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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
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
Jack Avis Hotel '81
Inspired by 1998 133
Jack Avis So Fair Card/Cigarette Transpo torn card changes place with tobacco of cigarette
1998 135
Jack Avis The Switch Force Deck force deck with cut-out section in half the deck to switch cigarette
1998 135
Jack Avis Useful Jokers chosen card appears between two Jokers
Inspired by 1998 137
Pete Biro The Twitch Trick gag, lie detector, having a twitch
Mar. 1998 2
Mike Rogers High Tech Wizard coding with extension number
Mar. 1998 6
Lee Earle ESP Stack
Apr. 1998
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 10)
2
Jack Avis, Al Koran The 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 1
John Scarne Master Change used as a vanish; pretend load of a card into an envelope
1998 2
Jack Avis The Siva Fold bottom card
1998 5
Jack Avis The Siva Folded Card to Wallet
1998 8
Jack Avis True Grit way of dropping grains of salt on selection, as a control
1998 12
Ted Danson The Seance Card Trick mini card matching selection appears in previously empty matchbox
Also published here 1998 23
The Ten-to-Twenty Force
1998 24
Ted Danson It's a Date card in envelope, matches card written on birthdate in diary
1998 27
John Derris One in Three finding matching cards of selection behind back
1998 33
Alex Elmsley Point of Departure from sandwich to pocket
Also published here 1998 47
Alex Elmsley Colour Filter four red cards are interlaced with four black cards, then wrapped in handkerchief, cards of one color penetrate silk
1998 48
Alex Elmsley Card Counting Rhyme rhyme for counting 52 cards
Variations 1998 52
Alex Elmsley No-Calc two cards are located, two numbers written down and cards found at that position
Also published here 1998 54
Alex Elmsley Oyster Shells performer removes Aces from face-down deck apparently by help of special glasses, spectator wears glasses and apparently can now see marked cards which are red-backed cards in blue-backed deck, then they change into blue backed cards, sucker moment
Related toVariations 1998 58
Hugh Scott Fern Court Glide Bluff convincer for glide, after glide, bottom card can be shown as different card
1998 66
Tommy Vanderschmidt Repeat Card in Hat selection travels to borrowed hat twice, ending with deck traveling to hat
Also published here 1998 69
Roy Walton All Hands on Deck Joker changes into two selections, "in hands approach to Gene Finell's Free Cut principle"
1998 74
Edward Victor Jogged Glide brief
1998 75
Roy Walton The Alternative Shift Aces interlaced in Kings vanish and join fourth Ace in center of the deck
1998 77
Roy Walton The Invisible Palm performer's card is found at former position of spectator's card, selection ends up in pocket
1998 79
Replacing Palmed Cards
1998 80
Tom Gagnon The Gagnon Spread Control center card rides under cards when spread on table, further development of "Versatile Spread Control"
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1998 1
Peter Duffie Acecraft red Aces placed on one half, black on the other, one set transposes and on the other half are two previous selections
Related toVariations 1998 1
Peter Duffie Sudden Impact Aces lost, deck cut onto table at an Ace, the rest of one packet changes into other Aces
Related to 1998 2
Peter Duffie Populace
1998 3
Peter Duffie Impossible Opener two spectators cut to two cards which are then named
Variations 1998 4
Peter Duffie A Piece of the Action selection comes to top, is cut to center, then a sandwich pair appears around it
VariationsAlso published here 1998 5
Peter Duffie Auto-Match Prediction 2 blank cards with different mixed backs, eight pairs made, three of them match which is predicted
1998 6
Peter Duffie Odditied two cards chosen from packet, dealt in two piles, selection only odd card in red-black separated pile, with second deal
Related toVariations 1998 7
Peter Duffie Seconds Away! wo cards chosen from packet, dealt in two piles, selection only odd card in red-black separated pile, without second deal
Inspired by 1998 8
Peter Duffie, Gene Maze The Straggler sandwich placed in center, sandwich cards come to top, selection now reversed
1998 9
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1998 9
Peter Duffie The Enigma of the 7th Card small packet turns over magically except selection
Inspired by
  • "Sympathetic Reverse" (Edward Victor, Willane's Methods for Miracles Number 8)
Also published here
1998 10
Peter Duffie Handy packet tricks with five alphabet cards, spelling HAND and a hand one one card, Sands Prime Number Principle
1998 11
Peter Duffie Phantom Stab reversed card appears with two selections on either side
  • With Three Selections
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1998 12
Peter Duffie CoVersion two piles, card chosen in one half, other half dealt into three piles and stopped anytime, top three cards added to count to selection
Related to 1998 13
Harry Lorayne Any Bill Vanish one of two bills placed in Himber wallet disappears, also with cards (SBS)
1998 3
Harry Lorayne Bill-Fooled Bet prediction and card placed in Himber Wallet for switch
1998 12
Harry Lorayne Any Number card at any number between one and twenty counted to, predicted, four-way out in Himber Wallet
1998 19
Harry Lorayne Five Star Miracle spectator selects apparently any card, it's predicted, four outs in Himber Wallet, gaffed and ungaffed deck to force one of the four cards
1998 27
Straddle Faro brief
1998 28
Philip T. Goldstein Chainsaw spectator cuts cards and counts down according to cut-to value, that card predicted, four-way out in Himber Wallet
1998 32
Harry Lorayne Maybe Twice five cards on table, one chosen, it's predicted (most of the time in Himber Wallet)
1998 40
Harry Lorayne Which Is Where? observation test with Himber wallet, card put in pocket and in wallet, multiple phases
1998 48
Harry Lorayne ESPecially for Bill-Fooled prediction of ESP card in Himber wallet
1998 63
Scott Wells Second Impression photocopy of palm shown, card vanishes and travels into photocopy (Himber Wallet) and on this the card appeared as well
Inspired by 1998 71
Harry Lorayne Choice And Chance two-card prediction with Himber wallet
Related to 1998 76
Charlier Charlier Shuffle
1998 77
Stephen Minch School of Eventuality sealed prediction in wallet, two cards that match two selections, first card is stopped at and second selected by throwing a die, Himber wallet
Also published here 1998 82
Harry Lorayne Do As I Do two cards chosen from two decks by performer and spectator are put in Himber wallet and then shown to match
1998 85
Harry Lorayne Stud Poker Prediction outcome predicted
1998 107
Lewis Jones, Harry Lorayne Isn't That Amazing!? card composed from suit of one and value of another card is predicted in Himber wallet
Inspired by 1998 129
Harry Lorayne Simple And Silly, But Okay Daley's Last Trick with Himber wallet, two extra Aces
1998 134
Wesley James Count-Revertable Aces Aces removed from deck, one travels to Himber wallet, repeat, then there are five Aces and one is put in wallet, repeat, red Aces remain, transpose with black Aces in wallet
Also published here 1998 143
Harry Lorayne Wide And Free card and coin predicted in Himber wallet
1998 161
Harry Lorayne To A Startling End card predicted in Himber wallet, using Reverse Faro Ending
1998 164
Harry Lorayne Lucky Seven one of seven cards thought of and placed in pocket by performer, rest in wallet
1998 173
Philip T. Goldstein Luciforce blue backed card put in Himber wallet, card chosen from red deck turns out to be same blue-backed card
Inspired by 1998 189
Harry Lorayne Poker Thing
1998 193
Harry Lorayne Slitsville loading card into Himber wallet from underneath
1998 196
Sam Schwartz Wild Jokers signed card transposes with joker in wallet
1998 199
Harry Lorayne Basic Signed Card to Wallet Himber wallet
1998 203
Harry Lorayne Entre Nous card travels between sandwich cards in Himber wallet
1998 205
Harry Lorayne Flip To Clip card placed in Himber wallet, two paper clips are vanished, they reappear in wallet clipped to card, envelope variation
1998 210
Harry Lorayne Clips Trip two cards put in Himber wallet, one with paper clips on it, they transpose
1998 217
Larry Knecht Der Larry Knecht Kartenspiel-Austausch apparent mistake as one of two decks is placed in wrong case and pocketed
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
12
John Platt Rätsel gefällig? - 1. blackjack gag with Fifteen of Diamonds
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
16
Gerald Lynton Kaufman Rätsel gefällig? - 2. truth/liar puzzle with three cards on table
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
16
Gene Elmo Ein magisches Foto card signed on back, rolled up, silk pushed through, silk has card image printed on it and card is now blank
Inspired by 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
18
Rudolf Braunmüller Deine Seele ist mein! "your soul is mine", story packet trick with cards with messages
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
20
Gerald Kosky Mein Name gehört mir! two business cards signed by spectator and performer transpose
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
23
Andreas Michel-Andino Nachtrag zum Gedankenübertragungsapparat more comments
Related to 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
24
Gesellschaftsscherze hiding several cards in apartment of magic friend
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
25
Roy Johnson Der Karten-Uhrentrick variation of Kaplan's clock trick
Inspired byRelated to 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
30
Kent Arthur Des Professors Kartentrick
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
32
Alexander de Cova Öl und Wasser - Meine Lieblingskombination(en) 4&4
  • Meine Philosophie...
  • Die verwendeten Griffe
  • Das Vortragsthema
  • I. Die erste Separation
  • II. Die zweite Separation
  • III. Die dritte Separation
  • IV. Die Überrschung
  • Bonus
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 2)
48
Alexander de Cova 1. Elmsley Count comments
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 2)
49
Alexander de Cova 2. Buckeln oder Buckle comments
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 2)
50
Alexander de Cova, Aldo Colombini Die Doppelüberraschung 4&4, all cards change to red
  • V. Die erste Separation
  • VI. Der Farbwechsel
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 2)
57
Lewis Ganson Brainwave per Telephon presentation in which performer's wife is called
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 2)
76
Mary Kinson, Lewis Ganson Die Fächerkarte double-fan, outer layer ripped off except selection
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 2)
77
Oscar Weigle Eine Blind-Kartenroutine genuinely blindfolded
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 3)
108
James G. Thompson Jr. Der Rückläufer
Inspired by
  • "Come Back Card" (Ed Marlo, Genii)
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 3)
112
James G. Thompson Jr. Die umherreisende Karte twenty-six red cards and one black card, black card travels to top
1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 3)
114
Andrew Mayne Stand-Up Aces Aces produced at various places of performer's body, no palming
1998 27
Andrew Mayne Ripped Up piece of paper with drawn cards is ripped in sixteen pieces, one is selected and paper is restored with hole
1998 32
Andrew Mayne Phone Scam card revealed by apparently calling a random person
1998 57
Andrew Mayne A-Wave B'Wave, ungaffed, with named values, risky
1998 66
Andrew Mayne Appendix cross cut force, with humorous explanation
1998 86
René Lavand Preparation for The Act about the act
  • René's stack as modified for this act
  • The Pocket Divider (a half-deck switcher)
  • The Double Pocket (a full-deck switcher)
1998 14
Breather Crimp
1998 15
René Lavand My Visiting Card (Presenting My Credentials: A Transposition) two card transposition, one-handed on the table
Also published here 1998 17
René Lavand One-Hand False Shuffle strip-out shuffle
1998 18
René Lavand One-Hand Double Lift No. 1
1998 25
René Lavand One-Hand Double Undercut
1998 26
René Lavand, T. Nelson Downs One-Hand Downs Change
1998 26
René Lavand One-Hand Scoop Addition (Single Card) tabled card
1998 28
René Lavand Another Credential Trick (A Triumph) slop shuffle triumph with signed card, tabled
1998 31
René Lavand One-Hand False Cut No.1 deck turned over in process
1998 32
René Lavand One-Hand Second Deal
Related to 1998 34
René Lavand One-Hand Double Undercut
1998 40
René Lavand A Little Diversion deck is cut and same card ends up at the bottom various times, card ens up at named number, half the deck is switched during routine
Related to 1998 42
René Lavand One-Hand Table Bottom Slip Cut
1998 44
René Lavand One-Hand Triple Lift From the Bottom
1998 46
René Lavand One-Hand Double Lift No. 2
1998 47
René Lavand One-Hand False Cut No. 2
1998 49
René Lavand Why Do the Colors Alternate Themselves? (A Call to the Colors)
1998 53
René Lavand One-Hand Third Deal
1998 58
René Lavand A Few Red Cards, A Few Black Cards (A Follow the Leader)
Related to 1998 62
René Lavand It Can't Be Done Any Slower (An Oil and Water) 3x3
1998 68
René Lavand One-Hand Displacement in a fan
1998 75
René Lavand Ace, Two, Three, Four (A Light Diversion and Transition) several phases
Inspired by
  • Dr. Daley's "Jacob's Ladder" in "The Sphinx" September 1951
Related to
1998 80
René Lavand One-Hand Scoop Addition (Multiple Cards)
1998 83
René Lavand Divining divination of multiple cards, deck is shuffled in process
1998 87
René Lavand One-Hand Glimpse No. 1 heel
1998 91
René Lavand One-Hand Glimpse No. 2 while turning hand over
1998 93
René Lavand In Search of Excellence (A Card to Pocket) thought of card is found folded in pocket, deck is switched during routine
1998 95
René Lavand I Know Them and I Don't Know How (A Standing Ovation) all cards are named in order
1998 101
René Lavand The Deck is Feminine II (A Second Standing Ovation) cards are named and divined
1998 104
René Lavand Remembering My Credentials (Resolution) selection ends up at named position
1998 109
Randy Shaw Tangled Web sixteen business cards with pictures are used, one is selected and stack divided into two piles, spectator names pile where image is, repeated three times and then picture is divined
1998
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 6)
290
Dave Arch The Tender Touch matching the amount of cards cut by spectator
Inspired by 1998
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 7)
294
Eddie Burke Tossed Out Trio three-way forcing deck, using Jumbo Cards as outs
1998
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 10)
311
Steve Mayhew Mayhew's Aces using Riser Subtlety (uncredited)
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
4
Steve Mayhew Side Steal subtlety to cover Side Steal action, brief
1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
6
Steve Mayhew "Attitude" spectator cuts to an Ace and three indifferent cards, three cards changed into Aces
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
9
Paul Harris Card change back-to-back cards are changed on deck
"This is an old move, which Steve associates with Paul Harris"
1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
11
Larry Jennings T. N. T Bottom Deal brief, "Take and Turn Bottom Deal"
1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
12
Steve Mayhew Mayhew's Opener deck is continuously shuffled, spectator makes decisions about what pile to use and when performer should stop and finds the four Aces one by one, possible "encore phase" is to show the whole deck is only Aces of Hearts and three of them change back to indifferent cards and Ace of Hearts is in shirt
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
13
Derek Dingle Everywhere and Nowhere sequence
Related to 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
17
Quick 3-Way sequence brief
1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
18
Steve Mayhew Multiple Card Control multiple cards are controlled as they are separately lost via assembling multiple packets into full deck
1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
21
Edward Marlo Multiple Top Switch
Related to 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
23
Steve Mayhew Flash Ace Production as four small packets are cut from deck, an Ace appears face up on top of each
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
25
Steve Mayhew Thoughts on the Dribble Pass
  • Dribble Pass Tips
  • Versatility (p. 30)
  • Tabled Spread Dribble Pass (p. 31)
  • Bluff Display (p. 32)
Related to 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
28
Steve Mayhew Ultimate Blackjack spectator deals out many Blackjack hands between the performer and himself, performer always has a great hand (20 or 21) and almost always wins
1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
4
Steve Mayhew Lazy Man’s Ten-Card Poker Deal uses Snap Crimp, multi-phased:
  • performer deals Poker hands to himself and spectator and he wins
  • spectator repeatedly shuffles and deals those ten cards and performer without looking always knows whether he will win or lose
  • for finale performer (sometimes spectator) deals from deck and has option to exchange three cards for any three cards in deck, performer still wins
Related toAlso published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
9
Steve Mayhew Snap Crimp putting in the crimp
1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
10
Steve Mayhew Keep Your Hands In Your Pockets with one hand in pocket, performer produces selection on top of deck while it is behind his back, a second card is selected and its three mates are produced behind his back in similar fashion, hand is brought out from pocket and it holds the three mates of first selection, no jacket
Inspired byRelated to 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
14
One-handed card turnover reversing bottom card to top
1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
16
Steve Mayhew The Real World two spectators take many cards from deck (sometimes one spectator holds deck while other selects), one takes all red cards and other takes all black cards
Related to 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
18
Steve Mayhew Vanishing Variations
  • The Vanishing Poker Deal: Aces vanish one at a time from top of deck, performer deals out five hands and Aces turn up face up in his hand (or they are “center-dealt” to performer from deck)
  • Topsy-Turvy Vanishing Poker Deal (see p. 24)
  • The Vanishing Fix (see p. 26)
Inspired byAlso published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
23
Steve Mayhew Topsy-Turvy Vanishing Poker Deal Aces vanished as in original (p. 23), deck is shuffled face up into face down, hands are dealt out and all cards come out face up except performer’s, rest of deck becomes all face up, performer’s cards are the Aces
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
24
Steve Mayhew, Tenkai Ishida Tenkai Optical Revolve variation
1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
24
Steve Mayhew The Vanishing Fix Aces placed on bottom, one by one they are placed on top and vanish, following each vanish the others are seen still on bottom, trick can end as in previous variation (p. 24), or without the "Topsy-Turvy" aspect and performer just gets the only face down cards – the Aces
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
26
Paul Cummins Bottom of the Barrel pseudo bottom deal demonstration
Inspired byAlso published here Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
1
The Draw Shift
Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
4
Ken Simmons Sleightless Poker Power without bottom deals, ten cards, spectator can chose which he wands, full house and royal flush
Inspired byVariations Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
7
Edward Marlo Ambitious Card Sequence in-jogged card jumps to almost the top visibly ("Tilt 'n Turn"), then to the top with a wrist turn, to top again
  • First Handling
  • Second Handling
Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
9
Edward Marlo Tilt Insertion Convincer lifting left hand with in-jogged card to show face of card going in
Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
9
Irv Weiner, Howard Schwarzman, Edward Marlo Out-Jog Alignment Move card near the top is out-jogged and shown, top card secretly slid out to be aligned with it
Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
9
Edward Marlo Topper Move Handling wrist turn instead of upwards turn
Inspired by Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
11
Jerry Andrus On the Rise tilted card slowly lowered
Inspired by Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
13
Edward Marlo Aces to the Top "Bluff Insertion Control"
Aces put really on top, top four cards distributed in different positions, Aces back on top, unit block second deal
Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
15
Russell T. Barnhart Barnhardt's Four Ace Trick named Ace changes into selection
Variations Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
21
Russell T. Barnhart Barnhardt Card Add On card perpendicular behind fan
Also published here Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
21
Ken Simmons The "Real" Immaculate Insertion Breakout Display combined with Immaculate Insertion
Inspired by Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
25
Eddie Clever Three-Thought Coincidence card cut to and remembered, another spectator removes and pockets a card, a third spectator thinks of one, they all match, from notes by Max Abrams
Inspired by
  • "Impossible Yet?" (Eddie Clever, Thought Wings Onward, 1939)
Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
28
David Solomon Mexican Poker straight flush over full house
Inspired byRelated toVariations Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
1
David Solomon Solo-Hummer packet mixed with cato procedure by spectator under table, one card remembered, performer sorts all except selection
Inspired by
  • "Hummer Outdone" (Ken Simmons, Choice Effects No. 5)
Related to
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
3
Paul Cummins Just a Thought three spectators think of a card in a packet each with Emotional Reaction procedure, collectors done with those
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
5
Ken Simmons Ultimate Collectors
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
9
Edward Marlo Miracle Spread Move placing cards next to selections, kind of reverse cull substitute, with ribbon-spread hide-out of the placed cards, see p. 11
Related to Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
9
Edward Marlo Unit Upjog Addition
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
10
Dan Tong Pad Spread for collectors
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
11
Aaron Goldberg Double or Nothing poker dice are thrown and hidden by spectator, matching hand dealt by performer
Related toAlso published here Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
13
Aaron Goldberg Propelled No-Lap Switch
Also published here Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
16
Doug Conn Die-Namite numbers on rolled dice are used to count to three selections
Inspired byAlso published here
  • lecture notes "Conn-Fidential"
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
18
Michael Sibbernsen Chaotic Transposition two cards reverse and transpose in various ways, then transpose with two Jokers that have been pocketed at the beginning
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
25
Ken Simmons Convincing Signature Transfer Effect signature is transferred from face of Two of Hearts to the Three of Hearts, ungaffed
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
27
Stewart Judah Two Cards And A Prediction two spectators name a number up to ten, card of that number are found, then numbers added and card counted to, it is predicted
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
31
Eddie Clever Three Thoughts Later three spectators think of a card and remove it, they're placed in an envelope and the names of the cards are written on a piece of paper, another spectator indicated three cards from a second deck which are put in an envelope, they are shown to match
Inspired by
  • "Dead Name Duplication" (Theodore Annemann, Thayer's Trick of the Month Club, 1932)
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
32
Norman Osborn Another Double Lift one-handed double lift from the bottom
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
34
Edward Marlo Tilt & Raise Bottom Deal (Plus The Aces of Spades Trick)
July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
1
Marty Kane Minor Moracle packet cut off and reduced to one card via reverse faros, this card is a Seven and other Sevens on top of discard piles
Inspired by July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
3
Edward Marlo The Spectator Triumphs! spectator shuffles face-up/face-down after the performer shuffled
Inspired by July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
5
Wesley James, Jed B. Smith The Thought Collectors
July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
7
Wesley James Low Lateral Palm credit information
July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
8
Mark Aspiazu, Ken Simmons Convincing Collectors selections peeked at
  • First Method (Mark Aspiazu)
    • Second Handling (Ken Simmons)
    • Third Handling (Ken Simmons)
  • Second Method (Mark Aspiazu)
July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
14
Tomas Blomberg Technicolor Successive Assembly in Reverse
Also published here July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
17
Jason Alford Grasshopper Takes A Leap! card travels from between one sandwich to another
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
22
Ken Simmons Unexpected Sandwich selection appears between two tabled sandwich cards (pad spread)
  • First Handling
  • Second Handling
  • Fourth Handling
  • Fifth Handling
July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
27
Ken Simmons Simplex Locator Card top card turned over and put face-up into deck where spectator stops during riffling, it is next to selection
  • First Method
    • Second Handling
    • Third Handling
  • Second Method (Countdown Version)
  • Third Method (Bluff Version)
July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
29
Wesley James Splits Four spot is select, it splits in Twos, then in Aces, three double facers
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
1
Wesley James Olive Oil On The Side 4&4, with false (empty) deals and full-deck finale
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
5
Wesley James Four-Card Heisenberg
Related to Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
10
Wesley James The DeSouza/James Reverse using the Shape Shifter Change as a secret packet turnover
  • The Simulated DeSouza/James Reverse
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
11
Wesley James Carry Count Variant bottom card stays into place, one of four hidden
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
12
Lee Asher The Asher Action Reverse Asher Twist
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
12
Peter Duffie A Formidable Team collectors with only one selection, other two trapped cards are of same suit and value
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
14
Peter Duffie Uni-Versatile a Jack changes into an Ace, Two and then Three, then the cards become the four Aces
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
16
Joe Rindfleisch The R. B. D. Force one-handed bottom deal as left hand moves upwards to show side-jogged selection
Variations Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
17
Joe Rindfleisch The Rindfleisch Control "The R. B. D. Force" in reverse
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
19
Joe Rindfleisch Mental Thought Revelation spectator remembers card at thought-of number, performer finds card and divines number
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
21
Joe Rindfleisch Mental Thought Control one of nine, deck dealt into nine piles
Related to Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
23
Joe Rindfleisch Mental Spell packet routine
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
24
Joe Rindfleisch Easy Spectator Stops At The Aces spectator stops four times during riffling, the cards are put aside and shown to be Aces
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
25
Joe Rindfleisch Riffle Slip Force Handling
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
25
Joe Rindfleisch Vanishing Aces Aces put reversed in one half of the deck, they vanish there and are found in other half
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
26
Edward Marlo Marlo's "Shouldered" Second Deal looks good from left side
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
31
Edward Marlo Olram's One-Handed Second Deal face-down or face-up deal
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
33
Gene Gordon Lie Detector With A Surprise lie speller with packet, at the end the selection is odd-backed and other cards blank
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
35
Eddie Clever Three-Deck Thought three spectators put a card reversed in a deck and spread the deck face up, performer with his back turned names the cards on either side for all three spectators
Inspired by
  • "Bills and Boox"
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
37
Ken Simmons Handling for Marlo's Jacks & Tens Routine 3&3, four phases
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
39
Tomas Blomberg Blabbering Blomberg two thought of cards are found
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
44
Tomas Blomberg Hull Scam Handling magician divines selected card and thought-of card
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
45
Tomas Blomberg Pavement Shuffle
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
46
Edward Marlo Diminishing Lift Sequence all alike with extra card
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
47
Tomas Blomberg Universal Colors two red-backed unknown cards are on the table, blue-backed Ace through Three of Spades removed, two more cards signed and lost, red-backed cards change to two Aces, then Twos, then Threes of Spades, then are shown to be the signed selections
Variations Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
48
Tomas Blomberg Flushtration Switch (Plus Effects) two cards held in end grip, bottom card shown and peeled on deck, new bottom card shown
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
51
Tomas Blomberg A Black Jack Effect two for two
Inspired byVariations Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
51
Ken Simmons A Black Jack Effect (Second Method) two for two
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
52
Jason Alford Just Plain Evil two odd-backed Jokers trap the selection, it vanishes, then reappears between the Jokers again
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
53
Aaron Goldberg Praying Mantis card travels from one sandwich to another under the spectator's hand
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
55
Jeff Busby Chapter 3: The Work and Its Background on the gambling history of edge work, credit information
  • End Marking
  • The Evolution of Gambler's Edge Work
  • The Real Work
  • Johnson Tips It
  • Edge Work for Sale
edge work vs bevel edge work
Related to 1998 21
Jeff Busby Chapter 4: Magicians and Edge Work on edge work in print, DeLand's Wonder Pack, credit information
  • Cutting Any Card Called
  • Downs' Work
  • One-Way Edge Marking
  • Tarbell's Work
  • Hilliard's Omnibus Exploration
  • Crimp Edge Work
  • Jack McMillen's Work
  • J.G. Thompson Jr.'s Method
  • Walsh's Method
  • Merlini's Method
  • Kosky's Method
  • Marlo's Edge Reader
  • Gene Grant's Method
  • Karroll Priest's Method
  • The "Cardini" Deck
  • Burton's Devil's Deck Variant
  • No Playing Cards - Strictly for the Mentalist
Related to 1998 27
Jack McMillen Astral Vision edge-marked diagonal line, card location after riffle shuffle, mechanical interlocking chain principle, with more details and corrections by Jeff Busby
Related toAlso published here
  • "Mental Mysteries with Cards" (Larsen & Wright, 1942)
1998 31
Jeff Busby Chapter 5: The Texans and The Secret on the one-way feature of the Texan '45 Palmetto deck
  • Discovering the Secret of the Palmettos
  • Understanding the Work
  • A First Exercise
  • Putting in the Work
  • The Advantages of the Texan
1998 40
Jeff Busby Tilt Check spotting the position of an edge-marked key card
1998 53
Jeff Busby Basic Cut Location cutting to an edge-marked key card
1998 54
Jeff Busby What About a Little Finger Break? on getting a break at an edge-marked key card with the left fourth finger and generally advising against it
1998 56
Transfer of Thumb-Count Break to Little Finger
Also published here 1998 57
Jeff Busby If You Miss corrections for previous Basic Cut Location
1998 57
Jeff Busby Thousands of Tricks on different locator cards, and the option of doing that material with an edge-marked card
1998 58
Jeff Busby A One-Way Street on the one-way principle, credit information, and the option of doing that material with an edge-marked one-way deck
1998 60
Jeff Busby One-Way Glass card selected out-of-hands from shuffled deck, performer names position of selection, almost no-touch, out-of-hand reversal method
Inspired by
  • "Mind Mirror" (Jack McMillen, "Mental Mysteries with Cards", Larsen & Wright, 1942)
1998 62
Jeff Busby Dumping the Work shuffling a one-way edge-marked deck to lose the orientation
1998 64
Jeff Busby Chapter 7: Controls and Placements intro on key cards
1998 65
Jeff Busby As a Substitute for a Top or Bottom Key using edge-marked card instead of a standard key
Related to 1998 65
Jeff Busby Bottom Key Placement peek and running cut, key starts on bottom
Inspired by 1998 66
Jeff Busby Top Key Placement peek and running cut, key starts on top
1998 68
Jeff Busby Double Control two times peek and running cuts, key card ends up between both selections
1998 68
Jeff Busby Shuffle Throwoff shuffling around edge-marked key card, riffle or overhand
1998 69
Jeff Busby Mental and Physical two chosen cards are located in different ways
1998 70
Jeff Busby Chapter 8: That "Freely Selected" Card intro on forcing cards
1998 72
Dai Vernon Classic Force Finesse force card starts fifth below break
Also published here 1998 72
Fred Robinson Ultimate Force under-spread force, starts with cull, brief
Also published here 1998 73
Jeff Busby Another Historical Side Trip credit information on peek forces with edge-marks
Related to 1998 73
Jeff Busby The Force at Your Fingertips credit information on precursors for fingertip peek force with edge-marked force card
Related to 1998 75
Jeff Busby Basic Fingertip Force with edge-marked force card and timing
1998 77
Jeff Busby Using the Texan Key to Force Other Cards forcing card above or below edge-marked card, or ranging force from small memorized stack
Related to 1998 79
Jeff Busby On-the-Fly Speller distant edge-marked key
1998 81
Jeff Busby Two Fly Don't Bother Me two edge-marked keys
1998 82
Jeff Busby Super Fly card fingertip peeked at, then named and spelled to, two edge-marked keys
1998 83
Jeff Busby Red/Black Fishing red card and black picture card
1998 85
Jeff Busby Strictly Mental fingertip-peeked at card is divined
1998 86
Jeff Busby More Aspects more on fishing and Al Koran type deck, credit information, Richard Osterlind's Radar Deck
1998 86
Jeff Busby Chapter 10: The Texan Card Stab intro with credit information
1998 89
Jeff Busby Pack Stabber I selection stabbed to in rubber-banded deck with bill wrapped around
Inspired by 1998 92
Jeff Busby Pack Stabber II card stabbed to in bill-wrapped deck, value then is used to count to selection
Related toVariations 1998 94
Jeff Busby Pack Stabber III card stabbed to in bill-wrapped deck, value then is used to count to selection, fair conditions
Inspired by 1998 95
Jeff Busby Chapter 11: Gambling Demos and Shuffles intro on gambling demonstrations in general
1998 97
Jeff Busby In Lieu of the Punch using edge-marked cards instead of punched cards, credit information, Walter Scott
Related to 1998 98
Jeff Busby On the Miracle Ace Cutting
1998 100
Jeff Busby The Texans and Shuffle Work on using (bevel) edge-work in riffle shuffle context
Related to 1998 102
Jeff Busby Zarrow Shuffle Controls on Karl Fulves and his claims and slants regarding Jeff Busby
Related to 1998 103
Jeff Busby The Five Card Mental Force selection procedure for Mental Reverse type tricks in which one of five face-down tabled cards is chosen
Related to 1998 105
Jeff Busby Fingerprint Detection credit information, location with fingerprint presentation, adapting previous selection method
Related to 1998 106
Jeff Busby Recycling Shuffle stock control with edge-marked key card
Related to 1998 107
Jeff Busby Automatic Block Transfer edge-marked key combined with Zarrow
1998 108
Jeff Busby The Hi-Lo Stack intro on High-Low separated deck combined with Gilbreath principle
1998 110
Jeff Busby Magnetic Blackjack High-Low separated deck combined with Gilbreath principle
Related to 1998 111
Jeff Busby Riffle Shuffle Convincer combination of tabled faro with Zarrow to apparently shuffle twice and have a fair squaring action (optionally by spectator) after the Zarrow with still incompletely squared deck
Inspired by
  • Jack McMillen concept from "L. W. False Shuffle" (William Larsen Sr., T. Page Wright, Genii, Feb. 1937)
Related to
1998 113
Jeff Busby Vernon Triumph Shuffle Handling
1998 113
Jeff Busby About the Tabled Riffle Faro credit information and comments
Related to 1998 121
Jeff Busby The Gray Code credit information, comments on the possibility to combine gray code stack work with one-way edge-marked cards
1998 122
Lew R. Brooks Foreword on stacks
1998 2
Lew R. Brooks The False False Shuffle (FFS) short planned single-card runs that are prepared before the performance and shuffled off during performance, top stock or full deck or for small packet
Related to 1998 5
Lew R. Brooks Order Out of Chaos packet of one suit arranges itself from Ace to King after cuts and shuffles
Related toAlso published here 1998 8
Lew R. Brooks The 4 Second Stack fast overhand stack demo with the four Kings, using thirteen extra Kings, inspired by John Scarne performance
Inspired by 1998 13
Lew R. Brooks Bughouse Poker tabled royal flush production with some preliminary handling, pivot revelation
Inspired by 1998 18
Lew R. Brooks Bughouse Blackjack Fourteen of Spades climax
  • Combined Handling (combining routine with Bughouse Poker)
Related to
  • Blackjack idea in "36 Tricks with FA-KO Cards"
Variations
1998 24
Lew R. Brooks The Kangaroo Kid gambling demo with packet of sixteen cards removed from the deck, story
Inspired by
  • "From the Land Down Under" (Ken Beale, World's Greatest Card Tricks, Bob Longe, 1996)
Variations
1998 28
Lew R. Brooks The LRB Stacking Demo overhand stacking demo, others get good hands
1998 31
Lew R. Brooks Poetry Poker "(A Love Story with Cards)"
1998 34
Lew R. Brooks High Card Poker poker demo with twenty picture cards & Aces
1998 37
Lew R. Brooks A Red/Black Location one of several pairs selected, later found, red/black alternating set-up
Also published here 1998 40
Lew R. Brooks Invent Your Own Stack with numbered cards
1998 43
Terri Rogers The Boromian Link Linking card effect, one card frame links onto two others frames.
Inspired by 1998 19
Terri Rogers StarGate Two card frames glued back to back turn inside out to become glued face to face
Inspired by 1998 50
Terri Rogers The FlexiCard Flexagon with playing cards
1998 82
Manuel Muerte Großvaters Zigarren card under cigar case, then card to mouth, then card folded into cigar case
1998 2
Wesley James Coming Up in the World
1998 3
Manuel Muerte Die wandernde Socke card travels to card case, then sock is found in card case and card in performer's shoe, shoe load while standing
1998 8
Edward Marlo Card to Case Technique
1998 9
Danny Archer Bicycle Box Built for Two image of card appears on blank paper, switching card case
Also published here Jan./Feb. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 8 No. 45)
525
Joshua Jay A Preposterous Paper Clip Problem Indifferent cards placed in paperclip change into Jokers, then paperclip suddenly grows larger than the card
Inspired by May/June 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 8 No. 47)
548
Joshua Jay Behind the Scenes Transpo Presentation for two card transposition
Also published here May/June 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 8 No. 47)
549
Gregory Wilson Card Through Table
July/Aug. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 8 No. 48)
558
Kirk Charles The Cat's Card Trick chose card has cat paw prints on them
Sep./Oct. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 49)
572
Todd "L'il John" Watson Ripped Torn spectator apparently rips case by mistake
Also published here Sep./Oct. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 49)
574
Chris Hampton Seven Hearts copying a card
Nov./Dec. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 50)
582
Chris Hampton A Few Words About Deck Management when doing strolling magic
Nov./Dec. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 50)
583
Simon Lovell The Bar Fly switching decks when doing bar magic
Nov./Dec. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 50)
583
Karl Fulves Meant For Each Other two rows of cards, calculation made with calculator arrives at two digit number, those two spots are exchanged in the rows, the rows then match
1998 27
Karl Fulves Count-Down Force two spectators note card in pocket by counting down to number arrived at with calculator, secretly the same card
1998 29
Karl Fulves King's Row number force with calculator, four-digit number used to find the Kings in row of cards on table
1998 32
Karl Fulves Square Route square root pushed any number of times on calculator to force a digit, used to force a group of three cards in tabled layout, one of that is then divined, alternative presentation with horse race track prediction
1998 33
Karl Fulves Trick Tac Toe using calculator, deck of cards and die
1998 58
Karl Fulves Digits At A Distance three digits chosen from packet of cards, two exchanged, same thing happens on display of calculator
1998 66
Karl Fulves Digital Device four digits chosen from packet of cards, two exchanged, same thing happens on display of calculator
1998 68
Karl Fulves The Exemplar three-digit number chosen with packet of cards is predicted on calculator
Variations 1998 74
Karl Fulves Four-Digit Version four-digit number chosen with packet of cards is predicted on calculator
Inspired by 1998 76
Karl Fulves Video Poker two poker hands chosen and entered into calculator, from total the performer divines the two hands
1998 83
Karl Fulves Notes one card in packet of stripper cards secretly reversed, cards removed one by one, performer can feel when reversed card is taken
1998 94
Karl Fulves And The Winner Is spectators choose four cards face up from group of sixteen cards, values added and number predicted, Matrix Force application
  • Notes & References (credit information)
Variations 1998 122
Mark Elsdon Reel Floating Match match floats over playing card, invisible thread strings around card
Jan. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 5)
71
Marcelo Contento Drilling hole appears in signed selection
Jan. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 5)
72
S. Brent Morris Faro Foolery intro
Feb. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 6)
72
S. Brent Morris How to Perform the Faro Shuffle
Feb. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 6)
72
S. Brent Morris Triple Faro Shuffle technique for getting ABCABC... pattern
Feb. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 6)
72
S. Brent Morris Triple Seekers sandwich effect with two selections sandwiching an Ace, using Triple Faro Shuffle
Inspired by Feb. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 6)
75
Jim Steinmeyer The Thespian Card
  • Conjuring
three cards put aside, then three cards chosen and lost, the three cards from the beginning are shown to be indifferent, then they change into the selections and back, then one of the cards changes into all three selections one by one and back to an indifferent card, card with half card flap
Feb. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 6)
79
Steve Silverman Trapped With A Vengeance red Aces in center of deck, card chosen and left in the center, red Aces turn face up with selection between them, selection put on top, it travels back between the reversed Aces
Mar. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 7)
74
Edward Marlo Sandwich Load standard
Mar. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 7)
74
One-Hand Deck Flip simply turning the deck over in left hand
Mar. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 7)
74
Bruce Cervon Straddle Reverse as deck is turned over, brief
Also published here Mar. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 7)
74
Bill Simon Business Card Prophecy Move
Mar. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 7)
75
Steve Silverman $20 Switch two-card switch on top of deck, using Hamman Bottom Double Drop
Variations Mar. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 7)
78
Hideo Kato Prelude To Oil & Water 4&4, the cards are alternated, then in pairs, then triple, then separated
Apr. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 8)
73
Roy Walton, Ramón Riobóo Hokem Poker 25-card deck can be dealt in as many piles as often as spectators want, yet performer receives royal flush and everyone has a good hand
  • Racherbaumer Addition (Jon Racherbaumer)
  • For Hard Core-Cases
  • HC-C Method
  • HC-C Racherbaumer Addition
Inspired by Apr. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 8)
78
Doug Conn Conn-version first out-jogged selection turns over, then whole deck
Apr. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 8)
80
Doug Conn Flippant Out-Jogged Change using Flippant with full deck except bottom card to change out-jogged selection
Apr. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 8)
80
David Regal Coincidence Deck performer puts down card, then spectator selects one, repeated a few times, all pairs are mates
Related to May 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 9)
72
R. Paul Wilson Vested Sand three-of-a-kind riffle cull
Inspired by
  • "Major Dalby's Brag Stack" riffle cull (Jerry Sadowitz, The Crimp #15, Aug. 1993)
May 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 9)
75
R. Paul Wilson Canister Jury three-of-a-kind riffle cull and stack
Inspired by
  • "Major Dalby's Brag Stack" riffle cull (Jerry Sadowitz, The Crimp #15, Aug. 1993)
May 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 9)
76
David Harkey, Eric Anderson Bottom Feeder cased sandwiched card turns out to be later selection, featuring a strip-out addition type handling to add cards from deck to cards that are taken out of case
Also published here June 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 10)
70
David Harkey Prize Collection with Aces in the case, applying the Bottom Feeder for the case load
Inspired by June 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 10)
71
Roy Walton How Odd spectator chooses group of cards for performer and for himself, performer predicted whether those packets are odd or even
  • First Variation
  • Underhanded Cheater's Alternative
June 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 10)
72
Jim Steinmeyer Expecting A Coincidence five decks are mixed together in clear plastic change bag, five spectators each choose the same card
Also published here
  • Strange Power and Other Problems for Magicians, 1992 lecture notes
June 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 10)
77
Danny Archer Waterfall, Waterfall full-deck false shuffle, cards are riffled in hands, waterfalled, and stripped out
Also published here July 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 11)
68
Tom Frame What Were You Thinking? three cards chosen by cutting off a pile and remembering bottom card of cut-off packet and top card of rest, and by dealing through the pile and stopping at any card, all cards named without touching the deck
July 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 11)
70
Sid Fleischman Rube Goldberg Revisited: The Card In The Apple "Including the Wonderful No-Switch Torn Corner Switch Revealed tor the First Time"
Aug. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 12)
64
Allan Ackerman Marriage-Go-Round
Inspired byRelated to Aug. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 12)
72
Derek Parfitt Two-Bit Location quarter put on deck, it vanishes and appears next to selection
Aug. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 12)
74
Edward Marlo Card-Clip Change
Related to Aug. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 12)
75
Bob White One-Hand Tilt get-ready, from 1968
Also published here Sep. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 1)
71
Roy Walton Peek-A-Boo
Sep. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 1)
72
Gregory Wilson Montelude Ace (money card) changes places with two Queens, climax for monte routine
Inspired byRelated to Oct. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
72
Mexican Addition card added to packet that is flipped over with another card
Related to Oct. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
73
Rajneesh Madhok, Alain Nu Business Sense Solomon's effect done with seven business cards
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
73
Tom Gagnon Open Predicament with named card
  • Seated Version
Also published here Oct. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
74
Henry Christ Card Clairvoyancy location, optional repeat
Inspired by Nov. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 3)
78
Tom Frame Off-Color Sandwich four odd-backed cards are supposed to find a signed selection, instead they are the matching four-of-a-kind with one of them being the signed selection
Also published here Nov. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 3)
80
Doug Canning Whisper Will spectator thinks of card in twelve-card packet at a known position/hour, card is divined
Dec. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 4)
81
Tony Brent Small Flurries some cards are fanned over packet in other hand which changes into confetti
Dec. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 4)
83
Jason Alford After-Burner! variation of the Tom Ellis/Wesley James Loading move sequence, for Michael Weber credit correction see "Attribution Retribution"
Related toVariations Dec. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 4)
85
Docc Hilford Mephisto's Journey Spectator writes name of a card on billet, seals it with empty billet and deck of playing cards in envelope, envelope is hidden in other room, then light goes out and green light can be seen, performer holds envelope, reads slip and removes card. Everything vanishes again is back at the secret location, card is missing and message on empty billet. With borrowed objects.
Related to 1998 3
Bob King Numiracle Cards four cardboard pieces with different numbers on both sides are turned and put in envelopes without performer seeing it, performer divines total of the sides showing up, soft/stiff corner Fillman Principle
1998 6
Bob King Fake Stack Aces face-up in deck, one fast riffle shuffle and they are instantly stacked for four players
1998 4
Bob King Delayed Double-Revelation Jennings Revelation with two packets, first two Jokers appears, then they change to selections which are picked up from their packets
Inspired by 1998 5
Bob King Forget to Remember to Forget with one spectator who peeks two cards in incomplete faro condition (upper and lower card)
1998 7
IF Glimpse card at break glimpsed after incomplete faro peek during cascade, "shown to me by Gary Plants"
1998 7
Bob King Impossible Mental Catch red Queens given to spectator, then any named card appears between them
1998 9
Bob King Princess for Magicians five cards, one thought of, all cards put in pocket, performer removes four, last one is selection
1998 11
Bob King Spectator Cuts and Cheats spectator cuts to the Aces three times, then they change back color
1998 13
Bob King Stebbins Buried Treasure spectator chooses card by cutting deck in three piles, then he deals through the cards and performer stops at selection
Inspired by 1998 15
Bob King Transfixion pocket knife is stabbed next to peeked-at card
Inspired by 1998 16
Bob King My Opener breather crimp
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 18
Bob King Follow Up single phase
Also published here 1998 19
Bob King Impossible Four-Card Location four cards are selected and produced from different spots (two pockets, case, one signed from wallet), two spectators unknowingly have the same selection
Inspired by 1998 21
Gene Castillon The Spirit Count two as four with four-card packet
1998 22
Bob King Catch of the Day card removed invisibly from one half and caught on face of other half where it visibly appears (Flippant)
Variations 1998 24
Bob King Catch Two card removed invisibly from one deck and caught face up on top of another deck where it visibly appears (Flippant)
Inspired by 1998 25
Bob King Dreamweave ungaffed handling of Brainwave, faro fan
Inspired by 1998 26
Alex Elmsley Faro Fan
1998 27
Bob King Turnabout is Foul Play Ace through Four in a row on the table, one card is moved to other end, they still are in order, repeat, color changing back kicker
1998 28
Hole Card Second Deal
1998 28
Bob King Another Late-Night Session spectator peeks at a card in incomplete faro condition, fairly lost, selection found, repeat, power stack with duplicates
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 30
Bob King Poker Mental II three spectators, last card also reversed in another deck, mis-calling mates
Inspired byVariations 1998 33
Bob King Harvesters gaffed Collectors, selections instantly appear between Aces when they are placed on deck
1998 35
Jason Alford Exxon Mix Up 3&3
  • The Separation
  • The Instant Mix
1998 3
Jason Alford Spreading the Collectors Thin Kings tabled, three cards chosen and lost, Kings spread and three cards have appeared in them, they are shown to be the selections
  • Notes (faro instead of three Tilts)
Inspired by
  • "YAC - Yet Another Collectors" (Chad Long, video)
1998 5
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1998 5
Dr. Jacob Daley Lipop Flourish with packet pushed into deck
Related to 1998 6
Jason Alford Sandwich Spread odd-backed sandwich cards place in different positions, they instantly come together to trap selection
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1998 8
Jason Alford Halfway Through coin penetrates table halfway and sticks out perpendicular
1998 9
Jason Alford Grasshopper Takes A Leap card vanishes between two Jacks, travels to between another two Jacks
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 10
Jason Alford A Cut Above duplicate Aces
Inspired byRelated to 1998 12
Jason Alford Hover Change using Longitudinal Tenkai Palm
Related to 1998 14
Jason Alford A Quarter Off spectator cuts to four advertising cards with 25 cents off each, gag comment
1998 19
Jason Alford Knuckle Sandwich Aces placed reversed in different positions, they instantly travel together to sandwich selection
  • First Method
  • Second Method (out-jogged)
Inspired byRelated to 1998 20
Jason Alford Locate & Rescue challenge location, Ace to King set up
Inspired by 1998 22
Jason Alford Squirt card travels from sandwich to sandwich
Inspired by 1998 23
Jason Alford CCCB "Color Changing Card Box", flap
1998 25
Jason Alford Poker Triumph Magician vs. Gambler story
Inspired by 1998 27
Jason Alford Flip Flop Cut in-the-hands three-packet flip-over cut
Related to 1998 29
Jason Alford Twixter twisting with clean transformation kicker, sticky and two double facers
VariationsAlso published here 1998 31
Jason Alford Just Plain Evil two odd-backed Jokers trap the selection, it vanishes, then reappears between the Jokers again
Variations 1998 32
Jason Alford Floating Deck deck is on table and clings to fingers when lifted up, hidden fork
1998 34
Bruce Bernstein Trans-Premonition spectator thinks of a card before the show, during the show two decks are displayed, named card is missing in one deck and is found in other
Also published here 1998 1
Bruce Bernstein Bernstein Thought Card Across one card
Also published here 1998 5
Bruce Bernstein Couples always two cards used, spectator decides if red pair, black pair or mixed, also with discard pile
Also published here 1998 22
Bruce Bernstein Scripted Thoughts spectator's and performer select a card and replace cards in other half, second spectator takes the deck and goes into other room to look for two cards which stand out, they match the selected cards
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 30
Steve Bedwell Flexible Credit borrowed credit card broken in envelope, reproduced from wallet
1998 ca. 1
Dan Garrett Pocket Load Transfer
1998 ca. 3
Steve Bedwell Shake Shuffle and Twist invisible deck / Triumph combo
Also published here 1998 ca. 3
Steve Bedwell Binary Fission featuring "The Krenzel Split"
Inspired by 1998 ca. 10
Pinky Spin Revelation
1998 ca. 11
Carlos Vaquera The Lateral Palm Catch
1998 ca. 12
Morris Loewy Loewy Palm then ditch into inner pocket
1998 ca. 13
Kenton Knepper Kolossal Killer named card prediction in wallet, "off by one" principle
Variations 1998 ca. 1
Kenton Knepper Truly Invisible spectator choses any card from an invisible deck, performer divines it after mimed elimination process, Kolossal Killer as out
1998 ca. 11
Allen Zingg Kolossal Killer Variation stage version
1998 ca. 14
Guy Hollingworth Twisting the Aces with Kings to Aces kicker, Quartet gimmick
1999 4
Quartet Gimmick double faced court card with all four indices
Related to 1999 4
Dai Vernon The Vernon Addition and Switch
1999 8
Guy Hollingworth Indicator Kings Kings to selected four-of-a-kind kicker, Quartet gimmick
1999 9
Guy Hollingworth The Riffle Force and Control
1999 9
Guy Hollingworth Transposition Kings and Aces transpose, Quartet gimmick
1999 11
Guy Hollingworth Dr Daley's Last Trick with Kings to Aces kicker, Quartet gimmick
1999 14
Guy Hollingworth Blank Indicator three Kings turn blank, fourth one into selected card, Quartet gimmick
1999 17
Guy Hollingworth One-at-a-time Reverse Assembly quartet gimmick, Quartet gimmick
1999 20
Guy Hollingworth A Gambler's Dream indifferent to Kings to indifferent, Quartet gimmick
1999 26
Guy Hollingworth Reset Quartet gimmick
1999 30
Guy Hollingworth Reset Blanks all cards turn blank, Quartet gimmick
1999 31
Guy Hollingworth Card Case Switch multiple cards
1999 31
Guy Hollingworth Waving the Aces with Kings to Aces kicker, stand-up version, Quartet gimmick
1999 33
Guy Hollingworth Optical Alignment
1999 35
Guy Hollingworth Voodoo Card selection in deck behaves like isolated card that is torn and torched
Also published here 1999 14
Guy Hollingworth Waving the Aces stand-up version, optical alignment
Variations 1999 21
Guy Hollingworth Optical Alignment
Related toVariations 1999 21
Jean Hugard Leg Reversal
1999 21
Guy Hollingworth Waving the Aces II close-up version, optical alignment
1999 31
Strip-Out Reverse turning bottom card over as an outjogged one is stripped out
1999 36
Guy Hollingworth Oil and Water 3&3, optical alignment
1999 39
Guy Hollingworth Cherchez la Femme Optical Alignment
1999 43
Guy Hollingworth The Hofzinser Problem outlined Routine
1999 44
Guy Hollingworth The Penetration of Four Cards through a Jacket
Variations 1999 48
Guy Hollingworth Waistband Ditch
1999 48
Guy Hollingworth, Dan Garrett Card Production lateral palm
Related to 1999 55
Guy Hollingworth Lateral Palm
1999 55
Guy Hollingworth Travellers
Variations 1999 62
Guy Hollingworth An Ambidextrous Interchange selfworking
1999 65
Guy Hollingworth An Ambitextrous Interchange several interesting methods
1999 65
Guy Hollingworth Outer left Pocket gambler's cop or Bent Cop
1999 67
Guy Hollingworth Outer right Pocket lateral Palm
1999 67
Sleeve-Pull Pocket Ditch
1999 72
Edward Marlo, Guy Hollingworth Snap Change Miracle Change on speed, card ends up in Tenkai Palm
1999 73
Guy Hollingworth A "One Card" Routine signed Card is put in one pocket and extracted from another
Variations 1999 78
Guy Hollingworth Hugard Top Palm as Change
1999 79
Dai Vernon Tenkai Palm Switch
1999 79
Guy Hollingworth Packet Travelers selection vanishes from Ace packet and appears in pocket repeatedly, then only selection remains and Aces are found in different pockets, posed as a problem
Variations 1999 84
Guy Hollingworth The Control of Chosen Cards paper clip
Related to 1999 89
Guy Hollingworth Paper Clip Strike
1999 94
Guy Hollingworth Jacket Addition using paper clip & magnet
1999 95
Guy Hollingworth Jacket Ditching using paper clip & magnet
1999 95
Guy Hollingworth An Ace Assembly paper clip, backfire
Also published here 1999 96
Guy Hollingworth The Homing Card paper clip
1999 106
Guy Hollingworth Cannibal Cards paper clip, outlined Routine
1999 114
Guy Hollingworth Regarding the shift. One several interesting shifts
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1999 122
Lennart Green Float Pass
Variations 1999 122
Guy Hollingworth Multiple Colour Change using his shift
1999 128
Guy Hollingworth Regarding the shift. Two Deal Shift
Also published here 1999 129
Guy Hollingworth Methods of controlling & palming. One multiple cards, all-around square-up cover
VariationsAlso published here 1999 133
Guy Hollingworth Regarding the shift. Three Spring Shift
1999 133
Guy Hollingworth Riffle Convincer
1999 134
Guy Hollingworth Methods of controlling & palming. Two bluff shift ("riffle force"), three handlings
1999 138
Guy Hollingworth Methods of controlling & palming. Three undercut cover
1999 141
Guy Hollingworth Three Cards Under a Box last in box
Inspired byVariations 1999 143
Guy Hollingworth Methods of controlling & palming. Four: Bent Cop several applications, good angles compared to gambler's cop
Related toVariations 1999 143
Guy Hollingworth Bent Cop Colour Change
1999 148
Guy Hollingworth Regarding the switching of cards. One Miracle Change at the table edge
Related to 1999 150
Guy Hollingworth Regarding the switching of cards. Two lateral palm, two switches
Related to 1999 151
Guy Hollingworth Regarding false dealing. The bottom deal with one-handed version
1999 159
Guy Hollingworth, Martin A. Nash Regarding false dealing. The centre deal
Inspired by 1999 163
Guy Hollingworth Regarding false dealing. The second deal magician impress thing, using LePaul Spread
1999 167
Guy Hollingworth Regarding the false shuffle. in the hands strip-out shuffle with waterfall
Variations 1999 169
Guy Hollingworth Single Cut Multiple Shift using strip out from his false shuffle
1999 177
Guy Hollingworth A Gambling Routine ends in New Deck Order, for an idea see also p. 28 of Behr reference
Related toAlso published here 1999 181
The Milk-build Shuffle chop shuffle stacking
1999 184
Thumb Count Stacking
1999 189
Guy Hollingworth A More Light-Hearted Routine Ace cutting with increasing conditions
1999 192
Stephen Minch Aces Over Teakettle
1999 196
Bruce Cervon Pivot Revelation
1999 200
Guy Hollingworth A "Call to the Colours" Routine ending in New Deck Order
Variations 1999 202
Guy Hollingworth Arranging a Suit in Order Secretly
1999 210
Guy Hollingworth A Destroyed and Reproduced Card UCS, found in envelope or sealed pack
Variations 1999 219