Twelve Ways to Sunday

Book
2025
Written by Justin Higham*
Work of Justin Higham*
52 pages (Stapled), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
38 entries
Cover photograph
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Justin Higham* Introduction
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1. Sunday Matinée
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Justin Higham* Two-Way Count Down two selections, a previously reversed Seven is located in the deck and its value is used to count to selections on either side which are optionally divined
Inspired by
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Justin Higham* Necktied Illogical Count Force top/bottom discrepancy, performer spread-counts, then squares both halves in the hands and thumbs off card from originally top instead of center
Related to
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Justin Higham* Magic in The Air selection appears at chosen number from one to ten reversed, direct
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Justin Higham* ACAAN Agaain card named, Jokers removed, any number named and card found there
  • Method One (Classic Pass)
  • Method Two (The "Flop")
Inspired by
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Spectator Shuffles top stock control, uneven halves
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IDF Slough-Offs Illogical Dribble Force
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Justin Higham* IDF-O-Matic 2 number is arrived at with two stacked dice
Inspired by
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Justin Higham* Count-Down in Their Hands spectator names a number between five and ten, card of that value produced and selection found at that number
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Variations
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Justin Higham* 6789 Prediction spectator names a number between five and ten, card of that value produced and selection found at that number
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2. Sports and Pastimes
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Justin Higham* One Way to Play Poker ten cards, spectator chooses five from pairs that are tabled, he receives a full house and the performer a royal flush
Inspired by
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Justin Higham* Pizzicato Poker spectator shuffles, then bottom deals, whistling Pizzicati from Delibes while overhand-running the whole deck
Inspired by
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Justin Higham* Whistle And It Comes whistling Pizzicati from Delibes while overhand-running the whole deck, last note is missing and selection is found on top of card case
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Justin Higham* 52! locating / producing a four-of-a-kind via improvisational Riffle Culling
Inspired by
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Justin Higham* Non-Linear Culling producing a four-of-a-kind via improvisational Riffle Culling
  • End Notes
    • Scenario 1: Four Aces separated throughout deck
    • Scenario 2: Two Aces together near face, next to Aces separated
    • Scenario 3: Two Aces together near middle, other two Aces separated either side of pair
    • Scenario 4: Two Aces together near back, other two Aces separated in front of pair
  • Further End Notes
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Justin Higham* Dovetail Split from a Face-Up Deck breaking the deck for in-the-hands riffle shuffle at specific spot
  • Break Method
  • Step Method
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Justin Higham* One-Hand Fan Glimpse bold glimpse of top couple of cards
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Justin Higham* Pseudo Memorisation Plus Aces combination of "52!" with "Pseudo Memorisation Plus", card forced, its identity divined and then matching three-of-a-kind found
Inspired by
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Justin Higham* Double Pseudo Memorisation spectator shuffles once, two Fives forced, its identity divined and then matching two Fives found, two cards preset on top and bottom of each half (mini-Gilbreath)
  • Double Double Memorisation
  • End Notes
Inspired by
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Tabled Strip-Cut Force kind of tabled hindu shuffle force
Related to
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Justin Higham* Face-Culling spread cull with faces towards performer
Related to
 31
3. Armchair Poker
33
Restacking Deals
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Justin Higham* Second-Deal Restacking
  • Four-Ace Restacking
    • Two Hands
    • Three Hands
    • Four Hands
    • Five Hands
    • Six Hands
    • End Note
  • Royal Flush Restacking
    • Two Hands
    • Three Hands
    • Four Hands
    • Five Hands
    • Six Hands
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Justin Higham* Mini Faro, Two-to-Four Hands Aces pushed in center, apparently dealt from center in poker deal
  • Two Hands
  • Three Hands
  • Four Hands
Inspired by
 38
Justin Higham* A Switch on the Four Aces pseudo palm switch after deal
  • Two-Hand Version
  • Three-Hand Version
  • Pass Version (Three Hands)
Inspired by
 40
Justin Higham* Pick-Up Restacking Plus
  • Phase One (five hands dealt, performer's bad hand changes into Aces)
  • Phase Two (Pick-Up Restacking, double duke with Aces and Kings)
Inspired by
 43
Justin Higham* Reverse Tabling-Action Switch Slip Switch handling
Also published here
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Justin Higham* Bluff 10-Hand Poker Stack Pick-Up Restacking plus table faro
Related to
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4. One for the Road
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Justin Higham* Reading the Papers cards apparently felt behind back one by one
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Justin Higham* The Slap Trick Comes Unstuck five cards that include selection are slapped out of spectator's hand, selection found under close-up mat
Inspired by
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Justin Higham* Marlo Meets Hamman card is chosen and lost, performer finds selection four times and tables it every time, those four "duplicates" change to Twos, selection turns out to be previously tabled card
Inspired by
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Edward Marlo, Edward Victor, Justin Higham*, Jason Selby Diminishing Lift Sequence
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Edward Marlo Signed Card Switch
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Justin Higham* Pro Tip on a Magician Fooler card selected, performer cuts at same card in borrowed deck
Related to
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Data entered by Denis Behr, September 2025.