joker shows up again and again instead of selection, deck vanishes except selection
 		1991
Carneycopia
43
René Lavand I'm Going to Be Honest With You deck is cut and same card ends up at the bottom various times
Also published here 1991
Slow Motion Magic II
53
Jerry K. Hartman Ahead of the Pack multi-phased Ambitious Card
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
565
Carlos Schoenrich Under the Spectator's Control "control theme"
 		June 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 6)
2086
Gary Kurtz* Hypothetical Possibilities ambitious card, signature vanishes and reappears, wallet, revised handling
Inspired byAlso published here 1992
Prinzipien in der Praxis
7
Gary Kurtz* A Detailed Example: An Ambitious Card Routine five phases
Related to 1992
Leading with your Head
30
Peter Duffie That Sinking Feeling two Jokers penetrate and sink to bottom of two packets, selections are found on top of each packet
Variations 1992
Obsession
2
Steve Draun Midnight Ambitious Card very few multiple lifts, to pocket climax
Also published here 1993
Secrets Draun from Underground
110
René Lavand I'm Going to Be Honest with You deck is cut and same card ends up at the bottom various times
Related toAlso published here 1993
Magic From The Soul
104
Paul Gertner The Card in the Candy Box
1994
Steel and Silver
131
Doug Edwards Tabled Ambitious
Feb. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 2)
2463
Joe Rindfleisch Overly Ambitious Ace
May 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 5)
2499
Martin Gardner* Quad Rise using tilt
 		1995
Arcane (Issue 14)
202
John Riggs Ambitious Card with Blank Deck
Variations 1995
The Magic of John Riggs
31
Karl Fulves* Top Flight "An Impromptu Card Paradox"
card selected via riffle procedure in center of deck, then top card is shown to be selection, presented as a card being in two places at same time, repeated
Related to 1995
The Fine Print (Issue 2)
29
Gary Kurtz* Hypothetical Possibilities ambitious card, signature vanishes and reappears, wallet, revised handling
Also published here 1995
Lecture Notes 1995
14
Jerry K. Hartman Topover ending to Ambitious Card routine, card jumps to top of deck, magically reverses face up while on top, then finally card jumps from middle to top of deck face up
Related to 1995
After Craft
250
Paul Cummins The Trick that never happened red and black cards are separated, each half mixed face-up into face-down and top card placed into center, time machine plot, cards again on top, all cards face-down and mixed
Inspired byAlso published here 1996
from a shuffled deck in use... Part One
7
The Ambitious Card
1996
Card College — Volume 2
337
Paul Harris Solid Deception short ambitious card sequence, deck is glued to single solid block climax
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Paul Harris Reveals some of his most Int...)
107
Steve Rogers, Paul Cummins Blushing Ambition color changing back kicker
 		Aug. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 8)
2684
Michael Kaminskas Case Closed blue backed ambitious card, then signed card is found in red deck which is in new deck order and card's back changes to red too
 		1996
Miracle Material
43
Daryl X-tal Backstage ambitious card with card with missing corner, card to pocket and eventually card to plastic pass holder
Also published here 1996
Inside Cardmagic — Band 2
207
Karl Fulves* Parallel Time two decks, red-backed JS on face of blue-backed deck, spectator inserts JS in center behind her back but it's back on face, repeated with other deck, repeated but it now jumps back to other deck, "ambitions card done with the deck in the spectator's hands"
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
94
Peter Duffie Thinking and Sinking two Jokers penetrate and sink to bottom of two packets, selections are found on top of each packet
Inspired by 1997
Effortless Card Magic
98
Richard Bartram, Jr. Drawing a Blank ambitious card with signed card from a double blank deck, named card appears on back of selection
Inspired by 1997
Trephine
23
Simon Lovell Sambitious Card
1997
Simon Says!
168
Ariel Frailich D.I.Y. Ambitious Card three-phase routine
 		1997
Card Stories
2
James G. Thompson Jr. Die umherreisende Karte twenty-six red cards and one black card, black card travels to top
 		1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 3)
114
Steve Mayhew, Toby Wessel Dolores in a Meadow ambitious card, in the end whole deck are double backers
Also published here 1999
Impressing Jodie Foster
3
Milton Kort Second Banana Ambitious Card effect with odd-colored card (card rises to second from top repeatedly), climax with deck changing to duplicates of selection, and selection becoming Joker
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Milt Kort's Card Trick" (Milt Kort, Teral Garrett's Psycho-gizmo, no. 39, Aug 1964)
  • "Ambitious-like" (Milt Kort, Off-color Card Tricks, 1970)
Also published here
  • Genii, vol. 32, no. 4, Dec 1967
 1999
Kort
55
Joshua Jay The Remote Control Ambitious Card routine with remote control presentation, ends with card appearing folded in battery compartment
 		1999
Magic Atlas
139
Ellis Stanyon Trying to Lose a Card No. 21, ambitious card routine, presentation about trying to lose the card and failing
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
266
Max Malini Max Malini's Card Jumps To Top "From Letters Written by Charlie Miller to Faucett Ross", During WWII
single phase Ambitious Card
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
25
Gregory Wilson The Name Tag Trick blank deck (“name tags”), spectator signs one, Ambitious Card sequence, signature vanishes and reappears, travels onto another card signed by performer on back
  • Alternative Final Phase: whole deck changes to spectator’s signed card, then changes back and card is produced from pocket
Related to
  • “Blank Ambition” (Seth Kramer, Ruminations, Vol. 1 No. 5, Nov. 1986, p. 4)
 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
4
Fredric P. Lamazor C. Ambitious Card fifteen-minute routine
 		1999
Card Sleight of Hand Innovations And Improvements
19
Dai Vernon, Neal Elias, Roberto Giobbi Ultra-ambitious
Related toVariations 2000
Card College — Volume 4
1005
Daryl X-tal Backstage ambitious card with card with missing corner, card to pocket and eventually card to plastic pass holder
Also published here 2000
Concertos for Pasteboard
223
Steve Bedwell Ambitious Card Sequence using thick card
 		2000
Thick Schtick!
13
Wesley James An Ambitious Undertaking thoughts on the plot
  • Iterations
  • Pace
  • Departures
 		2000
Ambitious Undertaking
3
Wesley James My Ambitious Card Routine wallet finale
 		2000
Ambitious Undertaking
9
Tony Bartolotta Synchro Thot do-as-I-do ambitious card, spectator's card rises to top of performer's half and vice versa
 		2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 2)
38
Justin Hanes Ambitious Card introduction and comments
 		2000
Action
3
John Hostler* Pressure Point ambitious card, then thumb and first finger melt through pack until they can grab out selection, leaving a cut-out in whole rest of deck
Variations 2000
Card File Two
78
Jerry Mentzer Blank Ambition ambitious card routine with double blank deck
  • The Bluff
  • Really Ambitious
Related to
  • concept in "Riggs - The Magic of John Riggs" (Magic Methods)
 2000
Card File Two
154
Barry Price Kaleideckscope ambitious card routine with color changing deck kicker
  • Phase One: And Brutus Said Caesar Was Ambitious
  • Phase Two: A Short Rise
  • Phase Three: Another Nifty Nuance
  • Phase Four: Throwing For A Change
  • Phase Five: The Visual Rise
  • Phase Six: Further Expanding The Action
  • Phase Seven: An Impossible Transposition
  • Phase Eight: Igniting The Pilot Light
  • Phase Nine: Setting The Room Ablaze
  • Phase Ten: All Cleaned Up - Even The Ashes!
 		2000
Escamotage 2
48
Neal Elias An Ambitious Card Routine five phases
 		2001
New Card Controls
80
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's Invisible Pass Routine first single cards come to top, then all aces (presented as invisible pass demonstration)
Also published here Nov. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 11)
44
Marc DeSouza Social Climbing
2001
DeSouza's DeCeptions
121
Scott Wells A Perfect Match ambitious card with match used as wand, card to matchbox as finale
 		Dec. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 7)
27
Gordon Bean The Standing Challenge spectator mentally selects if the card will rise to the top or the bottom
Inspired byVariations 2002
The Paper Engine
114
Darwin Ortiz Darwin's Ambitious Card
2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
148
Andi Gladwin Ambitious Chameleon ambitious card routine, at the end both the selection and the rest of the deck change back color
 		June 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 12)
10
Jim Sisti Ambitious Card Routine short sequence with Dan Garrett's "Hand Sandwich" as finale
 		Apr. 2002
MAGIC (Vol. 11 No. 8)
89
Paul Cummins The Trick That Never Happened red and black cards are separated, each half mixed face-up into face-down and top card placed into center, time machine plot, cards again on top, all cards face-down and mixed
Also published here May 2002
MAGIC (Vol. 11 No. 9)
80
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Ambitious and Overworked
Inspired by 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
55
Wesley James My Ambitious Card Routine "final", wallet finale
 		2004
Enchantments
170
William Duncan An Ambitious Young Man
2004
Tribute
15
Jay Sankey Lightning Bolt deck of card bolted together with bolt at the end
Inspired byAlso published here 2004
Sankey Unleashed
114
Kostya Kimlat Ambitious Ego signed card travels to the top then changes face and back color, odd backed card then changes to signed selection
 		2004
Card Work, Card Play
27
Kostya Kimlat A Trick for Descartes Evil Genius selection is signed and placed on the bottom of the deck, it ends up on top, signature is removed and replaced then backs of deck change color, selection's back changes to third color
 		2004
Card Work, Card Play
31
Derek Dingle Derek's Thoughts On The Ambitious Card comments on Dingle's routining
 		2004
Derek Dingle's Last Notes
6
Mark Aspiazu Ambitious Triumph
2004
Freebie 5
6
Tyler Wilson Post Boredom Post-It note with "TOP" and spectator's initials brings selection to top repeatedly, torn and restored note with text transformation as finale
Variations 2005
Twisting To The Acers
15
Tyler Wilson Compost It Post-It note with "TOP" and spectator's initials brings selection to top repeatedly, when adding a S for "STOP" the deck vanishes except selection
Inspired byAlso published here 2005
Just be Glad my Name isn't Greg
26
Karl Fulves* Final Cut deck immune to cutting, somewhat a presentation for ambitious card
 		2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
420
Karl Fulves* Groundhog Day premise of movie Groundhog Day used for magical presentation
 		2005
Discoverie (Issue 10)
136
David Walsh Walkaround combination of Ambitious Card, Homing Card, deck to pocket, card to wallet
 		2005
Scotland Up Close
54
Christoph Borer Thought Rise thought of card ends up on top of the deck
Also published here 2006
Compilation
89
Tyler Wilson Compost-It Post-It note with "TOP" and spectator's initials brings selection to top repeatedly, when adding a S for "STOP" the deck vanishes except selection
Also published here 2006
Dominatricks
41
Jack Parker Double Barreled Shotgun Jack of Hearts keeps jumping to the top, then deck is spread and four Jacks are face up in the deck
Inspired byAlso published here 2006
Freebie 7
13
Jack Parker Double Barrelled Shotgun Jack of Hearts keeps jumping to the top, then deck is spread and four Jacks are face up in the deck
Related toAlso published here 2007
52 Memories
98
Christian Chelman The Paradox of Quan Tri story presentation
Also published here Oct. 2007
MAGIC (Vol. 17 No. 2)
104
Nick Trost, Larry Pringle Ambitious Deuce Sandwich sandwich-ambitious card combo
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
146
Arturo de Ascanio The Ambitious Ace several phases
Also published here 2008
The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic
193
Arturo de Ascanio Stranger Ambitious Card ambitious card has different back, in the end deck changes color
Inspired byAlso published here 2008
The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic
212
David Regal The Puppy Trick puppy drawn on card as presentation for Ambitious Card plot, with roped deck climax
 		2008
Approaching Magic
432
Herb Zarrow Doubly Ambitious with two cards, five phases
 		2008
Zarrow: A Lifetime of Magic
101
Herb Zarrow Ambitious Reversed ambitious card is reversed, four-of-a-kind climax
 		2008
Zarrow: A Lifetime of Magic
104
Fred Robinson Ambitious Card - Snap, Crackle and Pop four phases
 		2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
230
David Solomon The Ambitious Card
Related to 2009
Solomon's Notes
7
Dai Vernon, Howard Hamburg Ambiciosa original
2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 8)
188
Dani DaOrtiz Ambiciosa progresiva multiple ambitious card phase, with multiple ambitious finale
 		2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 8)
189
Caleb Wiles iDeck deck used like a computer, brings card to top, vanishes it, produces duplicate...
  • Variations
 		2009
High Spots
45
Jon Allen Adlibitious Card ambitious card presentational idea, spectator writes any word on card instead of signing it
Inspired by
  • "Hey Baby, What's Your Sign?" (Tyler Wilson, column on website online-visions.com, 2006)
 2009
Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen
186
Roberto Giobbi Ambitious Problem plot problem, ambitious phase with three piles, ace production climax
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Aug 10)
239
John Rule Top Shelf combination of Ambitious Card with a transposition finale
 		2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
445
Steve Mayhew, Gordon Bean The Standing Demonstration card comes to top, instead of to bottom the deck reverses
Inspired byAlso published here 2011
Full Frontal Mayhew
11
Steve Mayhew Look at Me, Look at Me selection jumps to top, middle, bottom as desired, then Aces are produced
Related to 2011
Full Frontal Mayhew
18
Andi Gladwin, Joshua Jay Cards with Ambition on the Ambitious Card
 		2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 1
231
Jay Sankey More Cards, More Ambition chapter intro
 		2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 2
699
Jay Sankey Magnetic magnet drawn on top card of deck, selection travels to below it, then card with magnet drawn on it becomes selection
Also published here
  • Anytime Anywhere DVD, 2005
 2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 2
713
Jay Sankey Lightning Bolt deck of card bolted together with bolt at the end
Inspired byAlso published here 2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 2
715
Jason Ladanye Ladanye's Ambitious Card four-of-a-kind production finale, for alternate ending see page 59
 		2013
Confident Deceptions
45
Kiko Pastur Dejazz Vu with Deja Vu presentation, using a watch where handles are always back to zero
 		2014
El Puente Invisible
120
David Solomon The Ambitious Card
Also published here Jan. 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 5)
66
Steve Mayhew The Standing Demonstration card comes to top, instead of to bottom the deck reverses
Inspired byAlso published here 2014
Mayhew
236
Steve Mayhew Look At Me, Look At Me selection jumps to top, middle, bottom as desired, then Aces are produced
Related to 2014
Mayhew
240
Steve Mayhew, Toby Wessel Dolores in a Meadow ambitious card, in the end whole deck are double backers
Also published here 2014
Mayhew
249
Agustin Tash Pet Trick Ambitious Card routine with pet dog drawn on card
 		2015
The Saturday Morning Session
47
Justin Higham* Charlier's Ambition routine with block turnover
  • First Phase
  • Second Phase
  • Third Phase
  • Climax Phase
Inspired by 2015
Highlights
17
Benjamin Earl Memento card signed on both sides, card jumps around, one signature changes into performer's name
Inspired by 2016
Eye Candy
12
John Hostler* The Rauschenberg Effect ambitious card, then Triumph and all cards become blank except selection
 		2016
Magnum Opossum
47
John Hostler* Dim Mak (Pressure Point 2.0) ambitious card, then thumb and first finger melt through pack until they can grab out selection, leaving a cut-out in whole rest of deck
Inspired by 2016
Magnum Opossum
52
Frank Shields Ambitious Card Routine avoiding too many double lifts, from Genii, April 1948
 		2017
Facsimile (Issue 6)
9
Johnny Thompson The Ambilipstrous Card five phases
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
67
Christoph Borer Die ehrgeizigen Engel ambitious card with angel deck
 		2018
Mentale Notizen
239
Jason Ladanye Dead Center multiple phase center deal demonstration with an Ace, then a signed named card, has ambitious card feeling to it, matching values produced as finale
 		2018
Game Changer
169
David Solomon Ambitious Card
Related toAlso published here 2018
Solomon's Secrets
12
Yves Carbonnier Dur Dur! card comes to the top, changes into blank card and is found in the deck again, repeated, then deck ends up in two glued blocks
Inspired by 2019
Grand Livre de Cartomagie
112
Benjamin Earl M-Theory ambitious card, signature vanishes and reappears
Inspired by 2019
The Shift #2
23
José Carroll* Torn Ambition ambitious card has a corner torn off, is torn and restored at the end (minus corner)
Also published here 2019
52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass
122
José Carroll* The Cardculator ambitious card, card to number, stop trick, card folded to calculator
Also published here 2019
52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass
130
Arturo de Ascanio, Jesús Etcheverry The Ambitious Ace of Spades variation of original routine, several phases
Also published here 2020
Reflections on the Double Card (Ascanio's Handling)
67
Arturo de Ascanio, Jesús Etcheverry Stranger Ambitious Card ambitious card has different back, in the end deck changes color
Also published here 2020
Reflections on the Double Card (Ascanio's Handling)
170
Lionel Gallardo ¡Mi(s)directa Ambiciosa! with various sleights from this book
 		2021
Mi(s)directa Magia Vol. I
157
Florian Brooks Ambitious card routine exercise for previous techniques
 		2022
Spirit in the Walls
38
Shimpei Katsuragawa Naked Ambition four cards signed in double-blank deck, they come to top multiple times, bent cards phase, then they are buried in four quarters and come back to top in the spectators's hands
Inspired byVariations 2022
La Campanella
65
Shimpei Katsuragawa Royal Ambition variation with regular deck instead of double-blank cards, four cards signed with large round stickers, they come to top multiple times, bent cards phase, then they are buried in four quarters and come back to top in the spectators's hands
Inspired by 2022
La Campanella
75
Paul Cummins The Trick That Never Happened red and black cards are separated, each half mixed face-up into face-down and top card placed into center, time machine plot, cards again on top, all cards face-down and mixed
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
80
Christian Chelman The Paradox of Quan Tri story presentation
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
664
Christian Scherer Ferrofluid routine about magnetic pen, signed card travels to top of deck, sticks to pen and ends up in card case
 		2022
Ferrofluid
3
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Vallarino's Ambitious Card “…excels in its delight in palming as the main method rather than the pass”
one phase is similar to “Visual Lift” (p. 237) but with card face down
 		2022
Vallarino
230
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Surprise Double Inversion selection rises to top of deck twice, it is out-jogged face up in middle and entire deck turns face up around it, then immediately deck turns back face down around it
 		2022
Vallarino
241
Geoffrey Latta Visible Ambition angle-jogged card rises to the top, credit information on visible rises
  • First Ascension: Top-Card Cover Pass
  • Second Ascension: Wrist-Turn Pass
  • Third Ascension: Fast Pass
 		2022
52 Farewells — Latta on Cards
277
Naathan Phan Bobo's Mystery Card card folded in quarters is placed on the floor, after ambitious card sequence with signed selection the card on the floor is shown to be the signed selection
 		Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
70
Jack Carpenter Déjà Vu Doo deck shuffled face-up/face-down, then ambitious card phases, then deck rightens itself
Inspired by 2024
Carpenter's Conceptions
33
Juha-Matti Ristiharju Callback Card Routine routine where selections appear again several times, Be Honest What Is It, Ambitious Card, Slop Shuffle and Cards to Wallet elements
Inspired by 2025
For Friends
66
Juha-Matti Ristiharju Ambitious Card five phases
 		2025
For Friends
180
Christian Scherer In Zeitlupe ambitious card routine, with card to breast pocket phase
 		2025
In Zeitlupe
1
Tim Conover Ambitious Card with Carlyle's Homing Card retaining the order of the deck
  • Standard Double Lift Sequence
  • The Swivel Rise
  • Transposition
  • Optional Paintbrush Change
  • Optional Spread Rise
  • The Visible Bend Rise
  • The Fake to Center Rise
  • Carlyle Card to Pocket
 		2025
Conover — Volume 4: Selections from the Tim Conover Notebooks
38
Edward Marlo Marlo's Ambitious Card Routine
2025
Ed Marlo: Forty Years Later
23