81,543 entries in Cards
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Peter Gunn Stretching 'Stretched' rubber band is wrapped around deck, card inserted into the middle, jumps to the top, climax: card visually melts through rubber band
Inspired by 1998 126
Jörg Willich The Ice-Cube Effect Ice-cubes in a drink have the same shape as the selected card
1998 141
Roberto Giobbi Words for Enthusiasts
  • An Enticement to the Introduction
  • Contents
  • What Is in These Books?
  • The Principle of Reading Satisfaction
  • Principles Rather than Techniques
  • The Study
  • Trust
  • Intellect, Intuition and Inspiration in Practice
  • The Sensuality of Card Magic
  • Gestalt
  • What Else?
  • The Prop as Instrument
  • Simplicity
  • Selecting the Right Trick
  • The Iceberg
  • The Secret
1998 495
Roberto Giobbi Assorted Techniques and Refinements
1998 505
Elmer Biddle The Biddle Steal
1998 507
Biddle Oil & Water 4&4
1998 508
Juan Tamariz Counting Cards in a Fan
1998 509
Roberto Giobbi, Roger Klause, Alex Elmsley Counting Cards while spreading them between the Hands double pushover technique
1998 510
Setting Multiple Key Cards two methods
1998 511
Max Malini The Spin Revelation and Display
1998 512
Dai Vernon The Vanish of a Card peek technique, using saliva or glue stick
1998 513
Edward Marlo, Roberto Giobbi The Bluff Cut similar to bluff pass
Related toAlso published here 1998 514
Holding back a Card in the Card Case
1998 515
Dai Vernon The Transfer Move
1998 516
Tony Kardyro, Edward Marlo The K. M. Move secretly reverses one or more cards; various applications
1998 518
Dai Vernon The Vernon Addition secretly adding cards to a group of cards
1998 520
Dick Ferguson, George G. Kaplan, Roberto Giobbi The Invisible Card selected card vanishes from five card packet and reappeares reversed in the deck
Inspired by 1998 523
Lin Searles, Roberto Giobbi The Four Seasons quick ace assembly with poetic pattern
Inspired by 1998 525
Roberto Giobbi Techniques with Breaks, Steps and Injogs intro
1998 527
John Carney The Dribble Break method of obtaining a break above or below a card
Related to 1998 529
The Crocodile Technique injog technique when card is returned into in-the-hands spread for marking a position or starting a control
1998 531
Transferring a Break from the little Finger to the Heel of the Thumb
  • Two-Handed Method
  • One-Handed Method
1998 532
Rafael Benatar Inserting a Card into a Break from front
1998 533
S. W. Erdnase The Erdnase Break
1998 534
Ribbon Spread and Step
1998 535
A Spectator holds the Step bold handling
1998 536
Dai Vernon Fan and Step
1998 536
Paul LePaul The LePaul Automatic Jog-Control
1998 538
The Drop Jog dropping upper half on lower half with jog
Related to 1998 540
The Diagonal Insertion and Fan
1998 540
An Injog Handling maintaining an injog while dribbling the whole deck
Related to 1998 541
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Injog and Step after the Cut
1998 542
General Reflections on Injogged Cards
1998 543
Martin A. Nash, Roberto Giobbi The Master Grip a peeked card is plucked from a turning ribbon spread
Inspired by 1998 544
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Christoph Borer Remember and Forget magician finds two cards (one thought of and one "forgotten") of two spectators
Also published here 1998 546
Roberto Giobbi Card Controls, Part 2
1998 549
Larry Jennings, Edward Marlo The Convincing Control
1998 551
Frederick Montague, Fred Kaps, Tommy Tucker, Paul LePaul, Roberto Giobbi The Bluff Pass
Also published here 1998 555
A Direct Overhand Shuffle Control Lift shuffle
1998 559
Daryl Martinez The Logical Control patter that explains why apparently no control is possible, to a specific location in the deck
1998 560
The Spread Crimp
1998 561
The Bridge Control
1998 562
Refinements and Final Thoughts
  • Security
  • The Spectator Shuffles
  • Psychology
  • A Lost Card
1998 563
Dai Vernon Emotional Reaction clever and subtle use of a keycard in a challenge situation
1998 564
Larry Jennings, Roberto Giobbi A Sure Bet magician finds wrong card which then changes into spectator's choice
VariationsAlso published here 1998 565
Multiple Buckle with small packet
1998 567
Roy Walton, Dai Vernon, Al Baker Ambitious 1-2-3-4
Related to 1998 568
Roberto Giobbi The Double Lift, Part 3
1998 571
Dai Vernon, Martin A. Nash, Edward Marlo The Push-over Double
1998 573
Larry Jennings A Double Lift from the Center spinning out
1998 575
Brother John Hamman Small Packet Double Lift no get ready
1998 577
Daniel Rhod The Optical Replacement
Related to 1998 579
Juan Tamariz, Frederick Braue, Gordon Bruce The Turnover Replacement
Variations 1998 580
Dai Vernon The Vernon Replacement method to unload the bottom card of a double
Also published here 1998 582
A Double Lift Finesse double lift with a snap
1998 584
Roberto Giobbi The Palindrome Cards a five-card row magically reverses its order several times
Variations 1998 585
Steve Freeman The Time Machine two-card transpo plus Ambitious Card theme
Related toVariations 1998 588
Bill Simon, Roberto Giobbi Rise and Switch Double Rise plus transpo
Inspired by 1998 590
Roberto Giobbi False Display Counts, Part 2
1998 593
Arturo de Ascanio The Ascanio Spread
1998 595
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanio Spread Laydown setting all four cards on table, two methods
1998 597
Reinhard Müller The Ascanio Spread Fan
Related to 1998 598
Arturo de Ascanio, Ken Krenzel The Open Display five as four
1998 599
Edward Marlo, Christian Scherer The Olram Subtlety
1998 603
Brother John Hamman The Gemini Count a four-card packet is shown to consist of two pairs of duplicate cards
1998 604
The Over-count off the top of the deck
1998 606
Larry Jennings The Multiple-lift Display Sequence four cards are shown as identical
1998 607
Brother John Hamman, Norman Houghton The Flushtration Count
1998 609
Edward Marlo Displaying all the Cards as Identical uses Swing cut instead of Hindu Shuffle
Related to 1998 610
Carmen D'Amico The D'Amico Spread
1998 611
Richard Vollmer The Strasbourg Waltz Aces twist, change places and transform into Kings
Also published here 1998 613
Dai Vernon Twist Flourish
1998 614
Paul Harris, Richard Vollmer, Bernard Bilis Set-Reset Plus
1998 616
Bernard Bilis One Handed Snap Display one-handed, top card snapped off with first finger
1998 617
Roberto Giobbi, Jean-Jacques Sanvert The Dance of the Cannibals transformation climax
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1998 619
Roberto Giobbi Riffle Shuffle Techniques, Part 2
1998 627
Herb Zarrow The Zarrow Dynamic breakdown of the basic procedure
1998 629
Herb Zarrow The Zarrow Shuffle
1998 632
Herb Zarrow, Juan Tamariz, The Direct Zarrow Shuffle
  • With a Slip Cut
  • A Shuffle Strategy by Juan Tamariz
  • A Refined Block Cover
  • With Running Cuts
1998 634
The Pull-Through False Shuffle basic method
1998 637
Dai Vernon Vernon's Pull-through Shuffle Variant delayed strip-out
1998 641
Dai Vernon The Triumph Shuffle
1998 642
Various A Combination False Shuffle Zarrow and Triumph combined
1998 645
Martin A. Nash Controlling the Top Stock with a Riffle Shuffle
1998 645
S. W. Erdnase A Combination False Shuffle and Cut
1998 646
Roberto Giobbi The Block Transfer the top stock is maintained with a Triumph Shuffle as part of three-shuffle sequence, Stevens Control alternative
1998 648
Dai Vernon, Juan Tamariz, Fred Black A red-black False Shuffle spectator pushes cards together
1998 649
Roberto Giobbi An In-the-hands False Shuffle
Also published here 1998 651
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Triumph using Zarrow shuffle
1998 654
Roberto Giobbi Dad Stevens, King of the Card Cheats a King is controlled, then all four Kings appear
Variations 1998 657
Tabled Transfer Cut
1998 658
Roberto Giobbi The Multiple Shift
1998 660
The Insertion of the Cards for Multiple Shift
  • The Standard Method
  • The Fan Method
  • The Ribbon Spread Method
1998 663
Neal Elias, Edward Marlo Swing Cut Multiple Shift
1998 664
Norman Houghton Bluff Multiple Shift riffle forcing consecutive cards
Related toAlso published here
  • Abracadabra, No. 1050, also Wit & Wizardry, p. 14
1998 668
Dai Vernon The Vernon Multiple Shift
1998 669
Cardini, Charlie Miller Cardini's Overhand Multiple Shift
1998 671
John Carney Carney's Natural Multiple Shift culling
1998 673
Edward Marlo The Simple Shift
  • Using a Thumb Count
  • Using a Glimpse
  • Variations with a Glimpse
1998 674
Edward Marlo, Christian Scherer, Martin A. Nash The Tabled Multiple Shift
Inspired by 1998 676
Al Baker, Roberto Giobbi The Vanishing Deck two selected cards are found beneath a handkerchief first, for handling with deck switch see reference
Inspired byRelated to 1998 679
Roberto Giobbi The Faro Shuffle
1998 681
The Partial Faro
1998 683
Edward Marlo, Robert Page The Faro Slough-off concrete application for the Partial Faro
1998 686
The Perfect Faro
1998 687
Edward Marlo The Incomplete Faro Control placing a noted card at a specific location
1998 689
Faro Types glossary of the most common faro shuffle types
  • The Partial Faro
  • The In-Faro
  • The Out-Faro
  • The Straddle Faro
  • The Incomplete Faro
1998 691
The Mathematical Basis of the Perfect Faro Shuffle
  • Mathematical Principles
1998 692
Paul LePaul, Peter Kane, Nate Leipzig, Roberto Giobbi The Acrobatic Aces four Aces are visibly produced, Gymnastic Aces phase
1998 694
Peter Kane The Card Gun
1998 695
Richard Vollmer, Gene Finnell The Two Detectives two red Jacks trap a freely chosen card between them, faro
1998 697
Richard Vollmer, Henry Christ, Martin Gardner Numerology three numbers lead to discovery of freely chosen card, faro placement
Related to 1998 700
Roberto Giobbi Advanced Palming Techniques Introduction
1998 703
The One-handed Palm
Related to 1998 705
The Gambler's Cop
1998 707
Roberto Giobbi, Fred Kaps Management Strategies for the Gambler's Cop
  • Seated at the Table
  • Standing
  • Replacing Card in Gambler's Cop Under the Deck
1998 709
Dai Vernon The Transfer Palm
Related to 1998 710
Replacing Cards in Gambler's Cop under the Deck
1998 710
Morris Loewy, Edward Marlo The Loewy Palm
Related to 1998 712
The Left-hand Bottom Palm
1998 713
The Right-hand Bottom Palm
1998 717
Larry Jennings The Right-hand Bottom Palm of Multiple Cards
1998 720
Norman Houghton, Gordon Bruce Norman Houghton's Pocket Extraction trouser pocket
Related to 1998 722
Dai Vernon, Tommy Dowd, Edward Marlo Producing a Card from Your Inner Left Jacket-pocket (1) before you can show left hand empty, with credit information
1998 724
Edward Marlo Producing a Card from your Inner Right Jacket-pocket (2) before you apparently show both hands empty
Also published here 1998 727
S. W. Erdnase Replacing Palmed Cards on the Bottom of the Deck
1998 729
Vanni Bossi The Card in the Glass chosen card appears in glass, which is moved along tabled spread
1998 731
Bernard Bilis The Open Prediction no trick cards or preparation required
Related to 1998 733
Bernard Bilis Push-In Exchange outjogged card is pushed in and top half removed
1998 734
Roberto Giobbi Color Changes introduction
1998 737
Roberto Giobbi The Side-slip Color Change
1998 739
Nate Leipzig The Slap Change
Related to 1998 741
The Wave Change
1998 742
Harry Houdini, Roberto Giobbi, Howard Schwarzman The Houdini Color Change
1998 744
Father Cyprian, Al Smith The Flip-flop Change time-delayed transformation
Related to 1998 747
Jean Hugard, Roberto Giobbi The Fadeaway Card Change
Inspired by 1998 748
Roberto Giobbi Final Thoughts on color changes
1998 750
Through and Through two chosen cards change places and penetrate a handkerchief
1998 751
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change
1998 753
Vanni Bossi Holy Smoke! Tosheroon, face card of the deck changes into chosen card under a candle
1998 755
Roberto Giobbi The Side Steal and Diagonal Palm Shift introduction
1998 757
T. Nelson Downs, Arturo de Ascanio, Edward Marlo The Side-steal Transfer
Related to 1998 759
Covers for the Side Steal
  • The Squaring Cover
  • The Ribbon Spread Cover
  • The Hand Spread Cover
  • The Riffle Cover
  • The Auditory Cover
1998 762
Edward Marlo The Side-steal Bottom Placemant and Variations card is brought to the bottom instead of the top
Related to 1998 764
The Side-steal Palm
1998 765
Walt Lees, David Carré, Gordon Bruce The Simplified Side-Steal Palm
Also published here 1998 766
S. W. Erdnase, Dai Vernon The Diagonal Palm shift
1998 767
Allan Ackerman, Frank Simon The Convincing Control Palm
Related to 1998 771
Roberto Giobbi, Mack Picknick Picnick at the Summit four aces travel from different positions to the top of the deck
Inspired by 1998 773
Various, Roberto Giobbi, Paul Harris The Return of the Phantom a selected black card vanishes and reappeares between the red half of the deck as the phantom card, previously placed there
Inspired by 1998 775
Jack Birnman My Spectator, The Clairvoyant fair selection (automatic placement), added value of three selections determines position of first selection
Related to Winter 1998 133
Chad Long Divide And Conquer collecting cards are fairly distributed yet appear face up on top with selections in between
Variations Winter 1998 136
Larry Jennings, William Goodwin Even Higher Math
Inspired by Winter 1998 144
Edward Marlo Bold Atfus
Winter 1998 146
Roy Walton Company of Four pack is divided in four packets which are shown to be the suits, Gilbreath principle
Winter 1998 147
Peter Duffie Spirits Between Your Palms
Winter 1998 149
Joshua Jay Combined Interests combining prediction, spelling, card to pocket, transformation, ace production
Winter 1998 150
Roy Walton, Peter Duffie Poof Change
Winter 1998 155
Gene Maze Cutting After a Push-Through Shuffle
Winter 1998 158
Jerry K. Hartman Lied and True Steinmeyer Count Principle
Related toAlso published here Winter 1998 159
Alex Elmsley Card Coding by Permutation coding a card by arrangement of four or five other cards
  • Reversible Counting
  • Four-Card Coding
  • A Hole in Four (The Second Gap)
  • Camel Poker
Variations Winter 1998 161
Joseph K. Schmidt Riffle Stacking from the Bottom credit information
Winter 1998 168
William Goodwin Variation of "He Who Spelt it, Dealt it" sent in by Ray Kosby
Inspired by Winter 1998 168
Rudolph Herzog Climax to a Classic card rises out of deck, then changes via Karl Germain change in glass
Winter 1998 168
Nicholas Einhorn Spooked deck on floor, card jumps out at the end
  • History
  • Preparation
  • Performance
  • Clean-up
1998 6
Nicholas Einhorn Warning! on thread work
1998 16
Nicholas Einhorn Afterthoughts
1998 17
Bill Morgan Up, Up, and Away card rises out of deck and floats until caught, wax
1998 6
The Magnetic Rise card sticks to handkerchief and is risen out of deck
1998 9
Paul McVee Two Handed Rise torn card with slit as gimmick
Related to 1998 13
The Hidden Porthole deck in case, hole in case
1998 17
Decked-Up card rises from middle, cut-out cards
1998 19
Jack Donovan Totally Elastic elastic between two cards
1998 22
Easy Riser out-of-hands in glass
1998 25
Phil Kannen Free Float card rises out of cased deck held by spectator
1998 29
Enveloped deck in envelope, selection rises out
1998 33
Decked-Up deck rises out of case
1998 36
Paul McVee Taped Rise
1998 38
Company on the Rise business card rises out of deck, then selection(s), weight type deck required
1998 41
Karl Fulves A Gambling Effect performer memorizes a string of cards, then deals 7 blackjack hands and knows who has a good hand
1998 2
Karl Fulves A Magical Effect think stop, then in next effect the color of all cards in top third are named
1998 2
Karl Fulves The Secret combo system introduction
1998 3
Karl Fulves One & One is Ten combo system introduction
1998 5
Karl Fulves The Value of Color combo system
Also published here 1998 6
Karl Fulves Practice practicing combo memory system
1998 11
Karl Fulves The Dealer's Game memorizing the high cards at blackjack, with practicing tips
1998 15
Karl Fulves Advantage Play
1998 17
Karl Fulves Tracking dealing out sixteen blackjack hands and memorizing the good ones
1998 19
Frank Thompson Frank Thompson False Cut
1998 22
Karl Fulves The Specialist performer separates colors of shuffled deck
1998 23
Karl Fulves Code For Oracle two suits named and removed, performer separates them from the back
1998 25
Karl Fulves The Lady Thinks shuffled deck, psychic from other side of room tells how cards should be dealt to separate reds from blacks
Related to 1998 27
Karl Fulves Psy-Key advantage for an ESP guessing game, memory
1998 31
Karl Fulves Crystal Persuasion red-black guessing game with two spectators, one gets everything right, the other according to chance
1998 36
Karl Fulves Expansionism memorizing color sequence of 32 cards, but really only sixteen
Related to 1998 38
Karl Fulves Shiner Gag mirror covered with tape
1998 39
Karl Fulves Cross Checking using one-way backs to expand combo memory system to four suits or other features, challenge location application
1998 40
Karl Fulves Mini Bridge 16-card version of bridge
1998 43
Karl Fulves After Hummer separating reds and blacks behind back, involving a layout on a grid on the table by spectator
1998 46
Karl Fulves Silent Speech memorizing sixteen cards after spectator's riffle shuffle, interlocking chains
1998 49
Karl Fulves Remote Viewing spectator shuffles cards once and deals about a third, then names a number and removes card from this position, performer names it, interlocking chains
1998 51
Karl Fulves Combo & Card Counting brief mention
1998 54
Mutus Nomen "The Classic Effect"
1998 1
Karl Fulves You're How Old? "The First Layout", Ace through Nine of two suits, spectator remembers pair with her age, in the end birth year announced
1998 4
Karl Fulves Stolen Numbers "The First Layout", telephone number presentation, ten cards (Ace through Ten) are laid out in which spectator's indicate their rows
Inspired by 1998 7
Karl Fulves A Muted Nomen "The First Layout", spectators each remember one card in poker hand
1998 11
Karl Fulves Fragments "The First Layout", poker presentation
1998 14
Karl Fulves, Stewart Judah Crime Time "The Second Layout", using Judah shuffling sequence to set for the deal
1998 17
Karl Fulves Bar Room Poker "The Second Layout", shuffling sequence to set for deal, nine pairs
Variations 1998 19
Sam Schwartz Back Room Poker shuffling sequence to set for deal, nine pairs
Inspired by 1998 21
Karl Fulves Count Without Words "The Second Layout", blackjack memory demonstration
1998 23
Karl Fulves Mumbles "The Second Layout", ten value pairs, joker put between any pair, this pair later divined, anti-faro version
Inspired by 1998 28
Karl Fulves, Stewart Judah Notes on a Shuffle "The Judah Shuffle", analyzing the distribution shuffle, "Quatrate?" term explained
1998 30
Karl Fulves Shadow Land "The Judah Shuffle"
1998 33
Karl Fulves Twin Effect "The Judah Shuffle", three visible and three invisible spectators
1998 35
Karl Fulves The Card Counter "The Judah Shuffle", Tens through Aces used for blackjack presentation, three spectators
1998 39
Karl Fulves Speechless "Without Words" (meaning without word codes in layout)
1998 44
Karl Fulves Close Packing "Without Words"
1998 46
Karl Fulves Family Reunion "Without Words", done with twenty borrowed photos
1998 48
Karl Fulves Body of Evidence "Without Words", non-card version with twenty doll-house furnishings, murder mystery presentation
1998 50
Sam Schwartz Map of the Mind "New Maps", paper with grid filled with card values that are later assigned to spectators
1998 58
Karl Fulves Anything Squared "New Maps", mutus nomen with random words on paper square
Inspired by 1998 64
Karl Fulves Letters of Intent Mutus Nomen with alphabet cards
1998 67
Karl Fulves The Odd Location spectator choses two cards and cuts them together into packet, other spectators as well
1998 69
Karl Fulves Murder at Midnight with triplets instead of pairs
1998 72
Sam Schwartz A Weight Problem with triplets, presentation about weight of spectator
1998 75
Karl Fulves Psycho nine spectators write day and month of birth on papers, later assigned to spectators with short readings
1998 77
Karl Fulves Bibliography selective
1998 82
Karl Fulves A Coincidence two cards in mutus nomen layout have odd backs, posed as problem
1998 82
Karl Fulves The Noir Test five reds and five blacks, after separation blacks change into royal flush
Inspired by 1998 2
Karl Fulves Casino Royale royal flush kicker
Inspired by 1998 7
Karl Fulves Note references for Strip-Out Addition
1998 9
Karl Fulves Noir et Rouge
Inspired by 1998 10
Karl Fulves Some Assembly Required spectator choses cards from group of aces and indifferent card, choses aces (or Royal Flush)
Inspired by 1998 13
Karl Fulves Noir Negative four cards chosen with Even Money Proposition procedure, they're predicted
Inspired by 1998 15
Karl Fulves Even Money Aces selected four-of-a-kind mixed with 4 other cards, all cards cut in deck, they're back on top, aces kicker
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998 19
Karl Fulves Random Access
Inspired byRelated to 1998 23
Karl Fulves Scratch Marking
1998 23
Alexander de Cova Any Card at Any Number peek deck, miscalling
1998 18
Alexander de Cova The Psychodelic Winning Game peek deck and billet switch with index
Also published here 1998 24
Alexander de Cova Perfect 9-Card-Monte with three-card-monte intro
Inspired by 1998 33
Cop Unload into pocket
1998 37
Alexander de Cova Stand-up Deck Switch with table and silk, substitution principle
Also published here 1998 43
Alexander de Cova Das Aranka-Prinzip card or other item to sealed envelope, with multiple loading methods (no-palm, from palm, from card shelf)
Inspired byRelated to 1998 137
Shelfing a Card
1998 143
John Lovick Introduction credit information
1998 1
John Lovick The Reparation
  • Preparation
  • Performance
  • Final Note
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 1
Wesley James Preface on piece-by-piece restorations
1998 1
Wesley James Introduction on restorations
1998 4
David Williamson Peel-Off Signature
1998 5
Wesley James Pristine piece-by-piece restoration of signed card, then folds removed and signature peeled off
  • The Force
  • Acquiring the Duplicate and the Signatures
  • Pre-Creasing
  • The Tear
  • Switching in the Duplicate
  • Restoring the First Piece
  • Restoring the Second Piece
  • Restoring the Third (last) Piece
  • Unloading the Extra Pieces
  • The Pristine-ing
1998 10
Wesley James The WJ Riffle Force with break
1998 13
Philip T. Goldstein Psi-Con Ruse double ended cards are placed in book (instead of apparatus), english and french
1998 1
Philip T. Goldstein The Mockingbird missing card divined, part of the "Birds of Prey" location, in english and french
1998 3
Philip T. Goldstein A Clash of Symbols three phase ESP routine with cards in envelopes which also have symbols, "three-sided approach to the Gilbreath Principle", in english and french
Also published here 1998 6
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate, in english and french
1998 8
Chad Long The Tweezers two jokers as tweezers find two aces, then jokers turn into aces
Related to 1998 1364
Eric Mason Mason's Ambitious Riser
1998 1365
Joel Givens Whitewashed rest of cards are blank
Also published here 1998 1368
Tom Gagnon The Versatile Spread Control bottom card rides under cards when spread on table
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1998 1369
Tom Gagnon Self-Inflicted Spread Force with the Versatile Spread Control
VariationsAlso published here 1998 1370
Tom Gagnon The Inverse Spread Control with the Versatile Spread Control
Inspired byVariations 1998 1371
Tom Gagnon Veiled Discovery with the Versatile Spread Control
1998 1371
Tom Gagnon Key Card Placement with the Versatile Spread Control
Related to 1998 1371
Tom Gagnon Key Card Placement #2 with the Versatile Spread Control
1998 1372
Tom Gagnon Key Card Placement #3 with the Versatile Spread Control
1998 1372
Tom Gagnon Key Card Placement #4 with the Versatile Spread Control
1998 1372
Tom Gagnon Remote Control Reverse reversed in the middle, with the Versatile Spread Control
Related toAlso published here 1998 1373
Tom Gagnon The Imperfect Force
Inspired by 1998 1373
Tom Gagnon Gagnon's Immediate Spell with the Versatile Spread Control
Also published here 1998 1374
Tom Gagnon Automatic Card at Any Number with the Versatile Spread Control
Variations 1998 1374
Tom Gagnon Red & Blue Double-Leaper with the Versatile Spread Control, deck with half red and half blue cards, red selection travels to blue part and vice versa
Also published here 1998 1375
Tom Gagnon Super Interchange selection transposes from middle of the deck with performer's card in pocket, with the Versatile Spread Control
1998 1375
Tom Gagnon Collectors Per Se with the Versatile Spread Control, progressive collectors
1998 1376
Ed Eckl Kornographic Kard Thru Hank card trough handkerchief, first wrong card which is pushed back in
1998 1378
Jimmy Pavlica Double Kicker transposition of two signed cards, steal from D'Hotel's card rise position
1998 1380
Mike Gallo Tai Coin Do karate coin handling
Variations 1998 1392
Chad Long Popcorn Aces four Ace production
1998 1396
Gene Maze Ace Maze seven cards, aces change into different cards and travel to leader ace
1998 1397
John Benzais Benzais Cop
1998 1398
Gene Maze Face Up to Face Down Switch
Related to 1998 1398
Jimmy Favorite Little Egypt pyramid build with three cards, coin appears, then spectator finds his signed card by placing the coin on top, coin vanishes again in pyramid
Inspired by 1998 1401
Joel Givens Collectors, for Collectors see also p. 1412
Also published here 1998 1407
ATFUS
1998 1407
J. C. Doty Losing Control
1998 1409
Troy Hooser Slip Stream (a.k.a. "Nectarless")
Variations 1998 1410
Lee Asher The Low Down Control
1998 1411
Joel Givens Kiss Load
1998 1412
Marty Kane Spectator's Simplex Lie Speller using the Judah Elimination Deal
Inspired by 1998 1416
Harry Levine Handling the Shuffle one-handed riffle shuffle
1998 143
Steve Beam Prepare to Breath(er)
1998 1422
Harry Levine Prime Cut cutting to a breather crimp
1998 1423
Harry Levine Kaleidoscope Cut one-handed triple flourish cut, with variations
1998 1424
Harry Levine Climbing the Aces with up the ladder cut and breather crimp
1998 1428
Harry Levine The Thompson Breather
  • Breathing New Life into the F.T.
  • Selection From Middle to Top
  • Moving the Breather
Inspired by 1998 1429
Gene Matsuura Triple Play Cut
1998 1430
Harry Levine Waiting to Exhale (Controlling the Breather) placing breather card over selection
1998 1432
Harry Levine Back into the Breach card thrown next to selection
1998 1436
Paul Harris, Eddie Fechter, Daryl Martinez Snap-Over Move
Related to 1998 1436
Harry Levine The Illegitimate Location with lots of flourish cuts, spelling this is not your card but this is
Inspired by 1998 1437
Harry Levine The Sandwich Cut one-handed
1998 1439
Harry Levine Extras controls and ideas using the breather crimp
1998 1440
Steve Beam One-Handed Faro
1998 1442
Marty Kane Cigar Club eight picture cards and eight number card are shuffled and cut in half, always one picture and one number card, then spectator removes some cards and does a down under deal with the rest, last card tells amount of removed cards
Inspired by 1998 1451
Marty Kane Trek Trick
Inspired by 1998 1452
Marty Kane White House Cleaning spectator finds joker, rest are blank cards
Inspired by
  • Marty Kane's "Odd Lot" from "Magic" 8/97
1998 1452
Marty Kane Magic with Added Zip
Inspired byRelated to 1998 1453
Troy Hooser Displ-Ace Aces put on deck, vanish and distribute in deck
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998 1455
Larry Jennings, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Reverse Cull
1998 1455
Paul Sorrentino Half and Half card gaff, split card to simulate two cards with torn corner
1998 1462
John Moran Sloppy Triumph in the hands version of Play It Straight, slop shuffle
Inspired by 1998 1464
Tom Gagnon Makeshift Double building double-facer, double-backer, long cards, and key cards, with sticky label of card box
1998 1468
Jack Birnman, Eddie Joseph, Roy Walton My Spectator, The Clairvoyant card fount at total of four stopped at cards
Related to 1998 1468
Brian Kloske Danger Deck hole appears in deck signed selection ends up in performers mouth
1998 1471
Dondrake Handling BlackArt Cards
  • Vanishing Card
  • Vanishing Jumbo Card
  • Diminishing Card
1998 9
Dondrake Jumbo Card Frame Three card monte with jumbo cards in a frame, using black art
1998 30
Joshua Jay Armamentarium Aces four Ace location routine, modeled after Henry Christ's Aces
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 21
Joshua Jay Seeing is Believing Card to card box with funny presentation
Also published here 1998 23
Joshua Jay That's The Hard Part Find two four of a kinds, and deck separates into red-black
Also published here 1998 26
Joshua Jay, Chad Long Written Favorite Two card transposition between magician and spectator's favorite card, and "Your Favorite Card" magically appears on the back of spectator's card (initial sequence inspired by Chad Long)
VariationsAlso published here 1998 28
Joshua Jay EncACEd Aces produced from a deck placed in card case, ending is deck vanishes from the card case
Also published here 1998 31
Mike Masevic Fingertip Pop-out Move
Also published here 1998 31
Joshua Jay Matchbox Restoration Matchbox gimmick used to restore torn card, vanish, produce or shrink a card
Also published here 1998 42
Joshua Jay The Book Cut
Also published here 1998 49
Joshua Jay The Jay Change One handed color change done on the face card of the deck, held vertically
1998 51
Joshua Jay Losing Diamonds Selection (Two of Diamonds) made and lost. Ten of Diamonds shown, given a flick, flurry of red diamonds fly out, leaving the Two of Diamonds
Also published here 1998 53
Joshua Jay A Utility Discovery Utility sequence - spectator deals and stops on their own selection, and second selection is then found reversed in the deck
Also published here 1998 55
Dick Koornwinder The Koornwinder Kar car finds card by stopping next to it when pushed
  • The Apparatus Supplied
  • Explanation of the Basic Principle
Related to 1998 4
Dick Koornwinder The Koornwinder Card Control key card with glue dots, reprinted from 1972, how to cut to it and how to control a selection with it
Also published here 1998 10
Dick Koornwinder The Revised Technique for the Koornwinder Kar car finds card by stopping next to it when pushed
1998 13
Ken Beale Fusion Aces two cards change into Aces between two spot cards, then the spot cards change into Aces themselves
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
85
Roy Walton Magic Trick two cards chosen by spelling MAGIC and TRICK, then found by spell-counting to a card
1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
89
Mark Murphy 3-Card Maneuver card on top with card under case
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
89
Karl Fulves Delphic Dice card chosen with three dice from eight-card packet
1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
91
Peter Warlock Mentasma hinged envelope cards, red/blue double backer
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
94
Karl Fulves Transmitter Problem transmitting the number of dealt cards via sound from another room, posed as problem
1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
96
Karl Fulves Time & Dice "Three tricks"
Ace through Six, spectator switches two cards and turns all over according to dice roll, divined
1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
97
Karl Fulves PK Dice "Three tricks"
two seven-card packets dealt one by one, only the card matches that was chosen with a die throw earlier
1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
98
Karl Fulves Brainchild "Three tricks"
two six-card packets dealt one by one, only the card matches that was chosen with a die throw earlier
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
98
Frank Stefani Jack Attack spectator cuts to four Jacks and finds selection, see "Informant" reference for impromptu version
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
102
Martin Gardner The K Diaries spectator chooses word, counts forward according to the number of letters a few times, final word predicted, Kruskal principle
Related toVariations 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
103
John Scarne, Stewart James, J. W. Sarles All Star Aces after some dealing and counting the four Aces are found
Related toVariations 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
106
Karl Fulves Twixtwin after a confusing cutting, selection and shuffling procedure, a card that matches an initialed prediction card shows up
1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
108
John Werner Other Worlds
Inspired byRelated to 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
110
Karl Fulves V-Real spectator cuts, card made up from suit of top and value of bottom card, spelling "virtual reality", card shown, it changes into made-up card (allusion to lie speller "Lie, Si")
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
112
Karl Fulves Profiling number of red cards in one pile corresponds with number of black in another
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
116
Nob Yoshigahara Magnetic Aces four Aces face-down on table in a row, right first finger presses on first Ace, it clings to finger, places it on next Ace, both cards cling to finger, and so on
Related toAlso published here 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
118
John E. Mintz Magnetic Aces - Notes cards cling to finger and are picked up one by one
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
119
Sam Schwartz Alpha Spell card named spelled with alphabet decks, card predicted
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
121
Mel Bennett K-Plus spelling instead of counting, Kruskal Principle with words
Inspired by 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
123
Karl Fulves Line of Thought demonstration of memorising all twelve court cards
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
123
Karl Fulves Would I Lie To You? three piles, performer selects card from center pile and makes statements, spectator take cards from lie or truth pile, values added, selection arrived at
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
126
Card Marking Systems substances "Pet Eye", "Red Out", "Spot Pen", magnetic markings
1998 167
R. C. Fields Diminuendo simplified handling
Inspired by 1998 173
Karl Fulves Stebbins Clock clock layout, one card turned over and put in center, counting procedure with the value and last card on count always turned over, remaining card forced
Inspired byRelated to 1998 176
Karl Fulves Stop At Red "Unsolved Mysteries"
stop trick presentation, posed as a problem
Inspired by 1998 177
Karl Fulves A Stopped Clock "Unsolved Mysteries"
clock layout, one card chosen, it is the only one where the value matches the hour, posed as a problem
1998 178
John Scarne Triple Cut Aces cuts onto table, Aces produced one by one, last one from case
1998 179
Karl Fulves Triumph With A Twist spectator and performer select a card from half the deck each, halves shuffled together face-up/face-down, top half spread, cards face-down except spectator's selection, bottom half face-up except performer's selection which is mate of spectator's selection
Related to 1998 183
Ken Beale, Karl Fulves Fusion II two cards change into Aces between two spot cards, then the spot cards change into Aces themselves
Inspired byVariations 1998 185
Karl Fulves Cold Fusion two cards change into Aces between two spot cards, then the spot cards change into Aces themselves
Inspired by 1998 187
Konnor A Neat Card Move through-the-fist flourish as kind of rising card from fist à la cigarette production, reprinted
Also published here
  • Thayer's Bulletin, March 1918
1998 195
Karl Fulves Notes on Brainchild two rows of five cards each, one face down and one face up, some cards exchanges, only one matching backs (rainbow)
Related to 1998 199
Tom Craven Solution to Commuter Cards two-deck travelers, spectator distributes Aces in his pockets, performer makes Aces vanish from his deck and pulls them out of matching pockets
Inspired by 1998 201
Karl Fulves 4 In A Row
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
betting game with Ace through Ten and sequences within the row that are decreasing or increasing
Related to 1998 207
Jack Avis Over Under Spell Jacks on table, three cards placed on three of them, all collected, Jacks spelled out, one vanishes and is removed from pocket
Inspired by
  • "A Knavish Trick" (W. G. Graigen, 1948)
1998 211
Vernon Winiecke VW Double Lift pushed forward, then lose stud-style turnover
1998 216
Joseph K. Schmidt Single Handed one-handed cut production, credit information
Inspired by
  • "Educated Thumb" (Jerry Andrus, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Nov. 1962)
Related to
  • "Single Handed Pass (New Method)" (Robert-Houdin, Secrets of Conjuring and Magic)
  • Modern Close-up Problems (Joseph K. Schmidt)
1998 222
Joseph K. Schmidt The Greek Charlier starting with a Greek Break
1998 224
Karl Fulves Informant further comments and credit information on the referenced items
Related to 1998 226
Marvelous Coincidence two selections from two decks match, double facer deck
Also published here 1998 226
Karl Fulves 9-Card Deal "Short Takes"
1998 231
Nob Yoshigahara Static Cling "an offbeat ace assembly"
four Aces face-down on table in a row, right first finger presses on first Ace, it clings to finger, places it on next Ace, both cards cling to finger, and so on
"in Science Magic Martin Gardner credits it to Nob Yoshigahara of Tokyo"
Related to 1998 232
Karl Fulves Just The Fax "Unsolved Mysteries"
photocopy of playing card mess faxed to medium who faxes back selection, posed as a problem
1998 234
Karl Fulves Rapid City Aces 203rd Ace related
Inspired by 1998 236
Bob Still Dr. Elliott's Second Deal two cards chosen behind back, performer names both, then both found when spectator calls stop during dealing, automatic second deal with corner missing
Related to 1998 240
Karl Fulves Now Serving cannibal presentation for the trick
Inspired by 1998 242
Sam Schwartz Kings Can Count two piles, spades and hearts counted in one packet, prediction about difference made
1998 245
Philip T. Goldstein Paradox Redux
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
tapestry parity principle, credit information, 4x4 number matrix, 19 or 61
Inspired by 1998 247
Karl Fulves Crazy Cut straight false Swing Cut, halves turned perpendicular in process
Inspired by
  • Derek Dingle Swing Cut handling
1998 257
Vernon Winiecke Double Pinochle Mirage double pinochle shown, the cards change into the four Aces, six-as-four count
1998 258
Sam Schwartz Fan-Tastic Joker pushed in fan, card next to it noted, then repeated in different position, cards vanish and travel into other half, Sellers force for two cards
Inspired byRelated to 1998 262
Karl Fulves 3 by 3 Card Monte "Unsolved Mysteries"
three rows of three cards, an Ace in each row, posed as a problem
1998 268
Karl Fulves Flatland court card, the direction of the head is changed, looking in other direction, see "Informant" reference for credit information on changing gaze of picture card
Related to 1998 269
Karl Fulves Takeaway seven-as-nine count, a Three taken away, only six cards remain
1998 270
Karl Fulves The Pluto Bet red black sorting procedure, outcome predicted
Related to 1998 273
Mel Bennett Y2K Blackjack four years added, four piles dealt according to sum, they make out two blackjack hands
Related to 1998 277
John Scarne Multiple Card Control overhand shuffle between peeks
1998 280
Karl Fulves Red Snapper Ace through Seven of Spades put in frying pan, red-backed mystery card as well, then named card and put in from blue-backed deck, Ace through Seven removed again, only one card remains, it is now red-backed named card
1998 282
Karl Fulves Cut-Rate Hummer
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
twenty cards spread, about five are reversed, spectator remembers one and turns it over, something done behind back by performer, selection located and other reversed cards are now Aces
Variations 1998 285
Karl Fulves, Mel Bennett A Card Force
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
Ace through Nine in row on table, some cards eliminated, rest added, total divided by six and counted from either end, variations on this force
Related to 1998 286
Karl Fulves Wheel of Fortune
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
spinner in center of circle layout, card chosen by spinning and counting, predicted
1998 291
Peter Duffie Centrifugal Diary spectator cuts off pile and counts court cards for month and either red or black number cards for day, forcing a day with a stack, word in calendar predicted
1998 2
Peter Duffie The Chosen Few a card created with a cut off pile by chosen a card for suit and counting for value, another spectator cuts to it
1998 3
Ed Balducci Cut-Deeper Force
1998 3
Peter Duffie Alien Encounter card chosen, Ace of Spades from an odd-colored deck put in, it becomes selection
Inspired by 1998 4
Peter Duffie Joint Effort card found at two added chosen numbers
1998 5
Peter Duffie Free Will eight cards, spectator chooses four, performer is left with Aces
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 6
Peter Duffie Predict deck cut, nine cards counted off, some added, total predicted
1998 7
Peter Duffie A Novel Card Trick card selected, three cards chosen to form a page number, in the book/novel the selection is found at that page
1998 8
Peter Duffie Phone Zone No. 1 card location over phone
Variations 1998 9
Peter Duffie Phone Zone No. 2 card location over phone
Inspired by 1998 10
Peter Duffie Multiplex Perplexed four cards selected, two black Jacks end up in deck with two selections around each
1998 11
Peter Duffie The Faranormal spectator places some cards between two Kings, sandwich faro-shuffled, two cards produced that total the number of cards between the Kings now
1998 12
Peter Duffie Bilocation two cards found by using the value and spelling the name of the performer's lucky card (Seven of Diamonds)
Also published here 1998 13
Peter Duffie A Sharp Mind Ace of Spades ends up between two selections, using Cut Deeper Force
Variations 1998 14
Peter Duffie The Speckled Humbug spectator selects red card, but performer goes on to find it among ten black cards, sucker
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Abacus magazine
1998 15
Peter Duffie Whysolation packet of about twenty cards, spectator and performer each remove a card, they turn out to be the only black cards
Inspired by 1998 16
Gordon Bruce Two Triumphs
  • First Version
  • Second Version
Inspired by 1998 11
Peter Duffie Facing the Bottom Card Handling during overhand shuffle
Inspired by 1998 14
Gordon Bruce The Gordon Bruce False Shuffle two runs with block in the middle
Related toVariations 1998 16
Gordon Bruce The Tell Tale Kings two chosen cards sandwiched between red and black Kings, performer names both cards and they transpose, whispering plot
Inspired by 1998 18
Dave Campbell Fusion selection signed on face, odd-backed card signed on back by performer suddenly has the spectator's signed face
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1998 20
Dave Campbell Dotty Spots two blank-faced cards with red spots on them transpose with two cards with blue spots, repeated with spectator's signature, three phases (trick with same name in Campbell Legacy is different)
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 23
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Wild Card Switch
1998 24
Dave Campbell B.I.N.G.O. five bingo cards shown on both sides, one side transforms in letter cards that spell "BINGO"
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 27
Dave Campbell, Larry Jennings Bottom Palm to Right Hand also for multiple cards
1998 28
Shigeo Takagi Turn-Over Count
1998 28
Peter Duffie The Arrow Deck arrows in four directions drawn on every card, cards sorted according to arrows, suits are separated except for named four-of-a-kind
1998 44
Peter Duffie Orientation Change with spin cut sequence
1998 46
Peter Duffie Delirium six blank cards are printed
Inspired by
  • "Blackjack" (Peter Duffie, marketed trick)
1998 48
Gordon Bruce Stroke Change double stroked à la Hofzinser top change, top card unloaded
1998 50
Edward Marlo Face-Up Startler two cards face-to-face change
1998 51
Peter Duffie Intuitive cards with colored spots and numbers, some selected, a prediction is matched
Related to 1998 54
Steven Hamilton A Welcome Return Nine of Hearts selected, Aces trap three Threes, those Threes then a Five and Four of Hearts, and between those appears the selection, diminishing collectors
VariationsAlso published here 1998 57
Steven Hamilton Reverse Plunger Addition outjogged cards removed, cards in between secretly kept
1998 58
Steven Hamilton S.T.A.F.F. deck shuffled by spectator, Aces immediately spelled out
Inspired by
  • "Immediate Ace Spell" (George McBride, The Crimp No. 15)
Also published here
1998 61
Steven Hamilton Mixing With Royalty one packet changes into Queens
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 63
Steven Hamilton Dupli-Temps Switch two packets are apparently exchanged
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1998 64
George McBride Repulsion two selection rise to the top one by one and are placed among Queens where they vanish, they reappear in pocket
Inspired by 1998 67
Frederick Braue Braue Addition Sequence
1998 67
George McBride Pocket Tweezers two selections are chosen by using the red Aces as tweezers and pocketed, they transpose with the two red Aces
Inspired by 1998 70
Cy Endfield Tweezer Double Lift
1998 70
Dave Robertson Spectator Makes Good wrong card found, spectator cuts deck in three piles, same value than selection is on top and wrong card changes into selection
Inspired by
  • Ed Marlo version for Cutting the Aces
Variations
1998 80
Dave Robertson Totally Gone two cards signed and lost, one travels to wallet, second does not but is the only card without "GONE" written on its back
Inspired byVariations 1998 83
Dai Vernon Depth Illusion
1998 84
Gavin Ross Straight Through The Heart indicator card chosen and number up to twelve thought-of, suit of indicator and number as value used to arrive at a card, indicator card spelled to and the card is found
Inspired by 1998 89
Gavin Ross Auto-Plunge Aces four Aces produced by mating a selection and push-through plunger
  • Phase One: "Simple Minds"
  • Phase Two: "The Auto-Plunger"
Also published here
  • booklet "Auto Plunger" (Gavin Ross, 1994)
1998 91
Gavin Ross The Information Pack half deck is pushed through other half (incomplete faro) and turns over, full suit visible with selection missing, with variation by Peter Duffie
Inspired by 1998 94
Dai Vernon Bottom Deal Spread Force like Bottom Deal Exchange
1998 94
R. Paul Wilson Card On Case In Case card balanced on card case changes into another selection and is found inside case
Inspired by 1998 105
Dai Vernon Top Change Handling accidentally bumping over card case
1998 106
Edward Marlo Card to Case Technique
1998 107
Roy Walton Whispering Henry two cards selected, performer names one of them, it turns over, second selection named and found, Henry Christ Force application
Variations 1998 118
Roy Walton Pass Out deck faced, Aces appear when deck is turned over one by one, Aces vanish and are later found reversed in the middle
Related to 1998 121
Roy Walton Single Card Turnover Pass with only one card
1998 121
Roy Walton Ghostly Spells sixteen-card packet mated via spelling famous magicians
1998 125
Jack Avis Dribble Top Palm
Related to 1998 28
Jack Avis Swing Cut Bottom Palm into cop, HaLo Cut type action
1998 30
Jack Avis Double Undercut Bottom Palm into right hand
1998 32
Jack Avis Thumb Clip Steal
  • As a Color Change
  • as part of an Ambitious Card Routine
Related to 1998 34
Jack Avis Center Double Lift credit information
  • First Handling (pulled out the back)
  • Second Handling (top half pulled over with right fingers and card in center flipped over)
1998 36
Jack Avis Bonnie and Glide four spectators each name a small number and that many cards are counted in front of each from bottom of deck, Ace on each
1998 40
Jack Avis Multiple Glide multiple glide from end grip
1998 40
Jack Avis Siva Hindu Force force card dragged out with left fingers
1998 42
Jack Avis Waterfall False Shuffle faro, then unweave noice sold as waterfall, also to get into Vernon's "No Sleight Triumph"
Related to 1998 44
Hugh's Cut no last name given, three-packet version of Charlier Pass
1998 46
Jack Avis Avis Fan Switch with routine in which a card is wrongly located and changes into selection
1998 48
Jack Avis Center to Top Reverse one-handed behind back, bold
1998 48
Jack Avis Siva Count five as four, credit information
1998 51
Jack Avis Ambitious Siva Takes the Count Ace to Four
Inspired by 1998 52
Jack Avis Alaskan Poker five times the spectator and magician cut the deck in turn and remove the top card, performer ends up with Royal Flush
Related to 1998 54
Breather Crimp credit information
1998 54
Jack Avis Auto Deck performer deals himself Aces, then spectators remember one card in their hand, performer shuffles and deals again, everyone has a Straight Flush and performer the memorized cards, extra Aces and duplicates
Also published here
  • marketed in 1953
1998 56
Gus Davenport Flipping Swindle five cards laid out in cross formation, cards have to be dropped onto the formation so that it is eventually covered completely, with gags
1998 58
Jack Avis, Dr. James William Elliott Mystery of Elliott's Last Legacy interpretation of the Dr. Elliott runup system
Inspired by
  • "Elliott's Last Legacy", p. 318
Also published here
1998 60
Jack Avis Variations on Scarne's Runup System three variations
Also published here 1998 64
Jack Avis Pinochle Caper four cards change several times
Also published here 1998 69
Jack Avis Weight Lifter number of cards in packet correctly estimated, breather crimp
Inspired by
  • "Weight Guess Plus" (Bob King)
Related toAlso published here
  • The Crimp
1998 70
Jack Avis Chosen Ace Through the Table
1998 72
Longitudinal Tenkai Palm Steal from small packet
1998 73
Jack Avis Hofzinser Ace Trick
VariationsAlso published here 1998 75
Jack Avis Flash Ace Production deck split into four packets, Ace on top of each
1998 78
Jack Avis Siva's Ace Cut
1998 80
Draw Shift
1998 81
Jack Avis Change in Handling spectator removes a couple of number cards to represent his phone number, performer arranges them instantly so they spell out in right order
Inspired by 1998 83
Jack Avis Sport Detector four blank cards shown, any sport thought of by performer, an image that represents a sexy girl appears and vanishes
Also published here 1998 84
Jack Avis Folding Numbers paper with numbers in a 4x4 grid is folded into small square, edges cut off, sum of one orientation predicted, parity
Inspired by 1998 86
Jack Avis Chance in Four four red-backed cards with number 5, 10, 15 and 20, one number chosen and card at that position matches the red-backed card with that number and others don't
Variations 1998 91
Tony Kardyro, Edward Marlo K.M. Move
1998 92
Jack Avis Impromptu Auto Cue deck shuffled face-up/face-down, three face-down cards put on table, spectator exchanges two and remembers the third one, all replaced, Triumph effect
Inspired by
  • "Auto Cue" (Roy Walton, Genii, July 1991)
1998 93
Jack Avis Spooky Time clock face with suits and values on it, two plastic hands held onto it and the move by themselves to indicate selection
Inspired by 1998 98
Jack Avis All Fair Predict-O-Matic spectator reverses card behind deck in deck, predicted
1998 100
Jack Avis Spread Display Switch as reversed card is shown
1998 101
Jack Avis Queen Tells All bottom cards of piles divined
Inspired by 1998 102
Jack Avis Avis Deal Switch kind of one-handed second deal with break
Also published here 1998 103
Jack Avis Tupax Into One involving piles made and dealt through in unison
Inspired by
  • "Tupax" (Stewart James, Top, Nov. 1940)
Related to
1998 104
Jack Avis Predicted Stopping Place two cards predicted, Gemini Twins, credit information
Inspired by 1998 106
Jack Avis Three to Die die used to select two numbers, three chosen cards match the numbers
1998 108
Edward Marlo Visual Retention Change
1998 108
Jack Avis Magical Sucuba 4x4 matrix, some number coincidences occur
Related to 1998 110
Jack Avis, Al Koran Cards of Pegasus initialed Joker in sealed in envelope, five cards chosen and initialed, one card is chosen, transposes with the Joker, chosen card is now in envelope
Related toAlso published here 1998 112
Jack Avis Slate of Hand card of selection appears on one of two miniature slates in chosen chalk color
1998 115
Jack Avis Rara Avis Card Stab knife stabbed into top of deck so that a small block is stuck to tip of knife, bottom card is selection
1998 123
Al Koran Miracle Card Stab exact center
1998 123
Jack Avis Wishing Envelope small envelope with one corner cut off, card inserted, a "corner shell" simulates another card being in it, followed by three applications
Also published here 1998 127
Jack Avis The Wishing Envelope two cards chosen, indifferent card put in envelope that has a corner cut off, it changes into one selection, then into the other
1998 129
Jack Avis The Dissected Joker card put into envelope that has a corner cut off, card and envelope cut into quarters, it transposes with another card, using "Wishing Envelope"
1998 129
Jack Avis Transposed Marlo Reverse card turns over in envelope that has a corner cut off, changes into selection, using "Wishing Envelope"
1998 130
Jack Avis, Billy O'Connor O'Connor Caper two cards predicted and mates via count-back force (10-20 force), credit information
Inspired by
  • Billy O'Connor trick in The Magic Wand
1998 131