Gaffed Dice

62 entries in Dice (small) / Gaffed Dice
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Hocus Pocus Junior Conveyance of Cards and Dice mentioning card tricks and principles without details
  • divided cards
  • advantage dice by cutting off a strip
  • "nipping" (punch?), corner crimp, dots
 		1634 The Art of Legerdemain Discovered 51
A. J. Eine geheimnisvolle Flucht Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces put into four packets on the table, packet chosen with dice and a suit chosen as well, that card becomes a blank card and the selection is in previously empty envelope, quartet gaff
 		May 1904 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 5) 69
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Conradis Zauberwürfel die with only three different numbers, to force an object in a row of four
 		Aug. 1904 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 8) 127
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Mit dem Seherblick der Pythia number of rolled dice, domino, name of playing card and chosen color appear on empty signed slates
 		1922 Zwölf Schlager der Magie 55
Al Baker Cooperative Conjuring with (forcing) dice, between ten and thirty
Also published here 1941 Magical Ways and Means 76
Edward Marlo They're Loaded rolling five aces
 		1943 Shoot the Works 24
Edward Marlo Crooked Dice Set No. 1. Tops and Bottoms
Set No. 2. Shapes or Buffed Dice
Set No. 3. Trip Dice
Set No. 4. Filler or Loaded Dice
Set No. 5. Tapping Dice
Set No. 6. Paint Work
Set No. 7. Capped Transparent Dice
Set No. 8. Magnetic Dice
 		1943 Shoot the Works 35
Edward Marlo Rules for Detecting Crooked Dice
1943 Shoot the Works 39
R. M. Jamison That Screwy Die Again mis-spotted die routine, with actual mis-spotted die
 		Aug. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 3) 143
Bruce Elliott Fate male and female names are selected, one by sliding a paperclip on a list, second by rolling the dice, the names match and represent a famous pair from history
Related toVariations 1949 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 177) 708
U. F. Grant Lady Luck multiple prediction, coins heads and tales, sum of thrown dice and selected card, tossed out deck
Related to 1949 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 181) 723
Jack Avis Demented Dice
1953 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 275) 1101
Walter Behm Zahlen-Forcieren two ways to force a four-digit number
  • with dice
  • with bills
 		1953 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 5) 142
Walter Behm Der Mathe-Magier number prediction of rolled dice, length of cut band, amount of cut cards and total of two selections, same numbers
Inspired by
  • Hofzinser's "Der Mathematiker"
 1956 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 4) 439
Tony Corinda A Lesson in Mentalism total of six dice leads to a card, value is used for page number, line and word
 		1959 Book Tests 209
Lubor Fiedler Spielwürfel Automat die is placed with any number up and without performer watching, performer rolls die and same number comes up
Also published here
  • "Methodische Reihe der Zauberkunst"
 1963 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 6) 92
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 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4) 404
Edward G. Brown A Card Chosen by the Throw of a Die or Other Implement of Apparent Chance
1973 The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown 193
Amedeo Vacca Matchbox-Prediction dice shaken in box, total predicted
 		1974 Amedeo's Continental Magic 46
Bob Ostin Corner to Corner Dice Stack dice stacking sequence, one die balanced on corner
Also published here 1976 ca. Sleightly Surprising 11
Roy Miller Die-A-Bolic! number, color of a die and a card are predicted in bulldog clip
 		1977 Magick (Issue 177) 883
Robert Cassidy The 35mm Die Can Test die in film can, number is divined / forced, two methods
Related to 1977 Pseudo-Mentally Yours 9
Father Cyprian Rubik Con suggestions without details:
  • Colorvision with mini Rubik's Cube
  • Colorvision with jumbled cube, a duplicate of configuration is drawn
  • mini cube is solved under dice cup, suggestion of (partial) shell
  • to force a color, either with counting procedure or loaded
  • pop-up cube for production
  • stage size cube that twists and person is produced
  • coding information
Related to 1981 Octet 24
Stephen Tucker Imagine spectator imagines poker chip, die and coins in hand and removes one, choice predicted by content of hand
Inspired by
  • Subir Kumar Dhar effect in Magigram
 1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 16) 305
Roy Baker Knock Out Reading Mind reading (name of card, chosen design, dice throw, chosen color, reading on health, wealth, love, luck, occupation, birthdate, answer any question in mind)
 		1983 Baker's Capers 24
Philip T. Goldstein Cold Bones cards with zodiac signs, one is selected by throwing pair of dice, prediction
 		May 1986 Magick (Issue 371) 1852
Karl Fulves Dice Controls intro
 		1990 Swindle Sheet (Issue 1) 8
Unknown Making Flats
Also published here
  • "Dice - Squares, Tops and Shapes" (Burton Williams, 1982)
 1990 Swindle Sheet (Issue 1) 10
Karl Fulves Under Over 7 double digit dice
 		1990 Swindle Sheet (Issue 3) 32
Karl Fulves The Office New Phoenix, cheating with dice
Related to 1990 Cheat Sheet (Issue 2) 19
Karl Fulves The Office Donald Trump, magnetic dice
 		1990 Cheat Sheet (Issue 5) 51
Philip T. Goldstein Live Die six numbered pins, using die to eliminate all but one, prediction in form of large doll with bloodstain
 		Mar. 1991 Magick (Issue 453) 2263
Karl Fulves Dice Controls mechanical dice cups
 		1991 Swindle Sheet (Issue 4) 45
Karl Fulves Tops or T's certain type of percentage dice
 		1991 Swindle Sheet (Issue 8) 90
Philip T. Goldstein 2/3 Dice dice tossing game of "higher number wins" with mis-spotted die
 		1992 Cheat Sheet (Issue 10) 101
Karl Fulves 7-11 Dice
1992 Additives 6
Bob Farmer Loaded Dice bets with loaded and mis-spotted dice
  • 7-11 Dice - Load and Fire
  • Another Game of 31
  • Bone Try
  • Pair of Dice by the Dashboard Light
 		1994 Beat 'em, Cheat 'em, Leave 'em Bleedin' 30
Steve Dusheck Dice Force using die with same number on all sides, shaken in cup
Related to 1994 Dusheck's Close-Up Magic 109
Nick Trost The Eliminator Uses gaffed dice (mispotted) to locate card in one of six piles, credit info for plot given to publication in Nouvelles Recreations, Physiques et Mathematiques (Gilles-Edme Guyot, 1740)
Inspired by 1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 142
Philip T. Goldstein Just Chintz just chance with paper bags, five bags contain rubbish and one gold, selected by throwing a die
Also published here July 1997 Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 1) 8
Gary Kurtz The Gaffus on the magnetic dice set used
 		1998 Psycho-Kinetic Dice 3
Gary Kurtz Effect #1 - A Simple, Straight-Forward Prediction four dice rolled in opaque plastic cups, all four numbers predicted
  • Additional Effects
    • Telephone Book Test
    • Check Burning Routine
 		1998 Psycho-Kinetic Dice 4
Gary Kurtz The 35mm Film Canister Tests
  • Methodological Overview
    • The AM Hold-out
    • Getting the AM into "Working Position"
    • Activating the Die Inside the Canister
      • A
      • B - The "Opening Activation"
  • Important Handling Tips Concerning the "35mm Film Cannister Tests"
    • Details of One-handed Operation
 		1998 Psycho-Kinetic Dice 6
Gary Kurtz F.C. Test #1 - 6th Sense four spectators shake up a die each in film canisters, top number of all dice divined
 		1998 Psycho-Kinetic Dice 8
Gary Kurtz F.C. Test #2 - Test Conditions Divination four spectators shake up a die each in film canisters, top number of all dice divined
 		1998 Psycho-Kinetic Dice 11
Gary Kurtz F.C Test #3 - Telekinetic Matches dice roll in film canisters is apparently controlled
 		1998 Psycho-Kinetic Dice 15
Gary Kurtz F.C. Test #4 - Blindfold X-Ray Senses dice roll in film canister is divined blindfolded
 		1998 Psycho-Kinetic Dice 18
Gary Kurtz F.C. Test #5 - Long Distance "Remote Viewing" dice roll in film canister is divined over radio or television
 		1998 Psycho-Kinetic Dice 18
Gary Kurtz F.C. Test #6 - Telephone Telepathy medium is called who divines the dice rolls inside film canisters
 		1998 Psycho-Kinetic Dice 19
Gary Kurtz Bonus Effect - Psycho-Kinetic Control four dice rolled in opaque plastic cups, performers hand on top of spectator's hands for pk control, all four numbers match a prediction
 		1998 Psycho-Kinetic Dice 19
Bob King Cube Route two different-colored cubes behind screen, they transpose, then change to different color
 		2000 Great Britain 2001 15
Philip T. Goldstein Just Chintz just chance with paper bags, five bags contain rubbish and one gold, selected by throwing a die
Also published here 2001 San Jose Notes 3
Al Baker Cooperative Conjuring with (forcing) dice, between ten and thirty
Also published here 2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means) 211
Philip T. Goldstein Just Chintz just chance with paper bags, five bags contain rubbish and one gold, selected by throwing a die
 		2003 Saint Louis Notes 4
Bob Ostin Corner-To-Corner Dice Stack dice stacking sequence, one die balanced on corner
Also published here 2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 49
Bob Ostin Spooky Dice eerie moving pair of dice
 		2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 173
Christian Chelman The Christmas Gift one of six objects is chosen with equivoque and mis-spotted die, story presentation
Also published here
  • Hauntiques
 Oct. 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 10) 40
Tom Stone Dice Force simple gaffed die to force a number
Related to 2011 Maelstrom 4
Max Maven Just Chintz just chance with paper bags, five bags contain rubbish and one gold, selected by throwing a die
Also published here 2012 Return to Saint Vincent 3
Hiroshi Sawa ダイス爆弾 (Dice Bomb) Dice Bomb gimmick, big dice inside clear glass shaken and splits into many small dice
 		2013 Magic of Dr. Sawa (澤浩の奇術) 46
Colin McLeod Diced Thoughts die is rolled in a cup, each number stands for a feeling and people think of a memory, memory is divined, using Craig Filicetti's Real Dice
Related to 2014 Divine 130
Karl Fulves Gambling And Marion's ribbed dice cup with curved face dice, on manufacturing of dice
 		2015 Early Indications (Issue 1) 5