Hiding Surfaces

418 entries in Cards / Sleights / False Display / Hiding Surfaces
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Eric F. Impey A Really New Ideas for Use in Any Card Trick Using Double-Faced Cards four cards shown from both sides, two are double facers
 		1928 Original Card Mysteries 9
Val Evans Glide Display hiding face of one card
 		1940 The Jinx (Issue 79) 517
Dr. Stanley Jaks False Display hiding one surface
 		1951 Who is this Dr. Jaks? 5
Bill Simon False Display hiding two reversed cards, and bringing all to same orientation
 		1952 Effective Card Magic 64
Bill Simon, Bruce Burrell Hide Out Move under a three card fan
 		1952 Effective Card Magic 167
Unknown Hiding a Card in a Small Packet four cards, hiding third, using glide and showing bottom card alternating to the left and to the right spectator
 		1961 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 22 No. 6) 131
Edward Marlo K. M. Move as a Passer - First Idea showing aces to have backs, even though three double facers are used
 		1962 The K. M. Move 14
Edward Marlo Marlo's Lengthwise Spread
1962 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 374) 324
Ellis Stanyon Stanyon Count five as four, hiding two
 		1969 Epilogue (Issue 7) 55
Unknown Buckle Display hiding one face, showing other twice, using a buckle and multiple turnover to start
 		Aug. 1970 Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 1) 2
Unknown The Blank Fan reverse fan
 		1971 Second Time Around 78
Edward Marlo The "Olram Move"
1971 Second Time Around 79
Karl Fulves Front and Back showing both sides while hiding a card
 		1972 Mexican Monte 4
Karl Fulves 5 As 5 while hiding one
Related to 1972 Mexican Monte 22
Karl Fulves Pullback 5-As-5
1972 Mexican Monte 25
Brother John Hamman The Hamman 2-For-4 Count
Summer 1972 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio) 539
Karl Fulves The Combination Count four as four, combining Norm Osborn's "Unlimited" count with Elmsley count
 		1973 Epilogue (Issue 19) 177
Karl Fulves The Modified Count four as four, combining Norm Osborn's "Unlimited" count with Elmsley count, modified "The Combination Count"
 		1973 Epilogue (Issue 19) 177
Karl Fulves 5 as 5 Count
1973 Notes From Underground 9
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety with five cards
 		1973 Close-up Cavalcade 152
Unknown Double Push-Off small packet, hiding a card
 		1973 The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown 33
Edward G. Brown All Alike Display with multiple lifts and palming, showing three cards as the same, while hiding one
 		1973 The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown 34
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety without credit
 		1973 Magick (Issue 86) 428
Gene Maze Buckle Count Reverse cards in small packet shown one by one, one card hidden and it ends up reverse
 		1973 Wonderful Routines of Magic — The First Addendum 36
Jeff Busby Four As Five four as five with one concealed
 		1974 Epilogue (Issue 22) 208
Philip T. Goldstein Jordan Count of Five Cards As Five From a Biddle Grip hiding bottom card
 		1974 Card Tricks for People Who Don't Do Card Tricks 6
Karl Fulves 5-as-5 Count
1975 Methods with Cards — Part 3 173
Karl Fulves Center Pull-Out
1975 Methods with Cards — Part 3 233
Karl Fulves 5-as-5 Count hiding one
 		1975 Kannibal Kards 2
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1976 Marlo's Magazine Volume 1 72
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety brief
 		1976 Marlo's Magazine Volume 1 74
Bernard Bilis One Handed Snap Display display two cards in end grip using index finger to pull back top card, "snapping action"
 		1976 Close Up, French Style 5
Daryl Martinez D.M. Count two as four
 		1976 Paul Harris Reveals Some Of His Most Intimate Secrets 68
Karl Fulves Omega Count five as five, hiding two faces and backs
 		1976 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #5) 933
Edward Marlo The Olram Subtlety
1976 Subtle Card Magic — Part One 3
Edward Marlo Combination Olram Subtlety hiding two surfaces
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 120
Edward Marlo F.O.E. (Faked Out Elmsley) kind of bluff thing
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 123
Edward Marlo The Bluff Count conceal surfaces of cards between top and bottom card of packet
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 131
Edward Marlo Addition to Stanyon Count three aces as four aces
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 230
Larry Jennings The Five as Five Count hiding one
 		1977 Larry Jennings on Card & Coin Handling 27
Derek Dingle The Wild Move five as five while hiding 2
 		1977 Card Cavalcade Four 13
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1977 Wildcard Miracles 90
Eric Mason Caboodle 5/4 count, showing them all as double backers
Related to Sep. 1977 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 1) 461
Jeff Busby Modified Olram Move
1977 Back to Back 15
Unknown Another Count hiding bottom of four, end grip, Hamman Count variation
 		1977 Counts, Cuts, Moves and Subtlety 25
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1977 Counts, Cuts, Moves and Subtlety 31
Larry West Smile Count four cards shown from both sides, three surfaces hidden
Related to 1977 Counts, Cuts, Moves and Subtlety 54
Larry West Pairs Count different handling of Smile Count, broken Elmsley
Related to 1977 Counts, Cuts, Moves and Subtlety 55
Karl Fulves The $30 TV Set gag message appears on blank card
 		1977 The Magic Book 145
Edward Marlo Olram Move
Nov. 1978 Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 11) 127
Bob Farmer Cabungle alternate handling, with application for packet ambitious card sequence
Inspired by Jan. 1978 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 5) 511
Shigeo Takagi Takagi Wild Card Handling with double facers
 		1978 The Phil Goldstein Convention Lecture 3
Shigeo Takagi Takagi Wild Card Handling
1978 A Transatlantic Lecture 2
Karl Fulves Omega Count seven as five
 		1978 The Chronicles (Issue 4) 1097
Karl Fulves Countless "Counts"
Jordan Count off the deck, taking four cards and hiding one surface
 		1978 The Chronicles (Issue 10) 1163
David Britland The Experimental Elmsley Count four cards, two cards hidden
 		1978 Trick Card Trickery 4
Arturo de Ascanio Culebreo "Las Palmas"
Also published here 1978 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 2 60
Fred Kaps Angular Turnover after an Elmsley count, the cards are singly turned and dropped on the table,
 		1978 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 2 76
Roger Smith The Five Card Elmsley five as five while hiding one
 		1978 The Ultimate Card Book No. 4 2
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1979 Marlo's Magazine Volume 3 33
Harry Lorayne, Brother John Hamman Five-as-Five Count one card not seen, vague credit to Hamman
 		1979 Quantum Leaps 20
Harry Lorayne The Lorayne Bluff Count Gemini Count Alternative
Related to 1979 Quantum Leaps 27
Unknown The Five-Card Jordan
1979 CardMagic 72
Karl Fulves Omega Count five as five
 		1979 CardMagic 73
Unknown Five As Five Count
1979 CardMagic 73
Karl Fulves Back Display showing two cards from both side, one is double facer
 		1979 The Nyria Effect 63
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1979 Goldstein's Gallery 13
Karl Fulves The Contact Count using card with cut-out section in center of one side
 		1979 The Topological False Count 5
Karl Fulves Contact 5-as-4 using card with hole
 		1979 The Topological False Count 12
Karl Fulves Contact 5-as-5 using card with hole
 		1979 The Topological False Count 12
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1979 Close-up Entertainer 154
Shigeo Takagi Takagi Turnover Count
1979 Snow 9
Karl Fulves Push Push 3&3, based on 6-as-6 false count
Related to 1979 The Chronicles (Issue 21) 1267
Karl Fulves Omega Count five as five, hiding two
 		1979 The Chronicles (Issue 23) 1291
Karl Fulves The Omega Count credit information
 		1979 Interlocutor (Issue 32) 125
Steve Beam Change-Up faces and backs of four cards change
Related to 1979 Magic — The Vanishing Art 42
Edward Marlo Flexible Combination Counts five counts to show five cards as five while hiding two
Related to 1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 142
Edward Marlo The Marfoe Count (Jan. 1977) - First Count three as four, hiding one
 		1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 147
Edward Marlo Second Count Marfoe Count, three as four, optionally hiding one
 		1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 148
Edward Marlo Third Count Marfoe Count, three as five, hiding one
 		1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 150
Edward Marlo Fourth Count Marfoe Count, three as five, hiding one
 		1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 151
Edward Marlo An Approach to D.F. Aces deal four Aces face down, yet they are double facers, roughed
 		1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 172
Edward Marlo Full Deck Olram Subtlety Olram with top four cards of the deck
 		1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 284
Edward Marlo Bold Olram Subtlety hiding two of four
 		1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 286
Edward Marlo Flexible Hindu Count hiding two of four
 		1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 287
Edward Marlo The Jimmy Cricket Count three Gemini Count alternatives
 		1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 290
Brother John Hamman, Daryl Martinez Two-as-Four Count / DM Count only two backs used to count four cards
 		1980 Secrets of a "Puerto Rican Gambler" 109
Edward Marlo Insertion Subtlety displaying sandwich while hiding the color of one of the cards
 		1980 Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant) 76
Walt Lees A-4-As-3-Count two show three red cards with just two and hiding two blue cards
 		1980 The Immaculate Card Magic of Walt Lees 8
Karl Fulves Push-Push 6-as-6 count
Related to 1980 Color Quik 7
Karl Fulves The OJ Count with outjogged cards, spectator adds number cards he sees and gets different totals
Related to 1980 Color Quik 20
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1980 Close-up Fantasies — Book II 80
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanios "Las Palmas" Vorfächern
  • Der Grundgriff: "V-Pendel"
  • Ascanios Las Palmas Vorzeigen
Also published here 1980 Das Ascanio Seminar — Graz 1980 22
Fred Kaps Voltea Angular after an Elmsley count, the cards are singly turned and dropped on the table, hiding one face/back
Related to 1980 El Manejo de la Carta Doble 3
Arturo de Ascanio Culebreo "Las Palmas"
Also published here 1980 El Manejo de la Carta Doble 5
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1981 The Commercial Card Magic of Roger Crosthwaite 33
Karl Fulves Snap Shots convincer condition that all cards are face down
 		1981 Milennium Aces 17
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety with three cards
 		1981 Quasimodo / A Fine Mesh 2
Karl Fulves 5 As 5 while hiding one, as stacking
Related to 1981 Octet 15
Karl Fulves 7-as-5 Count
1981 Octet 59
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1981 Close-up Fantasies Finalé 38
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1981 Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two 28
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1982 The Complete Works of Derek Dingle 96
Daryl Martinez Rising Crime Display
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1982 For Your Entertainment Pleasure 28
Edward Marlo, Jeff Busby Olram Subtlety Variation
1982 Arcane (Issue 8) 94
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1982 Best of Friends 418
Sam Schwartz Omega Count five as five while hiding 1
 		1982 Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 6) 1060
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1982 Sessions 128
Larry Jennings Rhythm Count
Variations 1982 A Visit With Larry Jennings 2
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count
1982 Fork Full of Appetizers 29
Mike O'Dowd Glide Count four cards
 		1982 Fork Full of Appetizers 32
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 9) 155
Philip T. Goldstein The Jorback Count concealing one face and two backs, back count meets Jordan
Related to 1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas)) 46
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1982 Packet Tricks 52
Peter Kane Four-As-Four Concealing Two Count end grip
 		1982 Kane 62
Brother John Hamman, Daryl Martinez Two-as-Four Count / DM Count
Feb. 1983 Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 2) 737
Edward Marlo Olram Display brief
 		Aug. 1983 Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 8) 807
Hippie Torrales Just A Count Elmsley Count varitiation to show both sides
 		Nov. 1983 Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 11) 850
Larry Taylor The LT Count four as four, one hidden
 		Dec. 1983 Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 12) 860
Brother John Hamman Gemini Count
Variations 1983 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 14) 128
Ken Beale The Ken Beale Display showing apparently all 4 sides of two blank cards while hiding one surface
 		1983 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 16) 153
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety Variation
1983 Marlo's Plus Package 7
Edward Marlo Flexible Count brief
 		1983 Marlo's Plus Package 31
Edward Marlo Latest Count Combination five card Hamman Count version from pinch grip
 		1983 Marlo's Plus Package 35
Edward Marlo In Lieu of Hammon Switch nine card Hamman Count version from pinch grip
 		1983 Marlo's Plus Package 36
Philip T. Goldstein The Ghostback Count Elmsley/Flushtration combination from Pinch Grip
 		1983 MajorMinor 7
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1983 A Close-Up Kinda Guy 41
Steve Beam Flushtration Count Variation as all back display, taking cards from each side
Also published here 1983 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 1) 7
Steve Beam Olram Subtlety more a variation of a Flushtration Count
 		1983 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 1) 7
Unknown Omega Count five as five
 		1983 The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1 19
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1983 The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1 116
Edward Marlo Olram's Hidden Count five as four, one hidden and not displaced
VariationsAlso published here 1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5
Edward Marlo Olram's Tabled Spread hiding cards
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 197
Edward Marlo The Olram Count Olram Subtlety as false count
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 301
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety brief
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 304
Brother John Hamman, Daryl Martinez Two-as-Four Count / DM Count brief
 		Mar. 1984 Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 3) 894
David Evans Double Jordan x as five count, only 3 faces seen
 		Mar. 1984 Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 3) 895
Daryl Martinez Rising Crime Display
1984 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 23 & 24) 237
Shigeo Takagi Takagi Turnover Count
Feb. 1984 Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 4) 1201
Fred Kaps False Display after an elmsley count, the cards are singly turned and dropped on the table, hiding one face/back
Also published here July 1984 Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 7) 1244
Shigeo Takagi Blank Card Turnover Sequence Takagi Turnover Count
 		1984 Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2 16
Brother John Hamman Gemini Count
1984 Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2 55
Daryl Martinez Two as Four Count
1984 Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2 56
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1984 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 34) 661
Edward Marlo Olram's Hidden Count five as four, one hidden and not displaced
Also published here 1984 At The Table 133
Brother John Hamman The Gemini Count
1984 Seven Deadly Miracles 10
Walt Maddison Twist & Show Count four as five
 		Apr. 1985 Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 4) 1047
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
July 1985 Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 7) 1086
Brother John Hamman, Karl Fulves Gemini Count / Center Pull-Out
Related to Nov. 1985 Epoptica (Issue 7) 429
Larry Jennings, Daryl Martinez Rising Crime Display from Natural Grip
1985 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27) 248
Brother John Hamman Gemini Count Variant
1985 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 28, 29 & 30) 289
Daryl Martinez Two-as-Four Count / DM Count
1985 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 34, 35 & 36) 374
Peter Marshall Flushtrated Elmsley Count
1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 59
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1985 Formula One Close-Up 16
Daryl Martinez, Brother John Hamman Two/Four Count (or The D.M. Count)
1985 Lake Tahoe Card Magic 9
Karl Fulves, Jeff Busby Omega Count six as five
 		1985 Lake Tahoe Card Magic 11
Daryl Martinez Combo Count
1985 Lake Tahoe Card Magic 26
Dr. Jacob Daley Method To Show A Card Vanished From A Small Pack two versions
 		1985 Lake Tahoe Card Magic 68
Daryl Martinez DM Count two as four
 		1985 Daryl's Psychological Assembly 6
Larry Jennings Rhythm Count
1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 186
Simeon Crystal, Harry Lorayne The Count of Mountie Crystal several false counts to count four-as-four and hide a card:
  • The Center Switch Count
  • The Double Double Count
  • The Lorayne Count
see page 1235 for credit corrections
Related to Feb. 1986 Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 2) 1165
David Neighbors, John F. Mendoza, Brother John Hamman 5-Card Gemini Count Variation
1986 Riffling the Pasteboards 30
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1986 Scratching the Surface 13
Unknown Olram Count with jumbo cards
 		1986 Riesenkarten 3 7
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
Sep. 1987 Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 9) 1394
Edward Marlo Double Olram
1987 Special Effects 29
Edward Marlo Fingertip Reversal Count double facers
 		1987 Special Effects 93
Steve Beam The Count Olram Count variation
 		1987 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 17) 287
Ellis Stanyon Stanyon Count five as four, hiding 2
 		1988 The Cervon File 218
Darwin Ortiz Olram Subtlety Improved Variation on Marlo's Move
 		1988 Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table 117
Brother John Hamman Gemini Count
1988 Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table 141
Fred Kaps Hamman Count Overhand Shuffle
1988 52 Lovers 48
Edward Marlo Marlo's Nerve Count showing four cards as four of a kind with two x-cards
 		1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 252
Edward Marlo Olram Count
1988 The Magic Way 167
Brother John Hamman, Daryl Martinez Two as Four Count
1988 The Cardwright 55
Larry Jennings Rhythm Count
1988 The Cardwright 177
Edward Marlo Sidejog K.B. Move Biddle move display of Aces to show one vanished
 		1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 33
Edward Marlo Marlo Flexible Count
1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 37
Edward Marlo The Olram Subtlety "The Basic Moves"
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Nov. 1965
 1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 187
Brother John Hamman The Two-As-Four Count
1989 The Secrets of Brother John Hamman 117
Karl Fulves Block Exchange Counts as used in Elmsley Count
 		1989 And a Packet of Cards 2
Karl Fulves K-Counts order changed and card concealed
Inspired by 1989 And a Packet of Cards 11
Karl Fulves K-2 four Kings change to four Queens
 		1989 And a Packet of Cards 12
Karl Fulves Up The Ladder "swindle count in which any small number of cards can be counted as any larger number, and any number of cards can be concealed"
 		1989 And a Packet of Cards 14
Karl Fulves Zebra Count
1989 And a Packet of Cards 15
Karl Fulves Carrousel Count four-as-four while concealing two
 		1989 And a Packet of Cards 17
Bill Wisch Top Secret Count false counts off the top of the deck, over, under, hiding cards
Variations 1989 Kaleidoscope 39
Bruce Cervon Multiple Lift Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border, displaying both side at beginning
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 27
Bruce Cervon, Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety Variation
1989 The Black & White Trick 88
Larry Jennings La Cuenta Ritmica rhythm count
 		1989 Cartas Certificadas 122
Arturo de Ascanio Las Palmas Ascanio Spread brief
 		1989 Ascanio's Favorites 1 2
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanio's Honest Display hiding two cards, showing palms
Also published here 1989 Ascanio's Favorites 1 10
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
Oct. 1989 Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 1) 26
Alex Elmsley Everchange Count four as five while hiding one
Also published here May 1989 Inside Out (Issue 6) 14
Brother John Hamman, Daryl Martinez Two-as-Four Count / DM Count
1990 Spectacle 36
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1990 Ultra Cervon 5
Larry West Mirage Display/Count Rhythm Count alternative
 		1990 Impossibilia 6
Jerry K. Hartman DRED - Discrepant Reverse Elmsley Display used to vanish an ace in an assembly
 		1990 Impossibilia 30
Larry West, John Bannon Mirage Display/Count Variation Rhythm Count alternative
 		1990 Impossibilia 34
Wesley James The Carry Count (4-4) bottom card stays into place, one of four hidden, note on the Veeser concept
 		1990 Pasteboard Perpensions 4
Wesley James The SPEC-3 Count (2-3) one of four hidden
 		1990 Pasteboard Perpensions 6
Wesley James The Ducked SPEC-3 (2-2) one of four hidden
 		1990 Pasteboard Perpensions 7
Wesley James Spec-4 (2-4) one of four hidden
 		1990 Pasteboard Perpensions 8
Wesley James SWAPEC (3-2) one of four hidden
 		1990 Pasteboard Perpensions 9
Wesley James The Elmsley/Olram Vanish
Related to 1990 Pasteboard Perpensions 45
Daryl Two as Four Count
1990 More Magician Foolers 13
Edward Marlo Olram Subtelty
1990 More Magician Foolers 16
Gary Ouellet Not on the Bottom, Not on Top showing top and bottom card, hiding selection on top
 		1990 Close Up Illusions 146
Ken Krenzel The Krenzel Color Approach using the Touch Force to hide the back of a different colored cards
 		1990 Close Up Illusions 175
Unknown Single Buckle Spread
1990 Focus 6
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1990 Focus 27
Jeff Busby Omega Count
1990 Focus 28
Philip T. Goldstein Ghostback Count
1990 Focus 76
Larry Jennings Rhythm Count Variant done with six cards instead of four, see also p. 25
 		1990 Up in Smoke and Other Tantalizing Mysteries 5
Larry Jennings Rhythm Count see also p. 5
 		1990 Up in Smoke and Other Tantalizing Mysteries 25
Alex Elmsley Everchange Count four as five while hiding one
VariationsAlso published here 1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 74
Alex Elmsley Neverchange Count four as five, hiding one
 		1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 81
Larry West, John Bannon Mirage Count Variation Rhythm count alternative
 		1991 Smoke and Mirrors 136
Patrick Page Das 4-As-Manöver Ace vanish with double facer, also as false count
Also published here
  • Pages from Patrick's Notebook
 Nov. 1991 Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 3) 110
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1992 Card Finesse II 207
Brother John Hamman, Daryl Martinez Two-as-Four Count brief
 		1992 Card Finesse II 252
Edward Marlo, Jack Carpenter Olram Subtlety Variation fingertips
 		1992 Modus Operandi 56
James Swain, Bill Malone The J. S. Count actually displays using KM style switch, thereafter referred to as "J.S. Switch"
  • To show three cards to be same card
  • To perform Brother Hamman's Gemini Count
  • Gemini Count Variation
  • To perform Daryl Martinez's Diamond Bar
 		1992 Don't Blink 67
Brother John Hamman Gemini Count brief
 		1992 Don't Blink 109
Bob Veeser Veeser Count
1992 The Wild Card Kit 24
Edward Marlo Marlo's Climactic Display final display, with Olram Subtlety
 		1992 The Wild Card Kit 57
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1992 The Olram Aces — The Impossible Travellers 10
Dan Harlan Stutter Count showing four cards as the same
 		1992 The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 3) 8
Philip T. Goldstein Diminishing Lift Sequence
1992 The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 4) 8
Fred Kaps, Channing Pollock Principio Nuevo angular turnover description, after an Elmsley count, the cards are singly turned and dropped on the table, hiding one face/back
 		1992 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 3 79
Fred Kaps Voltea Angular after an Elmsley count, the cards are singly turned and dropped on the table, hiding one surface
Also published here 1992 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 6 11
Arturo de Ascanio Culebreo "Las Palmas"
Also published here 1992 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 6 14
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1992 Pasteboard Presentations 102
Larry Jennings Rhythm Count
1993 Three Professional Card Routines 21
Corvello The Eleven Card Count multiple out count
 		1993 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Magazine Miscellanea) 472
Karl Fulves Five as Five
1993 Verbatim (Issue 8) 94
Philip T. Goldstein The Jorback Count concealing one face and two backs, back count meets Jordan
 		1993 Card File 112
Philip T. Goldstein Chaback Count concealing one face and two backs
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring, April 1992
 1993 Card File 113
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Rumba Count Variation four cards, showing two cards twice
 		1993 Rumba Count 33
Tony Miller A Psychological False Count hiding one face/back
Variations Nov. 1994 Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 11) 2425
Alex Elmsley Everchange Count Variation
Inspired by 1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 464
Karl Fulves Count & Aces false count when removing from wallet one by one
Inspired by 1994 Crooked Tales 115
Gary Kurtz Application Specific Reverse Displacement Count
1994 U.P. — The Ultimate Progression 9
Gary Kurtz Application Specific Optical Count #1
1994 U.P. — The Ultimate Progression 9
Gary Kurtz Application Specific Optical Count #2
1994 U.P. — The Ultimate Progression 11
Edward Marlo Olram Display
1994 Secrets No. 1 45
Alex Elmsley Everchange Count four as five while hiding one
 		1994 Roger's Thesaurus 175
Edward Marlo 4-as-5 Count four as five while hiding one, Everchange Count handling
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Sticks and Stones No. 13, 1978
 1994 Roger's Thesaurus 177
Jack Avis Siva Display Subtlety
1994 Roger's Thesaurus 191
Edward Victor The E-Y-E Count
1994 Roger's Thesaurus 196
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1994 Roger's Thesaurus 198
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
July 1994 Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 4&5) 169
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1994 Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 4) 14
Keith Bloomfield Another 4-As-4 Count hiding second from top card
 		Sep. 1995 Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 9) 2555
Larry Jennings The Rhythm Count 2-4-4
 		1995 How to Tame a Moose 7
Larry Jennings, Allan Ackerman A Better View small variation of the Rhythm Count
 		1995 How to Tame a Moose 7
Jack Carpenter Jack's Rhythm 2-4-4, variation of the Rhythm Count
 		1995 How to Tame a Moose 9
Edward Marlo Jiminy Cricket Count 2-4-4, third method of Marlo's methods in reference
Related to 1995 How to Tame a Moose 11
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1995 Notes from The Summit 18
Edward Marlo Above the Buckle or Break Count displacement count, five as four
 		1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 157
Edward Marlo Olram Count Handling
1995 Inside Cardmagic 31
Brother John Hamman The Hamman Two-for Four Count
1996 Card College — Volume 2 320
Allan Ackerman OPOS Count Out of Position Olram Subtlety, 3-4-4 count
 		1996 Al Cardpone 15
Karl Fulves Omega Count
1996 The Minotaur (Vol. 8 No. 2) 8
Larry Jennings Five-as-Five False Count credit information
Related toAlso published here
  • "Lecture Notes On Card And Coin Handling" (Larry Jennings, 1967)
 1996 The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser 219
John C. Wagner Wagner Display
Related to 1996 Inside Cardmagic — Band 2 114
Unknown False Count
1996 Inside Cardmagic — Band 2 182
Brother John Hamman Two-as-Four Count
1997 Jennings '67 242
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1997 Jennings '67 249
Lennart Green The Green Mirror-Count "Green's Red OR Black Display", allowing to show a packet of alternating card as either all red or black, kind of Olram extension
Also published here 1997 The Green Mirror-Count 3
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
July 1997 Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 7) 2817
John W. McClure McCount accomplishing the same as Jordan Count
 		Sep. 1997 Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 9) 2835
Larry Jennings, Jack Carpenter Three Card Rhythm Count
1997 The Expert's Portfolio No. 1 63
Nick Trost Rising Crime Display
1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 23
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 170
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 200
Nick Trost Trick-Kards Four of a kind turns face down one by one, then change backs, then change suits, follow by appearance of 'X' on backs
Inspired by
  • "Flipped Out" (Ed Hollins, marketed by Emerson & West)
 1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 211
Shigeo Takagi Takagi Turnover Count
1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 214
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 318
Scott Robinson Elmsley Display
1997 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 65) 1310
John Bannon Discrepancy City Display
1997 Solomon's Mind 66
Steve Beam Flushtration Count Variation as all back display, taking cards from each side
 		1997 Sound Effects 4
Edward Marlo, Christian Scherer The Olram Subtlety
1998 Card College — Volume 3 603
Brother John Hamman The Gemini Count a four-card packet is shown to consist of two pairs of duplicate cards
 		1998 Card College — Volume 3 604
Vernon Winiecke Double Pinochle Mirage double pinochle shown, the cards change into the four Aces, six-as-four count
 		1998 The Fine Print (Issue 9) 258
Shigeo Takagi Turn-Over Count
1998 Five Times Five — Scotland 28
Daryl Martinez Rising Crime Display
1999 21st Century Card Magic 115
Daryl Martinez Rising Crime Display
Also published here 1999 Close-Up & Personal 180
Edward Marlo Olram Subtelty
Jan. 1999 Genii (Vol. 62 No. 1) 40
Sam Schwartz Back Flip Count six-as-four count
 		1999 Charlatan (Issue 1) 4
John C. Wagner Wagner Display
Related to 2000 Concertos for Pasteboard 113
Unknown False Count
2000 Concertos for Pasteboard 189
Karl Fulves Five as Five Count also six as five
Related to 2000 Card File Two 152
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
2000 Card File Two 160
Edward Marlo Swindle Count
2001 Try the Impossible 121
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Partial Rhumba Count
2001 Try the Impossible 122
Unknown Multiple Olram Count with more cards, to show all of them red-backed
 		2001 New Self-Working Card Tricks 28
Daryl Martinez Rising Crime Display
2002 Scams & Fantasies with Cards 23
Brother John Hamman Gemini Count last part
 		2002 Scams & Fantasies with Cards 185
Fred Kaps Hamman Count Shuffle
2002 Scams & Fantasies with Cards 198
Rob Gregory-Browne Jordon Count Variation does the same thing
 		2002 2002 — The Last Palindrome 20
Edward Marlo The Display Count
2002 Ahead of the Pack 52
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Elmsley Count Variant concealing two backs as well as one face
Related to 2003 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1 79
Gábor G. Szabó Showing Off taking four cards one by one into the other hand, hiding reversed card
 		2003 NewCastle Notes 14
Wesley James The JEHHFOWJ Count "Jordan, Elmsley, Haxton, Houghton, ?, James"
 		2004 Enchantments 55
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
Shigeo Takagi Takagi Turnover Count
2004 The Dave Campbell Legacy 224
Brother John Hamman, Daryl Martinez 2 as 4 Count
2004 Tribute 9
Unknown Hamman Count Overhand Shuffle
2004 "Effektiv" 43
Edward Marlo Olram Subtelty
2005 Up In Smoke 1
Larry Jennings Rhythm Count Variant
2005 Up In Smoke 11
Larry Jennings Rhythm Count
2005 Up In Smoke 15
Larry Jennings Another Rhythm Count Variant
2005 Up In Smoke 19
John C. Wagner Wagner Displacement Count showing four cards one by one and placing them aside while hiding one face
 		2005 Full Metal Jacket 20
Allan Ackerman The Olram Plus Count Olram variation
 		2005 Ackerman 2004 5
Ron Bauer The 545 Switching Count exchanges top and bottom cards
 		2006 Final(ly) Aces 35
Arturo de Ascanio The Palmas Spread hiding two cards, Ascanio Spread variation
  • The Basic Move
  • The Palmas Spread Proper
  • The Palmas Spread Variant
Also published here 2006 The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic 38
Arturo de Ascanio The Palmas-5 Spread a) Concealing the fourth card
b) Concealing the third card
 		2006 The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic 41
Arturo de Ascanio Loose Display
2006 The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic 70
Fred Kaps, Channing Pollock Angular Turnover after an Elmsley count, the cards are singly turned and dropped on the table, hiding one face/back, see also p. 116 for more details
Related toAlso published here 2006 The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic 77
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanio's Careless Spread spreading five carda as four on table
 		2006 The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic 208
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanio's Honest Display showing five as four cards, on open palms
Also published here 2006 The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic 208
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanio's Display Spread
2006 The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic 221
Arturo de Ascanio The Ascanio OK Turnover follow-up for Ring-Finger Grip Ascanio Spread
 		2006 The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic 231
Larry Jennings Rhythm Count
2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6 114
James Swain Las Vegas Count
  • The Card Expert
Gemini/Rhythm Count variation, hiding two of four faces
 		Oct. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10) 29
Andi Gladwin Deja Vu Count False display, show same two cards twice (similar to Rhythm Count)
Related toAlso published here 2007 Movers & Shakers 37
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
2007 The Magician's Ltd Cookbook 27
Daryl Martinez Combo Count
2007 52 Memories 14
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
2007 52 Memories 15
Larry Jennings Rhythm Count Variant
2007 52 Memories 20
Daryl Martinez Rising Crime Display
2007 52 Memories 21
Brother John Hamman Gemini Count
2007 52 Memories 25
Ellis Stanyon Stanyon Count
2007 52 Memories 31
Christian Chelman The Display Load
Related to 2007 52 Memories 32
John Bannon Discrepancy City Display
2007 52 Memories 72
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
2007 52 Memories 133
Jack Parker Underbelly Sequence
2007 52 Memories 133
Allan Ackerman Optical Rhythm Count
2007 52 Memories 173
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
June 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 6) 37
Walt Maddison, Daryl, Ted Biet Diminishing Count Rising Crime Display, credit information
 		2008 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1 262
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
2008 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1 277
Shigeo Takagi Takagi Turnover Count
2008 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1 290
Larry Jennings Rhythm Count
2008 Smooth Operations 7
Kevin Ho Florida Count Flourishy Gemini Count / Rhythm Count
Related to 2008 Smooth Operations 22
Shigeo Takagi Takagi Turnover Display
2008 This Is Not a Book 80
Arturo de Ascanio Take and Tap push-off count, five as four cards, spread display
 		2008 The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic 139
Arturo de Ascanio The Ascanio Spread Cut convincer for nudist deck, showing cards while cutting deck
 		2008 The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic 235
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanio's Beveling Square-Up
2008 The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic 237
Steve Beam Head Count combination of Beamsley Count and Flushtration Count
 		2008 Counter Attack 16
Steve Beam The Body Count combination of Beamsley Count with flushing some of the faces
Related to 2008 Counter Attack 18
Steve Beam The Flash Card Count
  • Two Show Four Different Cards as Two Pairs of Identical Cards
  • Two Show Four Different Cards as One Odd and Three Identical Cards
  • Two Show Five Different Cards to Consist of One Odd and Four Identical Cards
 		2008 Counter Attack 21
Steve Beam The Flip Flop Display as all back display, taking cards from each side
Also published here 2008 Counter Attack 37
Edward Marlo Olram Count
2008 The Green Northern Lights Magic 49
Lennart Green The Mirror Move
Also published here 2008 The Green Northern Lights Magic 49
Edward Victor E-Y-E Count
Oct. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 10) 29
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
Mar. 2008 Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 1) 19
Brother John Hamman Two as Four Count see also p. 29 ("On The Two As Four Count")
 		July 2009 Genii (Vol. 72 No. 7) 26
Unknown Olram Subtelty similar to Green Mirror Count
 		2009 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2 511
Brother John Hamman, Daryl Martinez Two-for-Four Count
2010 Vortex 54
Daryl Martinez Rising Crime Sequence
2010 Vortex 55
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety brief
 		2010 Vortex 58
John Guastaferro Folding Count apparently showing all sides of four cards while hiding one side
 		2010 One Degree 12
John Guastaferro Overturned Counts cards are turned over while counted one by one
1. Overturned Elmsley
2. Overturned Stanyon
 		2010 One Degree 77
Daryl Martinez Combo Count
2010 One Degree 121
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
2010 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8 183
Daryl Martinez Combo Count
2010 Elements 39
Allan Ackerman OPOS Count Out of Position Olram Subtlety, two handlings
 		2012 The Cardjurer 31
Allan Ackerman, George Jenness, Ray Grismer Fingertip Rhythm credit information
 		2012 The Cardjurer 33
Unknown Five-As-Five Count Elmsley Count dynamics
 		2012 The F.F.F.F. Book 61
Shigeo Takagi The Japanese Blanks Count Takagi Turnover Count
 		2012 The F.F.F.F. Book 63
Tom Stone Flustered Curiosity 4&4
Inspired by June 2012 Genii (Vol. 75 No. 6) 30
Fred Kaps Hamman Count Overhand Shuffle
2012 El Manuscrito (Vol. 5 No. 20) 617
Jimmy Grippo Grippo's Out-jog Pip Concealment hiding the face of an outjogged card with a bevel
Related to
  • "The Magic of Francis Carlyle"
 2014 Classic Fantastic 69
Tomas Blomberg Low Life Display
Inspired by 2014 Blomberg Laboratories 94
John Bannon Discrepancy City Display
Also published here 2014 Blomberg Laboratories 169
Laurent Prochasson Display after Elmsley Count after an Elmsley Count cards are apparently shown on both sides, also to easily get a break over odd card
 		2014 Notes de Conférence 1 5
Joaquín Matas Fan Display hiding surface of one card
 		2014 A Fuego Lento — Volumen I 58
Joaquín Matas Spread Display Ascanio Spread turnover in the hands to hide surface
 		2014 A Fuego Lento — Volumen I 100
Edward Marlo Olram brief
 		2014 A Fuego Lento — Volumen I 124
Steve Beam Enseñada Flip-Flop as all back display, taking cards from each side
Also published here 2014 El Cardquistador 2
Erik Jansson After Elmsley finesse in which cards are apparently shown in spread from both sides
 		Dec. 2014 Genii (Vol. 77 No. 12) 48
Javier Piñeiro Elmsley Count Variation brief, display of both sides
 		2014 El Puente Invisible 189
R. Paul Wilson Eight BW Plus Two Variation on Nick Trost's Eight Card Brainwave effect, move to hide backs
Inspired byAlso published here 2015 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9 126
Tony Miller Psychological Falce Count hiding one face/back
 		2015 JawDroppers! 243
So Sato Mimic Show handling for mis-showing Three as Ace, also for court cards, credit information
Inspired byRelated to 2016 The Secrets of So Sato 143
John Hostler, Bob Stencel Reltsoh Blatancy Olram Subtlety variation
 		2016 Magnum Opossum 86
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety brief
 		2017 The Expert's Portfolio No. 2 63
Brother John Hamman 2-for-4 Count