Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)

68 entries in Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Oscar Weigle	Poison Trick	chosen / poisoned glass is found, see also p. 849	Related to Given Goblet (Audley Walsh, Ken Allen, Gerald R. Blount, Leslie Spiewak, Mike Millet, Ken Beale, 1950) Perfume Presto! (Hen Fetsch, 1951) Variations It's My Move (Vic Koehler, 1952)	Sep. 1950	The Phoenix (Issue 211)	845	Glass / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Principles / Stooge Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Audley Walsh, Ken Allen, Gerald R. Blount, Leslie Spiewak, Mike Millet, Ken Beale	Given Goblet	chosen / poisoned glass is found, several methods	Related to Poison Trick (Oscar Weigle, 1950) Perfume Presto! (Hen Fetsch, 1951)	Nov. 1950	The Phoenix (Issue 215)	858	Glass / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Hen Fetsch	Perfume Presto!	chosen / poisoned glass is found	Related to Given Goblet (Audley Walsh, Ken Allen, Gerald R. Blount, Leslie Spiewak, Mike Millet, Ken Beale, 1950) Poison Trick (Oscar Weigle, 1950)	Aug. 1951	The Phoenix (Issue 236)	943	Glass / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Vic Koehler	It's My Move	chosen / poisoned glass is found	Inspired by Poison Trick (Oscar Weigle, 1950)	Oct. 1952	The Phoenix (Issue 267)	1066	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Austin Dulin	Dulin's Drink	chosen / poisoned glass is found		Feb. 1953	The Phoenix (Issue 275)	1099	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Peter Warlock	The Kiss of a Borgia	six glasses one filled with milk, covered with newspaper		1955	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)	34	Glass / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
F. William Kuethe, Jr.	Given Goblet Gaff!!	five glasses, one is poisoned		Oct. 1961	The New Phoenix (Issue 362)	275	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Robert E. Neale, Karl Fulves	Roulette	russian roulette demonstration, "Readers unfamiliar with firearms are urged not to try this trick.", see p. 308 for reference and p. 312 for comment		Dec. 1969	The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 2)	305	Weapon / Gun Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Zorka	Acid Test	russian roullette with six glasses, acid, blindfolded		1974	Magick (Issue 113)	561	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Philip T. Goldstein	Russian Roulette	one of six cards is marked on the face and shuffled among other cards, performer turns over the other five cards and divines selection, russian roulette presentation		1976	Magick (Issue 168)	837	Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / One Way / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Partial Stack (DONT USE THIS) Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Robert Cassidy	A Good Tip	using an assistant in the audience		Aug. 1980	Psychic Entertainers News & Information Service (Issue 24)	2	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Mental Magic / Principles / Assistant
Karl Fulves, Oscar Weigle, Bob Hummer	The Borgia Cup	No. 53, three cups, poisoned glass is found		1981	Self-Working Table Magic	64	Mental Magic / Principles / Marking Systems Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Scott Davis	Tele-Squirt	with five water pistols	Variations Aquatic Duel (Tom Stone, 2000)	1981	Magick (Issue 284)	1419	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Robert Cassidy	Russian Roulette	using four guns, created in 1976		1984	The Art of Mentalism	78	Weapon / Gun Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Mental Magic / Effects / X-Ray Eyes & Blindfolds
Charles "Cicardi" Scott	Polish Roulette	Hummer's mathematical 3 card monte with three water toy guns		Nov. 1986	Magick (Issue 381)	1901	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Games / Instruction Games
Gene Nielsen	Snake Ayes	five cans, in one is bill in other spring snakes		July 1987	Magick (Issue 392)	1957	Bill / Banknight Theme & Variations Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Mental Magic / Principles / Forcing
Ted Lesley	Flame Proof!	fee of performer is placed inside one of several envelopes, envelopes are shuffled and performer destroys all envelopes but the one with the bills		Jan. 1988	Magick (Issue 400)	1997	Bill / Banknight Theme & Variations Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Larry Becker	Borgia's Goblets	using invisible goblets which are destroyed with a real hammer, shattering noice can be heard, number of last goblet is predicted, using a Crazy Hammer		Aug. 1991	Magick (Issue 459)	2293	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Mental Magic / Effects / Gag Tools / Hammer
Diabelli	Russisch-Roulette	russian roulette with seven cups, one is filled with acid, different color and paper dissolves inside as proof		1991	Allerlei Experi-Mentales	14	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Diabelli	Trank des Grauens "2"	with three filled test tubes, aluminium ball is placed in last one where liquid starts to react as proof	Related to "Trank des Grauens" in Diabelli's "Liber Äquinox"	1991	Allerlei Experi-Mentales	32	Liquid / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Larry Becker	The Borgia Bash	chosen / poisoned glass is found, number of chosen glass predicted		1992	Stunners!	171	Glass / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Larry Becker	Russian Roulette	using three revolvers The Double-Clutch Move The Manhattan Close Call		1992	Stunners!	441	Weapon / Gun Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Ted Karmilovich	Burned!	three numbered envelopes, two are burnt in remaining one is check of performer	Variations Closed Doors (Scott Davis, Ted Karmilovich, 1993)	Mar. 1993	Magick (Issue 486)	2429	Bill / Banknight Theme & Variations Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Scott Davis, Ted Karmilovich	Closed Doors	three numbered envelopes and two are discarded, instead of money, picture of baby inside envelope	Inspired by Burned! (Ted Karmilovich, 1993)	Apr. 1993	Magick (Issue 487)	2434	Bill / Banknight Theme & Variations Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
C. James Rainho	Ouch!	nail under one of twelve cups, all but one cups are smashed		Nov. 1993	Magick (Issue 496)	2479	Mental Magic / Principles / Marking Systems Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Steve Dusheck	The Acid Test	six test tubes, one with acid, performer drinks five of them, the key inserted in final one starts to bubble		1993	Dusheck's Mental Magic	102	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Ron Spencer	Four Gun Conclusion	four guns, with assistant		May 1993	Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 11)	1	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann	Mental-Schlangen	five boxes, spectator choses one which has a present, in the other four are snakes /snakes in a can gag		1995	Hellsehen... ...kinderleicht	14	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann	Die Borgia-Party	five glasses, one with poison, instruction game		1995	Hellsehen... ...kinderleicht	23	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Games / Instruction Games
Mark Edward	The Two Martini Hunch	three glasses, two with Martini one with acid, when olive is placed inside acid it immediately starts bubbling		1996	Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 11)	138	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Richard Bartram, Jr.	The Kevorkian Challenge Taste Test	with tubes of water, one with acid		1997	Trephine	137	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Joseph Curcillo	Time is of the Essence	russian roulettes type using a hammer and five paper bags, four contain a light bulb and one a spectator's watch		1997	Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 1)	265	Light & Fire / Light Bulb Mental Magic / Principles / Marking Systems Mental Magic / Effects / Locating hidden Objects Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Tools / Hammer
Bruce Bernstein	Third Person Psychometry	spectator's necklace is placed in envelope and envelope shuffled with other envelopes, spectator locates correct envelope	Also published here Third Person Psychometry (Bruce Bernstein, 2012)	1997	Psi-Kicks	48	Mental Magic / Effects / Locating hidden Objects Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Jewelry
Bruce Bernstein	Ultimate Psychometry	spectator's necklace is placed in envelope and envelope shuffled with other envelopes, spectator locates correct envelope, duplicate	Also published here Ultimate Psychometry (Bruce Bernstein, 2012)	1997	Psi-Kicks	50	Mental Magic / Effects / Locating hidden Objects Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Jewelry
Tom Stone	Aquatic Duel	russian roulette with water pistols	Also published here Wet Russian (Tom Stone, 2007) Wet Russian (Tom Stone, 2011)	2000	...at first sight	13	Weapon / Gun Toy Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Tom Stone	Aquatic Duel	with five water pistols, PATEO force	Inspired by Tele-Squirt (Scott Davis, 1981)	July 2000	Genii (Vol. 63 No. 7)	56	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Chris Wardle	What's Your Poison?	six bottles, bottle counted to		2000	Ten Mysteries	21	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Red Hot Mama Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Eric Mead	Fizz Master Roulette	six cans, one shaken up, roulette presentation	Inspired by Fizz Master (Paul Harris, Eric Mead, 1996)	Apr. 2001	Magic (Vol. 10 No. 8)	75	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Can
David Berglas	Russian Roulette	gun is loaded with five bullets and one empty chamber, spectator can choose shooting on plates or on performer, sketchy explanation		2002	The Mind & Magic of David Berglas	270	Weapon / Gun Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Articles / Magic on TV
Luke Jermay	A Dangerous Opener	two paper tubes, one is selected and crushed under the other one is a knife	Related to Safe Opener (Colin McLeod, 2014)	2004	The Coral Fang	18	Knife & Paddle / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Mental Magic / Principles / Dunninger Ploy
Patrik Kuffs	Bottle Royale	three paper bags, performer slaps down on two chosen by spectators, third one is shown to have beer bottle with top broken off Dangerous Monte		2004	Seven By Patrik Kuffs	15	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Bottle / Miscellaneous
Paolo Cavalli, Massimo Tira	Pendulumix (Three Experiments With The Dowsing Pendulum	performer divines thought-of place on a map, word in magazine and finds card with the word poison among other drinks using a pendulum	Related to Jaks' Subtlest Secret (Dr. Stanley Jaks, 1951)	2004	Upsilon	41	Paper / Center Tear Mental Magic / Effects / Divination Pendulum Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Book / Book Test / Magazine Test
Paolo Cavalli, Massimo Tira	Dove-It Out	three paper bags, one chosen and smashed, shattered bottle or bird found in other bags		2005	Sigma	36	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Animal / Bird (no Dove) Bottle / Rubber Bottle (Nielsen)
Paolo Cavalli, Massimo Tira	N.G.R.R.	spike in one of three bags, verbal	Related to Safe Opener (Colin McLeod, 2014)	2005	Sigma	38	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Mental Magic / Principles / Suggestions & Verbal Ploys
Christoph Borer	Pralinen	five spectators select a chocolate-truffle from a box, they are all brown, the one that is remaining is white, poison story	Also published here Pralinen (Christoph Borer, 2007) Pralinen in "Seminarnotizen 2006"	2006	Compilation	34	Food / Chocolate Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Christoph Borer	Pralinen	five spectators select a chocolate-truffle from a box, they are all brown, the one that is remaining is white, poison story, two methods	Also published here Pralinen (Christoph Borer, 2006)	2007	Seminarnotitzen 2007	5	Food / Chocolate Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Tom Stone	Wet Russian	russian roulette with water pistols	Also published here Aquatic Duel (Tom Stone, 2000) Wet Russian (Tom Stone, 2011)	2007	Marvelpiece!	11	Weapon / Gun Toy Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Christoph Borer, Ulf "Borodin" Bolling	Das Rosenbrett	russian roulette type, chosen bag is the one with a rose under it, the other bags are crushed	Also published here Das Rosenbrett (Ulf "Borodin" Bolling, Christoph Borer, 2018)	2010	Aspekte der psychologischen Force	11	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Flower / Real / Miscellaneous
Dan Sperry	Cookie Cutter	Russian roulette with razor blade hidden in Oreo Cookies		2010	Notes About Nothing	39	Food / Cookie & Cracker Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Stéphane Bourgoin	Silly String of Death	Russian roulette routine with spray cans of silly string		Jan. 2010	Genii (Vol. 73 No. 1)	24	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Can
Paul Draper	Escape from Sin	one shot glass filled with vodka, six with water	Inspired by idea from Andrew Mayne	2010	Miracles of my Friends II	23	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Andy Nyman	Mazeltov Aura Test	borrowed watch is placed in wine glass which is put in padded envelope, four more identical envelopes are put on the floor and mixed with the one with the watch, performer stomps on four, the watch is left intact		2010	Bulletproof	217	Mental Magic / Effects / Coincidence Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Tom Stone	Wet Russian	russian roulette with water pistols	Also published here Aquatic Duel (Tom Stone, 2000) Wet Russian (Tom Stone, 2007)	2011	Maelstrom	25	Weapon / Gun Toy Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Bruce Bernstein	Third Person Psychometry	spectator's necklace is placed in envelope and envelope shuffled with other envelopes, spectator locates correct envelope	Also published here Third Person Psychometry (Bruce Bernstein, 1997)	2012	Unreal	160	Mental Magic / Effects / Locating hidden Objects Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Jewelry
Bruce Bernstein	Ultimate Psychometry	spectator's necklace is placed in envelope and envelope shuffled with other envelopes, spectator locates correct envelope, duplicate	Also published here Ultimate Psychometry (Bruce Bernstein, 1997)	2012	Unreal	161	Mental Magic / Effects / Locating hidden Objects Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Jewelry
Doug Edwards	What an Epidemic!	idea to make to Russian Roulette with nail and cups safer		2013	Nukes	153	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Markus Beldig	Die Markus-Beldig-Finte	idea for ending of roulette type routines		June 2013	New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 7)	29	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Tomas Blomberg	Hold your Gilbreath	Russian Roulette type of effect using cardboard rectangles with thumbtacks, some pushed downward and some sticking up		2014	Blomberg Laboratories	149	Cards / Principles / Gilbreath Principle Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Colin McLeod	Safe Opener	with two bags, one filled with shards of glass, same basic concept as Cavalli's "N.G.R.R."	Related to A Dangerous Opener (Luke Jermay, 2004) N.G.R.R. (Paolo Cavalli, Massimo Tira, 2005)	2014	Divine	88	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Roberto Giobbi	Russian Roulette	story as introduction		2016	Hidden Agenda (Issue Sep 23)	274	Articles / Articles Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Jonathan Pendragon	Stigmata	Panmagium hand spike		Apr. 2016	Genii (Vol. 79 No. 4)	32	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Ulf "Borodin" Bolling, Christoph Borer	Das Rosenbrett	russian roulette type, chosen bag is the one with a rose under it, the other bags are crushed	Also published here Das Rosenbrett (Christoph Borer, Ulf "Borodin" Bolling, 2010)	2018	Mentale Notizen	46	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Flower / Real / Miscellaneous
Christoph Borer	Vorhersage mit Gefahr	on predictions involving danger, russian roulette etc.		2018	Mentale Notizen	153	Articles / Articles Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Christoph Borer	Gemälde-Suspense	five easels on stage, on each a frame covered with paper, four are destroyed with a rapier, the remaining one contains precious painting		2018	Mentale Notizen	154	Frame Sword Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Christoph Borer	Glück mit Gift	four bottles, one with poison		2018	Mentale Notizen	159	Pen & Pencil / Special Ink Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Mental Magic / Principles / Secretly erasing Writing
Eugene Burger	Trusting Fate	presentation for Jon Allen's "The Pain Game"		2019	Eugene Burger: From Beyond	148	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Christoph Borer	Mit Scheren spielen	Russian roulette, standing open scissors under last bag		2022	A String of Pearls	45	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Rune Klan	Put a Sock In It!	roulette effect with two socks, knife found in one of them	Also published here MAGIC, Apr. 2008	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)	730	Clothing / Socks Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)