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Kyle Littleton The Slappa Da Bass Change kind of reverse of Klan's "Full Palm Change"
Related to Feb. 2023
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Chris Beason Oar Revelation pen spins between fingers for revelation of writing after showing it empty with paddle move
 		Feb. 2023
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Shawn McMaster A Max-Imum Void
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
 		Feb. 2023
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Tom Frame (reviewer) 52 Explorations by Jack Parker (written by Andi Gladwin) Feb. 2023
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Tom Frame (reviewer) You're Only Lying to Yourself by Luke Jermay Feb. 2023
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Tom Frame (reviewer) John Scarne: More Than Magic by John Scarne (written by Bill Ragsdale) Feb. 2023
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William A. Wells (reviewer) The Magic of Rocco Learning Experience by Rocco Silano Feb. 2023
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William A. Wells (reviewer) The Ogawa Opener by Shoot Ogawa Feb. 2023
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William A. Wells (reviewer) Unheard Vernon by Dai Vernon Feb. 2023
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William A. Wells (reviewer) Borrowed Deck Miracles by Dani DaOrtiz Feb. 2023
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Tom Dobrowolski (reviewer) Die-abolical Bet by Nicholas Lawrence Feb. 2023
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Tom Dobrowolski (reviewer) Food for Thought by Martin Peirce Feb. 2023
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Tom Dobrowolski (reviewer) MagicBeep by Kim Anderson Feb. 2023
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Tom Dobrowolski (reviewer) Ghost Coin by Andrew Almeida, Guilherme Almeida Feb. 2023
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Tom Dobrowolski (reviewer) What Happens in Vegas by Liam Montier Feb. 2023
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Tom Dobrowolski (reviewer) Room 66 by Yoan Tanuji, Axel Vergnaud, Dylan Sausset Feb. 2023
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Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Mar. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 3)
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Nick Saint-Erne In Memoriam: Joe Stevens
Mar. 2023
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Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
Mar. 2023
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Dustin Stinett Chipper Lowell: A Chip Off the Old Block
Mar. 2023
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Neil Tobin The Secret Society of Golden Age Magical Mystery Writers
Mar. 2023
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Jon Racherbaumer Autonomously Sly
  • Exhumations
on the John S. Frazee Shuffle Force (spectator shuffles top card to bottom in small packet overhand shuffle)
Related to Mar. 2023
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Steve Reynolds Twelfth Method Matcho performer reverses prediction card in deck, spectator cuts off pile, shuffles and remembers bottom card, it matches
Also published here Mar. 2023
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John Gaughan Floyd Thayer: Folk Artist
  • Chamber of Secrets
 		Mar. 2023
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Rafael Benatar Elements of an Effect: Part One
  • Thoughts...

  • The Nature of an Effect
  • Punctuation and Rhetoric
  • The Magic Moment
  • Magic Gestures and Other Signals
  • The Revelation
  • Visual vs. Non Visual
  • Redundancies of Magic Moments
Related to Mar. 2023
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David Britland Plenty of Fish
  • Cardopolis
card fished out of paper bag with magnet at string, paper clip attached to card
Inspired by
  • "Novelty Fishing Trick" (U. F. Grant, 1933)
  • "Cardangle" (Henri De'Seevah, marketed 1941, Linking Ring June 1943)
 Mar. 2023
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Roberto Mansilla South American Notes - Destination: Brazil
  • Artifices
 		Mar. 2023
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Ricardo Harada Invisible Transposition of a Ball cone and ball routine, on table
Related to Mar. 2023
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David Kaye What Did I Get for Hanukkah? Eight Nights of Shows!
  • Expert at the Kids' Table
 		Mar. 2023
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Chris Beason Magicana
Mar. 2023
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Chris Hanowell The Everlasting Snap Change consecutive one-handed repeat of snap change
 		Mar. 2023
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Christopher Wiehl Burst and Reversed starburst candy is unwrapped and put in mouth, magically wrapped again
 		Mar. 2023
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Shawn McMaster Celebrate Good Times, Come On!
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
 		Mar. 2023
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Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Jim Steinmeyer Masterclass by Jim Steinmeyer Mar. 2023
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Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Carisa Hendrix Masterclass by Carisa Hendrix Mar. 2023
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David Britland (reviewer) Bamboozlers Volume 4 by Diamond Jim Tyler Mar. 2023
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David Britland (reviewer) Death from a Top Hat by Clayton Rawson Mar. 2023
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David Britland (reviewer) Magic Bookplates by Jim Alfredson, Bernhard Schmitz Mar. 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) Three Skulls on a Spike by Andy Nyman Mar. 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) Cut and Color by Neil Tobin Mar. 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) Refilled by Henry Harrius Mar. 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) Crazyman's Split (Instant Download) by Henry Harrius Mar. 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) Bammo Backtrack Jack by Bob Farmer Mar. 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) The Casino High Roller Deck by Bob Farmer Mar. 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) The Long and Short of It by David Regal Mar. 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) Blade Thru Bill by Mike Hummer Mar. 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) Quarter Pot by Mike Hummer Mar. 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) The Mobius Rising Card by Chen Yang Mar. 2023
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Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Apr. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 4)
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Stan Allen A Remembrance: Robert Orben
Apr. 2023
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Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
Apr. 2023
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Tom Stone, Nikola Arkane A Few Days with Nikola Arkane
Apr. 2023
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George Bleeks My Friend Nikola on Nikola Arkane
 		Apr. 2023
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Caroline Veunac 60 Years of Magic: Jan Madd
Apr. 2023
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Jon Racherbaumer Numbskull's Number Game
  • Exhumations
card located with value of performer's supposed selection
Inspired by Apr. 2023
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Jim Steinmeyer The Vasty Deep
  • Conjuring
five envelopes, one chosen with spelling elimination procedure, name predicted as framed photograph
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 2023
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David Regal Re-Swindled Aces
  • Material Concessions
spectator cuts to the Aces with bluff pick-up
 		Apr. 2023
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Krystyn Lambert The Unity of a Show
  • Stage as Studio
 		Apr. 2023
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Jonathan Friedman Bizarre Printing
  • WWPD
three double blank cards used to print spectator's signed card with Bizarre Twist action on one of the blanks
Inspired by Apr. 2023
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John Bannon Decked Out Aces
  • Dealing With It
intro
 		Apr. 2023
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John Bannon I. Misdirection Aces performer finds one Ace, the spectator touches three cards in face-down spread and they turn out to be the other three Aces
Also published here
  • Vanishing Inc. download "Decked Out", 2015
 Apr. 2023
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John Bannon Misdirection Strip-Out Switch
Apr. 2023
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John Bannon II. The Esteemed three Aces covered with three cards each, fourth Aces goes into rest of deck reversed, Aces vanish and are found face-up with the fourth Ace in center of deck
Also published here
  • Vanishing Inc. download "Decked Out", 2015
 Apr. 2023
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John Bannon Discrepancy Packet Switch Aces shown face up on top of deck, yet three of them are then removed face down after time misdirection
 		Apr. 2023
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Chris Beason Magicana
Apr. 2023
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Brent Braun The Eleven-Finger Count eleven cards are counted, one vanishes leaving only ten, verbal false count (showing a six-spot instead of counting the number six)
Variations Apr. 2023
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Brent Braun Finger Count Across two thought-of cards from packet travel to pocket one by one, using Eleven-Finger Count
Inspired byRelated to Apr. 2023
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Mark Tirone Time Traveler spectator selects a date on their phone calendar with some calculations done with it, performer then reveals date and week day
Inspired by Apr. 2023
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Ryan Kessler Cooper Control card inserted face up in face-down deck in-jogged, deck turned over so card is now face down and out-jogged, switch during that action
 		Apr. 2023
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Shawn McMaster A Variety of Ambience
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
 		Apr. 2023
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Suzanne (reviewer) Vanishing Inc. Masterclass: Homer Liwag by Homer Liwag Apr. 2023
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Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Permanent Record by Ben Seidman Apr. 2023
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Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Corner Short, Expert Corner Short, Corner Rounder 3.2 mm, Stripper Fix by Eoin O'Hare Apr. 2023
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Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Wonder Needle Tannen's Apr. 2023
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Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Color Psychology by Adam Wilber
Vulpine Magic 		Apr. 2023
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Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Collapsible Wine Glass by Joshua Jay
Vanishing Inc. 		Apr. 2023
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Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) The Complete Works of Derek Dingle by Derek Dingle (written by Richard Kaufman) Apr. 2023
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Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Scryer's Eidolon by Richard Webster Apr. 2023
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Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) The Hermit by Scott Baird Apr. 2023
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Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) The Jack Hughes Ultimate World of Magic by Jack Hughes (written by Chris Cross) Apr. 2023
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Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) The Unholy Grail by Larry Baukin Apr. 2023
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Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
May 2023
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Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
May 2023
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Dustin Stinett Paul Gertner: Man of Steel
May 2023
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Doc Docherty Mystique: 25 Years on the Mystique venue
 		May 2023
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Jon Racherbaumer Clean Sweep Thought Penetration
  • Exhumations
odd-backed, two packets of four Aces each, thought Aces transpose, repeat
Inspired byAlso published here May 2023
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John Gaughan Topper Martyn's Cup and Ball Automaton
  • Chamber of Secrets
 		May 2023
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Rafael Benatar Elements of an Effect: Part Two
  • Thoughts...

  • What Would an Effect Without a Magic Moment Be Like?
  • The Magic Moment in Context
  • Mistakes to Avoid in Magic Gestures
  • Selling the Effect Before it Happens
  • The Belt Balancing Illusion
  • Preventing Spectators from Seeing the Effect Coming
  • Getting a Good Reaction
  • Reaction of Modern Audience
Related to May 2023
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The Belt Balancing Illusion belt balances on pointed stand at table edge in seemingly impossible way
 		May 2023
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David Britland Roundabout
  • Cardopolis
elongated "Four-Card Trick" (Alex Elmsley) with story presentation
Inspired byAlso published here May 2023
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Roberto Mansilla Ninty-One
  • Artifices
performer blindfolded, spectator cuts and takes a bunch of cards, performer divines all of them and their sum
Inspired by
  • "Card Calling" (Richard Osterlind, Breakthrough Card System - 20th Anniversary Edition, 2003)
 May 2023
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Associate Editor's Note correction
Related to May 2023
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David Kaye The No Reason Magic Show
  • Expert at the Kids' Table
 		May 2023
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Chris Beason Magicana
May 2023
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Josh Janousky Phish spectator makes a note on his iPhone and shows it around, performer divines it
Also published here
  • Steven Bridges's "My Next Trick" online magic course
 May 2023
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Josh Janousky Push Thru credit card penetrates bill that's folded in half
Related to
  • Daniel Garcia's "Credit Through Bill"
 May 2023
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Josh Janousky Flutter gimmicked bill that changes visually once folded into fourths, transposition application with one bill in a wallet
Related to
  • Marc Lavelle's "The Changeling" (marketed)
  • Daniel Garcia’s "New Bill Change" (VanishingInc Masterclass, April 2021)
 May 2023
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Shawn McMaster Erdnase and China
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
 		May 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Appearing Glass by Steve Thompson May 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Nepomuk by Benjamin Chickering May 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Countdown Coins by Rocco Silano May 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Instant Coffee by Martin Lewis May 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Miracle One by Christian Grace May 2023
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Francis Menotti (reviewer) Hocus Pocus Practice Focus - The Making of a Magician by Amy Kimlat May 2023
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Francis Menotti (reviewer) Masters of Magic Series by Gary Ouellet May 2023
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Francis Menotti (reviewer) Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead May 2023
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Francis Menotti (reviewer) The Yankee Magic Collector No. 20 by Various May 2023
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Jonathan Levit (reviewer) Dani DaOrtiz Fool Us Act Download by Dani DaOrtiz May 2023
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Jonathan Levit (reviewer) Mark Zacharia Live Download by Mark Zacharia May 2023
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Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
June 2023
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Julie Eng In Memoriam: Dr. Edwin Dawes
June 2023
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Jon Racherbaumer In Memoriam: Harry Lorayne
June 2023
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Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
June 2023
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Carl Mercurio Strong Magic, Strong Opinions: The Uncompromising Magic Life of Bernard Bilis
June 2023
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Carl Mercurio The Magic of Bernard Bilis
June 2023
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Bernard Bilis Count Down Triumph two cards peeked at, cards shuffled face-up/face-down, all face down except one selection, its value used to count to second selection, with simplified handling by Richard Kaufman
Related to June 2023
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Bernard Bilis Go To See If I'm There unknown card is sandwiched and placed under card case, another card chosen and signed, previously sandwiched card turne out to be the signed one
 		June 2023
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Bernard Bilis Unload to Bottom Kelly Bottom from packet to bottom as packet is squared
Inspired by
  • Table Pass by Steve Forte
 June 2023
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Bernard Bilis Rising Sun Variation one-handed Tenkai Switch with triple, stealing a double int palm
Inspired by June 2023
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Bernard Bilis Impossible Center Deal Aces and Kings alternating face up in center of deck, Aces are dealt out
 		June 2023
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James Steranko, Bernard Bilis Bottom Reverse Half Pass bottom card
Inspired by June 2023
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Bert Fenn Bar Spin Revealment
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
card spins face up on smooth surface and changes, from 1949 notebook
 		June 2023
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Jim Steinmeyer The Poem What Reads Your Mind
  • Conjuring
poem is read to three spectators who each think of a word which is eventually divined
Also published here June 2023
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David Regal A Useful Vanisher
  • Material Concessions
magnet on nylon loop, can hang on back of hand
  • Performance: A Vanish and Recovery
  • A Sit-Down Vanish
Inspired by
  • "Now-U-C-It, Now-U-Don't" (Jeff Stewart, marketed)
 June 2023
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Krystyn Lambert Muddled Moves
  • Stage as Studio
 		June 2023
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Jonathan Friedman Your Lucky Card
  • WWPD
deck riffle shuffled, suit of selection taken out and reverse-faro-plunger elimination until one remains, it is also predicted with text on the back of the other cards of that suit
 		June 2023
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John Bannon Bongo Alley
  • Dealing With It
kind of packet version of shuffle bored, predicted with other cards except the final kicker-card
 		June 2023
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John Bannon Input Ose Cut spectator tells performer where to cut by stopping riffling
Inspired by June 2023
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Robert Ramirez Magicana
June 2023
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Robert Ramirez Palm Off selection vanishes from between Aces and is found reversed in deck
  • Version 1: Goldstein Level
  • Version 2: Max Level (gaffed)
Inspired by June 2023
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Dai Vernon Vernon Utility Move
June 2023
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Kostya Kimlat Undercover Switch brief, single card face up is turned face down and switched in process, slide under double
Also published here June 2023
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Robert Ramirez The Pinky Roll Over top card rolled around deck reverse with one hand
 		June 2023
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Jeffrey Wang Coin Through Hand(s) coin visually penetrates the performer's hand from bottom to top, then the spectator's hand
 		June 2023
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Shawn McMaster Fright and Second Sight
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
 		June 2023
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Tom Frame (reviewer) Gagnon's Inner Sanctum by Tom Gagnon June 2023
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Tom Frame (reviewer) The Bammo Crambazzled Dossier by Bob Farmer June 2023
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Tom Frame (reviewer) Percolations by Reed Swans Collective June 2023
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Tom Frame (reviewer) Hocus Pocus by Rik Worth, Jordan Collver June 2023
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William A. Wells (reviewer) Six Impossible Things Box Set (Standard Edition) by Joshua Jay June 2023
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William A. Wells (reviewer) The Spin by Michael Kaminskas June 2023
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Tom Dobrowolski (reviewer) Scents of Wonder by Todd Karr June 2023
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Tom Dobrowolski (reviewer) ARM: Almost Real Magic by Obie O'Brien, Joe Riding June 2023
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Tom Dobrowolski (reviewer) Slipstream by Eric Stevens June 2023
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Tom Dobrowolski (reviewer) Feel Better: A Magical Act of Kindness for a Stressed-Out World by Christopher Philpott June 2023
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Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
July 2023
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David Regal In Memoriam: Milton Page Larsen
July 2023
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Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
July 2023
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Lawrence Hass, Jeff McBride Jeff McBride: Beyond the Masks
July 2023
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Dustin Stinett The Academy of Magical Arts: 2023 Awards Show
July 2023
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William Winters Magic in the Alamo City
July 2023
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Jon Racherbaumer, William Goldman Locus-Abruptus
  • Exhumations
spectator stops face-up dealing anytime, takes packet, loses top and bottom cards and takes top one, it appears at named number eventually, self-force, reconstructed from Bill Goldman performance
 		July 2023
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John Gaughan Not Your Average Cigarette Lighter
  • Chamber of Secrets
 		July 2023
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Rafael Benatar On Humor and Magic
  • Thoughts...
 		July 2023
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David Britland But They Didn't Stop There
  • Cardopolis
Inspired by July 2023
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Roberto Mansilla Stop Trick
  • Artifices
three spectators select cards, stop trick with a bell and the three cards, three-way deck
Inspired by
  • "Now!" (Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin, Secrets of Conjuring and Magic)
 July 2023
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David Kaye Life as a County Fair Magician
  • Expert at the Kids' Table
 		July 2023
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Robert Ramirez Magicana
July 2023
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John Shack New Principle Torn and Restored Card one card, really torn
 		July 2023
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Griffin Watt Ambitious Card Finale card cleanly put in middle, comes to top face up after being wrapped up with a handkerchief
 		July 2023
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Shawn McMaster Welcome to the Library
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
 		July 2023
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Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Chris Kenner Masterclass by Chris Kenner July 2023
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David Britland (reviewer) Vallarino by Jean-Pierre Vallarino (written by John Lovick) July 2023
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David Britland (reviewer) Instructions for Miracles by Friedrich Roitzsch July 2023
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David Britland (reviewer) Mastering False Shuffles & Cuts by Michael Close July 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) BDM Hands Off Bazar de Magica July 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) "The Bet" by Christian Grace July 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) TCC Spirit Slates Pro by Conan Liu, Royce Luo July 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) "Our Very Best" and "Hot Knife Set" by Rodger Lovins July 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) Chinese Wishing Papers Mike Hummer Magic July 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) Switch Wallet Mike Hummer Magic July 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) Ultimate Prediction Wallet Mike Hummer Magic July 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) "Refilled" Refills by Henry Harrius July 2023
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Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Aug. 2023
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Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
Aug. 2023
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Richard Kaufman Steranko Lives! introduction to republished James Steranko section from November 1962 Genii
 		Aug. 2023
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James Steranko Steranko: An Amalgam of New Effects Plus an Exclusive Interview - Stacked Deck intro
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
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James Steranko Steranko: Legend credited to Bill Larsen, but presumably written by Steranko, see p. 12
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
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James Steranko (reviewer) The Ultimate Move credited to Bill Larsen, but presumably written by Steranko, see p. 12Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
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James Steranko Stacked Deck intro to a selection of tricks
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James Steranko Improvisation Part One spectator stops riffle four times so four packets are cut, the cut-to cards change into Aces of same suit one by one, then they are distributed reversed in the combined four piles and change back to the indifferent cards, Aces are reversed in remaining packet
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James Steranko Packet-to-Packet Addition bottom card of packet in right-hand end grip added to left-hand packet as they briefly touch, no get-ready
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
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James Steranko Bottom Lateral Palm brief
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James Steranko Lateral Palm Drop Addition card dropped onto tabled packet from lateral palm with packet in same hand, other hand brushes table
Also published here
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James Steranko Improvisation Part Two four indifferent cards reversed together in packet, Aces put reversed in another packet, they transpose
Also published here
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James Steranko Bold Table Switch deck held next to packet, deck minus bottom cards moved on other packet, choreography with both hands
Related toAlso published here
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James Steranko Attitude Half Pass two halves are replaced face to face via rhythm
Also published here
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James Steranko The Turnabout Cut deck cut and secretly turned over in the process, see also p. 23 for another use and explanation
Also published here
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James Steranko Diabolique deck is cut and halves placed face-to-face, spectator and performer each select a card, one from each half, they match and have also been predicted
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James Steranko Scoop-Up Turnover one half of ribbon-spread faced deck is scooped up, a card added, and half secretly turned over
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James Steranko Cardman's Blues routine with two packets of nine red cards and nine black cards
  • Transposition (the nine-card packets transpose)
  • Follow the Leader
  • Oil and Water (9&9)
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Biddle Steal
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James Steranko Lateral Palm Transfer used as alternative to Vernon Transfer
Also published here
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James Steranko Hot Spell two cards selected, one turns over and is used to spell to the second one
Also published here
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James Steranko Lateral Palm Side Steal Reverse card side stolen and deck turned over later palmed card
Inspired byAlso published here
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James Steranko Triplication
  • Part One (four-of-a-kind placed in deck on the table, deck covered with magazine, quartet penetrates table)
  • Part Two (whole deck penetrates table)
  • Part Three (four-of-a-kind penetrates table once more)
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James Steranko Setting Tabled Angle Jog deck in riffle shuffle position
Also published here
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James Steranko Lapping Choreography bottom cards of top half as tabled deck is cut and another card placed onto lower half
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James Steranko Jubil-Ace-tion four Aces, one placed face down on the table, it transposes with one of the Aces in the hands, repeated, then red and black Aces transpose (with unusual handling)
Also published here
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James Steranko Steranko Move bringing a double from dealing position to the fingertips
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Push-Off Count with comment that buckle count is bad
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James Steranko The Last Word
Also published here
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The Don Silvio Museum of Magic
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Yukishige Kadoya Tenyo Magic Fan Meeting
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Shigeru Sugawara Night Passage ball placed in silk and corners are pushed through a ring to trap the ball, ball penetrates free despite the ring's diameter being too small
Also published here Aug. 2023
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Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon Counting on the Foreseeable
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
card and number are predicted by two cards (value and suit, then values added to count to selection)
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Jim Steinmeyer The Tossed-Aside Deck
  • Conjuring
three spectators have a third of the deck each, red or black is chosen and each thinks of a number card of that color, multiple filter principle
 		Aug. 2023
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David Regal Back in Time Cards
  • Material Concessions
four blank cards removed from case, they change into Aces one by one, then back, then the blank cards vanish from the hands and are back in the case
 		Aug. 2023
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Hippie Torrales While Burned Change slow motion top change handling
Also published here Aug. 2023
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Brother John Hamman Flushtration Count
Aug. 2023
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Propelled Lapping Vanish
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Krystyn Lambert Being in the Zone
  • Stage as Studio
 		Aug. 2023
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Jonathan Friedman Pop Gun Pasteboards
  • WWPD
packet with Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces, named quartet shoots out of the packet
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Jonathan Friedman Slender Slingshot Aces shoot out of the deck
Inspired by Aug. 2023
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John Bannon Blitzinger
  • Dealing With It
card chosen and lost, four Aces produced with quick tabled cut, then Hofzinser type transposition
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John Bannon Bluff Pass Force
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John Bannon The "Fallout" Move in-the-hand slip cut in which top card drops on table, as production move
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Robert Ramirez Magicana
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Naathan Phan Bobo's Mystery Card card folded in quarters is placed on the floor, after ambitious card sequence with signed selection the card on the floor is shown to be the signed selection
 		Aug. 2023
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Naathan Phan Folded Card Pick-Up Switch folded card picked up from floor is switched, under foot
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Jim Scott Mix It All Up performer tries to mix up a packet of Ace through Five of Diamonds with spelling mixing procedure, but they stay in order
 		Aug. 2023
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Robert Ramirez Contact spectator scrolls through contact list on borrowed iPhone and stops anytime, name on top is divined
 		Aug. 2023
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Shawn McMaster Lively and Melancholy Times
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
 		Aug. 2023
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Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Parallax by Max Maven Aug. 2023
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Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Diamonds of Performance by Christian Bischof Aug. 2023
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Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Bend It Like Geller by Ben Harris Aug. 2023
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Suzanne (reviewer) Morgan and West Masterclass by Rhys "Morgan" Jones, Robert "West" Tay Aug. 2023
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Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Stratis by Michał Kociołek, Roman Slomka Aug. 2023
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Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Tumbleweed by Brent Braun, Just Andy Aug. 2023
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Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Peanut Butter and Cheese by Josh Burch Aug. 2023
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Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Strolling Smiley by Michael Rubinstein Aug. 2023
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Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Calculon by Benjamin Budzak Aug. 2023
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Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Notarized by Benjamin Budzak Aug. 2023
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Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Sep. 2023
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Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
Sep. 2023
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Richard H. Evans The Expert's Expert on the authorship of S. W. Erdnase's "The Expert at the Card Table", making the case for Emory Cobb Andrews
  • The Unreliable Witness
  • The Pseudonym
  • Candidates
  • Profiling Erdnase
  • Erdnase's Character and Personality
  • The New Candidate: Emory Cobb Andrews
  • Textual Comparisons
  • Emory Cobb Andrews As Erdnase
  • Erdnase Or Erdnace?
  • Erdnase's Signature Trick
  • Revelation
  • The Expert's Expert
  • Acknowledgments
 		Sep. 2023
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Alex Elmsley By a Narrow Margin
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
card chosen and lost, packet removed, spectator removes one card from it and it is selection or leads to it
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John Gaughan The Miniature Bird Cage
  • Chamber of Secrets
 		Sep. 2023
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Rafael Benatar, Howard Hamburg Thoughts...
  • On Magic and Magicians
  • Vernon's Wisdom
  • Teasing Magicians...
    • The Heavy Deck
    • Un-Faro-able
    • The Tony Giorgio Mercury Fold
  • Stories from the Magic Castle
    • The Professor Falls on the Driveway
    • Howard Gives me a Ride, by Rafael
  • At the Vernon Table
    • David to Dai
    • Grippo's Index
    • Hold the Break
    • Larry Misses the Pocket
    • Larry's Shift
    • The Moment
 		Sep. 2023
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Howard Hamburg The Heavy Deck extra card secretly added to the deck and the removed as skill demonstration
 		Sep. 2023
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Howard Hamburg Un-Faro-able gaffed card added to borrowed deck that jams in faro shuffles
 		Sep. 2023
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Tony Giorgio The Tony Giorgio Mercury Fold card folded in borrowed deck as gag
 		Sep. 2023
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David Britland Spellstack
  • Cardopolis
ten chosen cards, performer arranges them so that they can be spelled out in original order as they had been chosen
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Roberto Mansilla Push Thru Failure: Two Movements
  • Artifices
introduction
 		Sep. 2023
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Roberto Mansilla Like an Archer card ends up between sandwich cards in Push-Though Failure
 		Sep. 2023
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Roberto Mansilla A More Magical Phase card chosen and lost, deck cut in half, one half dealt through to show that card is not in it, then Push-Through Failure
 		Sep. 2023
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David Kaye "I'll Pay You Triple Your Fee"
  • Expert at the Kids' Table
 		Sep. 2023
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Robert Ramirez Magicana
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Joshua Messado Everyone Loves Me four spectators have a packet of cards each, they spell a name and end up with an Ace each
Inspired by Sep. 2023
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Griffin Watt Thanks to Hideo incomplete faro production of four Kings one by one, they then change to Aces
Inspired by
  • "Seed to Flowers or Culling the Aces" (Hideo Kato, Precursor #72)
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Shawn McMaster You're Not From Around Here, Are You?
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
 		Sep. 2023
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Tom Frame (reviewer) Very Hush-Hush by John Bannon Sep. 2023
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Tom Frame (reviewer) The Bammo Gridlock Dossier by Bob Farmer Sep. 2023
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Tom Frame (reviewer) Encore: The Multiple Selection Act by John Graham Sep. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Back in Business by Kyle Purnell Sep. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Nothing in Transit 2.0 by Dave Forrest Sep. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) FS Vanish by Florian Sainvet Sep. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) The Raven Starter Kit by Chuck Leach Sep. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Vanish by Justin Miller Sep. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) People Power by Andi Gladwin Sep. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) All is Foreseen by Arthur Kurzweil Sep. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Ties: The Invisible Elastic System Penguin Magic Sep. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Escapist Coin by Meir Yedid Sep. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Misdeal by Michał Kociołek Sep. 2023
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Jonathan Levit (reviewer) Peter Turner Masterclass by Peter Turner Sep. 2023
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Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Oct. 2023
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Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
Oct. 2023
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Mike Caveney Caveney Reveals The Spirit Cabinet on Charles Carter's Spirit Cabinet, history and technical details
  • A Chair Possessed
  • Creating Katie King
  • Katie King Takes Flight
  • The Flying Gimmicks
  • The Final Bell
  • The Performance
  • The Routine
Also published here
  • The Final Conference Illusions, Mike Caveney
 Oct. 2023
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Dustin Stinett, Krystyn Lambert MAGIC Live! 2023
Oct. 2023
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Don May Simpleton's Affinity
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
piles are made, spectator chooses one pile and remembers top card, rest shuffled, performer takes three cards out and uses them to divine the selection, the three cards change to match the selection
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Jim Steinmeyer Lessons in Wonder
  • Conjuring
Powers of Darkness combined with PK Touches, performer stands behind spectator and feels different touches than the audience sees
  • Part One: Perception
  • Part Two: The Spirit on your Shoulder
  • Part Three: The Spirit on your Head
  • Part Four: Heightened Perception
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David Regal Dark Perception
  • Material Concessions
drawing made by spectator on business card, card selected, both put in black bag, everything divined, case with hinged shiner
 		Oct. 2023
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Krystyn Lambert Words Are Creation
  • Stage as Studio
 		Oct. 2023
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Jonathan Friedman CHICO's Curse
  • WWPD
one of six words chosen, it is the only one that reads the same in a mirror
 		Oct. 2023
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Jonathan Friedman Count Force one of six items is counted to and forced
 		Oct. 2023
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John Bannon Gang Related
  • Dealing With It
unknown card selected, Gemini Twins placement with two black Jacks at named numbers, those two cards and the card at the sum of those added numbers match the unknown card
 		Oct. 2023
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John Bannon Christ-Cross Force In-the-Hands Criss Cross
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Benjamin Earl Spectator Shuffle Holdout spectator shuffles deck in stages yet set-up is retained
Also published here Oct. 2023
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Robert Ramirez Magicana
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Mark Gibson Murder Mystery five cards with the words liar, liar, truth, truth, murderer on them are distributed amongst five spectators in envelopes, question "are you the murderer" is used to divine all words
 		Oct. 2023
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Mark Gibson Dead Test
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Shawn McMaster Stupidity, Sophistication, and Spring Snakes
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
 		Oct. 2023
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Francis Menotti (reviewer) The Final Conference Illusions by Mike Caveney Oct. 2023
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Francis Menotti (reviewer) The Retreat: Western Adventure Oct. 2023
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Francis Menotti (reviewer) Alchemy by David Ben Oct. 2023
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Francis Menotti (reviewer) Torn and Restored Card by John Carney Oct. 2023
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Francis Menotti (reviewer) The Reverse Cull by Andi Gladwin Oct. 2023
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Francis Menotti (reviewer) The Particle System by Joshua Jay Oct. 2023
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William A. Wells (reviewer) Richard Turner Masterclass by Richard Turner Oct. 2023
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William A. Wells (reviewer) It's All in the Cards by Edward Marlo Oct. 2023
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Tom Dobrowolski (reviewer) The Book of Cards by Per Eklund Oct. 2023
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Tom Dobrowolski (reviewer) The Hoff by Josh Burch Oct. 2023
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Tom Dobrowolski (reviewer) Thompson Change by Steve Thompson Oct. 2023
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Tom Dobrowolski (reviewer) Tornado by Justin Flom, Rick Lax Oct. 2023
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Tom Dobrowolski (reviewer) Vortex by Dan Harlan Oct. 2023
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Tom Dobrowolski (reviewer) Razor Wallet by Dee Christopher Oct. 2023
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Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Nov. 2023
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Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
Nov. 2023
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Carl Mercurio The Passion of Michael Vincent
Nov. 2023
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Michael Vincent Pandora's Paradox Joker signed by spectator changes into named card, Joker then found folded in box under glass
Inspired by Nov. 2023
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Nate Leipzig, Michael Vincent Bottom Steal Handling
Nov. 2023
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Michael Vincent Card Fold Choreography sixth in palm, as pencil is put away in inside pocket
 		Nov. 2023
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Richard Kaufman Tenyo 2024
Nov. 2023
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Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Mystery Showcase by Hiroki Tanaka Nov. 2023
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Richard Kaufman (reviewer) The Sharaku by Justin Flom, Kenichi Komiya Nov. 2023
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Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Shocking Passcase by Yuji Enei Nov. 2023
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Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Wildlife Wizard by So Sato Nov. 2023
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Yukishige Kadoya "This Is Magic" - Tenyo Magic Festival 2023
Nov. 2023
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Bob Karlbach Ring a Bell?
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
four packets made according to card values, eventually the spectator's phone number shows up
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John Gaughan The Disappearing Cage and Canary
  • Chamber of Secrets
 		Nov. 2023
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David Kaye There Are No Kids in Kids' Magic
  • Expert at the Kids' Table
 		Nov. 2023
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Rafael Benatar Deconstructing the Overhand Shuffle: Part 1
  • Thoughts...

  • The Left-hand Grip
  • The Right-hand Grip
  • Running Cards
  • Shuffling Actions
  • How Many Shuffling Actions are Natural?
  • The Shuffling Attitude
  • The Simplest Task (bringing top card to bottom, products for dry hands)
  • Suiting the Context
  • The Second Simplest Task (bringing bottom card to top)
  • Releasing a Packet Minus the Bottom Card
  • An Exercise
  • A Superior Handling
  • The Two-Step Verification
  • The Vernon Solution
  • Combinations
Related to Nov. 2023
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Dai Vernon The Vernon Solution shuffling the bottom card to top with break
 		Nov. 2023
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David Britland Analyzing Erdnase
  • Cardopolis
conversation about the book with an AI assistant, suggesting an influence from the non-existent book by C. G. Green "Artifice, Ruse and Subterfuge at the Card Table" (1897), invented by the AI
 		Nov. 2023
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Roberto Mansilla The Magical Impact
  • Artifices
 		Nov. 2023
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Robert Ramirez Magicana
Nov. 2023
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Tim Isaac The Fingertip Switch
Nov. 2023
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Robert Ramirez The Nightmare Card Trick cut-to card put aside, spectator deals into two piles any way he likes and top two cards are turned over, the two cards make up suit and value of placed-aside card
 		Nov. 2023
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Shawn McMaster An Unbearable Lightness of Beings
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
 		Nov. 2023
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David Britland (reviewer) Personal Magic: The Secret Books of Eric Lewis Vol. 1 by Eric C. Lewis Nov. 2023
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David Britland (reviewer) The Psychology of Magic by Alice Pailhès (written by Dr. Gustav Kuhn) Nov. 2023
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Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Close-Up Miracles (2-video set) by Shoot Ogawa Nov. 2023
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Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Off-Stage: Close-Up Mentalism by Alexander Marsh Nov. 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) PredicTable by Chris Rawlins Nov. 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) Switch Cup Ash Edition by Jerome Sauloup Nov. 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) Light/Heavy Pen by Wayne Fox Nov. 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) Key Ring! by Iain Bailey Nov. 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) Hide-A-Key by Chris Rawlins Nov. 2023
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) The Bammo Ten Card Poker Slam by Bob Farmer Nov. 2023
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Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Dec. 2023
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Terry Wolkowicz, Carol Irvine, Gayle Glade In Memoriam: Larry Becker
Dec. 2023
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Ken Trombly In Memoriam: Darwin Ortiz
Dec. 2023
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Joe M. Turner In Memoriam: Dan Garrett
Dec. 2023
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Thomas A. Ewing In Memoriam: Richard (Dick) Gustafson
Dec. 2023
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Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
Dec. 2023
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Chloe Olewitz Jeanette Andrews: Sensory Contemporary Artist
Dec. 2023
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Carl Mercurio 500 Shows and Counting: Alex Jarrett and the Amazing Rise of Champions of Magic
Dec. 2023
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Jon Racherbaumer Deceptive Perception Plus
  • Exhumations
ten blue-backed cards, one red-backed selection, back-condition reverses
Inspired byAlso published here Dec. 2023
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Jim Steinmeyer My First Thought
  • Conjuring
prediction opener with a word from a letter, anagrams, multiple out prediction on phone
 		Dec. 2023
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David Regal David's Delivery Service
  • Material Concessions
selection appears signed in sharpie marker pen
 		Dec. 2023
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Krystyn Lambert Inherent Tenderness
  • Stage as Studio
 		Dec. 2023
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Jonathan Friedman Rubwriter
  • WWPD
prediction of any two-digit number on card case, digital number design, used to predict number of counted cards (Gilbert Raimond's lottery?)
 		Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
64
John Bannon Iconoclastic Poker
  • Dealing With It
quick Ace Assembly with poker theme
Inspired by Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
68
John Bannon The Discrepant Fat Block Switch here for Ace assembly
Related to Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
68
Frederick Braue, John Bannon Deep Braue Addition & Switch
Related to Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
69
Richard Kaufman A Larry Jennings Magicana for the Holidays
Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
72
Larry Jennings Name a Number Deal Down any card counted to with a named number, deck dropped on chosen card, card travels upwards from face reversed to original number
Inspired by Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
72
Larry Jennings Slow Motion Cards Across two selections travel from one ten-card packet to another, spectators count packets in between
 		Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
73
Center Vernon Transfer
Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
74
Larry Jennings Somewhat of a Princess card thought of from in-the-hands spread, deck dealt into four piles, spectator indicates the pile with this card, performer finds and pockets the selection
 		Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
75
Shawn McMaster A Hot Season of Sorcery
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
 		Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
78
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) How to Win: Essays and Routines for the Stand-Up Magician by Jon Armstrong Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
82
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Piff: The Magic Book (Volume 1) by John "Piff" Van Der Put (written by John Lovick) Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
83
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Topping The Deck: The Perfect Move by Jamy Ian Swiss Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
84
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Eugene Burger: The Workshop Transcripts by Eugene Burger (written by Lawrence Hass) Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
85
Suzanne (reviewer) Sophisticated Stunners Bundle by John Guastaferro Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
86
Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Predicshuns by Roddy McGhie Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
89
Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Statue Vanish by Roy Kueppers Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
89
Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Invisible Triumph by Jim Krenz Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
90
Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Vanishing Point by William Tyrrell Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
90
Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Reconstruct by William Tyrrell Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
91
Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Snow Deck by Yoan Tanuji Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
91
Editorial - Los papeles de Ascanio
2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
4
La Punta del Hilo
2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
6
Miguel Nigro Del efecto mágico al poder de la imaginación - Microensayo sobre los relatos legendarios del ilusionismo on legendary magic tricks, Indian Rope Trick et. al.
  • Una imagen disruptiva
  • Un misterio colonizado
  • Los pliegues del tiempo
  • La estrategia del artificio
  • La tradición hibrida
  • Consideraciones finales
  • Bibliografia
  • Fuentes
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
7
Pablo Basterrechea De la ley a la magia - La vida de Ascanio on the life of Arturo de Ascanio, between law and magic
  • La familia paterna: los Ascanio y Tolosa
  • La familia materna: los Navaz y Sanz
  • Chico conoce a chica
  • Una infancia de distancias
  • ¡Mecagoeneltioluis!
  • Tio Mally
  • El flechazo de la magia
  • La SeI como revulsivo
  • ¿Abogado o mago?
  • Agradecimientos
  • Bibliografia
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
19
Miguel Ángel Gea, Ricardo Sánchez Estrellas de la magia española - El libro que nunca se publicó on how a "Stars of Magic Spain" written in the 80s could have looked like
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
38
Gonzalo Albiñana Abrir la jaula on the history and various version of the Vanishing Birdcage, categorization system for the designs
  • La lista es larga. Una idea complicada
  • Bibliografia
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
45
Ramon Mayrata El Quijote y la magia ilusionista o cómo el engaño desengaña on the magic in Don Quijote
  • El fin de la cultura popular
  • Los magos de El Quijote
  • La duplicación de la visión
  • Nuevos espectadores/nuevos lectores
  • Imposibilidad de la ilusión
  • Desplazamiento de la vida a los dominos del espectáculo
  • La magia del deseo
  • Clavileño
  • El mono adivino
  • La cabeza parlante
  • Bibliografia
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
57
Tira Cómica
2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
59
Jaime Figueroa El Pacto de Figueroa cartoon
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
70
Perfiles
2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
73
Merpin Fu-Manchú: La butaca de la muerte analysis of Fu Manchu's show "La butaca de la muerte"
  • Primer acto: desfile de los misticos
  • Segundo acto: Confeti acuático
  • Tercer acto: novedades de un periódico chino
  • Cuarto acto: rapsodia en colores
  • Quinto acto: papel papel
  • Sexto acto: Los Guttemberg, fantasias musicales
  • Séptimo acto: dibujos animados en sombras
  • Octavo acto: Zaira, la sensacional mentalista con sus arenas del destino
  • Noveno acto: El bazar de la magia
  • Décimo acto: la luz que agoniza
  • Decimoprimer acto: el castillo encantado, el fantasma se espanta
  • Decimosegundo acto: esqueletos "sepulcromados"
  • Decimotercer acto: la butaca de la muerte
  • Decimocuarto acto: la mujer autómatica
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
75
Miguel Herrero Herrero Robertson y Cossoul on Etienne-Gaspard Robert and Jean Louis Olivier Cossoul
  • Robertson y las fantasmagorias
  • La gira europea de Robertson
  • El regreso de Robertson y la transformación de Cossoul
  • Los Robertson y los Cossoul en Portugal
  • Los actuaciones en Madrid
  • Robertson y Cossoul en Andalucia
  • Los Robertson por el mundo
  • Robertson señor del Tivoli
  • El ocaso de los Robertson y los Cossoul
  • Bibliografia
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
87
Amílkar Riega Bello Oir, ver y callar con Peper Carroll on the friendship with José Carroll
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
105
Constelaciones
2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
114
Juan Gallego Luque Al-Andalus, una del primer libro europeo de ilusionismo - El manual ilusionismo más antiguo se escribió en España on one of the oldest books about magic from the medieval times, against an eurocentristic narrativ
  • Ilusionismo en el islam medieval (el contexto)
  • Los efectos de magia del libro
  • Un descubrimiento único para el ilusionismo (hasta que surja el siguiente)
  • Bibliografia
  • Revistas
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
115
Ramon Mayrata, Ana Martinez de Aguilar Proyecto de arte. Con luz invisible - Las cajas de luz de Diego Moya on the artistic oeuvre of Diego Moya, photographs
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
137
Camilo Vázquez Las imágenes de la magia - Magos, charlatanes y sacamuelas on prints and lithographies of quacksalber and charlatans
  • Bibliografia
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
149
Scott Baird The Hermit
Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
583
Scott Baird Tap-a-Stack one selected card by performer and one by spectator, performer finds spectator's card and vice versa
Inspired by Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
585
Scott Baird HermitMagicChallenge
Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
590
Michał Kociołek Synergic one selected card by performer and one by spectator, performer finds spectator's card and vice versa, no faces looked at by performer other than his selection
  • with slight variation by Scott Baird
Inspired by
  • "Kismet" (The Classic Magic of Michael Vincent, DVD, 2009)
 Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
592
Chiam Yu Sheng Playing with Cheese sandwiched card transposes with tabled red Kings
Inspired by
  • "Royale with Cheese" (Luke Dancy, marketed, 2004)
 Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
598
Glenn West Coin Thru Table coin held from lower hand with thumb
Related to Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
602
Patrik Kuffs Handkuffs handcuff escape
 		Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
608
James Mollenkamp Mystic Slybaba - Subconscious Training on scripting
 		Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
613
John Carey Empowered spectator peeks a card, performer thinks of one, performer places his card on table, then spectator names his guess for performer's card, performer takes out spectator's card, both shown
  • A Note from Scott
Inspired by Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
616
Jay Sankey Stop Trying to Please Other People!
  • Sankey Says
 		Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
620
Scott Baird That's one year in the books
Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
624
Scott Baird Additional Credits
Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
626
Scott Baird Editor's Note
Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
629
James Mollenkamp Move the piano on setting up an impromptu performance
 		Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
630
Curtis Kam Slow Jazz Aces eight-card assembly, double backer
Inspired by Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
632
Scott Baird HermitMagicChallenge
Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
638
Patrik Kuffs EZ Jazzembly seven-card assembly
 		Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
640
Scott Baird On Miscalling
Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
642
József Kovács Jazz transformation kicker
  • Variation
Inspired by
  • "Jazz Formation" (Dave Neighbors, The Linking Ring Vol. 92 No. 7, July 2012)
 Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
644
Scott Baird On Assembly Discrepancies general comments, transposition versus travelling in Ace assemblies
 		Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
648
Scott Baird Shredder Aces MacDonald presentation, first three packets are shreddered in an electric shredder
 		Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
648
Scott Baird COINtortionist four-coin production with coin roll, one-handed
Inspired by Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
650
Kyle Leon Wavelength brainwave deck construction for any picture card, science friction
Inspired by Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
654
Gwyn Auger Take Better Photos
Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
660
Michael Breggar Order in the Cortex deck shuffled, two six-card packets made by two spectators, two cards exchanged from those packets, performer finds them
Inspired by Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
666
Ronald B. Edwards Edwards Hold-out group shuffle, deck is shuffled first half, then second half, cards are transferred
Also published here Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
670
Jay Sankey Two Very Upset Guys
  • Sankey Says
 		Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
672
Scott Baird Additional Credits
Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
674
A Word from BigBlindMedia content of this issues comes from BigBlindMedia
 		Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
678
Scott Baird The Hermit
Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
679
Elisav "Biz" Bizau The A.C.A.A.N. Game improvisation game challenge
 		Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
680
Cameron Francis Cardnection spectator touches a card which is reversed, it turns out to be a previous selection
 		Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
682
Simon Aronson Head Over Heels Move
Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
682
Scott Baird HermitMagicChallenge
Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
686
John Bannon Blind Pebble Ace Fling value on card indicates how many seconds the performer has to find the Aces, three are found "in the other hand", indicator card changes into final Ace
Inspired by Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
688
Elisav "Biz" Bizau KaDribble Change card is side-jogged and deck is dribbled from hand to hand, side-jogged card changes
 		Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
691
Iain Moran Magician's Nephew performer and spectator cut to each other's card
Inspired byAlso published here
  • on DVD Zen Magic
 Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
694
Liam Montier Repeater three spectators each select three cards, they all have the same triple of values, the missing three cards of the same values are found reversed in deck
Inspired by Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
698
Elisav "Biz" Bizau Why Do Some Sleights Survive? essay on the top change
  • What is a Card Change?
  • So, what exactly is the Top Change?
  • Reason 1 - The Cover
  • Reason 2 - Method and Potential
  • Reason 3 - Its Usefulness
  • Final Reason - Habit and History
  • Conclusion
 		Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
700
Tobias Hudson Agogo Control tabled deck is riffled, spectator stops, top half turned, card shown and put face down on table with top-bottom-discrepancy switch
 		Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
708
Jack Tighe Tracking Jennifer
Inspired by
  • Chris Pratt's performance for Jennifer Lawrence on the Graham Norton Show 2016
 Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
711
Elisav "Biz" Bizau, Luka Kratsashvili Simply Change side-jogged card changes, see reference for credit correction
Related to Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
716
Get These Free Gifts From BigBlindMedia
Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
720
Additional Credits
Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
722
Scott Baird Editor's Note
Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
726
Boyet Vargas CKR "Coin, Key, Ring", one of those three objects chosen and divined, position of first letter of object in alphabet is key to method
  • A Variation from Scott (Scott Baird)
Related to
  • "Bicycle Word Test" (Boyet Vargas)
  • Placement Principle in Michael Murray's "Piece of My Mind", 2014, p. 192
 Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
727
Scott Baird HermitMagicChallenge
Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
732
Kyle Leon Ten-Star Prediction spectator stops at a card, it is predicted on folded business card in paper clip, Frixion pen, index on card case
Inspired by
  • Al Koran's "Five Star Prediction"
Variations 		Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
734
Scott Baird Kings & Aces red and black Aces transpose despite the pairs being isolated between Kings, one set in center of deck and one on top
Inspired by Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
738
Mystic Slybaba Ambitious Aces red Aces keep jumping to top in four Ace packet, followed by Daley's Last, see reference for credit correction
Related to Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
744
James Mollenkamp Open Ticket Express
Inspired by Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
748
Scott Baird Techni-Lean Travellers spectator selects four cards, they are shown to be a four-of-a-kind, their backs change color, then an Open Travelers routine is performed with them
Inspired by Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
752
Scott Baird Card Vanish false transfer and ditch on deck, red/blue double backer
 		Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
756
Adam Hudson The Cut It Out Stack three phase routine
  • secret number of cards counted down, performer produces a card of the same value
  • spectator cuts to and remembers the top card, performer divines it
  • card chosen, performer produces two cards that correspond to suit and value of selection
with Alternate Handling
 		Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
758
Adam Hudson A Winning Formula number named and card at that position removed, card at another position that's calculated with a previously shown formula is also removed, two packets formed as well, then four-of-a-kind shown with two removed cards and packets
 		Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
761
Brandon Sheffield Fifty-Two 2 One transposition between selection and whole deck
 		Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
764
Jay Sankey Empathy Will Save Your Ass
  • Sankey Says
 		Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
767
Caroline Ravn Leave Your Dove Pan At Home
Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
770
Scott Baird Additional Credits
Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
772
Chiam Yu Sheng Surprise Overture black Aces sandwich reversed red Aces, they transpose, transformation kicker
Inspired by May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
776
Scott Baird HermitMagicChallenge
May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
781
Scott Baird Tap Triple Wild Coin three coins produced and changed one by one and are put into cup, when poured out they have changed into Chinese coins
Inspired by
  • "Stand-Up Wild Coin" (David Roth, Stars of Magic DVD Vol. 9)
 May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
782
Pen Behind Ear Vanish
May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
785
Howard Cohen Tap Change coin changes when tapped with a pen
Also published here May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
786
Rune Klan Flipstick Pen to Coin flipstick against knee, coin bounces up
Related to May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
787
Scott Baird Branding and Magic
May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
790
Scott Baird Lysdexics Webare intro on spelling effects
 		May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
794
Kyle Leon Impromptu Speller card selected and spelled to
Inspired by May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
795
Convincing Tilt to Bottom bluff insertion
 		May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
795
Corey Harris Spelling to the Aces Aces lost and spelled to, a Royal Flush shows up as well as climax, faro
 		May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
800
Andy Choy Handy Speller selection spelled to, spelling system
 		May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
803
Michael Pilkey ACAIN "Any Card at its Name", selection lost, spectator spells to it without performer having seen its face
Variations May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
806
Scott Baird Scott's Impromptu ACAIN "Any Card at its Name", selection lost, spectator spells to it
Inspired by May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
808
Chris Bruce Sandwich to Stack sandwich trick with faro shuffles, ends in a wanted stack
Inspired by May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
809
Patrik Kuffs Very First Impression card named, it is seen to have a corner cut off, card then restored
 		May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
812
John Carey Choice and Chance spectator does cutting sequence, then words are spelled and a four-of-a-kind is found
 		May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
813
John Bannon Double Dutch False Cut spectator can do it, top stock, four packets from hand to table and then assembled
 		May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
813
Scott Baird Inevitable Reinvention on crediting and reinvention, credit corrections
Related to May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
816
Elisav "Biz" Bizau, Jan Logemann The Automatic Bottom Palm
  • The Sleight Corner
swing cut cover
Related to
  • "The Autopilot Bottom Palm" (Aaron Fisher)
 May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
818
Scott Baird Splell incorporating humorous spelling trick into procedure of Si Stebbins Secret
Inspired byRelated to May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
820
Scott Baird Additional Credits
May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
822
Ryan Schlutz RNG "Random Number Generator"
small card with numbers on both sides in a grid is torn, pieces tossed and the numbers showing are added, card at that position predicted
  • Additional Handling
  • Further Thoughts
Inspired byAlso published here June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
828
Bill Citino Making a Difference three silver coins in purse, copper coin in hand transposes with silver coins in purse, asymmetric, see next issue for additional credits
Inspired byRelated to June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
836
Under Purse Switch purse handed over from hand to hand
 		June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
838
David Roth Scoop Addunder
Also published here June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
839
Purse Swindle Move not all coins inserted in purse
 		June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
839
Al Baker Steal from a Fan coin pulled in hand from fan of coins
 		June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
840
Scott Baird A Nightmare in Red and Blue named card from one deck is signed and lost, another deck is uncased and signed card found inside, its back changes to match the second deck, "same deck" approach
Inspired byRelated to
  • "A Scarf Called Moebius" (Roy Walton, Pentagram Vol. 12 No. 4, Jan. 58, p. 25)
 June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
842
Scott Baird Cased Deck Switch Handling using two red/blue cases
Related to
  • Fryed Switch Deck (Charlie Frye, 2013)
  • "Naked Deck Switch" (Charlie Frye, marketed)
  • "A Scarf Called Moebius" (Roy Walton, Pentagram Vol. 12 No. 4, Jan. 58, p. 25)
 June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
845
Scott Baird HermitMagicChallenge
June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
847
Tomás Giammarco Strange Concordance 23332 spectator says stop during running cut, then two cards chosen, their values are used as digits and tell how many cards are cut off, then digits are reversed and the number of cards changes to match, set-up available from Mnemonica stack
 		June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
848
Dan Waterman Crimp Stab deck with selection dropped onto table while a Joker is tossed face up in the deck next to selection, breather, also as a flashy three card revelation sequence
 		June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
851
J. Gordon O'Genski Double "Pancake" Revelation flourishy revelation of two cards, brief
Also published here June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
853
Chris Bruce A Gambling Demo multi-phase impromptu gambling demonstration, selection shuffled to named positions and more
  • Phase 1: Card to position 3-8
  • Phase 2: Second Deal demo
  • Phase 3: Card to position 11-20
  • Phase 4: The card is lost, and then produced after a series of cuts
  • Phase 5: Find the selection after the cards are shuffled
 		June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
855
Brandon Sheffield Lucky Coin And Purse folded card transposes with coin, using Quiver wallet by Kelvin Chow, with impromptu handling and handling using purse frame
 		June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
858
Brandon Sheffield Coin to Folded Card Transformation visual
 		June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
859
Scott Baird Flash Ribbon coin is hanging on string, string light and it burns in a flash, coin now hanging on red ribbon
 		June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
861
Jay Sankey The Rewrite Phenomenon
  • Sankey Says
 		June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
864
James Mollenkamp Four Lessons I Learned on Composition From The Miser's Dream
June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
866
Elisav "Biz" Bizau The Biz Cascade Control
  • The Sleight Corner
from center to top during waterfall flourish
Related to June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
868
Scott Baird Additional Credits
June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
870
Scott Baird The Hermit
  • A Diary Entry From Scott
 		July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
874
Scott Baird Joke Matrix four coins in square formation, one card on a coin, one-by-one assembly, suggested second phase: backfire routine by Shoot Ogawa (only effect description)
Inspired by
  • One-Card Backfire Assembly routine shown in lecture by Shoot Ogawa
 July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
875
Pick-Up Load coin loaded under card as it is turned over
 		July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
880
Michael Rubinstein Purse Transpo Surprise copper and silver coin removed from purse, they transpose, then vanish and are found back in purse, then they grow to dollar size
 		July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
881
Michael Rubinstein ROPS Click Pass
Also published here July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
882
Michael Rubinstein Tap Load loaded as hand is opening, loaded coin tapped with openly held coin from other hand
Related to July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
884
Michael Rubinstein Matting ditching coins under mat
Also published here July 2023
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885
Kyle Leon Name and Place name and place are written on two business cards which are folded and secured with paperclips, both are divined and assigned
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Millard Longman Acidus Novus method for reading information on folded card
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Jay Sankey Paperclipped Switch
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József Kovács Centrifugal Triumph Triumph in which two sandwich cards are reversed at end that sandwich two selections
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Kevin Fox Centrifugal Lift center double lift with top half in right-hand end grip, side-jogged card is then revolved onto top of deck one-handed
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Scott Baird These Are Not Cats on artificial intelligence
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Scott Baird HermitMagicChallenge
Variations July 2023
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Patrik Kuffs Stupid Reversal as top (double) and bottom cards are displayed
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Scott Baird Triumph Get-Into
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Chiam Yu Sheng Jumping Strand rubber band around first and second finger jumps to third and fourth finger, slow-motion approach
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Jim Turnpaugh Cross Over short Follow the Leader sequence with six red and six black cards
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James Mollenkamp Cards to Pocket for Standup ten cards to pocket, with glass, using one palm, card with mirror back
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Jay Sankey Give Yourself Permission To Relax
  • Sankey Says
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