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Rudolf Braunmüller Bierwetten und Rätsel article on bar bets and puzzles, intro
 		Mar. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
16
Karten collection of three bar bets and puzzles with cards
 		Mar. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
17
Münzen collection of eight bar bets and puzzles with coins
 		Mar. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
18
Streichhölzer collection of thirteen bar bets and puzzles with matches
 		Mar. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
21
Verschiedenes collection of eleven bar bets and puzzles with various things and numbers
 		Mar. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
24
Fred Lowe, Der 31-Kartentrick NIM/"The Game of 31" with cards
 		Aug. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
54
Orville Wayne Meyer Das Mörderspiel
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 12 No. 12, 1955
 Nov. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 3)
100
Edmund Rowland Zifferntricks twelve puzzles and tricks with numbers
Also published here
  • Abracadabra #576-579, Feb. 1957
 Nov. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 3)
106
Ken Brooke A Betcha gag bet about emptying a glass of beer without being in the room
Also published here 1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
44
Jack Yates Accusation murderer, crime and witnesses selected from lists, all divined, Age Cards principle
Variations 1980
Accusation
1
Ken De Courcy Accusation - part 2 murderer, crime and witnesses selected from lists, all divined, Age Cards principle
Inspired by 1980
Accusation
7
Ken De Courcy I've Got it Taped spectator takes five cards and follows down/under deal instructions from tape recorder, last card named by recorded voice
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
52
Karl Fulves Labyrinth maze made up from five paper cards, four entrances, three chosen by spectators, they cannot get to the center of the maze and the performer can with his left-over entrance
  • The Bait
  • Presentation
  • Practical Considerations
  • Maze History
  • Impromptu Approach
 		1980
Labyrinth
1
Robert Cassidy A Day at the Races premise by Sandy Kartzmann, prediction of winning horse, betting ticket in envelope, posed as problem
Variations Feb. 1980
Psychic Entertainers News & Information Service (Issue 18)
4
Robert Cassidy, Bruce Barnett A Day at the Races - Solutions prediction of winning horse, betting ticket in envelope
Inspired by Apr. 1980
Psychic Entertainers News & Information Service (Issue 20)
3
Coasters betting game with Ace through Seven or seven numbered coaster
Variations 1981
Octet
47
Father Cyprian Knockout Poker spectator shuffles and gives half the cards to performer, both construct strong poker hand, performer wins
 		1981
Octet
54
Karl Fulves Notes on Knockout spectator shuffles and gives half the cards to performer, both construct strong poker hand, performer wins
Inspired by 1981
Octet
55
Mike Caveney A Bloody Prediction murder story, prediction of a stabbing wound, comedy routine
 		1981
Magicomedy
57
Karl Fulves ESP and Dice con bet with dice rolls
 		1981
Origins
16
Karl Fulves Super Sentences paradox sentences
Related to 1981
Origins
40
Gene "Phantini" Grant Mental Checkmate spectator selects four chess pieces from a box and puts them in different pockets, performer knows which piece is where
Inspired by 1981
Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two
75
World's Strongest? No. 17, lifting a matchbox with two fingers on a cigarette box, first and little finger
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
19
Who Pays the Bills? No. 18, bar bet, matches broken in half, one who takes the last one has to pay, favorite of Nate Leipzig
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
20
Dice Catch No. 22, two dice held outside of a cup, puzzle throwing both dice inside with one hand
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
26
Controlled Dice Shot No. 23, betting that with two dice most of the times a one or a six is thrown
Related to 1981
Self-Working Table Magic
27
The New Dropout No. 26, three dice held between two fingers, dropping only the center one
Also published here 1981
Self-Working Table Magic
30
The Great Bottle Mystery No. 36, cigarette balanced on a paper ring which stand on a bottle, ring has to be taken away so cigarette falls into bottle
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
47
Strong Man Stunt No. 38, rolled up napkin can only be torn apart by performer
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
48
Alex Elmsley Twister No. 54, performer twist rubber band and spectator holds it, he cannot untwist it
Also published here 1981
Self-Working Table Magic
67
Bet a Band No. 57, rubber band on finger which is held by spectator is freed, as a bar bet
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
70
Neal Thomas Strange Interlude No. 62, rubber band configuration between fingers
Also published here 1981
Self-Working Table Magic
75
The Knot Paradox No. 66, knot in handkerchief without letting go of the ends
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
80
The Second Paradox No. 67, knot in handkerchief without letting go of the ends, without table
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
81
Karl Fulves Quick Release No. 86, quickly unlink safety ins as a bar bet
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
108
Sam Lloyd Buttonholed No. 89, pen with looped string through button hole, puzzle
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
112
Ken Allen Loophole Logic No. 90, pen with looped string through handle of mug, puzzle
Also published here 1981
Self-Working Table Magic
114
G. W. Hunter The Snapper No. 91, snapper with cap and pen
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
114
The Hands Only No. 92, pen clipped between thumbs is twisted in other position which is impossible to duplicate
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
115
Stephen Tucker Domino Match two dice put in match box, numbers are predicted with domino
 		Sep. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 5)
85
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Peg O'Mind spectator solves puzzle, prediction of ending
 		1981
Magick (Issue 280)
1399
Peter Donello Sherlock Holmes' Mental Clue' prediction of chosen name, location and weapon, clue plot
 		1981
Magick (Issue 298)
1487
Johnny Thompson Polish Epic
Inspired by
  • "Mental Epic" (Hen Fetsch)
Related to
  • "Twin Prediction Miracle" (The New Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mentalism, Vo. 2)
Also published here 		1981
Polished Polish Prestidigitation
23
Terri Rogers The Snapper, Snaps Back with the Demon Snapper, bottom part snaps up
 		1981
Babel (Issue 2)
22
Howard A. Adams Tom Dick & Honey three people on stage change positions, blindfolded performer eliminates two people and predicted person remains
 		1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
13
Howard A. Adams, Bob Wagner Monopotestrio mindreading, coincidence and a prediction using a Monopoly game set
 		1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
16
Brian McCarthy Der steigende und fallende Tischtennisball table tennis ball floats down and up in glass of water
 		June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
69
M. T. Coogan Der Sturz in die Flasche with a bottle, a cigarette and a paper loop
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
76
Jochen Zmeck Heiratsvermittlung four chips with women on them and two chips with men used for prediction and location trick
  • Die Vorherbestimmte
  • Die Wiedergefundene (Hummer's Mathematical Three Card Monte)
Related to 1981
Das Jochen Zmeck Seminar "81"
11
Richard Osterlind Predic-Tac-Toe ending of tic tac toe game is predicted
 		Apr. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 4)
620
Philip T. Goldstein All for Nought tic tac toe prediction
Related to Aug. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 5)
1040
Thomas Alan Waters Wheelie forcing a number with a roulette wheel
 		1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Octasm)
324
Karl Fulves Digital Diamonds Ace, Two and Jack mixed according to rules over phone
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1982
Six Impromptu Card Tricks
3
Eric Mason, Barrie Richardson Domino prediction with imaginary domino game
 		1982
A Boon for All Seasons
23
Eric Mason, Barrie Richardson Dartboard prediction of total in a darts game
Related to 1982
A Boon for All Seasons
24
Al Mann The Knight's Gambit named chess figure is predicted, red circle in a chess book around figure, with a letter
Variations 1982
The Knight's Gambit
1
Stephen Tucker Exhibit 'A' four objects in box and also names written on paper, knife is selected and blood is found on blade, murder presentation
Variations 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
14
Stephen Tucker Ringo-Bingo Stover's Days of Force with bingo cards
Inspired byVariations 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
19
Karl Fulves, Piet Hein The Hexpert game on grid
Related to 1982
Punch-Out Puzzle Kit
12
Howard A. Adams Monopoly March finding two mentally selected cards with the aid of a Monopoly board
 		1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
13
Howard A. Adams Rip N March variation of Monopoly March, five cards torn in halves, matching card is found
 		1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
15
, Peter Kane An Ancient Coin Con Game stack of coins sits on table, betting on orientation of bottom coin
  • With Cards (deck shuffled face-up/face-down, betting on orientation of bottom card)
 		1982
Kane
15
Rudolf Braunmüller Bierwetten bar bets
 		July 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 2)
49
Hen Fetsch Zwei Hen-Fetsch-Bierwetten
  • 1. bet that thought-of card is divined, fifty-two miniature cards
  • 2. showing five Kings in a deck
Also published here Oct. 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 3)
111
The Croquet Trick croquet balls, head and and handle of mallet are placed under three cylinders where the change places, Thayer
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
121
Al Mann Discobolus various animation ideas using a jumping disc
  • The jumping spoon
  • The cascading dominoes
  • The spirits ring a bell
  • The expanding beer cans
 		1982
Eff-Oes
12
Barrie Richardson Alphabet Mentalism with scrabble letters, prediction, coincidence and mindreading
Also published here Nov. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 2)
1177
Al Koran, Edward Victor Koran / Victor Number Force see Al Koran's Jackpot Coins
Related to Nov. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 2)
1177
Dr. Jacob Daley, David Hoy Doc Daley Subterfuge sit down subterfuge for Tossed Out Deck, here with scrabble letters
 		Nov. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 2)
1178
The Unreachable Matchbox No. 79 chalk line, matchbox cannot be reached
 		1983
101 Psychic Tests
22
Philip T. Goldstein Rethink Stover's Days of Force with bingo cards
Inspired by Apr. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 24)
468
Step Right Up No. 4, sixteen slips, half with "i owe you $1", half with "you owe me $1", spectator writes down 1, 2, 4, 8 in any order with plus or minus between and counts to a slip and loses
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
5
Martin Gardner Locked-Room Mystery No. 29, 3x3 number square, ring moved around to instructions, final position predicted
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
48
Robert E. Neale The Two Guns No. 30, square with nine sections, two miniature guns moved according to instructions end up in predicted section
Also published here 1983
Self-Working Number Magic
50
The Marrakech Game No. 35, numbers on 3x3 square used for variation of Tic Tac Toe
Related to 1983
Self-Working Number Magic
60
Catch Questions No. 59
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
79
Scrambled States No. 60, puzzle about states name
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
80
The Fortune 100 No. 77, bet about the numbers from one to hundred which do not contain eight specific letters
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
100
Bamboozled No. 78, percentage bet concerning the letters in spelled-out numbers
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
100
, Norman Osborn The Game of 21 No. 81, making paths between certain number cards until you add up to twenty-one
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
103
Telefooled No. 82, percentage bet about last two digits in phone numbers
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
104
License-Plate Showdown No. 83, percentage bet about license plate numbers
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
104
Thomas Alan Waters Cashseer box with rolls of bills, amount of bills is secretly removed and divined by performer, other variations:
  • Poison (with small liquid bottles)
  • Mr. Ree (murder mystery, clue)
  • Essencery Perception (with five vials of perfume)
  • ReMarkerable (color match)
Inspired by 1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mynd)
553
Karl Fulves Shylock's Card No. 27, one of three Kings selected and divined over phone
Inspired byAlso published here 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
37
Karl Fulves Linear Blackjack No. 30, game of Blackjack over the phone, performer knows which card to select to win
Also published here 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
41
Karl Fulves Hex Squared No. 65, 4x4 layout, spectator moves around according to fixed rules and ends on force card
Also published here 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
96
Karl Fulves, Sam Schwartz The Square Ring No. 66, 4x4 layout, spectator moves around according to fixed rules and ends on force card, only three instructions
Also published here 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
97
Karl Fulves The Omega Bet No. 73, card pushed face-up in center and deck dealt in pairs, pair with face-up card matches or not, multiple phases
Related toVariations 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
107
Karl Fulves Face-up Poker No. 75, poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins, with variation
  • Revenge Poker
Related to 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
112
Dennis Marks Secret of Trivial Pursuit one Trivial Pursuit card is selected, sealed in envelope and placed inside a wallet, performer answers all the questions, Himber wallet
 		Sep. 1984
Magick (Issue 338)
1687
Robert Cassidy Clue Outdone using Clue cards and the Jaks Wallet, revealing criminal, weapon and location
 		1984
The Art of Mentalism
50
Robert Cassidy A Trivial Miracle performer divines the correct answer to several randomly chosen Trivial Pursuit question
 		1984
The Art of Mentalism
86
Noch ein Telephon-Trick spectator makes two rows of cards on table, cards removed according to instructions until as many remain as the performer has predicted
 		Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
109
Rudolf Braunmüller Eine Mordsgeschichte
Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
157
Al Thatcher Numismatrick coins on table are turned over one is covered and heads/tails is divined
Related toAlso published here Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
85
Turk Pipkin S'No Ball ping-pong ball vanishes as it is tossed in the air
 		1985
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 4
116
Gay Ljungberg Murder Game murder story, spectator choose waepon and murderer, prediction written in a book at the end of a detective story
 		May 1985
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 10)
1288
Thomas Alan Waters Trivarication three people put three different objects under cups and exchange them, liar and truth-teller presentation
Inspired by 1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Myxtyr)
645
Steve Beam Ping Pong Force ping pong ball is thrown to audience, way to arrive at a stooge, see p. 436 for additional ideas
 		1985
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 7)
107
Mah Jongg Cubes colored squares with numbers on other side, number selected and spelled with mixed squares
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
20
Marvyn Roy Omega-Four...One-Man Mental Act routine with four phases
  • named card is written on blank card in the deck
  • number divination, then signed bill travels to sealed card case
  • selected cards are named, memory stunt
  • spectator looks at ping pong ball and names a card, card appears inside case
Inspired by Sep. 1985
Magick (Issue 357)
1781
Jules Lenier Psychometric Detective No. 19, four people, rough smooth edges of torn paper to code
Also published here 1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
38
Karl Fulves How Many "Penny Papers", number One appears ten times on dollar bills
 		1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 3)
53
Karl Fulves How Many Eyes? "Penny Papers", on a dollar bill
 		1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 3)
54
Karl Fulves How Many People? "Penny Papers", on a Ten Dollar Bill
 		1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 3)
54
Karl Fulves The Marrakech Game betting game with coins, guessing value of hidden coins
 		1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 4)
60
Karl Fulves Tri Hex "Penny Papers", game with coins related to Tic Tac Toe
 		1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 4)
71
Karl Fulves Lincoln Up "Penny Papers", sucker bet of which side a bill with land
 		1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 4)
71
Karl Fulves Two Headed "Penny Papers", bet about head on both sides of a penny
 		1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 5)
86
Karl Fulves Catchbets No. 6, on bets in which the sneak solution does not work as expected
  • coin on strip of paper on edge of glass has to be put into glass
  • three coins in a row, some can be touched, some moved
  • tearing a strip of paper, one hand on each end, into three pieces, posed as a problem
Related to 1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 6)
93
Karl Fulves Dates "Penny Papers", puzzle question about date on a bill
 		1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 6)
104
Karl Fulves Snow "Penny Papers", puzzle question about phrase on a bill, anagram
 		1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 6)
104
Karl Fulves Bard Stop "Penny Papers", board game with counters
 		1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 6)
105
Karl Fulves Nim "Penny Papers", on the game of Nim
 		1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 7)
120
Piet Hein Tax Tix "Penny Papers", variation of game Nim
Related to 1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 7)
122
Karl Fulves Key & Scale "Penny Papers", bet questions on design of dollar bill
 		1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 7)
123
Bruce Bernstein Clinical PSI all possible combinations of three coin tosses are written on various billets, performer and spectator each select one and performer wins with at about three to one odds
Also published here 1985
Psi-Tech
31
Jack Yates Monty three spectators exchange three cards, performer reveals which spectator has which card, mental monte
 		1986
Clue and other Mysteries
1
Jack Yates Magi instruction from tape, moving and removing four cards until one remains, tape prediction
 		1986
Clue and other Mysteries
41
Jack Yates Clue six spectators with cards and pens, one of them writes an X on his card behind performers back, those with red cards must speak truth, black must lie, performer finds different colored disc, murder game
Variations 1986
Clue and other Mysteries
51
Terry Nosek Foul Play observations on the Clue / Murder game effect
  • Setting the Stage
  • The Scene and Site
  • The Focal Point
  • The Rest of the Characters
  • The Five Suspects
  • The Weapons
  • The Murder Location
  • And the Identity of the Murderer
Related to Feb. 1986
Magick (Issue 365)
1825
Terry Nosek Foul Play - Part II observations on the Clue / Murder game effect
  • The Black Box
  • The Working
  • The Special Force
  • The Psychological Blockage
  • The Secret
  • How It Works
Related to Mar. 1986
Magick (Issue 367)
1835
Mike Schwartz Never Miss Card Trick instructions on tape recorded, humorous revelation of card
 		Nov. 1986
Magick (Issue 380)
1897
Charles "Cicardi" Scott Polish Roulette Hummer's mathematical 3 card monte with three water toy guns
 		Nov. 1986
Magick (Issue 381)
1901
Karrell Fox "Getting Away with Murder"
Also published here 1986
For My Next Trick...
44
Karrell Fox Comedy "Ball N' Rope" ping pong ball balanced on short rope, then it is seen that it is stuck to it, gag
 		1986
For My Next Trick...
77
Terry Seabrooke Terry's Tennis Ball comedy bit, tennis ball with face and slit as mouth
 		1986
Seabrooke's Book
48
Die Strafe folgt auf dem Fuß challenge that the spectator should grab a coin under a hat as soon as the hat is lifted by the performer, coin transformed into a lemon or raw egg
 		May 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 2)
97
Stephen Minch Towering Prediction cards are laid out and spectator follows instruction from written scroll
Also published here 1987
The Three Faces of Steve
27
David Britland Open and Shut Case with liar/truthteller presentation
Inspired by May 1987
The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 3)
81
Stephen Tucker Domino Masque chain is formed with Dominoes, piece which matches numbers at ends of chain is turned over and shown to have an X on the back
 		1987
1987 Lecture
6
Pat Conway Baby Bottle bar bet about emptying a small bottle with rubber teet without removing it
 		1987
The Pat Way to Con
141
Tic-Tac-Toe prediction of outcome, author saw the effect "twenty years ago in an American TV show, performed by Mark Wilson"
 		1987
Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 10)
3
Pino Pan Das Seemannsmesser knife puzzle routine, opening and closing knife, "Taschenfeitel"
 		1987
Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 10)
12
Karl Fulves Think Tank layout with battlefield weapons, spectator moves around according to rules, final position predicted
 		1988
Interlocutor (Issue 47)
189
Karl Fulves Catch Q's two catch questions
Related to 1988
Interlocutor (Issue 47)
193
Karl Fulves Racketeer tennis racket without strings used to strike ball, posed as problem
 		1988
Interlocutor (Issue 48)
203
Karl Fulves Betcha adding digits on coin
 		1988
Interlocutor (Issue 48)
211
Karl Fulves Go Directly chink-a-chink with monopoly houses that change into hotel, posed as problem
 		1988
Interlocutor (Issue 49)
217
Karl Fulves Non-Working Trix #4
  • "Unexchange", pseudo-switch of two small items, like chess figures or Okito boxes
  • secretly exchanging the pen caps of two pens even though apparently nothing happens
Related to 1988
Interlocutor (Issue 50)
239
Karl Fulves Catch Questions twenty-six questions
Related to 1988
Interlocutor (Issue 52)
265
Leo Kostka Power Source using scrabble plaques to divine word
 		Sep. 1988
Magick (Issue 410)
2049
Karl Fulves Match Mates No. 39, two spectators move three different-colored silks or objects around and matches occur
 		1988
Self-Working Handkerchief Magic
115
Terri Rogers Hummerous Phoney Telepathy over phone
Inspired byAlso published here 1988
More Secrets
30
Paul Mauerhofer Das Märchen vom goldenen Schuh five little figures are mixed by spectator, only one is golden underneath and it is located by performer
Inspired by
  • Larry Becker's "The Black Spot" in "Mentalism for Magicians" 1981.
 1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 2)
4
Reinhard Müller Die Lügner und das Pendel intro to instruction game with three objects, à la Hummer monte
 		1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 2)
7
Reinhard Müller, Jack Vosburgh Die Lügner three spectator take an object each and then switch them, even though only one tells truth, performer locates objects
 		1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 2)
7
Peter Wilker Das Pendel three objects placed inside three boxes, instruction game of switching objects using pendulum
 		1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 2)
8
Peter Wilker Die Dominos und die fehlende Historia prediction of chosen Dominoe, prediction is Dominoe with mirror attached as a joke, mirror is removed and correct numbers can be seen, PATEO
 		1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 4)
3
Peter Wilker, Dr. Jacob Daley, Wolfgang Rohde, Robert E. Neale ... und das verfluchte Würfelspiel on the game of 31 / NIM, adding numbers from die, person who surpasses 31 loses the game
  • Das Einunddreissiger-Spiel
  • Was hat der Zauberer davon?
  • Eine Fundamental neue Idee
  • Das Rohde-System
  • Vom Würfel zur Karten
  • Von Karten zu Würfeln
  • Anhang: Die Schlüsselzahlen beim Würfelspiel
Related to
  • Ken de Courcy's "The Australian Gambling Game of 31"
  • Robert Neale's "Six Card Swindle" 1985.
 1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 5)
4
Peter Kane Kane's Variant mathematical monte with five objects and without turning back
  • The Basic Principle
Inspired byVariations 1988 ca.
Kane's Variant
1
Peter Kane The Three Time Loser spectator can apparently win money but never does, using Ace through Five layout
 		1988 ca.
Kane's Variant
3
Peter Kane The Great Purse Swindle spectator can apparently win money but never does, using five flat purses and ten cards
 		1988 ca.
Kane's Variant
5
Peter Kane The Psychic's Game Show five keys, one selected with Kane's Variant procedure and it's the only one that opens the lock to a prize
  • The Stacked Deck Extra (apparently random cards chosen for selection procedure)
 		1988 ca.
Kane's Variant
7
Peter Kane We'll Call You one of five colored cards chosen, medium is phoned and divines color
Variations 1988 ca.
Kane's Variant
9
Peter Kane An Objective View variation with five random objects
Inspired by 1988 ca.
Kane's Variant
10
Peter Kane Personalization of Kane's Variant procedure
 		1988 ca.
Kane's Variant
10
Peter Kane Inspirational Source
1988 ca.
Kane's Variant
11
Stay Put No. 23, balancing-on-finger stunt
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
35
Reflexes No. 26, bill dropped through fingers, cannot be caught
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
38
Dates No. 32, finding the year 1776 on a dollar bill
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
43
Snow No. 33, looking for anagram of "night snow" on dollar bill
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
43
How Many Eyes? No. 39, "how many eyes on a dollar bill?", catch question
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
45
Betting Lincoln No. 40, trick question about tossing a bill up
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
46
R. J. Cooper Balancing Act No. 46, balancing coin on bill
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
47
Bob Hummer, Stewart James, Mel Stover, Karl Fulves Immovable Object No. 78, six numbered glasses, coin moved from glass to glass
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
107
Terri Rogers Hummeristische Tele-Fon-Pathie over phone
Inspired byAlso published here July 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 4 & 5)
155
Roy Johnson Focus on Murder ten cards with names, number and person at position remembered, divined
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1989
Silver Special
52
Roy Johnson Murder! simplified routine
Inspired by 1989
Silver Special
55
Roy Johnson The Murder Game three spectators with weapons, fourth spectator locates murder
Inspired by 1989
Silver Special
66
Roy Johnson The Crown Affair four objects on table, two-way-out instructions, remaining item predicted, three phases
Inspired byAlso published here 1989
Silver Special
85
Robert E. Neale The Hanging No. 57, one spectator is murderer, chosen with cards, noose tied from rope, it tightens only at guilty spectator
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
120
Six Glasses No. 69, six glasses, three filled, they have to be alternated by switching adjacent glasses, puzzle
Also published here 1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
146
Ken Brooke Eine Bierwette gag bet about emptying a glass of beer without being in the room
Also published here Oct. 1990
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 4 & 5)
176
Martin Gardner, Karl Fulves Martin Gardner's Elusive Ace Monty Hall problem with three Aces, monte type routine by Fulves
Inspired byRelated to 1990
Swindle Sheet (Issue 1)
6
Karl Fulves Cap Flip bar bet with beer cap, turning it over on table
Related to 1990
Swindle Sheet (Issue 1)
7
Robert E. Neale Borromean Bet topological bar bet with three interlocked rings of different colors
  • Introduction
  • The Sucker Move
  • Spectator Holds a Ring
  • Marked Rings
  • The Fooler
  • The Finish
Related to 1990
Swindle Sheet (Issue 2)
15
Karl Fulves, Martin Gardner Well Stacked on top of bottle is a bill, followed by a stack of coins, problem of removing the bill, multiple methods
Related to 1990
Swindle Sheet (Issue 2)
23
N. B. Winkless The 5-6 Search probability bet about rolling a five, a six, or the total of six with two dice
 		1990
Swindle Sheet (Issue 2)
24
Karl Fulves Under Over 7 double digit dice
 		1990
Swindle Sheet (Issue 3)
32
Mel Stover Zebras three pieces of paper, zebra and clown design, layout puzzle (similar to riders on horses)
Related to 1990
Swindle Sheet (Issue 3)
35
David Goldman Point Shaving gambling in basketball
 		1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 2)
9
Karl Fulves Spoon Lift lifting a spoon off the table in a certain way
 		1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 3)
29
Karl Fulves Daylight Poker poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins
Related toAlso published here 1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 5)
48
Robert E. Neale Borromean Baffler topological bar bet with three interlocked rings of different colors, further ideas
  • Props
  • Move
  • Presentations
  • The Impossible Task
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Sucker Move
    • 3. Spectator Holds
    • 4. Marked Rings
    • 5. Fooler
    • 6. Climax
Related to 1990
Borromean Baffler
1
Docc Hilford Rear Window murder's name is divined, murder game presentation
 		1990
Keeping The Center
28
Karl Fulves, Robert E. Neale More Borromean Notes topological bar bet with three interlocked rings of different colors, more notes and credit information
  • Further Reading
Related to 1990 ca.
More Borromean Notes
1
Philip T. Goldstein Mix Me Deadly murder, weapon and victim chosen from game cards and divined, using single riffle shuffle
Also published here 1991
Thavant
30
Karl Fulves Post Position horse race on paper
 		1991
Swindle & Cheat
16
Karl Fulves Games Without Numbers chapter intro, Scissors-Rock-Paper
 		1991
Swindle & Cheat
25
Karl Fulves Road Race
1991
Swindle & Cheat
43
Karl Fulves Code Nine nontransitive game with cut-in-half tickets that have half numbers on them
Related to 1991
Swindle & Cheat
46
Philip T. Goldstein Jan-Ken-Ponder rock-paper-scissors variant with coins or chips
Related to 1991
Swindle & Cheat
48
Dick Steiner Word Perfect envelope with prediction of formed word, using scrabble pieces, Himber wallet
 		Feb. 1991
Magick (Issue 452)
2259
Karrell Fox The "Egg-splosion" egg hit into audience with ping-pong paddle, it explodes into confetti shower
 		1991
Goodies
111
Ali Bongo Bongo-Bingo-Box box with numbered balls, forcing numbers
Also published here 1991
Ali Bongo
8
Diabelli Lotto lottery card, named number was predicted with a cross
 		1991
Allerlei Experi-Mentales
25
Rudolf Braunmüller Aufsitzer & Bierwetten collection of bar bets
  • Verschiedene Wetten
    • Die dreifache Gemeinheit (drinking shot glass under hat without touching)
    • Für Trinkfeste (drinking three beers faster than someone else three shot glasses)
    • Beantwortungs-Wetten
    • Münzenwetten
    • Eine Pokerwette (cards taken openly from face-up deck, yet spectator loses)
    • Die nächste Karte, die ich umdrehe, ist Ihre! (Circus Card trick)
  • Zauberer-Wetten (for magicians)
    • Der Center Tear
    • Der Münzenschnipper
    • Mental-Farbwürfel
    • Der Faro-Mischkünstler
 		June 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 2)
79
Karl Fulves Square Paper Little Joe's pool hustling intro
 		1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 4)
38
Karl Fulves Three Glasses turning glasses mouth down in three moves, routine, credit information with references
 		1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 4)
43
Karl Fulves Mathemonte without a key card that must be recognized, prediction "we will pick the same card"
Inspired byRelated to 1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 4)
48
Karl Fulves Fixed Bets eleven bar bets involving numbers, nail
 		1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 5)
54
Checkers Bet
1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 6)
71
Glasses and Shot Glasses three glasses and shot glasses
 		1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 6)
71
Dice Bet No. 1
1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 6)
71
Dice Bet No. 2
1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 6)
71
Dice Bet No. 3
1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 6)
72
Titanic Thompson Checkers Bet
1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 6)
72
Die & Cup Bet
1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 6)
72
Pennies Bet incomplete
 		1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 6)
72
Paul Douglas Heads You Win sucker game with throwing three coins
 		1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 9)
103
Karl Fulves Theory Only bet with polarizing light filters
Also published here
  • "The Dancing Wu Li Masters" (G. Zukav, 1979)
 1991
Cheat Sheet (Issue 7)
71
Martin Gardner Red-Black Paradox three cards dealt, a matching pair turned up, color of third card is bet on
 		1991
Cheat Sheet (Issue 9)
84
Gary Kurtz The Wallet Prediction - Lottery "Application #3"
 		1991
The Ghostwriter
8
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Space Travel photos of various planets on a cork board, one is selected using dart, prediction
 		1991
MindFields
3
Roy Miller Mindplay little experiments on business card, optical illusion and puzzle
 		1991
MindFields
49
Mike Porstmann Billet Hold-Out Pocket Divider chosen ESP symbol is predicted on billet, billet inside cut tennis ball
 		1991
MindFields
57
Karl Fulves Witness six spectators with cards and pens, one of them writes an X on his card behind performers back, those with red cards must speak truth, black must lie, performer finds murderer
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1992
Deceptive Practices
78
Sam Schwartz Partner in Crime version of "Witness" in which criminal has a partner
Inspired byRelated to 1992
Deceptive Practices
80
Ted Karmilovich Murder, He Wrote paper bag with slips of paper, on one is murder written and on one victim, performer divines both
 		Aug. 1992
Magick (Issue 476)
2379
Marián Jedlicka Magischer Pingpong-Ball ball penetrates to inside upside down cup when put into paper tube above it
Also published here
  • Prager Zaubereien
 Sep. 1992
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 2)
51
Karl Fulves Merger Nim game alternative
  • Playing Strategy
Related to 1992
Swindle Sheet (Issue 10)
113
Mel Stover Stover's Glass Bet bet about circumference being more than glass is tall
  • Reference Note
  • Karl Fulves Notes
Related to 1992
Swindle Sheet (Issue 10)
116
Philip T. Goldstein 2/3 Dice dice tossing game of "higher number wins" with mis-spotted die
 		1992
Cheat Sheet (Issue 10)
101
Martin Gardner Cornered King proposition bet with 3x4 chess grid
 		1992
Cheat Sheet (Issue 10)
103
Karl Fulves Stover Glass Bet another hight-vs-circumference bet
Related to 1992
Additives
2
Karl Fulves Crapless Craps betting game with three coins and a cup
 		1992
Additives
4
Karl Fulves Merger Analysis Nim game alternative
Related to 1992
Additives
6
Larry Becker All-Star Miracle baseball cards, autograph of chosen player on baseball, different-looking baseball cards of same player
Related toVariations 1992
Stunners!
97
Larry Becker Casino Caper prediction of Roulette, Craps and Blackjack
Inspired by 1992
Stunners!
145
Bob Farmer Flim-Flam on scams, cons, proposition bets
 		Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
42
Bob Farmer Jiggery Pokery poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins, credit information
Related toVariationsAlso published here Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
43
Bob Farmer Beer Money length of bill compared to height and circumference of a glass
 		Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
43
Bob Farmer Scam to the Future word play bar bet with two predictions, spectator has to proclaim whether he thinks the performer is a fraud or a psychic
Inspired by
  • "Brain Popper" (Martin Gardner, Ibidem)
 Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
43
Bob Farmer Lay Your Money Down
  • Flim-Flam
spectator and performer alternately lay down bills on space without them touching, last one wins
 		Oct. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 2)
44
Bob Farmer Game, Set and Match
  • Flim-Flam
whoever takes the last match wins
 		Nov. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
45
Bob Farmer Cheat The Store Where You Bought This Magazine
  • Flim-Flam
bet that one can call out a hundred different words without an a
 		Dec. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
59
Timothy Hyde Zip-Lock Psychometry using clear plastic zip-lock bags, various presentations
  • Watch This
  • Lie Detector
  • Murder
Inspired by Oct. 1992
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 4)
12
Kurt Bai Knight's Tour using the number/letter memory system to build words
 		Dec. 1992
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 6)
1
Roy Miller Thirteen on a One Dollar Bill the number 13 on a one dollar bill, puzzle
 		Dec. 1992
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 6)
15
Michael DeMarco Psychic Scrabble
May 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 5)
2211
The Chess Knight's Tour
1993
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8
148
Steve "Banachek" Shaw Super Psychic ping-pong ball on table
Inspired by Jan. 1993
Magick (Issue 483)
2413
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Mental Powers routine for the game Jacks, bending one, ball stops bouncing
 		July 1993
Magick (Issue 492)
2461
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
Graham Richards A Safe Bet five envelopes, one with question mark, after instructions with performer's back turned only the marked one remains and contains the money
Inspired by Oct. 1993
Profile (Issue 16)
8
Steve Dusheck Chess Chance two-way out for black or white
 		1993
Dusheck's Mental Magic
15
Harry Anderson Ping-Pong Ball, Fruti & Flute comedy bit, ping-pong ball thrown into the air, caught and balanced on nose, eating apple and playing a tune on a flute with the nose to finish act
 		1993
Wise Guy
43
Alan Wakeling The Final Phase: The Color Matrix 5x5 matrix with card of different colors, instructions on tape for elimination process, remaining color predicted
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
216
Bob Farmer Excuse Me, But Did You Drop This Fifty Dollar Bill?
  • Flim-Flam
three bets using money
  • 2-5-7
  • Same But Different
  • The $100 Swindle
 		Jan. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 5)
58
Bob Farmer I've Got Fifty Bucks That Says This Is A Shotgun And I Am Elvis bet that one of the top cards of three random piles matches one of three randomly named digits from a bill's serial number
Also published here
  • Bill Simon's Mathematical Magic
 Jan. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 5)
59
Bob Farmer How To Fake A Veneer Of Normalcy coin flip bet
 		Jan. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 5)
59
Bob Farmer Texas Rose
  • Flim-Flam
winning strategy for tic tac toe
 		Feb. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 6)
53
Bob Farmer Count Diceula
  • Flim-Flam
addition game with dice
Also published here
  • "Foul Play, Fair Dice" (I'll Bet You Can't, Lewis Kohrs, 1946))
 Mar. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 7)
53
Bob Farmer, William Goldman The Little Man Who Was There
  • Flim-Flam
"The Chicago Bar Scam" via Bill Goldman, bet to make signed bill appear in cash register
Related to Apr. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 8)
69
Bob Farmer Three Card Monty Hall
  • Flim-Flam
on the monte hall problem
Related to
  • "The Elusive Ace" (Martin Gardner Presents, p. 228)
 May 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 9)
61
Bob Farmer Chess for Chumps
  • Flim-Flam
cheating at chess
  • Playing Four Or More Games At Once
  • Cheating at Checkers
 		June 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 10)
57
Bob Farmer Satanic Mechanic betting on which Ace will show up first, proposition bet
 		July 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 11)
59
Bob Farmer Napoleon Meets His Watermelon nim with three rows of cards
 		July 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 11)
59
Bob Farmer Three Rights Make a Wrong asking the spectator three questions about a dollar bill that makes him lose money
 		Aug. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 12)
59
Bob Farmer Roll With The Punches bet about removing a bill from under a glass without touching the glass
 		Aug. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 12)
59
Bob Farmer Not So Easy Money bet that spectator cannot pick up a dollar bill from the floor
 		Sep. 1993
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 1)
58
Bob Farmer Heads I Win, Tails You Lose bet in which three coins in a row must be turned all heads-up
 		Sep. 1993
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 1)
58
Bob Farmer Squeeze Play challenge of removing two coins that are balancing on the rim of a glass
 		Sep. 1993
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 1)
59
Bob Farmer Monte Bones
  • Flim-Flam
spectator cannot find spotted die amongst blank dice, paddle move
 		Nov. 1993
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 3)
58
Bob Farmer Pocket Change bet about matching the flip of a coin
Related to Dec. 1993
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 4)
62
Bob Farmer Two Heads Are Better Than One coin flipping with three people, odd man out wins
Related to Dec. 1993
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 4)
62
Bob Farmer Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad three coins shaken and tossed by spectator, head/tail proposition bet
Related to Dec. 1993
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 4)
62
Bob Farmer None Out Of Three head/tail sucker game with three tossed coins
Related to Dec. 1993
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 4)
62
Bob Farmer Two Out Of Three Ain't Badder three coins shaken and tossed by spectator, head/tail proposition bet
Related to Dec. 1993
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 4)
63
Jim Magus Arcana: Field of Screams - Part 2 prediction of chosen baseball card
Related to Apr. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 10)
6
Leo Boudreau Lotto Fever three cards with lotto numbers on both side, spectator looks for two identical numbers and places cards face down, same number is selected from a number deck and was also predicted in envleope
 		June 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 12)
1
Bob Farmer Double-Headed Coins bar bets with double-headed coins
  • Con of the Realm
  • Pocket Change
  • Two Heads are Better than One
  • Two Out of Three Ain't Bad
  • None out of Three
  • Two out of Three Ain't Badder
  • Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
 		1994
Beat 'em, Cheat 'em, Leave 'em Bleedin'
6
Bob Farmer The Game of 31 Ace through Six on table, numbers added until in turn until 31 is reached, performer always wins
Related to 1994
Beat 'em, Cheat 'em, Leave 'em Bleedin'
18
Bob Farmer Loaded Dice bets with loaded and mis-spotted dice
  • 7-11 Dice - Load and Fire
  • Another Game of 31
  • Bone Try
  • Pair of Dice by the Dashboard Light
 		1994
Beat 'em, Cheat 'em, Leave 'em Bleedin'
30
Karl Fulves Strip Tac Toe using number cards to indicate which square has to be used next
Related to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 7)
80
John Scarne Brazil Bet betting that the large brazil nuts are on top in can
Related to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 10)
115
Mel Bennett, Karl Fulves Petals & Roots more on the dice puzzle
Related to 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
122
Steve Dusheck Last Straw two straws in hand, spectator always picks short one
 		1994
Dusheck's Close-Up Magic
151
Roy Johnson Mit Martini geht's leichter! four objects on table, two-way-out instructions, remaining item predicted, three phases
Also published here May 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 3)
115
Roy Johnson Es geht um Mord! ten cards with names, number and person at position remembered, divined
Related toAlso published here May 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 3)
118
Utz Napierala Mental Beschirmt six numbered umbrella stands, umbrella moved around in stands according to instructions with performer's back turned, final position predicted
 		Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
33
David Burmeister Object D'art card selected using dart, cards attached to board, written prediction
 		1994
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 1)
2
Ted Lesley Seer of the Trivial answer to question from Trivial Pursuit is predicted in envelope
 		1994
Paramiracles
60
Ellison Poland Colors By The Numbers No. 1 six colored chips with numbers turned over by spectator, orientation and number of a hidden chip divined
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
64
Ellison Poland Colors By The Numbers No. 2 six colored cards with numbers turned over by spectator and inserted in envelopes, numbers divined
Inspired by 1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
71
Doug Conn Scrambble chink-a-chink with scrabble letters
VariationsAlso published here May 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 9)
56
Bob Farmer The Unbreakable Bank word-play bet about the amount of money one has in the fist
Related to July 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 11)
60
Bob Farmer Born in the U.S.A. word-play bet about Denmark, Mexico, Norway and Poland
Related to July 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 11)
60
Bob Farmer Mental Arithmetic puzzle about the telephone number of a character in a story
 		July 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 11)
60
Bob Farmer Stand Up and Be Counted bet about standing a quarter on its edge
 		July 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 11)
60
Bob Farmer, Alan Ericksen Word Morphing changing words by changing one letter at a time
Related to July 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 11)
60
Bob Farmer Turn of the Screw bet about turning five glasses mouth down
 		Aug. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 12)
65
Bob Farmer Splash bet about distributing liquid in five glasses
 		Aug. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 12)
65
Bob Farmer All YOu Can Bet And Half Of All You Can Bet bet about determining whether a glass is exactly half full
 		Aug. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 12)
65
Bob Farmer Through a Glass Markly bet about distributing ten coins on three glasses so all have an odd number of coins
 		Aug. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 12)
65
Bob Farmer Pair Of Dice By The Dashboard Light
  • Flim-Flam
proposition bet with four dice, one pair for spectator and one for performer, using 7-11 dice, four versions
 		Oct. 1994
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 2)
66
Bob Farmer Deck Indirect wording puzzle about which cards are in the box
 		Dec. 1994
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 4)
64
Bob Farmer Deck Circumspect Monty Hall type proposition bet with three cards
 		Dec. 1994
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 4)
64
Bob Farmer Deck Collect proposition bet with four Twos and two Aces
 		Dec. 1994
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 4)
64
Roy Miller Borderline Genius mathematical puzzle, conversion rate, buying cake
 		May 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 11)
12
Chuck Hickok Scrabbled using scrabble tiles to reveal three chosen words
 		July 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 1)
1
Leo Boudreau The Mind's Eye: Counter Spell spectator forms words with scrabble tiles, all words are divined
Also published here
  • in Leo Boudreau's "Psimatrika"
 Dec. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 6)
10
Martin Gardner Packet Parity color prediction with chess pieces, also with cards (color of a card is predicted)
 		1995
Arcane (Issue 14)
212
Karl Fulves Pack of Lies No. 12, three red and black cards, spectators with red cards tell the truth, performer finds out who hides the Ace of Diamonds
Also published here 1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
20
Tale of the Tape No. 44, tape recorder gives instructions from cassette to which a card is lost and found
 		1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
86
Tic-Tac-Toe No. 46, card values decide where to place the 0 or X
 		1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
88
Karrell Fox Fantom Fire performer can make paper napkin flash when touched with cigarette, spectators cannot
 		1995
Much Ado About Something
26
Karrell Fox Don't Miss Your Cue billiard ball to pool cue in bag
 		1995
Much Ado About Something
158
Simon Aronson Moves and Removes marker moved on 3x3 layout, final card predicted, with 4x4 "Sixteen Card Version" on p. 30
Related to
  • Martin Gardner Presents (1993), p. 149
 1995
Simply Simon
19
Simon Aronson Child's Play rock/paper/scissors with small prop versions, with three chips, outcome predicted
Inspired by
  • "My First Trick" (Robert Neale, Tricks of the Imagination, 1991)
 1995
Simply Simon
31
Sam Schwartz Road Scholar horse race plot
Related to 1995
Underworld (Issue 2)
15
Martin Gardner Cornered bar bet with checkerboard pattern and coins
 		1995
Underworld (Issue 2)
23
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Hellsehen - kinderleicht! three objects on table are arranged and switched with two instructions, three spectators each take one and hold it behind back, all are located
Also published here 1995
Hellsehen... ...kinderleicht
5
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Die Borgia-Party five glasses, one with poison, instruction game
 		1995
Hellsehen... ...kinderleicht
23
Karl Fulves Stock-Market Magic No. 7, three spectator each have the same number of cards, cards are removed and exchanged according to instructions, final number of cards divined and predicted
 		1995
Easy Magic
8
Karl Fulves Murder by Calculation No. 14, using four suspects on paper cards with phone numbers on their back and calculator, name spelled out on upside-down display
 		1995
Easy Magic
18
Karl Fulves Who Done It? No. 49, murderer divined by assistant
 		1995
Easy Magic
70
Karl Fulves Crime Does Not Pay No. 51, murderer divined by assistant
 		1995
Easy Magic
72
Karl Fulves Guilty Party No. 61, using a confederate
 		1995
Easy Magic
87
Rudolf Braunmüller Mein Lottotrick sum of lottery numbers predicted
Variations Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
67
Utz Napierala Anmerkungen aus der magischen Provinz sum of lottery numbers predicted
Inspired by Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
68
Bev Bergeron Child's Play prediction of outcome of a Tic Tac Toe game
 		1995
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 11)
45
Chris Hurlbert Running the Numbers with number cards, lottery prediction
 		1995
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 12)
49
Brian Watson The Grand Master Gambit glass is placed over chess figures, remaining is predicted
 		1995
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 14)
63
Chase Goforth Nada Clue using set of the game Clue, prediction of room, suspect and weapon
 		1995
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 3)
98
Dave Arch Quintuple five objects in a row on table, the one with personal connection remains after following several instructions
 		1995
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 4)
101
Simon Lovell The Bar Fly bar bet, Darts
 		Sep./Oct. 1995
The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 31)
352
Bob Farmer Not The Tsunami I Expected word-play scam to "divine" freely chosen card
 		Mar. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 7)
65
Bob Farmer Too Bad About That Guy, But Doesn't His Suit Fit Great proposition bet about the suits of three random cards
Related to Mar. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 7)
65
Bob Farmer The Family That Preys Together proposition bet about two values being next to each other
 		Mar. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 7)
65
Martin Gardner Two Corking Good Challenges
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
two challenges with a cork swimming in glass of water
 		Mar. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 7)
66
Mel Stover EquivoCoin odd/even word-play with three coins in hand
 		Apr. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 8)
86
Mel Stover Home Run baseball bet
 		Apr. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 8)
86
Mel Stover Cheating At Checkers
Apr. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 8)
87
Mel Stover Hooked On Phonies word play cons
  • High Pressure Hose
  • Calendar Cons
  • Stranger That You Should Say That
 		Apr. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 8)
87
Bob Farmer Flush With Cash proposition bet about the suits of three random cards
Related to June 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 10)
68
Bob Farmer Reversal Of Fortune bet about reversing the order of a stack of coins
 		July 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 11)
70
Bob Farmer Spin to Win head and tail distribution bet when removing a bunch of coins from under a tray, parity
Related to July 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 11)
70
Bob Farmer Coin Roulette sucker game with coins in a circle that are counted out
Variations July 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 11)
71
Al Thatcher Thirty Pieces Of Silver coins on table are turned over one is covered and heads/tails is divined
Also published here Aug. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 12)
70
Norman Beck Pay Your Money And Take Your Choice verbal ploy
 		Aug. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 12)
71
Max Maven Coin Roulette Variation sucker game with coins in a circle that are counted out
Inspired by Sep. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
71
Bob Farmer A Penny For Your Thoughts proposition bet with head/tails triplets
Related to Oct. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
80
Bob Farmer Catch 23 wordplay where spectator has to answer three questions and loses money
 		Oct. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
81
Bob Farmer The Ten Scammandments
  • Flim-Flam
article on ten humorous rules for bet and scams
 		Nov. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
76
Bob Farmer Catch 24 scam bet on guessing the date on a coin from its other side
 		Nov. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
78
Martin Gardner Stabbing an Eggshell
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
piercing a piece of egg shell with a knife
 		Nov. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
78
Bob Farmer Snow Job game about each hiding an odd or even number of coins
 		Dec. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 4)
82
Bob Farmer Scrooge's Penny Pincher game about each hiding coins in the hand and asking yes/no questions
 		Dec. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 4)
82
Harry Eng Eng's Bottles impossible objects:
  • Deck in Bottle
  • Ping (ping-pong ball in bottle)
 		1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Astonishing Friends)
303
Paul Harris The Instant Incomplete I.Q. Test (a revised classic) self working effect with business card (one secret double facer) and an instruction sheet
 		1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Secrets of the Astonishing Executive)
265
Karl Fulves The Dome con game in which Aces are dealt and if first two are of different color, player wins
Related to 1996
Blocking Off
114
Bob Driebeek Ein Pfennig für Ihre Gedanken board with six slots, coins are arranged after instructions
Inspired by 1996
Aenigmas Rätsel
19
Bob Driebeek Das Erbe des alten Arabers illogical puzzle, dividing money under three sons, done with real coins
Related to 1996
Aenigmas Rätsel
37
Bob Driebeek Clairvoyance? Hummer's mathematical monte variation, coins in matchboxes
 		1996
Aenigmas Rätsel
57
Gary Ward PSImpathy instruction game with two spectators and five coins, both end up with same coin
 		1996
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 13)
146
Dave Arch Place Setting instruction game with spoon, knife and fork, divination where each ends up
 		1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 3)
187
Danny Archer Do Not Pass Go! prediction with objects and theme of Monopoly
 		1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 5)
195
Danny Archer Par for the Course prediction of score in imaginary game of golf, how many pars used noted on sheet, prediction of golf ball
 		1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 12)
230
Bob Farmer The Third Scam... A Column To Honor Martin Gardner
  • Flim-Flam
more on the referenced proposition bet with head/tails triplets
  • Irwin Stern Calls Flim-Flam's Bluff
  • Debruijn Doublets
  • Hustler TH, Mark HH
  • Hustler XX, Mark YY
  • It's Triplets, Mr. Farmer
  • The Secret Formula
Related to Jan. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 5)
80
Jon Racherbaumer Snooker Location effect description of shooting a pool ball at the deck and cutting at a precise position at selection
Related to Feb. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 6)
61
Brick Tilley Tom-Poolery snooker stunts
  • First Stunt: Crazyballz
  • Second Stunt: Make a Wish
  • Third Stunt: Two-Dollar Trick Shot
  • Fourth Stunt: Verner's Closer (Nick Varner)
Related to Mar. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 7)
62
Bob Farmer Thugs & Tugs bet about tearing a piece of paper into three pieces in one go
Related to Mar. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 7)
72
Bob Farmer A Ship in a Bottle bet about putting a half dollar in a bottle, word play
 		Mar. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 7)
72
Bob Farmer A Cut of the Cash bet about removing strip of paper from between mouth of bottle and stack of coins
 		Mar. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 7)
72
Martin Gardner Pool Hustler Scam
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
bet about knocking over a nail that's standing on its head between three pool balls
 		Mar. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 7)
73
Jon Racherbaumer Dirty Pool shooting a pool ball at the deck and cutting at a precise position at selection
Related toAlso published here Apr. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 8)
75
Martin Gardner Zombie Glass
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
bet about hight of glass and circumference
 		Apr. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 8)
87
Bob Farmer Jiggery Pokery poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins
Also published here May 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 9)
72
Bob Farmer Reverse Jiggery Pokery poker hands drawn from face-up spread, then hands are exchanged and performer wins
Inspired by May 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 9)
72
Bob Farmer Jiggery Poker in Two Hands poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins, repeat phase
Inspired by May 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 9)
72
Bob Farmer The Contest poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins
Related to May 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 9)
73
Martin Gardner Somersault Shell
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
half an egg shell is put in water, it turns over as it sink, spectator cannot duplicate this
 		June 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 10)
71
Bob Farmer Chased paper rock scissors type game with suits
 		Aug. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 12)
84
Bob Farmer Squeeze Play bet about drinking liquid from a glass with two coins balancing on its rim
 		Sep. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 1)
78
Bob Farmer Three to One bet about drinking three beers faster than a shot glass
 		Sep. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 1)
78
Bob Farmer Soaking the Mark bet that spectator cannot pick up tabled glass without spilling its content
 		Sep. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 1)
78
Martin Gardner The Biased Penny
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
bias in spinning a new penny on glass surface
 		Sep. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 1)
79
Martin Gardner The Puzzling Quarters
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
puzzle about moving coins around on a surface without touching
 		Oct. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
89
Mitsunobu Matsuyama Catch The Terrorist instruction game with map, final destination predicted
Inspired by
  • "The 3-by-3 Matrix" (Martin Gardner, Scientific America, Aug. 1960)
 Nov. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 3)
67
Bob Farmer The Devil's Dominoes scam with gaffed dominoes
 		Dec. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 4)
82
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Horse Race Ace as horses, run a miniature racetrack, uses matches
Inspired by
  • "Derby" (Tony Koynini, 1952)
Related to
  • "Horse Race" (John Scarne, Scarne on Cards, 1949)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
99
Nick Trost Second Method alternative method for "Horse Race" using Gilbreath Principle
Also published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
102
Basil Horwitz Psychic Roulette triple prediction with roulette theme, deck of playing cards used as well as blank cards
 		1997
The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz — Volume 4
11
Pat Hennessy, Dai Vernon Dai's Wager dice bet with odds in performer's favor
Related to 1997
Virtual Foolery
14
Philip T. Goldstein A Credit To His Race horse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins, Interrupted Gilbreath Principle
Inspired by
  • "Derby" (Tony Koynini, 1952)
VariationsAlso published here 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 5)
95
Ken De Courcy Personal Possessions instruction game with four objects, objects are returned to correct owners
 		July 1997
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 1)
6
Karrell Fox Getting Away with Murder
Also published here Oct. 1997
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4)
3
Ken De Courcy Heads? Or Tails? divination of heads or tails after instruction game, with fortunetelling fish
 		Dec. 1997
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 6)
13
Richard Bartram, Jr. Mind Gamebit prediction of chess move
Inspired by 1997
Trephine
147
Simon Lovell, Ken Brooke Any Dog Called For! any dog apparently appears under a glass, "puddle" gag
 		1997
Simon Says!
226
Victor Torsberg Ein Aufsitzer-Kartentrick performer names cards he cut to, spectator knows how it works (quick peek), but cannot duplicate it because he sees a back when he tries
 		1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 3)
104
Martin Gardner Eine Mutprobe spectator is told to hold paper strip while it is burning, it rolls up towards his fingers
 		1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 3)
104
Roy Johnson Tätersuche three cards with "lie" and three with "truth"
  • Die Fünfer-Version
Inspired by 1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 3)
122
Paul Green This Gift's for You several people on stage hand over gift, it lands in hands of person present is addressed to
Inspired by
  • Tony Griffith's "Penny Move" and "Person Move"
 1997
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 18)
263
Bob Farmer Polterdiced
  • Flim-Flam
betting game with dice, proposition bet
Inspired by Feb. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 6)
75
Martin Gardner Two Ten-Cent Betchas
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
picking up a coin with a straw, and dropping a coin so it lands on its edge
 		June 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 10)
76
Bob Farmer Face-Up Blackjack
  • Flim-Flam
Also published here Aug. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 12)
80
Martin Gardner A Water Transfer
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
construction with glasses, liquid and knives
 		Aug. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 12)
81
Giovanni Livera Count Down Con Do As I Do counting from ten to one with three tabled coins or object, spectator cannot repeat procedure
Also published here
  • The Amazing Cigar, written by Jon Racherbaumer
 Oct. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
78
Eddie Adams Hooked Up small scissors hooked on both pinkies, spectator cannot replicate movement
Also published here
  • The Amazing Cigar, written by Jon Racherbaumer
 Dec. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 4)
73
Eddie Fields One is a Lonely Number trivia, how many Ones are on a one-dollar bill
 		1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
83
Eddie Fields This Made Bud Wiser removing a bill from under an upside down bottle
 		1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
85
Eddie Fields All Thumbs? lifting the tray of a matchbox on its cover with only the first and fourth finger
Inspired by 1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
86
Jon Racherbaumer The Salty Dog Location shooting a pool ball at the deck and cutting at a precise position at selection
Also published here 1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
108
Bruce Bernstein Hummer Psychometry three people seal person object in envelopes, they are switched while performer's back is turned, correct allocation
Also published here 1997
Psi-Kicks
34
Karl Fulves Body of Evidence "Without Words", non-card version with twenty doll-house furnishings, murder mystery presentation
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
50
Steve Beam Nectar of the Cups humorous bar bet routine, with cups and balls
 		1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 70)
1478
Karl Fulves 4 In A Row
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
betting game with Ace through Ten and sequences within the row that are decreasing or increasing
Related to 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 7)
207
Karl Fulves Harness Hitch Bet
Related to 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 9)
274
Karl Fulves The Number Palace
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
instruction game with calculations on roulette betting layout
Inspired byRelated to 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 9)
289
Jack Avis Nu Way Shell Game props changed to four white cards with colored spots
Inspired by 1998
Vis à Vis
66
Ken De Courcy The Golden Gamble instruction game with coins
 		Apr. 1998
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 10)
1
Gerald Lynton Kaufman Rätsel gefällig? - 2. truth/liar puzzle with three cards on table
 		1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
16
Ted Bohmann Gesellschaftsscherze getting smoke out of bottle, two phases
 		1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
27
Terry Parrett Token Psychometry pseudo psychometry using tokens from Monopoly and envelopes
 		1998
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 11)
315
Jefferson Boylston Balancing Soda Can soda can balanced on its edge
Variations July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
24
Mark Aspiazu On Edge (Presentation For The Balancing Soda Can) soda can balanced on its edge
Inspired by July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
26
Terri Rogers Twisted - The Afghan Border Race Puzzle - magician can predict who can complete a maze on paper the fastest
 		1998
Top Secrets
59
Karl Fulves Square Route square root pushed any number of times on calculator to force a digit, used to force a group of three cards in tabled layout, one of that is then divined, alternative presentation with horse race track prediction
 		1998
Calculator Tricks
33
Karl Fulves Little Blue "machine version of tic tac toe" using calculator
 		1998
Calculator Tricks
52
Karl Fulves Blue Streak "machine version of tic tac toe" using calculator
  • Blue Notes
 		1998
Calculator Tricks
55
Karl Fulves Trick Tac Toe using calculator, deck of cards and die
 		1998
Calculator Tricks
58
Karl Fulves Short Cons with calculator
  • Digits From Digits
  • Ciphers Deciphered
  • 625 Bets
  • PIE In Sky
  • A Memorable Date
 		1998
Calculator Tricks
77
Karl Fulves Bet A Hundred making a number from 101 to 115 appear on display without touching the number keys, with variations:
  • A Hundred Numbers
  • Rapid Numbers
  • Decimal Dilemma (posed as a problem)
  • Masked Memory (posed as a problem)
  • What's Next?
  • Nuthin
Variations 1998
Calculator Tricks
87
Karl Fulves Lie To The Machine murderer chosen with five cards, calculator used to find him
 		1998
Calculator Tricks
92
Martin Gardner The Ball That Rolls Uphill
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
experiment with two pencils and a ping pong ball
 		Jan. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 5)
73
Bob King $100 Dollar Proposition one one of four cardboard pieces the spectator writes "$100", they are eliminated according to instructions, the marked one remains, soft/stiff corner Fillman Principle
 		1998
Tele-Color Kit
5
Philip T. Goldstein A Credit to His Race horse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins, Interrupted Gilbreath Principle
Inspired by
  • "Derby" (Tony Koynini, 1952)
 1999
Rocky Notes
3
Doug Conn Scramble chink-a-chink with scrabble letters
Also published here 1999
Tricks of my Trade
111
Karl Fulves 4th Dimensional Chess twelve cards in matrix layout, spectator rotates layout and moves according to instructions, later performer is able to get to same final position
Related to 1999
Underworld (Issue 10)
136
Karl Fulves The Tesseract red-backed and blue-backed cards in 4x4 layout, spectator places marker on layout and thinks of an Ace, he moves around and finds the Ace
Related to 1999
Underworld (Issue 10)
137
Karl Fulves Theory Z four-card square with Ace, Four, King and Nine, instruction game, final card predicted
Variations 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
334
Karl Fulves Informant further comments and credit information on the referenced items, instruction games, Stephen Minch comment on "Remote Control"/"Western Union Trick"
Related to 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
336
Karl Fulves Die Box Construct
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
five cards, coin moved around on it while the performer turns his back, sucker prediction in which the cards transform for it to become true
Inspired by 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
352
Karl Fulves Notes and References for a type of instruction/parity games
 		1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
355
Karl Fulves The Horse Right Here "Three Tricks"
unusual race setting, cards in circle, outcome predicted, Ramasee Principle
Variations 1999
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 1)
21
Ellis Stanyon "Thirty-one" (Simple Version) No. 12, "A Cardsharp's Trick", game in which cards are drawn alternately and the sum of the values cannot exceed thirty-one
Related toVariations 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
63
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note version of the game with paper-clipped pairs, another version without a system given posed as problem
Inspired by 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
64
Ellis Stanyon To Discover Names of Three Cards Chosen by Three Different People No. 24, three cards, three spectators each take one and then distribute several counters according to rules, at the end the performer knows who has which card
  • Variation (cards instead of counters)
Related to 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
71
Ellis Stanyon To Discover the Respective Holders of Three Cards or Objects No. 33, similar to reference
Related to 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
75
Ellis Stanyon "Thirty-one" No. 45, "A Cardsharp's Trick", more elaborate version
Related to 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
80
Barrie Richardson Alphabet Mentalism scrabble pieces in clear change bag, Trick that Fooled Einstein, followed by letter divination (tossed-out deck principle)
Also published here 1999
Theater of the Mind
126
Max Maven The Maximum Dimension interactive trick on a piece of paper, finger must be moved around
Related to Jan. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 1)
45
Rudolf Braunmüller Hellsehen am Tisch four match boxes with a different coin in each, drawer and coins exchanged according to rules
 		1999
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 4 & 5)
174
Roy Johnson Auf dem Rennplatz
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 1)
19
James G. Thompson Jr., Ned Rutledge Mord Incorporated murder game, with ten pieces of information and assistant organizing everything while performer is out of the room
Also published here 1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 3)
109
Jason Christopher, Scott Shoemaker Corner Pocket prediction while playing a game of pool
 		1999
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 16)
337
Chris Hurlbert Ognip using Bingo cards, selected person is first to get Bingo, as Hurlburt
 		1999
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 17)
343
Bob Friedhoffer Cup Con two nested plastic cups, problem is to separate them without touching, different presentations
 		1999
Charlatan (Issue 1)
1
Karl Fulves Passing The Buck
  • handshake combinatorics puzzle in which a bill is transferred
  • on the bill-catching bet, thread
 		1999
Charlatan (Issue 1)
12
Martin Gardner Dice Catch
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
bet of getting two dice held at side of glass into glass
 		Jan. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 5)
84
Bob Farmer, Robin W. Dawes Con Quistador, Part I
  • Flim-Flam
proposition game with Ace, Two, Three and seven picture cards
Variations Feb. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 6)
92
Bob Farmer, Robin W. Dawes Con Quistador, Part II
  • Flim-Flam
proposition game with Ace, Two, Three and seven picture cards
Inspired by Mar. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 7)
83
Martin Gardner Three Balls High
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
height of cylinder that contains three tennis balls is less than the circumference of one ball
 		Apr. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 8)
76
Bob Farmer Con Fiscation
  • Flim-Flam
royal flush put on table in a row, four cards from shuffled deck placed on each to make a poker hand, proposition bet which hand will be the winning hand
 		Apr. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 8)
81
Bob Farmer, Robin W. Dawes Y2 Kon
  • Flim-Flam
moving bills on calendar, whoever lands on Dec. 31, 1999, wins
Variations May 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 9)
76
Bob Farmer, Robin W. Dawes Y2 Con Backards
  • Flim-Flam
moving bills on calendar
Inspired by June 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 10)
76
Bob Farmer Savoir Pair proposition game with Ace through Six in Clubs and Diamonds that must match or not
 		June 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 10)
76
Bob Farmer, Robin W. Dawes Six-Eight-Seven
  • Flim-Flam
proposition bet with pair of dice
 		Aug. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 12)
84
William P. Miesel, Ed Eckl, Harry Hirschvogel Oil & Water Dice
  • Flim-Flam (by Bob Farmer)
bet with three white and three green dice that must be arranged in certain way with a minimum of moves
Also published here
  • Precurso issue LXIX
 Sep. 1999
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
79
Bob Farmer The Game of 31 dice game in which a die is turned and thirty-one must be reached
 		Oct. 1999
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 2)
90
Bob Farmer Bone Dry mis-spotted 7-11 dice for scam
 		Oct. 1999
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 2)
90
Bob Farmer, Franz Braun Die Cannibal Die
  • Flim-Flam
number prediction about added numbers on turn of die according to some procedure
Related to Nov. 1999
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 3)
91
Martin Gardner Three Drop Task
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
challenge of dropping match or cork so they stand in impossible conditions
 		Dec. 1999
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 4)
92
Bob Farmer, Franz Braun Die Cannibal Die, Part Two
  • Flim-Flam
number prediction about added numbers on turn of die according to some procedure
  • Braun Variations
Related to Dec. 1999
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 4)
95
Philip T. Goldstein A Credit to His Race horse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins, Interrupted Gilbreath Principle
Inspired by
  • "Derby" (Tony Koynini, 1952)
 2000
Missouri Notes
3
Philip T. Goldstein A Credit to His Race horse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins, Interrupted Gilbreath Principle
Inspired by
  • "Derby" (Tony Koynini, 1952)
 2000
OCMC Notes
2
Philip T. Goldstein A Credit to His Race horse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins, Interrupted Gilbreath Principle
Inspired by
  • "Derby" (Tony Koynini, 1952)
 2000
Texas Notes
2
Mel Bennett Horse Of The Same Color unusual race setting, cards with five different backs in circle, outcome predicted, Ramasee Principle
Inspired by 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 3)
74
Karl Fulves Star Trap five containers with personal objects of spectators in star configuration, one canister pocketed by spectator and others moved around according to rules, content of one container divined
 		2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4)
105
Jerry Mentzer Nine Way Variant nine cards in square, one chosen via instructions, winner/loser written on other side
Inspired by 2000
Card File Two
129
Simon Lovell The Murder Mystery four objects in box and also names written on paper, knife is selected and blood is found on blade, murder presentation
Inspired by 2000
Son of Simon Says!
31
Simon Lovell Matchbox Betcha number of matches in matchbox divined, mathematical
 		2000
Son of Simon Says!
121
Eric Mason Matchbox Betcha Number Two! matchbox drawer balanced on cover under glass, bet to get drawer into cover without touching
 		2000
Son of Simon Says!
123
Simon Lovell Two Pieces of Silliness - Cancan "Silly Stunt Number Two"
can is crushed flat in two seconds
 		2000
Son of Simon Says!
132
Simon Lovell Coins, Dice and Grandfather's Beer! some bar bets, then full glass of beer produced
  • Stage One - Selling the Roll Out
  • Stage Two - Selling the Six Dice Stack
  • Stage Three - Grandfather's Beer
 		2000
Son of Simon Says!
143
David Acer Hot Pursuit Magician predicts the correct answer to a randomly chosen Trivial Pursuit question
Also published here Sep. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 9)
68
Philip T. Goldstein A Credit To His Race horse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins, Interrupted Gilbreath Principle
Inspired by
  • "Derby" (Tony Koynini, 1952)
 2000
San Francisco Notes
2
Mel Bennett Coasters winning strategy for betting game with Ace through Seven or seven numbered coaster
Inspired by 2000
Charlatan (Issue 2)
13
Joseph K. Schmidt Rail Shot proposition pool bet, trick shot
 		2000
Charlatan (Issue 2)
17
Karl Fulves Roundabout on a bar bet in which a coin leaning against a glass must be hit away with another coin
Related to 2000
Charlatan (Issue 3)
30
Karl Fulves St. Patrick's Bubbles bet about bubbles in stout beer floating downwards
 		2000
Charlatan (Issue 3)
36
Titanic Thompson Titanic's Stone Skip bet about skipping flat stones on sand
 		2000
Charlatan (Issue 3)
37
Glass Trap paper napkin rolled up and put in glass bottle, bottle put upside down on table, bet about removing paper napkin
 		2000
Charlatan (Issue 4)
39
The Giraffe Puzzle match layout puzzle, see page 62 of next issue for solution
Also published here
  • Martin Gardner article in Games magazine, Oct. 1997
 2000
Charlatan (Issue 4)
48
Bob Farmer Bar Racuda
  • Flim-Flam
high "card" wins with four poker dice, proposition bet
Related toVariations Apr. 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 8)
80
Bob Farmer, Robin W. Dawes Uncle Scam Wants You
  • Flim-Flam
proposition bet with four nontransitive dice
Inspired byRelated to July 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 11)
80
Bob Farmer Uncle Scam Still Wants You
  • Flim-Flam
proposition bet with nontransitive dice
Related to Aug. 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 12)
83
David Britland An Old Bar Bet three coins add up to eight pence with one of them not being a penny, verbal deception
 		2000
Virtual Miracles
6
Paul Curry A Penny for Your Thoughts after some changes (written directions) the order of four coins and a rolled up bill is named
Inspired byAlso published here 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
164
Karl Fulves Further Reading references
 		2001
Hex Squared
5
Karl Fulves Card Recalled unknown card signed on back found with Hex Squared instructions
 		2001
Hex Squared
8
Karl Fulves Roll The Dice printed dice layout, dice roll selected by instructions on how to move on grid is predicted
 		2001
Hex Squared
11
Karl Fulves Crazy Calendar matrix with months, spectator choses his own
 		2001
Hex Squared
12
Karl Fulves Tric Trac nine coins in square, one chosen, date predicted
Variations 2001
Hex Squared
15
Karl Fulves Trac Two coin chosen from matrix with only two instructions
Inspired by 2001
Hex Squared
17
Karl Fulves Never Was eighteen coins in pairs in 3x3 square, one pair chosen, one of the coins in this pair vanishes, nickel & dime set
Inspired by 2001
Hex Squared
18
Karl Fulves Hollywood Squared names of celebrities on cards in square formation, selection predicted
 		2001
Hex Squared
19
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