4,236 entries in Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards
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Franklin V. Taylor, Warner Perry, James G. Thompson Jr., R. C. Buff Peek Deck with several ideas and handlings
Related to 1945 111
Eddie Clever Hallucination three people look at top card, everybody sees a different card
Also published here 1945 128
Gerald Lynton Kaufman The King Can Do No Wrong
1945 142
Orville Wayne Meyer The Greatest Four Ace Trick McDonalds Aces
1945 147
Hen Fetsch Past Present and Future card selected, thought of and unseen are all predicted by a medium on different colored papers
1945 46
Bruce Elliott 3c Worth of Magic two different stamps on two cards, one card on the table one on the face of the deck, two rubber bands to hold everything in place, stamps change places
Variations Sep. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 92)
372
George Armstrong Avatara borrowed deck, card is selected one is thought of, selected is burnt, and the other card vanishes from borrowed deck, both appear in a nest of envelopes in the performer's wallet held by spectator
Oct. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 93)
376
Dr. Raymond L. Beebe Ships that pass in the night three cards
1945/27 174
Harlan Tarbell Red and Black Transposition ten red and ten black cards change places, rough and smooth
1945/27 177
Dr. Ford Rogers Glued Svengali Deck pairs glued together, for tossed out deck
1945/27 245
Harlan Tarbell The Telepathic Deck pairs glued together in centre, for tossed out deck
1945/27 245
James G. Thompson Jr. Thompson's Discontented Card
May 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 105)
422
Cyril Marriott Affinities thought of card and unknown selection in envelope are predicted, with mental masterpiece card case and Pop-Eyed Popper cards
Related to June 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 107)
431
Fred Fletcher Cherry Red Blues same card from red and blue deck are exchanged and put reversed in the other deck, then they travel back to the original pack, red-blue double backer
Aug. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 111)
447
A. Vantur Divination d'une carte pensée divination of chosen King, using jumbo cards and gimmicked card, followed by german translation "Erraten einer gedachten Karte"
Jan. 1946 6
Paul Curry The Perfect Miracle
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 130)
524
George Sands Gone! signed card travels from case held by spectator to performer's pocket
Aug. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 131)
527
Bruce Elliott Changeable three cards, queen in center turns over
Aug. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 131)
527
Bruce Elliott No Skill gaff with a bill
Sep. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 135)
542
Edward Marlo Ten Years Ago aces placed reversed in pack, change to kings, aces in envelop, double facers
Oct. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 137)
550
J. B. Bobo A New Key Card single rough-smooth pair
1947 31
Mitchell Dyszel A Royal Drama story trick about Kings, transformation packet trick
Feb. 1947 291
Clayton Rawson The Two-Faced Stranger selection turns over, then wrong card turns over, transformation to correct card in the hand of spectator
Oct. 1947 360
Franklin V. Taylor Hallucination two card change places, then one card held on palm vanishes, just to again appear in the wallet, see p. 377 for corrections
VariationsAlso published here Oct. 1947 361
Clayton Rawson Spirit Script name of chosen card appears on card, deck moves, plate lifter
Nov. 1947 368
Clayton Rawson The Obliging Queen visual transformation when card is pushed through deck, adding half card to borrowed deck
Dec. 1947 378
Dr. William Weyeneth Snaked Out! selection is found using wooden snake
Also published here Dec. 1947 380
Paul Curry Thoughts of "Hallucination" various ideas for Taylor's routine
Inspired by Dec. 1947 381
Dr. William Weyeneth La carte dans la pomme de terre miniature card of freely chosen selection is found in potato, followed by german translation "Die Karte in der Kartoffel"
Jan. 1947 2
Dr. William Weyeneth Présentation nouvelle et humoristique d'une carte choisie selection is found using wooden snake, followed by german translation "Neue und humoristische Art eine gewählte Karte zu finden"
Also published here Mar. 1947 2
George G. Kaplan Double-Back Corner-Short Location out of the room selection
Related to 1948 44
George G. Kaplan Rex Card Mystery three double facers
1948 79
George G. Kaplan The Card in the Balloon torn and restored (except missing corner) card in balloon
1948 128
George G. Kaplan The Chameleon Card giant card transforms into selected card, using Monte sliding gaff
Also published here 1948 141
George G. Kaplan The Princess Card Trick with repeat phase, divided-card gaffs
1948 158
George G. Kaplan Making Fake Indexes rubbing off ink and glueing new suit symbols, described for making divided picture cards
1948 159
Vern Schoneck Ad-O-Matic playing card is moved over ad section in newspaper, force, prediction
Feb. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 144)
579
James G. Thompson Jr. Pocket Seance blank cards, name is divined and message appears
May 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 150)
601
Bruce Elliott Joker spectator sees selection from other spectator on a joker, punched card
Dec. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 167)
669
Appendix A where to obtain roughing fluid
1948
Tan Hock Chuan R. & S. Giant Monte odd-backed queen cannot be followed, changes in joker as kicker, partial rough-smooth
Inspired by 1948 1
Tan Hock Chuan R. & S. Poker Hand Routine pair of deuces changes into Royal Flush, backs change as well, partial rough-smooth
1948 3
Tan Hock Chuan R. & S. Restless Cards seven cards are shown, squared, then alternating face-up/face-down, repeated, partial rough-smooth
Also published here 1948 5
Tan Hock Chuan R. & S. Hallucination two spectators look at the same card which is placed on one hand, they have seen different cards and the card changed to a third one, suggested with Walt Disney cards
1948 14
Clayton Rawson Double Hallucination Four/Two of Hearts gaff
Inspired by Jan. 1948 384
Jean Hugard Insulted! back of chosen card changes to odd card and back to normal
Variations Mar. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 10)
404
U. F. Grant Thirteen of Diamonds forcing Thirteen of Diamonds and Fourteen of Spades on two spectators and then making fun of them
Oct. 1948 8
Walter Behm 1 Karte + 1 Idee "Der höfliche König", king moves up from card to say goodbye
1948
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 9 No. 4)
5
2. Der lächelnde Buddha finding selection with little Buddha
1948
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 9 No. Sondernummer 1)
12
The Conjurer's Four-Ace Mystery three double facers
1948/27 146
Jack Yeager The Vanishing Reds fan of ten cards, red and black alternating, then all red cards vanish and are produced from pocket
1949
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949)
24
Ken Krenzel, Don Costello Miracle named card turns over
Jan. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 169)
678
Peter Warlock Rhinegold by spectator, with card stand and envelopes
June 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 180)
720
J.C. Whyley Elusive Lady with three cards, see p. 781 for credit information by Sid Lorraine
Related toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 193)
770
Wilf. Huggins, Bezique Pip! Pip! moving pip card, card can be examined at the end
May 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 12)
538
Bert Allerton, Martin Gardner Bert Allerton's Crazy Cards transposition of two cards
  • Repeat
  • False Explanation
Related toVariationsAlso published here Aug. 1949 575
U. F. Grant Ten and Five of Diamonds gag with Fifteen of Diamonds
May 1949 10
U. F. Grant Another 15 Diamonds Gag gag with Fifteen of Diamonds, calculation
May 1949 10
Don Tanner On Location spectator marks a card with an X behind his back, performer locates it behind his back
  • Method No. 1 (deck of double backers)
  • Method No. 2 (deck switch behind back)
June/July 1949 8
U. F. Grant How Many Spots Five of Diamonds forced, Nine of Diamonds produced, then shown that four spots have been torn off
June/July 1949 10
Don Tanner A Lazy Man's Card Transposition two cards in envelopes transpose
Aug./Sep. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 11 & 12)
9
Dr. William Weyeneth Ein neues Forciermittel case is placed on chosen card, force
1949
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 10 No. 5)
38
Eddie Clever Tuning Up spectator thinks of one out of two picture cards, which is divined
Variations 1950
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)
8
Don Alan A "Long" Card Trick gag, long card rises from cased deck, then miniature card appears, puns
1950
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)
28
Edward Marlo Marlo's Janus some red and ten cards are mixed, spectator deals them on face-up cards on table, all color match, double facers, see also p. 837
Variations June 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 206)
822
Herbert Milton Sympathetic Clubs two decks, reprint from The Jinx
Also published here Dec. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 218)
870
Martin Gardner Allerton's Crazy Card Variation
Related to Apr. 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 11)
651
Missing Corner Second Deal
1950 9
Automatic Glide corner missing
1950 25
Paul Rosini Aceo-Changeo worked from top of deck
1950 47
Purvis W. Miller Both Ways two cards transpose twice and eventually travel to performer's pocket
Feb. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 223)
891
Bruce Elliott On A Tear monte, tearing up corner, false index
Related to Oct. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 239)
954
Jack Avis The Jokers ten cards on table, selected one is predicted the others are jokers
Nov. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 242)
968
John Hamilton The King two black kings, chosen king changes into selection
Nov. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 243)
971
Edward Marlo Unknown - Effect No. 1 stop trick as prediction, several methods, some with roughed cards, impromptu double backer
Inspired by 1951 1
Edward Marlo Unknown - Effect No. 2 two selections appear at selected numbers up to ten, several methods, some with roughed cards, impromptu double backer
1951 1
Edward Marlo Ambitious Card Routine roughed duplicate
Variations 1951 11
Don Alan Card in the Egg card is selected and miniature version found in plastic egg, all cards in deck are the same as climax
Variations 1951 9
Don Alan Stuck Up Card card on wall, thumb tack
1951 16
Robert Greve Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung blank deck gets faces and backs
1951
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 12 No. 3)
16
Sylvester-Zauber
  • Die Atlaskarte (balancing glass on playing cad)
  • Ein Telephontrick
1951
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 12 No. 6)
39
Al Baker Double Thought two spectators open deck in another room to choose a card, performer divines them, accordion-connected triples
Also published here 1951 62
Bob Hummer The Four G Men card is divined, name of cards printed on four cards, with newspaper black art
Also published here 1952
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1952)
3
Bob Hummer Clubs/Spades Gaff used to make a card vanish
1952
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1952)
4
Hen Fetsch, Cy Keller Double sequence, card is half red and half black
Aug. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 261)
1044
Franklin V. Taylor Try-Fly with 15 cards each, separated in reds and blacks, three double facer
Sep. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 264)
1054
Arthur Hastings D. F. C.
Inspired byRelated toVariations Oct. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 265)
1060
Bob Somerfeld F' Rinstance with card to stab into the book
1952 11
Die rote Karte hat sich nicht gedreht. card turns over in small fan
1952
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 13 No. 3)
34
John Platt Which Is Which? card under spectator's hand transposes with card in performer's hand, but under spectator's hand shows up a card with a gag message instead
1952 41
Edward Marlo Ten Years Ago aces placed reversed in pack, change to kings, aces in envelop, double facers
1953 9
Edward Marlo Janus some red and ten cards are mixed, spectator deals them on face-up cards on table, all color match, double facers
1953 17
Norman Osborn The Card Goes Home from packet to case
1953 4
Norman Osborn Double Count also "Unlimited Count", five as six with six different faces, double facer
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1953 5
Edward Marlo, Norman Osborn Improved Double Count five as six with six different faces, double facer, see also page 16 for variation
1953 8
Edward Marlo Effect One card from packet into odd-backed deck at named number
Related to 1953 9
Edward Marlo Christ Force Handling double facer
1953 11
Edward Marlo Effect Two straight flush shown with six cards, extra-card vanishes and reappears in sleeve
1953 13
Edward Marlo Effect Three card from deck to case, double facer
Related to 1953 16
Edward Marlo Effect Four card from deck to case, double facer
1953 18
Edward Marlo Effect Five six cards written on pellets, placed on tray on top of hat, selected card penetrates tray
1953 18
Edward Marlo Effect Six two cards, double facers
1953 22
Edward Marlo Effect Seven magician cuts to Aces, three cards on each, Aces vanish, reappear in deck, three double facers
1953 24
Eugene Gloye Card In Balloon, a Different Version with a folding card and holder for balloon (with rubber pieces, folded in thirds)
1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
8
Eugene Gloye Construction of Folding Card with rubber pieces, folded in thirds, construction
1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
8
Eugene Gloye Century Card Trick. Cute with Audience Participation with a folding card (with rubber pieces, folded in thirds), card appears between two handkerchiefs
1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
10
Eugene Gloye Card and Candle card appears on candle, with a folding card (with rubber pieces, folded in thirds)
1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
10
Arthur M. Pope Cat and Canary - Quickie Version cat and canary card trick, with only two cards
1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
20
Ronald B. Edwards Weird Control two suits are shuffled match in order
Apr. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 278)
1112
Milton Kort Color Change & Follow Up Two red decks, one changes to blue, and then a Chicago Opener style routine is performed (blue card placed in red deck, spectator picks it out from face up spread), red/blue card
Related to Aug. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 288)
1152
Alex Elmsley Point of Departure Card placed between black Aces vanishes to magician's pocket
Related toAlso published here 1953 19
McDonalds Aces brief
1953 72
Yellowstone Fourteen Effects with the Fourteen of Clubs
1954
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1954)
7
Milbourne Christopher Postcard Prophesy chosen postcard is predicted, X on the back
Variations 1954 12
Stewart James Touchosen red/blue doublebacker, see also p. 48
May 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 306)
23
Alex Elmsley All Backs Routine cutting to Aces presentation
VariationsAlso published here 1954 193
Stanley Palm Jump Up Card selection jumps halfway out of box as deck is dropped in box, gaffed card
Related to 1954/27 55
Samuel Berland Six Card Repeat Mystery using cards glued together with rubber cement at edge
1954/27 75
Eugene Gloye Vanishing Lady sucker trick, jumbo card in envelope
1955
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)
27
Dr. William Weyeneth Mexican Turn-Over auf neue Art using a double facer, as prediction
1955
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 16 No. 3)
292
Stewart James The Open Prediction #10 starts with a free cut, halves are placed back-to-back, card at separation is only card dealt face down
Inspired by Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 3)
8
Stewart James The Open Prediction #14 reverse-culling a double facer next to the only face-down indifferent card
Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 3)
11
Stewart James The Open Prediction #15 prediction shown after the deal, dealt cards dealt once more to check for prediction, glide as switch
Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 3)
11
Stewart James The Open Prediction #16 double facer ends up next to face-down card, fake explanation (for cleaning up) with another prediction and first card changes into second card
Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 3)
12
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
P. Howard Lyons The Open Prediction #28 prediction written on sticky double facer
Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 3)
19
P. Howard Lyons The Open Prediction #32 prediction written on double facer, using a move from the Hastings routine
Related toVariations Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 3)
20
P. Howard Lyons The Open Prediction #33 prediction written on double facer, variation of previous routine
Inspired by Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 3)
20
P. Howard Lyons The Open Prediction #35 double facer and turnover pass
Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 3)
21
P. Howard Lyons The Open Prediction #36 palmed-in double facer and Downs Change
Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 3)
21
P. Howard Lyons The Open Prediction #37 prediction written on double facer, prediction later inserted in spread after deal
Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
15
Ken Beale No-Switch Switch #2 fake hole card switch
Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
20
Leonard Austin No Beer sucker trick with three cards, one with a glass, one with a bottle and one with an bottle opener, glass apparently vanishes in handkerchief, version of Stung
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
19
Nick Trost Card and Penny-Tration Routine coin vanishes when half of the cards are put on top, magnet in cards
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
34
Don Alan "Wot Hoppened?"
1956 9
Don Alan It Can't Be... three phase routine
  • Aces on table, spectator thinks of Ace, Ace pocketed, it's thought Ace, other aces are also
found in pocket, cards on table are indifferent cards
  • McDonalds Aces, spectator sits on fourth packet
  • four Aces in performers pocket change places with four indifferent cards in spectators pocket
Related to 1956 12
Packet Switch switching double facer cards
1956 13
J. B. Bobo The Traveling Joker one black card placed among twenty-six red cards always ends up on top, then card travels from packet to packet
Also published here 1956 22
Dr. William Weyeneth Die Glückskarte coins produced from card, using glued cards like envelope to hold coins
1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 4)
450
Peter Warlock Warlock's Way double facer at bottom after deal, slid next to reversed card with under-the-spread handling
July 1956
Ibidem (Issue 6)
3
Edward Marlo All One Way eight cards mixed face-up/face-down, then all one way again, repeat, two extra cards
  • Notes to All One Way (with roughed deck idea)
Variations Dec. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 8)
17
Bill Hendricks Ten Knights in a Card Room gag card with a five miniature cards on them of a full house, performer wins with this one card only
  • 2nd Presentation
1956 7
Everett Lyda Color Change Illusion With Cards back of selection changes, then changes back
1956 8
Dai Vernon, Mac McDonald Seven Card Monte card vanishes from packet and reappears on top of the deck, repeat
Related toVariations 1957 88
Bert Douglas She Done Him Wrong jumbo cards with three male actors and one actress, monte type where actress is found somewhere else
1957
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957)
22
Henry Bihari Card on Board thumb-tack
1957 15
Missing Corner Second Deal
1957 20
Charly Eperny Creta Mental six cards put in stand and paper placed in front, performer divines cards and writes them on paper using chalk
1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 5)
534
Arthur Hastings Comments on the DFC Move Two Card Monte idea with a double facer and a regular card
Related to Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
13
Norman Houghton OWOOOooo-o-o-o! routine with "wolf pack" (erotic images), spectator repeatedly selects the Joker in different ways, spectator names card which is taken out and given to spectator, performer takes named card out of his pocket and spectator has Joker again, another card is selected and given to the spectator in an envelope as souvenir (it's normal when he looks)
Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
17
P. Howard Lyons Stripper Trick picking-off-the-pip ends with cards from "wolf pack" (erotic images) with line "Now I'll take everything off"
Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
19
Bert Allerton The Two Card Trick two phases, double facer
VariationsAlso published here 1958 22
Tony Corinda (12) The Third Choice one of five cards is predicted, cards put in envelopes and eliminated until one remains
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1958 116
Making Double Facers
1958 116
Tony Corinda, Punx (3) The Magnetic Blindfold detecting metal objects, idea for sex detecter routine, seven keys to baldpate and playing cards
1958 136
Bob "Hardell" Ecklund Hardell's Three Card Monte with whole deck, duplicates, climax all three cards are the same
Aug. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 11)
8
Bobby Bernard Miko Prediction die to get a number, 3 1/2 card gag
1958 4
Lin Searles The Ultimate Aces odd-backed Ace assembly
1958 4
Lin Searles Turnover Add Variation addition and switch variation to switch in three double-backers
Variations 1958 5
Lin Searles The Covered Vanish with red-blue double backer
1958 7
Dr. William Weyeneth Die geheimnisvolle Lupeq queens placed inside envelope, performer knows which queen is where using a magnifier
1958
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 4)
703
Edward Marlo Thoughts on Piano on the piano card trick
  • First Method (two roughed pairs)
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
2
Hollis Tucker Flower to Card No. 2, flower changes into selected card
1958 ca. 1
Don Tanner Magical Appearance No. 18, deck of cards is fanned, suddenly a spring flower bouquet appears
1958 ca. 6
John Gannaway Personalized Multipurpose Envelope Cards one of three cards transforms into other card with different back, special envelope cards handling
1959
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959)
52
Upsendown Cards every second card is turned over in twelve-card packet, then they all are backs up again, second phase in which all turn up again except selection
1959 1
Ken Brooke The Faulty Follower
VariationsAlso published here 1959 3
Twice Predicted spectator pushes a card reversed in the deck, the cards on either side are predicted
Related to 1959 4
Flapjack selection is found face-up in the deck
1959 5
Squelch fellow magician cannot do air-pressure turnover, gag, double backer
1959 6
The Final Spell selection turns over, then it is spelled out
1959 6
Dai Vernon Chameleon Pack red-backed and blue-backed cards transpose
1959 14
Red and Blue Transposition
1959 15
Ken Brooke Colour Change Pack
1959 16
The Balsamo Card Trick three thought-of cards travel from packet to packet in envelope, double-facers
Related to 1959 25
U. F. Grant The Spotter Cards card turns face-up that indicates position of selection by its value
1959 26
David Devant The Triangle twenty-six double facers
Also published here 1959 26
U. F. Grant New Card Monte card in spectator's pocket transposes with card in performer's pocket
Related to 1959 28
Card in Envelope Transposition card in envelope transposes with reversed card ind eck
1959 28
U. F. Grant A Book Test forcing word with cards, double-facer
Also published here 1959 30
Matt Schulien Find the Five Five is chosen, performer removes a Seven partially out of pocket which is then seen to be torn off to represent a Five
1959 57
Edward Marlo Premonition Not card vanishes from deck and is reproduced from pocket, using deck of double facers with same card on each back (à la Hofzinser), spectator deals through double-faced deck, title taken from reprint
  • First Method (named card vanishes)
  • Second Method (touched card vanishes)
  • Third Method (touched card vanishes, using only a bank of double facers)
  • Fourth Method (named card which is marked and replaced vanishes)
Variations Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
4
Edward Marlo Atomic Deck Card Vanish peeked card vanishes, using the Atomic Deck (mis-indexed double facer deck)
Related to
  • Joe Berg's Atomic Deck
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
7
Edward Marlo Vanishing Card Deck touched card vanishes, spectator counts through deck, it is found in pocket, using a bank of nine double facers
Inspired by Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
12
Edward Marlo The Illogical Routine Aces are stacked with faros multiple times, but each time come out in an unexpected hand for an unexpected number of players, Aces vanish as finale
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
18
Edward Marlo A Monte Vanish during a Three Card Monte the money card vanishes and appears in pocket, it then transposes with one of the other cards
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
21
Edward Marlo The Returning Jack four Aces and a black Jack, tabled cards change to red Kings then, with fake index cards, see also p. 44 for handling detail on count
  • Added Kicker (color changing backs kicker)
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
23
Edward Marlo The Three Roughskeeters three roughed cards
Inspired by Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
25
Edward Marlo Vanishing Thought spectator names a card he sees, it vanishes
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
28
Edward Marlo New Touch Predictions using a deck with the same card on all the backs
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
32
Edward Marlo Double Touch Prediction handling with two prediction, using Joe Berg's Atomic Deck (mis-indexed double facer deck)
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
32
Edward Marlo Roughly a New Approach intro on ideas with pairs of rough/smooth cards to form impromptu double facers or backers
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
35
Edward Marlo Two Card Monte DeLand's Two Card Monte with pairs of roughed cards
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
35
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 byVariations Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
38
Edward Marlo Tis Rough on Hofzinser
Variations Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
40
Edward Marlo The Rough Magician vs the Gambler
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
42
Edward Marlo Rough Handling
  • handling for a rough-smooth deck, overhand shuffling, also by spectator (Hull), description by Bill Simon, regular sleight demonstrations as throw-offs
  • handling of rough-smooth pairs
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
43
Edward Marlo Roughed False Dealing Demonstration fifth dealing with roughed Aces, also suggestion of using a paper clip
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
43
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
Edward Marlo Roughed Pair Flourish roughed pair is pivoted between fingers
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
46
Edward Marlo Roughed Pair Key Card
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
46
Edward Marlo 2nd Roughed Hofzinser - No duplicates version
Inspired by Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
46
Dai Vernon McDonald's $100 Routine three double facers
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1960 26
Jack Avis Stamp of Approval card marked with stamp is used to chose two cards, prediction of the two selections
1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
56
Everett Lyda Cutting to the Aces
1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
59
George Armstrong Living or Dead? rough smooth cards
1960 41
Tom Sellers An Unusual Prediction prediction of a card and a town
1960 54
James Steranko Card Eclipse Chapter Eleven, "The Ultimate in Color Change Routines
three routined changes on top of deck, then card vanishes from hand and reappears in deck
1960 76
U. F. Grant Terrific with fourteen of spades and card with torn corner jokes
Nov. 1960
The New Phoenix (Issue 351)
232
Karrell Fox C-Thru Card window in card with clear plastic layer for word gag
1960 10
Karrell Fox Spotz Four of Hearts selected, Five of Hearts found but one Heart is cut out
1960 10
Karrell Fox Komical Cards: A "Marxed" Card picture of Groucho Marx on back of card for verbal gag, originally from New Phoenix
Related to 1960 16
Karrell Fox The "Blushing" King King with a red face for gag
1960 16
Karrell Fox It's a "Scorcher" lit match held under deck to expand selection, instead it comes out with edges burnt
1960 16
Karrell Fox It's Done with Mirrors mirror on card, "you selected a queen"
1960 19
Karrell Fox The Twitching Muscle presentation for Frank Taylor's Peek Deck
Inspired by 1960 23
U. F. Grant Little Miracles I. do as I do with packet and double facer, no ESP relation
1960 6
U. F. Grant Little Miracles II. two cards transpose, one in spectator's and one in performer's pocket, no ESP relation
1960 6
U. F. Grant Little Miracles III. two card transposition from glass to paper bag, sucker element, no ESP relation
1960 7
Bert Allerton The Two Card Trick two phases, double facer, no ESP relation
Also published here 1960 7
Tony Corinda The Third Choice one of five cards is predicted, cards put in envelopes and eliminated until one remains
Also published here 1960 9
Joseph M. White That's the One five ESP cards in envelopes held by five spectators, another spectator divines which one holds a certain symbol
Related to 1960 11
Edward Marlo Blank Card Prediction prediction written on blank card matches ESP card taken from spread
  • Method No. 1
  • Method No. 2
  • Variation on the above in case a blank card is not available (also for Open Prediction)
  • Method No. 3 (also for Open Prediction)
  • Method No. 4
  • Variation in case repeat is to be done
1960 15
Edward Marlo Behind, Under or Above one of five ESP cards thought of, performer removes one and tables it, it is shown to be the selection
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Variations 1960 25
Jochen Zmeck Ein Märchen mechanical (hinges) jumbo three card monte with story presentation
Inspired by
  • Eperny monte routine in Magie
1960 21
Jochen Zmeck Al Capone II deck with hole, ribbon is threaded through hole, selection penetrates off the ribbon
Inspired by
  • Al Capone trick, marketed in 1940s
1960 38
Edward Marlo Gaffed Card to Wallet half card to simulate that card is still in deck
Related to 1961 22
Edward Marlo Half Card Force & Vanish half card attached to borrowed deck for force and instant vanish
1961 23
Gene "Phantini" Grant Phantini's Thought Card to Pocket one glued long short card
1961 28
James G. Thompson Jr. Low Bow to Don Tanner
Inspired by
  • Don Tanner's "Six Card Mental Test"
June 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 358)
260
Paul Marcus Almost a Miracle Three of spades sandwiched between two other cards turns into a Three with black spotted hearts and different colored back
Nov. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 363)
279
Dr. Stanley Jaks Die Brieftasche zum Hellsehtrick prediction of a card in envelope in wallet, magnetic wallet
Related to 1961 78
Dr. Stanley Jaks Dr. Jaks magische Kraft six ESP cards are secretly put in six envelopes, performer divines where the cards are by writing them on the envelopes with chalk
Related toVariations 1961 92
Jochen Zmeck Eine Münzenvermehrung four coins dumped from deck of cards into handkerchief, they're seven now, coin tray made from deck of cards
1961 10
Dai Vernon Vernon Automatic Second Deal hole in top card
Related to 1962 28
Edward Marlo K. M. Move as a Passer - First Idea showing aces to have backs, even though three double facers are used
1962 14
Don Tanner Simple Matter of Addition Eight and Six of Spades change into Fourteen of Spades inside card box
1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
57
Don Tanner A Two Faced Trick blank card placed inside card box, faces of two selections appear on card
1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
57
Edward Marlo Technicolor Prediction spectator turns over one card behind back, reversed card was predicted and has different colored back, several methods
Related to 1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
64
Edward Marlo Marlo's Svengali with idea for Curry's Touch
Feb. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 366)
294
Jochen Zmeck Die Präparation how to gaff for rough-smooth, different recipes and how to apply them
1. Standard-Tinktur
2. Kolophonium-Lösung
3. Mastix-Lösung
Related to 1962 7
Jochen Zmeck Ein Zweimännertrick
1962 22
Die Kartenwanderung
1962 22
Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein, Jochen Zmeck Der Hexenring cards travel from glass to glass, partial rough/smooth
1962 23
Arthur Rasper Karo Dame auf Wanderschaft four blank cards in three glasses each, the Queen of Diamonds travels into chosen glass, then around to another glass, partial rough-smooth
1962 25
Jochen Zmeck Mein Rauh-Glatt-Kümmelblättchen partial rough-smooth
Variations 1962 26
Arthur Rasper Die im Quartett wandernde Karte partial rough-smooth with three sections
Inspired by 1962 27
Arthur Rasper Kartenpaar-Wanderung von Glas zu Glas two Aces in one glass transpose with King and Queen of Clubs in another glass, partial rough-smooth
1962 30
Malvano Kartenwanderung twelve black cards in one envelope, three red cards from twelve red cards named, they travel across
1962 32
Jochen Zmeck Der abgedankte König King changes into blank card with "I resigned", partial rough-smooth
Related to 1962 5
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Leichte Kartenverwandlung one card from a small packet changes, partial rough-smooth
1962 5
Arthur Rasper Mehrfache Kartenverwandlung four cards transform on both sides multiple times, partial rough-smooth in three sections
1962 6
Arthur Rasper Der Tempel der Venus three cards, some transformations with story presentation, partial rough-smooth in three sections
1962 7
Arthur Rasper Der halbe Zauberspruch three Tens of Hearts, one changes to a King, then it changes back half-way (divided card is shown openly), then back to a Ten
1962 9
Jochen Zmeck Ein neuer Sechskartentrick partial rough-smooth
1962 16
Arthur Rasper Die sich drehende Karte three cards, center one turns over, partial rough-smooth
1962 17
Die Karten-Guillotine three cards with holes, center card penetrates finger through hole, partial rough-smooth
1962 24
Trevor H. Hall, Jochen Zmeck Ein R.-G.-Vierastrick partial rough-smooth
1962 27
Edward Marlo Technicolor Thought "Technicolour Thought", any Ace named, it is reversed, and then it is shown to have a different back color as well
  • Commercial Version (with envelope)
    • Buckle Handling
  • Second Version
  • Third Version (double backer added behind back)
  • First Procedure
  • Second Procedure
  • Third Procedure
  • Fourth Procedure
  • Fifth Procedure
  • Sixth Procedure
  • First Four Card Method (no extra card)
  • Second Four Card Method
  • Third Four Card Method
  • Method from Deck
Related toVariations May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
2
Edward Marlo Spur of the Moment named card is reversed and odd-backed, ends with normal cards
  • The Obvious Method (pocket index)
  • [unnamed]
  • The Memory Method
  • The Concentrate Method
  • Concentrate Again
  • Swivel Change Method (optional red/blue double backer, sticky)
  • The Chute Method (a card is dropped through sleeve from inside pocket)
May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
14
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 Brainwaves named card has different back color in normal deck
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Inspired by May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
25
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
Ronald B. Edwards The Immovable Monte two cards change place in a three-card packet
Inspired by Sep. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 26)
20
P. Howard Lyons Tetched two cards from face-up spread are matched with two cards from face-down spread
Sep. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 26)
30
Nate Leipzig Reverso
1963 173
Nate Leipzig Sympathetic 13
1963 176
Nate Leipzig Princess Card Trick
1963 180
Nate Leipzig The Magnetised Cards
1963 183
Don Tanner O. Henry Monte - Two Card Monte Perfected with traveling kicker, see also p. 336 for ideas by Sid Lorraine
Variations Jan. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 376)
331
L. K. Stevenson More on the Monte
Inspired by Mar. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 378)
340
Dan Tong Masterpiece Variations
Inspired by Apr. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 379)
345
North Bigbee Joker Pooker
Dec. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 385)
368
Paul "Mr. Nobody" Schwab Mysteriöse Reparatur ribbon through slits in playing card is cut and restored, flap gaff
1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 1)
10
Paul "Mr. Nobody" Schwab Tagrey's As-Trick four Aces placed in card stand, four selections in deck and deck thrown at handkerchief, Aces stick to handkerchief and in card stand are four selections
1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 1)
12
Dr. William Weyeneth Eine Karten Kaprice card at number, duplicate, easy second deal with missing part
1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 4)
52
Conrad Schmoranzer Postalisch ermittelt reversed card predicted in envelope
1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 4)
54
Jack Yeager Crazy Cards pips on card are disordered
1964
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1963-64)
31
John Robbins For Magicians Only double backer changes into selection, see p. 394 for idea by Martin Gardner and p. 398 for idea by Francis Haxton
May 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 390)
388
U. F. Grant The Bashful Queens Queen between two Jacks turns face down
Variations June 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 391)
391
Lu Brent A Pack Gone Wild cards change into forcing deck and back into normal
Aug. 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 392)
395
Heinz "Durox" Rüegg Die Gag-Karte long gag card, with rising miniature as kicker
Related to 1964
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 25 No. 1&2)
20
Lu Brent Lox deck with hole on lock, selection peeked, removed under handkerchief, glued peek-card, see also p. 15 for additional ideas, see p. 737 for credit information
Also published here Dec. 1965 5
William Terry Culpepper A Magical Reverse card selected in one deck becomes reversed in second deck, for force Psychomatic Deck is suggested
Dec. 1965 6
Paul Curry The Joker Knows spectator selects a card, which a vanishes and appears in the card case
Variations 1965 116
Paul Curry The Case of the Missing Hat cards with magicians and with hats, story trick
Related toVariations 1965 248
Ralph Greenwood Three Card Monte Idea
Jan. 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 394)
406
Walt Maddison Double Lifter extra pip glued on to make double lift easier
Apr. 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 395/396)
409
Edward Marlo The Bet without Odds - Solutions three methods, see also p. 47
Inspired byRelated to July 1966 45
Edward Marlo Card Flight card on tabled deck changes with coin on top, hole in card, tosheroon
Related toVariations Aug. 1966 49
Edward Marlo Named Red Card in Black Packet solution to Miesel's problem
Inspired by Aug. 1966 51
William P. Miesel Static solution
Inspired by Sep. 1966 56
Murry Graham Rough Smooth Card on Ceiling not-so-serious idea
Dec. 1966 71
Karl Fulves Black Magic effect about matching pairs of red and black, related to Gilbreath Principle, fifty-two double facers (!)
Related to Nov. 1967
Epilogue (Issue 1)
2
Karl Fulves By Any Other Name two methods (gaffed card & Elmsley Count)
Related toVariations Winter 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio)
135
Bruce Cervon Open Prediction sticky double facer
Also published here Dec. 1967 145
Theodore Annemann The Thought Card - Annotation from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
spectator writes any card on back of card, magician divines it
Related to Dec. 1967 147
Piet Forton Lucky Seven Routine Four Sevens produced, vanished and reappear in deck
Also published here 1967 14
Ned Rutledge My Friend, Tonto writing appears on card and selection is found face up in the deck
Related toAlso published here 1967 5
James G. Thompson Jr. The "In" Card two cards, written on blank card, card stabbed in center
Also published here 1967 19
Die verrückte Zehn ten cards, two spectators chose one each by naming a number which is counted to, they are the same card, the rest are duplicates of another card
1967 4
Jochen Zmeck Geistino-Perfekt brainwave effect with different deck, twenty-six double facers alternate with twenty-six red/blue double backers, partial rough-smooth
1967 5
Jochen Zmeck Vorherbestimmt oder vorausgesagt? four Queens in envelope, one is named, it is odd-backed and reversed, repeated with Kings, partial rough-smooth
1967 7
Kartenverwandlung three cards shown, center card tabled, it changes, partial rough-smooth
1967 13
Jochen Zmeck Kartenverwandlung trotz anderer Rückseite three cards shown, center odd-backed card tabled, it changes, partial rough-smooth
Related to 1967 13
Arthur Rasper Sittenpolizei packet trick with story presentation, pin-up girl on card as finale, partial rough-smooth
1967 14
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Die verwandelte Dame pin-up girl on card as finale, partial rough-smooth
1967 16
Conrad Schmoranzer, Jochen Zmeck Die Kontrollkarte cards put in glass, spectator selects card that are added, the pairs do not match, then they do, partial rough-smooth
Inspired by
  • "Die Kontrollkarte", MAGIE, 4/1963
1967 17
Jochen Zmeck Karten verwandeln sich two cards chosen, two wrong cards found, they are put face-to-face and change to selections, partial rough-smooth
1967 18
Jochen Zmeck Die Kartenfabel Seven, Eight and Nine of Diamonds change into Aces, then into other cards, then back into original cards, story presentation, partial rough-smooth in three sections
Inspired by
  • "Die unzufriedenen Piks" (MAGIE)
1967 20
Jochen Zmeck Irrtum using picture card for children for transformation routine, partial rough-smooth
1967 22
Aldini Gedankendrucken nudist deck variations
  • Methode 1: Das Rasputin-Spiel
  • Methode 2: Aldinis Spielkarten-Presse (named card is printed)
Also published here
  • "Rough Stuff" (Al Aldini & Joe Berg)
1967 23
Jochen Zmeck Tuwit
Inspired by 1967 24
Tan Hock Chuan Ruhelose Karten seven cards are shown, squared, then alternating face-up/face-down, repeated, partial rough-smooth
Also published here 1967 26
Arthur Rasper Das Farbkartenmedium five color cards are placed in stand or glasses, spectator gets another five cards and manages to place them to the matching cards, partial rough-smooth
Inspired by 1967 27
Jochen Zmeck Symbol-Trix five ESP cards, one put aside, four spectators each look at a card, they all have the same, but this one is not there but the one on the table
1967 29
Arthur Rasper Der neue Geisterblock blank cards shown from both sides, one chosen, put in envelope with two holes, card marked through holes, yet a message appears on card
Inspired by
  • Out-to-Lunch principle
1967 30
Dr. William Weyeneth Rätselhaftes Verschwinden method to get rid of a card, shimmed card and magnetic card case
1967
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 28 No. 6)
87
Edward Marlo Repeat Reverse with Gaffs double backer or facer
1968 103
Steel Shim Card also impromptu with stick razor blade
1968 106
Edward Marlo Ultra Open Prediction prediction from different deck, sticky substance, double facer
1968 118
Theodore Annemann Peek Force Card two cards glued together
1968 135
Edward Marlo For the Informed card on deck is shown singly before and after transformation, three methods (tabled and ala Erdnase/Houdini Change)
Also published here Mar. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 2)
13
Edward Marlo, Joe Fenichel Acrobatic Cards brief descriptions of different kinds of acrobatic flap cards
1968 3
Edward Marlo Secretly Setting the Gaff six methods (two-handed, one-handed, tabled)
1968 5
Edward Marlo Placing the Selection getting a selection next to set-up acrobatic card, three methods
1968 10
Edward Marlo Effect 2 two cards pop face up on top of deck
1968 14
Edward Marlo Effect 3 selection appears face up on deck, with clean-up, see also page 29
1968 14
Edward Marlo Effect 4 Queen and Ten visually change into 2 Queens
1968 15
Edward Marlo Effect 5 two selections, two cards shown but only one selection, other one transforms into second selection
1968 15
Edward Marlo Effect 6 face-up card in face-down deck transforms, see also page 29
1968 16
Edward Marlo Effect 7 card visually comes to top twice, see also page 29
1968 17
Edward Marlo Effect 8 card changes reversed in pack, see also page 29
1968 17
Edward Marlo Effect 9 free selection pops face-up on deck, see also page 29
1968 18
Edward Marlo Effect 10 - A Transposition of Two Cards see also page 29
1968 18
Edward Marlo Effect 11 - Double Whammy three selections found with transformation surprise
1968 19
Edward Marlo, Jon Racherbaumer Effect 12 - Thought Force borrowed deck, selection jumps off deck, see also page 27
1968 22
Dr. James Nuzzo Effect 13 - Nuzzo's Projecting Card card sticking out of deck visually changes
1968 23
Edward Marlo Effect 14 - Marlo's Application - In the Fan Change card seen in small fan visibly changes, see also page 27
1968 23
Edward Marlo Effect 15 - Marlo's Visible Reverse card visible reverses in deck
1968 24
Edward Marlo Marlo's Secret Gimmick version of Acrobatic Flap Card
1968 24
Edward Marlo Effect 1 top card jumps to selected side (left or right)
1968 25
Edward Marlo Effect 2 card jumps off top of deck, twice, double jumps from deck
1968 26
Edward Marlo Effect 3 two selections, first jumps off deck, transforms into second, first from pocket
1968 26
Jon Racherbaumer Gaff Possibilities table with possible Acrobatic Flap Gaffs
1968 31
Jon Racherbaumer Flipped Out selection slides out of spread and turns over
1968 36
Jon Racherbaumer, Gene Gordon Sprite Sleight (or Glorpy Rides Again) deck underneath handkerchief, card moves and turns over on top of deck
Variations 1968 38
Edward Marlo The Gone Ghost silk over deck, glorpy type movement, then selection (ghost) gone
1968 42
Jon Racherbaumer Quad Aces, Acrobatically three Acrobatic Flap Cards
Inspired by 1968 43
Jon Racherbaumer Monte Muddle
1968 48
Edward Marlo Marlo's Cleanup for "Monte Muddle" just described
1968 55
Jon Racherbaumer Flambeau-Flam deck in flash paper, burnt, selection pops out on top
1968 57
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Flambeau-Flam - String Version deck tied with flash string, burnt, selection pops out on top
1968 58
Edward Marlo The Acrobatic Vanish from small packet reversed into pack
1968 59
Edward Marlo Thought Reversal from small packet thought of card turns over, Acrobatic Cards
1968 62
Edward Marlo The Acrobatic 21
1968 63
Edward Marlo, Dr. James Nuzzo The Queen's Escape or "The Tale of Two Kiddies", transpo with case and acrobatic card
1968 65
Edward Marlo Card and Balloon
Related toVariations 1968 67
Edward Marlo Signed Card and Balloon
1968 69
Edward Marlo The Universal Acrobat blank card into three cards, then blank again
Related to 1968 72
Bob Koch Visible Poker Hand Change three acrobatic flap cards, "Zapped!"
1968 80
Walter J. Gydesen Flying Carpet Card Trick prediction of chosen card, using a small carpet and doll on top
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
57
Tom Batchelor The Number and Value of the Cards cards add up to fourteen, using the Fourteen of Spades card
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
96
Arthur Setterington Eyes Right nine on one side of a card and six on the other, then they change and finally on one side there are a lot of sixes
1968 18
James Maxwell Basic Move 5 carbon card
Related to
  • The Magic Wand, March 1920
June 1968 185
James G. Thompson Jr. Cards & Pellets - Some Early Original Routines three cards written on billets divined, four methods and some further references and ideas
Also published here July 1968 192
Henry Christ, James G. Thompson Jr. The 203rd Force continued on p. 198
Related to July 1968 194
James G. Thompson Jr. Peek Deck Origins and Telomatic Deck
Related to Aug. 1968 198
Karl Fulves Babel special acrobatic card with gaffed center pip
Oct. 1968 210
Robert Parrish On the Open Prediction see also p. 270 for reference
Related toVariations Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
223
Piet Forton Glückszahl 7 four Sevens produced, vanished and reappear in deck
Also published here 1968 13
Horace E. Bennett Ein frappanter Kartentrick card thought at number is apparently removed from under the table
Also published here
  • "Genii" June 1965.
1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 2)
38
Franklin V. Taylor Peek-Pack
Also published here 1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 6)
113
Dr. William Weyeneth Aus meiner Kühltruhe three selections, with 26 double backer
Related to 1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 6)
115
Rolf Andra, Dr. Lazlo Rothbart Die Asse
1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 6)
116
Alton Sharpe The Flying Queens rough-smooth queens
1969 94
Tony Kardyro Half Card Gimmick triangle with index to simulate different card
1969 113
John A. M. Howie Brainwave Bet odd-backed unkown card inserted in deck, spectator names correct card, clean-up anti-climax follows, red-blue double backer
July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
41
Edward Marlo Method Eight double facer, Stik-Tak
Fall 1969
Hierophant (Issue 1)
10
Harry G. Franke Three Ways Out Six to Nine change, moving pips from card to card, "The Vanishing Lady" Tunnel-like transformation (from Hugard's Magic Monthly, August 1952, p. 965)
1969 14
E. Leslie May One Over the Eight gag with 15 of Diamonds, spectator apparently drunk
1969 49
Ben Christopher Negative Flight prediction under hat, card signed and sandwiched, sandwich put in hat, two cards removed, prediction says that one of removed cards is the last one in hat, and so it is
July 1969 269
Jack Posetary Last Aces black Aces in case, selection travels into the sandwich, double facer, see also p. 283 & 289 for reference, p. 306 for presentation by Murry Graham
Related toVariations Sep. 1969 279
Johnny Thompson Les Quick Cartes three cards become duplicates of a selection, then another and a third selection
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
24
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Future Card "Domination Of Thought"
Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
296
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Wild Card Turnover with double facer
Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
296
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Intuition spectator locates another spectator's card from 6-card packet on table, first wrong but then transforms
Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
297
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Kings And Queens Kings and Queens separated on table, then both piles consist of two Kings-Queen pairs
Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
301
Gag Fusion two cards are said to travel together into the deck, they become a double facer, "originated, I think, in England some time ago"
Related to Dec. 1969 308
Alex Elmsley Point of Departure reprinted from reference, see also p. 320
Related toVariations Dec. 1969 309
Aldini, Joe Berg Explanation of "Super Roughing" Not covering entire surface with roughing fluid, so can easily split the cards up (reprinted from "Rough Stuff" by Joe Berg and Aldini)
1969 6
Aldini How to Apply Roughing Fluid
1969 6
Aldini Roughly Ambitious Ambitious Card routine with packet of twenty cards
1969 7
Aldini Monte Aces Aces travel from packet to packet
1969 8
Aldini, Bruce Florek The Transverse Travelers Ace Assembly with odd backed Aces
1969 9
Aldini Roughly Wild Wild Card
1969 11
Aldini Lie Detector Deck
1969 12
Aldini Slate-O-Vision ESP card prediction, cards clipped on slate
1969 14
Aldini Cardincidence Card freely chosen from packet of blue cards matches card chosen from red packet
1969 16
Aldini Aces on Stand Ace assembly with cards propped on easel
1969 18
Aldini ESP-GONE Selected ESP card in packet of five ESP cards turns blank
1969 20
Aldini Pre-cardiction Prediction written on blank card, the other spectator writes their name on it. Card freely chosen from six cards
1969 24
Aldini Hydrogen Aces Ace Assembly
1969 25
Aldini Predict-O-Deck Prediction written on card matches selection
1969 26
Aldini Harlequin Deck No. 1 Color changing deck: back changes color from red to blue and back, faces have changed from mixed colors to all red, then all black, including reversed-color suits, then back to normal
1969 27
Aldini Harlequin Deck No. 2 Color changing deck: back changes color from red to blue and back, faces have changed from mixed colors to all red, then all black, including reversed-color suits, then back to normal
1969 29
Aldini Aldini's Telstar Deck Freely chosen ESP symbol shown to be face up in the ESP deck as a prediction, back color also different
1969 30
Aldini Aldini's Nature Deck Mental Photography Deck type of routine, blank deck prints and unprints
1969 31
Aldini, Hen Fetsch Major Miracle Prediction card placed by spectator next to card
Inspired by
  • "Minor Miracle" (Hen Fetsch)
1969 33
Aldini, Tenkai Ishida, Harry Bernard Fooled Monte Two card monte routine
1969 34
Aldini Cards to Pocket Thought of card vanishes from packet of four cards, travels to pocket
1969 36
Aldini Thot-O-Vision Deck Freely selected card matches prediction card placed previously in envelope
1969 36
Aldini, Tenkai Ishida Remote Control Randomly placed card placed face up into deck, found next to previously selected card
1969 36
Aldini, Paul Curry Mental-Matic Deck Name of card written on back of a card, matches freely thought of card
Inspired by 1969 38
Aldini Finale Touch Deck Prediction written on card matches free selection
1969 39
Aldini The Goofy Deck Make spectator select a reversed-color card (red Two of Clubs) as a gag
1969 40
Aldini Predecktion prediction written on two cards, correctly predict two freely named cards
1969 41
Aldini Compared Mini card placed in envelope as prediction, freely selected card also placed in envelope, later shown to both match
1969 47
Eddie Joseph Vacant Vision monte routine, using card with half face and half back
1969 51
Eddie Joseph Ballistic Coin card chosen, bottle cap with two coins placed on deck, deck on glass, bottom cards removed one by one, then one coin penetrates rest of deck into glass, bottom card is selection
1969 90
Paul Maurer Vier As Trick mit Riesen Karten McDonald Ace assembly using jumbo cards
1969
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 4)
71
F. A. "Steady" Cash Wild Card Theme four Jokers change into selected card
1969 79
Bruce Cervon 3 Way Split divided double faced card, solution
Inspired byRelated to Mar. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 8)
60
Edward Marlo, Louis Histed No Palm Cards to Pocket two selections reverse one by one, then travel to pockets, double facer
Inspired by
  • "Merlinism" (Louis Histed, Abra, Oct. 3 1964)
1970 93
Edward Marlo Fingertip Vanish fingertip peeked card vanishes, double index card
1970 95
Edward Marlo How Many card placed on table, cards dealt onto it, rises to top, optional repeat phase with double facer (step 6)
1970 142
Edward Marlo Signature Transposition cards signed on face (!), signatures transpose, three methods
Related toVariations Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
113
Jon Racherbaumer Pardon My Backs! with thick double backer
Summer 1970
Hierophant (Issue 4)
210
Alan Shaxon By Popular Request! MC trick, spectator can decide who comes next, and what they have to do, forcing the program of the evening
1970 68
Peter Warlock 3-Way Split transposition of two card with a third card (joker) on the table, fake index court card
Oct. 1970 370
Bob Still Sight Unseen eight or nine cards placed under head, spectator reaches underneath and turns some cards over, then performer, then spectator again, when hat is lifted only selection is face-down
Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
376
Ger Copper Fancy Change giant coin changes to card case, deck removed and case vanishes
1970 5
Takashima Challenge Change deck encircled with two big rubber bands, face card changes to selection and vanishes again, gaff with fake rubber band parts
1970
Magick (Issue 1)
3
Jim Brimble ESP - Stop! forcing an ESP card, rubber band around cards
1970
Magick (Issue 3)
12
North Bigbee Instant Brain-Wave entire deck, one gaffed card
1970
Magick (Issue 10)
49
Roy Johnson Predictafors card at named number is predicted, 1-0-1 mirage deck
1970 21
Ian Baxter The Wallet Mystery dollar bill shown in transparent wallet compartment, selected card is found under the bill later, Four of Diamonds with extra pip to pose as Five
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring
1970 28
Allan Ackerman The General's Universal Card gaffed
Variations 1971 6
Partial Step Gaff partial back glued on face card
1971 35
Allan Ackerman The Palm Switch sandwiched card (really only a step gaff) exchanged for palmed card
  • The No Palm Approach (from right-hand deck, Bottom Placement)
Related to 1971 40
Allan Ackerman Extension gaff with pivotal section
1971 42
Karl Fulves It Stretches card is shown to be extra long, spectator can push it through deck, using wax gimmick
Related toVariations 1971 30
Karl Fulves Juxtasecond blank card transposes with signed card, double facer
1971 37
Edward Marlo Let's Ambush and Kill "The Collectors" odd-backed collectors cards, rough-smooth, three-way forcing deck
Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
230
Edward Marlo Notes on a Miracle Kings are inserted next to Queens by spectator, ten methods (ungaffed, double facers, double backers, roughed)
Related to Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
265
Edward Marlo Visible Phantoms fairly selected cards turn over, double facers
Inspired by Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
281
Bruce Cervon All Shook Up color changing Triumph, red-blue double backer, including "Non-Gimmicked Method"
1971 3
Bruce Cervon Turn Me Over! funny messages on cards
Related to 1971 9
Carl Sten Stenquist's Mexican Money Gimmick
1971 60
Mike Rogers Still Avid color changing back kicker
Feb. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
10
Dr. Raymond L. Beebe The Lost Trick of R.W. Hull "An Article On The Hypnotic Joker"
two spectators select face-down cards at table them, then name any cards, they match
Related to
  • "Hypnotic Joker" (Hugard's Magic Monthly, May 1962)
Feb. 1971 400
Edward Victor, Frank Butler Perfected Prophecy six cards in row, backs numbered, spectator rolls die, this card predicted, step-gaff and die with missing number, see also p. 415
Related to
  • Edward Victor (Magic of 1936)
  • Frank Butler ("Mental Magic Compendium", Magic Wand, March 1947)
Feb. 1971 404
Ed Ryan Collector two double facers
Mar. 1971 407
Charles T. Jordan Spirit Aces four Nines and four Aces in piles on table, two Nines put on top of deck followed by two Aces, yet Aces are on table and all four Nines on top of deck, two extra Aces and step gaff, see p. 424 for correction
Also published here May 1971 417
Sam Leo Horowitz 3-Card Princess as finale in last phase the other two vanish, see also p. 476
Related to Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
446
Al Baker Ambitious Card phase from Daley Notebooks, then sequence using Ace, Two and Three
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1971 474
Roy Johnson The Duplicator Button with two decks, card selected by throwing dice
1971 15
Edward Marlo Those Wild, Wild Aces one red-backed AS, four blue-backed blank cards, condition reverses (red-backed blank card and all four blue aces), two methods
Inspired by 1971 1
Edward Marlo The Wild Deck "Bonus Effect", four aces removed from deck and changed to blank cards, then whole deck becomes blank
1971 5
Stewart Judah Unpublished Wild Card Routine described by John Braun
1971
Magick (Issue 14)
67
Thomas "Zampini" McKee Pentro-Rama coin and three playing cards, coin penetrates card on hand
1971
Magick (Issue 18)
88
Gaylord E. Hill The Touch of White Magic! picture of selection appears on one of four blank cards
1971
Magick (Issue 21)
103
Walter B. Gibson Three Card Mental Repeat three cards in pocket, two removed and bringing mentally selected card out at last, repeated
Related to 1971
Magick (Issue 25)
121
Tan Hock Chuan, Aldini Singapore Force
1971
Magick (Issue 29)
142
Gerald Kosky Tele-Mental five cards on table, thought of card starts to move
Inspired byAlso published here 1971
Magick (Issue 35)
172
Dai Vernon Trick With A Borrowed Deck based on a trick shown to Vernon by Jimmy Grippo, see p. 190 for clarification of final phase
Variations 1971
Magick (Issue 36)
177
Roger Smith Twisting the Red Aces (Blue) color changing back finale, deck changes color as well, red/blue double backer
1971 17
Roger Smith 4 King Stunner Ace through Four reverse one by one, then change to examinable Kings, quartet type gimmick with Ace to Four
Variations 1971 24
Paul Swinford Thoughts on Vernon's Seven Card Monte card vanishes from packet and reappears on top of the deck, double facer
Inspired by 1971 5
Paul Maurer The Match-Maker six cards with women are shuffled and placed on stand, five blank cards and a King of Hearts are shuffled and placed on the other cards, King of Hearts ends up on chosen card
Inspired by
  • Jochen Zmeck's "Brautschau" in "Magie" January, 1967.
1971
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 32 No. 2)
24
Roger Smith The Worlds Most Complicated Card Trick With Two Cards cards turn blank, three cards
Feb. 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 7)
9
Roger Smith, Mike Schwartz Gaffus MCE #1 Mental Card Epic routine, using gaffed cards
three selections, performer removes mates and chosen cards are placed on top
Related to June 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 11)
3
Pavel Viereckige Kreise cards with different-colored circles on them, the circles change to squares
1971 14
Tom Batchelor The Second Discovery of America gag card with map of America on one side and miniature of selection on other side
1971 25
Tom Batchelor The Progression of Strangers routine with several gag cards, tree of hearts
1971 50
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 44
Father Cyprian Two-Faced Collectors with three double facers
1971 47
George Sands Cards to Pocket Ten Cards up the Sleeve, to performer's and spectator's pocket using DeLand's Fadeaway card to finish
1971 ca. 16
Francis Carlyle Million Dollar Transposition double facer, one card in borrowed wallet, one in envelope
Related to 1972 35
Bob Driebeek, Frank Garcia Razzle Dazzle card under coin in deck chances, one method visible, using card with hole of half-dollar size (Tosheroon)
1972 40
T. Nelson Downs Ambitious Card - 5. double backer
1972 51
Lubor Fiedler Sure-Fire Force piece of card stuck on card
1972 82
Bob McAllister Bet-A-Dollar Color Change as bill is slid over face of card, half card gaff
Variations 1972 114
Tony Binarelli Change of Color gaffed
1972 131
Derek Dingle Universal Chameleon divided flap card
July 1972
Epilogue (Issue 15 (Part 1))
127
David Solomon Doubly Open gaffed
Variations Oct. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 10)
80
Peter Kane Finn Change card to bill, pocket card
Related toAlso published here Dec. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 12)
91
Mike Rogers The Zany Gaff deck placed on table, covered with handkerchief, selection comes face up to top, magnetic thread gimmick between hands
Dec. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 12)
93
Jon Racherbaumer Veiled Tosheroon coin on deck
Inspired by Dec. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 12)
95
Gene Castillon Ladies sing the Blues three card twisting routine with color changing back kicker
Mar. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3)
18
Gene Castillon Jackpot monte type routine with transformation and money card travels to elsewhere as climax
Mar. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3)
19
Flip Hallema Flip's Wild Card
Variations Apr. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 4)
25
Karl Fulves Mexican Monte monte/twist combo with unexpected/funny cards appearing
Related toVariations 1972 8
Karl Fulves Equilibrium two reds and two blacks face-up/face-down, the blacks become red one by one
1972 13
Karl Fulves Gaffed Cards new type of flap card to vanish a card
1972 17
Karl Fulves Instant Printing blank card between jokers transforms into named ace, several approaches, including ace with three different indices
1972 30
James G. Thompson Jr. Thoughts At Work selection removed from deck and checked that it's missing, yet removed card changes to indifferent card and selection is back in deck
Winter 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio)
500
Sam Schwartz Odd-Even-Odd four odd and four even cards on two piles, on the odd side are then the even cards and on the other side the four kings
Inspired byVariations Mar. 1972 505
Brother John Hamman Ace-Sational four Aces, placed face-to-face with both hands, the change places when hands are pulled apart, change to queens in the end, stripped double facers
Inspired byRelated to Summer 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio)
534
Brother John Hamman Hamman Surprise Ace through Four of Clubs turn face-down one by one, then both sides change color
Inspired by
  • Mike Rogers effect
Also published here
Summer 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio)
537