5,077 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Joshua Jay Backward Counting Plus with Ace through Five, transformation into Aces kicker
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, July 2013
2022 1219
Timothy Paul Full Circle Four of Spades selected and lost, four Jacks cut to, they change into Fours, Jacks cut to again
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2013
2022 1223
Andi Gladwin Les Cartes Overlap
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2013
2022 1231
Helge Thun, Thomas Fraps Instant Camera Card deck is used as an instant camera card, blank card (picture) turns into selected card
Also published here 2022 8
Hiroyuki Sakai, Nicolai Friedrich Band on the Run plus Transformation rubber band vanishes from around deck to trap selection in center, that card changes into another card
Also published here
  • "Herbert und Hermine" (Nicolai Friedrich, Magie, Feb. 2020)
2022 24
Randy Wakeman Jack Lives Matter Aces cut to one by one, they change to Jacks, Aces found again at once
2022 14
Jeff Altman Jeff Altman's Four Card Trick a card changes into four selections one by one
2022 51
Howard Hamburg Hamburg Four for Four Switch finesse of scooping up first three cards then a single with that block, broken up scoop, transformation application
Related to
  • The Card Artistry of Andrew Wimhurst, 2001, video
2022 108
Victor Piña Comodín Cameleón Joker transform to three selections one by one and back to Joker
2022 8
Victor Piña ¿Empezamos? four blank cards change to Aces, then entire deck is printed
2022 16
Victor Piña Todo Dorsitos four Aces change to double backer and then back to Aces
2022 30
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Jump Transpo black Kings placed into deck and jump to top, tabled red Kings are turned up and shown to be the red Aces and black Kings instantly change to black Aces
2022 102
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Color Shuffle Triumph ending with Aces facing other direction, entire deck (except Aces) is shown to have changed back color
2022 165
Marc Serin Subtlety for Color Changing Deck dribbling top few cards
2022 165
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Ultimate Wild Card standard routine using standard Wild Card set
2022 191
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Strong four indifferent cards face up in square formation, two parallel face-up spreads are made between the cards, as both hands square the spreads, the four cards instantly change to Aces
2022 206
Jean-Pierre Vallarino English Poker four-card packet is continuously shown to consist of different number of red Kings and black Queens and finally shown to be all Jokers, presentation is about the rules of English Poker, “reminiscent of Bro. John Hamman’s “The Twins”…”
2022 211
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Trio signed selection lost in deck, spectator names number, performer cuts off that exact number of cards and card arrived at is selection, values of four prediction cards are shown to total that amount as well, finally selection’s back is shown to have changed color
2022 215
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Vallarino's Everywhere and Nowhere card is selected in red deck, four blue-backed Aces change one at a time to match the selection, then they all change to Queens and their backs change to red
2022 254
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Triple Travel prediction card says to look at the signed selection in glass, which is shown to have changed into another instruction card, a few more steps of instructions appear magically and finally direct to inside the card case where selection is found
Related to 2022 270
Juan Tamariz A Can of Paint card chosen, the face cards of three packets change to the mates to complete a four-of-a-kind
2022 10
Ben Daggers Technicolour selection is palmed and turns invisible and visible again, then the cards turn over while talking about how the magician glimpses cards, rainbow deck kicker, with variation
  • Phase One: Palming
  • Phase Two: Glimpsing
2022 145
Kiyoshi Satoh Midnight Slow Motion four Queens turn into blank cards, front and back
2022 ca. 51
Kiyoshi Satoh Razzle Oil and Queens, with color changing back kicker
2022 ca. 61
Kiyoshi Satoh Hot Zone - Cool Zone Oil and Queens, front and back of Queens turn blank as kicker
2022 ca. 75
Kiyoshi Satoh Black Poker Oil and Queens, cards change into Aces, then back of all cards change and as a climax Aces change into Royal Flush
2022 ca. 85
Kiyoshi Satoh September with two four of a kinds, transformation into Royal Flush as kicker
2022 ca. 97
Kiyoshi Satoh The Lizard with two four of a kinds, transformation into Royal Flush and color changing backs as kicker
2022 ca. 115
Kiyoshi Satoh Lucy on Fifth Avenue Reset with cards changing backs and turn into Royal Flush as kicker
2022 ca. 131
Kiyoshi Satoh Dusk Card Case Julia Reset, Aces change into Queens, while Queens are in card case, cards in case change back color as additional kicker
2022 ca. 17
Kiyoshi Satoh Twilight Back Off four blank cards get face and back and turn back to blank cards
2022 ca. 88
Kiyoshi Satoh Little Birdland Jazz Aces with four identical Jokers and four black cards, Reset phase and eventually black cards turn blank
2022 ca. 95
Kiyoshi Satoh Portland Royal Elevator Ace to Four of Spades, Elevator routine with Royal Flush climax
2022 ca. 119
Kiyoshi Satoh Blue Royal 2 Jazz Aces with Aces and four black cards, with Royal Flush kicker
2022 ca. 135
Manu Jo A Performative Ace Hold Out Aces are placed in pocket, case, reversed in deck and on top of deck, they change into Kings where they are, then Aces are found in pocket, case, reversed in deck and Kings fuse into final Ace
2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
166
Yoann Fontyn Push-Through Change card pushed though lengthwise packet changes
2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
247
Jonathan Friedman Bizarre Printing
  • WWPD
three double blank cards used to print spectator's signed card with Bizarre Twist action on one of the blanks
Inspired by Apr. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 4)
54
David Britland Roundabout
  • Cardopolis
elongated "Four-Card Trick" (Alex Elmsley) with story presentation
Inspired byAlso published here May 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 5)
57
Bert Fenn Bar Spin Revealment
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
card spins face up on smooth surface and changes, from 1949 notebook
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
39
James Steranko Improvisation Part One spectator stops riffle four times so four packets are cut, the cut-to cards change into Aces of same suit one by one, then they are distributed reversed in the combined four piles and change back to the indifferent cards, Aces are reversed in remaining packet
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
18
James Steranko Jubil-Ace-tion four Aces, one placed face down on the table, it transposes with one of the Aces in the hands, repeated, then red and black Aces transpose (with unusual handling)
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
30
David Regal Back in Time Cards
  • Material Concessions
four blank cards removed from case, they change into Aces one by one, then back, then the blank cards vanish from the hands and are back in the case
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
52
Griffin Watt Thanks to Hideo incomplete faro production of four Kings one by one, they then change to Aces
Inspired by
  • "Seed to Flowers or Culling the Aces" (Hideo Kato, Precursor #72)
Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
79
Jon Racherbaumer Deceptive Perception Plus
  • Exhumations
ten blue-backed cards, one red-backed selection, back-condition reverses
Inspired byAlso published here Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
53
Chiam Yu Sheng Surprise Overture black Aces sandwich reversed red Aces, they transpose, transformation kicker
Inspired by May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
776
Scott Baird A Nightmare in Red and Blue named card from one deck is signed and lost, another deck is uncased and signed card found inside, its back changes to match the second deck, "same deck" approach
Inspired byRelated to
  • "A Scarf Called Moebius" (Roy Walton, Pentagram Vol. 12 No. 4, Jan. 58, p. 25)
June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
842
Scott Baird Hofzinser Makes Good Ace matching the suit of a selection turns face-up, then down, then changes into selection, other three Aces change to match selection
Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
950
Scott Baird A Thought for Making This a Two-Selection Routine Biddle trick in which the four other cards vanish except selection, it then changes into a second selection
Inspired by Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
963
Jim Turnpaugh 4Fly routine with blank cards with flys printed on them
Inspired by Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1111
Karl Germain The Flash Card Change in glass while covored with handkerchief
2023 39
Friedrich Roitzsch Nine Card Monte Revisited
Inspired byRelated to
  • Alberto de Figueiredo, 52 Infieles, p. 114
2023 53
Harapan Ong The Four Card Puzzle Packet trick, three face-up Aces and one face-down card. Face-down card shown to be Ace of Spades, but three Aces transform into three random cards
2023 17
John Hostler W.I.M.P. "Wild Inverted Monte Progression"
monte routine with more spot cards added during the routine, then all spot cards become Queens of Hearts
2023 17
John Hostler Chromatose three selections made, deck washed face-up/face-down on the table, triumph reveal and deck has rainbow deck as kicker, faros
Inspired by 2023 50
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 64
David Williamson, Tim Cook The Spelling Champ Aces lost in deck and spelled out, but Joker appears every time and is removed, Aces then shown on tabled spelled packets, Jokers changed to Jacks
Inspired by
  • "Darn Pain in the Neck" (Paul Gordon)
2023 18
Michał Kociołek Misdeal ten cards in a row are distributed between performer and spectator, all cards are shown to be blank, performer prints himself five Aces
2023 1
Justin Higham Double-Crossed Aces performer cuts deck into four packets in square formation, top cards are shown to be indifferent, then they change to Aces, using pick-up from wrong packets
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2023 4
Justin Higham Cognitive Transpo - Alternatives two cards transpose, and then the suits on the cards transpose
  • Second Method
Inspired by 2023 5
Justin Higham Geiger Meets Hofzinser
  • Phase One (a card is moved along spread, clicking sound changes at selection)
  • Phase Two (three Aces change and Ace matching the selection remains, Geiger Counter Card changes into selection)
Inspired by 2023 15
Justin Higham For The Less Perceptive odd-backed card placed in deck, spectator should find it, he finds one with a third back color and rest of deck changes back color
  • Second Method
Inspired by 2023 22
Justin Higham Be Honest, Did You See It? two methods for Fechter's effect
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Inspired by 2023 26
Justin Higham Double-Crossed Again performer cuts deck into four packets in square formation, top cards are shown to be indifferent, then they change to Aces, using pick-up from wrong packets
  • End Notes
Inspired by 2023 1
Kevin Baker Double Double-Cross performer cuts deck into four packets in square formation, top cards are shown to be Kings, then they change to Aces, using pick-up from wrong packets, with optional double change
Inspired by 2023 2
John Bannon Smack Monte
  • Dealing With It
four piles are cut by the spectator, top cards shown, spectator should follow Ace, suddenly there are Aces on all packets, no sleights
Inspired by Feb. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 2)
62
Edward Marlo Double-Edged Outcome
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
Overkill type effect from 1968 notes, odd-backed kicker (either the selection or deck is perceived to have changed)
Apr. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 4)
41
Paul Hallas Three Person Quickie three cards selected and lost, three more cards selected, they are not the selections but change into them
Feb. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 2)
1238
Dale Moore What the Actual Freak twisting routine with a Royal Flush with rainbow back finale
Inspired by
  • "What the Actual Fcuk" (Paul Gordon, Card Foolers, 2023)
Feb. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 2)
1244
Landon Stark Face Change Gimmick picture card held with the face towards the audience with both hands is bent back and forth and changes into another picture card
Feb. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 2)
1248
John Guastaferro, Allan Ackerman A Bigger Surprise no-throw monte routine with surprise transformation
Also published here 2024 127
Allan Ackerman, David Solomon, Peter Duffie The Never-Ending Elevator using Ace to Four of Hearts and the four Kings, transformation kicker, Heart straight production
Also published here 2024 150
Allan Ackerman Almost Like Everywhere and Nowhere Quick Three Way type effect with five cards, two of which are selected, Royal Flush kicker and selections removed from packet
Also published here 2024 175
Allan Ackerman Isolating the General three cards from three packets thought of, three indifferent cards change into selections
Also published here 2024 192
Allan Ackerman A "Quick 3-Way" Moment display sequence
Also published here 2024 33
Allan Ackerman, Jerry Sadowitz, Roy Walton Kings in the Corner transposition with transformation climax, four Kings in square formation, Queen put on every King, four Kings shown to be in inner corners, outer four cards are Aces
Inspired byAlso published here 2024 69
Allan Ackerman Twins handling without Gemini Count
Inspired by 2024 85
Allan Ackerman, Wes Emberg Small Packet All Backs
Inspired by 2024 127