7,384 entries in Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Paul Marcus Think of a Card Koran deck with set of eleven, fishing over phone
Aug. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 371)
311
Jochen Zmeck Die Präparation how to gaff for rough-smooth, different recipes and how to apply them
1. Standard-Tinktur
2. Kolophonium-Lösung
3. Mastix-Lösung
Related to 1962 7
Jochen Zmeck Forcierspiele forcing decks, chapter intro
1962 10
Jochen Zmeck Mein Rauh-Glatt-Forcierspiel partially roughed Svengali deck, mirage
1962 10
Jochen Zmeck Hypnose multiple spectators chose the same card, routine for Svengali type decks
1962 11
Spectator Locates Card
Related to 1962 12
Stabbing in Newspaper
Also published here 1962 13
Walter Wenger Die Drei Wünsche spectator finds his card after making several choices, mirage type deck, ends clean
Also published here
  • Magie, Vol. 36 No. 4, April 1956
1962 13
Jochen Zmeck, Ralph W. Hull Schneller als das Auge ambitious phases with mirage deck, also as double ambitious phase
1962 14
Der zerrissene Gedanke deck is cut in half, two half-cards are chosen, they match and form a single card
1962 15
Al Baker Al Bakers Nummer-Force with number cards
Also published here 1962 16
Der "alte" Geistino-Trick invisible deck
1962 17
Der "neue" Geistino-Trick face-to-face set-up for invisible deck
1962 17
Grün-Rot-Geistino brainwave deck but without the reversed part, card named that is seen
1962 18
Wim Cloostermann Geheime Kräfte performer signs unknown card from red deck on back and puts it into blue deck, spectator choses face-up card and signs it on face, it is the odd-backed signed card
Also published here
  • Magische Welt
1962 18
Ralph W. Hull Die magnetische Kartenkontrolle using two decks, spectator names odd-backed card, using red-blue backed rough-smooth deck
Also published here 1962 19
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Kartenspiel und Briefmarke spectator sticks stamp on back of any card, this card happens to have a stamp on the face as well and is predicted
1962 19
Peter Warlock, Jochen Zmeck Doppeltes Geistino spectator touches card, it is reversed in another deck, repeat with different method
1962 20
Jochen Zmeck Das Mene-Tekel-Spiel roughed short/long menetekel and applications
1. card to top
2. card through table
3. divination
4. rising card
5. card to pocket
6. card travels between two slates
7. having multiple cards chosen
1962 21
Jochen Zmeck Ein Zweimännertrick
1962 22
Die Kartenwanderung
1962 22
Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein, Jochen Zmeck Der Hexenring cards travel from glass to glass, partial rough/smooth
1962 23
Arthur Rasper Karo Dame auf Wanderschaft four blank cards in three glasses each, the Queen of Diamonds travels into chosen glass, then around to another glass, partial rough-smooth
1962 25
Jochen Zmeck Mein Rauh-Glatt-Kümmelblättchen partial rough-smooth
Variations 1962 26
Arthur Rasper Die im Quartett wandernde Karte partial rough-smooth with three sections
Inspired by 1962 27
Arthur Rasper Kartenpaar-Wanderung von Glas zu Glas two Aces in one glass transpose with King and Queen of Clubs in another glass, partial rough-smooth
1962 30
Malvano Kartenwanderung twelve black cards in one envelope, three red cards from twelve red cards named, they travel across
1962 32
Jochen Zmeck Der abgedankte König King changes into blank card with "I resigned", partial rough-smooth
Related to 1962 5
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Leichte Kartenverwandlung one card from a small packet changes, partial rough-smooth
1962 5
Arthur Rasper Mehrfache Kartenverwandlung four cards transform on both sides multiple times, partial rough-smooth in three sections
1962 6
Arthur Rasper Der Tempel der Venus three cards, some transformations with story presentation, partial rough-smooth in three sections
1962 7
Arthur Rasper Der halbe Zauberspruch three Tens of Hearts, one changes to a King, then it changes back half-way (divided card is shown openly), then back to a Ten
1962 9
Jochen Zmeck Non Plus Ultra "Mein Verwandlungsspiel"
deck shown normal, then all cards are alike and back changes as well, then back, partial rough-smooth
Related to 1962 11
Jochen Zmeck Schwarz-Rot black cards with blue backs put in one case, red cars with red back in another, they transpose, partial rough-smooth
1962 12
Nudist-Deck
1962 12
Kosmische Strahlen triple transformation deck, rough-smooth and short-long
1962 14
Jochen Zmeck Ein neuer Sechskartentrick partial rough-smooth
1962 16
Arthur Rasper Die sich drehende Karte three cards, center one turns over, partial rough-smooth
1962 17
Jochen Zmeck Medium partial rough-smooth, red and black alternate, then force blocks, three phases:
  • 1. spectator says if top card is red or black, he is always right
  • 2. spectator names position of a given card, the card is at that position
  • 3. performer put unknown card in pocket, spectator divines it
Related to 1962 18
Ralph W. Hull Trigon II three cards are selected from a deck and put in three glasses, a spectator then takes three cards from another deck that are put with the first cards, when the pairs are turned over, they match, partial rough-smooth red-blue menetekel
Variations 1962 21
Al Koran Erfüllte Gedankenwünsche two cards selected and spectators find them with small number or stop, two-card mirage deck, partial rough-smooth
1962 23
Die Karten-Guillotine three cards with holes, center card penetrates finger through hole, partial rough-smooth
1962 24
Bill Edwards Out of this World II partial rough-smooth
Also published here
  • Abracadabra No. 698, p. 344, 1959
1962 26
Trevor H. Hall, Jochen Zmeck Ein R.-G.-Vierastrick partial rough-smooth
1962 27
Edwin Leist-Bernini Kartenspiel Bleistift als Vorhersage prediction of any red card is written on a black card and placed inside pocket, match
1962
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 23 No. 4)
202
Edward Marlo Technicolor Thought "Technicolour Thought", any Ace named, it is reversed, and then it is shown to have a different back color as well
  • Commercial Version (with envelope)
    • Buckle Handling
  • Second Version
  • Third Version (double backer added behind back)
  • First Procedure
  • Second Procedure
  • Third Procedure
  • Fourth Procedure
  • Fifth Procedure
  • Sixth Procedure
  • First Four Card Method (no extra card)
  • Second Four Card Method
  • Third Four Card Method
  • Method from Deck
Related toVariations May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
2
Edward Marlo Spur of the Moment named card is reversed and odd-backed, ends with normal cards
  • The Obvious Method (pocket index)
  • [unnamed]
  • The Memory Method
  • The Concentrate Method
  • Concentrate Again
  • Swivel Change Method (optional red/blue double backer, sticky)
  • The Chute Method (a card is dropped through sleeve from inside pocket)
May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
14
Edward Marlo Double Brainwave named or in some methods chosen card is reversed and odd-backed, missing card found reversed in second deck
  • The Commercial Version (two brainwave decks)
  • Second Method - Mnemonic Version
  • Third Method - Pre/set Version
  • Fourth Method - Impromptu Version
  • Fifth Method - Flip Action (4th Switch) Method (for Flip Action Switch see Linking Ring, Sept. 1959, p. 74)
Related toVariations May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
20
Edward Marlo Additional Brainwaves named card has different back color in normal deck
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Inspired by May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
25
Edward Marlo Additional Double B. W. named card is reversed and odd-backed, missing card found reversed in second deck
  • Sixth Method
  • Seventh Method (ungaffed)
Inspired by May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
27
Ronald B. Edwards The Immovable Monte two cards change place in a three-card packet
Inspired by Sep. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 26)
20
P. Howard Lyons Tetched two cards from face-up spread are matched with two cards from face-down spread
Sep. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 26)
30
David Hoy The Tossed Out Deck
Variations 1963 25
Nate Leipzig Reverso
1963 173
Nate Leipzig Sympathetic 13
1963 176
Nate Leipzig Princess Card Trick
1963 180
Nate Leipzig The Magnetised Cards
1963 183
Don Tanner O. Henry Monte - Two Card Monte Perfected with traveling kicker, see also p. 336 for ideas by Sid Lorraine
Variations Jan. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 376)
331
L. K. Stevenson More on the Monte
Inspired by Mar. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 378)
340
Dan Tong Masterpiece Variations
Inspired by Apr. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 379)
345
North Bigbee Deckinesis mate in second deck turns over
Aug. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 382)
357
North Bigbee Decromancy routines for a new deck
  • cutting high card / to the Ace of Spades
  • finding selection (impromptu stripper)
Dec. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 385)
367
North Bigbee Joker Pooker
Dec. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 385)
368
Paul "Mr. Nobody" Schwab Mysteriöse Reparatur ribbon through slits in playing card is cut and restored, flap gaff
1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 1)
10
Paul "Mr. Nobody" Schwab Tagrey's As-Trick four Aces placed in card stand, four selections in deck and deck thrown at handkerchief, Aces stick to handkerchief and in card stand are four selections
1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 1)
12
Dr. William Weyeneth Eine Karten Kaprice card at number, duplicate, easy second deal with missing part
1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 4)
52
Conrad Schmoranzer Postalisch ermittelt reversed card predicted in envelope
1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 4)
54
Edward Marlo Roughed Oddity named card is only odd-backed card
1964
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
65
Edward Marlo The Marlo Peek Deck marked deck, memorized deck
1964 41
Edward Marlo Thoughts on Blind Choice two selections from one deck match two reversed prediction cards in second deck, four methods with different gaffed decks (Ultra Mental Deck, deck with twenty-six different cards duplicated, Audley Walsh's Dream Deck / Koran Deck)
Inspired by
  • "Blind Choice" (Jack Avis, The Gen, June 1962, p. 44)
1964 67
Edward Marlo Physical and Mental performer places physical selection next to mental selection (one of twenty-six), two phases, half forcing deck, faro fan
Related to 1964 68
Edward Marlo Uses for Half Forcing Deck see at bottom
1964 68
Edward Marlo Multiple Stripper Control Aces are stripper cards in normal deck
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 5 I Shuffled the Cards)
12
Edward Marlo Strippers from the Manufacturer called "The Great Discovery"
Related to 1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 5 I Shuffled the Cards)
16
Jack Yeager Crazy Cards pips on card are disordered
1964
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1963-64)
31
John Robbins For Magicians Only double backer changes into selection, see p. 394 for idea by Martin Gardner and p. 398 for idea by Francis Haxton
May 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 390)
388
U. F. Grant The Bashful Queens Queen between two Jacks turns face down
Variations June 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 391)
391
Lu Brent A Pack Gone Wild cards change into forcing deck and back into normal
Aug. 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 392)
395
Heinz "Durox" Rüegg Die Gag-Karte long gag card, with rising miniature as kicker
Related to 1964
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 25 No. 1&2)
20
Lu Brent Lox deck with hole on lock, selection peeked, removed under handkerchief, glued peek-card, see also p. 15 for additional ideas, see p. 737 for credit information
Also published here Dec. 1965 5
William Terry Culpepper A Magical Reverse card selected in one deck becomes reversed in second deck, for force Psychomatic Deck is suggested
Dec. 1965 6
Paul Curry The Joker Knows spectator selects a card, which a vanishes and appears in the card case
Variations 1965 116
Paul Curry The Case of the Missing Hat cards with magicians and with hats, story trick
Related toVariations 1965 248
Ralph Greenwood Three Card Monte Idea
Jan. 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 394)
406
Walt Maddison Double Lifter extra pip glued on to make double lift easier
Apr. 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 395/396)
409
E. Leslie May Revelation cards on table are turned over, one is covered and card is divined
Inspired by 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 399)
423
J. W. Sarles PRISM with two decks and two cards each, under table
1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 400)
427
Karl Fulves Method for Madness medium in other room, card cut to in borrowed deck in darkness with flashlight, medium divines card, then has actual card in hand
Related to Feb. 1966 22
Edward Marlo The Bet without Odds - Solutions three methods, see also p. 47
Inspired byRelated to July 1966 45
Edward Marlo Card Flight card on tabled deck changes with coin on top, hole in card, tosheroon
Related toVariations Aug. 1966 49
Edward Marlo Named Red Card in Black Packet solution to Miesel's problem
Inspired by Aug. 1966 51
Peter Alexis Paradiction card cut to from cased deck is predicted, stripper, see p. 874 for credit information
Inspired by
  • "New Cut Card Location" (Edgar, Harry Leat's Magic of the Depots 1924)
Related toVariations
Sep. 1966 53
William P. Miesel Static solution
Inspired by Sep. 1966 56
Mike Rogers Seclusion solution
Inspired by Sep. 1966 56
Murry Graham Rough Smooth Card on Ceiling not-so-serious idea
Dec. 1966 71
Karl Fulves Black Magic effect about matching pairs of red and black, related to Gilbreath Principle, fifty-two double facers (!)
Related to Nov. 1967
Epilogue (Issue 1)
2
Edward Marlo Marlo Edge Reader - Putting in the Work edge-marking system for Bee back, handling and locating in riffle shuffle position
Related to 1967
Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Edge Reader)
1
Edward Marlo Quadruple Match selection is matched with three mates, edgemarked deck
1967
Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Riffle Finale)
6
Edward Marlo The Named Four cutting to any four of a kind called for, edgemarked
1967
Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Riffle Finale)
9
John Benzais Making Double Face Cards
1967 47
Albert Spackman Voodoo cards with outline of a person and x-marked on different places, spectator choses one of the cards where the person is injured, prediction
Related to 1967 167
Lu Brent Smart Alexis II three-of-a-kind removed, then choses a card face-down which matches
Inspired by Mar. 1967 88
John Ackerman Dichotomy Follow-Up performer names spade card which spectator put in his pocket, marked faces
Inspired by June 1967 104
Bruce Cervon Readers performer locates card while wearing suspicious glasses, when spectator wears glasses he sees the marks, but all card are marked with same value
Related to
  • p. 108 for forcing deck idea by Lu Brent
Also published here
June 1967 106
Karl Fulves Paper Clip Holdout inside case
Related to
  • p. 122 for idea by George Blake
Variations
July 1967 112
Sid Lorraine, Karl Fulves Modified Paper Clip Holdout inside case
Inspired by Sep. 1967 122
Don Nielson, Karl Fulves Nightmare In Black freely selected and signed card, duplicate turns over in other deck, disappearing ink and "same deck" approach, see also p. 679 for reference
Related toVariations Nov. 1967 131
Don Nielson, Karl Fulves Visible Deck Switch two decks held together, both with three-sided double-color cases
Nov. 1967 134
Karl Fulves By Any Other Name two methods (gaffed card & Elmsley Count)
Related toVariations Winter 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio)
135
Bruce Cervon Open Prediction sticky double facer
Also published here Dec. 1967 145
Theodore Annemann The Thought Card - Annotation from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
spectator writes any card on back of card, magician divines it
Related to Dec. 1967 147
Piet Forton Lucky Seven Routine Four Sevens produced, vanished and reappear in deck
Also published here 1967 14
Ned Rutledge My Friend, Tonto writing appears on card and selection is found face up in the deck
Related toAlso published here 1967 5
James G. Thompson Jr. The "In" Card two cards, written on blank card, card stabbed in center
Also published here 1967 19
James G. Thompson Jr. Anyone You Touch Hull's Nu-Idea Deck with prediction paper between cards
1967 22
James G. Thompson Jr., Ned Rutledge On Edge edgemarked deck
Also published here 1967 23
James G. Thompson Jr. Fabric Fantasy three thought of cards are removed and put under a handkerchief, performer divines all three, edgemarked deck
Also published here 1967 24
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr. Medium Rare edgemarked deck and code
Also published here 1967 26
Ned Rutledge Hearbeat - A Subtlety reason to look at the side of the deck, while spotting the missing card, edgemarked
Also published here 1967 28
Ned Rutledge Mr. Know-It-All cards are removed and pushed back in the deck or in spectator's pocket, performer divines amount of moved cards and also the name of the cards, edgemarked
Also published here 1967 28
James G. Thompson Jr. Deck Stabbing stabbing a knife next to a named card, edgemarked
Also published here 1967 30
James G. Thompson Jr. A Dark Secret same card is reversed in the deck, spirits turned cards over in the dark
Also published here 1967 47
Jochen Zmeck Die Präparation tips for applying rough-smooth
Related to 1967 4
Die verrückte Zehn ten cards, two spectators chose one each by naming a number which is counted to, they are the same card, the rest are duplicates of another card
1967 4
Dai Vernon Brain-Wave-Deck
1967 5
Jochen Zmeck Geistino-Perfekt brainwave effect with different deck, twenty-six double facers alternate with twenty-six red/blue double backers, partial rough-smooth
1967 5
Jochen Zmeck Vorherbestimmt oder vorausgesagt? four Queens in envelope, one is named, it is odd-backed and reversed, repeated with Kings, partial rough-smooth
1967 7
Dreimal andere Farbe three cards selected freely while performer deals through deck, they are the only odd-backed cards
1967 9
Gestempelt! card freely selected, stamp put on back, a seal mark appears on it
1967 10
Tan Hock Chuan, Jochen Zmeck Das Meister-Spiel deck shuffled, when card is removed the performer instantly knows it, rough-smooth pairs in Si Stebbins or other arrangement, also for clean removal of three cards from deck out-of-hand, number force for book test
Also published here 1967 10
Jochen Zmeck Kartenwanderungen comment that a deck which he read about, in which any reversed card disappears (all faced roughed), is not practical because the preparation doesn't hold up over time
1967 12
Kartenverwandlung three cards shown, center card tabled, it changes, partial rough-smooth
1967 13
Jochen Zmeck Kartenverwandlung trotz anderer Rückseite three cards shown, center odd-backed card tabled, it changes, partial rough-smooth
Related to 1967 13
Arthur Rasper Sittenpolizei packet trick with story presentation, pin-up girl on card as finale, partial rough-smooth
1967 14
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Die verwandelte Dame pin-up girl on card as finale, partial rough-smooth
1967 16
Conrad Schmoranzer, Jochen Zmeck Die Kontrollkarte cards put in glass, spectator selects card that are added, the pairs do not match, then they do, partial rough-smooth
Inspired by
  • "Die Kontrollkarte", MAGIE, 4/1963
1967 17
Jochen Zmeck Karten verwandeln sich two cards chosen, two wrong cards found, they are put face-to-face and change to selections, partial rough-smooth
1967 18
Jochen Zmeck Die Kartenfabel Seven, Eight and Nine of Diamonds change into Aces, then into other cards, then back into original cards, story presentation, partial rough-smooth in three sections
Inspired by
  • "Die unzufriedenen Piks" (MAGIE)
1967 20
Jochen Zmeck Irrtum using picture card for children for transformation routine, partial rough-smooth
1967 22
Aldini Gedankendrucken nudist deck variations
  • Methode 1: Das Rasputin-Spiel
  • Methode 2: Aldinis Spielkarten-Presse (named card is printed)
Also published here
  • "Rough Stuff" (Al Aldini & Joe Berg)
1967 23
Jochen Zmeck Tuwit
Inspired by 1967 24
Tan Hock Chuan Ruhelose Karten seven cards are shown, squared, then alternating face-up/face-down, repeated, partial rough-smooth
Also published here 1967 26
Arthur Rasper Das Farbkartenmedium five color cards are placed in stand or glasses, spectator gets another five cards and manages to place them to the matching cards, partial rough-smooth
Inspired by 1967 27
Jochen Zmeck Symbol-Trix five ESP cards, one put aside, four spectators each look at a card, they all have the same, but this one is not there but the one on the table
1967 29
Arthur Rasper Der neue Geisterblock blank cards shown from both sides, one chosen, put in envelope with two holes, card marked through holes, yet a message appears on card
Inspired by
  • Out-to-Lunch principle
1967 30
Dr. William Weyeneth Rätselhaftes Verschwinden method to get rid of a card, shimmed card and magnetic card case
1967
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 28 No. 6)
87
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia Pañuelos Era Actual routine, silk produced from deck of cards and one produced from purse frame, breakaway fand and twentieth century silks to finish
1967 67
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky The Astor-Deck a deck with one corner shorted on every card
  • Erläuterung und Gebrauchsanweisung
  • Die Präparation
1967 (ca.) 3
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Der Astor-Deck als Konisches Kartenspiel whole deck corner-shorted, as stripper deck substitute
1967 (ca.) 4
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Das Wiederfinden einer Karte locating a card, whole deck corner-shorted
1967 (ca.) 4
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Die Roten und die Schwarzen red and black separation by touch, whole deck corner-shorted
1967 (ca.) 5
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Die kurze Karte locating a card in deck with whole deck corner-shorted
1967 (ca.) 6
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Das Abzählen performer cuts off packets of certain numbers of cards, whole deck corner-shorted
1967 (ca.) 7
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Die Lange Karte als "Lesezeichen" key card in deck with whole deck corner-shorted
1967 (ca.) 7
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Ein "Kartenstechen" stabbing knife next to selection in deck, whole deck corner-shorted
1967 (ca.) 7
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Die Lange Karte making use of reversed cards in deck with whole deck corner-shorted, like cutting to the Aces
1967 (ca.) 8
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Die Schlüsselkarte oder Detektivkarte key card application, whole deck corner-shorted
  • Das Wiederfinden einer gezogenen Karte
1967 (ca.) 8
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky The Astor-Deck als Svengali Spiel deck riffled through as all-black or all-red, whole deck corner-shorted
1967 (ca.) 9
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky The Astor-Deck als One-Way-Deck one-way deck application, whole deck corner-shorted
1967 (ca.) 9
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Double-Lift using deck with whole deck corner-shorted
1967 (ca.) 10
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Unmöglich spectator has another spectator pick a card and replace it behind the back (one-way reversal), it is located again in a dark room or without looking, whole deck corner-shorted
1967 (ca.) 10
Al Koran One-and-a-Half Card Case
Variations 1968 74
Al Koran Double Thought spectator finds performer's card and the other way around, marked deck
Related toVariations 1968 89
Al Koran Card Prediction marked deck, prediction with nail writer
1968 95
Al Koran Double Deal dealing five people the same cards, set up, twenty-five duplicates, siamesa
Related toVariations 1968 119
Alton Sharpe Double Prediction Chest freely thought of and chosen card predicted, one ahead
1968 73
Edward Marlo Repeat Reverse with Gaffs double backer or facer
1968 103
Steel Shim Card also impromptu with stick razor blade
1968 106
Edward Marlo Ultra Open Prediction prediction from different deck, sticky substance, double facer
1968 118
Theodore Annemann Peek Force Card two cards glued together
1968 135
Edward Marlo For the Informed card on deck is shown singly before and after transformation, three methods (tabled and ala Erdnase/Houdini Change)
Also published here Mar. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 2)
13
Edward Marlo, Joe Fenichel Acrobatic Cards brief descriptions of different kinds of acrobatic flap cards
1968 3
Edward Marlo Secretly Setting the Gaff six methods (two-handed, one-handed, tabled)
1968 5
Edward Marlo Placing the Selection getting a selection next to set-up acrobatic card, three methods
1968 10
Edward Marlo Effect 2 two cards pop face up on top of deck
1968 14
Edward Marlo Effect 3 selection appears face up on deck, with clean-up, see also page 29
1968 14
Edward Marlo Effect 4 Queen and Ten visually change into 2 Queens
1968 15
Edward Marlo Effect 5 two selections, two cards shown but only one selection, other one transforms into second selection
1968 15
Edward Marlo Effect 6 face-up card in face-down deck transforms, see also page 29
1968 16
Edward Marlo Effect 7 card visually comes to top twice, see also page 29
1968 17
Edward Marlo Effect 8 card changes reversed in pack, see also page 29
1968 17
Edward Marlo Effect 9 free selection pops face-up on deck, see also page 29
1968 18
Edward Marlo Effect 10 - A Transposition of Two Cards see also page 29
1968 18
Edward Marlo Effect 11 - Double Whammy three selections found with transformation surprise
1968 19
Edward Marlo, Jon Racherbaumer Effect 12 - Thought Force borrowed deck, selection jumps off deck, see also page 27
1968 22
Dr. James Nuzzo Effect 13 - Nuzzo's Projecting Card card sticking out of deck visually changes
1968 23
Edward Marlo Effect 14 - Marlo's Application - In the Fan Change card seen in small fan visibly changes, see also page 27
1968 23
Edward Marlo Effect 15 - Marlo's Visible Reverse card visible reverses in deck
1968 24
Edward Marlo Marlo's Secret Gimmick version of Acrobatic Flap Card
1968 24
Edward Marlo Effect 1 top card jumps to selected side (left or right)
1968 25
Edward Marlo Effect 2 card jumps off top of deck, twice, double jumps from deck
1968 26
Edward Marlo Effect 3 two selections, first jumps off deck, transforms into second, first from pocket
1968 26
Jon Racherbaumer Gaff Possibilities table with possible Acrobatic Flap Gaffs
1968 31
Jon Racherbaumer Flipped Out selection slides out of spread and turns over
1968 36
Jon Racherbaumer, Gene Gordon Sprite Sleight (or Glorpy Rides Again) deck underneath handkerchief, card moves and turns over on top of deck
Variations 1968 38
Edward Marlo The Gone Ghost silk over deck, glorpy type movement, then selection (ghost) gone
1968 42
Jon Racherbaumer Quad Aces, Acrobatically three Acrobatic Flap Cards
Inspired by 1968 43
Jon Racherbaumer Monte Muddle
1968 48
Edward Marlo Marlo's Cleanup for "Monte Muddle" just described
1968 55
Jon Racherbaumer Flambeau-Flam deck in flash paper, burnt, selection pops out on top
1968 57
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Flambeau-Flam - String Version deck tied with flash string, burnt, selection pops out on top
1968 58
Edward Marlo The Acrobatic Vanish from small packet reversed into pack
1968 59
Edward Marlo Thought Reversal from small packet thought of card turns over, Acrobatic Cards
1968 62
Edward Marlo The Acrobatic 21
1968 63
Edward Marlo, Dr. James Nuzzo The Queen's Escape or "The Tale of Two Kiddies", transpo with case and acrobatic card
1968 65
Edward Marlo Card and Balloon
Related toVariations 1968 67
Edward Marlo Signed Card and Balloon
1968 69
Edward Marlo The Universal Acrobat blank card into three cards, then blank again
Related to 1968 72
Bob Koch Visible Poker Hand Change three acrobatic flap cards, "Zapped!"
1968 80
Mack E. Velli Transesp brainwave with ESP cards
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
47
Walter J. Gydesen Flying Carpet Card Trick prediction of chosen card, using a small carpet and doll on top
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
57
Harry G. Franke The Abacus and Eknarf small copy of selection appears on Abacus, repeated with different card, third card is found with small computer, deck is placed inside computer which switches it to a Brainwave deck
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
60
Tom Batchelor The Number and Value of the Cards cards add up to fourteen, using the Fourteen of Spades card
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
96
Arthur Setterington Eyes Right nine on one side of a card and six on the other, then they change and finally on one side there are a lot of sixes
1968 18
Edward Marlo Marked Memory marking numerical stack number of memorized deck instead of card value
Jan. 1968 152
James Maxwell Basic Move 5 carbon card
Related to
  • The Magic Wand, March 1920
June 1968 185
James G. Thompson Jr. Cards & Pellets - Some Early Original Routines three cards written on billets divined, four methods and some further references and ideas
Also published here July 1968 192
Henry Christ, James G. Thompson Jr. The 203rd Force continued on p. 198
Related to July 1968 194
Paul Swinford Duo Spell two mentally chosen cards spelled out, see p. 206 for references and mention of Swinford & Cairy's "Computer Cards"/"Cyberdeck"
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1968 194
James G. Thompson Jr. Stripper Deck Reversals two methods
Aug. 1968 198
James G. Thompson Jr. Peek Deck Origins and Telomatic Deck
Related to Aug. 1968 198
Alan Brown Curses! card rises from deck in tumbler, covered with sand, Devano
Sep. 1968 205
Karl Fulves Babel special acrobatic card with gaffed center pip
Oct. 1968 210
Robert Parrish On the Open Prediction see also p. 270 for reference
Related toVariations Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
223
Eddie Fields, Edward Marlo Another Problem Posed magician predicts two cards cut to by spectator
  • Method 1
  • Method 2
  • Method 3
VariationsAlso published here 1968 58
Piet Forton Glückszahl 7 four Sevens produced, vanished and reappear in deck
Also published here 1968 13
Bob Ostin Adding a Stack to the Pack holder for pocket, to steal cards
1968 56
Magische Tips various ideas and tips
  • torn and restored newspaper (special paper)
  • fake cigarettes
  • large nails produced from shoe
  • splitting of a playing card
  • magnetic toy bugs
1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 2)
37
Horace E. Bennett Ein frappanter Kartentrick card thought at number is apparently removed from under the table
Also published here
  • "Genii" June 1965.
1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 2)
38
Franklin V. Taylor Peek-Pack
Also published here 1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 6)
113
Dr. William Weyeneth Aus meiner Kühltruhe three selections, with 26 double backer
Related to 1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 6)
115
Rolf Andra, Dr. Lazlo Rothbart Die Asse
1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 6)
116
Alton Sharpe Mirabile Dictu any named red card is predicted on back of a black card, cards written on all black cards as index
Inspired by 1969 81
Alton Sharpe The Flying Queens rough-smooth queens
1969 94
Tony Kardyro Half Card Gimmick triangle with index to simulate different card
1969 113
Alton Sharpe, Del Ray The Great Stabbing Trick
Related to
  • Reinhard Müller's "Dai Vernon Lecture in Germany", 1997, p. 5, for credit information
1969 163
Edward Marlo Multiple Mental Spell four spectators spell down to mentally selected cards, stack, second method with bank of twenty-four duplicates (page 182)
1969 179
Edward Marlo X-Ray Deck Handling handling ideas for an x-ray deck (half the cards have a hole at the index corner to glimpse inserted card)
1969 182
Edward Marlo Blank Thought any named card appears in otherwise blank deck, with two variations
Variations 1969 189
John A. M. Howie Brainwave Bet odd-backed unkown card inserted in deck, spectator names correct card, clean-up anti-climax follows, red-blue double backer
July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
41
Edward Marlo Method Eight double facer, Stik-Tak
Fall 1969
Hierophant (Issue 1)
10
Harry G. Franke Three Ways Out Six to Nine change, moving pips from card to card, "The Vanishing Lady" Tunnel-like transformation (from Hugard's Magic Monthly, August 1952, p. 965)
1969 14
Ace Gorham Pull Yourself Together
1969 21
Ace Gorham Last Call force from rough-smooth / Svengali deck
1969 23
E. Leslie May One Over the Eight gag with 15 of Diamonds, spectator apparently drunk
1969 49
E. Leslie May Thank You, Ted two people select mates in fair manner
1969 51
Theodore Annemann Psychic Telepathy two-way forcing deck handling
1969 51
Tony Kardyro Turnabout Supreme any card turned over, predicted in second deck, "secretly same deck"
1969 90
Lewis Ganson My Routine With the 'Devano' Pack three cards
Variations 1969 237
James Porter Case Rise & Card Through Table inverted case over deck rises with card underneath, second selection penetrates table, Devano Deck
Feb. 1969 240
Karl Fulves Brainwave Principle credit information
Mar. 1969 246
Ben Christopher Negative Flight prediction under hat, card signed and sandwiched, sandwich put in hat, two cards removed, prediction says that one of removed cards is the last one in hat, and so it is
July 1969 269
Jack Posetary Last Aces black Aces in case, selection travels into the sandwich, double facer, see also p. 283 & 289 for reference, p. 306 for presentation by Murry Graham
Related toVariations Sep. 1969 279
Lou Borin Predicto deck dealt in two piles with two cards face-up, both divined, half forcing deck, see p. 289 & 308 for references
Related toVariations
  • "Predic2" (Phil Goldstein, Club 71, Winter 1990, p. 46)
Oct. 1969 285
Leaving Card back in Case small preparation
Related to
  • November 1968 Magic Circular
Oct. 1969 289
Johnny Thompson Les Quick Cartes three cards become duplicates of a selection, then another and a third selection
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
24
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Future Card "Domination Of Thought"
Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
296
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Wild Card Turnover with double facer
Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
296
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Intuition spectator locates another spectator's card from 6-card packet on table, first wrong but then transforms
Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
297
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Vanishing Deck deck placed in metal box, silk vanished, deck vanished except selection and silk in box too
Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
300
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Kings And Queens Kings and Queens separated on table, then both piles consist of two Kings-Queen pairs
Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
301
Murry Graham Case as Jail Cell with slits cut out
Related to Dec. 1969 306
Gag Fusion two cards are said to travel together into the deck, they become a double facer, "originated, I think, in England some time ago"
Related to Dec. 1969 308
Alex Elmsley Point of Departure reprinted from reference, see also p. 320
Related toVariations Dec. 1969 309
Aldini, Joe Berg Explanation of "Super Roughing" Not covering entire surface with roughing fluid, so can easily split the cards up (reprinted from "Rough Stuff" by Joe Berg and Aldini)
1969 6
Aldini How to Apply Roughing Fluid
1969 6
Aldini Roughly Ambitious Ambitious Card routine with packet of twenty cards
1969 7
Aldini Monte Aces Aces travel from packet to packet
1969 8
Aldini, Bruce Florek The Transverse Travelers Ace Assembly with odd backed Aces
1969 9
Aldini Roughly Wild Wild Card
1969 11
Aldini Lie Detector Deck
1969 12
Aldini, Ronald Haines Color Affinity Out of this World
1969 13
Aldini Slate-O-Vision ESP card prediction, cards clipped on slate
1969 14
Aldini Cardincidence Card freely chosen from packet of blue cards matches card chosen from red packet
1969 16
Aldini Aces on Stand Ace assembly with cards propped on easel
1969 18
Aldini, Glenn G. Gravatt More Thoughts Anticipated Spectator removes card from red deck, matches card taken out by magician from blue deck
Inspired by
  • "Final Selection" (Glenn. G. Gravatt)
1969 19
Aldini ESP-GONE Selected ESP card in packet of five ESP cards turns blank
1969 20
Aldini The Genie Deck Uses Joe Berg Atomic Deck. Magician manages to place peeked at card next to freely thought of card (cards are never named)
1969 22
Aldini Double-Gali Deck changes to all Four of Spades, then all Six of Clubs, then back to regular deck
1969 23
Aldini Pre-cardiction Prediction written on blank card, the other spectator writes their name on it. Card freely chosen from six cards
1969 24
Aldini Hydrogen Aces Ace Assembly
1969 25
Aldini Predict-O-Deck Prediction written on card matches selection
1969 26
Aldini Harlequin Deck No. 1 Color changing deck: back changes color from red to blue and back, faces have changed from mixed colors to all red, then all black, including reversed-color suits, then back to normal
1969 27
Aldini Harlequin Deck No. 2 Color changing deck: back changes color from red to blue and back, faces have changed from mixed colors to all red, then all black, including reversed-color suits, then back to normal
1969 29
Aldini Aldini's Telstar Deck Freely chosen ESP symbol shown to be face up in the ESP deck as a prediction, back color also different
1969 30
Aldini Aldini's Nature Deck Mental Photography Deck type of routine, blank deck prints and unprints
1969 31
Aldini, Hen Fetsch Major Miracle Prediction card placed by spectator next to card
Inspired by
  • "Minor Miracle" (Hen Fetsch)
1969 33
Aldini, Tenkai Ishida, Harry Bernard Fooled Monte Two card monte routine
1969 34
Aldini Cards to Pocket Thought of card vanishes from packet of four cards, travels to pocket
1969 36
Aldini Thot-O-Vision Deck Freely selected card matches prediction card placed previously in envelope
1969 36
Aldini, Tenkai Ishida Remote Control Randomly placed card placed face up into deck, found next to previously selected card
1969 36
Aldini, Paul Curry Mental-Matic Deck Name of card written on back of a card, matches freely thought of card
Inspired by 1969 38
Aldini Finale Touch Deck Prediction written on card matches free selection
1969 39
Aldini The Goofy Deck Make spectator select a reversed-color card (red Two of Clubs) as a gag
1969 40
Aldini Predecktion prediction written on two cards, correctly predict two freely named cards
1969 41
Aldini Super Nudist Deck Nudist Deck, but can show deck to have faces and backs without riffling, but by just spreading
Inspired by
  • "Nudist Deck" (R. W. Hull)
1969 43
Aldini, Frank Shields Invisible Control Invisible Deck type of presentation, but freely named card is invisibly placed in empty envelope. Deck is shown to not contain the card, because it is now really in the envelope, partial rough-smooth
1969 44
Aldini, Joe Berg, Robert "Bob" J. Gunther Supremonition Freely named card is found vanished from the deck, Joker then changes into selection, partial rough-smooth
Related to 1969 46
Aldini Compared Mini card placed in envelope as prediction, freely selected card also placed in envelope, later shown to both match
1969 47
Eddie Joseph Fertile Fingers peeked at card cut to, small gimmick clip slipped onto card above
1969 30
Eddie Joseph Vacant Vision monte routine, using card with half face and half back
1969 51
Eddie Joseph Ballistic Coin card chosen, bottle cap with two coins placed on deck, deck on glass, bottom cards removed one by one, then one coin penetrates rest of deck into glass, bottom card is selection
1969 90
Paul Maurer Vier As Trick mit Riesen Karten McDonald Ace assembly using jumbo cards
1969
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 4)
71
Gaston "Gasbor" Borgeaud Atsong: Fantasie avec un Jeu Biseaute deck in special tube placed on wand, when wand is removed all cards fall but selection
1969
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 5)
87
Gaston "Gasbor" Borgeaud Une combinaison de tours de cartes card vanish and travels to case with slits
1969
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 6)
101
Bill Spooner Spooner's Specialty Force blocks are strung together to force cut position
VariationsAlso published here 1969 51
F. A. "Steady" Cash Wild Card Theme four Jokers change into selected card
1969 79
Karl Fulves Mechanical Card Controls simplification with stripper cards or cards with corner torn off
Inspired by 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
52
Karl Fulves As A Vanish placing sticky card next to selection with faro, also rough-smooth method
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
53
Karl Fulves The Stripper Deck commentary
Related to 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
78
Karl Fulves General Considerations handling the stripper deck to control cards with tabled riffle shuffles
  • Control To The Top
  • Control To The Bottom
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
78
Karl Fulves, Theodore Annemann The Annotated Annemann reversing a selection in one-way or stripper deck
Inspired by 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
79
Karl Fulves Combination Control controlling two selections in stripper deck with tabled riffle shuffles
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
80
Karl Fulves Auto-Stack stripper deck application for stacking
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
82
Karl Fulves Octogonal Aces Aces shuffled reversed in deck, cut to again, stripper deck
Related to 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
82
Karl Fulves What - No Reversal? stripper deck throw offs
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
84
Karl Fulves Sidebars stripper deck throw off, faro
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
85
Karl Fulves Stripper-Teckel selection and mate are found, fair procedure, stripper deck
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
86
Karl Fulves Small World stripper deck
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
87
Karl Fulves Theoretical Strippers special cut, negative transfer (block transfer) as application
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
88
Karl Fulves Pure Theory thoughts on generalized stripper principle
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
89
Karl Fulves A Note On Handling handling a stripper deck
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
90
Bruce Cervon 3 Way Split divided double faced card, solution
Inspired byRelated to Mar. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 8)
60
Edward Marlo The Marked Deck "how to control it, without obviously running through the pack to find it, is our concern"
- For One Card
- For Two Cards
- For Three Cards
1970 71
Edward Marlo, Louis Histed No Palm Cards to Pocket two selections reverse one by one, then travel to pockets, double facer
Inspired by
  • "Merlinism" (Louis Histed, Abra, Oct. 3 1964)
1970 93
Edward Marlo Fingertip Vanish fingertip peeked card vanishes, double index card
1970 95
Edward Marlo How Many card placed on table, cards dealt onto it, rises to top, optional repeat phase with double facer (step 6)
1970 142
Edward Marlo Fingertip Peek & Stripper Deck
1970 157
Edward Marlo Signature Transposition cards signed on face (!), signatures transpose, three methods
Related toVariations Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
113
Jon Racherbaumer Pardon My Backs! with thick double backer
Summer 1970
Hierophant (Issue 4)
210
James Auer Do As I Do (Platform Version) Peek Deck, hole in one index
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
39
Richard W. Marsh Special Svengali rough & smooth svengali deck that can be spread to be all different or all the same, different pressure points
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
56
Bob Paul Pips Quick climax for picking of the pips, lots of pips fall from deck
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
74
Floyd Shotts, Frank Novotny All Tied Up selection is found, rest of the deck turns out to be an Electric Deck
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
130
Alan Shaxon Ultimate Nudist Deck
Inspired by
  • "New Nudist Deck" (Edward Victor, Harry Baron's "My Best Card Trick", 1953, p. 20)
Related to
1970 19
Alan Shaxon Once Again!!! selection is found at named number, then at stopped position, then wrong card turns into selection and finally the balloon stand
1970 25
Alan Shaxon Card Mentalism for Two four people select a card and card is put in envelope, then one envelope is chosen, medium knows who's card it is and reveals it's identity
1970 46
Alan Shaxon A Super Brainwave Pack invisible deck with odd back kicker, backs can be shown, two decks
1970 48
Alan Shaxon By Popular Request! MC trick, spectator can decide who comes next, and what they have to do, forcing the program of the evening
1970 68
Gene Lawton Ultra Reverse deck pocketed, spectator removes card, when deck is spread, its mate is reversed
Variations Apr. 1970 331
Alan Brown Future Ghost cards thought-of and not removed from deck, one-way faces or edge-marks or one-way crimp, see also p. 373 and p. 684
Related toVariations Sep. 1970 357
Peter Warlock 3-Way Split transposition of two card with a third card (joker) on the table, fake index court card
Oct. 1970 370
Bob Still Sight Unseen eight or nine cards placed under head, spectator reaches underneath and turns some cards over, then performer, then spectator again, when hat is lifted only selection is face-down
Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
376
Ger Copper Fancy Change giant coin changes to card case, deck removed and case vanishes
1970 5
Takashima Challenge Change deck encircled with two big rubber bands, face card changes to selection and vanishes again, gaff with fake rubber band parts
1970
Magick (Issue 1)
3
Jim Brimble ESP - Stop! forcing an ESP card, rubber band around cards
1970
Magick (Issue 3)
12
North Bigbee Instant Brain-Wave entire deck, one gaffed card
1970
Magick (Issue 10)
49
Gene Nielsen Resonance! two decks, same cards are selected from two spectators
1970
Magick (Issue 11)
51
Dick Zimmerman Svengali Dribble Force
1970
Magick (Issue 11)
52
Edwin Leist-Bernini Der Ballontrick balloon attached to card case, card production
1970
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 31 No. 2)
37
Roy Johnson Predictafors card at named number is predicted, 1-0-1 mirage deck
1970 21
Ian Baxter The Wallet Mystery dollar bill shown in transparent wallet compartment, selected card is found under the bill later, Four of Diamonds with extra pip to pose as Five
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring
1970 28
Val Andrews Cutting the Deck! No. 5, deck actually cut in two halves, gag
1970 (ca.) 5
Val Andrews Electric Deck Gag No. 13
1970 (ca.) 7
Val Andrews Another Electric-Deck Gag No. 14
1970 (ca.) 7
Val Andrews Yet Another! No. 15, electric deck gag
1970 (ca.) 7
Allan Ackerman The General's Universal Card gaffed
Variations 1971 6
Theodore Annemann Mental Masterpiece carbon paper box
1971 18
Partial Step Gaff partial back glued on face card
1971 35
Allan Ackerman The Palm Switch sandwiched card (really only a step gaff) exchanged for palmed card
  • The No Palm Approach (from right-hand deck, Bottom Placement)
Related to 1971 40
Allan Ackerman Extension gaff with pivotal section
1971 42
Karl Fulves Theoretical Readers edge marked stay stack to locate selection and its mate
Related to Nov. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 13)
104
Karl Fulves Note 3 application to stripper deck
Inspired by 1971 28
Karl Fulves It Stretches card is shown to be extra long, spectator can push it through deck, using wax gimmick
Related toVariations 1971 30
Karl Fulves Juxtasecond blank card transposes with signed card, double facer
1971 37
Edward Marlo Let's Ambush and Kill "The Collectors" odd-backed collectors cards, rough-smooth, three-way forcing deck
Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
230
Edward Marlo Notes on a Miracle Kings are inserted next to Queens by spectator, ten methods (ungaffed, double facers, double backers, roughed)
Related to Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
265
Edward Marlo Visible Phantoms fairly selected cards turn over, double facers
Inspired by Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
281
Edward Marlo Logical Challenge Cards to Pocket ungaffed and rough-smooth version
Inspired by
  • "Challenge Cards to Pocket" (Larry Jennings, Genii, May 1970)
Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
301
Bruce Cervon All Shook Up color changing Triumph, red-blue double backer, including "Non-Gimmicked Method"
1971 3
Bruce Cervon Turn Me Over! funny messages on cards
Related to 1971 9
Mel Brown Brain-Stack free selection, duplicate reversed in other deck
1971 51
Carl Sten Stenquist's Mexican Money Gimmick
1971 60
Carl Sten, Arnold Furst Once in a Knife Time knife stabbed into pack from back, penetrates cards until selection
1971 62
Mike Rogers Still Avid color changing back kicker
Feb. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
10
Peter Kane The Incredible Shrinking Card Case
Also published here 1971 1
Peter Kane The Ring in the Card Case
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1971 19
Dr. Raymond L. Beebe The Lost Trick of R.W. Hull "An Article On The Hypnotic Joker"
two spectators select face-down cards at table them, then name any cards, they match
Related to
  • "Hypnotic Joker" (Hugard's Magic Monthly, May 1962)
Feb. 1971 400
Edward Victor, Frank Butler Perfected Prophecy six cards in row, backs numbered, spectator rolls die, this card predicted, step-gaff and die with missing number, see also p. 415
Related to
  • Edward Victor (Magic of 1936)
  • Frank Butler ("Mental Magic Compendium", Magic Wand, March 1947)
Feb. 1971 404
Ed Ryan Collector two double facers
Mar. 1971 407
Robert (Bob) Hess Joker Mental odd-backed joker placed next to mate of named card, joker transforms into named card
Variations Apr. 1971 416
Charles T. Jordan Spirit Aces four Nines and four Aces in piles on table, two Nines put on top of deck followed by two Aces, yet Aces are on table and all four Nines on top of deck, two extra Aces and step gaff, see p. 424 for correction
Also published here May 1971 417
Sam Leo Horowitz 3-Card Princess as finale in last phase the other two vanish, see also p. 476
Related to Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
446
Dai Vernon, Sam Leo Horowitz Mental Control red-backed card cut into blue deck, spectator names correct one, originally marketed in the 1930s, see also p. 504 for further information (Ed Marlo's Phantom Deck)
Also published here Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
449
Al Baker Ambitious Card phase from Daley Notebooks, then sequence using Ace, Two and Three
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1971 474
Roy Johnson The Duplicator Button with two decks, card selected by throwing dice
1971 15
Edward Marlo Those Wild, Wild Aces one red-backed AS, four blue-backed blank cards, condition reverses (red-backed blank card and all four blue aces), two methods
Inspired by 1971 1
Edward Marlo The Wild Deck "Bonus Effect", four aces removed from deck and changed to blank cards, then whole deck becomes blank
1971 5
Stewart Judah Unpublished Wild Card Routine described by John Braun
1971
Magick (Issue 14)
67
Thomas "Zampini" McKee Pentro-Rama coin and three playing cards, coin penetrates card on hand
1971
Magick (Issue 18)
88
Stewart Judah Sneaky Card Stab described by John Brown, wrapped in paper and stabbed by spectator, using a Pop-Eyed Eye-Popper / Nu-Idea forcing deck
1971
Magick (Issue 20)
98
Gaylord E. Hill The Touch of White Magic! picture of selection appears on one of four blank cards
1971
Magick (Issue 21)
103
Walter B. Gibson Three Card Mental Repeat three cards in pocket, two removed and bringing mentally selected card out at last, repeated
Related to 1971
Magick (Issue 25)
121
William Patterson Legacy of Pi Sheng borrowed book, with cards to determine page
1971
Magick (Issue 27)
131
Tan Hock Chuan, Aldini Singapore Force
1971
Magick (Issue 29)
142
Edward Marlo Marlo's Double Brainwave two decks with different colors, two cards in other deck
Related to 1971
Magick (Issue 30)
147
Gerald Kosky Tele-Mental five cards on table, thought of card starts to move
Inspired byAlso published here 1971
Magick (Issue 35)
172
Dai Vernon Trick With A Borrowed Deck based on a trick shown to Vernon by Jimmy Grippo, see p. 190 for clarification of final phase
Variations 1971
Magick (Issue 36)
177
William Patterson Precognition! prediction of ESP symbol, in a book
1971
Magick (Issue 36)
178
Gene Nielsen Card Sense poker presentation, prediction in envelope
Variations 1971
Magick (Issue 37)
183
Jules Lenier Dealer's Choice two decks, one card removed face down is reversed in second deck
Also published here 1971
Magick (Issue 38)
188
Roger Smith Twisting the Red Aces (Blue) color changing back finale, deck changes color as well, red/blue double backer
1971 17
Roger Smith 4 King Stunner Ace through Four reverse one by one, then change to examinable Kings, quartet type gimmick with Ace to Four
Variations 1971 24
Paul Swinford Thoughts on Vernon's Seven Card Monte card vanishes from packet and reappears on top of the deck, double facer
Inspired by 1971 5
Paul Maurer The Match-Maker six cards with women are shuffled and placed on stand, five blank cards and a King of Hearts are shuffled and placed on the other cards, King of Hearts ends up on chosen card
Inspired by
  • Jochen Zmeck's "Brautschau" in "Magie" January, 1967.
1971
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 32 No. 2)
24
Roger Smith The Worlds Most Complicated Card Trick With Two Cards cards turn blank, three cards
Feb. 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 7)
9
Roger Smith, Mike Schwartz Gaffus MCE #1 Mental Card Epic routine, using gaffed cards
three selections, performer removes mates and chosen cards are placed on top
Related to June 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 11)
3
Pavel Viereckige Kreise cards with different-colored circles on them, the circles change to squares
1971 14
Tom Batchelor The Second Discovery of America gag card with map of America on one side and miniature of selection on other side
1971 25
Tom Batchelor Through Thick and Thin block of twelve glued cards, thick card introduced as transformed selection, thick card used to find the Aces
1971 45
Tom Batchelor The Progression of Strangers routine with several gag cards, tree of hearts
1971 50
Father Cyprian Double Extror Collector Aces tabled face-down, then three cards selected, they appear between the Aces, using one duplicate Ace and double facer
Inspired by 1971 44
Father Cyprian Two-Faced Collectors with three double facers
1971 47
George Sands Cards to Pocket Ten Cards up the Sleeve, to performer's and spectator's pocket using DeLand's Fadeaway card to finish
1971 ca. 16
Francis Carlyle Million Dollar Transposition double facer, one card in borrowed wallet, one in envelope
Related to 1972 35
Bob Driebeek, Frank Garcia Razzle Dazzle card under coin in deck chances, one method visible, using card with hole of half-dollar size (Tosheroon)
1972 40
T. Nelson Downs Ambitious Card - 5. double backer
1972 51
Marconick Case Card card penetrated case, gaffed case with slit
VariationsAlso published here 1972 79
Lubor Fiedler Sure-Fire Force piece of card stuck on card
1972 82
David Lederman Combination Gambling & Close up Display Board utility display for stand-up work
1972 100
Irving Berk Card-Forcing Box box to force a card
1972 105
Bob McAllister Bet-A-Dollar Color Change as bill is slid over face of card, half card gaff
Variations 1972 114
Dennis Marks Stripper Spin Reverse reversing card in stripper deck
Variations 1972 135
Gerald Kosky Coincidence ?? rough smooth
Also published here 1972 63
Tony Binarelli Change of Color gaffed
1972 131
Derek Dingle Universal Chameleon divided flap card
July 1972
Epilogue (Issue 15 (Part 1))
127
Brother John Hamman Deck in Parvo case shrinks, for credits for gaff see page 50
Variations May 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 5)
35
Edward Marlo Marlo's Phantom Deck red-blue rough-smooth deck
  • First Effect: spectator stops at only odd-backed card, Open Prediction with backs
  • Second Effect: thought of card has odd back
  • Third Effect: touched card has odd back
June 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 6)
43
Edward Marlo Double Out named card is either missing or odd-backed
Also published here June 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 6)
45
Edward Marlo For the Color Blind card with binary marks chosen from one deck is shuffled to top via faros in stacked second deck, badly explained
June 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 6)
49
Jerry K. Hartman Rough Smooth Red-Blue Credits
July 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 7)
58
David Solomon Doubly Open gaffed
Variations Oct. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 10)
80
Peter Kane Finn Change card to bill, pocket card
Related toAlso published here Dec. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 12)
91
Mike Rogers The Zany Gaff deck placed on table, covered with handkerchief, selection comes face up to top, magnetic thread gimmick between hands
Dec. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 12)
93
Jon Racherbaumer Veiled Tosheroon coin on deck
Inspired by Dec. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 12)
95
Gene Castillon Ladies sing the Blues three card twisting routine with color changing back kicker
Mar. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3)
18
Gene Castillon Jackpot monte type routine with transformation and money card travels to elsewhere as climax
Mar. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3)
19
Flip Hallema Flip's Wild Card
Variations Apr. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 4)
25
Karl Fulves Mexican Monte monte/twist combo with unexpected/funny cards appearing
Related toVariations 1972 8
Karl Fulves Equilibrium two reds and two blacks face-up/face-down, the blacks become red one by one
1972 13
Karl Fulves Gaffed Cards new type of flap card to vanish a card
1972 17
Karl Fulves Instant Printing blank card between jokers transforms into named ace, several approaches, including ace with three different indices
1972 30
James G. Thompson Jr. Thoughts At Work selection removed from deck and checked that it's missing, yet removed card changes to indifferent card and selection is back in deck
Winter 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio)
500
Sam Schwartz Odd-Even-Odd four odd and four even cards on two piles, on the odd side are then the even cards and on the other side the four kings
Inspired byVariations Mar. 1972 505
Brother John Hamman Ace-Sational four Aces, placed face-to-face with both hands, the change places when hands are pulled apart, change to queens in the end, stripped double facers
Inspired byRelated to Summer 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio)
534
Brother John Hamman Hamman Surprise Ace through Four of Clubs turn face-down one by one, then both sides change color
Inspired by
  • Mike Rogers effect
Also published here
Summer 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio)
537
Brother John Hamman A Four-tunate Choice four Fours, two are freely chosen, they are odd-backed and the other Fours change to Queens
Related toVariationsAlso published here Summer 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio)
542
William P. Miesel Card to Pocket solution to third Hofzinser Problem, transposition of card with pocketed card, three phases
Aug. 1972 555
Ben Christopher Unlimited Elevator four Kings buried in deck, four queens one by one placed on top and attracting its King
  • Impromptu Method
Related toVariations Oct. 1972 567
Derek Dingle Wild Fire eight blue-backed blank cards, one regular red-backed card, red-backed becomes blank and blue-backed duplicates
1972
New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
1
Frank Garcia MacDonald's $100 Dollar Four Ace Trick featuring different vanishes, complicated initial switch
Variations 1972
New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
1
Edward Marlo Favorite Universal blank card changes into three selections one by one
  • The Clean-Up
  • Added Variation
  • Added Thoughts & Suggestions
1972 8
Edward Marlo Universal Solutions four solutions
Related to 1972 13
Jon Racherbaumer The Chameleon Card Joker changes into three selections one by one and back, with back-change as well
1972 17
Johnny Thompson Universal Combine card changes into three different selections in three different ways and back
Also published here 1972 19
Bruce Cervon Cervon's Universals odd-backed card changes into three selections one by one, three different routines with different gaffs
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1972 21
Edward Marlo Not Quite Ambiguous Universal with two selections
1972 28
Jon Racherbaumer Full-Circle Universal
Inspired by 1972 29
Edward Marlo Open-Faced Universal
1972 31
David Morse Choose Your Label red / blue double backer
1972
Magick (Issue 42)
209
Nathan Stark The Mortal Mind of Dr. Stark two predictions written one after the other
VariationsAlso published here 1972
Magick (Issue 44)
217
David Douglas Tennessee Swindle ... or 'Hello Cousin' two decks, cards is revealed and predicted, reversed in second deck
Also published here 1972
Magick (Issue 48)
237
Alex Redans Psychic Triplets three decks, two normal one Ultra mental deck
1972
Magick (Issue 50)
249
Jack Kent Tillar Tiptoe Telepathy medium divines playing cards singly and also a bunch of cards, then she reverses a card in another room which is the same card the audience constructed
1972
Magick (Issue 51)
251
Nathan Stark The Fourth Dimension clever single card prediction in envelope, partial three-way forcing deck
VariationsAlso published here 1972
Magick (Issue 52)
257
Stan Blumenthal Jump Up selection is found with 'Mexican Jumping Beans', beans on ribbon spread, one jumps and lands on selection
1972
Magick (Issue 55)
272
Charles Cameron Probability Nil! card at number, extracted from performer's pocket
1972
Magick (Issue 56)
279
Walter B. Gibson Without a Shadow of a Doubt double facer with two indices on each side, prediction of one of four cards
1972
Magick (Issue 57)
281
Aldini How to Make your Own Special-Purpose Cards fanning decks, locator cards, double facer, double backer, strippers, Svengali, Mene-Tekel, Tel-O-Matic, peek decks, Brain Wave Ultra-Mental decks
1972
Magick (Issue 57)
285
Roy Johnson The Cookhill Transposition two cards in signed envelopes transpose, deck of double facers
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1972
Magick (Issue 60)
297
Frederick M. Shields Something Old; Something New names of cards appear on green chalk boards, Elmsley count to hide writing, multiple svengali
1972
Magick (Issue 62)
307
Steve Spillman Magic Mirror shiner on card case
1972
Magick (Issue 62)
308
Raymond Hafler The Mystic Pendulum of Amon-Ra ESP brainwave and symbol found with pendulum
1972
Magick (Issue 63)
311
Theodore Annemann Call Me Up Sometime person calls during the show and names the card someone selected
1972 36
Rolf Andra Ein verblüffender 10 Kartentrick card from red deck placed inside a glass, ten cards from blue deck places on stand, selected one matches card in glass
1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 1)
6
Rolf Andra, T. Page Wright Stop Mystery performer stops at selection while spectator deals through cards
1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 2)
27
Charly Bonda-Gewies Princes-Card Queen between two Jacks vanishes in special case
Variations 1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 3)
41
Victor Farelli, Rolf Andra Ein verblüffender "Reverso"-Trick three selections end up reversed in the deck
1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 3)
42
Gaston "Gasbor" Borgeaud Ein Kartencomputer two decks of 32 Jumbo cards, prediction in stand, computer machine with yes and no button where spectator has to answer comical questions in the end card is revealed
1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 4)
72
Luigi Gandrini Princes-Card Queen between two Jacks vanishes in special case, gaff variation
Inspired by 1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 5)
91
Billy McComb Extension to "Miko" gag prediction with Three-and-a-half of Clubs, Fourteen of Spades and mis-spotted die that does not add up to seven on all sides
1972 17
Billy McComb A Thought-of Card turns up in a Cigarette card peeked at in rubber-banded deck vanishes and appears in borrowed cigarette, detailed, Fred Karene
1972 29
Billy McComb The Reverse-Cut Svengali Pack ... An Introduction spectator and magician both cut at the same card
1972 79
Alex McKeown Chopping the Aces deck consists of four solid blocks with Ace on face, telephone as giant magic want anecdote
1972 129
Billy McComb Necessity is the Mother rising cards with deck switch
1972 153
Dai Vernon Vernon's Magic Mix No. 21, cards put alternately face-up/face-down with spectator, all straighten out except selections, half the deck is double backers, cheek to cheek
1972 11
Dai Vernon Vernon's Ace Sucker Gag No. 110, packet trick with double face Ace, too cryptic
1972 32
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Interchango No. 179, two cards with different backs, the backs transpose
1972 44
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Chango Supreme No. 180, changing back of a card twice
1972 44
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Double Cross No. 188, wrong card found, first back of card is changed, then face is changed into selection, then back changes back to original color
Variations 1972 45
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Another Double Cross No. 189, back color of several cards changed one by one, they change back to original color
Inspired by 1972 46
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Double Faced Card Trick No. 190, transposition of tabled card with card in pocket, Mexican turnover with double facer
1972 46
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Double Backer Effect No. 194, odd-backed prediction card on table is shown to be selection with Mexican turnover (odd back not mentioned, but doesn't make much sense otherwise)
1972 47
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 241, reverse of one-way/stripper deck during riffle shuffle
1972 61
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 246, double backer in Ambitious Card, no details
1972 62
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Simplified Coloratura Effect No. 257
1972 64
Mac McDonald McDonald's One Armed Four Ace Trick No. 418, not a lot of details
1972 114
CHN System No. 456, punch marking (?) according to stack number
1972 128
Al Baker Al Baka - Effect With Nikola Deck No. 458, very brief
Also published here 1972 129
Double Backer Torn And Restored Card Variation No. 473
Related to 1972 132