7,407 entries in Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Christoph Borer, Christian Scherer Hofzinsers Handschuh cards put in a box, selection is fished out with a glove, that holds the card in an eery way
Inspired byAlso published here 2007 8
Christoph Borer Pendulum spectator finds selection of other spectator with a pendulum
Also published here 2007 17
Christoph Borer Impossibile clever presentation, table is flipped over at the end
Also published here 2007 20
Bob Farmer The Bammo Dekronomicon thought-of card appears at thought-of number
2007 1
Bob Farmer Equivoquad card cut to by spectator, number named, card is at that number
2007 8
Bob Farmer Credits
  • Inspirations
  • Background
  • Banked Decks
  • Fishing
  • Pals
2007 11
Tony Bartolotta Narrow Minded spectator shuffles deck and deals it in two piles, one in spectator's pocket and one in performer's pocket, both remove a card, piles exchanged and repeated, off-color matching cards, colors separated
2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
165
Karl Fulves Eureka deck separated in colors, unknown black card pocketed by spectator, guessed by spectator, then red card pocketed by performer and guessed by him, both match
Related to 2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
173
Karl Fulves Sticker Shock "Unexplained"
tabled odd-backed card turns out to be later signed selection, certain conditions and a solution, posed as a problem
2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
177
Bob Ostin Card Case 'Crib' cheat sheet hidden in card case can be slid open
2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
192
David Solomon, Tomas Blomberg Card In The Card Case Ace through King of Spades removed, spectator should name removed Spade, one then travels to case, gaffed and ungaffed handling
Inspired by 2007 61
David Solomon Diamond Bar - Gaffed two double enders
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MUM, Sept. 2006
2007 155
David Solomon Solomon's Gypsy Curse
2007 164
David Solomon Outdoing "Hummer Outdone" twenty cards shuffled face-up/face-down with CATO under table by spectator, one remembered, performer rights all except selection under the table, ten double facers
2007 167
David Solomon Impromptu Svengali Deck Principle
2007 168
David Solomon Blank Thought blank card appears in sandwich which then becomes selection
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Club Sandwich" (Andrew Normansell)
VariationsAlso published here
2007 169
David Solomon Doubly Open
Inspired by 2007 172
David Solomon Everywhere And Nowhere duplicates
Inspired by
  • Ed Marlo method with roughed cards
2007 174
David Solomon Double Joker Sandwich Jokers sandwich selection which is then put in case, same selection is sandwiched and cased card is now second selection
Inspired by
  • "Club Sandwich" (Andrew Normansell)
2007 179
David Solomon Blank Thought blank card appears in sandwich which then becomes selection
Also published here 2007 1
Stewart James Lejun prediction placed in clear tumbler, in full view, card is chosen fairly and found to match prediction
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, Aug 1954
2007 127
Edward Marlo For the Informed card on deck is shown singly before and after transformation, three methods (tabled and ala Erdnase/Houdini Change)
Also published here 2007 159
David (Foote) Drake Twist on the 21 Card Trick card vanishes and travels somewhere
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring (July 1984)
2007 98
Curtis Kam Move to the Front of the Glass simplified handling, signed card travels to face of deck that is in glass with handkerchief cover, repeat, card appears in stages (blank, faded, ...), SBS
Inspired by 2007 28
Jack Parker The Three Stooges Ace Assembly routine with three spectators involved, holding each packet (uses McDonald's Aces gaffs)
Also published here June 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 6)
33
Pete Biro Biro's One Piece Diminishing Cards
Aug. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 8)
76
Peter Pit, Persi Diaconis The Card on the Back card appears on performer's back
Also published here
  • Genii, July 1981
Nov. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 11)
23
Dani DaOrtiz Problema de Hofzinser - Carta y Reloj on Hofzinser's card problem 11. Card and Watch, prediction of time and card, watch drawn on card using duplicates and red/blue double backer
Inspired by 2007
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 2)
17
Anthony Owen RE: Monition two decks with different backs, named card is missing from one and found in other, two handlings
Also published here 2007 11
Justin Higham Double-Sided IDF with double backer
2007 12
Christian Engblom, Kim Wist Oil Over Troubled Water 3x3, one phase in spectator's hands, with full deck kicker
2007 17
Dani DaOrtiz Triple Intuition Double Exposure adding a third selection
Also published here 2007 29
Tyler Wilson Oscar The Grouch deck with celebrity-names on backs, some transformations on both sides of one of those cards, back changes to named name
Also published here Oct. 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 3)
22
Jeff Pierce The Marker'd Deck deck sticks halfway in case, card peeked at and immediately known to performer, marks on back of next card, re-invention of Krenzel variation
Inspired byRelated to Oct. 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 3)
34
Jerry K. Hartman Half a Mind odd-backed card predicts what card spectator would choose from packet of cards freely taken from deck, uses double-ended cards, close-up version of Grant trick (see reference)
Inspired by
  • "...U. F. Grant's "Slate of Mind," a marketed parlor trick first seen demonstrated in a magic shop well over sixty years ago."
2007 389
Alexander de Cova Kartenwanderung
Also published here 2007 6
Alexander de Cova Gipsy Switch with silk and glued block
Also published here 2007 7
Alexander de Cova A.C.A.N. - Any Card at Any Number peek deck, miscalling
Also published here 2007 8
Miguel Gómez La apuesta jumbo card in envelope, prediction of chosen card, five star miracle deck
2007 93
Miguel Gómez Mi versión de los Ases de Hamman diagonal divided cards
2007 163
Rich Aviles Memory Flap Gimmick used to make written prediction on flap change
Inspired by 2007 1
Tom Stone Cognitive Color Change exploiting change blindness, with case that has three colors each on three sides
Related toAlso published here 2007 15
Tom Stone Well-timed Miracle card at number determined by stop watch is predicted
VariationsAlso published here 2007 19
Tom Stone The Almoner three cards chosen, Joker found instead, spectator stabs it into deck between two selection, Joker changes into third selection
Inspired by
  • "Hand-out" (Phil Goldstein, Precursor XLI, Aug. 1993, p. 18)
Related to
2007 15
Tom Stone Homer's Case switch or vanish of card put beneath case, case with hinged card
Also published here 2007 17
Tom Stone The Forbidden Palm black art
Also published here 2007 14
Tom Stone Black Art Card construction of card with black back
Also published here 2007 14
Tom Stone Among the Mad Men odd-backed handling for Daryl's effect
Inspired byAlso published here 2007 4
Joel Givens Laser Aces cutting the Aces, pack then revealed to be four solid blocks with Aces at the face of each
Inspired byVariations 2007 22
Joel Givens Hungry Cannibals ends by biting out a corner of the whole deck, see p. 161 for performance
Inspired by 2007 187
Joel Givens Personalized Pasteboards names of spectators are spelled to find selection
Also published here 2007 xxxix
Arthur Finley The Illusive Aces three double facers, spectator does most of the handling, perhaps the Arthur Finley method his marketed "The Goblin Ace Trick"
Also published here
  • Stanyon Lesson No. 20, July 1910
2007 13
Charles T. Jordan The Mystic Self-Arrangers packet of Ace to Five arranges itself in order, with gaff that has a partial fan that can be pivoted away, perhaps by Arthur Finley
Also published here
  • marketed in 1923
2007 18
David Walsh Psychic Paper unknown prediction put in wallet, card chosen, prediction in wallet has vanished, then card is lost and appears in wallet, all other cards are blank, sucker explanation
2007 89
Nick Trost Trost's Open Prediction
2008 153
Nick Trost Revolving Aces - A Clean Version double backer
Inspired by 2008 154
Nick Trost Double-Back Effect spectator cuts to cards and finds some matches, double backers
Inspired by 2008 156
Nick Trost The Hotel Mystery - Updated two fake index cards
2008 158
Nick Trost Trost on "The Muleshoe Gambler" gaffed
Inspired by 2008 160
Nick Trost Super Showdown double enders
Inspired byAlso published here 2008 164
Nick Trost The Card Puzzle - Gaffed Version
2008 170
Nick Trost Sixth-Thot one of five is predicted, gaffed
Related to 2008 208
Svengali Shuffle to false shuffle a Svengali Deck
2008 288
Bill Abbott Invisible Origins Revealed credit information on the "Invisible Deck" presentation by Eddie Fields
Related to 2008 21
Bill Abbott Pokerface
Inspired by 2008 13
Resealing a Deck
2008 13
Bill Abbott, Ross Bertram EZ Action Ultra-Mental Deck rough smooth preparation method
2008 17
Jörg Alexander Weber Casino using red and black poker chip
Inspired by 2008 76
Dan Buck, Dave Buck, Chad Nelson Shake & Bake Anniversary Waltz
2008 44
Karl Fulves Four In Hand same effect, four-way forcing deck
Inspired byRelated to 2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
234
Karl Fulves Named Magic Thrust two cards named, two cards pushed in reversed behind back next to them, roughed marked deck
Inspired by 2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
235
Karl Fulves Down Sizing "Unexplained"
52-on-One gag card, turned over and only black cards, turned over and only clubs, and so on until selection remains, posed as a problem
2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
253
Henry Christ 203rd Force
Related to 2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
269
T. Page Wright A Card, A Number ten red and ten black cards, rubber banded, card at chosen number travels into other pile, more details than in reference
Related to 2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
289
Joan Font Resealed resealing card case with cellophane, bill and lighter method
2008 99
Arturo de Ascanio, Helmut "Kalanag" Schreiber The Nudist Deck two versions
  • Nudist Cards - The 1949 Version (shown by Kalanag)
  • Nudist Cards - The 1956 Version
  • Nudist Cards - Latest Version
Also published here 2008 229
Arturo de Ascanio Blue, Red, White: A Constructional Study all backs, normal, color changing back and nudist deck as climax
Also published here 2008 251
Chad Nelson Conditioned Transposition spectator puts card in back pocket, it transposes with another card
2008 2
Chad Nelson Married and Single
2008 7
Chad Nelson Two free top and bottom cards transform from indifferent card to selections, Clip Shift
2008 15
Steve Beam Counterweight multi-phase routine, ending with 51 on 1 card gag, Killer Count
Also published here 2008 61
Steve Beam Spam Filter II thought-of selection is divined via other cards produced from deck, si stebbins, with stripper deck version
Inspired byAlso published here 2008 15
Steve Beam Unmarked Cards spectator selects five cards from deck, those are the only normal cards, rest are double backers
Also published here 2008 38
Jim Steinmeyer The Four Envelope Test card verbally chosen (range force), then one of four envelopes chosen, it contains the card while the other three have Jokers
Also published here Mar. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 3)
16
Boris Wild Man in the Mirror card reversed in red-backed deck, it matches card in blue deck, then the cards are shown to have transposed
Mar. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 3)
21
Jim Steinmeyer Two Strangers On The Same Train "Three Tricks with The Crystal Card"
free selection signed on back, large X travels from another card to face of signed card
July 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 7)
106
Neil Henry Signature on Thought-Of Card spectator signs unknown card behind his back, then he names any card, it is the signed card, using Crystal Card
July 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 7)
106
Angelo Carbone Blind Date spectator signs a Jack, then he pushed it anywhere in the center out of sight, it is found next to the matching Queen, using Crystal Card
July 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 7)
107
What is Crystal Method? about the transparent Crystal Cards
July 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 7 Special Genii Supplement)
Richard Kaufman Preview the New "Crystal Method" Card intro to Crystal Card effects
July 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 7 Special Genii Supplement)
1
Jim Steinmeyer Hallucination "Three Tricks with The Crystal Card"
instead of a planned transposition the signature transposes from one card to another
July 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 7 Special Genii Supplement)
1
Jim Steinmeyer The Time Traveller "Three Tricks with The Crystal Card"
card is signed, then signature vanishes, card becomes blank, then signature reappears on blank card
July 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 7 Special Genii Supplement)
2
Edward Marlo Marlo's Aces using three cards with half Ace and back on their backs, with variations
Also published here Sep. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 9)
26
Hiroshi Sawa Club Fourteen two cards selected, they add up to fourteen, the prediction is a King with an additional pip on a string
Dec. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 12)
32
Eugene Gloye Las cartas de Hofzinser - una exhibición de cartas relacionadas con la magia translation of Gloye text on playing cards used by Hofzinser
2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 6)
98
Thomas Baxter Pinching Strippers card reverses in case, then travels to case, duplicate
Related to Aug. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. Annual 2007)
20
Edward Marlo Paging a Stranger red and blue deck, any card named, it is removed from one deck, when other deck is counted that card is seen missing and the removed card has a different back
Inspired by
  • "Stranger in Paradise" (Peter Warlock, marketed 1955)
Also published here
Mar. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 1)
8
Edward Marlo Double Out named card is either missing or odd-backed
Also published here Mar. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 1)
9
Jon Racherbaumer Olram Aces three double facers
Also published here Mar. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 1)
16
Edward Marlo Unlimited Count
Mar. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 1)
20
John Guastaferro Vino Aces McDonald's version
Also published here Mar. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 1)
21
David Regal Regal's Alternative Vanish
Mar. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 1)
23
Terry Hedges D'emergency Card wrong card changes to selection with help of humorous Emergency Card with message on it
Oct. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 2)
28
Allan Slaight The Eclectic Deck stack for seventeen effects
  • 1. one of five cards thought of and located
  • 2. card location
  • 3. face-up deal stopped, value used to count to selection
  • 4. spelling to thought-of card
  • 5. open prediction
  • 6. card from packet to pocket
  • 7. two-card transposition
  • 8. card from hand to pocket
  • 9. Aces stacked, then Royal Flush dealt
  • 10. five good hands dealt
  • 11. blackjack demo with rubber-banded deck
  • 12. bridge demo with all Spades
  • 13. three-way transposition
  • 14. two selections reverse
  • 15. card chosen, spelled to and some matching cards found
  • 16. Ace assembly (not explained)
  • 17. Mind Mirror challenge location
  • Final Thoughts
  • Closing Credits (credits for all effects)
Also published here
  • Ibidem #32, July 1967
2008 36
Allan Slaight Seden-Tear-Y initialed card restored except torn corner, then corner as well, method to make two duplicate tears
Inspired by
  • Wilbur Kattner, Linking Ring, Feb. 1945
2008 52
Allan Slaight Guise Winner five hands of poker are re-dealt to same persons, spectator names missing card (Premonition)
Also published here 2008 82
Allan Slaight Third Wave two phase routine, Menetekel Deck, Ultra Mental Deck
Also published here 2008 89
Carl Montada Die Macht es Unterbewusstseins "Auch bekannt als ACAN - (Any Card At Any Number)"
2008 14
Carl Montada Weitere Ideen zum Svengali oder Mirage Deck spectator stops at his selection
2008 17
Tom Stone Time Operator I joker placed aside, selection transforms into joker with card identity written on it, previously isolated joker is selection
Also published here 2008 3
Docc Hilford, Paul Rosini The Rosini Secret method to switch and read billet, using deck of cards with gaffed card case as billet hold-out
  • Presentation
  • Props
  • The Switch
  • The Read
  • Timing
  • Resetting
  • Half Done
  • Tips
  • History
2008 7
Helder Guimarães Aces and Glass (or "The second quickest trick of the world!")
visual with one pair in a wine glass
2008 (ca.) 5
Fred Robinson Boxed Rise stripper deck
2009 175
Fred Robinson Up Both Sleeves two selections to performer's sleeves, double facer
2009 201
Fred Robinson The Astrological Stop Trick rough smooth forcing pack
2009 224
Fred Robinson Mind Reading at the Marlborough combining stacked and marked deck
2009 226
Ken Krenzel Facial selection reverses and comes to top, then small packet printing and unprinting
2009 117
Ken Krenzel Openly Ignored double facer
2009 153
Chris Mayhew Dairy Queens four double facers
Also published here 2009 13
Yannick Chretien Reflipped Vanish cards dropped on face-up cards
Also published here
  • Yannick Chretien's "Reflipped" in "Magic Magazine" 8/2004
2009 15
Chris Mayhew Holes - The Gimmick constructing hole cards required for subsequent routines
Inspired byRelated to 2009 31
Michael Weber, U. F. Grant Half-a-Cheek on the Photocopier "(Triumphotocopy)", staging for Cheek to Cheek in which deck is placed on photocopier
Variations 2009 3
Jon Racherbaumer Gaming the Rules "no joker" prediction with a full deck of jokers as climax
Inspired byAlso published here 2009 10
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Scoop Switch wild card switch
2009 11
Jon Racherbaumer Snap-Slap Transpo
2009 14
James Swain Shush three cards removed, performer divines them fairly, peek case with hole
Inspired byAlso published here 2009 41
Jon Racherbaumer Wide-Open Prediction with repeat
2009 50
Stephen Minch The Fungi from Yuggoth ceremony where life from another sphere is created, fungi from chosen star appears in pan, chemical
Also published here 2009 23
Stephen Minch The Eye of Alhazred chosen symbol appears chemically on paper, with fire
Also published here 2009 35
Stephen Minch Dreams in the Witch-House water turns to blood (chemical) and back to water when stirred with a bone, coin travels to cloth bag in locked box, case moves on table uses Joseph Fenichel's "The Crawler"
Also published here 2009 69
Bob Ostin The Looper Dutch Looper elaboration
2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
377
Bob Read Trial Run card chosen from packet is predicted via odd-backed card, the repeat phase
2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
389
Karl Fulves Deuce On The Loose "Unexplained"
producing any named Two from cased deck as top card, miming a cut, quartet card, posed as a problem
2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
403
Karl Fulves Trick Poker five unknown cards chosen, performer produces four Jacks and puts them face-down before spectator, then performer's hand has the Jacks and spectator's the Aces
  • Trick Poker II
Related toVariations 2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
416
Karl Fulves Dr. Jackyl four Aces shown, vampire card dropped on top, named Ace vanishes
Related to 2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
418
Karl Fulves Blankety Blank "Color Erase"
card with open cut-outs, put on deck, it becomes blank, then it changes into named Two value
2009
Xtra Credit (Issue 3)
12
Karl Fulves X-Ray Card Case accordion/flexagon fold with card case, two cards underneath paper straps/grid, they transpose
2009
Xtra Credit (Issue 4)
22
David Solomon Blank Thought blank card appears in sandwich which then becomes selection
Also published here 2009 23
Grace Ann Morgan Jaw Breaker spectator deals down in shuffled deck and stops, performer takes duplicate out of another deck, or has it reversed there already, three methods
  • Standard Method (faro)
  • Using Full Deck Stacks
  • Bonus-- Brand New Sealed Deck Method
Related to 2009 8
Max Maven Final Fred
Also published here 2009 1
Trevor Lewis A Good Deal four cards with letters, words are formed matching story
2009 23
Trevor Lewis Brainwave Pack
2009 40
Trevor Lewis The Eyes Have It using The Eye Chart, three phases, spectator divines and locates cards, then she selects cards which were predicted
2009 73
Trevor Lewis The Full Monte with gaffed cards, multi-phase routine
2009 108
Wayne Dobson Fluke number named, card shown reversed in one deck, it matches card at that number in second deck
Also published here Jan. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 1)
67
Andy Nyman Charade stop trick with two halves, stopped-at cards are mates, then performer stops at a selection
Apr. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 4)
53
Andy Nyman Kick in the Head spectator selects only odd-backed card, new presentation
Apr. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 4)
56
Joseph K. Schmidt On The Rise with horseshoe magnet drawn on a card
  • Part 1: The Magnetized Finger
  • Part 2: The Second Rise
  • Part 3: The Polar Hands
  • Part 4: The Closing Gag
Inspired byRelated to Sep. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 9)
21
Barrie Richardson Stripped Ease out-of-hand selection from stripper deck, glimpse in center
Also published here Oct. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 10 (The Jinx - 75 Years))
4
Edward Marlo Christ Almighty double location, corner-short edge-marked double backer
Also published here Oct. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 10 (The Jinx - 75 Years))
16
Bob Farmer Christ Almighty four selected cards vanish, using quadruple peek-card gaff ("Christ Almighty Card")
Also published here Oct. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 10 (The Jinx - 75 Years))
16
Thomas Alan Waters Cardblanche off-beat prediction of a birthdate, on a blank card, brainwave
Also published here Oct. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 10 (The Jinx - 75 Years))
25
Jack Parker Up The Farmyard Path cards to card case, also to ring in Double Facers
Dec. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 12)
21
Dani DaOrtiz Las cartas de Hofzinser - La carta transparente (o la falsa carta transparente) on Hofzinser's transparent cards and how to make them
  • Creación de las cartas transparentes
  • A tener en cuenta
2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 7)
137
Dani DaOrtiz Triple transparencia hofzinser transparent card routine, card reflection changes twice
2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 7)
139
Dani DaOrtiz Cuatro y Seis Hofzinser transparent card as multiple out
2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 7)
139
Dani DaOrtiz Transparencia real on using a transparent card, without second card value
2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 7)
139
Dani DaOrtiz Mensajes, dibujos o miscelánea more ideas on Hofzinser's transparent card
2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 7)
139
Juan Escolano El juego que yo hice a Ascanio four blank cards change into four Aces with faces and backs
2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 8)
178
Nick Trost Card Cloning two Joker and a Five of Hearts, three more Fives of Heart appear, then Joker also become two more Fives
Inspired by 2009 518
Nick Trost Twisting 1-2-3-4 front and backs change
2009 519
Nick Trost 4 Flush! wild card routine with six cards, blank
Also published here
  • marketed 1970
2009 530
Nick Trost Ace in the Hole poker hand changes, half face/back cards
Related to
  • "Jack Pot" (marketed by Harry Stanley in 1955)
VariationsAlso published here
  • marketed 1974
2009 535
Al Thatcher Al Thatcher's Routine poker hand changes
Inspired by 2009 539
Nick Trost ESP Double Thought with ESP cards
Inspired by 2009 569
Anthony Owen The No-Palm Signed Card to Wallet signed card to normal wallet
Inspired by
  • a routine by Dean Nicholas in "Abracadabra" 1993.
2009 6
Anthony Owen Sticky Intruder card with mark on face is chosen
Inspired byAlso published here 2009 9
Anthony Owen The Light Bulp odd-backed "signed card" type effect, card to wallet
Inspired byAlso published here 2009 14
Angelo Carbone Bonking King and Queen placed face to face, pictures transform, coitus presentation
2009 18
Anthony Owen Caravan Travellers Kings travel to table and change to Aces
Inspired byAlso published here 2009 22
Max Maven Days Of Your divination of zodiac sign, cards with all signs used
2009 29
Barrie Richardson Stripped Ease out-of-hand selection from stripper deck, glimpse in center
Also published here 2009 4
Edward Marlo Christ Almighty double location, corner-short edge-marked double backer
Also published here 2009 16
Bob Farmer Christ Almighty four selected cards vanish, using quadruple peek-card gaff ("Christ Almighty Card")
Also published here 2009 16
Thomas Alan Waters Cardblanche off-beat prediction of a birthdate, on a blank card, brainwave
Also published here 2009 25
Caleb Wiles Make a Wish drawing on back of card changes, ideas for Birthday, Christmas, ...
  • Other Presentations
Related to 2009 57
Jim Steinmeyer The Full Monte "A Card Trick On the Stage"
extra-large jumbo cards, set down on three chairs
2009 111
Tom Stone The Collective Blink Signed Card handling, by-play with Joker that travels from table back into deck
Also published here 2009 9
Sixten Beme Beme's Corner signed card torn into four pieces, one piece chosen and it changes back color
2009 13
Splitting Cards
2009 13
Chris "Doc" Dixon McCombical Redux only one deck used for McCombical Prediction
Inspired by 2009 25
Chris "Doc" Dixon Double Duty card is turned over and both sides shown to two spectators, one thinks of reversed card other can think of any card he sees, both cards are divined
2009 26
Tom Stone Subliminal Persuasion secret message appears as cards are riffled, nudist deck presentation
Also published here 2010 21
Tom Stone Stripper Finesse handling the selection and replacement for one-way deck
2010 51
Tom Stone Among the Mad Men odd-backed handling for Daryl's effect
Inspired byAlso published here 2010 53
Tyler Wilson Sweeotch card folded up and in mouth turns inside out, then transposes with card in spectator's hand
Inspired by 2010 64
Tyler Wilson 36 Wheeler flip book animation on Bicycle League Backs with roulette presentation, named number appears on back of chosen card, memorized deck
2010 155
Tyler Wilson Oscar The Grouch deck with celebrity-names on backs, some transformations on both sides of one of those cards, back changes to named name
Also published here 2010 164
Theodore DeLand Fadeaway Card used as eerie vanish in Open Travelers
2010 48
Andi Gladwin Omni Deck Climax climax for Open Travelers in which whole deck becomes invisible/transparent
2010 52
John Guastaferro Vino Aces McDonald's version
Related toAlso published here 2010 129
John Guastaferro Hofzinser Ace Vanish using transparent gaff for vanish sequence
2010 134
Tony Griffith The Bookie book test with cards to determine page and word
2010 33
Steve Beam Packaging placing text on card case for presentational ideas:
  • Seconds
  • Pre-Mixed
  • All-Backs
  • Ordinary
2010 44
Charles T. Jordan, Steve Beam Diabolical Transposition comments on Jordan's effect
Inspired by 2010 98
Steve Beam X-Men II two spectators think of a card in a packet that travels into other packet
Inspired by 2010 102
Steve Beam X-Men III two spectators think of a card in a packet that travels into other packet, odd-backed variation
Inspired by 2010 103
Ramón Riobóo X-Men IV two spectators think of a card in a packet that travels into other packet, odd-backed variation
Inspired by 2010 106
Jerry Andrus, Steve Beam Drunken Shuffle Andrus' false slop shuffle with new applications:
  • Basic False Shuffle
  • The Rollover
  • Endless Stripper
  • The Muffle Shuffle
  • Triumph
2010 256
Steve Beam Spam Filter II thought-of selection is divined via other cards produced from deck, si stebbins, with stripper deck version
Inspired byAlso published here 2010 275
Max Nelson Gizmo Box for switching
Related to 2010 285
Leo Behnke An Archive for Special Decks tip for storing many decks
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 3)
6
Roberto Giobbi Give It a Stab stabbing effect with Svengali Deck
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 17)
86
Al Koran, Roberto Giobbi One-Deck Do-as-I-Do miscalling
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue July 26)
223
Michael Weber, Paul Curry An Old (sheared) Black Ram2 variations on Curry's idea:
  • Easy
  • A Little More Work
  • Even More Work (position of selection named)
  • Great Minds Think Alike (further credits)
  • And For Those Who Read This Far
Inspired byRelated to 2010 3
Christoph Borer Shuffle Transpo two decks, one shuffled face up in face down one not, then the conditions "shuffled" and "not shuffled" transpose
2010 34
Christoph Borer Cosmos named card is found to be the only card with different colored back, deck in plastic bag
Related toAlso published here 2010 21
Karl Fulves Future Self cased card turns out to be later signed selection, half a Joker is cloned
2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
433
Skip Trace two holes at both ends through hole deck, stick inserted, selection pivoted out
2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
449
L. Vosburgh Lyons Lyons Card Rise Devano deck credit information
Related to 2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
481
Karl Fulves Side Effect stripper deck for rising card
Related to 2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
482
Karl Fulves Stripper Notes
  • using stripper deck as one-way deck in tabled row
  • separation by touch (face-up/face-down)
2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
502
Karl Fulves Late Nite Strippers medium locates card, or performer, reversal method in hands of performer, with a poker deal application with four selections, pick-a-card poker
2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
504
Karl Fulves Crossfire spectator names card from half the deck and a number, performer as well from other half, when counted to, the other cards shows up at the numbers
2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
513
Karl Fulves In The Box placing any card at any number with riffle shuffle, posed as a problem, with gaffed box to mark position in deck as it is dumped out of the case, no actual cut, ACAAN application
Also published here 2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
515
Tony Bartolotta Mexican Mental two cards
2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
536
Karl Fulves Open Marking credit information on marking with actual letters on the back
Related to
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Nov. 1947
2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
556
Karl Fulves Marked Cards "Eureka Moments"
on marked decks and using them
2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 7)
35
Karl Fulves Mark Up "Uses For Paper"
see also following items
  • Rule One
  • A Little Secret
2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 7)
36
Karl Fulves Hands Off Gemini from shuffled deck
Inspired by 2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 7)
37
Karl Fulves Mind Scam three digits chosen, deck shuffled and cut into three piles, a chosen value is shown on top or bottom of piles most of the time, proposition bet
2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 7)
38
Karl Fulves Fourbidden
Inspired by 2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 7)
39
Karl Fulves Ahead Of The Game values and later suits of six randomly chosen cards divined
2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 7)
40
Karl Fulves Zwindle card changes into right card in z-fold wallet, red/blue double backer
2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 8)
44
Román García La Carta Escupida torn corner travels between Jokers on the table, then card visibly is restored
2010 15
Román García El Muro de Cristal four cards signed on the back, through transparent handkerchief, covered with postcard
Inspired byRelated to
  • Gabi Pareras' "Ases clandestino" in "Sequencias"
2010 165
Román García Los Agujeros Viajeros four hole travel to one corner of signed card, one by one
2010 231
Max Maven Vegemental six cards with vegetables, two selections made and spelt, then divined
VariationsAlso published here 2010 1
Troy Hooser Three Eyed Jacks Four jacks and selected card changes places
2010 102
Jack Parker Kentucky Fried Aces two Aces change to Kings, then the four Kings change to four Aces
  • Step 1: Finger Licking Good
  • Step 2: The First Switch-Out
  • Step 3: The Second Switch-Out
  • Step 4: The Big Finish
Jan. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 1)
18
David Britland Cardopolis 1: The Bogus Effect reverse Svengali
Feb. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 2)
23
David Acer, Bedros "Spidey" Akkelian Squancho 2.0 stickman drawn on top card, wrong card found by this card, card turned face-up and it now is selection itself, stickman changes into disfigured stickman after clapping the card
Also published here May 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 5)
16
Jim Steinmeyer The Khardova Deck
  • Conjuring
partial rough-smooth
Related toVariations May 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 5)
36
Peter Lamont Shape Up and Shape Down spectator stops during deal of ESP cards, stopped-at card is predicted, repeat
Inspired by
  • "Shape Up" (Max Maven, Videomind Vol. 2)
June 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 6)
19
Jim Steinmeyer, Mark LeBerthon Khardova and Over Again ... further suggestion
Inspired by Aug. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 8)
46
Juan Tamariz A Case of Intuition spectator locates card that another spectator selected in corner of room, rising card gaff
Nov. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 11)
66
Jim Steinmeyer Pasteboard Under Glass
  • Conjuring
card to bottle, bottle switch
Dec. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 12)
46
Ian Baxter Trustworthy spectator stabs reversed card next to his selection
  • Thrust You Were Fooled 1
  • Thrust You Were Fooled 2
Dec. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 12)
93
Jesús Duque Localización Color-Flash color changing deck routine
2010
El Manuscrito (Vol. 3 No. 14)
416
Lance Pierce The Wilde Carde
Inspired by 2010 29
Alexander de Cova Boxed Transposition signed card from deck to case between Aces, spectator handles double facer
Also published here 2010 33
Michael Weber Many Tekel deck riffle shuffled, yet any four of a kind can be produced, maintaining groups of two to five cards
Also published here 2010 2
Steve Bryant A Sure-fire Prediction deck spread face-up, then it is suddenly mixed face-up/face-down, then normal again, then all cards are shown Queens of Hearts, comedic presentation for Duvivier's deck
Inspired by
  • "The Deck That Shuffles Itself" (Dominique Duvivier)
2010 26
Steve Dacri Color-Changing Deck
2010 40
Steve Dusheck Mind-Reading Svengali peek deck made from svengali deck with indices written in a corner, then prediction of a card the spectator cuts to (svengali principle)
2010 57
Cameron Francis George's Secret card lost, bill is folded and unfolded, a hole is now where the head on the printing was, portrait is stuck to back of selection, it vanishes again and bill is restored
Inspired by
  • "Sticky Greatness" (Cameron Francis, The Budget, Dec. 2010)
2010 87
Joshua Jay Predictamation cut-off packet correctly estimated, four Aces found along the way, "You will run out of cards" message on a post-it on a card
Also published here
  • Linking Ring Parade, May 2010
2010 112
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 byAlso published here 2010 120
Bob King Color Cut color changing back kicker
Inspired byAlso published here 2010 124
Philip T. Goldstein Cycle backs of four cards change color, red/blue double backer
Also published here 2010 160
Philip T. Goldstein Cycle Exchange daley's last trick with color changing back kicker
Also published here 2010 161
Philip T. Goldstein Cycle Twist twisting four cards, one by one, with color changing back kicker
Also published here 2010 162
Philip T. Goldstein Cycle Elevator packet elevator with color changing back kicker
Also published here 2010 163
Steve Shufton Co-Signed card signed on back by performer and on face by spectator, cut and restored
  • Making it Even Stronger
2010 227
Ryan Swigert Hancock in Your Pants two signed cards to pocket, with 52-on-1 gag
2010 236
Dan Tong The Tel-Tale Joker spectator takes a card from handkerchief-covered deck and puts it face up on top, Joker goes under handkerchief and then whispers card to performer, card is also predicted
Variations 2010 239
Dan Tong Rough Guy spectator takes a card from handkerchief-covered deck and puts it face up on top and cuts deck, Joker goes under handkerchief and then whispers card to performer, card is also predicted, deck roughed on faces
  • Variation
Inspired by 2010 241
Tom Stone The Forbidden Palm black art
Also published here 2011 69
Tom Stone Black Art Card construction of card with black back
Also published here 2011 70
Tom Stone Electro-cute sight gag with electric deck
Also published here 2011 127
Tom Stone, Henrik Holmberg Time Operator I joker placed aside, selection transforms into joker with card identity written on it, previously isolated joker is selection
Also published here 2011 154
Tom Stone Signed Transformation
2011 161
Tom Stone Switch with Card Case heavily gaffed
2011 162
Tom Stone Homer's Case switch or vanish of card put beneath case, case with hinged card
Also published here 2011 165
Tom Stone Occhamman Card "signed card" with mark on isolated card
2011 166
Ken Krenzel, Tom Stone Monte Plus Plus Variation with a double backer
2011 170
Tom Stone The Collective Blink Signed Card handling, by-play with Joker that travels from table back into deck
Also published here 2011 180
Tom Stone Well-Timed Miracle card at number determined by stop watch is predicted
VariationsAlso published here 2011 202
Helder Guimarães Three Cards and a Box (or "We all have a magician inside us!")
three selections, under box, under cellophane, folded in box
2011 49
Helder Guimarães Aces and Glass red and blacks isolated in glass and on table
2011 103
Helder Guimarães Cards, Numbers and Matches selected card at (almost) any number, predicted in match box as well, partial two-way forcing deck
Variations 2011 129
Denis Behr Stop It spectator stops dealing at predicted card, repeated twice more
VariationsAlso published here 2011 48
Denis Behr Further Thoughts on the Half Forcing Deck
2011 53
Denis Behr, Christian Scherer Cemented ACAAN Scherer's glued stack principle applied to "Shuffled ACAAN"
Related to 2011 63
Al Schneider Marked Deck with a stripper deck
Inspired by 2011 511
Peek Case
2011 11
Helder Guimarães The Deck construction of the gaffed deck
2011 4
Helder Guimarães Deepest Sympathy
2011 8
Helder Guimarães Triumphant new pack order finale despite seeing deck mixed
2011 14
Helder Guimarães, Charles Reynolds Force of Nature using group of mis-index cards, two handlings
Inspired by
  • "Force of Thought" deck (Charles Reynolds)
2011 22
Helder Guimarães Force One spectator stops at previously thought-of card
2011 22
Helder Guimarães Psychological Bank Force as deck is riffled through, bank of forcing cards
2011 24
Helder Guimarães Force Two spectator stops dealing whenever she likes, card predicted
2011 24
Helder Guimarães Cart Before the Horse
2011 27
Gary Plants What Are The Chances? cards chosen from two decks match
2011 18
Ryan Schlutz A Lesson in Gravity two sandwich cards with black holes on them used for multi-phase sandwich routine
2011 37
Ryan Schlutz How to Print on Cards "Personalizing the Experience"
2011 127
Woody Aragón The Transparent Travelling Spots pips on selected card move to transparent card
2011 213
Woody Aragón Examinable Cannibals
2011 219
Woody Aragón Winner's Intuition spectator chooses ten cards from a deck, places five cards each into two boxes, and magician determines which box has winning hand multiple times
Related to 2011 231
Woody Aragón The Psychic Deck spectator-shuffled deck answers questions about thought of person
Inspired by
  • "Color Sense" (Norman Gilbreath)
Related to
2011 241
Jörg Alexander Weber Duell in Deadwood two-phase transposition with story presentation
2011 28
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Wild Card Turnover Switch
2011 35
Jörg Alexander Weber FantASStisch gaff combo
Inspired by 2011 59
Push-In Change Vanish with references
2011 69
Paul Romhany Making the Cards
2011 5
Paul Romhany Repeat with the Devil six card repeat presentation
2011 17
Paul Romhany Bunny Repeat five card repeat presentation with rabbit images
2011 23
Patrick Page The Davenport Deception deck is face up on table, a coin is placed on the top card and flash paper is ignited on the coin, the card under coin changes
2011 54
Patrick Page Jumbo One in the Middle jumbo card transformation, construction details for special Ever Change Card
2011 62
Patrick Page One in the Middle in the hands monte
Related toVariations 2011 219
Patrick Page Acrobatic jacks and kings transpose
2011 228
Patrick Page Brainchild one of ten cards is named, named card has different colored back
2011 229
Patrick Page Copycat Cards do as i do, spectator and performer always find pairs
2011 230
Patrick Page Double-Mirage Part 2 two methods, with monte theme
2011 234
Patrick Page One More Time odd cards vanish among three other cards one at the time, then card changes to match other card
2011 235
Patrick Page The Brainbuster Deck odd-colored back
2011 262
Patrick Page The Electric Deck
2011 285
Patrick Page The Electric Deck, Again with extra thread, deck closes by itself
2011 290
Robert Parrish About Face two odd-backed cards, only the faces transpose
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
565
Karl Fulves Kreskin's Diary odd-backed card in deck, any date named, they match in diary, method guessing from Kreskin's radio performance
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
566
Robin Robertson Imperfect Strangers "Strange Interlude"
three prediction cards in envelope don't match selection, but the backs do which are suddenly rainbow backs
Inspired by 2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
573
Jerry K. Hartman Strange But Perfect "Strange Interlude"
three prediction cards in envelope match selections, the backs also match which are suddenly rainbow backs
  • Strange But Perfect II
Inspired by 2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
574
Karl Fulves A Stranger In You Future "Strange Interlude"
backs of three prediction cards match instead of fronts, variations
  • In The Envelope
  • The Eight-Back Way (four double backers)
  • When Strangers Meet (ungaffed)
  • Strangers On A Train
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
577
Karl Fulves Multiple Cut Deeper Force double backers alternate with cards
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
577
Reinhard Müller The Mene Tekel Deck credit information
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
585
Mundus vult decipi card appears at named number, Menetekel deck without short cards, English translation by Reinhard Müller
Also published here 2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
585
Joe Stuthard The Stuthard Addition five cards stuck together, spectator cannot find Queen from back, it has vanished
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
590
Karl Fulves Rider Attached unknown card from blue deck removed, performer puts red-backed duplicate in blue deck, it is found from face by spectator
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
595
George E. Arrowsmith The Shaker Card Rise card rises from case by shaking
Related to
  • "An Anti-Gravitational Marvel" (G. E. Arrowsmith, Magical Originalia, 1943)
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
605
Karl Fulves Hole Card Rise deck with hole though center, a card rises
  • KF Note (plug falls out of deck as intro)
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
606
Karl Fulves Table Talk spectator divines card chosen under table, apparently a corner is torn off and restored for the rest of the audience
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
607
Karl Fulves The L/S Deck long-short deck applications
Related to 2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
625
Karl Fulves The Perfect Shuffle long-short deck with alternated color shuffled, sold as perfect faro or false shuffle
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
626
Karl Fulves Playing Winners
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
626
Karl Fulves Improving The Hand
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
626
Karl Fulves Long/Short Story
Inspired by 2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
628
Karl Fulves Refining The Action using stripper deck as long-short deck
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
628
David Acer Mad Card Disease 2.0 card torn into quarters, index corners transposes with non-index corners repeatedly, then restore
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Miracle Mates" (Bob Bell, marketed by Micky Hades, 1963)
2011 49
David Acer Double-Sided Card Case to switch a torn card that is on it under a rubber band
2011 51
David Acer Nomen Omen names written on backs of every card, one card chosen from front and one from back, other side of each card predicted
Also published here
  • first marketed 1990 by Camirand Academy of Magic
2011 59
David Acer, Jay Sankey Misguided Angels 2.0 angel on the back of Bicycle card rotates 180 degrees
Inspired by 2011 69
David Acer Swiss Pack many holes appear in chosen card, then the deck has a big hole through it
Also published here 2011 79
David Acer, Bedros "Spidey" Akkelian Squancho 2.0 stickman drawn on top card, wrong card found by this card, card turned face-up and it now is selection itself, stickman changes into disfigured stickman after clapping the card
Also published here 2011 87
David Acer The President's Message bill rubber banded to card case is shown and initial, name of selection appears written on it
Also published here 2011 119
David Acer Wormhole hole punched in card is slid off and put onto paper coffee cup, coffee is poured out of it
2011 163
Max Maven Psi-Con Ruse double ended cards are placed in book (instead of apparatus)
Also published here 2011 1
Max Maven Will O' the Whisper Joker put in the deck, two cards on either side are remembered, then Joker vanishes from deck and appears in card box, eventually two cards are divined
Also published here 2011 1
Wolfgang Moser 31/2 Card Monte multiple phase monte, tearing off corner
Inspired byRelated to 2011 10
Wolfgang Moser Trick-Druck how to make gaffed cards with a printer
2011 13
Wolfgang Moser Trickkarten "hold out" the "trouser-leg-servante" as a hold-out for gaffed cards
2011 33
Wolfgang Moser Chaos & Ordnung with clever displays
Also published here 2011 35
Tom Gagnon Technicolor Elevator odd-backed, using Gagnon Spread Control, split-back card
Inspired byVariations 2011 104
Barrie Richardson Quartet deck is shuffled, four spectators get a quarter the deck and performer names every card after apparently memorizing them, using Rounders
Inspired byRelated to 2011 34
Barrie Richardson Devious Deck Switch - A Modest Renovation using a card case
Inspired by 2011 209
Barrie Richardson The Stranger's Trick spectator deals, stops and remembers card, loses it again, performer divines it, description of a trick seen at a convention and method guess
Also published here
  • The Magician, Dec. 2007
2011 224
Mark Elsdon Parlour Monte
Jan. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 1)
76
David Britland The Trick That Cannot Be Explained
  • Cardopolis
top card is predicted after a spectator's shuffle
Feb. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 2)
36
Jerry K. Hartman The One and Only spectator cuts to any card, remembers it and replaces, deck dealt into two piles irregularly by spectator, performer's section is eliminated, repeated until one card remains, it's the selection
Mar. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 3)
18
Tom Stone Cognitive Color Change exploiting change blindness, with case that has three colors each on three sides
Related toAlso published here Mar. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 3)
41
Boris Wild Pure Telepathy spectator cuts off a pile, remembers bottom card and shuffles that pile, card located
June 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 6)
66
Chris Westfall Cheeky Triumph color changing deck + Triumph, uses variant of Cheek-to-Cheek deck with twenty-five red/blue double backers
Related to
  • Genii Speaks (Richard Kaufman, 2011)
  • "Technicolor Cheek to Cheek" (R. Paul Wilson, Aldo Colombini, marketed)
  • "Spectrum" (R. Paul Wilson, 2005, marketed)
Also published here
July 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 7)
22
Edward Oschmann Psychic Fail blue-backed card chosen and placed in red deck, performer tries to find it but only blue card is the wrong card and rest of deck is duplicates from selection
Aug. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 8)
14
Chris Randall Red Rising odd-backed ambitious card visually appears on top
Sep. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 9)
18
Jim Steinmeyer A Most Mysterious Case
  • Conjuring
shrinking card case
Nov. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 11)
30
Bobby Bernard Forcing from Svengali Deck
Dec. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 12)
34
Jon Armstrong, Aaron Fisher Sandwich Card Transformation
2011 30
Dani DaOrtiz, Howard Hamburg El Corte Diagonal slit in card case, moves and ideas, dated to 1972 and apparently shown to Cervon and Jennings
  • Preparación del estuche
  • Sacar carta al insertar la baraja
  • Insercción de una cara (sin baraja)
  • Insercción de una cara (con baraja en el interior)
  • Insercción de una cara (desde el empalme)
  • Traslado de cartas a la baraja
  • De la baraja al empalme del tahur
  • Orientación de la ranura
  • Versión de la doble firma
Related to 2011
El Manuscrito (Vol. 4 No. 16)
464
Justin Higham Clearvoyant with a deck of blank clear transparent cards
2011 24
Justin Higham Ultimate Clairvoyant Detection
Inspired by 2011 25
Bobby Bernard, Justin Higham Two-Faced Hand Muck fake muck demonstration
2011 31
Edward Marlo Purist Card Puzzle nine double-enders
Mar. 2011
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 3)
20
Aaron DeLong The Anything Card selection shown at every position in four-card packet, they become all backs, all vanish except one card with a message on it
  • The Jumping Gemini Sequence
  • The Diminishing Lift Sequence
  • The All Backs Sequence
  • The Anything Card Revealed
Inspired by Mar. 2011
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 3)
28
William Goodwin The Tumblers four Jokers (with one-way faces) change orientation, with credit information on the plot
  • Notes (additional approaches)
Related to
  • "Pointer" (Phil Goldstein, marketed 1976)
2011 6
Tom Stone Cognitive Color Change exploiting change blindness, with case that has three colors each on three sides
Also published here 2011 4
Denis Behr Stopping Again spectator stops dealing at predicted card, repeated twice more
Also published here 2011 15
Nick Trost Oscar
2011 759
Nick Trost Zenith Card Prediction card selected from blue deck, it matches a single marked card in red-backed deck, 1-0-1 Koran deck
Inspired by
  • "Pentell" (Geoff Maltby, sold by Repro 71 of London ca. 1977)
Also published here
  • marketed 1983
2011 762
Nick Trost Super Split four half cards selected from deck that has been cut in half, matches divided prediction, transposition follow-up
Inspired byAlso published here
  • marketed 1982
2011 771
Nick Trost Jokers to Aces twisting routine with Jokers, they change into Aces as climax of which fronts and backs are shown
Inspired by
  • "NFW!" (Gary Freed, marketed 1999)
2011 788
Nick Trost Wild Deuce four packets made, top card of one is chosen, it is a Two and matches a sandwiched prediction card, other three top cards are also Twos
Inspired by
  • manuscript "Las Vegas Odds" (U. F. Grant, 1973)
Also published here
  • marketed 1974
2011 792
Nick Trost The Deuce You Say! named Two is reversed and odd-backed in packet of Twos
Inspired by
  • "King's Choice" (Marconick, marketed ca. 1974)
Also published here
  • marketed 1974
2011 794
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Think of an Ace named Ace is shown reversed, divided face/back cards
Inspired by
  • "Think Ace" (Ed Marlo, The Linking Ring, Sep. 1963)
Also published here
  • marketed 1965
2011 798
Nick Trost Dealer's Choice six blank cards are printed into pairs of blackjack hands
VariationsAlso published here
  • marketed 1975
2011 800
Al Thatcher Al Thatcher's Version six blank cards are printed into pairs of blackjack hands
Inspired by 2011 804
Nick Trost 34 - Computer Cards credit information on computer cards and sorting systems in general
  • Making the cards
  • Handling the cards
2011 839
Nick Trost Judah's Computer Cards simplified handling for Judah's "Computing Any Value Named"
Also published here 2011 843
Nick Trost Computing Four Mentally Selected Cards sixteen punched cards, four spectators think of one from a group of four each, found with sorting rod
Also published here 2011 845
Nick Trost Computer Card Spelling three spectators think of a card from a set of punched computer cards, found by spelling
Inspired by
  • Mike Zerance's spelling trick "Zerancism"
2011 847
Nick Trost Computer Card Poker deck of thirty-two punched computer cards and sorting rod used for poker deal
2011 848
Francis Carlyle, Darwin Ortiz Mishmash Force Handling
2012 137
Mark Ennis The Uninvited Guest card from one sandwich to another
Inspired byRelated to 2012 221
Darwin Ortiz New Darwin's Wild Card updated handling
Inspired by 2012 261
Tyler Wilson That's What Key Said selection is not on face, but falls out of deck when slapped, pseudo key card explanation as presentation
2012 47
Peek Case
2012 11
John Scarne Cheating by The Book (belly) strippers
Related to
  • Scarne On Cards
2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
635
Karl Fulves Intervention unknown card in case, signed card appears in sandwich, then sandwich cards put in case, unknown card there then is selection
Related to 2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
666
Peter McKinnon The Blackpool Prediction named card apparently travels into card case, only gag message found inside
  • WTF!?! (case shown empty in advance)
  • BottomFeeder
Related toVariations 2012 7
Peter McKinnon No, Really with selection, after gag card actually appears in case
Related to 2012 19
Adam Wilber Fah-Q prediction of named card announced to be written in case, nothing seen, writing suddenly appears inside
Inspired by 2012 31
Shane Cobalt, Derrick Chung The Visible Deck peeked at card turns over, a second selection is predicted, fair look, using a special peek-deck pair
2012 2
Shane Cobalt Peek Force Handling deck higher than usual, peek-force pair
2012 4
Shane Cobalt Credits on the peek-deck cards
Related to 2012 8
John Born Motivation: Glued Deck Use a solid deck to stop hecklers from trying to perform with your deck
2012 123
John Born Queens Prediction spectator names a card, card is found inside box, the word "NO" printed on box (for a gag) transforms into the card's name
Inspired byAlso published here 2012 168
John Born "My Cards" Words on card box change to different spectator's names
2012 173
John Born, Tatanka Tan Card under Spectator's Shoe Signed selection appears under spectator's shoe, can be done with memorized deck or impromptu, includes variation where deck appears under magician's foot, using Aaron Fisher's Panic gimmick
Inspired by 2012 182
Bill Abbott Polenta! playing card to any food, torn corner, half forcing deck
2012 17
Shane Cobalt 50 Faces North
  • With A Borrowed Deck
2012 2
Steve Beam 'Walt on the Beach' Variation The Layover, using double facer cards
2012 32
Philip T. Goldstein Spelling the Future think Stop, then card is spelled and leads to a card which performer has predicted
2012 111
Tom Stone Scouting Party rather visual, table spreads, accidental reinvention of "Les Facteurs"
Related to Feb. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 2)
41
David Acer Transformers three cards are chosen, they change into the four Aces with pseudo-vanish presentation, as lead-in to McDonald's Aces
Mar. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 3)
46
Michel Huot Ultimate Aces three indifferent cards placed on leader Ace, three Aces visibly change into indifferent cards and Aces are found on leader Ace, follow-up for McDonald's Aces
Mar. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 3)
49
Michel Huot Spring Change with multiple cards/double facers
Mar. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 3)
49
Jeff Prace Slo-Mo Coin coin cut, then the coin visibly moves along in-the-hand spread towards selection
Apr. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 4)
56
Josh Janousky Charged Up battery rolled along tabled spread stops at selection, card clings to battery
Apr. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 4)
57
Keith Fields Burger Kings using two sets of double facers
  • Backfire Option 1: The Asher Twist
  • Backfire Option 2: Vernon's Through-the-Fist Flourish
Inspired by Apr. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 4)
59
Teller The Effect card travels to shoe or wallet, illustrating previous theoretical article
July 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 7)
35
Randy Atha Pinoterae case moves by itself, signed folded card found inside, hermit crab used for animation
Aug. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 8)
36
Brady White Automatic Second Deal automatic push-off by having a small piece of extra corner glued on the face of the top card
Also published here
  • Genii, Feb. 1946
Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
47
Tony Binarelli You Think... It's Gone two decks, spectator says stop anytime while dealing through one deck, that card is noted, when opening the other case, only that one card is inside, partial mirage deck
Also published here Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
170
Miguel "MagoMigue" Puga Transposición Imposible transposition of two cards on close up mat, black art
2012
El Manuscrito (Vol. 5 No. 20)
635
Carl Willmann, L'Homme Masqué La Bara Disminución del Hombre Enmascarado gaff set
Also published here 2012
El Manuscrito (Vol. 5 No. 21)
690
Tony Cachadiña, John Bannon Cazador de autógrafos spectator's initials are transferred from red to blue card
Inspired by 2012
El Manuscrito (Vol. 5 No. 22)
710
David Gabbay Fair & Square unique plot, 52-on-1 card is “charged” through a square credit card reader attached to card case, selected card vanishes from the 52-on-1 and full-sized selection appears inside card case
2012 20
David Redondo La Baraja Planchada complete flat card case is shown, then performer blows it up and it turns into normal and full card case
2012 23
David Redondo La Copa Adivina selection is found by placing a glass on spread cards partial forcing stack
2012 41
Jim Krenz All Expense Paid Trip three cards travel from packet to packet, no touch condition
  • Impromptu Version
(PDF bonus effect from September 2012)
Also published here Sep. 2012
Real Secrets (Vol. 1 No. 6)
1
Peter Duffie Phantom Stab II invisible card thrown between two selections in the deck, so basically reversed card appears between two selections
Inspired byAlso published here
  • "Wild at Heart", ebook by Kyle MacNeil
2012 39
Gabi Pareras Dama Inquieta (versión con carta de doble cara) la dama inquieta, with Himber wallet
  • A Modo de Prólogo (Joaquin Matas)
  • Introducción
  • Primera Fase
  • Segunda Fase
  • Tercera Fase
Inspired by 2012 175
Max Nelson Super Duper Card gaffed card that is thick, double backer and has a rising card gaff built into it
  • Thick Card
  • Double Backer
  • Rising Card
  • The Card That Selects You (selection shoots out of deck)
  • Switch-a-Roo
  • Big Bullet (card shoots out from incomplete faro condition)
2012 10
Shannon Clark A Mysterious Signature Mystery Card plus Fusion
2012 14
Monte Plus Plus with double facer
2012 16
Ben Train Water Transpo transposition with glass à la John Scarne, with cloth and card becoming wet by itself
2012 27
Tyler Wilson Grimace three decks used for color changing deck / transposition combination, riffling through red/blue alternating deck to simulate a purple deck
2012 43
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
Also published here 2012 28
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 2012 32
Bruce Bernstein Utility Mental Routine prediction of coin toss, chosen card and total of numbers
Also published here 2012 75
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 2012 111
Bruce Bernstein The Lazy Man's Prediction one of five envelopes with a card inside is selected, card matches selection from deck
2012 125
Bruce Bernstein Mentalist's Card Through Table named card penetrates table
Also published here 2012 130
Bruce Bernstein A Matter of Time matching routine, envelopes with cards are dealt and one is selected, card inside matches selection from deck, 13 variations also with other objects, going back in time presentation
2012 189
Tony Chang Side Effects May Occur twisting with unequal four-to-one transposition climax
2013 33
Jason Ladanye The Ultimate Exchange one card torn up face up
2013 117
Jason Ladanye Deck Lap from case
2013 151
New Deck Cooler resealing deck
2013 219
Patrick Lehnen Blue Hot Mama hole deck changes as a climax, blue-red double backer, see also Luke Dancy “Chicago Closer“
2013 17
Patrick Lehnen InkOgnito signature is taken off the card and replaced finally the card and the deck turn into blank cards and back to a normal deck again, blank card
2013 19
Jim Abrahams, Patrick Lehnen Signatory Piece the magician's writing (phone number) travels on the back of other cards and ends up on signed selection
2013 25
Alain Choquette Cell Mate phone numbers on back of cards, spectator choses card face-up and face-down, dials phone number and person names other selection
2013 23
Michael Weber Ha, No Jonah multiple phases, "Reverse Jonah" approach
Related toAlso published here 2013 4
Roberto Giobbi How To Prepare a Sealed Deck
2013 21
Roberto Giobbi Behind-the-Back Switch with presentational ploys
  • Here's Your Card!
  • The Visible Invisible Deck
  • Demonstration
VariationsAlso published here 2013 33
Roberto Giobbi The Real Pseudo Deck Switch selection predicted, apparently done with switch for one-way deck in which shuffled deck is switch for real
2013 95
Roberto Giobbi The Tossed-Out Deck Switch
2013 133
Alberto de Figueiredo 1 + 4 four cards
2013 125
Chris Westfall Cheeky Triumph color changing deck + Triumph, uses variant of Cheek-to-Cheek deck with twenty-five red/blue double backers
Also published here 2013 9
Chris Westfall Three Stooges Second spectator correctly divines the first spectator's selection
2013 38
Steven Hamilton Rocky does a Card Trick spring raccoon supposed to find the card, deck suddenly strung together, raccoon finds card, name of card written across other side
2013 8
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
Also published here 2013 35
Steven Hamilton Knee Jerk spectator names card, optional use of double backer
2013 44
Steven Hamilton Stressed-out Card in-the hands, deck changes into rainbow deck, red/blue double backer
Inspired byAlso published here 2013 70
Steven Hamilton Lightning Aces Aces vanish one by one from hand and reappear face-up in center of deck, shown one-by one, deck of double backers
Also published here 2013 72
Steven Hamilton Twisting Aces
Also published here 2013 75
Steven Hamilton In the Hands Wild Card three double facers
Also published here 2013 77
Steven Hamilton The Getaway flap gaff, card vanishes from between Jokes with holes and reappears anywhere
Inspired by 2013 82
Steven Hamilton, Vic Allen Blank Jaks card chosen and signed, four double-blank cards, on one appears a 52-on-1 card, the signed selection on another, whole deck blank-faced then
Inspired by 2013 102
Steven Hamilton Fleeting Images blank card becomes three selections one after the other
2013 139
Steven Hamilton Don't Look Back
2013 144
Doug Edwards Regular and Complete convincer for the use of a one-way forcing deck
2013 53
Doug Edwards, Billy O'Connor, Cardini Billy O'Connor's Instanto Deck how to build an Instanto deck, more ideas
Related to 2013 63
Doug Edwards Almost Any Card at Any Number deck index
2013 74
Tom Gagnon Invisible Fingertip Sandwich Jokers placed aside, odd-backed card signed and put in deck, it travels between sandwich
2013 20
Tom Gagnon Cancelled Deck Card Stab whole deck has whole through middle, sprung into air, selection caught with finger through hole
Variations 2013 124
Tom Gagnon Z-Box flat object switched while pushing it away with card case
2013 144
Bicephalous Card Case case that can be opened on both sides
2013 12
Carlos Vinuesa Freely Chosen Card at Any Number deck shuffled by spectator before and after his free selection of a card, then he (blindfolded) finds the card at named number
Inspired by
  • The Grail (Mike Rose, DVD and gaff)
Related to
2013 17
Carlos Vinuesa Single Card at Any Number single selection controlled to position 22 (UnDo Influence), in-faro shuffle (position 44) with the possibility of undoing it (incomplete cascade shuffle or stripper deck) to place the card in the named number
Related to 2013 34
Carlos Vinuesa I Have Destroyed the Time Machine! preparation of the Freely Chosen Card at Any Number with two blue backed decks on the table, one of them with a red backed card on top (first switch moving the red card)
Inspired byRelated to 2013 50
Carlos Vinuesa The Flux Capacitor (The Queens) Steve Freeman Display handling with stripper deck to produce four cards "in flux capacitor formation"
2013 55
Carlos Vinuesa Past, Present and Future (Collectors) Collectors effect with stripper deck
Related to
  • "Bone Collectors" (Ashford Kneitel, The Tornado DVD, ca. 2006)
2013 59
Carlos Vinuesa The Sports Almanac (The Race) combination of strippers with cuts in short and long sides; prediction of race results in Shuffle-Bored style (including photo finish of the race)
Inspired by 2013 66
Carlos Vinuesa The Trick That Can Be Explained three possible different effects (depending on selections of spectators) where cards are freely chosen from a shuffled borrowed deck and found by them in impossible conditions
2013 85
Albert Spackman Forcing from a Forcing Deck
Related to 2013 87
Carlos Vinuesa Interesting variants variants of the principle of the deck switch: start with a forcing or banked deck and, after the forces, switching it for a regular deck missing the forced cards
Related to 2013 91
Carlos Vinuesa Some Time After... card from ordinary pack returned to stripper deck (easy to find duplicate)
Related to 2013 92
Jim Steinmeyer Stand Up For McDonald
  • Conjuring
stand-up with glasses
Also published here Mar. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 3)
40
Tom Stone Fan Dancer selection process with half a narrow deck
Inspired by Mar. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 3)
48
Tom Stone A La Puga! card in glass is any named card, featuring black art switch
Inspired by
  • "Card and Glass" (Miguel Puga)
Mar. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 3)
49
Hiroyuki Sakai Double Doppelganger two pairs are made with the performer always placing a card on the table first, they match
May 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 5)
50
Dominique Duvivier Double Mental two decks, performer and spectator each choose a card, they are the only odd-backed cards and one is shown to be written on the back of the other, the decks transpose, twenty-four double backers
June 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 6)
71
Dominique Duvivier Premonition-Telepathy spectator finds a chosen card, then divines one
June 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 6)
86
Tom Stone Dr. Griffin's Palm
  • Lodestones
Also published here July 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 7)
46
Tom Stone Packet Rub-a-Dub Vanish with step gaff
Also published here July 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 7)
47
David Britland The Problem with Premonition
  • Cardopolis
envelope brought out, card selected and shuffled back, any number named and counted to, card is not there, it has vanishes and is now in envelope with the number written on its back
Inspired by Aug. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 8)
16
Don Schrager Paper Bag Force cards dumped in paper bag which is shaken up, one card drawn from it
Also published here Oct. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 10)
29
Edward Oschmann Foo Shunned
Dec. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 12)
48
Tom Crosbie Dos Bolas (Two Scoops - Concept!) card signed by two people, when torn in halves, one part has red back and other has blue back
Inspired by
  • David Regal's "Two Scoops"
2013 56
Tom Crosbie Transparent Triumph named card triumph
2013 65
Tom Crosbie Kickback Collectors collectors, when repeated Aces and selections change places
Inspired by 2013 128
Tom Crosbie How to Short a Card
2013 149
Steve Valentine A Lesson in Impact Three of Diamond chosen, Four of Diamonds pops out of deck, turns out that one Diamond is torn off
2013 111
Robert Cassidy Handling card removed from pocket
2013 52
Robert Cassidy An Interesting Fact on two different deck of the Hoyle Maverick Poker Size Playing Cards
2013 61
Robert Cassidy A Startling Thought Reading Effect performer removes duplicate of selection with different-colored back from pocket
  • Method, Notes, and a Myriad of Important Principles (How Many Can YOU Find?)
2013 66
Robert Cassidy Any Card At Any Number Variation - One Man Billet Routine #3 two decks used, one is Telomatic Forcing deck, spectator looks at billet and names number which appears in front of his eyes
Inspired byRelated to 2013 170
Robert Cassidy The Nameless Secret two people select same city, using Atlas and cards with names of cities
2013 316
Robert Cassidy A Dare to Forget divination of chosen card, using telomatic forcing deck and jumbo deck
2013 321
Mike Caveney The Split Deck deck chopped in half, card chosen from both halves, they match
Inspired by
  • Bob Haskell's "Split Deck"
2013 49