Miscellaneous

195 entries in Dice (small) / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Le Grand Sultan automaton who can divine a card by nodding with his head, the number of a rolled dice and in which compartment of a closed box a doll is placed, with assitant
 		1784 La Magie Blanche Dévoilée 1
Unknown To Name, without seeing them, the Points of a Pair of Dice arithmetical
 		1876 Modern Magic 269
Unknown Die behexten Würfel No. 8, holding three dice between thumb and first finger and letting center one drop, puzzle
Related to 1900 Der Amateurzauberer 160
Stanley Collins The Yellow Idol big die, spot moves then its placed in a box and travels to a crystal box and back, then a small figure / doll appears
 		1920 Deceptive Conceptions in Magic 77
Tom Sellers A Novel Match Box and Die Trick multiple out one out of six prediction
Variations 1927 Tricks That Work 16
Frank N. Dodd The Double Steal number "selected" with dice is predicted by number of matches
Related toAlso published here 1937 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 36) 244
Dr. Edward G. Ervin The Diabolical Die die changes orientation while under a cover
 		1937 The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin 43
Hans "Severus" Ernst, Jules "Borosko" Sautebin Aus dem alten Zauberkasten variations for the Obedient Ball / Die
  • using a lemon (Borosko)
 		1939 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 5) 9
Verne Chesbro Strange Dice using marketed dice by Royal Heath
 		1940 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 98) 603
Stewart James Half and Half three dice and list of letter combinations, a coincidence/prediction happens
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 134) 766
L. Vosburgh Lyons The New Half and Half three dice and list of letter combinations, a coincidence/prediction happens
Inspired by 1941 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 148) 824
Bob Hummer Imagination spectator throws invisible die and deals deck in that amount of packets, back of performed turned divines amount of packets
Also published here 1941 Six More Hummers 14
Robert "Robelly" Rouet Un Pari Gagne a Coup Sur bar bet, first person who hits 80, using a die
 		Oct. 1941 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 10) 8
Edward Marlo Advice to Service Men on cheating
 		1943 Shoot the Works 38
Edward Marlo Gambling Demonstration Routine
1943 Shoot the Works 44
Edward Marlo Explanation of Terms
1943 Shoot the Works 45
Edward Marlo The Hand Behind the Dice Cup hand care
 		1943 Shoot the Works 46
Laurie Ireland Round Dice - A Novelty
1943 Shoot the Works 47
Edward Marlo Simple Dice Routine
  • bar bet with four dice (snatching paper away from stack of dice)
  • number divination (7-principle) with three dice
  • magnetic dice with two dice
  • number divination with two dice
  • paddle routine with one die
  • color changing die
 		1943 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1943) 16
E.E. Hammill, Frank N. Dodd, John Scarne Cleromantic Chicanery page of newspaper is crumbled and page number is the prediction, three dice are stacked and the hidden numbers added
Related to 1943 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 45) 184
Hans "Severus" Ernst Bimbo1 ABC deck is shuffled and 9 cards written on grid, grid torn in halves and spectators try to form name of playing card, card matches with card in poker dice
 		1944 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 6 No. 2) 6
Mark Jacobs A Cubical Curiosity spot vanishes from cube with card and glas
 		1945 My Best 169
John J. Crimmins Jr. Humpty Dumpty Gets Around story trick for children
 		1945 My Best 225
Bob Spencer Block and Wand Penetration wand through die illusion
 		1946 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946) 31
Frederick Mosteller Ambiguous numbers are selected by throwing dice
 		1947 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 117) 470
George G. Kaplan, Dai Vernon, Al Baker The Game of "Thirty-One" Played with a Dice
1948 The Fine Art of Magic 275
Karrell Fox Loaded Dice loaded dice gag, die explodes
 		1948 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 163) 657
Harlan Tarbell Orange and Die die and orange change places, prop magic
 		1948/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5 251
Don Alan Dice ideas and gags for dice stacking and dice routines, trick die
 		1950 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950) 30
Bob Hummer Imagination spectator throws invisible die and deals deck in that amount of packets, back of performed turned divines amount of packets
Also published here 1952 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1952) 6
Kirk Stiles Hard Way two dice are thrown, one has seven spots the other is blank, as Kirk Styles
 		1952 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 257) 1029
John Murray Die-Lie dice on cards, idea
 		1952 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 266) 1064
Bil Baird Bil's Bell imitating the sound of two dice with a hidden bell, dice vanish
 		1953 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 279) 1116
Kirk Stiles Kirk's Quirk die on cup, both are thrown into the air and turn, die lands inside the cup
Variations 1953 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 285) 1140
Bruce Elliott The Die is Cast invisible die is thrown and outcome predicted with a matchbox, see p. 1185 for additional ideas by Frank Huck
Variations 1953 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 292) 1166
Roger Montandon Die and Cup Jugglery
Inspired by 1954 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 297) 1187
Franklin V. Taylor Apport three crumbled paper balls, one is selected, objects on cards selected on appears in paper
 		1954 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 300) 1199
Bill Simon The Cards and Dice - 1. The Transposition Ace - Four of clubs face-down on table with a die on top of each with one to four to top, dice exchanged and cards follow
Related toVariations 1954 Sleightly Sensational 14
Bill Simon 2. The Big Change Ace - Three with three dice on top, they transpose and eventually all change to Threes and back
Variations 1954 Sleightly Sensational 16
Fritz Porupka Das Würfelwunder sympathetic dice, one die in tube has same number on top as rolled die
Also published here
  • in "Aladin"
 1954 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 5) 240
Martin Gardner Dice intro
 		1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 42
Royal Vale Heath, Ed Balducci Heath's "Di-ciphering" Five dice with different three digit numbers on each face. Roll the dice, magician can very quickly give the sum of the numbers rolled
 		1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 106
Dai Vernon Climax for a Dice Routine two in the hand one in the pocket start, ending with jumbo and miniature die
Related to 1957 The Dai Vernon Book of Magic 183
Bill Hendricks Mentalissimus several spectator throw a pair of dice, they each repeat up to twelve times and all the numbers are added, prediction based on probability
 		1960 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960) 4
Tom Sellers Novelty Dice Prediction prediction of sum of several sides of dice
 		1960 Magic of the Mind 25
Milton Kort Dice / Dice / Dice Dice routine, multiple phase, change color, chink-a-chink, grows in size
 		1962 Kort Is Now In Session 57
J. B. Bobo The Stack of Nickels and Die die placed on stack and covered, betting game that die can be moved underneath, sucker element
 		1966 The New Modern Coin Magic 453
Ben Christopher Foregone Conclusion six matches, spectator choses any number of matches, number predicted by die in matchbox
Inspired byRelated to Dec. 1966 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 2) 72
Peter Alexis A Friendly Game betting game with dice, proposition bet
Related to
  • p. 155 for George Henbeck comment
 Winter 1967 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio) 136
William P. Miesel Cards & Dice Ace-Four and four dice match up, aces appear
Related to 1968 Epilogue (Issue 2) 9
Karl Fulves Four Sided Triangle "Cards & Dice", three cards selected behind back according to roll of three dice, two located and one divined
 		Jan. 1968 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 3) 152
Karl Fulves Demon Dice "Cards & Dice", nine poker dice, three spectators combine a hand and they're dealt out
 		Jan. 1968 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 3) 153
Aaron Wainer Matchbox & Die chosen number from 1 to 6 predicted in matchbox
Related to Jan. 1969 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 3) 235
Roy Walton Devilish Die die wrapped in flash paper is rolled, paper burned, rolled number counted down to, card predicted on paper piece underneath die
Related toAlso published here Winter 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio) 383
Pavel The Black Die Prediction five red and one black die, order is predicted
 		1970ca. Successful Magic 11
Gene Finnell A Dice Paradox
1971 Epilogue (Issue 12) 90
Karl Fulves Ace-Dice-Ace position of selection is found via mathematical procedure involving dice, non-slip cut
 		1971 The Book of Numbers 27
Bradley Efron Las Vegas Dice non-transitive dice, also as packets of cards, see also p. 410 for idea by Stewart Olney
 		Jan. 1971 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 3) 393
Shirley Quimby Shirley Quimby's Method for non-transitive dice set
 		Jan. 1971 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 3) 393
Charlie Miller Die-Cast number on rolled die is predicted with matches in matchbook
 		1971 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 35) 172
Paul Swinford Dice Routine no details, just references
 		1971 Lecture Notes 1
Ken Krenzel Never Say Die thought of number matched rolled number
 		1972 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7 48
Arthur Setterington Total Surprise two dice are rolled and put into a tube, performer reveals total of hidden numbers
 		1972 Straight Line Mysteries 13
Billy McComb Extension to "Miko" gag prediction with Three-and-a-half of Clubs, Fourteen of Spades and mis-spotted die that does not add up to seven on all sides
 		1972 McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser 17
Robert E. Neale End Game three objects moved according to instructions, outcome predicted
  • History
  • The Children's Game (Rock Paper Scissors)
  • The System
  • A Variation
  • Two Betting Games
  • Addendum
  • The Second Game (with cube/die)
  • The Election Game
 		Feb. 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 4) 593
Karl Fulves Drop Out three red dice alternate with two white dice and are held between thumb and first finger as block, white dice fall out at once, posed a problem
Related toVariations Aug. 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 10) 644
John Scarne Dice Hustle
1974 Epilogue (Issue 20) 192
Amedeo Vacca Balancing Dice Puzzle moisture
 		1974 Amedeo's Continental Magic 43
Unknown Die Holdout behind ear
 		1974 Amedeo's Continental Magic 44
Amedeo Vacca Matchbox-Prediction dice shaken in box, total predicted
 		1974 Amedeo's Continental Magic 46
Karl Fulves A Dice Proposition
Also published here Jan. 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 3) 702
Sam Dalal Drop Out Solution
Inspired by July 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 9) 758
Martin Gardner On "Drop Out" solution to Fulves's problem
Inspired by Aug. 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 10) 782
Paul Swinford Octo octahedral die with symbols, chosen symbol divined
Inspired by Oct. 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 12) 809
Karl Fulves Dice Problem two dice underneath cup, coin vanished and reappears between dice under cup, posed as problem
Related toVariations Nov. 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 1) 821
Vic Perry Dice-Cipher six-figure number is multiplied with one to six, dice, divination, 142'857
 		1974 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 102) 507
Kevin Fox We'll Ring You after the deck is removed from the case a die is tipped out, a coin appears under a card,the back of the card changes color, then the die and the coin vanish
 		May 1975 Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 9) 101
Stewart Judah Decoy Dice six cards used, two dice rolled and selection made via counting
Inspired by
  • "Scarne on Card Tricks", p. 210
Also published here 		Winter 1975 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two)) 855
David Calhoun Vegas Fling! dice, roulette and cards, triple prediction
 		1975 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 136) 679
Karl Fulves Psychik Dice rolling an eight and six with two dice before two sevens, odds apparently beaten, see also p. 926
 		1976 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #5) 930
Unknown Fate #1 No. 40, after some counting and making two packets with two dice, two black Jacks show up
 		1976 Self-Working Card Tricks 61
Unknown Fate #2 No. 41, card of same value as thrown dice shows up
 		1976 Self-Working Card Tricks 62
Ron Baillie Würfelschwindel multi-phase sponge dice and cup routine
Also published here
  • The Gen, Nov. 1954
 Feb. 1976 Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 3) 52
Arthur Setterington Diception ball vanishes in a tube between two dice
 		May 1977 Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 9) 408
Warren Stephens Dice Trick large die covered with hand, small die rolled, they have the same number on top, then large die vanishes
 		1977 Close-up Cavalcade Finale 89
Unknown Drop Out three dice held between two fingers, dropping only the center one
Also published here 1977 The Magic Book 54
Unknown Balancing Act three dice balanced in apparently impossible way
 		1977 The Magic Book 56
Karl Fulves Mental Dice bet about rolling a six and an eight before two sevens with two dice, probability bet
 		1977 The Magic Book 56
Karl Fulves A Dice Proposition
Also published here 1977 The Magic Book 166
Stewart Judah Decoy Dice six cards used, two dice rolled and selection made via counting
Also published here 1977 The Magic Book 167
Roy Walton Der Teufelswürfel die wrapped in flash paper is rolled, paper burned, rolled number counted down to, card predicted on paper piece underneath die
Also published here Mar. 1977 Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 2) 80
Paul Harris "The Hard Way" two dice are permanently stuck together
 		1978 Las Vegas Close-Up 64
Karl Fulves Tuned Dice using dice with notes on corners to generate melodies, "Juke Box"
 		1978 Interlocutor (Issue 21) 79
Karl Fulves Chess Cube idea of chess variation with a dice that has chess figures on the sides
  • Shadow Chess
 		1978 Interlocutor (Issue 21) 82
Larry Becker Digitation numbered cards added to a number from invisible die, prediction of total in envelope
 		1978 World of Super Mentalism 132
Steve Beam Cubio Routine presentation for Cubio, Die on string stops and slides on magician's command
 		1978 They Don't Make Trap Doors Like They Used To Do Or You Too Can Walk On Water 4
Gerald Kosky How Many? dice routine
 		1979 Two in the Hand and One in the Pocket 11
Ted Glick Dice Trap two dice under cup, coin vanishes and reappears underneath cup between the two dice, three methods
Inspired by 1979 The Chronicles (Issue 15) 1208
Jules Hirsch Ivory Tower stunt with stack of checkers or dice, chip is rolled towards it and one is thrown out
 		1979 The Chronicles (Issue 24) 1297
Karl Fulves Cheating At Dice on gambling books and a method to short-change casino chips
 		1979 Interlocutor (Issue 28) 109
Karl Fulves Dice Trap
Related to 1979 Interlocutor (Issue 31) 121
Kurt A. Christoff Petals around the Rose roll of five dice is assigned a value, the puzzle is to find the rule, originally from "Mathematics Teacher"
Related toVariations 1979 Interlocutor (Issue 39) 154
Karrell Fox Gamblecture ideas for a gambling lecture
  • loaded dice gag (exploding sound)
  • baby shoes gag
  • false cuts with three colored woods
  • pseudo deck switch (nudist)
  • "bottoms" gag, pin-up girls
 		1979 Another Book 317
Bob Hummer Imagination spectator throws invisible die and deals deck in that amount of packets, back of performed turned divines amount of packets
Also published here 1980 Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets 21
Karl Fulves Murder in a Matchbox three match boxes, performer's back is turned and a small gun, a bill and a die are put in boxes, performer knows which object is where and what side is on top of the die
 		1980 Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets 69
Gene Nielsen The X Factor using six metal-rimmed cardboard tags, die is thrown and number spelled (!), prediction on the back of tags
 		1980 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 258) 1289
Cees De Vries (D)ice Breakers gags and puzzles with dice
 		Sep. 1981 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 4 No. 9) 533
Karl Fulves ESP and Dice con bet with dice rolls
 		1981 Origins 16
Jeff Busby Phantom of the Dice Table color changing die routine with cup, die behind ear holdout
  • Phase One: "It's Right Ear"
  • Phase Two: A Handy Switch
  • Phase Three: Into the Darkness
  • Notes
  • Further Notes
 		1981 The Chronicles (Issue 29) 1345
Martin Gardner From Martin Gardner puzzle question about dice rolls
 		1981 Interlocutor (Issue 45) 177
Unknown Dice Catch No. 22, two dice held outside of a cup, puzzle throwing both dice inside with one hand
 		1981 Self-Working Table Magic 26
Unknown Controlled Dice Shot No. 23, betting that with two dice most of the times a one or a six is thrown
Related to 1981 Self-Working Table Magic 27
Unknown The New Dropout No. 26, three dice held between two fingers, dropping only the center one
Also published here 1981 Self-Working Table Magic 30
Stephen Tucker Sugar 'N' Dice die and sugar cube, thrown number appears on sugar
 		1981 Babel (Issue 1) 13
Fred Kaps Another Click Pass with dice
 		1981 Das Camilo Seminar "81" 6
Barry Govan Las Vegas Dice one cup routine using dice instead of balls
 		May 1982 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 5 No. 5) 629
Gerald Deutsch Dice Caper lapping routine with purse frame
 		Mar. 1983 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 6 No. 3) 745
Martin Gardner Rotating Die optical illusion with hollow die
 		June 1983 Epoptica (Issue 4) 230
R. C. H. Cheng A New Sucker Bet non-transitive dice
 		June 1983 Epoptica (Issue 4) 232
Roy Baker The What's It's Name Dice Trick two in the hand, one in the pocket with dice, climax with jumbo dice production
 		1983 Baker's Capers 17
Karl Fulves Dollars and Dice No. 27, serial number of bill, dice rolled, performer instantly adjusts serial number so it is divisible by other number
 		1983 Self-Working Number Magic 44
Karl Fulves Super Prophet No. 99, numbers from one to six listed a few times and added, total predicted
Inspired by 1983 Self-Working Number Magic 137
Piet Forton Zaubern mit Würfeln various easy tricks with dice
  • divination of number
  • forcing a number, with matchbox
  • easy bank night routine with dice
 		1983 Je geschickter desto Zauberer 5
Mel Stover Non-Transitivity with a Magic Slant
Aug. 1984 Epoptica (Issue 6) 391
Michael Weber Loaded small hole in die disappears (sort of)
 		1984 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 23 & 24) 229
David (Foote) Drake Four Dice Repeat die tube routine, when pushed through tube, die changes number, four dice
 		1984 Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2 117
Hiroshi Sawa Crash Dice die is placed between two plastic cards and crashed flat
 		1986 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5 24
Shigeo Futagawa 3-D Reflection surprising revelation of three-dimensional dice stuck to prediction cards
 		1986 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5 86
Karrell Fox The Pretend Prediction imaginary or clear dice rolled, total predicted
Inspired by 1986 For My Next Trick... 57
Rudy T. Hunter One Every Minute routine with dice and glass, lollipop production climax
 		1987 Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 10) 8
Karl Fulves More Petals solution
Inspired by 1988 Interlocutor (Issue 48) 210
N. B. Winkless The 5-6 Search probability bet about rolling a five, a six, or the total of six with two dice
 		1990 Swindle Sheet (Issue 2) 24
Karl Fulves Square Paper gambling lectures, craps
 		1990 Swindle Sheet (Issue 3) 26
Karl Fulves Spot Check four dice, performer always wins
 		1991 Swindle & Cheat 4
Karl Fulves Rapid Transitive six dice, performer wins
 		1991 Swindle & Cheat 5
Karl Fulves Tri Color six dice, performer and spectator each take two, performer wins
 		1991 Swindle & Cheat 6
Karl Fulves Shareholder six dice, performer against two spectators, performer wins
 		1991 Swindle & Cheat 6
Karl Fulves Dominant Dice second phase for previous dice game
 		1991 Swindle & Cheat 7
Karl Fulves A Penny Saved coin layout, game with die, performer wins
 		1991 Swindle & Cheat 8
Karl Fulves Alien Dice nontransitive dice principle with only two dice
 		1991 Swindle & Cheat 14
Sam Schwartz High Dice set of three nontransitive dice
 		1991 Swindle & Cheat 24
Karl Fulves Markers ideas related to nontransitive games
  • Simple Sets (Dualities, Royal Family)
  • Unequal Sets
  • A Nontransitive Pyramid
  • Flat Dice
  • Parity Dice (4 Thru 9 Dice, 2 Thru 10 Dice, 1 Thru 12 Dice, 36 Number Dice)
  • House Dice
  • High Percentage Games
  • 3 Blind Dice
  • Little Bingo
  • Odds On
 		1991 Swindle & Cheat 52
Unknown Dice Bet No. 1
1991 Swindle Sheet (Issue 6) 71
Unknown Dice Bet No. 2
1991 Swindle Sheet (Issue 6) 71
Unknown Dice Bet No. 3
1991 Swindle Sheet (Issue 6) 72
Karl Fulves Dice Controls Devil's Dice Box/Chinese Dice Box
 		1991 Swindle Sheet (Issue 9) 107
Karl Fulves Super Shot routine with two dice in a box, controlling numbers
Related toVariations 1991 Swindle Sheet (Issue 9) 107
Arturo de Ascanio Los Dados mandan y las Cartas obedecen routine with cards and dice, four parts, elevator, Bill Simon routines and selection is found
Inspired byAlso published here
  • "Circular de la S.E.I." 1955.
 1992 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 4 14
Karl Fulves Impromptu Put and Take game with dice
 		1992 Swindle Sheet (Issue 10) 118
Steve Dusheck Folded folded card(s) in bulldog clip predict free roll of dice
 		1993 Dusheck's Mental Magic 118
Peter Kane Di-a-Monte monte routine with dice
 		July 1994 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 17 No. 7) 2382
Bob Gill Invisible Choice dice rolled, number predicted with coins
 		1994 New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 6) 13
Bob Farmer Loaded Dice bets with loaded and mis-spotted dice
  • 7-11 Dice - Load and Fire
  • Another Game of 31
  • Bone Try
  • Pair of Dice by the Dashboard Light
 		1994 Beat 'em, Cheat 'em, Leave 'em Bleedin' 30
Mel Bennett, Karl Fulves Petals & Roots more on the dice puzzle
Related to 1994 Verbatim (Issue 10) 122
Harold Cataquet Re-Retention Vanish
July 1995 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 18 No. 7) 2531
Martin Gardner Basic Tosses fair tosses, slide and dump toss
 		1995 A Die Of Another Color 3
Martin Gardner In Closing end of introduction
 		1995 A Die Of Another Color 4
Martin Gardner Basic Grip similar to a purse palm with dice
 		1995 A Die Of Another Color 21
Christian Scherer Das Stehlen stealing a die from under a cup
 		1996 Die Würfel sind (nicht) gefallen! 14
Bob Driebeek Sag immer and der richtigen Stelle "Halt!" two dice under two cups, spectator and performer roll the same number, cleverly gaffed cups
 		1996 Aenigmas Rätsel 15
Peter Duffie Before You Die Random numbers of die used to mix/transfer cards from packet to packet, then reveal two selections
 		1997 Effortless Card Magic 90
Pat Hennessy, Dai Vernon Dai's Wager dice bet with odds in performer's favor
Related to 1997 Virtual Foolery 14
Karl Fulves Do Not Pass Go "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
die on square with four fields is moved in circle with quarter-turns, it never gets into original orientation
 		1997 The Fine Print (Issue 5) 124
Karl Fulves Trick Dice die moved via quarter turns on grid, top numbers listed, performer memorizes the list
 		1998 Combo 34
Ken De Courcy Silent Orders prediction of rolled number, with matches
 		1998 Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 9) 1
Milton Kort Cups & Dice Six phased routine, like Cups and Balls but with pairs of coloured dice and colored cups
 		1999 Kort 259
Milton Kort Milt's Back-palm Gag Pseudo expose of backpalming dice
 		1999 Kort 285
Ellis Stanyon Forcing the Choice with an Ordinary Die No. 6, asking to throw die again if wrong numbers show up
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 21
Christian Scherer Dice Stacking: Material und Technik 1.1 Das Material
1.2 Die Grundtechnik des Dice Stacking (basic technique)
1.3 Der Stack mit neun Bewegungen (stacking with nine movements)
1.4 Der Stack mit fünf Bewegungen (stacking with five movements)
1.5 Vier auf einmal (four at once)
1.6 Das Abbauen des Stacks (removing dice from one by one from a pile)
1.7 Das Stehlen (stealing a die)
1.8 Die Würfel verschwinden lassen (disappearance of the dice)
1.9 Ladungen (loads)
 		2000 Der glücklose Würfelspieler 9
Christian Scherer Der Glücklose Würfelspieler - Eine Dice-Stacking Routine four phases
1. three in the hands one in the pocket
2. dice stacking and traveling of dice from hand to under cup
3. spectator has to guess where the red die is and loses
4. jumbo die production
 		2000 Der glücklose Würfelspieler 16
Karl Fulves Twin Towers "Problems"
tower of hanoi type puzzle with three red and three white dice, posed as a problem
 		2000 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 2) 47
Karl Fulves Square Of 13 four dice hidden, performer turns some over, total predicted, cancellation principle applied to dice
Inspired by
  • "The 4th Die" (Charlatan #4)
 2000 Off The Books (Issue 2) 14
Karl Fulves Roll The Dice printed dice layout, dice roll selected by instructions on how to move on grid is predicted
 		2001 Hex Squared 11
Karl Fulves Totalizer "An impromptu trick with four dice"
four dice put on table with One-Two-Five-Six sides up, spectator follows some instructions or not while back is turned and covers dice, performer arranges dice so that two left dice have same total as right dice
 		2001 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 5) 128
David Berglas Time and Light routines with LED Time Pen, chemical fluid light sticks and Anverdi's die
  • spectator names a time interval, then he gets a watch and can say start whenever he wants, the
show continues and the performer suddenly screams stop at the right moment
  • Pseudo Psychometry routine
  • woman selects one of several men, selection is divined
 		2002 The Mind & Magic of David Berglas 383
Bob Ostin Twister die starts to twist, when selection is placed on the table
Related to
  • "Twister" in "The Magician" June, 2004.
 2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 67
Don Nielsen Anti-Grav Dice two dice, one on top of the other, bottom one is lifted when picking up upper one, magnetic instead of moisture
 		2006 Prolix (Issue 2) 108
Karl Fulves Dice Tracking memorizing string of numbers rolled by dice
 		2007 Word Play 48
Stewart James Half and Half Word randomly formed by combining two lists of letters, magician predicts the word correctly
Also published here 2007 The Essential Stewart James 50
Karl Fulves Total Test six dice with all numbers from one to six on table, spectator covers two groups of three each, performer moves dice under either object around so both totals match, with variations involving prediction or divinations
  • The Over-Under
  • Workout
  • Cube Count
  • The Fix Is In
 		2008 Prolix (Issue 4) 221
Karl Fulves Domino Dice "Unexplained"
using dice as dominos for layout, posed as a problem
 		2008 Prolix (Issue 4) 254
Karl Fulves Middle Riddle three dice on table, bet made, one covered
 		2008 Prolix (Issue 5) 283
Unknown Sucker Bet counter-intuitive bet with dice
 		2010 Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 6) 10
Roberto Giobbi, Carlhorst Meier Details for a Climax
Related to 2010 Secret Agenda (Issue July 1) 196
Karl Fulves Cubic Code three dice, number calculations, "Einstein's Theory"
Related to 2010 Prolix (Issue 7) 486
Karl Fulves Dice On Ice bet with five dice in a box
 		2010 Prolix (Issue 7) 488
Karl Fulves Double-Digit Dice challenge to arrange six dice so the total is divisible by three
 		2010 Prolix (Issue 7) 489
Christian Scherer Freier Fall die falls through square tube fast or slowly, with metronome as presentation aid
Inspired by
  • William J. Schmeelk's "Newton's Nightmare"
 2014 Schlaglichter 93
Nick Trost Special Poker Dice played with dice
Also published here
  • "Special Poker Dice" (Nick Trost, Gambling Tricks with Dice, 1975)
 2015 The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier 260
Bob Farmer Absolute Power Blind Man's Blackjack with eight cards
  • Blackjack Finale
  • Poker Phase
  • Dice Phase
 		2015 The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier 333
Karl Fulves The 7-11 Game three boxes with two dice each, box shaken and one die from each box eventually chosen, top numbers added and sum compared to list of target numbers
  • Shake 'Em Up
  • 7-11 Strategy
  • The Two-Number Game
Inspired byRelated to 2015 Errata (Issue 1) 18
Karl Fulves Para-Dice forcing a number with sure shot dice box, as part of gambling prediction type routine
Related to 2015 Errata (Issue 1) 20
Karl Fulves Gambling And Marion's ribbed dice cup with curved face dice, on manufacturing of dice
 		2015 Early Indications (Issue 1) 5
Roberto Giobbi Magic Die presentational idea
 		2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue Mar 14) 78
Steve Beam The Flexible Force forces a number between four and nine, using dice
 		2018 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11 272
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