7,407 entries in Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Mike Caveney The Nailed Card quarter to forehead with nailed coin, then presentation for invisible deck using fifty-two decks, card nailed to forehead
2013 61
Alexander de Cova Gedanken zum Forcierspiel von Al Koran 1-0-1 force principle used on backs, with names on backs
  • Das OSKAR-Spiel
Also published here May 2013 12
Christoph Borer Christoph Borers Strategie handling for Svengali Deck in hands of spectator
June 2013 28
Alexander de Cova Der springende Punkt design duplication with x-ray blank deck
  • Die Alternative ohne Präparation
Inspired by
  • Patrik Kuffs DVD
Also published here
Sep. 2013 8
Alexander de Cova Hofzinser trifft auf Patrick Page two cards travel into wallet, Larsen/Wright/Sellers stab forcing gaff for two cards
Also published here Oct. 2013 16
Alexander de Cova Mein Extraktor card placed inside cased deck can easily be accessed and removed when pocketing case
Inspired by
  • Abstractor, marketed item, Alakazam
Also published here
Oct. 2013 20
Alexander de Cova Barocke Transposition II card in pocket transposes with card reversed in deck, then with bill in wallet
Also published here 2013 8
Alexander de Cova, Jan Torell Blitz-Kartenverwandlung jumbo card (or sign, menu, ...) visually transforms into silk, ends clean
Also published here 2013 44
Alexander de Cova Al Koran Deck Finesse 1-0-1 force principle used on backs, with numbers or names on backs
  • Faro Set-up
  • The Oscar Trick
Also published here Dec. 2013
Scrapbook (Issue 1)
1
Charlie Frye Fryed Switch Deck two cased decks are secretly switched, using two red/blue cases, as video instructions
Related to Feb. 2013
Real Secrets (Vol. 1 No. 11)
1
Jerome Finley Into the Twilight emotional presentation for Twilight Angels
(website bonus from Mar. 2013)
Inspired by
  • "Twilight Angels" (Paul Harris)
Mar. 2013
Real Secrets (Vol. 1 No. 12)
1
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Overbooked Test six business cards and six room key cards, story presentation
Inspired by Nov. 2013
Real Secrets (Vol. 2 No. 20)
1
Masao Atsukawa Case Card card with different back in card case is predicted
2013 17
Hiroyuki Sakai Extra Step: Strange Relationship two decks, on backs of chosen card are names of performer and spectator
2013 37
Impression Card Case
2013 38
Hideki Tani Elevator Illusion two blank cards with four windows cut are held above deck, selection can be seen rising up through the windows, then card goes down again and is found reversed in the deck
2013 74
Ichiro Moriya One-Armed Tibetan Gambler performer tries to cut to four Aces, four cards are not Aces but form a Royal Flush when card previously selected by spectator is added
2013 158
Kevin Ho Turducken progressive sandwich in which a string of sandwiches is produced, in the end sandwich with miniature cards shows up
Related toVariations 2014 1
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 2014 3
Michael Weber Ten Card Tekel deck shuffled, spectator deals ten cards from anywhere and they are the ten cards needed for Ten Card Poker Deal
2014 5
Christian Scherer Der Zigeuner am Oktoberfest Gypsy Curse handling, using larger cards
Inspired by 2014 160
Christian Scherer Die Poesie der Magie shuffled deck separates in four suits, with three glasses and a handkerchief
2014 316
Dr. Stanley Jaks Astro-Prediction triple prediction with with zodiac, birthday and playing card
Also published here 2014 97
Dr. Stanley Jaks I knew that would be Your Card card from jumbo deck is selected, same card is found revered in regular deck, stage version for "The Mystery of the Scarab"
Related toAlso published here 2014 158
Dr. Stanley Jaks Mental Image five ESP cards are secretly put in six envelopes, performer divines where the cards are by writing them on the envelopes with chalk
Related toVariations 2014 187
Dr. Stanley Jaks Mystery of the Scarab card is selected with scarab and same card is reversed in second deck, with different colored back
Also published here 2014 199
Dr. Stanley Jaks One is Face Up spectator reverses a card in the deck and seals it, another spectator divines it, clever pre-show wording
Also published here 2014 201
Dr. Stanley Jaks Q. T. with peek case
Also published here
  • "Q. T." in "Ibidem" #29, 1963
2014 215
Dr. Stanley Jaks Rasputin number and card are written on business card, with other deck number and card is divined
Also published here
  • "Rasputin" in "M.U.M." March, 1974
2014 217
Peter McKinnon Arthur prediction card tabled, it cannot be turned over (double backer), then changes into named selection, optional ending in which it cannot be face down
2014 13
Daniel Madison The Middle Deal: The Kennedy Tribute Four Aces placed reversed in four different parts of the deck, dealt out, pseudo center deal demonstration
2014 15
Tomas Blomberg Torn Uncut Card Sheet uncut sheet which contains all the cards of the deck, magician rearranges the pieces of the sheet to make a previously selected card disappear from it, "52 on 1 Gag"
Inspired by 2014 130
Tomas Blomberg Hard Card Paradox new presentation for the Brainwave Deck
Related to 2014 140
Tomas Blomberg Svensk Voodoo one card selected and one thought-of, first found at number named by performer, second at number named by spectator
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2014 256
Tomas Blomberg Two-Deck Svensk Voodoo two selections and numbers
Inspired by 2014 260
Tomas Blomberg, Axel Adlercreutz Cardpool with clean vanishes and reappearances
2014 288
Tomas Blomberg Sunken Christ three cards chosen with performer's back turned, all located, Christ force
2014 300
Bébel Presque la Même Chose, mais à Vue with cards of different colored backs
2014 28
Joaquín Matas Ases Lentos A La Copa with a glass, O. Henry finish
2014 93
Joaquín Matas Asas Matas-Donalds Mac Donalds routine
Inspired by 2014 111
Joaquín Matas La Ranita
Inspired by 2014 169
Colin McLeod Tossed Without Deck tossed out deck without deck, three cards are thought off and divined / predicted
2014 52
Michael Murray Springboard spectator forms a card by compare it with his selection
  • The Knowing
  • The Killer (approach to Kenton Knepper's "Kolossal Killer")
  • Duplopia (approach to Paul Vigil's "Diplopia")
  • Springback
  • Invisible Deck Application
  • Springboard for the Stage
  • Increasing Accuracy
  • Springboard Suit Exchange for Perfectionists
  • Back Tracking
  • Other Applications
  • Watch This
  • Springboard & Letters
  • Springboard & Colours
  • Closing Thoughts
Inspired by 2014 164
Simon Aronson About Face Hofzinser Ace Problem combined with elements of Between Your Palms / The Signed Card
Also published here 2014 101
Norman Osborn Double Count counting a double faced card twice to show four of a kind
Also published here 2014 105
Simon Aronson Thinking Inside the Box Jokers sandwich, find three selections. Climax is third signed card appears sandwiched between Jokers placed inside card box.
2014 113
Simon Aronson Twice Removed, Once Again Two selections reversed in deck transpose with two Jokers, each sandwiched between Queens, two double facers
Inspired by 2014 127
Simon Aronson Birthday Backer Combining Birthday Book with a special double backer
Inspired by 2014 204
Simon Aronson Two by Two Undo Influence, spectators choose two cards, two numbers chosen from a number deck, cards are found at those numbers
2014 309
Caleb Wiles Fully Automatic Card Trick
  • Ringside
instructions on some of the cards tell the spectator what to do to locate his selection, Aces show up as well
Feb. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 2)
32
Gabi Pareras La Máquina del Tiempo time machine type effect, card placed in center transposes with card on top
2014 16
Patrick G. Redford The Marked Deck Option card reading demonstration with marked deck
2014 64
Jim Steinmeyer A Case of Collusion odd-backed card leaned against glass, spectator selects any card face up, they match, odd-backed rough-smooth menetekel
Also published here 2014 5
Jim Steinmeyer Co-Conspirators spectator and performer both have a deck and alternately deal and stop anytime and place the card at that point in a glass, in the end there are three matches
Also published here 2014 7
Alan Shaxon Neither Has This One back of one selection temporarily changes color
2014 98
Alan Shaxon Ultimate Nudist Deck evolved version of routine from 1970
Inspired by
  • "New Nudist Deck" (Edward Victor, Harry Baron's "My Best Card Trick", 1953, p. 20)
Related to
2014 130
Alan Shaxon Find the Lady on Stage with huge cards
Inspired by
  • an idea by Oswald Rae in Will Ayling's "Genii Presentations"
2014 144
Gabi Pareras Nuevo Movimiento Para Los Ases Mac Donals three different choreographies to vanish Aces and show backs of cards, Mac Donalds Aces
Also published here 2014 10
Gabi Pareras Nueva Rutina de Mac Donals Mac Donalds Aces, using two Jokers
2014 17
Gabi Pareras Triunfo Invisible invisible deck / Triumph combo
Related to 2014 11
Mac McDonald, Dai Vernon La Rutina de los 100 Dolares de Mac Donald three double facers, translation from "Ilusionismo" N° 192, 1963
Also published here 2014 2
Gabi Pareras Ases de Mano a Mano using six gaffed cards
2014 8
Gabi Pareras Asamble Triunfal de Ases (Con Cartas Gigantes) Aces appear after triumph, one card is a ten which indicates position of fourth Ace, followed by Assembly, with jumbo cards
  • Ia Fase - La aparición de los ases
  • 2a Fase - Asamblea triunfal
Also published here 2014 17
Gabi Pareras Ases Evanescentes - Nuevo Movimiento para Ases MacDonals three different choreographies to vanish Aces and show backs of cards, Mac Donalds Aces
Also published here 2014 3
Gabi Pareras Ases Flash - El Múltiple Destello Ases come to the top, four selection vanish one by one and end up face up in the deck with Aces sandwiched , transposition of selection and Aces
  • Preparación
  • Aparición Flash
  • Reordenando
  • Nuevo Flash
  • Atrapadas
  • Transposición
Variations 2014 16
Gabi Pareras Triunfo Versión with and without selection
Variations 2014 15
Gabi Pareras Triunfo Blanco all cards but selection turn into blank cards as kicker
2014 21
Gabi Pareras Asamblea Triunfal de Ases Aces appear after triumph, one card is a ten which indicates position of fourth Ace, followed by Assembly, with jumbo cards
  • Ia Fase
  • 2a Fase
Also published here 2014 37
Gabi Pareras El Triunfo del Periódico cheek to cheek
2014 44
Alexander de Cova, Devin Knight Auto-Spell Deck in deutscher Sprache spectator cuts anywhere, remembers top card and puts it in center, performer cuts once and selection can be spelled out
Inspired by
  • "Auto-Spell Deck" (Devin Knight, e-book)
Also published here
Jan. 2014 4
Alexander de Cova Zur Leitkarte using double-backer as key card
Related toAlso published here Feb. 2014 488
Alexander de Cova Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand card chosen and put in glass, it matches prediction
Inspired by
  • Ian Adair routine in Magigram
Also published here
Feb. 2014 497
Torn Pieces Switch with Case magnetic
Also published here July 2014 709
Alexander de Cova Eine Kartenforce für den Salon spectator says stop while performer is removed cards from bottom one by one, glide with corner of force card missing
  • Die Basis-Methode
  • Variante mit abgerissener Ecke (corner of card torn off, rest of card travels into anything)
Aug. 2014 748
Alexander de Cova Abstractor card placed inside cased deck can easily be accessed and removed when pocketing case
Also published here Jan. 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 3)
15
Alexander de Cova The Rubber Bands cased deck encircled with rubber band, yet one can still secretly extract a card in Extractor/Abstractor kind gaffed decks
Jan. 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 3)
20
Alexander de Cova, Jan Torell Giant Card to Silk jumbo card (or sign, menu, ...) visually transforms into silk, ends clean
Also published here Jan. 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 4)
27
Alexander de Cova Hopa Gimmick two cards travel into wallet, Larsen/Wright/Sellers stab forcing gaff for two cards
  • The Card to Wallet Routine
VariationsAlso published here Mar. 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 7)
50
Alexander de Cova Key Card using double-backer as key card
Related to Mar. 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 7)
54
William Goodwin Color Shake visual color changing deck, using Shake Change, whole deck with divided backs
2014 17
Tom Stone Dr. Griffin's Palm
Also published here 2014 22
Tom Stone Packet Rub-a-Dub Vanish with step gaff
Also published here 2014 24
Jack Carpenter, Steve Ehlers, Steve Mayhew The Transpo Grippo signed card lost in deck, performer and spectator hold a card, performer's card visually changes into spectator's, spectator's card becomes signed card
Related to 2014 199
Steve Mayhew, Toby Wessel Dolores in a Meadow ambitious card, in the end whole deck are double backers
Also published here 2014 249
Friedrich Roitzsch MacSwitch introduction for McDonald Aces
2015 3
Resealing Card Case
2015 43
Marcello Truzzi, Michael Weber Double Face Force
Inspired by 2015 14
Michael Weber Ten Card Tekel deck fairly riffle shuffles, yet set-up for Ten Card Poker Deal ready without adjustments
  • The Not-So-Obvious Obvious Discovery
  • Another Not So Obvious Obvious Discovery
  • One Approach to the TCPD
2015 45
Michael Weber Ha No Jonah multiple phases, "Reverse Jonah" approach
Also published here 2015 50
Edward Marlo Subconscious brief
Related to
  • The Gen, July 1959
Spring 2015
Quarterly (Issue 2)
24
Max Maven 4 Sided Triangle card is thought of before the show, it matches prediction and selection of a second spectator
Related to 2015 12
Helder Guimarães "You Decide" Cards Across spectator decides how many cards should travel
Also published here 2015 21
Helder Guimarães Post-Monition named card missing from deck and in prediction envelope
Also published here 2015 29
Helder Guimarães The Solo Act
  • 1. Triumph
  • 2. Anti-Oil and Water
  • 3. Kings Production
  • Finale - Cards to New Deck Order
2015 35
Helder Guimarães Sort of a Miracle one of twenty-six, siamesa
Also published here 2015 53
Steve Beam Longing for the Selected Card selected card apparently found in deck, it becomes longer as it is pulled out, handling for the long card created by Tom Sellers & Harold Beaumont
Inspired by
  • "Long Card Comedy" (Tom Sellers, The Magic Want Yearbook, 1948-49)
  • "Stretching a Card" (Harold Beaumont, Marketed effect, 1952)
2015 48
Steve Beam More than Just a Snappy Dresser selected card vanishes and reappears printed on the Joker card, being held by the Joker
Also published here 2015 53
Tony Griffith Mark of the Reader The selected card vanishes. When the spectator's two attempts to find his own card fails, the values of the two are added to arrive at a total. Turning to that page in a book, the selection is found there.
Related to
  • "Mark of the Reader" (Stewart James, Pentagram, Feb. 1947)
2015 126
Steve Beam Bag Lady Magician introduces a napkin folded into a bag and hands it to a lady. He asks someone in the audience to call out a poker hand. He produces that hand from the napkin and claims it is otherwise empty. He proves it by showing the cards that remain are blank on both sides.
Related to 2015 179
Steve Beam The About-Face Move Semi-automatic half pass.
2015 187
Mark Fitzgerald Turnabout Magician uses directions from a cellphone directly to the spectator to locate a selected card.
2015 36
Steve Beam Mind-Reading Deck Magician uses a deck of cards to grade the quality of thought of a spectator. Ultimately, the deck turns blank.
2015 60
Steve Beam The Lower Forty-Eight four-Ace location, faces of the rest of the deck vanish and reappear on a 48-on-one single card
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2015 173
Steve Beam Doubling Down Using factory misprinted cards, the magician predicts the totals of the cards selected by the audience.
Related to 2015 214
Steve Beam Two For the Price of One Using a factory second deck of cards, spectator shuffles and cuts and a poker hand is dealt. The spectator is allow to draw cards. Ultimately, he settles on a pat hand. The other side is the magician's hand. It's a royal flush.
Related to 2015 217
Steve Beam Two For the Price of One #2 Using a factory second deck of cards, spectator shuffles and cuts and a poker hand is dealt. The spectator is allow to draw cards. Ultimately, he settles on a pat hand. The other side is the magician's hand. It's a royal flush.
Related to 2015 220
Steve Beam Pokerdiction Using a factory second deck of cards, spectator shuffles and cuts and a poker hand is dealt. Five other cards, predictions, turn out not to match the poker and. Then suddenly, all cards match on both sides of both hands.
2015 222
Steve Beam Mix and Match Poker Using a factory second deck of cards which is printed on both sides, a spectator cuts and shuffles, and then deals a poker hand. The magician predicted the poker hands formed on both sides.
2015 225
Lou Hornung Obscured Matrix Five people each think of a card within a group of five, magician divines cards
2015 11
Kent Cummins Kent's Back Palm Change Card vanishes and reappears as a different card
Related to 2015 25
Kent Cummins Not Your Card? No Worries! Wrong card vanishes, reappears as correct card
Related to 2015 27
Jorge "The Jack" Garcia ESP Reading two sets of five, performer starts putting cards on table, standard method
Inspired by
  • Hen Fetsch's "Symbologic" and a routine by Derren Brown
Also published here
2015 47
Alex Ng Call the Number Deck has numbers written on the back, five random cards chosen, the sum of the numbers matches a prediction. When the numbers are placed together, it becomes a phone number, which when called causes the magician's phone to ring
Inspired by 2015 24
Bob Farmer How Belly Strippers Work
Related to 2015 7
Dai Vernon Sure Fire Showdown
Also published here 2015 9
Woody Aragón, Bob Farmer Aragon Attractor
  • Woody's Effect
  • Vernet
  • Wallet
Related to 2015 31
Brother John Hamman Fan Gaffs cards with stepped fans
2015 84
Bob Farmer Fished In And Chips
Inspired by 2015 89
Peter Duffie Unfair Game two double facers
Inspired by 2015 137
Nick Trost Showdown three phases
Also published here 2015 138
Tom Hubbard Tom Hubbard's Handling
Also published here 2015 141
René Lavand Mahtub seven phases, with Bob Farmer comments:
  • Alternate Deal Five
  • Alternate Deal 7
Inspired byAlso published here 2015 142
Bob Farmer Notes: Showdown/Mahtub
Related to 2015 146
Tom Ellis The Tim Card Poker Deal
Also published here
  • marketed in 2006
2015 147
Bob Farmer Rich Weeviled Brain Enigma three phases
2015 151
Nick Trost Super Showdown four phases
Also published here 2015 155
Bob Farmer Strip Club with CADD Force, belly strippers
  • CADD
  • Power Poker
  • Bottom Dealing
  • Trap Dance I
  • Trap Dance II
Inspired byVariations 2015 193
Bob Farmer Done Deal II: Spectator Deals done from deck, belly strippers
Also published here 2015 227
Bob Farmer Done Deal VI spectator cuts deck and deals, loses, blocks are strung together to force cut position
Also published here 2015 233
Bill Spooner Spooner's Specialty Force blocks are strung together to force cut position
Also published here 2015 233
Bob Farmer Done Deal VII spectator cuts and deals two hands, loses, five duplicate Ten Card Poker sets
Also published here 2015 234
Bob Farmer Bottom Line CADD Force, Winkler Principle
  • Wired Deck (with five Royal Flushes in Spades)
2015 321
Bob Farmer Blind Man's Blackjack Showdown with eight cards
  • No Gaff Version
2015 330
Bob Farmer Absolute Power Blind Man's Blackjack with eight cards
  • Blackjack Finale
  • Poker Phase
  • Dice Phase
2015 333
Michał Kociołek Mike Card Deal on extra sheet, idea with reverse Jonah card
Related toAlso published here 2015 402
Eric Stevens Little Peter Pays Triple Three Card Monte routine, all three cards end up being black cards, the red money card is found wrapped in a dollar bill with a business card
2015 9
Eric Stevens Happenstance Magician divines chosen card, spectator names exact position of the card, then manages to locate the card amongst a few packets
2015 21
Eric Stevens Gradual Reuben Slow motion sandwich, sandwich cards gradually move through the deck to sandwich freely thought-of card (Searchers)
Inspired by 2015 29
Eric Stevens Expedition four spectators think of a card each in a spread, the cards vanish and appear in four different pockets
2015 33
Eric Stevens Lucid Glimpse Glimpse selection, uses Omni deck
2015 47
Eric Stevens The Wall Prediction is taped to card box, can predict spectator's freely named choice of color, shape, anything,
2015 55
G Mahjong (赌圣) Simple two card transposition, followed by transposition between card and mahjong tile
2015 60
Max Maven Lost Horizons
  • Lost Horizons
Brainwave with hole in card, selection is the only one with hole, previously chosen by pushing a needle through a fifty-two-on-one card
Also published here
  • New Tops, Dec. 1979
Jan. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 1)
15
Eric Richardson Switch-Blade spectator stabe knife into deck, performer divines card at that position and its position, then stabs to it in napkin-wrapped deck, Pop-Eyed Popper deck
Related to
  • "Rizzio's Dagger" (Tom Hawbecker, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Mar. 1953)
Apr. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 4)
36
Dani DaOrtiz Doubly Impossible
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
card chosen and card thought of from blue-backed deck, chosen card vanishes from hands and appears at named number in deck, thought-of card vanishes and appears in a second red-backed deck
May 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 5)
36
David Britland Another Not So Open Prediction
  • Cardopolis
June 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 6)
21
Caleb Wiles Make a Wish ... Again!
  • Ringside
drawing on back of card changes, ideas for Birthday, Christmas, ...
Related to Aug. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 8)
30
József Kovács Yet 2 signed selection changes back color, then travels from between Queens back to deck and changes back color to green
Inspired by
  • "Yet" (Aldo Colombini, Card Trips)
Nov. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 11)
48
David Britland Revisiting Annemann's Nightmare
  • Cardopolis
selected card vanishes and turns out to be card previously removed on which prediction is written
Inspired by Dec. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 12)
26
David Britland Peek Force Card credit information
Dec. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 12)
26
Max Maven Pentamonition
  • Lost Horizons
one of five ESP symbols chosen, it is the one missing from a packet and found in the envelope the packet came from
Also published here
  • New Pentagram, Mar. 1981
Dec. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 12)
29
Karl Fulves Short Takes notes on short card applications
  • card is removed and substituted with Joker, missing card named after shuffling
  • cutting to a crimp or short card (see also p. 15)
  • shuffling with short cards
Related to 2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
11
Karl Fulves Short Cuts color changing back kicker, short double backer
2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
13
Karl Fulves Svengali + Short special angled cut
2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
14
Karl Fulves The Bicycle Thief four Kings signed on back are placed in different pockets, then performer cuts to four Kings in deck which do not have signatures, then the signatures appear on them, they are lost and then removed from the pockets
2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
17
Karl Fulves Sven Master performer and spectator each name a card and number, performer's card is at magician's number and vice versa
Related to 2015
Errata (Issue 1)
5
Karl Fulves Sven Again ideas with svengali deck, using the deck with the halves separated
2015
Errata (Issue 1)
6
Ribbon Escape card peeked at in deck with hole through all cards, ribbon through deck and pulled, selection jumps out
2015
Errata (Issue 1)
15
Alexander de Cova Spieglein an der Wand card chosen and put in glass, it matches prediction
Inspired by
  • Ian Adair routine in Magigram
Also published here
2015 30
Alexander de Cova Inner Sanctum bill travels to inside of a playing card
Inspired by 2015 89
Alexander de Cova Das HOPA-Gimmick two cards travel into wallet, Larsen/Wright/Sellers stab forcing gaff for two cards
Also published here 2015 111
Alexander de Cova Das Al-Koran-Spiel mal ganz anders 1-0-1 force principle used on backs, with names on backs
Also published here 2015 120
Alexander de Cova Der springende Punkt design duplication with x-ray blank deck
Inspired by
  • Patrik Kuffs DVD
Also published here
2015 192
Alexander de Cova Calendarium combined with message on back of chosen card à la Brainwave
Inspired byRelated to 2015 204
Alexander de Cova Tipp zur Leitkarte using double-backer as key card
Related toAlso published here 2015 211
Alexander de Cova Abstractor-Gimmick card placed inside cased deck can easily be accessed and removed when pocketing case
Inspired by
  • Extractor, marketed by Alakazam Magic
Also published here
2015 259
Alexander de Cova Eckenforce glide stop force, bottom card is missing one corner, card to lemon or anything application, simulated corner tear
2015 105
Torn Pieces Switch with Case magnetic
Also published here 2015 124
Alexander de Cova Voyager
Also published here 2015 193
Alexander de Cova Gipsy Switch with silk and glued block
Also published here 2015 194
Alexander de Cova Drei Sekunden Schweben deck balances on fingertip in an impossible way
2015 315
Alexander de Cova, Jan Torell Blitz-Kartenverwandlung jumbo card (or sign, menu, ...) visually transforms into silk, ends clean, card with flap-addition so it can be shown from both sides
Also published here 2015 24
Alexander de Cova, Devin Knight Auto Spell Deck spectator cuts anywhere, remembers top card and puts it in center, performer cuts once and selection can be spelled out
Inspired by
  • "Auto-Spell Deck" (Devin Knight, e-book)
Also published here
2015 108
Alexander de Cova Barocke Transposition card in pocket transposes with card reversed in deck, then with bill in wallet
Also published here 2015 110
Alexander de Cova Boxed Transposition signed card from deck to case between Aces, spectator handles double facer
Also published here 2015 123
Alexander de Cova Der alternative Abschluss nach Roy Johnson second phase in which a card cut in quarters transposes with another card
Inspired by
  • "Versa Plus" (Roy Johnson)
Also published here
2015 128
Alexander de Cova Das markierte Spiel comment on marked decks
2015 183
Alexander de Cova Any Card Called For card in envelope is named card, using Avalon envelope
2015 285
Tom Stone Electrocute sight gag with electric deck
Also published here 2015 6
Ted Karmilovich Target Invisible Deck one spectator guesses card which is reversed in the deck, next to it is envelope with prediction describing the spectator
2015 29
Max Maven Vegemental six cards with vegetables, two selections made and spelt, then divined
Also published here 2016 1
So Sato So-Lution 2 Invisible Deck presentation, presented as an idea
2016 72
So Sato Warp Wrap deck rubber banded, selection penetrates from center and drops to table, back to center, it vanishes and reappears in wrapped deck in spectator's hands
2016 99
Card with Rubber Band Gaff card with strand of rubber band
2016 100
John Lovick The Handsome Jack Lotto presentation for McCombical Prediction
Inspired by
  • "Lucky Cards" (Roy Johnson, By My Guest Plus!, 1989)
Also published here
2016 11
John Lovick, Bruce Cervon Ten-Card Red Rover with a Black Jack Kicker combo of cards to pocket, six-card repeat, homing card
Related toAlso published here 2016 45
John Lovick, David Regal Handsome in Love fair elimination process, last remaining card predicted
Inspired by 2016 69
Jared Kopf, Mike Squires E.G. Brown Revisited - Variation using double backer
Inspired by 2016 36
Michael Weber Killer 21 performer repeatably wins despite shuffling and cutting
Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
23
Vanni Bossi Cornered three locator cards
  • The Incised Corner
  • The Thin Corner
  • The Jointed Corner
2016 65
Vanni Bossi The Case of Mistaken Identity two selections, deck cased, one selection appears on palm, it changes into second selection
Inspired by 2016 84
Vanni Bossi Color Change with Case paint brush type change when stroking single card with cased deck
2016 86
Vanni Bossi The Secluded Card Rise deck in clear plastic bag, selection rises, optional use of metal crank attached to suction cup
2016 97
Vanni Bossi Tack-Card Gimmick card holding a thumb tack
2016 106
Vanni Bossi Resealing the Wrapper, Come Bossi
2016 188
Vanni Bossi, Tony Binarelli Floater card with foam layer
2016 190
Vanni Bossi Sugar Locator Card
Inspired by 2016 190
Ryan Plunkett Patet Pondus
  • 1. Charpentier's Dream: Deck placed in box with cellophane window. Cased deck felt to gradually lose weight, before shown to be empty
  • 2. Invisible Deck Monte: Three deck monte with card cases, cases start out empty, but then one of the boxes felt to suddenly grow heavy - deck produced from it
2016 11
Ryan Plunkett The Mexican-American War three blank cards, predictions written on them, match three freely selected cards
Inspired by 2016 20
Jon Racherbaumer Notes on Peek Decks
2016
Facsimile (Issue 5)
52
Made-to-measure Magic - The Problem deck spread on table, length named and measure, card at that position is selection, posed as problem
Variations 2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue May 31)
155
Roberto Giobbi Splitting Cards object put in split card, idea
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue July 19)
207
Roberto Giobbi Lefty Deck created by Kevin Reylek
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Oct 7)
288
Roberto Giobbi, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser's Triple Prediction three cards in handkerchief in spectator's hands, they turn out to be later signed selections, dropping double backers
Inspired by
  • "Die Drei Kräfte" (Hofzinsers Kartenkünste)
Related to
  • "Winter-Sommer" (Hofzinser's Zauberkünste)
2016 178
Christoph Borer Mc Donalds
2016 95
Christoph Borer Das Drei-Karten-Wunder three predictions, freely selected by spectators, half forcing deck
2016 104
Christoph Borer Razored Deck - Für Salon und Bühne razor blade card trick
2016 149
Christoph Borer Pendulum spectator finds selection of other spectator with a pendulum
Also published here 2016 217
Henry Harrius Face to Face Anniversary Waltz effect, cards fuse to form double backer signed on both sides
Inspired by 2016 10
Andy (The Jerx) Dream Weavers Brainwave effect dressed up as magician meeting spectator in their dreams - red card found reversed in blue deck sealed in envelope, and vice versa
2016 109
Andy (The Jerx) The Mad Libs Ploy Spectator randomly chooses words from a deck, predicts an illiusion that the magician's grandfather designed
2016 291
Andy (The Jerx) A Very Unusual Camera Phone camera can take pictures a few minutes into the future, predict which cards are dropped face up/down on the floor
2016 313
Pepe Lirrojo P.A.D.O.I. two deck routine, open prediction, two cards spelled two, deck in order and selection vanishes
2016 41
Ming Tou Tips on Making Gaff Cards
2016 58
John Hostler Rogue Heart Triskadequadra Application #2
spectator selects card that completes a poker hand, duplicates
2016 65
John Hostler The TDQ Deck Triskadequadra Application #3
1-0-1 alternative for Koran type force after a riffle shuffle
2016 69
John Hostler A Riddle at Intermission: Sanada Meets Elmsley business card with word written by spectator palmed into wallet and glimpsed, using card with photo of inside of hand
2016 73
John Hostler The Klutzy Mentalist deck sprung on floor, perhaps accidentally, spectator thinks of a face-up card and this can be divined
2016 76
John Hostler Noeyeon Protocol
  • Noeyeon Prediction (Ungimmicked)
  • Neo Noeyeon (Gimmicked)
card pocketed by performer, spectator deals down and stops, mate of pocketed card (ungimmicked) or odd-backed duplicate (gimmicked)
2016 112
John Hostler Slipknot Deck to make a thought-of card vanish
2016 135
Gene Anderson Card in Bottle selection vanishes between two Jokers and appears in bottle inside cigar boxes, which has been shown empty in the beginning
  • A. Introduction
  • B. Cards, bottles and boxes
  • C. Table
  • D. Gene's script
  • E. Servante
  • F. Epilogue
Inspired by 2016 67
Mike Pisciotta Flying Sandwich sandwich cards vanish from one half and reappear around selection in other half
Related to 2016 1
Mike Pisciotta The Rashomon Effect three spectators select cards, they turn out to be the same, half Mirage deck
Also published here 2016 28
Joaquín Matas Parte 2: Magia Itinerante thorough article on professional close-up magic, walk around, table hopping and magic at trade shows
  • El repertorio
  • La distribución en los bolsillos
  • De vez en cuando...
  • ¿Por qué la Mnémonica?
  • La baraja invisible
  • ¿Ser o no ser "invasivo"?
  • La mesa "portátil" para hacer magia de cóctel
  • El acercamiento a la mesa
  • La importancia de tener los pies en el suelo
  • La magia en stands y ferias profesionales
  • Los juegos explicados en este apartado del libro
2016 71
Joaquín Matas McMoscas McDonald routine, with blank cards and flies
Inspired by 2016 111
Joaquín Matas Las Cinco Cartas Rojas
2016 245
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Joaquín Matas Wild Card Switch in vertical position
2016 257
Steve Beam More Than Just a Snappy Dresser selected card vanishes and reappears printed on the Joker card, being held by the Joker
  • The Chameleon
Also published here 2016 10
Steve Beam The Lower 48 four-Ace location, faces of the rest of the deck vanish and reappear on a 48-on-one single card
Also published here 2016 13
Steve Beam Er sieht nicht nur schick aus selected card vanishes and reappears printed on the Joker card, being held by the Joker
Also published here 2016 8
David Britland The Case of the Missing Hats
  • Cardopolis
adding an extra card for cleaner initial display
cards with magicians and with hats, story trick
Inspired by Mar. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 3)
22
David Britland Thoughts on Hummer's Monte
  • spectator cuts three packets, bottom card of one packet is remembered and other two piles switched
  • repeat phase with Svengali deck
Inspired by Sep. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 9)
26
Overhand Shuffling a Svengali Deck
Sep. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 9)
27
Jason "Jafo" Fields O'Ferrall Display airing the deck and letting one half drop out half-way, then in-the-hands spread
Sep. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 9)
54
John Gaughan The Neyhart Houlette
  • The Chamber of Secrets
Oct. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 10)
22
Jim Steinmeyer Epidemic
  • Conjuring
packet of cards with a pink dot on the back of each is shown, card chosen, it gets lots of pink dots on them, using apparatus box
Inspired by
  • Metamorpho Spots, 1960s
Oct. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 10)
32
Jonathan Pendragon Accidental Prophecy effect in which a spectator follows along the performer and both have a card chosen, one uses a blank deck ("Factory Blanks" by Tom Stone)
Dec. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 12)
41
Tom Stone Psychic Paper blank card shown to various people, they "see" a card which also has been predicted, "Factory Blanks"
Related to Dec. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 12)
42
Christoph Borer Borers Frechheit handling a Svengali deck
Also published here 2016 73
Alexander de Cova Forte-X three predictions written on blank cards, they match three chosen cards
Also published here 2016 83
Alexander de Cova Super Easy Triumph cheek to cheek handling
Also published here 2016 90
Alexander de Cova Card Finding Chicken half forcing deck
2016 94
Alexander de Cova Lefty Deck spectator thinks of a card from half the deck, concept of using a mix of left-handed index cards with normal cards to limit the choice
Inspired by 2016 103
Alexander de Cova Bonus Routine multiple location, deck minus the selections switched for left-handed lefty index deck
2016 108
Alexander de Cova Racherbaumers Puzzle card changes while isolated in tabled spread, spread turned over twice, science friction
Inspired by
  • Jon Racherbaumer effect description, The Talisman, July 1971
2016 109
Alexander de Cova Thanks to Aronson Joker is used to stab between selections in tabled spread
Inspired by 2016 119
Alexander de Cova Alt Aussehendes Papier making old-looking aged paper
2016 140
Alexander de Cova Psychodelic Winning Game peek deck, billet switch with index
  • A.C.A.N.
Also published here 2016 145
Alexander de Cova 52er Gag Karte 52-on-1 card used to load signed cards into wallet by taking triple off deck
2016 231
Alexander de Cova Prometheus Switch deck switch with gaffed cases and black art against body
  • Die Herstellung der Schachteln
  • Die Funktionsweise
  • Was du über den Austausch noch wissen solltest
  • Wie man startet (die unpräparierte Schachtel)
  • Die Sache mit der Jacke (Unloading)
  • Anwendungen
  • Credits
  • Anmerkung zum Schluss
Inspired by 2016 236
Alexander de Cova Pocket Card Variation rubber band loops around corners hold cards together
2016 33
Alexander de Cova Chase The Ace jumbo cards, removable false indices and rubber bands
Inspired by 2016 214
Chris Rawlins Pseudo three phase memory demonstration, first red black, then suits, then naming missing card
Also published here 2016 (ca.) 1
Joseph Barry Stuart's Strip Poker spectator thinks of card, shuffles and removes it, cards dealt and missing card completes straight
Inspired byRelated to Dec. 2017
Operandi (Issue 2)
20
Luke Jermay Four Card Blackjack Ten Card Poker style routine for Blackjack
Dec. 2017
Operandi (Issue 2)
30
Joseph Barry Turning Around & Going Home card chosen, four more cards named, they turn over cleanly, then all back except selection, using four 3/4 double backers
Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
34
John Guastaferro Boxing Day deck is thrown in air and transforms into case with selection inside, deck is in pocket
Inspired by 2017 37
John Guastaferro Flash Pocket spectator holds one four-of-a-kind
2017 77
Adrian Vega Baraja Apuñalada deck in case is pierced with a knife, knife pushed through all the cards and when pulled out sideways from deck only selection is found on knife
2017 29
Adrian Vega Carta Predicción four-way out card
2017 35
Adrian Vega Mercury (Jazz Aces) jazz aces with four aces and four mirror cards
2017 41
Wild Card Turnover Switch Hofzinser turnover switch
2017 43
Adrian Vega Ending CardBox case changes to a printed jumbo card where "The End" is written on it
2017 83
Ryan Plunkett, Michael Feldman The Basics Misconceptions about tapered decks, terminology and basic handlings
  • Sides and Ends
  • The Cut
2017 11
Ryan Plunkett, Michael Feldman How to Cut Cards
  • Purchase
  • Card Trimmer
  • Stripper Jig (Eoin O'Hare)
  • Paper Cutter
  • "Bathroom Strippers"
  • Rounding Corners
Related to 2017 18
Ryan Plunkett Collect Yourself three cards selected and lost, four Aces magically appear on top of the deck, then three cards appear sandwiched between the Aces
2017 24
Ryan Plunkett Dual Thought two cards lost and found under "test conditions"
Inspired by 2017 38
Ryan Plunkett Shuffleupagus deck shuffled by two spectators, then shown to be almost separated into red and blacks, now in new deck order
Inspired byVariations 2017 40
Ryan Plunkett Shuffleupagus Redux deck is shuffled and shown to be mixed, shuffled again, placed in box. When taken out, deck is in new deck order (in the hands routine, no table required)
Inspired by 2017 49
Nancy Colwell Pseudo Riffle Stacking Pseudo riffle stacking demo, with deck separated into red/black as kicker
2017 53
Frank Fogg Out Of This Spread Cards that spectator select will always be of opposite color from magician's selections
2017 55
Ryan Plunkett A Satisfying Sequence Getting a card turned end for end and returned reversed in the deck, out of magician's hands
Related to 2017 58
Ryan Plunkett Twin Peeks Know which card spectator is peeking at during riffle peek
Related to 2017 64
Ryan Plunkett Subtleties displays for a stripper deck in which every second card is secretly reversed
1. Spread Subtlety (in-the-hands spread with ribbon-spread hide-out)
2. Riffle Subtlety
2017 73
Ryan Plunkett The Nearly Final Countdown Spectator peeks at card, mates appear at same position in two halves
Related to 2017 76
Ryan Plunkett Ode to Rusduck card and location divined by magician
2017 79
Michael Feldman The Complete Faro Control doing Marlo's Incomplete Faro Control with tapered deck from squared condition
2017 84
Edward Boswell Color Shift Deck changes color from blue to red, except selection which remains blue
2017 87
Nancy Colwell Rotator Shifts how to secretly turn a card/packet end for end for use in a tapered deck routine
  • Method One
  • Method Two (based on Nathan's "Long-Fingered Half Pass")
  • Method Three
Inspired byRelated to 2017 93
Nancy Colwell Hofzinser's Suit Selection Spectator selects card from a packet of random cards, all the cards change to match the suit of the selection, Ace to King
2017 100
Michael Feldman Cutting High Magician always cuts to high card, spectator always to a low card
2017 110
Brian O'Neill Trick Play Spectator's thought of card is found reversed in deck. Deck is shuffled face up/down, end with Triumph ending
Inspired by 2017 113
Ryan Plunkett The Hallucinogenic Shuffle As deck is shuffled, more and more face up cards appear. Selection made, lost, dead cut to selection, then deck is all face down
2017 122
Ryan Plunkett Flash Triumph Clean handling of Triumph, selection appears in deck suddenly after all cards shown to have turned face down first
2017 131
Lance Pierce, Charles T. Jordan A Tactile Location tapered deck used as open index
2017 138
Michael Feldman The Law of Conservation of Bullsh*t Packet mixed face up/down transposes with face down packet repeatedly, then later both packets shown to have all backs, then later returned to normal
2017 140
Michael Feldman Dangerous Bonus stripper deck face-up/face-down, cards pulled out and faro-fan made as display
2017 148
Harapan Ong The Incomplete Strip-Out stripping cards out from a tapered deck with an unsquared deck
  • Shuffle stacking sandwich demo: shuffling selection between two Jokers
  • Full deck red-black separation
  • Oil and Water: Spectator separates the colors themselves
2017 151
Paul Vigil 3-Card Monte multiple phases, credit information on fake index monte routines
Inspired by
  • "Catch 33" (Lee Asher, 2003, 2013)
2017 41
Joey Burton, Paul Vigil Kaiser Con
Inspired by
  • "Kaiser Con" (Joey Burton, Catch 33)
2017 51
Joey Burton, Paul Vigil Sosi Switch
Inspired by
  • "Sosi Switch" (Joey Burton, Catch 33)
2017 57
Bruce Cervon Cervon Finale previously unpublished phase
2017 60
Paul Vigil, Bill Abbott The Octopus Deck two spectators think of cards in spread, then two selected with tossed-out deck procedure
  • Phase 1: Up Close
  • Phase 2: Furthur
Inspired by
  • "The Octopus Deck" (Bill Abbott, 2008)
2017 197
Bill Abbott Bill's Phase 3 two spectators select a card from half the deck each that is in their pockets, divined by performer
2017 220
Paul Vigil The Premonition card predicted in wallet
2017 221
Paul Vigil Ultra-Mental Deck (a.k.a Invisible Deck) combination with Octopus Deck
2017 222
Paul Vigil Devano Rising Cards combination with Octopus Deck
2017 222
Paul Vigil A History of Influences: From the Bank to the Pump credit information
2017 222
Paul Vigil Cards 1-0-1 credit information
2017 224
Paul Vigil The Divided Card credit information
2017 225
Ryan Schlutz Equifinality card composed of chosen suit and value from multiple tabled packets is predicted
Also published here 2017 5
Ryan Schlutz 6 Covers 6 hands-off selection and riffle shuffle by spectator
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2017 41
Harapan Ong Alternative Facts Wrong card taken out of spread is changed into spectator's selection as a surprise
2017 30
Harapan Ong SpreadShot Transposition Flashy two card transposition, in which card is spun into the air from a spread, transforming and transposing with the other card
2017 35
Harapan Ong You'll Float Too Visual Oil and Water routine, cards separate during a dribble
2017 38
Michał Kociołek Middle pseudo center deal, double-facer
Related to 2017 15
Bob Farmer Marked Cards three-way marking system
  • The System
  • Materials for Marking
2017 7
Bob Farmer Special Deck Version same effect, duplicates in deck
Also published here 2017 71
Bob Farmer The Bammo Tarodiction Toolbox Addendum #1 intro, pen for marking cards
2017 1
Bob Farmer Phoenix Marking System
2017 9
Bob Farmer Phoenix Marking System #2
2017 4
Bob Farmer Material & References marking pens, corner rounders, Soap, Teflon powder
2017 1
Bob Farmer Another Psychological Discovery card thought of and card selected, thought-of card is used to spell to selection
Inspired by 2017 3
Bob Farmer Inquisition Enigmatico card thought of, ten different cards repeated
2017 16
Bob Farmer Pentacle Force applied to three people that are asked to think of a high, low and middle valued card
2017 17
Bob Farmer Gaffus Maximus thought-of card is named and spelled to, it's the only odd-backed card
Variations 2017 19
Bob Farmer I Predict a Red Backed Card odd-backed tabled card turns out to be later thought-of card, red/blue double backer
  • The Spectator Picks the Mystery Card
2017 24
Rudy T. Hunter Himber Wallet Prediction prediction kicker for the effect
Inspired by 2017 25
Bob Farmer The Magic Red Card of Mystery odd-backed card is put on deck and vanishes, turns out to be later signed selection in center of deck, red/blue double backer
2017 27
Bob Farmer Double-Back Vanish with odd-backed card, red/blue double backer, see page 31 for credit information by Max Maven
2017 28
Bob Farmer Karmamatic one card chosen from face-up and one from face-down deck, both cards predicted written on another odd-backed card
2017 33
Bob Farmer Your Mind is Mine to Play With named card is only card with message on back
2017 34
Bob Farmer Hand O' Doom Triumph with thought-of card, card vanishes and travels into spectator's pocket to some other cards already there, cue card on card with a hand design on it
Also published here 2017 39
Bob Farmer The Bammo Oblivion Deck freely named card becomes double-blank card in deck, other three cards of same value are there
Related toVariations 2017 51
Bob Farmer, Tony Kardyro Treating the Cards with cashmere bouquet soap and teflon powder, also for faro shuffles
Related to 2017 56
Bob Farmer The Bammo 50% Oblivion Deck single deck version
Inspired byRelated to 2017 70
Bob Farmer The Tele-Psychic-Omatic Deck thought-of card (one of thirteen) is not in deck, it has become a blank card, peek-pairs
Inspired by 2017 77
Bob Farmer Encephalonic Predestination chosen and thought-of card (in relation to chosen one) are predicted, 1-0-1
2017 83
Bob Farmer Science in Aid of Deception - The Top 24 Cards on the 1-0-1 deck, how to avoid duplicates being noticed
2017 86
Bob Farmer Octa Predestination chosen and thought-of card (in relation to chosen one) are predicted
2017 92
Bob Farmer Svengali Predestination chosen and thought-of card (in relation to chosen one) are predicted
2017 94
Bob Farmer Jack to the Future chosen card is written on named card, one of them is written on the other
2017 97
Bob Farmer Svenvoodoo position of freely peeked-at card is named, then chosen card appears at named number, svengali-peek-deck combination, with marking system
Variations 2017 101
Steve Beam Elimineight Card "randomly" generated from down under deal made to vanish, appear in card case
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Dec. 2017
Elixir (Vol. 1 No. 3 (Winter #1))
34
Michael Feldman Merely Impossible spectator hides card anywhere, apparent misunderstanding, another card turns out to be signed selection under impossible circumstances
Related to 2017 23
Ricky Smith Some Applications on using the punch as key card and for various poker deals, punch as pure marking system
2017 63
Ondřej Pšenička Hunting the Butterflies History of one-way decks and edge-marked decks, which led to the Butterfly playing cards
2017 6
Ondřej Pšenička What Are Butterfly Playing Cards? Description of how the Butterfly cards should be used

  • The Two-Way Markings
  • The One-Way Markings
  • The One-Way Flower
  • The One-Way Faces
2017 13
Michael Weber, Tim Trono 23 spectator thinks of any number card in cut-off pile and removes as many cards, 23rd card in rest of deck is red-backed duplicate of selection
Inspired byRelated to 2017 3
Chris Rawlins Drop Card spectator with eyes closed locates a selection with elimination process, stopping over tabled spread multiple times
  • Another Approach (gaffed method)
Also published here
  • "Drop Card" (Mind Experiments, Chris Rawlins, 2010)
2017 47
Chris Rawlins A Bonus (Pseudo Memory) three phase memory demonstration, first red black, then suits, then naming missing card
Also published here 2017 63
张国洲 Jojo Color Change Deck Blue deck changes to red step by step, first a few cards, then with slow motion change, then whole deck changes, gimmicked
2017 11
张国洲 Jojo 箱中预言 (Prediction in the Box) Card chosen from deck freely, matching card as a prediction is found in a box placed aside previously
2017 23
Mike Pisciotta Simple Evanescence "Repeat No Palm Card to Wallet"
Also published here 2017 16
Steve Beam More than Just a Snappy Dresser selected card vanishes and reappears printed on the Joker card, being held by the Joker
Also published here 2017 44
Adam Wilber The Splits a Four is split in two Twos, then Aces, without deck
Mar. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 3)
48
Helder Guimarães Sort Of a Miracle one of twenty-six, siamesa
Also published here June 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 6)
36
Tom Stone Backs & Water 4&4, mixed face-up/face-down, visual, accidental reinvention of trick in Tamariz reference
Related to July 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 7)
49
Leo Reed H.I.P. (Hofzinser Inspired Plot) Aces in spread on table, selection changes into Ace of matching suit, on the table are now three Aces and the selection and the spread changes into a permanently glued spread
Aug. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 8)
64
Helder Guimarães "You Decide" Cards Across spectator decides how many cards should travel
Also published here Oct. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 10)
40
Max Maven Thirteen at Dinner with Eugene transformation kicker
Inspired by
  • "Thirteen at Dinner" (Robert Neale, Life, Death and Other Card Tricks, 2000)
Also published here
Oct. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 10)
96
Helder Guimarães Post-Monition named card missing from deck and in prediction envelope
Also published here Dec. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 12)
48
Anthony Owen Voodoo Tattoo card chosen and returned to deck, any letter written on paper and burned, letter is found burned into selection
Inspired byRelated to
  • Anthony Owen's "Branded Card 3" 1997.
2017 34
Anthony Owen Sticky Intruder card with mark on face is chosen
Also published here 2017 48
Anthony Owen The Light Card odd-backed "signed card" type effect, card to wallet
Also published here 2017 51
Anthony Owen Caravan Travellers Kings travel to table and change to Aces
Inspired byAlso published here 2017 63
Anthony Owen Sticky Blue Danube fusion of two cards, signed on both sides
Inspired byAlso published here 2017 68
Anthony Owen Out Of This Street
2017 113
Anthony Owen Out Of This Book From The Library blindfold spectator, two different backs, with alternate handling in two glasses
Inspired by
  • Stephen Tucker's "Out Of This Dimension" in "The Crimp" Nr. 6.
2017 121
Anthony Owen Holey Security Guards, Robin! Holy P.O.D., flap gaff, cards can be examined
2017 129
Anthony Owen, John Lenahan Card-Toon Free Card-Toon variation, using Joe Stuthard's Trilby Deck, end-stripper & svengali
2017 138
Anthony Owen, Marc Paul, Andy Stone Killer Kombustion named card predicted in envelope, inspired by Kolossal Killer
2017 161
Anthony Owen RE: Monition two decks with different backs, named card is missing from one and found in other, two handlings
Inspired byAlso published here 2017 165
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 2017 199
Roberto Mansilla ¿Cómo luce el olvido? selections turn blank and face appear on blank cards in glass, covered with handkerchief
Also published here 2017 125
Roberto Mansilla Appearing Cards deck in glass, two selection appear on top of deck, with handkerchief
2017 138
Roberto Mansilla Hi Germain deck in glass with joker on top, two selections appear in front of joker, one by one, with handkerchief
2017 147
Patrick G. Redford The Loaded Deck "Marked, Stacked and Trilby!" Trilby deck combined with Redford stack
  • Red & Black Instant Separation & Re-Mix
  • Riffle Shuffles
  • What's Missing?
  • Quick Double Count
Inspired by 2017 213
Áriston Mazo Mezclado a Cualquier Orden Mnemonico divination of three thought of cards, shuffled deck put in Mnemonica, dealing cards in piles of seven cards
2017 17
Áriston Arising Card any named card rises from card case
2017 206
Áriston Cartas Opticas special marked deck, also with rising card feature
2017 209
Áriston Ariston's Card gaffed deck for rising card in card case
2017 211
Áriston Mazo Inmezclable special gaffed deck to quickly extract cards, brief description
2017 212
Áriston Aristoon variation of Dan Harlan's Card-Toon
2017 213
Steph Lacasse The Real Secrets of Card Trimming about Slim Card Co
Dec. 2018
Operandi (Issue 4)
20
Steph Lacasse Trimmers Explained... different types of trimmers and cutters
  • Rotary Trimmer
  • O'Hare Stripper Jig
  • Negative Trimmer
  • Lassen Trimmer
  • Bushey Trimmer
  • Corner Rounder
Dec. 2018
Operandi (Issue 4)
26
Steph Lacasse Strippers Stripped Bare... pros and cons
  • Wedge Stripper (Tapered Deck)
  • End Stripper
  • Combination Wedge Stripper
  • Shakeouts
  • Belly Stripper
  • N-Stripper (negative)
Dec. 2018
Operandi (Issue 4)
30
John Hostler Reciprocal Discovery two spectators face on stage and select a card from two decks, they match, SBS
  • 20/20 Variation (No Glasses)
2018 39
John Hostler Medallion Meets Tidal Wave card freely chosen, folded prediction card in money clip in pocket matches
Inspired by 2018 49
Bob Farmer The Bammo Brain Bamboozler two spectators think of a red and a black card, both cards vanish and are removed from the pocket before they are named, using version of John Kennedy's "Mind Power Deck"
Inspired by
  • "The Divine and Conquer Deck" (Leo Reed)
2018 1
Bob Farmer Brain Bamboozler Wave one card from red deck to blue deck
2018 12
Bob Farmer The Astounding Derren Brown Prediction from 2000 on the history of the effect
Related to
  • "Smoke" (Derren Brown, Pure Effect, 2000)
2018 15
Miika Pelkonen Auto Sandwich Two cards appear between two advertisement cards in the deck
Related to Apr. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 1 No. 4 (Spring #1))
42
Mathieu Bich 3rd Hand Sandwich Jokers placed on top and bottom of deck, when pulled away, card appear between them
Apr. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 1 No. 4 (Spring #1))
50
Ryan Plunkett Muck Off magician demonstrates switching card on table for card in sleeve, has spectator try it too, then produce Royal Flush from spectator's sleeve
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
56
Shannon Clark Back to the Beginning Card chosen and lost, deck becomes all backs, then restore except for selection which is now inside out (Hofzinser card), then it restores
Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
66
Dan Fleshman Marked / Invisible Two decks, spectator deals through one deck face up, leaving one card face down. Face down card matches reversed card in the other deck, inspired by trick from Todd Lamanske
Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
80
Johnny Thompson Les Quick Cartes three cards become duplicates of a selection, then another and a third selection, duplicate
Also published here 2018 83
Johnny Thompson Brainweave Force Deck faro fan
2018 105
Edward Marlo, Johnny Thompson The Empty Balloon
Inspired byAlso published here 2018 117
Johnny Thompson KF + BC + EM2 = Another Universal card changes into three different selections in three different ways and back to blank
Also published here 2018 123
Johnny Thompson Mixed Macs four Ace routine that includes the following routines
2018 159
Johnny Thompson The Assembly three double facers
2018 172
Charlie Miller MacDonalds Clean-Up gathering the double facers during routine for easier clean-up
2018 174
Johnny Thompson Adding the Gaffs for McDonalds Aces, two methods
2018 181
Johnny Thompson The Prowling Jokers three-phase sandwich routine
  • selection appears between Jokers held in hand
  • single cut makes wide-apart Jokers trap selection
  • Joker tossed next to selection
Inspired by 2018 199
Camilo Vázquez Tossed in the Deck joker tossed next to selection
Inspired by 2018 206
Jimmy Grippo, Johnny Thompson Grippo's Card to Envelope sealed empty envelope is passed through deck, then signed selection is found inside, duplicate or divided card (see reference), originally done with pocket index by Grippo
Related to 2018 119
Jamy Ian Swiss Card Vanish Suggestion using gaff instead of duplicate for clean vanish
Related to 2018 125
Johnny Thompson The Genii Stop Trick spectator thinks of card in half the deck, spectator deals cards one by one after naming his card, performer stops the deal at selection
Inspired by
  • "L. W. Stop Mystery" (Wright & Larson, Genii, Vol. 1 No. 1)
2018 127
Claude Rix, Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Ravelli Meets Rix card selected by dealing deck into six piles and rolling dice several times, Ravelli addition with Himber wallet
2018 135
Johnny Thompson Parrish the Thought spectator stabs performer's signed card, performer spectator's, half the deck signed by performer
Inspired by
  • Robert Parrish trick
Related to
  • "The Incredible Signature" (Barry Stevenson)
  • "Double Pointed Miracle" (Dick Zimmerman, Genii, Vol. 47 No. 11)
2018 141
Johnny Thompson, Millard Lichter The Pump Deck three spectators think of card in fan, all divined
Inspired by 2018 171
Johnny Thompson Miniature Invisible Deck done with small cards, with deck switch under the performing table
2018 273
Johnny Thompson Signed Card to Miniature Card Box folded, sound gimmick in box
2018 293
Johnny Thompson The Johnny Thompson $100 Prediction spectator stops face-up deal, card predicted, four-way out
  • Forcing Deck
  • Himber Wallet
  • The Four Wallets
  • The Outs
2018 299
Johnny Thompson Spectator Shuffles Koran Stack
2018 313
Christian Scherer Nie Wieder! three card monte with jumbo cards, multi-phase routine
Inspired by 2018 3
Asi Wind Reverse Engineer spectator names a card and reverses a card below the table, it is the named card
Inspired by
  • Derren Brown effect from "Tricks of the Mind"
Related to
2018 109
Asi Wind Stripper Ploy find out which card is missing with stripper deck
Related to 2018 116
Denis Behr The Dark Force spectator reverses any card below table, forced
Related to 2018 41
Denis Behr Photographic Memory
  • First Phase - Move-a-Card
  • Second Phase - The Missing Card
  • Third Phase - Half the Deck (spectator takes phone picture of order, after shuffling the order the performer can still recite it correctly)
Inspired by 2018 59
Douglas Hood The Overhand Shuffle of a Long-Short Deck
Also published here
  • Abracadabra, Vol. 9 No. 255 (May 1950)
2018 67
Denis Behr Haunted Herbert haunted deck into three directions, ends relatively clean
  • Tabled Handling
  • In-the-Hands Handling
Inspired by
  • "The Haunted Pack" (Edward Victor, Further Magic of the Hands, 1946)
Related to
2018 74
Christoph Borer Die Svengali-Force forcing with a Svengali deck, for "Hofzinsers Handschuh" (here as "Lunas Handschuh")
Related to 2018 26
Christoph Borer Cosmos named card is found to be the only card with different colored back, deck in plastic bag
Also published here 2018 68
Christoph Borer Das Drei-Karten-Wunder prediction of three cards, half forcing deck
2018 175
Ryan Schlutz Boxy Waltz selection travels into case, then transposes with second selection, then fusion finale
Also published here 2018 5
Ryan Schlutz Before the Thought eight to ten cards selected from table wash, highest card thought of, predicted in envelope
  • Marking the Deck
  • Reveal Using Wallet
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2018 17
Ryan Schlutz The One With The High Five card torn in half and halves mixed in paper carton, two halves chosen by spectator, they match
Inspired by
  • "Intercessor" (Gaëtan Bloom)
Also published here
2018 29
Eric Stevens Split-Second Marvel Card randomly chosen using stopwatch, matches card that is face down in the other deck
Inspired by 2018 35
Harapan Ong Sandwich-ception progressive sandwich in which a string of sandwiches is produced, in the end sandwich with miniature cards shows up, center card removed and it becomes normal sized
Inspired by 2018 95
Harapan Ong Oops selection made, sandwich cards removed one of which is the selection by apparent mistake, corrected with visual transformation
Inspired byRelated to 2018 100
Harapan Ong Three Chances three duplicates of selection produced from red Jacks, those three cards become red Jacks with sandwiched selection
Inspired byVariations 2018 103
Discrepancy Sandwich Display with double facer
2018 104
Harapan Ong Bigger Transpo transposition between the Queens and selection, four miniature cards are found on face of original selections and Queens change into giant version of selection
Inspired by
  • "Bigger Finish" (Jay Sankey, marketed product)
2018 109
Harapan Ong Extensions to the Cheek to Cheek Deck section intro
2018 124
Harapan Ong Dude, You're not even Trying competition with spectator who rights half a face-up/face-down mixed deck faster, spectator's end up mixed again while performer's magically unmix
Related to 2018 124
Harapan Ong The More you Shuffle cards shuffled face-up/face-down, they become progressively straightened out during more riffle shuffles, four Aces end up reversed
2018 125
Harapan Ong Followers of Christ same Ace keeps appearing or turning over, then Aces find by cutting to them
Related to 2018 130
Harapan Ong The Infinity Reversal reversed card is apparently turned back over in in-the-hands spread
Inspired by 2018 132
Harapan Ong Daley Express visual
2018 153
Harapan Ong Triumph in the Trash multi-phase routine in which two of four jokers are turned over and they reverse again
2018 157
Harapan Ong Blank in the Bin four Jokers become blank one by one and then change back
2018 161
Harapan Ong Remix in the Rubbish four Jokers turn face down one by one, then All Backs phase, then blank, back to Jokers
Related to 2018 162
Harapan Ong King's Overture black Kings sandwich red Kings, they transpose, with second visual phase
Inspired by 2018 166
Harapan Ong Plot Twist transformation kicker
Inspired by 2018 170
Harapan Ong Gag Packs packet tricks with four cards
  • Change Back (rainbow backs finale)
  • One Direction (photos as finale of boy band members)
2018 172
Harapan Ong Have a Break, Have a Kit Kat kit kat bar appears from deck of cards
2018 190
Harapan Ong The Frog Prince card with frog image visually changes into a Jack of Hearts, hand-operated flap style gimmick
2018 199
Harapan Ong 2 + 2 = 4 Four value torn in half, both halves change into a Two each
2018 203
Xiaobo Zhou 被收集者 (The Collected) Standard effect, four Queens find three selections cleanly
2018 38
Jason Ladanye Game Changer fusion with spectator and performer signed cards, presented as "whose card hits the table first during the deal wins" bet
Inspired byRelated to 2018 37
Jason Ladanye Cheaters Aces are apparently marked, special glasses presentation, Aces stacked and during deal change back color, then change back, red/blue double backers, faros
2018 223
David Solomon Blank Thought Revisited with two selections, sandwiched blank card changes into named selection
Inspired by 2018 18
David Solomon Colorful Mates spectator selects to cards from red deck, performer inserts them into blue deck next to their mates
2018 68
Double Faced Christ Force
2018 69
David Solomon Matcho From a Shuffled Deck two cards chosen by Christ cutting procedure, predicted
2018 75
David Solomon, Jordan Cotler Dually Noted two cards predicted on post-it note on back of odd-backed Joker, red/blue double backer
Inspired by 2018 88
David Solomon Numerology & You after some calculation with a starting number, a number is formed, the starting number is the only odd-backed value in the deck and the resulting number is written on its back
Inspired by 2018 110
Sungwon Kim Broken Canvas blank card is torn in quarters and torn pieces transform into quarters of a playing card
2018 22
Bill Cheung, Áriston Any Card Rising Rising Card, any card can be named
2018 10
Bill Cheung Time Traveler Signed card vanish between Jokers, appear inside sealed deck
2018 15
Kieron Johnson Invisible Ice invisible deck frozen in ice block, freely chosen card is reversed in it
2018 17
Kieron Johnson How to Waterproof Cards how to treat cards before freezing them in water or using them with water
2018 60
Peter Pellikaan Afgronden four coins in square formation, four duplicate cards, a hole appears in the cards so they can be placed onto the coins with the coins in the holes, holes vanish again
Variations 2018
Silhouette (Vol. 1 No. 1)
5
Peter Pellikaan Variant four coins in square formation, four duplicate cards, another card with hole, then a hole appears in the cards, holes vanish again
Inspired by 2018
Silhouette (Vol. 1 No. 1)
9
Lorenz Schär Strapped deck is sucked back into card case while magician taps on it, only card sticking out is selection
Inspired by 2018 21
Steve Beam Elimineight Card "randomly" generated from down under deal made to vanish, appear in card case
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2018 282
Martin Lewis Threesome
  • Making Magic
three cards are put in envelopes, they appear in three small bottles one by one with different methods
Jan. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 1)
32
Alexander de Cova Forte-X
  • Notizen
three predictions written on blank cards, they match three chosen cards
Also published here Apr. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 4)
42
Chris Westfall Hat Trick card in baseball cap transposes with tabled card
Apr. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 4)
72
Jim Steinmeyer The Ambitious Young Executive
  • Conjuring
small-packet ambitious card routine for stage, with cards in bulldog clips on a wooden rod, on which the ambitious card turns upwards ("rises")
Inspired by
  • "A Brand New Rising Cards" (Jack Hughes)
June 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 6)
62
Jeff Prace No More Card Tricks v2
  • Left-Handed
deck is thrown up and suddenly bound with electrical tape
Inspired byVariations June 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 6)
76
Harapan Ong Center of Attention Ace of Spades keeps reversing itself in packet of Aces, ends with imbalanced transposition between Ace of Spades and other three Aces
Also published here June 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 6)
80
Philip Simon Tip for No More Card Tricks deck is thrown up and suddenly bound with electrical tape
Inspired by Aug. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 8)
60
Alexander de Cova Boxed Transposition
  • Notizen
signed card from deck to case between Jacks, spectator handles double facer, second phase in which a card cut in quarters transposes with another card
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 9)
74
Kurt Freitag It's In the Bag spectator chooses a card and a rubber band color, both have been predicted, clear change bag
Sep. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 9)
89
Jim Steinmeyer Advanced Teleportation
  • Conjuring
Also published here Oct. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 10)
26
Roberto Mansilla Hero: Where One Card Gives Its Life for Another
  • Artifices
card torn in quarters transposes with another card under a glass
Oct. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 10)
44
Theodore DeLand Eureka Card Trick four Kings and an Ace are placed in spectator's pocket, the Ace is removed and put back in deck, Kings then change to Aces in spectator's pocket
Dec. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 12)
24
Jim Steinmeyer Co-Conspirators
  • Conjuring
spectator and performer both have a deck and alternately deal and stop anytime and place the card at that point in a glass, in the end there are three matches
Also published here Dec. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 12)
58
Scott Robinson Really Just One Move same effect as “Just One Move” (p. 91) using double-backed card
2018 96
Scott Robinson Severance Pay selected card penetrates folded dollar bill, extra quarter of card (see reference, mistakenly credited to Tony Miller there), see simplified version on p. 128
Inspired by
  • Timothy Wenk’s marketed item, “Misled” (ca. 1980s?)
Also published here
2018 124
Scott Robinson Manifold red-backed Ace of Spades sandwiched between two red Kings transposes with selection, ending up at the designated position that selection occupied in deck
Inspired by 2018 148
Scott Robinson Money Changers four indifferent cards wrapped in dollar bill change places with four Kings on table, indifferent cards’ faces visible throughout, shortened double-ender card gaff
2018 248
Scott Robinson Card change in bill face card of packet inside bill changes as packet is pushed back and forth through bill, using card gaff
2018 254
Christoph Borer Borers Frechheit handling a Svengali deck
Also published here 2018 48
Alexander de Cova Gedanken zur Multiple Revelation various thoughts on multiple revelation routines
  • Zur Geschichte
  • Plot
  • Eine Lösung
  • Die Sache mit der Sanduhr (hourglass)
  • Notwendige Techniken
  • Das unpräparierte Spiel
  • Die dicke Berta
  • Die mehrfache Kontrolle
  • Falsches Überhandmischen
  • Falsches Mischen am Tisch (Zarrow-Shuffle, Shank-Shuffle)
  • Falsches Abheben in der Hand
  • Palmagen
  • Multiple Shift Kontrolle
  • Forcieren (klassisch oder Hinduforce)
  • Der Spielaustausch
  • Das Merken der Namen
  • Effekte
  • Die Alternativen
  • Zusammenfassung der Schritte
2018 221
Alberto de Figueiredo Invisible plus... plus ball thrown into audience to construct card using several spectators, card is reversed with missing corner, corner found in pocket of last spectator, Intercessor
Inspired by 2018 31
Alberto de Figueiredo Post-it prediction in three-phases, cards written on post-it, as climax post-it vanishes and appears on face of third card
Inspired by
  • Rick Lax's "Going Postal"
2018 215
Jan Logemann Aphrodites Walzer two signed cards fuse
2019 15
Jan Logemann Doppelt hält besser two odd-backed signed cards are torn, two halves each fuse together back to back, red/blue double backer
2019 18
Jan Logemann Frottierter Vogel cards with names of birds, one selected and predicted
Inspired by
  • Heinz act (Pit Hartling)
2019 20
Wayne Houchin Houdini's Influence Magician shows different photos of different playing cards, spectator freely chooses one, magician shows prediction matches
2019 2
Matt Baker Say Anything Lie detector effect, end with magician showing prediction in an envelope of a random word thought of and written down by spectator, prediction is printed letter by letter on cards
Inspired by 2019 101
Matt Baker, Barrie Richardson Banned For Life variation on Shuffle Bored, done as a real time skill demonstration of card counting for casino cheating. Magician can tell number of cards face up, number of red cards, and the total sum of the values of the red cards

Includes a magician-fooler method using "Rounders" gaffed cards, idea by Barrie Richardson, which is basically stripper deck but with rounded corners
Related to 2019 159
Matt Baker S.O.L. card selected by spectator under very stringent conditions, magician is still able to divine its identity, x-ray case
2019 233
Matt Baker Outlier card freely named by spectator, spectator then selects a card from the deck, rest of the deck is shown to be duplicates of another card, but the selected card is the named card, uses a Double Decker deck
Also published here 2019 242
Michał Kociołek Three + One Spelling and coincidence trick, spell with small packet, end with four of a kind production
Inspired by 2019 31
Michał Kociołek Polish Poker Stacking Pseudo riffle stacking routine, uses Polish Poker deck, marketed by Card-Shark, stack any thought-of poker hand
2019 39
Yves Carbonnier Dur Dur! card comes to the top, changes into blank card and is found in the deck again, repeated, then deck ends up in two glued blocks
Inspired by 2019 112
Yves Carbonnier 4. Retrouvailles Impossibles impossible stop trick, handling of Svengali deck
2019 181
Iñaki Zabaletta Predicción with Cambio al Voltear
2019 95
Iñaki Zabaletta 52 B Wave all other cards are blank
2019 111
Iñaki Zabaletta Impostors Comodines Csmbiantes, two Jokers change to selection and back
2019 117
Iñaki Zabaletta Red and Black Phenomena Fuera de Este Mundo, with glasses
2019 123
Iñaki Zabaletta Ethereal Deck La Baraja Desaparece, deck vanishes under handkerchief except selection
2019 139
Andi Gladwin Triumphant Failure "A fixed routine"
six cards, blindfold Triumph
2019 47
Mike Pisciotta Simple Evanescence Repeat No Palm Card to Wallet
Also published here 2019 11