Creating an impromtu Double Backer

17 entries in Cards / Sleights / Miscellaneous / Creating an impromtu Double Backer
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Edward Marlo Roughly a New Approach intro on ideas with pairs of rough/smooth cards to form impromptu double facers or backers
 		Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
35
Edward Marlo Diminishing Lift Switch switching sequence with consecutively smaller multiple lifts on top of the deck, see following pages for more applications
Related toVariations June 1960
Ibidem (Issue 21)
8
Edward Marlo Uncontrolled Predictions and Coincidences on the approach of predicting any card while the ungaffed deck (with this card) is still being shuffled, in effect the spectator takes five cards out of shuffled deck, one is replaced reversed in deck which is shown as the predicted card, different presentations:
  • First Plot: Spectator Coincidence #4
  • Second Plot (variation of First Plot)
  • Third Plot: The Mental Power of Mind
  • Fourth Plot: Spectator Predicts
  • Fifth Plot: Air Mailed Prediction
Related to Oct. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 27)
27
Hideo Kato Strange Transposition reversed card in center of the deck transposes with top card
 		May 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 9)
33
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Trick #5 two cards change, Two Card Monte sequence with impromptu double backer
Also published here
  • in "Random Conceptions with Cards" (ca. 1930)
 Sep. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 11)
790
Karl Fulves Eight in the Side Pocket card travels from one compartment of wallet to another pocket, using ad card as double facer
 		1978
Coe Norton's Omega Wallet
7
Larry Jennings F.T.L. & R.T.D. Aces four touched card are Aces, seven card assembly
Related to 1982
A Visit With Larry Jennings
6
David Britland Face to Face two selections, joker stabbed into the deck next to first selection, then joker turns into second selection
 		June 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 14)
260
Frank Shields Impromptu Double Backer
Also published here 1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
101
Larry Jennings Deal Set small packet
 		1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
171
Steve Pressley The Under Control
1991
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 39)
709
Neal Elias Before Zingone impromptu double backer ambitious phase
 		June 1992
The Olram File (Issue 12)
12
Kostya Kimlat Impromptu Double Backer culling card from top section of deck which is face up
 		2007
Freebie 8
4
Roberto Giobbi Ambitious III: Creating an Impromptu Double-Backer two methods
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Aug 6)
235
Frank Shields Impromptu Double Backer
Also published here 2017
Facsimile (Issue 6)
12
Yves Carbonnier 1,2,3, Soleil Ace of Spades changes into Two of Spades, Ace found in pocket, Ace changes into Two and Ace is found in pocket again, Three Spades change into Hearts and Spades found in different pockets
Inspired by 2019
Grand Livre de Cartomagie
50
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Impromptu Ambitious Double-Backer
2024
Unexpected Agenda (Issue Aug. 27)
251