Forcing Gaff

55 entries in Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Forcing Gaff
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Jack McMillen Gaffed Stabbing Force partial card glued on guarantee card which is stabbed in deck, card next to it remembered
Related to
 1928
The L. W. Card Mysteries
20
Theodore Annemann* Peek Force Card glued long short card
 		Apr. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 7)
27
Leon Maguire Leon Maguire's Card Force deck in glass, spectator removes some cards, face card forced, force card has lip and is held back
Related to
 1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
55
Tom Sellers Credit Card Force on another card
Related to
 Feb. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 79)
517
Paul Curry Potpourri card vanishes from deck and is found in card case
Inspired by
 1941
Something Borrowed, Something New
[10]
Theodore Annemann* Peek Force Card glued long short card
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
74
Tom Sellers, Val Evans* Forced Prognostico selection appears on blank card, with Tom Sellers' Forcing Gaff
Also published here
Variations
 1944
Practical Mental Effects
288
Edward Marlo Gaffed Card to Wallet half card to simulate that card is still in deck
Related to
Variations
 1961
Card to Wallet
22
Edward Marlo Half Card Force & Vanish half card attached to borrowed deck for force and instant vanish
 		1961
Card to Wallet
23
Gene "Phantini" Grant Phantini's Thought Card to Pocket one glued long short card
 		1961
Still More Miracles in Mentalism
28
Theodore Annemann* Peek Force Card two cards glued together
 		1968
Expert Card Conjuring
135
Carl Sten Stenquist's Mexican Money Gimmick
1971
Expert Card Chicanery
60
Tan Hock Chuan, Aldini Singapore Force
1971
Magick (Issue 29)
142
Lubor Fiedler Sure-Fire Force piece of card stuck on card
 		1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
82
Olof Jonsson, Al Mann Teleportation selected card vanishes and is found on spectator's chair, two cards glued together on one end
 		1976
The Third Ecstasy
32
Paul Curry The Open Prediction with gimmick
Variations
 1977
Special Effects
44
Simon Aronson It Pays to Advertise comments on the advertising cards, uses for example: key, crib sheet, as forcing gaff, ...
Also published here
 1978
The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson
120
Bob Hummer Hummer's Forcing Deck using hinged cards
 		1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
84
Stephen Tucker You've got to be Joking!! piece of card stuck to back of Joker, bill, menu or other item
 		1984
May the Force Be with You!
7
Cut in Glass Force force card has lip and is held back
Related to
 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
2
Don England Geiger Counter Card forcing Joker-Gaff à la Sellers for two cards
Related to
 1985/93
Don England's Gaffed to the Hilt!
9
Edward Marlo The Opportune Miracle joker stabbed next to selection in fan, using forcing gaff with part of card stuck to back of joker, four handlings
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Mar. 1967
Related to
 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
268
Credit Card Force on back of another card
 		1990
New Commercial Money Magic #4
32
Tony Binarelli The Triple Giant Card to Wallet three spectators get a third of the deck each and select a card from a jumbo deck, cards one by one vanish and appear inside performer's wallet, SuperWallet
Related to
 1991
Class Act
82
Tony Binarelli Binarelli Challenge Cards to Wallet three spectators get a third of the deck each and select a card from a deck, cards one by one vanish and appear inside performer's wallet, SuperWallet
Related to
 1991
Class Act
179
Simon Aronson It Pays to Advertise comments on the advertising cards, uses for example: key, crib sheet, as forcing gaff, ...
Also published here
 1994
Bound to Please
108
R. Paul Wilson The Inslow Effect two cards selected, one is only odd-backed card and second card travels into card case
  • The Gaffed Card
  • Easy Inslow
  • Expert Inslow (without gaffed card)
  • Alternative Handling
Related to
 1997
The Inslow Effect
1
Sam Schwartz Fan-Tastic Joker pushed in fan, card next to it noted, then repeated in different position, cards vanish and travel into other half, Sellers force for two cards
Inspired by
Related to
 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 9)
262
Tom Sellers, Vanni Bossi, Edward Marlo, Davide Costi The Credit-Card Force piece of card stuck on credit card
Also published here
Related to
 2000
Card College — Volume 4
797
Vanni Bossi The Card in the Wallet
Related to
 2000
Card College — Volume 4
807
Don England The Geiger Gaff
2001
Don England's Paradox
90
Karl Fulves*, Tom Sellers Sellers Force Gimmick for two cards
 		2001
The Magic Thrust
30
Karl Fulves* Ettevo first selection pops out, second selection travels to wallet
 		2001
The Magic Thrust
36
Tom Sellers Joker Forcing Gaff two Joker put around a card in a fan
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
145
Forcing Gaff Joker inserted into deck half-way
 		May/June 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
15
Vanni Bossi, Davide Costi Credit Card Force piece of card stuck on credit card
Also published here
Related to
 Dec. 2002
MAGIC (Vol. 12 No. 4)
93
Edward Marlo, Tom Sellers Credit Card Force on joker
 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1102
Davide Costi, Vanni Bossi, Tom Sellers Amex
Related to
 2004
Close-Up Elegance by Davide Costi
71
Lubor Fiedler, Tom Sellers Fiedler Force credited to Fiedler, partial card stuck on back of joker
 		2004
Seven By Patrik Kuffs
8
Martin Lewis Credit Card Force Handling
Also published here
 Apr. 2007
MAGIC (Vol. 16 No. 8)
84
Alex Rangel Three Dice Down three cards counted to with throws of invisible dice, all predicted
Also published here
 June 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 19 No. 10)
74
Business Card Force part of card stuck to business card which is inserted in deck
 		2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 1
91
Jay Sankey Economic Risk bill in inserted next to prediction card
Also published here
  • Three Ring Circus DVD, 2003
 2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 2
785
Alexander de Cova Hofzinser trifft auf Patrick Page two cards travel into wallet, Larsen/Wright/Sellers stab forcing gaff for two cards
Also published here
Variations
 Oct. 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 11)
16
Michael Murray Springboard spectator forms a card by compare it with his selection
  • The Knowing
  • The Killer (approach to Kenton Knepper's "Kolossal Killer")
  • Duplopia (approach to Paul Vigil's "Diplopia")
  • Springback
  • Invisible Deck Application
  • Springboard for the Stage
  • Increasing Accuracy
  • Springboard Suit Exchange for Perfectionists
  • Back Tracking
  • Other Applications
  • Watch This
  • Springboard & Letters
  • Springboard & Colours
  • Closing Thoughts
Inspired by
 2014
A Piece Of My Mind
164
Alexander de Cova Hopa Gimmick two cards travel into wallet, Larsen/Wright/Sellers stab forcing gaff for two cards
  • The Card to Wallet Routine
Also published here
Variations
 Mar. 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 7)
50
David Britland Peek Force Card credit information
 		Dec. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 12)
26
Alexander de Cova Das HOPA-Gimmick two cards travel into wallet, Larsen/Wright/Sellers stab forcing gaff for two cards
Also published here
Variations
 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
111
Vanni Bossi, Davide Costi Credit Card Force piece of card stuck on credit card
Also published here
Related to
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
145
Martin Lewis Credit Card Force Handling
Also published here
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
604
Alex Rangel Three Dice Down three cards counted to with throws of invisible dice, all predicted
Also published here
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
955
Juan Tamariz Another Suit to Order several spectators select cards, all are from same suit and in order
Related to
 2022
Letters from Juan — Volume 6
15
Juan Tamariz Stab Force with Gimmick part glued on back of Joker
 		2022
Letters from Juan — Volume 6
22
Lubor Fiedler Fiedler Forcing Gaff on back of Joker
 		Feb. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 2)
50
Edward Marlo When Opportunity Knocks card to card case, sticky half card to simulate that card is still in deck
Inspired by
 2025
Ed Marlo: Forty Years Later
43