coluria \n no. 25, thirty-two-deck of cards is cut and dealt into six piles, two remaining cards pocketed, colors of top cards code bottom cards and cards in pocket, done out-of-room \n charles t. jordan \n the magic of de bruijn sequences \n persi diaconis \n ron graham
1919/1920
thirty card mysteries
Charles T. Jordan
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Coluria
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Variations
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1919/1920
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Thirty Card Mysteries
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68
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satan's trance \n no. 26, four cards removed from thirty-two-card deck and put in envelope, lights out, when lights are back on the names of cards are written on envelope \n charles t. jordan \n the up-down system \n karl fulves \n charles t. jordan
1919/1920
thirty card mysteries
Charles T. Jordan
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Satan's Trance
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Variations
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1919/1920
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Thirty Card Mysteries
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70
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suitability \n out-of-hand selection of three cards, they all name the suits, performer then divines all cards \n william larsen \n t. page wright \n monarch detection \n t. page wright
1928
the l. w. card mysteries
William Larsen, T. Page Wright
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Suitability
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Related to
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1928
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The L. W. Card Mysteries
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28
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odd or even \n spectator pockets any card of a chosen suit, gray code applied to odd-even in one suit \n charles t. jordan
1937
encyclopedia of card tricks
Charles T. Jordan
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Odd or Even
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1937
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Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
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199
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hummer's bible trick \n bible book test, prediction of word, with playing cards \n bob hummer \n hummer's bible trick \n bob hummer
1944
six-trix for 1944
Bob Hummer
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Hummer's Bible Trick
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Also published here
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1944
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Six-Trix for 1944
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3
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hummer's magazine test \n with playing cards \n bob hummer \n hummer's magazine test \n bob hummer
1944
six-trix for 1944
Bob Hummer
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Hummer's Magazine Test
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Also published here
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1944
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Six-Trix for 1944
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5
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other voices ii \n three spectator choose cards, medium behind screen divines them, red-black gray code, see p. 200 for further references \n ben christopher \n other voices \n ben christopher \n similar coding idea in "l & w mental mysteries"
1968
the pallbearers review vol. 1-4
Ben Christopher
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Other Voices II
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Related to
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Aug. 1968
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The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4
(Vol. 3 No. 10)
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201
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gray codes \n definition, see also addenda on page 60 \n karl fulves
1969
faro & riffle technique
Karl Fulves
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Gray Codes
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1969
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Faro & Riffle Technique
(Issue Gray Codes)
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17
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coding the deck \n - coding the faces
- coding the backs
- coding the spectators \n karl fulves
1969
faro & riffle technique
Karl Fulves
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Coding The Deck
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1969
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Faro & Riffle Technique
(Issue Gray Codes)
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17
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example 11 \n selection from packet, shuffled, value of top card used to count down to selection, gray code and faro \n karl fulves
1969
faro & riffle technique
Karl Fulves
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Example 11
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1969
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Faro & Riffle Technique
(Issue Gray Codes)
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18
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example 12 \n selection from packet, shuffled, value of selection used to count down to selection, gray code and faro \n karl fulves
1969
faro & riffle technique
Karl Fulves
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Example 12
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1969
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Faro & Riffle Technique
(Issue Gray Codes)
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18
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example 13 \n two spectators note cards in a packet, after some questions and shuffling they are on the top, gray code and faro \n karl fulves
1969
faro & riffle technique
Karl Fulves
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Example 13
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1969
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Faro & Riffle Technique
(Issue Gray Codes)
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19
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example 14 \n two spectators note cards in a packet, after some questions and shuffling they are on the top, gray code and faro \n karl fulves
1969
faro & riffle technique
Karl Fulves
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Example 14
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1969
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Faro & Riffle Technique
(Issue Gray Codes)
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20
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example 15 \n blank card is inserted in card packet, it becomes a card according to spectator's wishes (more or less), gray code and faro \n karl fulves \n beginning again \n william zavis
1969
faro & riffle technique
Karl Fulves
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Example 15
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Related to
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1969
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Faro & Riffle Technique
(Issue Gray Codes)
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21
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example 16 \n 32 cards, any card specified in stages (color, suit, value...) comes to top after some faro shuffling, gray code and faro \n karl fulves
1969
faro & riffle technique
Karl Fulves
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Example 16
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1969
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Faro & Riffle Technique
(Issue Gray Codes)
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22
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gray stak \n combining gray code and stay stack in a deck with eight cards, in the application a selection is divined, see also addenda on page 60, for sixteen- and 32-card arrangements see reference \n karl fulves \n faro ideas - reflected gray stack \n earl keyser
1969
faro & riffle technique
Karl Fulves
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Gray Stak
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Related to
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1969
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Faro & Riffle Technique
(Issue Gray Codes)
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23
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in the beginning \n blank card is inserted in deck, it becomes a card according to spectator's wishes, gray code and faro, see also reference for further references, for set-up correction see page 56 \n karl fulves \n beginning again \n william zavis \n note 1 \n karl fulves
1969
epilogue
Karl Fulves
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In The Beginning
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Related to
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1969
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Epilogue
(Issue 6)
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44
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the gray liar \n questions about selection are asked, at the end top card has text written on it that says when spectator lied and where the selection is, faro, see also addenda on page 60 \n karl fulves \n flip flop \n roy walton
1970
faro & riffle technique
Karl Fulves
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The Gray Liar
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Related to
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1970
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Faro & Riffle Technique
(Issue First Supplement)
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56
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an odd gray coincidence \n two packets from different decks, question and faro shuffling procedure before coincidence \n karl fulves
1970
faro & riffle technique
Karl Fulves
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An Odd Gray Coincidence
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1970
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Faro & Riffle Technique
(Issue First Supplement)
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57
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beginning again \n odd-backed blank card is inserted in deck, it becomes a card according to spectator's wishes, gray code and faro, full-deck version \n william zavis \n in the beginning \n karl fulves \n example 15 \n karl fulves \n any card, any number - the first system \n murray bonfeld \n faro again \n earl keyser
1970
faro & riffle technique
William Zavis
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Beginning Again
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Related to
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1970
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Faro & Riffle Technique
(Issue Second Supplement)
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62
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flip flop \n simplified version with reverse faros \n roy walton \n the gray liar \n karl fulves
1970
faro & riffle technique
Roy Walton
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Flip Flop
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Inspired by
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1970
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Faro & Riffle Technique
(Issue Second Supplement)
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64
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the interrogation technique \n packet of blank cards is faro shuffled, one printed card is then seen which matches what the spectator wanted (color, odd/even,...) \n karl fulves \n interrogating the deck \n karl fulves
1970
faro & riffle technique
Karl Fulves
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The Interrogation Technique
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Related to
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1970
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Faro & Riffle Technique
(Issue Second Supplement)
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66
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the abacus card trick \n four cards chosen, gray code on one way backs \n roy walton \n auto abacus \n karl fulves \n the auto abacus trick \n karl fulves \n mental boxer \n alex elmsley \n gray matters \n denis behr
1970
faro & riffle technique
Roy Walton
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The Abacus Card Trick
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Related toVariations
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1970
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Faro & Riffle Technique
(Issue Second Supplement)
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69
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faro ideas - reflected gray stack \n sixteen-card arrangement & 32-card arrangement, solution \n earl keyser \n gray stak \n karl fulves
1972
epilogue
Earl Keyser
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Faro Ideas - Reflected Gray Stack
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Inspired by
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1972
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Epilogue
(Issue 16)
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151
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faro again \n with rough-smooth \n earl keyser \n beginning again \n william zavis
1973
epilogue
Earl Keyser
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Faro Again
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Inspired by
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1973
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Epilogue
(Issue 17)
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159
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esp in gray \n five cards selected from face up face down deck are divined, gray code \n karl fulves \n mental boxer \n alex elmsley
1973
notes from underground
Karl Fulves
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ESP In Gray
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Related to
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1973
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Notes From Underground
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55
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yin-yang \n only high cards used, five cards dealt out in row, spectator marks them with either red/black, odd/even or high/low property, all cards divined, three-way gray code \n martin gardner
1974
the pallbearers review vol. 9-10
Martin Gardner
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Yin-Yang
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Feb. 1974
|
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10
(Vol. 9 No. 4)
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710
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white line problem \n no-touch condition definition, spectator upjogs four-of-a-kind and then removes one, performer divines it, two handlings, using different red backs in one deck \n karl fulves \n white line problem \n karl fulves \n binary star \n michael weber
1975
the pallbearers review vol. 9-10
Karl Fulves
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White Line Problem
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Related to
|
Feb. 1975
|
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10
(Vol. 10 No. 4)
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865
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|
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reflections \n saliva on thumbnail for impromptu shiner \n karl fulves \n picture projection \n robert parrish \n reflection \n audley walsh
1979
the chronicles
Karl Fulves
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Reflections
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Inspired byRelated to
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1979
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The Chronicles
(Issue 16)
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1220
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|
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blind stud \n cards are cut and dealt out, things about hands are revealed with back turned, gray code to base 4 \n alex elmsley \n blind stud \n alex elmsley
1980
curioser
Alex Elmsley
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Blind Stud
|
Also published here
|
1980
|
Curioser
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36
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gray codes \n \n karl fulves
1980
curioser
Karl Fulves
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Gray Codes
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1980
|
Curioser
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39
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no tables, no charts \n binary numbers & gray code \n karl fulves
1980
curioser
Karl Fulves
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No Tables, No Charts
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1980
|
Curioser
|
42
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a four-bit trick \n card in square layout of face-up/face-down cards turned over and divined \n karl fulves \n pack of lies \n alex elmsley \n colin lewry
1980
curioser
Karl Fulves
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A Four-Bit Trick
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Related to
|
1980
|
Curioser
|
43
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auto abacus \n gray code on one way backs \n karl fulves \n the abacus card trick \n roy walton
1980
curioser
Karl Fulves
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Auto Abacus
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Inspired by
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1980
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Curioser
|
46
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the auto abacus trick \n gray code on one way backs, "the 52-card deck" \n karl fulves \n the abacus card trick \n roy walton
1980
curioser
Karl Fulves
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The Auto Abacus Trick
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Inspired by
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1980
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Curioser
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49
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reflection \n stay stack & gray code \n karl fulves
1980
curioser
Karl Fulves
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Reflection
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1980
|
Curioser
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50
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red less black \n spectator separates colors from back, number of errors are called, performer then names all cards \n karl fulves
1980
curioser
Karl Fulves
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Red Less Black
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1980
|
Curioser
|
51
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a gray code problem \n turning blocks over followed by faro shuffles, four-card-groups examined regarding uniqueness of face-up/down distribution \n karl fulves
1980
curioser
Karl Fulves
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A Gray Code Problem
|
1980
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Curioser
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52
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hummer's bible trick \n bible book test, prediction of word, with playing cards \n bob hummer \n octext \n philip t. goldstein \n hummer's bible trick \n bob hummer
1980
bob hummer's collected secrets
Bob Hummer
|
Hummer's Bible Trick
|
VariationsAlso published here
|
1980
|
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
|
22
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|
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hummer's magazine test \n with playing cards \n bob hummer \n hummer's magazine test \n bob hummer
1980
bob hummer's collected secrets
Bob Hummer
|
Hummer's Magazine Test
|
Also published here
|
1980
|
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
|
23
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voodoo fortune telling \n cards with questions on one side and different pictures of zombies on the other side, one question is selected and cards separated several times while checking different features of the zombies, eventually a four digit number is evaluated and leads to the answer of the question in a book, system is explained with playing cards \n bob hummer
1980
bob hummer's collected secrets
Bob Hummer
|
Voodoo Fortune Telling
|
1980
|
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
|
73
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hummer's fortune telling book \n cards with questions on one side and different pictures of zombies on the other side, one question is selected and cards separated several times while checking different features of the zombies, eventually a four digit number is evaluated and leads to the answer of the question in a book \n martin gardner \n martin gardner \n martin gardner \n james e. sansotera \n james e. sansotera
1980
bob hummer's collected secrets
Martin Gardner
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Hummer's Fortune Telling Book
|
Related toVariations
|
1980
|
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
|
77
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mental boxer \n six cards are divined after cards are mixed face-up face-down, gray code \n alex elmsley \n the abacus card trick \n roy walton \n esp in gray \n karl fulves
1981
fourcast
Alex Elmsley
|
Mental Boxer
|
Related to
|
1981
|
Fourcast
|
22
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|
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james e. sansotera \n version of hummer's fortune telling book, without book method \n james e. sansotera \n hummer's fortune telling book \n martin gardner
1981
bob hummer's collected secrets
James E. Sansotera
|
James E. Sansotera
|
Inspired by
|
1981
|
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
|
115
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|
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grayven \n 32 design cards, divination, sound reading and gray code \n thomas alan waters
1983
mind, myth & magick
Thomas Alan Waters
|
Grayven
|
1983
|
Mind, Myth & Magick
(Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
|
413
|
|
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graydation \n cards with pictures and words are selected and divined \n thomas alan waters
1983
mind, myth & magick
Thomas Alan Waters
|
Graydation
|
1983
|
Mind, Myth & Magick
(Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
|
416
|
|
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grayce \n spectator selects one picture card, which is divined later \n thomas alan waters
1983
mind, myth & magick
Thomas Alan Waters
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Grayce
|
1983
|
Mind, Myth & Magick
(Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
|
418
|
|
|
grayze \n divination of a card, five cards on the table, covered with a handkerchief \n thomas alan waters \n bob hummer \n hummer's magic carpet \n bob hummer
1983
mind, myth & magick
Thomas Alan Waters, Bob Hummer
|
Grayze
|
Related to
|
1983
|
Mind, Myth & Magick
(Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
|
420
|
|
|
trisonic \n design cards, three are divined \n thomas alan waters \n q&avm \n philip t. goldstein \n alex elmsley \n animal, vegetable and mineral \n alex elmsley
1983
mind, myth & magick
Thomas Alan Waters
|
Trisonic
|
Inspired byRelated to
|
1983
|
Mind, Myth & Magick
(Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
|
424
|
|
|
a book test in code \n stack used to select words, top or bottom of page gives gray code for divination \n sam schwartz
1983
astrology — the hidden force
Sam Schwartz
|
A Book Test in Code
|
1983
|
Astrology — The Hidden Force
|
41
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|
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q&avm \n \n philip t. goldstein \n alex elmsley \n trisonic \n thomas alan waters \n animal, vegetable and mineral \n alex elmsley
1984
thequal
Philip T. Goldstein, Alex Elmsley
|
Q&AVM
|
Inspired byRelated to
|
1984
|
Thequal
|
9
|
|
|
looming thoughts \n combination with self-correcting set-up \n philip t. goldstein \n q&avm \n philip t. goldstein \n alex elmsley
1984
thequal
Philip T. Goldstein
|
Looming Thoughts
|
Inspired by
|
1984
|
Thequal
|
15
|
|
|
hellaphone \n spectator choses a number on a telephone, name is divined, not real phone numbers, first published in "new invocation" no. 31, 1986 \n thomas alan waters
1993
mind, myth & magick
Thomas Alan Waters
|
Hellaphone
|
1993
|
Mind, Myth & Magick
(Issue Magazine Miscellanea)
|
441
|
|
|
animal, vegetable and mineral \n pack of children's picture cards, three selections made and divined \n alex elmsley \n trisonic \n thomas alan waters \n q&avm \n philip t. goldstein \n alex elmsley \n triple-fried \n matt baker
1994
the collected works of alex elmsley — volume 2
Alex Elmsley
|
Animal, Vegetable and Mineral
|
Variations
|
1994
|
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
|
89
|
|
|
blind stud \n cards are cut and dealt out, things about hands are revealed with back turned, gray code to base 4 \n alex elmsley \n blind stud \n alex elmsley
1994
the collected works of alex elmsley — volume 2
Alex Elmsley
|
Blind Stud
|
Also published here
|
1994
|
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
|
406
|
|
|
gray code \n some credit information \n stephen minch
1994
the collected works of alex elmsley — volume 2
Stephen Minch
|
Gray Code
|
1994
|
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
|
406
|
|
|
mental boxer \n six cards are divined after cards are mixed face-up face-down, gray code \n alex elmsley
1994
the collected works of alex elmsley — volume 2
Alex Elmsley
|
Mental Boxer
|
1994
|
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
|
410
|
|
|
kingfisher \n four cards are divined, gray code \n alex elmsley
1994
the collected works of alex elmsley — volume 2
Alex Elmsley
|
Kingfisher
|
1994
|
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
|
414
|
|
|
pursuit of thought \n four cards are divined, gray code \n alex elmsley
1994
the collected works of alex elmsley — volume 2
Alex Elmsley
|
Pursuit of Thought
|
1994
|
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
|
419
|
|
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sensus \n cards with words that address senses \n philip t. goldstein \n "sensibility" (bill miesel, psycho-gizmo #14)
1994
thabbatical
Philip T. Goldstein
|
Sensus
|
Inspired by- "Sensibility" (Bill Miesel, Psycho-Gizmo #14)
|
1994
|
Thabbatical
|
101
|
|
|
consensus \n cards with words that address senses \n philip t. goldstein
1994
thabbatical
Philip T. Goldstein
|
Consensus
|
1994
|
Thabbatical
|
107
|
|
|
the gray code \n credit information, comments on the possibility to combine gray code stack work with one-way edge-marked cards \n jeff busby
1998
the secret of the palmettos
Jeff Busby
|
The Gray Code
|
1998
|
The Secret of the Palmettos
|
122
|
|
|
gray is a color \n using color reflection on card underneath to get color code, short comment only \n karl fulves
2003
off the books
Karl Fulves
|
Gray Is A Color
|
2003
|
Off The Books
(Issue 6)
|
103
|
|
|
gray's anatomy \n connection between gray code and binary numbers, application with 24-cards stack, three consecutive cards tell position in stack \n karl fulves
2005
combo ii
Karl Fulves
|
Gray's Anatomy
|
2005
|
Combo II
|
105
|
|
|
distant marker \n spectator cuts deck, performer names number and a card of that value is at its numerical position from top \n karl fulves \n robert e. neale
2005
combo ii
Karl Fulves, Robert E. Neale
|
Distant Marker
|
2005
|
Combo II
|
110
|
|
|
gray matters \n three selections, fair conditions, gray code \n denis behr \n the abacus card trick \n roy walton
2007
handcrafted card magic
Denis Behr
|
Gray Matters
|
Related to
|
2007
|
Handcrafted Card Magic
|
84
|
|
|
identidades remotas \n packet is cut, three cards are taken from that spot and divined \n pit hartling \n "remote identities" (pit hartling, circular, nov. 2001) \n "thought transference" (george w. lord, linking ring vol. 43 no. 6, june 1963)
2010
el manuscrito
Pit Hartling
|
Identidades Remotas
|
Related to- "Thought Transference" (George W. Lord, Linking Ring Vol. 43 No. 6, June 1963)
Also published here- "Remote Identities" (Pit Hartling, Circular, Nov. 2001)
|
2010
|
El Manuscrito
(Vol. 3 No. 13)
|
369
|
|
|
the magic of de bruijn sequences \n deck tossed out, deck is freely cut and five cards are selected, magician correctly divines them all, also describes the mathematics behind de bruijn sequences \n persi diaconis \n ron graham \n coluria \n charles t. jordan \n going further \n persi diaconis \n ron graham \n a good guess \n david britland
2012
magical mathematics
Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham
|
The Magic of De Bruijn Sequences
|
Inspired byVariations
|
2012
|
Magical Mathematics
|
18
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|
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going further \n describes extra variations on the basic de bruijn sequence trick, with some history behind the use of this principle in magic \n persi diaconis \n ron graham \n the magic of de bruijn sequences \n persi diaconis \n ron graham
2012
magical mathematics
Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham
|
Going Further
|
Inspired by
|
2012
|
Magical Mathematics
|
25
|
|
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is this stuff actually good for anything? \n chapter on uses of de bruijn sequences outside of magic \n persi diaconis \n ron graham
2012
magical mathematics
Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham
|
Is This Stuff Actually Good For Anything?
|
2012
|
Magical Mathematics
|
30
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|
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order matters \n deck tossed out, deck is freely cut and five cards are selected, magician correctly divines them all, also describes the mathematics behind a different type of de bruijn sequence \n ronald a. wohl (ravelli)
2012
magical mathematics
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli)
|
Order Matters
|
2012
|
Magical Mathematics
|
47
|
|
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a mind-reading effect \n deck tossed out, deck is freely cut and three cards are selected, magician correctly divines them all \n ronald a. wohl (ravelli)
2012
magical mathematics
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli)
|
A Mind-Reading Effect
|
2012
|
Magical Mathematics
|
52
|
|
|
universal cycles again \n deck tossed out, deck is freely cut and five cards are selected, magician correctly divines them all \n persi diaconis \n ron graham
2012
magical mathematics
Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham
|
Universal Cycles Again
|
2012
|
Magical Mathematics
|
55
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the three hours \n three spectators each think of a card, magician divines each card without making any wrong statements \n simon aronson \n ramón riobóo \n harapan ong \n persi diaconis \n ron graham \n simon-eyes \n simon aronson \n the three hours \n simon aronson \n ramón riobóo
2019
a stack to forget
Simon Aronson, Ramón Riobóo, Harapan Ong, Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham
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The Three Hours
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2019
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A Stack to Forget
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same number for three \n the three hours, three spectators think of card at chosen number, magician divines \n ramón riobóo \n the three hours \n simon aronson \n ramón riobóo
2019
second thoughts
Ramón Riobóo
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Same Number for Three
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Also published here
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2019
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Second Thoughts
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3h \n three spectators think of cards at a agreed-upon number in the deck, they are found, no-no's fishing
- twelve-card problem \n michał kociołek \n the three hours \n simon aronson \n ramón riobóo
2021
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Michał Kociołek
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3H
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Inspired by
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2021
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the dreamer \n spectator cuts anywhere, takes five cards and thinks of the highest one, all five are divined
- this is the (one) way (one-way version) \n michał kociołek
2021
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Michał Kociołek
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The Dreamer
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2021
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