3,209 entries in Cards / Sleights / Controls
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Tony Slydini The Slydini Aces aces pushed in center, stolen out
1979 27
Tony Slydini The Slydini Invisible Pass side steal type, also for single card from bottom to top
1979 29
Tilt brief
1979 126
Allan Ackerman Ackerman Varies Kelly
1979 130
John Carney Tabled Side Steal transferring bottom card of tabled packet to top with master palm
1979 12
Roy Walton The Caretaker face-up card in deck is spelled to find selection, incomplete riffle shuffle control
Inspired byAlso published here 1979 4
Dribble Control
1979 10
Gary Ouellet Drop Control top half dropped at angle with jog, jog hidden with some beveling handling
Related toVariations 1979 6
The Double Cut triple cut
1979 10
Al Smith The SMITH Shift to the top, with jogged card
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 1979
The Talon (Issue 5)
54
Frank Simon Versatile Outjog Control
1979 33
Derek Dingle, Frank Simon Bluff Shift Handling
Inspired byAlso published here 1979 44
Steve Beam, Don Morris Houdini's Out when spectator wants to replace card himself and shuffle, Out
1979 13
Rainer Teschner c) Eine einfache Kartenkontrolle oops control with "accidentally" reversed card, overhand shuffling around key card
1979 32
Edward Marlo Strip Out Shift to the Top
1980 17
Edward Marlo Simple Shift
1980 37
Karl Fulves More Notes Yet notes on the Interlock principle
  • (A) No-Break approach
  • (B) alternate procedure
  • (C) switch with double card
  • (D) paper clip addition, paper clip version of Hofzinser problem
  • (E) connection to Tilt
  • (F) allusion to Haunted Pack set-up with Interlock
Related to 1980 59
Edward Marlo Control Throw-Offs in foreword, magician thinks he follows control of card
  • First Approach
  • Second Approach
  • Third Approach (with riffle shuffle)
VariationsAlso published here 1980
Edward Marlo The Fingertip Steal from center to top
1980 95
Edward Marlo Another Fingertip Side Steal
1980 99
Edward Marlo A Multiple Shift Tip concerning the insertion
1980 271
Paul LePaul Peek Finesse fingertip convincer
1980 18
Dai Vernon, Daryl Martinez Double Peek Control
Inspired by 1980 19
Paul LePaul Automatic Jog-Control for two selections
1980 31
Daryl Martinez Tabled Two Card Control two methods, from injogs
1980 35
John Murray Trip From Center top card cover side steal using clip palm
Feb. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 2)
303
Harry Lorayne Spread Control table spread
June 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 6)
359
Frank Garcia, Paul LePaul Super Secret Control
1980 23
Karl Fulves That's Impossible! card appears at chosen number (chosen by cut-off packet), using a variation of Fulves'
1980 37
Roger Smith "Tip of the Iceberg" selection pivots out of deck in Incomplete Faro Condition
1980 34
Basic Peek Technique
1980 38
Charlier, Father Cyprian The One Handed Cut charlier cut to cut to reversed card as control
1980 19
Martin A. Nash A Nash Multiple Shift Variation brief
1980 6
Martin A. Nash A Nash Multiple Shift Variation brief
1980 3
Harvey Rosenthal, Martin A. Nash Outjog Placement Variation
1980 7
Edward Marlo Control Fake-Outs - Jog Shuffle Fake-Out puzzle magicians that follow the control, two methods
Related to 1980
Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
38
Edward Marlo I-F Control Fake-Out puzzle magicians that follow the control
1980
Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
38
Daryl Martinez Convincing Tilt
VariationsAlso published here 1980
Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
39
Gene Maze Subtraction Move bottom card of packet via Kelly Bottom Placement
1980 36
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon, Arturo de Ascanio Tilt
Dec. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 12)
776
Rovi Ivor's Control
Jan. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 1)
789
Joseph Ovette Ovette Master Move
1980 13
Spectator Peek
1980 23
Kelly Bottom Placement
1980 101
The Simplified Pass shuffle control, face up
1980 30
Michael Ammar Peek Justification
1980 9
Edward Marlo Covered Side Steal
1980 10
Quik Control method to backjog card above selection, sliding blocks
Related to 1980
The Chronicles (Issue 27)
1332
Martin A. Nash Nash's Multiple Shift brief
Also published here 1980 6
Dai Vernon Multiple Card Control brief
Related to 1980 21
Joseph Ovette Der Meistergriff
Aug. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
63
Ken De Courcy Take a Card staging of having a card freely chosen
1980 41
Camilo Vázquez Llave Doble card control
1980 70
Al Smith The Smith Shift
Inspired byAlso published here 1980 17
Karl Fulves Learning To Steal
1981 1
Karl Fulves Simple Side Steal with shuffle
1981 3
Karl Fulves The Buckle Steal method for pushing out card, credit information
Related to 1981 5
Karl Fulves Buckle Buckle
1981 7
Dr. Jacob Daley Incomplete Side Steal plus applications
  • Variation In Handling
Related to 1981 9
Karl Fulves Steal and Shuffle
1981 13
Karl Fulves Modified Side Steal card is transfered to tabled packet
1981 14
Karl Fulves Side Steal Reverse as deck is turned over
1981 17
Karl Fulves Cut and Steal card is transfered to tabled packet
1981 18
Karl Fulves Peek Technique
1981 20
Karl Fulves Cut and Double Steal card is transfered to tabled packet
1981 20
Karl Fulves Peek Control quick running cut
1981 22
Karl Fulves Other Peek Techniques letting a spectator peek at a card
1981 23
Derek Dingle Side Steal Placement to known position
1981 34
Karl Fulves Control to the Bottom
1981 38
John Northern Hilliard Hilliard's Side Steal
  • Notes By Karl Fulves
1981 51
Harvey Rosenthal New Theory Side Steal in essence a method for sidejogging a block
1981 53
Karl Fulves Steal to Place peeked card is placed (for example at twenty-six)
1981 58
Tony Slydini Slide-Out transfer of card to top as fan is closed
May 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 5)
481
Derek Dingle, Richard Kaufman Modified Bluff Shift
1981 28
Geoffrey Latta One-Hand Tilt Get-Ready with pinky count
1981 46
Tilt
1981 55
Ken Simmons Tilt Throw-Off I
1981 57
Jon Racherbaumer Tilt Throw-Off II
1981 58
Jon Racherbaumer, Edward Marlo Easy Way Faro Fooler three card control
1981 62
Allan Ackerman Kelly Bottom Placement Center Load loading a card into the center
1981 11
Don England Inserting a Card into a Break
1981 20
Roger Crosthwaite Multiple Card Control with the Crosthwaite Key Card
1981 23
Roger Crosthwaite The Multiple Shift
1981 27
Overhand Shuffle Control break, face up shuffle
1981 21
Multiple Shift hindu shuffle cover
1981 6
Ken Simmons Running Card Plus Control card reversed and controlled during running cut sequence
Inspired by 1981 11
Ken Simmons Center Clip Control clip side steal to bottom with decoy moment
1981 18
Ken Simmons Running False Cut also as control
Inspired byRelated to 1981 20
Paul Harris Easy Control
1981 5
Charles Nyquist, Jack McMillen The Drop Shuffle spectator pushes messy halves together, rosetta shuffle
1981 11
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon, Walt Lees, Fred Robinson Tilt / Depth Illusion one handed set-up, with convincer by Fred Robinson
1981 8
Edward Marlo Covered Side Steal
1981 26
Frank Thompson The Thompson Tilt Pass described in context of a control
  • The Preliminary Moves
  • The Interchange of Packet
  • Concluding Observations
1981 1
David Britland Control variation on the Ovette / Kelly move, see p. 150 for credits
Related to Sep. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 5)
91
Harvey Rosenthal Ambition to the bottom using Kelly / Ovette move variation
Dec. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 8)
151
Spectator Shuffles with Key Card
1981 119
Bluff Fan Multiple Shift bluff spacing, all go to the bottom
1981 125
Walt Lees Bluff Spacing Multiple Shift into fan
Inspired by 1981 5
Walt Lees Automatic Jog Control Handling
Inspired by 1981 22
Juan Tamariz Control Perpendicular Basic Move, bringing inserted card in perpendicular position
Also published here 1981 14
Juan Tamariz TPC Extirpando bajo Extensión stripping card out under spread
Also published here 1981 17
Juan Tamariz 2. Del TPC a Carta INF
Also published here 1981 20
Juan Tamariz 5. Una Posibilidad que Abre Mil Caminos: El TPC con Varias Cartas
Also published here 1981 22
Juan Tamariz 6. Algunos de los Mil Caminos TPC as a multiple shift
1981 22
Dai Vernon Multiple Shift
Jan. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 4)
138
U. F. Grant Die Ablenkungsvolte The "Whoops!" Control
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
75
Roy Walton The Caretaker face-up card in deck is spelled to find selection, incomplete riffle shuffle control
Also published here 1981 168
Dribble Control
1981 173
Roy Walton The Multiple Shift
Inspired by 1981 186
Joseph Ovette, Frank Kelly The Ovette/Kelly Placement
1981 209
Derek Dingle Bluff Shift
Related to 1982 70
Derek Dingle Side Steal Placement to known position
1982 103
Frank Thompson, Derek Dingle Multiple Shift to top, straddle/jiggle type action
Also published here 1982 116
Derek Dingle One-Hand Control
1982 161
Jon Racherbaumer The Bluff Bottom Placement to second from bottom, bold
1982 5
Edward Marlo Not For The Faint-Hearted bolder version of The Bluff Bottom Placement
1982 8
Fred Lowe The Ghost Break alternative for pinky break
1982 48
Edward Marlo Open Hockley as force
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1982 95
Edward Marlo Marlo's Simulated Placement
1982 100
Edward Marlo The Old In-and-Out direct fan steal into Tenkai palm, the loading directly into case
1982 114
Jon Racherbaumer Jog-Podge Control finessed, with fan
1982 125
Edward Marlo No-Clutch Bottom Placement
Variations 1982 134
Jon Racherbaumer Running Cut Control using swing cuts
1982 137
Jon Racherbaumer, Gene Maze Fan-Antic Control bottom card of one-handed right-hand fan slid to the bottom as that half is squared onto the half in left-hand dealing position
Inspired byAlso published here 1982 143
Daryl Martinez One-Card Middle Pass
1982 37
Derek Dingle Bluff Pass Control
1982 49
Gene Maze Kelly Reverse
Related toAlso published here 1982 89
Paul LePaul Automatic Jog-Control brief
1982 44
Frank Simon, Edward Marlo Versatile Outjog Control
1982 64
Dai Vernon Triple Break Control
1982 81
Ken Krenzel Get-Ready For "Wind Tunnel" using Incomplete Faro Peek
Inspired by May 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 5)
628
Don England The Tilt Bluff Pass control to second from top
Sep. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 9)
680
Michael Buzzell Fan-See Card Control as a control or switch
Oct. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 10)
692
Dai Vernon Tilt brief
1982 21
Edward Marlo Simple Shift brief
1982 27
Larry Jennings Open Control card is out-jogged
Related to 1982 92
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Control "Ribbon-Spread Techniques"
1982 130
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Half-Faro Glimpse card peeked at in incomplete faro condition is glimpsed during waterfall
1982 190
Tom Craven Incomplete Faro Jog Control
Related to 1982 193
Larry Jennings Double Peek One Cut Control
1982 312
No Deck Tilt tilt under single card, apparently whole deck
1982 332
Harry Lorayne The Lorayne "Spread Out" spread pass with single card from center, also into right palm
1982 366
Harry Lorayne "Kick-Strip" Control in the hands cutting sequence
1982 424
Harry Lorayne, Bruce Elliott The Lorayne Control to second from bottom
Inspired by 1982 431
Bluff Fan Insertion apparently at different positions in fan
1982 453
Jack Birnman Cover Control card controlled to small number from top, cover pass substitute
1982 479
Steven Kuske Location card peeked at in case is found
1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 6)
1053
Double Peek Control using running cut
1982 5
Edward Marlo Double Peek Control running cut to table with slip cut
1982 20
Tom Craven Mental Nick spectator cuts small packet and counts cards, then he remembers card at that position in deck
1982 5
J. C. Doty Side Steal a la Doty covered, very similar to Simon's handling
Related toAlso published here 1982 7
Edward Marlo Tilt
1982 109
David Britland Tilt? tilt variartion
Jan. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 9)
163
Jerry Sadowitz Slip-Jog
Related toAlso published here Dec. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 20)
383
Noel Blaize Nöel card inserted in fan, controlled to bottom
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
8
Meir Yedid The Card Control convincing control variation
1982 22
Meir Yedid The Pendulum Control
  • control to the bottom
  • to lap a card
1982 95
Top and Bottom Card Locator two keys and the spectator can shuffle briefly
1982 22
Edward Marlo The Two-Second Side Steal squaring action without right hand leaving deck, optional immediate replacement
1983 5
Edward Marlo The 380-Degree Tilt good Angles
1983 11
Edward Marlo Double Underpeel Cut in the hands breakless double cut
1983 67
Bluff Fan Insertion apparently at different positions in fan
1983 124
Edward Marlo The Real, Honest-To-God Bluff Cut cards end up on Bottom, one-cut double cut
Related to 1983 129
Edward Marlo Convincing Convincer
Related to 1983 267
Edward Marlo The Roman Pick-up Control
1983 270
Edward Marlo The L-C-M Control three cards, odd pack, straddle faros
Related to 1983 272
Edward Marlo C-S Control to place the cards together at a known position with cuts, originally from Control Systems
1983 273
Larry Jennings Bottomed alternative to Kelly Bottom Placement
Jan. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 1)
730
Mike Bornstein Multiple Shift
Sep. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 9)
821
Robert Gardner Multiple Control, Inc.
Oct. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 10)
833
Edward Marlo, Jon Racherbaumer Bluff Bottom Placement as force and control
June 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 10)
84
Edward Marlo Multiple Peek Placement Control
1983 82
Ross Bertram A Push-Through Card Control from center to bottom, tabled
1983 110
Ross Bertram Exercise palming bottom card into Tenkai palm and replacing it, Kelly mechanics
1983 148
Ross Bertram An Uplifting Application
1983 158
J. W. Sarles Hindu Control classic sliding block method
1983 2
Jon Racherbaumer On the Spread Cull essay on culling and convincing control, credit rant
Related to 1983
Facsimile (Issue 1)
40
Peter Pellikaan Psycho Cut card control, card pushed in half the deck, rest of the deck is meshed into it
Variations Aug. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 28)
551
Pascal Monmoine Peek Crimp crimping peeked card
Dec. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 32)
619
Karl Fulves The Multiple Shift credit information and application to four-card brainwave
1983 110
T. Page Wright Multiple Shift
Also published here 1983 110
Frank Simon Versatile Outjog Control to second from bottom or bottom
  • At the Table
Inspired byVariations 1983 13
Frank Simon Versatile Even Control cull as control, no out-jogged card, to second from bottom or bottom
1983 31
Frank Simon Casual Control bottom card of right-hand spread shown, immediately hands brought together and deck squared, with or without out-jogged card
1983 33
Frank Simon Versatile Re-Entry Control inserting the culled selection near the bottom, then cut, or cut and palm
1983 37
Frank Simon The Teaser Bluff Shift
1983 66
Frank Simon Cutiltillusion card cut into center comes to top, despite an out-jogged marker card, cut/tilt combo
Related to 1983 69
Frank Simon Incomplete Faro Transfer card pulled into other half
1983 86
Frank Simon The Open Cover Steal card touched and out-jogged, a few cards from top removed in right-hand End Grip and selection stolen underneath
1983 127
Frank Simon The Versatile Spread Palm culled card palmed under spread
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Inspired byRelated to 1983 145
Art Altman Art Altman's Multiple Shuffle Shift overhand shuffle
1984 65
Edward Marlo Marlo's Variation of Altman's Multiple Shuffle Shift
1984 66
Edward Marlo Easy Tabled Shift
1984 72
Edward Marlo Tilt Tip front tilt handling
1984 99
Edward Marlo Multiple Convincing Control tip for "Convincing Control Reverse" from Vol. 3
1984 99
Jon Racherbaumer On The Spread Cull nine page long credit fight on the Convincing Control
1984 100
Edward Marlo New Approach Convincing Controls six methods, see also pages 257 & 268
1984 109
Edward Marlo Convincing Control Bottom Palm see steps 8 and 9
1984 110
Edward Marlo Convincing Control Reverse see step 10
1984 111
Edward Marlo, Harry Lorayne Convincing Control to Bottom or Tenkai Palm starting at step 7, for Lorayne-credit see Apocalypse, page 1092
Related to 1984 118
Edward Marlo Multiple Convincing Control also into palm
1984 124
Edward Marlo Incomplete Convincing Control as a center palm
1984 127
Edward Marlo Faked Convincing Control cards apparently in different parts of fan
1984 127
Edward Marlo Instant Collection cards apparently put in different parts of fan
Related to 1984 129
Edward Marlo Easy on the Tears
Related to 1984 130
Edward Marlo Variation on the Original variation on original handling
1984 131
Edward Marlo Another Multiple Convincing Control
1984 132
Edward Marlo Unlimited Convincing Control suitable for a lot of cards
1984 133
Edward Marlo Second Method
1984 163
Edward Marlo The Invisible Side-Steal angly
1984 165
Edward Marlo Pivot Steal and Replacement
Related to 1984 166
Edward Marlo Technical Variant Side-Steal
Inspired by 1984 167
Edward Marlo First Application one-handed against body, push-out technique
1984 171
Edward Marlo The Fingertip Peek Steal fingertip peek handling, to top or Tenkai palm
Related to 1984 173
Edward Marlo The Push-In Shift
1984 205
Edward Marlo Second Method Push In Shift
1984 208
Edward Marlo Crimp Control seven methods to control selection with crimped deck, also key card handlings
1984 223
Edward Marlo Scratch Sorcery or Nickromancy nicked or scratched key card and riffle shuffle control
1984 227
Edward Marlo 1st Method of "New Approach Convincing Control" tip for control on page 109, see also page 268
1984 257
Edward Marlo Tips Marlo Cull (page 122) as multiple control and tip for Convincing Control (see pages 109 & 257)
1984 268
Edward Marlo Sophisticated Simplex Multiple Shift three methods
1984 269
Edward Marlo Marlo's Unbelievable Ribbon Spread Control plunger principle
Related toVariations 1984 275
Edward Marlo Spectator Does It All
Inspired by 1984 277
Edward Marlo What If? controlling card put in ribbon spread
1984 277
Edward Marlo The Last Resort multiple cards possible
1984 278
Edward Marlo Dribble Free Force multiple dribble control, same position forced
Related toVariations 1984 311
Edward Marlo Dribble Control full deck crimp
1984 312
Edward Marlo Dribble Control with Break
1984 312
Edward Marlo Dribble Application to O.K. Move multiple card control to bottom with kelly/ovette placement
1984 313
Edward Marlo Dribble Plus Delayed O.K. Move
1984 313
Edward Marlo Combination Control full deck crimp
1984 313
Edward Marlo Bold Card Control
Related toVariations 1984 324
Martin A. Nash The Triple Clip Steal to near bottom
1984 47
Arturo de Ascanio Tilt Finesse
May 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 5)
917
Neal Elias Swing Cut Multiple Shift
1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
308
Edward Marlo Simple Shift
Jan./Feb. 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 17 & 18)
174
Jerry Sadowitz Slip Jog Open Hockley
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1984 9
Jerry Sadowitz Cover Shift Elias Shift with cover card
Inspired byAlso published here 1984 10
Stephen Tucker The Incomplete Deck behind his back, aspectator puts a card reversed in the middle of the deck, this card is spelled and the selection is found
Apr. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 5)
1221
Frank Simon Versatile Spread Control
Winter 1984
West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
58
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Tilt / Depth Illusion
1984 112
Two Card Peek incomplete faro, control
1984 3
J. B. Bobo Multiple Card Control hindu shuffle control to bottom for one or multiple cards, crimp addition
1984 5
Bottom Tilt
1984 13
Dick Koornwinder Card Location with locator card
1984 13
Die fortgesetzte Hindu-Misch-Kontrolle
Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
65
Die Wurf-Kontrolle top half dropped at an angle, followed by riffle shuffle
Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
66
Bill Simon Die Simon-Kartenkontrolle jog, insertion from the side
Also published here Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
67
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon Multiple Shift
Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
68
Frank Kelly Bottom Placement
Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
69
Deane Moore Hocus Pocus Volte two halves turned over one by one openly, as indifferent cards are shown
Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
70
Allan Ackerman Ackerman Varies Kelly
1985 105
Father Cyprian Untilt tilt subtlety
Aug. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 8)
1100
Karl Fulves Riffle Control
Winter 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 34, 35 & 36)
363
Mike Gallo Simple Control
1985 32
Audley Walsh Bluff Fan Insertion apparently at different positions in fan
1985 101
Ken Krenzel No-Switch Upjog Control
Related to 1985 263
Walter E. Cummings Karate Card Control
1985 337
Ovette Master Move to second from bottom
1985 465
Ben Harris Peek Finesse featuring a break display
1985 491
Edward Marlo Dribble Force Procedure for multiple selections, first one free
Related to 1985 1
Edward Marlo Bold Card Control
1985 42
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Tilt
1985 23
Tilt
1985 154
Frank Kelly Kelly Bottom Placement
1985 20
Don Morris Card Control to x-position, double cut
1985 132
To Set Chosen Card controlling a card to a certain number from top
1985 5
Use for Short Card count-down placement, spectator shuffles
1985 5
Locator Card scallop short, for multiple control
1985 7
Arthur Gross, Frederick Braue The Peek Card Knowledge book break glimpse after peek
1985 14
Another Peek glimpse after spectator's peek behind back
1985 15
Frederick Braue Another FB Sidesteal card starts out side-jogged (1936)
1985 15
Immediate Shuffle Control card hit on front so it comes out at back, corner crimped
1985 23
Jack McMillen Card Control delayed jog in overhand shuffle control (1937)
1985 25
Frederick Braue FB Adaptation of Charlier Pass (1937)
1985 27
Frederick Braue FB Sidesteal only little finger pushes out card (1937)
1985 9
Card Change card apparently pushed in one half, but stolen back (1937)
1985 9
T. Nelson Downs Downs Sidesteal first finger break
1985 15
Bamberg's Card Strip seems to be a multiple shift (1940)
1985 1
Charlie Miller Additional Miller Notes
  • holding break while tapping on table
  • nailnick and estimate distance from key
  • "Vernon's 7 card, 7 piles trick."
(1940)
1985 1
Hand Out Crimp corner as selection is returned
1985 15
Thirteen-Down Riffle Control card apparently replaced at same position it was taken from, really under thirteen (or known number of) cards
1985 16
Frederick Braue Braue Side Jog diagonal insertion
1985 16
Frederick Braue Braue Injog injog after diagonal insertion, side dribble ("spill") convincer
Related toVariations 1985 16
Peek and Sidesteal
1985 17
Frederick Braue Braue Double Control two cards, hindu shuffle (1960)
1985 18
Frederick Braue Flipflop Control cut deeper principle to control card during displaying sequence
Related to 1985 18
Backslip Control using slip, motivated through patter, " It is best to assign it to a set trick and use it always for that one trick only."
1985 18
Frederick Braue Strip Control Vernon Multiple Shift with one card
Inspired by 1985 19
Frederick Braue Braue Cut Control cards are spread and taken in both hands, turned face-up
1985 19
Frederick Braue Braue Bottom Slide weird culling action
1985 20
Victor Farelli Farelli Control bridge
Related to 1985 20
Frederick Braue Braue Crimp Control featuring "enlarging a break", also with short card (see following item)
Related to 1985 20
The Floating Key "This is a control which without question is the best of all methods of controlling a chosen card.", key card which is both narrow and short and punched
1985 21
The Wax Control selection behind the back
1985 23
Frederick Braue Braue Confusion Control using Charlier Pass, "This is a one-trick sleight It should be assigned to a given trick and used with it alone."
1985 24
Edward Marlo Tilt
1985 8
Carmen D'Amico Hindu Shuffle Multiple Shift sliding block
Related to 1985 3
Eric DeCamps The Kelly Top Placement from Bottom Placement into right Tenkai Palm or to top
1985 15
Ben Harris Impromptu Daryl using tilt principle
Inspired byRelated to 1985 13
Justin Higham Revolving Aces Lead In losing the Aces before Zarrow's routine
Inspired byRelated to 1985 9
Justin Higham Kard Kontrols 3 and 4
  • Method Three (right-hand half pushed under selection with hands raised, pop-up move dynamic)
  • Method Four (different grip)
Inspired byRelated to 1985 12
Roger Crosthwaite LTP Peek Steal
1985 28
Roger Crosthwaite Think-a-Card
Related to 1985 34
Daryl Martinez Tilted and Turned with visual change
1985/87 22
Daryl Martinez The Tiltless Tilt directly to the top
1985/87 54
Irv Weiner Bluff Insertion From The Front
Variations 1985/87 56
Nate Leipzig, Ron Bauer The Screened Leipzig Pass
Related toAlso published here 1985/87 73
Irv Weiner The One-Hand Side Steal to bottom, second from bottom or top
Related to
  • "Clip Shift" (Chad Nelson)
  • Flip Hallema in Triks magazine, Jan. 1969
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring, 1960, Vol. 40 No. 2
1985/87 81
Larry Jennings Immediate Bottom Placement
1986 17
Larry Jennings The Immaculate Insertion achieving very squared deck
Variations 1986 27
Neal Elias Multiple Shift
1986 102
Carmen D'Amico D'Amico Shift sliding block
1986 118
Dai Vernon Triple Peek Control
1986 19
Robert Gardner Apex Escape tilt with cased deck, selections are immediately palmed away
Mar. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 3)
1186
Edward Marlo Control of 3 Cards
1986 34
Edward Marlo 53 Cards Won't Do three card peeked from incomplete faro position found by three sandwiches, secretly preserves order
Related to 1986 47
Edward Marlo Easy Multiple Convincing Control
1986 52
Gilles Couture The Swivel Cut Control double cut substitute
Also published here 1986 23
Gary Ouellet Further Applications 1. The ProControl Multiple Card Control
2. ProControl Variations (Glen Brown)
3. The ProControl Force
4. The New Break Method
5. The Flourish Drop Cut
1986 46
Ben Harris My Way convincing control handling, really just a cull control
  • With two or three cards
Also published here 1986 2
Ben Harris The Floating Ambitious Card tilted card slowly lowered
Variations 1986 10
Ben Harris My Way Convincing Control handling
Also published here 1986 2
John Bannon Out-jog Switch Control
Inspired by 1986 3
J. C. Doty Side Steal a la Doty covered side steal
Also published here 1986 5
Frank Thompson, Derek Dingle Multiple Shift straddle/jiggle type action
Also published here 1986 9
Bruce Cervon Two Corner Short Controls overhand and riffle shuffle, using corner short
1987 5
Dai Vernon Left Side Diagonal Insertion
1987 17
Dai Vernon A New Peek Control using finger nail
Related to 1987 86
Dai Vernon The Shuttle-Cut Control
1987 89
Doug Edwards Flourish Control flourish Z-cut as control
Feb. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 2)
1316
Gilles Couture Card to Top
Feb. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 2)
1318
John C. Wagner A Control anglejogging
1987 1
Edward Marlo Simple Shift
1987 51
Carmen D'Amico D'Amico Shift
1987 122
Karl Fulves Riffle Red Riffle Shuffle Control used to divide colors, as set-up for Judson/Brown's Telltale Color
1987 23
Dai Vernon Tilt
1987
Lecture Notes Collection (Issue Carney Up Close)
6
Arthur Finley, Juan Tamariz Riffle Shuffle Finesse spectator pushes cards together
1987 18
Steve Draun The Ole Thumb Pass
Inspired byAlso published here 1987 6
Derek Dingle Veser's Bluff Shift
1987 13
Steve Draun The Perfect Multiple Shift push-through, up the ladder
Also published here 1987 16
Ron Wilson Red/Black Shuffles spectator riffle and overhand shuffles the cards, the deck ends up almost separated in red and black
1987 25
Richard Sanders Combination Force/Control selection outjogged, pushed in and top card pushed forward when hand is raised, bold
Related to 1987 5
Tabled Ribbon Spread Control with key card
1987 64
Convincing Control
1987 140
Roberto Giobbi Side Steal Transfer bottom to top
1987 19
Neal Elias Swing Cut Multiple Shift
1987 35
Mark Vincent Mexican Turnover Force to turnover part of spread, forcing a position or unloading a card
1987
Gimmick (Issue 10)
14
Group Shuffle handing outs groups of cards for shuffling that have to stay together
1987 3
Edward Marlo, Ken Simmons Deliberate Side Steal to Center transferring card from second to center
1987 9
Ken Simmons Related Bold Card Control opposite, apparently bottom card of right-hand packet removed but really top card
Inspired byVariations 1987 44
Ken Simmons Pragmatic Control
Inspired by 1987 45
Peek Key Card Placement
Oct. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 1)
40
Tilt
1987 6
Bruce Cervon, Frank Kelly Kelly Bottom Placement Scoop Up
1988 82
Darwin Ortiz One-Handed Tilt Setup
1988 14
Roger Klause Multiple Control basically forcing the same spot repeatedly
Also published here 1988 90
Derek Dingle Bluff Shift
1988 106
Dai Vernon Depth Illusion credit information on how Dai Vernon came up with it in 1927
1988 94
Howard Schwarzman, Charles Aste Jr. Tilt Finesse poking out cards in center
1988 95
Neal Elias Multiple Shift
1988 111
Edward Marlo On the Convincing Control credit information, in Foreword
1988
Edward Marlo Tip - Ambitious Bit #2
Related to 1988 46
Edward Marlo New Approach I.F. Control nine approaches, one or two selections, sometimes using twenty-six memorized cards
Related to 1988 154
Edward Marlo Fingertip Controls three methods, one with a "horribly warped" deck
Related to 1988 263
Edward Marlo A Marlo Control using step handling, with tapping on table
1988 265
Jerry K. Hartman Depth Deceptions 3) Tilt-Bluss Pass Combination
Also published here Jan. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 1)
1444
Gene Maze Ovette Reversal
Related toVariationsAlso published here May 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 5)
1496
Eric DeCamps Stop to Top using Tenkaipalm, to top
Aug. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 8)
1532
James Swain "Block"Buster Pass
Also published here Nov. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 11)
1567
Juan Tamariz Tamariz Perpendicular Control (TPC) to bottom
Variations 1988 52
Larry Jennings Immediate Bottom Placement
1988 129
Larry Jennings Bottom Placement Kelly/Ovette alternative, also directly into left cop or right palm position
Also published here 1988 159
Larry Jennings Double Shake-Out two peeked at cards (incomplete faro condition) slide out when deck is shaken
1988 169
Side Steal
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 4, 5 & 6)
26
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Hofzinser Spread Control detailed
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 7 & 8 Arcane)
30
Steve Beam Upwardly Mobile 1 card sticking out at the front slowly and visibly rises to the top
Related to 1988 370
Steve Beam Upwardly Mobile 2 card sticking out at the back slowly and visibly rises to the top
Related toVariations 1988 372
Steve Beam Tenkai Charlie ambitious card move
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1988 381
Steve Beam Upwardly Mobile 3 card sticking out face up at the back slowly and visibly rises to the top
1988 404
Phillip Young Upwardly Mobile IV
1988 418
Karrell Fox Karrell's Kard Kontrol card inserted half-way, then gripped in kind of master palm and stolen or moved to top
1988 47
The "Peek" Location
1988 65
Edward Marlo Incomplete Faro Double Control two cards peeked simultaneously
1988 12
Edward Marlo The Incomplete Faro intro
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Sep. 1963
1988 18
Edward Marlo The Incomplete Location
1988 19
Edward Marlo Incomplete Faro Control control to center, then with faro to top
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Dec. 1964
1988 114
Edward Marlo Off-Center Control incomplete faro control without starting with a perfect cut
1988 117
Edward Marlo Incomplete Double Control
1988 118
Edward Marlo Incomplete Faro - Multiple Peeks with multiple breaks in lower half
  • Incomplete Double Peek
  • Incomplete Triple
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Jan. 1965
1988 123
Edward Marlo M.P. Side Steal "Marlo Position", to Tenkai type palm or top
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Feb. 1966
1988 209
Edward Marlo As a Control spread cull control, with cover card throw-off or placement
1988 240
Edward Marlo Triple Location three card riffle shuffle control using Mexican Joe Crimp
1988 258
Justin Higham One-Hand Peek
Variations 1988 13
Justin Higham One-Hand Svengali Peek cards in secret incomplete faro condition
Inspired byVariations 1988 13
Harry Riser Dribble Control to second from bottom
1989 38
Dr. Jacob Daley The Hair's-Breadth Stall delaying a control
1989 39
Arthur Finley Remote Control spectator riffle shuffles after control, cards spread before pushed together
Related toVariations 1989 166
Arthur H. Buckley Bottom Placement
1989 19
Jerry Sadowitz A Million to One spectator shuffles deck and cuts it into two equal piles - one is red one black
1989 11
Jerry Sadowitz, Neal Elias Delayed Elias using a cut to the table
1989 73
Gene Maze Single Up
Feb. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 2)
1600
Robert Gardner Twice Nice Incomplete Faro
Mar. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 3)
1611
Brother John Hamman Red-Black Correction correcting alternating set-up after real overhand shuffle
1989 85
Karl Fulves Riffle Control incomplete riffle shuffle
1989 87
Brother John Hamman The Rolling Control variation of Cut Deeper Force, "Flip-Flop Force"
VariationsAlso published here 1989 185
Edward Marlo Cincinnati Control deck immediately spread after peek, glimpse and control possible
1989 8
Edward Marlo The Turnover Card peeked at card appears face up on top during dribble on table
Related to 1989 10
Edward Marlo Faro Shuffle Control selection to top or bottom
1989 23
Edward Marlo Sure Simplified Shift Simple Shift variation
Also published here 1989 45
Carmen D'Amico, Dai Vernon D'Amico's Multiple Shift
1989 65
Edward Victor, Edward Marlo Tilt
1989 24
Simple Card Control
1989 35
Karl Fulves Cutting Control to top
1989 36
Buckle Side Steal to side-jog the card
1989 41
Mike Gallo Bluffed in combination with Le Paul's Spread Pass
Inspired byRelated to 1989 475
Paul Sorrentino Bluffed Again directly to the bottom, also with cover card, basically the same as Earick handling
Related to 1989 477
Karl Fulves Introduction with credit information on multiple shifts
1989 1
Frank Thompson Multi Shift aka Straddle Shift, also for single card
Variations 1989 2
Derek Dingle Bluff Shift
Also published here 1989 11
Dr. Jacob Daley Bevel Multiple Shift
Also published here 1989 18
J. Stewart Smith Hindu Shift similar to Vernon Multiple Shift
Also published here
  • "Hindu Shift" (Steward Smith, One More Thought on Cards, 1955)
1989 20
Karl Fulves To Hindu hindu shuffle
1989 22
Karl Fulves Cut or Shuffle arguing that cut multiple shifts are better than shuffle shifts
1989 22
T. Page Wright Plunger Shift simple version with two cards
Also published here 1989 31
S. W. Erdnase The Diagonal Palm Shift reprinted from reference
Also published here 1989 34
Karl Fulves One-Handed Multiple Shift posed as problem
1989 37
Karl Fulves Cased Multiple Shift posed as problem
1989 37
Jack Birnman Swivel Multiple Shift & Palm tabled push-through action for multiple shift, then deck picked up and cards palmed out, also as bottom palm
1989 42
Karl Fulves Overshift two cards in different parts come together to trap selection, overhand shuffle & multiple shift combo
Variations 1989 45
John Quine Slider Aces concept, faro a packet into the deck and push it through, being in control of cards, for a Cutting the Aces routine
Inspired by Feb. 1989
The Minotaur (Vol. 1 No. 1)
7
Tilt
1989 14
Mahatma Control used for two selections
1989 21
Randy Wakeman Multiple Card Control Procedure dribbling, first and last one free, same break forced in between
Inspired by 1989 31
Bottom Placement
1989 32
Randy Wakeman Randy's Miracle Move same as slip-jog or open hockley
Related to 1989 136
Darryl Rose The Rose Control one-handed crimp of bottom card of packet in right-hand end grip
Feb. 1989
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 6)
17
Roberto Giobbi Side Steal Transfer bottom to top
May 1989
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 9)
8
Justin Higham One Hand Peek Control
Inspired by May 1989
Inside Out (Issue 6)
11
Justin Higham Spectator Peek Location with pre-set break and distance from break is counted
Related to May 1989
Inside Out (Issue 6)
11
Gerd Winkler Risiko location routine, spectator shuffles with key card
1989 16
Juan Tamariz The Tamariz Perpendicular Control (TPC) Basic Move, bringing inserted card in perpendicular position
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1989/91 21
Juan Tamariz TPC, stripping out beneath the spread
Also published here 1989/91 27
Juan Tamariz 2. From TPC to Bottom (INF)
Also published here 1989/91 30
Juan Tamariz 5. The TPC with Several Cards
Also published here 1989/91 34
Juan Tamariz Incomplete Faro Peek card peeked at and selected in lower half
1989/91 160
Edward Marlo Incomplete Faro Transfer card peeked at in upper half is transfered to lower half
1989/91 161
Gary Kurtz One-Handed Get-Ready
1990 13
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Tilt
1990 12
Harry Lorayne Goin' Home Convincer
Jan. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 1)
1739
Edward Marlo Flash Convincer context (credit correction p. 1872)
May 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 5)
1784
Hiroyuki Sakai Simplified Simple Shift
Nov. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 11)
1852
John Quine Second Keeper Shuffle keeping card at second position during shuffles
Variations Dec. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 12)
1865
Harry Lorayne, Nate Leipzig, Ron Bauer Primal Screen instant method
Inspired by 1990 15
Harry Lorayne, Nate Leipzig, Ron Bauer To A Primal Number to any small number from the top without preheld break
Inspired by 1990 23
Harry Lorayne Primal Final finesse
Inspired by 1990 30
Harry Lorayne Revolving Pass Extensions in-the-hands cuts
  • Original
  • 4-2-1
  • 4-2-1-1
  • 4-3
  • 4-No Break
  • 4-4
1990 32
Revolving Pass from Blackstone's "Modern Card Tricks" (1929)
1990 32
Harry Lorayne, Edward Marlo Without A Clue finding out name of cards peeked at in incomplete faro condition by glimpsing cards in bottom half, full stack
Related to 1990 44
Harry Lorayne Without A Clue, Impromptu finding out positions of two peeked at cards in incomplete faro condition via bottom half
1990 52
Edward Marlo Simple Shift
1990 64
Harry Lorayne HaLo Cut Control similar to Thompson's Bluff Pass
1990 89
Harry Lorayne Spread Control table spread
1990 153
Harry Lorayne Eerie Control card slipped to top secretly
1990 154
Roger Crosthwaite, Harry Lorayne Side Swipe simplified handling for Crosthwaite's Longitudinal Peek Steal/Control
1990 165
Harry Lorayne Quick Estimation position of selection is apparently followed and then cut to
1990 179
Harry Lorayne Upward Bound card is controlled to any small number from top, passive
1990 194
Harry Lorayne Spread Passable off-beat spread pass handling as force or control
1990 221
Harry Lorayne The Summit Switch Convincing Control Handlings
1990 245
Steve Spillman, Doc Eason Bogus Control
  • Spill's Bogus Multiple Selection
  • The Evolved Handling
1990
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)
21
Edward Marlo Dribble Control full deck crimp
Related to 1990 38
Ken Krenzel Thought Bridge banded deck is tossed out, one spectator peeks a card which is divined and might travel to pocket from banded deck, ungaffed
Related to 1990 88
Ken Krenzel Flourish Insertion one-handed insertion of top card in center
1990 96
Ken Krenzel, Edward Marlo The Dorsal Cull variation of Ed Marlo's Movable Card Pass (New Tops)
1990 175
Ken Krenzel Free-Form Peek Control refinements to standard peek control
1990 177
Ken Krenzel Slide Steal inspired by Crosthwaite's "LTP Peek", fingertip side steal after peek
1990 180
Edward Marlo Fingertip Side Steals four methods
1990 1
Edward Marlo Cull Control Card cull as control, without outjog
1990 36
Tilt to Bottom
1990 33
Bob Veeser Veeser Bluff Shift
1990 5
Steve Beam Double Dealer two cards at numbers, with incomplete riffle shuffle condition, Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control
Related toAlso published here 1990 579
Edward Marlo Side Steal Card Clip
1990 12
Gary Ouellet The Small Packet Principle several piles, card controlled under crimp
1990 139
Dai Vernon Multiple Shift without credit, hindu shuffle
1990 153
Gary Ouellet The Paradox Control card brought on top with Marlo's Longitudinal Palm / Penkai Palm
1990 157
Gary Ouellet Convincingly Versatile Control
1990 167
Gary Ouellet Ambitious Challenge after Tilt card sticking out a bit from the front
1990 187
Gary Ouellet Juxtaposition second card from top is moved on top
1990 192
Gilles Couture The Swivel Cut Control
Also published here 1990 230
Edward Marlo Spectator Shuffle with Set-up one riffle shuffle
1990 16
Dai Vernon Tilt
1990 19
Michael Powers Incomplete Four Way four card location, using Riffle Shuffle Control with Incomplete Faro Condition
Variations 1990 74
Edward Marlo Slide-Out Steal block side steal from center to top as top half is replaced
Inspired by 1990
Inside Out (Issue Special No. 1)
6
Chris Power Spread Cull Control Handling
1990 4
Chris Power Fernkontrolle card peeked in incomplete faro condition, upper half removed and performer knows position of selection
1990 33
Karl Fulves X Markes the Plot Aces lost with riffle shuffles and a straight cut, then dealt off the top again
Variations 1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 2)
12
Roger Klause Multiple Control basically forcing the same spot repeatedly
Also published here 1990 18
Martin A. Nash Push-Through Multiple Shift
1990 74
Justin Higham Modified Shuffle Pass variation of the Mahatma Overhand Shuffle Control
Related toVariations Sep. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 3)
22
Allan Ackerman False Insertion Move card inserted into the back of the lengthwise tabled deck, card either lapped or held at table edge, optionally added again reversed
Inspired byRelated to Nov. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 5)
37