187 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Follow the Leader
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Stewart James The Simplicity Four Ace Trick
Related toAlso published here 1933 6
John J. Crimmins Jr. The Case of the Four Kings four Aces and four Kings
1937 327
Stewart James Simplicity Four Ace Trick
Also published here 1937 355
G. W. Hunter G. W. Hunter's Twelve Card Transposition twelve picture cards in one glass, twelve spot cards in other, one card exchanged, rest follows, written up by Max Holden
1937 50
Al Baker The Migrating Cards odd backed, all at once in spectators' pockets
Also published here 1938 292
Stewart James The Four Aces a bit convoluted
VariationsAlso published here 1938 355
Dai Vernon Follow the Leader
1938 578
F. Jackson Restless Colors
Sep. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 48)
337
Die vertauschte Hammelherde Aces change place with Kings, three and three at once
Related to
  • "Magikeren"
  • Johannes Steinweg in "Magie" April, 1939.
1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 3&4)
15
Jack Vosburgh Stalemate
1940
The Jinx (Issue 113)
671
Dai Vernon "Follow The Leader"
Related to 1941/49 14
Audley Walsh Ten Card Color Change
1942/27 201
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Palace Revolt twelve court and spot cards transpose in one phase
1943 22
F. Jackson Restless Colors
1943 22
George H. Pittman Follow the Leader
Oct. 1945 159
Neal Elias Follow the Leader
Related to 1946 9
Edward Marlo Aces over Kings Aces and Kings, third quartet comes in, should be named "Aces, Kings & Tens"
Related toVariations 1947 52
George G. Kaplan A Lesson in Misdirection "self-worker"
1948 74
John A. M. Howie + or - ? using two four of a kinds, transformation kicker
Related to June 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 153)
611
J. Stewart Smith Follow the Leader 8x8
Feb. 1948 395
Frederick Braue Follow the Leader 10x10, not full routine, only method for transferring cards in the beginning
Mar. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 10)
403
Tony Kardyro, Harold L. Robinson, Jr. Follow The Leader
1948 14
Arthur H. Buckley The Sympathetic Cards Ace to Three of Spades are used to find Aces, Twos and Threes and make them transpose and change to match
1948 111
U. F. Grant Grant's Follow the Leader ten red and ten black cards mixed together, separate again, a bit unclear with dealing
Jan. 1949 10
Charles Nagle, Stewart James Traveling Aces No. 4, Ace assembly (with a touch of Follow the Leader), effect and method identical to Simplicity Four Ace Trick by Stewart James
Also published here 1950 13
John Scarne, Alan Barnett Scarne's Follow the Leader No. 79, 12-Card Follow the Leader Routine using just one displacement
Related to 1950 143
Edward Marlo Follow the Leader
1951 6
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Delight with extra cards, false switches and the delight switch
Related toVariationsAlso published here Jan. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 220)
878
Hen Fetsch, Cy Keller Double sequence, card is half red and half black
Aug. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 261)
1044
Die Kartenwanderung von einem Stuhl zum anderen transposition of cards, two spectator sit on a pile and exchange one card, others follow
1952
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 13 No. 4)
47
Edward Marlo Follow the Leader
1953 161
Dai Vernon Follow the Leader, Jr. five blacks and five reds
Related toVariations Mar. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 277)
1107
Alex Elmsley Effort for Follow the Leader ideas for Vernon's Follow the Leader, Jr.
Inspired by June 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 283)
1131
Al Honeycutt Honeycutt's Honeycutter Aces transpose with Kings, à la follow the leader
Related toVariationsAlso published here Sep. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 289)
1154
J. Stewart Smith Follow the Leader five red and five black cards, four phases
1955 17
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Delight with extra cards, false switches and the delight switch
Also published here 1956 132
Faucett Ross Follow the Leader History credit information
July 1956
Ibidem (Issue 6)
13
Tom Bowyer Follow the Leader Method brief outline
July 1956
Ibidem (Issue 6)
13
Walter Coleman Follow the Leader
1957 5
Jack Avis Cards of Sympathy four quartets show up, transform, transpose
1957 11
Brother John Hamman The Chameleon Colors reds and blacks separated, some red cards change to black and back, then halves transpose
Variations 1958 37
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Zig Zag matched in value and in numerical paired sequence
Apr. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 7)
14
P. Howard Lyons For He's a Jolly Good Follow ten reds and ten blacks
Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
11
Jack Avis Seven and Eleven Transpo four Aces and three Sevens, when Ace is put with Sevens the other three cards transpose
Also published here 1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
58
Dai Vernon Follow The Leader
1962 42
P. Howard Lyons Further Data on the Foregoing Trick credit information on "Follow The Leader" plot
1962 43
Edward Marlo 4 and 4 Transposition "Third Effect", two fours-of-a-kind, some cards lost, follow the leader type effect
1962 10
Leo Behnke Follow the Leader with business cards
1962 2
Harry Lorayne Criss-Cross one phase only, repeated as challenge, for credit comments see page 16 of Kabbala, Vol. 2
Related toAlso published here 1965 16
Al Honeycutt Follow the Leader Aces and Kings
Related to 1965
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 26 No. 4)
60
Harry Lorayne Six Card Follow the Leader Phase
1967 94
Karl Fulves The Cards That Can't Be Mixed 4&4 odd-backed, red-backed faces change to black as finale
Related to Winter 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio)
140
William P. Miesel 3rd Flight follow the leader with 3 quartets
July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
48
Dai Vernon Follow the Leader
Also published here 1970 36
Gerald Kosky Transpose & Follow
Mar. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 11)
84
Peter Kane Red - Blue - Transpo four red red-backed & four black blue-backed spot cards
1971 5
Sam Leo Horowitz Follow The Leader two four-of-a-kinds
Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
451
Sam Leo Horowitz Honeycutt Plus Queens and Kings are paired, yet separate again
Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
452
Sam Leo Horowitz Put-Back Move one card exchanged while two four-of-a-kinds are displayed and separated
Related toVariations Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
456
Roy Walton Wrong Again Follow the Leader with the four suits, four piles
VariationsAlso published here 1971 20
Roy Walton Another Fine Mess court cards rearrange themselves, royal assembly meets follow the leader
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1971 37
George Sands Double Cross one phase only, repeated as challenge, apparently stolen by Lorayne, see also page 16 of Kabbala, Vol. 2
Related to 1971 ca. 2
Jerry K. Hartman People Game Follow the Leader, 4&4 (minus the leader cards), two phases
VariationsAlso published here 1972 51
Follow The Leader No. 459
1972 129
Al Baker Al Baker's Bottom Deal Color Flight No. 622, five cards taken from blue-backed deck, and five from re-backed deck, leader cards exchanged and rest follows, odd-backed, bottom deals with instant turnover
1972 173
Karl Fulves Fellow Followers this is actually page 36B
1973 36
Karl Fulves Mini Followers
1973 47
Karl Fulves Random Followers
1973 119
Karl Fulves Napoleon two four-card packets
Related to 1973 58
Edward G. Brown Pictures and Pips with twelve picture and twelve number cards, in two tumblers
1973 56
Philip T. Goldstein Goldstein's F.T.L.
1974 6
Ian Baxter Supertransportation Kings and Aces on table, one switched, rest follows
Also published here May 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 9)
109
Peter Warlock Follow The Leader credit information, odd-backed version
Sep. 1975 1050
Ian Baxter Super Transposition Kings and Aces on table, one switched, rest follows
Also published here 1975 50
Gerald Kosky Kings & Deuces two Kings transpose with two Deuces at once
1975 49
Gerald Kosky Transpose & Follow four Aces changes to Kings one by one, followed b y a Follow the Leader sequence
1975 61
Dai Vernon Follow The Leader only beginning displacement with wedge cull is briefly explained
1976 4
Philip T. Goldstein FTL five red and 5 black cards, three phases
1976 4
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Follow the Leader No. 66, 3&3
1976 100
Larry Jennings Larry's Leader
1977 47
Philip T. Goldstein Simplified Follow the Leader with two cut jumbo cards
VariationsAlso published here Mar. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 7)
540
Harry Lorayne Follow The Leaders with two four of a kinds
1979 36
Philip T. Goldstein Off-Balance Leader color-groups with two different numerical sizes
Related toAlso published here 1979 14
Nick Trost Hamman's Aces and Kings transposition, then follow the leader
Inspired by 1979 16
Ken Beale, Ralph W. Hull Positive & Negative Cards using two four of a kinds, transformation kicker
Related to 1980 46
John Fedko Exchango using four cards with black sticker and 4 with red sticker and poker chip to indicate colors
Dec. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 12)
430
Karl Fulves Gargoil oil & water combo with follow the leader, no method
1980
Interlocutor (Issue 41)
163
Stewart James The Four Aces
Also published here Jan. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 4)
139
James G. Thompson Jr. Punktum! routine with blank cards and colored spots/circles on them
Also published here
  • Linking Ring Parade 1967
Jan. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 4)
146
Al Honeycutt Honeycutt's Honeycutter
Also published here Jan. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 4)
149
Roy Walton Wrong Again Follow the Leader with the four suits, four piles
Also published here 1981 67
Roy Walton Another Fine Mess court cards rearrange themselves, royal assembly meets follow the leader
Also published here 1981 85
Keith Bennett Take me to your Leader four & four
Feb. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 2)
986
Roxy Surprise Follow the Leader with four four-of-a-kinds and a transformation kicker
Variations 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 3)
1002
The Leaders
1982 8
Edward Marlo Barroom Poker strange Follow the Leader Variation with aces, five phases
Inspired by 1983 50
Al Honeycutt Honeycutter
Also published here Aug. 1983
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 2)
65
Milton Kort Following Elias
Inspired by 1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
308
Frederick Braue Follow the Leader
1985 21
Two-Card Monte Move for follow the leader finale
1985 23
Gerald Deutsch, Peter Marshall Follow the Leader Updated
Feb. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 2)
1169
Karl Fulves Follow Up four quartets
Related to 1987 18
José Carroll Red and Black full act, cards turn blank (pips fall off), red and black gloves change to white
VariationsAlso published here 1988 89
Brother John Hamman The Knavish Deuces oil&water and follow the leader combo
1989 103
Karl Fulves Follow the Leader & Oil and Water combination, plot suggestion
Related to 1989 iii
Bruce Cervon Follow the Black & White 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
1989 117
Roy Johnson Noughts and Crosses follow the leader, described with ESP cards
  • Card Displacement - Method No. 2 (Veeser Concept)
Also published here 1989 7
Philip T. Goldstein Simplified FTL with eight cards
Also published here 1990 86
Philip T. Goldstein Off-Balance Leader color-groups with two different numerical sizes
Inspired byAlso published here 1990 87
Alex Elmsley Shale Fellow Well Met Oil and Water combined with Follow The Leader, 4&4
1991 34
Alex Elmsley Shale Fellow Well Met - The Contrasting Backs Variant
1991 39
Alex Elmsley A Biddle Displacement with Follow The Leader application
1991 116
Alex Elmsley, Brother John Hamman The Atomic Aces four phase variation on Hamman's "Final Ace Routine", including Oil & Water and Follow the Leaders Phase
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1991 217
Jerry K. Hartman People Game Follow the Leader, 4&4 (minus the leader cards), two phases
Also published here 1991 372
Alex Elmsley Los Ases Atomicos translation
four phase variation on Hamman's "Final Ace Routine", including Oil & Water and Follow the Leaders Phase
Also published here 1992 65
Roy Johnson Kreise und Kreuze follow the leader, described with ESP cards
  • Umschicht-Methode Nr. 2
Also published here June 1992
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 1)
7
Vicente Canuto, Edward Marlo Triple Cambio Aces and Kings, third quartet comes in
Inspired by 1993 214
Juan Tamariz Fabulous Change using two four of a kinds
Oct. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 10)
2418
Gene Maze Follow the Joker ten Jokers and ten blank cards, bottom deal and second deal handlings
1994 80
Billy McDonnell Leadership ten red and ten black cards
1994 976
Rudolf Braunmüller Die unzertrennlichen Rieseenkarten two jumbo cards cut into four pieces, routine with the pieces, 4&4
  • Phase 1 - "Follow the Leader"
  • Phase 2 - "Öl und Wasser"
  • Phase 3 - "Jazz Asse"
Inspired by May 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 3)
99
Aldo Colombini Follow the... Oil and Water 10&10, combining Follows the Leader and Oil and Water, two selections are found as well
1994 94
John Riggs Follow the Oil & Water halves behind a red and a black card, change color when riffled through, impromptu svengali
Related to 1995 68
Wylee Packer A Lorayne Storm applying "A Psychological False Count"
Aug. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 8)
2687
Tom Frame Leadership Potential kind of follow the leader effect
Inspired by Nov. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 11)
2721
Bob Longe Simplex Follow-The-Leader eight reds and eight blacks
Jan. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 5)
72
Ken Krenzel Strip the Leader two leader card in front of two shuffled piles, they become black and red pile, follow the leader phase, they shuffle again by themselves, stripper deck
Related to 1997 195
Nick Trost Royal Rendevouz Follow the Leader type of routine, with Ambitious Ending
1997 63
Stewart Judah, Paul Swinford Half and Half Two cards are cut in half, follow the leader type of effect
Inspired by
  • "Miracle Mates" (Bob Bell, marketed by Mickey Hades, 1963)
1997 208
Simon Lovell The Gambler's Move Kings and Aces, repeated
Variations 1997 43
Karl Fulves He Has Followers No. 1, spectator riffle shuffles once and then deals into two piles part of the deck, follow the leader type presentation for color separation, colors marked on backs
1997 2
René Lavand A Few Red Cards, A Few Black Cards (A Follow the Leader)
Related to 1998 62
Bob King Follow Up single phase
Also published here 1998 19
Karl Fulves Following Orders Ace through Five in two suits are removed, Follow the Leader type routine in which the cards are turned up in numerical order
Related toVariations 1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
3
Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein Day Trippers short version of Follow the Leader with Queens and Aces
2000 857
Harry Lorayne Überkreuz one phase only, repeated as challenge
Also published here 2000
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 4 & 5)
169
Darwin Ortiz The Color of Money using red and black poker chip
Variations 2002 180
Bob King Follow Up single phase
Also published here 2002 12
Al Baker The Migrating Cards odd backed, packet in spectator's pocket
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Contributions)
514
Karl Fulves Touchstone one-phase Follow the Leader
Inspired by 2003
Off The Books (Issue 8)
155
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Bottom-Biddle "Following Orders" Ace through Five of Hearts and Spades
Inspired by 2003 34
Jerry K. Hartman Hue to the Line
Inspired by June 2003
Ego (Vol. 2 No. 15)
32
Karl Fulves Color Bands red rubber band around red cards, black around black cards, halves together and bands exchanged, halves change as well, posed as problem
2004 31
Wesley James Chameleon Colors Revisited "alpha", reds and blacks separated, some red cards change to black and back, then halves transpose
Inspired by 2004 144
Wesley James Follow That Card II "alpha"
  • Phase I: Ace through Four of Clubs & Spades are sympathetic, with additional red cards in play
  • Phase II: repeat variation
  • Phase III: follow the leader with the two four-card packets
  • Phase IV: four spades put in different pockets, clubs vanish and reappear with spades as pairs in pocket
Inspired by
  • "Follow That Card" (Bro. John Hamman, marketed item)
2004 208
Allan Ackerman Follow the Leader Kings and Aces
  • Conclusion (gaffed version)
Inspired byAlso published here 2005 26
Jack Avis Follow the Leader short routine
2006 64
Jack Avis Siva Follows his Leader
2006 65
Jack Avis Follow the Leader - Again!
2006 67
Jack Avis Seven and Eleven Transpo four Aces and three Sevens, when Ace is put with Sevens the other three cards transpose
Also published here 2006 118
Andi Gladwin Easy Followers with optional Royal Flush ending
2006 197
Nick Trost The Restless Court Cards with three quartets
Inspired by 2008 69
Jörg Alexander Weber Casino using red and black poker chip
Inspired by 2008 76
Nick Trost A Triple Transposition with three fours-of-a-kind
  • More Elaborate Version
Inspired by
  • "Triple Cross" (Jerry K. Hartman, Trickery Treats, 1999)
2009 478
Ramón Riobóo Triumvirate with three piles
2010 247
Roberto Giobbi Follow the Leader ten red and ten black cards, with Daley's double cross switch
2010 26
Harry Lorayne Lead On! five red and five black cards
Related to 2011 189
Nick Trost Fourteen-Card Follow the Leader
Also published here
  • Nicks Quartet, Nick Trost, 1965)
2011 748
Nick Trost Follow the Leader History credit information, Martin Chapender
2011 750
Nick Trost Simple Follow the Leader eighteen cards
2011 750
Nick Trost Rouge et Noir Routine selection is only red card in eight-card packet, then changes to four reds and four blacks, follow the leader and A Switch in Time
Inspired by 2011 755
Gabi Pareras Agua y Aceite I 4x4, with follow the leader ending
  • Alternativa
2014 23
Aurelio Paviato Siguiendo al jefe 10x10
2015 281
So Sato Acrobat Leader
2016 182
Roy Walton Rebels six red and six black cards, two selections are exchanged, rest follows
2016 167
Harapan Ong All Hail the Great Leader Four red cards and four black cards keep remaining separate despite being mixed (follow the leader), when placed together they mix, when placed back with their leaders they separate again
Related to 2017 14
David Solomon Magnetic Cards ten cards
Variations 2018 36
Iñaki Zabaletta Siguiendo al Líder ten red and ten black cards, last cards are shuffled
2019 55
Lorenz Schär Kool and the Gang ten red and ten black cards, with entire deck ending
2019 109
John Bannon Triangulator
  • Dealing With It
triple transposition routine between four four-card piles
Related to Nov. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 11)
52
José Carroll Red and Black full act, cards turn blank (pips fall off), red and black gloves change to white
Also published here 2019 144
Edward Marlo Aces, Kings, Sixes...er...Tens! Aces and Kings, third quartet comes in with surprise
Inspired by 2020
Output (Issue 10)
19
Edward Oschmann Happenchance get-into for Shuffle-Bored from shuffled deck with Follow the Leader routine
  • Shuffle-Bored Phase
Inspired by 2021
Output (Issue 16)
1
Tom Dobrowolski Never Together
Sep. 2021
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 6)
147
Jeremiah Zuo Mr. Monk Does A Card Trick 8&8, multi-phase mixing and following routine with eight red and eight black cards
Sep. 2021
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 6)
156
Curtis Kam F3L three-packet Follow the Leader routine, four blacks, four reds and four picture cards
Sep. 2021
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 6)
172
John Bannon Fours Majeure
  • Dealing With It
Follow the Leader type routine with four fours-of-a-kind, a fifth quartet comes in
Inspired byRelated to May 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 5)
64
Roberto Mansilla René Lavand's "Follow the Leader"
  • Artifices
comments
Related to June 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 6)
54
Dai Vernon Follow the Leader
Also published here 2022 64
Dai Vernon Follow the Leader from private lecture notes by Ernest Shattock
2022 72
Kiyoshi Satoh September with two four of a kinds, transformation into Royal Flush as kicker
2022 ca. 97
Kiyoshi Satoh The Lizard with two four of a kinds, transformation into Royal Flush and color changing backs as kicker
2022 ca. 115
James Steranko Cardman's Blues routine with two packets of nine red cards and nine black cards
  • Transposition (the nine-card packets transpose)
  • Follow the Leader
  • Oil and Water (9&9)
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
24
Jim Turnpaugh Cross Over short Follow the Leader sequence with six red and six black cards
July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
910
Allan Ackerman Follow the Leader Kings and Aces
  • Additional Thoughts (gaffed version)
Also published here 2024 116
Allan Ackerman Aces Over Kings Aces and Kings, with third set of four Nines at the end
Inspired by 2024 120
Allan Ackerman The Mix Follow the Leader with 6&6, then Oil & Water with 4&4, the deck separates
Inspired by 2024 140