a mysterious discovery\nspectator removes x cards, magician finds card with value x, set-up\npercy abbott
1942/27
tarbell course in magic - volume 2 Percy Abbott
A Mysterious Discovery
spectator removes x cards, magician finds card with value x, set-up
zauberkunste triumph!\nbased on a hofzinser trick, amount of chosen card is divined by finding the four cards with the same value, re-deal force\nbruce cervon
1971
the compleat magick - volume 1 Bruce Cervon
Zauberkunste Triumph!
based on a Hofzinser trick, amount of chosen card is divined by finding the four cards with the same value, re-deal force
d/u counter\npacket cut off, down/under deal with rest, remaining card has value as number of cut-off cards\ngene finnell\ncigar club\nmarty kane
1973
gene finnell's card magic Gene Finnell
D/U Counter
packet cut off, down/under deal with rest, remaining card has value as number of cut-off cards
pair-a-noic\nspectator cuts off cards, two cards turn over in rest sandwiching selection and values total number of cut-off packet, set-up\nbernard bilis\nthe calculating sandwich\nbernard bilis\ncalculated triumph\njohn f. mendoza\nbernard bilis
1978
apocalypse vol. 1-5 Bernard Bilis
Pair-A-Noic
spectator cuts off cards, two cards turn over in rest sandwiching selection and values total number of cut-off packet, set-up
the calculating sandwich\ntotal of sandwich cards equals cut of packet\nbernard bilis\npair-a-noic\nbernard bilis
1980
french pasteboards Bernard Bilis
calculated triumph\nsmall packet cut off, selection made and returned, deck shuffled face-up and face-down, all one way except sandwich in center with selection, sandwich cards total cut-off packet\njohn f. mendoza\nbernard bilis\npair-a-noic\nbernard bilis\ncard counters\ndoug canning\nprime location\nsteve beam
1983
the mendoza portfolio no. 1 John F. Mendoza, Bernard Bilis
Calculated Triumph
small packet cut off, selection made and returned, deck shuffled face-up and face-down, all one way except sandwich in center with selection, sandwich cards total cut-off packet
stax-volt\ncard produced with reverse faros predicted, number of cut-off cards found by adding values\nphilip t. goldstein\nstax-volt\nphilip t. goldstein
1987
doth Philip T. Goldstein
Stax-Volt
card produced with reverse faros predicted, number of cut-off cards found by adding values
stax-volt\ncard produced with reverse faros predicted, number of cut-off cards found by adding values\nphilip t. goldstein\nstax-volt\nphilip t. goldstein
1989
a phil goldstein collection Philip T. Goldstein
Stax-Volt
card produced with reverse faros predicted, number of cut-off cards found by adding values
cigar club\neight picture cards and eight number card are shuffled and cut in half, always one picture and one number card, then spectator removes some cards and does a down under deal with the rest, last card tells amount of removed cards\nmarty kane\nramon rioboo's "6 murders and 6 cops" in "magic" 7/97\nd/u counter\ngene finnell
1998
the trapdoor - volume three Marty Kane
Cigar Club
eight picture cards and eight number card are shuffled and cut in half, always one picture and one number card, then spectator removes some cards and does a down under deal with the rest, last card tells amount of removed cards
Inspired by
Ramon Rioboo's "6 Murders and 6 Cops" in "Magic" 7/97
strange harmony\ngiobbi's solution to problem 8, two handlings\njohann nepomuk hofzinser\nroberto giobbi
2003
card college - volume 5 Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Roberto Giobbi