ATFUS & Variations

230 entries in Cards / Sleights / Switches / ATFUS & Variations
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Face Up to Face Down Card Switch similar to ATFUS
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
44
Edward Marlo ATFUS brief
 		1968
Expert Card Conjuring
122
Edward Marlo ATFUS
July 1970
Epilogue (Issue 9)
67
Jerry K. Hartman Flourish Count Secret Addition switch out any three of the four Aces, regardless of their order
 		1970
Secret Subtraction
6
Jerry K. Hartman Secret Subtraction – The Basic Action as example, three of four Aces are stolen back onto deck as fourth is peeled, switching them out
VariationsAlso published here 1970
Secret Subtraction
7
Jerry K. Hartman Secret Subtraction – Variation 1 switch out first and second Aces of packet or second and third
 		1970
Secret Subtraction
8
Jerry K. Hartman Secret Subtraction – Variation 3 switch out three Aces, leaving them below top card of deck
 		1970
Secret Subtraction
9
Jerry K. Hartman New Faces #1 (Variation 5)
three Twos and one King change into three Kings and one Two, achieves Secret Subtraction of all four cards, including the last one peeled
 		1970
Secret Subtraction
9
Jerry K. Hartman New Faces #2 (Variation 5)
four Twos change into four Kings in same suit order, achieves Secret Subtraction of all four cards, including the last one peeled
 		1970
Secret Subtraction
10
Jerry K. Hartman Notes three brief tips
 		1970
Secret Subtraction
22
Derek Dingle Atfus Variation
1971
Reputation-Makers
210
Edward Marlo FuFu Switch
Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
237
Edward Marlo Delayed Atfus
Apr. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 4)
29
Roger Smith Face-Up Drop Addition packet displayed without deck, then deck brought to it again and cards dropped onto face of deck with cover card
 		1971
Revolutionary Card Compositions 1
3
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1971
Odd Lifts
13
Edward Marlo Marlo’s Face-Up Switch
Also published here 1971
Odd Lifts
15
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1971
The Bottom Collectors
2
Derek Dingle ATFUS Variation
July 1972
Epilogue (Issue 15 (Part 1))
123
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1972
Packet Magic
17
Edward Marlo ATFUS brief
 		1972
Packet Magic
35
Karl Fulves The Five-Cent Switch
Related toVariations 1973
Packet Switches (Part One)
2
Karl Fulves The Inside Switch same result
 		1973
Packet Switches (Part One)
11
Karl Fulves Reversed Card Method variation of The Inside Switch
 		1973
Packet Switches (Part One)
15
Karl Fulves Push Pull similar result
Related to 1973
Packet Switches (Part One)
25
Karl Fulves The A/C Technique "Any Card", same result
 		1973
Packet Switches (Part One)
48
Edward Marlo FuFu Switch
1973
Further Flight
2
Edward Marlo ATFUS Variation without credit
 		1973
Card Script
22
Edward Marlo The Deep Face-Up Switch Bold ATFUS variation which brings the card directly to the center
Related toVariations 1974
The Unexpected Card Book
78
Martin A. Nash Removing one card similar to ATFUS
 		1975
Ever So Sleightly
74
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1975
Card Cavalcade 3
150
Edward Marlo Face Up Switch
1975
Card Fare
11
ATFUS Handling
Nov. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)
9
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1975 (ca.)
Additional Deceptions
10
Edward Marlo Deep Face Up Switch
1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
190
Edward Marlo, Jon Racherbaumer Bold Atfus comments on the move
 		1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 5)
64
Edward Marlo ATFUS brief
 		1976
Maxi-Twist
2
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1977
Scattershot
12
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1977
Good Turns
5
Edward Marlo Bold ATFUS
1977
Good Turns
19
Edward Marlo ATFUS brief
 		1977
Maxi-Twist 2
2
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1978
Here's My Card
17
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1978
Here's My Card
23
Edward Marlo, Alex Elmsley ATFUS
Mar. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 3)
27
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1978
The Book of John
24
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1978
The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson
3
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1978
Don't Stall, Stahl!
5
Edward Marlo FuFu Switch
1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
28
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1979
CardMagic
76
Walt Lees Load and Unload four cards are shown, one card is stolen from the pack, while two cards are secretly added back to the deck
 		Jan. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 1)
627
Edward Marlo ATFUS
Feb. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 2)
639
Philip T. Goldstein Switch-Out
1979
Goldstein's Gallery
7
ATFUS Handling
1979
Variations
47
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1980
French Pasteboards
15
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1980
Exclusive Card Secrets
57
Father Cyprian ATFUS Unload
1980
The Elegant Card Magic of Father Cyprian
57
Edward Marlo ATFUS Sequence
1980
Jacks or Better
6
Edward Marlo ATFUS
July 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 7)
877
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1980
New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 12)
3
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1980
Cards On Demand
20
Edward Marlo Bold ATFUS deep
 		1981
Don England's T.K.O.'s (Issue Spades)
2
Roger Curzon Atfus Variation cards are in a stepped condition
 		Dec. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 8)
137
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1981
Magic from which Memories are Made!
34
Walt Lees ATFUS Variation switching one of two cards
 		1981
More Professional Card Tricks
15
Edward Marlo ATFUS Variation without credit
 		1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
123
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
48
Derek Dingle ATFUS Variation No. 1
1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
67
Derek Dingle ATFUS Variation No. 2
1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
87
Derek Dingle ATFUS Variation No. 3
1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
113
James Swain Ladder ATFUS
1982
Best of Friends
308
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1982
Best of Friends
353
Robert Walker, Edward Marlo ATFUS Variation
1982
Best of Friends
438
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1982
Fork Full of Appetizers
39
Edward Marlo Atfus
Mar. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 11)
208
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
2
Edward Marlo ATFUS
Aug. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 16)
310
Edward Marlo Atfus
Oct. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 18)
351
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1982
Incredible Close-Up Magic
76
Edward Marlo ATFUS
Oct. 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 3)
116
Edward Marlo FuFu Switch
Oct. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 30)
587
Frank Simon Elevated ATFUS
1983
Versatile Card Magic
63
ATFUS Variation brief
 		Mar. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 3)
892
Philip T. Goldstein ATFUS Variation
1984
Lechter Notes
1
Edward Marlo ATFUS
Spring 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27)
261
Edward Marlo Atfus
1985
Lake Tahoe Card Magic
68
Edward Marlo ATFUS Variation
1985
Close-Up of the Damned
39
Bold FUFU Switch
Related to 1985
All Hands on Deck!
11
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
18
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1987
Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal
13
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1987
The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner
44
Jerry K. Hartman ATFUS Variation
1988
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
131
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1988
The Cardwright
172
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1988
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 21)
357
Edward Marlo Face-Up Switch
Also published here 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
52
Edward Marlo Face-Up Switch and Effect Aces assemble together in deck
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Feb. 1964
 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
54
Edward Marlo ATFUS
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Apr. 1964
 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
60
Edward Marlo The FUFU Switch all cards handled face up, Ace Assembly application
Also published here
  • The New Tops, July 1964
 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
79
Edward Marlo Anytime FUFU Switch
Also published here
  • The New Top, July 1964
 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
82
Derek Dingle, Karl Fulves Loading Cards into Center same result as Deep ATFUS
 		1989
The Multiple Shift
26
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1989
The Multiple Shift
30
ATFUS Variation
1989
Randy Wakeman Presents
113
Roger Curzon ATFUS Variation cards are in a stepped condition
 		Oct. 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 1)
28
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1990
Focus
12
ATFUS
1990
Top Secret Stuff
15
Edward Marlo ATFUS / FUFU
1990
Top Secret Stuff
54
Chuck Morris Finessed ATFUS
1990
Cardfixes
10
Edward Marlo Bold Face-Up Switch
1991
Smoke and Mirrors
22
Edward Marlo ATFUS Sandwich Handling
1991
Smoke and Mirrors
36
Jon Racherbaumer In Spades - of the Face-up Switch, ATFUS, and the FUFU Switch credit comments
Variations Apr. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 4)
12
Edward Marlo, Philip T. Goldstein ATFUS Variation
June 1991
The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 2)
5
Edward Marlo, David Neighbors Face Up Face Up Switch Variation
June 1991
The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 2)
12
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1991
Sveroni Original
12
Edward Marlo, Alex Elmsley ATFUS
1992
Totally Out Of Control
107
Edward Marlo Bold ATFUS also "Deep Face-up Switch"
 		1992
Card Finesse II
20
Edward Marlo, Jack Carpenter ATFUS Variation 1
Also published here 1992
Modus Operandi
25
Edward Marlo, Jack Carpenter ATFUS Variation 2
1992
Modus Operandi
88
Edward Marlo FuFu Switch
1992
The Olram Aces — The Impossible Travellers
6
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1992
Pasteboard Presentations
106
Edward Marlo, Jack Carpenter ATFUS Variation 1
Also published here Nov. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
52
Richard Kaufman Inner-Workings several credits are discussed
  • J. N. Hofzinser
  • Edward Victor
  • Henry Hatton and Adrian Plate
  • Alex Elmsley
Related to Dec. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
51
Edward Marlo FuFu Switch
June 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 4)
39
Jon Racherbaumer What's the At-Fuss? some more credit rants
Inspired by 1993
The Olram File (Issue 14)
12
Alex Elmsley, Edward Marlo ATFUS
1993
Card Selection
23
Alex Elmsley ATFUS Precursor
1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
110
Stephen Minch ATFUS Credit Information
1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
116
Alex Elmsley ATFUS Variation
1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
123
Edward Marlo, Alex Elmsley ATFUS Variation
1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
229
Edward Marlo Variation One: Deep Face-Up Switch
1994
Roger's Thesaurus
184
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1994
The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini
113
Jack Carpenter Two Moves – The Carpenter Outjog Insertion four Aces displayed face up on deck, lowermost Ace(s) is stolen away beneath X-number of cards from top, applied in "Obliter-Ace-ion" (p. 22), see "Errata" in Issue #3 (p. 32) for crediting info on ATFUS
Related to 1994
Labyrinth (Issue 2)
11
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1994
Bound to Please
18
Edward Marlo, Alex Elmsley ATFUS
1995
Card College — Volume 1
208
Edward Marlo ATFUS
Nov. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 11)
2576
Edward Marlo Atfus
1995
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 56)
1050
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1995
What's Up Deck?
25
Edward Marlo, Alex Elmsley ATFUS brief, see p. 32 of "Errata" section for crediting info
 		1995
Labyrinth (Issue 3)
18
Jerry K. Hartman Secret Subtraction switch of card(s) between top of deck and packet
  • Flourish Count Handling
  • Dingle Handling (p. 17)
see Card Craft reference for more extensive applications
VariationsAlso published here 1995
After Craft
15
Edward Marlo ATFUS used to apparently take a face up card from top of deck beneath right hand’s cards
 		1995
After Craft
88
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1995
After Craft
106
Edward Marlo Face-Up Switch
1995
After Craft
133
Edward Marlo Le Atfus
1996
Magie Duvivier
21
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1996
Method in Effect
1
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1996
Inside Cardmagic — Band 2
178
Edward Marlo Deep Face Up Switch
1997
Solomon's Mind
24
Edward Marlo Deep Face Up Switch
1997
Solomon's Mind
157
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1997
Sound Effects
22
Edward Marlo, Dean Dill ATFUS Steal
1997
Intimate Miracles
42
Edward Marlo Bold Atfus
Winter 1998
The Looking Glass (Issue 4)
146
ATFUS
1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 68)
1407
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1998
Covert Concepts
9
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1998
Thinking & Wondering
5
David Regal Switch-Out Procedure ATFUS/Braue type
 		1999
Close-Up & Personal
11
Edward Marlo, David Regal ATFUS Variation spread handling
 		1999
Close-Up & Personal
18
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1999
Abgezockt!
10
Edward Marlo ATFUS
1999
Tricks of my Trade
38
Edward Marlo ATFUS Finesse
1999
Collected Card Notes
106
Steve Silverman Silverman’s Outjog Insertion versatile, ex: four face-up Aces displayed at top of deck, one is left behind beneath top card of deck
Related to 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 11)
22
Tomas Blomberg ATFUS Handling
1999
Cyber Sessions
150
Steve Reynolds Atfussy finessed handling a bit forward instead of squared on the deck
Inspired byRelated to July 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 11)
78
Edward Marlo ATFUS Handling
2000
Card College — Volume 4
1003
Thomas Waldeck ATFUS Variation
2000
Concertos for Pasteboard
184
Edward Marlo Deep ATFUS
2000
Card File Two
133
Larry Jennings ATFUS with Verdnase Break
Jan. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 1)
55
Edward Marlo Spread ATFUS
June 2000
Onyx (Issue 11)
2
Jerry K. Hartman Rapid ATFUS ATFUS done in one continuous “Biddling” action without using left thumb to square each card below the packet
Also published here June 2000
Onyx (Issue 11)
5
Edward Marlo ATFUS
2000
Escamotage 1
5
Edward Marlo Deep ATFUS
2001
Omerta
6
Edward Marlo ATFUS
Aug. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 8)
53
Edward Marlo Face Up Switch partial
 		2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
22
Edward Marlo The Deep Face-Up Switch
2002
13
18
Spread ATFUS
2003
Card College — Volume 5
1178
ATFUS Minus 1 without cover card, wrist turn necessary
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
20
ATFUS Handling
2003
Variations Revisited
58
Edward Marlo ATFUS
June 2003
Ego (Vol. 2 No. 15)
22
Edward Marlo Face-Up Switch
June 2003
Ego (Vol. 2 No. 15)
24
Edward Marlo Deep Face-Up Switch
June 2003
Ego (Vol. 2 No. 15)
29
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Switch à la ATFUS
Related to
  • Pentagram (Vol. 10 No. 12, Sept. 1956, p. 91)
 2004
Enchantments
68
Wesley James Spread ATFUS
2004
Enchantments
85
Edward Marlo ATFUS
2004
Card Work, Card Play
45
Alex Elmsley, Edward Marlo ATFUS
2004
A Bite, my Dear?
12
Derek Dingle ATFUS Handling
2004
Derek Dingle's Last Notes
23
Edward Marlo ATFUS
2006
Power Plays
21
Edward Marlo FUFU
2006
Power Plays
85
Jack Parker No Fuss ATFUS type of switch with outjogged display
Also published here June 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 6)
28
Andi Gladwin TATFUS ATFUS handling in which deck is on table, using count cop & transfer
Related toAlso published here 2006
Sometimes it's Hard to be a Cardman
22
Edward Marlo ATFUS brief
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
383
Edward Marlo A.T.F.U.S.
2007
The Magician's Ltd Cookbook
94
Jack Parker No Fuss Switch ATFUS type of switch with outjogged display
Also published here 2007
52 Memories
65
Edward Marlo Face-Up Switch brief, also see p. 127
Also published here 2007
Card Dupery
82
Edward Marlo Spread ATFUS also see p. 82 (and reference there)
 		2007
Card Dupery
127
Jerry K. Hartman Rapid-ATFUS ATFUS done in one continuous “Biddling” action without using left thumb to square each card below the packet
Also published here 2007
Card Dupery
134
Edward Marlo ATFUS
2007
Session
195
Edward Marlo FuFu Switch
Mar. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 1)
17
Edward Marlo, Chris Mayhew ATFUS Variation
2009
A Clockwork Apple
24
Edward Marlo, Steve Reynolds Layered Bold ATFUS
Inspired by 2009
Route 52
57
Tom Stone Minus Deck ATFUS table, handling away from deck
Related toAlso published here 2010
Vortex
45
Edward Marlo ATFUS
2010
One Degree
114
Edward Marlo FUFU Switch
2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
209
Edward Marlo, Alex Elmsley ATFUS Variation
2010
Above the Fold
44
Edward Marlo ATFUS
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue June 2)
164
Troy Hooser, Edward Marlo, Alex Elmsley ATFUS Variation
2010
Moments
95
Edward Marlo ATFUS
2010
El Manuscrito (Vol. 3 No. 11)
281
Lance Pierce Ed Marlo's Deep ATFUS
2010
Elements
16
Chuck Morris Finessed ATFUS
2010
Card Magic USA
208
Edward Marlo ATFUS
2013
Too Hot for the Devil
24
Harapan Ong, Edward Marlo Modified ATFUS
2014
Close Culls
43
Tomas Blomberg Delayed ATFUS
2014
Blomberg Laboratories
232
Edward Marlo ATFUS
2014
Notes de Conférence 1
7
Alexander Hansford Tabled ATFUS ATFUS by ditching face up cards onto tabled deck
Related to 2016
Sprezzatura
34
Edward Marlo ATFUS
2018
Principia
80
Edward Marlo, Ignacio López ATFUS Variation
2018
Sobre Magia de Cerca
43
Yves Carbonnier, Bernard Bilis, Edward Marlo ATFUS Variation
2019
Grand Livre de Cartomagie
82
Nancy Colwell, Edward Marlo FUFU Sequence with small packet
 		2019
Silhouette (Vol. 1 No. 2)
16
Edward Marlo ATFUS FUFU with packet
 		2019
Tesseract
37
Edward Marlo ATFUS
2019
Tesseract
56
Edward Marlo FUFU
2019
Tesseract
148
John Bannon Twist Switch ATFUS alternative
 		July 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 7)
64
Larry Jennings ATFUS (Elmsley/Marlo) with a Verdnase Break: Version One
2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
114
Larry Jennings ATFUS with a Verdnase Break: Version Two
2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
122
Larry Jennings Switch-Out Sequence
2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
426
Larry Jennings ATFUS with a Verdnase Break: Version Three
2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
567
Edward Marlo ATFUS
Jan. 2022
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 10)
261
Edward Marlo Any Time Face Up Switch
2022
Nothing But Collectors
18
Edward Marlo ATFUS
2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
59
Tom Stone Expertalk: Tom Stone on ATFUS table, handling away from deck
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
479
Harapan Ong Bold ATFUS Variation
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2010
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
941
Edward Marlo Deep ATFUS
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2011
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1009
Andi Gladwin TATFUS "Tabled Any Time Face-Up Switch"
ATFUS handling in which deck is on table, using count cop & transfer
Also published here 2022
The Reverse Cull
74
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Vallarino's L.M. card(s) from a face-up packet of cards displayed on deck can be stolen and hidden beneath top card of deck, “…a nice alternative to the Elmsley/Marlo ATFUS…”
 		2022
Vallarino
21
Allan Ackerman ATFUS with Oops Addition
Related to 2024
All In — Volume 1
190
Edward Marlo ATFUS
2024
Carpenter's Conceptions
132