General Comments

23 entries in Cards / Sleights / False Count / General Comments
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Al Leech False Counts general comments
 		1954
Handbook Of Card Sleights
16
Henry Christ Riffs of Henry Christ comments on
  • The Count of Elmsley
  • An Unsolved Mystery
  • The Lota Bowl Deck Switch
  • The Challenge
 		Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
253
Karl Fulves False Counts
1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 5)
297
Karl Fulves False Count Notes
1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 5)
312
José de la Torre Psychological Approach to False Counts most natural count is identified as starting in dealing position and counting into right-hand fingertip grip
  • Weird Count
  • Shocking-Weird Count
  • Tip of Fingers Count (an acceptable count)
  • Dealing Position Count (This is the most natural way to count cards!)
 		1978
Real Magic
11
José de la Torre General Comments (on false counts)
1978
Real Magic
34
Karl Fulves Impossible False Counts on count problems that have no good solution
 		1979
The Topological False Count
4
Karl Fulves Notes For A Dollar doing false counts with bill between cards and other uses for bills
Related to 1982
Six Impromptu Card Tricks
27
Wesley James Counts
1990
Pasteboard Perpensions
1
Wesley James Six New Counts chapter intro
Related to 1990
Pasteboard Perpensions
2
Jon Racherbaumer Useful Definitions
  • Count
  • Disposition
  • Plane State
 		1992
Card Finesse II
56
Vicente Canuto Capitulo 12: Las Cuentas Falsas, 1a Parte chapter intro
 		1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
237
Roberto Giobbi False Display Count Introduction
 		1996
Card College — Volume 2
309
Tommy Wonder Counting Cards, Unnatural Rhythms and Other Problems
  • When Counting is Better
  • Not Always the Best Solution
 		1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 1
97
Roberto Giobbi False Display Counts, Part 2
1998
Card College — Volume 3
593
Fredric P. Lamazor I. Counts list of false counts
 		1999
Card Sleight of Hand Innovations And Improvements
10
Wesley James The Direction of False Count clarifying the counting direction
 		2004
Enchantments
62
Wesley James Four-as-Four (Hiding Two, FAF-Two) Counts discussion of 4-as-4 counts
  • The FAF-Two C Count
Related to 2004
Enchantments
380
Roberto Giobbi Rule of the Eye misdirection for Double Lift, Zarrow Shuffle, Elmsley Count
 		June 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 6)
16
Wesley James Four-as-Four (Hiding Two, FAF-Two) Counts discussion of 4-as-4 counts
  • The FAF-Two M Count
  • The FAF-Two C Count
  • Application Notes
Related to 2010
Card Magic USA
107
Harry Lorayne About Counts four-as-four counts in End Grip
  • The Center Switch Count
  • The Double Double Count
  • The Lorayne Count
Related to 2011
Special Effects
126
Tom Rose The Natural Count "The approach you are about to read increases any type of false count's deceptiveness massively!", commentary on false counts
 		2018
From the Red Notebook
34
Steve Reynolds Playing Heavy Displays section intro, on Mentzer's "Counts, Cuts, Moves, and Subtlety"
 		2019
Output (Issue 1)
12