7,407 entries in Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Mark Aspiazu Overlap Hofzinser
Related toAlso published here Dec. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 4)
91
Vanni Bossi, Davide Costi Credit Card Force piece of card stuck on credit card
Also published here Dec. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 4)
93
Docc Hilford A Face in the Crowd 52 on one card in wallet, named card reversed in deck, with different back, with variation
Related to
  • Bob McAllister's "Bare Faced"
2002 14
Docc Hilford Mikosan Miko prediction, without dice, 3 1/2 of Clubs with variation
Related to 2002 28
Luke Dancy 4 for Daley Daley's Last transposition, then all four cards change
2002 30
Gabi Pareras Triunfo Color (Y una versión "impromtu") triumph with Aces, color changing back kicker
  • Perdiendo los ases
  • Mezclando
  • Transformación
  • Notas
  • Versión "impromtu" sin cambio de color
2002ca. 32
Gabi Pareras Wild Comodines (O la jota saltarina) Jack of Hearts turns into Jokers and appears again, eventually entire deck turns into Jokers
  • La jota de corazones
  • El que vale por todas
  • ¿Vais siguiendo el juego?
  • Todos comodines
  • Notas
    • La jota de corazones
    • El atisbo de Ascanio
2002ca. 60
Al Baker The Impossible Discovery forcing deck, two deck switches
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)
83
Al Baker "Say When!" two cards, partial forcing deck
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)
91
Al Baker Unsight and Unseen finding two chosen cards in pocket, short pack
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)
110
Al Baker "Roughing" It recipe & comments
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
158
Al Baker A Super-Superprediction person names card which magician has transfered to another deck, roughed
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
216
Al Baker Al Baker Number Force with cards, waxed or roughed
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
220
Al Baker Telepathy For Two two cards appear at chosen numbers from one to ten, forcing banks
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)
339
Al Baker The Jet-Propelled Card unsigned but fair selection vanishes, to nest of envelopes
Related toAlso published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
391
Al Baker The Spectator Does The Trick four cards chosen from one deck by four spectators, another spectator cuts a second deck and the four cards at that spot match selections
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
400
Al Baker Double-Ended Case to add cards to deck
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
400
Al Baker The Baker "Readers" Angel-Back brand
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
404
Al Baker Mental Discernment marked
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
405
Al Baker Long-Distance Telepathy marked
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
406
Al Baker The Clairvoyant Spectator marked
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
406
Al Baker The Lie Detector marked
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
406
Al Baker Double Thought two spectators open deck in another room to choose a card, performer divines them, accordion-connected triples
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
411
Al Baker A Prediction svengali deck dealt into two piles repeatedly until one card remains, with half-deck clean-up switch
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Contributions)
507
Al Baker Albaka spectator thinks of card, performer writes card on a card, it matches, gaffed
  • Advanced Version
  • Added Suggestions
Related toAlso published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
527
Al Baker Albakerdabra princess like, using ten divided cards
Also published here
  • marketed 1936
2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
529
Al Baker Best Card Trick two cards, duplicate bank
Also published here
  • marketed 1932
2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
541
Al Baker Jo-Baka prediction on joker, rough smooth, seventeen jokers
Also published here
  • marketed 1944
2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
558
Al Baker Monte Surprise transformation kicker, part of card glued on other card
Also published here
  • marketed 1930s
2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
564
Al Baker Telepathic Selection carbon card gaff
Also published here
  • marketed 1932
2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
584
Al Baker Climax shrinking card as climax for last card in Cards To Pocket
Also published here 2003 615
Al Baker Spectator produces Card from Inside Pocket spectator finds two cards but not third, performer does and shows that the deck consists of duplicates of this card
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 40 No. 1, Mar 1941
2003 663
Al Baker New Method wide and narrow pack for control
2003 692
Al Baker Wonderful Four Cards and Pellets Mystery Si Stebbins, Svengali
2003 760
David Ben, Michael Weber, Michael Close, Bob Farmer Invisible Triumph rough smooth
2003 90
Ross Bertram Roughing Cards tip
2003 93
David Ben Tossed On Stage tossed out deck version, five spectators
Variations 2003 119
Edward Marlo, Tom Sellers Credit Card Force on joker
2003 1102
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi, Juan Tamariz The Color-Changing Deck red/blue double backer
Inspired by 2003 1333
Jim Steinmeyer the princess Caraboo deck
Also published here 2003 7
Jim Steinmeyer Advanced teleportatation "teleportation"
VariationsAlso published here 2003 14
Jim Steinmeyer An open & Shut prediction using two decks
Also published here 2003 16
Jim Steinmeyer the soft-shoe Monte jumbo cards, gimmick with thread-connected sliding cards
2003 19
Patrick McLane a Most mysterious Case diminishing case
2003 23
Karl Fulves The Right Pocket two cards chosen, duplicates are in pockets as prediction
2003 4
Karl Fulves Count Force counting to a number twice, second card is forced, deck of double facers
2003 4
Karl Fulves Hofzwindle red-backed deck cut in half, card chosen from each half, blue-backed duplicates produced from pocket from blue deck
2003 5
Karl Fulves Paradox Princess four cards, two cards thought of and found
2003 6
Karl Fulves Spot-On Die six card packet, selection found by spelling rolled number on die, repeat
Inspired by
  • Spotter Die (DeLand)
2003 10
Karl Fulves Power of Fate three ace vanishes
Inspired by 2003 14
Karl Fulves, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser With One Hand one-hand ace vanish with double facer in assembly routine, credit information
2003 15
The Red Demon Card Mystery three black cards and one red, red changes black, from "A Whirlwind of Wizardry" (Vn Bern & De Vega, 1919)
2003 17
Karl Fulves Bite Size vampire card travels next to selection which then has a hole (bite) and is odd-backed
2003 22
Karl Fulves Tell-A-Die from shuffled packet two cards are remembered by spectators indicated by die roll, one card named and performer instantly names other
2003 29
Karl Fulves Ask Him card chosen from 5-card packet divined
2003 35
Karl Fulves Monte Cristo Background on the history of Henry Hardin's Monte Cristo Deck, Domer Scaramucci's card stand addition
2003 37
Karl Fulves Sonix #1 forcing the same card to two spectators using six cards in card stand
Inspired by
  • Supersonic Card Prediction (Jaks)
2003 43
Karl Fulves, Dr. Stanley Jaks Xtender two card prediction with card stand
Inspired by 2003 45
Karl Fulves SyKo Aces four 4s and an unknown card placed on table in row, suit named, unknown card is now this 4 and the other are the aces
Related to 2003 48
Karl Fulves Mental Case spectator removes mate of another person's selection from part of deck without knowing it
Inspired by
  • "Mental Deck" (Theodore DeLand)
2003 52
Karl Fulves Elusive Colors Ace to Four of Clubs in hat, spectator takes one out - Two of Clubs, the other three cards change in other deuces, credit information
Inspired by 2003 61
Henry Hardin Princess Card Trick
2003 63
Karl Fulves Jacks & Joker four jacks and joker dropped in hat, performer removes two named jacks without looking, then all change to jokers, quartet gimmick
2003 65
Karl Fulves Less Than Perfect royal flush dropped in hat, named card removed without looking, rest changes into aces, quartet-type gimmick
2003 67
Karl Fulves Slap Jack four Jacks, two placed on table, then suddenly back on hand and on table are Aces, two methods
2003 69
Karl Fulves No Way Out Aces on table, spectator thinks of Ace, Ace pocketed, it's thought Ace and others change into Jacks
Related toVariations 2003 74
Karl Fulves Poker Finals Jacks placed on bottom, cards dealt for two players, openly from bottom in one hand, but Jacks in other hand and Aces in the other
Related to 2003 80
Karl Fulves Candy From Strangers spectator deals off the bottom and can switch with performer's hand, spectator's hand changes
2003 86
Alexander de Cova Kartenwanderung
Also published here 2003 9
Alexander de Cova Gipsy Switch with silk and glued block
Also published here 2003 10
Philip T. Goldstein Numberskull with three decks, one deck with numbers from one to 52
Inspired byRelated to 2003 5
Christoph Borer Double Thought half forcing deck, spectator and magician find the selection of the other
Inspired byAlso published here 2003 21
Bob King Celebrating the Fourth on the false deal with a hole cut out of one or two cards for pseudo third/fourth deals
2003 17
Bob King Poker4 cards dealt and spectators can switch cards, two cards with holes
2003 17
Bob King Assembly4 three phases, two cards with holes
2003 18
Bob King Repeat Triumph using a thick double backer
2003 20
Cardini Name-O-Card cutting to any named card
Related to 2003 296
David Goldman Gambler's Ghost story about cheating and gambling, out-of-focus marks
2003 308
Karl Fulves Hypnot key card principle explained, key card removed without one spectator seeing it, he still locates selection
2003 312
Karl Fulves The Automaton twelve court cards oujogged, performer memorizes their order at a glance, they are taken out and shuffled, performer restores them into original order
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 3)
40
Karl Fulves Pick It Out spectator thinks of a card from one deck, then upjogs three cards from another deck one of which must be his selection, another spectator find the right one from the backs, arrows on cards point to the right card à la instant stooging
2003
Off The Books (Issue 4)
58
Karl Fulves Marked For Life comments on edge marks and related work, work keeps for long time in borrowed decks
2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
77
Karl Fulves Memento four Queens shown, one card added, packet is now Royal Flush
2003
Off The Books (Issue 7)
115
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
Case as Jail Cell with slits cut out
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 8)
152
Karl Fulves Trapped Effect sandwich card upjogged, selection appears between them when stripped out
2003
Off The Books (Issue 9)
160
Karl Fulves Alias card chosen and signed, Queen of same suit turns over, other three Queens change into same value as selection, face-down card is selection
Inspired byRelated to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 9)
160
Karl Fulves Note 2 any four-of-a-kind rises out of deck one by one, previous handling necessary and Devano gimmick in deck
2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
192
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Magic Cards all backs, letter cards that spell MAGIC produced, deck changes into an ABC deck
2003 69
Juan Tamariz El Trébol y la Pica Three of Clubs turns into Three of Spades, two methods
2003 159
Tony Cachadiña Rojas y Negras 4&4, several phases
2003 214
Antón "Mago Antón" López Voo-Doo card is selected and pierced with a needle, same card is found in second deck reversed, with a hole at same position
2003 236
Gabi Pareras Los Ases Evanescentes - Ases de Caroline Slow-Motion McDonalds Aces
Variations 2003 280
Tino, Oriol El Juego Sin Sentidos designed as a routine for a duo
2003 315
Miguel "MagoMigue" Puga Zelig, Historia de una Carta Mutante Joker changes into three selections
2003 342
Michel Huot Ultimate Aces three indifferent cards on leader Ace, other three Aces change visually into indifferent cards and Aces are now on leader Ace
2003 11
Michel Huot The Spring Change packet of double-facer cards secretly turned over for visual change
2003 13
Luis H. Trueba El Cartero Siempre Llama Dos Veces cards are put in card case, all cards turn face up but selection in the center of the deck, when repeated with second selection cards change colors
Inspired by
  • Dan Harlan's "A Case of Color Blindness"
2003 92
Wayne Dobson Tossed Deck three force cards
2003 6
Wayne Dobson Fluke number named, card shown reversed in one deck, it matches card at that number in second deck
VariationsAlso published here 2003 11
Wayne Dobson Jack in the Box wrong card found and put in case, words "Look in the Card Box" on another card, card in case is now selection
Related to 2003 14
Wayne Dobson Hanky Poo rhyming patter, jumbo cards
Inspired by 2003 15
Wayne Dobson Magic Spell deck that is cut in half use to chose two halves, they do not match but prediction is half-and-half card of those cards
2003 17
Eric Mead 52 on 1 to One fifty-two on one gag, then named card is actually predicted
Also published here 2003 13
Jon Allen The Usual Suspects using two decks, card is chosen and then spectator names "name" of the card which matches selection in second deck
2003 4
Jon Allen Force of Nature Fred, name of spectator on card, two decks
2003 6
Jon Allen Out of Sight spectator reverses one card behind the back, deck is spread face-up and performer quickly finds mate
2003 8
Jon Allen Against All Odds spelling to find a card, matches prediction, all other cards are the same
2003 20
P. Howard Lyons Confusion selected card placed in flap box changes, selection appears reversed in deck and is torn up and placed in box where it restores
Jan. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 1)
77
P. Howard Lyons That's What I Call Direct! spectator holds card on his head, face towards him, polaroid photo is taken and the card has turned over on photo
Jan. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 1)
77
Al Baker Al Baker's Carbon Card
Feb. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 2)
52
Ross Bertram On the Brainwave Deck gaffing tips, leather case
Mar. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 3)
43
Bob Farmer Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Blackjack Deal, Part II: Blackquack
  • Flim-Flam: The Way of the Scamurai
ten card poker deal applied to blackjack
  • Blackquack Showdown
Apr. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 4)
13
Tomo Maeda The Isolated Corner cards are missing one corner, prediction corner is slipped under card case, chosen card matches the corner
July 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 7)
50
Ori Ashkenazi Two Faces - One Heart
Sep. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 9)
29
Anthony Owen Who Wants to Be a Magician? "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" theme, comedy questions and answers on cards, spectator always selects correct answer
Also published here 2003 8
Zenneth Kok Torn & Reprinted Card Joker torn in thirds and crumpled up, becomes blank, packet of blank cards prints with thirds of Jokers on the cards, then full Joker (I think)
Mar. 2003
Ego (Vol. 2 No. 14)
12
Jerry K. Hartman Vernon Certain one of five cards thought of, handkerchief put over them, performer removes four cards, mental selection remains
June 2003
Ego (Vol. 2 No. 15)
38
Chris Wardle Introduction: The Origins of the Mene-Tekel Deck credit information
2003 2
Chris Wardle The Mene-Teke Deck - Construction long-short
2003 3
Chris Wardle Handling the Mene-Tekel Deck overhand and riffle shuffling a long-short deck, cutting the deck, having a card selected
2003 5
Chris Wardle The "CW Mene-Tekel" Deck mates instead of duplicates
Related to 2003 7
Chris Wardle Two at Once two spectators each choose a card from half the deck, the halves are tied with a ribbon and put in two pockets, performer finds both quickly
2003 8
Chris Wardle What's In A Name? two piles dealt, then a name spelled from both piles, the cards on the last letter are duplicates, or mates in a variation
  • What's In A Name Variation - Using the "CW Mene-Tekel" Deck
2003 9
Chris Wardle Friends Reunited card chosen, spectator then locates its mates with cut deeper force, no-touch, menetekel with mates
2003 11
Chris Wardle Come Together three spectators cut to cards in thirds of the deck, cards lost, they come to top
2003 12
Chris Wardle Card in Muffin card chosen and signed, then folded, given to spectator in silk where it vanishes and reappears on cake or somewhere else
2003 13
Chris Wardle Trapped! two chosen cards are predicted with two duplicates between two sheets of plexiglass
2003 14
Chris Wardle Mental Erasure card signed on back, the signature vanishes
2003 15
Chris Wardle Any Number Called For wallet placed on deck after counting down to named number
  • A Variation - Using the "CW Mene-Tekel" Deck
Inspired by
  • "I Read It In A Book!" (Alan Maskell)
2003 17
Chris Wardle The Time Machine top card put in black card box prop, it vanishes and is back on top
2003 19
Chris Wardle Mind Reading By Proxy
2003 20
Chris Wardle The "Black Seven and Black Eight Trick" Outdone! two cards lost and found, actual duplicates instead of pseudo ones
2003 21
Chris Wardle Twin-Card in Wallet mate of selection is in wallet, menetekel deck with mates
2003 22
Chris Wardle A Further "CW Mene-Tekel" Variation Plus Ideas For Its Use kind of "Multeffect Cards" type deck with various effects
Related to 2003 23
Chris Wardle Further Reading two references
2003 24
Mark Elsdon Boxed Tekel two cards pocketed, the Jokers whisper the names to the performer, Jokers put in case, then pocketed cards shown, then they transpose with the cased Jokers
Inspired by 2003 26
Max Maven Simplicide two different-backed cards transform into blank cards, "Appointment in Samarra" story presentation
Inspired by 2003 113
Newell Unfried The 203rd 4rce
  • Background
  • Basic 203rd Force (Original Christ Method)
  • Spectator Handling Subtlety (Clayton Rawson)
  • Easy Multiple Force Variation
  • Revolving Block Multiple-Card Force Principle
  • Adding and Ditching the Double-Backer
  • Business cards
Inspired by 2003 403
Joshua Jay Overlap Hitchcock
Inspired byAlso published here Jan. 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 5)
72
Joshua Jay Overlap Twisting visual, instant turnover as kicker ending
Also published here Mar. 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 7)
69
Danny Archer Bicycle Box Built For Two image of card appears on blank paper, switching card case
Also published here Mar. 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 7)
79
Jim Steinmeyer The Princess Caraboo Deck
  • Conjuring
Also published here May 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 9)
82
Luke Dancy Dancy Transposition two tabled Jokers transpose with selection
Also published here June 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 10)
85
Luke Dancy Call Cards three emergency cards tabled, wrong card found, emergency cards give 911 phone number, case opens up like a phone and performer calls someone, wrong card changes into selection and emergency cards to its mates
Also published here July 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 11)
87
Ryan Swigert KickBack: The Original two cards found with sandwich cards, when they are turned over, they are the actual sandwich cards which have changed into selections when looking back
  • Handling Tip (dummy signatures, Chris Korn)
Also published here 2003 4
Ryan Swigert KickBack: Signed Version I two signed cards found with sandwich cards, when they are turned over, they are the actual sandwich cards which have changed into selections when looking back
Inspired by 2003 6
Davide Costi, Vanni Bossi, Tom Sellers Amex
Related to 2004 71
Davide Costi, René Lavand Three Card Monte
2004 80
Davide Costi The Davide Costi Impossible Prediction
2004 84
Nicholas Einhorn The Martini Deck spectator stops at only odd-backed card, red-blue short-long deck
2004 16
Nicholas Einhorn The Money Deck gaffed deck to produce four coins
Related to 2004 20
David Acer Royal Flash Random poker hand changes into Royal Flush in Spades
Related to 2004 100
Jay Sankey, David Acer Misguided Angels angel on the back of Bicycle card rotates 180 degrees
Variations 2004 105
David Acer Mad Card Disease card torn into quarters, index corners transposes with non-index corners repeatedly
Variations 2004 120
David Acer MouseHunt selected card transposes with another card sandwiched between the Kings that has holes in it (like Swiss Cheese)
Also published here 2004 150
David Acer Jim's Pick Card freely selected matches prediction on table
2004 166
Wild Card Turnover
2004 170
David Acer Meta-Four Spectator locates four of a kind twice
2004 175
Wesley James Wishuffle "final", deck shuffles itself, then Triumph, twenty-six double facers, credit information
Variations 2004 446
Wesley James Birthday Aces "alpha", hinged flaps
2004 451
Wesley James Watch the Wild Ace "final", double-face & split-faced, indifferent cards change into an ace of each suit, then all into aces of clubs
Inspired by
  • "Watch the Ace!" (Peter Kane, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 19 No. 8)
2004 461
Philip T. Goldstein Final Fred thin cards
2004 1
Basil Horwitz Challenge Subconscious Pick-Pocketing signed card travels from packet which is wrapped with rubber bands in other packet
2004 9
Basil Horwitz Challenge Body Language Card and Design Test sticker on selection, spectator draws symbol on it
2004 24
Basil Horwitz Challenge Diary Body Language Test
2004 31
Basil Horwitz ESP Incredible Memory Test five ESP cards are signed and put back in deck, performer reverses the cards behind back
2004 36
Basil Horwitz Body Language Challenge Poker Test spectator can select cards from half the deck to build best possible poker hand, performer selects without looking and has a royal flush
2004 39
Philip T. Goldstein Final Fred thin cards
2004 1
Karl Fulves Helen O'Ploy card chosen, Queen of same suit turns over, other three Queens change into same value as selection, face-down card is selection
Inspired byRelated to 2004 358
Cardini Card Rise From Envelope "Repeat Rising Card Mystery"
multi-phase routine with three cards in an envelope, one rises, envelope rises, and so on
2004 380
Dave Campbell Thought Anticipated card chose from face-up blue deck and put on table, sealed red deck opened and counted, the selection is missing and tabled card turns out to be red-backed
Also published here
  • The Gen, Vol. 14 No. 12, April 1959
2004 155
Dave Campbell Transpo Dots two blank-faced cards with red spots on them transpose with two cards with blue spots, repeated with spectator's signature, three phases
Also published here 2004 161
Wild Card Switch
2004 165
Dave Campbell Transpo Print four blank cards transpose with four tabled Kings
2004 203
Dave Campbell Irish Poker Hand five blank cards change into Aces, story presentation
Also published here
  • The Crimp #15
2004 207
Dave Campbell Beyond Belief card chosen, five double-blank cards shown, one exchange with selection and the blank cards become duplicates of selection, then blank again
2004 223
Dave Campbell Teleportation signed card put in four-card packet of blank cards, it vanishes and appears under tabled jumbo card, repeat, then blank cards change into duplicates of selection
Also published here 2004 229
Dave Campbell Highly Sensitized Cards five cards chosen, five blank cards printed to match
2004 249
Dave Campbell Alcohol Monte Color Monte presentation, with jumbo cards, rhyming patter, misspelled "Alchohol Monte"
2004 257
Dave Campbell Stripped Three-Way Count
2004 261
Dave Campbell Inauguration four jumbo cards, monte type routine
2004 265
Dave Campbell The Grow More, Grow Less Card credit information
Inspired by
  • Peter Kane's "Elongated Lady"
2004 279
Dave Campbell Super Transposition two signed cards
2004 291
Dave Campbell Stamp Duty stamp vanishes from sheet of nine stamps and appears on tabled selection
2004 295
Dave Campbell Cards Through a Newspaper one cover, all cards face up
2004 317
Dave Campbell Reverso-matic card reverses five times, color-changing back kicker
Also published here 2004 327
Dave Campbell The Original "Fred" Trick credit information
Also published here
  • The Thistle (Scottish Conjuror's Association's magazine)
2004 331
Dave Campbell Blank Astonishment card named, it is only odd-backed, rest shown blank, partial roughing
Inspired by
  • "Kruger's Revenge" (Peter Duffie, Hidden Agenda)
2004 337
Dave Campbell Direct Transfer selection signed on face, odd-backed card signed on back by performer suddenly has the spectator's signed face, red/blue double backer, partial roughing
Related to 2004 341
Dave Campbell An Open Prediction red/blue double backer, partial roughing
2004 347
Dave Campbell Card In Wallet coin cut effect apparently goes wrong, card then shown in wallet, hollow block to conceal a coin
2004 349
Dave Campbell Super Optica spectator touched card in face-up spread, it is only odd-backed, rest is shown to have change into Jokers then, partial rough-smooth
2004 355
Grace Ann Morgan Gaffus Maximus unknown odd-backed card placed into deck, spectator choses one from the face and it is the odd-backed one, red/blue long-short deck
  • Ditching the Gaff
2004 21
Lubor Fiedler, Tom Sellers Fiedler Force credited to Fiedler, partial card stuck on back of joker
2004 8
Patrik Kuffs P.K. Card Stab on table through paper cover, fair wash shuffle by spectator
VariationsAlso published here 2004 22
Steve Beam Counterweight multi-phase routine, ending with 51 on 1 card gag
Also published here 2004 61
Chastain Criswell Defaced head of joker is moved on card
2004 144
William Duncan Reputation Maker Aces
Inspired by 2004 11
William Duncan A Note On The Pip Miss-Show
2004 14
Ron Frost Exactly Four on the Mind Four spectator, four decks of cards, they each select the same card
2004 87
Ron Frost Splitting Thoughts Prediction changes to match two selections, final card contains four spades and five hearts
2004 126
Ron Frost Scrambled Identity Alphabet cards, mixed, end up spelling name of company
2004 139
Wayne Dobson Switch card chosen, wrong card found and put in case, transposes with correct card twice, then deck changes in duplicates of wrong card
Related to 2004 11
Wayne Dobson Spell Check card chosen from one deck, then spelled to in another deck
2004 14
Wayne Dobson Janus open prediction shown, face-down card chosen and dropped on top, they match, rest of deck shown to be all alike but a different card, SBS card
2004 15
Wayne Dobson Man Eaters "Bonus Effect", card from sandwich to reversed in deck
2004 18
Axel Hecklau Haben Sie mal 'ne Karte? printing of a business card
2004 18
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson Marked & Memorized order apparently memorized, card at named number named, it has large X on its back, using Killer Count
  • Variation
2004 19
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson The Jumping Card card jumps around to named positions, packets, pocket, using Killer Count
  • Variation (forcing deck)
2004 23
Peter Duffie Composite two selections torn in half, one half each initialed and other burned, re-appear in envelope
Inspired byAlso published here 2004 45
Peter Duffie Internecine red King on table and black King between Jokers transpose, repeat, part of face stuck to back on one card
Also published here 2004 51
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 75
Peter Duffie Flashpoint with hole cards, no flap gaff
Inspired byAlso published here
  • "Flashpoint" (Peter Duffie, Double Indemnity, 1988)
2004 82
Peter Duffie Restless Ace to Four of Spaces and four blank cards, blank cards become duplicates of Spade cards, then all blank
Also published here
  • "Restless" (Peter Duffie, Double Indemnity, 1988)
2004 92
Peter Duffie Choc-a-Block two selected cards, using Unlimited count
Inspired by 2004 97
Peter Duffie Fusion Assembly quarter pieces travel to under wallet one by one and assemble there one by one, credit information
2004 124
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Quarterback two selections, one pops out of deck, one quarter is missing, it is found glued to second selection
Inspired by 2004 29
Jay Sankey Through and Through card chosen and lost, three cards wrapped with bill, one penetrates the bill and it is selection
2004 69
Jay Sankey A Clear Impossibility two cards placed in thin transparent cases/envelopes, they transpose three times
2004 85
Jay Sankey Lightning Bolt deck of card bolted together with bolt at the end
Inspired by 2004 114
Jay Sankey The Blues red-backed deck changes into blue with help of a blue stone, red/blue double backer
2004 160
Jason Latimer Red Blue Psychosis signed card placed in odd-backed deck, signature moves, deck changes color
Mar. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 3)
61
Derek Dingle Poor Charlie gaffed, rainbow backs
Inspired by May 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 5)
64
Bruce Cervon Unsolved Card Problem "An Effect from The Castle Notes", dated 7/1/70
Oct. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 10)
76
Derek Dingle Derek Dingle's "McDonald's Aces" "Described by Christopher Hanna"
Dec. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 12)
30
Juan Tamariz Prediction prediction of named card, with odd backed card
  • A. The Hofzinser Mehod
  • B. With a Regular Deck and Two Jokers
  • C. With a Regular Deck, without Jokers
  • D. With a Stranger Card
  • E. A Stage Version: "The Joker"
2004 91
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Turnover Wild Card Turnover with double-backer
2004 91
Juan Tamariz, Antón "Mago Antón" López Memorized Brainwaves
  • Variation I: With a Waxed Card (Mago Antón)
  • Variation II: With an Ungimmicked Card
2004 111
Juan Tamariz An Idea for Magicians: Mnemonica and Strippers
2004 161
Juan Tamariz Actions That Don't Alter the Order of the Deck While Appearing to Do So
  • a. Faro shuffles followed by antifaros
  • b. Eight faros (and other combinations)
  • c. Out-antifaros that add up to eight
  • d. A riffle shuffle done by the spectator followed by a cull
  • e. The "G"
  • f. Floursihes
  • g. All kinds of false cuts
  • h. As you deal cards one at a time
  • i. Most visual card revelations
  • j. The Charlier cut
  • k. Mnemonica and Strippers
  • l. Nonchalant handling
2004 270
Juan Tamariz Other Kinds of False Shuffles
  • A. This is a false shuffle I devised for a half stack, in which spectators appear to shuffle the whole deck. It's quite deceptive.
  • B. Variation for Strippers
  • C. Another method in which the spectator appears to shuffle the whole deck while only shuffling half the cards.
2004 344
Robert Cassidy The Triple Prediction gambling theme, using die, dart and cards
2004 63
Robert Cassidy Any card at any number with three-way forcing deck
2004 165
Robert Cassidy The Enigma of #23 oddities about number 23 are told, two spectators cut packet and cut cards are divined, total of packets equals 23
2004 249
Gabi Pareras Girando los Ases (Versión con el As, dos, tres y cuatro) twisting the Aces , with Ace to Four, using one double facer card
  • Desarrollo y ejecución
  • Sobre la carta doble cara
  • La composición de la secuencia
2004 5
Alexander de Cova, Jan Torell Flash Card to Silk jumbo card (or sign, menu, ...) visually transforms into silk, ends clean
Also published here 2004 7
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Unmöglich three cards are selected and replaced, three people shuffle three decks and deal cards until spectator stops them, selections are found
Related to 2004 71
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Umgang mit der Klebekarte tips on applying glue or rough smooth spray on playing cards, explanation of simple version of brainwave
2004 80
Kostya Kimlat Marriage a la Mode Anniversary Waltz variation
  • The Honeymoon
2004 14
Frank Truong One Less center pip of a Three picked up with a Joker, leaving behind a Two and a pip drawn on the back of the Joker
Also published here Feb. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 6)
72
R. Paul Wilson How to make your own Fan-2-C gaffs step gaff, small triangle format
  • Setting the gaff openly
2004 6
R. Paul Wilson Fan-2-C Poker fan of five cards visibly changes into royal flush à la Bob Koch's Zapped
Variations 2004 11
R. Paul Wilson FaceOn-2-C different grip, fan held vertical
  • Method One
  • Method Two (gaff ends up sticking to back of hand)
Inspired by 2004 15
R. Paul Wilson Tabled Fan-2-C fan is lying on table
Inspired by 2004 23
R. Paul Wilson Ricochet-2-C gaffed, visual
Inspired by 2004 28
R. Paul Wilson Lap-2-C (The Drunken Mitt) gaff lapped in off-beat, non-visual change
Inspired by 2004 29
R. Paul Wilson Wave-2-C gaff slides inside of fan under cover of hand
Inspired byVariations 2004 33
R. Paul Wilson Gavi-2-C gaff slides inside of fan without cover
  • Another Idea...
Inspired by 2004 35
R. Paul Wilson Bold-2-C fan of five cards visibly changes into royal flush, alternate handling to get in and out
Inspired byVariations 2004 38
R. Paul Wilson Flash The Spread! different usage of the Fan-2-C step gaff to show different cards in a fan or spread
  • Face-on spread
2004 42
R. Paul Wilson Cards Across
2004 44
R. Paul Wilson Bold-2-C Face On one-handed version
Inspired by 2004 45
R. Paul Wilson Devilish Miracle Outdone? short outline of using the Fan-2-C step gaff
2004 46
R. Paul Wilson Oil and Water short comment on using the Fan-2-C step gaff, no details
2004 47
R. Paul Wilson Princess Card Trick short comment on using the Fan-2-C step gaff, no details
2004 47
R. Paul Wilson In Their Hands! fan of cards changes in spectators hand under cover of bill
2004 48
R. Paul Wilson Magnet-2-C shimmed gaff version
Inspired by 2004 50
Derek Dingle Making Gimmicked Cards
  • Equipment
  • Procedure
    • Peeling the Card
    • Assembling the Card
  • Special Note
2004 30
Derek Dingle The Sympathetic Cards double facers
Also published here 2004 32
Paolo Cavalli, Massimo Tira Equinox 26 cards repeated, named card or mate is fan forced
2004 15
Paolo Cavalli An Unusual Stacked Deck siamese deck combined with Eight Kings
2004 19
Paolo Cavalli A Phone (or is it Phoney?) Any Card To Any Number Prediction prediction of chosen card and named number, with bulldog clip, with ideas for the classic one-ahead prediction
2004 30
Docc Hilford It's a Lu Lu blindfolded, performer stops at three selection, think stop
2004 5
Docc Hilford 3D Star Marking System 26 cards with tactile marks
2004 5
Docc Hilford The Lulu Night Club Act nightclub act, three spectators select a card and write their names on them, blindfolded performer locates cards, reveals names and gives readings
2004 9
Paul Harris Angel Case
Related to 2004 58
Wonder Man Fred Three-Diction with general observations on the one-ahead principle, three objects are predicted, using playing cards, a dice and random objects, selections are shown to the performer at the end of the routine
  • Von einem genialen Prinzip und seiner gedankenlosen Anwendung
  • Zwei Essentialia
    • 1. Die Offenkundigkeit der Unkenntnis des Vorführenden
    • 2. Die eindeutige Zuordnung der Vorhersagen
  • Die Grundstruktur der Routine
  • Abschliessende Präsentation
  • Nachtrag
2004 139
Wonder Man Fred I'm Looking Through You reworking a "Coin Deck" to function as a peeking device
2004 221
Wonder Man Fred, Barrie Richardson Any Card At Any Number variation on Richardson routine, using fingers of spectator to form a number
Inspired by 2004 233
Wonder Man Fred Trans-Parenthesis prediction on cellophane of card case changes into prediction of second card, signed by spectator
2004 249
Jack Parker Half Burned Angled After-Burner handling with a double facer
Inspired by 2004 14
Bruce Bernstein The Force of Psychology - Effect #2 two selections are transmitted by the spectators to the audience who mostly receive correct cards, then performer sends a card, using Bernstein's Psy-Deck
Related toAlso published here 2004 18
Aaron Shields Every Which Way But Loose routine about card control, ending with Mayhew poker deal, thirteen double facers
Inspired by 2004 15
Aaron Shields Imagicination transposition with one card between the spectator's hands
2004 19
Allan Ackerman Follow the Leader Kings and Aces
  • Conclusion (gaffed version)
Inspired byAlso published here 2005 26
Allan Ackerman The Prequel and Sequel Aces transpose with card in pocket, McDonald's Aces is performed, Aces travel to pockets, designed to ring double facers in and out
Also published here 2005 32
Michael Weber, Dean Dill A New World very clean procedure
Related to 2005 1
Dean Dill Bonus Routine two-phase routine
Inspired by
  • "Red & Black" (John Kennedy, Genii Vol. 52 No. 9, p. 560)
2005 7
Michael Weber, Dean Dill Here are some things to think about with this deck. various suggestions, applied to Miraskill, separating suits (Out of Escorial)
2005 12
Karl Fulves Line of Sight edge marks on twelve cards combined with card counting
2005 38
Karl Fulves Light Fingered two cards removed from upper and lower half of deck after riffle shuffles, performer looks through deck and names both
2005 40
Joshua Jay Shrunken Revelation Jennings Revelation with cards shrinking to mini cards as an ending
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2005 34
Joshua Jay Overlap Twisting Twisting the Jacks routine with Overlap gaff, instant turnover as kicker ending
Also published here 2005 45
Joshua Jay Jumbo Overlap Homing Card Homing Card plot with jumbo cards and Overlap gimmick
Also published here 2005 50
Tyler Wilson Sloppy Thirty Seconds inversion, then card changes with face-up card on floor
Also published here 2005 26
Tyler Wilson Sloppy Thirty Seconds inversion, then card changes with face-up card on floor
Also published here 2005 21
William Goldman Coming to Terms basic stripper principle
2005 2
William Goldman Platform Position basic stripper handling
2005 3
William Goldman One card is selected and freely returned, then performer plucks it from spread while turning it over
2005 4
William Goldman Card Stab
2005 10
William Goldman Winged Key stripper card as key card
2005 11
William Goldman Sandwich Break
2005 12
William Goldman Stripper on the Rise set-up for Mason's card rise
Inspired by 2005 14
William Goldman Shakedown deck under handkerchief is held and shaken, all cards fall except selection
2005 15
Joseph K. Schmidt Computer Virus Killer "A Novel Revelation of Two Thought Cards"
two spectators think cards from a five-card and six-card group, involving virus gag card
  • The History (credit information and references)
Inspired byVariations 2005 429
Barrie Richardson Devious Deck Switch using a card case
Related to
  • "Cold Case" (Gregory Wilson)
VariationsAlso published here
  • Club 71, Aug. 1999
2005 44
Barrie Richardson Rounders stripper deck in which the diagonally opposite corners are shortened, for divided deck, either fine or large preparation as discarded casino cards
Related toAlso published here
  • Concepts & Deceptions Lecture Notes, 1999
2005 48
Barrie Richardson Double-Sided Peek Box slide covers under cellophane on both sides
Also published here
  • Club 71, Autumn 2002
2005 54
Barrie Richardson "My Card" Trick spectator freely choses a card, that card is predicted in pocket with "My Card" written on its blank back
Also published here
  • Club 71, Summer 1994
2005 211
Barrie Richardson Optical Brainwave Illusion named card shown reversed in (almost) ungaffed deck
Related toAlso published here
  • Club 71, May 2001
2005 217
Bob Farmer Aces At Any Number
  • Flim-FlaMagic
Aces turn face up in different parts, they're lost, a named Ace is found at named position, lost again, then all four Aces are found at another named position
Apr. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 4)
18
Tom Stone Venetian Deck sight gag with electric deck
Also published here Aug. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 8)
30
Al Schneider A Marriage of Cards
  • The Schneider Technique
with handkerchief, half deck of double facers and double backers
Oct. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 10)
34
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Four Kings card thought of, then a spectator extracts it from pocket, three matching cards found, then assembly, four double facers
Also published here Nov. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)
68
"Magic" Christian Stelzel The Changed Aces reconstructed original Hofzinser Ace Problem, one of two Aces changes into selection, then the other Ace, then both are Aces again
Nov. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)
72
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser To Think and Forget
Nov. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)
75
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Everywhere and Nowhere
Nov. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)
87
Bob Ostin Pipe Dream cards removed from box, later dice or any other objects are produced from same box
2005 48
Bob Ostin The Green Die Mystery selection is shuffled in the deck, die is thrown and spectator as many times as he wants, selection is found at total
Related to
  • "The Green Die Mystery" in "Club 71" Autumn 2003.
2005 61
Bob Ostin Two Routines For The Pecking Bird forcing stack and rough and smooth solutions
2005 69
Bob Ostin Predestination spectator shuffles packet face-up into face-down under table, amount of reversed cards is predicted
Variations
  • "Predestination" in "Abracadabra" Nr. 2355. March, 1991.
2005 84
Bob Ostin The Multi-Card Gimmick multi card to force one out of six cards
2005 90
Bob Ostin The Nautilus Card "New Submarine Card", odd-backed card placed perpendicular in three-card packet rises up and down
Also published here 2005 93
Bob Ostin Card Case Hold-Out
2005 96
Bob Ostin Submarine Cards card placed face up and perpendicular in three-card packet rises up and down
Also published here 2005 165
Bob Ostin The Card Bug bug on string is suspended over cards, selection sticks to it
Inspired by
  • Robert Harbin's "Dippy Magnet"
2005 169
Bob Ostin The Ostin Card-Index
2005 171
Nathan Kranzo Only Three Away selection is next to card named by performer, then three cards away with message on back of performer's card
Inspired by Feb. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 1)
26
Max Maven Cushion Shot Aces placed in card case prop, they change into three selection, then vanish from box and all seven cards appear in collectors fashion in deck
Feb. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 1)
30
Gene Taylor The Clear Exchange card in plastic sleeve is seen to be Joker, it is removed and changed into previous selection, featuring a method for switching a card with a clear plastic sleeve
Inspired by Feb. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 1)
34
Edward Marlo Parallexis using Spades suits from two decks
Inspired by May 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 2)
9
Edward Marlo Hofzinser's Lost Ace Problem
  • First Method (fake index)
  • Second Methode (duplicate)
  • Third Method
  • Fourth Method
  • Fifth Method
  • Sixth Method
  • Seventh Method
  • Dream Method
May 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 2)
13
Gene Taylor The Hole Monte monte routine in which one card has a hole in the middle
Inspired byRelated to May 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 2)
40
Max Nelson The Gizmo Box case put on deck, card added to top, here as force
Inspired byRelated to Nov. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 4)
28
Zenneth Kok FSO Transpo single card transposes with four cards multiple times, "Face-up, Simultaneous, Off-balance"
Variations Nov. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 4)
42
Jack Parker The Three Stooges Ace Assembly routine with three spectators involved, holding each packet (uses McDonald's Aces gaffs)
Related to
  • "Mason's Aces" (Jay Sankey, Revolutionary Card Magic 2, DVD, 2004)
Also published here
Nov. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. Annual 2005)
23
Rick Merrill The Restaurant Opener "A Cheeky Cheek-to-Cheek"
short multiple selection routine with ambitious card sequence (card to mouth, unfolded) and triumph finale
  • Opening locations and transpositions
  • An Ambitious Sequence, Card to Pocket, and "For the Unambitious"
  • Cheek to Cheek
Inspired by 2005 4
Rick Merrill Sybil Cut Flush Ouellet's Ace production followed by Sybil cut with one Royal Flush cards at face of each packet
Related to 2005 20
Joshua Jay Credits credit information
2005 7
Joshua Jay Part One: Overlap Gaff Basics
  • The "Shared Artwork" Principle
  • Two-Handed Spread
  • One-Handed Spread
  • A Light Touch
  • Orientation
  • Spreading Distance
  • As a Short Card
  • The Locking Overlap Gaff
  • False Signatures
  • Transitions
2005 21
Joshua Jay Overlap Homing Card
Also published here 2005 39
Doc Eason Simplified Overlap Homing Card
2005 45
Joshua Jay Jumbo Overlap Homing Card with jumbo cards
Also published here 2005 46
Joshua Jay Overlap Hitchcock
Inspired byAlso published here 2005 48
Joshua Jay Assembly and Reverse assembly with reverse surprise ending
Also published here 2005 53
Joshua Jay Scatter Jacks put in different parts of the deck come to top, they then vanish and distribute in deck, repeat with change into Aces
  • Phase One: The Jacks Assemble
  • Phase Two: The Jacks Scatter
  • Phase Three: The Jacks Assemble...Again
  • Phase Four: The Jacks Change to Aces
Inspired by 2005 61
Joshua Jay Overlap Twisting visual, instant turnover as kicker ending
Also published here 2005 68
Joshua Jay Overlap Jacks to Kings Jacks turn over one by one, then change to Kings
Also published here 2005 72
Joshua Jay, Andi Gladwin Overlap Jacks to Aces Jacks turn over one by one visually, then change to Aces
2005 77
Joshua Jay Overlap Jack Cutting first spectator cuts to the Jacks, then performer tries but really they all come to the top and he cuts off three single cards as gag
  • Phase One: The Spectator Cuts to Four Jacks
  • Phase Two: The Magician Cuts to Four Jacks (Sort of)
Also published here 2005 81
Joshua Jay Overlap Gambling fake Center Deal demo, repeat with Ace kicker
  • Phase One: Four Jacks Dealt into a Chosen Hand
  • Phase Two: The Double Duke
Related to 2005 88
Joshua Jay Overlap Open Travelers
Also published here 2005 95
Joshua Jay, Mark Aspiazu Overlap Hofzinser
Related to 2005 103
Joshua Jay Overlap Travelers
2005 107
Joshua Jay Deuces are Wild four Twos and the Ace of Spades change into Royal Flush
2005 115
Joshua Jay Overlap Transposition transformation kicker
2005 118
Joshua Jay Four Card Tunnel Change
2005 122
Joshua Jay Collectors and Back Again three selections in case, they appear between the Aces, then Aces vanish and are found in case
2005 127
Joshua Jay Shrunken Revelation Jennings Revelation with cards shrinking to mini cards as an ending
Also published here 2005 137
Liam Montier Aces & Kings spectator and magicians have the four Aces and Kings respectively, one chooses a card from the other's packet, then the selections are found
2005 10
Alexander de Cova Forte-X three predictions written on blank cards, they match three chosen cards
Also published here 2005 3
Alexander de Cova Boxed Transposition signed card from deck to case between Aces, spectator handles double facer
Inspired byAlso published here 2005 3
Alexander de Cova Bonus: The "Killer" Cut Finish second phase in which a card cut in quarters transposes with another card
Inspired by
  • "Versa Plus" (Roy Johnson)
Also published here
2005 14
Larry Jennings Prelude lengthwise folded bill penetrates lengthwise folded card, prelude for Card Warp
2005 1
Peter Duffie ThunderStruck clean twisting with Jacks, black Jacks are put in case, they transpose with red Jacks and a previous selection is also found between red cased Jacks
  • Phase 1 - The Big Twist
  • Phase 2 - The Killer Finish
Inspired by 2005 2
Cody S. Fisher Tossed Out Deck with three spectators and forced standing ovation, Psycho-Matic Bank Deck
  • A Little History
  • The Props
  • Presentation
  • The Slow Revelation Phase
  • The Fast Revelation Phase
  • Extras
  • Credits
2005 2
Theodore Annemann Call Me Up Sometime person calls during the show and names the card someone selected
Also published here 2005 27
Paolo Cavalli Extreme Overdrive card is thought of before the show, number is named by other spectator and card is found at position
Inspired by 2005 67
Bob King Kickback Up a Notch two cards found with sandwich cards, when they are turned over, they are the actual sandwich cards which have changed into selections when looking back
Inspired by 2005 6
Bob King Time Flies clock trick with card vanishing, card is found in case
2005 10
Bob King Color Cut color changing back kicker
Inspired byAlso published here 2005 13
Bob King No Place Like Home
2005 22
Bob King Poker Mental II three spectators, last card also reversed in another deck, mis-calling mates
Inspired by 2005 25
Bob King Turncoat single folded card turns inside out, hand cover only, incomplete instructions (only first page)
Also published here 2005 31
Jamie Badman Fives in Disguise a prediction is tabled, a selection is placed between two Jokers, prediction and selection are shown to be mates, Jokers change to other cards of same value
2005 28
Peter Duffie Miracle Thot! card thought of, the prediction is removed, it matches thought-of card and they transpose
Also published here
  • marketed in 1990s
2005 62
Eric Mead Fifty-Two on One to One fifty-two on one gag, then all cards fall off except chosen one
Also published here 2006 151
Christoph Borer Double Thought half forcing deck, spectator and magician find the selection of the other
Also published here 2006 55
Christoph Borer Eine halbe Sache back of selection change back, then back of color only change to the center, eventually all cards change back color, red/blue double backer
Also published here 2006 58
Christoph Borer Get Sharky! performer has one card in pocket, spectator peeks on card from the deck, the card vanishes and appears in the pocket
Also published here 2006 68
Christian Scherer, Christoph Borer Hofzinsers Handschuh cards put in a box, selection is fished out with a glove, that holds the card in an eery way
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2006 70
Christoph Borer Die Macht der Psychologie
Also published here 2006 73
Christoph Borer Svengali
  • Das Svengali-Spiel (general comments)
  • Das Forcieren einer Karte (forcing a card, spectator shuffles deck)
Also published here 2006 83
Christoph Borer Giant Count reinvention of "Dr. Jaks Kartenbluff", selected card is shuffled into the deck and cards put in inside jacket pocket, small number is named and on that position performer produces a jumbo card which has the same value as the selection, using a Svengali deck
Related toAlso published here 2006 84
Christoph Borer Der Messerstecher wrapped in newspaper
2006 85
Christoph Borer Thought Rise thought of card ends up on top of the deck
Also published here 2006 89
Christoph Borer Twisting the DF Underground twisting the aces, then aces change places with kings
Inspired byAlso published here 2006 92
Christoph Borer, Michel Gammenthaler Card Stab covered by newspaper
Also published here 2006 108
Christoph Borer Cosmos named card is found to be the only card with different colored back, deck in plastic bag
Also published here 2006 110
Christoph Borer Impossibile clever presentation, table is flipped over at the end
Also published here 2006 120
Christoph Borer Kartenlegerin chosen card has pentagram on back
Also published here 2006 141
Christoph Borer Pendulum spectator finds selection of other spectator with a pendulum
Also published here 2006 145
Brother John Hamman, Ron Bauer Final(ly) Aces multiple phases, poker presentation
Inspired by 2006 2
Ron Bauer Win at Gin ten cards become thirteen, then some of them vanish and reappear in performer's sleeve
2006 18
Sveroni, Christian Scherer Das letzte Kümmelblättchen monte theme with jumbo cards, card turns over, as a climax backs change color
Inspired by
  • Helmut Schmiedeberg's "Mondo Monte"
2006 18
Tyler Wilson Sloppy 30 Seconds inversion, then card changes with face-up card on floor
Also published here 2006 124
Karl Fulves Loco-Motion follow-up for "Auto Kinetic", toy car replaced in card case, then full deck removed from it, case balances on edge of one-handed fan, signed card to case
Inspired by 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
5
Dai Vernon Cutting The Aces spectator cuts to the Aces, with sucker moves as magician fooler
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
10
Dai Vernon A Revelation spectator reverses four cards behind his back, all turn out to be Aces, apparently a key card location trick is explained, SBS deck
Related to 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
11
Karl Fulves Ultra Marked Cards comment on microscopic differences in any deck, picked up by high-resolution cameras
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
64
Karl Fulves Crook's Book three cards taken from shuffled deck and added, word on this page thought-of, performer does the same, spectator divines performer's word and performer the spectator's page number
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
65
Ed Brown Marking Ink specific brand of ink
2006 65
Harry Riser Anywhere and Somewhere
Also published here
  • MUM, July-Sept. 2002, March 2003
2006 86
Harry Riser Really Shuffled Matcho three cards matched, faro and three double backers
VariationsAlso published here
  • MUM, Feb. 2000
2006 141
Harry Riser Double Triple Match ten red-backed and ten blue-backed cards mixed together, two chosen, they match and also match a card put in the Himber wallet, repeat phase, SBS double facers
Also published here
  • MUM, Oct. & Nov. 1999
2006 148
Jack Avis Ace Routine Handling routine with fake indices
2006 18
Jack Avis Blind Choice performer reverses two cards in blue-backed deck, spectator reverses two cards behind back in red-backed deck, they match, two red/blue double backers
Related to
  • "Blind Choice" (Jack Avis, The Gen, June 1962, p. 44)
2006 25
Jack Avis Thoughts on Vernon's Handling of the Ten Card Trick using odd-backed prediction card, perhaps red/blue double backer
Related to
  • Row of Ten Cards in Revelations (Dai Vernon)
2006 38
Jack Avis A Variation on the Diary Trick red/blue double backer
2006 46
Jack Avis The Fulves Problem Universal Card Plot, odd-backed, red-blue double backer
2006 70
Jack Avis Mental Control - Avis Routine prediction written on face of another card, double-faced deck
Inspired by
  • "Mental Control" (Vernon Cook, Larsen & Wrights Mental Mysteries with Cards & Genii)
2006 96
Jack Avis 5x5 Mental Routine, A Handling
2006 97
Jack Avis The Not So Friendly Giant slop shuffle triumph, Aces are reversed, Aces put in sleeve where they transform, four double facers
2006 103
Jack Avis Perverse Card to Wallet Routine deck put in case, then deck travels to wallet except selection
2006 109
Jack Avis Card Splitting Tips
2006 110
Jack Avis Ideas with a "Cutaway Deck" x-ray deck ideas
2006 147
Jack Avis Ideas for Forcing glide with force card that has a cut-out
2006 162
Jack Avis A Punch Deal that Isn't partial roughing instead of punching, with notes by Peter Duffie
Related to 2006 178
Jack Avis Scarab without a Brainwave "A way of using Jaks' Brainwave Presentation"
card selected, odd-backed card as prediction in another deck, red-blue double backer
Inspired by 2006 199
Steve Beam, Doug Canning Digging Deeper two selections, silently spelled and spectator think stop
Inspired by
  • Paul Hallas' "Magic" in "Son of Totat"
2006 31
Steve Beam Even Deeper two selections, silently spelled and spectator think stop
2006 34
Boris Wild Double Personality a card is reversed in the deck and matches reversed card in second deck
2006 188
Steve Beam Unmarked Cards spectator selects five cards from deck, those are the only normal cards, rest are double backers
Also published here 2006 194
Steve Beam Taking the Bait rules card is placed inside deck and then cards placed on the table in pairs, card next to rule card is predicted
2006 22
Claude Impériale White Christmas Tantalizer, all other cards are blank
  • Christmas Cards
2006 125
Shannon Clark Well-Oiled Pack 3&3 multi-phase routine with separating deck climax
2006 194
Scott Robinson The Money Changers Kings transposes with four indifferent cards, wrapped in bill
Inspired by 2006 200
Doug Canning Juvenile Justice packet of double faced cards, two spectators select faces on same card, pictures drawn by a child
2006 202
Michael Powers Hide and Seek selection fairly lost, faro
Inspired by
  • "The Cardician is In!" (Doug Canning, Card Capers)
Related to
2006 108
Michael Powers Heisting Histed Heisted twenty-five duplicates
  • Non Gaffed Ideas
  • Heavily Gaffed Methods (jumbo cards)
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2006 112
Michael Powers Animazement stick figure animates on back of deck and draws X on selection, deck shown normal before and after except a single card with the figure on its back
Inspired by
  • "Animator" (David Harkey)
2006 136
Michael Powers Red Shift four blue-backed jokers, turn red one by one, then whole deck is red-backed, red/blue double backer
Inspired by 2006 152
Michael Powers Subtle Princess performer and spectator each select a card from a five-card packet, performer finds spectator's card and vice versa
Inspired by
  • "People's Princess" (Jon Racherbaumer, GeMiNi online board)
2006 155
Michael Powers Invisible Triumph selection turns over in other deck then Triumph with original deck, rough smooth & cheek to cheek combination
Related to 2006 159
Glimpse Case with hole
2006 171
Jean-Jacques Sanvert French Fusion face-to-face and back-to-back phase
Inspired by Jan. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 1)
48
Jim Steinmeyer An Open and Shut Prediction using two decks
Also published here Feb. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 2)
24
Bob Farmer One Face South
  • Flim-FlamMagic
card chosen with open prediction procedure, same card is only face-down card in a picture of face-up spread with one face-down card
Variations May 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 5)
22
Jack Parker Remote Control spectator reverses two cards, reveals to be the two black Twos
Also published here June 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 6)
27
Jack Parker Rabbits two white stickers representing rabbits and initialed by spectator and performer are stuck to a card, many small stickers appear around them
June 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 6)
32
Jack Parker Labeled A Cheat card chosen, spectator and performer write guesses about its identity on a sticker which is stuck to its back, both wrong, performer's writing changes to selection
June 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 6)
33
Jack Parker Altered States card chosen, performer and spectator write its initials on two stickers each which are stuck to front and back, performer's writing changes to another card and card changes to match
June 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 6)
34
Michel Huot Miscellaneous Non-Bill Ideas for the bill switch
  • True Romance
  • Company Merger
  • Getting the Customer
  • 52 on 1
2006 309
Gene Taylor A quick "Gaffed Card Corner" mis-made playing card
Feb. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 1)
3
Michael Daniels Oops! card is torn and restores in spectator's hand into mis-made configuration, "Oops Deck"
Related to Feb. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 1)
22
Michael Daniels Fold 'em Oops! card folded and unfolded, it is now mis-made, "Oops Deck"
Feb. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 1)
25
Nick Pudar Pudar's Binary Marks binary marks for stack numbers on backs
Related to Nov. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 4)
36
Doug Edwards The Transparent Card or The "Light" Fantastic Change alternative method to build transparent cards
2006 77
Doug Edwards A Question For You selection is found with red back and question mark, then back changes back to blue
Inspired by 2006 98
Doug Edwards Really Haunted haunted deck, glued dot on card
2006 101
Tyler Wilson Cherry Bomb cherry drawn on card, knot tied in its drawn stem in the performer's mouth
Inspired byVariations 2006 24
Colin Miller Three Card Location Too three spectators cut off a packet, remember their card and shuffle, cards located, last one divined
Inspired by 2006 33
Andi Gladwin, Jack Parker Symphony in Blue Major visual change of deck from red to blue
2006 21
Chris Wardle Introduction credit information
2006 4
Chris Wardle Construction and General Handling of the Svengali Deck displays and shuffles (overhand and riffle)
2006 5
Chris Wardle The Force of the Tarot stop trick with selected tarot card, svengali
2006 7
Chris Wardle Elimination spectator locates chosen card with "loves me, loves me not" procedure
2006 10
Chris Wardle The Christmas Carol Prediction playing cards with Christmas songs, 1-0-1
2006 11
Chris Wardle Domino Svengali domino prediction, using svengali deck with card dominoes
2006 13
Chris Wardle The Unquiet Dead card is put in a handkerchief, it moves (glorpy), message appears on card with name and position of selection
2006 24
Chris Wardle The Princess Is Out twelve cards on table, number named to choose a card, it vanishes and is found in wallet
2006 25
Chris Wardle Four in a Row four spectators get four packets of cards and choose cards in different ways from it, the are the Aces
2006 28
Chris Wardle One Up! spectator cuts to card, performer takes next card, spectator looses multiple times, last card with spectator getting an Ace and performer a gag card Sixteen of Hearts
  • Alternative Presentations
2006 30
Paul Hallas Additional Commentary and Routine From Paul Hallas
2006 32
Alexander de Cova Forte-X three predictions written on blank cards, they match three chosen cards
Also published here 2006 36
Sean Carpenter Named! spectator's name appears written on the back of his selection
Also published here
  • DVD "Sean Carpenter’s General Magic"
2006 11
Iain Moran Kicked Forward two cards found with sandwich cards, when they are turned over, they are the actual sandwich cards which have changed into selections when looking back, one double facer and one duplicate
Inspired by 2006 34
Iain Moran Colourful Triumph color changing deck climax, two cards taped together, used like a pocket card
Also published here 2006 37
Andi Gladwin Cheek-to-Cheek spectator cuts deck and places halves face to face, performer names the face-to-face cards
Inspired by
  • "Kiss And Tell" (Paul Diamond & Jon Racherbaumer, Big-Easy Card-Cunning)
2006 44
Mark Elsdon KiLocator fair selection and loosing procedure out of performer's hands, faro
Related to 2006 150
Bruce Cervon Faro Fooler from NDO to NDO with two faros, double index cards
2007 32
Bob King No Place Like Home double facer
2007 60
Simon Lovell Semi-Switched cards change places while signatures stay put, gaffed
2007 125
Robin Robertson, Steve Dusheck On Your Mark cards openly marked on back, deck is used for mindreading and transposition
2007 182
Rene Clement Making Fake Index Card
2007 194
Gregory Wilson 2-Card Monte, Plus three cards, double facer
2007 502
Tony Noice Fastest Ever Ace Assembly three double facers
2007 507
Tony Noice The MacNoice Aces three double facers
2007 511
Denis Behr A Trick for Allen Kennedy clean two-phase center deal demo, double facers, see also page 46
Related to 2007 27
Denis Behr Oil & Water Finale cards separate even though they are pinned together with brass fastener, gaffed
Inspired by 2007 76
Vanni Bossi "Card Case" Color Change card transforms when touched with case, slit in case
Inspired by 2007 22
Benjamin Earl Hand Built by Trees gambling demonstrations with Aces, pack then revealed to be four solid blocks with Aces at the face of each
Inspired by 2007 14
Anthony Miller Skrood Again! Spectator names a card, performer fails to cut to it, but predicts the failure accurately with prediction on back of card
2007 87
Jack Parker Simply Mental Card selected via eliminating face down cards in face up-face down deck matches previously made prediction (selection process similar to that of using double-headed coin)
Inspired byRelated to 2007 90
David Solomon Double Open Open Prediction effect with two cards predicted correctly
Variations 2007 101
Jack Parker Remote Control Spectator reverses two cards, reveals to be the two black Twos
VariationsAlso published here 2007 125
David Britland Double Backer Force
2007 126
Jack Parker Double-Back Trilogy Three tricks using a double backer
Related to 2007 154
Jack Parker Persistent Offenders Four Kings travel from packet to the deck
Inspired byRelated to 2007 154
Jack Parker The Three Stooges Ace Assembly routine with three spectators involved, holding each packet (uses McDonald's Aces gaffs)
Also published here 2007 179
Christoph Borer Das halbe Forcierspiel half forcing deck
2007 8
Christoph Borer Die Handhabung eines halben Forcierspiels the handling of a half forcing deck
1. Verwendung als Normalspiel (using the normal cards)
2. Das Spiel auffächern (faning the deck)
3. Das Spiel ausbreiten (spreading the cards)
4. Das Spiel durchblättern (spreading through the cards)
5. Das Spiel auf dem Tisch ausbreiten (spreading the cards on the table)
6. Das Spiel vordribbeln (dribbling the cards on the table)
7. Das Spiel mischen (shuffling the deck)
2007 9
Christoph Borer Die Force einer Karte forcing from a half forcing deck
1. Mit dem Spiel in den Händen (in the hands)
2. Das Spiel liegt auf dem Tisch (on the table)
3. In den Händen des Zuschauers (in the spectator's hands)
2007 11
Christoph Borer Giant Count reinvention of "Dr. Jaks Kartenbluff", selected card is shuffled into the deck and cards put in inside jacket pocket, small number is named and on that position performer produces a jumbo card which has the same value as the selection, with a half forcing deck
Related toAlso published here 2007 13
Christoph Borer Pendulum spectator finds selection of other spectator with a pendulum
Also published here 2007 15
Christoph Borer Double Thought half forcing deck, spectator and magician find the selection of the other
Inspired byAlso published here 2007 17
Thomas Otto Joker Miracle card has written the word Joker on the back and put on table, this card changes into selection, different colored back
2007 20
Christoph Borer Joker's Triumph triumph, reversed card at the end is a joker and selection is in card case
2007 22
Christoph Borer Double Transposition red and blue deck, two selection interchange in decks
2007 24
Christoph Borer Erweiterung more ideas for the half forcing deck
2007 28
U. F. Grant Cheeck to Cheeck brief
2007 29
Christoph Borer Out of this World
2007 29
Christoph Borer Eine halbe Sache back of selection change back, then back of color only change to the center, eventually all cards change back color, red/blue double backer
Also published here 2007 31
Christoph Borer Svengali Die Svengali Force (spectator shuffles Svengali deck and cuts to force card)
2007 37
Christoph Borer Challenge Peek three cards are divined, half Al Koran deck
2007 37
Stephan Kirschbaum Schoko-Stopp spectator stops at any card, chocolate written back of selection, then repeated and in prediction envelope is a piece of chocolate found with the selection as a miniature card attached
2007 41
Stephan Kirschbaum Any Card at (almost) any Number spectator shuffles cards, half forcing deck
2007 45
Christoph Borer Ein Wunder mit Spielkarten two selections, first is revealed by tearing a paper napkin into shape of card, then napkin is burnt and ashes on arm to reveal second selection
2007 22