508 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 9
Val Evans Glide Display hiding face of one card
Feb. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 79)
517
Dr. Stanley Jaks False Display hiding one surface
1951 5
Bill Simon False Display hiding two reversed cards, and bringing all to same orientation
1952 64
Bill Simon, Bruce Burrell Hide Out Move under a three card fan
1952 167
Stewart Judah Five-as-Five Count hiding one card
1952 25
Edward Marlo Swindle Aces showing four cards (three Aces, one x) as four of a kind
Related to 1953 108
Edward Marlo Swindle Aces Display four cards shown one by one and tabled, one shown twice and one hidden
Related to Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
13
Theodore Annemann Double-Blank Display Sequence four cards apparently shown from both sides, diminishing turnovers
Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
19
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 14
Ellis Stanyon Stanyon Count five as four, hiding two
Nov. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 7)
55
Norman Houghton Modified Elmsley Count hiding the fourth count, also as Four as Five count
Also published here
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Nov. 1963
Aug. 1969
Ibidem (Issue 34 & 35)
41
Buckle Display hiding one face, showing other twice, using a buckle and multiple turnover to start
Aug. 1970
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 1)
2
The Blank Fan reverse fan
1971 78
Edward Marlo The "Olram Move"
1971 79
George Sands The Buckle Turn showing four cards, hiding one surface
1971 6
Ralph W. Hull, Gerald R. Blount Note Two - Hull's "Hide Out" hiding card while spreading the deck
June 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 16)
124
Karl Fulves Front and Back showing both sides while hiding a card
1972 4
Karl Fulves 5 As 5 while hiding one
Related to 1972 22
Karl Fulves Pullback 5-As-5
1972 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
Nov. 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"
Nov. 1973
Epilogue (Issue 19)
177
Karl Fulves 5 as 5 Count
1973 9
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety with five cards
1973 152
Double Push-Off small packet, hiding a card
1973 33
Edward G. Brown All Alike Display with multiple lifts and palming, showing three cards as the same, while hiding one
1973 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 36
Jeff Busby Four As Five four as five with one concealed
Nov. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 22)
208
Philip T. Goldstein Jordan Count of Five Cards As Five From a Biddle Grip hiding bottom card
1974 6
Karl Fulves 5-as-5 Count
1975 173
Karl Fulves Center Pull-Out
1975 233
Karl Fulves 5-as-5 Count hiding one
1975 2
Gerald Kosky Four Messages six blank cards, display to hide four messages
1975 157
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1976 72
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety brief
1976 74
Bernard Bilis One Handed Snap Display display two cards in end grip using index finger to pull back top card, "snapping action"
1976 5
Daryl Martinez D.M. Count two as four
1976 68
Karl Fulves Omega Count five as five, hiding two faces and backs
VariationsAlso published here 1976
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #5)
933
Edward Marlo The Olram Subtlety
1976 3
Darwin Ortiz Olram Subtlety Handling
1976 10
Edward Marlo Combination Olram Subtlety hiding two surfaces
1977 120
Edward Marlo F.O.E. (Faked Out Elmsley) kind of bluff thing
1977 123
Edward Marlo The Bluff Count conceal surfaces of cards between top and bottom card of packet
1977 131
Edward Marlo Addition to Stanyon Count three aces as four aces
1977 230
Larry Jennings The Five as Five Count hiding one
1977 27
Derek Dingle The Wild Move five as five while hiding 2
1977 13
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1977 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 15
Another Count hiding bottom of four, end grip, Hamman Count variation
1977 25
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1977 31
Larry West Smile Count four cards shown from both sides, three surfaces hidden
Related to 1977 54
Larry West Pairs Count different handling of Smile Count, broken Elmsley
Related to 1977 55
Karl Fulves The $30 TV Set gag message appears on blank card
1977 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 3
Shigeo Takagi Takagi Wild Card Handling
1978 2
Karl Fulves Omega Count seven as five
1978 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 4
Arturo de Ascanio Culebreo "Las Palmas"
VariationsAlso published here 1978 60
Fred Kaps Angular Turnover after an Elmsley count, the cards are singly turned and dropped on the table,
1978 76
Roger Smith The Five Card Elmsley five as five while hiding one
1978 2
José de la Torre Jose's 5 as 5 one face remains hidden, starting in dealing position and counting into right-hand fingertip grip
1978 24
David Stahl Fan Display showing faces and apparently backs, while fanning cards
1978 4
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1979 33
Harry Lorayne, Brother John Hamman Five-as-Five Count one card not seen, vague credit to Hamman
1979 20
Harry Lorayne The Lorayne Bluff Count Gemini Count Alternative
Related to 1979 27
The Five-Card Jordan
1979 72
Karl Fulves Omega Count five as five
1979 73
Five As Five Count
1979 73
Karl Fulves Back Display showing two cards from both side, one is double facer
1979 63
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1979 13
Karl Fulves The Contact Count using card with cut-out section in center of one side
1979 5
Karl Fulves Contact 5-as-4 using card with hole
1979 12
Karl Fulves Contact 5-as-5 using card with hole
1979 12
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1979 154
Shigeo Takagi Takagi Turnover Count
Also published here 1979 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 42
Edward Marlo Flexible Combination Counts five counts to show five cards as five while hiding two
Related to 1980 142
Edward Marlo The Marfoe Count (Jan. 1977) - First Count three as four, hiding one
1980 147
Edward Marlo Second Count Marfoe Count, three as four, optionally hiding one
1980 148
Edward Marlo Third Count Marfoe Count, three as five, hiding one
1980 150
Edward Marlo Fourth Count Marfoe Count, three as five, hiding one
1980 151
Edward Marlo An Approach to D.F. Aces deal four Aces face down, yet they are double facers, roughed
1980 172
Edward Marlo Full Deck Olram Subtlety Olram with top four cards of the deck
1980 284
Edward Marlo Bold Olram Subtlety hiding two of four
1980 286
Edward Marlo Flexible Hindu Count hiding two of four
1980 287
Edward Marlo The Jimminy Cricket Count three Gemini Count alternatives
  • First Cricket Count
  • Second Cricket Count
  • Third Cricket Count
Also published here 1980 290
Brother John Hamman, Daryl Martinez Two-as-Four Count / DM Count only two backs used to count four cards
1980 109
Edward Marlo Insertion Subtlety displaying sandwich while hiding the color of one of the cards
Related to 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 8
Karl Fulves Push-Push 6-as-6 count
Related to 1980 7
Karl Fulves The OJ Count with outjogged cards, spectator adds number cards he sees and gets different totals
Related to 1980 20
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1980 80
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanios "Las Palmas" Vorfächern
  • Der Grundgriff: "V-Pendel"
  • Ascanios Las Palmas Vorzeigen
Also published here 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 3
Arturo de Ascanio Culebreo "Las Palmas"
Also published here 1980 5
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1981 33
Karl Fulves Snap Shots convincer condition that all cards are face down
1981 17
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety with three cards
1981 2
Karl Fulves 5 As 5 while hiding one, as stacking
Related to 1981 15
Karl Fulves 7-as-5 Count
1981 59
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1981 38
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1981 28
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1981 6
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1982 96
Daryl Martinez Rising Crime Display
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1982 28
Edward Marlo, Jeff Busby Olram Subtlety Variation
1982
Arcane (Issue 8)
94
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1982 418
Sam Schwartz Omega Count five as five while hiding 1
1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 6)
1060
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1982 128
Larry Jennings Rhythm Count
Variations 1982 2
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count
1982 29
Mike O'Dowd Glide Count four cards
1982 32
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
Jan. 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 toAlso published here 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
46
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1982 52
Peter Kane Four-As-Four Concealing Two Count end grip
1982 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 Oct. 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
Dec. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 16)
153
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety Variation
1983 7
Edward Marlo Flexible Count brief
1983 31
Edward Marlo Latest Count Combination five card Hamman Count version from pinch grip
1983 35
Edward Marlo In Lieu of Hammon Switch nine card Hamman Count version from pinch grip
1983 36
Philip T. Goldstein The Ghostback Count Elmsley/Flushtration combination from Pinch Grip
1983 7
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1983 41
Steve Beam Flushtration Count Variation as all back display, taking cards from each side
Also published here 1983 7
Steve Beam Olram Subtlety more a variation of a Flushtration Count
1983 7
Omega Count five as five
1983 19
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1983 116
Edward Marlo Olram's Hidden Count five as four, one hidden and not displaced
VariationsAlso published here 1984
Edward Marlo Olram's Tabled Spread hiding cards
1984 197
Edward Marlo The Olram Count Olram Subtlety as false count
1984 301
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety brief
1984 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
July/Aug. 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 16
Brother John Hamman Gemini Count
1984 55
Daryl Martinez Two as Four Count
1984 56
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
Feb. 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 133
Brother John Hamman The Gemini Count
1984 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
Spring 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27)
248
Brother John Hamman Gemini Count Variant
Summer 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 28, 29 & 30)
289
Daryl Martinez Two-as-Four Count / DM Count
Winter 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 34, 35 & 36)
374
Peter Marshall Flushtrated Elmsley Count
1985 59
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1985 16
Daryl Martinez, Brother John Hamman Two/Four Count (or The D.M. Count)
1985 9
Karl Fulves, Jeff Busby Omega Count six as five
1985 11
Daryl Martinez Combo Count
1985 26
Dr. Jacob Daley Method To Show A Card Vanished From A Small Pack two versions
1985 68
Daryl Martinez DM Count two as four
1985 6
Larry Jennings Rhythm Count
1986 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 30
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1986 13
Olram Count with jumbo cards
1986 7
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
  • Olram Tip (hiding index with first finger)
1986 38
Larry West, John Bannon Mirage Count Variation Rhythm count alternative
Also published here 1986 42
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
Sep. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 9)
1394
Edward Marlo Double Olram
1987 29
Edward Marlo Fingertip Reversal Count double facers
1987 93
Steve Beam The Count Olram Count variation
1987 287
Pat Conway False Count three cards, similar to E-Y-E count
1987 38
Ellis Stanyon Stanyon Count five as four, hiding two
1988 218
Darwin Ortiz Olram Subtlety Improved Variation on Marlo's Move
1988 117
Fred Kaps Hamman Count Overhand Shuffle
1988 48
Edward Marlo Marlo's Nerve Count showing four cards as four of a kind with two x-cards
1988 252
Edward Marlo Olram Count
1988 167
Brother John Hamman, Daryl Martinez Two as Four Count
1988 55
Larry Jennings Rhythm Count
1988 177
Edward Marlo Sidejog K.B. Move Biddle move display of Aces to show one vanished
1988 33
Edward Marlo Marlo Flexible Count
1988 37
Edward Marlo The Olram Subtlety "The Basic Moves"
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Nov. 1965
1988 187
Brother John Hamman The Two-As-Four Count
1989 117
Karl Fulves Block Exchange Counts as used in Elmsley Count
1989 2
Karl Fulves K-Counts order changed and card concealed
Inspired by 1989 11
Karl Fulves K-2 four Kings change to four Queens
1989 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 14
Karl Fulves Zebra Count
1989 15
Karl Fulves Carrousel Count four-as-four while concealing two
1989 17
Bill Wisch Top Secret Count false counts off the top of the deck, over, under, hiding cards
Variations 1989 39
Bruce Cervon Multiple Lift Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border, displaying both side at beginning
1989 27
Bruce Cervon, Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety Variation
1989 88
Larry Jennings La Cuenta Ritmica rhythm count
1989 122
Arturo de Ascanio Las Palmas Ascanio Spread brief
1989 2
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanio's Honest Display hiding two cards, showing palms
Also published here 1989 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 36
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1990 5
Larry West Mirage Display/Count Rhythm Count alternative
1990 6
Jerry K. Hartman DRED - Discrepant Reverse Elmsley Display used to vanish an ace in an assembly
1990 30
Larry West, John Bannon Mirage Count Variation Rhythm Count alternative
1990 34
Wesley James The Carry Count (4-4) bottom card stays into place, one of four hidden, note on the Veeser concept
Variations 1990 4
Wesley James The SPEC-3 Count (2-3) one of four hidden
1990 6
Wesley James The Ducked SPEC-3 (2-2) one of four hidden
1990 7
Wesley James Spec-4 (2-4) one of four hidden
1990 8
Wesley James SWAPEC (3-2) one of four hidden
1990 9
Wesley James The Elmsley/Olram Vanish
Related to 1990 45
Daryl Two as Four Count
1990 13
Edward Marlo Olram Subtelty
1990 16
Gary Ouellet Not on the Bottom, Not on Top showing top and bottom card, hiding selection on top
1990 146
Ken Krenzel The Krenzel Color Approach using the Touch Force to hide the back of a different colored cards
1990 175
Edward Marlo Olram Move
June 1990
Magick (Issue 441)
2205
Single Buckle Spread
1990 6
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1990 27
Jeff Busby Omega Count
1990 28
Philip T. Goldstein Ghostback Count
1990 76
Larry Jennings Rhythm Count Variant done with six cards instead of four, see also p. 25
1990 5
Larry Jennings Rhythm Count see also p. 5
1990 25
Edward Marlo Olram-Subtlety
1990 9
Patrick Page The Four Ace Move Ace vanish with double facer, also as false count
Also published here 1990 36
Alex Elmsley Everchange Count four as five while hiding one
VariationsAlso published here 1991 74
Alex Elmsley Neverchange Count four as five, hiding one
1991 81
Larry West, John Bannon Mirage Count Variation Rhythm count alternative
1991 136
Patrick Page Das 4-As-Manöver Ace vanish with double facer, also as false count
Also published here Nov. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 3)
110
Ronnie Ramin The Rhythm Display Rhythm Count for only three cards
1991 18
Ronnie Ramin The Faces Display face-up five-card packet, three picture cards above two spot cards, packet shown to be all spot cards, "similar to Daryl's Combo Count"
1991 18
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1992 207
Brother John Hamman, Daryl Martinez Two-as-Four Count brief
1992 252
Edward Marlo, Jack Carpenter Olram Subtlety Variation fingertips
1992 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 67
Brother John Hamman Gemini Count brief
1992 109
Bob Veeser Veeser Count
1992 24
Edward Marlo Marlo's Climactic Display final display, with Olram Subtlety
1992 57
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1992 10
Dan Harlan Stutter Count showing four cards as the same
Sep. 1992
The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 3)
8
Philip T. Goldstein Diminishing Lift Sequence
Dec. 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 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 11
Arturo de Ascanio Culebreo "Las Palmas"
Also published here 1992 14