Chaos & Order

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Denis Behr Extended Gambling Demonstration multi-phase routine, named four-of-a-kind is riffle-culled, then riffle-stacked, then a bridge deal into new deck order
Inspired by 2018
Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 3
19
Denis Behr Mating Season
  • Phase One - Poker-Hand Duplication
  • Phase Two - Speed Mating
  • Phase Three - All at Once
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 2018
Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 3
29
Harapan Ong That Escalated Quickly deck cut, Ace on top, cut into two piles, two Twos on top, ends with ten packets with Ace through Ten
 		2018
Principia
144
Jason Ladanye Liar Liar card chosen, performer claims that deck is put in new deck order so he can see the missing card, but it is not shown the first few times, then it is shown after all, faros
 		2018
Game Changer
147
David Solomon Primitive Shuffle-Bored after shuffling procedure with spectator a named number of cards is reversed
 		2018
Solomon's Secrets
28
David Solomon Suited Double Deal two spectators cut off a pile, piles dealt into six packets each, all top cards are one suit, prediction is missing card, re-deal force
 		2018
Solomon's Secrets
107
Matt Baker, Barrie Richardson Banned For Life variation on Shuffle Bored, done as a real time skill demonstration of card counting for casino cheating. Magician can tell number of cards face up, number of red cards, and the total sum of the values of the red cards

Includes a magician-fooler method using "Rounders" gaffed cards, idea by Barrie Richardson, which is basically stripper deck but with rounded corners
Related to 2019
The Buena Vista Shuffle Club
159
Asi Wind Noah spectator cuts to card and another one choses its mate, two spectators then count to a card in half the deck each under the table and they match, then three cards are mated in the deck at once, then whole deck
 		2019
Paper Work
11
Allan Ackerman, Jason England The Extended Merlin spectator shuffles deck, sorted into suits, suits shown mixed, they are suddenly ordered, alternate top and bottom deals
Inspired byAlso published here 2019
Card Theater
94
Iñaki Zabaletta, Manuel Llaser El Problema de las 13 Cartas spectator selects twelve cards from the the deck, which are all the same suit as a chosen Ace, cards then change to other suit, with Cambio al Voltear
Inspired by 2019
¿Quién es Iñaki Zabaletta?
103
Joshua Jay Total Recall in-the-hands impromptu handling for Shuffle-Bored
  • Impromptu Total Recall
  • No-Memory Version
Also published here 2019
Triptych
57
Joshua Jay Group Shuffle aka Intercourse Shuffle, cards shuffled together face-up/face-down with spectator
Related toAlso published here 2019
Triptych
68
Lorenz Schär One for Mr. Mayhew Mayhew Poker Deal variation, selected suit is dealt from the deck
Inspired byRelated to 2019
Cards Against Reality
69
Lorenz Schär Coincidencia Banal Total Coincidence routine using one deck, three phases, bluff
Inspired byRelated to 2019
Cards Against Reality
123
Helder Guimarães Professional Hour "Just Warming Up"
cutting off named number of cards, then suit appearance with suit transformation
 		2019
Secret Language — Volume 1
176
Helder Guimarães Midas's Touch "The Perception of Luck"
  • First Phase: small packet dealing demonstration with Ace through Five of Spades
  • Second Phase: those five cards are shown in random order, then suddenly sequential order
  • Third Phase: named poker hand is produced from a shuffled deck
Inspired by 2019
Secret Language — Volume 1
406
Helder Guimarães Synchronicity "An Act of Pure Luck"
  • First and Second Phase: spectator and performer each select a card from half the deck and find each other's cards, spectator via Tantalizer
  • Third Phase: cards at chosen position in both halves match, then whole deck is mated
Inspired by 2019
Secret Language — Volume 1
432
Steve Beam Progressive Mating Season (VII) multiphase routine
Also published here 2019
Card Tricks That Kilt
3
Jonathan Friedman The Jenny-Jenny Stack Ace through King are "mixed" and end up in the order that match a 1980s song from Tommy Tutone
 		June 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 6)
73
José Antonio Sánchez The Great Coincidence one riffle shuffle, in the end twenty-six pairs are on table
 		2019
52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass
27
José Carroll Suit Appearance suit produced, changed to other chosen suit
Also published here 2019
52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass
206
Steve Forte Full-deck False Shuffle Demos as demonstrations, see following items
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
882
Andi Gladwin ScriptedBored with script read aloud by spectator
Inspired by 2020
The Boy Who Cried Magic
235
Dexter Cleveland Punchlines cards with jokes matching cards with punchlines, Ramasee Principle, same idea as Becker's Punch Lines
Also published here 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
37
Steve Beam Progressive Mating Season multiphase routine
Also published here 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
57
Ramón Riobóo The Marrying Man group of cards shown to be mixed, then later all paired up by mates
Inspired byRelated to 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
143
Lorenz Schär Rebuilding a Hummer prediction of number of reversed cards, combination of Hummer's The Magic Separation and Face-Up Prediction
Inspired by 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
171
Steve Beam Hummerless divination of reversed cards
Inspired by 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
173
Steve Beam Newcomer Hummer two cards are used to form a number, it matches reversed cards
Inspired by 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
175
Steve Beam All the Weigh divination of reversed cards
Inspired by 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
177
Steve Reynolds Mini Matching Update one deck, two halves made, after a few single matches all cards match
Inspired by 2020
Output (Issue 10)
1
Jim Steinmeyer Excessive Force fourteen cards are apparently mixed according to spectator's wishes, but end up in order
 		2020
Curious Impuzzibilities
13
Edward Oschmann Happenchance get-into for Shuffle-Bored from shuffled deck with Follow the Leader routine
  • Shuffle-Bored Phase
Inspired by 2021
Output (Issue 16)
1
Steve Reynolds Suit Production Spades produced one by one, last one is Hearts and other twelve cards change to Hearts
Inspired by 2021
Output (Issue 19)
1
Paul Gallagher Sympathy Fantastique card cut to, cards of same value found while peeling off top and bottom cards repeatedly until one remains, then all cards end up mated
Inspired by Mar. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 3)
54
Roberto Mansilla Speed Apparition
  • Artifice
Ace production, locating full suit with last Ace, then new deck order
 		Apr. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 4)
46
Sylvain Juzan Bonus Track: Spelling Business cards spelled out from two eight-card packets match
 		2021
Every Card You Take
82
Eugene Burger Unfazed two sets of five image cards are matched
Inspired by
  • "Unfazed" (Ben Blau, marketed 2016)
 2021
Eugene Burger: Final Secrets
185
Joshua Jay Total Recall
  • The River
in-the-hands impromptu handling for Shuffle-Bored
  • Impromptu Total Recall
  • No Memory Version
Also published here Aug. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 8)
54
Scott Baird S.W.I.S.S. - Shake Well Into Si Stebbins presentational framework for Si Stebbins Secret, red black separated cards instantly mix, using fine incomplete faro condition for Svengali riffle
Inspired byRelated to Mar. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 3)
110
Terry Rooney, Deric Blamton Diamond Heist ending to four Ace assembly in which a run of Diamonds shows up
Related to 2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
149
Shimpei Katsuragawa Reunited 3&3, reds and blacks are alternated and packet torn in half, cards separate and order matches
 		2022
La Campanella
29
Shimpei Katsuragawa Happy Birthday Monte variation in which a layout of letter cards ends up spelling "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"
 		2022
La Campanella
62
Shimpei Katsuragawa La Campanella deck shuffled face-up/face-down, all Spades produced one by one, then other suits as well
 		2022
La Campanella
143
Denis Behr Paarungszeit
  • Phase 1 - Pokerblätter-Duplizieren
  • Phase 2 - Schnell-Paarung
  • Phase 3 - Und Jetzt Alle
Also published here 2022
Magie Exquisit 2022
16
Roy Walton Stay Lucky ten-card packet is mated
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
42
William Goodwin Cased-In Shuffle reds and blacks separated, deck is cased, shuffle mimed, deck is uncased and shown mixed
Inspired byAlso published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
89
Joshua Jay Simon Aronson on Shuffle-bored introductory comments
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
211
Simon Aronson Random Sample Shuffle-Bored prediction on folded paper, with the "except..." ending
  • Background and Theory
  • The Booklet Fold
  • Set-up of Deck
  • Performance
  • Comments
  • Credits
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
212
Francis Menotti Exdislycally Shunuffled new deck order shuffled and simultaneously the patter becomes more and more "mixed up" until deck magically returns to new deck order
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2006
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
535
Luis Otero Order and Coincidence some coincidences happen, then full deck matching
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2007
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
590
Peter Mennie Expertalk: Peter Mennie Revisiting Christ Christ Aces with New Deck Order finale
Related toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2007
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
684
Lew R. Brooks Order From Chaos packet of one suit arranges itself from Ace to King after cuts and shuffles
Related toAlso published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
776
Steve Skomp Camouflage 4x4 grid of face-down papers, pairs are exchanged by spectator, yet when collected and laid out again the baby gag image forms
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2008
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
809
Larry Barnowsky Chance or Choice card pocketed, unknown card signed on back, deck shuffled face-up/face-down, then some coincidences and shuffle-bored type prediction
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2009
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
832
Ken Niinuma Thunderstruck Play It Straight followed by full-deck new deck order
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Jan. 2010
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
915
Ken Niinuma Athanasia two mates are found for chosen cards, then all cards match
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Jan. 2010
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
916
Roy Walton Camouflage four-card groups made after shuffling procedure, they all contain one of each suit
  • ESP Variation
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
927
Paul Vigil Sympathy (For the Devil) Cards two packets end up in the same order, despite mixing procedures, one packet mixed again and its order typed into phone, performer's phone rings
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1071
Ken Niinuma Mirrorage twenty cards
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2011
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1082
Chris Piercy One Step Further slop shuffle with time travelling presentation, ends in new deck order
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2012
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1166
Donavon Powell One Step Further Variation slop shuffle with time travelling presentation, ends in new deck order
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2013
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1187
Roy Walton Joker Power packet returns to original order with help of Joker
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1207
Juan Tamariz A Suit to Order several spectator select cards, all are from same suit and in order
Related to 2022
Letters from Juan — Volume 2
18
Juan Tamariz Impromptu Total Coincidence first single cards match, then all mates are exactly in the same order
Inspired by 2022
Letters from Juan — Volume 5
36
Juan Tamariz Another Suit to Order several spectators select cards, all are from same suit and in order
Related to 2022
Letters from Juan — Volume 6
15
Ben Daggers More Mirror perfect match routine, with two decks, mirror presentation
 		2022
The Elusive Illusive
125
Ben Daggers Illusion of Control selection found at certain position, mates produced and after more shuffles deck is found in order
 		2022
The Elusive Illusive
193
Kiyoshi Satoh Stella after Reset routine the packets are put on top of each other and cards are suddenly alternated in pairs face-up and face-down
Inspired by 2022 ca.
No Man's Land 1
8
John Bannon Bongo Alley
  • Dealing With It
kind of packet version of shuffle bored, predicted with other cards except the final kicker-card
 		June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
56
Jim Scott Mix It All Up performer tries to mix up a packet of Ace through Five of Diamonds with spelling mixing procedure, but they stay in order
 		Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
72
Friedrich Roitzsch Power Matcha after some single card matches the whole deck ends up in pairs
Inspired by 2023
Instructions for Miracles
43
John Hostler 90% Procedure ten-card packet cut and dealt into two packets, eventually they match in order
 		2023
Percolations
38
David Williamson The Love Ritual five pairs of tarot cards are matched with spelling procedure
Inspired by 2023
Spooky Aces, Spells, and Other Love Rituals
23
Martin Gardner An Amazing Spelling Trick ten card packet, five pairs of mates are arrived at with spelling procedure
VariationsAlso published here
  • Word Waysm Vol. 42 No. 1, Article 24 (2009)
 2023
Spooky Aces, Spells, and Other Love Rituals
23
Jan Imhof Erwin's Cat deck is shuffled, spectator names two cards, those are the only cards occupying their numerical position if the shuffled deck was in new deck order, Schrödinger presentation
  • About Erwin's Cat
  • Effect
  • Preparation
  • Basic Handling
    • Notes On The Selection Procedure
    • Notes On Explaining Schrödinger's Theory
  • A Minor Change In Order
Inspired by
  • "Going Home" (Carl Irwin, video download, 2022)
 2023
Erwin's Cat
6
John Graham, Asi Wind Sweet Sixteen cards mixed face-up/face-down together with spectators, one chosen, memory demonstration by naming all face-up cards, then Triumph with selection, Cheek-to-Cheek meets Shuffle-Bored, with introductory discussion about the effect by John Graham and Asi Wind
Inspired by
  • "Cheek to Cheek" (U. F. Grant)
 2023
Magic Between Friends
25
Andy Choy, Yathunandh Corsican Closer three-phase routine for two performers
  • Phase 1 (card chosen, the second performer finds it from another deck)
  • Phase 2 Card Selections (three cards chosen from different positions and out-jogged, they are at same position in the other deck when dealt in unison)
    • Phase 2 Streamlined Version
    • Phase 2 Sleight-free Version
  • Phase 3 (decks are in same order)
 		Jan. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 1)
1192
Allan Ackerman Bonus Cull card named, two shuffles performed, named card on top and rest of deck now in four-of-a-kinds
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 1
45
Allan Ackerman, Jason England The Extended Merlin spectator shuffles deck, sorted into suits, suits shown mixed, they are suddenly ordered, alternate top and bottom deals
Inspired byAlso published here 2024
All In — Volume 2
114
Allan Ackerman Finally Matched ending phase
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 2
165
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