Shuffle Controls

169 entries in Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Shuffle Controls
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown To tell what Card a Person pitches on, without seeing the Card till you find it in the Pack cards shown one by one and stopped at selection, simple overhand shuffle control
 		1784 Breslaw's Last Legacy 65
Unknown Les faux mélanges Four "false shuffle" will be explained, starting with one by spreading from hand to hand in bunches à la Charlier shuffle to control just a single card
 		1786 Testament de Jérôme Sharp 101
S. W. Erdnase The Blind Shuffle For Securing Selected Card with palm off for a spectator shuffle
 		1902 The Expert at the Card Table 141
Unknown Novel Card Discovery - First Method cards counted during spreading during selection, replaced at known position, controlled via jog shuffle
 		1909 The Art of Magic 40
Graham Adams The Peep and Riffle key card in center, selection controlled to top with an in-the-hands riffle shuffle
 		1931 Mr. S. W. Erdnase — "His Book" 15
Graham Adams The Slip Shuffle card from center brought to bottom in one overhand shuffle, see also photographs starting on p. 39
 		1931 Mr. S. W. Erdnase — "His Book" 16
Ralph W. Hull Optical Shuffle to front and back, as control of card to third position
Related to 1932 "Eye-Openers" 4
Unknown The "Mahatma" Substitutes Substitutes for the Pass, three versions
 		1933 Farelli's Card Magic — Part One 32
Edward Bagshawe The Bagshawe Substitute
1933 Farelli's Card Magic — Part One 33
Victor Farelli, Unknown The "Riffle" Substitutes riffle shuffle
  • Using a "Longitudinal Bridge"
  • Using the Veneri "Flesh" Break
 		1933 Farelli's Card Magic — Part One 34
Unknown The Hindu Shuffle as a Substitute for the Pass one or multiple card control
 		1933 Card Manipulations (Issue 1) 3
Unknown An Easy Substitute for the Pass starting like Charlier Pass, overhand shuffle
 		1933 Card Manipulations (Issue 1) 6
Ralph W. Hull The Optical Shuffle "A Perfect Substitute for the Pass"
back and front throws, also as card control
Related to 1933 More "Eye-Openers" 2
Unknown The Break and Overhand Shuffle No. 1 of "Substitutes for the Pass"
 		1935 Card Manipulations (Issue 4) 91
Unknown The Riffle Return No. 2 of "Substitutes for the Pass"
 		1935 Card Manipulations (Issue 4) 92
Unknown A Smart Location card is inserted and hit through deck, control with riffle shuffle
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 23
Jean Hugard Oops Control Variation reversed key card that is accidentally discovered
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 49
Unknown The Simple Pass overhand shuffle control, mahatma
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 381
Unknown A Good Location overhand shuffle control
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 383
Unknown The Shuffle Location jog-shuffle
 		1938 Greater Magic 41
Unknown Substitutes for the Pass: I. Misdirection Mahatma Overhand Shuffle Control
 		1938 Greater Magic 186
Unknown The Hindu Shuffle genuine shuffle and as single/multiple card control
 		1938 Greater Magic 187
Unknown The Optical Shuffle back-and-forth false shuffle applied to card control
 		1938 Greater Magic 189
Unknown The Break and Shuffle overhand
 		1938 Greater Magic 189
Theodore Annemann, Unknown Light on the Hindu Shuffle control to top
 		1939 The Jinx (Issue 56) 398
Orville Wayne Meyer Riffle Shuffle Control in the hands
 		1939 More Card Manipulations (Issue 2) 11
Unknown Hindu Shuffle Variation to control a card
 		1940 Expert Card Technique 69
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase In-Jog Shuffle top stock control, also as control of one selection
 		1940 12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck 3
Jean Hugard Hugard Card Control center clip overhand shuffle
 		1941 More Card Manipulations (Issue 4) 6
Unknown A Reversed Card as a Key Card
1941 The Stripper Deck 7
Unknown The Stripper Jog Control controlling reversed card in stripper deck
 		1941 The Stripper Deck 9
Unknown The Simplified Pass control to top via overhand shuffle, Mahatma Control
 		1941/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1 195
Unknown How to Get A Card Placed in Middle of Deck to "Bottom" of Deck pass or riffle shuffle
 		1941/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1 252
Edward Marlo The Riffle Pass controlling a card or cards to top with a riffle shuffle
 		1945 Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles) 82
Jean Hugard Card Magic - Substitutes for the Pass
  • The Simplified Pass(turn over and shuffle)
 		Apr. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 2 No. 11) 113
Bert Feinson The B. F. Card Control lift shuffle in which only the selection is picked up
 		Oct. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 5) 160
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 Watch This One! 15
J. B. Bobo Control to Second from Bottom Hindu shuffle
 		1947 Watch This One! 68
Unknown Overhand Shuffle Control
1948 The Royal Road to Card Magic 9
Unknown Overhand Break Control
1948 The Royal Road to Card Magic 117
Unknown Spread and Break Control getting in Overhand Shuffle Position
 		1948 The Royal Road to Card Magic 122
Unknown Reversed Location using a reversed card
 		1948 The Royal Road to Card Magic 180
Unknown Hindu Shuffle Control
1948 The Royal Road to Card Magic 191
Tony Kardyro Shuffle Location and Glimpse selection lost in hindu shuffle by shuffling single cards on top of it and glimpsing the seventh one
 		1948 Your Deck — Your Card 12
Unknown A Simplified Pass overhand shuffle control, Mahatma control
 		1948 The Card Expert Entertains 51
Unknown The Shuffle Pass cut at the break and riffle shuffle
 		1948 The Card Expert Entertains 52
Al Leech A Simple Card Control control card at a certain position with the hindu shuffle or a double cut
 		1949 For Card Men Only 27
Dai Vernon Multiple Card Control Hindu Shuffle and crimp/locator
Related toVariations 1950 Expert Card Technique 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 Control Systems 32
Bill Simon Shuffle Control
1952 Effective Card Magic 84
Unknown Top Stock Shuffle Control top card to second from top
 		1953 "Come a little closer..." 35
Unknown The Simplified Pass
1954 Handbook Of Card Sleights 3
Cy Endfield Jog Control
1955 Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part I 62
Tony Kardyro Controlling a Selected Card with Hindu Shuffle
 		1955 Kardyro's Kard Konjuring 11
Tony Kardyro T. K's False Shuffle and Kard Kontrol with Hindu Shuffle
 		1955 Kardyro's Kard Konjuring 12
Tony Kardyro Using the Top Card as a Locator for the Selected Card using Hindu Shuffle
 		1955 Kardyro's Kard Konjuring 13
Tony Kardyro Controlling a Selected Card to the Bottom using Hindu Shuffle
 		1955 Kardyro's Kard Konjuring 14
Tony Kardyro T. K's Simplified False Shuffle controlling selection to small number from top with Hindu shuffle
 		1955 Kardyro's Kard Konjuring 15
Unknown Overhand Shuffle Control two selections
 		1962 Close-up Card Magic 39
Unknown Hindu Shuffle Control
1962 Close-up Card Magic 56
Unknown Mahatma Overhand Shuffle Control
1962 Close-up Card Magic 221
Dai Vernon To Shuffle the Card to the Top with the Riffle Shuffle after peek control
 		1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 131
Karl Fulves General Considerations handling the stripper deck to control cards with tabled riffle shuffles
  • Control To The Top
  • Control To The Bottom
 		1970 Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement) 78
Edward Marlo Key Card Throw-Offs peek control with key card
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 37
Edward Marlo Control from Erdnase Break seven methods to control a card marked off by Erdnase break
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 78
James G. Thompson Jr. From 1 to 10 bringing card to a desired number
 		1972 The Living End 150
Unknown Placing Card any Number Above Ten from Top of Pack
1972 The Living End 151
Karl Fulves Side Center Transfer transfering side jogged cards during riffle shuffle
 		1973 Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two 64
Trevor H. Hall Overhand Lift Shuffle as a:
  • small packet control
  • location and control of a single card
  • a force
  • complete false shuffle
 		1973 The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown 28
Martin A. Nash Milking the Peek from the break
 		1975 Ever So Sleightly 62
Francis Carlyle The No Pass Utility Move overhand shuffle control
 		1975 The Magic of Francis Carlyle 64
J. B. Bobo Hindu Shuffle Control
Aug. 1977 Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 12) 447
Harry Lorayne For a Selected-Card Control jog shuffle application
 		1977 The Magic Book 43
Harry Lorayne Instead of the Pass overhand shuffle from break as control
Also published here 1977 The Magic Book 47
Unknown The Hindu Shuffle as a Control
1977 The Magic Book 59
Jerry Mentzer Control to Bottom hindu shuffle
 		1979 Card Cavalcade Finale 160
Unknown Overhand Shuffle Crimp Control
1979 CardMagic 118
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control card selected from incomplete riffle shuffle controlled to twenty-six from top
Related to 1979 Riffle Shuffle Control 7
Edward Marlo Control Throw-Offs in foreword, magician thinks he follows control of card
  • First Approach
  • Second Approach
  • Third Approach (with riffle shuffle)
VariationsAlso published here 1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4
Edward Marlo Control Fake-Outs - Jog Shuffle Fake-Out puzzle magicians that follow the control, two methods
Related to 1980 Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant) 38
Unknown The Simplified Pass shuffle control, face up
 		1980 Diverting Card Magic 30
Karl Fulves Simple Side Steal with shuffle
 		1981 Side Steal 3
Karl Fulves Steal and Shuffle
1981 Side Steal 13
Dick Koornwinder Card Location with locator card
 		1984 Diverting Kreations 13
Unknown Die Wurf-Kontrolle top half dropped at an angle, followed by riffle shuffle
 		Nov. 1984 Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2) 66
Jack McMillen Card Control delayed jog in overhand shuffle control (1937)
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1) 25
Frederick Braue Strip Control Vernon Multiple Shift with one card
Inspired by 1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3) 19
Bruce Cervon Two Corner Short Controls overhand and riffle shuffle, using corner short
 		1987 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1 5
Unknown Mahatma Control used for two selections
 		1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 21
John Quine Second Keeper Shuffle keeping card at second position during shuffles
Variations Dec. 1990 Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 12) 1865
Alex Elmsley Fan Shuffle Strategies to control a selection or as a false shuffle
 		1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 96
T. Page Wright The Fan Break fan bent open for spectator to see a card, bridge break used for riffle shuffle split
 		1991 Page Wright's Manuscript 87
John Quine Second Keeper Shuffle keeping card at second position during shuffles
Variations Mar. 1992 Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 3) 2044
Doug Edwards Two Hindu-Shuffle Finesses
  • Hindu Shuffle Force Finesse
  • Hindu Shuffle Control Finesse
Also published here Apr. 1993 Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 4) 2202
Unknown インジョッグ、アンダーカット (Injog, Undercut) For overhand shuffle
 		1993 Larry Jennings's Card Technique 32
Unknown オーバーハンドシャフルによるコントロール (Overhand shuffle control)
 		1993 Larry Jennings's Card Technique 32
Unknown オーバーハンドシャフルによるコントロール (Overhand shuffle control) Control a card to a certain position in the deck
 		1993 Larry Jennings's Card Technique 37
Roberto Giobbi Side Shuffle Control
Inspired by 1993 Persönliche Notizen zum Seminar 2
Gene Maze Table Replacement Control selection cut into tabled deck followed by riffle shuffle
 		1994 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 48
Unknown The Overhand Shuffle Control
1995 Card College — Volume 1 67
Dai Vernon The Post-peek Overhand Shuffle Control
Related to 1995 Card College — Volume 1 74
Unknown Control in a Hand-to-Hand-Spread "Location, Identification and Control with a Key Cards"
 		1995 Card College — Volume 1 142
Unknown Hindu Shuffle Card Controls
1995 Card College — Volume 1 160
Unknown The Lucky Card Spectator locates his card with his Lucky Card
 		1995 Card College — Volume 1 164
Harry Lorayne, John Quine My Second Keeper keeping card at second position during shuffles
Inspired byVariations Apr. 1995 Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 4) 2485
Unknown Klondike Shuffle Control
1995 Self-Working Close-up Card Magic 10
David Acer The Running Control hindu shuffle, drop jog
Inspired byAlso published here 1995 Natural Selections 67
Unknown A Direct Overhand Shuffle Control Lift shuffle
 		1998 Card College — Volume 3 559
David Acer The Running Control Hindu shuffle
Also published here 1999 Natural Selections — Volume II 141
Ellis Stanyon Shuffling the Chosen Card Directly to the Top of the Pack No. 30, jog shuffle as control
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 289
Justin Higham Fake Jog Shuffle
Related to 1999 Collected Card Notes 24
Lin Searles Shuffle Control From The Peek setting a key, then getting card back to top
 		2000 Gambling Notes 14
Unknown Hindu Pick-Up Hindu Shuffle control to top
 		2000 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 2) 38
Steve Beam King of the Hill Control controlling a card above a partial stack
  • Alternative Bottom Control
Also published here 2000 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3 225
Jerry Mentzer Control to Bottom hindu shuffle
 		2000 Card File Two 121
David Devant Overhand Shuffle Control
2000 In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan 76
Unknown Klondike Shuffle Control
2001 New Self-Working Card Tricks 63
Harry Lorayne My Second Keeper, Cont'd keeping card at second position during shuffles
  • card changes into selection
  • Reverse Faro Ending
  • counting down to selection
Inspired by 2001 Personal Collection 199
Steve Beam The Underhand Shuffle
  • The Basic Shuffle
  • Double Undercut Alternative
  • Top Stock Retention
  • Face Up Throw-Off
  • Center Card Retention
  • Center Stock Retention
  • Red / Black Shuffle
  • Controlling A Selection with Retention of Full Deck Order
  • Controlling A Freely-Replaced Selection Retaining Full-Deck Order
 		2001 The Underhand Shuffle 3
Doug Edwards Two Hindu Shuffle Finesses
  • Hindu Shuffle Force Finesse
  • Hindu Shuffle Control Finesse
Also published here 2001 Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 3 Sep./Oct.) 51
Karl Fulves, Steve Beam Riffle Shuffle Control Handling incomplete riffle shuffle condition
 		2003 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks 123
Luis H. Trueba Control, Vistazo y Aparición card control and glimpsed while riffle shuffled on the table
 		2003 Magia y Dramagia 122
Roberto Giobbi Kontrolle mit Seitlichem Mischen
Also published here 2003 Kartenkunst für Salon und Bühne 11
Roberto Giobbi Kontrolle mit Abdribbeln und Spalt
2003 Kartenkunst für Salon und Bühne 13
Doug Edwards Two Hindu Shuffle Finesses
  • Hindu Shuffle Force Finesse
  • Hindu Shuffle Control Finesse
Also published here 2006 Brass Knuckles 16
Doug Edwards Wrist Break Control control with riffle shuffle, to the top, Triumph with reversed Aces
 		2006 Brass Knuckles 54
Dai Vernon Vernon Fooler 1
2007 Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1 22
Harvey Cohen Controlled Peek overhand shuffle control / peek combo
Also published here 2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 256
Harry Lorayne Overhand-Run Control
2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 385
Harry Lorayne, John Quine My Second Keeper keeping card at second position during faro shuffles
 		2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 455
Unknown Overhand Shuffle control lifting cards above break and shuffling them to bottom
 		2007 Card Dupery 382
Justin Higham Deal Shuffle Slop style shuffle with both hands in Mechanics grip, just pushing over packets from left to right hand. Can be used as:
  • Key card placement
  • Control (top or bottom)
 		2008 Dexterity Manual 14
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
Roberto Giobbi Control with a Swing Cut at a Break
2010 Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 24) 63
Eddie Fechter Fechter's Slide Control bringing top card to bottom
 		2010 Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 22) 91
Roberto Giobbi Double Undercut Control
2010 Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 26) 95
Roberto Giobbi Controlled Control overhand shuffle control to small number from bottom
 		2010 Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 2) 103
Roberto Giobbi An Overhand Shuffle Control
2010 Secret Agenda (Issue Oct 23) 316
Steve Beam King of the Hill Control controlling a card above a partial stack
  • Alternative Bottom Control
Also published here 2011 FFFF-ing Great Card Moves 17
Aaron Fisher Part II: The Control in-jog
 		Oct. 2011 Genii (Vol. 74 No. 10) 36
Roberto Giobbi, Bill Kalman Overhand Shuffle Break Control "Automatic Side-jog Shuffle"
 		2012 Confidences 83
Jack McMillen, Roberto Giobbi On McMillen's Card Control
Inspired by
  • Control in "Jack McMillen" (Michael Landes)
 2012 Confidences 90
Roberto Giobbi The Face-up Overhand Shuffle Control Mahatma Control/Pass version
 		2012 Confidences 93
Derek Dingle Dingle's Riffle Shuffle Control card tossed in tabled deck in riffle shuffle position, pushed flush, followed by riffle shuffle
 		2012 CTRL 15
Lance Caffrey Single Card Controls
  • 1. Top to Bottom
  • 2. Bottom to Top
  • 3. Bottom Card Break-off
  • 4. Bottom Card Retention
  • 5. Positioning
 		2013 The Asian Hustle — Secrets of the Hindu Shuffle 66
Steve Beam Ground Control combination force and control based upon Hindu Shuffle Force
Related toAlso published here 2015 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10 53
Karl Fulves Incomplete Riffle Shuffle Control
2015 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9 149
Jack McMillen, Roberto Giobbi On McMillen's Card Control
Related to 2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue June 16) 172
Roberto Giobbi The Lift-Shuffle Control
2016 Standup Card Magic 53
Roberto Giobbi Control with Dribble and Side Shuffle
  • Optional Preliminary Procedure
  • Selection Procedure
  • The Side-Control Shuffle
  • Additional Options
Related toAlso published here 2016 Standup Card Magic 55
Jack McMillen, Roberto Giobbi Variation with an Injog Shuffle
Inspired by
  • Control in "Jack McMillen" (Michael Landes)
 2016 Standup Card Magic 59
Michel Gammenthaler, Roberto Giobbi The Fast Control
2016 Standup Card Magic 59
Anson Chen Elevator Crimp Control
2016 The Ace Assembly All-Star Lecture Notes 70
Steve Beam Ground Control combination force and control based upon Hindu Shuffle Force
Also published here 2016 Tea Time With The Pasteboards 10
Steve Beam Ground Control combination force and control based upon Hindu Shuffle Force
Also published here 2016 Card Magic To Go 8
Hal. Merton Mahatma Control
2017 A New Angle 28
Harvey Cohen Controlled Peek overhand shuffle control / peek combo
Also published here 2017 JawDroppers! Two 130
Steve Beam Ground Control combination force and control based upon Hindu Shuffle Force.
 		2017 52 44
Harry Lorayne Instead of the Pass overhand shuffle from break as control
Also published here 2018 And Finally! 104
Unknown Mahatma Control Minor modification
 		2019 The Buena Vista Shuffle Club 181
Tom Gagnon The Wash wash shuffle to lose selection in deck, using Gagnon Spread Control
Inspired by
  • Gary McCoy's handling of Slydini's "Helicopter Card Trick"
 2019 Gagnon Unfiltered 81
Edward Marlo Throw-Off Riffle Shuffle Control
Also published here 2019 Output (Issue 2) 21
Edward Marlo Overhand Throw-Off Control
2019 Output (Issue 5) 4
Patrick G. Redford Stack Safe Decurtait Control Card glimpse, control and false shuffle all together, does not destroy stack
 		2019 Sleightly Out Of Order 218
Benjamin Earl The Shuffle Pass Mahatma Pass handling with optical shuffle
 		2020 The Shift #3 43
Larry Jennings New Third Finger Break hiding break at top, with scenarios as control
 		2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 357
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 Sharing Secrets 145
Unknown Mahatma Control overhand shuffle
 		2022 Max Malini 269