Si Stebbins

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Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Neueste Methode, Karte zu erraten Stebbins type stack with 32 cards
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
92
Charles T. Jordan A Novel Detection No. 4, spectator counts down cards and remembers the last one, halves riffle shuffled together, interlocking chains
Also published here
 1919/1920
Thirty Card Mysteries
22
Charles T. Jordan, T. Nelson Downs The Spelling Fool! No. 9, spelling to suits and through values
Also published here
 1920
Ten New Sleight of Hand Card Tricks
19
Charles T. Jordan The Impromptu Arranged Pack No. 9, from New Pack Order to Si Stebbins, dealing
Also published here
Related to
 1920
Ten New Impromptu Card Tricks
20
Charles T. Jordan Count the Cut spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many by taking cards with the corresponding values from pocket, Si Stebbins
Also published here
 1922
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
21
Charles T. Jordan The Discard Trick two cards chosen by fair cuts, spectator deals into piles and left-over cards are keys for selections
Also published here
Related to
 1922
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
21
Jack Merlin Master Poker Dealing royal flush from named suit, four hands
 		1927/28
Merlin at the Card Table
17
Jack Merlin Challenge Bridge Demonstration named suit is dealt, bridge demonstration
 		1927/28
Merlin at the Card Table
22
Jack Merlin Super Mental Card Effect thought of card is found on number performer says in cut half, alternative ending, card stab
 		1927/28
Merlin's Master Miracles
17
Al Baker Al Baker's Pack combo pack
  • 1. One Way
  • 2. Short
  • 3. Wide
  • 4. Si Stebbins
Variations
 1932
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Pack)
479
T. Page Wright Interlocking Chains two colors separated and in order, shuffled once, used for divination
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
14
Tom Sellers A Trick with the Si Stebbins Pack selection divined by two cards (suit and value)
 		1934
Card Tricks That Work
6
Theodore Annemann* A Thought is Fathomed using deck of cards to force page number, Si Stebbins
Related to
Variations
 1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
6
Orville Wayne Meyer Your Card behind back you produce card of same suit and value as spectator's selection, Si Stebbins
Related to
Variations
 1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
30
Si Stebbins Si Stebbins' Master System No. 51
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
45
Effect 1: To Name a Card That a Spectator Draws From the Pack Si Stebbins application
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
45
Effect 2: To Tell How Many And What Cards Have Been Drawn From the Pack Si Stebbins application
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
46
Effect 3: To Run the Cards Behind the Back and Name Any Card Stopped At Si Stebbins application
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
46
Effect 4: To Tell How Far From the Top Any Card Is Si Stebbins application
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
46
Effect 5: To Deal Yourself Every Trump - In a Whist or 4 Hand Game Si Stebbins application
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
47
Effect 6: To Deal a Pat Flush of Any Suit Called Fro to the Person Asking For Same Si Stebbins application
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
47
Si Stebbins Si Stebbins Order
1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
155
Orville Wayne Meyer Your Card behind back you produce card of same suit and value as spectator's selection, Si Stebbins
Related to
 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
204
Theodore Annemann* One in Fourteen selection from cyclic set-up (Eight Kings, Si Stebbins, ...)
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
204
Charles T. Jordan Count the Cut spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many by taking cards with the corresponding values from pocket, Si Stebbins
Also published here
 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
219
Charles T. Jordan A Discard Trick two cards chosen by fair cuts, spectator deals into piles and left-over cards are keys for selections
Also published here
Related to
 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
219
Theodore Annemann* Between the Lines using deck of cards to force page number
Also published here
Variations
 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
221
Theodore Annemann* Fathomed Thought using deck of cards to force page number, Si Stebbins
Related to
 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
223
Si Stebbins Mediumistic Stunt No. 1 stacked deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
233
A Prearranged Pack of Cards that can be Shuffled long-short deck with pairs that fit together via Si Stebbins system
Variations
 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
235
Theodore Annemann* Between the Lines book test, using deck of cards in Si Stebbins order for word selection
Also published here
Variations
 May 1937
The Jinx (Issue 32)
207
A Si Stebbins System Wrinkle dealing Royal Flush from Si Stebbins
Variations
 1938
Greater Magic
307
James G. Thompson Jr. Utility Routine Svengali deck with the different cards stacked, ends clean, bridge deal finale
Also published here
 Oct. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 63)
443
Louis Lam Impossible deck distributed in thirteen envelopes, cards in chosen envelope divined
 		1939
Be Deceived
21
Verne Chesbro, James G. Thompson Jr. Copy Cat! one Si Stebbins, the other brainwave/invisible deck
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1940
The Jinx (Issue 117)
691
Paul Curry Blackout deck is handed to two spectators in the dark who select cards, performer finds mates
Inspired by
 1941
Something Borrowed, Something New
[12]
Theodore Annemann* Between the Lines book test, using deck of cards in Si Stebbins order for word selection
Also published here
Variations
 1944
Practical Mental Effects
65
Verne Chesbro, James G. Thompson Jr. Copy Cat one Si Stebbins, the other brainwave/invisible deck
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1944
Practical Mental Effects
294
James G. Thompson Jr. Utility Routine Svengali deck with the different cards stacked, ends clean, bridge deal finale
Also published here
 1944
Practical Mental Effects
304
Warren Wiersbe Pasteboard Affinity longer routine with Si Stebbins stack
 		1946
Mental Cases With Cards
21
Warren Wiersbe Stacking the Deck poker & dealing routine to secretly get into Si Stebbins
 		1946
Mental Cases With Cards
22
Warren Wiersbe Tattle-Tale Cards card whispers chosen selection, Si Stebbins
 		1946
Mental Cases With Cards
22
Warren Wiersbe Up to Nine card whispers chosen selection, Si Stebbins
 		1946
Mental Cases With Cards
23
Warren Wiersbe Super Spread Effect any four cards in spread turned over, then any other card in spread named
 		1946
Mental Cases With Cards
24
Warren Wiersbe Dual Decisions spectator's card is divined with two other cards (suit & value)
 		1946
Mental Cases With Cards
24
Warren Wiersbe Wiersbe Super Countdown top card is used to count down to peeked selection
 		1946
Mental Cases With Cards
25
Warren Wiersbe Remote Control spectator makes some piles, face cards of all are divined by performer
 		1946
Mental Cases With Cards
26
Warren Wiersbe Miracle Peek spectator cuts anywhere and remembers card, estimation, fishing, stack
 		1946
Mental Cases With Cards
27
Appendix B Si Stebbins set-up
 		1948
Rough & Smooth Possibilities
9
Clayton Rawson* Under the Table cards under table, one selected, shuffled and found, three methods
Related to
Variations
 Feb. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 170)
682
Bruce Elliott* Math performer names selection of position, sort of early anti-faro
 		July 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 208)
832
Si Stebbins Si Stebbins' Master Memory Test No. 132, Memory demonstration
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
253
Harry Banderob The Cards and Slates with medium on stage, coding card by flashing bottom card
 		1951
Psychic Magic — Vol. 1
28
Si Stebbins Formula knowing position of card
 		1951
Toni Koynini's Card Miracles
6
Toni Koynini Any Number spectator cuts deck and deals to any number in deck, adds digits and deals again, that card predicted
Inspired by
  • Al Koran trick from Magic Wand mental magic competition
 1951
Toni Koynini's Card Miracles
22
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Spades Hearts Clubs Diamonds variation on the Si Stebbins / Galasso Stack
 		May 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 255)
1020
Theodore Annemann* A Mediumistic Stunt sealed and thought of cards are divined
 		1952
Annemann's Buried Treasures
15
P. Howard Lyons Infallible Coincidence deck cut, half the cards counted into a pile, cards turned up simultaneously, one match occurs which is previously announced by value and position
Inspired by
  • "The Frequent Miracle" (Tom Bowyer, The Sphinx, Vol. 39 Nr. 3, p. 67, 1940)
 June 1955
Ibidem (Issue 1)
16
P. Howard Lyons Infallible Force deck cut, half the cards counted into a pile, cards turned up simultaneously until stopped, the two cards add up to fourteen
 		June 1955
Ibidem (Issue 1)
17
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Si Stebbins Stack
Related to
Variations
 June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
15
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Snibbets Rusduck's system for Si Stebbins, speller
Related to
 Sep. 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 4)
10
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Flip Deck cutting to any named card, gaffed deck
Related to
 Sep. 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 4)
13
Tony Corinda (2) Si Stebbins Stack
1958
Mnemonics and Mental Systems
76
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Tri-Quad different set-up
 		May 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 8)
14
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Did' Ja Know si stebbins observation
 		May 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 8)
15
Russell "Rusduck" Duck, Charles Hudson Outer Space up to three spectators select thirteen cards, everybody has one card of each value
Related to
 July 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 10)
3
Terry Guyatt Two of a Kind
1959
Card Tricks
319
Corvello Teleprognos card is remembered and put in an envelope, other cards are put in envelopes and performer finds selection, then he makes a prediction on a slate which is the card in a chosen envelope
 		1959
Card Tricks
327
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Unheimliche Kartenpartie deck is shuffled and dealt into four hands, suit is named and one remembers a card in his his hand, performer names the suit, then several rounds are played and performer is always able to name cards in other hands
Inspired by
  • Dr. J. Scott Inglis "The Mathematician's Poker Game" in Max Andrews' "Magic Magazine", February 1955
  • Dr. J. Scott Inglis "Dealing with a Bridge Deal" in Max Andrews' "Magic Magazine", April 1955
 1960
Ravelli's unheimliche Kartenpartie
1
Stewart James Trisi spectator cuts deck and pockets top card, performer removes top fourteen cards, with two down-under deals he locates cards with same value and suit, then performer and spectator both do a down-under deal and arrive at matching cards
 		Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
2
P. Howard Lyons Epideictic Si Stebbins version with addition of four and irregular suits
Inspired by
 Sep. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 26)
31
Karl Fulves* Cryptic Calling two effects of a card divination / location wit Si Stebbins
Related to
 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 398)
419
E. Leslie May Revelation cards on table are turned over, one is covered and card is divined
Inspired by
 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 399)
423
J. W. Sarles PRISM with two decks and two cards each, under table
 		1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 400)
427
Tony Kardyro Mentally Matched chosen card is divined, peek case
 		Nov. 1966
The New Jinx (Vol. 5 No. 55)
226
Charles Aste Jr. Suits that Fit different suit distribution for Eight Kings (or similar) stack
 		July 1967
Ibidem (Issue 32)
27
James G. Thompson Jr. Fatigued Finger Flinger's Panacea combination of Si Stebbins and half forcing stack, selection ends up at position indicated by second selection and matches prediction
 		1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
204
James G. Thompson Jr. Supersensitive Faculties stacking shuffled deck to Si Stebbins by naming cards, routine using the stack, weighing cards, location of selection while deck is in pocket, lie detector
 		1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
205
Si Stebbins The Si Stebbins Set-Up
1968
Al Koran's Professional Presentations
64
Edward Marlo, Russell "Rusduck" Duck Marlo on Stebbins/Stay-Stack shuffling new deck into Si Stebbins, faros
Related to
 Winter 1969
The Hierophant (Issue 2)
61
Gene Nielsen* S S Open Prediction
Inspired by
Related to
 Winter 1969
The Hierophant (Issue 2)
93
Karl Fulves* Countdown Problem Solution
Inspired by
Variations
 May 1969
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 4 No. 7)
258
Simon Aronson The Lead-In Routine two card location
 		Summer 1970
The Hierophant (Issue 4)
175
Karl Fulves* Second Law some value coincidences happen when dealing through piles, application of Milk Build Shuffle to Si Stebbins
Inspired by
  • "Isaac's Law" (Karl Fulves, Magic and Spells Quarterly)
Related to
Variations
 Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
379
Ian Baxter Forgotten Poker Deal dealing straight flushes and a royal flush from Si Stebbins
Inspired by
 1970
Ten on Deck
9
Jon Racherbaumer Racherbaumer Variation Christ Force as key card placement, red black setup
 		Fall-Spring 1971
The Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
285
Edward Marlo Si Stebbins Sorcery
  • First Effect (selection from incomplete faroed deck is named)
  • Second Effect (matching four-of-a-kind found)
    • First Variation (four-of-a-kind dealt in poker deal)
    • Second Variation (mate for pocketed card is found)
    • Third Variation
  • Third Effect (mate for pocketed card is found)
  • Fourth Effect (prediction)
Variations
 Fall-Spring 1971
The Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
292
Edward Marlo "The Chicago Miracle" packet cut off and counted down
  • First Method (memorized deck)
  • Second Method (impromptu)
  • Third Method (Si Stebbins)
Variations
 Fall-Spring 1971
The Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
294
Edward Marlo Si Stebbins on the Road packet cut off and counted down to selection, faro
  • First Road
  • Second Road
  • Third Road
  • Fourth Road
Inspired by
 Fall-Spring 1971
The Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
297
Jon Racherbaumer Liars Fortune
Fall-Spring 1971
The Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
298
Gene Nielsen* More Than Coincidence spectator deals through Si Stebbins, counting, if count matches value, he stops, this card named by performer
 		Jan. 1971
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 6 No. 3)
394
Edward Marlo Time For Si Stebbins
1971
On the Clock Effect
16
Edward Marlo Time Zones two selections
 		1971
On the Clock Effect
16
Gerald R. Blount Crooksville Chicanery two spectators select face-down cards at table them, then name any cards, they match
Related to
Variations
 June 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 16)
121
Si Stebbins Si Stebbins Set-Up
1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
68
Nathan Stark Dyna-Mental card selected and placed in envelope, placed among other envelopes is found and divined
 		1972
Magick (Issue 61)
301
Special Delivery
Related to
 1972
The Living End
38
Karl Fulves* Face-Up Thot card removed from face up face down deck is removed by spectator, mate found, faro, si stebbins
 		1973
Notes From Underground
14
Gene Finnell Base 4 System "Card Sorting and Set Ups"
sorting shuffled deck into new deck order, four possible positions during run-through
  • New Deck Order ("New Deck Order in 3 Sorts")
  • Numerical Order Stack
  • Random Number - Ordered Suit
  • Numerical Order - Random Suit
  • Si Stebbins
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
20
James G. Thompson Jr. No Way two spectators decide on a number up to 25, first spectator counts down to that card in half the deck, performer writes down two cards, second spectator counts down, both cards match prediction
 		Sep. 1974
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 11)
787
Stephen Minch The Justice of the Gypsies face down cards are named, then a reading, Si Stebbins stack adopted to Major Arcana
 		1974
The Book of Thoth
18
Stephen Minch The Lonely One card from the Major Arcana is predicted
 		1974
The Book of Thoth
20
David Douglas Take '2' pick-up stack for Si Stebbins
 		1974
Magick (Issue 100)
498
John A. Novak Sven Stebbins svengali deck meets Si Stebbins, paired deck
Related to
 1975
Magick (Issue 134)
669
North Bigbee Astro-lepathy! zodiac cards, stack
 		1975
Magick (Issue 135)
673
David Calhoun Vegas Fling! dice, roulette and cards, triple prediction
Variations
 1975
Magick (Issue 136)
679
Gerald Kosky Telephone Telepathy
1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
191
Charles T. Jordan The Impromptu Arranged Pack from New Pack Order to Si Stebbins, dealing
Also published here
Related to
 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
27
Charles T. Jordan, T. Nelson Downs The Spelling Fool! spelling to suits and through values
Also published here
 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
85
Charles T. Jordan A Novel Detection spectator counts down cards and remembers the last one, halves riffle shuffled together, interlocking chains
Also published here
 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
127
Charles T. Jordan Count the Cut spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many by taking cards with the corresponding values from pocket, Si Stebbins
Also published here
 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
153
Charles T. Jordan Discard Trick two cards chosen by fair cuts, spectator deals into piles and left-over cards are keys for selections
Also published here
Related to
 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
154
Nick Trost Automatic Lie Speller Lie Detector with verification
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part Two
12
Robert Schwarz Coincidence two decks, presentation for the brainwave deck
 		1976
Magick (Issue 157)
783
Patrick Page The Si Stebbins
1976
The Big Book of Magic
81
The Reversed Card card reversed in center behind back is revealed
 		1976
The Big Book of Magic
82
Patrick Page Stabatwin stabbing pocket knife next to twin of chosen card
Also published here
  • "Stab-A-Twin" in "The Gen" November, 1953. P. 213.
Variations
 1976
The Big Book of Magic
83
Patrick Page Calling the Cards bunch of card is distributed to the audience and one card is placed in a spectator's pocket, all cards are divined
 		1976
The Big Book of Magic
83
Philip T. Goldstein* Alphabet Stebbins Stebbins with ABC cards
Related to
 1977
Magick (Issue 189)
942
Gerald Kosky PSI-Stebbins three spectator select a ABC card and seal it in an envelope, Alphabet Stebbins
 		1977
Magick (Issue 189)
943
Philip T. Goldstein* Count Stebbins calculating letters and positions for the Alphabet Stebbins
Related to
 1977
Magick (Issue 191)
953
Tan Hock Chuan Surprising Location Spectator thinks of a card in poker hand, magician divines
 		1977
The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan
8
Tan Hock Chuan Seven's a Most Magical Number Spectator chooses a card out of seven, magician divines
 		1977
The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan
9
Tan Hock Chuan Matched Before Chosen Magician sets aside two random cards, spectator chooses random card, the two random cards reveal suit and value of selection
 		1977
The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan
10
Tan Hock Chuan Mind Reading
1977
The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan
11
Erraten mehrerer Karten some cards are noted on a piece of paper, cards are removed from deck by performer
 		1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
118
David Stahl An Old Card Trick Made New
Also published here
 1978
Don't Stall, Stahl!
15
Karl Fulves* (4) Faro/Stebbins bringing a thirteen-cards deck into Si Stebbins order with faros
 		1979
Faro Possibilities
28
Karl Fulves* Second Law some value coincidences happen when dealing through piles, application of Milk Build Shuffle to Si Stebbins
Related to
Variations
 1979
Faro Possibilities
32
John F. Mendoza An Old Card Trick Made New spectator cuts off packet, remembers bottom card, shuffles and deal packet in three piles, card immediately named
Related to
 1979
Close-up Presentations
94
Larry Becker PSI-Stebbins shuffled deck, packet of card is divined and last card predicted, jumbo cards
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 1979
The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II
7
E. Leslie May Christmas Bonus presentation for Sherlock Holmes Force Book test, card inserted in the book
 		Dec. 1979
Psychic Entertainers News & Information Service (Issue 16)
5
Bob Hummer Hummeristic message appears on blank card, by rubbing ashes on it
  • #1: The Ashes Reveal
  • #2: Ghost Force
  • #3: Transference of Thought
  • #4: A Magic Business Card
  • #5: Ghost Envelope
 		1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
38
Bruce Bernstein Your Card Variation behind back you produce card of same suit and value as spectator's selection, Si Stebbins
Also published here
Inspired by
 1981
Twenty Effects for Psychic Entertainers
42
Si Stebbins
1982
Simple yet Effective Tricks with Cards
31
Karroll Priest The Shadow Man on the Si Stebbins
  • Take a Batch of Cards
  • The Basic System
  • The Shadow Man
  • The Formulas
  • What They Do
  • Know the Position of Any Card Called
  • To Identify a Card at Any Number Given
 		Aug. 1982
Magick (Issue 309)
1545
Stewart James Domore Discovery counting procedure in Si Stebbins stack produced coincidence/prediction
 		1983
Arcane (Issue 10)
128
Edward Marlo The Spectator's Matcho two cards selected, then another two, they match
 		1983
Marlo's Plus Package
60
Sam Schwartz Demon's Effect using Si Stebbins stack to force a word in the Astrology book
Inspired by
 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
32
Sam Schwartz A Fathomed Thought Si Stebbins cut anywhere, top three cards added to select page and highest value gives position of word, possible words are made for anagram fishing in Astrology book
Inspired by
 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
33
Stewart James Doublethink spelling trick with story line, works with Si Stebbins
 		1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
282
Theodore Annemann* A Si Stebbins Kink blindfolded medium removes a card with same suit and one with same value as selection
Also published here
  • "Si Stebbins Kink" (Theodore Annemann, Linking Ring, Oct. 1924)
 1984
Magic from the Parade #1
22
Darwin Ortiz The Si Stebbins Secret from New Pack Order to Si Stebbins, faros
Related to
Variations
 1988
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
137
Helmut Ziegler Öl und (W) Asse (r) deck is dealt into four hands and every packet cut, top card used to count down in packet and four Aces are found, then after riffle shuffle separation of red and black cards
  • Asse
  • Öl und Wasser
 		1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 8)
4
Brother John Hamman Chinese Shuffle to Si Stebbins Stack getting into Si Stebbins via six binary culls, here up-downjog
 		1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
71
Roger Crosthwaite Faro Follow-Ups one out of four, kicker four-of-a-kind production, Si Stebbins & faros
 		1989
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 12)
1999
Bob King Under Your Spell spectator cuts to any card and loses it, performer spells to it underneath handkerchief and it shows up at last letter
Also published here
 1989
Magician Foolers
16
Das Si-Stebbins-System with calculations
 		1989
German Card Top Twenties
72
Nick Trost Psi Stebbins Lie Speller
1990
Cardfixes
169
Karl Fulves* High Stebbins
  • (A) spectator cuts packet and takes top card, performer next, high card wins
  • (B) high card wins with twelve-card packet, three cards each, performer has better odds
  • (C) high card wins variation with better odds for performer
  • (D) high card wins combined with faro shuffle to shift odds to first or second player
 		1991
Swindle & Cheat
10
Frederick Braue Prearranged Deck on stacked deck work, historical comments
  • Eight Kings
  • Si Stebbins
  • Nikola
  • Braue Memorized Stack (?)
 		1992
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 6)
1
Bob King Under Your Spell spectator cuts to any card and loses it, performer spells to it underneath handkerchief and it shows up at last letter
Also published here
 1992
The Breather
19
Karl Fulves* Blackjack Stacks winning hands for dealer in two-handed games
Related to
 1992
Swindle Sheet (Issue 10)
115
Larry Becker, Ross Johnson Club Kicker shuffled deck, packet of card is divined and last card predicted, with jumbo card kicker
Inspired by
Variations
 1992
Stunners!
285
Charles T. Jordan Discard Trick No. 39, two cards chosen by fair cuts, spectator deals into piles and left-over cards are keys for selections
Also published here
Related to
 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
46
Doug Edwards No Chances using cyclical stack
 		Apr. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 4)
2204
Edward Marlo Si Stebbins from New Pack Order brief
 		1993
The Olram File (Issue 15)
6
Steve Beam Impaired named card ends up between jokers
Also published here
Variations
 1993
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 48)
871
Bob King Seeing is Believing performer blindfolded for full routine
  • Phase I: a card pocketed and another selected
  • Phase II: selection found at named small number
  • Phase III: two more cards divined, using 52-on-One and 3-1/2 gag cards
  • Phase IV: four Aces dealt in poker round
  • Phase V: pocketed card named
 		1993
The Breather 2
22
Steve Beam Impaired named card between two face up jokers
Also published here
Variations
 1993
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks
136
Alexander de Cova Magician's Fooler packet is cut from deck and the rest put in card case, one card of the packet is placed reversed in the center of the rest, all cards are divined, peek case
Also published here
 1993
Seminarnotizen Steyr 1993
15
Karl Fulves* Tic Stax Toe using cards to indicate which square has to be used next, Eight Kings or Si Stebbins stack
Related to
 1993
Verbatim (Issue 7)
68
Steve Beam Impaired named card between two face up jokers
Also published here
Variations
 1993
Magic with No Entertainment Value II
12
Rudolf Braunmüller Si Stebbins à la Rusduck Stebbins variation
Related to
 Nov. 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 2)
64
Alexander de Cova Magician's Fooler packet is cut from deck and the rest put in card case, one card of the packet is placed reversed in the center of the rest, all cards are divined, peek case
Also published here
 1993
Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1993
16
Alex Elmsley Future Stock two card prediction, stack, one-ahead
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
398
Karl Fulves* Speed Counts clocking with stacked deck, posed as problem
 		1994
Crooked Tales
98
Steven Youell The $ 1,000,000 Test three cards are divined
Inspired by
 1994
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 51)
939
Doug Canning Backstack formula to calculate position of cards in Si Stebbins
 		1994
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 51)
941
Doug Canning Down for the Count two decks, card is named and put in a deck, cards next to it form a number and same card in other deck found at this position
 		1994
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 51)
941
Ellison Poland Si Stebbins Set-Up with Faros three faros instead of two
Inspired by
 1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
11
Allan Slaight Sly Stebbins spelling color, number, mate always corresponding to the selection
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
46
Hervé Pigny Le jeu Hautes Phréquences! long-short deck with pairs that fit together
Inspired by
 1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
97
Mark Strivings Unleaded Par-Optic three cards in spectators pocket, first color is divined then identities, seeing with fingertips presentation
Inspired by
Related to
  • Mark Strivings' "Par-Optic Plus"
 1995
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 7)
117
Doug Edwards Si's Place any Royal Flush is dealt, Stebbins
 		Jan. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 1)
2597
Karl Fulves* Simple Stebbins using Side Effects Deck with Si Stebbins set-up
Related to
 1996
Blocking Off
44
Karl Fulves* Cheat Deck card thought (one person suit, another value), stacked and five cards corner shorted
 		1996
Blocking Off
47
Karl Fulves* Improv Aces four kings lost in deck reversed one by one, spread on table, kings are next to the matching aces, with stack handling
 		1996
Blocking Off
139
Karl Fulves* Benefactor with two cards that turn out to be mates, Riffle Shuffle Control
 		1996
13 Prophets
25
Karl Fulves* Department of Corrections red-backed card in blue-backed deck, spectator deals face-up and turns one card face-dwon, it's blue, rest changes to red
Inspired by
  • "Remote Control" (Annemann)
 1996
13 Prophets
42
Karl Fulves* Snibbets
1996
13 Prophets
55
James Swain Annemann's Miracle three cards removed, performer divines them fairly, peek case with hole
Also published here
Inspired by
 1996
Miracles with Cards
164
James Swain Something for Nothing new deck order show, shuffled a few times, poker hands dealt, straight flushs and royal flush for performer
Inspired by
 1996
Miracles with Cards
167
Floyd Beatlebaum Soul Mates spectator selects a card, deals two hands and top card of one pile matches value and the other suit
Also published here
Inspired by
 Mar. 1996
The Minotaur (Vol. 8 No. 1)
6
Floyd Beatlebaum Soul Mates spectator selects a card, deals two hands and top card of one pile matches value and the other suit
Also published here
Inspired by
 1996
Lost Studio Sessions
6
Lou Gallo Cut Me In reverse stack
 		1996
Lou Gallo: The Underground Man
68
Nick Trost Automatic Lie Speller Lie Detector with verification
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
155
Si Stebbins Si Stebbins Setup Syrian card manipulator Selim Cid taught Si Stebbins a version of the setup in 1895. Popularised by Howard Thurston in Howard Thurston's Card Tricks, 1901.
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
321
Karl Fulves* Cast A Card
1997
Day For Any Date
10
Peter Duffie Lie Stebbins Lie Detector effect with one selection, identity of cards determine if spectator is telling truth/lie (e.g. color, suit, value)
Related to
 1997
Effortless Card Magic
51
Peter Duffie Lie Stebbins Plus! Lie Detector effect with two selection, identity of cards determine if spectator is telling truth/lie (e.g. spot/court, suit), but has double revelation
Related to
 1997
Effortless Card Magic
54
Tom Gagnon Si of Relief calculating position of cards in Si Stebbins
Also published here
 1997
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 65)
1313
Allan Slaight, Steve Beam Stebbin Up spelling color, number, mate always corresponding to the selection
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 1997
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 66)
1332
Peter Duffie Elucidation one of thirteen thought of
 		1997
N.D.E. — A Near Deck Experience
11
Allan Slaight Sly Stebbins spelling color, number, mate always corresponding to the selection
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 1997
Sound Effects
14
Martin Joyal An Overview of Card Systems
  • System Categories
    • Sequential System Characteristics
    • Ordered System Characteristics
  • Overview of Systems
    • The New Deck System
    • The Grouped Value System
    • The Si Stebbins System
    • The Eight Kings System
    • The Stanyon System (Ellis Stanyon)
    • The Joseph System (Eddie Joseph)
    • The Esscee Prearranged Pack (Stanley Collins)
    • The Harding System (Bart Harding)
    • Jack's Pack (Jack Yates)
    • The Cornelius System (John Cornelius)
    • The Osterlind System (Richard Osterlind)
    • The Boudreau Systems (Leo Boudreau)
    • The No Memory Card Stack (Harry Riser)
    • The Lusthaus System (Robert Lusthaus)
    • The Memory-deck (Lewis Jones)
    • The Reymond System (Patrick Reymond)
    • The Wild System (Boris Wild)
    • Richard's Stack (Richard Uhrich)
 		1997
The Six-Hour Memorized Deck
27
Edward Marlo The Lost Integrated Deck long-short Si Stebbins stack and ideas with it
  • Showing Cards To Be One Color
  • The Lift (double lift from long-short deck)
  • Calculating The Position Of Any Card
  • First Effect (calling all cards from a cut-off and shuffled packet)
  • Second Effect (like before, as memory demonstration)
  • Third Effect (divination of selections with help of Joker)
  • Fourth Effect (divination, pseudo x-ray deck procedure)
  • Fifth Effect (naming color of cards at named number)
  • Sixth Effect (spectator chooses only red card)
  • Seventh Effect (deck changes to all-red/all-black)
 		1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
140
Chris "Doc" Dixon Carpe Cajones prediction of favorite Beatle member and a month written on card, card in wallet as prediction
 		1997
Everything Is Funnier with Monkeys
101
Karl Fulves* Stolen Numbers "The First Layout", telephone number presentation, ten cards (Ace through Ten) are laid out in which spectator's indicate their rows
Inspired by
 1998
Mutus Nomen
7
Karl Fulves* Count Without Words "The Second Layout", blackjack memory demonstration
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
23
Karl Fulves* V-Real spectator cuts, card made up from suit of top and value of bottom card, spelling "virtual reality", card shown, it changes into made-up card (allusion to lie speller "Lie, Si")
Related to
 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
112
Karl Fulves* Stebbins Clock clock layout, one card turned over and put in center, counting procedure with the value and last card on count always turned over, remaining card forced
Inspired by
Related to
 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 7)
176
Bob King Stebbins Buried Treasure spectator chooses card by cutting deck in three piles, then he deals through the cards and performer stops at selection
Inspired by
 1998
Card Notes
15
Bob King Poker Mental II three spectators, last card also reversed in another deck, mis-calling mates
Inspired by
Variations
 1998
Card Notes
33
Ellis Stanyon A Numerical Arrangement for a Whist Pack No. 2, "One of the best", Stebbins
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
85
Ellis Stanyon The Numerical Arrangement and Tricks with Same No. 8, Si Stebbins, see following items for tricks
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
106
Ellis Stanyon (a) To Name a Card Freely Chosen glimpsing next card
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
107
Ellis Stanyon (b) To Discover a Number of Cards batch taken by spectator, all named by performer
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
107
Ellis Stanyon (c) Card Selected by One Person Is Named by Another card tabled and verbally forced (no details) on another spectator with equivoque questions
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
107
Ellis Stanyon (d) Mind-Reading medium knows stack
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
107
Ellis Stanyon (e) Spectator Produces the Right Cards from a Pocket cards "as quickly as possible" take from pocketed deck by spectator
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
107
Clarence Hubbard (f) Cards from a Pocket six chosen cards produced from pocket by performer
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
108
Patrick Page The Pa Pa System Plus Si Stebbins system to navigate quickly in Si Stebbins order
Also published here
 Mar. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 3)
27
Karl Fulves* High Stakes square layout with four Jokers and four Jacks, values are spelt and object moved from card to card, spectator always ends on a jack
Related to
 2000
Lost Vampire Secrets
206
Tony Griffith The Bilton Diary
2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
110
Allan Slaight, Steve Beam Stebbin Out spelling color, number, mate always corresponding to the selection
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
140
Steve Beam Face Off four cards are selected and found, cut deeper to select all cards
Also published here
 2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
181
Steve Beam Underhand Location using the Underhand Shuffle
 		2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
208
Peter Duffie A Stebbish Location two cards chosen with two dice, performer produces one and names the other, variation of Si Stebbins stack
 		2000
New Inspirations
13
Steve Beam Underhand Location
  • Revelations
  • Hand Me Downs
  • Alternative Revelations
 		2001
The Underhand Shuffle
12
Allan Slaight, Steve Beam Stebbin Out spelling color, number, mate always corresponding to the selection
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 2001
Hand-Picked Card Tricks
34
Theodore DeLand DeLand's King Trick formula for position of King of same suit as bottom card of deck
Also published here
  • The Magician, Feb. 1916
 2002
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7)
249
Karl Fulves* Could You Spell That? spelling ideas from Si Stebbins stack
  • Si Spell
  • Die Spell
  • Sly Spell
  • Lie Spell
Inspired by
 2002
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7)
260
Doug Canning Speed-Reader II
2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
152
Al Baker, Max Holden Another Subtle Mystery Si Stebbins & one-way, cards with same suit and value as selection are found face down
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
681
Karl Fulves* Cut Shallow "cut shallow force" as opposite of "cut deeper force"
 		2003
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 8)
331
Karl Fulves* Sealed Thoughts spectator cuts off some cards, shuffles them and distributes them reversed in deck, then notes down their values in order and cases deck, performer looks at list and predicts color match combinations when cards are dealt off in pairs
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 4)
48
Karl Fulves* Edge of Mind spectator cuts off packet and hides it, card at same position is remembered, deck dealt into eight piles, selection named and packet with it pointed to
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
73
P. Howard Lyons On the Si Stebbins System x-ahead system
 		Jan. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 1)
76
Karl Fulves* Well-Ordered Stack Si Stebbins variation
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
13
Steven Youell The Hacker Stack using Si Stebbins as memorized deck
Related to
 2004
Weapons of Mass Destruction
29
Steven Youell The Adequate Cardshark Poker and Bridge deal from Si Stebbins
Inspired by
 2004
Weapons of Mass Destruction
31
Steven Youell Hacker Stack Basics memorizing Si Stebbins
  • Step One - The Phonetic Alphabet
  • Step Two - Turning Numbers Into Pictures
  • Step Three - Translating Playing Cards Into Pictures
  • The Final Step - Learning The Stack
Related to
 2004
Weapons of Mass Destruction
36
Allan Slaight The Deck Will Tell spelling words color, suits and value and always finding matching cards to selection
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
155
Steve Beam Bait and Switch fishing concept for Si Stebbins
Also published here
Variations
 2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
160
Steve Beam Six Appeal thought of card is divined, using the Bait and Switch
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
162
Steve Beam Six Pack thought of card is divined, using the Bait and Switch, smaller set-up
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
164
Mick Ayres Con-Sense gambling themed book test, total of hands used select word
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
177
Wonder Man Fred Fan-Tastic spectator removes a group of cards and performer names all but three, second spectator selects a card from different deck which matches one of the remaining cards, one card is divined by calling friend of performer and last one matches prediction in box
  • Das Finden einer Karte durch einen Zuschauer
  • Die telefonische Wiedergabe der Karte
  • Die Vorhersage der letzten Karte
 		2004
Semi-Mental Journey
209
Paolo Cavalli, Massimo Tira Psychometrack (a.k.a. The Gift) several people select a Tarot card, readings and all are divined, Si Stebbins and Eight Kings used for Tarot cards
 		2004
Upsilon
11
Karl Fulves*, Ken Beale Ten-Hour Day card chosen in clock-layout with mathematical method, second card removed from rest of deck, both cards are divined
Inspired by
 2005
Card Counting (2005 edition)
40
Karl Fulves* Displaceable U deck cut in half, both halves shuffled, spectator removes some cards of named suit and places them in box, another one from other half under box, last one is named
Related to
 2005
Clockwork
11
Karl Fulves* Lettra Set two missing cards found with clocking and faro-shuffled set-up
 		2005
Clockwork
43
Justin Higham* Full-Deck Oil & Water Plus Si Stebbins
2005
Tricks with the Side-Faro False Shuffle
2
Bob King Poker Mental II three spectators, last card also reversed in another deck, mis-calling mates
Inspired by
 2005
My Best To You
25
Bob King Calling Mr. Stebbins two spectators cut to a card each and loose it in a packet, performer takes one packet and pockets a card from it, person is called on phone and names both cards after one packet is read off to him
 		2005
My Best To You
27
George McBride Stebbins Prediction business card slid into spread, cards above and below are taken out, small packet cut off and counted, spectator remembers card at its position, original two removed cards have same value and suit, position of selection predicted on business card, faro, Penelope
 		2005
Scotland Up Close
31
Woody Aragón Si Senór setting up deck from New Deck Order to Si Stebbins, while locating selection
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
199
Woody Aragón Si Fry performer ascertains a packet of cards chosen by spectator
Also published here
 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
201
Steve Beam Fish Stew thought-of cards are divined, three phases
Also published here
Inspired by
 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
216
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