Packet Trick with Monte theme

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown The "Three-Card" Trick - Another Method gaffed face, fake-index precursor
 		1890 More Magic 54
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Mariage "Hofzinser's Kartenkünste II."
King and Queen of Hearts put together in deck, they appear at top and bottom and are tabled, then appear back on top and bottom and tabled cards are indifferent, Jack of Clubs added to King and Queen, monte type routine with those three cards, they all change into Jacks of Clubs, Kings and Queen produced from deck again
 		Mar. 1901 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 3) 35
Henri De Manche The Three-Card Trick slowly without throw, extra card
 		1902 The Modern Conjurer 107
Charles T. Jordan The Phantom Aces No. 23, four Aces are alternated in color, spectator cannot take two of same color
 		1919/1920 Thirty Card Mysteries 65
Charles T. Jordan Joker Monte No. 6, three cards shown in fan and turned over, spectator cannot find Joker
Related toAlso published here 1920 Ten New Prepared Card Tricks 13
Charles T. Jordan Pedro Monte No. 7, three cards shown in fan and turned over, spectator cannot find card
 		1920 Ten New Prepared Card Tricks 14
Edward Bagshawe The "Decepta" Three Card Trick with a hinged card, jumbo cards
Related to 1924 Exclusive Problems in Magic 27
Oswald Rae, Oswald Williams The Giant Three Card Trick fake index palmed over corner of jumbo cards
 		1926 Between Ourselves 17
Ralph W. Hull The Elusive Joker reprint of original instructions, quote: "He [spectator] finally gives up in disgust"
 		1931 Interlock 67
Unknown The Three Card Trick as a Trick and not a Gamble
1934 Card Manipulations (Issue 3) 66
Louis Lam Find the Lady money card changes into card with business information on front
 		1935 Would You Believe It? 20
U. F. Grant New Card Monte spectator think of one of two cards, double facer
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 135
U. F. Grant Find the Lady one-way backs
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 162
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Three Card Monte six red and one black card, long-short glued pairs, jumbo card
 		1937 The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin 55
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Find the Joker with three jumbo cards, long-short glued pairs
 		1937 The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin 56
Al Baker "Cherchez La Femme." (Find the woman.) using stand with three cases with holes onto it
Variations 1938 Greater Magic 512
Louis Lam Lady Be Good
1939 Be Deceived 7
Tom Sellers The T.S. Find the Lady in the hands, gaffed
 		1939 Scots Magic 16
Chris Charlton Modern Monte using different switches
 		1940 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 107) 640
Jack Vosburgh, Sid Lorraine, Theodore Annemann Cherchez La Lady performer finds money card in different situations
 		1940 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 116) 687
Eddie Joseph Drunk or Sober? card travels, monte them, one card ends up on chair
 		1940 ca. Original Tricks 16
Dai Vernon The Optical Monte
1941/49 Select Secrets 17
Tom Sellers A Different "Pick-It-Out" Trick three card monte with three pieces of paper
 		1942 That's Good! 8
Edward Marlo Three Card Monte not the real thing
 		1945 Off the Top 11
Howard D. Wise A New "Find the Lady" Illusion with board, black art and shell
 		1945 My Best 150
Bruce Elliott No Skill gaff with a bill
 		1947 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 135) 542
Wm. T. Beadles Psychokinesis three card monte, where spectator always finds the card to prove psychokinesis
 		1947 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 140) 561
Tan Hock Chuan R. & S. Giant Monte odd-backed queen cannot be followed, changes in joker as kicker, partial rough-smooth
Inspired by 1948 Rough & Smooth Possibilities 1
Gilbert Wolk Monte Climax pips end up on a coin and card is blank
 		1949 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 189) 756
Bob Hummer Hummers Mathematical 3 Card Monte mathematical three card monte
VariationsAlso published here 1951 Mathematical 3 Card Monte 1
Bill Simon Three Queens Monte with four cards all turn into aces
 		1952 Effective Card Magic 37
Unknown Die rote Karte hat sich nicht gedreht. card turns over in small fan
 		1952 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 13 No. 3) 34
Al Leech Surprise Monte two Cards Change at the end
 		1953 Card Man Stuff 13
Edward Marlo Three Card Monte Climax showing all the same
 		1953 The Cardician 109
Edward Marlo Monte Climax Kicker transformation
 		1953 The Cardician 110
Edward Marlo Follow the Ace Ace changes into Eight as climax
 		1954 Miracle Card Changes 19
Mariano Palhinha Wherizit three cards with money card in middle held by spectator beneath handkerchief, money card vanishes
 		1954/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6 62
Dai Vernon, Mac MacDonald Seven Card Monte card vanishes from packet and reappears on top of the deck, double facer
Related toVariations 1957 The Dai Vernon Book of Magic 88
Bob "Hardell" Ecklund Hardell's Three Card Monte with whole deck, duplicates, climax all three cards are the same
 		1958 The Cardiste (Issue 11) 8
Dai Vernon The Optical Move
Related to 1961 Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic 21
Edward Marlo Monte Swindle clip on money card, using extra clip
 		1961 Card Switches 59
Gerald Kosky Three and Four Alike intro for Three Card Monte, all cards are the same then all different
 		1961 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 355) 248
Jochen Zmeck Mein Rauh-Glatt-Kümmelblättchen partial rough-smooth
Variations 1962 Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I 26
Arthur Rasper Die im Quartett wandernde Karte partial rough-smooth with three sections
Inspired by 1962 Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I 27
Jochen Zmeck Der abgedankte König King changes into blank card with "I resigned", partial rough-smooth
Related to 1962 Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil II 5
Don Tanner O. Henry Monte - Two Card Monte Perfected with traveling kicker, see also p. 336 for ideas by Sid Lorraine
Variations 1963 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 376) 331
L. K. Stevenson More on the Monte
Inspired by 1963 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 378) 340
Al Leech Phantom Monte all three cards change
Variations 1965 Super Card Man Stuff 51
Bob Still And Then There Were None small-packet Brainwave posed as a problem, face-up three card monte
Inspired byRelated to Dec. 1966 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 2) 69
Eddie Taytelbaum Find the Ace false Indices
 		1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 216
Mel Stover Face-Up Monte credit information
Related to May 1967 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 7) 97
Unknown Kartenverwandlung three cards shown, center card tabled, it changes, partial rough-smooth
 		1967 Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil III 13
Edward Marlo Two Card Monte routine with red and black ace, as climax both are red
 		1968 Expert Card Conjuring 24
Jon Racherbaumer Monte Muddle
1968 On the Acrobatic Cards 48
Edward Marlo Marlo's Cleanup for "Monte Muddle" just described
 		1968 On the Acrobatic Cards 55
Bob Ostin The Travelling Joker Joker between two cards travels up and down and from pocket back between other cards
 		1968 Fingertip Fantasies 79
Robert (Bob) Hess Loser! spectators have to guess the high card in 4 card packet and are always wrong
 		1969 Epilogue (Issue 7) 49
Roy Walton Never Give a Sucker an Even Break end as three blank cards
Related to 1969 The Devil's Playthings 48
Aldini, Tenkai Ishida, Harry Bernard Fooled Monte Two card monte routine
 		1969 Roughingly Yours 34
Karl Fulves Once A King aces and kings, three card monte presentation, ace travels to king packet
 		1970 Epilogue (Issue 9) 68
Edward Marlo Three Card Monte Climax showing all the same
 		1970 Magic Mafia Effects 10
Paul Swinford Thoughts on Vernon's Seven Card Monte card vanishes from packet and reappears on top of the deck, double facer
Inspired by 1971 Lecture Notes 5
Audley Walsh Three Card Monte one card is marked with matchbook or paper clip
 		1972 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7 67
Gene Castillon Monte Madness variations
Inspired by 1972 Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3) 17
Gene Castillon Jackpot monte type routine with transformation and money card travels to elsewhere as climax
 		1972 Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3) 19
Karl Fulves Middle Monte extra card, color changing back kicker
 		1972 Mexican Monte 5
Karl Fulves Mexican Monte monte/twist combo with unexpected/funny cards appearing
Related toVariations 1972 Mexican Monte 8
George Blake Elusive Lady two Jokers and a Queen, Joker and Queen transposes
 		Oct. 1972 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 12) 568
Steve Spillman Monkey Monte all cards change to queens, with ideas by Charlie Miller and Dai Vernon
 		1972 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 45) 223
Frank Garcia Clip Monte using paper clip for final phase
 		1973 Super Subtle Card Miracles 75
Dai Vernon Optical Move
1973 Super Subtle Card Miracles 76
Ken Beale Color Confused monte effect from top of deck in which cards keep transforming
Inspired by
  • effect in Ibidem #26
 1973 Epilogue (Issue 17) 153
Edward G. Brown A 'Brown' Version of the Three Card Trick eight phases, in one the winning card is marked with a pencil, then all cards are losing / winning cards
Variations 1973 The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown 52
Jerry K. Hartman Monkey Business’ Uncle Monte theme, two Aces of Hearts and one Ace of Spades become all Aces of Hearts, then all Aces of Spades, then back to original, then both Aces of Hearts change to Jokers to end
Inspired by
  • “Monkey Business” (Bill Elliott, Ibidem, No. 16, p. 3)
Related to
  • “Quick 3-Way” (Edward Marlo, Ibidem, No. 15, p. 2)
 1974 Super Dupes 41
Jerry K. Hartman Monte Fooley three-card Monte, two red Queens and black Queen, black Queen is never where expected, one red Queen is eliminated and still black Queen cannot be located, finally other red Queen is eliminated and black Queen changes to an Ace
 		1974 Super Dupes 43
Karl Fulves Monte Opener using 2 queens and 1 ace, giving spectator twice the chances
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 1 1
Karl Fulves Without A Trace sandwiched card changes, then sandwich cards
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 1 24
Karl Fulves You Have 3 Chances two red Deuces and black Four, transpositions between a Deuce and Four, then change to two black Fours and red Deuce, then Three black Fours
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 1 25
Karl Fulves Three In The Hand two card monte, third card appears, double facer openly shown as finale
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 1 42
Karl Fulves Find The Lady cards reverse and change
Related to 1975 Methods with Cards — Part 2 130
Karl Fulves Poker vs. Monte monte cards transform into Royal Flush as finale
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 2 132
Karl Fulves No-Gimmick Phantom ungaffed handling of "Find The Lady"
Related to 1975 Methods with Cards — Part 2 133
Stewart Judah Jack's Gone fan of three cards shown, center card turns over, then changes to blank card, see also p. 856
Inspired by
  • "The Bashful Queen" (Joe Berg)
Related to 		Winter 1975 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two)) 851
Jon Racherbaumer Monte Move extra card
 		1976 Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 7) 96
Gene Castillon Monte Madness - Ladies sing the Blues
Inspired by 1976 The Ascanio Spread 32
Gene Castillon Jackpot
1976 The Ascanio Spread 33
Doug Alker, George Blake Double Monte with extra card, second variation with color changing back kicker
 		Aug. 1976 Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 12) 294
Karl Fulves 52-Card Monte gag presentation with two single cards and rest of deck as third card, color changing deck kicker
Inspired by
  • Bob Still's Monte Routine
Also published here 		1976 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #5) 927
Nick Trost Optical Three Card Monte
Also published here 1976 Subtle Card Magic: Part One 24
Paul Harris Double Monte Queen (money card) changes places with two Aces, climax for monte routine
 		1977 SuperMagic 47
Ron Hicks, Flash Gheen, Roger Smith The Magnificent Monte Marvel monte routine, partially on top of deck
 		1977 Innovative Magic No. 2 19
Trevor Lewis Monte Plus (or Hallucination)
Related toVariationsAlso published here June 1978 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 1 No. 6) 67
Ken Krenzel, Trevor Lewis Monte Plus Plus outjogged handling
Inspired byAlso published here July 1978 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 1 No. 7) 81
Karl Fulves You Win Once indifferent card put between two black queens, spectator cannot follow it
 		1978 The Chronicles (Issue 1) 1074
John F. Mendoza Have You Ever Heard Of? four-card montes with Ace through Four which change into four Aces
 		1978 The Book of John 47
Unknown Kümmelblättchen Verrückt (find the lady)
1978 Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach 109
Unknown Find the Lady (Cherchez La Femme), three cards in houlettes, explanation of different sizes
 		1978/76 More Classic Magic with Apparatus 53
Edward Marlo Monte Switchout to switch out the money card for an x-card, lapping
 		1979 Marlo's Magazine Volume 3 275
Richard Kaufman Monte for the Maladjusted in the hands
 		1979 CardMagic 106
Philip T. Goldstein Monte Plus Minus
July 1980 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 3 No. 7) 366
Father Cyprian Royal Mounted Monte monte routine with five cards (royal flush), change to all aces, then 2s, royal flush back in deck, double backer
 		1980 The Elegant Card Magic of Father Cyprian 65
Gene Maze, Richard Kaufman A Monte for the Unemployed duplicates, paper clip
 		1980 The Gene Maze Card Book 71
Juan Tamariz, Roden It's A Pity: The Juan Tamariz Routine and Presentation for Finding the Lady extra card
 		June 1980 Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 6) 856
Karl Fulves The Optical Trap sandwiched card is suddenly no longer between other cards when three-card-spread is turned over, see also Cervon Monte
Related toVariations 1980 Color Quik 8
Karl Fulves Endings
  • five card fooler idea, trick in which five stepped cards are printed on cardboard the the queen must be paper clipped from other side
  • oil & water packet paper clipped and one color becomes free
 		1980 Color Quik 48
Lewis Ganson Penny Wise message appears on card, thanks for the penny
 		1980 The Three Card Monte as Entertainment 27
Lewis Ganson The Queen Goes Home message appears on card, gone home to mother
 		1980 The Three Card Monte as Entertainment 29
Lewis Ganson Pimpernel Card clever gaffed card, all cards are the same as a climax
 		1980 The Three Card Monte as Entertainment 29
Lewis Ganson Three Card Fooler corner pocket
 		1980 The Three Card Monte as Entertainment 31
Ravelle, Andree Two Blacks-One Red extra card in pocket card
 		1980 The Three Card Monte as Entertainment 32
Lewis Ganson Chase the Ace two cards with false indices
 		1980 The Three Card Monte as Entertainment 34
Cecil Keech The Climax false indices
 		1980 The Three Card Monte as Entertainment 36
Ian Adair Striptease Lady as a climax naked queen appears, moveable have card to hide other card
 		1980 The Three Card Monte as Entertainment 37
John F. Mendoza Acey-Deucy Improved Ace and Two of Clubs, monte theme, they transform twice, one of them changes into a dollar coin
 		1980 John: Verse Two 1
Bob Hummer 3-Card Monte mathematical three card monte
Also published here 1980 Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets 59
Karl Fulves Three-Card Monte No. 12, up-down arrows on cards used
 		1980 The Children's Magic Kit 12
Fred Lowe Zeitlupen-Kümmelblättchen
Inspired by
  • "Slow Motion 3-Card Trick" (Clayton Rawson, Hugard's Magic Monthly)
 Aug. 1980 Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 2) 66
Ken Brooke The Dutch Looper routine with multiple phases
Also published here 1980 Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years 134
Steve Dusheck Monte Zuma two cards, one held behind back, spectator always guesses wrong
Also published here 1980 ca. Lecture No. 1 11
Wesley James Japanese Monte unorthodox handling
Related to Feb. 1981 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 4 No. 2) 445
Richard Vollmer Poor Man's Monte
Variations Apr. 1981 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 4 No. 4) 472
Michael Powers Four Card Monte
Variations Nov. 1981 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 4 No. 11) 557
Philip T. Goldstein Quasimodo three jokers and one normal card are mixed, monte type premise, normal card's back changes red and then blue again with comedic presentation, red/blue double backer
 		1981 Quasimodo / A Fine Mesh 3
Jack Avis Impromptu Mexican monte/twist combo with black aces and black five, then all change to red aces and red five, then all four aces
Inspired by 1981 Octet 62
Dan MacMillan Lottery three cards face-down on table, spectator puts ace on the right one to complete a blackjack hand
Inspired byVariations 1981 Cards — With a Different Touch 50
Karl Fulves Mexican IV monte/twist combo with four Ace finale
Inspired by 1981 Mexican IV 1
Harry Levine Macho Monte with transformations
 		Mar. 1982 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 5 No. 3) 606
Shigeo Takagi Acrobatic Monte using divided card
VariationsAlso published here June 1982 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 5 No. 6) 639
Tonny Van Rhee Devil's 3-Card Monte using short and narrow cards
Related to July 1982 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 5 No. 7) 652
Peter Marshall Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Sep. 1982 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 5 No. 9) 678
Harry Riser, Jeff Busby, Shigeo Takagi Presentation of Shigeo Takagi's Miracle Monte
Oct. 1982 Epoptica (Issue 2) 114
Karl Fulves Digital Diamonds Ace, Two and Jack mixed according to rules over phone
Inspired byRelated to 1982 Six Impromptu Card Tricks 3
John Carney In the Hands Monte monte sequence - last phase has money card penetrating hands and deck onto spectators hand
 		1983 Carney Knowledge 34
Ian Land Alpha Minus
Sep. 1983 Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 12) 1151
Philip T. Goldstein Odd Monte three business cards used
 		1983 MajorMinor 12
Ron Platt, David Hambly 3 of a Kind all cards become queens
 		1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 22) 427
Stephen Tucker Eureka monte in the hands , ending in Bizarre Twist
Inspired by 1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3) 36
Reinhard Müller Müzarre Vanish in using Trevor Lewis's Monte Plus Twist
Inspired by 1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 32) 620
Bill Worsley We 3 Queens? Jokers turn into Queens, also backs change
 		1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 32) 622
Ed Balducci, Frank Mireider The Auto Mazo Deck 1934, see also p. 63 for comment by Ralph W. Hull
#1 Thought of Card Reversed
#2 Alternate Reverse Trick
#3 Selected Card Found Reversed
#4 Selected Card Transferred from One Half of Pack to Another
#5 Three Card Monte
#6 The Vanishing Aces
Variations 1983 A History of the Brainwave Principle 58
Tom Sellers New Principle Card Trick two cards, one of top of the other, bottom card penetrates to top, third card added and cards penetrate again
Also published here
  • "21 New Card Tricks" (1936)
 1983 Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card 4
J.C. Whyley Elusive Lady reprint from reference
Also published here 1983 Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card 8
Charles T. Jordan Joker Monte three cards shown in fan and turned over, spectator cannot find Joker
Also published here 1983 Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card 11
Karl Fulves, Jack Avis A Letter from Jack Avis
Related to 1983 Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card 13
Ellis Stanyon Elusive Joker
Related to 1983 Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card 14
Michael Powers Blank Monte monte with three blank cards and Jack of Hearts, all change to Aces at the end
Inspired by 1983 Powerful Magic 19
Sol Stone Clipped Again paper clip
Related to July 1984 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 7 No. 7) 940
Trevor Lewis Monte Plus Switch
July 1984 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 7 No. 7) 940
Bob Farmer Clip Miracle Monte variation of Takagi's "Miracle Monte" with paper clip
 		Aug. 1984 Epoptica (Issue 6) 393
Philip T. Goldstein Quintemonte gaffed
 		1984 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 20) 191
Bruce Cervon Cervon Monte, Packet Version three blue-backed and 1 red-backed card
  • Phase I - Court card from center to top
  • Phase II - Court card from center to bottom
  • Phase III - Court card leaves center without a move
  • Phase IV - How the card moves
  • Phase V - Court card moves even when it has a different colored back
 		1984 The Cervon Monte 17
Lee Freed, Jon Racherbaumer Wily Monte penetration, slit, see also "Credits and References" at end of book
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MUM, Aug. 1983
 1984 At The Table 99
Bob Kubota More Monte in the Quick-Three-Way style
Also published here Oct. 1985 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 8 No. 10) 1119
Louis Falanga Virginia City Shuffle Martin Lewis' 'Sidewalk Shuffle', with blanks and aces
 		1985 Lake Tahoe Card Magic 16
Martin Lewis Sidewalk Shuffle Jumbo three card monte routine, using blank cards and Ace of Diamonds
Variations 1985 Martin's Miracles 95
Chris Gosselin, Frederick Braue Seven Card Monte color changing back kicker
Inspired by
  • "Seven Card Monte" (Chris Gosselin, Abracadabra Vol. 30 No. 772, Nov. 1960, p. 276)
 1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4) 15
Henry Christ, John Braun Mental Subtraction three cards, one put on table and other two shown, when spectator guesses he is wrong since tabled card is now blank card with custom message
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4) 18
Ben Harris The Three Card Game color changing back kicker
Inspired by 1985 Midnight Special 21
Peter Duffie Ascension Five Card Monte, but the Queen keeps rising out of the packet, even when placed in envelope with window
Also published here 1986 Quartet 14
Thomas Hierling Impromptu Mexican Monte
Inspired by 1987 New Wave Close-Up 75
René Lavand Rehearsal in Madrid sidewalk shuffle type, three blank cards and an Ace, ends with three Aces and one blank card
Also published here 1987 Lentidigitation 16
Terri Rogers Always in the Middle Monte Plus type
Also published here 1988 More Secrets 15
Anthony Lindan Para-Psychology on the pack, using four cards
 		June 1989 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 12 No. 6) 1653
Doug Edwards Clipped at Monte using paper Clip
 		Nov. 1989 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 12 No. 11) 1707
Dai Vernon Joker Monte unusual method, cards in glasses
Related to
  • "Final Choice” (Peter Warlock, Abracadabra, Vol. 42 No. 1072, August 1966, p. 84)
 1989 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3 99
Paul Curry One, Two, Three one card has a slit, with clean up and credit information on the principle
 		Sep. 1989 Epoptica (Issue 12) 567
Brother John Hamman Eight-Ball Queens four card monte routine, to pocket climax
 		1989 The Secrets of Brother John Hamman 114
Martin Gardner MG Trio #3 orientation of head on QS and KH used for monte type guessing game, turning on vertical or horizontal axis ("The principle behind this trick has floated around a while.")
Variations 1989 Prototype 20
Scott Robinson Sucker Monte three phases
Related toVariations 1989 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 28) 499
Richard Bartram, Jr. Travelling Jack Jack between Aces moves up and down and eventually disappears
 		1989 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 31) 551
Bob King Monte Nightmare only three cards, they change a few times back and front
 		1989 Magician Foolers 22
Bob King Four Card Monte ungaffed Sidewalk Shuffle, three phases
 		1989 Magician Foolers 29
Terri Rogers Immer die Mittlere! Monte Plus type
Also published here July 1989 Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 4&5) 147
Gene Castillon, Jon Racherbaumer Surreal Monte sidewalk shuffle version without mis-indexed cards
Inspired by 1990 Cardfixes 76
Shigeo Takagi Monte With Four jumbo cards
Also published here 1990 The Amazing Miracles of Shigeo Takagi 74
Alex Elmsley Misogynist's Monte card vanishes in the end
 		1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 383
John Bannon Ton-Toid royal flush ending, ungaffed close-up handling for Ton Onosaka's "Tonte"
 		1991 Smoke and Mirrors 133
Edward Marlo Seven Card Monte Redux nine ungaffed methods
Inspired by 1991 The Olram File (Issue 3) 1
Roger Sherman Herbie the Hand with rubber doll hand, three card monte, money card jumps to magician's hand
 		1991 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 41) 736
Jim Steinmeyer San Fernando Monte jumbo cards that are openly folded in half
 		1991 Device and Illusion 119
Ken Brooke The Dutch Looper routine with multiple phases
Also published here Dec. 1991 Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 4&5) 185
Karl Fulves Mathemonte without a key card that must be recognized, prediction "we will pick the same card"
Inspired byRelated to 1991 Swindle Sheet (Issue 4) 48
René Lavand Rehearsal in Madrid sidewalk shuffle type, three blank cards and an Ace, ends with three Aces and one blank card
Also published here 1991 Slow Motion Magic II 61
Philip T. Goldstein Montexposé odd back card vanishes among four other cards
 		1992 The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 4) 6
Arturo de Ascanio La Carteta sequence for three card monte, in the hands
 		1992 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 4 54
Steve Dusheck Monte Zuma two cards, one held behind back, spectator always guesses wrong
Inspired by
  • Two Card Monte (DeLand)
Also published here 		1992 Dusheck's Card Magic 72
Steve Dusheck Me Three monte, winning card changes and is removed from pocket
 		1992 Dusheck's Card Magic 113
Scott Robinson Sucker Ending climax for Scott's Sucker Monte
Related to 1993 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 47) 853
Scotty York, Fred Kaps Shuffling Off Lucille with ideas by Fred Kaps
Inspired by 1993 For Your Eyes Only 119
Howard W. Rheam Carlisle Fair Cards
Inspired by 1993 Verbatim (Issue 6) 60
Sam Schwartz Sam's Monte tips on the handling
Related to 1993 Verbatim (Issue 6) 63
Walter "Sonny" Day Imagination three-card trick ends with three examinable blank cards
 		1993 Profile (Issue 16) 11
Richard Bartram, Jr. Simple Monte brief in the hands routine
 		1993 Mystification 13
René Lavand Three Card Monte with story presentation
 		1993 The New Orleans Soirée 7
René Lavand Rehearsal in Madrid sidewalk shuffle type, three blank cards and an Ace, ends with three Aces and one blank card
Also published here 1993 Magic From The Soul 168
Allan Ackerman Impromptu Sidewalk Shuffle
1994 Las Vegas Kardma 144
Allan Ackerman Another Impromptu Sidewalk Shuffle featuring Ackerman's "Another Quick Four Way"
 		1994 Las Vegas Kardma 149
Gene Maze Criss-Cross two black queens should be followed by spectator and eventually transform into red queens
Related to 1994 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 120
Alexander de Cova, Dai Vernon Seven-Card-Monte card vanishes from packet and reappears on top of pack, three phases
Inspired by 1994 Secrets No. 1 151
Paul Gertner Four-Card Monte four deuces change into kings
 		1994 Steel and Silver 93
Bob Farmer, Theodore DeLand Two-Card Monte
1994 Beat 'em, Cheat 'em, Leave 'em Bleedin' 27
Bob Farmer Three-Card Monte with gaff/flap
 		1994 Beat 'em, Cheat 'em, Leave 'em Bleedin' 28
Sam Schwartz Sam's Monte
Inspired byRelated to 1994 Rigmarole (Issue 6) 61
Bob Sheets Killer Kitsen Miracle Dutch Looper gaff, three phases
  • Flap-Flip Move
Inspired by
  • "Kitson Miracle" (Patrick Page)
 1994 MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 5) 1
Jim Krenz Nothing Too Loose monte trick in which card with large hole must be followed
Inspired by
  • "Nothing To Lose" (Bob Farmer)
 1994 Notable Magic! 14
R. Paul Wilson Gypsy's Monte kind of Quick-Three-Way
 		1995 The Little Black Book 3
Unknown Chase the Ace No. 35, three cards, Ace changes into another card and is removed from case
 		1995 Self-Working Close-up Card Magic 67
Karl Fulves 52-Card Monte No. 55, gag presentation with two single cards and rest of deck as third card, color changing deck kicker
Also published here 1995 Self-Working Close-up Card Magic 111
Felix Farrell Impromptu Sidewalk Shuffle three black cards and Queen, discarded card is always Queen, then all discarded cards change to Queens
 		1995 Aus dem Effeff... 85
Doug Conn Plastic Surgery monte type routine with Bizarre Twist, stretching and shrinking
Inspired byRelated to 1995 MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 7) 1
Guy Hollingworth Three Card Monte featuring Optical Alignment
 		1996 Notes on Card Tricks and Other Diversions 10
Guy Hollingworth Montgomery monte style demonstration, surprise climax
 		1996 Notes on Card Tricks and Other Diversions 39
Paul Harris Double Monte climax for monte routine: money card transposes with two indifferent cards
 		1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Super Magic) 121
Harry Riser Five Card Monte card vanishes from packet and reappears in deck, two phases, double facer
Inspired by 1996 The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser 168
Bob Driebeek Acrobatic Monte using diagonal flap card
Inspired by 1996 Aenigmas Rätsel 49
Rudolf Braunmüller Das Heidelberger Kümmelblättchen
Inspired by 1996 Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 1) 19
Richard Rechsteiner Sucker Monte Opening one card transforms
 		Aug. 1997 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 20 No. 8) 2828
Jack Carpenter Steppin' out with Molly three card monte routine with several effect, signed money card to card case climax
Related to 1997 The Expert's Portfolio No. 1 41
Ken Krenzel Sluggard's Monte three slow-motion sequences:
  • The Slow Show
  • Slow Second
  • Slow Slip
Inspired byRelated to 1997 Ingenuities 186
Wesley James Japanese Monte
Inspired by
  • "The Three Quarter Card" (Masao Atsukawa, "Creative Works in Magic")
 1997 The Magical Record and Thoughts of Wesley James 57
Peter Duffie Four Card Monte
1997 Effortless Card Magic 109
Roy Johnson Die Roy Johnson Routine zu Martin Lewis' Sidewalk Shuffle
Inspired by 1997 Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 1) 6
Karl Fulves 3 by 3 Card Monte "Unsolved Mysteries"
three rows of three cards, an Ace in each row, posed as a problem
 		1998 The Fine Print (Issue 9) 268
Guy Hollingworth Cherchez la Femme Optical Alignment
 		1999 Drawing Room Deceptions 43
Allan Ackerman, Al Leech A Little Finesse all three cards transform, finessed handling
Inspired by 1999 Wednesday Nights 13
Karl Fulves Strip-Out Monte using strip-out addition
 		1999 The Fine Print (Issue 10) 307
Ellis Stanyon The Three-Card Trick No. 27, "The Illusive Ace", monte effect with a Three that is missing bottom pip and can be shown as Ace or Three
Variations 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 143
Theodore DeLand "Pickitout" No. 28
Inspired by 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 143
Theodore DeLand DeLand's Two-Card Monte No. 56
Variations 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 188
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note version with half card
Inspired by 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 188
Chuck Smith Switch-A-Roo Monte short monte sequence with color changing back kicker
 		2000 Why Not? 6
Joel Givens Monte 101 four phases, in the hands
 		2000 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3 40
Jim Lee Nine Card Monte with Ace of Diamonds and eight blank cards
Related to 2000 Card File Two 137
Simon Lovell Harry's Catnip Principle cat locates card
  • Bonus Number One - Free Choice Catnip!
  • Bonus Number Two - The Mind Reading Cat (cat locates object)
  • Bonus Number Three - Gambling Kitty (cat finds money card in monte, with Guy Hollingworth variation)
 		2000 Son of Simon Says! 117
Paul Curry Sure Thing red backed card and blue backed card, one with a hole in the middle, monte
 		2001 Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond 65
Karl Fulves Hex Minus goal of the square is to prohibit spectator from reaching certain square, 12-card monte in which spectators cannot get to winning card
 		2001 Hex Squared 82
Masao Atsukawa スリーカードモンテ (Three Card Monte) With Jumbo card gaffs
 		2001 カードの島 42
Unknown Four-Card Monte No. 63, four piles on table, both hands move around and exchange top card(s) of the piles, all Aces on top
Related to 2001 New Self-Working Card Tricks 94
Karl Fulves Joker Monte color changing backs, red/blue double backer
Inspired by 2001 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6) 202
David Regal Three...Two...One with color change kicker
 		2002 Constant Fooling 1 97
David Regal Sticky Monte money card vanishes at the end
 		2002 Constant Fooling 2 158
David Regal Mucilaginous Monte
2002 Constant Fooling 2 165
Thomas Baxter The BC Cop (Baxter Count Cop), cop from small packet as it is counted, used to vanish card in 3 Card Monte
 		2002 The Action Cop 24
Steve Ehlers Intuition Monte monte sequence with Ace through Four of Spades, change to Aces as climax
 		2002 Penumbra (Issue 4) 12
Jim Steinmeyer Three Card Monte spectator mixed three cards according to instructions, possible over phone, mathematical
 		2002 Impuzzibilities 25
Philip T. Goldstein Yo! Bet no Monte, Boy. a/k/a Roll, or...
matching effect with three cards torn in half and a die
 		2002 Redivider 40
Al Baker Cherchez la Femme using a card stand, gaffed
 		2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Contributions) 508
Al Baker Monte Surprise transformation kicker, part of card glued on other card
 		2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions) 564
Roberto Giobbi Three-card Monte idea of using the jokers for monte
 		2003 Card College — Volume 5 1103
Jim Steinmeyer the soft-shoe Monte jumbo cards, gimmick with thread-connected sliding cards
 		2003 Artificial conclusions 19
Stewart Judah Judah Monte using openly four cards, money card changes into another card, first marketed 1927, see also side bar on pages 114 and 115
Related to
  • "Subtle Problems You Will Do" (Judah-Braun)
Variations 		2003 Off The Books (Issue 7) 117
Karl Fulves Too Faced three Tens and an Ace removed from deck, spectator cannot find Ace, it has changed into selection which completes four-of-a-kind
Inspired by 2003 Off The Books (Issue 7) 119
Luis H. Trueba El Charlatán with three Jumbo cards, Supreme Magic props, story presentation
 		2003 Magia y Dramagia 157
Wayne Dobson Hanky Poo rhyming patter, jumbo cards
Inspired by 2003 Dobson's Choice 2 15
Davide Costi Celebration Routine setup for the routine existing of the following three tricks
 		2004 Close-Up Elegance by Davide Costi 77
Davide Costi, René Lavand Three Card Monte
2004 Close-Up Elegance by Davide Costi 80
Dave Campbell Inauguration four jumbo cards, monte type routine
 		2004 The Dave Campbell Legacy 265
Peter Duffie Polythene Pam four blank cards, one changes to Queen, then monte type routine, then all change to Queens
Also published here
  • "Polythene Pam" (Peter Duffie, Trio, 1985)
 2004 Subtle Miracles 42
Peter Duffie Ascension monte with five cards, then Queen rises from packet, packet put in envelope with window cut out and Queen on face, it rises again
Related toAlso published here 2004 Subtle Miracles 75
Jack Carpenter, Allan Ackerman Revisiting Molly monte routine in which money card changes at end and appears reversed in deck
Inspired by 2005 Ackerman 2004 29
John Guastaferro, Allan Ackerman A Bigger Surprise no-throw monte routine with surprise transformation
 		2005 Ackerman 2004 40
Barrie Richardson Seeing With the Chinese Eye presentation for monte swindle in which a printed spread of five cards is used and spectator must put a paper clip at money card from back
 		2005 Act Two 188
Alan "Ace" Greenberg Monte Switch new switch
 		2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 143
Gregory Wilson 2-Card Monte, Plus three cards, double facer
 		2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 502
Jack Parker Twelve Card Monte Monte routine done with three packets of four cards (Four Eights, Four Nines and Four Queens), Queens change to Aces
 		2007 52 Memories 24
Jack Parker Visual Acuity Three card monte routine with surprise ending of an eye-chart appearance on a card
 		2007 52 Memories 150
Andi Gladwin Monte Python
Inspired by 2007 T and A Tour 25
Karl Fulves 3-Blank Monte "Unexplained"
three blank cards and an Ace, all change to Kings as climax, posed as a problem
Variations 2007 Prolix (Issue 3) 180
Sam Schwartz 3-Blank Monte three blank cards and an Ace, all change to Kings as climax
Inspired by 2007 Prolix (Issue 3) 194
Nick Trost Optical Three-Card Monte
Also published here 2008 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1 85
Nick Trost Australian Aces sidewalk shuffle type monte effect, gaffed
Inspired by
  • "The Only Three Card Trick in the World Using Four Cards" (Joe Rising, marketed by Ken Brooke, 1971)
 2008 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1 204
Bob Ostin The Looper Dutch Looper elaboration
 		2009 Prolix (Issue 6) 377
Karl Fulves Follow The Money "Unexplained"
number of bills under cards affects value of cards on top, posed as a problem
 		2009 Prolix (Issue 6) 404
Trevor Lewis Trevor's Monte Plus three ungaffed cards
 		2009 Routines Matter 105
Trevor Lewis The Full Monte with gaffed cards, multi-phase routine
 		2009 Routines Matter 108
Trevor Lewis Sidewalk Shuffle based on Martin Lewis' routine, three blank cards and an Ace
Inspired by 2009 Routines Matter 135
Tom Ransom Two Card Monte with two odd-backed ace of spades
 		2010 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8 111
Tom Ransom Flustration Monte with two odd-backed ace of spades
 		2010 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8 114
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Find the Lady top cards of four piles change into Queens
Inspired by 2010 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8 124
Steve Beam, Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) The Stalker presentation
Inspired byAlso published here 2010 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8 125
Steve Mayhew Mayhew Monte Explosion three cards transform into Royal Flush as climax, including variation where they become ten cards
 		2011 Full Frontal Mayhew 9
Patrick Page One in the Middle in the hands monte
Related toVariations 2011 Magic Page by Page 219
Patrick Page Double-Mirage Part 2 two methods, with monte theme
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 234
Karl Fulves Immovable Monte discussion of Monte tricks in which the cards are glued/fastened together, see following items, credit information
 		2011 Prolix (Issue 9) 588
G. W. Hunter Wrong Again! five cards stuck together, spectator cannot find it from back
Related to
  • ad in Magazine of Magie (Goldston, Oct. 1916)
 2011 Prolix (Issue 9) 588
Unknown Klip Trick five cards stuck together, spectator cannot find right one from back
Related to
  • Joe Stuthard note in Hugard's Magic Monthly, April 1950
 2011 Prolix (Issue 9) 589
Karl Fulves The Basic Principle of monte with stuck-together cards
 		2011 Prolix (Issue 9) 589
Joe Stuthard The Stuthard Addition five cards stuck together, spectator cannot find Queen from back, it has vanished
 		2011 Prolix (Issue 9) 590
Karl Fulves Klipped Notes ideas for monte trick with stuck together cards
  • Klipped Koncluded
  • Klipped Korner
  • Spread Force
  • Bank Nite
  • Bank Nite With Cards
 		2011 Prolix (Issue 9) 592
Doug Edwards Showpiece Monte signed card to wallet with monte theme
 		2013 Nukes 49
Christian Scherer Hände weg vom Falschspiel! monte with jumbo cards, first three red and one black card as a climax three black cards and one red card
Inspired by
  • Joe Riding's "The only three Card Trick in the World using four Cards"
 2014 Schlaglichter 243
Richard Bangs Double-Down Monte In-the-hands three card monte move.
 		2015 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10 233
Eric Stevens Little Peter Pays Triple Three Card Monte routine, all three cards end up being black cards, the red money card is found wrapped in a dollar bill with a business card
 		2015 Skybound 9
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli), Steve Beam The Stalker top cards of four piles change into Queens
Also published here 2016 Tea Time With The Pasteboards 7
Bill Elliott 3-Card Monkey Business Color Monte precursor, first published in Ibidem #16
 		2017 Facsimile (Issue 6) 56
Benjamin Earl Stem Cell framing routine differently to get different experiences with same handling, four cards shown one by one and tabled, they change into four aces, possible presentations:
  • Stem Cell Monte
  • Stem Cell Magician vs. Gambler
  • Stem Cell Sleight of Hand
 		2017 Less is More 103
Jim Steinmeyer Four-Card Monte No. 5, Queen and three other cards mixed according to rules, Queen eventually found
 		2017 Unexpected Impuzzibilities 13
Andy Nyman, Anthony Owen Miracle Monte 2.0 blank cards with face of a Queen
Inspired by
  • Andy Nyman's "Monte" in "The Dungeon" March, 1994,
 2017 Secrets 56
Philipp Ganglberger Monte Blanko monte routine with three blank cards and an Ace, three Aces and one blank card as a kicker
 		2018 Seminarheft 13
Eric Stevens The One-Armed Man Three card monte packet trick, money card changes into black Ace as finale
Inspired by
  • "Multi-Monte" (Caleb Wiles)
 2018 Perspective 19
Bob Hummer, Steve Beam Unmarked Hummer
2018 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11 275
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli), Steve Beam The Stalker top cards of four piles change into Queens
Inspired byAlso published here 2019 Card Tricks That Kilt 8
Michael Powers Twilight Zone Monte five cards, monte type game with odd-backed monte card, transformations occur
Inspired by
  • "Montinator 5.0" (John Bannon, Triabolical)
 2019 Tesseract 110
Andi Gladwin Monte Python without mixing the cards, with two-for-one transposition finale
Inspired by 2020 The Boy Who Cried Magic 37
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