76 entries in Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Shuffle Controls
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Laurie Ireland Four Ace Control
1931 14
The Hindu Shuffle as a Substitute for the Pass one or multiple card control
1933 3
Theodore Annemann The Consecutive Hindu Shuffle multiple control in one hindu shuffle
May 1939
The Jinx (Issue 56)
399
John Snyder Reversed Hindu Shuffle "shown to my by John Snyder", cards controlled to bottom, dragged by friction of fourth finger
1940 4
To Control Two or More Cards as four-Ace Control
1941 8
Lu Brent Self-Shuffle observing spectator's riffle shuffle, following the card
Related to Sep. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 18)
77
Multiple Hindu Shuffle Control
1943 3
Warren Wiersbe Multiple Control Procedure riffle shuffles
1944 6
Edward Marlo The Riffle Pass controlling a card or cards to top with a riffle shuffle
1945
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
82
Edward Marlo The Riffle Pass controlling a card or cards to top with a riffle shuffle
1946
Early Marlo (Issue Marlo's Discoveries)
48
J. B. Bobo Multiple Card Control hindu shuffle control to bottom for one or multiple cards, crimp addition
Related to 1947 15
Hindu Shuffle Control
1948 192
Dai Vernon Multiple Card Control Hindu Shuffle and crimp/locator
Related toVariations 1950 453
Edward Marlo The Shuffle Control sequences to control peeked at cards with overhand shuffles, one by one or more at once
  • A. Shuffle Control for One or More Cards to the Top
  • B. Shuffle Control to Bottom
  • C. Double Peek Shuffle Control to Bottom
  • D. Double Peek Shuffle Control with Repeat
  • E. Double Peek Shuffle Control to Top and Bottom
  • F. Double Peek Shuffle Control to Bottom by Pull Out Method
  • G. Triple Peek Shuffle Control to the Bottom
1952 32
Overhand Shuffle Control two selections
1962 39
Harry Lorayne The Inseparable Four four Kings shuffled in four packets, then together, then all Kings together in middle, optional faro
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 15 No. 7
1962 148
Edward Marlo Overhand Placement Control procedure that sets two selections at positions nine (or x) from top and bottom with overhand shuffle
1964 20
Edward Marlo The Follow Up four piles with Ace on top of each, deck assembled, riffle sequence, Aces on bottom
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 3 Shuffle and Cut Discoveries)
12
Martin A. Nash A Control for Selected Cards with crimp and riffle shuffles
1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
16
Karl Fulves Combination Control controlling two selections in stripper deck with tabled riffle shuffles
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
80
Edward Marlo Double Key Card Throw-Off peeked cards, two methods
1970 38
Edward Marlo Easy Tabled Control controlling multiple cards singly, dated 1961
Inspired by 1970 102
Dai Vernon Vernon's Four Ace Placement No. 32, two pairs of Aces are brought together with a riffle shuffle, it seems, no further context
1972 13
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Push Location No. 119, "bottom block push", sounds like a method to set a jog during Hindu shuffle control, one or multiple cards consecutively
1972 35
Harry Lorayne "Super" Ace Control Aces together in center, jog fan, riffle shuffle
1979 77
Karl Fulves Visible Strip-Out handling for "Riffle Placement"
Related to 1979 6
Daryl Martinez Tabled Two Card Control two methods, from injogs
1980 35
Roger Crosthwaite Multiple Card Control with the Crosthwaite Key Card
1981 23
Overhand Shuffle Control break, face up shuffle
1981 21
J. B. Bobo Multiple Card Control hindu shuffle control to bottom for one or multiple cards, crimp addition
1984 5
Die fortgesetzte Hindu-Misch-Kontrolle
Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
65
Karl Fulves Riffle Control
Winter 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 34, 35 & 36)
363
Frederick Braue Braue Double Control two cards, hindu shuffle (1960)
1985 18
Edward Marlo Triple Location three card riffle shuffle control using Mexican Joe Crimp
1988 258
Karl Fulves Riffle Control incomplete riffle shuffle
1989 87
Mahatma Control used for two selections
1989 21
Steve Beam Double Dealer two cards at numbers, with incomplete riffle shuffle condition, Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control
Related toAlso published here 1990 579
Michael Powers Incomplete Four Way four card location, using Riffle Shuffle Control with Incomplete Faro Condition
Variations 1990 74
Karl Fulves X Markes the Plot Aces lost with riffle shuffles and a straight cut, then dealt off the top again
Variations 1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 2)
12
Steve Beam Double Dealer two cards at numbers, with incomplete riffle shuffle condition, Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control
Also published here 1993 123
Alex Elmsley Multiple Hindu Shuffle Control
1994 471
Karl Fulves Top Secret aces lost via tabled shuffles without crimps, then back on top
1994 90
Hindu Shuffle Card Controls
1995 160
Simon Aronson Lift Shuffle Control for two cards
1995 80
John Scarne Overhand Shuffle Control three cards, key, see also p. 196 for variation
1996 193
Steve Beam Double Dealer two cards at numbers, with incomplete riffle shuffle condition, Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control
Also published here 1996 17
Eddie Fechter Hindu Shuffle Control
1996 55
Eddie Tullock Eddie's Modified Control slip shuffle, also to control several cards
  • Follow-Up Shuffle to Easy Control
  • As a Control of a Second Spectator's Card
1996 9
Louis Zingone Luis Zingone Card Control multiple Hindu Shuffle control, Vernon Multiple Shift precursor
Related to 1997
Underworld (Issue 5)
61
Jerry Sadowitz Four Ace Control fair, riffle cull
1997/98 22
John Scarne Multiple Card Control overhand shuffle between peeks
1998 280
Harry Lorayne Slip Shuffle 3-Card Control
2001 79
Bob King Four Card Control cards inserted in fan with crimp (bluff spacing), then overhand shuffle sequence
2002 6
Burling Hull The Pass Surpassed three-card control with crimp and honest riffle shuffle around block with selection
Also published here
  • Bulletin of Latest Sleights and Tricks, 1914
2004
Charlatan (Issue 8)
99
Edward Marlo Two-Card Control
2007 8
Roberto Giobbi The Lift Shuffle - A Study in the Polyvalence of a Sleight
  • Control the top stock in one shuffle
  • Control top and bottom stocks in one shuffle
  • Force one or several cards
  • Control a selected card
  • Eliminate cards that lie on top of a wanted card
  • Invert the order of individual cards on top of the deck
  • Invert the order of two groups on top of the deck
  • Bring a card from the top to a specific number
  • Key Card Placement
  • Cull one or several cards to the bottom of the deck in a single overhand shuffle
  • False shuffle the entire deck
Also published here 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 19)
24
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Dai Vernon's Multiple Card Control hindu shuffle
Inspired by 2012 107
Mel Bennett World's Worst Card Trick "Two by Mel Bennett"
two selections found with Fulves's Riffle Shuffle Control, spelling a phrase with fixed number of letters
2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
645
John Gelasi Two Card Control overhand shuffle
Feb. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 2)
48
Harry Lorayne Start Strong, End Stronger four-of-a-kind lost, several endings to find them suggested
Inspired by 2015 228
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control used as red-black separation
Inspired byRelated to 2015
Errata (Issue 1)
30
Benjamin Earl Isolation Procedure losing the Aces by shuffling them into four packets
Related to 2017 16
Johnny Thompson Multiple Card Control consecutive riffle forces and jog shuffles
2018 99
Justin Higham, Richard Vollmer, Christian Gambin Impressionistic Ace Controls four Aces cut into deck one by one, end up together on top
  • Method One (Vollmer & Marlo, tabled, two crimps)
  • Method Two (Higham, tabled, two crimps)
  • Method Three (Gambin, tabled, two crimps)
  • Method Four to Eleven (Higham, some tabled, some with hands & tabled, one, two or no crimps, some with overhand shuffles)
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2019
The Neat Review (Issue 1 - London 2019)
40
Allan Ackerman Three Card Control & Placement three spectator remember top card of small packet, performer overhand shuffles all together
Also published here 2019 39
Andi Gladwin An Aside: an Alternative Selection Procedure packet of selections shuffled back into deck, Mahatma Control variation
2019 26
Helder Guimarães Overhand Shuffle Control
2019 340
Andi Gladwin Cull Shuffle Control to the top, lift shuffle
2020 104
Steve Beam Cumulative Control multiple card control with hindu shuffle
2020 127
Steve Reynolds Combo Shuffle top and bottom stock control
2020
Output (Issue 7)
2
Larry Jennings Two-Card Control tabled riffle shuffles
2020 511
Roberto Giobbi The Lift Shuffle - A Study in the Polyvalence of a Sleight
  • Control the top stock in one shuffle
  • Control top and bottom stocks in one shuffle
  • Force one or several cards
  • Control a selected card
  • Eliminate cards that lie on top of a wanted card
  • Invert the order of individual cards on top of the deck
  • Invert the order of two groups on top of the deck
  • Bring a card from the top to a specific number
  • Key Card Placement
  • Cull one or several cards to the bottom of the deck in a single overhand shuffle
  • False shuffle the entire deck
Also published here 2021 145
Alexander Hansford Control The First four cards overhand-shuffled into the deck one by one, breather
2021 14
Max Malini Selected Cards to Top
Related to 2022 349
Justin Higham Impressionistic Ace Control - Method Nine, Version Two four Aces cut into deck one by one, end up together on top
Inspired by 2023 25
Allan Ackerman Three Card Control & Placement three spectator remember top card of small packet, performer overhand shuffles all together
Also published here 2024 111