115 entries for Bernard Bilis

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
James Steranko Bottom Reverse bottom card
Related toVariations 1960
Steranko on Cards
42
Edward Marlo Card Flight card on tabled deck changes with coin on top, hole in card, tosheroon
Related toVariations Aug. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 10)
49
Edward Marlo When Stuck Without the Stik-Tack
  • Method 4
  • Method 5
  • Method 6
Related to Fall 1969
Hierophant (Issue 1)
6
Karl Fulves Four As Three The Basic Count, pullback action
Related to 1972
Mexican Monte
1
Frederick Braue Count-Down Triumph wrong card used to count to selection
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 11)
143
Fred Robinson (reviewer) Close Up, French Style by Bernard Bilis Oct. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 2)
322
Bernard Bilis Joking Illusion Jokers change back color, transpositions and then change back to original color
 		1976
Close Up, French Style
5
Bernard Bilis One Handed Snap Display display two cards in end grip using index finger to pull back top card, "snapping action"
 		1976
Close Up, French Style
5
Bernard Bilis Everywhere Everywhere and Nowhere variation, five cards shown to be the same card before changing into five selections
 		1976
Close Up, French Style
11
Bernard Bilis Never Split Coin travel from under one hand to another
Variations 1976
Close Up, French Style
18
Bernard Bilis Joker Finder Joker inserted into deck, inserted in between two selections
 		1976
Close Up, French Style
20
Bernard Bilis Red Mood Selection travels from between black Jacks to red Jacks. Jacks then change back color, then selection changes back color too.
 		1976
Close Up, French Style
22
Bernard Bilis Rising in China Card appears face up under Chinese coin on deck (original idea for gimmick: Tosheroon by Bob Dreibeck, marketed by Harry Stanley.)
Inspired by 1976
Close Up, French Style
30
Bernard Bilis Coin Thru Coin vanishes, appears in deck, on top of chosen card
 		1976
Close Up, French Style
35
Bernard Bilis Ladies and Gentlemen Four Jokers and a Queen change to Four Queens and a Joker. Backs change color
 		1976
Close Up, French Style
39
Bernard Bilis Coins Assembly Coin Matrix
 		1976
Close Up, French Style
41
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
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 12)
136
Bernard Bilis Spread Sandwich Load from Classic Palm "Immediate Sandwich Cards"
Related toAlso published here Dec. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 12)
137
Bernard Bilis The Growing Coin coin changes to jumbo coin on top of deck of cards
 		June 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 6)
214
Bernard Bilis All Around The Town two coins on table are dragged to two different spots with both hands and travel to one hand
 		Oct. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 10)
263
Bernard Bilis Flipped visible transformation with c/s coin
 		Dec. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 12)
284
Bernard Bilis The Bilis Spread four cards as three
Related to 1980
French Pasteboards
3
Bernard Bilis Bilis' Electric Double Lift
Related to 1980
French Pasteboards
6
Bernard Bilis The Impossible Glimpse new deck order, incomplete faro
 		1980
French Pasteboards
8
Bernard Bilis Immediate Sandwich Cards loading from classic palm with buckling
Also published here 1980
French Pasteboards
11
Bernard Bilis Collectors using overlap gaff
 		1980
French Pasteboards
14
Bernard Bilis Another Departure gaffed
 		1980
French Pasteboards
19
Bernard Bilis The Calculating Sandwich total of sandwich cards equals cut of packet
Also published here 1980
French Pasteboards
23
Bernard Bilis Open Travelers Again using overlap gaff
 		1980
French Pasteboards
25
Bernard Bilis Super Sandwich two of four Aces vanish and sandwich Selection
 		1980
French Pasteboards
32
Bernard Bilis Wild Card Combination gaffed but performed from a normal deck
 		1980
French Pasteboards
36
Bernard Bilis Card Box Escape
1980
French Pasteboards
42
Bernard Bilis The Ghost Card from Box to Sanwich
 		1980
French Pasteboards
46
Bernard Bilis Torn Card exploiting optical illusion
 		1980
French Pasteboards
51
Bernard Bilis Another Matrix
1980
French Pasteboards
55
Bernard Bilis Touchless Copper Silver Transposition using cards as "chopsticks"
 		1980
French Pasteboards
59
Bernard Bilis, Edward Marlo Thought-Fool from deck to sandwich on top of case, credit correction on page 564
 		Mar. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 3)
461
Mike Caveney 3:32 two coins travel under one hand, then one coin and eventually the last coin vanishes, using "The Flick"
Inspired byAlso published here 1981
Magicomedy
21
Al Smith Perdup spectator cuts off cards, he stabs a card in the deck between two cards that add up to the number of cut-off cards
Inspired by 1981
Cards At Bay
2
Bernard Bilis Four-Ace Foregone two aces are made invisible, they reappear
 		Nov. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 11)
703
Harry Lorayne Bernard Bilis mini bio
 		1982
Best of Friends
447
Bernard Bilis A Visible Transposition a card injogged and a card outjogged face up, visible transposition
 		1982
Best of Friends
448
John F. Mendoza Bernard Bilis
1983
The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1
59
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
Inspired byVariations 1983
The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1
59
Bernard Bilis Snapping Move first finger snaps top card so it springs forward
Related to 1983
The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1
125
Edward Marlo, Bernard Bilis I Missed impromptu version of Bilis' "Calculated Triumph", packet cut off, Triumph with rest, selection between two face up cards whose values add up to number of cut off cards
Inspired by 1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
57
Juan Tamariz, Bernard Bilis Mini Fuera de Este Mundo with ten cards, divided in half, dated to 1976
 		1984
Magia Potagia — Volume III
74
Bernard Bilis No-Lap Kick Switch two methods for single card or packet, tabled
 		June 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 6)
1071
Bernard Bilis Too Much Is Two Much! two selections, rubber band around deck, face transforms into first selection, rubber band disappears, reappears around second selection
 		June 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 6)
1213
Ken Simmons A-Band-Ment rubber band around deck, vanishes, encircles card in center
VariationsAlso published here 1986
Riffling the Pasteboards
1
Dai Vernon The Rising Sun clean phase, one-handed Tenkai Switch
Related toVariations 1987
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1
164
Bernard Bilis Palmed Card Addition
1988
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
109
Bernard Bilis Unloading Move on the pack
 		1988
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
150
Bernard Bilis Wild to the 2nd Power four Aces change to selections
 		Dec. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 12)
1577
Chris Power One Handed Bottom Palm
Related to Oct. 1988
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 2)
16
Bernard Bilis Ambitious Prediction
May 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 5)
1636
Bernard Bilis Underbanded Change encircled Card changes, Prediction Presentation
 		Feb. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 2)
1746
Bernard Bilis, Jacques Tandeau Empty Deal for prediction or stop trick (apparently mis-credited to Bilis)
 		1990
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)
74
Bernard Bilis Two Ace "Things" two Switches (one partial)
 		Jan. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 1)
1876
John Bannon, Bernard Bilis Biddle Grip Bilis Switch
1991
Smoke and Mirrors
84
Hiroyuki Sakai Band On the Run rubber band around deck disappears and is found around selection, see p. 760 for credit information
Inspired byRelated to 1991
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 41)
722
Bernard Bilis Quick-Square Switch
1992
Card Finesse II
181
Bernard Bilis Instant Opener rubber band pop out with peek force
 		Feb. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 2)
2179
Mason, Gerald Deutsch, Bernard Bilis Covered Top Change
June 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 6)
2224
Bernard Bilis In Appearance
Sep. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 9)
2265
Bernard Bilis, Jean Philippe Total A-Band-A-Ment rubber band around deck, finger put through, selection jumps face-up onto back of fingers, with locking feature, Hiro Sakai not mentioned
Inspired byRelated toVariations June 1993
MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 2)
1
Gary Ouellet, Patrick Raymond, Bernard Bilis Empty Deal with deceptive sound illusion
 		Sep. 1994
The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 3)
8
Meir Yedid, Bernard Bilis Fake Pocket Extraction card sticking out of breast pocket, left hand with deck apparently removes it
 		1994
Magical Wishes
73
Bernard Bilis One Hand Card Spread double pivots out of center of four-card packet
 		1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
99
Jon Racherbaumer Houdini Breaks Out rubber banded deck, a King snaps away still doubly (!) looped, second rubber band
Inspired by Nov. 1994
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 3)
68
Doug Canning Card Counters
Inspired byRelated to 1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
153
Dominique Duvivier Somersaulting Double Make double card spin and somersault back onto the deck (flourish double)
Related to 1996
Magie Duvivier
12
Paul Harris, Richard Vollmer, Bernard Bilis Set-Reset Plus
1998
Card College — Volume 3
616
Bernard Bilis One Handed Snap Display one-handed, top card snapped off with first finger
 		1998
Card College — Volume 3
617
Bernard Bilis The Open Prediction no trick cards or preparation required
Related to 1998
Card College — Volume 3
733
Bernard Bilis Push-In Exchange outjogged card is pushed in and top half removed
 		1998
Card College — Volume 3
734
Bernard Bilis Immediate Sandwich Cards
Also published here 2000
Card College — Volume 4
1033
Steve Beam Prime Location cards reveal selection and amount of cut cards
Inspired by 2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
77
Bernard Bilis Band Slam banded deck and hand, when deck is slammed on table selection ends up on back of hand
Related to Jan. 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 5)
79
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson Pseudo Bilis some card cut off by spectator, next cards give its total, selection found as well, using Killer Count
Inspired by 2004
Killer Koncepts
14
Doug Edwards Rubber Wrist Revelation banded deck and hand, when deck is slammed on table selection ends up on back of hand
Related to 2006
Brass Knuckles
117
Bernard Bilis, Miguel Gómez Double Turnover one handed turnover with nail twist of double card
 		2007
El Placer de la Magia
29
David Ben, Bernard Bilis Tabled Spread Turnover
Also published here 2007
Random Walk
18
Bernard Bilis Bilis' Switch
2009
A Clockwork Apple
41
Bernard Bilis Falso depósito de Bernard Bilis using a card
 		2009
Esencias
109
Miguel Ángel Gea, Bernard Bilis Variante de Gea del falso depósito de Bernard Bilis using a card
 		2009
Esencias
110
Bernard Bilis, Tyler Wilson Bilis Switch Handling one of two
 		2010
Reinventing the Real
66
David Ben, Bernard Bilis Tabled Spread Turnover
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
74
Bernard Bilis, Jason Ladanye Bilis Replacement Handling
2013
Confident Deceptions
179
Bernard Bilis Bilis Switch
2014
The EH Team
7
Harapan Ong The Buckle Replacement distributing culled cards one by one, double sandwich application in two parts of spread
Related toAlso published here 2014
Close Culls
60
Zane Kinkade, Bernard Bilis Karma Sandwich spectator cuts off cards, two cards turn over in rest sandwiching selection and values total number of cut-off packet, smaller set-up
Inspired by June 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 6)
54
Bernard Bilis, "Magic" Christian Stelzel Bernard Bilis's Top Change of One of Two Cards
Inspired by
  • Notes de Conference (1984, p. 32)
Variations 		2017
The Top Change
57
"Magic" Christian Stelzel To Change Two Cards, One after the Other, with the Top Two Cards of the Deck
Inspired by 2017
The Top Change
75
"Magic" Christian Stelzel Multiple Bottom Change, a Card at a Time similar to David Williamson's Monte phase in his Cocktail Dazzler
Inspired by 2017
The Top Change
103
Ryan Matney (reviewer) Essential Magic Collection: Passion by Bernard Bilis Dec. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 12)
105
Yves Carbonnier, Bernard Bilis, Edward Marlo ATFUS Variation
2019
Grand Livre de Cartomagie
82
Bernard Bilis The Bilis Extraction Move card replaced in center and deck put in case, in that action the card is pulled out to outside of case
 		2021
Every Card You Take
23
Bernard Bilis Bilis' Switch
June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part One)
49
Luka Kratsashvili Hop! Hop! selection lost, rubber band wrapped around fingers of one hand, card suddenly appears on back of hand under band
Related to Nov. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 11)
522
Bernard Bilis Bilis' Signature Finders three cards are signed on the back and put under case, signatures jump to the backs of three other cards twice
 		2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
36
Bernard Bilis Bernard Bilis Add-On Moves two methods to steal cards from deck or packet with one hand and add them to packet into right hand, see following entries
  • First Method
  • Second Method
 		2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
104
Bernard Bilis The Bilis One-Handed Side Steal card from center is in-jogged, pivoted out one-handed similar to Chris Power palm, then palmed as deck is set on table
Related toVariations 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
104
Bernard Bilis The Bilis One-Handed Side Steal Variation deck transferred to right hand which then completes the palm steal as deck is set on table
Inspired by 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
105
Bernard Bilis Raise Rise Palm Steal card from center secretly pushed out and right hand flat/Tenkai palms it in gesture
 		2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
106
Carl Mercurio Strong Magic, Strong Opinions: The Uncompromising Magic Life of Bernard Bilis
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
16
Carl Mercurio The Magic of Bernard Bilis
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
28
Bernard Bilis Count Down Triumph two cards peeked at, cards shuffled face-up/face-down, all face down except one selection, its value used to count to second selection, with simplified handling by Richard Kaufman
Related to June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
28
Bernard Bilis Go To See If I'm There unknown card is sandwiched and placed under card case, another card chosen and signed, previously sandwiched card turne out to be the signed one
 		June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
31
Bernard Bilis Unload to Bottom Kelly Bottom from packet to bottom as packet is squared
Inspired by
  • Table Pass by Steve Forte
 June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
31
Bernard Bilis Rising Sun Variation one-handed Tenkai Switch with triple, stealing a double int palm
Inspired by June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
31
Bernard Bilis Impossible Center Deal Aces and Kings alternating face up in center of deck, Aces are dealt out
 		June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
34
James Steranko, Bernard Bilis Bottom Reverse Half Pass bottom card
Inspired by June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
34
John Hostler Instant Sandwich "Featuring the Backhanded Pincer"
card pointed to in spread, cards closed, selection instantly found in sandwich, similar to Bilis Load
Related to 2023
Percolations
43
Bernard Bilis Three-as-Two Laydown two cards placed down one-handed, one is a double
 		Mar. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 3)
67