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Jack Avis Tunnel Change card kind of pushed through deck, but not perpendicular
2006 129
Jack Avis 2-4-6-8-Find performer and spectator chose a card, spectator names number, distance between the two selections is that number
Related to 2006 130
Jack Avis Undercover Assembly
Inspired by 2006 132
Jack Avis Who Wants Another Collectors?
Inspired by 2006 134
Jack Avis No Fake Card in Balloon
2006 135
Jack Avis Will the Cards Match? Variation backs match instead of faces
2006 136
Jack Avis Idea on C. Miller's "Top Spin Out" center spin out
2006 136
Jack Avis Meeting Jack Birnman
2006 137
Jack Avis An Idea for Adding a Card to the Top of the Deck using an envelope
2006 140
Jack Avis Notes on the Bizarre Twist
Inspired by 2006 141
Jack Avis A One Hand Twist
Inspired byRelated to 2006 141
Jack Avis The Diagonal Twist
Inspired by 2006 142
Jack Avis To Control a Card to a Known Position using one-hand fan
Related to 2006 143
Jack Avis Centre Packet Switch as deck also changes hand, original packet to bottom, center packet stripped out and switched in
2006 144
Jack Avis Centre Double Lift Variation
2006 145
Jack Avis A Control a bit unclear, decoy card left outjogged and cover pass made somehow
2006 146
Jack Avis Ideas with a "Cutaway Deck" x-ray deck ideas
2006 147
Jack Avis Demo Deal two hands with one riffle
2006 148
Jack Avis Double Flip Change two-phase transformation with snap-over change
2006 149
Jack Avis Magician vs. Gambler routine outline, using snap-over change
2006 150
Jack Avis A Move with the Double Undercut face-up key card openly put next to selection and cut into deck
2006 151
Jack Avis The Finger Clip Cull
Also published here 2006 152
Jack Avis Flip-Up Put Back Count - A Utility Move every card angled up with the left thump
  • First, the Method of Counting
  • To Count Less
  • As a Force
  • The Double Deal Double Lift
  • Double Deal
2006 154
Jack Avis A Discourse on a Force Procedure lift shuffle force
2006 158
Jack Avis A Routine using the Avis Double Knife Force incomplete
2006 159
Jack Avis Thoughts on my Hindu Force Variation forcing multiple cards
2006 161
Jack Avis Ideas for Forcing glide with force card that has a cut-out
2006 162
Jack Avis A Method for the Cut and Stop Force timing cut force
2006 162
Jack Avis Another Force counting down to a named number
2006 163
Jack Avis The Magician Magazine notes on its content, Will Goldston magazine
2006 164
Jack Avis Illogical False Cut à la Vernon
2006 167
Jack Avis Use of Key Card with Dribble Selection
2006 168
Jack Avis A False Cut Scoop Up Table Pass
2006 168
Jack Avis Lace Through False Shuffle and Cut
2006 169
Jack Avis Left Side Double Deal top card apparently retained in left hand while balance of packet is tabled, bottom card is retained, with Directed Verdict application
Related to 2006 170
Jack Avis Avis Handling for the Leipzig Pass for a reversed card effect
Inspired by
  • Leipzig Pass in Sphinx magazine
2006 171
Jack Avis Technique for a Multiple Slip Cut with two applications
2006 172
Jack Avis Some Thoughts on Old Card Routines tearing off corner of card to peek it, card located under handkerchief
2006 173
Jack Avis A Little Extra with the Multi-Spelling optional card to wallet/pocket addition
Inspired byAlso published here 2006 173
Jack Avis A Placement Idea with the Master Move
2006 174
Jack Avis Plot Idea for a Card Trick pips of selection sewn into blank cards
Inspired by
  • "Houdini's Card Trick" (Lu Brent, Linking Ring, Oct. 1945)
2006 176
Jack Avis Patter Lines
2006 176
Jack Avis A Presentation
2006 177
Jack Avis Spectator learns a Trick patter intro for a trick
2006 177
Jack Avis A Punch Deal that Isn't partial roughing instead of punching, with notes by Peter Duffie
Related to 2006 178
Jack Avis Double Location
2006 179
Jack Avis Riffle Shuffle Control - St. Regis Sleight card selected from incomplete riffle shuffle
Inspired by 2006 180
Jack Avis Siva's Switch
  • The Action (Reverse KM Move variation/Illogical Double Lift)
  • Ambitious Routine based on Jay switch and KM move
2006 181
Jack Avis A Stack mathematical
2006 182
Jack Avis A Switch Move
Also published here 2006 183
Jack Avis The Weave and Waterfall Bottom Palm "A Simple Action Palm"
2006 184
Jack Avis Table Edge Palm tabled spread, very brief
2006 184
Jack Avis Zarrow Shuffle Thoughts with cutting sequence
2006 185
Jack Avis A Zarrow Shuffle Setting-up Technique Zarrow stacking
2006 186
Jack Avis A Zarrow Shuffle Tip
2006 187
Jack Avis Historical Items and Magical Facts one-way pointers and more
2006 188
Jack Avis Count Dracula presentation idea for bank not penetration in envelope
2006 190
Jack Avis The Last Straw cut and restored straw
2006 191
Jack Avis The Magnetic Straw "A Table Trick"
straw becomes apparently magnetic
2006 192
Jack Avis Interesting Cut and Restored Rope Move only reference given
Related to
  • "Hindu Rope Restoration" & "Bluey-Bluey's Method", Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks Vol. 1
2006 192
Jack Avis Message from Hades card and colored counter selected, package has many paper pieces, all burn in a flash except one with the correct prediction
2006 193
Jack Avis Name that Tune half forcing deck with songs
2006 196
Jack Avis The Ghost Pen using invisible ink pen
2006 196
Jack Avis A Tale of Two Slates two miniature slates have writing with two colors, chosen color changes into name of selection
Inspired by 2006 197
Jack Avis Scarab without a Brainwave "A way of using Jaks' Brainwave Presentation"
card selected, odd-backed card as prediction in another deck, red-blue double backer
Inspired by 2006 199
Jack Avis My List of Best Trouble-Free "Workers"
2006 200
Jack Avis Black Art Reference Mahatma, Vol. 1 No. 3
2006 200
Jack Avis Migratory Coins the "All Fair" Way with three cards
Inspired byAlso published here 2006 201
Jack Avis Four Coins under Cards - Opening Steal
2006 203
Jack Avis No Pockets Stand-Up Routine for Silver-Copper-Brass Transpo
2006 204
Jack Avis Coin Box Idea short ideas
2006 206
Jack Avis Triple Coin Penetration coin through handkerchief, again, then through glass
2006 207
Jack Avis Strip of Paper Torn in Half
2006 210
Jack Avis Three Pellet Routine "Two in Hand, One in Pocket"
2006 211
Jack Avis Three Shell Game "Siva's Master Move"
with sticky tape
2006 212
Jack Avis Finger Ring Release (Harvey Rosenthal)
Inspired by 2006 213
Jack Avis Ribbon and Ring - Avis Notes
Inspired by
  • Warren Stephens item in Precursor
2006 213
Jack Avis Torn and Restored Banknote
Inspired by
  • Jack Chanin, Genii, 1993
2006 214
Jack Avis (reviewer) Mike Skinner Lecture by Michael Skinner
notes and lists, no details
2006 216
Michael Close (reviewer) Rara Avis: Sixty Years of Magic from the Private Notebooks of Jack Avis by Jack Avis (written by Anthony Brahams) Oct. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10)
104
Jack Avis Siva Count
2007 304
Reinhard Müller, Jack Avis Müller Avis Dealing Procedure group variation
2008 13
Reinhard Müller, Jack Avis Müller/Avis Dealing Procedure top four cards presented, chosen one dealt, rest placed underneath, repeated
Related to 2009 407
Jack Avis Spread Switch
2009 10
Nick Trost Poker Deal with a Breather four times the spectator and magician cut the deck in turn and remove the top card, performer ends up with four Aces
Inspired byRelated to 2011 673
Jack Avis, Karl Fulves Fate Mates card named by each performer and spectator, written on paper pieces, two halves, one card outjogged, both dealt in unison, both named cards show up
Related to 2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
698
Karl Fulves Back Story further comments and credit information on the referenced items
Related to 2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
700
Max Maven Fourthright four odd backed prediction cards, one is selected by spectator, then pack is cut in four piles and one top card matches the selected prediction card
Inspired byAlso published here 2012 2
Max Maven Three Little Words
  • Lost Horizons
three-letter words on two decks of cards (animals, vegetables, minerals), performer takes out three predictions from one pack for each category, a word is chosen from the other deck and it matches the prediction from its category
Inspired by
  • "Chronokinesis" (Jack Avis, Pentagram, Vol. 8 No. 4, 1954)
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring, Oct. 1985
Aug. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 8)
31
Jack Avis Spread Switch
2017 49
Zhenjie Gao Hofzinser's Ace Problem Standard effect, four Aces, one turn over to indicate suit of selection, then transform into selection as the Ace appears reversed in deck
Inspired by 2018 17
Jack Avis Spin-Cut Flourish dragged out by left thumb after swing cut
Also published here
  • Pentagram, Oct. 1953
2018 78
Jon Racherbaumer The Extremely Hidden Count Down
  • Exhumations
card selected via Automatic Placement procedure moves to named number, includes the divination of the selection and the number of cards the spectator initially cut off
Inspired byAlso published here May 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 5)
50
Jack Avis Siva Count
May 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 5)
63
Jack Avis Siva Count
2023 11