67 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Card Puzzle
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Ralph W. Hull Birds of a Feather Flock Together
Inspired by
  • "Picture Puzzle" (Dai Vernon)
1933 25
George G. Kaplan, Dai Vernon The Royal Assembly Aces, Kings, Queens and Jacks of each suit separate into piles of their own kind
Variations 1948 94
Del Ray, Edward Marlo The Royal Assembly using Jacks, Kings, Queens and Aces
1954
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1954)
5
Edward Marlo, Neal Elias, Bert Fenn Observation Test see also p. 1 for notes on presentation
Variations Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
5
Edward Marlo Addenda re Diminishing Lift Switch Observation Test handling with Diminishing Lift Switch
Inspired by June 1960
Ibidem (Issue 21)
10
Dai Vernon The Card Puzzle picture cards and Aces assemble - kind of, for credit information see Marlo & Higham references
Related to 1961 54
Dai Vernon The Vernon Card Puzzle
Variations 1962 32
Dai Vernon Improved Card Puzzle
1962 58
Robert Parrish Quadruple Sympathy
1968 55
Peter Kane The Faro Card Puzzle "This is a 'faroation' of Vernons Card Puzzle"
1971 18
Roy Walton Another Fine Mess court cards rearrange themselves, royal assembly meets follow the leader
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1971 37
Dai Vernon Vernon's Four Ace Puzzle Trick No. 77, with strip-out addition without details
Related to 1972 23
Dai Vernon Vernon's Four Ace Puzzle Variation No. 94
1972 28
Lin Searles General Assembly
Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
665
Peter Kane The Royal Families
Variations 1975 10
Charles Hudson, Jon Racherbaumer Mini-Observation Test with nine cards
1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 9)
125
Nick Trost The Gathering of the Court Cards three packets of Jacks, Queens, Kings, assemble to three Jacks, three Queens and three Kings
VariationsAlso published here 1976 4
Karl Fulves Sidelines on the Card Puzzle plot
1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #9)
1018
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Card Puzzle from letter
1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #9)
1018
Charles Hudson Gathering of the Court Cards - Improved Version
Also published here 1979 8
Karl Fulves Royal Flash
  • Poker Problem #5
variation of the Card Puzzle with Poker theme, and Ace transposition with poker theme
1981 44
Roy Walton Another Fine Mess court cards rearrange themselves, royal assembly meets follow the leader
Also published here 1981 85
Edward Marlo Marlo vs. the Observation Test
Variations 1982 87
Simon Aronson Aronson vs. the Observation Test
1982 92
Juan Tamariz Asamblea Real
Inspired byAlso published here 1982 25
Peter Kane V.C.C.P. duplicated
1982 97
Peter Kane With an E.S.P. Deck
  • 1. assembly à la Card Puzzle
  • 2. esp divination
1982 104
Walt Lees Das I.Q. Kartenrätsel
Also published here
  • Magic Info, Jan.-Aug. 1979
Oct. 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 3)
115
Edward Marlo Latest Observation Test
1983 301
Jon Racherbaumer About the "Card Puzzle" essay and history
1983 3
Edward Marlo New Approach Observation Test
1983 6
Edward Marlo Non-Confusing Observation Test double enders
1983 7
Edward Marlo Combination Observation Test repeat version
1983 11
Edward Marlo Direct Observation Test Aces, Kings, Queens, Jacks dealt on four piles, one value assembles on one packet, Benzais Cop
1984 237
Jerry K. Hartman Observation Power
Also published here Jan. 1986 25
Justin Higham Higham's Hyperbole credit information on Vernon Card Puzzle
Related to Jan. 1986 30
Edward Marlo Marlo's Startling Observation Test twelve double facers
1987 91
David Britland Mensa 1
May 1987
The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 3)
41
Edward Marlo Latest Observation Test using duplicate strangers
1988 206
Edward Marlo Finessed Observation Test
Inspired by
  • "An Intriguing Observation Test" (Ed Marlo, The New Tops, July 1983)
Apr. 1988
Inside Out (Issue 4)
5
Roy Walton Split Up nine-card assembly with all picture cards
VariationsAlso published here
  • Linking Ring, Nov. 1980
1988 129
Juan Tamariz Royal Assembly
Also published here 1989/91 147
Alex Elmsley One Poor Lion Aces, Kings, Queens and Jacks perform some transposition with story presentation
1991 65
Alex Elmsley New Pieces to an Old Puzzle
Variations 1991 280
Jerry K. Hartman Observation Power
Also published here 1991 589
Peter Duffie Those Enigmatic Royals
  • Phase One (based on Card Puzzle)
  • Phase Two (based on Happy Families, court cards mixed and the suits unite again via spelling)
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1994 206
Aldo Colombini Meeting assembly with the twelve court cards, one value changes to Aces and the missing cards are produced from pockets
Inspired by 1995 116
Tom Frame Leadership Potential kind of follow the leader effect with four quartets
Inspired byAlso published here Nov. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 11)
2721
Edward Marlo Observation Test
1996 14
Larry Jennings Royal Puzzle
Inspired by 1997 204
Nick Trost The Gathering of the Court Cards three packets of Jacks, Queens, Kings, assemble to three Jacks, three Queens and three Kings
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1997 57
Nick Trost Like with Like Version "The Gathering of the Court Cards" with hotel story
Related to 1997 58
Nick Trost J-Q-K Climax Version Reverse effect of "The Gathering of the Court Cards"
Related to 1997 60
Charles Hudson Charles Hudson's Version Variation of "The Gathering of the Court Cards"
Related toAlso published here 1997 61
Nick Trost A Cardman's Puzzle four packets of Jacks, Queen, Kings, assemble to four Jacks, four Queens and four Kings
Variations 1997 64
David Solomon One Gaff Makes The Observation Test
1997 198
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Military Card Trick
Inspired by 2004 57
Peter Duffie A Royal Enigma #1
Inspired by 2005 10
David Solomon Marlo vs. The Observation Test
Inspired by 2007 87
Nick Trost A Puzzling Assembly Jacks, Queens and Kings
2008 75
Nick Trost The Card Puzzle - Gaffed Version
2008 170
Tom Frame Leadership Potential kind of follow the leader effect with four quartets
Also published here 2010 72
Edward Marlo Purist Card Puzzle nine double-enders
Mar. 2011
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 3)
20
Nick Trost Order in the Court three packets of Jacks, Queens, Kings, assemble to three Jacks, three Queens and three Kings
Inspired by 2015 1186
Karl Norman A Family Combination three packets of Jacks, Queens, Kings, assemble to three Jacks, three Queens and three Kings
Inspired by 2017 1375
Nick Trost Another Family Combination three packets of Jacks, Queens, Kings, assemble to three Jacks, three Queens and three Kings
Inspired by 2017 1376
George McBride Royal Exchange
Inspired by 2022 15