Between two Decks

52 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Between two Decks
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Transposition Extraordinary between two odd-backed decks, red-blue double backer
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
119
Martin Gardner Power! selection turns over, then transposes with duplicate from odd-backed deck
 		Feb. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 41)
280
Eddie Joseph Peculiar Passage two roughed red/blue menetekel decks, thought of or chosen card(s) transposes between red and blue decks, four methods
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
73
Jean Hugard Tickets for Two two decks, two selections change places
 		Apr. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 82)
335
Werner "Walt Nelson" Nussbaumer Rot-Blau selection transposes with same card in second deck
 		1946
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 2)
5
Red and Blue Transposition
1959
Feke Card Tricks
15
Edward Marlo Technicolor Thought named card is only odd-backed card, it is shown to have transposed with the duplicate in a deck with another back color, roughed red/blue menetekel
 		Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
20
Edward Marlo Technicolor Thought Transposition Aces taken from a deck, any Ace named, it is reversed, and then it is shown to have a different back color as well, in the other deck the missing Ace is found
 		May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
12
Edward Marlo Double Brainwave named or in some methods chosen card is reversed and odd-backed, missing card found reversed in second deck
  • The Commercial Version (two brainwave decks)
  • Second Method - Mnemonic Version
  • Third Method - Pre/set Version
  • Fourth Method - Impromptu Version
  • Fifth Method - Flip Action (4th Switch) Method (for Flip Action Switch see Linking Ring, Sept. 1959, p. 74)
Related toVariations May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
20
Edward Marlo Additional Double B. W. named card is reversed and odd-backed, missing card found reversed in second deck
  • Sixth Method
  • Seventh Method (ungaffed)
Inspired by May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
27
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Remember Me to Hecuba red-backed card signed on back by spectator in red deck, blue-backed duplicate by magician, they transpose from underneath table to deck wrapped in handkerchief
 		Mar. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 5)
26
Verne Chesbro, Larry West Trance-Position two selections transpose between two decks
 		1968
Tricks You Can Count On
34
Ian Baxter Impromptu Transmigrationalism duplicate of a card reverses in second deck, then the two duplicates are turned over and shown to have transposed (with odd backs)
Inspired by 1970
Ten on Deck
18
Edward Marlo Marlo's Double Brainwave two decks with different colors, two cards in other deck
Related to 1971
Magick (Issue 30)
147
Pavel Die Damen auf der Reise
1971
15 Mikrotricks
20
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Coincidence No. 591, card chosen in one deck is reversed in other, then cards transpose between two decks and backs change again
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
165
Martin A. Nash Turncoat two cards from two different decks, see p. 444 for additional crediting
 		1975
Ever So Sleightly
105
Peter Kane Divination, Discovery, Departure cards from one deck are found in another and change into original selections
Related toVariations 1975
A Further Card Session with Peter Kane
22
Tan Hock Chuan Sympathetic Transposition S.B.S. Deck, any four cards transpose between spectator and magician's decks
 		1977
The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan
11
Hiram Strait Color Concept two decks, signed cards transpose one from each deck
 		May 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 5)
198
Jochen Zmeck Rot-Grün-Überraschung card chosen from red-backed deck, same card reversed in green-backed deck, then cards are shown to have transposed
 		1979
Zwölf Zmeck'sche Zaubereien
4
Roy Walton Border Crossing two cards in two decks transpose
Inspired byAlso published here 1980
The Chronicles (Issue 28)
1335
Philip T. Goldstein Double-Bluff two cards transpose from deck to deck (different back colors) two times
 		1982
Best of Friends
187
Roxy Transposition '71 two cards in two decks with different backs transpose
 		Aug. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 5)
1036
Gene Maze Sympathetic Fans two cards chosen in two decks match and transpose
 		1983
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2
73
Roger Curzon The Christ Coincidence two decks, same card is chosen using the Christ Cut Force, cards found reversed in other decks
Also published here
  • Roger Curzon's "Lecture Notes 1" 1979.
 1985
Tribute to Ed Marlo
1
Roy Walton Colour Flight two named cards transpose in two decks, involved the open exchange of two Jokers from the two decks
 		1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
10
Roy Walton Border Crossing two cards in two decks transpose
Also published here 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
89
Bob King Over-Kill? spectator cuts off pile and remembers card at this position, selection transposes with card in another deck
Related to 1993
The Breather 2
13
Tony Econ Econ's Triple Coincidence card reversed in a deck, card selected in other deck, same card found at same position, cards found to be of the other decks
Also published here 1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
85
Darwin Ortiz The Unholy Three cards from one deck are found in another and change into original selections
Inspired by 1995
Cardshark
39
Tom Gagnon Off Color Prediction two decks, spectator and performer select the same card, then they change places in decks
 		1995
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 55)
1033
Bob Driebeek Aenigmas Vollkommenes Wunder signed card from blue deck transposes with same card from red deck
Also published here
  • Bob Driebeek's "The Perfect Miracle" in "The Gen" July, 1958. P. 77.
 1996
Aenigmas Rätsel
71
Bob Driebeek Aenigmas Vollkommen(er)es Wunder signed card from blue deck transposes with same card from red deck, variation
 		1996
Aenigmas Rätsel
84
Tom Gagnon Red & Blue Double-Leaper with the Versatile Spread Control, deck with half red and half blue cards, red selection travels to blue part and vice versa
Also published here 1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 67)
1375
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Between 2 Worlds two cards chosen from two decks transpose
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
8
Dave Campbell Coincidental Transposition card chosen and reversed in red-backed deck, blue-backed deck spread, it has the same card reversed, they transpose
Also published here
  • The Gen, Vol. 3 No. 9, Jan. 1968
 2004
The Dave Campbell Legacy
95
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Chroma Zone Transpo two signed cards from two decks transpose
 		2004
Diamonds from Coal
34
Peter Duffie Miracle Thot! card thought of, the prediction is removed, it matches thought-of card and they transpose
Also published here
  • marketed in 1990s
 2005
Card Secrets Unlocked
62
Kostya Kimlat Two Step, Two Step two cards chosen from two decks match, one by performer and one by spectator, the cards are replaced and then transpose
 		2006
East Coast Super Session
3
Christoph Borer Double Transposition red and blue deck, two selection interchange in decks
 		2007
Der Stoff aus dem die Wunder sind
24
Karl Fulves Nonconformist deck separated by colors, two cards openly exchanged, medium removes two cards, one from each half, the red card suddenly comes from original color again
 		2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
298
Karl Fulves 2Crds2Dcks two cards chosen from red deck, blue deck spread and same two cards are reversed, both transpose and have the back color from the other deck
Related to 2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
330
Boris Wild Man in the Mirror card reversed in red-backed deck, it matches card in blue deck, then the cards are shown to have transposed
 		Mar. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 3)
21
Román García Viaje 2x1 two deck decks, named card is card with different colored back, in each deck
 		2010
Nanomagias
161
Karl Fulves Bandido blue-backed card signed on back and pushed in rubber banded deck, card jumps out of banded red deck, blue deck spread, it is in new deck order with red-backed selection at position
 		2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
675
Tony Econ Triple Coincidence card reversed in a deck, card selected in other deck, same card found at same position, cards found to be of the other decks
Also published here 2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
89
Tyler Wilson Grimace three decks used for color changing deck / transposition combination, riffling through red/blue alternating deck to simulate a purple deck
 		2012
520 Years Later
43
Karl Fulves Duplicitous Duplicates two different cards chosen from two identical decks and replaced, performer takes two cards from one deck, they are both duplicates from one spectator's selection, same from other deck
 		2015
Early Indications (Issue 1)
6
Asi Wind Echo two decks, card chosen and reversed, same card turns over in other deck, they transpose
Related to 2018
Repertoire
149
Tom Gagnon Devilish Transposition thought-of cards from performer and spectator from two decks transpose, using Devilish Switch
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
411
Francesco Fontanelli Magi-CAAN two-deck ACAAN with the two cards transposing as a kicker
 		2024
Lecture Notes
8