Card Puzzle

60 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
More "Eye-Openers"
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
The Fine Art of Magic
94
Del Ray, Edward Marlo The Royal Assembly using Jacks, Kings, Queens and Aces
 		1954
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1954)
5
Dai Vernon The Card Puzzle picture cards and Aces assemble - kind of, for credit information see Marlo & Higham references
Related to 1961
Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic
54
Dai Vernon The Vernon Card Puzzle
Variations 1962
Early Vernon
32
Dai Vernon Improved Card Puzzle
1962
Early Vernon
58
Robert Parrish Quadruple Sympathy
1968
Expert Card Conjuring
55
Peter Kane The Faro Card Puzzle "This is a 'faroation' of Vernons Card Puzzle"
 		1971
Another Card Session with Peter Kane
18
Roy Walton Another Fine Mess court cards rearrange themselves, royal assembly meets follow the leader
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1971
Cardboard Charades
37
Dai Vernon Vernon's Four Ace Puzzle Trick No. 77, with strip-out addition without details
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
23
Dai Vernon Vernon's Four Ace Puzzle Variation No. 94
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
28
Lin Searles General Assembly
Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
665
Peter Kane The Royal Families
1975
A Further Card Session with Peter Kane
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
Subtle Card Magic — Part Two
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
Impromptu Card Magic
8
Karl Fulves Royal Flash
  • Poker Problem #5
variation of the Card Puzzle with Poker theme, and Ace transposition with poker theme
 		1981
Octet
44
Roy Walton Another Fine Mess court cards rearrange themselves, royal assembly meets follow the leader
Also published here 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
85
Edward Marlo Marlo vs. the Observation Test
Variations 1982
Sessions
87
Simon Aronson Aronson vs. the Observation Test
1982
Sessions
92
Juan Tamariz Asamblea Real
Inspired byAlso published here 1982
Magia Potagia — Volume II
25
Peter Kane V.C.C.P. duplicated
 		1982
Kane
97
Peter Kane With an E.S.P. Deck
  • 1. assembly à la Card Puzzle
  • 2. esp divination
 		1982
Kane
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
Marlo without Tears
301
Jon Racherbaumer About the "Card Puzzle" essay and history
 		1983
The Card Puzzle
3
Edward Marlo New Approach Observation Test
1983
The Card Puzzle
6
Edward Marlo Non-Confusing Observation Test double enders
 		1983
The Card Puzzle
7
Edward Marlo Combination Observation Test repeat version
 		1983
The Card Puzzle
11
Edward Marlo Direct Observation Test Aces, Kings, Queens, Jacks dealt on four piles, one value assembles on one packet, Benzais Cop
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
237
Jerry K. Hartman Observation Power
Also published here Jan. 1986
The Card Man-uscript (Issue 3)
25
Justin Higham Higham's Hyperbole credit information on Vernon Card Puzzle
Related to Jan. 1986
The Card Man-uscript (Issue 3)
30
Edward Marlo Marlo's Startling Observation Test twelve double facers
 		1987
Special Effects
91
David Britland Mensa 1
May 1987
The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 3)
41
Edward Marlo Latest Observation Test using duplicate strangers
 		1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
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
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, Nov. 1980
 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
129
Juan Tamariz Royal Assembly
Also published here 1989/91
Sonata
147
Alex Elmsley One Poor Lion Aces, Kings, Queens and Jacks perform some transposition with story presentation
 		1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
65
Alex Elmsley New Pieces to an Old Puzzle
Variations 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
280
Jerry K. Hartman Observation Power
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
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 byVariations 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
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
What's Up Deck?
116
Tom Frame Leadership Potential kind of follow the leader effect
Inspired by Nov. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 11)
2721
Edward Marlo Observation Test
1996
MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 8)
14
Larry Jennings Royal Puzzle
Inspired by 1997
Jennings '67
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 toAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
57
Nick Trost Like with Like Version "The Gathering of the Court Cards" with hotel story
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
58
Nick Trost J-Q-K Climax Version Reverse effect of "The Gathering of the Court Cards"
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
60
Charles Hudson Charles Hudson's Version Variation of "The Gathering of the Court Cards"
Related toAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
61
Nick Trost A Cardman's Puzzle four packets of Jacks, Queen, Kings, assemble to four Jacks, four Queens and four Kings
Variations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
64
David Solomon One Gaff Makes The Observation Test
1997
Solomon's Mind
198
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Military Card Trick
Inspired by 2004
Diamonds from Coal
57
David Solomon Marlo vs. The Observation Test
Inspired by 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
87
Nick Trost A Puzzling Assembly Jacks, Queens and Kings
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
75
Nick Trost The Card Puzzle - Gaffed Version
2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
170
Edward Marlo Purist Card Puzzle nine double-enders
 		Mar. 2011
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 3)
20
George McBride Royal Exchange
Inspired by 2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
15