48,792 entries in Cards / Effect Themes
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Karl Fulves Line of Thought demonstration of memorising all twelve court cards
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
123
Karl Fulves Would I Lie To You? three piles, performer selects card from center pile and makes statements, spectator take cards from lie or truth pile, values added, selection arrived at
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
126
R. C. Fields Diminuendo simplified handling
Inspired by 1998 173
Karl Fulves Stebbins Clock clock layout, one card turned over and put in center, counting procedure with the value and last card on count always turned over, remaining card forced
Inspired byRelated to 1998 176
Karl Fulves Stop At Red "Unsolved Mysteries"
stop trick presentation, posed as a problem
Inspired by 1998 177
Karl Fulves A Stopped Clock "Unsolved Mysteries"
clock layout, one card chosen, it is the only one where the value matches the hour, posed as a problem
1998 178
John Scarne Triple Cut Aces cuts onto table, Aces produced one by one, last one from case
1998 179
Karl Fulves Triumph With A Twist spectator and performer select a card from half the deck each, halves shuffled together face-up/face-down, top half spread, cards face-down except spectator's selection, bottom half face-up except performer's selection which is mate of spectator's selection
Related to 1998 183
Ken Beale, Karl Fulves Fusion II two cards change into Aces between two spot cards, then the spot cards change into Aces themselves
Inspired byVariations 1998 185
Karl Fulves Cold Fusion two cards change into Aces between two spot cards, then the spot cards change into Aces themselves
Inspired by 1998 187
Konnor A Neat Card Move through-the-fist flourish as kind of rising card from fist à la cigarette production, reprinted
Also published here
  • Thayer's Bulletin, March 1918
1998 195
Karl Fulves Notes on Brainchild two rows of five cards each, one face down and one face up, some cards exchanges, only one matching backs (rainbow)
Related to 1998 199
Tom Craven Solution to Commuter Cards two-deck travelers, spectator distributes Aces in his pockets, performer makes Aces vanish from his deck and pulls them out of matching pockets
Inspired by 1998 201
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 207
Jack Avis Over Under Spell Jacks on table, three cards placed on three of them, all collected, Jacks spelled out, one vanishes and is removed from pocket
Inspired by
  • "A Knavish Trick" (W. G. Graigen, 1948)
1998 211
Marvelous Coincidence two selections from two decks match, double facer deck
Also published here 1998 226
Karl Fulves 9-Card Deal "Short Takes"
1998 231
Nob Yoshigahara Static Cling "an offbeat ace assembly"
four Aces face-down on table in a row, right first finger presses on first Ace, it clings to finger, places it on next Ace, both cards cling to finger, and so on
"in Science Magic Martin Gardner credits it to Nob Yoshigahara of Tokyo"
Related to 1998 232
Karl Fulves Just The Fax "Unsolved Mysteries"
photocopy of playing card mess faxed to medium who faxes back selection, posed as a problem
1998 234
Karl Fulves Rapid City Aces 203rd Ace related
Inspired by 1998 236
Bob Still Dr. Elliott's Second Deal two cards chosen behind back, performer names both, then both found when spectator calls stop during dealing, automatic second deal with corner missing
Related to 1998 240
Karl Fulves Now Serving cannibal presentation for the trick
Inspired by 1998 242
Sam Schwartz Kings Can Count two piles, spades and hearts counted in one packet, prediction about difference made
1998 245
Vernon Winiecke Double Pinochle Mirage double pinochle shown, the cards change into the four Aces, six-as-four count
1998 258
Sam Schwartz Fan-Tastic Joker pushed in fan, card next to it noted, then repeated in different position, cards vanish and travel into other half, Sellers force for two cards
Inspired byRelated to 1998 262
Karl Fulves 3 by 3 Card Monte "Unsolved Mysteries"
three rows of three cards, an Ace in each row, posed as a problem
1998 268
Karl Fulves Flatland court card, the direction of the head is changed, looking in other direction, see "Informant" reference for credit information on changing gaze of picture card
Related to 1998 269
Karl Fulves Takeaway seven-as-nine count, a Three taken away, only six cards remain
1998 270
Karl Fulves The Pluto Bet red black sorting procedure, outcome predicted
Related to 1998 273
Mel Bennett Y2K Blackjack four years added, four piles dealt according to sum, they make out two blackjack hands
Related to 1998 277
John Scarne Multiple Card Control overhand shuffle between peeks
1998 280
Karl Fulves Red Snapper Ace through Seven of Spades put in frying pan, red-backed mystery card as well, then named card and put in from blue-backed deck, Ace through Seven removed again, only one card remains, it is now red-backed named card
1998 282
Karl Fulves Cut-Rate Hummer
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
twenty cards spread, about five are reversed, spectator remembers one and turns it over, something done behind back by performer, selection located and other reversed cards are now Aces
Variations 1998 285
Karl Fulves Wheel of Fortune
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
spinner in center of circle layout, card chosen by spinning and counting, predicted
1998 291
Peter Duffie Centrifugal Diary spectator cuts off pile and counts court cards for month and either red or black number cards for day, forcing a day with a stack, word in calendar predicted
1998 2
Peter Duffie The Chosen Few a card created with a cut off pile by chosen a card for suit and counting for value, another spectator cuts to it
1998 3
Peter Duffie Alien Encounter card chosen, Ace of Spades from an odd-colored deck put in, it becomes selection
Inspired by 1998 4
Peter Duffie Joint Effort card found at two added chosen numbers
1998 5
Peter Duffie Free Will eight cards, spectator chooses four, performer is left with Aces
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 6
Peter Duffie Predict deck cut, nine cards counted off, some added, total predicted
1998 7
Peter Duffie A Novel Card Trick card selected, three cards chosen to form a page number, in the book/novel the selection is found at that page
1998 8
Peter Duffie Phone Zone No. 1 card location over phone
Variations 1998 9
Peter Duffie Phone Zone No. 2 card location over phone
Inspired by 1998 10
Peter Duffie Multiplex Perplexed four cards selected, two black Jacks end up in deck with two selections around each
1998 11
Peter Duffie The Faranormal spectator places some cards between two Kings, sandwich faro-shuffled, two cards produced that total the number of cards between the Kings now
1998 12
Peter Duffie Bilocation two cards found by using the value and spelling the name of the performer's lucky card (Seven of Diamonds)
Also published here 1998 13
Peter Duffie A Sharp Mind Ace of Spades ends up between two selections, using Cut Deeper Force
Variations 1998 14
Peter Duffie The Speckled Humbug spectator selects red card, but performer goes on to find it among ten black cards, sucker
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Abacus magazine
1998 15
Peter Duffie Whysolation packet of about twenty cards, spectator and performer each remove a card, they turn out to be the only black cards
Inspired by 1998 16
Gordon Bruce Two Triumphs
  • First Version
  • Second Version
Inspired by 1998 11
Gordon Bruce The Tell Tale Kings two chosen cards sandwiched between red and black Kings, performer names both cards and they transpose, whispering plot
Inspired by 1998 18
Dave Campbell Fusion selection signed on face, odd-backed card signed on back by performer suddenly has the spectator's signed face
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1998 20
Dave Campbell Dotty Spots two blank-faced cards with red spots on them transpose with two cards with blue spots, repeated with spectator's signature, three phases (trick with same name in Campbell Legacy is different)
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 23
Dave Campbell B.I.N.G.O. five bingo cards shown on both sides, one side transforms in letter cards that spell "BINGO"
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 27
Peter Duffie The Arrow Deck arrows in four directions drawn on every card, cards sorted according to arrows, suits are separated except for named four-of-a-kind
1998 44
Peter Duffie Delirium six blank cards are printed
Inspired by
  • "Blackjack" (Peter Duffie, marketed trick)
1998 48
Peter Duffie Intuitive cards with colored spots and numbers, some selected, a prediction is matched
Related to 1998 54
Steven Hamilton A Welcome Return Nine of Hearts selected, Aces trap three Threes, those Threes then a Five and Four of Hearts, and between those appears the selection, diminishing collectors
VariationsAlso published here 1998 57
Steven Hamilton S.T.A.F.F. deck shuffled by spectator, Aces immediately spelled out
Inspired by
  • "Immediate Ace Spell" (George McBride, The Crimp No. 15)
Also published here
1998 61
Steven Hamilton Mixing With Royalty one packet changes into Queens
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 63
George McBride Repulsion two selection rise to the top one by one and are placed among Queens where they vanish, they reappear in pocket
Inspired by 1998 67
George McBride Pocket Tweezers two selections are chosen by using the red Aces as tweezers and pocketed, they transpose with the two red Aces
Inspired by 1998 70
Dave Robertson Spectator Makes Good wrong card found, spectator cuts deck in three piles, same value than selection is on top and wrong card changes into selection
Inspired by
  • Ed Marlo version for Cutting the Aces
Variations
1998 80
Dave Robertson Totally Gone two cards signed and lost, one travels to wallet, second does not but is the only card without "GONE" written on its back
Inspired byVariations 1998 83
Gavin Ross Straight Through The Heart indicator card chosen and number up to twelve thought-of, suit of indicator and number as value used to arrive at a card, indicator card spelled to and the card is found
Inspired by 1998 89
Gavin Ross Auto-Plunge Aces four Aces produced by mating a selection and push-through plunger
  • Phase One: "Simple Minds"
  • Phase Two: "The Auto-Plunger"
Also published here
  • booklet "Auto Plunger" (Gavin Ross, 1994)
1998 91
Gavin Ross The Information Pack half deck is pushed through other half (incomplete faro) and turns over, full suit visible with selection missing, with variation by Peter Duffie
Inspired by 1998 94
R. Paul Wilson Card On Case In Case card balanced on card case changes into another selection and is found inside case
Inspired by 1998 105
Roy Walton Whispering Henry two cards selected, performer names one of them, it turns over, second selection named and found, Henry Christ Force application
Variations 1998 118
Roy Walton Pass Out deck faced, Aces appear when deck is turned over one by one, Aces vanish and are later found reversed in the middle
Related to 1998 121
Roy Walton Ghostly Spells sixteen-card packet mated via spelling famous magicians
1998 125
Jack Avis Thumb Clip Steal
  • As a Color Change
  • as part of an Ambitious Card Routine
Related to 1998 34
Jack Avis Bonnie and Glide four spectators each name a small number and that many cards are counted in front of each from bottom of deck, Ace on each
1998 40
Jack Avis Avis Fan Switch with routine in which a card is wrongly located and changes into selection
1998 48
Jack Avis Ambitious Siva Takes the Count Ace to Four
Inspired by 1998 52
Jack Avis Alaskan Poker five times the spectator and magician cut the deck in turn and remove the top card, performer ends up with Royal Flush
Related to 1998 54
Jack Avis Auto Deck performer deals himself Aces, then spectators remember one card in their hand, performer shuffles and deals again, everyone has a Straight Flush and performer the memorized cards, extra Aces and duplicates
Also published here
  • marketed in 1953
1998 56
Gus Davenport Flipping Swindle five cards laid out in cross formation, cards have to be dropped onto the formation so that it is eventually covered completely, with gags
1998 58
Jack Avis Variations on Scarne's Runup System three variations
Also published here 1998 64
Jack Avis Pinochle Caper four cards change several times
Also published here 1998 69
Jack Avis Weight Lifter number of cards in packet correctly estimated, breather crimp
Inspired by
  • "Weight Guess Plus" (Bob King)
Related toAlso published here
  • The Crimp
1998 70
Jack Avis Chosen Ace Through the Table
1998 72
Jack Avis Hofzinser Ace Trick
VariationsAlso published here 1998 75
Jack Avis Flash Ace Production deck split into four packets, Ace on top of each
1998 78
Jack Avis Siva's Ace Cut
1998 80
Jack Avis Change in Handling spectator removes a couple of number cards to represent his phone number, performer arranges them instantly so they spell out in right order
Inspired by 1998 83
Jack Avis Sport Detector four blank cards shown, any sport thought of by performer, an image that represents a sexy girl appears and vanishes
Also published here 1998 84
Jack Avis Folding Numbers paper with numbers in a 4x4 grid is folded into small square, edges cut off, sum of one orientation predicted, parity
Inspired by 1998 86
Jack Avis Chance in Four four red-backed cards with number 5, 10, 15 and 20, one number chosen and card at that position matches the red-backed card with that number and others don't
Variations 1998 91
Jack Avis Impromptu Auto Cue deck shuffled face-up/face-down, three face-down cards put on table, spectator exchanges two and remembers the third one, all replaced, Triumph effect
Inspired by
  • "Auto Cue" (Roy Walton, Genii, July 1991)
1998 93
Jack Avis Spooky Time clock face with suits and values on it, two plastic hands held onto it and the move by themselves to indicate selection
Inspired by 1998 98
Jack Avis All Fair Predict-O-Matic spectator reverses card behind deck in deck, predicted
1998 100
Jack Avis Queen Tells All bottom cards of piles divined
Inspired by 1998 102
Jack Avis Tupax Into One involving piles made and dealt through in unison
Inspired by
  • "Tupax" (Stewart James, Top, Nov. 1940)
Related to
1998 104
Jack Avis Three to Die die used to select two numbers, three chosen cards match the numbers
1998 108
Jack Avis Magical Sucuba 4x4 matrix, some number coincidences occur
Related to 1998 110
Jack Avis, Al Koran Cards of Pegasus initialed Joker in sealed in envelope, five cards chosen and initialed, one card is chosen, transposes with the Joker, chosen card is now in envelope
Related toAlso published here 1998 112
Jack Avis Slate of Hand card of selection appears on one of two miniature slates in chosen chalk color
1998 115
Jack Avis Rara Avis Card Stab knife stabbed into top of deck so that a small block is stuck to tip of knife, bottom card is selection
1998 123
Al Koran Miracle Card Stab exact center
1998 123
Jack Avis The Wishing Envelope two cards chosen, indifferent card put in envelope that has a corner cut off, it changes into one selection, then into the other
1998 129
Jack Avis The Dissected Joker card put into envelope that has a corner cut off, card and envelope cut into quarters, it transposes with another card, using "Wishing Envelope"
1998 129
Jack Avis Transposed Marlo Reverse card turns over in envelope that has a corner cut off, changes into selection, using "Wishing Envelope"
1998 130
Jack Avis, Billy O'Connor O'Connor Caper two cards predicted and mates via count-back force (10-20 force), credit information
Inspired by
  • Billy O'Connor trick in The Magic Wand
1998 131
Jack Avis Hotel '81
Inspired by 1998 133
Jack Avis So Fair Card/Cigarette Transpo torn card changes place with tobacco of cigarette
1998 135
Jack Avis Useful Jokers chosen card appears between two Jokers
Inspired by 1998 137
Pete Biro The Twitch Trick gag, lie detector, having a twitch
Mar. 1998 2
Mike Rogers High Tech Wizard coding with extension number
Mar. 1998 6
Jack Avis, Al Koran The Cards of Pegasus initialed Joker in sealed in envelope, five cards chosen and initialed, one card is chosen, transposes with the Joker, chosen card is now in envelope
Related toAlso published here 1998 1
Jack Avis The Siva Folded Card to Wallet
1998 8
Ted Danson The Seance Card Trick mini card matching selection appears in previously empty matchbox
Also published here 1998 23
Ted Danson It's a Date card in envelope, matches card written on birthdate in diary
1998 27
John Derris One in Three finding matching cards of selection behind back
1998 33
Alex Elmsley Point of Departure from sandwich to pocket
Also published here 1998 47
Alex Elmsley Colour Filter four red cards are interlaced with four black cards, then wrapped in handkerchief, cards of one color penetrate silk
1998 48
Alex Elmsley No-Calc two cards are located, two numbers written down and cards found at that position
Also published here 1998 54
Alex Elmsley Oyster Shells performer removes Aces from face-down deck apparently by help of special glasses, spectator wears glasses and apparently can now see marked cards which are red-backed cards in blue-backed deck, then they change into blue backed cards, sucker moment
Related toVariations 1998 58
Tommy Vanderschmidt Repeat Card in Hat selection travels to borrowed hat twice, ending with deck traveling to hat
Also published here 1998 69
Roy Walton All Hands on Deck Joker changes into two selections, "in hands approach to Gene Finell's Free Cut principle"
1998 74
Roy Walton The Alternative Shift Aces interlaced in Kings vanish and join fourth Ace in center of the deck
1998 77
Roy Walton The Invisible Palm performer's card is found at former position of spectator's card, selection ends up in pocket
1998 79
Peter Duffie Acecraft red Aces placed on one half, black on the other, one set transposes and on the other half are two previous selections
Related toVariations 1998 1
Peter Duffie Sudden Impact Aces lost, deck cut onto table at an Ace, the rest of one packet changes into other Aces
Related to 1998 2
Peter Duffie Populace
1998 3
Peter Duffie Impossible Opener two spectators cut to two cards which are then named
Variations 1998 4
Peter Duffie A Piece of the Action selection comes to top, is cut to center, then a sandwich pair appears around it
VariationsAlso published here 1998 5
Peter Duffie Auto-Match Prediction 2 blank cards with different mixed backs, eight pairs made, three of them match which is predicted
1998 6
Peter Duffie Odditied two cards chosen from packet, dealt in two piles, selection only odd card in red-black separated pile, with second deal
Related toVariations 1998 7
Peter Duffie Seconds Away! wo cards chosen from packet, dealt in two piles, selection only odd card in red-black separated pile, without second deal
Inspired by 1998 8
Peter Duffie, Gene Maze The Straggler sandwich placed in center, sandwich cards come to top, selection now reversed
1998 9
Peter Duffie The Enigma of the 7th Card small packet turns over magically except selection
Inspired by
  • "Sympathetic Reverse" (Edward Victor, Willane's Methods for Miracles Number 8)
Also published here
1998 10
Peter Duffie Handy packet tricks with five alphabet cards, spelling HAND and a hand one one card, Sands Prime Number Principle
1998 11
Peter Duffie Phantom Stab reversed card appears with two selections on either side
  • With Three Selections
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1998 12
Peter Duffie CoVersion two piles, card chosen in one half, other half dealt into three piles and stopped anytime, top three cards added to count to selection
Related to 1998 13
Harry Lorayne Any Bill Vanish one of two bills placed in Himber wallet disappears, also with cards (SBS)
1998 3
Harry Lorayne Bill-Fooled Bet prediction and card placed in Himber Wallet for switch
1998 12
Harry Lorayne Any Number card at any number between one and twenty counted to, predicted, four-way out in Himber Wallet
1998 19
Harry Lorayne Five Star Miracle spectator selects apparently any card, it's predicted, four outs in Himber Wallet, gaffed and ungaffed deck to force one of the four cards
1998 27
Philip T. Goldstein Chainsaw spectator cuts cards and counts down according to cut-to value, that card predicted, four-way out in Himber Wallet
1998 32
Harry Lorayne Maybe Twice five cards on table, one chosen, it's predicted (most of the time in Himber Wallet)
1998 40
Harry Lorayne Which Is Where? observation test with Himber wallet, card put in pocket and in wallet, multiple phases
1998 48
Scott Wells Second Impression photocopy of palm shown, card vanishes and travels into photocopy (Himber Wallet) and on this the card appeared as well
Inspired by 1998 71
Harry Lorayne Choice And Chance two-card prediction with Himber wallet
Related to 1998 76
Stephen Minch School of Eventuality sealed prediction in wallet, two cards that match two selections, first card is stopped at and second selected by throwing a die, Himber wallet
Also published here 1998 82
Harry Lorayne Do As I Do two cards chosen from two decks by performer and spectator are put in Himber wallet and then shown to match
1998 85
Harry Lorayne Stud Poker Prediction outcome predicted
1998 107
Lewis Jones, Harry Lorayne Isn't That Amazing!? card composed from suit of one and value of another card is predicted in Himber wallet
Inspired by 1998 129
Harry Lorayne Simple And Silly, But Okay Daley's Last Trick with Himber wallet, two extra Aces
1998 134
Wesley James Count-Revertable Aces Aces removed from deck, one travels to Himber wallet, repeat, then there are five Aces and one is put in wallet, repeat, red Aces remain, transpose with black Aces in wallet
Also published here 1998 143
Harry Lorayne Wide And Free card and coin predicted in Himber wallet
1998 161
Harry Lorayne To A Startling End card predicted in Himber wallet, using Reverse Faro Ending
1998 164
Harry Lorayne Lucky Seven one of seven cards thought of and placed in pocket by performer, rest in wallet
1998 173
Philip T. Goldstein Luciforce blue backed card put in Himber wallet, card chosen from red deck turns out to be same blue-backed card
Inspired by 1998 189
Harry Lorayne Poker Thing
1998 193
Harry Lorayne Slitsville loading card into Himber wallet from underneath
1998 196
Sam Schwartz Wild Jokers signed card transposes with joker in wallet
1998 199
Harry Lorayne Basic Signed Card to Wallet Himber wallet
1998 203
Harry Lorayne Entre Nous card travels between sandwich cards in Himber wallet
1998 205
Harry Lorayne Flip To Clip card placed in Himber wallet, two paper clips are vanished, they reappear in wallet clipped to card, envelope variation
1998 210
Harry Lorayne Clips Trip two cards put in Himber wallet, one with paper clips on it, they transpose
1998 217
John Platt Rätsel gefällig? - 1. blackjack gag with Fifteen of Diamonds
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
16
Gerald Lynton Kaufman Rätsel gefällig? - 2. truth/liar puzzle with three cards on table
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
16
Gene Elmo Ein magisches Foto card signed on back, rolled up, silk pushed through, silk has card image printed on it and card is now blank
Inspired by 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
18
Rudolf Braunmüller Deine Seele ist mein! "your soul is mine", story packet trick with cards with messages
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
20
Gerald Kosky Mein Name gehört mir! two business cards signed by spectator and performer transpose
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
23
Andreas Michel-Andino Nachtrag zum Gedankenübertragungsapparat more comments
Related to 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
24
Gesellschaftsscherze hiding several cards in apartment of magic friend
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
25
Roy Johnson Der Karten-Uhrentrick variation of Kaplan's clock trick
Inspired byRelated to 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
30
Kent Arthur Des Professors Kartentrick
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
32
Alexander de Cova Öl und Wasser - Meine Lieblingskombination(en) 4&4
  • Meine Philosophie...
  • Die verwendeten Griffe
  • Das Vortragsthema
  • I. Die erste Separation
  • II. Die zweite Separation
  • III. Die dritte Separation
  • IV. Die Überrschung
  • Bonus
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 2)
48
Alexander de Cova, Aldo Colombini Die Doppelüberraschung 4&4, all cards change to red
  • V. Die erste Separation
  • VI. Der Farbwechsel
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 2)
57
Lewis Ganson Brainwave per Telephon presentation in which performer's wife is called
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 2)
76
Mary Kinson, Lewis Ganson Die Fächerkarte double-fan, outer layer ripped off except selection
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 2)
77
Oscar Weigle Eine Blind-Kartenroutine genuinely blindfolded
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 3)
108
James G. Thompson Jr. Der Rückläufer
Inspired by
  • "Come Back Card" (Ed Marlo, Genii)
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 3)
112
James G. Thompson Jr. Die umherreisende Karte twenty-six red cards and one black card, black card travels to top
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 3)
114
Andrew Mayne Stand-Up Aces Aces produced at various places of performer's body, no palming
1998 27
Andrew Mayne Ripped Up piece of paper with drawn cards is ripped in sixteen pieces, one is selected and paper is restored with hole
1998 32
Andrew Mayne Phone Scam card revealed by apparently calling a random person
1998 57
Andrew Mayne A-Wave B'Wave, ungaffed, with named values, risky
1998 66
René Lavand My Visiting Card (Presenting My Credentials: A Transposition) two card transposition, one-handed on the table
Also published here 1998 17
René Lavand Another Credential Trick (A Triumph) slop shuffle triumph with signed card, tabled
1998 31
René Lavand A Little Diversion deck is cut and same card ends up at the bottom various times, card ens up at named number, half the deck is switched during routine
Related to 1998 42
René Lavand Why Do the Colors Alternate Themselves? (A Call to the Colors)
1998 53
René Lavand A Few Red Cards, A Few Black Cards (A Follow the Leader)
Related to 1998 62
René Lavand It Can't Be Done Any Slower (An Oil and Water) 3x3
1998 68
René Lavand Ace, Two, Three, Four (A Light Diversion and Transition) several phases
Inspired by
  • Dr. Daley's "Jacob's Ladder" in "The Sphinx" September 1951
Related to
1998 80
René Lavand Divining divination of multiple cards, deck is shuffled in process
1998 87
René Lavand In Search of Excellence (A Card to Pocket) thought of card is found folded in pocket, deck is switched during routine
1998 95
René Lavand I Know Them and I Don't Know How (A Standing Ovation) all cards are named in order
1998 101
René Lavand The Deck is Feminine II (A Second Standing Ovation) cards are named and divined
1998 104
René Lavand Remembering My Credentials (Resolution) selection ends up at named position
1998 109
Randy Shaw Tangled Web sixteen business cards with pictures are used, one is selected and stack divided into two piles, spectator names pile where image is, repeated three times and then picture is divined
1998
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 6)
290
Dave Arch The Tender Touch matching the amount of cards cut by spectator
Inspired by 1998
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 7)
294
Eddie Burke Tossed Out Trio three-way forcing deck, using Jumbo Cards as outs
1998
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 10)
311
Steve Mayhew Mayhew's Aces using Riser Subtlety (uncredited)
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
4
Steve Mayhew "Attitude" spectator cuts to an Ace and three indifferent cards, three cards changed into Aces
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
9
Steve Mayhew Mayhew's Opener deck is continuously shuffled, spectator makes decisions about what pile to use and when performer should stop and finds the four Aces one by one, possible "encore phase" is to show the whole deck is only Aces of Hearts and three of them change back to indifferent cards and Ace of Hearts is in shirt
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
13
Derek Dingle Everywhere and Nowhere sequence
Related to 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
17
Quick 3-Way sequence brief
1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
18
Steve Mayhew Flash Ace Production as four small packets are cut from deck, an Ace appears face up on top of each
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
25
Steve Mayhew Ultimate Blackjack spectator deals out many Blackjack hands between the performer and himself, performer always has a great hand (20 or 21) and almost always wins
1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
4
Steve Mayhew Lazy Man’s Ten-Card Poker Deal uses Snap Crimp, multi-phased:
  • performer deals Poker hands to himself and spectator and he wins
  • spectator repeatedly shuffles and deals those ten cards and performer without looking always knows whether he will win or lose
  • for finale performer (sometimes spectator) deals from deck and has option to exchange three cards for any three cards in deck, performer still wins
Related toAlso published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
9
Steve Mayhew Keep Your Hands In Your Pockets with one hand in pocket, performer produces selection on top of deck while it is behind his back, a second card is selected and its three mates are produced behind his back in similar fashion, hand is brought out from pocket and it holds the three mates of first selection, no jacket
Inspired byRelated to 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
14
Steve Mayhew The Real World two spectators take many cards from deck (sometimes one spectator holds deck while other selects), one takes all red cards and other takes all black cards
Related to 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
18
Steve Mayhew Vanishing Variations
  • The Vanishing Poker Deal: Aces vanish one at a time from top of deck, performer deals out five hands and Aces turn up face up in his hand (or they are “center-dealt” to performer from deck)
  • Topsy-Turvy Vanishing Poker Deal (see p. 24)
  • The Vanishing Fix (see p. 26)
Inspired byAlso published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
23
Steve Mayhew Topsy-Turvy Vanishing Poker Deal Aces vanished as in original (p. 23), deck is shuffled face up into face down, hands are dealt out and all cards come out face up except performer’s, rest of deck becomes all face up, performer’s cards are the Aces
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
24
Steve Mayhew The Vanishing Fix Aces placed on bottom, one by one they are placed on top and vanish, following each vanish the others are seen still on bottom, trick can end as in previous variation (p. 24), or without the "Topsy-Turvy" aspect and performer just gets the only face down cards – the Aces
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
26
Paul Cummins Bottom of the Barrel pseudo bottom deal demonstration
Inspired byAlso published here Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
1
Ken Simmons Sleightless Poker Power without bottom deals, ten cards, spectator can chose which he wands, full house and royal flush
Inspired byVariations Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
7
Edward Marlo Ambitious Card Sequence in-jogged card jumps to almost the top visibly ("Tilt 'n Turn"), then to the top with a wrist turn, to top again
  • First Handling
  • Second Handling
Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
9
Irv Weiner, Howard Schwarzman, Edward Marlo Out-Jog Alignment Move card near the top is out-jogged and shown, top card secretly slid out to be aligned with it
Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
9
Edward Marlo Topper Move Handling wrist turn instead of upwards turn
Inspired by Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
11
Jerry Andrus On the Rise tilted card slowly lowered
Inspired by Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
13
Edward Marlo Aces to the Top "Bluff Insertion Control"
Aces put really on top, top four cards distributed in different positions, Aces back on top, unit block second deal
Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
15
Russell T. Barnhart Barnhardt's Four Ace Trick named Ace changes into selection
Variations Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
21
Eddie Clever Three-Thought Coincidence card cut to and remembered, another spectator removes and pockets a card, a third spectator thinks of one, they all match, from notes by Max Abrams
Inspired by
  • "Impossible Yet?" (Eddie Clever, Thought Wings Onward, 1939)
Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
28
David Solomon Mexican Poker straight flush over full house
Inspired byRelated toVariations Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
1
David Solomon Solo-Hummer packet mixed with cato procedure by spectator under table, one card remembered, performer sorts all except selection
Inspired by
  • "Hummer Outdone" (Ken Simmons, Choice Effects No. 5)
Related to
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
3
Paul Cummins Just a Thought three spectators think of a card in a packet each with Emotional Reaction procedure, collectors done with those
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
5
Ken Simmons Ultimate Collectors
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
9
Aaron Goldberg Double or Nothing poker dice are thrown and hidden by spectator, matching hand dealt by performer
Related toAlso published here Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
13
Doug Conn Die-Namite numbers on rolled dice are used to count to three selections
Inspired byAlso published here
  • lecture notes "Conn-Fidential"
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
18
Michael Sibbernsen Chaotic Transposition two cards reverse and transpose in various ways, then transpose with two Jokers that have been pocketed at the beginning
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
25
Ken Simmons Convincing Signature Transfer Effect signature is transferred from face of Two of Hearts to the Three of Hearts, ungaffed
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
27
Stewart Judah Two Cards And A Prediction two spectators name a number up to ten, card of that number are found, then numbers added and card counted to, it is predicted
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
31
Eddie Clever Three Thoughts Later three spectators think of a card and remove it, they're placed in an envelope and the names of the cards are written on a piece of paper, another spectator indicated three cards from a second deck which are put in an envelope, they are shown to match
Inspired by
  • "Dead Name Duplication" (Theodore Annemann, Thayer's Trick of the Month Club, 1932)
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
32
Edward Marlo Tilt & Raise Bottom Deal (Plus The Aces of Spades Trick)
July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
1
Marty Kane Minor Moracle packet cut off and reduced to one card via reverse faros, this card is a Seven and other Sevens on top of discard piles
Inspired by July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
3
Edward Marlo The Spectator Triumphs! spectator shuffles face-up/face-down after the performer shuffled
Inspired by July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
5
Wesley James, Jed B. Smith The Thought Collectors
July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
7
Mark Aspiazu, Ken Simmons Convincing Collectors selections peeked at
  • First Method (Mark Aspiazu)
    • Second Handling (Ken Simmons)
    • Third Handling (Ken Simmons)
  • Second Method (Mark Aspiazu)
July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
14
Tomas Blomberg Technicolor Successive Assembly in Reverse
Also published here July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
17
Jason Alford Grasshopper Takes A Leap! card travels from between one sandwich to another
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
22
Ken Simmons Unexpected Sandwich selection appears between two tabled sandwich cards (pad spread)
  • First Handling
  • Second Handling
  • Fourth Handling
  • Fifth Handling
July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
27
Ken Simmons Simplex Locator Card top card turned over and put face-up into deck where spectator stops during riffling, it is next to selection
  • First Method
    • Second Handling
    • Third Handling
  • Second Method (Countdown Version)
  • Third Method (Bluff Version)
July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
29
Wesley James Splits Four spot is select, it splits in Twos, then in Aces, three double facers
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
1
Wesley James Olive Oil On The Side 4&4, with false (empty) deals and full-deck finale
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
5
Wesley James Four-Card Heisenberg
Related to Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
10
Peter Duffie A Formidable Team collectors with only one selection, other two trapped cards are of same suit and value
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
14
Peter Duffie Uni-Versatile a Jack changes into an Ace, Two and then Three, then the cards become the four Aces
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
16
Joe Rindfleisch Mental Thought Revelation spectator remembers card at thought-of number, performer finds card and divines number
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
21
Joe Rindfleisch Mental Thought Control one of nine, deck dealt into nine piles
Related to Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
23
Joe Rindfleisch Mental Spell packet routine
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
24
Joe Rindfleisch Easy Spectator Stops At The Aces spectator stops four times during riffling, the cards are put aside and shown to be Aces
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
25
Joe Rindfleisch Vanishing Aces Aces put reversed in one half of the deck, they vanish there and are found in other half
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
26
Gene Gordon Lie Detector With A Surprise lie speller with packet, at the end the selection is odd-backed and other cards blank
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
35
Eddie Clever Three-Deck Thought three spectators put a card reversed in a deck and spread the deck face up, performer with his back turned names the cards on either side for all three spectators
Inspired by
  • "Bills and Boox"
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
37
Ken Simmons Handling for Marlo's Jacks & Tens Routine 3&3, four phases
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
39
Tomas Blomberg Blabbering Blomberg two thought of cards are found
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
44
Tomas Blomberg Hull Scam Handling magician divines selected card and thought-of card
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
45
Tomas Blomberg Pavement Shuffle
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
46
Tomas Blomberg Universal Colors two red-backed unknown cards are on the table, blue-backed Ace through Three of Spades removed, two more cards signed and lost, red-backed cards change to two Aces, then Twos, then Threes of Spades, then are shown to be the signed selections
Variations Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
48
Tomas Blomberg Flushtration Switch (Plus Effects) two cards held in end grip, bottom card shown and peeled on deck, new bottom card shown
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
51
Tomas Blomberg A Black Jack Effect two for two
Inspired byVariations Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
51
Ken Simmons A Black Jack Effect (Second Method) two for two
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
52
Jason Alford Just Plain Evil two odd-backed Jokers trap the selection, it vanishes, then reappears between the Jokers again
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
53
Aaron Goldberg Praying Mantis card travels from one sandwich to another under the spectator's hand
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
55
Jack McMillen Astral Vision edge-marked diagonal line, card location after riffle shuffle, mechanical interlocking chain principle, with more details and corrections by Jeff Busby
Related toAlso published here
  • "Mental Mysteries with Cards" (Larsen & Wright, 1942)
1998 31
Jeff Busby One-Way Glass card selected out-of-hands from shuffled deck, performer names position of selection, almost no-touch, out-of-hand reversal method
Inspired by
  • "Mind Mirror" (Jack McMillen, "Mental Mysteries with Cards", Larsen & Wright, 1942)
1998 62
Jeff Busby Mental and Physical two chosen cards are located in different ways
1998 70
Jeff Busby On-the-Fly Speller distant edge-marked key
1998 81
Jeff Busby Two Fly Don't Bother Me two edge-marked keys
1998 82
Jeff Busby Super Fly card fingertip peeked at, then named and spelled to, two edge-marked keys
1998 83
Jeff Busby Strictly Mental fingertip-peeked at card is divined
1998 86
Jeff Busby Chapter 10: The Texan Card Stab intro with credit information
1998 89
Jeff Busby Pack Stabber I selection stabbed to in rubber-banded deck with bill wrapped around
Inspired by 1998 92
Jeff Busby Pack Stabber II card stabbed to in bill-wrapped deck, value then is used to count to selection
Related toVariations 1998 94
Jeff Busby Pack Stabber III card stabbed to in bill-wrapped deck, value then is used to count to selection, fair conditions
Inspired by 1998 95
Jeff Busby In Lieu of the Punch using edge-marked cards instead of punched cards, credit information, Walter Scott
Related to 1998 98
Jeff Busby On the Miracle Ace Cutting
1998 100
Jeff Busby The Five Card Mental Force selection procedure for Mental Reverse type tricks in which one of five face-down tabled cards is chosen
Related to 1998 105
Jeff Busby Fingerprint Detection credit information, location with fingerprint presentation, adapting previous selection method
Related to 1998 106
Jeff Busby Magnetic Blackjack High-Low separated deck combined with Gilbreath principle
Related to 1998 111
Lew R. Brooks Order Out of Chaos packet of one suit arranges itself from Ace to King after cuts and shuffles
Related toAlso published here 1998 8
Lew R. Brooks The 4 Second Stack fast overhand stack demo with the four Kings, using thirteen extra Kings, inspired by John Scarne performance
Inspired by 1998 13
Lew R. Brooks Bughouse Poker tabled royal flush production with some preliminary handling, pivot revelation
Inspired by 1998 18
Lew R. Brooks Bughouse Blackjack Fourteen of Spades climax
  • Combined Handling (combining routine with Bughouse Poker)
Related to
  • Blackjack idea in "36 Tricks with FA-KO Cards"
Variations
1998 24
Lew R. Brooks The Kangaroo Kid gambling demo with packet of sixteen cards removed from the deck, story
Inspired by
  • "From the Land Down Under" (Ken Beale, World's Greatest Card Tricks, Bob Longe, 1996)
Variations
1998 28
Lew R. Brooks The LRB Stacking Demo overhand stacking demo, others get good hands
1998 31
Lew R. Brooks Poetry Poker "(A Love Story with Cards)"
1998 34
Lew R. Brooks High Card Poker poker demo with twenty picture cards & Aces
1998 37
Lew R. Brooks A Red/Black Location one of several pairs selected, later found, red/black alternating set-up
Also published here 1998 40
Terri Rogers The Boromian Link Linking card effect, one card frame links onto two others frames.
Inspired by 1998 19
Terri Rogers StarGate Two card frames glued back to back turn inside out to become glued face to face
Inspired by 1998 50
Terri Rogers The FlexiCard Flexagon with playing cards
1998 82
Manuel Muerte Großvaters Zigarren card under cigar case, then card to mouth, then card folded into cigar case
1998 2
Wesley James Coming Up in the World
1998 3
Manuel Muerte Die wandernde Socke card travels to card case, then sock is found in card case and card in performer's shoe, shoe load while standing
1998 8
Danny Archer Bicycle Box Built for Two image of card appears on blank paper, switching card case
Also published here Jan./Feb. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 8 No. 45)
525
Joshua Jay A Preposterous Paper Clip Problem Indifferent cards placed in paperclip change into Jokers, then paperclip suddenly grows larger than the card
Inspired by May/June 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 8 No. 47)
548
Joshua Jay Behind the Scenes Transpo Presentation for two card transposition
Also published here May/June 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 8 No. 47)
549
Gregory Wilson Card Through Table
July/Aug. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 8 No. 48)
558
Kirk Charles The Cat's Card Trick chose card has cat paw prints on them
Sep./Oct. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 49)
572
Todd "L'il John" Watson Ripped Torn spectator apparently rips case by mistake
Also published here Sep./Oct. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 49)
574
Chris Hampton Seven Hearts copying a card
Nov./Dec. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 50)
582
Karl Fulves Meant For Each Other two rows of cards, calculation made with calculator arrives at two digit number, those two spots are exchanged in the rows, the rows then match
1998 27
Karl Fulves King's Row number force with calculator, four-digit number used to find the Kings in row of cards on table
1998 32
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 33
Karl Fulves Trick Tac Toe using calculator, deck of cards and die
1998 58
Karl Fulves Digits At A Distance three digits chosen from packet of cards, two exchanged, same thing happens on display of calculator
1998 66
Karl Fulves Digital Device four digits chosen from packet of cards, two exchanged, same thing happens on display of calculator
1998 68
Karl Fulves The Exemplar three-digit number chosen with packet of cards is predicted on calculator
Variations 1998 74
Karl Fulves Four-Digit Version four-digit number chosen with packet of cards is predicted on calculator
Inspired by 1998 76
Karl Fulves Video Poker two poker hands chosen and entered into calculator, from total the performer divines the two hands
1998 83
Karl Fulves Notes one card in packet of stripper cards secretly reversed, cards removed one by one, performer can feel when reversed card is taken
1998 94
Karl Fulves And The Winner Is spectators choose four cards face up from group of sixteen cards, values added and number predicted, Matrix Force application
  • Notes & References (credit information)
Variations 1998 122
Marcelo Contento Drilling hole appears in signed selection
Jan. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 5)
72
S. Brent Morris Triple Seekers sandwich effect with two selections sandwiching an Ace, using Triple Faro Shuffle
Inspired by Feb. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 6)
75
Jim Steinmeyer The Thespian Card
  • Conjuring
three cards put aside, then three cards chosen and lost, the three cards from the beginning are shown to be indifferent, then they change into the selections and back, then one of the cards changes into all three selections one by one and back to an indifferent card, card with half card flap
Feb. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 6)
79
Steve Silverman Trapped With A Vengeance red Aces in center of deck, card chosen and left in the center, red Aces turn face up with selection between them, selection put on top, it travels back between the reversed Aces
Mar. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 7)
74
Hideo Kato Prelude To Oil & Water 4&4, the cards are alternated, then in pairs, then triple, then separated
Apr. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 8)
73
Roy Walton, Ramón Riobóo Hokem Poker 25-card deck can be dealt in as many piles as often as spectators want, yet performer receives royal flush and everyone has a good hand
  • Racherbaumer Addition (Jon Racherbaumer)
  • For Hard Core-Cases
  • HC-C Method
  • HC-C Racherbaumer Addition
Inspired by Apr. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 8)
78
Doug Conn Conn-version first out-jogged selection turns over, then whole deck
Apr. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 8)
80
David Regal Coincidence Deck performer puts down card, then spectator selects one, repeated a few times, all pairs are mates
Related to May 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 9)
72
R. Paul Wilson Vested Sand three-of-a-kind riffle cull
Inspired by
  • "Major Dalby's Brag Stack" riffle cull (Jerry Sadowitz, The Crimp #15, Aug. 1993)
May 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 9)
75
R. Paul Wilson Canister Jury three-of-a-kind riffle cull and stack
Inspired by
  • "Major Dalby's Brag Stack" riffle cull (Jerry Sadowitz, The Crimp #15, Aug. 1993)
May 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 9)
76
David Harkey, Eric Anderson Bottom Feeder cased sandwiched card turns out to be later selection, featuring a strip-out addition type handling to add cards from deck to cards that are taken out of case
Also published here June 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 10)
70
David Harkey Prize Collection with Aces in the case, applying the Bottom Feeder for the case load
Inspired by June 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 10)
71
Roy Walton How Odd spectator chooses group of cards for performer and for himself, performer predicted whether those packets are odd or even
  • First Variation
  • Underhanded Cheater's Alternative
June 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 10)
72
Jim Steinmeyer Expecting A Coincidence five decks are mixed together in clear plastic change bag, five spectators each choose the same card
Also published here
  • Strange Power and Other Problems for Magicians, 1992 lecture notes
June 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 10)
77
Tom Frame What Were You Thinking? three cards chosen by cutting off a pile and remembering bottom card of cut-off packet and top card of rest, and by dealing through the pile and stopping at any card, all cards named without touching the deck
July 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 11)
70
Sid Fleischman Rube Goldberg Revisited: The Card In The Apple "Including the Wonderful No-Switch Torn Corner Switch Revealed tor the First Time"
Aug. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 12)
64
Allan Ackerman Marriage-Go-Round
Inspired byRelated to Aug. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 12)
72
Derek Parfitt Two-Bit Location quarter put on deck, it vanishes and appears next to selection
Aug. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 12)
74
Roy Walton Peek-A-Boo
Sep. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 1)
72
Gregory Wilson Montelude Ace (money card) changes places with two Queens, climax for monte routine
Inspired byRelated to Oct. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
72
Rajneesh Madhok, Alain Nu Business Sense Solomon's effect done with seven business cards
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
73
Tom Gagnon Open Predicament with named card
  • Seated Version
Also published here Oct. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
74
Henry Christ Card Clairvoyancy location, optional repeat
Inspired by Nov. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 3)
78
Tom Frame Off-Color Sandwich four odd-backed cards are supposed to find a signed selection, instead they are the matching four-of-a-kind with one of them being the signed selection
Also published here Nov. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 3)
80
Doug Canning Whisper Will spectator thinks of card in twelve-card packet at a known position/hour, card is divined
Dec. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 4)
81
Jason Alford After-Burner! variation of the Tom Ellis/Wesley James Loading move sequence, for Michael Weber credit correction see "Attribution Retribution"
Related toVariations Dec. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 4)
85
Docc Hilford Mephisto's Journey Spectator writes name of a card on billet, seals it with empty billet and deck of playing cards in envelope, envelope is hidden in other room, then light goes out and green light can be seen, performer holds envelope, reads slip and removes card. Everything vanishes again is back at the secret location, card is missing and message on empty billet. With borrowed objects.
Related to 1998 3
Bob King Numiracle Cards four cardboard pieces with different numbers on both sides are turned and put in envelopes without performer seeing it, performer divines total of the sides showing up, soft/stiff corner Fillman Principle
1998 6
Bob King Fake Stack Aces face-up in deck, one fast riffle shuffle and they are instantly stacked for four players
1998 4
Bob King Delayed Double-Revelation Jennings Revelation with two packets, first two Jokers appears, then they change to selections which are picked up from their packets
Inspired by 1998 5
Bob King Forget to Remember to Forget with one spectator who peeks two cards in incomplete faro condition (upper and lower card)
1998 7
Bob King Impossible Mental Catch red Queens given to spectator, then any named card appears between them
1998 9
Bob King Princess for Magicians five cards, one thought of, all cards put in pocket, performer removes four, last one is selection
1998 11
Bob King Spectator Cuts and Cheats spectator cuts to the Aces three times, then they change back color
1998 13
Bob King Stebbins Buried Treasure spectator chooses card by cutting deck in three piles, then he deals through the cards and performer stops at selection
Inspired by 1998 15
Bob King Transfixion pocket knife is stabbed next to peeked-at card
Inspired by 1998 16
Bob King My Opener breather crimp
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 18
Bob King Follow Up single phase
Also published here 1998 19
Bob King Impossible Four-Card Location four cards are selected and produced from different spots (two pockets, case, one signed from wallet), two spectators unknowingly have the same selection
Inspired by 1998 21
Bob King Catch of the Day card removed invisibly from one half and caught on face of other half where it visibly appears (Flippant)
Variations 1998 24
Bob King Catch Two card removed invisibly from one deck and caught face up on top of another deck where it visibly appears (Flippant)
Inspired by 1998 25
Bob King Dreamweave ungaffed handling of Brainwave, faro fan
Inspired by 1998 26
Bob King Turnabout is Foul Play Ace through Four in a row on the table, one card is moved to other end, they still are in order, repeat, color changing back kicker
1998 28
Bob King Another Late-Night Session spectator peeks at a card in incomplete faro condition, fairly lost, selection found, repeat, power stack with duplicates
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 30
Bob King Poker Mental II three spectators, last card also reversed in another deck, mis-calling mates
Inspired byVariations 1998 33
Bob King Harvesters gaffed Collectors, selections instantly appear between Aces when they are placed on deck
1998 35
Jason Alford Exxon Mix Up 3&3
  • The Separation
  • The Instant Mix
1998 3
Jason Alford Spreading the Collectors Thin Kings tabled, three cards chosen and lost, Kings spread and three cards have appeared in them, they are shown to be the selections
  • Notes (faro instead of three Tilts)
Inspired by
  • "YAC - Yet Another Collectors" (Chad Long, video)
1998 5
Jason Alford Sandwich Spread odd-backed sandwich cards place in different positions, they instantly come together to trap selection
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1998 8
Jason Alford Grasshopper Takes A Leap card vanishes between two Jacks, travels to between another two Jacks
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 10
Jason Alford A Cut Above duplicate Aces
Inspired byRelated to 1998 12
Jason Alford A Quarter Off spectator cuts to four advertising cards with 25 cents off each, gag comment
1998 19
Jason Alford Knuckle Sandwich Aces placed reversed in different positions, they instantly travel together to sandwich selection
  • First Method
  • Second Method (out-jogged)
Inspired byRelated to 1998 20
Jason Alford Locate & Rescue challenge location, Ace to King set up
Inspired by 1998 22
Jason Alford Squirt card travels from sandwich to sandwich
Inspired by 1998 23
Jason Alford CCCB "Color Changing Card Box", flap
1998 25
Jason Alford Poker Triumph Magician vs. Gambler story
Inspired by 1998 27
Jason Alford Twixter twisting with clean transformation kicker, sticky and two double facers
VariationsAlso published here 1998 31
Jason Alford Just Plain Evil two odd-backed Jokers trap the selection, it vanishes, then reappears between the Jokers again
Variations 1998 32
Jason Alford Floating Deck deck is on table and clings to fingers when lifted up, hidden fork
1998 34
Bruce Bernstein Trans-Premonition spectator thinks of a card before the show, during the show two decks are displayed, named card is missing in one deck and is found in other
Also published here 1998 1
Bruce Bernstein Bernstein Thought Card Across one card
Also published here 1998 5
Bruce Bernstein Couples always two cards used, spectator decides if red pair, black pair or mixed, also with discard pile
Also published here 1998 22
Bruce Bernstein Scripted Thoughts spectator's and performer select a card and replace cards in other half, second spectator takes the deck and goes into other room to look for two cards which stand out, they match the selected cards
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 30
Steve Bedwell Flexible Credit borrowed credit card broken in envelope, reproduced from wallet
1998 ca. 1
Steve Bedwell Shake Shuffle and Twist invisible deck / Triumph combo
Also published here 1998 ca. 3
Steve Bedwell Binary Fission featuring "The Krenzel Split"
Inspired by 1998 ca. 10
Kenton Knepper Kolossal Killer named card prediction in wallet, "off by one" principle
Variations 1998 ca. 1
Kenton Knepper Truly Invisible spectator choses any card from an invisible deck, performer divines it after mimed elimination process, Kolossal Killer as out
1998 ca. 11
Allen Zingg Kolossal Killer Variation stage version
1998 ca. 14
Guy Hollingworth Twisting the Aces with Kings to Aces kicker, Quartet gimmick
1999 4
Guy Hollingworth Indicator Kings Kings to selected four-of-a-kind kicker, Quartet gimmick
1999 9
Guy Hollingworth Transposition Kings and Aces transpose, Quartet gimmick
1999 11
Guy Hollingworth Dr Daley's Last Trick with Kings to Aces kicker, Quartet gimmick
1999 14
Guy Hollingworth Blank Indicator three Kings turn blank, fourth one into selected card, Quartet gimmick
1999 17
Guy Hollingworth One-at-a-time Reverse Assembly quartet gimmick, Quartet gimmick
1999 20
Guy Hollingworth A Gambler's Dream indifferent to Kings to indifferent, Quartet gimmick
1999 26
Guy Hollingworth Reset Quartet gimmick
1999 30
Guy Hollingworth Reset Blanks all cards turn blank, Quartet gimmick
1999 31
Guy Hollingworth Waving the Aces with Kings to Aces kicker, stand-up version, Quartet gimmick
1999 33
Guy Hollingworth Voodoo Card selection in deck behaves like isolated card that is torn and torched
Also published here 1999 14
Guy Hollingworth Waving the Aces stand-up version, optical alignment
Variations 1999 21
Guy Hollingworth Waving the Aces II close-up version, optical alignment
1999 31
Guy Hollingworth Oil and Water 3&3, optical alignment
1999 39
Guy Hollingworth Cherchez la Femme Optical Alignment
1999 43
Guy Hollingworth The Hofzinser Problem outlined Routine
1999 44
Guy Hollingworth The Penetration of Four Cards through a Jacket
Variations 1999 48
Guy Hollingworth Travellers
Variations 1999 62
Guy Hollingworth An Ambidextrous Interchange selfworking
1999 65
Guy Hollingworth A "One Card" Routine signed Card is put in one pocket and extracted from another
Variations 1999 78
Guy Hollingworth Packet Travelers selection vanishes from Ace packet and appears in pocket repeatedly, then only selection remains and Aces are found in different pockets, posed as a problem
Variations 1999 84
Guy Hollingworth The Control of Chosen Cards paper clip
Related to 1999 89
Guy Hollingworth Paper Clip Strike
1999 94
Guy Hollingworth Jacket Addition using paper clip & magnet
1999 95
Guy Hollingworth Jacket Ditching using paper clip & magnet
1999 95
Guy Hollingworth An Ace Assembly paper clip, backfire
Also published here 1999 96
Guy Hollingworth The Homing Card paper clip
1999 106
Guy Hollingworth Cannibal Cards paper clip, outlined Routine
1999 114
Guy Hollingworth Regarding the shift. Two Deal Shift
Also published here 1999 129
Guy Hollingworth Three Cards Under a Box last in box
Inspired byVariations 1999 143
Guy Hollingworth A Gambling Routine ends in New Deck Order, for an idea see also p. 28 of Behr reference
Related toAlso published here 1999 181
Guy Hollingworth A More Light-Hearted Routine Ace cutting with increasing conditions
1999 192
Stephen Minch Aces Over Teakettle
1999 196
Guy Hollingworth A "Call to the Colours" Routine ending in New Deck Order
Variations 1999 202
Guy Hollingworth A Destroyed and Reproduced Card UCS, found in envelope or sealed pack
Variations 1999 219
Guy Hollingworth A Card at Any Number UCS
1999 230
Guy Hollingworth A Card Stab UCS, last card stabbed by Specator, signed
1999 237
Guy Hollingworth A Triumph Routine in the hands, two phases, interesting display
Variations 1999 251
Guy Hollingworth The Cassandra Quandary card placed in envelope is actual later selection
Related toVariations 1999 264
Guy Hollingworth Reformation including handling variations for some phases
Variations 1999 278
James Swain Departure from Quartet between palms to case
Inspired byVariations 1999 3
James Swain Tongue in Cheek deck ends up in New Pack Order except two selections
1999 7
James Swain Metamorphosis one Quartet is in Case
1999 11
James Swain Icebreaker selection
1999 17
James Swain A Tribute to Dunninger Si Stebbins
1999 20
James Swain The Twenty-One Card Trick
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1999 23
James Swain The Tale of Titanic Thompson on top of anitfaroed packets is Royal Flush
1999 26
James Swain Psychic Poker one of eight-card packet, using Maven's "Binary Cut Sorting Process"
1999 29
Bill Malone Cut' em High and Tie
Related to 1999 33
James Swain 21st Century Cards Across ala Paul Harris' "Las Vegas Leaper"
1999 35
James Swain Birds of a Feather three Phases
1999 37
James Swain Diving Rod four of a kind
1999 43
James Swain Miraculous several four of a kinds are produced
1999 46
Frank Thompson Four Card Revelation
1999 46
James Swain Equivocally Triumphant not-so-freely named Triumph
1999 50
James Swain The Last Good Trick classic Staring him in the face handling
1999 57
James Swain The Four Robbers updating a Classic
1999 60
James Swain 21st Century Assembly actually as a travelling effect
1999 64
James Swain The Explosion three four of a kinds
1999 68
James Swain Too Many Jokers deck ends up with all four of a kinds
1999 71
James Swain Card Warp Display only with borderless Cards
1999 80
James Swain The Dummy Fan Force one chosen from fan of five, located by touch, not really a force
Related to 1999 95
Paul Cummins Count on It ten to twenty, first packet of that size is produced
1999 102
Persi Diaconis, James Swain Persi's Collectors faro
Related to 1999 105
Fred Kaps, James Swain I am in Debt cards total ten although one by one is removed
Related to 1999 108
Larry Jennings, James Swain Instant Aces
1999 111
Daryl Martinez, Bill Malone Shipwrecked story presentation
1999 114
Derek Dingle, Harry Riser, Bruce Cervon, Edward Marlo, Johnny Thompson Quick D-Way
1999 117
Ron Ferris Royal Aces Aces on top and Deal
1999 123
Alex Elmsley, James Swain 1002nd Aces
1999 127
James Swain, Herbert Milton, Nate Leipzig Sympathetic Thirteen specially arranged decks of ungaffed cards
1999 131
James Swain Poker Interchange Redux
Related to 1999 137
James Swain Dealing Centers/The Muck nice Switch
1999 140
James Swain Just Lucky Eight Card Stack double Duke
1999 144
James Swain 21st Century Magicican vs. Gambler two phases, including Pokerhand Transformation
Also published here 1999 147
Andrew Wimhurst Australian Cooler 51 to pocket climax
1999 3
Andrew Wimhurst Sandwich of the Gods using a new loading technique
1999 6
Andrew Wimhurst, Dr. Jacob Daley Cheater's Aces
1999 7
Andrew Wimhurst Ten Below four Tens are produced, Selection is ten card down in deck
1999 10
Andrew Wimhurst Shuffle-tracker shuffle-tracking a selection, ends with four-of-a-kind
Variations 1999 11
Andrew Wimhurst Dirty Harry location of mates in pocket which turn out to be selections
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1999 13
Andrew Wimhurst 3rd Degree second, third, fourth, fifth deal demo, using only thirds
1999 15
Andrew Wimhurst Cut Deeper Aces using cut deeper force
1999 17
Andrew Wimhurst Suit Revelation producing full suit
Variations 1999 18
Andrew Wimhurst How to Cheat at 21
1999 19
Steve Ehlers Three Card Location stack
1999 20
Andrew Wimhurst Yellow Kid's Monte card to Wallet Climax
1999 21
Lee Asher You bet your Asher six card repeat with gambling patter, royal flush finale
1999 3
Lee Asher The Magic Finger Box of Death finger is bent in folded card
1999 6
Tom Allen The Ripple visual, you "see" the card coming up
VariationsAlso published here 1999 11
Lee Asher Ridding the Ripple with one-handed turnover of top card at the end
Inspired byAlso published here 1999 12
Ron Bauer, Edward Marlo The Mechanical Deck using Marlo's gimmick on thread, done as a kind of side-ways card rise
1999 2
Bert Allerton Wind Up the Deck Gag riffling sound
1999 14
Allan Ackerman Thoughts on the Ten Card Poker Deal four phases, double jonah, almost no-touch
Also published here 1999 7
Allan Ackerman, Al Leech A Little Finesse all three cards transform, finessed handling
Inspired by 1999 13
Allan Ackerman Kannibal Kings one card vanishes between Kings, then two, then three, then the Kings become Eights
Inspired byAlso published here 1999 27
Allan Ackerman One Kiss Does It All
Related toVariations 1999 5
Allan Ackerman The General Card three spectators think of a card, three cards selected, not thought-of cards, but change into them
Inspired byRelated to 1999 11
Allan Ackerman The 10 Card Trick
Also published here 1999 16
Allan Ackerman A Close Encounter three thought of cards found in different ways, memorized deck
Related toAlso published here 1999 18
Allan Ackerman Back to Hierophant #1 with named card
Also published here 1999 24
Allan Ackerman Finally Matched ending phase
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1999 29
Allan Ackerman, Simon Aronson, Steve Mayhew Mayhew Poker Again Mayhew Poker Deal, mistakes turn out to be a Royal Flush
VariationsAlso published here 1999 32
Richard Osterlind Puff Pasteboard miniature duplicate of selected card inside matchbook, cigarette transforms into selection (pull)
1999 23
Richard Osterlind Under Test Conditions stack
1999 28
Richard Osterlind Test Conditions II stack
1999 30
Richard Osterlind Tribute to Tarbell
Inspired by 1999 30
Richard Osterlind My Father's Favorite piles made and cards moved around by spectator under performer's direction
1999 33
Richard Osterlind Miracle Thought Projection card placed on table, spectator names a card, it matches, repeat, psychological gambit
1999 37
Richard Osterlind Paroptic Psychometry I blindfolded, performer identifies objects
1999 82
Richard Osterlind Paroptic Psychometry II blindfolded, performer identifies objects, different presentation
1999 85
Richard Osterlind, Nate Leipzig Expanding Leipzig's Secret using thin see-through cards
1999 89
Steve Mayhew The Routine stack for two hands, both are good but performer wins, spectator can riffle shuffle
Variations 1999 9
Steve Mayhew The Ultimate Double-Duke stacking four hands, spectator gets flush, performer full house or four of a kind, gambling demonstration
1999 11
Steve Mayhew The Ultimate Gardner-Marlo spectator shuffles between rounds
Related toVariations 1999 16
Steve Mayhew Ten Card Finale spectator shuffles again and still loses
Also published here 1999 19
Steve Mayhew Blackjack spectator can decide if dealer should draw or not, while performer looks away, he still wins
1999 22
Steve Mayhew A Balloon, a Cartwheel, and a Pony Ride three selection are found three times
  • Phase One (deck is dropped and cards turnover one by one)
  • Phase Two (flashy location, last one in mouth)
  • Phase Three (Cards to pocket, all cards to pocket finish)
Also published here 1999 1
Steve Mayhew, Toby Wessel Dolores in a Meadow ambitious card, in the end whole deck are double backers
Also published here 1999 3
Steve Mayhew Freedom Mayhew Poker Deal, face-up cards shuffled in face-down cards, then all reversed cards dealt out, four Ace kicker
VariationsAlso published here 1999 4
Steve Mayhew, Toby Wessel Burn Out Your Blind Eyes without looking four cards are removed from the deck, eventually they change to Aces
Also published here 1999 5
Steve Mayhew How You Like Me Now? Opener named card is only odd-backed card
Related to 1999 6