60 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix like Effects
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Carl Willmann Ein Spaziergang der vier Asse four Aces in square formation on a cloth or paper, two covered, they travel upwards through the cloth/paper one by one
Oct. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 10)
146
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Seelenwanderung der Karten four-of-a-kind placed in square formation in a napkin, two card covered with cardboard, they travel upwards one by one through the napkin, preliminary phase in which every Ace does a trick (comes to top, travels from pocket to pocket, to pocket, appears at any number) to switch the ungaffed cards for double facers
Jan. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 1)
2
Stanley Collins The Homing Aces four Aces through cloth one by one with one cardboard cover
Inspired by
  • "Sympathetic Aces" (Stanley Collins, with double facer)
1925 31
William H. McCaffrey The Four Aces matrix layout
1938 357
Streamlining the Sympathetic Aces
1940 242
Jean Hugard The Ace Assembly two covers
Apr. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 82)
334
Dai Vernon The Queens' Soiree four Queens on a handkerchief or newspaper, two are covered with a piece of paper, one by one they are placed under cloth and they travel under one piece of paper
Related toVariations 1945 1
George G. Kaplan Will-o'-the-Wisp Routine sympathetic cards through newspaper with one cover only
Variations 1948 56
H. Adrian Smith Penetrative Aces newspaper/handkerchief penetration, matrix layout
1948 141
Clyde Cairy Card Assembly with two magazines and four cards on a newspaper
1953 114
Albert Goshman Four Cards Through A Newspaper
Also published here 1968 3
Albert Goshman 4 Karten durch eine Zeitung cards through newspaper
Also published here 1970
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 31 No. 2)
23
Roger Smith Sympathetic Aces to Kings four Aces travel to one corner of newspaper, covered with two napkins, then Aces change into Kings
Aug. 1970
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 1)
1
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Homing Queens No. 258, "Palming sleight of hand", perhaps chink-a-chink with cards, just four Queens and an extra card
1972 64
Tommy Wonder, Paul LePaul, Edward Victor Der magische Besuch as Jos Bemelmen, "cards through newspaper" done with signed business cards and close-up mat, card to envelope climax
Also published here 1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 6)
114
Peter Kane The Chink-a-Chink Aces four piles in square formation with aces on top, O. Henry finish
1975 5
Horace E. Bennett Suit Yourself Improved four cards in Matrix layout, travel under piece of cardboard
Related to 1975 71
Charles T. Jordan The 1923 Card and Handkerchief Trick assembly on handkerchief with cardboard cover, gaffed
Variations 1975 187
Paul Harris, Patrick Snowden "Jigsaw" transpo with signed card, signed card is torn up, matrix with torn pieces, restoration
Variations 1976 21
Dai Vernon Soiree "The Ace Soiree"
1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1032
John C. Wagner Matrix Torn and Restored Card matrix with torn quarters, restoration climax
Variations 1978 12
Albert Goshman Vier Karten durch die Zeitung
Also published here
  • Genii, Mar. 1967
Mar. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
12
Simon Aronson Under Cover Four-Play Ace through Four travel through handkerchief one by one to join under jumbo card or cardboard
Also published here 1978 25
Andrew Galloway The Undercover Cards four cards through newspaper gather under a folded sheet of paper, one by one
1980 45
Ben Harris Simplified Matrix card torn in quarters, they assemble in matrix fashion, then card is restored
Inspired by 1980 15
Michael Ammar Card Matrix cards visually assemble instead of coins underneath
Related toAlso published here 1981 2
Horace E. Bennett Suit Yourself - Stand Up Version four cards in Matrix layout, travel under piece of cardboard, on a newspaper
Related toAlso published here
  • in "Mantra"
1981 56
Derek Dingle Restoration Assembly combo
Related to 1982 187
Michael Skinner All-Fair Card Through Newspaper
Related to 1982 28
Dai Vernon Electromagnetic Aces with two magazines
Related to 1983
Arcane (Issue 9)
105
"Magic" Christian Stelzel, Frank Gordon Christian's 4 Ace Matrix with two Jumbo cards
1983 36
Karl Fulves The Layout Problem further thoughts on Elusive Lady
Inspired byRelated to 1983 6
Karl Fulves Sand Trap ideas posed as a problem:
  • small packet counted, quarter card appears within packet, on next count half card, and so on until full card
  • also in reverse as vanish
  • cannibals
  • quarters assemble and restore
  • progressive unprinting (Sam Schwartz)
Variations 1983 39
Albert Goshman Cards Thru Newspaper credit information, cards pass through newspaper.
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1985 105
José Carroll The Glass Wall cards through newpaper with transparent sheet
VariationsAlso published here 1988 123
Zalman Puchoff A Quarter to nine torn card pieces travel a la Matrix
Sep. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 9)
1542
Harry Lorayne A Quarter to Seven torn card pieces travel a la Matrix
Sep. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 9)
1543
Masatoshi Furota Chinka Chink Card chink a chink with cards
1988 28
Bob King Flight Four Ace through Four from corners of newspaper or mat to under jumbo card
Also published here 1989 14
Michael Ammar Card Matrix cards visually assemble instead of coins underneath
Also published here 1991 95
John Carney Bull Session assembly, using large piece of black tissue
1991 118
Charles T. Jordan, Karl Fulves 1923 Card and Handkerchief No. 77, assembly on handkerchief with cardboard cover, simplified without hinge gimmick
Inspired by 1992 93
Aldo Colombini Cut Corners torn pieces, transformation climax
Apr. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 4)
2350
Simon Aronson Under Cover Four-Play Ace through Four travel through handkerchief one by one to join under jumbo card or cardboard
Also published here 1994 35
Van McGee Sticking Together pictures of four coins on four cards travel on one card à la matrix
Inspired byRelated to 1995 1018
Tommy Wonder, Paul LePaul, Edward Victor Winged Signatures "cards through newspaper" done with signed business cards and close-up mat, card to envelope climax
Also published here 1996 80
Bob King Flight Four Ace through Four from corners of newspaper or mat to under jumbo card
Also published here 1997 2
Richard Bartram, Jr. Queen's Sore Ear four cards travel under Jumbo card
Inspired by 1997 15
Richard Bartram, Jr. The Congregation pictures of four coins on four cards travel on one card à la matrix, then coins become real
Related to 1997 60
Doug Conn Evening Up The Odds small cards on coins, the cards assemble
Inspired byRelated to 1999 175
Ellis Stanyon The Four Aces on a Handkerchief No. 17, "The Flying Aces", Aces in corners on handkerchief, covered with paper pieces, placed under handkerchief and they travel upwards, also with coins
1999 135
Christian Ehret Royal Gathering four Aces gather under the hands à la chink a chink, then change into a royal flush
1999 68
Stanley Collins Flip Switch switch with cardboard cover, use in assembly routine
VariationsAlso published here 2000 70
Don England The Face-up Cards Through the Newspaper
2001 145
Dave Campbell Cards Through a Newspaper one cover, all cards face up
2004 317
Jack Avis Flight Fantastique Aces through newspaper one by one, they change into Kings and Aces are in deck
Inspired by
  • Roy Walton version of Sympathetic Aces
Related to
2006 58
Dani DaOrtiz Matrix Restored card torn in quarters, chink-a-chink with pieces, then card restores itself at once
  • Restored Move (quarters picked up and card instantly restored)
Related to 2008 20
Román García El Muro de Cristal four cards signed on the back, through transparent handkerchief, covered with postcard
Inspired byRelated to
  • Gabi Pareras' "Ases clandestino" in "Sequencias"
2010 165
Karl Fulves Karate Steal "Two Ideas"
stealing card off tabled deck into palm or under cover
2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
696
José Carroll The Glass Wall cards through newpaper with transparent sheet
Also published here 2019 179