81,828 entries in Cards
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Kiyoshi Satoh Monster Ace to Four of Spades and Four Kings, Elevator effect
2022 ca. 8
Charles T. Jordan Jordan Count brief
2022 ca. 14
Kiyoshi Satoh Dusk Card Case Julia Reset, Aces change into Queens, while Queens are in card case, cards in case change back color as additional kicker
2022 ca. 17
Roger Smith K.S Move of K-S Move ("Klondike Shuffle"), packet in right-hand End grip, left hand pulls away top and bottom cards, rest as one card placed on top forming three-card fan
Related to 2022 ca. 27
Kiyoshi Satoh Card Load to outside of box, tossed with cards inside
2022 ca. 28
Kiyoshi Satoh Hard Bop II with O.Henry Finish
Variations 2022 ca. 39
Houlin Li Hardcore BOP II with O.Henry Finish
Inspired by 2022 ca. 51
Kiyoshi Satoh, Jonathan Townsend Townsend Count to show both faces and backs
Also published here 2022 ca. 69
Kiyoshi Satoh Townsend Opec Count
Also published here 2022 ca. 81
Kiyoshi Satoh Twilight Back Off four blank cards get face and back and turn back to blank cards
2022 ca. 88
Kiyoshi Satoh Little Birdland Jazz Aces with four identical Jokers and four black cards, Reset phase and eventually black cards turn blank
2022 ca. 95
Kiyoshi Satoh High Noon Assembly with backfire ending
2022 ca. 106
Mexican Turnover brief
2022 ca. 117
Kiyoshi Satoh Portland Royal Elevator Ace to Four of Spades, Elevator routine with Royal Flush climax
2022 ca. 119
Kiyoshi Satoh Blue Royal 2 Jazz Aces with Aces and four black cards, with Royal Flush kicker
2022 ca. 135
Mael Adler A Triumph Routine deck shuffled face-up/face-down, Aces produced using a number from one to six called out by a spectator, described with photos and French text
2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
96
Father Alex A Top Stock False Running Cut Take on the "Erdnase Top Stock Retention Running Tabled Cut"
  • Additional Ladder Version
Related to 2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
142
Bradley Hodgins Additional Notes on Tabled Cutting
2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
164
Manu Jo A Performative Ace Hold Out Aces are placed in pocket, case, reversed in deck and on top of deck, they change into Kings where they are, then Aces are found in pocket, case, reversed in deck and Kings fuse into final Ace
2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
166
Bébel Shaking Card from Case
2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
179
Yoann Fontyn A Four Ace Production deck cut into two piles with one hand on table and Aces show up face up on both piles and on the table
2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
210
Yoann Fontyn A Hofzinser Twisting Routine Aces placed aside, King chosen and lost, an Ace turns over that matches suit of selection, Aces change to Kings
2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
228
End-for-End Multiple Turnover with one half in right-hand end grip
2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
233
Fake Center Insertion back of left hand to spectators, card really placed on top
2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
237
Twirl Change Turnover as secret packet turnover
2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
241
Yoann Fontyn Push-Through Change card pushed though lengthwise packet changes
2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
247
Alice Pailhès A Psychological Classification of Forcing Techniques
  • Why Create a Psychologically-Base Classification of Forcing?
  • The Classification
    • Outcome Forces
      • Perceptual Errors
      • Memory Errors
      • Reasoning Errors
    • Decision Forces
      • Psychological Biases
        • Priming
        • Stereotypical Behaviours
        • Saliency
      • Reactance
      • Restriction
  • A Comment on Suggestion / Misinformation (Extract from Chapter 5 - Memory Illusions)
2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
256
Jon Racherbaumer Helter-Skelter Poker
  • Exhumations
poker deal with ten face-up and ten face-down cards shuffled together
Inspired by
  • "Carbon Footprint" (Paul Gordon, Gold Dust)
Also published here
Jan. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 1)
42
Steve Freeman Leave or Reverse
Jan. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 1)
42
Rafael Benatar Thoughts on... Getting Stack Sharp
  • Memorizing a Stack
  • The No-Escape Memorizing System
  • Exercises to Associate the Card Names to the Stack Numbers
  • Any Card to Any Position
  • A Stacked Game
  • Monitor Your Progress
Jan. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 1)
48
David Britland Take It or Leave It
  • Cardopolis
two cards chosen from cut-off packet are pocketed, then piles are made from the packet, one spectator has all red cards, a red card in pocket and red has been predicted for him, other with black
Related to Jan. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 1)
54
Adriano Zanetti "The Stabbed Card" rubber-banded deck, one spectator peeks into deck and remembers suit, another a value, composite card stabbed in paper-wrapped deck
Related to Jan. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 1)
56
Mike O'Brien Pocket Utility Switch card is sticking out of breast pocket, it is switched as it is removed
Inspired by
  • "Impossible Card in Pocket" (Dave Rumfelt, M-U-M, Nov. 1974)
Also published here
Jan. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 1)
62
Joe M. Turner Joe's 3D Finger Thing fingers held together to reveal Three of Diamonds
Jan. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 1)
64
Richard Bangs Spelling Force from Packet one of four cards by spelling suit
Related to Jan. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 1)
64
Chris Beason Saw V deck with selection cased, a "cut card" is used to slide into deck and case next to selection
Jan. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 1)
65
Jon Racherbaumer A Dexterous Demo
  • Exhumations
packet cut off and counted, card at that position in rest remembered, performer takes deck under table with one hand and has any number named, card brought to that position
Feb. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 2)
45
David Regal Belchou's Aces Epilogue further tip for the routine
Related to Feb. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 2)
52
Jonathan Friedman Bird
  • WWPD
three cards chosen, odd/even property used to eliminate letters on alphabet chart, remaining letters spell Emu which is predicted
Feb. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 2)
56
John Bannon Technicolor Revolution (1987)
  • Dealing With It
blue-backed Queens on table, red-backed Aces used for twisting routine, then they become Queens and tabled odd-backed cards are Aces
Inspired by Feb. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 2)
60
Kyle Littleton The Slappa Da Bass Change kind of reverse of Klan's "Full Palm Change"
Related to Feb. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 2)
65
Jon Racherbaumer Autonomously Sly
  • Exhumations
on the John S. Frazee Shuffle Force (spectator shuffles top card to bottom in small packet overhand shuffle)
Related to Mar. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 3)
44
Steve Reynolds Twelfth Method Matcho performer reverses prediction card in deck, spectator cuts off pile, shuffles and remembers bottom card, it matches
Also published here Mar. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 3)
44
David Britland Plenty of Fish
  • Cardopolis
card fished out of paper bag with magnet at string, paper clip attached to card
Inspired by
  • "Novelty Fishing Trick" (U. F. Grant, 1933)
  • "Cardangle" (Henri De'Seevah, marketed 1941, Linking Ring June 1943)
Mar. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 3)
52
Chris Hanowell The Everlasting Snap Change consecutive one-handed repeat of snap change
Mar. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 3)
64
Jon Racherbaumer Numbskull's Number Game
  • Exhumations
card located with value of performer's supposed selection
Inspired by Apr. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 4)
43
David Regal Re-Swindled Aces
  • Material Concessions
spectator cuts to the Aces with bluff pick-up
Apr. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 4)
48
Jonathan Friedman Bizarre Printing
  • WWPD
three double blank cards used to print spectator's signed card with Bizarre Twist action on one of the blanks
Inspired by Apr. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 4)
54
John Bannon I. Misdirection Aces performer finds one Ace, the spectator touches three cards in face-down spread and they turn out to be the other three Aces
Also published here
  • Vanishing Inc. download "Decked Out", 2015
Apr. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 4)
58
John Bannon Misdirection Strip-Out Switch
Apr. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 4)
59
John Bannon II. The Esteemed three Aces covered with three cards each, fourth Aces goes into rest of deck reversed, Aces vanish and are found face-up with the fourth Ace in center of deck
Also published here
  • Vanishing Inc. download "Decked Out", 2015
Apr. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 4)
60
John Bannon Discrepancy Packet Switch Aces shown face up on top of deck, yet three of them are then removed face down after time misdirection
Apr. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 4)
60
Brent Braun The Eleven-Finger Count eleven cards are counted, one vanishes leaving only ten, verbal false count (showing a six-spot instead of counting the number six)
Variations Apr. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 4)
62
Brent Braun Finger Count Across two thought-of cards from packet travel to pocket one by one, using Eleven-Finger Count
Inspired byRelated to Apr. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 4)
63
Ryan Kessler Cooper Control card inserted face up in face-down deck in-jogged, deck turned over so card is now face down and out-jogged, switch during that action
Apr. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 4)
65
Jon Racherbaumer Clean Sweep Thought Penetration
  • Exhumations
odd-backed, two packets of four Aces each, thought Aces transpose, repeat
Inspired byAlso published here May 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 5)
44
David Britland Roundabout
  • Cardopolis
elongated "Four-Card Trick" (Alex Elmsley) with story presentation
Inspired byAlso published here May 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 5)
57
Roberto Mansilla Ninty-One
  • Artifices
performer blindfolded, spectator cuts and takes a bunch of cards, performer divines all of them and their sum
Inspired by
  • "Card Calling" (Richard Osterlind, Breakthrough Card System - 20th Anniversary Edition, 2003)
May 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 5)
58
Bernard Bilis Count Down Triumph two cards peeked at, cards shuffled face-up/face-down, all face down except one selection, its value used to count to second selection, with simplified handling by Richard Kaufman
Related to June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
28
Bernard Bilis Go To See If I'm There unknown card is sandwiched and placed under card case, another card chosen and signed, previously sandwiched card turne out to be the signed one
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
31
Bernard Bilis Unload to Bottom Kelly Bottom from packet to bottom as packet is squared
Inspired by
  • Table Pass by Steve Forte
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
31
Bernard Bilis Rising Sun Variation one-handed Tenkai Switch with triple, stealing a double int palm
Inspired by June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
31
Bernard Bilis Impossible Center Deal Aces and Kings alternating face up in center of deck, Aces are dealt out
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
34
James Steranko, Bernard Bilis Bottom Reverse Half Pass bottom card
Inspired by June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
34
Bert Fenn Bar Spin Revealment
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
card spins face up on smooth surface and changes, from 1949 notebook
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
39
Jonathan Friedman Your Lucky Card
  • WWPD
deck riffle shuffled, suit of selection taken out and reverse-faro-plunger elimination until one remains, it is also predicted with text on the back of the other cards of that suit
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
52
John Bannon Bongo Alley
  • Dealing With It
kind of packet version of shuffle bored, predicted with other cards except the final kicker-card
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
56
John Bannon Input Ose Cut spectator tells performer where to cut by stopping riffling
Inspired by June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
57
Robert Ramirez Palm Off selection vanishes from between Aces and is found reversed in deck
  • Version 1: Goldstein Level
  • Version 2: Max Level (gaffed)
Inspired by June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
60
Dai Vernon Vernon Utility Move
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
62
Kostya Kimlat Undercover Switch brief, single card face up is turned face down and switched in process, slide under double
Also published here June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
62
Robert Ramirez The Pinky Roll Over top card rolled around deck reverse with one hand
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
62
Jon Racherbaumer, William Goldman Locus-Abruptus
  • Exhumations
spectator stops face-up dealing anytime, takes packet, loses top and bottom cards and takes top one, it appears at named number eventually, self-force, reconstructed from Bill Goldman performance
July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
52
David Britland But They Didn't Stop There
  • Cardopolis
Inspired by July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
62
Roberto Mansilla Stop Trick
  • Artifices
three spectators select cards, stop trick with a bell and the three cards, three-way deck
Inspired by
  • "Now!" (Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin, Secrets of Conjuring and Magic)
July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
64
John Shack New Principle Torn and Restored Card one card, really torn
July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
70
Griffin Watt Ambitious Card Finale card cleanly put in middle, comes to top face up after being wrapped up with a handkerchief
July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
73
James Steranko Improvisation Part One spectator stops riffle four times so four packets are cut, the cut-to cards change into Aces of same suit one by one, then they are distributed reversed in the combined four piles and change back to the indifferent cards, Aces are reversed in remaining packet
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
18
James Steranko Packet-to-Packet Addition bottom card of packet in right-hand end grip added to left-hand packet as they briefly touch, no get-ready
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
19
James Steranko Bottom Lateral Palm brief
Also published here Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
19
James Steranko Lateral Palm Drop Addition card dropped onto tabled packet from lateral palm with packet in same hand, other hand brushes table
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
19
James Steranko Improvisation Part Two four indifferent cards reversed together in packet, Aces put reversed in another packet, they transpose
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
20
James Steranko Bold Table Switch deck held next to packet, deck minus bottom cards moved on other packet, choreography with both hands
Related toAlso published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
21
James Steranko Attitude Half Pass two halves are replaced face to face via rhythm
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
21
James Steranko The Turnabout Cut deck cut and secretly turned over in the process, see also p. 23 for another use and explanation
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
21
James Steranko Diabolique deck is cut and halves placed face-to-face, spectator and performer each select a card, one from each half, they match and have also been predicted
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
22
James Steranko Scoop-Up Turnover one half of ribbon-spread faced deck is scooped up, a card added, and half secretly turned over
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
23
James Steranko Cardman's Blues routine with two packets of nine red cards and nine black cards
  • Transposition (the nine-card packets transpose)
  • Follow the Leader
  • Oil and Water (9&9)
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
24
Biddle Steal
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
25
James Steranko Lateral Palm Transfer used as alternative to Vernon Transfer
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
25
James Steranko Hot Spell two cards selected, one turns over and is used to spell to the second one
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
26
James Steranko Lateral Palm Side Steal Reverse card side stolen and deck turned over later palmed card
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
27
James Steranko Triplication
  • Part One (four-of-a-kind placed in deck on the table, deck covered with magazine, quartet penetrates table)
  • Part Two (whole deck penetrates table)
  • Part Three (four-of-a-kind penetrates table once more)
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
28
James Steranko Setting Tabled Angle Jog deck in riffle shuffle position
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
29
James Steranko Lapping Choreography bottom cards of top half as tabled deck is cut and another card placed onto lower half
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
29
James Steranko Jubil-Ace-tion four Aces, one placed face down on the table, it transposes with one of the Aces in the hands, repeated, then red and black Aces transpose (with unusual handling)
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
30
James Steranko Steranko Move bringing a double from dealing position to the fingertips
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
31
Push-Off Count with comment that buckle count is bad
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
31
Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon Counting on the Foreseeable
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
card and number are predicted by two cards (value and suit, then values added to count to selection)
Also published here Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
47
Jim Steinmeyer The Tossed-Aside Deck
  • Conjuring
three spectators have a third of the deck each, red or black is chosen and each thinks of a number card of that color, multiple filter principle
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
48
David Regal Back in Time Cards
  • Material Concessions
four blank cards removed from case, they change into Aces one by one, then back, then the blank cards vanish from the hands and are back in the case
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
52
Hippie Torrales While Burned Change slow motion top change handling
Also published here Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
53
Brother John Hamman Flushtration Count
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
54
Propelled Lapping Vanish
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
56
Jonathan Friedman Pop Gun Pasteboards
  • WWPD
packet with Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces, named quartet shoots out of the packet
Inspired by Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
60
Jonathan Friedman Slender Slingshot Aces shoot out of the deck
Inspired by Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
60
John Bannon Blitzinger
  • Dealing With It
card chosen and lost, four Aces produced with quick tabled cut, then Hofzinser type transposition
Inspired by Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
64
John Bannon Bluff Pass Force
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
64
John Bannon The "Fallout" Move in-the-hand slip cut in which top card drops on table, as production move
Also published here Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
67
Naathan Phan Bobo's Mystery Card card folded in quarters is placed on the floor, after ambitious card sequence with signed selection the card on the floor is shown to be the signed selection
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
70
Naathan Phan Folded Card Pick-Up Switch folded card picked up from floor is switched, under foot
Inspired by Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
71
Jim Scott Mix It All Up performer tries to mix up a packet of Ace through Five of Diamonds with spelling mixing procedure, but they stay in order
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
72
Alex Elmsley By a Narrow Margin
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
card chosen and lost, packet removed, spectator removes one card from it and it is selection or leads to it
Also published here Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
58
Howard Hamburg The Heavy Deck extra card secretly added to the deck and the removed as skill demonstration
Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
64
Howard Hamburg Un-Faro-able gaffed card added to borrowed deck that jams in faro shuffles
Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
65
Tony Giorgio The Tony Giorgio Mercury Fold card folded in borrowed deck as gag
Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
65
David Britland Spellstack
  • Cardopolis
ten chosen cards, performer arranges them so that they can be spelled out in original order as they had been chosen
Inspired by Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
70
Roberto Mansilla Like an Archer card ends up between sandwich cards in Push-Though Failure
Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
73
Roberto Mansilla A More Magical Phase card chosen and lost, deck cut in half, one half dealt through to show that card is not in it, then Push-Through Failure
Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
74
Joshua Messado Everyone Loves Me four spectators have a packet of cards each, they spell a name and end up with an Ace each
Inspired by Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
78
Griffin Watt Thanks to Hideo incomplete faro production of four Kings one by one, they then change to Aces
Inspired by
  • "Seed to Flowers or Culling the Aces" (Hideo Kato, Precursor #72)
Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
79
Don May Simpleton's Affinity
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
piles are made, spectator chooses one pile and remembers top card, rest shuffled, performer takes three cards out and uses them to divine the selection, the three cards change to match the selection
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 10)
61
David Regal Dark Perception
  • Material Concessions
drawing made by spectator on business card, card selected, both put in black bag, everything divined, case with hinged shiner
Oct. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 10)
66
John Bannon Gang Related
  • Dealing With It
unknown card selected, Gemini Twins placement with two black Jacks at named numbers, those two cards and the card at the sum of those added numbers match the unknown card
Oct. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 10)
78
John Bannon Christ-Cross Force In-the-Hands Criss Cross
Also published here Oct. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 10)
79
Benjamin Earl Spectator Shuffle Holdout spectator shuffles deck in stages yet set-up is retained
Also published here Oct. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 10)
80
Mark Gibson Murder Mystery five cards with the words liar, liar, truth, truth, murderer on them are distributed amongst five spectators in envelopes, question "are you the murderer" is used to divine all words
Oct. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 10)
82
Mark Gibson Dead Test
Oct. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 10)
84
Michael Vincent Pandora's Paradox Joker signed by spectator changes into named card, Joker then found folded in box under glass
Inspired by Nov. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)
27
Nate Leipzig, Michael Vincent Bottom Steal Handling
Nov. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)
31
Michael Vincent Card Fold Choreography sixth in palm, as pencil is put away in inside pocket
Nov. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)
31
Bob Karlbach Ring a Bell?
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
four packets made according to card values, eventually the spectator's phone number shows up
Also published here Nov. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)
49
Rafael Benatar Deconstructing the Overhand Shuffle: Part 1
  • Thoughts...

  • The Left-hand Grip
  • The Right-hand Grip
  • Running Cards
  • Shuffling Actions
  • How Many Shuffling Actions are Natural?
  • The Shuffling Attitude
  • The Simplest Task (bringing top card to bottom, products for dry hands)
  • Suiting the Context
  • The Second Simplest Task (bringing bottom card to top)
  • Releasing a Packet Minus the Bottom Card
  • An Exercise
  • A Superior Handling
  • The Two-Step Verification
  • The Vernon Solution
  • Combinations
Related to Nov. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)
56
Dai Vernon The Vernon Solution shuffling the bottom card to top with break
Nov. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)
60
Robert Ramirez The Nightmare Card Trick cut-to card put aside, spectator deals into two piles any way he likes and top two cards are turned over, the two cards make up suit and value of placed-aside card
Nov. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)
72
Jon Racherbaumer Deceptive Perception Plus
  • Exhumations
ten blue-backed cards, one red-backed selection, back-condition reverses
Inspired byAlso published here Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
53
David Regal David's Delivery Service
  • Material Concessions
selection appears signed in sharpie marker pen
Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
58
Jonathan Friedman Rubwriter
  • WWPD
prediction of any two-digit number on card case, digital number design, used to predict number of counted cards (Gilbert Raimond's lottery?)
Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
64
John Bannon Iconoclastic Poker
  • Dealing With It
quick Ace Assembly with poker theme
Inspired by Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
68
John Bannon The Discrepant Fat Block Switch here for Ace assembly
Related to Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
68
Frederick Braue, John Bannon Deep Braue Addition & Switch
Related to Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
69
Larry Jennings Name a Number Deal Down any card counted to with a named number, deck dropped on chosen card, card travels upwards from face reversed to original number
Inspired by Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
72
Larry Jennings Slow Motion Cards Across two selections travel from one ten-card packet to another, spectators count packets in between
Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
73
Center Vernon Transfer
Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
74
Larry Jennings Somewhat of a Princess card thought of from in-the-hands spread, deck dealt into four piles, spectator indicates the pile with this card, performer finds and pockets the selection
Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
75
Scott Baird Tap-a-Stack one selected card by performer and one by spectator, performer finds spectator's card and vice versa
Inspired by Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
585
Michał Kociołek Synergic one selected card by performer and one by spectator, performer finds spectator's card and vice versa, no faces looked at by performer other than his selection
  • with slight variation by Scott Baird
Inspired by
  • "Kismet" (The Classic Magic of Michael Vincent, DVD, 2009)
Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
592
Chiam Yu Sheng Playing with Cheese sandwiched card transposes with tabled red Kings
Inspired by
  • "Royale with Cheese" (Luke Dancy, marketed, 2004)
Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
598
John Carey Empowered spectator peeks a card, performer thinks of one, performer places his card on table, then spectator names his guess for performer's card, performer takes out spectator's card, both shown
  • A Note from Scott
Inspired by Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
616
Curtis Kam Slow Jazz Aces eight-card assembly, double backer
Inspired by Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
632
Patrik Kuffs EZ Jazzembly seven-card assembly
Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
640
Scott Baird On Miscalling
Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
642
József Kovács Jazz transformation kicker
  • Variation
Inspired by
  • "Jazz Formation" (Dave Neighbors, The Linking Ring Vol. 92 No. 7, July 2012)
Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
644
Scott Baird On Assembly Discrepancies general comments, transposition versus travelling in Ace assemblies
Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
648
Scott Baird Shredder Aces MacDonald presentation, first three packets are shreddered in an electric shredder
Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
648
Kyle Leon Wavelength brainwave deck construction for any picture card, science friction
Inspired by Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
654
Michael Breggar Order in the Cortex deck shuffled, two six-card packets made by two spectators, two cards exchanged from those packets, performer finds them
Inspired by Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
666
Ronald B. Edwards Edwards Hold-out group shuffle, deck is shuffled first half, then second half, cards are transferred
Also published here Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
670
Elisav "Biz" Bizau The A.C.A.A.N. Game improvisation game challenge
Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
680
Cameron Francis Cardnection spectator touches a card which is reversed, it turns out to be a previous selection
Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
682
Simon Aronson Head Over Heels Move
Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
682
John Bannon Blind Pebble Ace Fling value on card indicates how many seconds the performer has to find the Aces, three are found "in the other hand", indicator card changes into final Ace
Inspired by Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
688
Elisav "Biz" Bizau KaDribble Change card is side-jogged and deck is dribbled from hand to hand, side-jogged card changes
Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
691
Iain Moran Magician's Nephew performer and spectator cut to each other's card
Inspired byAlso published here
  • on DVD Zen Magic
Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
694
Liam Montier Repeater three spectators each select three cards, they all have the same triple of values, the missing three cards of the same values are found reversed in deck
Inspired by Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
698
Elisav "Biz" Bizau Why Do Some Sleights Survive? essay on the top change
  • What is a Card Change?
  • So, what exactly is the Top Change?
  • Reason 1 - The Cover
  • Reason 2 - Method and Potential
  • Reason 3 - Its Usefulness
  • Final Reason - Habit and History
  • Conclusion
Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
700
Tobias Hudson Agogo Control tabled deck is riffled, spectator stops, top half turned, card shown and put face down on table with top-bottom-discrepancy switch
Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
708
Jack Tighe Tracking Jennifer
Inspired by
  • Chris Pratt's performance for Jennifer Lawrence on the Graham Norton Show 2016
Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
711
Elisav "Biz" Bizau, Luka Kratsashvili Simply Change side-jogged card changes, see reference for credit correction
Related to Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
716
Kyle Leon Ten-Star Prediction spectator stops at a card, it is predicted on folded business card in paper clip, Frixion pen, index on card case
Inspired by
  • Al Koran's "Five Star Prediction"
Variations
Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
734
Scott Baird Kings & Aces red and black Aces transpose despite the pairs being isolated between Kings, one set in center of deck and one on top
Inspired by Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
738
Mystic Slybaba Ambitious Aces red Aces keep jumping to top in four Ace packet, followed by Daley's Last, see reference for credit correction
Related to Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
744
Scott Baird Techni-Lean Travellers spectator selects four cards, they are shown to be a four-of-a-kind, their backs change color, then an Open Travelers routine is performed with them
Inspired by Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
752
Scott Baird Card Vanish false transfer and ditch on deck, red/blue double backer
Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
756
Adam Hudson The Cut It Out Stack three phase routine
  • secret number of cards counted down, performer produces a card of the same value
  • spectator cuts to and remembers the top card, performer divines it
  • card chosen, performer produces two cards that correspond to suit and value of selection
with Alternate Handling
Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
758
Adam Hudson A Winning Formula number named and card at that position removed, card at another position that's calculated with a previously shown formula is also removed, two packets formed as well, then four-of-a-kind shown with two removed cards and packets
Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
761
Brandon Sheffield Fifty-Two 2 One transposition between selection and whole deck
Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
764
Chiam Yu Sheng Surprise Overture black Aces sandwich reversed red Aces, they transpose, transformation kicker
Inspired by May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
776
Kyle Leon Impromptu Speller card selected and spelled to
Inspired by May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
795
Convincing Tilt to Bottom bluff insertion
May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
795
Corey Harris Spelling to the Aces Aces lost and spelled to, a Royal Flush shows up as well as climax, faro
May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
800
Andy Choy Handy Speller selection spelled to, spelling system
May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
803
Michael Pilkey ACAIN "Any Card at its Name", selection lost, spectator spells to it without performer having seen its face
Variations May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
806
Scott Baird Scott's Impromptu ACAIN "Any Card at its Name", selection lost, spectator spells to it
Inspired by May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
808
Chris Bruce Sandwich to Stack sandwich trick with faro shuffles, ends in a wanted stack
Inspired by May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
809
Patrik Kuffs Very First Impression card named, it is seen to have a corner cut off, card then restored
May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
812
John Carey Choice and Chance spectator does cutting sequence, then words are spelled and a four-of-a-kind is found
May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
813
John Bannon Double Dutch False Cut spectator can do it, top stock, four packets from hand to table and then assembled
May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
813
Elisav "Biz" Bizau, Jan Logemann The Automatic Bottom Palm
  • The Sleight Corner
swing cut cover
Related to
  • "The Autopilot Bottom Palm" (Aaron Fisher)
May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
818
Scott Baird Splell incorporating humorous spelling trick into procedure of Si Stebbins Secret
Inspired byRelated to May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
820
Ryan Schlutz RNG "Random Number Generator"
small card with numbers on both sides in a grid is torn, pieces tossed and the numbers showing are added, card at that position predicted
  • Additional Handling
  • Further Thoughts
Inspired byAlso published here June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
828
Scott Baird A Nightmare in Red and Blue named card from one deck is signed and lost, another deck is uncased and signed card found inside, its back changes to match the second deck, "same deck" approach
Inspired byRelated to
  • "A Scarf Called Moebius" (Roy Walton, Pentagram Vol. 12 No. 4, Jan. 58, p. 25)
June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
842
Scott Baird Cased Deck Switch Handling using two red/blue cases
Related to
  • Fryed Switch Deck (Charlie Frye, 2013)
  • "Naked Deck Switch" (Charlie Frye, marketed)
  • "A Scarf Called Moebius" (Roy Walton, Pentagram Vol. 12 No. 4, Jan. 58, p. 25)
June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
845
Tomás Giammarco Strange Concordance 23332 spectator says stop during running cut, then two cards chosen, their values are used as digits and tell how many cards are cut off, then digits are reversed and the number of cards changes to match, set-up available from Mnemonica stack
June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
848
Dan Waterman Crimp Stab deck with selection dropped onto table while a Joker is tossed face up in the deck next to selection, breather, also as a flashy three card revelation sequence
June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
851
J. Gordon O'Genski Double "Pancake" Revelation flourishy revelation of two cards, brief
Also published here June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
853
Chris Bruce A Gambling Demo multi-phase impromptu gambling demonstration, selection shuffled to named positions and more
  • Phase 1: Card to position 3-8
  • Phase 2: Second Deal demo
  • Phase 3: Card to position 11-20
  • Phase 4: The card is lost, and then produced after a series of cuts
  • Phase 5: Find the selection after the cards are shuffled
June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
855
Brandon Sheffield Lucky Coin And Purse folded card transposes with coin, using Quiver wallet by Kelvin Chow, with impromptu handling and handling using purse frame
June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
858
Brandon Sheffield Coin to Folded Card Transformation visual
June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
859
Elisav "Biz" Bizau The Biz Cascade Control
  • The Sleight Corner
from center to top during waterfall flourish
Related to June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
868
József Kovács Centrifugal Triumph Triumph in which two sandwich cards are reversed at end that sandwich two selections
Inspired by July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
898
Kevin Fox Centrifugal Lift center double lift with top half in right-hand end grip, side-jogged card is then revolved onto top of deck one-handed
Also published here July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
899
Patrik Kuffs Stupid Reversal as top (double) and bottom cards are displayed
Related toVariations July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
904
Scott Baird Triumph Get-Into
Inspired by July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
905
Jim Turnpaugh Cross Over short Follow the Leader sequence with six red and six black cards
July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
910
James Mollenkamp Cards to Pocket for Standup ten cards to pocket, with glass, using one palm, card with mirror back
July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
912
John Carey Riobóo Style card lost and found at small number determined by counting a cut-off pile
Inspired by
  • "In the Bluff" (Ramón Riobóo, Thinking the Impossible, 2012)
July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
916
Harvey Rosenthal Card Control card at bottom of right-hand half shown, then transferred to top of left-hand half, right section spread on table, card dropped on top, rest spread over it, control to bottom
July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
916
Elisav "Biz" Bizau The Flipbrush Change
  • The Sleight Corner
top card turned over, it changes visually as it is taken off with the right hand, as immediate follow-up to paintbrush change to change card back
July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
918
Paul Gordon Darned Pain in the Neck performer spells to three Aces but gets same wrong card every time, ends with Moracle to find wrong card again and Aces on top of anti-faroed packets
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • Gold Dust Companion, 2014
Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
925
Scott Baird Fabulous Jumping Jokers mystery card tabled, selection jumps from deck to between Jokers, selection put back in deck, Jokers used to pick up mystery card which turns out to be selection, Jokers change to two mates of selection, Jokers found in deck sandwiching last card to complete four-of-a-kind, two handlings
Inspired by Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
929
Under-the-Spread Force brief
Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
931
Covered Addition Sandwich Load bottom card of sandwich slipped into break under top card
Related to Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
932
Scott Baird Tabled Monte Plus Switch
Inspired by Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
934
John Carey The Unknown Future unknown card tabled, any card named, two Jokers taken out of the deck to turn over unknown card which is named card
Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
938
Kyle Leon Predetermined Roll invisible dice are rolled, total counted to in deck, card at that position is predicted on the back of another card, 1-0-1
Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
940
Jason Connolly Aces for Alicja Ace production with Triumph for last Ace
  • Bonus idea 1: Colour Ace Cutting (color changing backs of the Aces)
  • Bonus idea 2: Named Card Triumph
Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
946
Scott Baird Hofzinser Makes Good Ace matching the suit of a selection turns face-up, then down, then changes into selection, other three Aces change to match selection
Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
950
Scott Baird Strip-Out Addition & Switch cards stripped out in two phases
Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
951
Chiam Yu Sheng Backfire Biddle Biddle trick in which the four other cards vanish and jump back to deck
Related to
  • "Biddleless" (Think Nguyen, Ellusionist download)
  • "Repeat Escape" (Rich Marotta)
Variations
Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
958
Scott Baird A Handling for a "Thought-Of" Variation Biddle trick in which the four other cards vanish and jump back to deck, with peeked card
Inspired byRelated to Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
960
Brandon Sheffield Compressing Biddle Biddle trick in which the four other cards vanish except selection
Related to
  • "Repeat Escape" (Rich Marotta)
Variations
Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
962
Straight Cut Placement
Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
962
Scott Baird A Thought for Making This a Two-Selection Routine Biddle trick in which the four other cards vanish except selection, it then changes into a second selection
Inspired by Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
963
József Kovács Faro 21 three packets of seven cards made, one card selected and eventually the whole deck is assembled in three stages, two faros bring the selection under a key card
Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
964
Elisav "Biz" Bizau No Effort Palm
  • The Sleight Corner
top palm at the end of one-handed tabled ribbon-spread turnover
Related to Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
966
Michael Kras One Four All single card reversed in center transposes with four Aces on top of deck
Inspired by Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
978
Kyle Leon Worker's Cheek-to-Cheek Triumph without re-set, deck left shuffled for next performance
Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
982
Patrik Kuffs Joker Transpo card at a position from one to ten is thought of, it is divined with the help of a Joker and transposes with it
  • A Seconds-Less Sequence
Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
992
Joe Rindfleisch Cubicle Coincidence Rubik's Cube with numbers on the fields is mixed and set down, three cards chosen with shuffle and deal procedure, they form the current time and are also found on bottom side of Rubik's cube which has a magic square for their sum
Inspired by
  • "Cubic" (Francis Menotti, marketed item)
Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
1002
Chiam Yu Sheng Challenge Accepted poker deal and six card repeat combo, performer deals out a poker hand and himself one card to many which is removed several times, performer ends up with Aces
Inspired by Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
1004
Scott Baird Six Card Cheat poker deal and six card repeat combo, performer deals out a poker hand and himself one card to many which is removed several times, performer ends up with Aces and others with good hands as well
Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
1008
Dale Moore Dale's Last Card Trick with additional sticky quarter
Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
1012
Elisav "Biz" Bizau Slam Change
  • The Sleight Corner
card held perpendicular at long side of deck, it changes, also as split
Inspired by
  • color change of Zach Mueller
Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
1014
Tomás Giammarco Carbon Paper burn marks vanish from one card and appear on back of signed card under spectator's hand
Inspired by
  • "Carbon Paper" (Jay Sankey, Sankey Secret Files No. 1, video)
Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1020
Bertie Mac Echo Stack tetradistic stack with calculation rules
  • The Rules
  • Position to Card
  • Card to Position
  • Suits
  • The Echo Stack
  • Determining Cards and Positions in the Full Deck
  • Determining the Next and Previous Cards in the Sequence
  • Practicing Echo
Related to
  • "No Memory Card Stack" (Harry Riser, MUM, Vol. 78 No. 6, Nov. 1988)
  • "Frac Stack" (Bertie Mac, lybrary, 2023)
Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1022
Bertie Mac Hollow/Solid Values
Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1022
Bertie Mac Colour Sense performer deals packet and separates colors
Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1025
Bertie Mac Producing the First Fifteen Cards spelling rules for top section in Echo Stack
Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1026
Scott Baird Aces Up, Collectors Aces turned over, they come together with two (faro) shuffles, Aces then trap the three mates of a named selection
Related to Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1028
Scott Baird Double Agent Collectors Kings taken out, unknown card chosen and tabled, Kings are supposed to find the three mates collectors-style and find three Nines, but selection turns out to be a King Collectors-sandwich reverses King/Nine composition
Related to Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1032
Scott Baird Eerie Collectors selection made, Aces lost face-up in deck, slop shuffle and Eerie Revelation to produce the Aces again at once, Ace taken and mates of selection appear between them
Inspired by Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1037
Yuji Wada Eerie Revelation
Also published here Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1040
Paul Gordon Twisting the Aces Shocker twisting with Ace through Four of Spades, they change to Aces as kicker
Also published here
  • Card Startlers, 2022
Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1046
Kyle Leon, Ryan Pilling Sloppy Oil and Water full-deck oil and water with slop shuffle
  • 1. The Slop Shuffle
  • 2. Oil and Water
  • 3. Final Reveal
Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1057
Elisav "Biz" Bizau United Switch
  • The Sleight Corner
one of two cards switched during display sequence on top of deck, one-phase double ambition phase
Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1060
Kyle Leon Slop Shuffle Triumph four-of-a-kind finale instead of selection, with display possible with four reversed cards
  • Variations
  • As a Revelation (using cards with something written on them)
Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1070
Scott Baird Anti-Triumph cards do not right themselves, they might in optional second phase, gag
Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1076
Scott Baird Peeked Key Triumph Control face-up/face-down incomplete faro condition
Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1082
Scott Baird FUJ-ed Triumph follow up from FUJ control
Inspired by Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1084
Chiam Yu Sheng Triumph's World red/black separation kicker, in-the-hands slop shuffle
Inspired by Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1088
John Carey A.K.A. Triumph Triumph with four selections and only a sixteen-card packet, Play It Straight type procedure
Related to Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1092
Aldo Colombini Fireworks Control cards chosen by saying stop during biddle procedure
Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1092
Brandon Sheffield Trium-Fanned card thought of from top half of deck
  • Trium-Fanned Two
  • Trium-Fanned From a Peek
Inspired by
  • routine by James Brown
Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1094
Andy Choy Corsican Monte three cards chosen from three piles by counting a small packet and remembering the card at that position, medium names positions of the selections
Inspired by Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1098
James Mollenkamp A Dedication to Michael Vincent Finale Aces lost in deck, performer is genuinely blindfolded and deals through deck and removes four cards, they are the four Jacks
Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1104
James Mollenkamp Nailnick Methods two methods while spreading through the deck
Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1104
Patrik Kuffs Kufflydini comedy routine with named card to fly, then folded to card case
Inspired by Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1107
Jim Turnpaugh 4Fly routine with blank cards with flys printed on them
Inspired by Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1111
Elisav "Biz" Bizau Double Undercut Reversal
  • The Sleight Corner
Pughe's Pass powered
Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1114
Scott Baird One Point Five Hummer mathematical three card monte with three chosen cards, cards are divined as well
Inspired by Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1126
John Carey CAAN You Believe It? any number named, digits added and subtracted and that card counted to, it is predicted, extended ten-twenty force and duplicates
Variations Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1127
John Carey CAAN Lite! variation with no deck but a printed liste of fifty-two numbers and cards
  • Scott's Thoughts (Scott Baird)
  • Travle Lite!
Inspired by Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1128
Kyle Leon All Star Prediction spectator stops at a card, it is predicted on folded business card in paper clip, Frixion pen, index on card case (twenty-five outs)
Inspired by Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1140
Michał Kociołek Opposites spectator thinks of a card from a selection, then makes up a very different card in his mind and removes it and stabs it into the deck next to his originally thought-of card
Inspired byVariations Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1146
Scott Baird Correspondence regarding Opposites spectator thinks of a card from a selection, then makes up a very different card in his mind and removes it and stabs it into the deck next to his originally thought-of card, two handlings without memorized deck
Inspired by Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1149
Brandon Sheffield Sheffiddle Biddle Trick handling without Biddle Steal
  • A Thought from Scott (Scott Baird)
Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1151
Brandon Sheffield The Black Hole four black spot cards face up on top of deck, selection lost, spot cards vanish and appear around selection in center, followed by Biddle Trick version
Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1153
Patrik Kuffs The Great Pepperoni Trick salami sausage slices are used for a card trick, a signed piece is mixed back, followed by stabbing it with a knife under a sheet of paper on the table
Inspired byVariations Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1154
Scott Baird Scott Slices Up The Great Pepperoni Trick ungaffed method of the sausage slice card stab
Inspired by Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1157
Elisav "Biz" Bizau Wallet Load
  • The Sleight Corner
ungaffed, involving removal of paper money from the wallet
Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1160
Markobi Mom's Royal Flush selection comes to top and is placed into tabled mess of half the deck, repeated a few times, then the Aces are pulled from tabled spread, from FISM act
2023 7
Markobi Markobi FISM Sandwich Joker and indifferent card produced from dribble on table, indifferent card changes into second Joker, then selection appears between Jokers
2023 10
Timing Force dropping messy packets on table, very brief
2023 11
Markobi Catching Cards from Dribble dribble onto table
2023 11
Markobi Tips on the Classic Force
2023 14
Mortenn Christiansen The Jumbo Five of Hearts Card Trick jumbo card as prediction, card freely chosen is matching, featuring a switch with the jumbo card, Smart-Ass selection procedure
Inspired by
  • Smart-Ass, Bill Abbott (marketed item)
2023 10
Mortenn Christiansen No, that is my card spectator selects card from the face-down deck, blank card with "No" gag, on every card is written "yes"
2023 16
Tony Kardyro, Edward Marlo K.M. Move brief
2023 19
Mortenn Christiansen Clear Stage Force grid of cards taped onto clear large sheet of plastic, one card chosen and pulled off, all other cards shown by turning clear plexiglass sheet over
2023 22
Mortenn Christiansen Take Annnnny Card long spread between hands that defies gravity
Related to 2023 40
Mortenn Christiansen Stage Coin Vanish + Metal Detector coin vanishes and reappears multiple times, using electronic metal detector, card-to-coin ending
2023 44
Matt Baker Fried and Seek spectator selects a pile and executes a dealing procedure into three piles until only one card remains (kind of Tantalizer Deal into three piles), performer divines the card, Sierpiński Principle
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Dream Trick" (Alex Elmsley 1997 Lecture, published 2016 by VanishingInc)
2023 4
Juan Tamariz Setting the secret stack setting strategy for stay/power stack
Related to
  • "Impromptu Deaf Nor Stupid" (Juan Tamariz, Magic from my Heart, DVD 1)
2023 6
Matt Baker Equivoque one of three
2023 7
Matt Baker Casablanca spectator names card, then removes a card an pockets it, performer as well, spectator has predicted performer's selection with previously named card and performer divines spectator's card
Also published here 2023 9
Matt Baker Crowdsourced Prediction two spectators divide M&Ms freely among themselves, values are assigned according to previously handed out color chart, one spectator wins by a certain amount of points, this result was freely chosen by the spectators at the beginning
Inspired by 2023 13
Matt Baker Groundhog Day card chosen from one half which is put in glass, Jokers placed reversed into second half in another glass, wrong cards appear between Jokers repeatedly, then Jokers travel to first half to sandwich selection
Inspired byRelated to 2023 17
Matt Baker The Misfit Deck any card named, it is found by spectator, all other cards are shown to be duplicates of another card
Related to
  • "Out of Sight" (Joshua Jay, marketed)
Also published here
2023 23
Matt Baker Mental Monte spectators select one of three cards over zoom, performer divines the selections
Inspired by
  • Gabriel Werlen’s "Green Neck System"
2023 32
Matt Baker Mnemonics
  • The phonetic alphabet
  • Card key words
2023 34
Matt Baker Memorizing a Stack
  • Numerical key words
  • Linking numerical key words and card key words
2023 37
Helge Thun Die Unterschriften principle of obtaining duplicate signed card when having a four-of-a-kind signed
Also published here 2023 9
Helge Thun Königsparade named King is reversed in packet with four Kings and has X on back
Also published here 2023 12
Helge Thun Freie Wahl two black Kings, one suit is forced
Also published here 2023 14
Mexican Turnover in-the-hands, one card divided
Also published here 2023 16
Helge Thun AngeEckt signed card is torn and pieces vanish minus one corner, restored card found reversed in deck, repeat with full restoration
Inspired by
  • "Torn and Restored Card" (Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic, 1975)
Also published here
2023 18
Paul LePaul Missing-Corner Pop Out deck riffled and card pops out
2023 21
Helge Thun Um die Ecke gebracht extension of previous routine in which card travels to an impossible location
Also published here 2023 23
Helge Thun Lückenbüßer visual restoration of the final corner after a torn & restored effect with visible signature, on the deck, hinged corner gaff
Also published here 2023 24
Helge Thun Das Tuch des Todes four signed Kings lost in deck, the are found again with the help of a handkerchief, with management of divided cards for subsequent routines
  • Erste Kartenproduktion (card rises from handkerchief-covered deck and floats up)
  • Zweite Kartenproduktion (card through handkerchief with cased deck)
  • Dritte Kartenproduktion (cased deck put in handkerchief, spectator reaches in and locates card)
  • Vierte Kartenproduktion (card appears on face of deck in glass with handkerchief cover)
2023 29
Karl Germain The Flash Card Change in glass while covored with handkerchief
2023 39
Helge Thun Karte in Streichholzschachtel - 3 Lademethoden three loading methods for folded signed card in match box
  • Lademethode 1 (im Jackett)
  • Lademethode 2 (Impromptu)
  • Lademethode 3
Also published here 2023 49
Helge Thun Action Fan Palm card is palmed while closing the fan
Also published here 2023 55
Helge Thun Bent Cop Transfer from classic palm to bent cop and back
Inspired by 2023 57
Helge Thun Thuns Tenkai Taschen Taktik one-handed transfer of classic palmed card to Tenkai Palm, then production choreography from inside pocket
2023 61
Helge Thun Duplikat Travellers travelers in which deck travels to pocket, another card appears folded in matchbox and one in another deck that a spectator has been holding from the start
2023 64
Diagonal Insertion multiple cards at different positions
2023 70
Guy Hollingworth All-Around Square-Up Palm multiple cards at different positions
Also published here 2023 72
Morris Loewy Loewy Palm
2023 82
Helge Thun Verschachtelt four signed Kings travel folded into matchbox one by one, then matchbox vanishes with a signed King and both reappear inside card case that spectator holds since the beginning
2023 86
Christian Scherer, Helge Thun Explosive Production Handling flashy production of card with string of flash material that is attached to deck and burned, followed by cap bomb gag
Inspired by
  • "Explosiv" (Christian Scherer, DVD Kartenmagie 1)
2023 92
Friedrich Roitzsch Switch'em after a muck demonstration two cards in spectator's sleeve transpose with two cards on table
Also published here 2023 10
Dan MacMillan One Hand Turn Over Switch brief, without folding
Also published here 2023 11
Covered Multiple Turnover while holding a cover card in right hand
2023 13
Two-Card Packet Switch
2023 13
Friedrich Roitzsch Luminous Readers 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
Inspired by 2023 16
Larry Jennings Optical Add-On
Also published here 2023 18
Edward Marlo Simple Shift
2023 19
Dai Vernon Strip-Out Addition wedge break handling
2023 21
Friedrich Roitzsch Robin Hood card is thrown and caught in deck and splits signed selection which has a tear then
  • Other Performing Conditions
  • Unsigned Version
Inspired byAlso published here 2023 23
Looy Simonoff Looy's Addition from thumb clip palm at table edge
Also published here 2023 25
Fingertip Peek Force angle jog
2023 30
The Snap Throw method to throw card, starting position on back of thumb with finger over card
2023 31
Friedrich Roitzsch The Fastest Card Trick in the World Aces and Kings transpose at once, followed by pocket interchange
Also published here 2023 34
Edward Marlo Fifth Peel Switch
2023 35
Morris Loewy Loewy Palm from Packet
2023 36
Stuart Gordon Double Turnover brief
2023 38
Edward Marlo Mechanical Second Deal
Also published here 2023 39
Guy Hollingworth Bent Cop Fake Pocket Placement card apparently placed in pocket
2023 40
Friedrich Roitzsch Power Matcha after some single card matches the whole deck ends up in pairs
Inspired by 2023 43
Edward Marlo Down-Jog Displacement
2023 45
Bill Simon Business Card Prophecy Move Handling
2023 49
Friedrich Roitzsch Nine Card Monte Revisited
Inspired byRelated to
  • Alberto de Figueiredo, 52 Infieles, p. 114
2023 53
Fred Kaps Overhand Shuffle Hamman Count
2023 55
Ernest Earick One-Handed Bottom Palm from packet
2023 58
Eddie Taytelbaum Super Flushtration Count
2023 59
Friedrich Roitzsch Far Out no-touch handling with no faces seen by performer
  • Close-Up Version
Inspired byAlso published here 2023 63
Denis Behr Finger Count Strategy counting cards with fingers while listening to spectator reading them off
Also published here 2023 64
Friedrich Roitzsch Out of this Card Box starts with shuffled deck
Related toAlso published here 2023 68
Karl Fulves Combo System memorizing red/back order
Also published here 2023 68
Friedrich Roitzsch Magic Squared deck of number cards used, four cards put aside as prediction, number named, four-card groups produced that add up to that number, prediction cards also add up, all groups form a 4x4 magic square
  • The First Coincidence
  • The Second Coincidence
  • The Third Coincidence
  • The Prediction
  • The Finale
Inspired by
  • "The Grid" (Richard Wiseman, DVD, 2012)
  • "Square Deal" (Karl Hein, The Heineous Collection Volume 2)
2023 75
Friedrich Roitzsch Instructions for a Miracle signed card appears bound in spiral-bound booklet
Inspired byAlso published here 2023 87
Thumb Clip Steal bottom card of double
2023 94
Harapan Ong Centre of Attention Ace of Spades keeps reversing itself in packet of Aces, ends with imbalanced transposition between Ace of Spades and other three Aces
Also published here 2023 8
Harapan Ong The Four Card Puzzle Packet trick, three face-up Aces and one face-down card. Face-down card shown to be Ace of Spades, but three Aces transform into three random cards
2023 17
Harapan Ong Hamburger Multiple selection sandwich trick, sandwich cards trap eight to nine selections instantly
2023 26
John Hostler Sightlines card thought of from half of the deck, then found after showing fans of cards with "is your card in here?" procedure
Inspired by 2023 12
John Hostler W.I.M.P. "Wild Inverted Monte Progression"
monte routine with more spot cards added during the routine, then all spot cards become Queens of Hearts
2023 17
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count
2023 18
Monte Plus Variation
Related to
  • "ESOLC" (Phil Willmarth, That’s "Close Up", 1981)
2023 20
John Hostler Roundabout Retreat spectator remembers card and its position from the top, after some cutting the card's value at the original position is used to count down to selection
Inspired by 2023 25
John Bannon Hybrid Holdout dealing and shuffling combination
Also published here 2023 26
John Hostler Top Twenty song title chosen from list, title's letters used to remove cards from a deck of cards with letters written on the cards's backs, the face are Ace through Queen of Hearts and a previously chosen card is the King to complete the suit, the song's title is an anagram and spells out "King of Hearts"
Inspired by 2023 30
John Hostler 90% Procedure ten-card packet cut and dealt into two packets, eventually they match in order
2023 38
John Hostler Instant Sandwich "Featuring the Backhanded Pincer"
card pointed to in spread, cards closed, selection instantly found in sandwich, similar to Bilis Load
Related to 2023 43
John Hostler Chromatose three selections made, deck washed face-up/face-down on the table, triumph reveal and deck has rainbow deck as kicker, faros
Inspired by 2023 50
John Hostler Crimp Dribble Control control sequence, multiple cards placed at same spot
2023 52
John Hostler 2x4 Cull strategy to culling up to eight cards (two quartets) with "removing some target cards" preliminary premise, negative cull
2023 59
John Hostler The Great Big Think-a-Card Con everyone in the audience is asked to think of a card, some gag revelations, later one of those cards used for real revelation
2023 61
John Hostler Deliver Me three cards are predicted written on the blank back of another playing card, can be palmed out and used as prediction
Related to 2023 62
John Hostler An Inconsistent Fooling presentation for Walton's effect with an additional set of four red cards for a pseudo-explanation, additional set changes to black at the end
Inspired by 2023 64
Jack Parker "For Marlo" Switch Variation feigning a switch of two packets (Pseudo Switch)
Also published here 2023 67
Gary Plants Miracle Dealer spectator and performer select a card, both get half the cards and start dealing, suddenly performer says stop and on top of both halves are the selections
  • Update: I now like a different selection process and control
  • A fun story about this trick
Inspired by 2023 3
Gary Plants No Way spectator removes any thought-of card from twenty-card packet, it is lost in deck and then found as spectator counts through the cards
Also published here 2023 7
Francis Carlyle, Jay Ose Out of this World (Francis Carlyle and Jay Ose Touches)
  • Touch 1: By Francis Carlyle
  • Touch 2: By Francis Carlyle
  • Touch 3: By Francis Carlyle
  • Touch 4: By Jay Ose
2023 10
Gary Plants Dunsbury Delusion different handling for Pareras's presentation
Inspired by 2023 13
Gary Plants, Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Lie Detector answers to several questions are spelled out, at the end one arrives at the selection
2023 17
Gary Plants I Know Why I Am Here card found by counting down multiple times to apparently random values, different getting-into and four packets
Inspired by 2023 23
David Williamson False Faro Shuffle
2023 24
Gary Plants Culling the Aces pseudo riffle culling demonstration
Inspired by 2023 26
Brother John Hamman Brother John Hamman Cull sorting strategy to get four-of-a-kind together, packets dropped on table
Related to 2023 29
Gary Plants Another Look at the Criss Cross Force variations of a Michael Skinner finesse with a demonstration cut
  • Method 1
  • Method 2
2023 31
Gary Plants Thought 1: Down and Under Again spectator deals off a couple of cards and those are used for down-under deal to locate selection, bottom deal placement
2023 33
Gary Plants Thought 2: Tilt Key Card using tilted card as key
2023 34
David Williamson, Jay Burke Spooky Aces (At a Distance) Twisting the Aces with two sets of Aces with different back and sympathetic presentation, last Ace optionally transposes between packets
2023 1
David Williamson, Tim Cook The Spelling Champ Aces lost in deck and spelled out, but Joker appears every time and is removed, Aces then shown on tabled spelled packets, Jokers changed to Jacks
Inspired by
  • "Darn Pain in the Neck" (Paul Gordon)
2023 18
David Williamson The Love Ritual five pairs of tarot cards are matched with spelling procedure
Inspired by 2023 23
Martin Gardner An Amazing Spelling Trick ten card packet, five pairs of mates are arrived at with spelling procedure
VariationsAlso published here
  • Word Waysm Vol. 42 No. 1, Article 24 (2009)
2023 23
Pit Hartling Opposite Pockets Revisited card stopped at and card thought-of in relation to the stopped-at card, both removed, performer divines both
  • Shuffling the deck
  • Hands-Off and The Sudden Revelation
Inspired byAlso published here 2023 1
Pit Hartling Tuscan Sandwich two sandwich cards placed at the ends of a ribbon spread come together to sandwich selection, repeat, third time with cards out-jogged that visually move together
Related to 2023 8
Fontal Tilt Trap two out-jogged cards visually come together to sandwich selection, bluff spacing
2023 18
Pit Hartling Game of Chance color of every third card used in multiple phase gambling game
Also published here 2023 22
Alex Elmsley Constant Stack
Related to 2023 34
Michał Kociołek Misdeal ten cards in a row are distributed between performer and spectator, all cards are shown to be blank, performer prints himself five Aces
2023 1
Frank Ward Cloyes Paintbrush Change as a double change
2023 12
Jamy Ian Swiss The Vernon Palm some history on Topping the Deck
2023 1
Jamy Ian Swiss To Palm a Card on the classic palm position, and holding a card in palm
2023 7
Jamy Ian Swiss The One-Hand Top Palm comments on the sleight
2023 17
Jeff Silverstein Sleeve Tug Cover for one-handed top palm
2023 18
Jamy Ian Swiss Squaring the Pack squaring without palming action
2023 21
Dai Vernon, Jamy Ian Swiss Topping the Deck thorough discussion
  • Completing the Action
Related to 2023 27
Jamy Ian Swiss The Erdnase Connection on the Topping the Deck precursor in Erdnase, with Bob White observations
Related to 2023 45
Howard Schwarzman, Jamy Ian Swiss The Schwarzman Finesse deck bevelled, left fingers squaring cards under card to be palmed
Inspired by 2023 49
Jamy Ian Swiss Flaws and Fixes tips for Topping the Deck
Related to 2023 55
Christoph Borer Das Duft-Dreieck prediction of chosen fragrances, 50 cards with different fragrances
Related to 2023 6
Christoph Borer Zauberei mit 5 Sinnen divination of five chosen cards using all of the senses, for the climax all the mates of the chosen card are found
2023 28
Markus Gabriel Card under Glass palm loading choreography
2023 33
Alexander de Cova Cloth Pin Switch
Related to 2023 40
Jerry Sadowitz Slip Jog
Also published here 2023 42
Markus Gabriel Filieren / Top Change
2023 47
Justin Higham Double-Crossed Aces performer cuts deck into four packets in square formation, top cards are shown to be indifferent, then they change to Aces, using pick-up from wrong packets
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2023 4
Justin Higham Cognitive Transpo - Alternatives two cards transpose, and then the suits on the cards transpose
  • Second Method
Inspired by 2023 5
Justin Higham Illogical Retention Change face-up/face-down discrepancy
Also published here 2023 6
Justin Higham Impressionistic Ace Controls - Part 2 four Aces cut into deck one by one, end up together on top, no crimps, no shuffles
  • Method Twelve
  • Method Thirteen
  • Method Fourteen
  • Method Fifteen
Related to 2023 7
Table Drag Shift brief
2023 7
Justin Higham Stripcut Aces Plus Table Shift Aces produced during strip-cut action one by one
2023 8
Justin Higham Multiple Shift Finesse forgetting one Ace during multiple shift and losing it afterwards
2023 8
Shiv Duggal K.M. Sandwich Production two cards appear between sandwich cards one by one on top of deck
Inspired byAlso published here 2023 9
Justin Higham K.M. Ace Production four Aces produced between sandwich cards on top of deck
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2023 10
Justin Higham Four-Way Thompson Cut
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2023 11
Justin Higham Monte Plus Move - Finesse out-jogged handling
  • Credits (credit information)
Inspired by 2023 13
Justin Higham Geiger Meets Hofzinser
  • Phase One (a card is moved along spread, clicking sound changes at selection)
  • Phase Two (three Aces change and Ace matching the selection remains, Geiger Counter Card changes into selection)
Inspired by 2023 15
Noah Katznelson Radiation Everywhere variation in which Geiger Counter card becomes selection in follow-up phase
Inspired by 2023 16
Edward Marlo Reverse Mexican Concept switching the in-the-hands card
Also published here 2023 16
Justin Higham All's Well That Ends Well version without stack
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2023 17
Justin Higham Count-Action Double Deal cards counted from left-hand dealing position into right-hand dealing position
Also published here 2023 17
Justin Higham Speed Larreverse Handling two cards are turned over book-wise quickly
Related to 2023 18
Justin Higham A Pedantic Poker Player's Picnic top cards are used to count down
Inspired by 2023 19
Benjamin Earl Spectator's Holdout Shuffle spectator shuffles deck in stages yet set-up is retained, brief
Also published here 2023 19
Justin Higham Deal-Cut-Shuffling Lesson spectator shuffles and cuts and turns over and gets Aces while performer demonstrates the actions with the other half and gets Kings
Inspired by 2023 20
Justin Higham Finessed Dealing the Aces spectator deals and stops, then deals into four piles
2023 21
Justin Higham Easy-Going Gambler Gambler vs Magician version
2023 21
Justin Higham For The Less Perceptive odd-backed card placed in deck, spectator should find it, he finds one with a third back color and rest of deck changes back color
  • Second Method
Inspired by 2023 22
Justin Higham Palm-Down Illogical Riffle Force
Also published here 2023 23
Justin Higham Thought Card Across Finessed
2023 24
Justin Higham Impressionistic Ace Control - Method Nine, Version Two four Aces cut into deck one by one, end up together on top
Inspired by 2023 25
Justin Higham Be Honest, Did You See It? two methods for Fechter's effect
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Inspired by 2023 26
Justin Higham Secret Full House spectator draws cards face up, performer still gets a Full House, Reverse Mexican Concept
2023 27
Justin Higham The Trick That Can Be Explained Again
Related to 2023 31
Justin Higham Game or Demo? some culling improvisation stories
2023 35
Justin Higham These Walls Have Ears phone call anecdote with David Carré about an overheard Ace production
2023 36
Justin Higham Impromptu Bullseye card chosen, indifferent card placed under smartphone, it changes into card from same value, other cards of same value are produced and selection is found under phone
Inspired by 2023 36
Justin Higham Slapped Card Under Mat card under close-up mat at end of Nerve Trick
Related to 2023 37
Justin Higham Anson Chen Improvises on improvisation, fake faro principle idea
2023 37
Justin Higham Double-Crossed Again performer cuts deck into four packets in square formation, top cards are shown to be indifferent, then they change to Aces, using pick-up from wrong packets
  • End Notes
Inspired by 2023 1
Kevin Baker Double Double-Cross performer cuts deck into four packets in square formation, top cards are shown to be Kings, then they change to Aces, using pick-up from wrong packets, with optional double change
Inspired by 2023 2
Jordan Waller Spin-Cut Set-Up block slip cut handling
Related to 2023 2
Justin Higham Tabled Four-Way Thompson handling with deck in riffle shuffle position
  • End Note
Inspired by 2023 3
Justin Higham Impressionistic Ace Control - Method 14 four Aces cut into deck one by one, end up together on top, brief note
Related to 2023 3
Ennio Lenti, Justin Higham KM Aces Plus two Aces produced between sandwich cards on top of deck, then the sandwich cards change to Aces
Inspired byRelated to 2023 3
Justin Higham Note On "All's Well That Ends Well" note on the Speed Larreverse Handling, two cards are turned over book-wise quickly
Related to 2023 4
Anson Chen The Trick That Can Be Explained Again (Note)
Related to 2023 5
Justin Higham Locating a Royal Flush (Note)
2023 5
Greg Cook The King of Diamonds coincidence anecdote
2023 6
Justin Higham Probability Full House Plus impromptu
  • I Prefer Poker
Inspired by 2023 6
Justin Higham Flushtration Control multiple tabled cards are lost in the deck at apparently different positions, discrepant
Related to 2023 7
Justin Higham All Ends Well version without stack
Inspired by 2023 8
Justin Higham, Edward Marlo Reverse Cover-Up Cut
2023 8
Anson Chen Non-Duality spectator divines card other spectator selects, dual-reality to cover method
2023 54
Anson Chen, Kelvin Chow Out of Hong Kong
2023 62
Anson Chen, Kelvin Chow The Cull Block apparently showing several cards but limiting the amount by culling a card
2023 64
Anson Chen Thought Of Card Transposition one card from ten card packet to other ten card packet
2023 102
Armando Lucero, Benjamin Earl For 4 For Switch Variation
2023 104
Anson Chen Serial Killer first group of card is selected and then after the packet is mixed, one card is chosen, card matches prediction and order of other cards match serial number on bill, using a Quiver wallet
2023 134
Bold Table Switch deck next to packet, deck minus bottom cards moved on other packet, top of page
Related to 2023 141
Anson Chen Shadow Play deck cuts itself and selection shoots out
2023 152
Anson Chen Phoenix signed card is placed inside envelope and everything is burnt, card is found in sealed deck at correct position, Hollingworth signature principle
2023 182
Michael Weber Lucky Dollar chosen card is located by spelling digits from the serial number of a bill, the spelled packets have the three mates on top
  • History
  • Rights
2023 1
Andrew Frost The Allusion Principle
  • Effect #1
card chosen from a face-down spread is named
2023 18
Andrew Frost A "Shuffled" Deck on hiding a thirteen-card stock
2023 20
Bradley Hodgins Nucleus
  • Effect #2
spectator cuts off pile, shuffles, remembers bottom card and his pile is lost in the middle, position of selection known, "card at any number" application
  • Notes
2023 30
John S. Frazee Shuffle Force spectator shuffles top card to bottom in small packet overhand shuffle
2023 33
Alexander Hansford A Dual Location
  • Effect #3
challenge location with shuffling by the spectator
  • Two Cards
2023 38
Alexander Hansford Red/Black Shuffle Combination overhand shuffle followed by honest riffle shuffle
2023 42
Alexander Hansford Unrelated Straight Cut multi-packet cut, cuts once
2023 49
Michael Weber Match two dice rolled and covered by performer who then turns his back, two other dice are rolled and covered by spectator, same total arranged with two more dice and one placed with performer's dice, performer turns back and takes remaining die and puts it with spectator's dice, both sets of three hidden dice have the same total
  • History (credit information)
  • Rights
Inspired byRelated to 2023 1
Michael Weber Across Words on the Cards Across plot
2023 1
Michael Weber V1 - One Deck Version: The Division reds and blacks openly separated, five cards are reversed as a block in both halves, three cards travel across leaving two red cards reversed in the red half and eight in the black half, almost hands off
  • Performance Notes (variant with two sets of Ace through Five as the reversed cards)
Inspired byRelated to
  • No Touch Cards Across (Michael Weber, 2012 FISM Notes)
2023 1
Michael Weber V2 - Two Decks: Remote Control two decks with different back colors, five cards are reversed as a block in both decks, three cards travel across leaving two cards reversed in one deck and eight in the other deck, almost hands off
2023 5
Michael Weber History credit information
2023 7
Michael Weber Opening Re:Marks on using a marked deck, for laypeople vs. magicians
2023 1
Michael Weber Marked Key Card Location marked deck, but chosen card itself is not sighted
2023 1
Michael Weber A Number of Faces North Open Prediction effect with cut deeper force, no-touch
2023 2
Michael Weber The Pasteboard Mirror card cut to and replaced without the performer looking, deck spread and a face-up blank card is seen and removed, performer names selection
Inspired by 2023 3
Michael Weber Neither Blind Nor Looking gaffed variation of "Neither Blind Nor Stupid"
Inspired by 2023 4
Michael Weber Divination Effect spectator cuts deck into three piles and pockets top card of any pile while the performer is not looking, performer names card
2023 6
Jan Imhof Erwin's Cat deck is shuffled, spectator names two cards, those are the only cards occupying their numerical position if the shuffled deck was in new deck order, Schrödinger presentation
  • About Erwin's Cat
  • Effect
  • Preparation
  • Basic Handling
    • Notes On The Selection Procedure
    • Notes On Explaining Schrödinger's Theory
  • A Minor Change In Order
Inspired by
  • "Going Home" (Carl Irwin, video download, 2022)
2023 6
Sharing Shuffle of both Halves spectator apparently shuffles whole deck by shuffling one half and then the other
2023 12
Jan Imhof First Alternative Switch: Face-up Cover Pass Switch spectator apparently shuffles whole deck by shuffling one half and then the other
Related to 2023 23
Jan Imhof Second Alternative Switch shuffling and cutting choreography with two spectators which retains half the deck
2023 25
Jan Imhof First Alternative Without A Switch: Basic spectator shuffles half, performer the other
2023 29
Jan Imhof Second Alternative Without A Switch: The Shuffle Game performer and two spectators shuffle in different ways simultaneously, retains half the deck
2023 31
Luis Otero Horizontal Shuffle Handling Charlier type false shuffle
Related to
  • "Horizontal Shuffle" in Sachs's "Sleight of Hand"
2023 33
Jan Imhof Alternative Force verbal force of an odd or even card value
2023 38
Jan Imhof From Tamariz Stack To Catstack procedure to get into order for the routine
2023 40
Ricky Smith Card at any Vowel "card to top" presentation
Also published here 2023 13
Ricky Smith Dealing DPS way to get into "Diagonal Palm Shift
Also published here 2023 17
Ricky Smith Learning Palming
Also published here 2023 19
Ricky Smith On Palm-to-Palm Transfers general comments
2023 20
Ricky Smith Learning Second Dealing practice tips
Also published here 2023 25
Ricky Smith On the Punch Deal
2023 26
Ricky Smith When Life Gives You Lemons... idea for classic punch deal
2023 33
Ricky Smith Kepplinger Prediction three selections travel to performer's sleeve
Also published here 2023 35
Ricky Smith, S. W. Erdnase Multiple Card DPS Handling
Also published here 2023 37
Ricky Smith Two Phase Ambitious Card Routine
Also published here 2023 45
Ricky Smith Pulp Friction for Right Handed Folk chest height
Also published here 2023 47
Ricky Smith The Bear Trick card travels to case but torn up, pieces restored
Also published here 2023 49
Ricky Smith Shuffle DPS way to get into "Diagonal Palm Shift"
Also published here 2023 51
Ricky Smith The Runcible Card Trick accidentally torn card is put away and spectator selects it again from deck, then it turns out to be paperclipped card from beginning
Also published here 2023 55