Gags & Curiousities

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
John Bannon Origami Poker Revisited tapestry folding, Royal Flush finish
Also published here 2013
High Caliber
44
John Bannon Origami Poker Revisited tapestry folding, Royal Flush finish
Related to 2013
High Caliber
244
John Bannon Origami Prediction tapestry folding with multi-stage prediction (as in shuffle-bored)
Inspired by 2013
High Caliber
298
Steve Fearson The WhatsMyCard.com Website reveal of a selection on a website the spectator goes to, insurance policy presentation
(website bonus from Aug. 2013)
 		Aug. 2013
Real Secrets (Vol. 2 No. 17)
1
Mahdi Gilbert Word Generator idea of using the card index symbols as letters, some upside down or on its side
  • Routine Ideas
 		2013
MAG1-F3ST
10
Tomo Maeda Re-Psychle pen placed inside empty card case starts to move and writes name of selection
 		2013
Japan Ingenious
64
Tomo Maeda Out To Cut paper with illustration of pair of scissors is signed and placed inside a card case, when removed name of selection is cut into paper
 		2013
Japan Ingenious
70
Kuniyasu Fujiwara Automatic Ace Triumph hands-off, dealing procedure, sixteen cards, parity
Also published here 2013
Japan Ingenious
101
Tenkai Matsuura Perfect Order Unshuffled without faro shuffles
Also published here 2013
Japan Ingenious
199
Kevin Ho The Box Prediction barcode gag
 		2014
Stupid Horrible Immature Tricks
14
Kevin Ho The Rape Trick gag
 		2014
Stupid Horrible Immature Tricks
18
Kevin Ho JK gag
 		2014
Stupid Horrible Immature Tricks
20
Kevin Ho Not Even Close Kolossal Killer spoof
 		2014
Stupid Horrible Immature Tricks
22
Kevin Ho Trickroll'd gag
 		2014
Stupid Horrible Immature Tricks
26
Kevin Ho The Professor's Revenge
Inspired by 2014
Stupid Horrible Immature Tricks
29
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Chicagoism packet, spelling, also over phone
Inspired by
  • "Jasonism" (Eddie Joseph, Sphinx Sept. 1946)
 2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
5
Jim Steinmeyer The Whammy ace assembly over phone
 		2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
12
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Invoking Margery
Inspired by 2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
22
Francisco Nardi Mind Track selection is divined in a doodle made by a spectator
Also published here 2014
Lecture Notes 2014
28
Dr. Stanley Jaks Black Brand wrong card transforms into card with picture of performer with card on forehead
Also published here 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
107
Dr. Stanley Jaks Bubble Bubble small tablet is put in water, starts to bubble and in the end spectator can name selection when looking into glass, Alka-Seltzer
Inspired byAlso published here
  • "Bubble Bubble" in "Pentagram" February, 1950
 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
111
Dr. Stanley Jaks Four Blacks image of selection appears on black plastic card
Also published here 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
146
Dr. Stanley Jaks In the Ring spectator sees selection from an other spectator in a finger ring
Also published here 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
166
Dr. Stanley Jaks Letter Mystery ABC deck and regular deck, cards spell selection
Also published here
  • "Letter Mystery" in "Conjuror's Monthly" September, 1947
 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
174
Dr. Stanley Jaks Mortell selected card appears on a paper under skull, flash paper
Also published here 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
195
"Senator" Clarke Crandall, Dr. Stanley Jaks Psychoanalysis card chosen, pieces cut out of piece of paper which becomes silhouette of selection when unfolded, funny presentation
Related to 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
209
Dr. Stanley Jaks What Do You See? three cards are revealed by cutting a piece of newspaper
 		2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
240
Joseph Barry A Ruse for Magicians... "the false, real shuffle ruse"
Also published here 2014
Fifty
6
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
实战魔术 Real Magic
10
Daniel Madison The Poker Lesson Storytelling stack that explains the rules and different hands of poker
 		2014
Placebo
7
Daniel Madison FSWE Shift Method to fake an SWE Shift
 		2014
Placebo
37
Tomas Blomberg Time After Time three spectators mix a selection in a third of the deck each, it ends up on top eventually
Inspired byAlso published here 2014
Blomberg Laboratories
283
Tomas Blomberg Between the Cheats bet involving how many cards are between two random values
 		2014
Blomberg Laboratories
320
Steve Beam Mortilidad card found at number, number indicates how long person will live
Also published here 2014
El Cardquistador
12
Alfred Lee Cohen The Birth and Death of a Trick
  • Memoirs of a Magic Dealer
"IZOD the educated Alligator" finds a card with his mouth à la card duck
 		May 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 5)
15
Jim Steinmeyer Hamlet, Jack of Denmark
  • Conjuring
Also published here Aug. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 8)
28
John Gaughan The French Peacock
  • The Chamber of Secrets
peacock apparatus located card or answers questions
 		Nov. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 11)
18
Daniel Ketchedjian Houdini y sus pasiones performer's hands are locked with thumbs cuffed, hands under handkerchief, when silk is removed, cuffs are replaced with selection
Related to 2014
El Manuscrito (Vol. 7 No. 27)
902
Lennart Green El Terrorista
  • I. El escape
  • II. La cacería
  • III. La captura
    • 1. El código Da Vinci (esta es la más fácil y rápida)
    • 2. El escaner
    • 3. El maestro de los problemas
      • I. Cuatro Ases
      • II. Separación 8/8
      • III Descubriendo una carta
Also published here 2014
El Manuscrito (Vol. 7 No. 27)
929
Alan Shaxon Photo Card Trick chosen card appears on photo, picture of magician holding the card
 		2014
Alan Shaxon — The Sophisticated Sorcerer
103
Alan Shaxon Tissue Cards tissue paper and pair of scissors are placed inside a cigar box, paper is apparently cut inside the box to match selection
Also published here 2014
Alan Shaxon — The Sophisticated Sorcerer
138
Alexander de Cova Das spirituelle Etui nach Al Koran two blank cards are put into leather sleeve with transparent plastic top, one card initialed by spectator, later selection appears written on one of the blank cards
Inspired by
  • Al Koran idea from The Gen
Also published here 		June 2014
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 19)
661
Steve Mayhew Sloppy Seconds vanish of a card during humorous second deal routine
 		2014
Mayhew
163
Steve Mayhew, Toby Wessel Dolores in a Meadow ambitious card, in the end whole deck are double backers
Also published here 2014
Mayhew
249
Jim Steinmeyer The Irresistible Force from three cards (Six, Seven, Queen) the Seven is forced via elimination counting procedure
Variations 2015
Devilish Impuzzibilities
7
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph, Alan Stockwell A Study in Scarlet and Black as phone effect
Inspired by 2015
Devilish Impuzzibilities
21
Steve Beam Bambi Revisited The padlock in the back design of a selected card unlocks after a key mysteriously rotates (and a zipper mysteriously slides open).
Inspired byRelated to 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
36
Steve Beam Wheels of Fortune Inspired by Wheel of Fortune TV show, audience member competes for prizes and wins a second card trick.
Inspired by 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
42
Steve Beam Longing for the Selected Card selected card apparently found in deck, it becomes longer as it is pulled out, handling for the long card created by Tom Sellers & Harold Beaumont
Inspired by
  • "Long Card Comedy" (Tom Sellers, The Magic Want Yearbook, 1948-49)
  • "Stretching a Card" (Harold Beaumont, Marketed effect, 1952)
 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
48
Steve Beam More than Just a Snappy Dresser selected card vanishes and reappears printed on the Joker card, being held by the Joker
Also published here 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
53
Ramón Riobóo Spanish Curry A card vanishes from a group of cards.
Related to 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
81
Ramón Riobóo Disparity Updated handling of the Dudeney Parity Principle. Cards are dealt into a grid on the table as directed by the audience. The cards are reassembled by folding rows and columns onto each other - again controlled by the audience - yet the selections are found reversed in the packet.
Related to 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
88
Caleb Wiles Clue Multi-phase routine where the magician allows a participant to determine how "clue cards" (a few openly marked cards) will be turned to create a playing card. The clue cards then turn into the mate of that card.
Inspired by 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
28
Steve Beam The Lower Forty-Eight four-Ace location, faces of the rest of the deck vanish and reappear on a 48-on-one single card
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
173
Francisco Nardi Mind Track selection is divined in a doodle made by a spectator
VariationsAlso published here 2015
7 Mysteries of Mentalism
57
Bob Farmer Face-Up Blackjack
VariationsAlso published here 2015
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier
347
Roy Walton Grid and Bear It
Variations 2015
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier
356
Harold Cataquet Grid and Bear It II
Inspired by 2015
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier
357
Harry Lorayne Puzzling Magic ten card layout puzzle, turning cards face-up one by one by counting to four multiple times, incorporating selection
Inspired by 2015
JawDroppers!
60
Max Maven Throw Rug
  • Lost Horizons
card revealed via red-black pattern in layout of 7x4 cards on table
Also published here Oct. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 10)
23
Alexander de Cova Inner Sanctum bill travels to inside of a playing card
Inspired by 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
89
Alexander de Cova Das Spirit-Etui nach Al Koran two blank cards are put into leather sleeve with transparent plastic top, one card initialed by spectator, later selection appears written on one of the blank cards
Inspired by
  • Al Koran idea from The Gen
Also published here 		2015
Burners — Vol. 2
230
Tom Stone Electrocute sight gag with electric deck
Also published here 2015
Tom Stone Seminar 2015
6
John Lovick My Dream of Mind Reading blank deck finale, credit information
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2016
The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc.
115
Anton van Helden On "My Dream of Mind Reading" blank deck finale, thought-of card is only printed one
Inspired by 2016
The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc.
118
Vanni Bossi Under a Tack signed card appears thumb tacked to underside of table
 		2016
The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi
106
Harapan Ong, Ryan Plunkett Stock Lines Stock Lines: Ad lib game for magicians, made into structured routine that dictates the card trick
Also published here 2016
Some Assembly Required
27
Ryan Plunkett Notes Funny ideas
 		2016
Some Assembly Required
56
Roberto Giobbi Oh, Well Control joke sequence so the spectator doesn't want to shuffle
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Jan 19)
23
Roberto Giobbi, Karrell Fox, Jerry Andrus Card Configuration using cards to make interesting designs
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue May 24)
148
Roberto Giobbi iDeck sightgag with card case
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue June 5)
161
Tom Mullica Gag Out for the Classic Force
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue July 10)
198
Roberto Giobbi Splitting Cards object put in split card, idea
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue July 19)
207
Roberto Giobbi Trick & Practice for Restaurant Magic card of selection appears on napkin
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Aug 6)
225
Christoph Borer Razored Deck - Für Salon und Bühne razor blade card trick
 		2016
21
149
Christoph Borer Tear Off corner is torn from selection, card is then restored and all the other cards have a corner missing
Also published here 2016
21
228
Andy (The Jerx) Dear Penthouse Forum Story deck trick about some erotic story, later shown to be prediction on page in a Playboy magazine
 		2016
The Jerx
173
Andy (The Jerx) Will You Let Me Into Your Dream? Your bizarre dream comes true with a spectator, the whole routine lasts over FIVE DAYS
 		2016
The Jerx
191
Pepe Lirrojo Mensajes Mezclados different messages on different sides, general historical remarks
Inspired by
  • Miguel Angel Gea's "Mensajes"
 2016
Panpharos
37
John Hostler The Rauschenberg Effect ambitious card, then Triumph and all cards become blank except selection
 		2016
Magnum Opossum
47
John Hostler Dim Mak (Pressure Point 2.0) ambitious card, then thumb and first finger melt through pack until they can grab out selection, leaving a cut-out in whole rest of deck
Inspired by 2016
Magnum Opossum
52
John Hostler Bar Bits Triskadequadra Application #1
as bet about the suits
  • Swindle #1
  • Swindle #2
 		2016
Magnum Opossum
64
Steve Beam More Than Just a Snappy Dresser selected card vanishes and reappears printed on the Joker card, being held by the Joker
  • The Chameleon
Also published here 2016
Tea Time With The Pasteboards
10
Steve Beam The Lower 48 four-Ace location, faces of the rest of the deck vanish and reappear on a 48-on-one single card
Also published here 2016
Tea Time With The Pasteboards
13
Steve Beam Vergänglichkeit card found at number, number indicates how long person will live
Also published here 2016
Card Magic To Go
4
Steve Beam Er sieht nicht nur schick aus selected card vanishes and reappears printed on the Joker card, being held by the Joker
Also published here 2016
Card Magic To Go
8
Jeff Prace No More Card Tricks
  • Left-Handed
deck is thrown up and suddenly bound with electrical tape
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Jan. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 1)
34
David Britland The Case of the Missing Hats
  • Cardopolis
adding an extra card for cleaner initial display
cards with magicians and with hats, story trick
Inspired by Mar. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 3)
22
Roy Walton Imaginary Bottom Deal gag false dealing demonstration with transformation surprise
 		2016
The Complete Walton — Volume 3
126
Roy Walton A Magical Joke gag presentation for a transformation
Also published here 2016
The Complete Walton — Volume 3
145
Alexander de Cova Razor Blade Card Trick using deck switch from last item
 		2016
Burners — Vol. 4
264
John Guastaferro Virus all backs, all blanks, normal, with blank card that says "Virus"
Inspired by
  • "Troubleshooter" (John Guastaferro, Brainstorm, 2003)
Variations 		2017
En Route
11
Harapan Ong Stock Lines Stock Lines: Ad lib game for magicians, made into structured routine that dictates the card trick
Also published here 2017
Wabi-Sabi
41
Bob Farmer Impromptu Version "One One No Is Once Enough Is Not Enough Is Not Enough"
one of five cards
Also published here 2017
The Bammo Tarodiction Toolbox ()
81
Steve Beam More than Just a Snappy Dresser selected card vanishes and reappears printed on the Joker card, being held by the Joker
Also published here 2017
52
44
Jordan Gold Siri's Finale siri calls out selection
 		Feb. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 2)
64
Michael Breggar Five Roads Lead to Vegas five spectators stop dealing and a business card is placed there, they've located a Royal Flush, rest of deck is blank
 		May 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 5)
63
Anthony Owen, John Lenahan Card-Toon Free Card-Toon variation, using Joe Stuthard's Trilby Deck, end-stripper & svengali
 		2017
Secrets
138
Patrick G. Redford The Fate of Jack and Sally with the Redford stack
 		2017
Temporarily Out of Order
198
Patrick G. Redford Club "754" with the Redford stack
 		2017
Temporarily Out of Order
202
Patrick G. Redford Lady of the Night with the Redford stack
 		2017
Temporarily Out of Order
206
Áriston Ta-Te-Ti packet of nine cards used to play tic-tac-toe with a spectator (face up and down cards). Finale is revealed that the result is a magic square, each row/column/diagonal adds up to fifteen
Inspired by 2017
Hojas Sueltas
146
Áriston Aristoon variation of Dan Harlan's Card-Toon
 		2017
Hojas Sueltas
213
Josh Janousky LexIcon app icons on smartphone spell name of chosen card, stop force with phone placed onto tabled pile during dealing process
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring, Jan. 2015
 2017
Just Joshin'
15
John Cottle Blankjack blank deck kicker
Inspired by
  • Luke Jermay routine
 Dec. 2018
Operandi (Issue 4)
18
All-the-same Gag "All the cards are the same, right? Wrong, here are Jokers.", Fred Kaps?
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
200
Charlie Miller Charlie's First Card Trick openly crimped selection turns out to be indifferent card, actual selection from pocket, sucker
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
251
Philipp Ganglberger The Holo that Can't Be Explained index of chosen card appears on hologram on a bill, with variation
 		2018
Seminarheft
7
Harapan Ong Dude, You're not even Trying competition with spectator who rights half a face-up/face-down mixed deck faster, spectator's end up mixed again while performer's magically unmix
Related to 2018
Principia
124
Harapan Ong Checkmate chess figure appears behind card on hand
Inspired by 2018
Principia
187
Harapan Ong Have a Break, Have a Kit Kat kit kat bar appears from deck of cards
 		2018
Principia
190
Jason Ladanye Game Changer fusion with spectator and performer signed cards, presented as "whose card hits the table first during the deal wins" bet
Inspired byRelated to 2018
Game Changer
37
Jason Ladanye Catch Me if You Can three sucker game phases (spectator has to catch falling card, spectator has to cover card faster than performer), ending with spectator's card to wallet
 		2018
Game Changer
57
Jason Ladanye High-Card Hustle multi-phase cutting the high card, set-up reachable via faros from new deck order, faros
 		2018
Game Changer
263
Jason Ladanye The Art of War spectator and performer each turn over cards, higher card wins, spectator loses throughout whole deck, faros
 		2018
Game Changer
325
David Solomon Folded Discovery 4x4 matrix layout, folding tapestry, all of one color end up reversed except selection
Inspired by 2018
Solomon's Secrets
31
Ignacio López La Carta en el Pañuelo - El Juego Que lo Haría a Roberto Mansilla a handkerchief, glass and deck appear, then selection appears on handkerchief
Also published here 2018
Sobre Magia de Salón
61
Ignacio López La Investigación Sobre "La Carte en el Pañuelo" research, history and precursors of the Card Silk
Also published here 2018
Sobre Magia de Salón
67
Giancarlo Scalia The Flapper cards in case, spectator is not able to remove the cards
Related to 2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
22
Steve Beam Gone Fishing spectator forms card from two cards, after fishing where every answer is no, the card is found reversed in the deck
 		2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
44
Scott Robinson Count On Me destroying a card while doing a trick for another magician
 		2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
46
Steve Beam Even Odds blank cards, all have words "Your Card" on the back, except selected one has same face as selection
Inspired by
  • Nick Trost's "Eight-Card Brainwave" in "The New Tops" August, 1970.
 2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
65
Jeff Prace No More Card Tricks v2
  • Left-Handed
deck is thrown up and suddenly bound with electrical tape
Inspired byVariations June 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 6)
76
Philip Simon Tip for No More Card Tricks deck is thrown up and suddenly bound with electrical tape
Inspired by Aug. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 8)
60
John Guastaferro Virus 2.0 all backs, all blanks, normal
Inspired by Dec. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 12)
85
Alexander de Cova Carmelita The Snake on the snake basket
 		2018
Burners — Vol. 6
111
Alexander de Cova Comedy Card Prediction prediction unfolded with funny messages every time
Inspired by
  • "Comedy Card Prediction" (Cody Fisher)
 2018
Burners — Vol. 6
115
Alberto de Figueiredo Rocky Raccoon card is signed and deck placed inside a changing bag, raccoon placed inside, all cards are destroyed except selection, York's razor deck
 		2018
Veinticinco
113
Alberto de Figueiredo La bola de cristal crystal ball drawn on a business card and signed by spectator, name of chosen card appears inside ball
 		2018
Veinticinco
145
Alberto de Figueiredo Mi historia con una baraja story telling deck à la Sam the Bellhop, on how he became a magician, using a drawer box
 		2018
Veinticinco
255
Matt Baker Outlier card freely named by spectator, spectator then selects a card from the deck, rest of the deck is shown to be duplicates of another card, but the selected card is the named card, uses a Double Decker deck
Also published here 2019
The Buena Vista Shuffle Club
242
Ignacio López The Card in the Silk a handkerchief, glass and deck appear, then selection appears on handkerchief
Also published here 2019
On Parlour Magic
33
Ignacio López Research on "The Card in the Silk" elaborated research, history and precursors of the Card Silk
Also published here 2019
On Parlour Magic
37
Yves Carbonnier Dur Dur! card comes to the top, changes into blank card and is found in the deck again, repeated, then deck ends up in two glued blocks
Inspired by 2019
Grand Livre de Cartomagie
112
Tom Gagnon Bluff Tilt pseudo tilt ambitious card phase
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
157
Steve Beam More than Just a Snappy Dresser selected card vanishes and reappears printed on the Joker card, being held by the Joker
Also published here 2019
Card Tricks That Kilt
12
Steve Beam Mortality card found at number, number indicates how long person will live
Related to 2019
Card Tricks That Kilt
22
Michael Powers A Night at the Stardust poem story in which only Aces are used, lost and found, with appearing at the fingertips of the "wrong" hand as finale
Inspired by 2019
Tesseract
155
Marty Kane, Michael Powers, Colm Mulcahy, Chris Wilcox BTTP Revisited
  • The Bottom to Top Principle" (Colm Mulcahy)
  • Three-Peat Deceit by Marty Kane (spectator spells name of card three times, then it is on top)
  • Try This (three spectators simultaneously)
  • Telephone/Radio Version
  • Last Minute Addition (restoring original order)
Inspired by
  • "Bottom to Top Principle" (Colm Mulcahy, Mathematical Card Magic)
 2019
Tesseract
237
Jim Steinmeyer The Deconstructed Card Duck
  • Conjuring
origami "duck" head to find card
 		Dec. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 12)
58
José Carroll Through the Looking-Glass
  • Second Routine
face of card is transferred into card shaped mirror leaving a blank card behind
Also published here 2019
52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass
239
José Carroll Illusion, Reality, and Magic
  • Third Routine
mirror turns to glass, card appears in mirror
Also published here 2019
52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass
240
Patrick G. Redford Perspicacity Spectator can determine which card has been added into another deck after a quick flick
 		2019
Sleightly Out Of Order
52
Carlos Vaquera Damask while trying to find selection Ace of Spades appears several times and is always placed on the table, cards turn out to be the four Aces and they change into Queens, Triumph and transformation back to Aces as kicker
 		2019
The Illusioneer
93
Alberto de Figueiredo El edificio card comes to the top, deck transforms into Omni Deck
 		2019
Veintiséis
235
Jim Steinmeyer Hamlet, Jack of Denmark
Also published here 2019
With Nothing But Mystery
9
Steve Forte Holding Out Ace cutting fails, then Aces shown to be palmed
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
1012
Mike Helmer Is Kempt A Word? "Fathom -- Unsolved Problems"
performer in run-down clothes with dirty deck, magically the appearance fixes in several stages and deck is now new, posed as a problem
 		2020
Alarum (Issue 3 (Spring #1))
6
Jon Racherbaumer Maximizing Mama whole deck changes to Jokers as finale
 		2020
Magic for BLM
198
Pat Hazell, Ricardo Sánchez Down the Falls, Up the Back Variation to secretly add cards to the deck
 		2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
42
Steve Beam X-Ray-Ted x-ray photo of hand and selection, with smart phone
 		2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
195
Steve Beam Vacation Helper five cards with different locations, locations are spelled and cards placed in order, message on back of cards
 		2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
300
Carlos Sawyer, Jason Ladanye STAT Queen of Hearts is magically pulled inside a syringe, all cards are suddenly blank
Variations Apr. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 4)
65
David Britland The Weird Inn Revisited
  • Cardopolis
puzzle with Ace through Ten and rhyming patter, Ten Rooms paradox
Inspired by Dec. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 12)
56
Michael Rubinstein Voodoo Revelation card chosen, four copper coins, text appears on them that reveals the selection, sticker of chosen color travels from coin to selection in deck
 		2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
243
Michael Rubinstein Voodoo Revelation SOH Version card chosen, four copper coins, text appears on them that reveals the selection, sticker of chosen color travels from coin to selection in deck
Inspired by
  • version on Knockout Coin Magic DVD
 2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
248
Franz Kaslatter Fröhliche Wortkunst No. 6, story deck with Stebbins
 		2020
Das Si-Stebbins-Spielkartensystem
8
Edward Marlo For Cardicians Only although they know that card is second from top it is shown on top
Also published here 2021
Output (Issue 17)
26
Edward Marlo Tilt For Magicians
2021
Output (Issue 17)
29
Jon Racherbaumer The Last Card Trick of Ed Marlo marker moved on 3x3 grid of cards
Inspired by
  • "Precognition with Cards" (Martin Gardner, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Oct. 1961)
 2021
Output (Issue 19)
25
Dibya Guha, Jonathan Friedman Hot Divination burning match waved below matchbox drawer, drawer is scorched except for two heart symbols which match the selection (Two of Hearts)
 		Mar. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 3)
60
Chris Wardle The Card of Choice 3x4 grid, coin is moved according to instructions and ends on predicted card
 		Apr. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 4)
61
Jonathan Friedman, Chris Beason, Louie Foxx Bad Candy signed coin travels to inside card, Halloween themed
 		Oct. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 10)
68
John Graham Buffalo John combination of Million Dollar Bill Mystery, Barcode Gag, Before Your Eyes prediction on dry-erase board, bill transformation in Himber wallet, Hat Tear, $100 bill switch
Inspired byRelated to 2021
Stage by Stage
153
John Graham Never the Less gag diminishing cards routine, holding progressively larger card next to standard-sized fan repeatedly
 		2021
Stage by Stage
181
Nathan Kranzo Riffle Giggle Say 'Stop' but don't stop, cards or books
 		2021
Kranzilla Unleashed
100
Tom Dobrowolski Snowstorm in Chicago three odd-backed cards are shown to be duplicates of a selection, then they change into a second selection, then a third, then all selections along with the deck become blank
Inspired byRelated to Aug. 2021
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 5)
117
Ricardo Rodriguez Arte de cartografia cards with islands are shuffled and when laid out into a matrix form picture of a person
 		2021
Magia de altura y más
151
Guy Hollingworth Jeeves the Butler "An Essay and Story-Deck effect"
 		2022
The Neat Review (Issue 4 - Everywhere & Nowhere 2022)
142
Jon Racherbaumer When Too Much is Just Enough
  • Exhumations
two cards and number of cards in pile predicted, rest of deck blank
Inspired by Feb. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 2)
48
Roberto Mansilla "You Won't Choose"
  • Artifices
card chosen with dealing procedure, gag prediction "You will not choose the Queen of Hearts", all other cards are Queens of Hearts
Inspired by
  • routine in John Born's "Meant to Be"
Related to 		Feb. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 2)
56
Richard Wiseman, Will Houstoun, David Britland The Story of Story Decks credit information
 		May 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 5)
46
Michael Stelzer Fusion Ice ice cubes "become" two grey heart-shaped cubes in a glass to match a forced Two of Hearts, d'light glow in glass
 		May 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 5)
73
Jon Racherbaumer Hummer Blanks Out
  • Exhumations
card thought of via 10-20 force to get the value Nine, then any suit, blank deck finale except the thought-of nine
 		July 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 7)
47
Scott Baird Bigger Deal Aces cut to, then good hands for different games dealt (blackjack, bridge, poker)
Inspired by
  • "The Big Deal" (Joshua Jay, download)
 Sep. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 9)
404
Scott Baird One Way, All The Way one-way forcing deck, card signed on the back, it is found from the faces
 		Sep. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 9)
432
Shimpei Katsuragawa The Other Half Variation spectator progressively discards small pack of torn cards, left with matching halves
Inspired by 2022
La Campanella
80
Shimpei Katsuragawa Vivaldi double-blank deck shown, four Aces are printed first faces then backs, whole deck is printed into rainbow deck
 		2022
La Campanella
133
Erik Allen Caller I-dea card chosen, wrong card found, selection suddenly appears in message on cell phone and card changes into right one
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
38
Christoph Borer Tear Off corner is torn from selection, card is then restored and all the other cards have a corner missing
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
57
Rune Klan One Back Up! follow-up for the sight gag as location
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
121
John Lovick I Dream of Mindreading blank deck finale, credit information
  • Another Method
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
250
Al D'Alfonso Private Ace
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2005
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
433
John Born Onesome spectator selects a card, card is found inside box, the word "NO" printed on box (for a gag) transforms into the card's name
Inspired byAlso published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
473
Michael Liptack Bright Box light appears in card case which is blown out, using hidden LED
Also published here
  • MAGIC, July 2006
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
519
Max Maven Blankjack two cards selected by dropping cut cards in deck during deal, those are a blackjack hand and the rest of the deck is blank
VariationsAlso published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
537
Diamond Jim Tyler The Singing Card Box music comes out of card case when opened, music machine from greeting cards
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2007
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
589
Michael Powers Blankjack Redux two cards selected by dropping cut cards in deck during deal, those are a blackjack hand and the rest of the deck is blank which means it transposed with a blank deck shown earlier
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, May 2007
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
614
Doug Slater Lunchtime Séance card prediction appears on miniature ouija board
Also published here
  • MAGIC, June 2007
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
624
Bedros "Spidey" Akkelian Blast From the Past ambitious card routine that ends with double-blank deck
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2007
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
643
Michael "Six" Muldoon Shocked card reverses itself several times, then deck changes into one-way deck of selection
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Nov. 2007
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
670
Eric Leclerc The ID Trick selected card is seen predicted on photo on performer's driver's license
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2008
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
706
Diamond Jim Tyler Halitosis signed card becomes blank, rest of deck as well, signed card shows up again with commercial business message on back
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
728
Steve Skomp Wood Wonder block of wood is removed from card case, wood changes into deck
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2008
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
812
Jeff Prace No More Card Tricks deck is thrown up and suddenly bound with electrical tape
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
864
Andrew Mayne Infestation foot prints of invisible mouse appear when deck is spread, leading towards selection that has a corner bitten off
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2009
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
910
Ben Williams Heartless in flash three Heart pips appear, selected Three of Hearts now has three holes in it
Inspired by
  • "In a Flash" (Jay Sankey)
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2010
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
923
Matthew Featherstone Don't Blank deck becomes blank on both sides
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Jan. 2011
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1002
Bob Chesbro Grabbing a Nightcap chosen card appears on piece of paper between two bottle caps
Inspired by 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
209
Joe M. Turner Joe's 3D Finger Thing fingers held together to reveal Three of Diamonds
 		Jan. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 1)
64
Howard Hamburg The Heavy Deck extra card secretly added to the deck and the removed as skill demonstration
 		Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
64
Howard Hamburg Un-Faro-able gaffed card added to borrowed deck that jams in faro shuffles
 		Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
65
Tony Giorgio The Tony Giorgio Mercury Fold card folded in borrowed deck as gag
 		Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
65
Joshua Messado Everyone Loves Me four spectators have a packet of cards each, they spell a name and end up with an Ace each
Inspired by Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
78
Elisav "Biz" Bizau The A.C.A.A.N. Game improvisation game challenge
 		Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
680
Scott Baird Anti-Triumph cards do not right themselves, they might in optional second phase, gag
 		Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1076
Mortenn Christiansen No, that is my card spectator selects card from the face-down deck, blank card with "No" gag, on every card is written "yes"
 		2023
Notes
16
Matt Baker The Misfit Deck any card named, it is found by spectator, all other cards are shown to be duplicates of another card
Related to
  • "Out of Sight" (Joshua Jay, marketed)
Also published here 		2023
Elevating Deceptions
23
Matt Baker Mental Monte spectators select one of three cards over zoom, performer divines the selections
Inspired by
  • Gabriel Werlen’s "Green Neck System"
 2023
Elevating Deceptions
32
Friedrich Roitzsch Luminous Readers performer removes Aces from face-down deck apparently by help of special glasses, spectator wears glasses and apparently can now see marked cards which are red-backed cards in blue-backed deck, then they change into blue backed cards, sucker moment
Inspired by 2023
Instructions for Miracles
16
John Hostler The Great Big Think-a-Card Con everyone in the audience is asked to think of a card, some gag revelations, later one of those cards used for real revelation
 		2023
Percolations
61
John Hostler An Inconsistent Fooling presentation for Walton's effect with an additional set of four red cards for a pseudo-explanation, additional set changes to black at the end
Inspired by 2023
Percolations
64
Ricky Smith What a Fool Believes any card named, performer produces two cards from the air that are wrong with a verbal gag ("Nine out of Ten ain't bad")
 		2023
I Spilled the Coffee
69
Asi Wind Anybody & Nobody deck with random marks on the side, spectator removes bunches of cards so two piles are made, one has "Nobody" written on the edges, the other a chosen first name, no faros, Rounders corner stripper deck, with introductory discussion about the effect by John Graham and Asi Wind
  • Getting the Name (Three Methods)
    • 1. Pre-Show
    • 2. With an Assistant (no pre-show)
    • 3. iCurveball (no pre-show, no assistant)
Inspired by
  • no-faro Unshuffled on television by Nimrod Harel
 2023
Magic Between Friends
39
Tom Stone Flatworm Fry one spectator forgets a card he saw, while another spectator who didn't see it "remembers" it
Inspired by 2024
Session Notes 2024
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