890 entries in Cards / Sleights / Flourishes
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
T. Page Wright One-Handed Deal see endnote
1991 143
T. Page Wright The Card Fan intro
1991 144
The One-Handed Fan wide
1991 144
The Pressure Fan also as reverse fan and for printing a blank deck
1991 146
Judson S. Brown Reverse Triumph cards shown all one way, then suddenly every other card is reversed, reverse fan to hide alternating condition
1991 147
Spring Set
Also published here Dec. 1991
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
38
Whirl Flourish pirouette flourish
Related to 1992 36
Charlie Miller, Paul Chosse Miller's Cascade Control
Related toVariations 1992 73
Ribbon Drop Flourish
1992 74
Bluff Spacing Fan Distribution cards together but look apart
1992 35
Frank Simon One-hand fan close with upjogged card flourish brief
1992 37
Steve Beam The Spinners pirouette flourish, several ideas, see also p. 920 for an idea by Bob Bengal
  • The Wind Up
  • Tired
  • Business Cards I
  • Business Cards II
Related to 1992 834
Dr. Jacob Daley Lipop Flourish
1992 9
Paul Diamond Glide Revealment
1992 66
David Berglas Kartengag cards are apparently sprung to other hand or spread on table, only mime with riffle sound, gag
1992 16
Edward Marlo The Marlo Flourish to turnover a card in hand
Also published here 1992 16
Bill Kalush Almost Immediately card taken from fan is known instantly, faro fan
July 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 7)
2242
Edward Marlo Bar Spin card spins on table and transforms, either face down or visibly face up
1993
The Olram File (Issue 15)
2
Edward Marlo The Marlo Flourish to turnover a card in hand
Also published here 1993 14
Edward Marlo Table Spread Hideout leaving top two cards together during spread
1993 26
両手の間のスプレッド (Spread between two hands) Two handed spread
1993 19
リボンスプレッド (Ribbon Spread) On table
1993 20
スプレッドのターンオーバー (Spread Turnover) Ribbon spread turnover
1993 20
ドリブルオフ (Dribble Off) Dribble
1993 127
James Steranko Flourish Count
Related to 1993 4
Muneo Yokoi Stand Up Spread Table spread made to stand up vertically on its edge, self-standing, then two selections produced from it
1993 16
Bluff Spacing Fan Distribution
Feb. 1993
Profile (Issue 12)
10
Jerry Andrus Der Wirbel card spins between fingers
Also published here 1993 8
Eddie Fechter Waterfall revelation of chosen card after waterfall from hand to hand
1993 148
René Lavand One-Handed False Shuffle and Cut
Related to 1993 58
Vicente Canuto Extensiones spreading cards on the table, spread turnover
1993 60
Vicente Canuto Los Abanicos de Cartas first finger fan and pressure fan
  • 1.- Por dedo regulador
  • 2.- Por elasticidad
1993 62
Vicente Canuto Capitulo 9: Fantasias con las Cartas "Florituras" chapter intro, on flourishes
1993 191
Vicente Canuto La Mezcla a una Mano one-handed riffle shuffle with waterfall, and Y-cascade
1993 194
Vicente Canuto Abanicos de Cartas con una Sola Mano one-handed fans
1993 196
Vicente Canuto El Acordeón springing cards from hand to hand
1993 197
Vicente Canuto La Cascada
1993 198
Vicente Canuto 1.- Control por Acordeón bridging cards while springing the deck
1993 201
Vicente Canuto 2.- Control en el Abanico bridging cards while doing a pressure fan
1993 202
Alex Elmsley Faro Fan
Variations 1994 341
Dai Vernon, Alex Elmsley Vernon Flourish Deal both-handed as production
1994 478
Juan Tamariz Concealment in Left Hand Fan
1994 10
Meir Yedid The Faro Flourish double cascade
Related to 1994 26
Domino Split classic turnover flourish
1994 16
Dai Vernon Flourish Count one-handed
1994 28
Jack Avis Flip Up Put Back Count cards counted off the top of the deck, left thumb flips the cards up one by one
  • The Genuine Count
  • The False Count
  • The Force
1994 188
John Cornelius Spring Set brief
1994 20
Aldo Colombini Four Card Display
Related to 1994 74
Darwin Ortiz Biased Pressure Fan reverse fan version
Related to 1995 51
Al Baker Umbrella Move opening a folded card
1995 136
Howard de Courcy One Handed Shuffle standard riffle
1995 151
Chinese Deal
1995 153
Spring Flourish
1995 17
The Dribble
1995 17
Dribbling Cards
1995 24
The Riffle also while holding break
1995 34
The Ribbon Spread
1995 35
Roberto Giobbi Flourishes, Part 1 Introduction
1995 167
Turning Over the Top Card 1
1995 169
Turning Over the Top Card 2
1995 170
Turning Over the Top Card 3
1995 171
The Wind-up Gag
1995 179
The Two-handed Fan
1995 179
The Broad One-handed Fan
1995 181
The Reverse One-handed Fan with blank application
1995 182
The Ribbon Spread Turnover
1995 183
Ron Bell Spinner flourish to remove outjogged card from deck
1995 84
Dr. Jacob Daley Lipop Flourish
1995 15
Jerry K. Hartman Secret Subtraction switch of card(s) between top of deck and packet
  • Flourish Count Handling
  • Dingle Handling (p. 17)
see Card Craft reference for more extensive applications
VariationsAlso published here 1995 15
Jerry K. Hartman Hide card-group in fan thumb fan, technical detail
1995 274
Roberto Giobbi Flourishes, Part 2
1996 393
Turning Over the Top Card IV
1996 395
Turning Over the Top Card V also for double turnover
1996 396
Carmen D'Amico Turning Over the Top Card VI also for double turnover
1996 396
Springing the Cards
1996 397
The Cascade
1996 399
Howard de Courcy One-handed Riffle Shuffle
1996 404
Randy Holt The Curly-Cue Move one-handed fan
Inspired by 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Paul Harris Reveals some of his most Int...)
105
Paul Harris Three Way Display method to display full deck in three fanned piles on table
Also published here 1996 131
Daryl Martinez, Paul Harris Flap Jacks indifferent cards transform into Jacks and appear in a visual display
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
203
Tony Miller Pre-Mixed Flap Jacks another set-up for "Flap Jacks"
Inspired by 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
207
Paul Harris Just Call Me Mr. Wonderful one-handed method to take deck out of case and fan it
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Fantasies Finale)
83
Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez, Eddie Fechter Instant Replay card jumps off deck into other hand, then back
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Kinda Guy)
115
Paul Harris Simple Switch card from top visibly switches place with card in other hand
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Kinda Guy)
119
Michael Close Flourishes essay
1996 101
James Swain Four-Card Display
1996 21
George Coon Winding the Pack without credit, gag
1996 12
Flourish Turnover with first finger around front edge
1997 42
Flourish Turnover with little finger around back edge
1997 43
Eric DeCamps Through The Fist Flourish variation
1997 42
The Flying Card cards sprung into other hand or hat and selection flies out, it starts side-jogged
1997 2
Reverse Fan spectator names card when looking at (reverse) fan
Related toAlso published here 1997 4
The Amateur Mindreader spectator names card when looking at (reverse) fan
Also published here 1997 8
Alex Elmsley Faro Fan
1997 21
Howard de Courcy The One-Hand Shuffle (uncredited)
1997 8
David Solomon Right-Handed Triumph faced deck, biased pressure fan
Also published here 1997 145
Pivot Flourish same as Hierling's
Related to 1997 4
Simon Lovell Spinnup! outjogged card spun around fingers, Jerry Andrus Twirl
1997 176
Andrew Wimhurst The Fan Control fanning with four jogged cards, delayed multiple shift
Related to 1998 7
Lee Asher Yo cards are thrown yoyo-like
1998 6
Helge Thun The Flip-Flap Flourish top card swirls through fingers and back onto the deck
1998 104
Max Malini The Spin Revelation and Display
1998 512
Dai Vernon Fan and Step
1998 536
Paul LePaul The LePaul Automatic Jog-Control
1998 538
The Diagonal Insertion and Fan
1998 540
Dai Vernon Twist Flourish
1998 614
Paul Harris, Eddie Fechter, Daryl Martinez Snap-Over Move
Related to 1998 1436
Jack Avis Dribble Top Palm
Related to 1998 28
Mary Kinson, Lewis Ganson Die Fächerkarte double-fan, outer layer ripped off except selection
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 2)
77
René Lavand One-Hand False Shuffle strip-out shuffle
1998 18
Alex Elmsley Faro Fan
1998 27
Dr. Jacob Daley Lipop Flourish with packet pushed into deck
Related to 1998 6
Bert Allerton Wind Up the Deck Gag riffling sound
1999 14
Alex Elmsley Faro Fan
1999 31
Joshua Jay, Jerry Andrus Four Queen Cascade Card cascade from a four Queen production to find selected card
Inspired by 1999 79
David Regal Reverse Fan Placement reverse fan with face-up cards as pointers to insert cards
Related to 1999 20
Doug Conn Tic Tac Turnover flourishy turnover of card between the two first fingers in the air by blowing on it
1999 56
Matt Corin Spin Flourish outjogged card spins around pivot point of first left finger
Related toAlso published here
  • in "The Time Machine" (Genii, Sept. 1996, p. 922)
1999 140
Baltazar Fuentes Cutting the Aces Aces put in different positions in fan with some fake spacing, found
1999 28
Ellis Stanyon The "Ruffle," How to Make it No. 29, riffling one or two handed, also for straightening out cards after bridge or palming
1999 17
Ellis Stanyon How to Make the "Ruffle" No. 1, one- or two-handed riffle, also for covering sleights or straightening palmed cards
1999 291
Ellis Stanyon Chapter 20: Ornamental Sleights and Flourishes chapter intro
1999 296
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note on flourishes
1999 296
Ellis Stanyon Springing the Cards from One Hand to the Other No. 1, no details
Variations 1999 296
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note springing off the thumb, and combination with palming cards
Inspired by 1999 297
Ellis Stanyon Revolution of the Cards on the Arm No. 5
1999 299
Ellis Stanyon Card Thrown from the Left Arm and Caught in the Right Hand No. 6
1999 299
Ellis Stanyon Cards Thrown from the Left Arm and Caught in the Left Hand No. 7
1999 300
Ellis Stanyon Combination Throw - Back and Front of the Arm No. 8
1999 300
Ellis Stanyon Jerking Up the Pack from the Table with One Hand No. 9, coaster stunt with cards
Variations 1999 300
Ellis Stanyon Jerking Up the Pack from the Back of the Left Hand No. 10, hand instead of table
Inspired by 1999 300
Ellis Stanyon Revolution on the Table No. 11
Variations 1999 301
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note table spread and turnover handling
Inspired by 1999 301
Ellis Stanyon Catching the Pack from the Elbow No. 13
1999 304
Ellis Stanyon The Falling Ribbon of Cards No. 19
1999 306
Ellis Stanyon The Accordion One-Handed Shuffle No. 20, not real shuffle
1999 306
Ellis Stanyon Catching Two Heaps of Cards from the Back of the Hand No. 21
1999 307
Ellis Stanyon An Exciting "Drop" from the Back of the Hand No. 31
1999 311
Spin Flourish out-jogged card spun around
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 3)
106
Steve Silverman Card reversal deck is fanned face out and turned over onto bottom cards
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
28
Lee Asher Card Case Cascade flashy way to remove deck from case
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 11)
19
Joshua Jay J.J. Display displaying four-of-a-kind in applause position
Jan. 1999
Onyx (Issue 6)
18
One Hand Fancy Deal as in Chinese Deal
1999 73
Fredric P. Lamazor G. Top Card Turnovers two references given
1999 9
Fredric P. Lamazor One Handed Top to Middle Insert top card inserted into center one-handed
Inspired by 1999 14
Mary Kinson, Lewis Ganson Fan See Card double-fan, outer layer ripped off except selection
Also published here 1999 38
Roberto Giobbi Flourishes, Part 3
2000 1013
Andreas Edmüller The Twin Falls Shuffle double waterfall
Related to 2000 1017
Erhard Liebenow The Four-card Turnover Display
2000 1019
Gianni Pasqua The Star Turnover Display
2000 1020
Frank Shields The Frank Shields Display
Also published here 2000 1020
The Pirouette
2000 1022
Jerry Andrus The Twirl
Also published here 2000 1022
Regular Fan
2000 12
Reverse Fan
2000 12
Chuck Smith The Regular Double-Fan force application, also for half forcing deck
2000 12
Chuck Smith The Regular Reverse Fan double fan application
2000 14
Karl Fulves Night Flight cardboard piece rides along as spread is flipped over on table, in center selection rises out sideways, for credit information see p. 139B
Related to 2000 194
Neal Elias Peek & Cut Control peek, then fan with step and cut
Inspired byRelated to 2000 13
Simon Lovell Sidney the Hamster one handed fan that opens and snaps shut again
2000 53
Paul Curry Fan Force with reverse fan
2001 284
Ron Bauer Fanning Powder Notes with bills
2001 17
Harry Lorayne The Spread/Gather Reverse top card turned over during ribbon-spread turnover on table
Related toAlso published here 2001 61
John Cornelius Spring Set
Also published here 2001 41
Cardini Spring Break holding break while springing, spelling trick application
Related to 2001 127
Joe Stuthard The Drop cards dribbled onto the table so they make a full revolution
2001 16
Dan Buck, Dave Buck One Card Flourish top card of deck dances around between both thumbs
2001 25
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Fan Flourish deck wobbles around thumb and index finger as soon as fan is closed
2001 25
Dan Buck, Dave Buck, Ashford Kneitel A.K. Nightmare four Aces held in hands, they move into pretty display, two methods
2001 28
Herb Zarrow Z grip starting position for following cuts
2001 44
Steve Beam The Ripper two cards are lost and found using incomplete faro fan and Mary Kinson's "Fan-See Card"
Inspired byAlso published here 2001 14
Steve Reynolds A Moment With Rosini top card changes into selection, flourishy way to turn card over with a snap and the help of the spectator
July/Aug. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 2)
11
Paul Rosini Revealing a Selection
July/Aug. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 2)
11
Steve Forte Spring Street Aces Revelation springing deck and stopping at specific card
2001 1
T. G. Murphy Deck Flip deck flips over in left hand, brief
2001 26
David Regal Hidden Face-up Cards in Face-Down Reverse Fan
Related to 2002 76
Darwin Ortiz Biased Pressure Fan half the deck face-up, looks face down
Related to 2002 190
Darwin Ortiz Showing or Hiding Skill
2002 211
Thomas Baxter The Fan Cop
2002 21
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Pinky Riffle
2002 39
Ron Bauer Ribbon Spread and Swing Cut with ribbon-spread hide-out
2002 26
Bob King Four Card Control cards inserted in fan with crimp (bluff spacing), then overhand shuffle sequence
2002 6
Steve Forte Standing Spread deck is standing on edge on the table, double spread
2002 12
Rune Klan One Back Up! follow-up for the sight gag as location
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 1)
85
Volteo de una carta one-handed turnover of a card
2002ca. 24
Dai Vernon Fan with Step
2003 54
David Ben Tabled Biddle Spread
2003 63
Edward Marlo, Jim Steinmeyer Card Vanish in Spread when spread is turned over
Also published here 2003 18
Steve Beam One-Hand Faro with Cascade ending
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2003 5
Tony Giorgio To Flourish Or Not To Flourish
Also published here
  • Genii, April 1994
May 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 5)
49
Gábor G. Szabó LS Display showing four cards face up in a flourish, righting reversed cards in process
2003 11
T. G. Murphy Reverse Mid-Air Triple Cut or The T. G. Murphy Deck Flip deck flips over in left hand
  • History and Credits
  • The Basics
  • Methods for Practice
Related to 2003 36
George Coon Winding the Pack
2004 142
De'vo vom Schattenreich Wind Elementals spinning a card on a finger over a fan from below
Aug. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 8)
40
De'vo vom Schattenreich Easy Opener one-handed opening of case and deck extraction
Aug. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 8)
44
Allan Ackerman The HP Action Hidden Packet maneuver, underneath thumb fan
Related toAlso published here 2005 9
Allan Ackerman The HP Half Pass Hidden Packet maneuver, under cover of thumb fan
Also published here 2005 11
Ron Bauer The Fan Display
  • The Simple Fan
  • The Thumb Fan
  • The Pressure Fan
2005 19
Tyler Wilson Displayboy flourish to spin out a card that sticks out half-way from front
Related toAlso published here 2005 13
Tyler Wilson Displayboy flourish to spin out a card that sticks out half-way from front
Also published here 2005 19
Rick Bronson Spinner "(A Flourish)"
card spun off right hand's fingers onto deck, Duck Change type dynamics
Related to 2005 13
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Card Études routine of flourishes
Nov. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)
80
Kostya Kimlat Breaking Glances "Work with the Marlo Fingertip Flesh Break"
  • The Basic Technique
  • Touches
    • The Closed-Deck Convincer
    • Creating a Step
    • The Fan Peek
    • Outer Peeks
  • Continuations
    • Riffle Force
    • Overhand Shuffle
    • Riffle Shuffle
    • Hindu Shuffle
    • Pulp Friction
    • Marlo's Ruse
Related to May 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 2)
20
Lee Asher The Exercise (Snap with a DBD) Murphy deck flip while doing Acrobatic Diving Board Double
2005 36
T. G. Murphy Brief Description of the Snap deck flips over in left hand
  • Super Practice Tip for the Snap
Also published here 2005 36
Lee Asher Behind the Back doing Acrobatic Diving Board Double with hand behind the back, catching card before the body
  • Phase 1: Tossing from behind the back
  • Phase 2: Launching from an awkward position
  • Phase 3: Combining all the elements
2005 41
Mark Aspiazu ASP Control packet hidden underneath thumb fan
Related to 2005 7
Tyler Wilson Displayboy flourish to spin out a card that sticks out half-way from front
Also published here 2006 36
Harry Riser The Riser-Zingone Four-Card Control four cards put in fan in different spots, bluff spacing and faro
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MUM, April 2001
2006 126
Edward Marlo Faro Jog setting up for Alex Elmsley's faro fan
Related to 2006 161
Steve Beam Reverse Blank Fan
2006 59
Steve Beam The Fertilizer Spreader forcing a card from a spread, reverse spread
  • Triple Strength Fertilizer Spreader
  • Surplus Fertilizer
2006 226
Edward Marlo, Jim Steinmeyer Card Vanish in Spread when spread is turned over
Also published here Feb. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 2)
25
Doug Edwards Box Opener flourish to open case and remove the deck
2006 156
Doug Edwards Soft Cellophane removing cellophane of new deck with one hand
2006 158
Doug Edwards, Paul LePaul The LeEdwards Spread deck spreads itself between hands, cards are bent the other way
Inspired by 2006 160
Doug Edwards Fanfare Fan fan, cards are riffled in process which creates a sound
2006 163
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Carnahan Fan deck snaps into fan instantly, quick closing as well
2006 16
Dai Vernon, Tyler Wilson Chinese Second Deal variation "Bastardization" of the Chinese Second Deal for Ace Production
Inspired by 2007 20
Hideout Move card hidden behind fan
2007 62
The Three-Cut Shuffle
Also published here 2007 36
The Five Cut Shuffle
Also published here 2007 38
Howard de Courcy Howard De Courcy's One-Hand Riffle Shuffle
Also published here 2007 52
Charles Kalish One-Hand Overhand Shuffle
Also published here 2007 53
Joe Berg The Joe Berg One-Hand Shuffle
Related to 2007 55
Howard Gower Double Single-Handed Fan
Also published here
  • Abracadabra
2007 60
One Hand Fan
Also published here 2007 61
One Hand Reverse Fan
Also published here 2007 64
Percy Le Barrow One Hand Count cards counted singly from the top to the bottom one-handed
Also published here
  • Abracadabra
2007 67
Jerry Andrus One Handed Flourish Cut with a fan
Also published here 2007 74
Hiroshi Sawa Sawa Single Hand Shuffle riffle shuffle, similar to Howard de Courcy's shuffle
Also published here
  • "Spill Bar and Grill" (Steve Spillman, 1980)
2007 78
Baffles Brush A One Hand Card Shuffle triple cut
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 20 No. 12, Feb. 1922
2007 79
Dai Vernon Spin Around Flourish out-jogged, first finger pivot point
Related to
  • The Vernon Chronicles Vol. 4, p. 83
June 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 6)
40
Kevin Ho Raccoon Single card spins around thumb
2008 30
Kevin Ho Repainted Blank fan visually changes to fan with indices
2008 54
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Hover Spring Special type of spring, requires different grip
2008 40
Jerry Andrus The Twirl
2008 196
Drop Spread spreading red-black alternating cards unevenly on table to hide pattern
2008 13
Hidden Face-up Cards in Face-Down Reverse Fan cards inserted next to them
2009 58
Robert Moreland Lipop Handling card is pushed in center and comes out by itself transformed
Inspired by 2009 46
Blank Reverse Fan tip
2010 4
Mike Rogers Around the World card moves around the packet
2010 102
Classic Two-Handed S Fan
2010 4
Steve Reynolds Flip Flop Find one-handed flourish turnover of top card
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Arsenal Notes, 2000
2010 20
Charlie Miller, Dave Buck Cascade Control finessed handling
Inspired byVariations 2011 26
Dave Buck Cascade Palm Palming selection into face up right hand after Cascade Control to the top
Inspired by 2011 32
Dave Buck Molecule Bottom Palm Palm card from center of the deck using a flourish to rotate the deck around the thumb
2011 81
Msgr. Vincent Foy Introduction
  • In Defence of One-Hand Cutting
  • Origins
  • King Charlier
  • Cuts and Numbers
  • Cards and Techniques
Also published here 2011 16
Msgr. Vincent Foy The Elevated Charlier Cut & Shuffle
2011 24
Msgr. Vincent Foy The Distant Cousin Charlier Cut Shuffle
2011 46
Msgr. Vincent Foy The Over the Top Cut and Shuffle
2011 52
Msgr. Vincent Foy The Wobble Cut and Shuffle
2011 78
Msgr. Vincent Foy The Eagle Spread Shuffle overhand type
2011 152
Msgr. Vincent Foy The Pincer Grip Shuffle
Also published here 2011 158
Msgr. Vincent Foy The NS Shuffle overhand type
2011 178
Msgr. Vincent Foy The NS Ultra Shuffle overhand type
2011 180
Msgr. Vincent Foy The End Grip Shuffle
2011 184
Msgr. Vincent Foy The Push Over Cut and Shuffle
2011 192
Msgr. Vincent Foy The Shrinking Shuffle
2011 196
Msgr. Vincent Foy, David Ben The David Ben Shuffle unclear wether by David Ben or dedicated to him
2011 210
Msgr. Vincent Foy A Stand-Up One Hand Cut or Shuffle overhand type, tabled
2011 216
Msgr. Vincent Foy The Kicker One Hand Cut and Cut Shuffle tabled
2011 222
Msgr. Vincent Foy A Selected Bibliography one-handed cuts in print
2011 236
Ribbon Spread Turnover
2011 58
De'vo vom Schattenreich XCM - The Art of Extreme Card Manipulation on flourishes
Jan. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 1)
40
J. S. Lin The Fatz Opener cased deck opened with one hand, tossed up and deck lands in one hand and deck in the other
Jan. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 1)
40
Gerald P. Cestkowski Hot Dogging it with Relish on Flourishes
Feb. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 2)
44
Eike Twisted Arm Circle Spread perfect circle spread on table
Mar. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 3)
30
De'vo vom Schattenreich The Basics of Building
  • XCM - The Art of Extreme Card Manipulation

  • In Hand Structures
    • The Basic Triangle
    • Morphing into a Square or Rhombus
    • Making Larger Structures
  • Shape-Shifting
    • Basic Motions Triangle-Square-Rhombus Morph
  • Vertical Displays
    • More Fingers Please!
    • The Close
Apr. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 4)
32
Gerald P. Cestkowski Punctuated EquilibriXCM
May 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 5)
54
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Dan and Dave, Established 1984
Oct. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 10)
48
Whirl Flourish pirouette flourish, only 180°
Related to 2011 9
Faro Fan
2011 61
David Berglas The All-Seeing Fan
  • The Reverse Drag Fan: used as a “warmup” for The Berglas Push Fan
  • The Berglas Push Fan: the fan used for Think a Card
2011 52
Darwin Ortiz Ace-Turnover Flourish from tabled deck
2012 151
John Born Riding the LePaul Flourish with the LePaul Spread, to insert a card into the spread by having card ride on top of spread
Inspired by 2012 160
Frank Shields Four Card Display Move flourish turnover of four cards after Hofzinser Card Catch
2012 16
James Steranko The Twist out-jogged card is pivoted once around the deck
Also published here
  • Genii, Mar. 1961
Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
71
David Redondo "Manera de Sacar la Baraja del Estuche" how to remove deck from case in an elegant way
2012 29
Gabi Pareras Volteo de una carta one-handed card turnover
2012 137
Reverse Fan
2013 24
Chris Mayhew Trinado gag flourish cut
2013 37
Pressure Fan
2013 12
Dai Vernon Twist Flourish as used in Twisting the Aces
2013 31
Cardini Cardini's Vanishing Stripe using Cardini / Peaux Deaux cards, strip of card fan disappears
2013 70
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Swirly flourish for in-the-hands riffle shuffle

2014 37
Michael Lam 下马威 (Show It Off) Extension on the "springing cards behind the back" gag, cards apparently spring down and back up again
2014 10
Daniel Madison Shotgun Card pops and flies out of a card spring
Inspired by 2014 13
Daniel Madison Spread Flick Produce a card by flicking it into the air during Ribbonspread Turnover
2014 29
Allan Ackerman HP Move displacement of packet under fan, "Hidden Packet"
2014 226
Michael Weber Pirouette Flourish whirl flourish
2014 66
Steve Beam El Desgarrador two cards are lost and found using incomplete faro fan and Mary Kinson's "Fan-See Card"
Inspired byAlso published here 2014 10
Frank Shields Four Card Display Move flourish turnover of four cards after Hofzinser Card Catch
2014 20
Gabi Pareras Sandwich Vallarino jokers placed on spread, spread is flipped over and jokers caught with right hand, selection is found sandwiched in between
Inspired by
  • Jean-Pierre Vallarino's "Jumping Sandwich" in "Genii", November 1993, p. 44
2014 11
Kiko Pastur, John Cornelius La Falsa Tortuga using John Cornelius' Spring Set move from center
2014 77
Kiko Pastur Tweedledee, Tweedledum one handed turnover of card and shooting it to other hand
2014 78
Kiko Pastur Humpty Dumpty one-handed turnover of card, ends up face-up between two halves
2014 79
Abanico de Dorsos faro fan for All Backs
2014 107
Allec Blanco Crimped Fan Corner crimp during one handed fan
2015 4
T. G. Murphy Brief description of the TG Murphy Deck Flip one-handed turnover of deck in left hand
2015 28
The Rotary Card gravity pivot turnover between fingers
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue July 28)
216
Samy Liardet Flourish Turnover as Samy Liarday, card is flicked off a glass
2016 14
Yves Carbonnier Le Contrôle en Éventail
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2016 28
Paul LePaul Controle des Trois Cartes three card control, bluff spacing in fan
Related to 2016 4
Frank Shields Catching the Cards Frank Shields Display, from double friction toss
Also published here 2017
Facsimile (Issue 6)
4
Frank Shields Right-Handed Pressure Fan suggestion
Also published here 2017
Facsimile (Issue 6)
15
Jack Carpenter Scarne's Dream deck is fanned and instantly four outjogged Aces appear in fan
Variations 2017 47
Michael Feldman Dangerous Bonus stripper deck face-up/face-down, cards pulled out and faro-fan made as display
2017 148
Harapan Ong SpreadShot Spinning a card from a spread into the air, causing it to flip over in the process and land on the spread
2017 36
Steve Forte Spring St. Aces Production stopping at an Ace during springing flourish
2017 43
Steve Beam The Ripper two cards are lost and found using Mary Kinson's "Fan-See Card"
Inspired byAlso published here 2017 33
Alex Elmsley Faro Fan
2018 104
Johnny Thompson Brainweave Force Deck faro fan
2018 105
Johnny Thompson Spread Hide-Out bottom stock not spread in tabled spread
2018 203
Harry Riser Fan with Break pressure fan with break, results in step
2018 101
Howard Hamburg Ribbon Spread Angle Jog
Also published here 2018 102
Paul Vigil, Forcing from a Bank
  • faro fan, one of twenty cards thought of
  • secret incomplete faro peek
2018 177
Alex Elmsley Faro Fan
2018 65
Asi Wind Folded Under Pressure fourths, fan cover
Inspired by 2018 121
One-Hand Stud Deal top card flipped over with first finger
2018 33
Alex Elmsley Faro Fan
2018 85
Classic Two-Handed S Fan
2018 12
Harry Lorayne The Spread/Gather Reverse top card turned over during ribbon-spread turnover on table
Also published here 2018 56
Fan hide-out reversed card in fan is positioned so it is unseen on either side of fan
2018 203
Packet vanish with fan manipulator’s vanish of packet by waving fan over it
2018 203
Scott Robinson SACC (Semi Automatic Cascade Control) card inserted into fan is controlled to back (i. e. top) as fan is squared
Inspired by 2018 257
John Cornelius Spring Set
2018 264
Alex Elmsley Faro Fan
2019 22
Dr. Jacob Daley Spin Flourish here creditet to Steve Freeman
2019 114
Yves Carbonnier Le Contrôle en Éventail
Inspired byAlso published here 2019 144
Samy Liardet Flourish Turnover as Samy Liarday, card is flicked off a glass
2019 159
Tom Gagnon Chinese Card Spin card spins out after flip-over deal flourish, also as apparent transformation
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Chinese Boomerang" (Roger Klause, The Gen, Vol. 19 No. 10)
2019 23
Tom Gagnon Four-Flushed Multiple Shift Aces inserted one by one, then one-handed fan before completing multiple shift in hands or on table
Inspired byRelated to 2019 252
Step Fan
2019
Silhouette (Vol. 1 No. 2)
27
Spin Flourish on top of deck, works with double
2019 209
Gabriel Moreno Thumb Flip right thumb flips top card in air, works with double
2019 210
George Coon Winding the Pack Making sound while winding the deck up like a clock, gag
Also published here 2019 5
Carlos Vaquera My Fan Control fanning cards and closing fan again while retaining jog, classic handling
2019 283
Allan Ackerman HP Multiple Shift "Hidden Packet", with fan displacement
Inspired byAlso published here May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 1 (Spring #2))
194
Blackjack Double-down Seconds by hustler JP
2020 410
Steve Forte Flourishes on Flourishes, Alexander Popov, Buck Twins
2020 996
Steve Forte thumb-spread (table position) immediate table spread, turnover and gathering
2020 996
Ray Goulet ray's ribbon spread double ribbon spread turned on its edge and gathered one-handed
2020 997
Steve Forte spring-spread
2020 998
Steve Forte one-handed split-over deck cut for riffle shuffle and both halves are flipped over with one hand
2020 998
Steve Forte upside-down cascade after tabled shuffle
2020 999
Steve Forte propelled spin-cut deck in riffle shuffle position, top half spins up and flips over
2020 999
Steve Forte packet spins, snaps, and twirls flourishy way to place last packet of a strip cut to the top
2020 1000
Steve Forte jump-deal cards jump off the deck
2020 1004
Steve Forte, Ray Goulet wrong-direction deal card shoots out in wrong direction
2020 1005
Steve Forte sky-high stud deal
2020 1005
Steve Forte dealing two hands at the same time
2020 1006
Steve Forte face-up/face-down deal
2020 1006
Steve Forte blackjack hole-card turnover with another card
2020 1007
Steve Forte up-down toss
2020 1008
Steve Forte round and round single cards flip around two halves in both hands
2020 1010
Paul David One-Hand Shuffle one-handed overhand shuffle, very brief
Also published here
  • Brian Tudor's video "Show Off Vol. 1"
2020 9
Marty Kane Trickle-Down Theory card apparently flutters from the top to the bottom of a face-down fan
2020 197
Lorenz Schär Fan Fiction production of a card in a fan, also as a finish for an Ace Assembly
Inspired by 2020 312
Larry Jennings Jennings Talks About Flourishes, and Patter
2020 346
Jerry Andrus The Twirl card spins between fingers
Also published here 2020 62
Steve Reynolds Somersault to Table of top card onto table
Inspired by 2021
Output (Issue 19)
4
Kostya Kimlat Catch Me If You Can card caught out of deck dribbled to table, real with timing
  • A-E Dribble Practice
  • Ensnaring A Plummeting Card
  • Original Handling - Card Control vs Card Un-Control (Fool Us Version)
  • Alternate Handling - The McGowan-Bueno Peek
  • Full Disclosure Version
  • Additional Knowledge (as there is plenty)
    • Concerning Rhythm & Dribbles
    • Practicing - The Joshua Arroyo Addition
    • Approaching a Meditative State
    • Final Notes
June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part One)
4
Dai Vernon Spin Flourish out-jogged card spins on first finger, credit information
Related to
  • Stephen Minch, The Vernon Chronicles, Vol. 4, p. 83
Feb. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 2)
59
Alexander Hansford Learn Cardistry
2022 61
Cardini Reverse Fan Comment from private lecture notes by P. Howard Lyons
2022 85
Rune Klan One Back Up! follow-up for the sight gag as location
Also published here 2022 121
Jason Alford Four Spin Two changes into Four with pirouette flourish
Also published here
  • MAGIC, May 2004
2022 294
Stephen Chamblee Convex Spin card held at corners along long side and flicked reversed onto table where it spins quickly, applications:
  • For Distance
  • Spinning like a Top
  • The Change
Also published here
  • MAGIC, June 2004
2022 309
Tony Binarelli Millennium Supermentalism a spectator finds another spectators's selections, jumbo index mixed with normal index
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2007
2022 644
Tyler Wilson Covert Palm Spring side-jogged card is switched when cards are sprung from hand to hand, as switch
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, May 2011
2022 1031
Frank Shields Four Card Display Move
Also published here 2022 16
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Cascade Four-Card Control and Palm cards (e.g. Aces) inserted as group into center of deck and squared in and deck is either cascaded or overhand-shuffled, Aces are retained on top or can be brought directly into right palm
Inspired by
  • "Cascade Control" (Charlie Miller, Genii, June 1972)
2022 31
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Ribbon Spread Palm tabled ribbon spread is flipped face up and then face down again, top card(s) is palmed in process
Related to 2022 34
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Shuffle palm top card(s) are palmed in right hand as cards are waterfalled following shuffle
2022 67
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Flying Sandwich card selected and returned and deck ribbon-spread on table, two Queens placed onto spread get sprung into air via ribbon-spread turnover, Queens are caught and selection between them
2022 84
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Ribbon-spread ditch cards are ditched from packet in hand onto table spread as it is turned over
2022 116
Through-the-fist flourish as cover for squeezing double together to adhere
2022 124
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Packet spin flourish packet is given quick spin flourish as it is tabled
2022 132
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Top-card turnover flourish flashy way to flip top card face up, here used to effect a change (following a Double Lift)
2022 148
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Precise insertion in fan pressure fan with faces audience, top few cards are rotated back the other way behind fan so cards can be inserted between them
2022 182
One-Handed Riffle Shuffle
2022 9
Elisav "Biz" Bizau The Biz Cascade Control
  • The Sleight Corner
from center to top during waterfall flourish
Related to June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
868
Steve Forte Spring St. Aces Production stopping at an Ace during springing flourish
2023 62
Daren Yeow Dynamite Deck Flip Flourishy variant on the T.G. Murphy Deck Flip
Related to 2023 32
Harapan Ong Gen-Aces Fancy Ace location sequence with two-handed cut sequence
2023 45
Harapan Ong The Gen-Aces Cut False two-handed flourishy cut
2023 46
Allan Ackerman The HP Maneuver and Applications Hidden PacketManeuver, underneath thumb fan
Also published here 2024 17
Allan Ackerman The HP Half Pass Hidden Packet maneuver, under cover of thumb fan
Also published here 2024 18
Allan Ackerman Another Tweak on the Veeser Bluff Shift "Hidden Packet", with fan displacement
Also published here 2024 30