33,904 entries in Cards / Sleights
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Applications for the Crimp
1996 349
Roberto Giobbi The Glimpse introduction
1996 353
Top-Card Riffle Glimpse
1996 355
Top-Card Double Lift Glimpse
1996 356
S. W. Erdnase Top-card Riffle Shuffle Glimpse
1996 356
Bottom Card All-around Square-up Glimpse
1996 357
Situational Bottom Card Glimpses many practical methods
1996 357
Center Card Glimpse
1996 359
Roberto Giobbi The Reverse introduction
1996 365
Frederick Braue The Braue Reverse
1996 367
Dr. Jacob Daley, Sam Leo Horowitz Double Lift Reverse
1996 368
Dr. Jacob Daley Double Turnover Reverse
1996 370
The Leg Reverse
1996 371
Deck Turnover Reverse Bottom Reverse
1996 372
Roberto Giobbi False Cut Techniques, Part 2 introduction
1996 379
A True, Single, Tabled Cut
1996 381
Single, Tabled, False Cut I
1996 384
Single, Tabled, False Cut II
1996 385
A True Running Cut
1996 386
Up the Ladder
1996 388
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Cold-deck Cut
1996 389
S. W. Erdnase, Frank Garcia Affas-gaffas False Cut
Related to 1996 391
, Darwin Ortiz Gambler's False Triple Cut
1996 392
Roberto Giobbi Flourishes, Part 2
1996 393
Turning Over the Top Card IV
1996 395
Turning Over the Top Card V also for double turnover
1996 396
Carmen D'Amico Turning Over the Top Card VI also for double turnover
1996 396
Springing the Cards
1996 397
The Cascade
1996 399
Hubert Lambert, Nate Leipzig The Swivelleroo Cut
Also published here 1996 401
The Flip-flap Cut in-the-hands
Related to 1996 402
Howard de Courcy One-handed Riffle Shuffle
1996 404
Theodore Annemann Jinx Change brief handling discussion
1996 459
Side Glide
Winter 1996 2
Adrian Plate, S. W. Erdnase Palm Change
Winter 1996 21
Bob Farmer The Trapez Switch
Variations Winter 1996 26
Larry Jennings Small-Packet Mechanical Palm
Winter 1996 32
Jay Frasier Rolling Elmsley four cards, hiding one of the eight surfaces
Related to Spring 1996 48
Lennart Green Packet Displacement switching bottom part of one packet with top part of other packet
Spring 1996 61
Lennart Green Half Deck Lapping
Spring 1996 62
Lennart Green Toss Packet Switch eccentric technique for switching packet that is thrown to table for packet in dealing position
Spring 1996 64
Tenkai Ishida Optical Revolve
Spring 1996 73
Drag-Over Switch LeTemps style
Summer 1996 94
Edward Marlo Soft Havana Deal stud bottom deal, illustrated with photos of Marlo's hands
Summer 1996 111
Stephen Hobbs Cover Pass Credits
Summer 1996 128
Corner Short Riffle Force corner short
1996 48
Tommy Wonder Clear Envelope Switch using clear plastic envelope with bills and card in it
1996 67
Tommy Wonder Center Control Production similar to Cervon's Pivot Revelation without table
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1996 79
Snap Over Change
1996 82
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Wild-Card Turnover Switch double facer
1996 83
Single Card Top Palm no credit (Le Paul?)
1996 84
Tommy Wonder Top Change Handling
1996 86
Tommy Wonder Counting Cards, Unnatural Rhythms and Other Problems
  • When Counting is Better
  • Not Always the Best Solution
1996 97
Tommy Wonder, Crocker Xkwizit - Card Hold-Out in Deck to keep some gaffed cards together in deck
Related to 1996 127
Tommy Wonder Ambi-Tilt detailed management
1996 129
Tommy Wonder The Two-Second Card Fold into eighth, under deck
1996 136
Tommy Wonder The Two-Pocket Deck Switch
Related toVariations 1996 152
Tommy Wonder The Wondereverse reversed card in deck is apparently turned over but stays reversed
Related to 1996 164
Tommy Wonder Turnover of whole Deck as deck is put from hand to hand
1996 169
Tommy Wonder, Brother John Hamman Broken Hamman Count
1996 187
Tommy Wonder Small Packet Bottom Deal as a switch
Also published here 1996 191
Ken Krenzel Mechanical Reverse
1996 199
Case Addition as cards are dumped from the case
1996 200
Tommy Wonder Card Forcing essay
1996 204
Paul Harris Flop Change deck flipped over card at right-hand fingertips and back
Also published here 1996 30
Card Cop at Table Edge brief
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)
52
Paul Harris P.H. Snap Count audible, two as three
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)
53
Hindu Shuffle Force
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)
56
Tenkai Ishida, Martin Gardner Twistover (Optical Revolve)
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)
56
Paul Harris Flip Flop Plop
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)
59
Paul Harris Switch of Upjogged Card as it is thumbed off the deck
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)
69
Paul Harris Top-Switch switch of upjogged card
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)
70
Ray Kosby, Paul Harris Simplified Raise-Rise as a switch of an upjogged card
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)
72
Turnover Switch double on table
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)
84
Randy Holt The Curly-Cue Move one-handed fan
Inspired by 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Paul Harris Reveals some of his most Int...)
105
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon Tilt
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Paul Harris Reveals some of his most Int...)
108
Paul Harris Open Revelation (revised) aces appear one by one between two one-handed fans
Inspired by 1996 127
Paul Harris Three Way Display method to display full deck in three fanned piles on table
Also published here 1996 131
Steve Blencoe, Harry Eng Machine-Gun Aces two halves are interlaced at right angles to simulate a gun, aces shoot out of deck one by one
Also published here 1996 133
Jerry K. Hartman Hartman Addition partial switch between two packets
1996 137
Arturo de Ascanio, Paul Harris Ascanio Spread Display
Related to 1996 138
Double Card Brush brushing two cards together, one of them a double
1996 140
Kiss Transfer from packet to packet
1996 142
Chad Long Re-Set Options - Chad Long's Short Cop
Related to 1996 143
Paul Harris The Two-For-One Top Change single card is exchanged for a double
Also published here 1996 148
Paul Harris Flash Control flashy, using self-cutting deck, one-handed fan, Charlier cut
Also published here 1996 153
Paul Harris Ace Switch-Out
1996 155
Carmen D'Amico Multiple Shift sliding top block
1996 160
Biddle Steal
1996 161
Paul Harris Las Vegas Leaper Count spectator does counting
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Las Vegas Close-Up)
185
Bill Malone Las Vegas Leaper Count II spectator counts himself
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Las Vegas Close-Up)
188
Half Pass brief
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Las Vegas Close-Up)
188
Snap-Over Change
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Las Vegas Close-Up)
206
Paul Harris Snap Count one as two
1996 59
Allan Ackerman Ackerman's Automatic Lap lapping a piece of card during linking cards effect
Also published here 1996 71
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Tilt brief
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Entertainer)
115
Allan Ackerman Ackerman Varies Kelly
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Entertainer)
117
Paul Harris Jinx Change/Switch Handling
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Entertainer)
124
Paul Harris Cross-Cut Force one half leaned against the other
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Entertainer)
126
Arturo de Ascanio, Paul Harris Five Card Ascanio Spread
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Entertainer)
130
Terry LaGerould Blind Peek peek method for one spectator
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Entertainer)
155
Drop Switch
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Entertainer)
161
Paul Harris, Theodore Annemann Jinx Change Variation jinx switch
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Entertainer)
167
The One-Handed Top Palm
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Entertainer)
170
Paul Harris Packet Turnover
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
187
A Cutting Discovery
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
192
Side Steal brief
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
193
Edward Marlo Wriste Stroke Change
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
200
Daryl Martinez, Paul Harris Flap Jacks indifferent cards transform into Jacks and appear in a visual display
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
203
Tony Miller Pre-Mixed Flap Jacks another set-up for "Flap Jacks"
Inspired by 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
207
Hindu Shuffle Display
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
213
Paul Harris Tuning Fork flourish revelation in incomplete faro condition
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
217
Martin Lewis, Paul Harris Stamped Second demonstration second deal, stamp is stuck onto top card
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
225
Don Voltz Stuck! based on Martin Lewis' "Stamped Second", demonstration second deal, stamp is stuck onto top card
Inspired by 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
229
Srechko Howard How to Pop a Floating Deck first top half floats above bottom half, then selection pops out
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
247
Charlie Miller, Paul Harris Up the Ladder and Down Your Shorts
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Misc. Pieces of Paul)
259
Paul Harris Cheap Shot Boomerang fake boomerang shot
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Misc. Pieces of Paul)
275
Jeff Altman The Altman Maneuver visual transposition of top card and card in center, features a switch in which card in center is apparently turned over but comes from top
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Astonishing Friends)
297
Looy Simonoff Flippant Move brief
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Astonishing Friends)
298
Paul Harris Packet Switch while turning card case over
1996 25
Paul Harris Free Ride to use the case to add card(s) to the pack
1996 31
Charlier Charlier Cut
1996 34
Boomerang Card Flourish
1996 35
Paul Harris Switching 8 Cards and a Bill using a pillow
1996 39
Elmer Biddle Biddle Steal
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Fantasies Finale)
58
Paul Harris Just Call Me Mr. Wonderful one-handed method to take deck out of case and fan it
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Fantasies Finale)
83
Longitudinal Glide Switch
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Fantasies Finale)
87
Paul Harris The Perfectionist
  • The Perfectionist (red and blacks are apparently mixed but remain separated)
  • Transposed Perfectionist (reds and blacks transpose)
  • Mixed-Up Perfectionist (reds and blacks mix themselves)
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Kinda Guy)
109
Paul Harris Red and Black Switch
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Kinda Guy)
111
Paul Harris Perpendicular Ribbonspread Hide-Out
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Kinda Guy)
113
Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez, Eddie Fechter Instant Replay card jumps off deck into other hand, then back
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Kinda Guy)
115
Paul Harris Simple Switch card from top visibly switches place with card in other hand
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Kinda Guy)
119
Paul Harris Giggle Switch bold, Flushtration type
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Brainstorm in the Bahamas)
139
Paul Cummins, Bill Herz The Hedonists Make Up All The Rules forcing a card with verbal magician's choice
VariationsAlso published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Brainstorm in the Bahamas)
147
Elmer Biddle Biddle Steal
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Magical Arts Journal)
221
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanio Spread with Double Card Laydown
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Magical Arts Journal)
228
Allan Ackerman Two Packet Display Switch
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Magical Arts Journal)
230
Rub-a-Dub Vanish
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Magical Arts Journal)
230
Paul Harris Paul's Venezuela Vanish Tent Vanish Variation
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Magical Arts Journal)
232
One-Handed Double Card Snap
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Magical Arts Journal)
233
Paul Harris Las Vegas Leaper Count spectator counts
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Magical Arts Journal)
243
Paul Harris Overcount from Deck
Related to 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Magical Arts Journal)
243
Francis Carlyle, Paul Harris The Carlyle False Count
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Magical Arts Journal)
246
Spectator Riffle Shuffles Once
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Magical Arts Journal)
254
Bill Simon Business Card Prophecy Move
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Misc. Pieces of Paul)
292
Chad Long The Shuffling Lesson spectator shuffles and cuts and turns over and gets Aces while performer demonstrates the actions with the other half and gets Kings
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Astonishing Friends)
299
Paul Harris, Jay Ose Spectator's Ose False Cut spectator does the false cut
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Astonishing Friends)
300
Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez Daryl's Hot-Shot Cut (Simplified)
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Astonishing Friends)
311
Harry Lorayne Ride And Align
Feb. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 2)
2607
Rajneesh Madhok Startling Color Change
Variations Feb. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 2)
2612
Harry G. Franke Finessed Mexican Change credit correction see p. 2688
Feb. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 2)
2614
Wesley James Action Palm Variant
Inspired byRelated to Feb. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 2)
2615
Doug Edwards "Visual" In-Hand Flase Cut
Mar. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 3)
2621
Tom Daugherty Nervous Ace & Hartman Force
Mar. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 3)
2623
Gene Maze Hello Stranger named card has different back, ungaffed
Mar. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 3)
2625
Harry Lorayne The Lorayne, Force
Apr. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 4)
2634
Martin A. Nash Block HaLo credit correction see p. 2700
May 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 5)
2646
Doug Edwards A Double Lift is a Double Lift similar to Vernon Unload
May 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 5)
2648
David Garrard Disappearing Ink spectator's signature disappears
June 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 6)
2660
Dan Block One-Card Poker from the deck
July 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 7)
2666
Doug Edwards "Pancake" Handling thrown deck splits in two halves - one selection on each
July 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 7)
2667
Barry Stevenson Casual Force half forcing deck
July 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 7)
2673
Barry Stevenson Bottom Stock Slip Shuffle
July 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 7)
2673
John W. McClure The Double-Cross Switch using four double lifts
July 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 7)
2674
Aldo Colombini Your Lucky Day spectator touches four cards
Aug. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 8)
2679
Doug Edwards Sneaky Peek interesting peek procedure
Aug. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 8)
2686
Mark Sicher Palm Fold
Sep. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 9)
2692
Dr. James Nuzzo Faro Slough Off very often explained
Sep. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 9)
2694
Randy Tanner Force Handling
Sep. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 9)
2695
Jerry K. Hartman Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Sep. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 9)
2699
Harry Lorayne Cover Pass very brief
Oct. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 10)
2707
Mercury Card Fold quarters under deck
Oct. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 10)
2708
Gene Maze A Switch in Time lapping
Nov. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 11)
2715
Roger Crosthwaite LTP Change
Dec. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 12)
2726
Harry Lorayne Spread Lap
Dec. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 12)
2728
Wylee Packer Overhand Shuffle Stack Extension
Dec. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 12)
2730
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Spread Cull single card
1996 2
Edward Marlo Bomb-Door Bottom from Spread
1996 2
Dribble Force brief
1996 3
Eddie Fechter Cutting Stop Force timing force
1996 4
Ken Krenzel Mechanical Reverse
1996 6
Lin Searles Auto-Break
1996 7
Packet Switch
1996 20
Roy Walton Triple Cut Zarrow bringing cards from top to bottom
1996 21
Dai Vernon Reversal of Bottom Cards during riffle shuffle
1996 21
Dai Vernon Transferring a bottom stock to the top
1996 22
S. W. Erdnase Diagonal Palm Shift
1996 24
Michael Skinner From Palm to Inner Pocket
1996 26
Morris Loewy Loewy Palm
1996 27
Bottom Steal
1996 33
Michael Skinner One for the Boys two card challenge divination, memorized deck, deck switch under table
1996 38
Edward Marlo Bottop Change Variation
1996 55
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Top Palm very brief
1996 57
Michael Skinner Tapping Replacement
1996 57
Dr. James Nuzzo Faro Slough Off
1996 58
Dai Vernon Angle Jog Ribbon Spread
1996 62
Top Card Glimpse
1996 62
Edward Marlo Ribbon Spread Palm
1996 63
Michael Skinner One-Handed Hole Card Switch
1996 63
Turn Around Glimpse
1996 70
Counting Cards in Spread
1996 71
Bridge
1996 71
Carmen D'Amico Riffle Shuffle Production
1996 77
Dai Vernon The Cutting Edge estimation principle for estimating difference of two piles, always even
Related to 1996 80
Prof. Robert Hellis Double-Palm Change as in Erdnase
Related to 1996 84
Michael Close, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Under-the-Spread Force Handling
1996 9
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Rhumba Count
1996 19
Ken Krenzel Mechanical Reverse
1996 31
The Elevator Pass center block pass
1996 32
Roger Klause Roger's Lovely Idea in spectator's hands
Inspired by 1996 36
Packet Flip-Over as it is placed into other hand
1996 38
Michael Close On Sleights
  • It Starts with a Letter
  • The Big Question
1996 59
Michael Close The Bottom Deal
1996 61
Michael Close, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Culling
1996 62
Michael Close The Faro Shuffle
Also published here 1996 65
Michael Close The Last Card Push handling the last block in an undercount
Related toAlso published here 1996 67
Michael Close The MC Spread Double Lift additional ideas, no description
Related toAlso published here 1996 68
Michael Close Flourishes essay
1996 101
Derek Dingle, Michael Close Bluff Shift Handling to top
1996 111
Larry Jennings One-Hand Bottom Palm
1996 113
Larry Jennings, Michael Close L.J. Angle Steal Handling
1996 114
Michael Close Center Steal Jennings' technique from center
Inspired by 1996 116
Michael Close On the Memorized Deck
  • Which Stack?
  • Learning the Stack
  • The Open Index
  • Estimation
  • False Shuffles
  • Deck Switches
1996 122
Michael Close First Finger Estimation finger of left hand estimates thickness of packet it holds
1996 135
Michael Close The Half Pass cover for stand-up use
1996 141
Michael Close Center Glimpse
1996 146
Michael Close, Steve Draun Midnight Shift Variation
1996 150
Allan Ackerman Optical Rhythm rhythm count handling, all cards must be face cards, Two-four-Four count
Inspired byAlso published here 1996 9
Allan Ackerman HPC with Cards Han Ping Chien, transferring one card from one packet to another
Also published here 1996 12
Allan Ackerman OPOS Count Out of Position Olram Subtlety, 3-4-4 count
Also published here 1996 15
Allan Ackerman Case Shift deck secretly cut as it is removed from case
Also published here 1996 26
Mike Schwartz Pop Over one half placed on top of other half with top card slightly side-jogged, flips over with delay, with notes and credit information by Karl Fulves
1996 13
Karl Fulves Karl Fulves Reverse deck cut and top half placed reversed under deck, repeat with second half
1996 43
Ariel Frailich Information on Pinky Rise seen done by Ger Copper around 1977-79
Related to 1996 53
Karl Fulves Rise as Addition
1996 61
Brother John Hamman Flushtration Count
1996 42
Tweezer Double
1996 43
Karl Fulves Scarne's Secret intro about Scarne's riffle culling and on the nature of riffle shuffle work with analogies
1996 1
Karl Fulves Stop & Think comments on psychological forces in which cards are riffled before spectator's eyes
Related to 1996 6
J. W. Sarles Riffle and Think prominent KS between red spot cards riffled before spectator
Inspired by 1996 9
Karl Fulves Remotely Possible spectator thinks of odd-backed card, ungaffed, psychological force
Inspired by 1996 10
Karl Fulves Psychological Riffle Force Handling in-jogged card as short card
1996 11
Jack McMillen, Judson S. Brown Telltale Color card of different color glimpsed during riffle shuffle, with references
Related to
  • The Sphinx (March 1934)
1996 12
Karl Fulves Notes on psychological riffle force
Related to 1996 13
Karl Fulves Riffle Glimpse chapter intro
1996 14
Karl Fulves Color Fast glimpsing odd-colored card in packet, riffle glimpse exercise
1996 15
Karl Fulves Color Double riffle glimpse exercise, Telltale Color with two cards
  • Conditions (additional exercises)
Inspired by 1996 16
Karl Fulves Two Handed Glimpse riffle glimpse exercise with either hand
1996 18
Karl Fulves How Fast? discussion of speed of riffling with analogies from movies
1996 19
Karl Fulves Random Stop glimpsing selection next to key card during riffle shuffle
1996 22
Karl Fulves Stop Order riffle glimpse exercise
1996 23
Karl Fulves Concluding Notes on riffle glimpse
1996 24
Karl Fulves Sizing Up Breaks chapter intro
1996 25
Karl Fulves How Small A Break? exercises
1996 27
Karl Fulves The Shallow Cut solutions if the named card is near the top or bottom and it should be brought to top with tabled riffle shuffle, using Side Effects Deck
1996 41
Karl Fulves, John Scarne Blocking Off "This principle, invented by John Scarne, is called blocking off."
  • Blocking Off Defined
  • Blocking Off
  • Parallel Offset
  • Conditions
  • Right Side Glimpse
1996 50
Karl Fulves Angled Square-Up
1996 60
Karl Fulves Reverse Step
1996 61
Karl Fulves Two Step blocking off two cards in one shuffle
1996 61
Karl Fulves Advanced Placement
1996 64
Karl Fulves Blocking The Aces exercise for riffle culling
1996 65
Karl Fulves Mastering The Riffle Stop exercises for riffle culling
1996 67
Karl Fulves Blocking Out X
1996 69
Karl Fulves Not Here what to do when wanted card was not glimpsed in riffle culling
1996 71
Karl Fulves Open Handed
1996 72
Karl Fulves In-Line Breaks
1996 76
Karl Fulves Peripherals riffle cull exercise with odd-backed card
1996 77
Karl Fulves No Contact Location spectator cuts and remembers face card, dealt into four piles
Related to 1996 79
Karl Fulves Stand-Up Maneuvers comment
1996 80
Karl Fulves End Tap
1996 82
Karl Fulves Across the Table Glimpse during riffle shuffle, shallow angle
1996 83
Karl Fulves Self-Force spectator forces card on himself
1996 84
Karl Fulves Tabled Multiple Lift set up via blocking off
1996 90
Karl Fulves Trifecta after cutting and dealing three jacks are on top of three piles, re-dealing
1996 96
Karl Fulves A Note On Timing releasing cards during riffle shuffle, exercise
1996 104
Karl Fulves Center To Center stacking challenge, posed as problem
Related to 1996 109
Karl Fulves No Breaks chapter intro
1996 110
Karl Fulves Shuffle Crimp riffle cull with crimp
Related to 1996 110
Karl Fulves On Crimp Work general comments
1996 113
Karl Fulves Short End short card as key
1996 118
Karl Fulves No-Break Cull using thick or short card
1996 119
Karl Fulves Cull-Stock Notes chapter intro
1996 122
Karl Fulves Color Cull exercise, culling five red cards to bottom
1996 123
Karl Fulves Cull To The Top
1996 124
Karl Fulves Royal Cull two pair or better riffle culled
1996 125
John Scarne The Flush Cull
1996 125
Karl Fulves A Quick Pair riffle culling a pair, including "Tips On The Handling"
1996 126
John Scarne John Scarne's Method blocking off above the card
Related to
  • "The Cull Riffle of the Mysterious Kid" (Revelations, 1984)
1996 129
Karl Fulves Four Of A Kind problems with riffle culling four-of-a-kind
1996 131
Karl Fulves The Edge edge marked cards and riffle culling
1996 132
Karl Fulves Cool Hand Duke cull stack
  • No Kings In Packet
  • One King In Packet
  • Two Kings In Packet
  • Three Kings In Packet
  • The Routine
1996 134
Karl Fulves Retaining Full Deck Order - Push Thru Method riffle culling a card while retaining order of rest
1996 137
Karl Fulves Zarrow Shuffle Method riffle culling a card while retaining order of rest
1996 138
Karl Fulves No Looking chapter intro, about glimpsing for card during riffle culling with shiner type things
1996 146
Karl Fulves Nail Glimpse clear nail polish
1996 147
Karl Fulves Stationary Shiner for Shuffle Work
1996 149
Karl Fulves Glimpse via Scarne shiner glimpse with Scarne's blocking off method (p. 129)
1996 150
Karl Fulves Block Cut tabled transfer cut, spectator finds other spectator's selection in five-card poker hand because other four cards are the aces
1996 154
Karl Fulves 3-Way Cut
Inspired by
  • "A False Cut" (Joe Berg, The Berg Book, 1983)
1996 157
Purvis W. Miller The Gambler during replacement or pick-up of deck, originally from "Tops", illustrated by J. K. Schmidt, see also p. 162
1996 159
Karl Fulves Transfer Cut bottom stock to top
Inspired by 1996 160
Karl Fulves Delayed Response pull-down move anecdote
1996 162
Karl Fulves, Sammy Green Con Man's Cut marking off where to cut
1996 163
Karl Fulves Blackjack Cut moving slug of high cards to bottom after shuffle and cut by shill
1996 165
Karl Fulves Bait & Switch using six decks for blackjack game
1996 167
Karl Fulves Option Cut bringing a glimpsed card to either top or bottom after it's blocked off
1996 170
Karl Fulves The Agent's Cut
1996 171
Audley Walsh Ace Assembly brief
Related to 1996 172
Karl Fulves, John Scarne Cut For High Card
1996 175
Karl Fulves Leverage how knowledge of bottom card helps
1996 176
Karl Fulves Reparation cull-stacking a pair
1996 179
Karl Fulves Retaining Top Stock two shuffles and straight cut, two procedures
1996 181
Karl Fulves Shuffle Functions
1996 183
Karl Fulves Bottom Stock Stays blocking off technique used
1996 184
Karl Fulves Bottom Stock To Top
1996 185
Karl Fulves Stock Transfer bottom stock control despite obviously losing it
1996 186
Karl Fulves Two Edged spectator and performer remember any card they see during riffle shuffle, performer cuts to both cards, blocking off twice
1996 187
Karl Fulves Securing Break after blocking off
1996 192
John Scarne Overhand Shuffle Control three cards, key, see also p. 196 for variation
1996 193
Karl Fulves, Alek Akalaitis All Angle Square Up fine work
1996 198
Karl Fulves Center Stacking
1996 201
Gary Najarian Practicing Riffle Stacking
1996 203
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Switching Cardboard folded paper
Related to
  • "Love Laughs" (The Sphinx, Nov. 1928, p. 430)
1996 5
Cut Deeper Force Key Placement
1996 10
Karl Fulves Red Handed using only red cards and prediction is "red", looks like a joke but is only red-backed card
1996 12
Karl Fulves 20 Faces Twice repeat phase
1996 18
John Scarne Fake Envelope Insertion
1996 34
Dominique Duvivier Somersaulting Double Make double card spin and somersault back onto the deck (flourish double)
Related to 1996 12
Dominique Duvivier Spring Set Double Double turnover using Spring Set move
Inspired by 1996 14
Dominique Duvivier French Tap False Cut Simple false cut with Swing Cut and tap, cut to table
Related to 1996 15
Dominique Duvivier Double Drop-Cut Control Tabled extension for Double Undercut, slightly flourishy
1996 17
Brother John Hamman Le Hamman Count
1996 19
Edward Marlo Le Atfus
1996 21
Arturo de Ascanio, Dominique Duvivier Le Ascanio Spread Dominique's handling of the Ascanio Spread
1996 23
Dominique Duvivier Holding Clout Stealing and adding cards secretly, with table
Related to 1996 25
Bob Veeser Veeser Concept
1996 72
Derek Dingle, Harry Lorayne HaLo Bottom Slip Cut
1996 80
Edward Marlo, Bob Page, Dr. James Nuzzo Throw-Off Faro-Top Variation
1996 86
Dai Vernon Through-the-Fist Flourish
1996 110
"Senator" Clarke Crandall Mexican Turnover handling
1996 157
Tony Giorgio Introduction
1996 1
Tony Giorgio The Bottom Deal
  • The Grip
  • Positioning the Bottom Card
  • The Deal
  • Dealing to Yourself
  • Dealing Stud
1996 2
Tony Giorgio The One-handed Bottom
1996 8
Michael Kaminskas Triumphant Return red/black separation kicker
Variations 1996 7
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon False Shuffle
Related to 1996 8
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle
1996 9
S. W. Erdnase, Howard Schwarzman Erdnase Color Change Variation also Houdini change, spelled Erdinase
1996 17
The Stripout Switch
1996 26
Forcing the Card equivoque handling, one out of four
1996 27
Dai Vernon Through the Fist Flourish
1996 28
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Tilt
1996 36
S. W. Erdnase, Erdnase Color Change variation, also Houdini change, spelled Erdinse change
1996 37
Through the Deck Change
1996 41
Riffle Force
1996 44
Loading the Card Box card in box, at correct position, load in pocket
1996 46
Edward Marlo, Tony Kardyro T.K. Drop Sleight
1996 48
Edward Marlo Marlo on the Christ Force second variation, key placement
Also published here 1996
Facsimile (Issue 4)
10
Jon Racherbaumer Putting a Placement in its Place credit essay on the spread cull and convincing control
1996
Facsimile (Issue 4)
13
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Direct Addition spontaneous add
1996
Facsimile (Issue 4)
36
Lee Freed All-Around Elmsley Display avoiding discrepancy in face-up Elmsley Count
1996
Facsimile (Issue 4)
38
Edward Marlo Easy One-Hand Card Switch - Second Variation
Also published here 1996
Facsimile (Issue 4)
39
Edward Marlo Card Stack Demo Kings openly stacked, Tens and Aces end up also, faro and overhand stacking, correction from reference
  • Triple Faro Control
Related to 1996
Facsimile (Issue 4)
42
Edward Marlo Lessinout Stack Handling
1996
Facsimile (Issue 4)
43
Frederick Braue Ditching Card in Back Pocket tip
1996 9
Frederick Braue Holding Cards Back in Case with wax
1996 11
Dealing Cross Cut Force
1996 26
Dai Vernon Triumph with Triumph Shuffle
Related to 1996 26
Rightening Reverse apparently only rightening a reversed card
1996 30
Joel Givens New Way Pop selection appears reversed when deck is riffle shuffled in the hands
Inspired byAlso published here 1996 1152
Joel Givens Rubbed Out rub-a-dub variation
Variations 1996 1157
Deck Turnover
1996 1161
Harry Lorayne Illogical Double Lift
1996 1162
Joel Givens Passed Ambitions
Inspired byAlso published here 1996 1164
Shigeo Futagawa Bottoms Up reverse of cards while cutting the deck in the hands
1996 1179
Steve Bedwell The Dribble Toss Control
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1996 1181
Tenkai Palm Steal from top of the deck
1996 1182
Edward Marlo Opec Count
1996 1189
Steve Beam Business Card Prophecy Force Variation bottom card stays the same
1996 1195
William Goodwin Mechanical Reverse Variation
1996 1198
Steve Beam The Rubaway Card Vanish - Tips & Tweaks on the Rub-A-Dub-Dub
  • The Original
  • Tip #1: The Far Side
  • Tip #2: The Flash
  • Tip #3: Turning Point
  • Tip #4: On the Diagonal
  • Tip #5: Dropping the Deck
  • Tip #6: The Lean
  • Tip #7: The Message
  • Tip #7: Time Misdirection
  • Tip #8: Facing Skyward
  • Variation #1: Face-Up
  • Variation #2: The Two-legged Table
  • Variation #3: Leg Man
Also published here 1996 1209
Dai Vernon Through-the-Fist Flourish
1996 5
Brother John Hamman Flushtration Count
1996 6
Jeff Busby History and Background on the Germain Flash Card Change and Sympathetic Cards
Related to 1996 9
Dai Vernon Strip-Out Addition
1996 13
Karl Germain Flash Card Change in glass with handkerchief cover
1996 17
William Goodwin Block Turnover Force from spread, Two Ton Transpo
Also published here 1996 2
James Swain Clue murderer and victim from twelve-card packet divined, thought of with strange procedure ("opposite suit and opposite sex...")
Inspired by 1996 7
James Swain, Edward Marlo Small Packet Simple Shift
1996 9
James Swain Out of this World separated into suits
Inspired by 1996 12
Center Block Pass
1996 14
James Swain, Bob Stencel The Stencel Move Vernon Transfer Handling, from packet to deck
1996 18
James Swain Four-Card Display
1996 21
Card behind Cellophane
1996 28
Ed Balducci, Henry Christ Cut Deeper Force
1996 28
Matt Schulien Card from Case Extraction
1996 30
James Swain Four-Card Equivoque forcing the Queen of Hearts
1996 33
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanio Display spreading out five cards as four
1996 37
Charles Nyquist Ribbonspread Hide-Out
1996 42
James Swain The Swain Simplicity Control setting up for a double lift
Related to 1996 45
James Swain The Swain Simplicity Switch using The Slip
1996 51
Larry Jennings, Daryl Martinez Rising Crime Display from Natural Grip
1996 53
Up-the-Ladder Cut
1996 56
James Swain Tabled Pop-Out
1996 56
Michael Skinner Pocket Packet Switch brief, at end of a routine
1996 61
Edward Marlo Frictionless Bottom Deal
1996 65
Turnover Move
1996 74
Bruce Cervon One-Handed Flip Over Force
1996 76
One-Handed Bottom Deal brief
1996 78
Frank Simon Fan Revelation card pops out during one-hand closure of fan
1996 86
Derek Dingle NoLap Switch
1996 90
Dai Vernon, Larry Jennings Interlock Steal
1996 92
Snap Turnover between fingers
1996 95
Trevor Lewis Monte Plus Move
1996 97
James Swain The Swain Bluff Control bluff type multiple shift
1996 100
James Swain Bluff Control Palm Swain Bluff Control followed by copping the cards
1996 105
James Swain The Unweave Revelation Faro Divider type
1996 109
James Swain Face-up Benzais Spin-Out card propels out of deck during tabled cut, face-up
Also published here 1996 112
Push-Through Shuffle
1996 113
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Ron Wohl Popout
1996 113
James Swain Invisible Load Move
1996 121
Jeff Busby Snap Finesse double snaps off fingers
1996 121
Ken Beale Sandwich Switch
1996 126
James Swain Secrets of the Pass introduction
1996 129
James Swain Tips on the Pass classic pass
1996 130
James Swain The "Block"Buster Pass
Inspired byAlso published here 1996 145
James Swain The Bottom Card Cover Pass
1996 148
James Swain The Pass Palm top cards into left hand classic palm
Related to 1996 149
James Swain The Swain Drop Switch cards apparently just taken off deck and dropped on table
1996 157
Carmen D'Amico D'Amico Multiple Shift hindu shuffle
1996 161
John Cornelius Spring Set
1996 171
Bill Malone Malone Revelation
1996 173
Bruce Cervon Pivot Revelation
1996 178
James Swain Card to Case Load card loaded underneath cellophane
Related to 1996 189
Floyd Beatlebaum Soul Mates spectator selects a card, deals two hands and top card of one pile matches value and the other suit
Inspired byAlso published here Mar. 1996
The Minotaur (Vol. 8 No. 1)
6
Karl Fulves Omega Count
June 1996
The Minotaur (Vol. 8 No. 2)
8
Half Pass
June 1996
The Minotaur (Vol. 8 No. 2)
9
Wild Card Move
1996 15
Paul Harris Spelling Force spectator's name spelt out by cutting packets to force card
1996 16
Brother John Hamman Flustration Move
1996 24
Baltazar Fuentes The Fake Take top card apparently taken into right-hand end grip (and here put in pocket)
1996 2
Baltazar Fuentes Wedge Break Palm from small packet
1996 3
Larry Jennings, Baltazar Fuentes One-Hand Bottom Palm with small packet
1996 7
Edward Marlo Miracle Change No. 2 with unload
Related to 1996 11
Baltazar Fuentes Baltazar Flip simulated turnover of card
1996 20
Gene Castillon, Baltazar Fuentes Spirit Count Variation
1996 21
Baltazar Fuentes, Jerry Andrus Thumb Wrist Pivot Move Panoramic Shift
1996 22
Steve Bedwell Dribble Toss Control brief
1996 27
Shelfing a Card
1996 29
Baltazar Fuentes Baltazar's Packet Switch top cards popped up and left-hand packet secretly placed underneath them
1996 32
Baltazar Fuentes Vertigo Secret Deck Reversal spread half-pass followed by half-pass to turn over whole deck with previously reversed bottom card
Variations 1996 33
Baltazar Fuentes The Fuentes Square Up Pass dated 1982, also "Revolutionary Pass", "I've heard a very well known card man was claiming it as his own." (Neal Elias?)
Related to 1996 36
Joseph K. Schmidt Commentary on The Mechanic's Grip
Related to 1996
Underworld (Issue 3)
33
John Scarne Business Card ESP Business Card Prophecy with two separate predictions, credit information
Related to 1996
Underworld (Issue 3)
36
Tony Kardyro, Edward Marlo K.M. Move
1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
51
Simple Cut Force deck cut on table, reversed card placed on top half and cut completed
1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
56
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Transfer two cards in center brought to top and bottom
Related to 1996 37
Karl Fulves Multiple Shift as Displacement
1996 39
Vernon Winiecke Bottom Reverse "Reversal of any number of cards - Dedicated to Tony Kardyro"
during swing cut
Related to 1996 44
Joseph K. Schmidt Counterfeit Shuffle three packets with single run, with three variations
Related toVariations 1996 46
Karl Fulves Counterfeit Comments on full deck false overhand shuffles
Inspired by 1996 49
Karl Fulves Counterfeit Cull Shuffle displacing one card to top
Inspired by 1996 51
Karl Fulves One-Handed Air Drop top card flips over secretly, not used as production but secret turnover, one-handed get-ready
Inspired by
  • Annemann gag in "The Conjuror's Magazine", April 1949
1996 69
Dai Vernon Double Cut from top to bottom, step after double cut
1996 72
Karl Fulves Digit Counts on using a different finger like Dai Vernon (second) or John Scarne (third)
1996 87
Harry Riser Gambler's Top Cop into right-hand gambler's palm from top of deck
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MUM, Nov. 1986
1996 14
Harry Riser The Instant Speller spelling to a selection from shuffled deck
1996 30
Harry Riser Fan Replacement Glimpse selection pushed in fan and fan closed
1996 30
Harry Riser Greek Break & Overhand Shuffle for clean display and table-tapping, then going into overhand shuffle, see also p. 86
Related to 1996 38
Harry Riser Erdnase Aces tabled one-at-a-time Ace production, using riffle shuffle work from Erdnase
Inspired byVariations 1996 52
Francis Carlyle Paddle Move with Cards
1996 80
Small Packet Rightening bottom card moved around and reversed to top in turnover-pass type action
1996 84
Harry Riser, Karl Fulves Five-Cent Switch Variation
Inspired by 1996 106
Harry Riser, Dai Vernon Deep Glide with small packet
Inspired by 1996 115
Charlie Miller Charlie Miller's Table Pass
1996 147
Harry Riser Quick Three-Way Display
1996 189
Small Packet Half Pass
1996 199
Harry Riser Double Put-Down Variation
Related to 1996 200
Larry Jennings Five-as-Five False Count credit information
Related toAlso published here
  • "Lecture Notes On Card And Coin Handling" (Larry Jennings, 1967)
1996 219
Pablo Domenèch False Count double push off, four as three
Also published here 1996 14
Pablo Domenèch Lapping a Card while fanning a small group of cards
Also published here 1996 18
Double Lift top and bottom card
1996 24
Brother John Hamman El Principio de la Cuesta Visual Optica Hamman's Flushtration Count, without credit
1996 25
Pablo Domenèch False Count while placing cards on each Ace
1996 28
Card Switch while turning card over and placing it in other hand
1996 32
Pablo Domenèch Overhand Action Palm positioning card for palming, while overhand shuffling the deck
1996 56
Pablo Domenèch Top Change Handling bottom card of a small fan, choreography
1996 87
Pablo Domenèch Carta Al Numero (La Pequeña Historia de un Juego) placing a card at a number using the Faro shuffle
Also published here
  • "La Pequeña Historia de un Juego" in "La Circular de la EMM" March, 1980. P. 102.
1996 97
Edward Victor EYE Count
1996 128
Pablo Domenèch Empalme de la Carta del Centro a una Solo Mano "palm from center using one hand", does use both hands
1996 149
Pablo Domenèch En Torno a las Mezclas Falsas
1996 155
Pablo Domenèch Mezcla al Doble Corte y Falsa Imbrincacion
1996 158
Pablo Domenèch Una Mezcla Falsa Total continuous pick-up shuffle
1996 162
Pablo Domenèch Mezcla Falsa Total por Paquetes
1996 166
Pablo Domenèch Cuenta por Doble Retencion double push-over from a small packet
1996 171
Pablo Domenèch Cuenta por Triple Retencion double push-over from a small packet
1996 175
Pablo Domenèch, Jon Racherbaumer Forzaje por Extension / Inversion sobre la Mesa five variations on the Christ Force and cut forces
1996 180
Pablo Domenèch Aportaciones a la 'Cuenta Hamman' on the Hamman Count
1996 187
Pablo Domenèch Control Bottom angled and culled to the bottom
1996 193
Pablo Domenèch Empalme Bottom en la Mano Izquierda while placing deck in left hand
1996 197
Pablo Domenèch Cuenta 5 Como 4
1996 200