7,384 entries in Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Edward Marlo Marlo's Climactic Display final display, with Olram Subtlety
1992 57
Jon Racherbaumer Thanks to Corvello!
Inspired by
  • "Hexagram" (Corvello, marketed by Ken Brooke)
  • "The Wild Move!" (Derek Dingle, marketed)
1992 61
Paul Diamond "All of a Sudden"
1992 64
Robert Walker Wild Walker (by Walker? No credit)
1992 68
Edward Marlo Unexpected Wild Card
Also published here 1992 71
Jon Racherbaumer, Edward Marlo The Olram Aces three double facers
Also published here 1992 5
Edward Marlo Unlimited Count
1992 12
Michael Powers The Impossible Travellers McDonald Aces & Open Travelers combo
Also published here 1992 15
Michael Powers Extension disassembly add-on
1992 19
Philip T. Goldstein Montexposé odd back card vanishes among four other cards
Dec. 1992
The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 4)
6
Bob King A Cut Above (II) Aces are cut into deck with spectator
Inspired by 1992 12
Credit Card Repeat with pocket cards and paper credit cards
1992 16
Two Card Monte Handling
1992 59
Helmut "Kalanag" Schreiber Cartas Nudistas as shown to Ascanio by Kalanag in 1949
Also published here 1992 153
Arturo de Ascanio Siempre Cuatro - Acerca de un Juego de Li-Chang six card repeat with four cards, cards are always fanned
Also published here
  • "CEDAM" 1966. P. 636.
1992 44
Arturo de Ascanio Cartas Nudistas
Also published here 1992 56
Ralph W. Hull El Juego de los Tres Efectos translation by Ascanio
prediction of card, then card travels into other half of the deck
Also published here
  • Ralph Hull's "The Three In One Card Trick" in Trevor Hull's "Testament of R.W. Hull"
1992 61
Alex Elmsley Los Ases Atomicos translation
four phase variation on Hamman's "Final Ace Routine", including Oil & Water and Follow the Leaders Phase
Also published here 1992 65
Arturo de Ascanio Azul, Rojo, Blanco (Análisis de una Construcción) all backs, normal, color changing back and nudist deck as climax
Also published here 1992 125
Hubert T. Brill The Spirit's Right borrowed business card in envelope, writing of selected card appears on it, stamp on card case
Also published here
  • Genii, Feb. 1939
Apr. 1992
Profile (Issue 7)
10
Steven Hamilton Professional Routines - Wild Card author unclear
Apr. 1992
Profile (Issue 7)
11
Peter Kane Full Circle full deck version, twenty-six double facers
Inspired by
  • "Watch the Ace!" (Peter Kane, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 19 No. 8)
June 1992
Profile (Issue 8)
1
Gene Lawton Cheaters Solution to "A Card Problem" deck faced and spread on table, face-up and face-down card pushed out of spread, they are mates, mate SBS
Inspired by June 1992
Profile (Issue 8)
12
Kuniyasu Fujiwara The Appearing Deck flat empty case is removed from wallet and folded in case shape, deck is removed
Also published here Dec. 1992
Profile (Issue 11)
4
Ted Lesley A Brief History credit information on the Harry Devano Rising Card gaff
1992 1
Ted Lesley The Devano Rising Cards
  • Handling Technique
  • Card and Maintenance
  • Routines (also with Zodiac, ESP)
  • Tips and Suggestions (doing only one rise as opposed to multiple cards)
1992 1
Carlhorst Meier Power of Suggestion three unknown red-backed card shuffled into blue deck, two cards chosen face up by spectators, another spectator takes deck in his pocket and removes one card, tabled face-up cards are red-backed, card in pocket is blue-backed but duplicate of remaining red-backed card
Inspired byVariations 1992 1
Alan Shaxon Power of Suggestion Variation rough & smooth version
Inspired by 1992 6
Vanni Bossi The Vanni Bossi Multipip Card a Six-spot with one spot missing, can be shown as Four or Six
  • Ambitious Card 1
  • Ambitious Card 2
  • Forcing and Vanishing the Forced Card
  • Forcing One or Two Cards
  • A Prediction
  • Final Note
1992 20
Steve Dusheck Innocent coin balanced on finger, touched with card, it instantly changes
1992 11
Steve Dusheck Migration four coins assemble under one card one by one
1992 14
Steve Dusheck Magnetic Chinese Ring Illusion coin vanishes when covered with rings (à la Wisenheimer Coin Trick), reappears, penetrates into plastic card case
1992 27
Steve Dusheck Turnover Penny penny on card turns over, then is found glued onto card
1992 30
Steve Dusheck My Rising Cards first blank card, then card with pretty girl, then selection rises
1992 1
Steve Dusheck Phantom Cards five cards shown, two removed from under handkerchief, other vanish
1992 4
Steve Dusheck Perfect Deck brainwave deck variation with partial rough-smooth
1992 13
Steve Dusheck Well Healed two cards with holes, one hole restores, silvery disk gaff on one of the cards
1992 21
Steve Dusheck Solo Flight card rises or jumps out of deck or fan, thin elastic around a single card's corners, somewhat similar to Henry Evans's gaff
1992 31
Steve Dusheck One Card Brainwave spectator reverses a card behind his back, it is the only odd-backed card
Related toVariations 1992 37
Larry Becker Fred spectator reverses a card behind his back, it has Fred written on it
Inspired by 1992 39
Steve Dusheck Turncoat Cards cards turn over with double transformation kicker
Inspired by
  • "Boot Hill" (Eddie Burke)
1992 48
Steve Dusheck Mate-A-Card finding the mate of a card under fair conditions in shuffled deck, featuring a card with a mirror surface hidden under a sliding panel on its back
Also published here
  • marketed in 1968
1992 57
Steve Dusheck Cash Card dollar bill changes into selection
1992 61
Steve Dusheck Cards and Silks four cards shown and placed upright in slits in board, silk produced from that construction, card with container compartment
1992 68
Steve Dusheck Monte Zuma two cards, one held behind back, spectator always guesses wrong
Inspired by
  • Two Card Monte (DeLand)
Also published here
1992 72
Steve Dusheck Holed Up cork pushed halfway through hole in card, moved around
Inspired by
  • "Hole Collection" (Billy McComb)
Also published here
1992 76
Steve Dusheck Magna Carda torn and restored card for stand-up
1992 80
Steve Dusheck Nail Jail card with hole penetrates a nail
1992 84
Steve Dusheck Kling-On a card balances and sticks to another, coin produced and vanishes again
1992 87
Steve Dusheck Hole Transpo two cards, a hole travels from one card to another in a plastic case
  • Alternate Punch Routine
Also published here 1992 92
Steve Dusheck Changing Card visibly changing card
Also published here 1992 101
Steve Dusheck On the McCombical Prediction
Variations 1992 103
Steve Dusheck Deck Divider Strip metal strip in middle of deck that allows to spread only one half on either side, for half forcing deck
1992 103
Steve Dusheck Cornography corner torn off, it visibly restored
Also published here 1992 107
Steve Dusheck Me Three monte, winning card changes and is removed from pocket
1992 113
Steve Dusheck The Dusheck Wallet double backed card in wallet
1992 129
Theodore Annemann Annemann Gimmick glued at one end
1992 132
Richard Himber, Steve Dusheck Another Force magnet in wallet used to steal selection
1992 132
Steve Dusheck Cardeen two cards placed face to face, half-size card is produced, switched or vanished from them
1992 139
Peter Kane The Magic Square Ace through Nine taken from deck, magic square build on table, then all backs have changed
1992 2
Peter Kane Fiver! selection to pocket, then changes into bill, pocket card
Also published here 1992 5
Peter Kane The Pincushion Lady marked card partially covered with business card and impaled with pen, shown unharmed
1992 6
Peter Kane The Amazing Floating Lady Queen floats above deck, two methods (impromptu and gaffed)
1992 8
Peter Kane The Double Dropper two coins penetrate a card into a glass, sucker shell gag
1992 12
Peter Kane Kane's Patent Card Finda special odd-backed card made from two hinged cards in deck, selection is found inside it, faro
Inspired by 1992 14
Peter Kane Almost Triumphant incomplete face-up/face-down shuffle, halves stripped apart, selection is sticking out and seen to be five inches long when pulled out
Also published here 1992 15
Peter Kane The Amex Aces 2&2 mini oil and water routine with Aces, then one Ace changes into a bill and the other in a credit card
1992 16
Peter Kane Full Circle done with full deck
Inspired by
  • "Watch the Ace!" (Peter Kane, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 19 No. 8, Apr. 1962)
1992 18
Bert Allerton The Allerton Turnover Move
1992 19
Roy Johnson Nehmen Sie 3 Karten! forcing three cards with three way forcing deck
Also published here June 1992
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 1)
10
Roy Johnson Doppel-Oskar two routines with the card duck
Inspired by
  • Tricks of a Trouper, Jack Ledair
Also published here
June 1992
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 1)
11
Roy Johnson Eingekastelt II two card transposition routine with case
Also published here June 1992
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 1)
26
Roy Johnson Die Vorhersage chosen card predicted with funny message on it
Also published here June 1992
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 1)
29
Alexander de Cova Flash Transformation jumbo card (or sign, menu, ...) visually transforms into silk, ends clean
Also published here Feb. 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 2)
13
David Berglas Cardcertina Berglas Electric Deck design and construction
Also published here 1992 17
Larry Becker Bear Minimum prediction of one of six jumbo cards on bill, spectator gets teddy bear as gift
1992 53
Larry Becker Intuition card case put on one of four piles
1992 79
Alan Wassilak Brain Wave card is selected from a deck and placed inside envelope, it is the same card which is reversed in second deck, using Larry White's Get The Picture envelope
1992 87
Larry Becker Power of Suggestion with the power of suggestion the selection becomes invisible for the spectator, then chosen card is divined
Inspired by 1992 205
Larry Becker The Ultimate Match-Up ramasee principle matching routine, using double facer ending with straight flush
Inspired by 1992 224
Larry Becker X-Rated Stuff routines with Hull's Pop-Eyed Popper deck, rough/smooth Svengali, predictions with X on the back
  • X Marks the Spot
  • My Favorite Card
Also published here 1992 341
Larry Becker Test Conditions prediction of chosen card
1992 435
Ken Simmons Fanning Powder Tip with faros
1992 12
David Neighbors, Ken Simmons Stand-Up Transformation Daley's last with transformation kicker, two double facers
  • First Handling
  • Second Handling
Inspired by 1992 1
Edward Marlo Easy Vanishing Card fifty-one cards roughed on faces, one card on back
Also published here 1992 21
Edward Marlo The Named Transposition named card travels from one deck to another, roughed deck, and roughed red/blue menetekel
Also published here 1992 22
Edward Marlo The Named Reverse named card removed from blue deck, same card then shown reversed in red deck, roughed red/blue menetekel
  • Simmons Note (Ken Simmons)
Also published here 1992 23
Edward Marlo McDonald Aces Switch-Out
Also published here 1992 33
Edward Marlo The Card in Case card case instead of palms, using dull blank card gaff
Also published here 1992 41
Alexander de Cova Mac Donald's $100 Vier As Trick getting into it, presentation ideas
Also published here 1992 18
Eckhard Böttcher Mac Donald's 100 Dollar Vier As Trick routine
1992 21
Dennis Carroll Two Signed Card Transposition one card in the center of the deck and one in the pocket
Sep./Oct. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 13)
140
Dan Tong Vari-Mental
Also published here
  • Dan Tong's "Vari-Mental" in "The New Jinx", March 1963.
Nov./Dec. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 14)
153
Charles T. Jordan The Vanishing Court Card named picture card put in five-card packet, it vanishes and appears back in pack, biddle trick, index of twelve index sections
Also published here
  • marketed 1921, see ad in Oct. 1921 Sphinx
Aug. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 12)
50
T. Nelson Downs The Wizard's Force number between ten and twenty names, card at that position is forced, block of double backers and turnover of deck
Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
52
T. Nelson Downs T. N. D. Latest Ace Trick four piles made with an Ace in each, spectator freely chooses a pile, other Aces vanish from deck and transpose with the chosen pile, heavily gaffed
Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
52
Alan Wakeling The Autograph Exchange (A Card In Wallet) cards signed by spectator and performer, performer's card put in pocket, it shows up in the deck again, spectator's card found in wallet
Also published here Dec. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
45
Philip T. Goldstein Aztec reversed card in blue deck travels to red deck
Sep. 1992
Magic Man Examiner (Vol. 1 No. 4)
14
Richard Busch Perspectives credits for the David Robbins' Peek Deck aka Frank V. Taylor's Peek Deck
Related to July 1992
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 1)
2
Neil Lester, Dr. Juris From the notebook of Dr. Juris on "Tricks of the Trade, old Rough and Smooth cards
July 1992
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 1)
8
Gary Dudash Stain Wave blood stain on named card
Dec. 1992
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 6)
13
Edward Marlo BoxCard GAFF different gaffed cards to be used with a box, routines from here on have been added to the second edition from 1993
1993 77
Doug Edwards Pick Your Spot interesting method, gaffed
Apr. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 4)
2199
David Regal The Same Face! double facer
July 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 7)
2237
The Devil's Deck edge marked deck, freely removed cards are named
Also published here
  • "A Mystic Discovery" (1927 Tarbell System of Magic, p. 20-24)
1993 140
Edward Marlo Out There approaches for "Out of this World", stripper and ungaffed divided deck
Sep. 1993
The Olram File (Issue 13)
4
Edward Marlo Roughed Think Ace named ace is reversed and odd-backed, double-enders, rough-smooth
Sep. 1993
The Olram File (Issue 13)
13
Thomas Alan Waters Kystic named card has a kiss on the back
Also published here 1993
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Magazine Miscellanea)
452
Thomas Alan Waters Ultratest twelve zodiac cards, card with the sign of the spectator is turned over and the back is colored matching a chart in which quarter of the month she is born, first published in "New Invocation" No. 47, 1988
1993
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Magazine Miscellanea)
463
Thomas Alan Waters Heartbreaker name prediction, cards with half hearts and half names are selected and a name is build, first published in "Genii" Vol. 54, No. 5, 1991
Inspired by 1993
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Magazine Miscellanea)
465
Dave Campbell Duplicity signed card vanishes from small packet and reappears under jumbo card, repeat, then small packet transforms into duplicates of selection
Also published here Jan. 1993
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 4)
7
Bob Gill On making the Trilby Deck Joe Stuthard's Trilby Deck, end-stripper & svengali combo, sanding instead of cutting
Related to Nov. 1993
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 5)
5
Ken Brooke The Ken Brooke Routine with Joe Stuthard's Trilby Deck - Part One edited reprint from Brooke's magazine "Routine" (1950), routine begins and ends without the set of duplicates, aces cut to top in one cut, assembly routine, end strippers
Nov. 1993
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 5)
7
Ken Brooke The Ken Brooke Routine with Joe Stuthard's Trilby Deck - Part Two edited reprint from Brooke's magazine "Routine" (1950), Triumph with End Strippers, two selections (one only thought of) from two piles end up next to each other
Nov. 1993
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 5)
12
Ken Brooke The Ken Brooke Routine with Joe Stuthard's Trilby Deck - Part Three edited reprint from Brooke's magazine "Routine" (1950), card to top, jumps from packet to packet, all cards shown alike, ends clean
Nov. 1993
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 5)
16
Alexander de Cova Gedanken zum David Hoy Deck
Also published here Apr. 1993
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
49
Stephen Kradolfer A Hull of a Triumph thought of card
Inspired by 1993 867
Steve Beam Impaired named card ends up between jokers
VariationsAlso published here 1993 871
Dan Garrett The Brainwave Connection routine and presentation for Brainwave Deck
June 1993
The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 2)
5
Philip T. Goldstein Rules of the Game different colored back prediction matches selection, with a full deck of jokers as climax
Variations Dec. 1993
The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 4)
1
Wild Card Turnover Switch double facer
Dec. 1993
The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 4)
3
Bob King Count-Down card thought-of according to thought-of hour, clock dial layout, selection travels in card case
Related to 1993 11
Bob King Seeing is Believing performer blindfolded for full routine
Phase I: a card pocketed and another selected
Phase II: selection found at named small number
Phase III: two more cards divined, using 52-on-One and 3-1/2 gag cards
Phase IV: four Aces dealt in poker round
Phase V: pocketed card named
1993 22
Steve Beam The Ladder Prediction prediction of a card, reversed Svengali
1993 35
John Riggs The Falling Prediction stopped card in one deck, prediction is odd-backed card in second deck, roughed Svengali
1993 41
Richard Bartram, Jr. Boxer Shorts cards removed from box, immediately case vanishes
Also published here 1993 83
Steve Beam Marked Phenomena two versions
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1993 90
Tom Craven The Cascade self-working handling of "Drop-Count" Revelation
Inspired by 1993 92
Steve Beam Impaired named card between two face up jokers
Also published here 1993 136
Scotty York The Skill Compatibility Test two jumbo decks are used, one card is selected from a red deck and placed in an envelope, other deck is sawed in two with a toy saw and two halves are selected, card in envelope is a split-faced card matching both halves
Also published here 1993 9
Scotty York "Poor Charlie" Smith gaffed, rainbow backs, with pistol cigarette lighter
Inspired by 1993 56
Scotty York The Scotty York Handling & Presentation of the Light Bulb bulb in handkerchief, different packets on table, location of selection with bulb
Related to 1993 109
Dr. Lawrence Weinstein Card Sensor spectator divines unknown card using a pendulum
Related to Jan. 1993
Magick (Issue 483)
2414
Charles "Cicardi" Scott Card Trix secretly reading information on index cards, long-short-cards
Feb. 1993
Magick (Issue 485)
2423
Ed Loveland Envelope Fan-Fair divination of written down information in envelopes
Apr. 1993
Magick (Issue 487)
2435
Hal Barlow Choice and Chance prediction of two cards, one selected above and one below table
Sep. 1993
Magick (Issue 494)
2471
Alexander de Cova, Philip T. Goldstein, Patrick Page Symbolismus picture cards with different symbols, special stack
Inspired byAlso published here 1993 6
Alexander de Cova David Hoy Deck
Also published here 1993 11
Alexander de Cova Magician's Fooler packet is cut from deck and the rest put in card case, one card of the packet is placed reversed in the center of the rest, all cards are divined, peek case
Also published here 1993 15
Karl Fulves Svengali Notes
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
7
Karl Fulves Svengali Transpo
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
7
Karl Fulves Sven's Back
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
8
Karl Fulves Svengali Trap though-card sandwich
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
9
Karl Fulves Sventranspo II thought-of card transposes with another card
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
10
John Scarne, Karl Fulves Spell Purple spelling red, black, suits with packet, ending with "purple" written on a card, see also p. 47
VariationsAlso published here 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
18
Ron Rennick Shades sun glasses put on table as prediction, card chosen by counting black cards in one pile and counting down in another pile, it is the King of Spades with stuck-on sun glasses
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 3)
34
Karl Fulves Miko credit information on the 3,5 of Clubs trick
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 5)
38
William P. Miesel Spell Green spelling red, black, suits with packet, ending with "green" written on a card as well as a rainbow car
Inspired by 1993
Verbatim (Issue 6)
58
Howard W. Rheam Carlisle Fair Cards
Inspired by 1993
Verbatim (Issue 6)
60
Dave Campbell Fred
Also published here
  • The Thistle, Vol. 21 No. 2, Dec. 1976, p. 11
June 1993
Profile (Issue 14)
4
Dave Campbell Reversomatic card reverses five times, color-changing back kicker
Inspired byAlso published here June 1993
Profile (Issue 14)
10
Rick Johnsson Small Packet Vanish with injogged push-in color change
A. Odd Colored Back
B. With an Extra Card
C. Split Face Card
1993 41
Bev Bergeron Another Rising Card from cased deck, hole in case
1993 57
Bev Bergeron No Card Case Version card rises from center of deck, block with cut-out
1993 60
Jerry Mentzer Gag Hummer four cards, after some under-the-table procedure only chosen card is reversed, does not use CATO
1993 76
Philip T. Goldstein Prink II four blank cards printed with Jokers one by one
1993 110
Resealing the Deck
1993 176
Jerry Mentzer No Deck Omni Deck handling
  • Shuffle one
  • Shuffle two
1993 185
Jim Krenz Triumph deck roughed on back
1993 190
Tony Binarelli Gamma Effect deck shown back and front, card named, it's the only card signed by performer on face and with odd back
1993 194
Richard Bartram, Jr. Point of Thought spectator thinks of a card and removes this with two others from a deck, performer removes card with arrow from second deck, it points to thought-of card and matches it
VariationsAlso published here
  • Mystification
1993 200
Jerry Mentzer Another Point of Thought same effect
Inspired by 1993 203
Richard Bartram, Jr. Hole Shuttle punched hole moves from one end to the other
1993 5
Richard Bartram, Jr. Point of Thought two decks, performer removes card with arrow on back which points on selection in other deck, when card is turned over it is the same card, with Pop-Eyed Eye-Popper deck
1993 41
Richard Bartram, Jr. The Clairvoyant Card selected card and thought of card are predicted in envelope
1993 106
Peter Duffie Betwixt and Between card chosen, Christ Cut to select a number by counting turned-over block, then Jokers turn over and trap that number of card, then the selection
Inspired by 1993 8
Steve Beam Siamese Stab double facer handed out for examination
Also published here 1993 6
Steve Beam Impaired named card between two face up jokers
Also published here 1993 12
Eddie Fechter Fechter's Brainwave using a normal and a Brainwave deck
1993 166
Steve Dusheck Personality Lines Touch with four design cards, no credit
1993 48
Steve Dusheck Six Easy Pieces one of six puzzle pieces chosen, it's the one missing
1993 64
Steve Dusheck Named Coin Vanish follow-up coin vanish, one coin vanishes under card
1993 87
Steve Dusheck Brainstorm spectator choses a card from one deck, it is reversed in other deck
1993 94
Steve Dusheck Two-Way Out Case three sides blue and three red for Brainwave deck
1993 94
Steve Dusheck Edgy edge-marked deck, using case with one side missing
1993 113
Toni Forster Totale Freiheit
June 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 1)
27
Gary Ouellet MacDonald's Aces
1993 3
Gary Ouellet Packet Switch switching double facers for normal card during McDonald's Aces
1993 16
Justin Higham Carta Mundi Wallet Routine Aces between spectators palms, signed selection added, Joker put in wallet, miniature selection appears on Joker, then selection travels into wallet, for Basil Horwitz or Himber wallet
Related to 1993 4
Justin Higham (ESP)ionage normal cards have ESP Symbols on their face, one chosen and divined
1993 21
Justin Higham The Cutout Card Trick blank card with cut-out letters that spell out selection
1993 29
René Lavand Three Card Monte with story presentation
1993 7
René Lavand The Greek four cards change blank on both sides, one by one
1993 10
John Bannon Twisted Sisters two duplicate four-of-a-kinds from different decks, thought-of suit transposes
  • First Scenario: Apparent Transposition
  • Second Scenario: Implied Transposition
Variations 1993 1
René Lavand Antonio's Three Card Monte Monte
Also published here 1993 147
René Lavand Rehearsal in Madrid sidewalk shuffle type, three blank cards and an Ace, ends with three Aces and one blank card
Also published here 1993 168
René Lavand, Rolando Chirico Pygmalion wild card, story presentation
Also published here 1993 171
René Lavand Mahtub multiple phases
Related toAlso published here 1993 176
Sid Fleischman A Guide to the Gallows marking system in which letters are written on back, Lesley type
1993 73
Sid Fleischman Flash Mnemonics No. 1, order of shuffled deck apparently memorized
1993 76
Sid Fleischman Jimmy Valentine Returns, Blindfolded No. 2, reading cards with fingertips
  • The Blindfold Finish
  • The Card Discovery Finish
1993 78
Sid Fleischman The Princess & The Pea No. 3, reading cards with fingertips, routine with jumbo cards
1993 80
Sid Fleischman You, Too Can Have X-Ray Eyes No. 4, apparently reading a card through a piece of metal
1993 84
Sid Fleischman The Moving Lips spectator thinks of name of his card and performer names it
1993 86
Sid Fleischman The Eyes presentation for revealing a card
1993 86
Sid Fleischman The Vagrant Key marked deck for setting key card next to selection which is not read
1993 87
Sid Fleischman The World's Greatest Average Card Trick comedy routine for naming a selection
1993 88
Sid Fleischman Beating the Odds two spectators freely chose cards for value and suit, card produced in humorous way
1993 90
Harry Anderson The Gang Of Four four cards are chosen, one card is removed and torn in four parts, all four corners match one of the chosen cards
1993 86
Harry Anderson The Last Monte multi-phase three card monte routine, torn corner as last phase
  • Phase 1 - Meet My Friend, Monte
  • Phase 2 - The False Toss
  • Phase 3 - The Sting
  • Phase 4 - The Bent Corner
  • Phase 5 - The Mutilated Monte
Related toVariations 1993 90
Mike Caveney Half-Roughed Cards on the half-roughed cards and Senator Crandall's Jumbo Nitemare
1993 97
Harry Anderson Jumbo Marked Cards chosen card among several Jumbo card has different colored back, humorous memory presentation
1993 99
Harry Anderson Wise-Guy Poker very large cards used, five cards change to Royal Flush and change color of backs
1993 101
Harry Anderson Monarch Monte Monte using three very large cards, three phases
Variations 1993 108
Alan Wakeling Card in Wallet: An Autograph Exchange cards signed by spectator and performer, performer's card put in pocket, it shows up in the deck again, spectator's card found in wallet
VariationsAlso published here 1993 227
Alan Wakeling, Earl Nelson Aces Front Aces appear at face of deck in wine glass one by one, routined by Earl Nelson
1993 230
Alexander de Cova, Philip T. Goldstein, Patrick Page Symbolismus picture cards with different symbols, special stack
Inspired byAlso published here 1993 7
Alexander de Cova David Hoy Deck
Also published here 1993 11
Alexander de Cova Magician's Fooler packet is cut from deck and the rest put in card case, one card of the packet is placed reversed in the center of the rest, all cards are divined, peek case
Also published here 1993 16
Dennis Carroll The Birthday Card back of chosen card changes to happy birthday message
Sep./Oct. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 19)
214
Jim Sisti Easy Card Prediction in envelope, re-deal force
Sep./Oct. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 19)
214
Jim Steinmeyer Smaller and Smaller
  • Conjuring
Feb. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 6)
40
Christian Chelman Believing Is Seeing cards through newspaper, wallet as cover
Also published here
  • Class Cunning: Up Close with Christian Chelman, L&L
Mar. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 7)
45
Vicente Canuto Capitulo 17: Cartas y Barajas Trucadas intro to gaffed cards and stacked decks
  • 1.- Cartas de Doble Cara
  • 2.- Cartas de Doble Dorso
  • 3.- Cartas Tratadas con Antiderrapante
  • 4.- La Baraja Invisible
  • 5.- La Baraja Biselada
  • 6.- La Baraja Radio
  • 7.- La Baraja Mene Tekel
  • 8.- La Baraja Ordenadas
    • A) Ordenación Si Stebbins
    • B) La Baraja Mnemónica
      • Cartas al peso
      • Adivinación de cartas
      • Cartas al orden
      • Viaje cartas nombradas
      • Coincidencia
      • Fingir una memoria prodigiosa
        • a) El sistema NIkola
        • b) La baraja Mnemónica de Tamariz
1993 329
Card Case Gaff bending part back to glimpse card inside case
1993 338
Father Cyprian ¿Dónde Están los Ases? Aces transform into selection, Aces back in deck, double facer
Also published here 1993 339
Vicente Canuto La Agenda Mágica diary with cards, spectator selects card which matches day of performance, then he names any day and card is found reversed in second deck
1993 343
Gary Dudash Preposterous Princess deck split and shuffled by several people, cards are selected and all placed inside a bag, divination of thought of cards and fishing them from bag
Related to Jan. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 7)
13
Jonathan Cooke Recycled Thoughts: Casual Prediction two decks, card selected and found on named number in second deck, half forcing deck
Feb. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 8)
4
Russell Deffenbaugh Card Force half forcing stack, faro fan
Feb. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 8)
12
Gary Dudash Preposterous Princess - Part 2 deck split and shuffled by several people, cards are selected and all placed inside a bag, divination of thought of cards and fishing them from bag
Related to Feb. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 8)
13
Charles Reynolds Force of Thought deck riffled in front of spectator who thinks of a card, bank of duplicates in center, see p. 16 for variation by Dennis Marks
Apr. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 10)
5
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Positionally Yours using two decks
Apr. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 10)
11
Gary Dudash Fate Mate odd-backed card is placed next to freely thought-of card
June 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 12)
13
Gary Dudash Celebrity in Hell two decks, card removed from red deck same card is missing from blue deck, when selection is turned over it can be seen that it is only blue card in red deck
Also published here
  • Peter Warlock's "Stranger in Paradise"
July 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 1)
13
Leo Boudreau The Mind's Eye: The Tactile Tarot tarot card under handkerchief is divined, reading, using tactile marking system
divination of a four letter word from a list, with handkerchief and alphabet cards
Inspired byRelated to Sep. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 3)
10
Leo Boudreau The Mind's Eye: Necessary Roughness alternative tactile marking system, Gray Code
Related to Oct. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 4)
6
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Four Get Me Not four cards are divined, Christ Cut Force
Nov. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 5)
12
Allan Ackerman Finally Unassembled - Gaffed two double facers
1994 29
Michael Close, Stewart James Coda Chrome rough smooth
1994 3
Aldo Colombini Apache two cards stuck together and are peeled apart again
Also published here Apr. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 4)
2348
Alex Elmsley Point of Departure from sandwich to pocket
Related toVariations 1994 118
Alex Elmsley Binary Translocations
  • 1) to bring top card to any position with faros
  • 2) to bring card to top with 2^x cards
  • 3) edge-marked deck with 2^x cards, bringing any card to top
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1994 311
Alex Elmsley Late Night Location spectator cuts off a pile, remembers bottom card and shuffles, packet returned and deck faro shuffled, selection found, stay stack with duplicates
Also published here 1994 372
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Rising Card rubber gimmick, faro placement
Related to 1994 376
T. Nelson Downs Pocket to Pocket Trick (Half Card Trick) using a gimmick consisting of three half cards glued together
1994 1082
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz Key Card Move double backer is placed next to selection in out-of-hands selection procedure
1994 1105
John Northern Hilliard Rising Card by Motor only fragments of notes
1994 1168
John Northern Hilliard Coincidence svengali deck
1994 1208
John Northern Hilliard Magic Thrust Variations - C. short card and two double backers
1994 1210
John Northern Hilliard "Think , 'Stop!'" Card Tricks three methods, double backer and tactile key cards
1994 1211
Harlow Hoyt The Princess' Scarab five cards, one half of deck is scratch marked on back
1994 1228
Philip T. Goldstein Dupacetic four cards of each suit
Inspired by 1994 69
Philip T. Goldstein Twoltra two cards chosen from face-up/face-down shuffled deck, predicted in second deck
1994 90
Karl Fulves Pendax one of five cards selected is divined, marks for long distance reading, three marking methods
1994 87
Gary Kurtz The Ultimate Progression heavily gaffed
1994 1
Gene Maze Cased Lightning deck in case and window on side of case, aces apparently dealt out of this window
Inspired by 1994 67
Gene Maze Wild Card Nos. 1 & 2 No. 1: front and backs change
No. 2: routine with three selections
1994 158
Alexander de Cova, James Swain Triple Prediction prediction from wallet, values written on blank cards, blank-backed deck
Inspired byAlso published here 1994 10
Alexander de Cova, Toni Forster Dynamite Prediction Koran prediction
Also published here 1994 16
Alexander de Cova Wild Card Exclusiv
Inspired byAlso published here 1994 23
Alexander de Cova Mac Donald's Aces getting into it, presentation ideas
Also published here 1994 39
Alexander de Cova Boxed Transposition signed card from deck to case between Aces, spectator handles double facer
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1994 42
Alexander de Cova Triple Transposition two card transposition with one card in wallet, repeat, then card becomes bill, in wallet are matches and in matchbox the folded card
Inspired byAlso published here 1994 53
Alexander de Cova, Dai Vernon Seven-Card-Monte card vanishes from packet and reappears on top of pack, three phases
Inspired byAlso published here 1994 151
Angelo Carbone Humbug deck vanish based on optical illusion
  • How to hold Humbug
  • Where to hold Humbug
  • Lighting Conditions
  • Ditching the Deck
  • Taking Care of Humbug
Variations 1994 4
Angelo Carbone Deck Vanish I deck vanishes except for selection and its mate, using Humbug
1994 7
Angelo Carbone Deck Vanish II deck vanishes except for selection, using Humbug
1994 9
Angelo Carbone Imaginary Deck deck on table, second deck vanishes from hand, hallucination presentation, using Humbug
1994 10
Angelo Carbone Cased Vanish deck vanishes from case except for selection, using Humbug
1994 11
Angelo Carbone Tight Squeeze red-backed deck is "merged" into blue deck, it's still one deck but red-blue alternating, optional rough-smooth, using Humbug
1994 13
Angelo Carbone Deck Through Case using Humbug
1994 13
Angelo Carbone Deck Through Table using Humbug
1994 14
Angelo Carbone An Automatic Control bluff pass with Humbug gimmick
1994 15
Angelo Carbone Elevator Card outjogged card travels visually upwards next to selection, using Humbug
1994 16
Angelo Carbone Visual Deck to Pocket using Humbug
1994 17
Paul Gertner The Peter Pan Trick "(The Shadow Cards)"
packet trick in which three cards turn blank and back
1994 110
Paul Gertner The Headache Trick aspirin tin put on table, card to case announced, instead the tin comes out of case and card is folded inside it
1994 137
Basil Horwitz A Mindreading and Premonition Experience deck is shuffled, five cards selected, four are divined by performer and last predicted
1994 61
David Neighbors Colorful Rip-Off Triumph cards shuffled face up / face down, face up cards are "ripped through" deck except selection, with color changing back kicker
Inspired by Sep. 1994
The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 3)
1
Gary Kurtz Shrinker deck is removed from card case, case shrinks to a small one and is immediately examinable
1994 1
Bob Farmer Where to get Marked Cards, Loaded Dice and Double-Headed Coins
1994 4
Bob Farmer Marked Cards general comments
1994 14
Bob Farmer Ten Cards, Twenty Fingers, Unlimited Cash marked Jonah, optional stripper deck to take the set out after an honest shuffle of the deck
1994 15
Bob Farmer Svengali Monte monte type betting routine with the deck cut into three piles, optional clean ending
1994 22
Bob Farmer, Theodore DeLand Two-Card Monte
1994 27
Bob Farmer Three-Card Monte with gaff/flap
1994 28
Meir Yedid Flight Fantastic two cards from red-faced packet travels to black-faced packet
Inspired by 1994 41
Sam Schwartz Sam's Monte
Inspired byRelated to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 6)
61
T. Page Wright Tip on Throwing Cards cutting out the center
Related toAlso published here
  • "The 'Holy' Pack"
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 9)
100
Karl Fulves The "Holy" Pack credit information about holes in cards
Related to 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
129
Roger Crosthwaite The Long Pour "Phase Seven: Ending with Style"
cased deck, case suddenly filled with salt
1994 34
Roger Crosthwaite Mindreading Experiment 2 card put in case, performer does not know it, mate forced on spectator, glimpse via hole in case, belly stripper suggestion
1994 64
Splitting Cards
1994 75
Alan Shaxon Milton Asse Aces are placed in the deck and everything inside a wine glass, Aces appear one by one under cover of a handkerchief, variation of Herbert Milton trick
1994 32
Bob Sheets Killer Kitsen Miracle Dutch Looper gaff, three phases
  • Flap-Flip Move
Inspired by
  • "Kitson Miracle" (Patrick Page)
1994 1
Doug Conn Conn's Opening featuring addition from card case's cellophane with slit
Inspired by 1994 10
Jim Krenz Nothing Too Loose monte trick in which card with large hole must be followed
Inspired by
  • "Nothing To Lose" (Bob Farmer)
1994 14
Jim Krenz Invisible Triumph spectator shuffles, all cards roughed on back
Related to 1994 18
Steve Dusheck Snapola small dot/chip penetrates closed box
1994 30
Christian M. Thurnes Kong-Case case with hole at side for holding back reversed cards in stripper deck
  • Einleitung
  • Das KONG-Case
    • By the way
    • Das Gimmick
    • Die Grundtechnik
    • Ich bastle mir mein KC
Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
6
Christian M. Thurnes Der Grundeffekt: Karte in (KONG-)Case
Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
8
Christian M. Thurnes Die Verzichterklärung card to case with message on card, Kong Case
Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
11
Christian M. Thurnes Karte in Jackentasche (außen) using Kong Case
Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
12
Christian M. Thurnes Karte in Jackentasche (innen) using Kong Case, Topit with connection to outside pocket
Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
14
Christian M. Thurnes Karte in Brieftasche using Kong Case
Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
14
Christian M. Thurnes Karte in Irgend Etwas using Kong Case
Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
14
Christian M. Thurnes Das sichtbare Spiel card travels into another deck, using Kong Case
Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
15
Christian M. Thurnes Karte in Ringkästchen using Kong Case
Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
16
Christian M. Thurnes Konisch oder nicht konisch - KC-Tricks mit Forcieren forcing the only normal card in stripper deck to have it signed without destroying the deck
  • Forcieren einer normalen Karte aus dem konischen Spiel
Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
17
Santo Karte aus dem Sack deck tossed into paper bag with clothes pin and shaken up, pin is on selection, using Kong Case
Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
18
Santo Dreifaches Kartenfinden three selections found in cloth bag, using Kong Case
Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
19
Ted Lesley Two Decks with But a Single Thought a spectator selects card and places it unseen inside an envelope, other spectator selects same card, Kismet envelope
1994 34
Ted Lesley The More Frequent Miracle two people deal cards from shuffled decks until two cards match, matching card is predicted reversed in third deck, repeated by reversing new card and cutting other two decks
Inspired by
  • Tom Bowyer's "The Frequent Miracle" in "The Sphinx" Vol. 39, Nr. 3. P. 67. 1940.
1994 37
Ted Lesley, Philip T. Goldstein The Out of Sorts Variations thought-of card (from eight) found and named with back turned, two variations
Inspired by 1994 52
Ted Lesley Dream Decks history and ideas for the Bagshawe / Koran Forcing deck
1994 117
Ted Lesley Symbolico deck with symbols, chosen one is divined, Koran type with pumping feature
1994 121
Ellison Poland Sobo - So What??? using special flexible sobo glue to make hinge gaff
1994 36
Ellison Poland Making Paper on marking cards, with system for Bicycle New Fan Back
1994 46
Ellison Poland Marked Matcho No. 2 two decks
Related to 1994 49
Ellison Poland In And Out card penetrates another
Related to
  • Will Goldston's stand-up version in 1923
1994 60
Aldo Colombini Mini & Maxi two card prediction with jumbo Five of Hearts that has a part cut off to predict both the Five and Three
1994 82
Aldo Colombini W-Hole odd-backed card with hole in center transposes, two center-pieces of two cards transpose
1994 102
Aldo Colombini The Rubber Illusion card stretches between two other cards, then shrinks
Inspired by 1994 143
Aldo Colombini The Rubber Illusion card stretches between two other cards, then shrinks
Inspired by 1994 143
Aldo Colombini The Card That Gets Confused odd-backed card changes into three selections one by one, then becomes a gag card with various pips printed all over the face
Inspired by 1994 149
Don Banks, Jim Lambert, Steve Ehlers, Art Gross The Close-Up Billusion bill inserted between two Aces visually passes back and forth from middle to bottom, Aces change into Queens, monte theme, see "Errata" in Issue #3 (p. 31) for additional crediting info
Inspired byRelated to 1994
Labyrinth (Issue 1)
4
Jack Carpenter, Steve Ehlers, Steve Mayhew The Grippo Transpo signed card lost in deck, performer and spectator hold a card, performer's card visually changes into spectator's, spectator's card becomes signed card
Related to 1994
Labyrinth (Issue 1)
19
Simon Aronson The Spectator Really Cuts To The Aces four-way forcing deck
Also published here 1994 27
Simon Aronson Under Cover Four-Play Ace through Four travel through handkerchief one by one to join under jumbo card or cardboard
Also published here 1994 35
Simon Aronson Turning the Corner Twisting Ace through Four, last card changes into selection, clean handling
Also published here 1994 48
Simon Aronson The Aronson Artifice spectator stops anytime during dealing, takes two cards, then one of those, it is divined and predicted, Koran meets Gilbreath
Also published here 1994 53
Simon Aronson Stranger Deranger unknown blue-backed selection put in red deck, card chosen from red deck face up, blue-backed deck counted face up and the card just chosen is missing, it is then shown to be the blue-backed card
Also published here 1994 62
Simon Aronson "I'll Go First" spectator and performer both turn a card over in their decks, it matches, sophisticated combination of stacked and invisible deck, with deck switch
Also published here 1994 65
Simon Aronson Red See Passover
Also published here 1994 76
Simon Aronson It Pays to Advertise comments on the advertising cards, uses for example: key, crib sheet, as forcing gaff, ...
Also published here 1994 108
Simon Aronson Ad-Jacent advertisement card is used to stab between selections in tabled spread, rewritten description
Also published here 1994 173
Alexander de Cova Wild Card Routine
Also published here 1994 10
Alexander de Cova Five Star Prediction Koran prediction, with Himber wallet
Also published here 1994 12
Alexander de Cova Triple Coincidence prediction from wallet, values written on blank cards, blank-backed deck
Also published here 1994 20
Alexander de Cova, Dai Vernon Seven Card Monte card vanishes from packet and reappears on top of pack, three phases
Also published here 1994 24
Alexander de Cova Triple Transposition two card transposition with one card in wallet, repeat, then card becomes bill, in wallet are matches and in matchbox the folded card
Inspired byAlso published here 1994 28
Bert Allerton The Two Card Trick two phases, double facer
Also published here Jan./Feb. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 21)
236
Jamy Ian Swiss Sexy Swindle presentation for Super Swindle
Inspired by July/Aug. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 24)
272
Bob Farmer Sure Fire Showdown ten Card Poker Principle, strippers
Related to Jan. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 5)
58
Bob Farmer Done Deal II done from deck, belly strippers
Also published here Feb. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 6)
50
Bob Farmer Done Deal III spectator cuts deck and deals, loses, blocks are strung together to force cut position
Also published here Feb. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 6)
50
Bill Spooner Spooner's Specialty Force blocks are strung together to force cut position
Also published here Feb. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 6)
50
Bob Farmer Done Deal IV spectator cuts and deals two hands, loses, five duplicate Ten Card Poker sets
Also published here Feb. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 6)
50
Philip T. Goldstein Another This two card chosen, one signed on back, both replaced, performer finds first one, then cards dealt face up until a Joker with "Stop" on it shows up, it is the one signed on the back
Inspired by Feb. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 6)
59
Bob Farmer Nick Trost "Showdown" comments on Trost's routine
Related to Mar. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 7)
59
Jon Racherbaumer Following the Rules of the Game "no joker" prediction with a full deck of jokers as climax
Inspired byAlso published here May 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 9)
60
Bob Farmer Two-Card Monte
  • Flim-Flam
two cards are placed face to face and turned multiple times, spectator should guess which card is face up and loses repeatedly
Inspired by
  • Deland's Two Card Monte
June 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 10)
58
Theodore DeLand Two-Card Monte brief
June 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 10)
58
Harry Riser Hofzinser Hole Card Transposition transposition with cheating patter
Also published here Aug. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 12)
61
Bob Farmer La Monte Symbiotic
  • Flim-Flam
three piles on the table, spectator cannot follow top card of one pile
Related to
  • "Symbiotic Deck" (Gary Ouellet)
Sep. 1994
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
71
Leo Boudreau The Mind's Eye: The Oracle using three cards with Yes and No written on them as oracle
Related to Feb. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 8)
10
Leo Boudreau The Mind's Eye: The Oracle - Part Two using three cards with Yes and No written on them as oracle
Related to Mar. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 9)
10
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Any Card Any Number two decks
Mar. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 9)
12
Al Mann Hallucination card in wallet changes to thought of card, hallucination presentation, Diplo-Mental Pouch
Apr. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 10)
11
Bob King New-Wave Prediction spectator thinks of any number card in cut-off pile and removes as many cards, odd-backed card shown in rest of deck which matches thought-of card
Related toVariations 1994 1
Bruce Bernstein Mentalist's Card Through Table named card penetrates table
Also published here 1994 15
Bruce Bernstein Utility Mental Routine prediction of coin toss, chosen card and total of numbers
Related toAlso published here 1994 19
Peter Duffie Exodus
1995 49
Steven Hamilton In The Hands Wild Card
Also published here 1995 19
Resealing a Card Case
1995 86
Darwin Ortiz Bold Fusion creating a double facer
Inspired byVariations 1995 139
Karl Norman Follow-Up Routine Spectator selects a card, shuffles it back into the deck, selection ends up on top
1995 29
Karl Fulves Stripper Controls
Related to 1995 86
Gary Kurtz The Amplified Ace Assembly four touched cards are aces, then McDonald's Aces style routine with 3 double facers
1995 11
Angelo Carbone Out of Order four cards riveted together, center two cards exchange, examinable
  • Effect
  • What you receive
  • How it works
  • Set up
  • Performance
Related toVariations 1995 1
Bob King, Ted Biet, Angelo Carbone, Jon Allen, Duane Henry, Frank Chambers, Michael Mander, Nick Fitzherbert, Harry Lorayne Bonus Section various tips on preparation & performance of "Out of Order"
1995 8
Robert Parrish Do the Spirits Return? rapping hand answers questions, rising cards with the hand, card stands upright
Inspired byRelated to 1995 25
Robert Parrish The Rising Cards using a Martin clockwork deck, featuring deck switch in a case when glass is removed from it
1995 41
Robert Parrish, Oscar Weigle The Immortal Card Trick sequence with open prediction, card in the envelope, torn & restored card
1995 70
Robert Parrish Trained Cards two cards in two pockets transpose, using deck of double facers
Inspired by
  • routine by Dave Jones (from Ken Allen Lecture Notes from 1957)
1995 78
Theodore Annemann Cased Divination spectator cuts, remembers top card, cases deck, performer divines it, cut-out in case for glimpse
1995 87
Oscar Weigle Gordon's Divination - Marked Version
1995 87
John Carney Method One four pieces placed on deck, card visibly restores
Also published here 1995 2
John Carney Method Four with deck in hand
Also published here 1995 7
Edward Marlo Two Memory Bits - Bit One marking a deck with its stack number
1995
Facsimile (Issue 3)
43
Tom Gagnon Signed Sandwich
1995 1034
Jim Krenz All Expense Paid Trip for Three three cards travel from packet to packet, no touch condition
Related to
  • "Three Cards Pass" (Tom Sellers, The Gen, Vol. 22 No. 8, Dec. 1966, p. 211)
VariationsAlso published here
1995 1067
Steve Beam Signature Card to Wallet card travels to wallet first, then signature
1995 1069
Philip T. Goldstein Numberskull with three decks, one deck with numbers from one to 52
Inspired byRelated to 1995 4
John Riggs Color Change Case with the Cold Fold
Also published here 1995 33
John Riggs Peek Case gaffed case in cellophane
Related to
  • Marc Spelmann's "Glimpse", 2004
1995 36
John Riggs The Double Cross four cards on table, selected one is reversed
1995 45
Philip T. Goldstein Write Of Way five cards are taken from a deck and spectator selects one, prediction states selection and other four cards
Inspired by Sep. 1995
The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 3)
7
Tom Craven Joking Queens four blank cards, some change into a queen, then all change into jokers
Dec. 1995
The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 4)
4
Aaron Fisher With a Little Help from My Friend spectator selects a card and draws an animal on it, prediction names card and on the back selection is attached
Dec. 1995
The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 4)
10
Alexander de Cova Super Easy Triumph cheek to cheek handling
Also published here 1995 22
Bob King Cards to Pocket Plus Ace through Nine from hand one by one into trouser pocket, then displayed in glass, double facer, transposition with Joker as finale, last card solution inspired by Stewart James
1995 4
Karl Fulves Gimmicked Cards chapter intro
1995 58
Karl Fulves Mona Lisa No. 32, King of Spades changes into Queen of Hearts
Inspired by 1995 58
Karl Fulves Missing Corner Glide corner missing for self-working glide
1995 61
Laser Printing No. 33, X drawn on Joker transfers to a Two
1995 62
Clayton Rawson, Karl Fulves Simon Says No. 34, five cards each, spectator cannot follow
1995 64
Chase the Ace No. 35, three cards, Ace changes into another card and is removed from case
1995 67
McDonald's Aces No. 36, three double facers
1995 71
Cards from the Case No. 48, from cased deck, slit in case
1995 92
Excelsior Card Rise No. 49, deck dropped in case and selection rises out
Also published here 1995 94
Karrell Fox The Envelope Please card stopped at predicted with jumbo card in envelope, half forcing deck
1995 59
Karrell Fox An Uplifting Miracle gag with electric deck
1995 138
Simon Aronson This Side Up playing card with "Instructions" written on them becomes signed selection on one side
Inspired by
  • "Emergency Card" (Randy Wakeman, Randy Wakeman Presents)
1995 87
Simon Aronson Two Possibilities with impromptu handling in final comment
Variations 1995 113
Simon Aronson The Open Index
  • The Open Index
  • Estimate, Glimpse and Cut
    • A. Glimpse First, then Cut
    • B. Cut First, then Glimpse
  • Knowing Where You Are
    • A. Marks
    • B. Key Cards
    • C. One Way Backs (see also p. 237)
  • Determining the Desired Card
    • A. The Target Card is Directly Designated by the Spectator
    • B. The Target Card is Indirectly Designated, and is Not Known to the Spectator
    • C. A Target "Position" is Designated
1995 222
Simon Aronson Fate card freely chosen from range of twelve, then birthday named, then chart removed, using cross-index index
Variations 1995 249
David Malek The Yellow Kid all backs with four cards and gambling demonstration, Himber wallet
Inspired by 1995 19
Sam Schwartz Road Scholar horse race plot
Related to 1995
Underworld (Issue 2)
15
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Philius' Tossed-Out-Deck blindfolded
1995 12
Joel Givens Personalized Pasteboards name of spectator is spelled to find selection
  • Self-Working Method
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1995 16
Steve Beam Name that Trick made-up name is spelled to find selection, presentation for Personalized Pasteboards
Inspired by 1995 19
Steve Beam The Big Finish card changes into jumbo version of selection, two methods
Inspired byRelated to 1995 29
Wayne Kyzer Memorable Magic one red/blue double backer and blank card
Inspired by 1995 57
Steve Beam Color Changing Card Case
Inspired byAlso published here 1995 75
Grace Ann Morgan Gaffus Maximus card with different back is placed in deck, spectator choses that exact card when cards are riffled through
1995 83
Steve Beam Siamese Stab double facer handed out for examination
Related toAlso published here 1995 102
John Riggs In-Decks tactile aid to locate any card
1995 111
Aaron Fisher Within You, Without You card to envelope, with card prediction in envelope and drawing on the card, card stolen to under envelope with sticky envelope and deck on table
1995 13
David Acer The President's Message bill rubber banded to card case is shown and initial, name of selection appears written on it
VariationsAlso published here 1995 123
David Acer Swiss Pack many holes appear in chosen card, then the deck has a big hole through it
VariationsAlso published here 1995 133
Pavel Die Karte in der Luft ballon is bursted with needle, and selection appears pierced on needle
1995 8
Pavel Der unmögliche Kartensteiger magnetic card riser
1995 22
Edward Marlo Diminishing Universal blank cards change into several selections one by one and back, two methods (one roughed)
Inspired byAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Dec. 1972
1995 95
Edward Marlo More Mental Reverses - Fifth Method roughed pairs
1995 271
Edward Marlo The Inexplicable Reverse spectator shuffles before four Aces are shown reversed together in center, thick double backer
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Feb. 1977
1995 317
Edward Marlo The Inexplicable Result Aces lost in different parts of the deck, spectator shuffles, Aces found reversed together in deck
1995 318
Edward Marlo The Prepared Case card can be loaded into it in pocket
1995 333
Nate Leipzig The Leipzig Stop Trick No. 1, "as explained by Arthur Buckley to Marlo"
Variations 1995 392
Edward Marlo Mental Reselection spectator thinks of one of five cards, then choses one of them face-down, it's his mental selection
  • First Method (marked)
  • Second Method (five marked cards)
  • Third Method (five stacked cards)
  • Fourth Method (deck with imperfections)
Also published here
  • The New Tops, May 1979
1995 402
Bob King Open-Faced Revelation Aces appear on face of four face-up packets, ringing in double facers for next routine
1995 23
Bob King Repeat Triumph thick double backer
1995 25
Bob King LTP Aces Ace of Spades and three indifferent cards placed on table, other three Aces vanish when dealt onto table, assembly shown
1995 31
Doug Conn Travelers Two every suit named before travel
Also published here 1995 1
Thom Huxley Janus Card to Wallet named card, Bendix Bombshell
1995 11
Doug Conn Plastic Surgery monte type routine with Bizarre Twist, stretching and shrinking
Inspired byRelated to 1995 1
Jim Krenz All Expense Paid Trip For Three three cards travel from packet to packet, no touch condition
Also published here 1995 1
Alexander de Cova Farbige Kartenrückseiten coloring the back of cards with spray color
  • Hier noch ein paar Tips
Also published here Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
50
Alexander de Cova Kartenkleben glue for split cards
Also published here Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
51
Alexander de Cova "Unsichtbares Spiel" - im Notfall lip balm as impromptu roughing fluid
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
53
Lloyd E. Jones Ein Einmann-Gedankenlese-Akt two spectators on stage divine things, instant stooge message cards
Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
65
Paul Brignall Flushtronic four Ten of Clubs shown, one by one they turn face down, transformation into Royal Flush at the end, SBS
Also published here 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 3)
114
Roy Johnson Aufgespießt bill burned in envelope, card stab in paper bag, bill found inside card
  • Der verbrannte Geldschein
  • Das Kartenstechen
  • Das Laden der Karte
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Unique
1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 4 & 5)
145
U. F. Grant Die akrobatischen Riesenkarten some jumbo cards are dealt face up face down alternating, they turn over again while a second packet is now mixed alternately, double backers
Also published here 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 4 & 5)
152
Rudolf Braunmüller Vier-As-Wanderung McDonald with jumbo cards
1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 4 & 5)
153
Christian Scherer Easy King Koin picture of card vanishes in pyro flash and index appears engraved in coin
1995 1
Christian Scherer, Sveroni King Koin Matrix coin matrix, then pictures of cards vanish and indices are found engraved on coins
1995 3
Christian Scherer Spectator's King Koin selection turns blank and index is found on coin, with the aid of some flash cotton everything is back to normal
1995 8
Christian Scherer King Koin in the Hole coin placed on card, card has hole of the size of coin and turns blank, index found engraved on coin
1995 13
Christian Scherer Ausgelöscht card on tabled deck changes with coin on top, hole in card, index of card engraved on coin
Inspired by 1995 17
Christian Scherer, Sveroni Hol(e)y King! coin penetrates card, card with hole and blank and index found engraved on coin
1995 22
Claude Rix Le jeu marqué marking system for memorized deck
1995 37
Claude Rix Le tour impossible avec jeu marqué divination of selection
1995 38
Claude Rix Le tour impossible jeu rouge jeu bleu two spectators select the same card from two decks
1995 40
Claude Rix Le tour impossible avec 4 paquets spectator cuts four packets, cards on bottom of each packet are divined
Related to 1995 41
Claude Rix Le tour impossible avec 4 paquets sans connaitre l'ordre des cartes spectator cuts four packets, cards on bottom of each packet are divined, without memorized deck
1995 43
Claude Rix Le tour indescriptible spectator cuts four packets, cards on bottom of each packet are divined by apparently looking through table, fourth card is divined by spectator who sees card under the table
1995 44
Claude Rix Epelinternationale marking system for spelling cards of memorized deck
1995 47
Claude Rix 4ème... effet et 4ème prédiction predictions written on nested envelopes, in last envelope is odd card
Inspired by
  • Richard Vollmer's "Topsy Turvy" in "Tours de cartes automatiques - Tome 1"
1995 65
Claude Rix Les cloches de Nuremberg glass attached to string produces sound and divines position of named number, and is used to divine chosen card, calendar and second deck used for additional phase
1995 71
Claude Rix Le réveil cards are dealt on table, alarm clock starts when named card is dealt
1995 76
Hervé Pigny Le dernier réveil! cards are dealt on table, alarm clock starts when chosen card is dealt, with two decks
1995 81
Claude Rix Tarot/Faces all backs change to all faces then to normal deck
1995 87
Claude Rix Le jeu qui change de couleur
1995 90
Hervé Pigny Biseaux-futés sandwich routine with several shuffles, ends in stacked deck
1995 93
Hervé Pigny Le jeu Hautes Phréquences! long-short deck with pairs that fit together
Inspired by 1995 97
Claude Rix Stabbing suite. ou le tour qui trompa stabbing two selections, half forcing stack and memorized deck
1995 101
Claude Rix Pour magiciens et profanes with stooge
1995 112
Paul Daniels Meine Karte in Brieftasche using five credit cards with cards on their back as index in wallet
1995 33
José de la Torre Supreme Prediction performer removes ten cards, spectator names number up to ten, card at that position is predicted
1995 102
Norman Barlow The Polygraph Pack performer deals through cards and names them, he lies at chosen card and spectator spots the lie
1995
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 17)
77
Alexander de Cova Super Easy Triumph cheek to cheek handling
Also published here 1995 9
Alexander de Cova Zum Al Koran Forcierspiel handling tips
1995 11
Alexander de Cova, Toni Forster Dynamite Prediction Koran prediction
Also published here 1995 12
Steve Bedwell Shake, Shuffle, And Twist invisible deck / Triumph combo
Related toAlso published here 1995 5
Guy Bavli The Bending Card single card held up bends slowly, same as Koornwinder's method
Related to 1995 1
Thomas Fraps Pips Desease cards are removed from case and are shown blank while pips fall from case, pips are replaced and blank cards turn into to normal deck
Inspired by 1995 1
Thomas Fraps Walter Wins Again spring animal raccoon finds signed selection, very humorous routine, selection is found with large X on the back as a kicker
1995 6
Aldo Colombini Espial two cards and two ESP cards are chosen and one of each combined, the prediction consists of two cards which match the selections that have the shape of the ESP cards cut out
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, 1986
1995 69
Aldo Colombini Apache two cards stuck together and are peeled apart again
Also published here 1995 98
Aldo Colombini Mouse Trap Ace of Spades and card representing cheese end up in sandwich, cheese card then has holes in it (like Swiss cheese)
Inspired by
  • Terry Lagerould routine from Australian magic magazine
Variations
1995 134
Alan Nguyen Invisibility Watch spectator mimes selecting and returning a card reversed in an imaginary deck, deck becomes real and chosen card is reversed, a watch appears on performer's wrist (he had previously called attention to his "invisible watch")
1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
38
Jerry K. Hartman One For All "gaffed version of "All for One"" (see p. 190)
spectator chooses twelve cards he thinks are the Court cards, from those he chooses four he thinks are the Kings, from those he chooses the two he thinks are black, finally he decides which one is the King of Spades and is shown to be correct
1995 258
Jerry K. Hartman Think Blank faces of double-blank cards in a packet print to match face of selection, then change back to blank, then selection turns blank as well on both sides leaving all the cards blank on both sides
1995 261
Jerry K. Hartman Prize Brain two spectators think of a card from the deck, a second deck is dealt through face up and counted, there are only 51 cards in it and one of the spectators confirms his card was not there, the deck is turned face down and one card has odd back, it is the second spectator's card, multiple decks required
Inspired by 1995 271
Jerry K. Hartman Dynamic Duo two phases:
  • 1. Spectator removes card from blue deck and loses it in red-backed packet, behind his back he reverses a card from the red-backed packet, the card he reversed is the blue-backed card
  • 2. Spectator thinks of card from (portion of) one deck, performer removes a card from another deck, spectator names his thought-card, it is removed, they are shown to be matching
1995 277
Scott Michaels Shadow of the Joker Joker under glass transposes with selection in deck
May 1995
The Lemniscate (Vol. 1 No. 12)
1
David Jockisch The holey Deck
  • Effect 1: centers of all cards fall out leaving a deck with a large hole in the center except selection
  • Effect 2: a center and a middle are then chosen, they match
Related to
  • "Heartless" (Simon Lovell, I'm Still Tapping!!, 1992)
June 1995
The Lemniscate (Vol. 2 No. 1)
1
Victor Sansoucie The Cosmic Crystal selection is found to have picture of crystal on it, then crystal is produced from card and picture has vanished
Jan./Feb. 1995
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 27)
308
Joel Givens Personalized Pasteboards name of spectator is spelled to find selection
  • Self-Working Method
Also published here 1995 10
Derek Parfitt Blind Date
Feb. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 6)
59
Simon Lovell Heart-Less whole deck has a large whole in the center
Also published here Apr. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 8)
78
Marc Serin Snap-Slap Transpo card held face-down by spectator visually transposes with card held face up by performer when the cards are slapped against each other
  • Racherbaumer Addition
  • Signed Version (Serin)
May 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 9)
55
Christian Chelman Belgian Travelers four Jacks produced, assembly with four additional indifferent cards
June 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 10)
64
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Three Easy Pieces half Koran deck, three cards are divined
Apr. 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 10)
4
Dr. E. Raymond Carlyle Kismet on Mental Masterpiece. impression device on card box, carbon
Inspired by Apr. 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 10)
11
Steve Bedwell Siamese Signatures
1995 ca. 6
Resealing Card Case
1996 16
Guy Hollingworth A Stationary Assembly paper clip, double facers, backfire
1996 27
Tommy Wonder Elizabeth III named card predicted in clear envelope
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1996 64
Tommy Wonder Here and Not duplicates, double facer
1996 77
Tommy Wonder The Shrinking Card-Case
  • Design One
  • Design Two
1996 117
Tommy Wonder Falling Pips pips on cards "fall" to one end when cards are tapped on table
1996 123
Tommy Wonder, Crocker Xkwizit - Card Hold-Out in Deck to keep some gaffed cards together in deck
Related to 1996 127
Tommy Wonder Squeeze whole deck visually shrinks when put in miniature card case
1996 149
Tommy Wonder The Tamed Card using double facers, sticky card, no table required
Variations 1996 183
Paul Harris P.H. Vanishing Deck flap gimmick, also as penetration through card case
Variations 1996 41
Paul Harris, Tim Carlson Silver and Aces (revised) spectator cuts to the aces and a coin are found under each ace, featuring "Tim's Industrial Strength Gaff"
Related to 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)
75
Paul Harris Solid Deception short ambitious card sequence, deck is glued to single solid block climax
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Paul Harris Reveals some of his most Int...)
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