48,631 entries in Cards / Effect Themes
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Ellis Stanyon The Card Disappears from an Empty Glass No. 16, tinfoil back
1999 165
The Chosen Cards Change to Photographs No. 17, cards change into photographs of people
Also published here
  • Kunard's "Card Tricks"
1999 165
Ellis Stanyon The Three of Diamonds Changes to Two No. 18, center pip on hair is jerked back
1999 166
A. E. Bloom The Signed Ace Changes to a Three No. 19, celluloid sheet with extra pips and indices palmed onto signed Ace
1999 166
James J. Morgan Aces versus Blank Cards and Pocket No. 20, four blank cards in pocket of spectator transpose with Aces held by spectator
1999 166
Ellis Stanyon The Two of Hearts Changes to the Two of Spades No. 21, one pip is Spade and one Heart
1999 167
Ellis Stanyon The Four Knaves Change to Four Aces and Back Again No. 22
Variations 1999 167
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note describing the quartet transformation from Discoverie of Witchcraft
Inspired byRelated to 1999 168
Ellis Stanyon Got 'Em All Beat No. 23, two selected cards fairly shuffled back by spectator, yet found behind back, two cards hinged together, selections put between them
Related toVariations 1999 169
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note details on the hinged pocket card, also for vanishing a card
Inspired by 1999 169
Ellis Stanyon The Card through a Hat No. 24, visibly pulled out
1999 170
Ellis Stanyon The Card in a Bottle No. 25, folding card
Variations 1999 170
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note card into bottle, card is already inside but floating on top of water and cannot be seen when audience looks on edge
Inspired by 1999 171
Ellis Stanyon The Ink Card No. 26, ink to clear water with card inside glass, one side black to simulate ink in glass of water, more elaborate versions
1999 171
Ellis Stanyon An Envelope Changes to the Chosen Card No. 27, hinged gaff
Variations 1999 172
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note prediction envelope has a card back on other side, all cards have an envelope on other side with same card predicted, switch in stand or upright book
Inspired by 1999 172
Ellis Stanyon The Vanishing Pips No. 28, Nine of Diamonds changes to Five, Three, Ace, then blank, back seen, hinged multi-pip card
1999 173
Ellis Stanyon The Reunited Card No. 29, card cut into four pieces, thrown in air and the restore visible, flap construction that unfolds by itself
1999 174
Ellis Stanyon The Card on a Ribbon No. 30, card appears at end of ribbon, folding card
1999 174
Ellis Stanyon Spirit Photography No. 31, photograph of selection appears on blank paper in envelope
1999 174
Ellis Stanyon The Chosen Card Changes to a Box of Matches No. 32
Variations 1999 175
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note variation in which the whole deck changes into a half-sized miniature deck
Inspired by 1999 175
Ellis Stanyon The Mechanical Changing Pip Card No. 33, for example Queen of Clubs to Queen of Hearts, two versions
Variations 1999 177
Ellis Stanyon The Mechanical Changing Pip and Value Card No. 34, Queen of Clubs to King of Hearts
Inspired by 1999 177
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note variations of the gaff and some applications, also in combination with step to change amount of card, multiple changes, handling ideas
Inspired by 1999 178
Ellis Stanyon Changing and Enlarging the Card No. 36, card changes twice and grows to three times the size
1999 180
Ellis Stanyon Several Ordinary Cards Change to Large Ones No. 37, two methods
1999 180
Ellis Stanyon The Card Changes to a Die No. 38
1999 181
Ellis Stanyon The Moving Pip Card No. 39
1999 181
Ellis Stanyon The Bullet Ace No. 40, hole visually appears in Ace
1999 181
Ellis Stanyon The Chosen Card Appears Between Two Others on a Thread No. 41
1999 182
Ellis Stanyon The "Torn Corner" Card No. 42, corner visually restores, two constructions
1999 182
Ellis Stanyon An Ace Changes to a Three and Vice Versa No. 43, holes fill with color
Inspired by 1999 183
Ellis Stanyon Eclipse Vanishing a Pack of Cards No. 44, card sections riveted together so fan can be closed to narrow packet and is attached to pull
1999 183
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Protean Pack No. 45, three selections, "General Pack"
1999 183
Ellis Stanyon Making a Half Pack of Cards Vanish No. 46, every card cut in half and cards stuck together, loop to hide deck behind hand with loop over thumb
1999 184
Ellis Stanyon The Sticking Pack of Cards No. 47, deck thrown against wall to which it sticks, then cards rise out of deck
1999 184
Ellis Stanyon The Electric Pack of Cards No. 48, floating spread between hands
1999 184
Ellis Stanyon Producing a Pack of Cards from an Empty Glass No. 49, mirror glass or a card with tinfoil back
1999 185
Ellis Stanyon The Card Jumps Out of an Envelope No. 50, elastic, or jumps out of deck with deck held under foot
1999 185
Theodore DeLand The Ten of Spades Changes to the Ten of Clubs No. 51, sliding celluloid piece on card
1999 185
Evans Brown The Chosen Card Is Found Printed on a Plain Card Placed in a Glass Tumbler No. 52, "Spirit Print Card Trick", celluloid with card printed on it, not seen in glass, later covers blank card
1999 186
Ellis Stanyon The Four Ace Trick No. 53
1999 186
Ellis Stanyon New Precipitation No. 54, "Third Method", with Dr. Ford B. Rogers's peek pairs
Related to 1999 187
Ellis Stanyon The "Tokio" Card Trick No. 55, cards penetrate hat
1999 187
Theodore DeLand DeLand's Two-Card Monte No. 56
Variations 1999 188
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note version with half card
Inspired by 1999 188
Ellis Stanyon A New Protean or Chameleon Pack No. 57, deck shown mixed, then cut in half, one half shown all red and other all black
Related to 1999 189
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note credit information on Oil & Water
Related to 1999 189
Theodore DeLand The Five of Diamonds Changes to the Five of Spades No. 58, "DeLand's Colour Changing Card"
  • Variation ("The Irish Card", pips change to green)
1999 190
Theodore DeLand Deland's "Eureka" Card Trick No. 59, four Kings and an Ace put in hat, Ace removed and Kings also change to Aces
Variations 1999 190
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note finessed forcing from this forcing deck, with divination via fishing
Inspired by 1999 192
Ellis Stanyon Discovering the Chosen Card by a Throw of the Dice No. 5, card layout on table and cards eliminated via through of die, partial forcing deck
  • Variation
1999 193
Ellis Stanyon To Produce Three Cards at any Number No. 7, with pack consisting of forcing card triplets
1999 194
Ellis Stanyon Four Cards Changed to the Same Value as a Fifth Drawn from Another Pack No. 8, four cards change (via Glide) to card selected from forcing deck
1999 194
The "Ae-Di-Tse-Tal" Forcing Pack No. 10, "Latest Idea" backwards, every other card corner short
(a) Mind Reading
(b) To Cut an Odd or Even Number
1999 196
Ellis Stanyon (a) stop trick
1999 197
Ellis Stanyon (b) stabbing location
1999 198
Ellis Stanyon Three Cards Produced from a Pack Shuffled in a Hat No. 17, deck shuffled in hat, yet three previous selections found
1999 201
Ellis Stanyon The "Ivory" versus "Air Cushion" Finish No. 19, card replaced in deck with different finish
1999 202
Ellis Stanyon The "Key" Card Forcing and Self-shifting Pack No. 20, having a piece of metal around one end of a card (similar to paper clip) as key card
  • The "Waterfall" Shuffle (with the key card)
  • Dispensing with the "Key"
  • "Bridging"
  • To Force any Two Cards (performer cuts apparently randomly)
Related to 1999 203
Ellis Stanyon Three Persons Select the Same Card No. 21
1999 205
Ellis Stanyon The "Anstro" Forcing Deck No. 23, long-short deck with both cards forcing cards
  • Suggested Effect (two cards selected and then spectators find each other's cards)
1999 205
Ellis Stanyon The "Monte Cristo" Forcing Pack No. 24, one-way forcing deck with fake indifferent indices on all cards
  • Suggested Effects (thought reading, prediction)
1999 206
Ellis Stanyon The Master Mystery Forcing Pack No. 25, three banks divided by long cards: 1-0-1 with force cards, alternating pairs, 1-0-1 with different force card
  • To Produce a Card at Any Number
  • Knife Thrust between Two Chosen Cards
1999 206
Ellis Stanyon The Pack Is Wrapped in Paper and a Knife Passed between Two Chosen Cards No. 26, twenty-six force pairs
1999 207
Ellis Stanyon To "Cut" at the Card No. 2, cutting at selection
1999 208
Ellis Stanyon To Blow the Card from a Pack No. 3
1999 209
Ellis Stanyon To Separate Red from Black Cards No. 4
1999 209
Ellis Stanyon To Draw Picture Cards from a Pack No. 5
1999 209
Ellis Stanyon To Draw the Card from a Pack in a Person's Pocket No. 6
1999 209
Ellis Stanyon To Pass the Card from a Pack into a Person's Pocket No. 7, deck put in spectator's pocket and removed again, then selection travels into pocket
1999 209
Ellis Stanyon To Name Cards Before Removing Them from a Pack under a Handkerchief No. 8
1999 209
Ellis Stanyon To Draw Cards from a Pack One After Another No. 9
1999 210
Ellis Stanyon To Pass the Chosen Card Through a Handkerchief No. 10
1999 210
Ellis Stanyon With a Confederate No. 11, confederate has the card replaced reversed
1999 210
Ellis Stanyon To Name the Number of Cards in the "Cut" No. 12
1999 210
Ellis Stanyon To Draw One to Ten Cards No. 13, requested number of cards cut
1999 210
Ellis Stanyon The Card Is Found at Any Number No. 14, glide
1999 211
Ellis Stanyon To Drop All but the Chosen Card No. 15, dribble force to oneself with stripper deck
1999 211
Ellis Stanyon The Inseparable Knaves No. 16, quartet shuffled into deck and found again
1999 211
Ellis Stanyon The Animated Card No. 17, card rises out of tabled spread
1999 211
Ellis Stanyon A Blindfolded Assistant Removes the Card from a Pack Covered with a Cloth No. 18
1999 211
Ellis Stanyon The Chosen Card, Shuffled into the Pack, Discovered by Anyone No. 19, equivoque
1999 212
Ellis Stanyon The "Gravitational Pull" No. 7, selection comes to bottom of deck
1999 216
Ellis Stanyon Card Passes Upwards Through the Pack No. 8
1999 217
Ellis Stanyon Everybody's Card No. 9
Variations 1999 217
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note three selections, vanish and disappear, not too convincing packet handling
Inspired by 1999 217
Ellis Stanyon The Name of the Card in a Nest of Envelopes No. 10, prediction appears on business card in nest of envelopes
1999 218
Ellis Stanyon The Envelope Restores a Burnt Card No. 11, back-to-back envelope
1999 219
Ellis Stanyon The Card in the Pocket No. 13, selected card located in pocket
1999 220
Ellis Stanyon The Card Freely Chosen Is "Cut" to the Top No. 14
1999 220
Ellis Stanyon Chosen Cards Are Discovered by a Blindfolded Assistant No. 15, long cards in short deck
1999 220
Ellis Stanyon To Tell the Number of Cards by Weight No. 16, two long cards at known positions
1999 220
Ellis Stanyon Two Chosen Cards Found Together No. 17, using the long card as key
1999 221
Ellis Stanyon Long and Wide Cards No. 18, one of each in the deck, forced on different spectators
1999 221
Karl Fulves Any Card Reversed one-handed reverse under handkerchief cover
Inspired by 1999 232
Ellis Stanyon Upright One-Handed Pass No. 18, also as color change to any named Ace
1999 234
Ellis Stanyon Pass to Deceive a Conjurer No. 20, fake pass demonstration
Variations 1999 234
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note fake pass demonstration
Inspired by 1999 235
Ellis Stanyon Magical Production of a Full Pack of Cards No. 12, manipulative, routine with productions from knee
Variations 1999 244
Ellis Stanyon Passing the Fifty-two Cards Up the Sleeves No. 21
1999 251
Chung Ling Soo The Card Thought of Is Removed and Replaced in the Pack No. 22, card thought of in spread, it vanishes and reappears again
1999 252
Ellis Stanyon Stanyon's Method of Masking the "Top Change" No. 2, routined handling
1999 255
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note details on top change handling
1999 255
Karl Fulves Cannibal Variation cannibal card put on half the deck on the table, selection placed on top vanishes, repeat
1999 256
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note spectator apparently loses card, selection instantly found (it's on top) after spectator closes eyes
Inspired by 1999 261
Prof. Robert Hellis To Change One Card Without the Pack No. 14, "Known as Hellis' Change No. 1"
1999 262
Karl Fulves Supplementary Notes handling details, with Aces back to Top application
Inspired by 1999 263
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note application in which a selection placed with three Kings changes into fourth King
Inspired by 1999 264
Ellis Stanyon The "Revolution" Change No. 17, flip-over change, as transposition with duplicate
1999 265
Ellis Stanyon Trying to Lose a Card No. 21, ambitious card routine, presentation about trying to lose the card and failing
1999 266
Ellis Stanyon Either One of Three Cards Is the Chosen One No. 22, two duplicates
1999 267
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note spectator finds two red Nine via counting, prediction says "You will not pick a black Nine"
Inspired by 1999 270
Karl Fulves Closed-Eyes Table Spread Force spectator should close his eyes and take a card from tabled spread, application of changing the card to a photograph of the spectator picking a card
1999 272
Ellis Stanyon Forcing from an Arranged Pack No. 16, glimpsing next card instead of forcing
1999 276
Ellis Stanyon Riffle Shuffle for the Paired Pack No. 31, long-short pairs of cards that add up to fourteen, can be riffle shuffled, divining chosen card by the one next to it or forcing a number
Related to 1999 290
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note using the slip change for a card-to-top sequence
Inspired by 1999 292
T. Page Wright Slip Change Transposition
1999 293
Ellis Stanyon To Draw Back a Card No. 5
1999 294
Ellis Stanyon Cards Change under a Person's Hands No. 6, "Done with the Slip Change and the Draw Back"
1999 294
Ellis Stanyon Colour Change - Suiting Actions to Words No. 4
1999 299
J. A. Jackson Balancing the Pack on End - on the Back of the Hand No. 12
Variations 1999 302
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note routine for the stunt
Inspired by 1999 302
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note details of handling and simple location with it involving calculations with card values
Inspired by 1999 307
Ellis Stanyon A Bridge of Cards Between the Hands No. 32, elastic cord, long spread
1999 311
Ellis Stanyon Tearing a Pack of Cards in Half No. 33
1999 312
Jerry Mentzer Think Stop Standard key card location, spectator thinks "stop" and magician stops on their selection
1999 5
Glenn G. Gravatt Mental Vision Divine four cards, standard key card location using pencil dot instead
1999 8
Behind the Back Key Key card location, deck held behind back during selection process
1999 9
Two Selections Just a standard key card location with pencil dots, to reveal two cards
1999 10
Al Baker Out On Location Card chosen and lost freely. Magician asks for value of card, then card is successfully located. Multiple key card type of trick.
1999 11
Randy Tanner Elimination Prediction Deck dealt into four piles, one chosen, some more dealing and choosing until one card remains, predicted
Also published here 1999 12
Another Lie Detector Key card location, but presented as lie detector. Spectator lies when they see their card, magician knows.
1999 15
Jerry Mentzer Two Keys Two key cards peeked, deck can be riffle shuffled and one of the key cards can still be used. A bit of fishing possibly needed. Can be used as a force of one of two cards using a bit of equivoque.
1999 17
Theodore Annemann The Magic Thrust Face up card stabbed in the deck by spectator behind their back, stabbed next to selection
Also published here 1999 23
Lu Brent U Find Your Card Like Magic Thrust, but with some subtleties. Top card is not used, second card is reversed and stabbed in deck by spectator, next to selection.
Related toAlso published here 1999 24
Jerry Mentzer It Takes A Year Card chosen and lost. Magicians deals the deck, reciting the months of the year, the days of the week and the four seasons of the year. Card is found at the end of the deal, plus four Aces.
1999 25
Dai Vernon The Five Card Mental Force
Also published here 1999 26
Get Thee Behind Me, Satan Seems identical to U Find Your Card
Related toAlso published here 1999 27
A Moving Revelation Row of ten cards, magician can tell how many cards have been moved from one end to another
Also published here 1999 28
Moe Seidenstein Move A Card Card location using one way back
1999 30
Basic Hummer Baby Hummer, four cards flipped face up and down, end with selection being the only one reversed.
Related toAlso published here 1999 37
Persi Diaconis Beyond Hummer Variation on Basic Hummer
Also published here 1999 39
Tom Craven Hummer - Odd Back Basic Hummer, but selected card is reversed and also odd-backed
Also published here 1999 41
Tom Craven Hummer Clean-up Clean-up for Baby Hummer (1 2 3 4 turnover)
Also published here 1999 44
Doug Canning Canning's Baby Hummer Baby Hummer using six cards
Also published here 1999 45
Jerry Mentzer Spectator Finds Your Card Magician chooses a card, spectator deals to find two cards that divines value and suit of selected card, uses double-deal force
1999 51
Ted Gillam Pairs Stay Stack. Spectator stops on pairs of cards that match.
Also published here 1999 54
Master Poker Deal Jonah Card ten card poker deal, three phases.
1999 55
Nick Trost High Card Poker Deal poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
Also published here 1999 60
Charles T. Jordan Improved Marvelous Prediction Odd/even system for divided deck, spectator riffle shuffles, set-up in front of spectators by openly dealing into some heaps
Also published here 1999 62
Stewart James Miraskill Miraskill
Also published here 1999 63
John Murray Four-Way Coincidence Spectator finds the three mates to a card placed aside by magician as a prediction, impromptu
Also published here 1999 69
Michael Boden Deck Memorization Out of This World with the performer dealing as a memory stunt, g=Gilbreath
Also published here 1999 72
Barrie Richardson The Airplane Cards
  • Phase One: Adding Three Cards to the First Packet
  • Phase Two: Switching the Second Packet
  • Phase Three: The Cards Apparently Pass Across
  • Phase Four: Showing the Three Selections
1999 23
Barrie Richardson Mental Magnetism deck spread on table and hands placed on spread, cards cling to hand, eventually all fall down except selection
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Club 71, Easter 1990
1999 49
Barrie Richardson When Worlds Collide stand-up handling, done with about twenty cards from deck
1999 76
Barrie Richardson Angel's Flight cards cut to are divined and number of cards in cut off packet as well, elaborate presentation
Related toAlso published here
  • Club 71, Summer 1986
1999 83
Barrie Richardson The Quasi-Memorized Deck deck is shuffled, two spectator get half the deck and performer names every card after apparently memorizing
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Club 71, Autumn 1993
1999 93
Barrie Richardson Barrie's Move a Card memorizing every other card in one half
Also published here
  • Club 71, Christmas 1988
1999 104
Barrie Richardson Close-up Memory Demonstration move-a-card, then a number is named and performer names card at that position (faced deck)
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Club 71, Winter 1987
1999 107
Barrie Richardson Do You Want to Continue? two decks, named card is at the same position, faced deck
Also published here 1999 199
Barrie Richardson ...And One Makes Fifty-two two-way out effect, either premonition without naming the card first, or named cards is only odd-backed card
Inspired by
  • "Delusion Deck" (Gene Grant, Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets, 1980, marketed 1957)
VariationsAlso published here
  • Club 71, May 1989
1999 205
Barrie Richardson Almost Real Mind Reading
Also published here 1999 210
Barrie Richardson Gestalt Vision spectators turn their selections end-for-end by themselves
Also published here 1999 213
Barrie Richardson Think Hot, Think Cold
Also published here 1999 222
Barrie Richardson It Isn't Mind Control with crib on card or thumb tip
1999 226
Barrie Richardson Chapter IX: The Card at Any Number Problem chapter intro
1999 253
Barrie Richardson Any Card at Any Number faced deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Club 71, Winter 1990
1999 257
Barrie Richardson The Thirteen-deck Solution
  • The Fifty-two-deck Solution
  • The Twenty-six Deck Solution
  • The Thirteen-deck Solution
  • The Master Chart
Variations 1999 262
Barrie Richardson Any Card at Any Number (The Platform Version) two phases, restricted choices, faced deck
Variations 1999 267
Barrie Richardson The Parking Lot Mystery time also set on watch, using reversed-hands watch, odd-backed climax
Also published here 1999 286
Brother John Hamman Dracula and the Handmaidens Jack of Spades and six red spot cards shown, red card thought of, it becomes a double blank card and is predicted on the Jack of Spades
Inspired by
  • "Limited Edition" (Gordon Bean, Larry Jennings, marketed)
Jan. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 1)
36
Larry Jennings MacJennings Aces
  • The Jennings Tapes
slow-motion assembly with reverse ending
Variations Jan. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 1)
39
Judson S. Brown, Charlie Miller From a House of Cards
  • Looking back to look ahead
filled shot glass produced from house of cards on table
Also published here
  • Genii, Vol. 1 No. 2, 1936
Jan. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 1)
43
Jean Hugard Hugard's All Backs credit information
Related toAlso published here
  • marketed around 1939
Feb. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 2)
36
Alex Elmsley The Bashful Ghost deck put on floor and covered with newspaper, when paper is removed the deck is seen to have cut itself at the selection with both halves in right angles
Mar. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 3)
16
Shiv Duggal Double Vision performer places card under card case, it matches free selection, repeat
Also published here Mar. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 3)
19
Angelo Carbone Floating Card Case
Mar. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 3)
22
Jack Avis An English Tea
Inspired by Mar. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 3)
32
Tony Binarelli You Think... It's Gone two decks, spectator says stop anytime while dealing through one deck, that card is noted, when opening the other case, only that one card is inside, partial mirage deck
Also published here Apr. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 4)
38
Karl Fulves Luck Beats Skill spectator cuts to four Aces and finds selection, credit information
Inspired by Apr. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 4)
41
Roy Walton The Apprentice Matchmaker
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 4)
42
Larry Jennings Devious Open Prediction
  • The Jennings Tapes
spectator deals to previously named number and leaves that one face down
VariationsAlso published here Apr. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 4)
44
Hideo Kato Call To The World
Inspired by Apr. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 4)
45
Philip T. Goldstein Divin-ace-tion dealing, count-back force, credit information
Apr. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 4)
46
Jack Avis The Dutch Ghost using Joker with little ledge cut out
May 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 5)
38
Roy Walton Ouch! Ace found in four-card packet, rest shown as Kings, Ace is also a King now and the Ace removed from pocket
Also published here May 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 5)
47
Jay Sankey The Homing Band rubber band removed from around deck of cards, shot upwards and becomes invisible, found back around deck on table
Also published here June 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 6)
31
Jay Sankey Fragile Harbor ship and bottle drawn on card, ship moves into bottle via color change
Also published here June 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 6)
33
Jerry K. Hartman Deep Voodoo two-card location
Inspired byAlso published here June 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 6)
48
James Swain 21st Century Magician vs. Gambler two phases, including Pokerhand Transformation
Also published here June 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 6)
52
Ricki Dunn Card in Wallet, Plus chain escape combined with card to wallet and watch steal
Inspired by July 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 7)
28
Roy Walton Finlayson's Frolic face card changes into selection, half pass
Also published here July 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 7)
48
Philip T. Goldstein The Partagas Spell characteristics of card spelled to, sucker, mates of selections show up as a climax
July 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 7)
49
Peter Duffie Craftmaster two Kings placed on one half, two more on the other, all are found on one pile and on the other half is a previous selection
Inspired by July 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 7)
49
Joshua Jay The Chicago Mystery Card using Discrete Displacement
Aug. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 8)
38
Micah C. Lasher Astronomical Aces dealing cards in pairs from two tabled halves, spectator stops at Aces, two more found
Aug. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 8)
42
Brian Kloske Business Cardiographic
Aug. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 8)
45
Larry Jennings Dissertation on an Old Trick, Part I
  • The Jennings Tapes
various handlings for the automatic placement procedure
  • Version No. 1
  • Version No. 2
  • Version No. 3
Also published here Sep. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 9)
46
Steve Bryant Son of Sam on Frank Everhart, Jr.
Oct. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 10)
37
Tom Allen The Ripple visual, you "see" the card coming up
VariationsAlso published here Oct. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 10)
51
Lee Asher Ripple Plus with one-handed turnover of top card at the end
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 10)
52
Jon Racherbaumer Clocker Shocker clock trick with small packet triumph sequence, selection travels from packet to deck
Inspired by Oct. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 10)
53
Max Malini Think a Card Secret "From Letters Written by Charlie Miller to Faucett Ross"
spreading cards with faces towards spectator and following spectator's gaze
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
24
Max Malini Malini's Transposition "From Letters Written by Charlie Miller to Faucett Ross", During WWII
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
24
Max Malini Malini's Cards From Pocket "From Letters Written by Charlie Miller to Faucett Ross", Nov. 23, 1936
short comment
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
25
Max Malini Max Malini's Card Jumps To Top "From Letters Written by Charlie Miller to Faucett Ross", During WWII
single phase Ambitious Card
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
25
Nate Leipzig, Charlie Miller Leipzig's Card Production Variation "From Letters Written by Charlie Miller to Faucett Ross", Nov. 20, 1943
card clings to hand
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
26
Max Malini, Dr. James William Elliott Malini-Elliott Multiple Card Location "From Letters Written by Charlie Miller to Faucett Ross", June 16, 1937
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
28
Max Malini The Deck Vanishes! while moving chair
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
31
Max Malini Malini's "Peep" Location "From a notebook of Vernon material"
spectator peeks at card, distance from step estimated
Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
32
Max Malini Malini Estimate card peeked at, performer later names position of card, key card sighted next to peeked card
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
32
Max Malini Malini's Double Discovery
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
33
Larry Jennings Dissertation on an Old Trick, Part II
  • The Jennings Tapes
various handlings for the automatic placement procedure
  • Version No. 4
  • Version No. 5
  • Version No. 6
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
58
Gregg Webb Cards To Ball
  • The WebbMaster
Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
62
Jerry K. Hartman Patent Portent spectator names any card, mate is removed, spectator thinks of any number, spectator deals to that number - all cards face-up except the one, it turns out to be the named card
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Dec. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 12)
56
Peter Duffie Heavyweight seven card packet, spectator ends up with previously announced "heaviest" card despite some spelling and mixing
Inspired by
  • "Status Quo Principle" (Marty Kane)
Variations
Dec. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 12)
58
Harry Lorayne Impromptu Out of this World
Also published here 1999
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 4 & 5)
148
Harry Lorayne Das Phantastische Kartenquadrat magic square routine with cards, then a named number
Also published here 1999
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 4 & 5)
151
Kurz-Tricks & Tips no credit
Also published here 1999
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 4 & 5)
159
Rudolf Braunmüller Nehmen Sie Platz III! with envelopes and cards
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 4 & 5)
167
Rudolf Braunmüller Kurz-Tricks & Tips
  • prediction written with candle on back of business card
  • "do as I do" with tarot cards
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 4 & 5)
181
Andreas Michel-Andino Die Multi-Pip-Card "Andinos Trickmonographien - Teil 3"
  • Nachtrag zum Nachtrag (Hindu thread)
  • Nachtrag (paper to money)
  • Das Namensproblem
  • Historische Entwicklung (credit information)
  • Varianten und Techniken
  • Vorschläge zur Vorführung
  • Eröffnung oder Schluß
  • Weitere Einsatzmöglichkeiten
  • P.S.: Noch ein Nachtrag
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 1)
8
Roy Johnson Doppelzeit
Also published here 1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 1)
15
Roy Johnson Der unglaubliche Träumer with blank deck
Inspired byAlso published here 1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 1)
17
Roy Johnson Auf dem Rennplatz
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 1)
19
Roy Johnson Telamit performer has to make notes at home
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 1)
23
Roy Johnson Identitätskrise Ace of Spades changes into duplicates of three selections one by one
Inspired by
  • "Chamiversal" (Roy Johnson, Abracadabra)
Also published here
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 1)
31
Andreas Michel-Andino Das Rubik-Cube-Problem "Andinos Trickmonographien - Teil 4"
  • Nachtrag zur Multi-Pip-Card
  • Historisches zum Zauberwürfel (credit information)
  • Verschiedene Lösungen (bibliography)
  • Verschiedene Einsatzmöglichkeiten und Vortragsanregungen
    • für table hopping
    • für Stand-up Vorführungen
    • für Kinde
  • Ausblick
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 2)
50
Paul Daniels, Rudolf Braunmüller Der Päckchenschätzer spectator cuts off packet, performer knows how many, repeat, then spectator cuts off pile of bills from bill stack and performer knows how many
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 2)
56
Rudolf Braunmüller Die Zufallsvorhersage cards with designs, spectator cuts off a packet and does the Tantalizer deal, final card predicted
Variations 1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 2)
60
Karten-Buchstabieren spelling some rhyme to find card
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 2)
66
Skullocation deck in bulldog clip, all cards fall out except selection
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 2)
67
Kartenwanderung with change bag
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 2)
67
Blankokarte prediction is empty, spectator chose a blank card
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 2)
67
Rudolf Braunmüller Tarot Karten two-card prediction with Tarot cards, counting
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 2)
70
James G. Thompson Jr. Doppelverwandlung card in spectator's hand transposes with another card, spectator holds selection at the end
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 3)
105
James G. Thompson Jr. Gleich und gleich gesellt sich gern with two quartets
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 3)
107
James G. Thompson Jr. Ein dunkles Geheimnis same card is reversed in the deck, spirits turned cards over in the dark
Also published here 1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 3)
115
Andreas Michel-Andino Guillotinen "Andinos Trickmonographien - Teil 5"
  • Noch einmal die Multi-Pip-Card
  • Nachtrag zum Rubik-Cube
  • Historisches zu Handguillotinen (credit information)
  • Verschiedene Formen
  • Meine Routine zum Handcutter
  • Schopenhauer und die Fingerguillotine
  • Die Guillotine in der Kindervorführung?
  • Ausblick
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 3)
120
Justin Higham X Cards to Aces four indifferent cards tabled one by one, they change to Aces
Variations 1999 5
Justin Higham Face-Down X Cards to Aces four indifferent cards tabled one by one from face-down spread, they change to Aces
1999 5
Justin Higham Shuffled X Cards to Aces four indifferent cards are reversed in deck, they change to Aces
Inspired by 1999 9
Justin Higham Transfer-Switch Transposition
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
1999 11
Justin Higham Surprise Collectors using Count-Action Bottom Deal
1999 26
Justin Higham Full-Tilt Pseudo Center Deal
1999 32
Justin Higham Repeat Reverse
1999 33
Justin Higham Combination Riffle Stack
  • Method One
  • Method One Plus Sucker Hand
  • Method Two
  • Method Three
  • Method Four
  • Method Five
Inspired by 1999 49
Justin Higham Double-Minus-2 Riffle Stack Aces put on top, one shuffle, then five-handed game dealt
  • 2 to 6 Hands Inclusive
  • 7 to 13 Hands Inclusive
1999 51
Justin Higham Ace Shuffle Resequenced
Inspired by
  • "Ace Shuffle Sequence" (Ed Marlo, Legend video)
1999 52
Justin Higham Shuffled Ace Cutting
1999 54
Justin Higham Failure Turned Into Triumph
Inspired by 1999 57
Justin Higham Mindsight
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
1999 65
Justin Higham The Variation That Can Be Explained
Related to 1999 67
Justin Higham Clairvoyant Plus
Inspired by 1999 69
Justin Higham Super Clairvoyant Plus
Inspired by 1999 69
Justin Higham Ultimate Clairvoyant
Inspired by 1999 70
Justin Higham Clairvoyant Count-Down spectator counts to a number and remembers card at that position
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1999 71
Justin Higham Stripper Count-Down spectator counts to a number and remembers card at that position
Inspired byRelated to 1999 72
Justin Higham Clairvoyant Svengali spectator counts to a number and remembers card at that position
Inspired by 1999 72
Justin Higham Broken-Line Location
Related to 1999 73
Justin Higham Logical Twenty-Sixth Card
Inspired by 1999 74
Justin Higham Predetermined Count-Down spectator names a number between five and ten, card of that value produced and selection found at that number
  • First Method
  • Second Method (Discard)
Inspired by 1999 74
Justin Higham High-Card Mental Revelation spectator shuffles, cuts off a pile and thinks of highest card in that pile
Inspired by 1999 76
Justin Higham Direct 15-Card Trick applying Pre-determined Estimation to fifteen-card trick
  • Marked Version
  • With 21/24 Cards
Inspired byVariations 1999 77
Justin Higham Mono Do-as-I-Do performer and spectator have each other peek a deck, performer removes his selection, it's the same as spectator's
  • Marked Version
Inspired by
  • "Futzless" (Carmen D'Amico, Sticks & Stones No. 18)
Related toVariations
1999 78
Roger Crosthwaite Split-Deck Version
Related to 1999 78
John Carey Mono Think-as-I-Think following gaze
Inspired by 1999 78
Justin Higham One-Way Reversals - Part Two one-way reversals of a peeked-at card
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
  • Fourth Method
1999 80
Roger Crosthwaite One-Way Estimation Speller
1999 81
Roger Crosthwaite One-Way Sequence Location selection made from and lost in table spread
  • First Method
  • Second Method
1999 82
Bobby Bernard Coincidental Brainwave deck cut in half and pairs turned up until there is a match, same value is reversed in second deck
1999 83
Justin Higham Revolutionary Ace Cutting Aces found through consecutive cut forces
  • Cut-Deeper Ace Cutting
  • So-Simple Ace Cutting (Discard)
Inspired by 1999 87
Justin Higham Reversed-Order Divination spectator cuts off pile and counts it before remembering a card, both divined
1999 87
Justin Higham One-Ahead Foursome four-of-a-kind produced from shuffled deck
1999 88
Justin Higham Unaccounted Oil & Water 4&4
Variations 1999 90
Justin Higham Displaced Oil & Water 4&4
1999 92
Justin Higham Displaced Oil & Water Climax 4&4, magical mixing
1999 93
Justin Higham Direct Oil & Water 4&4
1999 93
Justin Higham Preset Oil & Water Climax 4&4, magical mixing
1999 94
Justin Higham Collected Oil & Water 4&4, magical mixing
Inspired byVariations 1999 94
Justin Higham Aesthetic Oil & Water 4&4
  • Variation
1999 95
Justin Higham West End Aces tabled Aces transpose with indifferent cards on other side one by one
Inspired by 1999 95
Justin Higham Slip-Cut Sandwich Transpo sandwiched card transposes with another card
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Inspired by 1999 97
Justin Higham Pressed Between Again card from top vanishes and is found between sandwich cards
Inspired by 1999 98
Justin Higham Bottom-Deal Sandwich card sandwiched turns out to be previously selected card
Inspired by 1999 99
Edward Marlo Borrowed-Deck Transposition with stranger card
  • First Phase
  • Second Phase
  • Final Phase
1999 107
Edward Marlo Latest Rubaway Spots
Inspired by 1999 108
Edward Marlo Bluff Collectors
Inspired by 1999 110
Edward Marlo Double-Deal Count-Down card to any chosen number from ten to twenty
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Related to 1999 111
Edward Marlo, Justin Higham K-M Reversing Aces Revised Aces reverse one by one
1999 113
Edward Marlo, Justin Higham Marlo's Direct Red-Black Aces - Reconstruction
1999 113
Justin Higham Think-a-Svengali a selection travels next to another thought-of card, svengali deck
Inspired by 1999 117
Justin Higham Svengali Quickie reversed selection changed into another selection
Inspired by 1999 117
Justin Higham Svengali Location
1999 118
Justin Higham Double X-Ray Vision cards next to chosen cards are divined, Paradox Deck (Multeffect)
Inspired by 1999 119
Ron Bonneau Enlightened Company spectator divines card of other spectator, cards look faded to spectator
1999
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 13)
327
Lennart Green Intuitive Eye two phases
1999
Syzygy (Vol. 5 No. 3)
361
Karl Fulves Wrong Game
  • There Was A Crooked Man
cards turn over one by one to display a poker hand, backs change color, then faces change into better hand, credit information on packet tricks
Inspired byRelated to 1999
Charlatan (Issue 1)
3
Dean Dill Time Flies Clock Trick plot, with red deck an hour is thought of and corresponding card of clock setup is noted by spectator, cards are re-dealt and there are only eleven, noted card appears reversed in blue deck
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
4
John Guastaferro The Trans-Pocket Switch and Applications a card-to-back-pocket methodology
  • Overview
  • First Application: named card vanishes from deck and appears in pocket (p. 17)
  • Second Application (“The Interlaced Mystery”): p. 17
  • Third Application: see p. 19
  • Fourth Application: see p. 19
Related to 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
13
John Guastaferro Third Application spectator thinks of number and notes card at that position from top, behind back performer places a card into pocket, card is shown to no longer be at noted position, it is in pocket
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
19
John Guastaferro Fourth Application Joker placed in back pocket, Spades are shown in order and spectator names one, they are dealt out and named Spade changes to Joker, named Spade is in back pocket
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
19
Steve Silverman Dunbury Aces performer cuts to cards to help identify features of selection (an Ace), each time failing and one of the cards is actually the selection, a new card is changed into selection and the cut-to cards are changed into other Aces
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
22
Steve Silverman Multi-Level Dealing follow-up to “Dunbury Aces” (p. 22), Aces are interlaced with Heart cards and false deals (second, third, fourth and bottom) are demonstrated, Heart cards change to Kings
Inspired byRelated to 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
28
John Lovick Multiplex Interchange Kings placed in pocket, one by one the Aces change into Kings, they change back to Aces, Kings are produced from both pockets, the Aces instantly vanish and are produced from both pockets
  • Silverman Alternate Display Sequence (p. 38): alternative procedure to get into trick
Inspired byRelated to 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
35
Eric T. Dockery The Rose rose sticker stuck onto card’s face, Ambitious Card sequence with it, real rose is produced from card and sticker is gone, uses dupe
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 10)
13
Eric T. Dockery No Camera Trickery three phases, a “No Camera Trickery” sign is torn and restored in flash of fire, a camera is produced, a signed card vanishes and reappears folded inside camera
  • variation to have card in camera with different colored back, implying spectator’s signature traveled to camera (p. 30)
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 10)
27
Jamy Ian Swiss Folded card in container finesse items falling from container enhance illusion
Also published here 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 10)
30
Eric T. Dockery Repeat Card to Envelope two signed selections, first appears inside envelope taken from wallet, after failing to find second one, first envelope is shown to be resealed and second one is inside
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 10)
31
Gordon Bean A Labyrinth in a Labyrinth cards are dealt out in a snake fashion, card is chosen based on spectator’s free choice and additional randomization, performer shows that the “snake” is in the shape of the card’s initials
Related to
  • "Koynini's Karpet" (Tony Koynini, The Magic Wand, March 1953, p. 42)
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 11)
4
John Guastaferro Fifth Application: Visual Color Changing Deck Joker is produced from deck, entire deck changes color as deck is given flashy cut which brings reversed Joker to middle, face-up Joker is removed and its back has also changed
Inspired by 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 11)
10
Steve Silverman Kings' Castle follow up to Steve's "Multi-Level Dealing" (see reference), Kings are dealt down into diamond formation, Aces placed in center, they change places
Related to 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 11)
12
Steve Silverman Moment of Egress follow-up to “Kings’ Castle” (p. 12), selection vanishes from between Aces and reappears reversed in deck
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 11)
15
Gregory Wilson The Name Tag Trick blank deck (“name tags”), spectator signs one, Ambitious Card sequence, signature vanishes and reappears, travels onto another card signed by performer on back
  • Alternative Final Phase: whole deck changes to spectator’s signed card, then changes back and card is produced from pocket
Related to
  • “Blank Ambition” (Seth Kramer, Ruminations, Vol. 1 No. 5, Nov. 1986, p. 4)
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
4
Gregory Wilson Professional Card to Pocket card jumps to pocket three times, then deck goes to pocket leaving card in hand
Inspired byRelated to 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
12
Open card-to-pocket loading sequence using a double card, as you openly “explain” how you palm it into your pocket
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
15
Gregory Wilson King-Size Travelers Travelers without jacket (Kings travel to front pants pockets and back pockets) and without deck, two Kings begin preloaded - see reference
Related to 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
17
Gregory Wilson Card false transfer card false-transferred from right hand to left, used as vanish
Related to 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
20
Gregory Wilson Stunt Double double snaps out of hand and spins/boomerangs in air
  • variation to make double split apart in mid-air (p. 28)
Also published here
  • "The Wilson Whirl" (Gregory Wilson, Genii, Vol. 61 No. 4, Aug. 1998, p. 68)
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
26
Gregory Wilson The Training Deck using deck numbered on backs from 1 to 52 in order, multiple phases:
  • number is named and performer demonstrates cutting straight to specific numbers
  • spectator names number and performer’s cut is off by one, performer produces named-number card from pocket
  • card vanishes from top of deck and reappears back in proper position
  • performer removes a card unseen, spectator names card and it is correct (last phase uses Mem Deck)
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
29
Gregory Wilson Lethal Fours “four card trick”, many phases:
  • three cards continuously becomes four each time one is eliminated
  • becomes one card – a Four
  • it is lost in deck and then all four Fours are visually produced on top
  • the Fours multiply into many cards
  • the Fours and then card case are produced from under spectator’s arm
  • deck is shown to be thick due to all the produced cards, shrinks back to normal
Inspired by 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
39
Joshua Jay EncACEd "An Eye-Popping Four Ace Production"
Aces produced from a deck placed in card case, ending is deck vanishes from the card case
Also published here Jan. 1999
Onyx (Issue 6)
2
Joshua Jay Armamentarium Aces four Ace location routine, modeled after Henry Christ's Aces
Also published here Jan. 1999
Onyx (Issue 6)
5
Joshua Jay Collecting a Closer follow-up to collectors: red and black Aces transpose, then back, then tabled two Aces turn out to be the three selections and all Aces are in the performer's hand
Jan. 1999
Onyx (Issue 6)
8
Joshua Jay Fancy-Find Flourish selection pulled out from a dribble, now renamed as Dribblocation
Also published here Jan. 1999
Onyx (Issue 6)
15
Joshua Jay Kan't Kill A King Kings vanish one at a time, then reappear
Jan. 1999
Onyx (Issue 6)
16
Joshua Jay A Simple Ace Trick spectator touches four cards, they are the Aces, they change back colors, Discreet Displacement application
Jan. 1999
Onyx (Issue 6)
22
Joshua Jay Card Transposition/Displacement Discreet Displacement application
Jan. 1999
Onyx (Issue 6)
22
Joshua Jay Hofzinserprise two selection transpose with Ace one by one
Inspired by
  • Michael DeMarco routine in his Precursor One-Man Issue
Jan. 1999
Onyx (Issue 6)
23
Joshua Jay A Reverse Curse "Plus Effect"
secret reversal of a playing card in the action of stripping it out from a spread, similar to Discreet Displacement
  • Performance of the Reversed Selection
  • Performance of Multiple Reversals
  • Performance of Triumph
Also published here Jan. 1999
Onyx (Issue 6)
25
Joshua Jay Counting On It! Four turns over and is used to count to selection, other three mates of selection show up
Variations Jan. 1999
Onyx (Issue 6)
27
Wesley James, Ken Krenzel Ungaffed B'Wave other three cards are shown to be a different value as climax
Related to Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
1
Wesley James Rock 'N' Roll Jokers four Jokers from four decks are put in four cases, four cards selected from a fifth deck, the cased Jokers change into duplicates of those selections, long meta-description of the routine and its (failed?) performance at a magic event
Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
4
Jerry K. Hartman Box Swap performer displays a card and puts it into case, card is selected and lost in deck, red Kings are placed face up into deck and black Kings are placed into case, red Kings are seen to have sandwiched the performer’s card and black Kings in case are now sandwiching selection
Also published here Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
10
Jerry K. Hartman Mexicali Ruse “Mexican Poker” plot, head-to-head Poker game with small packet of cards, magician gets Royal Flush, second version where magician gets four Aces
  • First Method
  • Second Method
    • First Variation
    • Second Variation
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
12
Jason England Puzzling Aces Aces lost in different parts, spectator cuts deck, Aces shown back on top
Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
16
Jason England Double-Change Routine Joker changes to first selection, then second selection
Inspired by Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
18
Jason England Center Deal Demonstration
  • The Real Work (estimated center deal)
  • Prepared Card Approach (greek deal)
Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
19
Aldo Colombini Ace High spectator cuts to Aces, Aces put onto four packets, deck assembled, Aces come to top, repeat
Inspired by Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
20
Aldo Colombini Variations of "Counting On It" Four turns over and is used to count to selection, other three mates of selection show up
Inspired by Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
21
Paul Gordon Hayden On Duty displaying cards in bunches, with cuts in between, at the end the Aces are stacked
Inspired by
  • "The Buffalo Cornstack" (Allan Hayden, Card Shark On Duty)
Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
22
Dan MacMillan Dealing Fifths! false dealing demo, Ace through Five on top of deck, requires thirds
Variations Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
23
Jason England Variation false dealing demo, Ace through Five on top of deck, requires thirds
Inspired by Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
24
Chas Roberts Try Myumph instant magical face-up/face-down mixing, then righting
Related to
  • "The Drunk Magician Triumphs" (Ken Simmons, Bob LaRue, Infinity April 1998)
Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
27
Kevin Kelly The Seven Percent Solution with seven cards
Inspired by Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
27
Christian Ehret The Slipshod Gambler deck shuffled face-up/face-down, Kings cut to, they change to Aces, deck shown straightened out with Kings reversed
Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
29
Ed Andres The Second Deck card chosen from red-backed deck, signed and left out-jogged, blue-backed deck shown, selection pushed in and immediately blue deck is spread with one red-backed card: the selection
Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
29
Jason Tang Meld
Related to Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
30
Aaron Goldberg The Trinity Assembly with only three packets, Ace, King and Jack of Hearts assembly
Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
31
Aaron Goldberg Light And Dark 4&4, four phases
Inspired by Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
34
Aaron Goldberg Insta-Mix
Inspired by Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
35
Tom Frame The Final Countdown
Inspired by Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
36
Jon Racherbaumer Clarifying "Fusion" Confusion credit information
Related toAlso published here
  • Obiter Dicta: Dust-Motes In The Grid (May 1999, GeMiNi Network)
July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
ii
Jerry K. Hartman Forced Ace Trick spectator cuts off four packets from tabled deck in places them jogged forwards and backwards into performer's hand, Ace shown on bottom of each
July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
1
Jerry K. Hartman Double or Nothing a Two of Clubs between two red Aces changes into Ace of Spades, spectator handles cards throughout
  • Selected Card Version
Also published here July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
4
Wesley James MacMillan Unmoved false dealing demo, Ace through Five on top of deck
Inspired by July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
12
Don England D.E. Triumphs! using uncredited Goodwin/Jennings Display
July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
13
Jerry K. Hartman Triumpharo using (uncredited) Goodwin/Jennings Display
  • Non-Selection Version
  • Selected Card Version
Variations July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
14
Marty Kane Excelling in Spelling Foretelling three phases, using one suit
  • Tabled Version
  • Packet Version
Inspired byRelated to July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
17
Aaron Goldberg The H.S. Prediction a selected and a thought-of card (from seventeen-card range) are found
July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
19
Peter Duffie A Piece of the Action selection comes to top, is cut to center, then a sandwich pair appears around it
Also published here July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
21
Peter Duffie Jacks High two black Jacks rise through deck, then end up next to two selections
July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
21
Peter Duffie Free Will eight cards, spectator chooses four, performer is left with Aces
Also published here July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
22
Peter Duffie Phantom Stab reversed card appears with two selections on either side
  • With Three Selections
Related toAlso published here July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
23
Peter Gröning Marjasin Joker pushed through deck sideways, visually changes into selection
Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
8
Peter Gröning Traveling Marjasin Marjasin variation as transposition
Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
9
Peter Gröning Blushing Marjasin back color changes visually when pushed through deck sideways
Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
10
Chas Roberts Deja Blue card selected, back color of rest changes, deck sorts itself to new deck order with selection missing, Stripper Svengali Principle
Inspired by Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
12
Jerry K. Hartman Well-Prepaired thirteen pairs are made of the 26 red cards, spectator chooses the only pair that is a perfect match of mates
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
13
Jerry K. Hartman Down Underware four Kings and Queens, cards of thought-of suit are married with spelling and down-under deal
Inspired by
  • Peter Duffie ideas, not published at the time of writing
Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
16
Michael Powers I.T.H. Triumph in the hands
Also published here Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
22
William Goodwin, Larry Jennings Goodwin/Jennings Display
Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
23
Paul Cummins Triumph '93 in the hands
Also published here Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
24
Christian Ehret Interlaced Journey three selections between Kings travel to between Aces, then in repeat a quartet transposes with the three selections
Inspired by Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
26
Wesley James Stanley Collins Meets The Progressive Aces
Inspired by Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
27
Eric Evans The Card and Hat deck shaken up in hat, selection jumps out
Also published here Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
31
Aaron Goldberg Sim-Sala-Simmons four card prediction, total predicts position of selection
Inspired byAlso published here Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
32
Bob Wallace Two-Step Aces spectator shuffles deck, performer shows shuffled deck, shuffles once, then Aces are shown on top
1999 141
Jerry MacGregor Opening Prediction card chosen matches prediction, then all other cards shown to be one-way force deck of a different card
1999 175
John Greene John's Photography routine for Hull's Mental Photography
Inspired by 1999 192
Toby Wessel Pick a Key, Any Key borrowed signed key changes to copper coin, then the coin vanishes on top of deck and reappears as the key next to selection, then key vanishes in trouser folds, ring flight finale
1999 197
Bob Wallace Four-Ace Follow Up Aces lost and found, brief
1999 214
Jerry MacGregor Quick Aces Aces lost, spectator chooses any card, that many cards counted down and all Aces are found there
1999 216
Jerry MacGregor The Walk-Around Mentalist
  • Phase 1: postcard selected and predicted
  • Phase 2: two spectators take five cards each, exchange one, all cards lost in deck, performer finds the selections
  • Phase 3: card prediction
1999 249
Kirk Charles Decked card lost, four cards shown that are supposed to tell suit, value, .. of selection, all shown as selection, then change to Aces
Also published here
  • lecture notes "Tricked and Tricked Again"
1999 257
Jim Pace Six Card Climax
1999 282
Jerry MacGregor The Other Scotch and Soda card under glass with repeat
1999 286
Carey Heim Impossible Closer wrong card torn, pieces change into correct card which is restored
Inspired by 1999 297
John Scarne Power Play two Royal Flushes, arranged in two rows by spectator and performer, the card match, no extra card or one-ahead
1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
1
Karl Fulves Following Orders Ace through Five in two suits are removed, Follow the Leader type routine in which the cards are turned up in numerical order
Related toVariations 1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
3
Darren Bradley Quick Predict spectator indicates two cards that are out-jogged and removed, they match the spectator's day of birth
1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
5
Karl Fulves A Theory of Space unknown card reversed in deck, card at small chosen number is shown and placed aside face down, when counted again, the same card is seen there as the reversed card from the beginning, tabled card is indifferent, also as a transposition
1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
8
Tom Sellers The Finder Pencil pencil moved over row of tabled cards, it moves at selection, pencil threaded through finger ring
1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
10
Karl Fulves The Black Sox Scandal red-black game with twelve red and eleven black cards
1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
11
Howard A. Adams Nu Triple Basic packet is down-under-dealt three times so that three people end up with two cards each, they all add up to nine
Also published here
  • Mindespa
1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
12
Don Nielsen Drop Ceiling cards sprung into the air, they drop on the floor, selection is then on head of performer
1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
14
Michael Esposito Two of You two pages in two dictionaries are chosen with number cards, top words match
1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
14
Tomas Blomberg Signing Off signature travels from the face of the Two of Hearts to the Ace of Diamonds, ungaffed
Variations 1999 11
Paul Cummins Just A Thought three spectators think of a card in a packet each with Emotional Reaction procedure, collectors done with those
Also published here 1999 15
Aaron Goldberg Double or Nothing poker dice are thrown and hidden by spectator, matching hand dealt by performer
Related toAlso published here 1999 20
Tom Gagnon Open Predicament with named card
  • Seated Handling
  • Standup Version
Also published here 1999 25
Tomas Blomberg TSAR "Technicolor Successive Assembly Reversed"
Also published here 1999 29
Tomas Blomberg Duped five cards, one looked at, spectator pockets the cards and removes four, they are not the selection, last one remaining in pocket is, five duplicates
1999 33
Aaron Goldberg Sim Sala Simmons four card prediction, total predicts position of selection
Inspired byAlso published here 1999 35
Michael Sibbernsen Match Maker matching two royal flushes, Symbologic
1999 37
R. Paul Wilson Archaic Spares five cards out-jogged in face-up spread, spectator thinks of one, they are removed and put in spectator's pocket, chosen one travels reversed into deck
1999 41
Jason Alford, Doug Conn Order Up odd-backed Jokers are in different positions, then squared in and the instantly trap a selection, extra Joker
Inspired by 1999 44
Darryl Harris Cards to Pocket and Case three selections travel to two pockets and case
Inspired by
  • "P.D.Q. Cards To Pocket" (Mike Gallo, 1983 lecture notes)
1999 46
Michael Sibbernsen Flash Cut
Variations 1999 49
Tom Stone Time Operator joker placed aside, selection transforms into joker with card identity written on it, previously isolated joker is selection
Also published here 1999 51
R. Paul Wilson Fained Casualty spectator pockets a four-card poker hand, then this is used to complete a royal flush in the next deal
1999 53
Jason Tang Gnat Eats Locust card vanishes between two Queens, travels to between another two Queens
Inspired by 1999 54
Ed Andres Half a Card Trick card changes into half dollar coin, then vanishes and appears in deck next to selection
1999 59
Peter Duffie Internal Ace, Two and Three are pocketed, two selections appear between them
Inspired byAlso published here 1999 61
Jason Alford Suit Cut Suit two cards in two suit runs from Ace to Ten transpose
Inspired byAlso published here 1999 63
Ken Simmons Jason's Trick signature is transferred from face of Two of Hearts to the Three of Hearts, ungaffed
Related to
  • "Signed Quick Visuals" (Ken Simmons, Choice Effects 8)
Also published here
1999 65
Christian Ehret Royal Gathering four Aces gather under the hands à la chink a chink, then change into a royal flush
1999 68
Daryl Martinez Presto Attracto Card II two selections made (picked and peeked), so-called Presto Attracto Card is cut to, above and below are the two selections
Inspired byAlso published here
  • New Millennium World Tour, p. 19
1999 71
Doug Conn Ginzu Ace through Ten of Diamonds placed aside, a selection transposes with one of them in an off-beat way, eight double facers
1999 75
Chas Roberts Five Card Joker Poker, Jokers Wild! five Jokers change into a Royal Flush
Inspired by 1999 79
David Solomon A Sandwich That's Not So Pure odd-backed sandwich cards placed near the ends of the spread, gathered and re-spread, they now sandwich selection
1999 82
Aaron Goldberg Transit Poison '98 one pocketed, the other sandwiched, surprise triple transposition with card seen at the beginning
Inspired by 1999 84
Marty Kane Nightmare Poker card to complete Royal Flush found with counting procedure
Inspired by 1999 87
Mark Aspiazu Pen Production pen appears on in-the-hands spread, or under the spread with floating spread sequence
  • Variation
1999 89
Steve Beam Demolition partial stack
Also published here 1999 91
Jason Tang Dancing With JNH selection lost, Aces shown, Ace on face has same suit as selection, other three turn over at once and then change to mates of selection, then all four cards change into the selection on the deck
1999 93
Jon Racherbaumer Snow-Blind Kings Jazz aces, cards turn blank as a climax
Inspired by 1999 98
Kevin Kelly The Physics Lesson
Inspired by 1999 101
Don Voltz The World Series of Poker (¿A Dream?) location after two riffle shuffles, interlocking chains
Inspired by 1999 104
John Caluwaert Kaluwaert's Kannibal Kings rhyming patter of "The Dance of The Cannibals"
Related to 1999 109
Edward Marlo The Real Inversion card turns over, then whole deck
  • Variation (two selections)
1999 111
Ken Simmons Two The Hard Way two selections lost, incomplete riffle shuffle is pulled apart, first selection sticks out of one half and is tabled, repeat with pivot production of wrong card, it changes into first selection, tabled first card is now second selection
Inspired byVariations 1999 113
Ken Simmons Two The Hard Way (A Different Approach) two selections lost, incomplete riffle shuffle is pulled apart, first selection sticks out of one half and is tabled, repeat with pivot production for second selection, then both cards travel to pockets
Inspired by 1999 115
Edward Marlo The Spectator Removes Em brief, two cards to pocket, removed by spectator
Also published here 1999 116
Peter Gröning A Collect Call
1999 117
Shaun Robison Four What selection lost, four Aces are shown each as selection, then they become four-of-a-kind of selection
1999 120
Marty Kane The Magic Underground Aces found with dealing and spelling by spectator, "Status Quo Principle" (invariant positions in Down-Under Deals)
Related to 1999 123
Tomas Blomberg Gramp's Case one Ace put in case, other Aces vanish one by one among Jokers, Aces then with other Ace in case
Inspired by
  • "Grandfather's Aces" (Chris Kenner/David Copperfield)
Variations
1999 125
Peter Gröning Quickie spectator's selection is under her hand, performer's selection travels to join under the spectator's hand, repeat
1999 128
Mark Aspiazu Hawk Transpo twisting Kings, they then transpose with tabled selection
Inspired byVariations 1999 130
Gary Freed Test Conditions card cut to, prediction is 51-on-1 gag, with actual selection on the back
Related to 1999 133
Nathan Kranzo Invisible Elasticity Invisible rubberband suddenly appears wrapped around deck, selection penetrates deck and rubberband
Variations 1999 135
Don England The Full Molly monte routine with several phases and back changes
1999 140
Ashford Kneitel The Subtlest Poker Move of All in final phase performer's cards multiply from five to about fifteen
Inspired by 1999 144
Andrew Wimhurst Dirty Harry location of mates in pocket which turn out to be selections
Also published here 1999 148
Tomas Blomberg Whispering Collectors three Jokers whisper names of two selections, selections are lost and then appear between Jokers
Related to
  • "The Whispering Queens" (Victor Farelli, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 9 No. 6)
1999 150
Nathan Kranzo Goldincrease signed cards transpose, one folded
1999 153
Chad Long Convincing Cut one-hand cut à la beginning of Charlier cut, then reaching in to pull out an Ace, reverse tilt
Inspired by 1999 155
Joel Givens Twixter In My Pocket one quartet pocketed, another turns face-down one by one, then they transpose
  • Alternate Ending
Inspired by 1999 156
Fredric P. Lamazor E. Card Rises list of impromptu techniques
1999 8
Fredric P. Lamazor Little Finger Rise card rises and then jumps up
Inspired by 1999 8
Fredric P. Lamazor A. Fan (Red/Black separation) Oriented
1999 16
Fredric P. Lamazor C. Ambitious Card fifteen-minute routine
1999 19
Roy Walton As You Were order of Ace-Four changes several times
Also published here 1999 19
John F. Mendoza Simple Shotgun breakless handling
Also published here 1999 25
Fredric P. Lamazor A Trick With a New Twist Handling deck tossed on table, card remains
Inspired by
  • "A Trick With a New Twist" (Card Magic for Amateurs and Professionals)
1999 28
Tom Gagnon Visual Quickie one of four kings transforms into selection, then back, selection from pocket
Also published here 1999 34
Mary Kinson, Lewis Ganson Fan See Card double-fan, outer layer ripped off except selection
Also published here 1999 38
Fredric P. Lamazor A to B Transformation four cards change
Inspired by 1999 43
Fredric P. Lamazor Twisting the Aces without optical alignment
Inspired by 1999 45
Fredric P. Lamazor Twist Follow-Ons/Amenities
Related to 1999 51
Fredric P. Lamazor, Philip T. Goldstein Counter Revolution four red cards on the table, four blacks in the hand, the blacks reverse one by one and change place with the red
Inspired by 1999 55
Fredric P. Lamazor Final Sequence 4&4
1999 58
David Acer The Acer File
  • Hofzinser's Delusion
"Hofzinser's", selection between spectator's palms, Aces taken out, Ace of same suit turns over and changes into selection, Ace now between spectator's hands, duplicate
Inspired byAlso published here Jan./Feb. 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 51)
598
John Talbot I Hear Voices voice from card case reveals selection
Mar./Apr. 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 52)
604
Peter Mennie An Easy Opener for Adults 52-on-1 card presentation
Mar./Apr. 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 52)
606
Joseph Otto Chicago Opener Variation message appears on back of card
Mar./Apr. 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 52)
608
Jon Armstrong Rose & Crown Double Sandwich two cards travel between tabled sandwich cards one by one, they are simply spread on the table, old palm load
Variations May/June 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 53)
620
David Acer The Acer File
  • Changes
pips move around on Five & Two of Clubs to Four and Three of Clubs, then fuse to Seven of Clubs, then split back to Five and Two of Clubs
  • Part 1: Transformation
  • Part 2: Fusion
  • Part 3: Fission
Also published here July/Aug. 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 54)
629
David Harkey Tailwind tilted card slowly lowered, with post-it on card
Inspired by Sep./Oct. 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 10 No. 55)
644
David Harkey Spaz card folded in quarters is placed on face-up card on deck, they visibly transpose
Inspired by Sep./Oct. 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 10 No. 55)
645
Chris Hannibal The Pringles Act - A Tableside Presentation In Three Parts card under an in Pringles can, then stuff is produced from can
  • Phase One - The Card Under
  • Phase Two - The Card In
  • Phase Three - Chop Chips
Nov./Dec. 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 10 No. 56)
654
Joe Givan Dream Hand packet trick twisting routine with color changing back and face kicker, poker patter
1999 2
Joe Givan Case Closed Aces isolated in case
Inspired by 1999 5
Bob Miller The Wizard Goes Cellular card chosen, performer's phone rings and person at other end names selection
Related to Jan. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 5)
80
Tony Kardyro, Joe Berg, Tony Slydini Repeat Remote-Viewing card selected behind performer's back, performer names it, repeated twice
  • Phase Two (card palmed out)
  • Phase Three (corner torn off)
Jan. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 5)
80
Edward Marlo Stacking Attack Kings openly stacked, Tens and Aces end up also, faro and overhand stacking, correction from reference
Related toAlso published here Jan. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 5)
83
Mark Aspiazu Discrepant Hop card put in center comes back to top
Jan. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 5)
85
Bob Farmer Tuesday Night With Ahab, Einstein, And The Queen Of Halloween
  • Flim-Flam
mnemonic system for playing cards, with scam in which top cards are remembered before playing high-card type game
Jan. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 5)
87
Jason Alford Twixter Jacks turn over one by one then cleanly change to Tens
Also published here Feb. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 6)
83
Jon LeClair Slop Ace Production four Aces end up reversed at different positions in slop shuffle triumph
  • Broken-Up Slop Shuffle
Feb. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 6)
84
John Suardini Imagine This all cards are blank as climax
Related to Feb. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 6)
86
John Suardini Imagine This Follow-Up Mindreader's Dream procedure with blank deck, then blank card presented as thought-of card (gag), rest of deck has changed to normal with thought-of card missing
Related to Feb. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 6)
88
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
Sylvain Mirouf Domino Rise deck ribbon-spread on table and turned over, card rises out perpendicular, elastic loop, credit information
Mar. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 7)
72
Tom Frame Forensic Evidence spectator puts thumbprint on selection and buries it in packet, magician identifies card, spectator handles selecting process and losing of card while magician’s back is turned
Variations Mar. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 7)
75
Alexander de Cova Boxed Transport signed card from deck to case between Aces, spectator handles double facer
Also published here Mar. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 7)
77
Jim Steinmeyer The Hypnotized Stack
  • Conjuring
deck is screwed together at one corner into a block, spectator names any number for the Ace of Hearts and it is found at that position
Related to Mar. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 7)
79
Jim Steinmeyer The Trilby Deck deck shuffled face-up/face-down and spread on the table, spectator chooses a face up and a face down card, in another deck a single face-down card matches one selection, and the other selection has a large X on its back
Mar. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 7)
80
Bill Taylor The Shuffled Prediction deck shuffled, spectator chooses a pair of cards and then one of them, it is predicted
Related toVariations Mar. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 7)
81
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
Joshua Jay Knuckle-Sandwich Aces two cards lost in deck, four Aces suddenly appear face up in deck and sandwiches both cards (no moves)
Also published here Apr. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 8)
71
Marcelo Contento She Loves Me Not card chosen and lost in chosen number of cards, packet divided in two and one card torn up and put in both halves, two spectators do down-under-deal and end up with the two torn halves
Apr. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 8)
72
Diamond Jim Tyler The Gunslinger cowboy figure drawn on selected card, it is bent so it stands upright on the table, performer mimes shooting on it and the card falls over and has a bullet hole
Apr. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 8)
73
The Vortex Move standing card topples over, air pressure by moving hand
Apr. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 8)
73
Ben Salinas True Love spectator signs card and puts hand on it, another spectator does down-under deal with packet and ends up with signed selection, card under hand is blank
  • Racherbaumer Sidebar (avoiding top change)
Inspired by
  • "She Loves Me..." (Robert Neale, Genii, Feb.1994)
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