212 entries in Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
2ème faux melange packets pushed together (over each other) in the hands
Also published here 1786 102
To make a "False Shuffle" - Fourth Method fans pushed into each other and stripped out again (Zarrowesque concept)
Also published here 1876 25
False Shuffles - Sixth Method fans pushed into each other and stripped out again (Zarrowesque concept)
1889 28
Second Method "Blind Shuffles, Retaining Entire Order."
can be done without table
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1902 161
Third Method "Blind Shuffles, Retaining Entire Order."
similar to second method, can be done without table
Related toAlso published here 1902 163
2a. By means of the riffle shuffle "zarrow" type
1938 169
2b. The inverted V Shuffle "zarrow" type
1938 169
Gambler's False Shuffle similar to Zarrow concept
VariationsAlso published here 1940 70
A False “Riffle Shuffle”
Related toAlso published here 1940 ca. 26
The Riffle False Shuffle no cover longitudinal Zarrow
1941/27 255
Arthur H. Buckley The False Shuffle shuffled lengthwise, one half slides over the other
1948 52
Herb Zarrow Full Deck Control by a Riffle Shuffle the Zarrow Shuffle, block cover
July 1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 346)
210
Herb Zarrow Zarrow False Shuffle
Related to 1959 128
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Full Deck Control
1960 49
Edward Marlo Marlo's Techniques on Zarrow Shuffle
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 1 Patented False Shuffle)
13
Edward Marlo Marlo's Insurance detail for Zarrow Shuffle
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 1 Patented False Shuffle)
15
Art Altman, Edward Marlo Tilt Zarrow Shuffle
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 1 Patented False Shuffle)
17
Edward Marlo Perfect False Riffle Shuffle shuffling directly under top card
Related toVariations 1968 3
Ken Krenzel Perfect False Riffle Shuffle - Addition
Related to 1969 33
Karl Fulves Layman's Lace-Thru crude Zarrow type shuffle, as an exposé move
1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Riffle Shuffle Controls)
39
Allan Ackerman Slip Shod for setting up a Zarrow
1971 12
Frank Garcia Notes on the Zarrow Shuffle two Methods
Also published here 1972 108
Jon Racherbaumer Foreword
1972 4
Frank Shank Commentary on Zarrow shuffle
1972 6
Frank Shank The Shank Shuffle
1972 8
Edward Marlo Marlo's Variations of the Shank Shuffle three variations
Variations 1972 12
Edward Marlo The Work Shank with "applied block transfer" (= Zarrow Shuffle)
1972 17
Edward Marlo The Shank Shuffle with Block Transfer Applied = Zarrow Shuffle, two-shuffle sequence
1972 20
Edward Marlo Comment on Shank vs. Zarrow
1972 22
Edward Marlo The Shank Shuffle with Block Shuttle two-shuffle sequence
1972 25
Art Altman, Edward Marlo Tilted Shank Shuffle
1972 76
Edward Marlo Concluding Observations more Zarrow, Shank comments
1972 89
Charlie Miller, Elmer P. Ransom Daley's Note - 2) No. 351-2, shuffling directly under top card
Related to 1972 98
Elmer P. Ransom Elmer Ransom's False Shuffle No. 722, some kind of bluff riffling without interlacing
Related to 1972 193
Karl Fulves Zarrow Shuffle definition of term, no handling details
1973 3
Karl Fulves The Modified Zarrow "negative Zarrow"
1973 10
A Red-Black Shuffle Zarrow where cards are tilted onto edge, as full deck false shuffle in Afterthoughts
1973 34
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Technique general comments on the Zarrow Shuffle
1975 23
Herb Zarrow Full Deck Control
1975 24
Herb Zarrow Additional Zarrow Technique
  • Preliminary Cut To Set Deck
  • One-Shuffle Technique
1975 26
Roy Walton Z-Notes several notes, including
  • Triple Cut Zarrow
  • To Cull Cards To Face Or Top Of Pack (positions initially known)
1975 27
Karl Fulves The General Transfer Block Transfer applications with the Zarrow shuffle
1975 32
Karl Fulves Reverse Zarrow sliding-block model, pen-and-paper notation for Zarrow shuffle problems
  • Terminology
  • Subtraction Shuffle, Zarrow Analogs, Sliding Blocks
  • First Block Form
  • Second Block Form
  • Fourth Block Form
  • The Three-Shuffle Problem
  • The Stock Problem (rearranging order of top cards)
  • Reverse Zarrow
1975 28
Herb Zarrow Herb Zarrow's False Shuffle slip cut and using center packet
1975 115
Trevor Lewis A Mixed Bag various card and coin idaes
  • partial stack and zarrow shuffle
  • double Riffle Control
  • Middle Deal (false)
  • Palm Conscious (gag)
  • Transpo Plus (coin transposition)
  • Ladies In Waiting (four queens reverse in the deck)
Jan. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 5)
205
Martin A. Nash The Nash Full-Deck Shuffle Control push-through and Zarrow combination sequence, see p. 446 for additional crediting
1977 177
Dan MacMillan Shank Bottom Transfer bottom block transfer
  • Technique 1
  • Technique 2
  • Technique 3
Inspired by 1977 42
John F. Mendoza The Zarrow Shuffle
1978 5
Juan Tamariz Tip on the Zarrow Shuffle gaze management
Nov. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 11)
757
Edward Marlo Sleeper Shank Shuffle one shuffle
1980
Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
22
John F. Mendoza Zarrow Square-Up Finesse
1980 22
Walt Lees A Shank Shuffle Technique
1981 33
Derek Dingle Three Shuffle Zarrow Sequence
1982 137
Herb Zarrow The Zarrow Shuffle
1982 137
Edward Marlo Taking A Break With Shank using crimps
1982 91
Thomas Alan Waters Narrowzarrow simplifying the shuffle with narrow short cards
1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
232
Karl Fulves Shuffle Off page by page commentary on claims in The Shank Shuffle
Related toVariations 1983 1
Karl Fulves Zarrow Transfer "using center pull-out as starting point"
1983 6
Zarrow Shuffle
1983
Cardopolis (Issue 1)
10
Jon Racherbaumer On Karl Fulves's Shuffle Off seventeen page long Zarrow/Shank credit fight essay
Inspired by 1984 31
Martin Gardner, Dr. Jacob Daley The Daley Red/Black Shuffle also as a get ready cut for Zarrow Shuffle
1984 116
Conrad C. Bush, M. J. Oeink M.J. Oeink's False Shuffle no cover cards
1984 118
Jack Avis Three Zarrow Techniques
  • 1st Z-Technique
  • 2nd Z-Technique
  • 3rd Z-Technique
1984 124
Edward Marlo Perfect False Riffle Shuffle very brief
1985 45
Hugh Johnston Hugh Johnston Shuffle
1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mystyx)
702
Edward Marlo, John Riggs Perfect False Riffle Shuffle variation
1985 210
Karl Fulves Erdnase Blind Shuffles comments on Erdnase's full deck false riffle shuffles
Related to 1987 17
Blind Shuffle - Second Method from Erdnase
Related to 1987 19
Blind Shuffle - Third Method from Erdnase
Related to 1987 20
John Northern Hilliard Hilliard's Inverted Vee
Related to 1987 20
William Larsen, Jack McMillen, T. Page Wright The L.W. False Shuffle from Genii, February 1937, with finesse by McMillen
1987 22
Edward Victor Victor's False Shuffle
Also published here 1987 23
J. W. Sarles J.W. Sarles False Shuffle no cover cards
1987 25
Herb Zarrow The Zarrow Shuffle also as red-black shuffle
1988 53
Edward Marlo Zarrow Shuffle Riffle Stacking
1988 76
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle brief
1990 8
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle
1990 20
Doug Edwards Easy Zarrow Shuffle simplified
Related to Feb. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 2)
1892
Edward Marlo Repeat Shank Shuffle Sans Block Transfer sequence to make it look as if the top cards are lost
July 1991 16
Roger Klause The No-Count Zarrow two-shuffle, step instead of holding back specific number of cards
1991 125
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. False Shuffle one half pushed over the other, fan cover
1991 90
Jack McMillen Incomplete Shuffle Subtlety starting a Zarrow type shuffle with secret incomplete shuffle (cards sticking out randomly), spectator can do and feel final square up
1991 91
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle brief
1992 8
Jack Carpenter The Carpenter Full-Deck False Shuffle Zarrow shuffle sequence
1992 149
Herb Zarrow Super-Mezcla Falsa Zarrow Shuffle
1992 87
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle
1993 120
Sid Fleischman The Zarrow Shuffle - Fleischman Handling No. 2, cards lifted on edge for squaring
1993 160
Allan Ackerman Some Thoughts on the Zarrow Shuffle
1994 52
Allan Ackerman The Slip Shod for setting up a Zarrow
Variations 1994 169
Herb Zarrow, Dai Vernon Zarrow Shuffle
1994 453
Herb Zarrow, Edward Marlo, David Neighbors Zarrow Shuffle
Sep. 1994
The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 3)
3
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle description checked by Herb Zarrow according to p. 230
1994 17
Karl Fulves Added Notes added to revised edition (ca. 1995?)
1995 17
Edward Marlo Marlo's Variation Of The Zarrow Shuffle
  • First Variation
  • Second Variation
  • Third Variation
  • Fourth Variation (see "Gambler's False Shuffle" reference)
  • Marlo's False Shuffle
  • A Cutting Action
  • Easy Technique For The Zarrow Shuffle
Inspired byAlso published here 1995
Facsimile (Issue 3 (Marlophile 1))
17
Karl Fulves Zarrow Shuffle Method riffle culling a card while retaining order of rest
1996 138
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle
1996 9
Dad Stevens Dad Stevens' Other Shuffle no interlacing
Related toVariations 1997 57
John Luka Zarrow Shuffle Finesse
1997 87
Doug Edwards Easy Zarrow Shuffle Finesse on the Zarrow, bevelled packets
Related to 1997 83
Doug Edwards Shank Shuffle Finesse Bevelled deck
1997 89
Andrew Wimhurst Cooler Shuffle actually a set up cut for Zarrow or Strip Out
1998 44
Herb Zarrow A Brief Description of the Zarrow Shuffle
1998 45
Herb Zarrow The Zarrow Dynamic breakdown of the basic procedure
1998 629
Herb Zarrow The Zarrow Shuffle
1998 632
Herb Zarrow, Juan Tamariz, The Direct Zarrow Shuffle
  • With a Slip Cut
  • A Shuffle Strategy by Juan Tamariz
  • A Refined Block Cover
  • With Running Cuts
1998 634
Various A Combination False Shuffle Zarrow and Triumph combined
1998 645
Jeff Busby Zarrow Shuffle Controls on Karl Fulves and his claims and slants regarding Jeff Busby
Related to 1998 103
Jeff Busby Riffle Shuffle Convincer combination of tabled faro with Zarrow to apparently shuffle twice and have a fair squaring action (optionally by spectator) after the Zarrow with still incompletely squared deck
Inspired by
  • Jack McMillen concept from "L. W. False Shuffle" (William Larsen Sr., T. Page Wright, Genii, Feb. 1937)
Related to
1998 113
Steve Mayhew The Zarrow Sequence stacking the cards, so the spectator can shuffle
1999 11
Justin Higham Fake Zarrow Shuffle
Related toVariations 1999 58
Peter Gröning Clean Cut Shuffle ends with clean cut
  • As a Block Transfer
    • From Bottom to Top
    • From Top to Bottom
1999 146
Baltazar Fuentes No Slip Cut Single Zarrow Shuffle NSCSZS
running-cut set-up
Inspired by 2000 10
Steve Reynolds From Erdnase to Zarrow
  • Mole Notes
Bottom Line Zarrow square up finesse
Inspired byAlso published here May/June 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
27
David Ben In-the-Hands Zarrow Shuffle tilt
2003 91
Stephen Minch Gary Plants on the Zarrow Shuffle
2004 11
Stephen Minch The Common Tells
  • Exposing the Gap
  • The Fanning of the Cover Cards
  • Tipping the Deck
  • Raising the Block for Its Insertion
2004 12
Gary Plants Zarrow Shuffle - Plants Handling
  • The Split
  • The Weave
  • The Strip-out
  • Opening the Gap
  • The Block Insertion
Related to 2004 16
M. J. Oeink The Oeink Shuffle no cover Zarrow
2004 26
Wesley James The Zarrow Shuffle
  • The Problems
  • WJ on the Zarrow
  • Recap
2004 288
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle with double cover
Also published here 2004 335
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle very brief
2005 42
B.J. Bueno Muy Bueno Shuffle with fake tabled cascade ala Steve Forte
Oct. 2005
The Penumbra (Issue 9)
2
Edward Marlo Perfect False Riffle Shuffle with credit information
Oct. 2005
The Penumbra (Issue 9)
2
Jack Avis Zarrow Shuffle Thoughts with cutting sequence
2006 185
Jack Avis A Zarrow Shuffle Setting-up Technique Zarrow stacking
2006 186
Jack Avis A Zarrow Shuffle Tip
2006 187
Doug Edwards The Hidden Strip-Out cover for strip-out of center block, preparation for covered Zarrow shuffle
2006 22
Doug Edwards The Z-E Shuffle bottom half stays intact only
2007 151
Karl Fulves Stevenz Stevens Control combined with Zarrow Shuffle
2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
155
Karl Fulves Hop Skip avoiding upward movement of right packet in Zarrow Shuffle
2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
157
Edward Marlo Variation of the Zarrow Shuffle
  • First Variation
  • Second Variation
  • Third Variation
  • Fourth Variation (see "Gambler's False Shuffle" reference)
  • Marlo's False Shuffle
  • A Cutting Action
  • Easy Technique For The Zarrow Shuffle
Inspired byAlso published here 2007 37
False Riffle Shuffle no cover cards
2008 268
Justin Higham Fake Zarrow Shuffle modified handling of Fake Zarrow Shuffle from Collected Card Notes
  • Second Version
  • Third Version
Inspired by 2008 10
Justin Higham Svengali-ish Convincer Zarrow/Shank shuffle convincer with unsquared deck (deck left in slight reverse faro condition)
Related toVariations 2008 12
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks on Herb Zarrow, Zarrow Shuffle, DVDs, Walter Gibson, Ricky Jay, David Blaine, Uri Geller, Alan Greenberg, Marco the Magi, Muhlenberg College
Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
10
David Ben After the Shuffle on the Zarrow Shuffle
Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
56
Herb Zarrow The Zarrow Shuffle detailed explanation
Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
57
David Ben Vernon. It all started with Vernon. long essay on the Zarrow Shuffle, credit information, reproduced letters and excerpts from early books
Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
61
To make a "False Shuffle" - Fourth Method fans pushed into each other and stripped out again (Zarrowesque concept)
Also published here Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
63
Second Method can be done without table, with photo illustrations
Also published here Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
64
Third Method similar to second method, can be done without table, with photo illustrations
Also published here Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
65
Gambler's False Shuffle similar to Zarrow concept
Also published here Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
73
Frank Shank Shank Shuffle
Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
76
Edward Marlo, Herb Zarrow Ed Marlo & Herb Zarrow Letters regarding the Zarrow Shank controversy
Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
79
Roberto Giobbi Rule of the Eye misdirection for Double Lift, Zarrow Shuffle, Elmsley Count
June 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 6)
16
Herb Zarrow Falsa mezcla Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle
2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 5)
69
Manuel Montes Mezcla Zarrow en mi manejo
2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 5)
71
Herb Zarrow Le mélange Zarrow
2009 29
Derek DelGaudio Sky Shuffle knacky, with alternatives, inspired by Juan Tamariz
  • Version 2
  • Tips
Also published here 2010 3
Derek DelGaudio Worraz Shuffle ribbon spread
Also published here 2010 6
Derek DelGaudio Cielo Mezcla knacky, with alternatives, inspired by Juan Tamariz
  • Version 2
  • Tips
Also published here 2010 7
Derek DelGaudio Worraz Shuffle ribbon spread
Also published here 2010 13
Karl Fulves E. J. Oeinck
Related to
  • The Sphinx, Jan. 1938
2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
498
Karl Fulves Z-Proper details of the Zarrow Shuffle
2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
547
Karl Fulves The Zero Shuffle "opposite" of Zarrow Shuffle
2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
548
Karl Fulves The No-Jump Method practice drill for Zarrow shuffle with ruler
2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
548
Karl Fulves In The Tunnel practice drill for Zarrow shuffle
2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
549
Troy Hooser Stepped Dad Shuffle
Inspired byRelated to 2010 120
Alexander de Cova Anwendung mit Zarrowshuffle using wide card for Zarrow shuffle
Also published here 2010 16
Gary Plants Zarrow Shuffle Ideas
  • Introduction
  • Version One
  • Version Two
2011 13
Alexander de Cova Zarrow Mischen finesse
2011 3
Double-Cover Zarrow Shuffle brief
2012 128
Steve Reynolds First Misconception on false shuffling and shuffling styles
2012 2
Steve Reynolds Second Misconception
2012 3
Steve Reynolds Fale Square Up: Four Parts
2012 4
Steve Reynolds Part Two: The Two Square Ups
  • The True Square Up
  • The False Square Up
  • Holding Back
  • Setting the Fan
  • The Unweave and Lift
  • The Simulated Square Up/Bobble Cover
  • Second Thrust
2012 13
Shane Cobalt Zarrow Shuffle Placement setting a key at the top and bottom of two halves
2012 3
Alexander de Cova Anwendung mit Zarrowshuffle using wide card for Zarrow shuffle
  • Der Zarrow ohne Gimmick
  • Der Zarrow mit Gimmick
  • Mein Zarrow Mischen in Bildern
Also published here Nov. 2012 35
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle brief
2013 192
Herb Zarrow The Really Inside Zarrow Shuffle bowed top card
2013 30
Jack Carpenter Fan Zarrow fan shuffle Zarrow
July 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 7)
32
Herb Zarrow The Zarrow Shuffle
2014 83
Karl Fulves Miller's Logic on a conversation with Charlie Miller about the referenced Zarrow shuffle
Related to 2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
5
Alexander de Cova Anwendung mit Zarrow-Shuffle using wide card for Zarrow shuffle
  • Der Zarrow mit dem Gimmick
Also published here 2015 99
Justin Higham Pre-Faroed Shank Shuffle Zarrow/Shank shuffle convincer with ribbon spread before square-up (deck left in slight reverse faro condition)
Inspired byRelated to 2015 3
Justin Higham Notes on the Shank Shuffle handling the unweave and lifting of one half, Oeink
  • Spring-Off Method
  • Failed Square-Up Method
2015 5
Helder Guimarães One Time Zarrow Shuffle
June 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 6)
36
Edward Marlo Perfect False Riffle Shuffle shuffling directly under top card, brief
2017 50
Juan Villarejo Preparación para Realizar la Mezcla Zarrow for setting up a Zarrow Shuffle
2017 45
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle Handling buckling the single cover card, bubble cover
2018 38
Edward Marlo Zarrow Stacking
2018 23
Steve Reynolds Bottom Line Review very brief outline of Bottom Line Zarrow square up finesse
Also published here 2019 15
Tomas Blomberg Spaed Shuffle multi-shuffle sequence, blocks
Inspired by 2019 69
Harapan Ong Zipper Zarrow bold table spread bluff
2019 77
Lorenz Schär The Merrow-Shuffle combination of the Zarrow and the Jack Merlin shuffle
2019 57
Steve Reynolds On the Tip-Up Cover
  • Angle Jog
  • Crimp
  • Break/Step
2019
Output (Issue 2)
24
Steve Forte The Zarrow Shuffle
  • classification
    • Card Cover
    • Hand Cover
    • No Cover
    • Off-the-table Variants
  • technical observations
    • independent card movement
    • movement of halves
    • lift
    • gaps
    • tilt
    • top-card pop
    • matching up
    • practice
    • repeatability
    • angles
    • riffle-shuffle tells
    • experimentation
    • setup cuts/strips
    • context
2020 162
Steve Forte Setup cuts/Strips three cutting sequences to set up for the Zarrow
2020 167
Three-push Zarrow by hustler VO
2020 169
Steve Forte No-cover Zarrows Oeink
2020 169
Steve Forte Bookmaker's Zarrow cards shuffled by the short ends
2020 170
Steve Forte Circle-Zarrow
Variations 2020 171
Steve Forte Tap-Zarrow ledge as halves are tapped against each other before riffling
2020 172
Steve Forte No-interlace Zarrows no interlacing during riffle itself
2020 173
Steve Forte Reverse-Zarrow top half slightly twisted backwards
2020 174
Steve Forte Lift-Zarrow whole deck slightly lifted from table and dropped during square-up
Related to 2020 175
Steve Forte Back-Load Zarrow square-up as deck is moved back
2020 176
Steve Forte Variants brief outlines of further variations
  • cover-Zarrow (Gary Plants)
  • deep riffle
  • long push
  • snap-bevel
  • pinned corner
  • dribble-Zarrow
  • dead-hand Zarrow
  • short square-up
  • top-card cover (double cover)
  • off-the-table Zarrow (deck on its side on table)
Related to 2020 177
Steve Forte, Bob White partial Zarrow only top or bottom half of riffle unwoven, details for top slug
2020 180
Steve Forte spacer Zarrow riffle stacking application, the very top of the shuffle can be legitimately spaced out
2020 181
Steve Forte Other Zarrows brief outlines of even further variations
  • saw-Zarrow
  • spring-Zarrow
  • other bevel-based Zarrows
  • bent top card
  • sliding bottom slug
2020 181
Steve Forte Summary
2020 183
Steve Forte Table Shuffle-over with OTT Square-up square-up on end
2020 208
Steve Forte Poker Shuffle-over no-cover circle-Zarrow
Inspired by 2020 212
Steve Forte Noise Maker one half riffled against top card of other half which bounces around
2020 212
Steve Forte Zarrow as full-deck demonstration
Related to 2020 883
Steve Reynolds On the Bottom-Line Cover credit information
2020
Output (Issue 7)
10
Roberto Giobbi Practical Examples use of gaze
  • The Eye Onstage
  • Zarrow Shuffle
  • Elmsley Count
  • Coin Vanish
2021 41
Herb Zarrow Zarrow False Shuffle
Related to 2022 102
Bernardo Sedlacek Bringing Chaos to the Zarrow Shuffle cards left behind and thrown into the middle
2022
Conundrum (Issue 1)
48
Andi Gladwin Spread Shuffle two tabled spreads pushed into each other, same as Martin Lewis's
Related toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2010
2022 990
Allan Ackerman Some Thoughts on Blind #2 sideways shuffle
Inspired by 2024 21