Checkers

26 entries in Games / Checkers

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Eddie Joseph	Personal Publicity	magic square with letters on business cards, playing checkers with spectator, word aid		1940 ca.	Original Tricks	14	Numbers / Magic Square Business Cards Games / Checkers
Hen Fetsch	Your Move	red and black liquid change into checkers, inside paper cone		1946	Milk Pitcher Magic	27	Liquid / Transformation Games / Checkers Liquid / Milk Pitcher Paper / Cone made from Paper
Tréborix	Divination de pions	checkers with numbers on one side, checkers are moved and number is divined, followed by german translation "Altes Trick in neuer Fassung"		1947	La Baguette Magique (Issue 16)	4	Numbers / Thought Reading and similar Games / Checkers
	Checkers (1)	Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks removing bottom checker of a stack		Aug. 1951	Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 3)	829	Games / Bar Bets & Puzzles Games / Checkers
	Checkers (2)	Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks removing bottom checker from a stack using another checker		Aug. 1951	Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 3)	831	Games / Bar Bets & Puzzles Games / Checkers
	Checkers (3)	Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks rolling a dime on a checkerboard in circles		Aug. 1951	Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 3)	831	Coin / Sleights / Flourishes Games / Checkers
	Checkers (4)	Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks checkers puzzle using eight in a row		Aug. 1951	Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 3)	831	Games / Bar Bets & Puzzles Games / Checkers
Bob Hummer	Politicians Puzzle	6x6 checkerboard, three checkers put on three D's for Democrats or three R's for Republican, spectator can spell a word with the three checkers, moving them for each letter, back is turned and politicians can be divined	Also published here Politicians Puzzle (Bob Hummer, 1980)	1952 (ca.)	Politicians Puzzle	1	Games / Checkers Games / Instruction Games Mental Magic / Effects / Divination / Miscellaneous
Bob Hummer	Mom and Pop Puzzle	six checkers on a checkerboard, mom and pop are spelled several times, when performer turns over last spelled word is divined	Also published here Mom and Pop Puzzle (Bob Hummer, 1980)	1952 (ca.)	Politicians Puzzle	2	Games / Checkers Games / Instruction Games Mental Magic / Effects / Divination / Miscellaneous
Bob Hummer	Hummer's Checker Trick	Spectator moves three checker pieces around on the board via spelling, magician can divine the starting positions of the checker pieces		1956	Mathematics, Magic And Mystery	62	Games / Checkers Mental Magic / Effects / Divination / Miscellaneous
Mel Stover	Puzzle: Black Chinese Checkers		Related to Swiss Checkers (Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli), 1969)	Dec. 1959	Ibidem (Issue 19)	31	Games / Bar Bets & Puzzles Games / Checkers
Robert Ellenwold, Karl Fulves	Blindfold Checkers	checker board, prediction details how to play so chosen color wins	Related to p. 166 for credit information Variations Checkers (Roy Walton, 1968) Stepping Stones (Roy Walton, 1969) Also published here Damespielen mit verbundenen Augen (Robert Ellenwold, 1975)	Jan. 1968	The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 3 No. 3)	149	Games / Checkers
Roy Walton	Checkers	card version with two decks	Inspired by Blindfold Checkers (Robert Ellenwold, Karl Fulves, 1968) Related to Stepping Stones (Roy Walton, 1969)	May 1968	The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 3 No. 7)	178	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Other Games Games / Checkers
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli)	Swiss Checkers	game/puzzle analysis	Related to Puzzle: Black Chinese Checkers (Mel Stover, 1959)	Aug. 1969	Ibidem (Issue 34 & 35)	47	Games / Checkers
Steve Spillman	Checker Chum	spectator holds checker board, three checkers penetrate board	Also published here Checker Chum (Steve Spillman, 1980)	1974	Imagine Magic	20	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / One by One Games / Checkers
Robert Ellenwold	Damespielen mit verbundenen Augen	checker board, prediction details how to play so chosen color wins	Also published here Blindfold Checkers (Robert Ellenwold, Karl Fulves, 1968)	Nov. 1975	Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)	17	Games / Checkers
Gene Nielsen	Check Mate	checkers in bag, spectator choses only checker with different color, forcing bag with flap	Related to Mental-Market (Gene Nielsen, 1982)	1976	Magick (Issue 150)	749	Bill / Banknight Theme & Variations Games / Checkers Mental Magic / Principles / Forcing Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Apparatus & Dealer Props / Changing & Switching Devices
Don Tanner	Rice, Lemon & Checkers	rice, lemon and checkers are placed in three cloth bags, they transpose around		1978	It's in the Bag	14	Food / Rice Food / Fruit Games / Checkers Apparatus & Dealer Props / Changing & Switching Devices
Bob Hummer	Politicians Puzzle	6x6 checkerboard, three checkers put on three D's for Democrats or three R's for Republican, spectator can spell a word with the three checkers, moving them for each letter, back is turned and politics can be divined	Also published here Politicians Puzzle (Bob Hummer, 1952 (ca.))	1980	Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets	33	Games / Checkers Mental Magic / Effects / Divination / Miscellaneous
Bob Hummer	Mom and Pop Puzzle	six checkers on a checkerboard, mom and pop are spelled several times, when performer turns over last spelled word is divined	Variations Die Box Construct (Karl Fulves, 1999) Also published here Mom and Pop Puzzle (Bob Hummer, 1952 (ca.))	1980	Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets	34	Games / Checkers Mental Magic / Effects / Divination / Miscellaneous
Steve Spillman	Checker Chum	spectator holds checker board, three checkers penetrate board	Related to Checker Chum (Steve Spillman, 1980) Also published here Checker Chum (Steve Spillman, 1974)	1980	The Spill Bar and Grille	55	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / One by One Games / Checkers
Steve Spillman	Checker Chum	additional notes	Related to Checker Chum (Steve Spillman, 1980)	1980	The Spill Bar and Grille	63	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / One by One Games / Checkers
	Checkers Bet			1991	Swindle Sheet (Issue 6)	71	Games / Bar Bets & Puzzles Games / Checkers
Titanic Thompson	Checkers Bet			1991	Swindle Sheet (Issue 6)	72	Games / Bar Bets & Puzzles Games / Checkers
Bob Farmer	Chess for Chumps	Flim-Flam cheating at chess Playing Four Or More Games At Once Cheating at Checkers		June 1993	MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 10)	57	Games / Bar Bets & Puzzles Games / Checkers Games / Chess / Miscellaneous
Mel Stover	Cheating At Checkers			Apr. 1995	MAGIC (Vol. 4 No. 8)	87	Games / Checkers