Cavorting Aces

51 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Cavorting Aces
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Having placed the Four Aces in different positions in the Pack, to make the two Black change places with the two Red ones, and finally to bring all Four together in the middle of the Pack
1876 Modern Magic 80
Unknown The Obedient Aces
1889 Tricks with Cards 103
Unknown Changement von vier Askarten No. 43, red Aces put on top and bottom, black Aces in center, they transpose
 		1895 Der Kartenkünstler 51
Unknown Die gehorsamen Asse Aces put in center, spectator choses how many Aces should appear on top and bottom, Conus Aces gag sequence, four Aces under spectator's hand transpose with four other cards, deck changes into all-Aces
 		Nov. 1897 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 11) 164
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Mariage "Hofzinser's Kartenkünste II."
King and Queen of Hearts put together in deck, they appear at top and bottom and are tabled, then appear back on top and bottom and tabled cards are indifferent, Jack of Clubs added to King and Queen, monte type routine with those three cards, they all change into Jacks of Clubs, Kings and Queen produced from deck again
 		Mar. 1901 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 3) 35
S. W. Erdnase The Acrobatic Jacks kind of Cavorting Aces
Related toVariations 1902 The Expert at the Card Table 191
Hugo Schrader Das unzertrennliche Paar two separated selections lie next to each other (counting with glide, and six more methods)
 		Feb. 1905 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 5 No. 3) 33
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Coeur-Mariage (Erste Ausführung) two cards in center come to top and bottom, then three cards transpose around with guessing game presentation
VariationsAlso published here 1910 Kartenkünste 125
Unknown Don't Get Mad Now single-phase, visual
 		1935 They're Off 29
Unknown Wandering Jacks Fragment jacks from middle to top and bottom
 		1938 Greater Magic 185
Jean Hugard Credit Information
1940 More Card Manipulations (Issue 3) 8
Charles Hudson Those Confusing Ladies two Queens face up in the center of the deck change places wit the other Queens on top of the deck ans all Queens are face down, one-handed, deck held behind back
 		Mar. 1944 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 1 No. 10) 41
Bert Allerton Pump Room Phantasy two Aces appear on top and bottom
Related to 1947 Stars of Magic (Vol. 3 No. 1) 39
Dr. Jacob Daley The Cavorting Aces
Variations 1950 Stars of Magic (Vol. 7 No. 3) 111
Harvey Rosenthal Cavorting Aces "The effect that follows is highly endorsed by both Charlie Miller and Persi Diaconis."
 		1969 Expert Card Mysteries 142
Roy Walton The Happy Wanderers three cards in the middle, two travel to top and bottom, then cards are found in the middle again with one card reversed
Inspired by
  • Ed Marlo routine in Ibidem
VariationsAlso published here 		1969 The Devil's Playthings 39
Alan Keith Pre-lude 1-phase effect
 		1971 Expert Card Chicanery 47
Roy Walton The Finishing Touch Aces face-up with face-down deck, then they turn to Queens as climax
Also published here 1971 Cardboard Charades 31
William Zavis Up Down & Around routine, ace to four of spades and five red cards, spades penetrate, reverse and one changes place with a red card
 		Dec. 1974 Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 4) 42
Francis Carlyle The Two Black Aces black aces on top and bottom are placed in center and come back to initial position
Related to 1975 The Magic of Francis Carlyle 1
Edward Marlo One Fantastic Move reverse card in center during turnover pass, Gombert Pass
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant) 3
Roy Walton The Happy Wanderers three cards in the middle, two travel to top and bottom, then cards are found in the middle again with one card reversed
Also published here 1981 The Complete Walton — Volume 1 31
Roy Walton The Finishing Touch Aces face-up with face-down deck, then they turn to Queens as climax
Also published here 1981 The Complete Walton — Volume 1 79
Jerry Sadowitz Born Free two red Fours faced on face of half the deck, half turned over, Fours still on face, then they travel to center, then to other half
 		1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 15) 290
Randy Wakeman Give us this Day our Daley Aces Daley's Last as climax
Also published here 1985 Formula One Close-Up 7
Charles Nyquist Ace Transpo
1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4) 20
Audley Walsh, Bert Allerton, Frederick Braue Aces Up black Aces put in center, the appear at top and bottom, red Aces appear in repeat
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4) 25
Henry Christ, Francis Carlyle Henry Christ's Pressure Trick top and bottom card are placed in the deck and travel back to their initial position
Related to 1985 ca. Francis Carlyle Lecture Notes 6
Larry Jennings Slap Aces combo of Cavorting Aces, Leipzig's Opener, Slap Aces
Inspired by 1988 The Cardwright 73
Randy Wakeman Give Us This Day Our Daley Aces Daley's Last as climax
Also published here 1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 80
Bruce Cervon Free-Turning Aces application of Free-Turn Pass
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 143
Ken Krenzel Krenzel on the Cavorting Aces
1990 Close-up Impact! 52
Stephen Minch History of the Cavorting Aces
1990 Close-up Impact! 52
T. Page Wright The Jumping Jacks Cavorting Aces combined with Leipzig's Slap Aces
Inspired by 1991 Page Wright's Manuscript 77
Terry LaGerould The Acapulco Jumping Beans Aces jump up and down in deck and from pile to pile
 		1992 Pasteboard Presentations 82
Steve Draun The Truly Fantastic Move pass side steal combo with center reverse
Inspired byRelated to 1993 Secrets Draun from Underground 137
Justin Higham Dynamic Duo with spread pass
 		1993 Expansions 9
Dr. Jacob Daley, Tom Gagnon Cavorting Aces Handling
Inspired by 1995 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 55) 1038
Paul Curry, John Scarne, Myles Lyons, Theodore Annemann Two-Card Routine
  • Effect No. 1: joker and ace of spades change places
  • Effect No. 2: joker on top, ace on the bottom vanish and are found together in the center
  • Effect No. 3: joker and ace pushed in the deck, travel to top and bottom
  • Effect No. 4: two numbers are called, counted and the cards found at those positions are joker
and ace
  • Effect No. 5: joker and ace reverse in the deck
  • Effect No. 6: spectator reverses one card behind his back, it is the joker
  • Effect No. 7: two selections are put face up into the deck, next to them the joker and the ace
are found
  • Effect No. 8: selections transform into joker and ace
  • Effect No. 9: two cards clipped by four paper clips are removed from the pocket, joker and ace
 		2001 Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond 45
Karl Fulves Not By Chance spectator places a black Ace face-up in center, other one is on top, they transpose, red Aces are around Ace in center
Inspired by 2001 New Card Controls 116
Ian Baxter Baxter Cavorts The Aces
2002 The Turnstile Pass 19
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Married Hearts #1 two cards in center come to top and bottom, then three cards transpose around with guessing game presentation
Also published here 2002 Hofzinser's Card Tricks 102
Jack Avis The Jumping Aces
Inspired by 2006 Rara Avis 85
Michael Powers Ace to Face Aces to Kings transformation climax
 		2006 Power Plays 30
S. W. Erdnase, Bruce Cervon Acrobatic Jacks or Travelling Aces aces jump from top to middle and vice versa
 		2007 Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1 33
Jon Racherbaumer The Acrobatic Jacks comment
Related to 2007 Marlo on Erdnase 215
Edward Marlo One Fantastic Move reverse card in center during turnover pass, Gombert Pass
Also published here 2007 Marlo on Erdnase 216
Shiv Duggal Unfair Trade Aces face up on deck, selection face up in center, they transpose à la Cavorting Aces, then off-balance transpo without the deck
  • Part 1: Rise of the Selection
  • Part 2: Rise of the Aces
  • Part 3: Revenge of the Selection!
  • Part 4: The Packet Transposition
Inspired by July 2009 Genii (Vol. 72 No. 7) 36
Tom Gagnon Cavorting Classic using tabled passes
 		2011 Avant-Cards 23
Harapan Ong The Cavorted Aces aces in center, two travel to top and bottom, cavorting aces
Inspired by 2014 Close Culls 19
Yves Carbonnier Final Permutation Marlo Cavorting Aces with selection, Aces change into Kings
Inspired by 2019 Grand Livre de Cartomagie 120