General Comments

73 entries in Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / General Comments
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
S. W. Erdnase Two Methods of Shuffling
Related to
 1902
The Expert at the Card Table
20
Bill Simon The Simon System of False Riffle Shuffles
1952
Effective Card Magic
178
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Observations on the Riffle Shuffle
Apr. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 7)
9
Edward Marlo Top-Block-Transfer comments about retaining order during block transfers, doing Triumph with stacked deck
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
Edward Marlo I Shuffled the Cards chapter intro
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 5 I Shuffled the Cards)
1
Karl Fulves* Riffle Shuffle Analogs models to visualize effect of riffle shuffle on the order
  • Partitions
  • The Five-Card Partition
  • General Shuffle Analogs
  • Polyominoes
  • Pseudo-Polyominoes
  • The Matchbox Analog
  • A Note On Matchbox Analogs
  • And A Note On Ordered Polyominoes
Related to
 1968
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
47
Karl Fulves* Riffle Shuffle Techniques commentary on Reflected Set-Ups, Interlocking Stacks, ... in combination with riffle shuffle
 		1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Gray Codes)
24
Karl Fulves* Displacement Techniques on the definition of "riffle shuffle"
 		1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Displacements)
33
Karl Fulves* Accountable some mathematics of the riffle shuffle
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
71
Two Letters credit fight over riffle shuffle work, Marlo/Daley controversy
 		Nov. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 13)
106
Edward Marlo Concluding Observations more Zarrow, Shank comments
 		1972
The Shank Shuffle
89
Karl Fulves* False Shuffles definition of term, no handling details
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part One
2
Karl Fulves* Riffle Shuffle Problems chapter intro, posing several problems (all the remaining entries in this manuscript)
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part One
17
Karl Fulves* Bibliographical Notes some riffle shuffle sources in print
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part One
22
Karl Fulves* Notes On Shuffle Effects
1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two
81
Karl Fulves* Editorial Comments credit fight over Marlo regarding Jordan Count, Block Transfers, Daley, Steranko and more
 		Mar. 1975
Epilogue (Issue 23)
221
Karl Fulves* Let Me Count The Ways formula for the number of ways a deck theoretically be riffle shuffled
 		Mar. 1979
Ibidem (Issue 36)
25
Karl Fulves* Shuffle Matters on various riffle shuffle credits
 		1983
Shuffle Off
15
Karl Fulves* Introduction
1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
109
Karl Fulves* Controlled Shuffles chapter intro
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
112
Karl Fulves* More Shuffle Problems
  • Previous Erdnase
  • Dollar Deal
  • Haunted Transfer
  • Markers
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
150
Karl Fulves* Shuffle Diagrams pen and paper method for riffle shuffle
Related to
 1986
Color Capture
21
Karl Fulves* Formations way to write out result of riffle shuffle on paper
Related to
 1986
Color Capture
23
Karl Fulves* Scribble Shuffles way to write out possible results after riffle shuffle on paper
 		1986
Color Capture
26
Karl Fulves* Reverse Riffle Shuffles
1986
Color Capture
27
Karl Fulves* C-Color problem of reconstructing original stack after riffle shuffle, no solution
 		1986
Color Capture
30
Karl Fulves* Erdnase Blind Shuffles comments on Erdnase's full deck false riffle shuffles
Related to
 1987
Riffle Shuffle Methods
17
Karl Fulves* False Shuffles chapter intro
 		1987
Riffle Shuffle Methods
17
Karl Fulves* Commentary on False Riffle Shuffles
1987
Riffle Shuffle Methods
29
Karl Fulves* Shuffle Tricks chapter intro
 		1987
Riffle Shuffle Methods
30
T. Page Wright False Shuffles and Cuts
1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
89
Jon Racherbaumer Epilogue to Epilogue on a Jack Liuso satire article in Hierophant, Ed Marlo, Karl Fulves, Neal Elias letters, Ed Marlo letters, all on riffle shuffle work and Marlo & Daley, blindfold deal credit information
Related to
 Dec. 1992
The Racherbaumer Papers (Issue 2)
7
Jon Racherbaumer On the Stevens Control credit information
Related to
 1993
The Olram File (Issue 14)
7
Sid Fleischman* The False Shuffle - Who Needs It?
1993
The Charlatan's Handbook
155
Vicente Canuto Mezclas Auténticas on shuffle methods
 		1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
55
Roberto Giobbi Riffle Shuffle Techniques Introduction
 		1995
Card College — Volume 1
103
Karl Fulves* Tells All tells in riffle shuffle work
 		1995
Setting Up Exercises
3
Karl Fulves* In Conclusion
1995
Setting Up Exercises
4
Karl Fulves* Terms of Engagement chapter 2 intro, on practicing riffle shuffle work, surface, consistency, ...
 		1995
Setting Up Exercises
5
Karl Fulves* The standard grip
1995
Setting Up Exercises
7
Karl Fulves* The Even Riffle chapter 5 intro, on riffle faro (real riffling) stacking, center stacking
 		1995
Setting Up Exercises
33
Karl Fulves* Thumb Tips
1995
Setting Up Exercises
51
Karl Fulves* Drop Offs chapter 6 intro
 		1995
Setting Up Exercises
52
Karl Fulves* It Won't Work on the nature of riffle shuffle work
 		1995
Setting Up Exercises
62
Karl Fulves* Added Notes added to revised edition (ca. 1995?)
 		1995
Shuffle Off
17
Karl Fulves* Scarne's Secret intro about Scarne's riffle culling and on the nature of riffle shuffle work with analogies
 		1996
Blocking Off
1
Karl Fulves* Shuffle Functions
1996
Blocking Off
183
Roberto Giobbi Riffle Shuffle Techniques, Part 2
1998
Card College — Volume 3
627
Jeff Busby The Texans and Shuffle Work on using (bevel) edge-work in riffle shuffle context
Related to
 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
102
Ellis Stanyon Technical Terms for shuffle work
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
278
Fredric P. Lamazor C. False Cut/Shuffle (on the table) Sequence list of various techniques with short tips and comments
 		1999
Card Sleight of Hand Innovations And Improvements
5
David Malek Thoughts on Shuffling
2001
Rebel without a Pause
40
Karl Fulves* A Rusduckian Shuffle Rusduck's top-bottom-removal as analog to riffle shuffle
Related to
 2004
When Psychics Play Poker
9
Karl Fulves* The Pure Riffle dealing alternative to riffle shuffle
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
10
Karl Fulves* Riffle Shuffle, How Defined
2004
When Psychics Play Poker
16
Karl Fulves* Paper & Pencil Shuffles notation for riffle shuffle, partitions
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
19
Wesley James False Riffle Shuffles essay and introduction
 		2004
Enchantments
285
Jon Racherbaumer Riffle Shuffling
2007
Marlo on Erdnase
29
Jon Racherbaumer On the Steven's Control comments
Related to
 2007
Marlo on Erdnase
47
Karl Fulves* A Belief System
2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
550
Steve Reynolds Before You Sit to Shuffle
2012
The Zarrow Work Book
1
Steve Reynolds First Misconception on false shuffling and shuffling styles
 		2012
The Zarrow Work Book
2
Steve Reynolds Second Misconception
2012
The Zarrow Work Book
3
Steve Reynolds Backstory comments and credit information
  • Starting Grip/Cover Grip
  • Strip-out Shuffle (Edward Marlo)
  • Push-Through Shuffle (Steve Reynolds)
  • Blind Shuffle Bluffs (on the bluff/mock shuffle)
  • Bottom-Line Technique
  • Bottom-Line Perfect False Shuffle
  • Bottom-Line Cover-Up Shuffle
Related to
 2019
Beyond the Z
55
Steve Forte Chapter 2 - False Shuffles
  • Introduction
  • terminology
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
55
Steve Forte False Table Riffle Shuffles intro
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
57
Steve Forte Positioning False Cuts and Strips intro, slug brought to center and marked off by break, jog, step
Related to
 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
93
Steve Forte False Shuffling Procedures intro
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
112
Steve Forte Summary on slug controls and false cut
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
116
Steve Forte Off-the-Table False Riffles, Strips, and Cuts intro
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
200
Steve Forte Summary
2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
226
Lawrence Hass False Shuffles and False Cuts comments and references of what Eugene Burger used
 		2021
Eugene Burger: Final Secrets
125
Joshua Jay Disorderly Thoughts on giving the impression that the deck is shuffled
  • Use Better Techniques
  • Present Your False Shuffles
 		2024
Particle System
59