79 entries for Gene Castillon

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Alex Elmsley 7-16 down under deal, Ace of Spades remains, game presentation
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
4
Derek Dingle, Walter E. Cummings, Eddie Fechter F.C.D. Aces sliding production
Related to
Variations
 July 1972
Epilogue (Issue 15 (Part 2))
139
Roger Klause Tabled Transpo Plus two copper one silver with Okito box
Related to
Variations
 July 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 7)
51
Gene Castillon Monte Madness variations
Inspired by
Related to
 Mar. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3)
17
Gene Castillon Ladies sing the Blues three card twisting routine with color changing back kicker
 		Mar. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3)
18
Gene Castillon Jackpot monte type routine with transformation and money card travels to elsewhere as climax
 		Mar. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3)
19
Karl Fulves* Mexican Monte monte/twist combo with unexpected/funny cards appearing
Related to
Variations
 1972
Mexican Monte
8
Gene Castillon Gourmet Slide Aces
  • FDC Discovery Method #1
  • FDC Discovery Method #2
  • FDC Discovery Method #3
  • FDC Discovery Method #4
Inspired by
Related to
 May 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 5)
34
Brother John Hamman The Hamman Twist last card transforms
Also published here
Variations
 1975
The Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
3
Jon Racherbaumer, Gene Castillon, Marvin Johnson The Lady Stretches including:
  • Handling Notes
  • Alternate Handling to Show the Backs at Step 2
  • The Marvin Johnson Variation
  • The Portable Fake Version (Racherbaumer)
 		1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 1)
5
Gene Castillon The Spirit Count two as four with four-card packet
Also published here
 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 4)
53
Gene Castillon, Jon Racherbaumer The Floating Phase 4&4
 		1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 4)
55
Gene Castillon Magnetic Marlo Meets Okito shimmed Okito Box, magnetic copper/silver coin
 		1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 5)
58
Simon Aronson Super Stoned Poker Deal multiple phases
Related to
 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
101
Terry Guyatt Drunken Cut Sequence
Variations
 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
102
Gene Castillon Colorful Cannibals odd-backed cannibal cards
 		1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 10)
129
Gene Castillon The Undulating Universal
1976
The Ascanio Spread
21
Gene Castillon, Arturo de Ascanio The Partial Ascanio
1976
The Ascanio Spread
31
Gene Castillon Monte Madness - Ladies sing the Blues
Inspired by
Related to
 1976
The Ascanio Spread
32
Gene Castillon Jackpot
1976
The Ascanio Spread
33
Jon Racherbaumer Cast of Characters
  • Gene Castillon
  • Pauline Guidry
  • Lloyd Jones
  • Edward Marlo
  • Jimmy Molinaire
  • Dave Solomon
  • Robert Walker
 		1977
Good Turns
4
Gene Castillon Another Hamman Twist last card transforms in spectator's hands, then back when put reversed in deck
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 1977
Good Turns
5
Edward Marlo, David Solomon, Jim Molinari The Chicago Combination
Inspired by
 1977
Good Turns
8
Gene Castillon The Spirit Count
Also published here
 1977
Counts, Cuts, Moves and Subtlety
56
Jay Malbrough, Gene Castillon ...and One is $20 seated
 		1977
The Magic of the Forks Hotel
21
Gene Castillon Noah's Mix Up! spelling trick with card packet with pictures of animals, see also page 59
 		May 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 5)
49
Gene Castillon Tipsy Triumph
1978
Arch Triumphs
35
Gene Castillon Modified Guyatt Drunken Cut
Inspired by
 1978
Arch Triumphs
35
Simon Aronson Simon's "Favorite Card" Trick spectator names a card and selects a card, Twisting Ace through Four, last card transforms into spectator's named card, Four is reversed in deck and used to count to selection
Also published here
Inspired by
 1978
The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson
1
Gene Castillon Coinswoggled coin production climax
 		June 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 6)
209
Gene Castillon Spirit Count
Feb. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 2)
639
Gene Castillon Capturing MacDonald four jacks appear and capture signed selection, as prelude to assembly, three double facer
 		1980
The Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
43
Gene Castillon Castillon's Olram Aces false index cards and 3/4 double facer
Variations
 1980
The Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
58
Gene Castillon Colorful Cased-in Transpo odd-backed
 		Oct. 1981
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 10)
76
Jerry Andrus, Jon Racherbaumer, Danny Korem, Gene Castillon 7-Up Float Treatment Andrus' rubber ball floatation, including:
  • Effect (Andrus)
  • Four-Card Method (Racherbaumer)
  • Flap-Card Method (Castillon)
  • Sponge Ball Method (Castillon, Racherbaumer)
  • Double Flotation (Korem)
 		Dec. 1981
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 12)
89
Gene Castillon The Castillon Connection split card gaff
 		1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
5
Gene Castillon Succession Aces of a Different Color odd-backed, gaffed
  • A. Five-Card Ace Packet Approach
  • B. Four-Card Approach
 		1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
27
Gene Castillon Successful Succession
  • A. Full Deck Approach
  • B. Packet Approach
 		1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
31
Gene Castillon Technicolor Disassembling Jokers odd-backed
 		1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
41
Gene Castillon Spellbinder Kings spelled out, then Aces found, Kings change back color, rest of deck all Jokers
 		1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
73
Gene Castillon Banded Deck Switch in Pocket
1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
76
Gene Castillon Another Tabled Transposition two copper one silver with Okito box
Inspired by
Related to
 1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
77
Gene Castillon Ungaffed Tabled Transposition two copper one silver with Okito box
 		1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
81
David Solomon, Gene Castillon The Casolomon Olram Aces three gaffs (fake index and 3/4 double facer)
Inspired by
 1983
The Card Puzzle
1
Gene Castillon Purist Reverse Assembly international, shell and double-sided coin
 		1983
The Card Puzzle
14
Gene Castillon, Stephen Tucker Spirit Count
1984
The Best of Close-Up Magic
177
Martin Lewis Sidewalk Shuffle Jumbo three card monte routine, using blank cards and Ace of Diamonds
Variations
 1985
Martin's Miracles
95
Gene Castillon Spirit Count with jumbo cards
 		1986
Riesenkarten 3
3
Brother John Hamman Brother Hamman's First Twist Ace through Four of Spades, four changes into hearts, extra card
Also published here
Variations
 1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
34
Gene Castillon Spirit Count
1990
Focus
72
Gene Castillon Boozy Poker Revisited
Related to
 1990
Cardfixes
62
Gene Castillon, Jon Racherbaumer Surreal Monte sidewalk shuffle version without mis-indexed cards
Inspired by
 1990
Cardfixes
76
Alex Elmsley 7-16 down under deal, Ace of Spades remains, game presentation
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
309
Gene Castillon, Mike Dubreuil Taming the Wild Card "Easy Wild Card"
  • Introducing the Cards
  • First Transformations
  • Magical Reversal Phase
  • Final Transformations
 		1992
The Wild Card Kit
53
Jim Steinmeyer The Nine Card Problem small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Remote Control" (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988)
Related to
Variations
 May 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 9)
56
Simon Aronson Simon's "Favorite Card" Trick spectator names a card and selects a card, Twisting Ace through Four, last card transforms into spectator's named card, Four is reversed in deck and used to count to selection
Also published here
Inspired by
 1994
Bound to Please
17
Gene Castillon Prismatic Pack chosen card matches prediction, rest of deck is rainbow deck
 		Apr. 1995
MAGIC (Vol. 4 No. 8)
83
Gene Castillon A Stitch In Nine spelling discovery with eighteen cards
  • A Two-Deck Version
Also published here
  • The Nine- Card Problem Recycled (treatise by Gene Castillon)
Inspired by
 Dec. 1995
MAGIC (Vol. 5 No. 4)
70
Gene Castillon, Baltazar Fuentes Spirit Count Variation
1996
Arempi
21
Gene Castillon Hammanesque Twist last card transforms in spectator's hands, then back when put reversed in deck
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 Nov. 1997
MAGIC (Vol. 7 No. 3)
76
Gene Castillon The Spirit Count two as four with four-card packet
 		1998
Card Notes
22
Doug Canning, Steve Beam Five Card Stud chosen card is located by the use of a down-under deal and by spelling the locator card
Inspired by
  • Gene Castillon's " Computer Telephone Mystery" in "The Linking Ring" June, 1999.
 2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
27
Jim Steinmeyer The Nine Card Problem small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 2002
Impuzzibilities
5
Jim Steinmeyer, George Sands The Five Card Mix forcing a card from five, see also George Sands "Prime Time"
Related to
Variations
 2002
Impuzzibilities
21
Gene Castillon Spirit Count
2004
Channel One (Vol. 3 No. 12)
32
Jim Steinmeyer The Princess in a Crowd fifteen card matrix trick, no-touch
Variations
 2006
Further Impuzzibilities
5
Gene Castillon Random 21 Spell
Related to
 2007
7-7-7
59
Gene Castillon Castillon Dissertation
  • Introduction
 		2007
7-7-7
138
Gene Castillon "Odd Chance" 21 Card Trick two selections
Inspired by
 2007
7-7-7
140
Gene Castillon Random Spell & Odd Chance 21 Card Trick two selections
Related to
 2007
7-7-7
143
Gene Castillon Triple Odd Chance 21 Card Trick three selections
Variations
 2007
7-7-7
145
Gene Castillon Colorful Triple Odd Chance 21 Card Trick three selections, one changes back color
Inspired by
 2007
7-7-7
150
Gene Castillon Dishonest 21 Card Trick using a secret extra card, four selections
 		2007
7-7-7
152
Gene Castillon Random Spell Revelation
2007
7-7-7
157
Gene Castillon Impromptu Amazing Spell
2007
7-7-7
159
Gene Castillon Magic Spelling Program
2007
7-7-7
160
Gene Castillon Spirit Count
2008
This Is Not a Book
70
Gene Castillon Impromptu Casino Shuffle thirteen-card packet, three cards found
Inspired by
  • "Low Down Triple Dealing Principle" (Colm Mulcahy)
 2016
Facsimile (Issue 5)
42
David Solomon, Gene Castillon Solomon's Math Challenge sixteenth card principle variation
  • Solomon's Variation
Inspired by
  • 7-16 (Alex Elmsley, Ibidem, 1958)
    • also in: 7-16 (The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1, 1991)
 2018
Solomon's Secrets
139