7,407 entries in Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Mike Pisciotta The Rashomon Effect three spectators select cards, they turn out to be the same, half Mirage deck
Also published here 2019 15
Michael Sondermeyer Signa-Tear two cards are torn, halves transpose twice, with signed cards
Inspired by 2019 21
Lorenz Schär All Bags off-beat prediction written on a bag, 51 cards selected
2019 97
Lorenz Schär Kool and the Gang ten red and ten black cards, with entire deck ending
2019 109
Roberto Mansilla Up the Sleeve card in performer's sleeve transposes with card on table, then one card is held by spectator and while shaking his hand, cards transpose
2019 21
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Wild Card Switch
2019 27
Roberto Mansilla Predicción Pesadilla selected card vanishes and turns out to be card previously removed to write prediction on its back
Inspired byVariations 2019 149
Tom Gagnon Hof-Sendser Aces Jazz Aces presented as hole card switch demonstration, using transparent Hofzinser card over phone flashlight
Inspired by 2019 12
Tom Gagnon Underhanded Collectors selections lost and deck spread on table, scooped up with four Kings and selection appear between Kings, four double facers, faro
Inspired by 2019 65
Tom Gagnon SCAAN "Spectator Card at Any Number", with the Versatile Spread Control
Inspired by 2019 77
Tom Gagnon Umpteenth Open Prediction using Gagnon Spread Control
Inspired by 2019 82
Tom Gagnon Clipped Triple Prediction three cards with paper clip on them, turn out to be later selections
2019 95
Tom Gagnon Twice Clipped Improved two cards predicted with cards from other deck, paper-clipped pairs
Inspired by 2019 97
Tom Gagnon Clipped Transposition paper clipped card on table transposes with reversed card in deck, ribbon spread handling, optional double backer
Related to 2019 112
Tom Gagnon Slipping McDonald In opening sequence to switch in double facers
2019 173
Tom Gagnon Bill Collector dollar bill and four Aces placed in different parts of ribbon spread deck and lost, two cards on either side of bill are then Aces, gaffed bill
Inspired by 2019 201
Tom Gagnon Otis' Elevator elevator routine with Ace through Three using tabled ribbon spread techniques
2019 286
Tom Gagnon Dealing McDonald In using Throw Bottom Deals to ring in the double facers
2019 331
Tom Gagnon Gagnon Ace Vanish with double facer
2019 334
Tom Gagnon A McDonald Vanish with double facer
Inspired by 2019 337
Tom Gagnon Soaping the Faro
Inspired byRelated to 2019 339
Tom Gagnon Stripper Deck Finesse method to gain control of a reversed card
  • Side Strippers
  • End Strippers
2019 340
Tom Gagnon Negative Reaction negative stripper card combined with Gagnon Spread Control
2019 343
Tom Gagnon Freda card is also odd-backed
Inspired byVariations 2019 397
Tom Gagnon Devilish Transposition thought-of cards from performer and spectator from two decks transpose, using Devilish Switch
2019 411
Michał Kociołek Mike Card Deal
Also published here 2019 2
Bob Farmer Stripson and Dealilah
Inspired by 2019 10
Helder Guimarães The Empty Space "Worth Waiting For"
thought-of card appears between two Jokers in center of deck
Inspired by
  • "The Sculpture" (Helder Guimarães, Red Mirror DVD, 2010)
2019 256
Helder Guimarães Unexplained Understandable "Preserving the Mystery"
unknown card in glass, three cards chosen, Joker transforms into each selection, all chose the Queen of hearts, it is shown as card in glass
2019 334
Helder Guimarães The Only Path "A Matter of Control"
spectator makes up cards in several stages and with help of message cards in envelopes, it's predicted
Inspired by 2019 372
Helder Guimarães The Restless Joker "Notions of the Impossible"
named card is supposed to turn over, but Joker turns over repeatedly, Joker placed aside face down, it still turns over in deck and tabled card is named selection
Inspired byRelated to 2019 388
Larry Jennings Larreverse here done with a double facer
2019 394
Mike Helmer A Piddling Triumph twenty-six double backers, U.F. Grant
2019
Leaves (Vol. 1 No. 2)
6
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 2019 12
Michael Powers Triple Whammy three selections, first found, it is stabbed between other selections, one travels from half to half, breather
2019 105
Michael Powers Open Prediction 999 card that is dealt face down is signed on back by spectator
Also published here
  • Close-Up Variety Pack II, 1996 lecture notes
  • Linking Ring Parade, April 2015
2019 121
Kevin Casaretto Signed, Sealed & Delivered Redux card signed by performer and spectator transpose after put in envelopes
2019 175
Michael Powers Heisting Histed Heisted 3.0 twenty-five duplicates, with additional ideas
Inspired by 2019 288
Matthew Martin Again, Hofzinser Spins In His Grave odd-backed, red/blue double backer
2019
Output (Issue 1)
8
Roberto Mansilla Nightmare Prediction
  • Artifices
selected card vanishes and turns out to be card previously removed to write prediction on its back
Inspired by Feb. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 2)
66
David Britland, Jesse Demaline Sympathetic Cards from Pocket
  • Cardopolis
three cards chosen from one deck, performer locates duplicates of those cards from another deck in his pocket
Inspired by
  • "Sympathetic Cards from Pocket" (Jesse Demaline, The Magic Wand, issue 254)
Feb. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 2)
68
David Britland Reverse Mene Tekel Deck spectator cuts deck, gives half to performer, reverses top card into center, performer does same, spectator's card is divined and the reversed cards are mates
Inspired by
  • "Sight Unseen" (Ron Escott, marketed 1973)
Feb. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 2)
69
Patrick Kun Modern Biddle
  • Left-Handed (Jeff Prace)
biddle trick version, spectator holds the five cards and a photo is taken of him with the fan, then card vanishes from packet and reappears in deck, card also vanishes on photograph
Related to Apr. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 4)
58
Al Schneider Super Nova
  • Broadcast from Nowhere
six cards are laid out in a circle, six quarters vanish with a flash from a tube and reappear under those cards
May 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 5)
58
Jonathan Neal A "Crafty" Card Trick for Charlie
  • Secrets Within Secrets
making a jumbo flap card, turnaround for rising card
Aug. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 8)
58
José Carroll Oil and Water in a Wine Glass vertical, 4&4, one color disappears as climax
Also published here 2019 155
José Carroll Travelers through the Card Case signed Aces from cased deck to four pockets
  • Variations
    • The First Variation
    • The Second Version (The Lightning Version)
Also published here 2019 166
José Carroll Blackbacked Card invisible through transparent sheet
2019 179
José Carroll Flying Aces gaffed
Also published here 2019 188
José Carroll The hip-flask deck drink poured from deck
Related to
  • Magic up do Date, W.H.J. Shaw, 1896
2019 264
Ramón Riobóo Double Magic Trip Selection travels from blue deck to red deck, then repeated by making selection (which is now signed) jump back
2019 327
Ramón Riobóo Out of Touch Two cards touched in two different decks match, many different versions taught

  • 1. Double Facers
  • 2. Waxy
  • 3. No Wax, with prep
  • 4. Impromptu / Impromptu Double Backer
  • 5. Memorized Deck
Inspired by 2019 335
Ramón Riobóo Premonition and Divination Divine a card, predict another card
2019 347
Ramón Riobóo Guaranteed Premonition Prediction from blue deck matches selection from red deck, teaches version with regular deck
2019 353
Patrick G. Redford Perspicacity Spectator can determine which card has been added into another deck after a quick flick
2019 52
Patrick G. Redford Hot Travelers Named and selected cards travel from a red deck to a blue deck, multiple phases
Inspired by 2019 56
Madison Hagler Cards To Pocket Version using three selections and Level One gimmick by Christian Grace
Inspired by 2019 150
Patrick G. Redford Transformer Deck Switch (Cards to Box) Card case appears around the deck, uses Level One Gimmick by Christian Grace
Related to 2019 154
Patrick G. Redford Meltdown: Cards Into Box Deck melts into box half by half, leaving selection outside box, uses Level One gimmick by Christian Grace
Inspired byRelated to 2019 160
Carlos Vaquera Clones three blank cards change into selection, then turn blank and into second selection
2019 65
Luke Jermay The Extended Tossed Deck cards of two spectators are divined first, then four more audience members, deck shown normal
2019 3
Max Maven Thirteen at Dinner with Eugene thirteen red cards counted, one removed, thirteen remain, repeated, all change to black cards as climax
Inspired by
  • "Thirteen at Dinner" (Robert Neale, Life, Death and Other Card Tricks)
VariationsAlso published here
2019 9
Alberto de Figueiredo La baraja humana deck is shuffled in a bag by a spectator and then one card is reversed, all the other spectators think of a card and the one card from the person which birthday is closest to the person on stage is selected, the thought-of card turns out to be the same as the card turned over
2019 31
Alberto de Figueiredo El edificio card comes to the top, deck transforms into Omni Deck
2019 235
Jim Steinmeyer The 4 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 2019 1
Jim Steinmeyer Standing Up For McDonald stand-up with glasses
Also published here 2019 6
Don Schrager Paper Bag Force cards dumped in paper bag which is shaken up, one card drawn from it
Also published here 2019 11
Tony Chang The Mystery Touched You Where? a card appears between sandwich cards and vanishes again, it is then found to be card that has been placed under spectator's hand previously
May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 1 (Spring #2))
190
Ben Hart Cards Rising Through the Airwaves script for performing rising card on the radio
2020 142
Ryan Plunkett Fan Mail card predicted in envelope, fair elimination process after table wash by spectator
Inspired by 2020 21
Ryan Plunkett The Time Machine top and bottom card shown, another card selected, all cards lost in the center, selection emerges from deck and top and bottom cards return as well
  • A Tapered Variant (version with stripper deck)
Inspired byVariations 2020 85
Ryan Plunkett TPS (Tapered Palm Shift) DPS from reversed card in stripper deck
Inspired by 2020 150
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 2020 171
Rhys "Morgan" Jones, Robert "West" Tay Thought of Cards Across ten reds and ten blacks, thought card travels across
Related to 2020 217
Steve Forte Chapter 6 - Peeks and Paper
  • Introduction
2020 477
Steve Forte Paper general comments
  • paper for cardmen
2020 487
Steve Forte Humps blockout work, adding humps with matching ink into white border
2020 490
Steve Forte Summary peek and paper with second deal
2020 501
Steve Forte holdout devices
2020 541
Steve Forte cold-deck machine
2020 565
Steve Forte Card Table Artifice analysis and fact checks
  • Professional Secrets
  • holdouts
  • prepared cards
  • prepared cards (strippers)
  • faro
  • confederacy
  • two methods of shuffling
  • primary accomplishments
  • possibilities of the blind
  • uniformity of action
  • deportment
  • display of ability
  • greatest single accomplishment
  • effect of suspicion
  • acquiring the art
  • importance of details
  • Technical Terms
Related to 2020 617
Steve Forte gaffed cards some brief comments
2020 769
Steve Forte Aces, Kings, Queens, Jacks and Tens (strippers)
2020 840
Steve Forte Stripper Stack Aces fairly lost in table spread, dealt after single cut
2020 920
Steve Forte Appendix - Marked Card Summary
  • 1. Foreign Substances
  • 2. Removing Part of the Printed Design
  • 3. Changing the Shape
  • 4. Other Alterations
  • 5. Touch Work
  • 6. Exploiting Manufacturing Variances
  • 7. Invisible Spectrum
  • 8. Asymmetries
  • 9. Defects
  • 10. Esoteric Systems
  • Summary
2020 1057
Andi Gladwin Cut, Stop, Shuffle spectator cuts off a third, then deals some card in a second pile, then shuffles the last third, each packet turned over and they have written on them "cut/stop/shuffle here"
2020 179
Andi Gladwin Aura three selections lost, first found by performer in face-down spread, second with deck in performer's pocket, third by spectator who reaches into pocket
Related to 2020 221
Ryan Schlutz Equifinality card composed of chosen suit and value from multiple tabled packets is predicted
Also published here 2020 37
Ryan Schlutz 6 Covers 6 hands-off selection and riffle shuffle by spectator
Also published here 2020 73
Ryan Schlutz Boxy Waltz selection travels into case, then transposes with second selection, then fusion finale
Also published here 2020 77
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
Also published here 2020 89
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
Also published here 2020 101
Ryan Schlutz Mind the GAP fair version of GAP principle with borrowed deck, chosen card is reversed in other deck
2020 124
Nancy Colwell Narrow Minded approach with three selections, with discussion of think-a-card methods
Related to 2020 89
Eric Stevens Final Cut Pro deck mixed face-up/face-down with spectator, yet selection instantly cut to
2020 248
Pedro Bryce Ace Embly using seven cards
Inspired by 2020 22
Peter Gröning Resigned two cards signed on front and back by two spectators, the fuse into double-facer, performer left with two back-signed duplicates
Variations 2020 11
Peter Gröning Half Resigned two cards signed on front and back by performer and spectator, the fuse into double-facer, performer left with back-signed duplicate
2020 20
Peter Gröning Resigned in Color two cards from two decks signed on front and back by two spectators, the fuse into double-facer, performer left with two back-signed duplicates
2020 26
Peter Gröning Resigned by Remote Control two cards signed on front and back by two spectators, the fuse into double-facer, performer left with two back-signed duplicates, handling away from deck
2020 29
Peter Gröning Torn Between Two Worlds selection torn in half, both halves signed by two spectators, they fuse into half a SBS double facer
2020 89
David Britland Trevor Hall's Direct Mind Reading
  • Cardopolis
guessing the method of Hall's effect, one card thought of from a spread and one chosen by cutting, both divined
Inspired by
  • "Direct Mind Reading" (Trevor Hall, marketed 1956)
Feb. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 2)
52
Jim Steinmeyer The Lost Quatrain
  • Conjuring
presentation for Koran-type 1-0-1-stack stop trick prediction
Apr. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 4)
40
Lee Petrucci Holey Caddiddlehopper named card is only one with hole in it, in an envelope is found the missing hole
Sep. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 9)
66
Jim Steinmeyer Syracuse Monte
  • Conjuring
with jumbo cards
Oct. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 10)
52
David Britland The Vanishing
  • Cardopolis
card thought of, it vanishes and appears in the pocket
  • The Spectator Thinks of a Card
  • Reversing the Block
  • A Casual Interrogation
  • Deep Fishing
Oct. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 10)
66
Chris Rawlins Variant Three four chosen cards distributed in spectator's pockets and on table, video prediction reveals all four cards, four marked cards
Inspired by 2020 25
Chris Rawlins Variante Four four chosen cards predicted
Inspired by 2020 28
Harapan Ong Centre 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 2020 7
Harapan Ong Hand To Pocket Selected and signed card placed on spectator's palm, deck placed reversed on top of the card. Card disappears and travels to magician's pocket.
2020 31
Harapan Ong Indicated Transposition Two cards selected and lost. First card turns face up in the middle of the deck, and then placed aside. Magician counts down the value of the first card from its position, and finds first selection again. The card placed aside is shown to be the second selection.
2020 53
Harapan Ong Punchback Variation of Kickback by Ryan Swigert. Two black Kings used to locate two selections one by one, but in the process the two selections suddenly change places with the two Kings.
Inspired byVariations 2020 75
Larry Jennings Always Cut the Cards - Version Two (Gimmicked)
Also published here 2020 124
Larry Jennings The Strange Case of the Unsinkable Ace card placed second from top comes back to top, repeats
  • Version One (Ungimmicked)
  • Version Two (Gimmicked)
Inspired by
  • "The Trick that Fooled Houdini" (Dai Vernon, Vernon Touch column, Genii, Vol. 37 No. 4, Apr. 1973)
2020 233
Larry Jennings In Space one of five cards thought of, correct one pocketed, others change to Aces
  • Version One (Ungimmicked)
  • Version Two (Gimmicked) (a bit like fan-2-c gaff)
Inspired by
  • "In Sp-Ace" (Ken Allen, marketed mid-1960s)
Related to
2020 240
Larry Jennings Wild Card Jennings Style eight Jokers change into the Ace of Spades one by one, credit information
2020 334
Larry Jennings Smith’s Pocket Myth two thought-of cards from small packet to pocket, no palming, with or without double backer
Also published here 2020 466
Larry Jennings The Close-Up Illusion three cards, one penetrates one of the the others visually, slit in card, credit information
Also published here 2020 488
Michael Rubinstein The Mentalist prediction written on initialed coin, card chosen, wrong card is on coin which then changes into writing of correct one
Also published here
  • At the Table lecture, 2017
2020 268
Michael Rubinstein Case Solved coin and card travel into card case on table
Also published here
  • My Close-Up Collection, 1985
  • Penguin Two Live lecture, 2016
2020 277
Justin Purcell Everywhere & Nowhere three wrong cards in glasses are each shown to be the selection, they then change back
July 2021
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Special Chicago Issue #1)
40
Edward Marlo Subconscious
Also published here
  • The Gen, July 1959
May 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 5)
42
Jim Steinmeyer Five Coincidences
  • Conjuring
cards counted into glass on a cardboard piece, spectator stops five times and those cards are placed against the bookmark, the five cards are four Threes and a Two with a third pip drawn on it, rest of cards shown to be double-backed
June 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 6)
68
Roberto Mansilla What Does Oblivion Look Like?
  • Artifices
selections turn blank and face appear on blank cards in glass, covered with handkerchief
Also published here Aug. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 8)
50
John Gaughan The Martin Rising Card Machine
  • Chamber of Secrets
jumbo deck
Oct. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 10)
50
Roberto Mansilla Two Sandwiches
  • Artifices
card appears in sandwich in deck, then cleanly under the hand of the spectator
Oct. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 10)
58
Mao Ono Bewildering three-of-a-kind as prediction, any number named, card at that position completes the quartet
Nov. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 11)
63
Nancy Colwell Theseus - Sixth Solution card signed and torn into quarters, quarters replaced one by one with odd-backed quarters, when turned over the pieces still have spectator's signature
2021 50
Nancy Colwell Theseus - Tenth Solution three cards signed, cards replaced one by one with odd-backed cards, when turned over they still have spectator's signatures
2021 60
Simon Aronson Simon Aronson's Solution card signed, quarters torn out one by one are replaced quarters from odd-backed duplicate, when turned over the pieces still have spectator's signature, red/blue double backer
2021 99
Roberto Giobbi The Trick That Can Be Explained sure fire
2021 109
Sylvain Juzan Every Card You Take, I'll Be Watching You five cards chosen, spectators mix cards face-up/face-down, only selections end up reversed
2021 14
Sylvain Juzan Color Correction selection's back changes in middle of deck, then back to deck's color, faro, red/blue double backer
2021 20
Sylvain Juzan Reverse Biddle 2 selection travels from cased deck to packet of four cards
2021 34
Sylvain Juzan Mimic Me If You Can performer and spectator have one deck each, four selections match and also match a prediction
Inspired by
  • Luis Otero routine from Penguin Live Lecture
2021 43
Sylvain Juzan Tricky Question selection removed from deck becomes blank, then reappears on top or bottom as the spectator wishes
2021 58
Ryan Schlutz Two-Fair Transpo card on top of deck transposes with out-jogged card visually, second phase with spectator
2021 5
Ryan Schlutz, Salomon Vainstein Randomly Constructed card chosen by choosing a suit and counting a packet for the value, two handlings
  • Alternate Handling - 13 Card Stack
  • Reveal Ideas
    • Mentalism Reveal
    • 52 Outs
    • Marked Deck
    • Second Deck
    • 52-Card Index
2021 13
Moritz Mueller Jokers to the Right four cards selected and lost, two appear between the two Jokers and then the Jokers change into the remaining two selections
2021 80
Moritz Mueller Biddle's Nightmare unknown card set aside, then Biddle trick, unknown card turns out to be the selection that has vanished from the packet
2021 90
Ryan Goh Big Brain Brainwave type of effect - spectator remove any card from the deck themselves, card shown to have an odd-back compared to the rest of the deck
2021 49
Wolfgang Moser Chaos & Ordnung
Also published here 2021 15
Wolfgang Moser Die Gedachte Karte in der Brieftasche named card is predicted in wallet, range force for picture cards
Related to
  • "Inferno" (Joshua Jay, marketed 2013)
2021 19
John Graham Name-Dropper any name is written on the backs of cards in a prediction packet, one letter on each card, involves the divination of a selection and a gag prediction written on the case
Inspired by 2021 9
John Graham Buffalo John combination of Million Dollar Bill Mystery, Barcode Gag, Before Your Eyes prediction on dry-erase board, bill transformation in Himber wallet, Hat Tear, $100 bill switch
Inspired byRelated to 2021 153
Boris Wild ARCAAN "Any Reversed Card at Any Number"
card named, several unsuccessful methods to find it are demonstrated, then it ends up reversed at a named number
  • Variations with the Boris Wild Marked Deck
Inspired by
  • "Illogical Invisible Countdown" (John Carey, Crafted with Carey, 2015)
2021 14
Boris Wild Any Ambitious Card At Any Number card to small number from the top
  • Variations of Numbers
  • Variations with the Boris Wild Marked Deck
Inspired by
  • "Sticking Up For Larry" (John Carey, video Handle With Carey)
2021 19
Boris Wild InvisiQuiz Biddle Trick type effect
  • Variations of Shuffles
  • Variations of Questions
  • Variations of Revelations
  • Variations with the Boris Wild Marked Deck
Inspired by
  • "Invisicard" (John Carey, The Carey Files)
2021 37
Boris Wild Impossible Double Divination two spectators cut to a card each in half the deck, shuffling, performer divines the cards
  • Variations of Revelations
  • Variations with the Boris Wild Marked Deck
2021 48
Nathan Kranzo Invisible Deck Ideas
2021 22
Dani DaOrtiz Unraveling the Triple Intuition three spectators choose cards and they are lost in deck, Spectator A deals and stops when he wants and value of card is counted to arrive at his selection, Spectator B deals to a number he thought of and card at that number is his, Spectator C deals and stops when he wants and is fairly given option to deal more or go back, arrives at his card
Also published here 2021 145
Ricardo Rodriguez En todas partes... y en alguna selection torn at the end
2021 53
Ricardo Rodriguez Predicción abierta o el oráculo boards with automatic writing, in one the name of a selected Spanish playing card can be found, ambigram kicker and prediction also on piece of paper
2021 77
Ryan Murray Discovery on natural stripper properties in standard decks
2021 3
Ryan Murray The Natural Locator on the use of natural stripper properties in standard decks
  • Cutting to a Card
  • The Diagonal Grip
    • On the Table
    • In the Hands
  • The Strip-Out
    • Refinements
  • Nomenclature
2021 6
Ryan Murray Separating the Cards aligning natural stripper decks
  • Using the Printing Imperfections
  • Using Pip Orientation
  • Separation Shuffle A
  • Separation Shuffle B
  • Combining Separation Methods
2021 21
Ryan Murray Secret Rotations how to secretly turn a card/packet end for end
  • Single Card Rotation
  • Palm Rotation
  • Shuffle Rotation
  • Half Deck Rotation
Related to 2021 33
Ryan Murray Full Deck Rotations how to secretly turn a card/packet end for end
  • In-Hands Riffle Shuffle
  • Having the Card Returned Behind Your Back (Annemann)
  • Showing all the Cards as Different
  • Handing Out the Deck (Annemann)
  • Split Two Ways (Tarbell Course)
  • Dribble to Table
  • Spreading in an Arc
  • Notes on Table Spreading
Related to 2021 44
Ryan Murray As a Simple Location using natural stripper properties in standard decks
2021 55
Ryan Murray Impossible Location using natural stripper properties in standard decks
Related toVariations 2021 57
Ryan Murray Double Impossible Location with two locations, using natural stripper properties in standard decks
Inspired byRelated to 2021 59
Ryan Murray Lucky Poker Deal card selected from packet and lost, four hands dealt, chosen one contains four Sevens and selection, using natural stripper properties in standard decks
2021 61
Ryan Murray Mirrored a selection and its mate are located with fair procedure, using natural stripper properties in standard decks
2021 66
Ryan Murray Multiple Selection four cards lost, incompletely shuffled deck put in case, cards drop in except three of the selections, their added value are used to find last selection, using natural stripper properties in standard decks
Inspired by 2021 71
Ryan Murray Ace Cutting using natural stripper properties in standard decks
  • Tracking the Aces
  • Cutting to the Aces by Suit
  • Final Notes on Ace Cutting
2021 78
Ryan Murray Epiphany deck really shuffled face-up/face-down, using natural stripper properties in standard decks
2021 85
Ryan Murray Epilogue on natural stripper properties in standard decks, credit information
2021 99
Ryan Murray Appendix: References for natural stripper properties in standard decks
2021 103
Lionel Gallardo Aplicación del L.C.C. para el Samurai Move de Lennart Green application for the LCC in combination with the Samurai Move, signed card jumps from face-up deck
2021 39
Lennart Green Top Shot with double facer, Samurai Move
2021 44
Lionel Gallardo ¡Tu carta, mi carta! multi-phase routine, card transpo with names of performers an spectator on card, torn and restored transpo with restoration as finale
2021 91
Eugene Burger Influence spectator stops dealing, card has large X on its back, then spectator stops the performer dealing and card is predicted as jumbo card on back of tray
  • Interview, 2015
Inspired by
  • "Altered" (Bruce Bernstein)
2021 9
Max Maven Monte Cristo Deck credit information
2021 11
Eugene Burger Thought Sender both sides of deck are freely shown
  • Eugene's Printed Instructions (1994/1996)
  • Additional Thoughts
  • Thought Sender Additions (1996)
  • The Basic Script and Variations
  • Interview, 2011
Inspired byAlso published here
  • marketed 1994
2021 27
Eugene Burger Jumbo Card Prediction reproduced unpublished instructions from 1991, partial mirage deck
Related to 2021 43
Eugene Burger Supplement to the "Robot": Eugene's Work on the Fukai Car car with light and sound effect finds card, magnetic
2021 136
Eugene Burger Observo "Ob-ser-vo", two spectators are shown a packet of cards and they should count and remember how many red cards are in it, they disagree twice, one changes into a Joker as climax
Inspired by
  • "Seeing What Seems" (Robert Neale, Life, Death & Other Card Tricks)
Also published here
  • DVD Exploring Magical Presentations, L&L, 2007
  • marketed 2000
2021 165
Eugene Burger B'Wave script and handling for Max Maven's routine
2021 278
Michael Eaton Two-Card Monte Payoff variation of DeLand's Two-Card Monte, bill appears at the end
June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part One)
37
Will Houstoun A Video Chat Card Trick card placed in card case, it turns out to be named card
2022
The Neat Review (Issue 4 - Everywhere & Nowhere 2022)
104
David Britland Cecil Keech: A Winning Bet
  • Cardopolis
card cut to, performer divines both the card and its position
Inspired by
  • description of Cecil Keech effect, 1930s
Variations
Apr. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 4)
44
Joshua Jay The Trojan Box
  • The River
card case to add a packet to the deck
  • Construction of the Box
June 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 6)
56
Joshua Jay The Trojan Deck using thin cards to add more cards using "The Trojan Box"
Related to
  • "The Trojan Deck" (Joshua Jay, marketed effect)
June 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 6)
59
Jim Steinmeyer Monochopsis
  • Conjuring
two red-backed cards shown in blue-backed deck, two cards chosen face-up by stopping during dealing, they are the odd-backed selections
July 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 7)
48
Jim Steinmeyer Card Case as Card Stand to display cards up-right
July 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 7)
49
David Regal A Card Rises
  • Material Concessions
from case with half the deck in it
  • When Seated
  • If Standing
  • If Strolling
July 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 7)
52
Joe McKay C.A.A.D. (Card at Any Domino) cards dealt to table, dealing stopped when domino rally stops, selection is there
Nov. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 10-11)
115
John Bannon Con-Tourage
  • Dealing With It
four face-down cards between two Jacks, spectator eventually names a Queen and removes three of the cards, remaining card is the named Queen, others are Aces, named Queen also changes into an Ace, named Queen then appears between Jacks, ungaffed
  • Gang of Four (with selection instead of named Queen, no equivoque)
  • First Among Equals (version with one double facer)
Inspired by
  • "Entourage" (Gordon Bean, marketed)
Related to
Dec. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 12)
48
Jonathan Friedman Middle Man
  • WWPD ("What Would Paul Do?", Paul Harris)
one of the four Kings is chosen and signed and placed under the card case, only center portion of that Kings travels into the deck leaving behind a hole in the signed King
Dec. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 12)
58
Kyle Leon Ultimate Brainwave named card is shown as only red-backed card in blue-backed deck, unusual gaffed deck
May 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 5)
204
Scott Baird On Waving Tides card chosen and signed from blue deck, replaced reversed, deck cased and pocketed, red-backed deck removed from another pocket and signed blue-backed card is found in it, see also p. 294
Inspired byRelated to June 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 6)
248
Kyle Leon Cryptic envelope is tabled, card named, card removed from envelope with text on it, a Joker with many holes is removed from the deck, that stencil/mask is put on the text and the letters in the holes make up the named card
Related to July 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 7)
300
Scott Baird CAANADA "Card At Any Number - Alternate Deck Approach"
card is chosen from blue-backed deck, signed on its back and put back reversed, deck pocketed, red-backed deck taken out, the same card appears reversed at chosen number with signed blue back
Related to July 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 7)
312
Scott Baird One Way, All The Way one-way forcing deck, card signed on the back, it is found from the faces
Sep. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 9)
432
Kyle Leon Close-up Miracle Prediction handling for Al Koran Five-Stare Prediction, six outs for prediction (including Frixion pen)
Inspired by
  • Al Koran's "Five Star Prediction"
Oct. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 10)
460
Kyle Leon Isolation card selected from one deck vanishes from another deck and travels into pocket (or elsewhere), red-blue Svengali/Menetekel
Nov. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 11)
490
Kyle Leon Spot-On spectator stops dealing at predicted card
Inspired by
  • "Signs" (Joshua Jay)
Dec. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 12)
556
Scott Baird They Change Colour case changes color with deck inside, deck inside as well
Dec. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 12)
575
Christoph Borer The sky is the limit letters written on the back of playing cards, chosen cards form a message
2022 64
Bob Hummer Lite-Ning Addition spectator removes an Ace or a Two face down, then a Three or a Four and so on, total of added values is divined
Also published here 2022 8
White (陈怀宇), Bob (张熙禹) Non-Contact Collector (非接触式收集者) Collectors, three cards selected and lost. Kings scooped up and instantly three selections appear between them.
2022 5
Bob Farmer Phone Number Prediction using the last four digits of the spectator’s phone number, the magician counts down to a predicted card
2022 1
Bob Farmer Marked for a Countdown fair procedure for countdown to a prediction
Also published here
  • The Bammo Film-Flam CONglomeration, 2021, p. 193
2022 6
Shimpei Katsuragawa The Other Half Variation spectator progressively discards small pack of torn cards, left with matching halves
Inspired by 2022 80
Nick Diffatte, Brett Cakerice Tea Bag card peeked at, tea bag found in case, tea bag in cup of tea changed into folded playing card attached to the string
  • Alternative Handling (with psychological riffle force)
2022 83
Nick Diffatte Psychological Riffle Force brief, short card
2022 87
Dai Vernon Seven Card Monte card vanishes from packet and reappears on top of the deck, double facer, from private lecture notes by Ernest Shattock
Related to 2022 73
Bob Farmer Packet Tricks how to treat cards so they last longer
  • Step 1: Protective Spray
  • Step 2: PTFE Powder
2022 1
Bob Farmer Sticking Cards Together
2022 3
Tony Kardyro Preparing a Faro Deck soap on edges
2022 6
Bob Farmer Roughing Fluid
2022 7
Bob Farmer Card Marking Ink which commercial pens to use
2022 9
Bob Farmer Custom Gaffed Cards having gaffs made by Dustin Thomas
2022 9
Bob Farmer Hallucination 2.0 three spectators peek at top card, all claim to have seen different cards, card really is blank, three seen cards are found in a folded piece of paper
Inspired by 2022 10
Eddie Clever Hallucination three people look at top card, everybody sees a different card, see page 99 for improvement by Charles W. Fricke
Also published here 2022 20
Andi Gladwin Everywhere, Nowhere & Everywhere Else Between three spectators can win contents of wallet if they find the signed selection, they all fail but three indifferent cards are changed into the selection and back, selection found in wallet
2022 22
Joshua Jay Inferno equivoque-named card (range force) is predicted in match box with burn marks, optional appearing smoke, updated handling
Inspired by
  • "Inferno" (marketed 2013)
Variations
2022 37
Ryan Swigert Kickback two cards found with sandwich cards, when they are turned over, they are the actual sandwich cards which have changed into selections when looking back
Also published here 2022 36
Basil Smith Card Sticker chewing gum put on jumbo card, used to catch selection out of shower of cards
Also published here 2022 42
Basil Smith Stabox deck with selection cased, small dagger/knife stabbed into bottom end of card box, selection impaled
Also published here 2022 63
Chris Randall Ashes McDonald Aces meets Asher Twist
Also published here 2022 82
Joshua Jay The Overlap intro on the overlap gaff, credit information
  • Overlap Overview
Related toAlso published here 2022 93
Joshua Jay The Homing Card
Also published here 2022 94
Joshua Jay Scatter Jacks put in different parts of the deck come to top, they then vanish and distribute in deck, repeat phase
Also published here 2022 97
Joshua Jay Assembly and Reverse assembly with reverse surprise ending
Also published here 2022 99
Joshua Jay Spectator Cuts to the Jacks first spectator cuts to the Jacks, then performer tries but really they all come to the top and he cuts off three single cards as gag
Also published here 2022 100
Joshua Jay Overlap Gambling Jacks put on top, immediately dealt out for four hands, repeat with three more four-of-a-kinds
  • Alternate Handling
Also published here 2022 102
Joshua Jay Open Travelers
Also published here 2022 104
Joshua Jay Card Jack-King Jacks turn over one by one, then change to Kings
Also published here 2022 106
Joshua Jay Overlap Aftermath more on the overlap gaff
Related toAlso published here 2022 125
Joshua Jay Jumbo Homing Card Homing Card plot with jumbo cards and Overlap gimmick
Also published here 2022 133
Mark Aspiazu Overlap Hofzinser
Also published here 2022 143
Vanni Bossi, Davide Costi Credit Card Force piece of card stuck on credit card
Also published here 2022 145
Joshua Jay Overlap Hitchcock
Also published here 2022 154
Joshua Jay Overlap Twisting visual, instant turnover as kicker ending
Also published here 2022 172
Luke Dancy Dancy Transposition two tabled Jokers transpose with selection
Also published here 2022 199
Luke Dancy Call Cards three emergency cards tabled, wrong card found, emergency cards give 911 phone number, case opens up like a phone and performer calls someone, wrong card changes into selection and emergency cards to its mates
Also published here 2022 208
Frank Truong One Less center pip of a Three picked up with a Joker, leaving behind a Two and a pip drawn on the back of the Joker
Also published here 2022 269
Jack Parker Cancellation four Jacks change into blank-faced cards and back
Also published here
  • MAGIC, May 2004
2022 298
Rajneesh Madhok Open Perception
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2004
2022 320
Kiyoshi Satoh Creator four double backed cards shown, Jack faces appear, then backs change color
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2005
2022 394
Martin Lewis Rejected duplicate of Seven of Diamonds is printed onto blank cards, but then seven Diamond-shaped white parts are found on the back of the card
Also published here
  • MAGIC, May 2005
2022 401
Nathan Gibson Nathan's Oil Closer deck separation climax, double-faced deck
Also published here
  • MAGIC, May 2005
2022 404
Kostya Kimlat Stardust Transposition two selections appear on deck, they transpose
Also published here
  • MAGIC, June 2005
2022 410
Kostya Kimlat Face-Up Top Shot Production shooting a double facer
Also published here
  • MAGIC, June 2005
2022 410
Patrik Kuffs P.K. Card Stab on table through paper cover, fair wash shuffle by spectator
Also published here 2022 412
Max Maven Fish Tale fish are depicted on four cards, their orientation follows leader fish card, multiple fish appear on the cards
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2005
2022 432
Caj Brejtfus Expertalk: Caj Brejtfus on Three Card Monte false indices
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2005
2022 434
Bruce Kinsey Expertalk: Bruce Kinsey on the Rub-a-Dub Vanish with small strip of card to simulate card
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Nov. 2005
2022 448
Joshua Jay Any Card at Any (Page) Number card appears in pages of book at named page number
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2005
2022 451
Jason Dean Threesome three cards chosen, first predicted written on one side of card case, second card in case, written prediction changes into name of third card
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2006
2022 472
John Born Onesome spectator selects 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 2022 473
Tom Frame Single Handedly spectator peeks at card, performer goes under table with one hand with deck, then card is reversed, repeat with spectator having the performer peek at a card
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2006
2022 526
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Double Backer Card to Wallet
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2006
2022 534
Jerry K. Hartman Boxsome Beauty card to case, then name of card appears written on case
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Oct. 2006
2022 550
Luis Otero Card to Bill card changes to dollar bill
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2006
2022 569
Diamond Jim Tyler The Singing Card Box music comes out of card case when opened, music machine from greeting cards
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2007
2022 589
Martin Lewis Credit Card Force Handling
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2007
2022 604
Steve Ehlers Walk Around Waltz
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2007
2022 606
Joel Givens Cellophane blank card signed on back is cased, another selection is put under cellophane, blank card becomes duplicate of selection
Also published here
  • MAGIC, July 2007
2022 639
Chris Mayhew Holes sandwich cards with hole in center, card vanishes and appears, routine with two selections
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2007
2022 648
Simon Aronson About Face Hofzinser Ace Problem combined with elements of Between Your Palms / The Signed Card
Also published here 2022 653
Norman Osborn Double Count counting a double faced card twice to show four of a kind
Also published here 2022 655
Christian Chelman The Invisibles assembly with Jacks and blank cards, art heist story presentation
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Oct. 2007
2022 661
Iain Moran Fifty-Some card appears in card box and name appears written on case
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Nov. 2007
2022 673
Jerry K. Hartman Signatour II backs transpose that are initialed by spectator with index of cards
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2007
2022 679
Doug Brewer Lethal Extender Chinese coin transposes with three half dollars one by one, ends with visual change on spectator's hand, with mug and card
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Mar. 2008
2022 718
John Lovick Win a Date Lotto presentation for McCombical Prediction
Also published here 2022 724
Dave Forrest Box-Flip case pocketed, selection lost in deck, deck suddenly in pocket and card case in hand with selection inside
Also published here
  • MAGIC, June 2008
2022 741
Steve Skomp Camouflage 4x4 grid of face-down papers, pairs are exchanged by spectator, yet when collected and laid out again the baby gag image forms
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2008
2022 809
Steve Skomp Truth, Lies, and Machine Gun Seconds second deal demonstration, than a hole is shown in top card which is then restored
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2008
2022 810
Mark Ennis Natural Disaster spectator glimpses blackjack hand, then it changes
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2009
2022 831
Shannon Clark All's Fair Sandwich two Jokers shuffled into two halves by spectators, assembled and they find a selection with one faro, two double facer Jokers, 26th card location principle
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Mar. 2009
2022 840
Donny Orbit Poly-Deck lie detector/spelling effect with forcing deck
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Mar. 2009
2022 842
Chris Mayhew Dairy Queens four double facers
Also published here 2022 853
John Luka The Airplane Card
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Oct. 2009
2022 893
Ken Niinuma Prismatic Jacks turn down one by one, then up at once, then backs change colors
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Jan. 2010
2022 920
Jeff Prace Where Time Stands Still three chosen cards indicate the time on a gift card used to make the selections
Also published here
  • MAGIC, May 2010
2022 948
Iain Moran Banded Sandwich card appears between rubber-banded Jokers, glued rubber-band gaff
Inspired by
  • "Bandwich" (Jean-Pierre Vallarino, marketed)
  • Roger Curzon's "Bandwich" variation in "Blood on the Tricks"
Also published here
  • MAGIC, June 2010
2022 952
Alex Rangel Three Dice Down three cards counted to with throws of invisible dice, all predicted
Also published here
  • MAGIC, June 2010
2022 955
Marcus Eddie B And E card penetrates cross-wise banded deck, glued cross-wise rubber-band gaff
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2010
2022 968
Frank Fogg Stuck signed card visually appears between two Aces, acrobatic flap that shoots out
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2011
2022 1021
Jared Molton The Box That Knows signed card to box twice, with prediction appearing written on case
Related toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, June 2011
2022 1037
John Lovick Ten-Card Red Rover combo of cards to pocket, six-card repeat, homing card
Also published here 2022 1040
Jonathan Davidson Transformer tunnel effect with color-changing back
Also published here
  • MAGIC, July 2011
2022 1044
Vitaly Shevtsov Russian Chameleon
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Oct. 2011
2022 1068
Adam Wilber Cash Card card changes visually into dollar bill, card then found in wallet
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Jan. 2012
2022 1091
Cyrille Savelief Impossible With a Twist spectator cuts off and remembers bottom card, cards shuffled, performer memorizes order and names position of card once named, marked deck or impromptu
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2012
2022 1097
Chris Randall Divorce an open double backer as prediction is split into two selections
Related toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Mar. 2012
2022 1101
Alexandre Denis Zorba bottom deal demo with burn cover card
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Mar. 2012
2022 1105
Vitaly Shevtsov Pointer Sandwich card appears in sandwich, it has an arrow which points toward sandwich where another card appeared - the selection
Also published here
  • MAGIC, May 2012
2022 1119
Mark Zellinger Rattled rattle box made out of card case
Related toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, July 2012
2022 1129
Pete McCabe Connecting Columns thoughts on the routine, spectator cuts off and remembers bottom card, cards shuffled, performer memorizes order and names position of card once named, marked deck or impromptu
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2012
2022 1145
Joshua Logan, John Bodine, Brian Hart Freak Out tabled card is named card, not really but with graphic image on card that gets a reaction
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Nov. 2012
2022 1160
Pete McCabe The Watchman Jack of Diamonds put reversed in deck, spectator cuts to a card and remembers it, performer removes Jack which whispers name and position of selection
VariationsAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Jan. 2013
2022 1173
Michael Boden The L Vanish all cards vanish except Aces, deck found in pocket, all cards are L shaped and cut
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2013
2022 1196
Jerry K. Hartman Holey Grail any number named, that card counted to in deck, it is predicted
Inspired by
  • "Grail" (marketed, Alakazam)
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2013
2022 1197
Jerry K. Hartman Holey Grail any number named, that card counted to in deck, it is predicted
Inspired by
  • "Grail" (marketed, Alakazam)
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2013
2022 1197
Tom Hodgson Cashed Monte Queen in monte routine changes into dollar bill, and bill visibly into the Queen
Also published here
  • MAGIC, May 2013
2022 1203
Andi Gladwin Les Cartes Overlap
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2013
2022 1231
Joshua Jay Torn Pieces Switch with Case magnetic
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2013
2022 1235
Joshua Jay The Vanishing Deck card selected while deck is left in case, all other cards vanish from case, deck of half cards
Related toAlso published here 2022 1242
Helge Thun, Thomas Fraps Instant Camera Card deck is used as an instant camera card, blank card (picture) turns into selected card
Also published here 2022 8
Geno Munari Geno Munari's Thought Wave card thought of, eight piles shown to spectator to ask whether he sees one of the same value etc., deck shuffled at the start, age cards
2022 30
Tom Gagnon Seven Card Monte card vanishes from packet and reappears on top of the deck, repeat
Inspired by 2022 75
Tom Gagnon Flexible Turnover Move normal card and double facer
Also published here 2022 78
Tom Gagnon Simplex Pool Cue Card Stab whole deck has whole through middle, mixed up in paper bag, pool cue stabbed through bag and selection is impaled on cue
Inspired by 2022 224
Victor Piña Todo Dorsitos four Aces change to double backer and then back to Aces
2022 30
Juan Tamariz Progressive Color Change using two gaffed cards
2022 24
Joshua Jay Elements of The Particle Stack
  • Particle Stack Elements
  • Memorizing Particle Stack
  • Memory Aids
  • Getting into Particle Stack
  • Particle Stack Subtleties
  • Putting in "The Work"
    • Marked Cards
    • One Short Card
    • Breather Cards
2022 23
John Carney Method One four pieces placed on deck, card visibly restores
Also published here 2022 1
John Carney Method Four with deck in hand
Also published here 2022 14
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Ultimate MacDonald’s Aces “designed to fool magicians”
2022 53
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Visual vanish for MacDonald's Aces face-up Ace is used to flip three tabled cards face up, immediately upon flipping them over only three cards are seen and Ace is gone, see also p. 174
2022 57
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Neutrino Aces signed selection lost in deck, leader Ace is dealt onto table face down with three indifferent cards on top of it, other three Aces are lost in deck, Aces reappear in pile with leader Ace together with signed selection
2022 64
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Left or Right selection jumps from middle to top of deck and then tabled, four Aces tabled beneath card case change into selection and Aces are now where selection was
2022 109
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Dream Wonder mystery card on table, signed selection is placed among four blank cards and instantly vanishes, mystery card is shown to be signed selection, see p. 177 for alternative idea that does not need a Force
2022 173
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Visual card vanish signed selection is used to turn tabled blanks face up and instantly vanishes as they flip over, see also p. 57
2022 174
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Ultimate Wild Card standard routine using standard Wild Card set
2022 191
Mexican Turnover one face-up card used to turn other card face-down, face-down card then shown to have changed, double-facer
2022 200
Juan Tamariz Another Suit to Order several spectators select cards, all are from same suit and in order
Related to 2022 15
Juan Tamariz Under-the-Table Stab Force spectator stabs card reversed under the table in the deck next to force card
2022 19
Juan Tamariz Stab Force with Gimmick part glued on back of Joker
2022 22
Ben Daggers Technicolour selection is palmed and turns invisible and visible again, then the cards turn over while talking about how the magician glimpses cards, rainbow deck kicker, with variation
  • Phase One: Palming
  • Phase Two: Glimpsing
2022 145
Jim Steinmeyer A Case of Collusion: Variation odd-backed card leaned against glass, spectator selects any card face up, they match, odd-backed rough-smooth menetekel
Inspired by 2022 18
Kiyoshi Satoh Stardust Collector one double facer, producing mates of chosen cards sandwiched in Collector's fashion
Inspired by 2022 ca. 27
Kiyoshi Satoh Midnight Slow Motion four Queens turn into blank cards, front and back
2022 ca. 51
Kiyoshi Satoh Hard Bop II with O.Henry Finish
Variations 2022 ca. 39
Houlin Li Hardcore BOP II with O.Henry Finish
Inspired by 2022 ca. 51
Kiyoshi Satoh Twilight Back Off four blank cards get face and back and turn back to blank cards
2022 ca. 88
Chris Hanowell The Everlasting Snap Change consecutive one-handed repeat of snap change
Mar. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 3)
64
Robert Ramirez Palm Off selection vanishes from between Aces and is found reversed in deck
  • Version 1: Goldstein Level
  • Version 2: Max Level (gaffed)
Inspired by June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
60
Roberto Mansilla Stop Trick
  • Artifices
three spectators select cards, stop trick with a bell and the three cards, three-way deck
Inspired by
  • "Now!" (Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin, Secrets of Conjuring and Magic)
July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
64
Jim Steinmeyer The Tossed-Aside Deck
  • Conjuring
three spectators have a third of the deck each, red or black is chosen and each thinks of a number card of that color, multiple filter principle
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
48
David Regal Dark Perception
  • Material Concessions
drawing made by spectator on business card, card selected, both put in black bag, everything divined, case with hinged shiner
Oct. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 10)
66
David Regal David's Delivery Service
  • Material Concessions
selection appears signed in sharpie marker pen
Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
58
Curtis Kam Slow Jazz Aces eight-card assembly, double backer
Inspired by Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
632
Scott Baird Shredder Aces MacDonald presentation, first three packets are shreddered in an electric shredder
Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
648
Kyle Leon Wavelength brainwave deck construction for any picture card, science friction
Inspired by Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
654
Kyle Leon Ten-Star Prediction spectator stops at a card, it is predicted on folded business card in paper clip, Frixion pen, index on card case
Inspired by
  • Al Koran's "Five Star Prediction"
Variations
Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
734
Scott Baird Techni-Lean Travellers spectator selects four cards, they are shown to be a four-of-a-kind, their backs change color, then an Open Travelers routine is performed with them
Inspired by Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
752
Scott Baird Card Vanish false transfer and ditch on deck, red/blue double backer
Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
756
Michael Pilkey ACAIN "Any Card at its Name", selection lost, spectator spells to it without performer having seen its face
Variations May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
806
Patrik Kuffs Very First Impression card named, it is seen to have a corner cut off, card then restored
May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
812
Scott Baird A Nightmare in Red and Blue named card from one deck is signed and lost, another deck is uncased and signed card found inside, its back changes to match the second deck, "same deck" approach
Inspired byRelated to
  • "A Scarf Called Moebius" (Roy Walton, Pentagram Vol. 12 No. 4, Jan. 58, p. 25)
June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
842
Scott Baird Cased Deck Switch Handling using two red/blue cases
Related to
  • Fryed Switch Deck (Charlie Frye, 2013)
  • "Naked Deck Switch" (Charlie Frye, marketed)
  • "A Scarf Called Moebius" (Roy Walton, Pentagram Vol. 12 No. 4, Jan. 58, p. 25)
June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
845
James Mollenkamp Cards to Pocket for Standup ten cards to pocket, with glass, using one palm, card with mirror back
July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
912
Kyle Leon Predetermined Roll invisible dice are rolled, total counted to in deck, card at that position is predicted on the back of another card, 1-0-1
Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
940
Kyle Leon Worker's Cheek-to-Cheek Triumph without re-set, deck left shuffled for next performance
Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
982
Dale Moore Dale's Last Card Trick with additional sticky quarter
Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
1012
Patrik Kuffs Kufflydini comedy routine with named card to fly, then folded to card case
Inspired by Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1107
Kyle Leon All Star Prediction spectator stops at a card, it is predicted on folded business card in paper clip, Frixion pen, index on card case (twenty-five outs)
Inspired by Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1140
Markobi Markobi FISM Sandwich Joker and indifferent card produced from dribble on table, indifferent card changes into second Joker, then selection appears between Jokers
2023 10
Mortenn Christiansen The Jumbo Five of Hearts Card Trick jumbo card as prediction, card freely chosen is matching, featuring a switch with the jumbo card, Smart-Ass selection procedure
Inspired by
  • Smart-Ass, Bill Abbott (marketed item)
2023 10
Matt Baker Groundhog Day card chosen from one half which is put in glass, Jokers placed reversed into second half in another glass, wrong cards appear between Jokers repeatedly, then Jokers travel to first half to sandwich selection
Inspired byRelated to 2023 17
Matt Baker The Misfit Deck any card named, it is found by spectator, all other cards are shown to be duplicates of another card
Related to
  • "Out of Sight" (Joshua Jay, marketed)
Also published here
2023 23
Helge Thun Die Unterschriften principle of obtaining duplicate signed card when having a four-of-a-kind signed
Also published here 2023 9
Helge Thun Königsparade named King is reversed in packet with four Kings and has X on back
Also published here 2023 12
Helge Thun Freie Wahl two black Kings, one suit is forced
Also published here 2023 14
Mexican Turnover in-the-hands, one card divided
Also published here 2023 16
Helge Thun AngeEckt signed card is torn and pieces vanish minus one corner, restored card found reversed in deck, repeat with full restoration
Inspired by
  • "Torn and Restored Card" (Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic, 1975)
Also published here
2023 18
Paul LePaul Missing-Corner Pop Out deck riffled and card pops out
2023 21
Helge Thun Lückenbüßer visual restoration of the final corner after a torn & restored effect with visible signature, on the deck, hinged corner gaff
Also published here 2023 24
Helge Thun Das Tuch des Todes four signed Kings lost in deck, the are found again with the help of a handkerchief, with management of divided cards for subsequent routines
  • Erste Kartenproduktion (card rises from handkerchief-covered deck and floats up)
  • Zweite Kartenproduktion (card through handkerchief with cased deck)
  • Dritte Kartenproduktion (cased deck put in handkerchief, spectator reaches in and locates card)
  • Vierte Kartenproduktion (card appears on face of deck in glass with handkerchief cover)
2023 29
Helge Thun Duplikat Travellers travelers in which deck travels to pocket, another card appears folded in matchbox and one in another deck that a spectator has been holding from the start
2023 64
Helge Thun Verschachtelt four signed Kings travel folded into matchbox one by one, then matchbox vanishes with a signed King and both reappear inside card case that spectator holds since the beginning
2023 86
Friedrich Roitzsch Luminous Readers performer removes Aces from face-down deck apparently by help of special glasses, spectator wears glasses and apparently can now see marked cards which are red-backed cards in blue-backed deck, then they change into blue backed cards, sucker moment
Inspired by 2023 16
Friedrich Roitzsch Nine Card Monte Revisited
Inspired byRelated to
  • Alberto de Figueiredo, 52 Infieles, p. 114
2023 53
Friedrich Roitzsch Magic Squared deck of number cards used, four cards put aside as prediction, number named, four-card groups produced that add up to that number, prediction cards also add up, all groups form a 4x4 magic square
  • The First Coincidence
  • The Second Coincidence
  • The Third Coincidence
  • The Prediction
  • The Finale
Inspired by
  • "The Grid" (Richard Wiseman, DVD, 2012)
  • "Square Deal" (Karl Hein, The Heineous Collection Volume 2)
2023 75
Harapan Ong Centre 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 2023 8
Harapan Ong The Four Card Puzzle Packet trick, three face-up Aces and one face-down card. Face-down card shown to be Ace of Spades, but three Aces transform into three random cards
2023 17
Harapan Ong Hamburger Multiple selection sandwich trick, sandwich cards trap eight to nine selections instantly
2023 26
Michał Kociołek Misdeal ten cards in a row are distributed between performer and spectator, all cards are shown to be blank, performer prints himself five Aces
2023 1
Michael Weber V1 - One Deck Version: The Division reds and blacks openly separated, five cards are reversed as a block in both halves, three cards travel across leaving two red cards reversed in the red half and eight in the black half, almost hands off
  • Performance Notes (variant with two sets of Ace through Five as the reversed cards)
Inspired byRelated to
  • No Touch Cards Across (Michael Weber, 2012 FISM Notes)
2023 1
Michael Weber V2 - Two Decks: Remote Control two decks with different back colors, five cards are reversed as a block in both decks, three cards travel across leaving two cards reversed in one deck and eight in the other deck, almost hands off
2023 5
Michael Weber Opening Re:Marks on using a marked deck, for laypeople vs. magicians
2023 1
Michael Weber Marked Key Card Location marked deck, but chosen card itself is not sighted
2023 1
Michael Weber A Number of Faces North Open Prediction effect with cut deeper force, no-touch
2023 2
Michael Weber The Pasteboard Mirror card cut to and replaced without the performer looking, deck spread and a face-up blank card is seen and removed, performer names selection
Inspired by 2023 3
Michael Weber Neither Blind Nor Looking gaffed variation of "Neither Blind Nor Stupid"
Inspired by 2023 4
Michael Weber Divination Effect spectator cuts deck into three piles and pockets top card of any pile while the performer is not looking, performer names card
2023 6
Todd Karr Le Cauchemar D'Annemann chosen card vanishes from deck and appears elsewhere
Inspired by
  • "A Day-Time Nightmare" (Theodore Annemann, 1929)
2023 9
Pit Hartling Back to the Future card trick done in reverse, card is found first but not looked at, then a card is peeked at, it vanishes and previously chosen card turns out to be selection
Also published here
  • "Back to the Future" (Pit Hartling, Flicking Fingers DVD & Linking Ring Parade Oct. 2019)
2023 10
Bob Farmer The Use of Abstraction in the Invention of Magic Tricks on the Mojo Boogie Boxes Routine, Roy Kueppers, Bammo Queen Monte Routine
May 2023
PM2 (Issue 28)
37
John Graham, Asi Wind Sweet Sixteen cards mixed face-up/face-down together with spectators, one chosen, memory demonstration by naming all face-up cards, then Triumph with selection, Cheek-to-Cheek meets Shuffle-Bored, with introductory discussion about the effect by John Graham and Asi Wind
Inspired by
  • "Cheek to Cheek" (U. F. Grant)
2023 25
Asi Wind Anybody & Nobody deck with random marks on the side, spectator removes bunches of cards so two piles are made, one has "Nobody" written on the edges, the other a chosen first name, no faros, Rounders corner stripper deck, with introductory discussion about the effect by John Graham and Asi Wind
  • Getting the Name (Three Methods)
    • 1. Pre-Show
    • 2. With an Assistant (no pre-show)
    • 3. iCurveball (no pre-show, no assistant)
Inspired by
  • no-faro Unshuffled on television by Nimrod Harel
2023 39
Asi Wind The Strip-out Technique for Rounders corner stripper deck
Related to 2023 47
Mark Calabrese Well Done Dunbury selection lost, deck cut into three piles, top cards shown, one seems to be selection by accident, value of third card used to count to selection, it's not there, but it's there on second try once spectators "believe" in it
Inspired by Jan. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 1)
76
David Britland Revisiting The Invisible Deck
  • Cardopolis
on the invisible deck, see following items
Mar. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 3)
60
Patrick Page Thought-Card Reverse spectator is shown the deck and he thinks of a card, it is then shown reversed
Variations Mar. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 3)
60
David Britland Card to Pocket two spectators are shown the deck and one thinks of a spot and one of a court card he sees, one turns over and one travels to the pocket
Inspired by Mar. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 3)
61
David Britland Ultra Reverse Simplified deck put in a bag, spectator removes card, when deck is spread, its mate is reversed
Inspired by Mar. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 3)
61
David Britland A Routine Without Cards! on the invisible deck theme, credit information
Related to Mar. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 3)
62
Prakash Puru Heat! two selections are signed on the face, they fuse into one between the hands of two spectators, fair handling
Apr. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 4)
62
Two-Card Monte Move
Apr. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 4)
66
Kevin Kapinos Totally Restored: The Completely Restored Corner corner torn off selection, card travels somewhere and after checking the corner it is restored
May 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)
68
Patrik Kuffs Billiard Mastery in Two Acts
  • Act One (spectator writes down a number up to fifteen, deck distributed face up on pool table, balls shot and in another deck is an odd-backed card that matches the card that ends up under the billiard ball with the chosen number)
  • Act Two (now spectator shoots balls and performer has written number, the card on the pool table nearest the ball of that number is odd-backed)
Inspired by
  • Invisible Deck presentation by Eddie Fields
Jan. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 1)
1172
Adam Socha Threesome In The Box spectator inserts card into cased deck, cards above and below are predicted
Jan. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 1)
1206
Kyle Leon Clean Cut Aces using gaffed deck with fifty 70/30 split cards
Related to Feb. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 2)
1231
Dale Moore What the Actual Freak twisting routine with a Royal Flush with rainbow back finale
Inspired by
  • "What the Actual Fcuk" (Paul Gordon, Card Foolers, 2023)
Feb. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 2)
1244
Landon Stark Face Change Gimmick picture card held with the face towards the audience with both hands is bent back and forth and changes into another picture card
Feb. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 2)
1248
Tom Stone Flatworm Fry one spectator forgets a card he saw, while another spectator who didn't see it "remembers" it
Inspired by 2024 6
Allan Ackerman, David Solomon The A & D Sandwich Joker appears in sandwich which then changes to selection
Inspired by 2024 61
Allan Ackerman The A & D Follow-Up Jokers find two selection, third signed selection has been found at the start already à la Signed Card
Inspired by 2024 65
Allan Ackerman The Prequel and the Sequel Aces transpose with card in pocket, McDonald's Aces is performed, Aces travel to pockets, designed to ring double facers in and out
Also published here 2024 82
Allan Ackerman Follow the Leader Kings and Aces
  • Additional Thoughts (gaffed version)
Also published here 2024 116
Allan Ackerman Another CAAN card thought of from Koran-type deck, ends up at any number
Inspired by 2024 208