Ambitious Card Theme

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Rick Silberman Double Up
Feb. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 2)
1599
Gene Maze Single Up
Feb. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 2)
1600
Bill Kalush Single to Double Double Deal Turnover
 		Mar. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 3)
1616
Bobby Bernard Swivel-Two
May 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 5)
1636
John Bannon Ambitchin' ambitious card routine with wallet finale
 		1989
Avant Carde I
7
Brother John Hamman Cream Rises to the Top triumph combo in which aces show up and change into selections
Related to 1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
191
Edward Marlo As an Ambitious Bit
1989
So Soon?
11
Edward Marlo The Ambitious Four Ambitious Aces
 		1989
So Soon?
11
Edward Marlo Sophisticated Ambitious Bit "Bonus Item"
bridging method for top card, here used for consecutive multiple lifts with Auto Break
 		1989
So Soon?
57
Karl Fulves Aces In One "Always Cut the Cards" plot
 		1989
Kaleidoscope
16
Karl Fulves Cast of Characters four jokers, small packet ambitious, change into kings
 		1989
Quick Card Tricks
34
Wayne Kyzer Ordered Upwardly Mobile #2 handling and presentation idea
Inspired by 1989
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 27)
480
Justin Higham Before Your Time
  • Phase One (Aces lost, they come back to top)
  • Phase Two (time machine type plot)
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1989
West End Card Session
11
Gerd Winkler Die Ehrgeizige Karte
1989
German Card Top Twenties
8
To The Top coming up in the world
 		1989
German Card Top Twenties
10
Frederick Braue Pop-Up Card
1989
German Card Top Twenties
12
Gary Kurtz An Ambitious Card Routine outlined as example, brief
Related to 1989
Misdirection and Direction
4
Juan Tamariz Effect 3. Anti-Ambitious card to bottom, see also The Magic Way
Also published here 1989/91
Sonata
42
Juan Tamariz Double Ambitious full routine with two ambitious cards
Inspired by 1989/91
Sonata
119
Frederick Braue, Juan Tamariz Double Pop-Up Card
1989/91
Sonata
126
Gary Kurtz Hypothetical Possibilities ambitious card, signature vanishes and reappears, wallet
Variations 1990
Unexplainable Acts
11
Gary Kurtz Wishful Thinking effect combination
 		1990
Unexplainable Acts
25
Geoffrey Latta Deadlier Than The Male three very visual sandwich phases, featuring a visual ambitious card rise
Related toVariations 1990
Spectacle
15
Bruce Cervon Floating Aces four aces one by one rise to top, then all at once, using Tilt
Variations 1990
Ultra Cervon
9
Bruce Cervon A Matter of Psychology apparently original version of "Ambitious Classic"
 		1990
Ultra Cervon
22
Karrell Fox Kings Cross using four Kings, very direct
 		May 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 5)
1787
Doug Edwards It's Uncanny
Dec. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 12)
1867
Harry Lorayne Primal Ambition using two cards
 		1990
Trend Setters
22
Harry Lorayne Kings "High"Way Aces on four piles are cut into deck and come to top
Inspired by 1990
Trend Setters
128
David Regal No Cut/Pass Method
Inspired by 1990
Trend Setters
132
Harry Lorayne The 52nd Card top card travels to bottom
 		1990
Trend Setters
214
Ken Krenzel Going Up
1990
Close-up Impact!
95
Ken Krenzel Bouncer ungaffed version with banded deck
Inspired byVariations 1990
Close-up Impact!
98
Ken Krenzel Rebound card comes to bottom in banded deck
 		1990
Close-up Impact!
100
Ken Simmons A Wallet Routine routine with ambitious card, transposition with one card in wallet, card to wallet, Bendix Bombshell, two duplicates
 		1990
Finally!
3
Bob King A Cut Above Aces are cut into deck with spectator
Inspired byAlso published here 1990
More Magician Foolers
9
Gary Ouellet The Ambitios Card general remarks and tips
 		1990
Close Up Illusions
183
Gary Ouellet On the Count of Three!
1990
Close Up Illusions
185
Gary Ouellet Ambitious Challenge after Tilt card sticking out a bit from the front
 		1990
Close Up Illusions
187
Gary Ouellet Peregrination cards in spread on table
 		1990
Close Up Illusions
333
Philip T. Goldstein Con-Sequence color changing back kicker
Inspired byAlso published here 1990
Focus
106
Philip T. Goldstein Chromavator elevator packet version, color-changing back kicker
Also published here 1990
Focus
108
Philip T. Goldstein Chromated combining preceding Chromavator and Chromatwist
Also published here 1990
Focus
111
Philip T. Goldstein Chromatose combining preceding Chromavator and Chromatwist
Also published here 1990
Focus
112
Michael Powers The AT&T Trick "ambitious-twist-transpo"
Ace to Four set aside, ambitious sequence with selection which is left outjogged, twisting routine, last card transposes with outjogged selection
 		1990
Top Secret Stuff
13
Michael Powers Varying Variance Variant small packet ambitious card with four Kings and a Two, as a kicker the cards change to four Twos and a King
Inspired by 1990
Top Secret Stuff
54
Johnny "J.J." Johnston J. J's Ehrgeizige Karte Plus with blank-faced deck, changes into regular deck as climax
 		1990
Laid Back in Graz 1990
25
Tom Ellis Super Rise Loading Move
Related to 1990
Laid Back in Graz 1990
27
Skip Sansoucie Ambitious Card Finale phase with rubber-banded deck
Inspired by Nov./Dec. 1990
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 2)
15
Edward Marlo, Justin Higham Before Our Time Aces lost, they come back to top
  • Phase One (Marlo)
  • Phase Two (Higham, time machine type plot)
  • Phase Three (Marlo & Higham)
Inspired byVariations Aug. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 2)
13
Justin Higham More Than One Ambition two cards come to top multiple times
Inspired byRelated to Oct. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 4)
32
José Carroll The Card-Calculator ambitious card, card to number, stop trick, card folded to calculator
Also published here 1991
52 Lovers — Volume II
47
Tony Miller Insert Out Miller Variable Placement
Also published here June 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 6)
1939
Alex Elmsley Ambitious to the End three phases
 		1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
296
Alex Elmsley Ambitious Stranger ambitious card has different back, in the end deck changes color
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
299
John Carney Ethereal Pack joker shows up again and again instead of selection, deck vanishes except selection
 		1991
Carneycopia
43
John Carney Sanverted red Aces come to top multiple times, then Daley's Last
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1991
Carneycopia
229
Edward Marlo Houdini Would Have Bought This! ambitious sequence with double backer
 		Oct. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 10)
13
Edward Marlo Magnetic Ace & Color Separation aces stay on top even though faro shuffled into deck, deck is shuffled into red-black separation
 		Oct. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 10)
15
Karl Fulves X-pert Aces lost, then dealt off the top again
Inspired by 1991
28 Card Tricks
11
Karl Fulves Immersed
Related to 1991
28 Card Tricks
49
Steve Pressley The Ace of Influence four phases, aces end up together on top
 		1991
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 39)
711
Ray Mertz Twisted Up pass, as an ambitious card move
 		Mar. 1991
The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 1)
6
Meir Yedid Die Asse wandern nach oben
Also published here 1991
Meir Yedid
3
Stephen Tucker One Hand Top Palm Ideas
  • The Force
  • The Switch
  • The Sucker Effect
  • The Visible Rise (visual ending for Ambitious Card)
 		1991
New Close-Up Lecture
1
T. Page Wright Ambitious Card Sequence top changes
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
170
William H. McCaffrey The Repeating Card to Top
1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
241
T. Page Wright Another Version with short card for instant double lift
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
244
René Lavand I'm Going to Be Honest With You deck is cut and same card ends up at the bottom various times
Also published here 1991
Slow Motion Magic II
53
Jerry K. Hartman Select Switch cards loaded on top while card is pushed forward on bottom half
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
71
Jerry K. Hartman Bi-Way Ace travels up and down in four-card packet
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
290
Jerry K. Hartman On the Up and Up Aces packet, two times the red Aces travel from below black Aces to above, for finale one red Ace comes to top and spectator makes second one come up, sleight variation from routine published earlier
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
292
Jerry K. Hartman Up, Up, Up, and Away
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
293
Jerry K. Hartman Half Aced Cuts cards are cut into deck with spectator
Inspired byAlso published here
  • in "Precursor" XXII. P. 8.
 1991
Card Craft
395
Jerry K. Hartman Ahead of the Pack multi-phased Ambitious Card
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
565
Jerry K. Hartman Horse of a Different Color cards penetrate packet of Jokers, Jokers end up to all have stickers on the pack
Inspired by 1991
Card Craft
606
Justin Higham Ace Is Up four Aces, three are lost in center, they come back to top
  • First Method
  • Second Method
 		June 1991
Technomagic (Issue 12)
90
Justin Higham Ace Is Down Aces lost in center travel to bottom
 		June 1991
Technomagic (Issue 12)
93
Justin Higham Face Is Up Aces rise to top
 		June 1991
Technomagic (Issue 12)
94
Chris Kenner S.W. Elevator SWE shift to visually let ambitious card move to top
Variations 1992
Totally Out Of Control
152
Michael Weber, Chris Kenner Five Speed Ambitious Classic variation, double stick tape
 		1992
Totally Out Of Control
166
Tomo Maeda Ambitious Clip paper clip is placed on the ambitious card
 		1992
Five Times Five — Japan
31
Mike Bornstein To the Top four Aces
 		Feb. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 2)
2032
Carlos Schoenrich Under the Spectator's Control "control theme"
 		June 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 6)
2086
Bill Spooner Variation of Frank Garcia's "Topper" bluff display on top
Also published here 1992
Card Finesse II
215
Jack Carpenter No Table Aces Aces face up at different positions, all travel to top one by one, then distribute back to original positions
Also published here 1992
Modus Operandi
34
Edward Marlo Ambitious Beginning
Related to June 1992
The Olram File (Issue 12)
5
Neal Elias Before Zingone impromptu double backer ambitious phase
 		June 1992
The Olram File (Issue 12)
12
Larry Jennings, Derek Dingle, James Swain Family Circus
Inspired by 1992
Don't Blink
53
David Solomon Four for Four Ace, Two, Three and Four rise to top of packet after distributed among the cards
Related to 1992
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 46)
831
Gary Kurtz Hypothetical Possibilities ambitious card, signature vanishes and reappears, wallet, revised handling
Inspired byAlso published here 1992
Prinzipien in der Praxis
7
Bob King A Cut Above (I) Aces are cut into deck with spectator
Also published here 1992
The Breather
8
Bob King A Cut Above (II) Aces are cut into deck with spectator
Inspired by 1992
The Breather
12
Gary Kurtz A Detailed Example: An Ambitious Card Routine five phases
Related to 1992
Leading with your Head
30
Terry LaGerould Merry-go-round Aces Aces lost in deck, they come back to top
 		1992
Pasteboard Presentations
33
Terry LaGerould Ten-carat Diamond - No Refund Ace through Five
 		1992
Pasteboard Presentations
89
Ken Simmons Ambitious Triumph Triumph with Goodwin/Jennings display, then short Ambitious sequence
 		1992
Choice Effects — Number Three
1
Jon Racherbaumer Who's on Top? credit information on Ambitious Card phase
Related to Mar. 1992
Swipe (Issue 4)
15
Peter Duffie That Sinking Feeling two Jokers penetrate and sink to bottom of two packets, selections are found on top of each packet
Variations 1992
Obsession
2
Steve Draun Midnight Ambitious Card very few multiple lifts, to pocket climax
Also published here 1993
Secrets Draun from Underground
110
David Regal Back they Come four of a kind, not presented as ambitious card
 		Jan. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 1)
2170
Juan Tamariz Two Times Ambitious two phases
 		Feb. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 2)
2176
John W. McClure Face it, Kings are Ambitious four kings appear face up on deck
 		Nov. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 11)
2290
Jerry Sadowitz Ambitious Ending
1993
The Marenzel Reverse
9
Ken Brooke The Ken Brooke Routine with Joe Stuthard's Trilby Deck - Part Three edited reprint from Brooke's magazine "Routine" (1950), card to top, jumps from packet to packet, all cards shown alike, ends clean
 		Nov. 1993
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 5)
16
Meir Yedid Tip Top Aces Aces lost in four piles, they come back to top
Also published here 1993
Memorable Magic
4
Dr. Gordon C. Peck Over There "Ron Peck"? card put in one half, other half placed on table, it jumps to tabled half
 		1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
16
Jack Carpenter No Table Aces Aces face up at different positions, all travel to top one by one, then distribute back to original positions
Also published here Feb. 1993
Profile (Issue 12)
10
Rick Johnsson Larreverse - Ambitious Card
Inspired by 1993
Card File
54
Aldo Colombini I'm a Joker color-changing back kicker
Also published here 1993
Card File
93
Jerry Mentzer No Deck Omni Deck handling
  • Shuffle one
  • Shuffle two
 		1993
Card File
185
Richard Bartram, Jr. Punch Finish signed selection punched full of holes vanishes and returns in center of deck
 		1993
Mystification
19
Richard Bartram, Jr. Ambitious Vanish after ambitious card sequence deck vanishes except selection and mates
 		1993
Mystification
76
Eddie Fechter Tips, Hints, and Bits of Business various gags, on the classic force and Ambitious Card bit
 		1993
Fechter
213
Justin Higham Ambitious Overkill last card changes twice
 		1993
Expansions
27
René Lavand I'm Going to Be Honest with You deck is cut and same card ends up at the bottom various times
Related toAlso published here 1993
Magic From The Soul
104
Frank Garcia Ases Espectulares ambitious phase with Ace, then indifferent cards turn over and change to aces via Larreverse
Also published here 1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
233
Juan Tamariz, Vicente Canuto Ascensor con Tres Cartas three cards, one is shown and raises to top of three cards again and again, spectator think all cards are the same, which is not true
 		1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
246
Harry Lorayne The Magic Coin spectator checks top card, places coin on top, card rises
 		Mar. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 3)
2337
Dai Vernon The Four Aces aces distributed in deck reappear all together
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1234
Karl Fulves Astral Aces four odd-backed aces cut into deck, suddenly they're together in deck, they change into 5-card royal flush
 		1994
Crooked Tales
68
Karl Fulves Top Secret aces lost via tabled shuffles without crimps, then back on top
 		1994
Crooked Tales
90
Alexander de Cova, Roy Walton Ambitious Riser tabled, apparently visual penetration to top
Inspired by 1994
Secrets No. 1
52
Juan Tamariz Effect 3 - Anti-Ambitious card to bottom
 		1994
The Tamariz Perpendicular Control
15
Angelo Carbone Elevator Card outjogged card travels visually upwards next to selection, using Humbug
 		1994
Humbug
16
Paul Gertner The Card in the Candy Box
1994
Steel and Silver
131
Steve Beam Tenkai Charlie ambitious card move
Also published here 1994
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 52)
962
Homer Liwag Homer Liwag's Dribble Double double lift after dribble pass
 		1994
The Pass
87
Chris Kenner, Brett Wolf Shifty fake SWE shift to visually let ambitious card move to top, only last phase by Brett Wolf
Inspired byVariations 1994
The Pass
121
Stephen Tucker Kontrakt Killer Karten mafia story trick, four Kings travel back on top then selection is found
Also published here July 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 4 & 5)
169
Doug Edwards Tabled Ambitious
Feb. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 2)
2463
Joe Rindfleisch Overly Ambitious Ace
May 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 5)
2499
Martin Gardner Quad Rise using tilt
 		1995
Arcane (Issue 14)
202
Persi Diaconis The Persi Diaconis Presentation for Tilted Aces four Aces come to top all at once
Inspired by 1995
Arcane (Issue 14)
204
Edward Marlo Ambitious Rise card rises from side, put in center, repeated
Inspired by 1995
Facsimile (Issue 3 (Marlophile 1))
14
Tom Gagnon Ambitious Illusion with the tapping illusion
 		1995
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 55)
1032
David Solomon Four for Four Squared Ace, Two, Three and Four rise to top of packet after distributed among the cards, repeat in spectator's hands
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1995
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 56)
1055
John Riggs Ambitious Card with Blank Deck
Variations 1995
The Magic of John Riggs
31
Karl Fulves The Three Burglars No. 9, updated version with a coin
 		1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
15
Ken Beale Offset Ambition "Three Impromptus"
 		1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
9
Karl Fulves Top Flight "An Impromptu Card Paradox"
card selected via riffle procedure in center of deck, then top card is shown to be selection, presented as a card being in two places at same time, repeated
Related to 1995
The Fine Print (Issue 2)
29
Steve Beam Tenkai Charlie ambitious card move
Also published here 1995
Vienna Notes
5
Gary Kurtz Hypothetical Possibilities ambitious card, signature vanishes and reappears, wallet, revised handling
Also published here 1995
Lecture Notes 1995
14
Aldo Colombini The Ace Counts Ace comes to top in four-card packet repeatedly, then changes to different card, value becomes other three cards added up
 		1995
What's Up Deck?
59
Aldo Colombini I Am a Joker color-changing back kicker
Also published here 1995
What's Up Deck?
61
Jerry K. Hartman Select Switch cards loaded on top while card is pushed forward on bottom half
Also published here 1995
After Craft
136
Jerry K. Hartman Topover ending to Ambitious Card routine, card jumps to top of deck, magically reverses face up while on top, then finally card jumps from middle to top of deck face up
Related to 1995
After Craft
250
David Harkey Toppler selection put in center, top half of the deck vanishes, leaving the selection on top, other half found in pocket
Related to Jan. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 5)
62
Paul Cummins The Trick that never happened red and black cards are separated, each half mixed face-up into face-down and top card placed into center, time machine plot, cards again on top, all cards face-down and mixed
Inspired byAlso published here 1996
from a shuffled deck in use... Part One
7
Finnegins Rewake selected card vanishes and reappeares on top of the deck
 		1996
Card College — Volume 2
304
The Ambitious Card
1996
Card College — Volume 2
337
Wesley James Coming Up in the World
1996
Card College — Volume 2
338
Frederick Braue The Pop-up Card visual climax for ambitious card routine
 		1996
Card College — Volume 2
341
Paul Harris Solid Deception short ambitious card sequence, deck is glued to single solid block climax
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Paul Harris Reveals some of his most Int...)
107
Doug Edwards A Double Lift is a Double Lift similar to Vernon Unload
 		May 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 5)
2648
Steve Rogers, Paul Cummins Blushing Ambition color changing back kicker
 		Aug. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 8)
2684
Karl Fulves Return To Base aces lost, then shown together at bottom
 		1996
Blocking Off
106
Michael Kaminskas Birthday Wishes birthday trick, selected card is signed on back, card rises to top and from deck comes birthday tune eventually happy birthday is found written on the front
 		1996
Miracle Material
34
Michael Kaminskas Case Closed blue backed ambitious card, then signed card is found in red deck which is in new deck order and card's back changes to red too
 		1996
Miracle Material
43
Michael Kaminskas Step by Step card rises visibly in stages
Inspired by 1996
Miracle Material
47
Joel Givens Passed Ambitions
Inspired byAlso published here 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1164
Joel Givens Slip Up
1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1165
James Swain Miracle Aces Aces lost in deck, yet come to bottom at once
 		1996
Miracles with Cards
100
Pascal Monmoine Cal Passage card sticks out from deck and is flipped over on top, in that process one card is added, also as a visual color change
Also published here 1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 4 & 5)
175
Daryl X-tal Backstage ambitious card with card with missing corner, card to pocket and eventually card to plastic pass holder
Also published here 1996
Inside Cardmagic — Band 2
207
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Ubiquity chosen card put in center, it is then shown on top and bottom as well, packet of all selections shown, previously tabled card is then shown to be the selection
 		Jan. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 5)
74
Larry Jennings A Gambler Holds Out the Aces
Inspired by 1997
Jennings '67
39
Larry Jennings The '65 Aces aces vanish, spectator finds aces, come to top, turn over in deck, different handling options
 		1997
Jennings '67
148
Ken Krenzel Box Top card comes to top inside case, cased version
Inspired byRelated to 1997
Ingenuities
3
Ken Krenzel It's a Wrap card rises from center to top face up with no handling
 		1997
Ingenuities
67
Ken Krenzel The Last Heist four touched cards are jacks, distributed and come together, repeat, they change back color
Related to 1997
Ingenuities
152
Nick Trost Ambitious Ace, Deuce, Trey
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
167
Karl Fulves Buried Alive four card packet, bottom card rises to top
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
8
Karl Fulves Night Moves card in center of tabled deck, covered with handkerchief, movement, card now on top
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
26
Karl Fulves Red Moon card second from top in hand, covered with handkerchief, movement, card now on top, gimmick with two hinged cards
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
27
Karl Fulves The Summons card in center, deck in hand, covered with handkerchief, spectator's palm on top, movement, card now face-up and perpendicular on top
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
29
Karl Fulves Necromancer three selections rise to the top one by one, last one into the case, packet with cut-out hole
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
38
Karl Fulves Zoltan
1997
The Vampire Chronicles
67
Karl Fulves Parallel Time two decks, red-backed JS on face of blue-backed deck, spectator inserts JS in center behind her back but it's back on face, repeated with other deck, repeated but it now jumps back to other deck, "ambitions card done with the deck in the spectator's hands"
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
94
Wesley James Coming Up in the World with credit information
  • The Load Up I (Coming Up in the World)
  • The Load Up II (Interlocked Set-Up)
  • The Load Up III (Large Block)
 		1997
The Magical Record and Thoughts of Wesley James
27
Peter Duffie Thinking and Sinking two Jokers penetrate and sink to bottom of two packets, selections are found on top of each packet
Inspired by 1997
Effortless Card Magic
98
Louis Zingone, Frederick Braue Ambitious Card with impromptu double backer
 		1997
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 8)
22
Roger Klause Second Teaser depth illusion / Vernon-Houdini ambitious phase teaser for magicians
 		1997
Virtual Foolery
15
Christian Scherer Ehrgeiziger geht es nicht mehr ambitious card sequence with torn corner
Related to 1997
Karten à la carte
74
David Solomon Four For Four Squared Ace, Two, Three and Four rise to top of packet after distributed among the cards, repeat in spectator's hands
Also published here 1997
Solomon's Mind
53
David Solomon Second Power Poker & Lead-In Aces travel to top, odd-backed Aces stacked in deck, transform into Royal Flush (that now has odd backs) and others get good hands (Power Poker originally Talisman 1/11)
Also published here 1997
Solomon's Mind
210
Richard Bartram, Jr. Drawing a Blank ambitious card with signed card from a double blank deck, named card appears on back of selection
Inspired by 1997
Trephine
23
Simon Lovell Sambitious Card
1997
Simon Says!
168
Ariel Frailich D.I.Y. Ambitious Card three-phase routine
 		1997
Card Stories
2
Tom Ellis Super Rise Loading Move
Also published here 1997
Card Stories
4
Lee Asher Asheresque
1998
Thinking Out Loud
4
Roy Walton, Dai Vernon, Al Baker Ambitious 1-2-3-4
Related to 1998
Card College — Volume 3
568
Bill Simon, Roberto Giobbi Rise and Switch Double Rise plus transpo
Inspired by 1998
Card College — Volume 3
590
Roberto Giobbi, Mack Picknick Picnick at the Summit four aces travel from different positions to the top of the deck
Inspired by 1998
Card College — Volume 3
773
Karl Fulves Even Money Aces selected four-of-a-kind mixed with 4 other cards, all cards cut in deck, they're back on top, aces kicker
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998
The Noir Test
19
Karl Fulves Random Access
Inspired byRelated to 1998
The Noir Test
23
Jack Avis Thumb Clip Steal
  • As a Color Change
  • as part of an Ambitious Card Routine
Related to 1998
Vis à Vis
34
Jack Avis Ambitious Siva Takes the Count Ace to Four
Inspired by 1998
Vis à Vis
52
Peter Duffie A Piece of the Action selection comes to top, is cut to center, then a sandwich pair appears around it
VariationsAlso published here 1998
Covert Concepts
5
Peter Duffie, Gene Maze The Straggler sandwich placed in center, sandwich cards come to top, selection now reversed
 		1998
Covert Concepts
9
James G. Thompson Jr. Die umherreisende Karte twenty-six red cards and one black card, black card travels to top
 		1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 3)
114
Edward Marlo Ambitious Card Sequence in-jogged card jumps to almost the top visibly ("Tilt 'n Turn"), then to the top with a wrist turn, to top again
  • First Handling
  • Second Handling
 		Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
9
Irv Weiner, Howard Schwarzman, Edward Marlo Out-Jog Alignment Move card near the top is out-jogged and shown, top card secretly slid out to be aligned with it
 		Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
9
Edward Marlo Topper Move Handling wrist turn instead of upwards turn
Inspired by Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
11
Jerry Andrus On the Rise tilted card slowly lowered
Inspired by Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
13
Wesley James Coming Up in the World
1998
Das Manuel Muerte Seminar 1998
3
Jason Alford After-Burner! variation of the Tom Ellis/Wesley James Loading move sequence, for Michael Weber credit correction see "Attribution Retribution"
Related toVariations Dec. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 4)
85
Guy Hollingworth Regarding the shift. Two Deal Shift
Also published here 1999
Drawing Room Deceptions
129
James Swain The Four Robbers updating a Classic
 		1999
21st Century Card Magic
60
Tom Allen The Ripple visual, you "see" the card coming up
VariationsAlso published here 1999
Lé Asher
11
Lee Asher Ridding the Ripple with one-handed turnover of top card at the end
Inspired byAlso published here 1999
Lé Asher
12
Steve Mayhew, Toby Wessel Dolores in a Meadow ambitious card, in the end whole deck are double backers
Also published here 1999
Impressing Jodie Foster
3
Milton Kort Second Banana Ambitious Card effect with odd-colored card (card rises to second from top repeatedly), climax with deck changing to duplicates of selection, and selection becoming Joker
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Milt Kort's Card Trick" (Milt Kort, Teral Garrett's Psycho-gizmo, no. 39, Aug 1964)
  • "Ambitious-like" (Milt Kort, Off-color Card Tricks, 1970)
Also published here
  • Genii, vol. 32, no. 4, Dec 1967
 1999
Kort
55
Joshua Jay The Remote Control Ambitious Card routine with remote control presentation, ends with card appearing folded in battery compartment
 		1999
Magic Atlas
139
David Regal A Short Leap Four Kings rise from the bottom of a packet to the top, used as conclusion to any assembly sequence
 		1999
Close-Up & Personal
182
Baltazar Fuentes The Fuentes Rise face-up face, using pass and palm
 		1999
Arempi II
47
Baltazar Fuentes Double Lift Substitute
Inspired by 1999
Arempi II
49
David Acer Movin' On Up card reversed but squared, gradual movement
Variations 1999
Natural Selections — Volume II
90
Ellis Stanyon An Eight Spot Put in the Centre Passes to the Top No. 27, Seven/Eight pseudo duplicate
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
46
Ellis Stanyon Card Passes Upwards Through the Pack No. 8
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
217
Ellis Stanyon Trying to Lose a Card No. 21, ambitious card routine, presentation about trying to lose the card and failing
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
266
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note using the slip change for a card-to-top sequence
Inspired by 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
292
Tom Allen The Ripple visual, you "see" the card coming up
VariationsAlso published here Oct. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 10)
51
Lee Asher Ripple Plus with one-handed turnover of top card at the end
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 10)
52
Max Malini Max Malini's Card Jumps To Top "From Letters Written by Charlie Miller to Faucett Ross", During WWII
single phase Ambitious Card
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
25
Nate Leipzig, Charlie Miller Leipzig's Card Production Variation "From Letters Written by Charlie Miller to Faucett Ross", Nov. 20, 1943
card clings to hand
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
26
Eric T. Dockery The Rose rose sticker stuck onto card’s face, Ambitious Card sequence with it, real rose is produced from card and sticker is gone, uses dupe
 		1999
Labyrinth (Issue 10)
13
Gregory Wilson The Name Tag Trick blank deck (“name tags”), spectator signs one, Ambitious Card sequence, signature vanishes and reappears, travels onto another card signed by performer on back
  • Alternative Final Phase: whole deck changes to spectator’s signed card, then changes back and card is produced from pocket
Related to
  • “Blank Ambition” (Seth Kramer, Ruminations, Vol. 1 No. 5, Nov. 1986, p. 4)
 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
4
Aldo Colombini Ace High spectator cuts to Aces, Aces put onto four packets, deck assembled, Aces come to top, repeat
Inspired by Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
20
Peter Duffie A Piece of the Action selection comes to top, is cut to center, then a sandwich pair appears around it
Also published here July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
21
Peter Duffie Jacks High two black Jacks rise through deck, then end up next to two selections
 		July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
21
Fredric P. Lamazor C. Ambitious Card fifteen-minute routine
 		1999
Card Sleight of Hand Innovations And Improvements
19
David Harkey Tailwind tilted card slowly lowered, with post-it on card
Inspired by Sep./Oct. 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 10 No. 55)
644
Mark Aspiazu Discrepant Hop card put in center comes back to top
 		Jan. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 5)
85
Dai Vernon, Arturo de Ascanio Tilt
2000
Card College — Volume 4
997
Ultra-ambitious
Related to 2000
Card College — Volume 4
1005
Karl Fulves Escapism indifferent card in hand changes into JS just inserted in a packet
 		2000
Lost Vampire Secrets
160
Karl Fulves Out Of Body indifferent card in hand changes into JS just inserted in a packet
 		2000
Lost Vampire Secrets
163
August Roterberg, Henry Hatton, Adrian Plate, Frederick Braue Ambitious Card Sequence cutting the outjogged card deeper into the deck
 		2000
Concertos for Pasteboard
135
Daryl X-tal Backstage ambitious card with card with missing corner, card to pocket and eventually card to plastic pass holder
Also published here 2000
Concertos for Pasteboard
223
Steve Bedwell Ambitious Card Sequence using thick card
 		2000
Thick Schtick!
13
Frederick Braue Pop-Up Card
2000
Thick Schtick!
16
Wesley James An Ambitious Undertaking thoughts on the plot
  • Iterations
  • Pace
  • Departures
 		2000
Ambitious Undertaking
3
Wesley James My Ambitious Card Routine wallet finale
 		2000
Ambitious Undertaking
9
Wesley James Ambitious Opening with Cull claimed by Wesley James
 		2000
Ambitious Undertaking
9
Wesley James Coming Up in the World - The Load Up
2000
Ambitious Undertaking
13
Baltazar Fuentes Finnel Finessed four Aces lost and found
 		2000
I'm Dancing
45
Tony Bartolotta Synchro Thot do-as-I-do ambitious card, spectator's card rises to top of performer's half and vice versa
 		2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 2)
38
John E. Mintz Remote Redux card lost in small packet, it appears on top of rest of deck instead
Inspired by 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4)
89
Justin Hanes Ambitious Card introduction and comments
 		2000
Action
3
Justin Hanes Quest tilt handling
Inspired by 2000
Action
5
Justin Hanes Claw
2000
Action
7
Justin Hanes Ease top card dragged in center, yet retained on top, spelling of trick title unclear
Related to
  • Chad Long items in Racherbaumer's Inside Out column in MAGIC
 2000
Action
9
Justin Hanes Swap card held in right hand and flipped face-down onto deck, top card of deck is angled up with left fingers and brought behind so a double is flipped down
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Venus Fly Trap" (Chris Brown)
 2000
Action
10
Justin Hanes The Cut
2000
Action
11
Justin Hanes Will "restyling of Herrmann pass", applied to ambitious card
 		2000
Action
12
Justin Hanes Likeness
2000
Action
14
Justin Hanes A Bound rubber-banded deck, using half card
Inspired by 2000
Action
15
Evert Chapman A Change of Place selection appears face-up on deck when top card is rubbed with Ace of Spades, then some kind of transposition
 		2000
Card File Two
9
John Hostler Pressure Point 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
Variations 2000
Card File Two
78
Jerry Mentzer Blank Ambition ambitious card routine with double blank deck
  • The Bluff
  • Really Ambitious
Related to
  • concept in "Riggs - The Magic of John Riggs" (Magic Methods)
 2000
Card File Two
154
Ray Kosby, William Goodwin A Foregone Conclusion ambitious sequence with Ace through Four, last card vanishes from hand and is found in packet again
Inspired byVariations June 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 6)
48
Mark Mason Case Dismissed signed card travels to mouth twice, then into numerical position into another deck in performer's pocket
 		2000
Up Close & Personal
3
Wesley James Got Milk? Ace cut into the center, it comes back to top, similarly with other Aces
Related to June 2000
Onyx (Issue 11)
8
Jack McMillen The MacMillan Slip covered slip cut after double lift, top card remains side-jogged
Variations June 2000
Onyx (Issue 11)
10
Wesley James The MacMillen-James Slip slip cut with top card side-jogged, switched for second card
Inspired by June 2000
Onyx (Issue 11)
10
David Neighbors A Different Slant red Aces repeatedly come to top in Ace packet, red and black Aces transpose, all become Kings
Inspired by
  • "The Paris Slant" (Jon Racherbaumer, Inside Tracks - Lecture Notes #4)
 June 2000
Onyx (Issue 11)
12
Barry Price Kaleideckscope ambitious card routine with color changing deck kicker
  • Phase One: And Brutus Said Caesar Was Ambitious
  • Phase Two: A Short Rise
  • Phase Three: Another Nifty Nuance
  • Phase Four: Throwing For A Change
  • Phase Five: The Visual Rise
  • Phase Six: Further Expanding The Action
  • Phase Seven: An Impossible Transposition
  • Phase Eight: Igniting The Pilot Light
  • Phase Nine: Setting The Room Ablaze
  • Phase Ten: All Cleaned Up - Even The Ashes!
 		2000
Escamotage 2
48
David Michael Evans The First Trick of Dr. DME four Aces, black Aces come to top one by one, then Daley's Last
Inspired by
  • "Hellracer" (Stephen Tucker, Abracadabra, Vol. 96 No. 2491, Oct 23, 1993, p. 487)
 2000
Freebie 2
1
Lee Asher Face Down Silver Surfer
2001
Close Cover Before Striking
6
Harry Lorayne Double Toss Change two-card catch action as two-card switch, Jinx dynamics
  • Double Ambition application
  • two Aces change color two times (Tens Routine)
 		2001
Personal Collection
101
Harry Lorayne The Gambling Magician Ace of Spades riffle stacked one card down at a time, then rises back to top
 		2001
Personal Collection
115
Harry Lorayne Ultra Double Ambition using ultra move
 		2001
Personal Collection
219
Harry Lorayne Two Ambitious more a transposition theme
Also published here 2001
Personal Collection
223
Neal Elias The Ambitious Card card pushed in and instantly Twirl Pass done
 		2001
New Card Controls
76
Neal Elias A Somewhat Different Effect card controlled to second-from-top
 		2001
New Card Controls
76
Neal Elias The Pop-Up Card with Twirl Pass
Inspired by 2001
New Card Controls
77
Neal Elias An Ambitious Card Routine five phases
 		2001
New Card Controls
80
Tom Ellis Super Rise Loading Move
Related to 2001
New Card Controls
81
Neal Elias Wrong Card, Right Card top card turned over, wrong card, transforms into right card, ready for double lift
 		2001
New Card Controls
87
Karl Fulves Repeatedly Ambitious
2001
New Card Controls
96
Karl Fulves Progressive Ambition "Problems"
credit information, effect variations, posed as a problem
Related to
  • The Crimp #30
 2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6)
209
Karl Fulves Progressive Ambition II "Problems"
effect variation of Ambitious Classic, posed as a problem
 		2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6)
210
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Ambitious Lateral Steal top card of deck out-jogged and apparently taken with right hand, lateral palmed card is switched in
 		2001
Artifice, Ruse, and Subterfuge in the Hands
19
Dan Buck, Dave Buck The Center Switch top change with in-jogged card in center
 		2001
Artifice, Ruse, and Subterfuge in the Hands
20
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's Invisible Pass Routine first single cards come to top, then all aces (presented as invisible pass demonstration)
Also published here Nov. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 11)
44
Marc DeSouza Social Climbing
2001
DeSouza's DeCeptions
121
Verne Chesbro The Double Lift Build-Up
2001
DeSouza's DeCeptions
123
Eric Anderson Upwardly Mobile
2001
DeSouza's DeCeptions
124
Edward Marlo, Marc DeSouza For the Unambitious as card to mouth
 		2001
DeSouza's DeCeptions
127
Terry LaGerould The Illusive Cocktail Gals Queen put on top of four packets, they assemble on top of one packet
Related to 2001
Pasteboard Presentations II
47
Mark Aspiazu Another Shifty
Inspired by July/Aug. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 2)
9
Scott Wells A Perfect Match ambitious card with match used as wand, card to matchbox as finale
 		Dec. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 7)
27
David Regal Tenacious Climber card rises to top in banded deck (rope or rubber band)
 		2002
Constant Fooling 2
179
Gordon Bean The Standing Challenge spectator mentally selects if the card will rise to the top or the bottom
Inspired byVariations 2002
The Paper Engine
114
Darwin Ortiz Darwin's Ambitious Card
2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
148
Tony Slydini Slydini's lost ambitious card top portion lapped
 		2002
Ahead of the Pack
22
Aaron Fisher Ambitious Graduate diagonally outjogged, both hands on deck
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Dec. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 12)
46
Andi Gladwin Ambitious Chameleon ambitious card routine, at the end both the selection and the rest of the deck change back color
 		June 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 12)
10
Andi Gladwin Ambitious Boxing deck is half-way in case while a card is selected via riffle-stop, it comes to the top in that condition twice
 		June 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 12)
20
Andi Gladwin Bound To Stern control to top while the deck is in the card box
Inspired byRelated to June 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 12)
22
Earl Nelson, Alfonso Aceituno A Handling of TTTFH (The Trick that Fooled Houdini) Ambitious card sequence using the four aces and an impromptu double backer
Inspired by 2002
Buffalo 2002
6
Jim Sisti Ambitious Card Routine short sequence with Dan Garrett's "Hand Sandwich" as finale
 		Apr. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 8)
89
Paul Cummins The Trick That Never Happened red and black cards are separated, each half mixed face-up into face-down and top card placed into center, time machine plot, cards again on top, all cards face-down and mixed
Also published here May 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 9)
80
Jason Alford Angled After-Burner! kind of a variation of Tom Ellis/Wesley James Loading move sequence
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2002
Freebie 3
20
Al Baker The Ambitious Card - Two Novel Methods two phases, with impromptu duplicate
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
156
Al Baker Ubiquitous Card
2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
759
Euan Bingham The Ambitious Card first card then deck penetrates hand
 		2003
Free From Filler
17
Euan Bingham A Ambitious Card Move extension to Tom Ellis' Super Rise
Inspired by 2003
Free From Filler
20
George DeLawrence Reverse Hofzinser Change unloading of double, D'Amico type, originally from The Sphinx, October 1920
 		2003
Hofzinser Notebook
59
Charles Waller, Karl Fulves Knockout card placed reversed at bottom of deck, dropped on table, it appears on top, air pressure turnover
 		2003
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 8)
304
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Topmost using Jog Switch to get in interlock configuration, with short ambitious phase
  • Variant Techniques
  • Hidden Card Jog Switch
  • Face-Down Jog Switch
Related to 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
5
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Piston top card shown and slid under top card
  • Ambitious Card Variation
Inspired by
  • "The Windmill Move" (Lennart Green)
 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
40
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Ambitious and Overworked
Inspired by 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
55
Frederick Braue Push-In Ambitious Card Phase often started with double and push-in change, credit information
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
56
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Pathfinders three cards chosen and lost (similar to Free Cut Principle procedure without using it), they come back to the top of three piles, then they all come to top of deck
  • Phase 1: Identifying the Pathfinders
  • Phase 2: The Pathfinders Form a Team
  • Final Phase: Send Out the Search Party
Related to
  • "Spectator Cuts to the Aces" (Frank Garcia lecture notes)
 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
126
Aaron Fisher Ambitious Graduate diagonally outjogged, both hands on deck
Also published here 2003
FISM 2003
37
Gábor G. Szabó The Excellent Top One
2003
NewCastle Notes
33
Tony Miller MVP - Miller Variable Placement out-jogged card inserted, directly controlled to top
Related to
  • "Pop Up Aces" (A.P. Sreenivas, Linking Ring, Aug. 1989)
VariationsAlso published here 		2003
Variations Revisited
129
Zenneth Kok A Touché Pass pseudo one-handed pass demonstration, card visually appears on top and vanishes again to the center with deck held in right-hand end grip
 		Mar. 2003
Ego (Vol. 2 No. 14)
5
Jerry K. Hartman Infinite Ambition Turndown Pass application
 		June 2003
Ego (Vol. 2 No. 15)
11
Allan Ackerman An Ambitious Moment ambitious card phase with pseudo duplicate
 		2003
Freebie 4
8
Steve Draun An Ambitious Bit
2003
Freebie 4
29
Jerry Sadowitz, James Steranko Ambitious Steranko top card stays in position despite straight cut
 		2004
Cut Controls
12
Wesley James Below Zero Minus One "beta", visual small packet elevator, history information
Inspired by 2004
Enchantments
49
Wesley James My Ambitious Card Routine "final", wallet finale
 		2004
Enchantments
170
Wesley James Coming Up in the World a.k.a. The Load-Up Move, credit information
 		2004
Enchantments
177
Edward Marlo, Ron Bauer Time Machine three reds and blacks are alternated, Ace of Spades put in center of one half, the other half shuffled upside-down, all things are undone when traveled back in time
Inspired by 2004
Time Machine
2
Karl Fulves Steel Ambition "Problems"
involving a steel ball that appears under pop-up card, posed as a problem
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
378
William Duncan An Ambitious Young Man
2004
Tribute
15
Ron Frost Down Under Four of a kind placed on top of deck, selected card penetrates to bottom of the deck
 		2004
After The Force
95
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson Social Climber progressive Ambitious Card, card travels up in stages but not visual, with counting, using Killer Count
Variations 2004
Killer Koncepts
26
Jay Sankey Broken English chop stick used to bring card to top, Chinese characters on chop stick change into name of selection
  • The Paddle Transformation
 		2004
Sankey Unleashed
63
Jay Sankey Lightning Bolt deck of card bolted together with bolt at the end
Inspired by 2004
Sankey Unleashed
114
Kostya Kimlat Ambitious Ego signed card travels to the top then changes face and back color, odd backed card then changes to signed selection
 		2004
Card Work, Card Play
27
Kostya Kimlat A Trick for Descartes Evil Genius selection is signed and placed on the bottom of the deck, it ends up on top, signature is removed and replaced then backs of deck change color, selection's back changes to third color
 		2004
Card Work, Card Play
31
Reynold Alexander Stairway to Heaven
Also published here Feb. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 6)
74
Derek Dingle Derek's Thoughts On The Ambitious Card comments on Dingle's routining
 		2004
Derek Dingle's Last Notes
6
Derek Dingle Card on Forehead as finale to Ambitious Card routine
 		2004
Derek Dingle's Last Notes
6
Derek Dingle Card to Envelope in wallet, as finale to Ambitious Card routine
 		2004
Derek Dingle's Last Notes
7
Mark Aspiazu Ambitious Triumph
2004
Freebie 5
6
Andi Gladwin, Jason Alford A Bit of a Classic with Ace through Four of Spades, Four changes to red Four as a climax
 		2004
Freebie 5
7
Jason Alford The Original Angled After-Burner! kind of a variation of Tom Ellis/Wesley James Loading move sequence
  • Learn to Burn - Tips on Angled After Burner
    • The Finger Action
    • Catching the cards
    • The Injog
    • Wesley James "Load Up" Move
Also published here 2004
Ashes to Ashes
4
Jack Parker Pre Heat ambitious card phase with two cards
  • ABB Ending (Angled After-Burner)
 		2004
Ashes to Ashes
25
Jerry K. Hartman Covered, Up! selection appears face up on deck while covered with handkerchief
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 2005
The Penumbra (Issue 9)
9
Joshua Jay Remote Control Ambitious card ending where card travels to battery compartment of remote control
 		2005
Sleight of Hand and a Twist of Fate
6
Tyler Wilson Post Boredom Post-It note with "TOP" and spectator's initials brings selection to top repeatedly, torn and restored note with text transformation as finale
Variations 2005
Twisting To The Acers
15
Tyler Wilson Compost It Post-It note with "TOP" and spectator's initials brings selection to top repeatedly, when adding a S for "STOP" the deck vanishes except selection
Inspired byAlso published here 2005
Just be Glad my Name isn't Greg
26
Karl Fulves Final Cut deck immune to cutting, somewhat a presentation for ambitious card
 		2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
420
Bob White The Ambitious Classic Revisited
Inspired byAlso published here 2005
It's a Matter of Style (2005 edition)
49
Barrie Richardson My Ambitious Combination "Optical Brainwave Illusion" as lead-in for ambitious card routine
Inspired byRelated to 2005
Act Two
221
Euan Bingham Uprising variation of the Tom Ellis/Wesley James Loading move sequence
Related to June 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 6)
27
Bob Ostin Ambitious Cut adding a card on top, while cutting the deck
 		2005
Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions
48
Bob Ostin Status Quo card rises to named number
 		2005
Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions
126
Jon Racherbaumer Believing is Seeing? black Aces keep juming to top in four Ace packet
Inspired by Aug. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 3)
10
Karl Fulves Little Feat cards are cut into deck with spectator
Related to 2005
Charlatan (Issue 10)
124
Karl Fulves Groundhog Day premise of movie Groundhog Day used for magical presentation
 		2005
Discoverie (Issue 10)
136
Lee Asher The Fugazzi Sequence
2005
Diving Board Double
31
David Walsh Walkaround combination of Ambitious Card, Homing Card, deck to pocket, card to wallet
 		2005
Scotland Up Close
54
Tom Ellis Super Rise Loading Move
Also published here 2005
Scotland Up Close
55
Christoph Borer Thought Rise thought of card ends up on top of the deck
Also published here 2006
Compilation
89
Tyler Wilson Compost-It Post-It note with "TOP" and spectator's initials brings selection to top repeatedly, when adding a S for "STOP" the deck vanishes except selection
Also published here 2006
Dominatricks
41
Jack Avis The Hot Hand Test Ace through Five of Spades, unfinished fragment
 		2006
Rara Avis
76
Jack Avis The Jumping Thought card peeked at, deck shuffled by spectator, card divined and it comes to top
 		2006
Rara Avis
86
Jack Avis Siva's Switch
  • The Action (Reverse KM Move variation/Illogical Double Lift)
  • Ambitious Routine based on Jay switch and KM move
 		2006
Rara Avis
181
Bob White Ambitious Classic Revisited
Also published here Mar. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 3)
26
Richard Kaufman The Trick that Fooled Houdini
June 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 6)
82
Jack Parker Double Barreled Shotgun Jack of Hearts keeps jumping to the top, then deck is spread and four Jacks are face up in the deck
Inspired byAlso published here 2006
Freebie 7
13
Luke Dancy Going Dutch First selection rises to top, second reverses in deck. Selections transpose, and second selection transforms into four of a kind.
 		2007
The Magician's Ltd Cookbook
57
Jack Parker Double Barrelled Shotgun Jack of Hearts keeps jumping to the top, then deck is spread and four Jacks are face up in the deck
Related toAlso published here 2007
52 Memories
98
David Solomon Clearly Up the Ladder Ace, Two, Three and Four rise to top of packet after distributed among the cards, repeat in spectator's hands
Inspired by 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
205
Jerry K. Hartman Step Right Up "step-by-step" Ambitious Card where it begins on bottom, rises a quarter way up in deck, then another quarter and another and finally on top
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Card Dupery
122
Jerry K. Hartman Covered, Up selection is lost in deck and deck wrapped in handkerchief, spectator forcibly sets wrapped deck down on table and selection is found face up on top of deck
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Card Dupery
144
Jerry K. Hartman Keeper Cuts four cards noted from different parts of deck each turn up on top one at a time
Inspired by 2007
Card Dupery
220
Jerry K. Hartman Pile Up Aces are separated in different parts of deck, all appear on top, similar effect to "Keeper Cuts" (p. 220)
Inspired by 2007
Card Dupery
224
Joel Givens Sidejogged Hop perpendicular
Also published here 2007
Session
24
Nick Trost Ace to Five - The Easy Method
Inspired byAlso published here 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
140
Nick Trost Ambitious Ace to Five
Inspired by
  • "Too Many Cards" (Ron Zollweg, Lecture notes)
 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
143
Nick Trost, Larry Pringle Ambitious Deuce Sandwich sandwich-ambitious card combo
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
146
Bill Abbott Ctrl+Alt+Delete deck becomes plexi glass, Omni Deck
 		2008
Cocktail Card Magic
18
Arturo de Ascanio The Ambitious Ace several phases
Also published here 2008
The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic
193
Arturo de Ascanio Double Ambitious - The Seventh Heaven multiple phases
Related toAlso published here 2008
The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic
198
Arturo de Ascanio Stranger Ambitious Card ambitious card has different back, in the end deck changes color
Inspired byAlso published here 2008
The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic
212
John Ramsay Three In One, A "Tip Top" Card Trick card transformation, single-phase ambitious card, another transformation
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring, May 1942
 Nov. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 11)
66
Hiroshi Sawa Sheepdog Aces come to the top repeatedly
 		Dec. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 12)
34
Howard Hamburg Clip Ambicioso card with paper clip comes to top, clipped card transposes with another card
Also published here 2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 6)
102
Fred Robinson Ambitious Card - Snap, Crackle and Pop four phases
 		2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
230
Howard Hamburg Clipped card with paper clip comes to top, clipped card transposes with another card
Related toAlso published here 2009
The "D" Notes
27
Ken Krenzel Three Card to Top
2009
Relaxed Impossibilities
32
Ken Krenzel Facial selection reverses and comes to top, then small packet printing and unprinting
 		2009
Relaxed Impossibilities
117
Dai Vernon, Ken Krenzel Trick That Fooled Houdini Variant
2009
Relaxed Impossibilities
120
Chris Mayhew Lazy Rise visible rise ala Raise Rise
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2009
A Clockwork Apple
58
David Solomon The Ambitious Card
Related to 2009
Solomon's Notes
7
Dai Vernon, Howard Hamburg Ambiciosa original
2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 8)
188
Dani DaOrtiz Ambiciosa progresiva multiple ambitious card phase, with multiple ambitious finale
 		2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 8)
189
Nick Trost The Ambitious Jacks Jacks and indifferent cards are alternated on top of the deck, Jacks come to top, repeat, then small packet handling
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
471
Nick Trost The Mystery of the Penthouse
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
473
Arie Vilner LP Application - The Bent Card Switch using lateral palm
  • Ambitious Card sequence
Related to 2009
Underhanded Delivery
36
Caleb Wiles iDeck deck used like a computer, brings card to top, vanishes it, produces duplicate...
  • Variations
 		2009
High Spots
45
Tyler Wilson Pick-up Line aces pushed in different positions come to top
 		2010
Reinventing the Real
18
Tyler Wilson Move it or Lose it openly edgemarked card travels visibly up in the deck
 		2010
Reinventing the Real
36
Ben Harris Floating Ambitious Card tilted card slowly lowered
 		2010
Reinventing the Real
102
Roberto Giobbi Tilt to the Hilt double ambitious sequence, including impromptu duplicates
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue May 2)
133
Frederick Braue, Roberto Giobbi Ambitious I
Inspired by 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Aug 4)
232
Roberto Giobbi Ambitious II in card case
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Aug 5)
234
Roberto Giobbi Ambitious III: Creating an Impromptu Double-Backer two methods
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Aug 6)
235
Louis Zingone, Frederick Braue, Neal Elias, Roberto Giobbi Ambitious IV two times to top, then secret steal
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Aug 7)
236
Roberto Giobbi Ambitious V spelling sequence
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Aug 8)
237
Roberto Giobbi Ambitious VI setting up for another double lift
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Aug 9)
238
Roberto Giobbi Ambitious Problem plot problem, ambitious phase with three piles, ace production climax
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Aug 10)
239
Oliver Meech Ambitious Balloon Balloon drawn on card rises to the top of the deck repeatedly, then when card is tapped, balloon drawing is shown to be popped
 		2010
Plot Twists
10
John Rule Top Shelf combination of Ambitious Card with a transposition finale
 		2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
445
Karl Fulves Tenkai Transfer ambitious card phase with packet, featuring a a transfer of the bottom card onto a single card as packet and single card are exchanged from hand to hand
 		2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
470
Karl Fulves Self Stak Royal Flush cards cut into deck by spectator and performer, one of them pops out and rest is on top
Related to 2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
484
Román García Aplicaciones del WOW applications and ideas with Katsuya Masuda's WOW gimmick
  • Mi carta favorita
  • La firma
  • La transparencia
  • El tiempo
  • La repetición
  • La transformación
  • La transposición
  • La prolongación
  • La inversión
  • La ambiciosa
  • Viajes
  • Mentalwow
  • Otras aplicaciones
 		2010
Nanomagias
119
Aaron Fisher The Graduate diagonally outjogged, both hands on deck
  • The Effect
  • The Setup
  • The Gradual Shift
  • Origins and Credits
  • On the Gradual Shift
  • On Keeping the Gradual Shift in Alignment
  • On the Moment
  • Timing the Classic Pass
  • The Gradual Shift Approach
  • Toward and Even More Deceptive Shift
  • On the Right-Hand Riffle Action
  • Alternate Approaches
Inspired by 2010
The Graduate
4
Steve Mayhew, Gordon Bean The Standing Demonstration card comes to top, instead of to bottom the deck reverses
Inspired byAlso published here 2011
Full Frontal Mayhew
11
Steve Mayhew Look at Me, Look at Me selection jumps to top, middle, bottom as desired, then Aces are produced
Related to 2011
Full Frontal Mayhew
18
Wesley James Coming Up in the World
2011
Full Frontal Mayhew
19
Harry Lorayne The Hopless Hop top card shown and side-jogged, cut into center, secret slip cut, incorporating side-jog idea by Jack Carpenter, two methods
Inspired by 2011
Special Effects
61
Harry Lorayne Tilt Ambitous Card Phase
2011
Special Effects
68
Tom Gagnon Flying Double Lift loading a card onto a card that is used to scoop up a tabled spread to make it a double, in short tabled ambitious card sequence
 		2011
Avant-Cards
121
Ryan Pilling, David Acer Movin' On Up Redux
Inspired by Feb. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 2)
25
Chris Randall Red Rising odd-backed ambitious card visually appears on top
 		Sep. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 9)
18
Patrick Duffy Melting Point out-jogged card visually sinks down and back up again
 		Dec. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 12)
26
Jon Armstrong Ambitious Card Squence using gin pick and second deal
 		2011
The Magical Adventures of Jon Armstrong
40
Wesley James Load-Up Move
2011
Bullet Party
38
William Goodwin On the Up and Up Handling two cards repeatedly come to top in four-card packet
Inspired by 2011
Evolution
25
John Carney Sanverted Display two cards repeatedly come to top in four-card packet
Related to 2011
Evolution
30
Paul LePaul, Shane Cobalt LePaul's Aces four Aces placed on bottom of deck one by one, rise to the top
Inspired by 2012
Chasing Dovetails
2
Edward Marlo, Shane Cobalt Raised! Handling of Rise-Rise-Rise by Marlo
Inspired by 2012
Chasing Dovetails
21
Karl Fulves Higher Ground card travels from bottom to top, remains injogged
Related to 2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
642
Karl Fulves Aces Two Go four Aces on table in row, one by one they are cut into deck and the indifferent top card placed on table instead, tabled cards are Kings and top four cards the Aces
 		2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
656
J. W. Sarles Ace Prelude three Aces cut face-up into different parts of the deck, last Ace face-up on top, immediately all four Aces are dealt face-up from top
 		2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
690
David Britland Science Friction
  • Cardopolis
featuring a one-handed push-off to the front
 		July 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 7)
38
Jerry Andrus The Ambitious Card in Reverse face-up card vanishes from deck and is shown in center
Also published here
  • Genii, Jan. 1962
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
89
Michael Powers Triple Whammy Ace of Spades travels to top, then between selections, then transposition with selection that jumped to pocket
 		2012
520 Years Later
37
Jason Ladanye Ladanye's Ambitious Card four-of-a-kind production finale, for alternate ending see page 59
 		2013
Confident Deceptions
45
Steven Hamilton Uprising first Ace rises, then Ace and Two together, then Ace to Three
Variations 2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
61
Wesley James Load-Up Move
2013
High Caliber
139
Harapan Ong Cull the Police! Jacks face-up at different position come to top, burglars
Variations 2014
Close Culls
23
Tomas Blomberg Proteus Bound while the deck is in the card box
  • Ambitious Card Ending
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2014
Blomberg Laboratories
84
Tomas Blomberg Fuentes Load-Up Load-Up variation in which card ends up face-up second from top
Inspired by
  • Baltazar Fuentes Change (see Malone's "Radical Aces", MUM, Vol. 82 No. 11, Apr. 1993)
  • "Load-Up Move" (J. Stewart Smith, Top of the Deck, 1950)
 2014
Blomberg Laboratories
88
Hiroyuki Sakai Regal Robbers Rise
  • Tokyo Workshop
Kings placed in different positions in tabled spread, they rise to top
 		July 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 7)
45
Kiko Pastur Dejazz Vu with Deja Vu presentation, using a watch where handles are always back to zero
 		2014
El Puente Invisible
120
William Goodwin Ambition Shake Change as in-the-hands spread is brought up to blow on it
 		2014
Transform
13
Steve Mayhew The Standing Demonstration card comes to top, instead of to bottom the deck reverses
Inspired byAlso published here 2014
Mayhew
236
Steve Mayhew Look At Me, Look At Me selection jumps to top, middle, bottom as desired, then Aces are produced
Related to 2014
Mayhew
240
Edward Marlo, Daryl Martinez, Steve Mayhew For the Unambitious
Inspired by 2014
Mayhew
245
Steve Mayhew, Toby Wessel Dolores in a Meadow ambitious card, in the end whole deck are double backers
Also published here 2014
Mayhew
249
Ricky Smith Card at any Vowel "card to top" presentation
Also published here 2015
Nothing as it Seems
12
Ricky Smith Two Phase Ambitious Card Routine
Inspired byAlso published here 2015
Nothing as it Seems
37
Agustin Tash Pet Trick Ambitious Card routine with pet dog drawn on card
 		2015
The Saturday Morning Session
47
J. Stewart Smith To The Top Card loaded to be held in mouth
 		2015
The Saturday Morning Session
50
Harry Lorayne Progressive Elevator, Plus four Aces, one put in center comes to top, then two, then three, then four, optional selected card or Royal Flush kicker
Also published here
  • "The Classic Collection - Vol. 1" (2005)
 2015
JawDroppers!
9
Alexander de Cova Ehrgeizig bleibt ehrgeizig on climaxes for the ambitious card plot
 		2015
Burners — Vol. 1
296
Justin Higham Charlier's Ambition routine with block turnover
  • First Phase
  • Second Phase
  • Third Phase
  • Climax Phase
Inspired by 2015
Highlights
17
So Sato Amnesia Aces alternated with indifferent card on top of deck, Aces come to top
 		2016
The Secrets of So Sato
148
So Sato Amnesia Lite three Aces alternated with indifferent card on top of deck, Aces come to top
 		2016
The Secrets of So Sato
153
Benjamin Earl Memento card signed on both sides, card jumps around, one signature changes into performer's name
Inspired by 2016
Eye Candy
12
Roberto Giobbi Slap & Rise card not on top of tabled deck, performer slaps deck three times, card now on top, tabled flat palm
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Feb 15)
50
Roberto Giobbi Ambitious Card Opener: The Presentation
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue June 15)
171
Roberto Giobbi Ambitious Card Opener: The Handling
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue June 16)
172
Roberto Giobbi, Dai Vernon Thoughts on Ambitious Card Finale
Related to 2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Sep 20)
271
Roberto Giobbi Details of Handling on the Brush Color Change paintbrush change
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Oct 1)
282
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
Tony Slydini The Revolving Pass one-handed switch as double is turned over with one hand, unload on deck
Related toAlso published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 50 No. 5, Sep. 1951
 Mar. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 3)
69
Andi Gladwin Pop Top deck tabled before card pops to top
Inspired by Oct. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 10)
65
Frank Shields Ambitious Card Bit card appears face-up on tabled deck
from a letter by Ed Marlo to Jeff Busby (June 8, 1979)
Related to 2017
Facsimile (Issue 6)
4
Frank Shields Ambitious Card Routine avoiding too many double lifts, from Genii, April 1948
 		2017
Facsimile (Issue 6)
9
Ryan Schlutz Secret Sauce Switch sandwich switch without deck
  • Further Thoughts ("mystery card" routine outline)
  • Additional Tip (ambitious card finale)
Also published here 2017
False Anchors — Volume One
10
Yohei Kawabata Waltz General Card effect, inspired by Quick 3 Way. Small Ambitious sequence at the start. End with selection jump to pocket
 		2017
Grace
21
Ricky Smith Card at any Vowel "card to top" presentation
Also published here 2017
Threeve
2
David Ben With a Grain of Salt
Apr. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 4)
92
Anthony Owen Ambitious Card Finale additional sequence after the Braue Pop Up Move
Inspired by 2017
Secrets
94
Tyler Wilson Prone to Die Safely Three selections made. Sucker effect in which performer stabs Joker next to selection (which can be seen on face). Then Joker visually rises to land next to selection. Joker then transforms into second selection, and then the third selection is found sandwiched by two Jokers.
Inspired by Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
75
Oliver Meech Four for Two Two Jokers rise through packet of four Kings, then asymmetric transposition happens, four Kings end up in different pockets
Inspired by
  • "Ambitious Interchange" (John Carey, Me, My Cards & I)
 Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
97
Johnny Thompson The Ambilipstrous Card five phases
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
67
Johnny Thompson The Kissed Card spectator's blown kiss appears on card and is then removed again, as ambitious card climax
Inspired by
  • "Kissed Card" (Harry Mendoza)
 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
77
Johnny Thompson Stilted Tilt Ace to Four placed in deck, all come back to top
Inspired by 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
129
Christoph Borer Die ehrgeizigen Engel ambitious card with angel deck
 		2018
Mentale Notizen
239
Zhenjie Gao 蒸蒸日上 (On The Rise) Four Kings placed into four different parts of the deck, all rise to the top of the deck
Inspired by
  • "Four Its Own Sake" (Jared Kopf)
 2018
一盅两件
23
Jason Ladanye Dead Center multiple phase center deal demonstration with an Ace, then a signed named card, has ambitious card feeling to it, matching values produced as finale
 		2018
Game Changer
169
David Solomon Ambitious Card
Related to 2018
Solomon's Secrets
12
Daniel Garcia Fallen outjogged card visibly rises up, both hands on deck
Also published here 2018
Something More
18
Ray Kosby Raise Rise to make a card appear
 		2018
Sobre Magia de Cerca
35
Nobuaki Nambu Flip Flop Ambitious ambitious card using three cards
Inspired by 2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
154
Giancarlo Scalia Bluff Ambitious
Inspired by 2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
213
Jim Steinmeyer The Ambitious Young Executive
  • Conjuring
small-packet ambitious card routine for stage, with cards in bulldog clips on a wooden rod, on which the ambitious card turns upwards ("rises")
Inspired by
  • "A Brand New Rising Cards" (Jack Hughes)
 June 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 6)
62
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
Lorenz Schär Sinky brief, using the Longitudinal Slide Shift, outjogged card sinks down
Inspired by 2019
Cards Against Reality
30
Benjamin Earl M-Theory ambitious card, signature vanishes and reappears
Inspired by 2019
The Shift #2
23
Tom Gagnon Bluff Tilt pseudo tilt ambitious card phase
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
157
Tom Gagnon Never Too Late selection inserted in tabled spread and deck squared, top card is not selection, then it is
Inspired by 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
197
Tom Gagnon Fabulous K.M. Combo ribbon spread handling
Inspired by 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
226
Tom Gagnon Ambitious Illusion using Tap Illusion
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
314
Steve Reynolds Follow-Up Aces different intro
Inspired by 2019
Output (Issue 3)
26
José Carroll Variants handling for unloading and inserting card for ambitious card routine
  • The first one
  • The second move
Also published here 2019
52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass
113
José Carroll Torn Ambition ambitious card has a corner torn off, is torn and restored at the end (minus corner)
Also published here 2019
52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass
122
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