Same Both Sides (SBS)

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Dr. Jacob Daley Frontier Fantasy red and blue backed Four of Spades transpose, red-blue double backer
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 85)
542
Stewart James The Open Prediction #17 blank-backed card with prediction written on its back, kind of SBS, prediction (written on blank card) is in glass and chosen card is added to it
Inspired by
  • "Lejun" (Stewart James, Linking Ring, Aug. 1954, p. 88)
 Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 3)
13
Edward Marlo The Spectator Coincidence physical selection matches mental (named from face-up spread) selection, using "Double Face Mente Tekel in red and blue cards", suggesting an SBS deck as well in intro
Inspired by
Variations
 Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
38
Edward Marlo Type of Prediction odd-backed prediction in pocket, using "Double Face Mente Tekel in red and blue cards"
Inspired by
 Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
45
Irv Weiner Beyond Belief seven cards placed face up on stand, card with different back is shown and and it matches card freely chosen from the selection on the stand
 		Oct. 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 2 No. 18)
75
Ronald B. Edwards Out of this Country ten-card ESP packet dealt into two piles by spectator, it is separated into two full sets
  • Method I (secret switching in pocket)
  • Method II (double facer and backer)
 		Nov. 1964
Ibidem (Issue 30)
9
Dan Tong* Spectator ESP two ESP deck, one face up and one face down, same symbols are chosen
Inspired by
 Nov. 1967
The New Jinx (Vol. 6 No. 67)
273
Juan Antón, Juan Tamariz, Ramon Varela La premonición de la estrella three card prediction with different backs, using a card star
 		1970
Trucky-carto-magia
96
Jules Lenier Easy ESP using two sets of ESP cards
Inspired by
 Apr. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 5)
19
Carl Wentworth Suited four cards cut in halves, matching with spectator
 		Sep. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 28)
147
Edward Marlo Marlo's Visible Phantoms fairly selected cards turn over, double facers
Inspired by
 Fall-Spring 1971
The Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
281
Father Cyprian Double Extror Collector Aces tabled face-down, then three cards selected, they appear between the Aces, using one duplicate Ace and double facer
Inspired by
 1971
The Bottom Collectors
44
Dai Vernon Vernon's Ace Sucker Gag No. 110, packet trick with double face Ace, too cryptic
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
32
Jean Garance Volte-Face two cards are placed face to face in the deck, they both turnover
 		1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 5)
81
Jeff Busby Royal Runaway Jack, Queen and King of one suit are in (Himber) wallet, chosen value travels to pocket, then from deck back to wallet, turns over, back to deck
 		1973
Royal Runaway
1
Lloyd E. Jones I Did Something! spectator counts to a card by using value of bottom card of shuffled deck, selection turns over
Also published here
  • M-U-M
 1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
5
Jeff Busby Matched Selection card chosen from face-up red deck and face-down blue deck, they match, SBS deck
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
6
Robert Byrne Impossible Unreverse face-up card reverses itself multiple times, last time in case for clean up
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
7
Glenn G. Gravatt* Double Faced Do As I Do spectator and performer reverse a card behind their back, they match, single SBS and double-backer deck
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
8
Glenn G. Gravatt* Double Faced Force behind the back the spectator cuts deck and faces the halves to select a card at that position
Related to
 1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
9
Glenn G. Gravatt* Double Faced Reverse spectator reverses a card behind his back, matches a prediction, single SBS and double-backer deck
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
10
Glenn G. Gravatt* Two Spectator Match two cards chosen from two decks match, single SBS and double-backer deck
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
11
Glenn G. Gravatt* Short Double Face Reverse card reverses despite checking via riffling through cards that all are face down
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
12
Glenn G. Gravatt* Ultissimo, Junior spectator selects card that matches prediction, bad version
  • Postscript to "Ultissimo, Junior"
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
12
Glenn G. Gravatt* Double Faced Transposition
1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
13
Glenn G. Gravatt* Coincidence performer places a card in a glass, spectator chooses one which is added, they are shown to match
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
14
Ed. Prendergast Mental Miracle spectator mixes cards on a tray under a handkerchief and turns two over, they've been predicted, uncredited (Prendergast saw it in David Hoy lecture)
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
15
Gerald Kosky A Good Gag spectator cannot do air-pressure turnover, card remains face up
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
16
Gerald Kosky Change of Signature spectator signs card, name changes to performer's signature via air pressure turnover
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
17
Tan Hock Chuan Prediction two cards stuck in top of book match
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
17
Glenn G. Gravatt* To Glide Force a Double Facer deck held face up
  • Trick Using Above Force (spectator finds card from backs, instant stooge)
Related to
 1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
19
Glenn G. Gravatt* Using a BF Deck spectator finds selection, only card in blank-faced deck
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
20
Sid Fleischman* Tinytype Trickery card chosen, corner torn off (and switched), spectator holds card face towards him and a polaroid picture is made, on the photo the face is seen instead of the back, card shown normal
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
20
Glenn G. Gravatt* You Can't Do As I Do
1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
22
Burling Hull Chinese Mind Reading spectator writes question on a card, it is dropped into hat, writing changes to Chinese characters, question is answered, sucker element
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
25
Burling Hull U-Find It spectator finds card from backs, instant stooge
Related to
 1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
25
Lloyd E. Jones A Startling Change! wrong card changes into selection
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
26
Jeff Busby Card Transpo
1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
27
Ken Beale Royal Transposition Aces and Kings transpose once leader is exchanged
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
28
Ken Beale Cut Force spectator cuts deck and faces the halves to select a card at that position
Inspired by
Related to
 1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
31
Ken Beale Psychic Message spectator cuts deck and faces the halves to select a card at that position and places a blank card between the halves, name of selection appears on blank card
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
32
Ken Beale Two Deck Mystery card chosen from red deck matches blue-backed prediction, secret additional one-way forcing deck
Inspired by
 1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
33
Ken Beale Turnover Deck Switch apparently red and blue deck (= red deck with blue cover card), they are put face to face and secretly turned over
Inspired by
 1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
34
Jeff Busby The Bashful Queen three Kings and a Queen, Queen turns over and back changes color
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
36
U. F. Grant Name Spelling spectator's name is spelled
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
36
Tan Hock Chuan Compatibility three chosen cards turn over in another deck, SBS deck
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
37
Lloyd E. Jones The "Dilly Deck!" prediction card removed, spectator touches cards with faces towards him and performer names them, then Touch version, stacked deck with several SBS cards distributed in it
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
39
Robert "Bob" J. Gunther, John Murray Here Are Some Quickies!
  • 1. face-up/face-down 50% prediction
  • 2. SBS as openly shown gag card
  • 3. SBS as openly shown gag card
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
41
Lloyd E. Jones The Mirror Card SBS card placed in glass, it then acts as a mirror glass, egg production or coin production applications, cracking an egg into bottomless glass on spectator's hand as gag
 		1973
S.B.S. Same Both Sides
42
Gerald Kosky Four Messages six blank cards, display to hide four messages
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
157
Roy Johnson Instant Aces Kings and Aces transpose, four double facers, sbs joker
 		1976
Extra Lecture
2
Roy Johnson Invisible Reverse "Thoughts on the 'Invisible Pack'"
card always shows up in the center without a cut, sbs
 		1976
Extra Lecture
10
Tan Hock Chuan Sympathetic Transposition SBS deck, any four cards transpose between spectator and magician's decks
 		1977
The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan
11
Justin Branch Masterthought Prophecy red-backed prediction card, spectator stops anytime while dealing face-up from blue-backed deck, stopped-at card matches prediction, long study with various conditions and comparison of methods, double-faced deck arrangement variations:
  • Basic Masterthought Stack
  • Alternating Masterthought Stack
    • The Use Of Roughing Fluid (optional partial roughing)
  • Triple Masterthought Stack
  • Alternating Masterthought Force Stack

  • Basic Masterthought
  • Penultimate Masterthought
  • Ultimate Masterthought

further "Additional Technique" on page 39:
  • Using a Borrowed Deck
  • Opening False Shuffle
  • Misdirecting Opening Effects
  • Almost Automatic Masterthought (rough-smooth method)
  • Multiple Lift Substitute
Variations
 1979
Cards in Confidence — Volume Two
1
Jochen Zmeck J. Z. - ESP - Voraussage ESP prediction, five rough-smooth pairs
 		1981
Das Jochen Zmeck Seminar "81"
3
Two-Card Monte Move
1981
Das Jochen Zmeck Seminar "81"
5
David Britland All Around Twist allowing clean display because of SBS double facer
Inspired by
 1983
Deckade
12
Paul Brignall Flushtronic four Ten of Clubs shown, one by one they turn face down, transformation into Royal Flush at the end, SBS
Also published here
Inspired by
 Mar. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 35)
690
Dan Tong* Thaumaturge two ESP decks with different backs, performer and spectator select same symbol
 		Oct. 1984
Magick (Issue 341)
1702
Roy Johnson Twin Reverse named card removed from two decks, replaced in both decks where spectator wants, card turns over in both decks in two phases, SBS deck
Inspired by
  • "Buttoned Reverse" (Roy Johnson, Abracadabra, 1970s)
 1989
Silver Special
57
Edward Marlo, Nate Leipzig Marlo on Leipzig's "Acrobats" face cards of two halves transpose, duplicate and SBS double facer
Inspired by
 June 1992
The Olram File (Issue 12)
4
Gene Lawton* Cheaters Solution to "A Card Problem" deck faced and spread on table, face-up and face-down card pushed out of spread, they are mates, mate SBS
Inspired by
 June 1992
Profile (Issue 8)
12
Paul Brignall Flushtronic four Ten of Clubs shown, one by one they turn face down, transformation into Royal Flush at the end, SBS
Also published here
Inspired by
 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 3)
114
Curtis Kam Move to the Front of the Glass signed card travels to face of deck that is in glass with handkerchief cover, repeat, card appears in stages (blank, faded, ...), SBS
Variations
 1996
Professional Close-up of Curtis Kam
64
John Graham That's Fast! duplicate and double facer
 		Mar. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 3)
2761
Karl Fulves* Dr. J unknown face-down card is placed in face-up deck where spectator cuts, the card he cuts to is then the face-down card, SBS deck
Related to
 1997
The Vampire Chronicles
20
Jochen Zmeck Die unruhigen Karten two selections are placed in two halves of the deck, they transpose and turnover, repeated, then one card vanishes and appears with other in card box
 		1997
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 59 No. 1)
20
Harry Lorayne Any Bill Vanish one of two bills placed in Himber wallet disappears, also with cards (SBS)
 		1998
The Himber Wallet Book
3
Bob King Follow Up single phase
Also published here
 1998
Card Notes
19
Bob King Catch of the Day card removed invisibly from one half and caught on face of other half where it visibly appears (Flippant)
Variations
 1998
Card Notes
24
Francis Carlyle The Mishmash Force makes use of a double-faced card (SBS)
 		2000
Card College — Volume 4
801
Mark Levy Ennobling The Prediction ten numbered sugar packets are mixed, all that fall face down are removed until one remains, number predicted, double-facer force (credit information)
 		Apr. 2000
MAGIC (Vol. 9 No. 8)
76
David Acer, Jay Sankey Litmus two selections turn face-down in the face-up deck, deck changes back color
 		2000
Crossroads
14
Karl Fulves* O. Henry Tale card chosen, Ace of Spades pushed face-down in face-up deck where spectator wants, it turns out that the card changes into selection and found the Ace of Spades instead, two methods:
  • SameBothSolution (SBS Ace)
  • Impromptu Method
Inspired by
Related to
 2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6)
206
Bob King Follow Up single phase
Also published here
 2002
The Breather 3
12
P. Howard Lyons That's What I Call Direct! spectator holds card on his head, face towards him, polaroid photo is taken and the card has turned over on photo
 		Jan. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 1)
77
Wesley James Wishuffle "final", deck shuffles itself, then Triumph, twenty-six double facers, credit information
Also published here
  • marketed 1976
Variations
 2004
Enchantments
446
Wayne Dobson Janus open prediction shown, face-down card chosen and dropped on top, they match, rest of deck shown to be all alike but a different card, SBS card
 		2004
Dobson's Choice 3
15
Aldo Colombini The Erasers three selections disappear one by one between two blank cards and reappear reversed in the middle of the deck
Inspired by
  • Justin Higham's "The Image Takers" in "Precursor" Nr. XIV.
 2004
Cardsdotcom
25
Dai Vernon A Revelation spectator reverses four cards behind his back, all turn out to be Aces, apparently a key card location trick is explained, SBS deck
Related to
 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
11
Harry Riser Double Triple Match ten red-backed and ten blue-backed cards mixed together, two chosen, they match and also match a card put in the Himber wallet, repeat phase, SBS double facers
Also published here
  • MUM, Oct. & Nov. 1999
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
148
Tyler Wilson Cherry Bomb cherry drawn on card, knot tied in its drawn stem in the performer's mouth
Inspired by
Variations
 2006
Another Bite of the Cherry
24
Stewart James Lejun prediction placed in clear tumbler, in full view, card is chosen fairly and found to match prediction
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, Aug 1954
 2007
The Essential Stewart James
127
Curtis Kam Move to the Front of the Glass simplified handling, signed card travels to face of deck that is in glass with handkerchief cover, repeat, card appears in stages (blank, faded, ...), SBS
Inspired by
 2007
By All Means
28
Allan Slaight Seden-Tear-Y initialed card restored except torn corner, then corner as well, method to make two duplicate tears
Inspired by
  • Wilbur Kattner, Linking Ring, Feb. 1945
 2008
Spins & Needles
52
David Regal An Isolated change three face-up cards, center one transforms
Inspired by
 2008
Approaching Magic
480
Jon Allen Infinity Deck stripper and half the deck are SBS double facers, see below Triumph routine for application
 		2009
Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen
6
Jon Allen Triumphinity half the deck are double facers
Inspired by
  • marketed 1976
 2009
Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen
16
William Goodwin The Tumblers four Jokers (with one-way faces) change orientation, with credit information on the plot
  • Notes (additional approaches)
Related to
  • "Pointer" (Phil Goldstein, marketed 1976)
 2011
Evolution
6
Jay Sankey Casualties of War three cut-in-half cards are matched by spectator
Also published here
  • 22 Blows to the Head DVD, ca. 2003
 2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 3
1313
Jay Sankey Out of Control two cards reversed behind back match prediction
Also published here
  • Hyper Visual, 2011
 2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 3
1437
Nick Trost Trost on "Grant's E.S.P." Touch version with ESP cards
Inspired by
  • "Dr. Rhine Outdone" (U. F. Grant, undated manuscript, also as "Grant's E.S.P.")
 2013
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4
846
Gabi Pareras El Triunfo del Periódico cheek to cheek
 		2014
El Libro de los Triunfos
44
John Hostler* Reciprocal Discovery two spectators face on stage and select a card from two decks, they match, SBS
  • 20/20 Variation (No Glasses)
Related to
 2018
Firkin of Deipotent Trouvailles
39
Denis Behr The Dark Force spectator reverses any card below table, forced
Related to
Variations
 2018
Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 3
41
Peter Gröning Torn Between Two Worlds selection torn in half, both halves signed by two spectators, they fuse into half a SBS double facer
 		2020
Resigned to Miracles
89
Friedrich Roitzsch Nine Card Monte Revisited
Inspired by
Related to
  • Alberto de Figueiredo, 52 Infieles, p. 114
 2023
Instructions for Miracles
53
Ignacio López Mimetismo Mental two spectators face on stage and select a card from two decks, they match
Related to
 2024
El Arte Sano de la Magia
17
Juha-Matti Ristiharju Paradox Card signed card vanishes among Queens and turns out to be card set aside in the beginning
Inspired by
 2025
For Friends
255