73 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Hotel Mystery
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Congress of Court Cards with the twelve court cards
Related to 1876 59
The Queens digging for Diamonds hotel trick with eight cards each and story presentation
Also published here 1889 82
Professor Bellonie, Carl Willmann Ein Stündchen beim Wunderdoktor Ast in Radbruch second part of article, story presentation for hotel trick with fours-of-a-kind
Related to Apr. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 4)
58
Professor Bellonie, Carl Willmann Ein Stündchen beim Wunderdoktor Ast in Radbruch third part of description
Related to May. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 5)
74
The Queens who left their Courts to dig for Diamonds classic hotel trick with Aces, Kings, Queens and Jacks dealt out
1911 94
Henry Christ Aces and Kings a bit procedure heavy
Jan. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 74)
496
Edward Marlo The Hotel Mystery
Variations 1942 17
Warren Wiersbe Military Mixup
Variations 1944 8
Harry Lorayne The Great Jewel Robbery or Vice Triumphant
Related to Oct. 1949 590
Peter Kane The Diamond Robbery sheeps & thieves with cards, two Diamond cards and one Jack under both hands, then two Jacks and four Diamonds under the hands
Related to 1975 2
Roy Walton Happy Families three cards of three suits are mixed and eventually unite
Inspired by
  • Stewart Judah's "Lightning Strikes Twice"
VariationsAlso published here
1975 19
Edward Marlo The Motel Mystery kind of travelling effect, seven methods
Variations 1976 245
Harvey Rosenthal Rosenthal on the Hotel Trick with four Kings and two Queens
Variations 1976 6
Nick Trost The Hotel Mystery
1976 30
Karl Fulves Song At Twilight three queens and four Kings change places, hotel story
1978 39
Karl Fulves Song II three queens and four Kings change places, hotel story
1978 40
Karl Fulves Song III three queens and four Kings change places, hotel story
1978 41
Jerry K. Hartman Flatfoot, Floozie and the Boy-Boy Hotel Mystery
Inspired byAlso published here 1978 61
David Britland The Oracle with credit information by Jeff Busby on The Hotel Mystery Plot
June 1979
The Talon (Issue 4)
39
Jeff Busby The Repeat Hotel Mystery with Joker as kicker and presentation ideas by Reinhard Müller, see p. 49 for credits
June 1979
The Talon (Issue 4)
41
Roy Walton Happy Families three cards of three suits are mixed and eventually unite
Also published here 1981 161
Lou Gallo Only The Lonely see page 111 for procedure correction
VariationsAlso published here July 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 11)
93
Stephen Minch Unbalanced two black cards on table, four red cards in spectator's hand, one red card moved to black pile, now four red cards on table and black in spectator's hand
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • Linking Ring Parade, July 1981
1987 4
Jon Racherbaumer A Night in the Big Easy credit information, see p. 101
Variations 1990 95
Jerry K. Hartman Flatfoot, Floozie and the Boy-Boy Hotel Mystery
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 576
David Solomon Hotel, Motel, Holiday Inn using six cards, story presentation
Also published here Dec. 1991
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
41
Richard Kaufman Hotel Mystery Credit Information
Also published here Dec. 1991
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
42
Peter Duffie Rooms for Maneuver also inspired by Hotel Mystery
1995 205
Jon Racherbaumer The Jabberwock Way essay on the Hotel Mystery or Motel Mystery (four Kings and two Queens), as inspired by Persi Diaconis, see also p. 87
Related to Winter 1996 16
Jon Racherbaumer Let Om two approaches
Variations Winter 1996 19
Lou Gallo Only The Lonely
Also published here Winter 1996 22
Jon Racherbaumer Double Backing To Motel Six using double back card
Winter 1996 24
Bob Farmer Stealing The Hotel Tao
Winter 1996 26
Jon Racherbaumer Select Bibliography of "The Hotel Mystery"
Winter 1996 28
Larry Jennings Hookers and Cowhands
Winter 1996 29
Lou Gallo Only The Lonely
Inspired byAlso published here 1996 95
David Solomon Hotel, Motel, Holiday Inn using six cards, story presentation
Also published here 1997 141
Richard Kaufman Hotel Mystery Credit Information
Also published here 1997 141
Luis Alberto Iglesias A House In New Orleans Hotel Mystery handling
Aug. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 12)
72
Jack Avis Hotel '81
Inspired by 1998 133
David Regal Romeo & Juliet Packet trick where Romeo and Juliet escaped from their parents
1999 26
Ellis Stanyon Inseparable Kings and Queens No. 22, Hotel Trick with just two quartets
1999 45
Ellis Stanyon Queens Digging for Diamonds No. 40, hotel trick with eight cards each and story presentation
Also published here 1999 52
Ellis Stanyon The Roadside Inn No. 41, hotel trick
  • Another Version
1999 53
Jack Avis An English Tea
Inspired by Mar. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 3)
32
Hiroyuki Sakai The Vibrating Bed two red Queens on table, four black cards in spectator's hand, one black card moved to red pile, now four black cards on table and reds in spectator's hand
Inspired by May 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 5)
50
The Great Escape No. 82, substitution trunk with cards presentation with Bess and Houdini, two court cards and five spot cards
2001 122
Frank Zak Hotel Mystery Revisited
Dec. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 7)
21
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Hotel Daley three Kings and two Queens transpose, credit information on the plot
2003 26
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Hanky-Panky Hotel patter by Marty Kaplan
Inspired byVariations 2004 39
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Flip-Over Technicolor Hotel Kings and Queens odd-backed
Inspired by 2004 42
Daryl The King of Queens
Sep. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 9)
83
Jason Comeaux Meaux-Tel Mystery four Kings and red Queens, with extra card
Related to
  • "Hotel Mystery" (Allan Ackerman, The Linking Ring, Vol. 82 No. 9, Sep. 2002)
2005 32
Arturo de Ascanio Dolores' Trick with just four Kings and two Queens
2006 276
James Swain Brothers in Arms
Oct. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10)
29
Jon Racherbaumer The Hotel Mystery Plot credit information
Related to Nov. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 4)
10
Jon Racherbaumer Room for Hire
Inspired by Nov. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 4)
11
Allan Ackerman At the Hilton four Kings and two Queens
Nov. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 4)
12
Jack Parker Bangkok Hilton four Kings and two Queens
Nov. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 4)
14
Nick Trost The Hotel Mystery - Updated two fake index cards
2008 158
Nick Trost 13 - Hotel Mysteries credit information
2009 325
Nick Trost The First Hotel Mystery Diaconis plot, two Queens on table, two Kings put on each, then two Queens are in one pile and all four Kings in other
2009 325
Nick Trost The Second Hotel Mystery two Queens on table, two Kings put on each, then two Queens are in one pile and all four Kings in other
Inspired by 2009 327
Nick Trost The Fourth Hotel Mystery two Queens on table, two Kings put on each, then two Queens are in one pile and all four Kings in other
2009 331
Nick Trost The Fifth Hotel Mystery two Queens on table, two Kings put on each, then two Queens are in one pile and all four Kings in other
Inspired by
  • "Peeping 'Tom'" (Gene Maze, Virtual Miracles, Peter Duffie e-book, 2000)
2009 332
Tom Stone Amore Motel using four of a kind and two of a kind, credit information on Hotel Mystery
Also published here July 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 7)
62
Burton S. Sperber Pass Out the Cards hotel trick with four times four borrowed business cards
2010 93
Tom Stone Amore Motel using four of a kind and two of a kind, credit information on Hotel Mystery
Also published here 2011 91
Tom Stone Mystery Inn handling for the asymmetric Hotel Mystery transposition
2014 3
Steve Beam Gals & Pals Hotel mystery using the kings and queens
Inspired byVariations 2015 154
Larry Jennings Two Trips to the Hotel
  • Version One
  • Version Two
Related to 2020 518
Steve Reynolds A Night In N'Awlins
Inspired by 2021
Output (Issue 18)
1
Allan Ackerman The Hotel Mystery two Queens and four Kings
2024 131