7,364 entries in Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Gary Plants "Killer" Poker-Deal Demo color changing deck climax
June 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 6)
2662
Tony Miller Poke Salad card with hole
July 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 7)
2670
Michael Skinner The Mental Photography Deck Nudist Deck routine
1996 31
Michael Close Out of U and ME clean turnover of one card, full deck of double backers
Also published here 1996 68
Philip T. Goldstein Psi-Con Ruse double ended cards are placed in book (instead of apparatus)
1996 1
Philip T. Goldstein Numberskull with three decks, one deck with numbers from one to 52
Related to 1996 7
Walter Brusa Card Rise heavily gaffed deck
Related to 1996 3
Karl Fulves Note by Karl Fulves thought card rises
Inspired by 1996 9
Karl Fulves Motion Mate eight card packet, card selected, mate rises out of packet in card case
1996 19
Karl Fulves Kicker card jumps out halfway when riffled, second selection jumps out as miniature card
1996 25
Karl Fulves Shrink Fit wrong card rises, it shrinks to half size and changes into selection
1996 32
Ariel Frailich Resolution two methods for Aviator Aces problem, named Ace rises out of box
Inspired by 1996 51
Tom Stone Across the Void no touch version, with rubberbands
1996 5
Tom Stone Occhamman Card "signed card" with mark on isolated card
1996 39
Karl Fulves Thoughts Of Others card written down by a spectator is though of during riffling by other spectator, O'Connor's Instanto Pack
Related to 1996 11
Karl Fulves Reflex Action reading exercise
1996 15
Karl Fulves Side Effects gaffed deck with various shortened cards, cutting to any card of tabled deck
Related to 1996 32
Karl Fulves Named Stranger Triumph named card has different back, using Side Effects Deck
Related to 1996 38
Karl Fulves Simple Stebbins using Side Effects Deck with Si Stebbins set-up
Related to 1996 44
Karl Fulves Topped Gaff gaff in which short card is glued inside thick card
1996 121
Karl Fulves The Edge edge marked cards and riffle culling
1996 132
Burling Hull, Karl Fulves Electra-Trance Card mirror on back of joker
1996 151
Karl Fulves Full Disclosure performer deals, Mirage deck
1996 11
Karl Fulves Fail Safe card case with "Ultra Mental Deck" sticker
1996 24
Karl Fulves Naming The Stranger
Inspired by 1996 47
Karl Fulves 13th Prophet 203rd Force
1996 57
Dominique Duvivier Duvivier Omnibus Wallet Combination of Balducci (Kaps) Wallet and Himber Wallet, with other features. Routine described: Selected card and credit card placed in different wallet compartments, they change places. Card is then replaced in deck and travels to wallet, followed by three other mates traveling to wallet
Related to 1996 61
Dominique Duvivier Fantastic Journey Underground Four blank cards and four Kings change places one by one, clean
Inspired by 1996 102
Dominique Duvivier Chameleon Chameleon cards, cards transform as per Universal Card plot, but start printing magician's fingers on it
1996 117
Dominique Duvivier The Duvivier Deck Freely named card is only card printed in blank deck (along with another card that the magician previously took out)
1996 128
Jon Racherbaumer Hofzinser, Carried Away
1996
Facsimile (Issue 4)
11
Chester Morris Comedy Cards to Pocket Seven of Spades with bottom two pips cut off, Seven and Five of Spades forced for two-phase routine
1996 4
Frederick Braue Scrambled Thoughtwaves spectator thinks of his selection, yet a blank card, then scrambled up card and then card with image of girl show up
Inspired by
  • Clayton Rawson plot
1996 7
Seven of Clubs - Seven of Spades giant mechanical changing card, no details
1996 8
Frederick Braue Who, Me? blank card with message by murderer is found between aces in deck, story presentation
Inspired by 1996 9
Frederick Braue, Theodore DeLand Nox-Em-All four Aces and Sevens on table, two Aces & Sevens put in one case and also in another card case, yet Sevens and Aces are all in one case each, two double facers
Inspired by
  • "Nox-Em-All" (De Land, 1908)
1996 15
Fourteen of Spades
1996 21
The Random Card character "Charlie Random" on blank card, is next to selection
1996 21
Miko specially printed card that is not described in text
1996 22
"Senator" Clarke Crandall Pip Pip blank card instead of Four of Spades produced, four single Spade pips removed from pocket
1996 23
Steve Bedwell Shake, Shuffle, and Twist invisible deck / Triumph combo
Also published here 1996 1174
Dan Block Face Off four cards with backs on both sides change into selection then into quartet of the selection
1996 1184
Dominique Duvivier Auto-Twist no sleights
Variations 1996 2
Jeff Busby Isolated Aces four spectators chose a card each that are put in glass, they're the Aces, Aces in glass are covered with handkerchief and an Ace turns over in packet, repeated for all Aces
  • Phase One: The Spectators Select the Four Aces
  • Phase Two - Five: The Aces Reverse
Inspired by 1996 7
James Swain The Blank Deck cards become blank except selection, then back to normal, Nudist deck
1996 60
James Swain, Larry Jennings The Jennings Box slit in case
  • Version One (card into second cased deck in wallet)
Inspired by 1996 134
Larry Jennings The Jennings Handling slit in case
Also published here 1996 138
James Swain The Well Traveled Card deck in case and number up to 52 named, signed card dropped on case, it vanishes and reappears inside at named number
1996 141
James Swain The Stand In deck in new deck order, put in case, joker outside case changes into named card, joker is at its position in cased deck
1996 143
James Swain Annemann's Miracle three cards removed, performer divines them fairly, peek case with hole
Inspired byAlso published here 1996 164
James Swain, Darwin Ortiz Finale for the Capitulating Queens vanish of signed card to wallet
Inspired by 1996 182
Jon Racherbaumer Handling of Norm Osborne's Unlimited Vanish
1996 186
David Neighbors Fusion Aces cutting the Aces, as climax four glued blocks with Aces on top
Related toVariations June 1996
The Minotaur (Vol. 8 No. 2)
1
Philip T. Goldstein Depositive five cards four with a printed quarter and one blank, quarters vanish and as a surprise a dollar bill appears on fifth card
June 1996
The Minotaur (Vol. 8 No. 2)
7
Bob King Dual Flight featuring "Solution Wallet" (Himber/Bombshell)
1996 14
Wild Card Move
1996 15
Bob King Color-Changing Deck optional with "Color-Changing Acro Card" (Bob King)
1996 16
Bob King Turncoat single folded card turns inside out, hand cover only
Also published here 1996 20
Bob King Domesticated Wild Card one double-facer
1996 24
Bob King Big Mac "...what I consider to be the best Ace routine I've ever come seen", leader packet changes into Royal Flush as finale, three double facers and three mis-indexed cards
Inspired by
  • "Ankner's Aces" (Buddy Ankner)
1996 26
Bob King Face up Revelation with double facers
Also published here
  • "Face up Revelation" (Opening Night Magic, Bob King)
1996 28
Baltazar Fuentes Fuentes Gaff hollow card from which a step-gaff à la Fan-2-See slides out to simulate a four-of-a-kind
1996 23
Karl Fulves Little Alice mate coincidence with odd-backed cards in two packets, one handled behind back, red/blue double backer
Inspired byRelated to 1996
Underworld (Issue 3)
32
Karl Fulves Not Too Blue deck spread face up, card named, deck re-spread face-down, two odd-backed cards sandwich one card, it is the named card
1996
Underworld (Issue 3)
38
Sam Schwartz Devil's Date "Two Diary Tricks"
card listed in diary is only odd-backed card in deck
Related to 1996
Underworld (Issue 3)
40
Sam Schwartz Any Card - Any Wallet card in face-up spread named, odd-backed duplicate predicted in wallet
Related to 1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
50
Tony Slydini Slydini's Dream Deck new deck order, spectator thinks a card, performer exchanges the Ace of Spades with a card and places it on table, card named, cards dealt through face up one by one, Ace of Spades is where named card should be and named card is on table, double facer deck with all alike on one side
Related to 1996 62
Karl Fulves Interrogative double ender deck, new deck order on one end, Walsh's Dream Deck on other side, Mind Power Deck
Inspired byRelated to 1996 64
Karl Fulves InVisible Ink spectator's initials on back of card vanish, reappear and disappear again, using a ten-card packet
Related toVariations 1996 69
Rough-Smooth World roughed red-black pairs
1996 89
Harry Riser The Distraction Factor blank-faced card with Ace of Clubs printed on the back design pushed in deck, card next to it signed by spectator, eventually the blank face is now the signed face
1996 36
Harry Riser The Practice Deck Royal Flush production climax
1996 77
Harry Riser The Legendary Five-Ace Poker Hand poker demonstration presentation for Assembly, three double facers
1996 112
Harry Riser Royal Flush Assembly Royal Flush instead of the Aces used for Assembly, four double facers
1996 120
Harry Riser Marked Cards and Dealer's School chapter intro
1996 138
Harry Riser Harry's Marking System for Bicycle rider backs, blockout work
1996 138
Harry Riser Reading the Cards ploy to study the back
1996 142
Harry Riser Nail Writer Prediction routine for a direct prediction
1996 143
Harry Riser Dealer's School
  • Phase One (red black separation by feel)
  • Phase Two (shuffle control demo)
  • Phase Three (dealing some hands, performer ends up with Aces)
1996 144
Harry Riser Five Card Monte card vanishes from packet and reappears in deck, two phases, double facer
Inspired by 1996 168
Harry Riser Three Card Metamorphosis three cards shown all alike, then three different backs, then normal again
1996 187
Harry Riser Wild Homing Card four Jokers change into duplicates of selection, then back, selection travels back repeatedly after being discarded
1996 194
Harry Riser Cheating the Cheater backs of packet change multiple times
Inspired by 1996 217
Harry Riser Hofzinser Hole Card Transposition transposition with cheating patter
Also published here 1996 226
Pablo Domenèch Ases, Ases... Y Ases Mc Donald Ace routine, with repetition of effect
Also published here
  • "Misdirection" 1988, p. 38.
1996 63
Pablo Domenèch Wild Card Plus nine card monte, with seven cards
1996 124
Bob Driebeek Wie man seine Freunde zum Narren hält - oder besser: Wie man sich Feinde macht cards with magicians and with hats, story trick
Inspired by 1996 45
Bob Driebeek Acrobatic Monte using diagonal flap card
Inspired by 1996 49
Bob Driebeek Aenigmas Vollkommenes Wunder signed card from blue deck transposes with same card from red deck
Also published here
  • Bob Driebeek's "The Perfect Miracle" in "The Gen" July, 1958. P. 77.
1996 71
Bob Driebeek Aenigmas Vollkommen(er)es Wunder signed card from blue deck transposes with same card from red deck, variation
1996 84
Peter Duffie Double Vision any red and black cards removed from face-up spread, values added, that day in calendar has both those cards written next to it, both also predicted in envelope
1996 1
Peter Duffie, Charles T. Jordan, Dick Zimmerman Jumbo Jeopardy signed jumbo card torn into quarters, one quarter under wallet, other quarters put under other jumbo cards on table, those vanish and card is restored under wallet
1996 4
Peter Duffie Braindeath card named, a card is reversed in deck, it is not the selection but faces the selection and the selection's name is written on its back
Also published here 1996 7
Cold Fusion
1996 3
Peter Duffie Jagged Edge half of a card vanishes and reappears stapled to another signed card
Inspired by 1996 5
Steve Beam The Color Changing Card Case
Also published here 1996 8
Curtis Kam Move to the Front of the Glass signed card travels to face of deck that is in glass with handkerchief cover, repeat, card appears in stages (blank, faded, ...), SBS
Variations 1996 64
Roy Johnson Blitztransposition
1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 1)
17
Stephen Tucker Markiert same as Sandwich Box, with marked cards as convincer
Also published here 1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 4 & 5)
170
Philip T. Goldstein Bubengeflüster three selections are divined, then are found to have X on the back
Also published here 1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 4 & 5)
178
David Britland Das Britland Spiel name of card written on back of card, prediction
Also published here 1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 4 & 5)
183
Lou Gallo Chemical Cards two cards are stretched
1996 62
Lou Gallo New Signed Card gaffed or ungaffed
1996 65
Pit Hartling Der Dreisprung card travels from one third to the next twice, then vanishes and turns out to be unknown card selected at the start
Also published here 1996 71
Juno Verkehrt selection reverses and travels to other packet
Also published here 1996 89
Christian Knudsen Tablehopper's Holy P.O.D. flap gaff, color changing back kicker
Also published here 1996 101
Wolfgang Sommer Leicht + Stark all cards of one color turn over
Inspired byAlso published here 1996 148
Wittus Witt Tele-Zauber selected Queen appears in frame
Also published here 1996 203
Lee Marelli Penta-Preview one of five symbols is chosen, prediction drawn in crystal ball on one of five business cards
1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 2)
182
Mark Garetz Cold Readers cold reading presentation to name selection
1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 5)
193
Steve Michaels Schieszer Local Attraction chosen advertising card is divined, svengali
1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 13)
239
Michael Close Out of U and Me clean turnover of one card, full deck of double backers
Also published here Nov./Dec. 1996
The Magic Menu (Vol. 7 No. 38)
440
Walter Rollins Technicolor Torn Card card signed on face, one quarter torn off, rest torn in pieces and put in case, card restored, corner has odd back
Variations Jan. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 5)
67
Mike Rogers Rogers Method card signed on face, one quarter torn off, rest torn in pieces and put in case, card restored, corner has odd back
Inspired by Jan. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 5)
68
Derek Parfitt, James G. Thompson Jr. Prophetic Post-It prediction on post-it note stuck to face card of deck, any card in the deck namd and removed, it matches prediction
May 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 9)
64
Doug Conn Conn-Fusion Rules two cards marked on back fuse into double backer
Also published here June 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 10)
61
Mark Jenest The Classic Farce spectator keeps picking the Two of Clubs, duplicates of it are on the table, one is signed, its back changes color and rest of deck shown normal
Aug. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 12)
72
Bob Farmer Methods For Marxism on marking systems
Oct. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
86
Bob Farmer The Farmarx System marking system
Related to Oct. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
86
Bob Farmer The Juice Deck comment
Oct. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
87
Eddie Tullock The Four and One Half Trick prediction is half the value of selection 4 1/2 card gag, in trade show style
Related to 1996 25
Larry Jennings Pineapple Surprise '70 transformation kicker, double facers
Inspired by
  • "Pineapple Surprise" (Walt Rollins, MUM Dec. 1963)
Related toVariations
1997 236
Larry Jennings Pineapple Surprise '92 No. 1 transformation kicker, double facers
Inspired by 1997 242
Larry Jennings Pineapple Surprise '92 No. 2 transformation kicker, double facers
Inspired by 1997 246
John Graham That's Fast! duplicate and double facer
Mar. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 3)
2761
Aldo Colombini Heat creating double facer and double backer
Variations Sep. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 9)
2840
Ken Krenzel Box Top card comes to top inside case, cased version
Inspired byRelated to 1997 3
Ken Krenzel Remote Change out-of-hands, double facer
Inspired by 1997 17
Ken Krenzel Halfway to Hell card in sandwich vanishes and reappears in deck, out of hands, two double facers
1997 24
Ken Krenzel Coin-Card Gimmick double backer with coin glued on one side
1997 79
Ken Krenzel, Franklin V. Taylor Peak Decks approaches for the Taylor Peek Deck
Related to 1997 111
Franklin V. Taylor Taylor Peek Deck brief, glued pairs
1997 111
Ken Krenzel Cloning Queens Queen is split in two, split again, miniature Queen appears, they all melt back into one
1997 145
Ken Krenzel Poles Apart widely separated black Twos come together to sandwich selection, then travel away again, two double facers
1997 175
Ken Krenzel Strip the Leader two leader card in front of two shuffled piles, they become black and red pile, follow the leader phase, they shuffle again by themselves, stripper deck
Related to 1997 195
Nick Trost Miracle Match Up similar to Gemini Mates in plot, two methods
Inspired by
  • "Prospero" (Peter Warlock, The Magigram, February 1980)
Variations
1997 177
Nick Trost Duo Brainwave no rough/smooth
Inspired by
  • "Ultra Brainwave Deck" (Patrick Page, Abracadabra, May 1982)
1997 180
Nick Trost Dingle's "Royal Triumph" - Trost Version Four kings with odd backs will change into four selections
Inspired by 1997 182
Nick Trost The Tic-Tac-Toe Divination deck of 'X's and 'O's, match order of 'X's and 'O's.
1997 185
Nick Trost A Clean-Cut Coincidence Spectator coincidentally selects mates, which is predicted by performer
Inspired byVariations
  • "Double Influence" (Tom Mosier, The Linking Ring, May 1995)
1997 193
Henry Christ The 203rd Force / Henry Christ Force
Related to 1997 194
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Elimination Selection appears reversed in deck after it has vanished
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1997 194
Stewart Judah, Paul Swinford Half and Half Two cards are cut in half, follow the leader type of effect
Inspired by
  • "Miracle Mates" (Bob Bell, marketed by Mickey Hades, 1963)
1997 208
Nick Trost Showdown three phase Ten Card Poker Deal routine, last phase is stud poker. Includes Tom Hubbard's handling at the end.
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1997 216
Tom Hubbard Tom Hubbard's Handling of "Showdown"
Inspired byAlso published here 1997 219
Nick Trost Maxi-Twisto Twisting the Aces with Royal Flush ending
Inspired by
  • "A Twist on Maxi" (Mike Gallo, Genii, August 1986)
Related to
  • "Maxi-Twist" (Roger Smith, 1976)
1997 222
Svengali Shuffle
1997 247
Nick Trost Seven-Spades Bridge Deal partner and performer get all the Spades
Related to 1997 251
Nick Trost Seven-No-Trump Bridge Deal partner and performer get no-trump hands
1997 253
Nick Trost In-Between Deal Game called In-Between, uses poker chips
1997 254
Nick Trost Gin Rummy Deal
1997 257
Nick Trost Coon Can Deal Gives description and history of game
1997 261
Nick Trost Special-Deck Blackjack-Poker Deal Blackjack and poker combined demo
Related to 1997 265
Nick Trost Canasta Deal
Related to 1997 270
Nick Trost Uruguay Canasta Deal
Related to 1997 273
Nick Trost International Canasta Deal
1997 274
Nick Trost ESP Sixth-Thot Predict thought of symbol
Related to 1997 292
Nick Trost ESP Janus
Inspired by 1997 294
Karl Fulves Dr. Acula unknown sandwiched card, selection on deck, sandwich placed on top and deck cut, sandwiched card now is selection
1997 18
Karl Fulves Dr. J unknown face-down card is placed in face-up deck where spectator cuts, the card he cuts to is then the face-down card, SBS deck
Related to 1997 20
Karl Fulves Jekyll-Hide six red and 6 black cards, a black card chosen, but it isn't among the 6 black cards suddenly but among the 6 reds (identified by spectator with special glasses on)
1997 22
Karl Fulves Red Moon card second from top in hand, covered with handkerchief, movement, card now on top, gimmick with two hinged cards
1997 27
Karl Fulves Silver Kiss card on pile moves up against spectator's hand, hole in cards
1997 36
Karl Fulves Necromancer three selections rise to the top one by one, last one into the case, packet with cut-out hole
1997 38
Karl Fulves Gold Rush coin travels from inside packet to card, packet with cut-out hole, with additional ideas
1997 40
Karl Fulves Nosferatu card travels from sandwich into case, case suddenly jumps to vertical position on hand
1997 50
Karl Fulves House No. 5 four deuces, one named, it's the only one face-down, it's placed in case, then four cards removed from case - they're the jacks
Related to 1997 71
Karl Fulves Silent Knight four queens, one placed in case, suit named, other three queens shown and named one is missing, in case are only the four Jacks, version of "House No. 5"
Related to 1997 88
Karl Fulves Hocus Poker Handling
Related to 1997 89
Karl Fulves 4-Card Brainwave Handling
1997 90
Karl Fulves Two-Story Castle named queen, which is never seen, changes into a jack, two card cases used in presentation, using Quartet gimmick
1997 90
Karl Fulves Optikal Illusion three-card fan, in mirror only two cards are seen but simultaneously three from back
1997 97
Karl Fulves Matter Thru Matter suggestion for vampire themed effect, see reference
Related to 1997 98
Karl Fulves Mirror Box card box with mirrors on all sides, JS inside, Joker outside, suddenly JS outside and previous selection inside
1997 99
Karl Fulves Transposition using Airdrop
1997 101
Karl Fulves Two Jacks and a Joker two jacks below, joker on top of case, then jack on top and bottom and joker inside
1997 101
Karl Fulves Think of a Vampire spectator think of either a jack or king (his choice), in four-card-packet his card is the only reversed one, the other three are Sixes, quartet type gimmick
1997 102
Karl Fulves Skeleton Crew four kings in one case, four jacks in another, king thought of, performer transfers one in jacks case, it's thought-of one and gets a big hole in the middle
1997 105
Karl Fulves A. K. A. four Fives, one suit named, reflection of this Five changes to a queen when seen in mirror
1997 107
Karl Fulves Unlimited Access three cards placed on card case, one vanishes and is found under cellophane under case or in case
1997 110
Norman Osborn Unlimited Count
1997 110
Karl Fulves The Brooklyn Card Trick "tree of hearts"
1997 118
Karl Fulves Night Hunter four Jacks and two Aces, chosen jack vanishes, four double facers
1997 119
Karl Fulves Plan 9 four blue-backed jokers, red-backed jack placed in packet, face changes to joker
1997 121
Karl Fulves Nameless a jack transforms into any named card in packet of aces
1997 127
Karl Fulves Vegas Vampire ten cards dealt into two hands, a selection changes into indifferent card and is then in other packet, jacks show up as finale
1997 130
Karl Fulves Flight Deck four jacks and three sixes, one jack vanishes, it is found stuck to ceiling
1997 135
Karl Fulves Card Vanish from Packet packet mixed face-up/face-down with one double facer
1997 138
Karl Fulves The Optioned Future seven piles formed, spectator thinks of one in the pile that matches the week day he is born in, divined and predicted
Related to 1997 31
Alexander de Cova The Psychodelic Winning Game two handlings, peek deck, miscalling or billet switch with index
Also published here 1997 4
Wesley James Micro-Macro Handling
  • Making My Micro-Macro & Switch Box Gimmicks
  • Single Micro-Macro Card
  • The Switch Box
1997 33
Wesley James Two-Way Stretch card also stretched sideways
Related to 1997 49
Wesley James, Harry Lorayne Siamese Shuffle "shuffle" travels from one half to other
  • Method I
  • Method II (twenty-six double backers)
  • Method III (thirteen double backers)
  • Method IV - Cold Deck (deck switch presentation)
  • The Lorayne Approach (deck switch presentation)
Related to 1997 62
Peter Duffie An Interesting Use of That Principle Two cards, two piles, same position + prediction kicker
1997 44
Peter Duffie The Apparition Magician has four Kings, spectator has four Jumbo Kings. Selection appears amongst the Kings, jumbo version of selection appears amongst the jumbo Kings in their hands.
Variations 1997 87
Peter Duffie Get Back! King placed amongst the four Fours travel back to the King packet (jumbo cards)
1997 113
Ron Bauer Second Sight comedy triple prediction, heads or tails, total of numbers from date of the coin and a card, three envelopes
Inspired by
  • David Britland's "Second Sight" in "Sorcerer Vol.1"
1997 77
John Morgan The "Birthday" Book birthday book, shuffled deck one card freely selected
1997 83
Philip T. Goldstein Psi-Con Ruse double ended cards are placed in book (instead of apparatus)
  • Deutsch (translated by Rudolf Braunmüller)
  • Francais (translated by Philippe Warren)
  • Español (translated by Rafael Benatar)
1997 1
Philip T. Goldstein The Mind's Eye Deck picture cards, card is divined
Also published here 1997 8
Frank Csuri Double Back Think double lift on deck
1997 15
Steve Beam Invincible thought of card vanishes and then reappears reversed in the deck
1997 1267
Shedoo Reve, Elrae Sekao Party Pooper gag, card with king sitting on toilet, royal flush, names are anagrams of Ed Voorhees and Earle Oakes
1997 1279
Ken Kurita Jazz A Summer Day
1997 1307
Christoph Borer Impossibile clever presentation, table is flipped over at the end
Also published here 1997 10
Basil Horwitz £100 Challenge Mind Control Test cards from red and blue deck match, red/blue double backer
1997 54
Basil Horwitz Challenge Incredible Memory pseudo memory book test, every first word from any book apparently memorized, with number cards
1997 61
Henry Christ Christ Force 203rd force
1997 63
Mark Garetz, Al Koran Persistence of Thought with camera flash unit
Inspired by 1997 12
Thomas Alan Waters Gypsy Cursive
1997 29
Christian Scherer Spektraldruck blank deck turns into normal deck
1997 140
Christian Scherer Schnelldruck blank case is printed
1997 152
Doug Edwards See Through Three Different handling with Invisible Deck, card appears face down next to mate
1997 29
Doug Edwards The Stunning, Jumping, Jack Selected Jack of Hearts pops out of the deck, then is found in the deck sandwiched between two black twos, then back changes color
Inspired by
  • "The Trained Card" (Joe Berg, The Joe Berg Book)
Also published here
1997 143
Bob King Flight Four Ace through Four from corners of newspaper or mat to under jumbo card
Also published here 1997 2
David Harkey, Eric Anderson Petrified deck becomes solid block that breaks when dropped
1997 68
Tony Bartolotta Gang Related deck cut, top two cards removed and placed in center, corner of next card torn off, performer stabs it into the center behind his back, between selections, three-way force deck, for details see Informant reference
Related to 1997
Underworld (Issue 6)
84
Barry Levy Impossible Revelation reprint of instructions, first marketed in 1978 by Tannen
card thought of and then spelled to, using a deck with seventeen double enders, progressive spelling
Related to 1997 98
Karl Fulves Dream Sequence only eighteen duplicates in deck, more unusual selection process to arrive at a card in the fishing sequence
Inspired by 1997 103
David Solomon, Eugene Burger, Danny Orleans Cigarette Or Pencil Through Signed Card using Solomon/England gaff
  • Eugene Burger's Presentation
  • David Solomon's Routine
  • Danny Orleans' Presentation
1997 79
David Solomon A Small Color Collision 4&4, one gaffed card
1997 98
David Solomon Technicolor Oil And Water 4&4, gaffed card with divided face
1997 101
David Solomon Unhappy Student (A, 2, 3, 4 Exchange) with Travelers kicker, three double facers
VariationsAlso published here 1997 107
David Solomon Double Surprise Rising Card dental dam between cards gaff
Variations 1997 116
Gary Plants An Alternate Handling dental dam between cards gaff, faro loading
Inspired by 1997 119
David Solomon Odd Backed Aces To The Fourth Power every Ace has a different back, red/blue double backer
Inspired by 1997 128
David Solomon Open Travelers with Ace through Four, divided card
Also published here 1997 132
David Solomon Devilish Deuces Wild Sandwich wrong card appears between two Jokers, it vanishes and reappears in deck and correct card is now sandwiched
Inspired byVariations 1997 159
David Solomon Reverse Assembly With A, 2, 3, 4
Inspired by 1997 190
David Solomon Post-it Prediction prediction on post-it note on red-backed Joker, put in blue-backed card by performer next to the prediction, red/blue double backer
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • Linking Ring, Sept. 1992
1997 196
David Solomon One Gaff Makes The Observation Test
1997 198
David Solomon Breaking Up Ad-Jacent spectator stabs odd-backed card next to two selections one by one
Inspired by 1997 203
David Solomon, Edward Marlo Stripped Cheek To Cheek
1997 207
Edward Bagshawe, Al Koran, Ron Wilson, Gene "Phantini" Grant, Ted Lesley The "Dream-Deck"-Combination single card divination
1997 2
Ron Wilson, Ted Lesley David Hoy's Sensation six cards
1997 4
Harry Baron, Ken De Courcy, Ted Lesley Decisions! Decisions! spectator deals through deck and stops at random point, same card is found in performer's pocket
1997 7
Richard Bartram, Jr. Queen's Sore Ear four cards travel under Jumbo card
Inspired by 1997 15
Richard Bartram, Jr. The Princess' New Clothes deck is cut several times and spectator thinks of one of top cards, process is repeated several times and all cards are divined
1997 71
Richard Bartram, Jr. Group Session several spectators think a card in a spread deck, all are divined
1997 72
Richard Bartram, Jr. Short Changed Thoughts thought of cards in deck vanish, selected from spread display
1997 74
Richard Bartram, Jr. Compressed Thoughts deck shrinks, and mental selections turn over
1997 76
Richard Bartram, Jr. Two-Faced Switch billet on playing card attached with paper clip is switched
1997 78
Richard Bartram, Jr. Forethunk prediction of a card, billet attached with paper clip
1997 79
Chris Sutton Instant Hofzinser
Inspired by 1997 99
Pete Ottaviano, Richard Bartram, Jr. Brainstorm Intruder red/blue double backer, unknown odd-backed card is found with open prediction procedure from face
Inspired by 1997 100
Chris Sutton Shrivel card visibly shrinks
1997 102
Richard Bartram, Jr. Shrink Rap a card changes into correct card but in miniature size, then it changes to normal
1997 161
Richard Bartram, Jr. Silver Mirrorcle pocket mirror, coin is produced and mirror becomes glass, with deck of playing cards
1997 171
Richard Bartram, Jr. Into the Void card vanishes in mirror, and returns again, strange effect
1997 173
Richard Bartram, Jr. Revelation from the Void selection appears in mirror and is then produced from it
1997 176
Richard Bartram, Jr. Double Decker Sandwich black Aces vanish from between red Aces and return face up in center of the deck with selection, selection travels to other Aces, special flap card
1997 177
Hiroyuki Sakai Wild Cards Primera blank cards turn into selection, first published in Japanese in 1993
1997 1
Simon Lovell Give Me The Mayo cleaner handling with double backer
Inspired by 1997 53
Simon Lovell Sitting Deck Vanish oker changes to selected card, deck vanishes from case
Also published here 1997 94
Simon Lovell Hyperpoke first finger penetrates deck of cards and stops at selection
1997 123
Simon Lovell Predicted Bermuda three cards chosen behind back of spectator, same cards reversed in prediction deck, extra deck, ends clean
Inspired byVariations 1997 126
Ermintrude - The Mind-Reading Joker! Joker first says "I've no idea", then hold mini card of selection
1997 132
Peek Deck Forcing Pair tape at bottom
1997 132
Jim Zachary Simplicity Outdone card chosen in fair manner, spectator deals and stops at selection
1997 138
Jim Zachary Jimbo's Sneaky Shuffle Action divided deck overhand shuffle with one half short
1997 138
Simon Lovell Heartless whole deck has a large whole in the center
Related toAlso published here 1997 141
Simon Lovell Heartlebox hole also appears in case
Related to 1997 147
Simon Lovell The World's Only Blue-Backed Double-Faced Card! gag
  • Bonus Magicians-Only Gag Number One
  • Bonus Magicians-Only Gag Number Two
1997 149
R. Paul Wilson The Inslow Effect two cards selected, one is only odd-backed card and second card travels into card case
  • The Gaffed Card
  • Easy Inslow
  • Expert Inslow (without gaffed card)
  • Alternative Handling
Related to 1997 1
R. Paul Wilson Incomplete Inslow pseudo Incomplete Faro Control, actually a riffle force
1997 15
Karl Fulves He Has Followers No. 1, spectator riffle shuffles once and then deals into two piles part of the deck, follow the leader type presentation for color separation, colors marked on backs
1997 2
Karl Fulves Follow Me No. 3, spectator follows dealing pattern of performer, backs marked for color
Related to 1997 7
David Britland Cutting Remarks thread-less self-cutting deck, strip stuck to a card
Also published here 1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 1)
11
Bill Wagner Drei-Karten-Vorhersage three card prediction, one ahead and last one forced
Also published here 1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 1)
26
Nick Trost Ein wahrer Knockout spectator stabs card next to his selection behind back
Also published here 1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 4 & 5)
186
Martin Joyal Red, White, and Blue with three decks, one deck with number cards
1997 180
Dean Dill Tonight Show Closer peeked selection vanishes and appears folded under a cup, then it penetrates the cup inside an orange
1997 17
Dean Dill In Case of Emergency card tabled, then any card named, "52-on-1" card produced from pocket, then tabled card shown as named card
1997 37
Greg Albright Practice Contact routine to practice muscle reading, finding selected card blindfolded
1997
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 17)
258
Michael Weber sinful good feat no details given
Related to 1997 2
Michael Weber tour with floods two of the indicator cards are double facers, no details given
1997 2
Michael Weber leftovers six bullet point ideas for ootw, no details given
1997 4
Tom Ransom Hologramagic Seven of Spades torn in half, one half torn in half again, and so on, to get smaller and smaller pieces, each piece shows a full miniature Seven of Spades on its face
1997 72
Frank Zak Restoration Fuse two cards removed, one signed by performer and one by spectator, both torn into quarters, they restore into one double faced card
Feb. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 6)
68
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Scoop Switch
Feb. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 6)
68
Bob Farmer Blob-O-Vision
  • Flim-Flam
Bicycle Rider Back marking system that can be read from far away
  • The Missing Flim-Flam Column
  • Hey, Isn't That The Aces OF Spades On The Other Side OF The Street
    • Bob's Blobs
    • By Nary a Blob
    • Suit Blobs
    • Advantages
Mar. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 7)
79
Bob Farmer Farmarx Updated marking system
Related to Mar. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 7)
80
Jim Steinmeyer A Case of Collusion odd-backed card leaned against glass, spectator selects any card face up, they match, odd-backed rough-smooth menetekel
VariationsAlso published here Apr. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 8)
79
Jim Steinmeyer Sextabulous six cards chosen from one deck, and six from a second deck, the two packets are placed face-to-face in a glass, six pairs shown matched
Apr. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 8)
81
Scott Cram Sock Hop: The Ultimate Piano Card Trick selected card travels from pile to pile, four Kings show up as climax
Related to Sep. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
64
Anthony Owen The Blue Danube fusion of two cards, signed on both sides
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
68
Bob Farmer Blackjack Attack (Inspired By Actual Events)
  • Flim-Flam

  • Ordinary Deck Version
  • The Wired Deck Version
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Oct. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
84
Steve Benway Stripper Stunt
  • Letters
variation with stripper
Related to Dec. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 4)
17
Edward Marlo Unlimited Card-to-Case card from deck to case, double facer
Related to 1997 24
Bob Sheets Zinger spectator locates selection in face-up/face-down shuffled deck by dropping coin on card in a spread, "you card is under the coin" with miniature card under the coin and top change, then Triumph with three selections (Cheek to Cheek)
Inspired by 1997 73
Eddie Fields, Edward Marlo Another Problem Posed magician predicts two cards cut to by spectator
  • Method 1
  • Method 2
  • Method 3
Also published here 1997 106
Eddie Fields Dial Oz invisible deck presentation, with credit information on the Invisible Deck and its presentation
1997 133
Edward Marlo Invisible Deck Finesse
1997 134
Jon Racherbaumer Origin of the Invisible Deck Presentation Eddie Fields
1997 134
Eddie Fields Spread Mates do-as-I-do with one invisible deck
1997 136
Edward Marlo The Lost Integrated Deck long-short Si Stebbins stack and ideas with it
  • Showing Cards To Be One Color
  • The Lift (double lift from long-short deck)
  • Calculating The Position Of Any Card
  • First Effect (calling all cards from a cut-off and shuffled packet)
  • Second Effect (like before, as memory demonstration)
  • Third Effect (divination of selections with help of Joker)
  • Fourth Effect (divination, pseudo x-ray deck procedure)
  • Fifth Effect (naming color of cards at named number)
  • Sixth Effect (spectator chooses only red card)
  • Seventh Effect (deck changes to all-red/all-black)
1997 140
Chris "Doc" Dixon Stick This tosheroon type, card with round sticker in the center, changes to selection
1997 21
Bruce Bernstein Love Connection two chosen cards end up together in the deck, with the Queen of Hearts in between, sign of love, two methods
Also published here 1997 32
Bruce Bernstein Emergency Mentalism blank cards are handed out before the show and spectators can write words are draw anything, method to use certain cards which can be allocated as well, concept
Also published here 1997 54
Pit Hartling Robin Hood Collectors/Cards Across Combo, double facers
1998 6
Pit Hartling Amor all cards match, short long gaffed deck
Related toAlso published here 1998 31
Bruce Cervon The Twenty-five Dollar Ace Trick one at a time, double facer
1998 98
Thomas Fraps, Helge Thun Instant Camera Card deck is used as an instant camera card, blank card (picture) turns into selected card
Related toAlso published here 1998 48
Pit Hartling Chameleon joker changes into three selected cards and back, double faced divided gaff
1998 79
Pit Hartling Cupid all cards match, short long gaffed deck
Also published here 1998 84
Jörg Alexander Weber The Sympathetic Ten card piles in glasses
Also published here 1998 92
Jörg Alexander Weber Resealing a Card Case
1998 92
Paul McVee Two Handed Rise torn card with slit as gimmick
Related to 1998 13
The Hidden Porthole deck in case, hole in case
1998 17
Decked-Up card rises from middle, cut-out cards
1998 19
Jack Donovan Totally Elastic elastic between two cards
1998 22
Company on the Rise business card rises out of deck, then selection(s), weight type deck required
1998 41
Karl Fulves Cross Checking using one-way backs to expand combo memory system to four suits or other features, challenge location application
1998 40
Alexander de Cova Any Card at Any Number peek deck, miscalling
1998 18
Alexander de Cova The Psychodelic Winning Game peek deck and billet switch with index
Also published here 1998 24
Philip T. Goldstein Psi-Con Ruse double ended cards are placed in book (instead of apparatus), english and french
1998 1
Tom Gagnon Automatic Card at Any Number with the Versatile Spread Control
Variations 1998 1374
Ed Eckl Kornographic Kard Thru Hank card trough handkerchief, first wrong card which is pushed back in
1998 1378
Paul Sorrentino Half and Half card gaff, split card to simulate two cards with torn corner
1998 1462
Tom Gagnon Makeshift Double building double-facer, double-backer, long cards, and key cards, with sticky label of card box
1998 1468
Brian Kloske Danger Deck hole appears in deck signed selection ends up in performers mouth
1998 1471
Dondrake Handling BlackArt Cards
  • Vanishing Card
  • Vanishing Jumbo Card
  • Diminishing Card
1998 9
Ken Beale Fusion Aces two cards change into Aces between two spot cards, then the spot cards change into Aces themselves
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
85
Peter Warlock Mentasma hinged envelope cards, red/blue double backer
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
94
Sam Schwartz Alpha Spell card named spelled with alphabet decks, card predicted
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
121
Card Marking Systems substances "Pet Eye", "Red Out", "Spot Pen", magnetic markings
1998 167
Ken Beale, Karl Fulves Fusion II two cards change into Aces between two spot cards, then the spot cards change into Aces themselves
Inspired byVariations 1998 185
Karl Fulves Cold Fusion two cards change into Aces between two spot cards, then the spot cards change into Aces themselves
Inspired by 1998 187
Marvelous Coincidence two selections from two decks match, double facer deck
Also published here 1998 226
Bob Still Dr. Elliott's Second Deal two cards chosen behind back, performer names both, then both found when spectator calls stop during dealing, automatic second deal with corner missing
Related to 1998 240
Sam Schwartz Fan-Tastic Joker pushed in fan, card next to it noted, then repeated in different position, cards vanish and travel into other half, Sellers force for two cards
Inspired byRelated to 1998 262
Karl Fulves Red Snapper Ace through Seven of Spades put in frying pan, red-backed mystery card as well, then named card and put in from blue-backed deck, Ace through Seven removed again, only one card remains, it is now red-backed named card
1998 282
Peter Duffie A Novel Card Trick card selected, three cards chosen to form a page number, in the book/novel the selection is found at that page
1998 8
Dave Campbell Dotty Spots two blank-faced cards with red spots on them transpose with two cards with blue spots, repeated with spectator's signature, three phases (trick with same name in Campbell Legacy is different)
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 23
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Wild Card Switch
1998 24
Steven Hamilton A Welcome Return Nine of Hearts selected, Aces trap three Threes, those Threes then a Five and Four of Hearts, and between those appears the selection, diminishing collectors
VariationsAlso published here 1998 57
Jack Avis Wishing Envelope small envelope with one corner cut off, card inserted, a "corner shell" simulates another card being in it, followed by three applications
Also published here 1998 127
Jack Avis The Wishing Envelope two cards chosen, indifferent card put in envelope that has a corner cut off, it changes into one selection, then into the other
1998 129
Jack Avis The Dissected Joker card put into envelope that has a corner cut off, card and envelope cut into quarters, it transposes with another card, using "Wishing Envelope"
1998 129
Jack Avis Transposed Marlo Reverse card turns over in envelope that has a corner cut off, changes into selection, using "Wishing Envelope"
1998 130
Jack Avis The Switch Force Deck force deck with cut-out section in half the deck to switch cigarette
1998 135
Jack Avis Useful Jokers chosen card appears between two Jokers
Inspired by 1998 137
Alex Elmsley Point of Departure from sandwich to pocket
Also published here 1998 47
Peter Duffie Phantom Stab reversed card appears with two selections on either side
  • With Three Selections
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1998 12
Harry Lorayne Any Bill Vanish one of two bills placed in Himber wallet disappears, also with cards (SBS)
1998 3
Harry Lorayne Any Number card at any number between one and twenty counted to, predicted, four-way out in Himber Wallet
1998 19
Harry Lorayne Five Star Miracle spectator selects apparently any card, it's predicted, four outs in Himber Wallet, gaffed and ungaffed deck to force one of the four cards
1998 27
Harry Lorayne Maybe Twice five cards on table, one chosen, it's predicted (most of the time in Himber Wallet)
1998 40
Harry Lorayne Which Is Where? observation test with Himber wallet, card put in pocket and in wallet, multiple phases
1998 48
Harry Lorayne ESPecially for Bill-Fooled prediction of ESP card in Himber wallet
1998 63
Stephen Minch School of Eventuality sealed prediction in wallet, two cards that match two selections, first card is stopped at and second selected by throwing a die, Himber wallet
Also published here 1998 82
Harry Lorayne Poker Thing
1998 193
John Platt Rätsel gefällig? - 1. blackjack gag with Fifteen of Diamonds
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
16
Roy Johnson Der Karten-Uhrentrick variation of Kaplan's clock trick
Inspired byRelated to 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
30
James G. Thompson Jr. Der Rückläufer
Inspired by
  • "Come Back Card" (Ed Marlo, Genii)
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 3)
112
James G. Thompson Jr. Die umherreisende Karte twenty-six red cards and one black card, black card travels to top
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 3)
114
Eddie Burke Tossed Out Trio three-way forcing deck, using Jumbo Cards as outs
1998
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 10)
311
Eddie Clever Three-Thought Coincidence card cut to and remembered, another spectator removes and pockets a card, a third spectator thinks of one, they all match, from notes by Max Abrams
Inspired by
  • "Impossible Yet?" (Eddie Clever, Thought Wings Onward, 1939)
Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
28
David Solomon Solo-Hummer packet mixed with cato procedure by spectator under table, one card remembered, performer sorts all except selection
Inspired by
  • "Hummer Outdone" (Ken Simmons, Choice Effects No. 5)
Related to
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
3
Wesley James Splits Four spot is select, it splits in Twos, then in Aces, three double facers
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
1
Eddie Clever Three-Deck Thought three spectators put a card reversed in a deck and spread the deck face up, performer with his back turned names the cards on either side for all three spectators
Inspired by
  • "Bills and Boox"
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
37
Jeff Busby Chapter 4: Magicians and Edge Work on edge work in print, DeLand's Wonder Pack, credit information
  • Cutting Any Card Called
  • Downs' Work
  • One-Way Edge Marking
  • Tarbell's Work
  • Hilliard's Omnibus Exploration
  • Crimp Edge Work
  • Jack McMillen's Work
  • J.G. Thompson Jr.'s Method
  • Walsh's Method
  • Merlini's Method
  • Kosky's Method
  • Marlo's Edge Reader
  • Gene Grant's Method
  • Karroll Priest's Method
  • The "Cardini" Deck
  • Burton's Devil's Deck Variant
  • No Playing Cards - Strictly for the Mentalist
Related to 1998 27
Jeff Busby More Aspects more on fishing and Al Koran type deck, credit information, Richard Osterlind's Radar Deck
1998 86
Lew R. Brooks Bughouse Blackjack Fourteen of Spades climax
  • Combined Handling (combining routine with Bughouse Poker)
Related to
  • Blackjack idea in "36 Tricks with FA-KO Cards"
Variations
1998 24
Danny Archer Bicycle Box Built for Two image of card appears on blank paper, switching card case
Also published here Jan./Feb. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 8 No. 45)
525
Chris Hampton Seven Hearts copying a card
Nov./Dec. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 50)
582
Karl Fulves Notes one card in packet of stripper cards secretly reversed, cards removed one by one, performer can feel when reversed card is taken
1998 94
Mark Elsdon Reel Floating Match match floats over playing card, invisible thread strings around card
Jan. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 5)
71
Jim Steinmeyer The Thespian Card
  • Conjuring
three cards put aside, then three cards chosen and lost, the three cards from the beginning are shown to be indifferent, then they change into the selections and back, then one of the cards changes into all three selections one by one and back to an indifferent card, card with half card flap
Feb. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 6)
79
Jim Steinmeyer Expecting A Coincidence five decks are mixed together in clear plastic change bag, five spectators each choose the same card
Also published here
  • Strange Power and Other Problems for Magicians, 1992 lecture notes
June 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 10)
77
Bob King Fake Stack Aces face-up in deck, one fast riffle shuffle and they are instantly stacked for four players
1998 4
Bob King Impossible Mental Catch red Queens given to spectator, then any named card appears between them
1998 9
Bob King Princess for Magicians five cards, one thought of, all cards put in pocket, performer removes four, last one is selection
1998 11
Bob King Spectator Cuts and Cheats spectator cuts to the Aces three times, then they change back color
1998 13
Bob King Follow Up single phase
Also published here 1998 19
Bob King Catch of the Day card removed invisibly from one half and caught on face of other half where it visibly appears (Flippant)
Variations 1998 24
Bob King Catch Two card removed invisibly from one deck and caught face up on top of another deck where it visibly appears (Flippant)
Inspired by 1998 25
Bob King Turnabout is Foul Play Ace through Four in a row on the table, one card is moved to other end, they still are in order, repeat, color changing back kicker
1998 28
Hole Card Second Deal
1998 28
Bob King Another Late-Night Session spectator peeks at a card in incomplete faro condition, fairly lost, selection found, repeat, power stack with duplicates
Inspired by 1998 30
Bob King Poker Mental II three spectators, last card also reversed in another deck, mis-calling mates
Inspired byVariations 1998 33
Bob King Harvesters gaffed Collectors, selections instantly appear between Aces when they are placed on deck
1998 35
Jason Alford A Cut Above duplicate Aces
Inspired byRelated to 1998 12
Jason Alford CCCB "Color Changing Card Box", flap
1998 25
Jason Alford Twixter twisting with clean transformation kicker, sticky and two double facers
VariationsAlso published here 1998 31
Steve Bedwell Shake Shuffle and Twist invisible deck / Triumph combo
Also published here 1998 ca. 3
Steve Bedwell Binary Fission featuring "The Krenzel Split"
Inspired by 1998 ca. 10
Guy Hollingworth Twisting the Aces with Kings to Aces kicker, Quartet gimmick
1999 4
Quartet Gimmick double faced court card with all four indices
Related to 1999 4
Guy Hollingworth Indicator Kings Kings to selected four-of-a-kind kicker, Quartet gimmick
1999 9
Guy Hollingworth Transposition Kings and Aces transpose, Quartet gimmick
1999 11
Guy Hollingworth Dr Daley's Last Trick with Kings to Aces kicker, Quartet gimmick
1999 14
Guy Hollingworth Blank Indicator three Kings turn blank, fourth one into selected card, Quartet gimmick
1999 17
Guy Hollingworth One-at-a-time Reverse Assembly quartet gimmick, Quartet gimmick
1999 20
Guy Hollingworth A Gambler's Dream indifferent to Kings to indifferent, Quartet gimmick
1999 26
Guy Hollingworth Reset Quartet gimmick
1999 30
Guy Hollingworth Reset Blanks all cards turn blank, Quartet gimmick
1999 31
Guy Hollingworth Waving the Aces with Kings to Aces kicker, stand-up version, Quartet gimmick
1999 33
Guy Hollingworth The Cassandra Quandary card placed in envelope is actual later selection
Related toVariations 1999 264
Andrew Wimhurst Yellow Kid's Monte card to Wallet Climax
1999 21
Richard Osterlind, Nate Leipzig Expanding Leipzig's Secret using thin see-through cards
1999 89
Steve Mayhew, Toby Wessel Dolores in a Meadow ambitious card, in the end whole deck are double backers
Also published here 1999 3
Steve Mayhew How You Like Me Now? Opener named card is only odd-backed card
Related to 1999 6
Milton Kort Quintimodo Performer and spectator has five cards, Do as I Do effect but audience cannot get same result, diminishing number of cards, credit information on the plot
Inspired by
  • "Quasimodo" (Stephen Tucker, Abracadabra No. 2589, Sept 1995)
1999 31
Milton Kort Kort's Color-changing Deck Two red decks, one changes to blue, and then a Chicago Opener style routine is performed (blue card placed in red deck, spectator picks it out from face up spread)
Related to 1999 65
Milton Kort Svengali of the Phone Lines Card selected, random person called on phone names selection, then spectator names any number, card appears at number (first published in New Pentagram, vol. 1, no. 1, 1969)
1999 115
Jas Jakutsch Divide and Conquer deck is divided and shuffled by eight spectators, all cards can be divined, belly strippers
1999 3
Jas Jakutsch Super Card Memory - With a Kick ("SCAM"- With a Kick) eight people take a card and put them in their pocket, all missing cards are named and assigned to the right person, belly strippers
1999 4
Jas Jakutsch, Bob Farmer "16-Foot Tsunami" multiple cards are divined, impossible conditions, psychic poker, belly strippers
Related to 1999 9
Jas Jakutsch Varius Multiplex Multiformis multiple cards divination, belly strippers
1999 12
Joshua Jay Shrunken Revelation Jennings Revelation with four Kings, then the Kings shrink into mini cards
Inspired byRelated to 1999 92
Joshua Jay Triumph in 211 Triumph with Stripper Deck
1999 96
Joshua Jay Side Show Packet trick - cards shown to have four sides, three sides, two sides, one side and no sides (clear card)
1999 99
Philip T. Goldstein Psi-Con Ruse double ended cards are placed in book (instead of apparatus)
1999 1
Philip T. Goldstein Psi-Con Ruse double ended cards are placed in book (instead of apparatus)
1999 1
Philip T. Goldstein Numberskull with three decks, one deck with numbers from one to 52
Inspired byRelated to 1999 4
Don Alan Devano Card Rise
Also published here 1999 2
David Regal Ace in the Hole Ace of Spades pulled out of and vanished into a "black hole" (black paper circle), card grows and shrinks in the process
1999 80
David Regal Mystic Poker Spectator draws any royal flush card on a blank card, four other blank cards print to complete the royal flush
1999 105
David Regal This Is My Stop Magician predicts the card where spectator stops dealing at, prediction is etched onto glass mug that contains the deck
  • Normal Deck Version
  • Gimmicked Version
1999 114
David Regal Nailed! Two card transposition while one is stapled to a block of wood
Variations 1999 123
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Turnover Switch
1999 124
David Regal A Strong Feeling Card that spectator deals and stops at matches prediction
1999 208
David Regal The Deja Vu Deck Card chosen from blank deck transforms into freely named card
1999 233
David Regal Diamonds in the Rough on rough-smooth
1999 233
David Regal Triple Vision three cards selected from red deck and placed into blue deck - matches prediction
Inspired byVariations 1999 236
David Regal Photo Finish Handling of Mental Photography Deck
1999 239
David Regal Flight of Fancy Card teleports from one deck to another, very fair
1999 247
Bob King No Vacancy hotel room story with six Jokers and Ace through Five
Inspired by
  • Peter Kane trick
1999 6
Bob King Repeat Triumph
1999 17
Bob King Challenge Card Across red/blue double backer
1999 19
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy The Royal Magic ESP Deck sky back, star marking
1999 1
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Sight Unseen performer removes thought of ESP card from pocket
1999 3
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Behind the Back single card divination
1999 4
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy ESP by Elimination single card divination, performer eliminates four
1999 4
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Casting a Spell spelling to an ESP card
1999 6
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Square Speller spelling to an ESP card
1999 7
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Symbolic Age card is selected by using spectator's age, divination
1999 7
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Transmission Experiment two sets of five cards, one thought of card is divined
1999 8
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy ESP for Two two sets of five ESP cards, put down in two rows, they match
1999 8
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy ESP for Two, Sight Unseen two sets of five cards, matching of all cards, one by one placed on table
1999 9
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy CoinCidence two sets of five cards, coins land on cards with same design
1999 9
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Psychic Revelation 25 ESP cards, selected is divined
1999 12
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Revelation a la Mindreading divination of an ESP card
1999 12
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Revelation via Pulse divination of an ESP card by feeling spectator's pulse
1999 12
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy It's a Draw ESP sign duplication
1999 12
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy From the Ashes divination of an ESP sign, burning the drawing
1999 13
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Dual Control spectator and performer select ESP card with same symbol
1999 13
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Australian Spell
1999 13
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Australian Deal, Mate card with same ESP symbol found unsing down-under deal
1999 14
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Eliminator spectator deals cards until he remains with one
1999 15
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Psychic Sign card is found by spelling "Psychic Sign"
1999 15
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy One in Six ESP divination of one card
1999 18
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Three Faces three people cut a packet of an ESP deck, all cards are divined
1999 19
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Fantasy five-way match, same ESP symbol
1999 20
Doug Conn ESJoker odd-backed Joker pushed in deck, cards on either side divined and actually written in talk-bubble on Joker
Related to 1999 15
Doug Conn Pip Trip the four pips on a Four value assemble in one corner of the card
1999 121
Doug Conn Tricked Traveler every suit named before travel
Inspired byAlso published here 1999 134
Doug Conn Brute Peace two decks, spectator names color and from one deck a card of this color is produced, repeated with suit and value, the resulting card is reversed in second deck
1999 162
Doug Conn Conn's Fusion two cards marked on back fuse into double backer
Also published here 1999 170
Two-Card Monte Move with double backer and double facer
1999 171
Doug Conn Quadruple Bypass sandwich effect, center card penetrates à la Close-up Illusion, it stretches and finally shrinks
Related to 1999 182
Larry Jennings Close-up Illusion
Related to 1999 185
Karl Fulves Spread Peek reversed card in middle, also with marked deck
Related to 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
320
Clubs - Spades Silhouette Transformation
Related to
  • The Sphinx, Sept. 1945
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
340
Justin Higham Corrected Prediction card peeked at, it matches a prediction in wallet
  • Method One (prediction same color)
  • Method Two (prediction odd-backed)
  • Method Three (deck changes back color as climax)
Inspired byRelated to 1999 87
David Acer Color Scheme sandwiched card visibly changes back color, then back to normal, red/blue double backer and red/red double backer
1999 132
David Acer Quartermain three coins penetrate a deck one by one that sits on top of a glass
1999 164
David Stone Jack the Printer four cards are selected one of them turns to be the selection, others are the mates, then they change backs, card of selection appears on case
1999 23
Ellis Stanyon Tinfoil on the Back of the Card No. 20, reflective surface used as mirror
Variations 1999 11
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note hiding punching needle at bottom of card case
Inspired by 1999 14
Ellis Stanyon "X-ray" Cards No. 23
1999 15
Ellis Stanyon The "Portfolio" Card No. 25, two cards hinged together, selections put between them, spectator can shuffle
Related to 1999 15
Ellis Stanyon The Card Jumps Out of the Envelope or the Pack No. 6, elastic between two cards
Variations 1999 33
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note some red and some black cards put in card case, red cards them jump out
Inspired by 1999 33
Ellis Stanyon With the Half Card No. 17, face card shown, spectator holds deck at end, face card vanishes/changes
1999 43
Ellis Stanyon The Half Card Combination No. 29, picture cards placed in envelopes by spectators, all spectators name Queen of Hearts as the card they placed in their envelope, but they are different when checked
Variations 1999 47
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note spectator gets four Aces and performer indifferent cards, but when checked performer has the Aces
Inspired by 1999 47
Second Deal with Half-Moon Cut-Out
1999 83
Ellis Stanyon Tinfoil on the Back of the Card No. 6, naming cards of shuffled deck one by one
1999 117
Ellis Stanyon The Index Removed from One End of the Pack No. 12, several cards selected and (after deck switch) replaced, then all named
1999 121
Ellis Stanyon Chapter 9: Card Tricks Using Special Printed Cards chapter intro
1999 122
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note credit information on gaffed cards and splitting
1999 122
Ellis Stanyon Two Cards, One in Each Hand, Change Places No. 1, "Obedient Cards", visual, two double facers
1999 123
Ellis Stanyon Four Red Cards Change Places with Four Black Ones No. 2, double facers
1999 123
Ellis Stanyon New Precipitation No. 3, two thought-of cards travel from one half to another, one half is all double facers
Related to 1999 123
Ellis Stanyon The "Cagliostro" or "Balsamo" Card Trick No. 4, three thought-of cards travel from packet to packet in envelope, double facers or diagonally divided cards
Related to 1999 124
Adrian Plate The Disappearance of a Card No. 5, card vanishes from packet, reappears in deck
VariationsAlso published here
  • Magician's Tricks (Hatton & Plate, 1910)
1999 124
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note finessed handling
Inspired by 1999 125
Ellis Stanyon Any Card from the Pocket No. 6, named card transposes with another card, one in handkerchief and one against glass
Variations 1999 126
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note transposition with double facer
Inspired by 1999 126
Ellis Stanyon A Lightning Change No. 7, card tossed on table visually transposes with card in hand
1999 128
Theodore DeLand The Phantom Card Trick No. 8, five cards shown fan, three remembered by spectators, two removed from under handkerchief and rest vanishes, see "General note" on p. 140 for credit
Variations 1999 128
Theodore DeLand Improved Phantom Cards No. 9, same effects but backs can be shown, see "General note" on p. 140 for credit
Inspired byVariations 1999 128
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note more details on the gaffs and handling
Inspired by 1999 129
Ellis Stanyon Two Cards Pass from One Plate to Another No. 11, four cards on one plate, none of another, two cards travel over, newspaper-backed cards and step gaff
1999 130
Ellis Stanyon Perplexo No. 12, two cards placed in the pocket of a spectator, same with another spectator, one card each removed, the spectators fail to name the other one
1999 130
Theodore DeLand Nox-Em-All No. 13, two Aces and two Sevens placed in hat, they change into all four Sevens, see "General note" on p. 140 for credit
1999 131
Theodore DeLand The Sphinx Card Trick No. 14, two cards in hat transpose with one in deck, see "General note" on p. 140 for credit
Related to 1999 132
Burling Hull The Vanishing Card No. 15, "Ghost Card", five cards fanned with Joker at front, one thought-of except Joker, all placed in hat, all cards removed and shown on both side, selection has vanished
Variations 1999 132