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Charles T. Jordan Half Reverse Cut bottom half is flipped over with left thumb as top half is cut to table
Related to 1919/1920 53
Charles T. Jordan The Alternate Reverse No. 18, every other card is openly reversed, they all right themselves again
Variations 1919/1920 54
Eddie Joseph Slip Riffle Force one-handed
Related to 1941 4
Dai Vernon Paddle Move Turnover
Variations 1950 461
Paul Rosini Somewhere in the Deck one of nine cards is thought of, it travels to pocket
Related to 1950 11
Bill Simon Biddled with just ten cards, without selection
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 224)
894
"Senator" Clarke Crandall One Hand Six Card Repeat funny presentation, credit to Roy Benson?
Related to 1954/27 78
Bert Allerton Streamliner with eighteen cards
VariationsAlso published here 1956
The New Phoenix (Issue 337)
158
Dai Vernon Wedge Break Displacement
Related toVariations 1960 22
Dai Vernon Fan Force bottom card slid to other side, fan broken at any point
Related toVariations 1960 73
Lawrence "Larry" Grey Larry Grey's "Cards Across" the travelled card are found in the spectator's pocket
Variations 1961 23
Louis Tannen Blasted coin penetrates inverted glass which is on gaffed tray
Related to 1966 486
Karl Fulves The Bet without Odds Problems with Cards - No. Three
one red card in black pile and vice versa, spectator should choose a pile and find a black card, but he chooses black pile and the only red card therein
for solutions see references
Variations June 1966 39
Bruce Cervon, William P. Miesel, Bill Simon, Victor Marsh Etcetera
June 1966 41
L. Vosburgh Lyons, Thomas Alan Waters Mathematically Inclined ten digits used for longer calculation, making a pyramid of numbers according to rules, result instantly seen by performer, for credit discussion see reference
Related toAlso published here Sep. 1966 54
Bruce Cervon The Proposition black card in red half, spectator should remove a red one, whole packet changes to black
Inspired by Oct. 1966 59
Bruce Cervon Ten Gives Three "Chapter Eight", Ace to Ten are shuffled, reorder themselves, joker appears at chosen number
Related toVariations 1967 45
Bruce Cervon Rosecrans Reverse any named Ace reverses instantly in packet
Also published here Nov. 1967
Epilogue (Issue 1)
4
George McLean, Lu Brent, Bruce Cervon, George Blake Etcetera
Mar. 1967 88
Bruce Cervon Triangle Card Trick card version, final value predicted
Related to Mar. 1967 88
Peter Alexis Red Magic spectator places some red cards in his left and right jacket pockets, performer divines number
Related toVariationsAlso published here June 1967 103
Bruce Cervon Readers performer locates card while wearing suspicious glasses, when spectator wears glasses he sees the marks, but all card are marked with same value
Related to
  • p. 108 for forcing deck idea by Lu Brent
Also published here
June 1967 106
George Jenness, Bruce Cervon, Bob Hemple Etcetera
Oct. 1967 128
Bruce Cervon, Earl Keyser Red Magic Variation spectator places some red cards in his left and right jacket pockets, performer divines number
Inspired by Oct. 1967 128
Don Nielson, Karl Fulves Nightmare In Black freely selected and signed card, duplicate turns over in other deck, disappearing ink and "same deck" approach, see also p. 679 for reference
Related toVariations Nov. 1967 131
Karl Fulves By Any Other Name two methods (gaffed card & Elmsley Count)
Related toVariations Winter 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio)
135
Bruce Cervon Open Prediction sticky double facer
Also published here Dec. 1967 145
Bruce Cervon Suprise Reverse wrong card reversed in deck changes into right one
1968 70
Bruce Cervon Gesture Reverse as bottom card is openly removed from deck
1968 71
Bruce Cervon Sandwich Surprise card sandwiched, sandwich in middle of deck, sandwiched card changes into selection selection
Related toVariations 1968 71
Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon Face-Up Flyers
VariationsAlso published here Nov. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 4)
27
Bruce Cervon, Earl Keyser Faro Count determining the number of cards in an incomplete deck
Also published here Nov. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 4)
31
Karl Fulves Three Way Split transposition procedure posed as a problem, for solutions see references
Variations Nov. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 4)
32
George Henbeck, Bruce Cervon Etcetera
Feb. 1968 160
Karl Fulves Babel Bruce Cervon at the Castle, weird Poker Problem, James Randi and his broken back
June 1968 182
Bruce Cervon Perfect Speller
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1968 227
Bruce Cervon Think and it's Trapped one of two cards is thought of and appears in sandwich in deck, various versions:
  • First Version
  • Second Version
  • Third Version
  • Fourth Version (Pitfalls of Thought I)
  • Fifth Version (Pitfalls of Thought II)
Variations 1969 109
Karl Fulves Center Control
Variations 1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Riffle Shuffle Controls)
40
Bruce Cervon Half Reverse Cut in the action of cutting deck from hands to table half is turned over
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
42
Bruce Cervon Simple Triumph
Also published here July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
43
Bruce Cervon Kellie Displacement tabled deck turns over except selection
Also published here July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
43
Bruce Cervon Printout three blank cards are printed to match selection, see also Peter Bailey's idea of combining it with Roy Walton's Three Card Monte Routine (Devil's Playthings) on page 64
Related toAlso published here Nov. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 7)
54
Bruce Cervon Simple Reverse
Related to Nov. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 7)
56
Ken Krenzel Tele-Spell via telephone, see also p. 246 & p. 270 for reference
Inspired by Mar. 1969 247
Allan Slaight Repeat Perfect Speller simplified
Inspired byAlso published here June 1969 264
Bruce Cervon Perpetual Motion Poker fifty cards, progressive poker deal, royal flush at the end
1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
3
Bruce Cervon Realization
Related to 1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
4
Roy Walton Never Give a Sucker an Even Break three blank cards as climax
Related toAlso published here 1969 48
Bruce Cervon 3 Way Split divided double faced card, solution
Inspired byRelated to Mar. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 8)
60
Bruce Cervon Dealing the Flush Royal Flush for any number of players from 2 to 8, stack & faros
Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
120
Allan Ackerman Joker Sandwich thought of card in sandwich in deck
Inspired byVariations 1970 6
Bruce Cervon Quantum Jump more jumping than rising
Mar. 1970 323
Bruce Cervon Outside Case Load as deck is inserted in case
Mar. 1970 327
Bruce Cervon All Shook Up color changing Triumph, red-blue double backer, including "Non-Gimmicked Method"
1971 3
Bruce Cervon 18-31-35 Farrow selection replaced reversed, two more face-up cards show up and are used to count to selection, faro
1971 5
Bruce Cervon 18-35 Farrow selection found reversed at original position after "mistake", faro
1971 6
Bruce Cervon Face Up Stacks overhand stack demo, then Triumph Stack
1971 7
Bruce Cervon Turn Me Over! funny messages on cards
Related to 1971 9
Gene Nielsen Sandwich Surprise card sandwiched, sandwich in middle of deck, sandwiched card changes into selection, two methods
Inspired by 1971 11
Bruce Cervon Outer Limits! one of five unseen cards is signed on the back by performer, cards are turned over and spectator selects same card
1971
Magick (Issue 23)
111
Bruce Cervon From Out of Nowhere performer with gloves, silk appears and vanishes, then gloves change to flowers
1971
Magick (Issue 23)
112
Bruce Cervon Zauberkunste Triumph! based on a Hofzinser trick, amount of chosen card is divined by finding the four cards with the same value, re-deal force
1971
Magick (Issue 23)
113
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on Bruce Cervon
1971
Magick (Issue 23)
114
Bruce Cervon Optic Delusion! slop shuffle, order is maintained
Also published here 1971
Magick (Issue 32)
159
Bill Derman Repeat Tap Reverse Ace to Four turn over, then chosen value changes to selection and then into Joker and selection is removed from pocket
Inspired by Mar. 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 8)
1
Bruce Cervon The Devel's Elevator Ace to Four of Clubs come to top of packet of four red cards, one by one
Inspired by
  • Harvey Rosenthal's "Express Elevator" in "Genii" Vol. 35, No. 8. April, 1971.
Variations
Apr. 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 9)
1
Martin Lewis, Roger Smith, Bruce Cervon Case Of Transferance Aces transpose with Kings both quartets sticking out of a packet, with two variations
Apr. 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 9)
5
Tom Batchelor Revolving Revelation
  • Phase 1: reversed card pivots out between two halves
  • Phase 2: à la Cervon's Pivot Revelation
Related to 1971 33
Bruce Cervon The Boxed Coins four coins
1972 278
Dai Vernon, Bruce Cervon Devil's Elevator apparent second, third, fourth deals with small packet
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Nov. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 16)
143
Bruce Cervon Cervon's Universals odd-backed card changes into three selections one by one, three different routines with different gaffs
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1972 21
Double Card Reverse Discovery No. 476, sandwich load with some kind of Stripout Insertion type move it seems
Related to 1972 132
Bottom Glimpse Palm No. 527, palm after gambler's glimpse with card almost bent in half, followed by spreading cards
Related to 1972 148
Dai Vernon, Harry Lorayne, Bruce Cervon Amazing Prediction two cards, some dealing and counting
Related to 1973 52
Bruce Cervon Hofzinser All-Backed three card packet, two methods:
  • Easy as One-Two-Three
  • All for One
Also published here Nov. 1973
Epilogue (Issue 19)
174
Derek Dingle Riddle's Aces Ace cutting, to Kings transformation, Aces in pocket
VariationsAlso published here Mar. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 20)
188
Cushing Strout Speaking of Spells setting up for the referenced spelling tricks with location routine
Inspired by Dec. 1974 829
Bruce Cervon Celebrity Prediction prediction of single card, selection signed on back
Variations 1974
Magick (Issue 92)
457
Norman van Tubergen Prediction Plus! handling variation
Inspired by 1974
Magick (Issue 93)
462
Bruce Cervon, Jerry K. Hartman Cervon’s Half Reverse Cut Variation
Also published here 1974 25
Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon Pineapple Twist two cards transform as climax
1975
Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
17
Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon The Viet Nam Trick card and number are predicted by two cards (value and suit, then values added to count to selection)
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1975
Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
27
Edward Marlo The Spread and Palm in-the-hands spread, two methods
Inspired by
  • Bruce Cervon (Talisman Vol. 1 No. 45)
1975
Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
47
False Middle Cut with charlier cut, deck is actually cut but cyclic order is retained
Related to 1975 141
Arthur Hastings, Bruce Cervon Turnover Pass Reverse Card is reversed in Center as Deck is turned over
Also published here 1975 36
Bruce Cervon Introduction
1976 4
Bruce Cervon Card Case Switch gaffed card/transformation happens isolated in card box, card under cellophane
1976 6
Bruce Cervon Boxed Deuce Sandwich using gaffed card
1976 8
Bruce Cervon Boxed Sandwich selected card appears between four Kings in card box
Variations 1976 10
Bruce Cervon The "Dream" Method 1 card changes while isolated in tabled spread/using optional impromptu double backer
Inspired by
  • Jon Racherbaumer effect description, The Talisman, July 1971
Related to
1976 14
Bruce Cervon Reverse Sleight context - turnover to center
1976 15
Bruce Cervon Ribbon Spread Turnover Switch reversed card in center, switched as spread is turned over, using ribbon spread hide-out
Related to 1976 16
Bruce Cervon The "Dream" Method 2 double faced card/clean ending
1976 17
Bruce Cervon The "Dream" Method 3 unique gaffed card
1976 19
Bruce Cervon The "Dream" Method 4 - The Deep Crimp unique gaffed card
1976 21
Dai Vernon, Bruce Cervon D.V. Utility Move, another method Cervon's handling, card stolen from out-jogged packet on top underneath top card
1976 27
Bruce Cervon Puzzling Aces
Inspired by 1976 28
Bruce Cervon Pivot Principle - Pivot Revelation Method #1
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1976 32
Bruce Cervon Pivot Revelation Method #2 (without elongated pack)
1976 34
Bruce Cervon Pivot Revelation (with more than one card)
1976 35
Bruce Cervon M.A. Reverse reverse to bottom during a cut, two methods
1976 37
Bruce Cervon Bottom Reverse in preparation for a riffle shuffle, two methods
1976 40
Bruce Cervon Now Find My Card! selection is found along with aces
1976 41
Bill Liles, Bruce Cervon Liles Out-Pivots Cervon - Cervon Variation royal flush production, pivot revelation
1976 45
Bruce Cervon Fast Flush royal flush production, pivot revelation, five methods
  • Fast Flush Finish
Variations 1976 45
Bruce Cervon Triumph Fast Flush royal flush production, pivot revelation, combined with triumph
1976 53
Bruce Cervon, Derek Dingle Roll Over Aces "very expedient handling"
1976 56
Bruce Cervon Rolling Over Just Aces no royal flushs
1976 59
Bruce Cervon Roll Em Over Again or Roll Over, Mexican Joe named four of a kind, no royal flushs, Mexican Joe Crimp, Rollover Aces
1976 61
Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon The Pineapple Twist transformation kicker, based on Walt Rollins' "Pineapple Card Trick"
Variations 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 2)
23
Bruce Cervon Cervon's Ambush odd-backed collector cards
1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 9)
122
David Bornstein Progressive Elevator
Inspired by 1976
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #4)
918
Jerry Mentzer Dirty Deal Revisited technical variation
Inspired by
  • "Dirty Deal" (Bruce Cervon, 1970, marketed item)
1977 139
Philip T. Goldstein Brimstone Elevator color change climax
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1977 7
Roger Smith Day Dream (The Dream #5) card changes while isolated in tabled spread, spread turned over twice
Related to 1977 27
Bruce Cervon Pivot Revelation
1977 35
Allan Ackerman, Bruce Cervon Impromptu Ultra Mental half pass version, see "Author's Note" for credit information
Related toVariations 1978 47
Bruce Cervon, Father Cyprian Cervon False Display
1978
New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 11)
9
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control Placement for Perfect Speller
Inspired byRelated to 1978
Interlocutor (Issue 23)
89
Karl Fulves Perfect Speller spelling random things
Inspired by 1978
Interlocutor (Issue 27)
106
John F. Mendoza, Derek Dingle, Bruce Cervon The Uneral-Geniversal Card odd-backed Ace of Spades changes into four selections one by one
1978 16
Jerry K. Hartman Rollover Production of single card, card rolled face up between two other packets
Inspired byAlso published here 1978 8
Harry Lorayne An Extraordinary Prediction ace to ten are shuffled, reorder themselves, jack appeares at chosen number
Related to 1979 168
Bruce Cervon The Perfect Speller credit information on Lie Speller
1979 14
Bruce Cervon, Karl Fulves R/S Plus P/S Riffle Shuffle Control plus Perfect Speller, placement of card
Related to 1979 18
Harvey Rosenthal HR's Speller Lie Speller with two selections
Inspired by 1979 18
Karl Fulves Speller Note brief note on Cervon's "Perfect Speller"
Related to 1979 20
Bruce Cervon Preface
1979 vii
Bruce Cervon Pivot Production
1980 65
Bruce Cervon Half Cut Reverse no credit
1980 39
Bruce Cervon, Karl Fulves Pivot Production
July 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 7)
506
Bruce Cervon Pivot Production
1981 71
Karl Fulves Gaffless Brainwave sorted red/black stack
Related to 1981 44
James Swain Poker Interchange
Related toVariations 1982
Arcane (Issue 7)
79
Bruce Cervon Pivot Revelation
1982 525
Philip T. Goldstein Manhattan Transfer lie speller with automatic control, credit information for Lie Spelling
Inspired byAlso published here 1982 5
Richard Vollmer The Strasbourg Waltz Aces twist, change places and transform into Eights
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1983 121
Frank Simon Don't Forget to Remember two-way out, one spectator, using Versatile Bottom Reverse
Inspired by 1983 123
Reinhard Müller Des Teufels Fahrstuhl apparent second, third, fourth, fifth deals with small packet, with jumbo cards
Inspired by 1983 8
Edward Marlo Unconventional Passes
  • First Method (table or in-the-hands)
  • Second Method
Related toVariations 1984 262
Edward Marlo Ribbon Spread Turnover Switch reversed card in center, switched as spread is turned over, using ribbon spread hide-out, see also pages 317/318
Related to 1984 316
Bruce Cervon Center Pivot-Out using riffle shuffle, brief
Mar. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 3)
898
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Cervon Monte by Bruce Cervon Aug. 1984
Epoptica (Issue 6)
379
Bruce Cervon AC/DC featuring Vernon's Interlock Principle
Mar. 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 19)
181
Bruce Cervon, Larry Jennings The Stripout Insertion Addition see credit correction (claim) on page lxix
Related toVariations July/Aug. 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 23 & 24)
231
Bruce Cervon Poker Interchange Exchanged
Inspired by July/Aug. 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 23 & 24)
232
Bruce Cervon N.F.P. Collectors "Not For Purists", ungaffed
July/Aug. 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 23 & 24)
233
Bruce Cervon Bruce Cervon - Sleight of Hand Expert
1984 4
Bruce Cervon Introduction
1984 5
Bruce Cervon Basic Effect effect description
1984 7
Bruce Cervon Cervon Monte "basic routine", three cards, visual and impossible penetrations
  • Phase I - Court card from center to top
  • Phase II - Court card from center to bottom
  • Phase III - Court card leaves center without a move
  • Phase IV - How the card moves
  • Phase V - Court card moves when it's face-up
Inspired by
  • item in "Abra"
1984 8
Bruce Cervon Cervon Monte, Packet Version three blue-backed and 1 red-backed card
  • Phase I - Court card from center to top
  • Phase II - Court card from center to bottom
  • Phase III - Court card leaves center without a move
  • Phase IV - How the card moves
  • Phase V - Court card moves even when it has a different colored back
1984 17
Bruce Cervon Cervon Monte, Gaffed Version
  • Phase I - Court card from center to top
  • Phase II - Court card leaves center without a move
  • Phase III - Find the Court Card Again and Again and Again
  • Phase IV - Court card moves when it's face up
1984 28
Philip T. Goldstein Manhattan Transfer lie speller with automatic control, credit information for Lie Spelling
Inspired byAlso published here 1984 1
Edward Marlo In Lieu of The Thru-The-Fist Change all-around square-up cover
Inspired by
  • "Pivot Color Change" (Noel Stanton, The Gen, June 1964)
Related toAlso published here
  • MUM, July 1983
1984 157
Juan Tamariz La Carta Fantasma two phase routine, finding two selections and transposition of cards, blank card changes into selection, all with Bruce Cervon's Pivot Production
1984 62
Bruce Cervon, Juan Tamariz Pivot Production also with double card and as a change
1984 63
Bruce Cervon Covered Hit Double Lift right hand holds a card and lifts off another card from deck
1984 2
Bruce Cervon The '66 Vanish three cards, sandwiched card disappears
Variations Spring 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27)
253
Bruce Cervon The Fifth Card
Spring 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27)
255
Bruce Cervon Queen Jump sandwiched card from half to other half
Spring 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27)
259
Dai Vernon, Bruce Cervon Matrimonial Jump sandwiched card from half to other half
Spring 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27)
262
Edward Marlo The '66 Vanish - Alternative Method three cards, sandwiched card disappears
Inspired by Summer 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 28, 29 & 30)
308
Michael Skinner Satan Deals Again false deal demo with small packet
Inspired byVariations Autumn 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 31, 32 & 33)
311
Louis Falanga Elevation 8200 elevator with packet
Inspired by 1985 35
Judson S. Brown One Hand Fan Force bottom card slid to other side, fan broken at any point, also with second-from-bottom card, with "FB Notes" (1937)
Related toAlso published here 1985 7
Bruce Cervon Pivot Revelation biref
1985 8
Bruce Cervon, Al Koran Hanky Panky? borrowed handkerchief is burned and restored, then coins and a filled wine glass appear
Also published here 1985 (ca.) 1
Bruce Cervon "Blasted" Routine with Blasted set, glass on coaster, coin through glass
Related to 1985 (ca.) 5
Bruce Cervon The Universal Card odd-backed card changes into three selections one by one, blank card as climax
1985 (ca.) 7
Bruce Cervon Open Prediction sticky double facer
Also published here 1985 (ca.) 10
Bruce Cervon Cervon's "Off a Rope" Slow Motion Penetration of silk and rope
Also published here 1985 (ca.) 12
Bruce Cervon Conus Aces method to load three cards in spectator's inner pocket, Conus Aces not explained
1985 (ca.) 15
Bruce Cervon Card Stabbing
1985 (ca.) 15
Bruce Cervon, Lawrence "Larry" Grey Larry Gray's Cards Across with card castle from newspaper climax
Inspired by 1985 (ca.) 15
Bruce Cervon, Mike Maxwell Pivot to the Limit using Pivot Production, credit correction on page 1355
Dec. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 12)
1294
Bruce Cervon Pivot Production
Dec. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 12)
1295
Ray Kosby Freedom of Choice four cards touched by spectator and outjogged, spread immediately held high and they are the Aces
Inspired by 1986 15
John Bannon Side Steal Reverse deck turned around and reversed card added to top
Related to 1986 11
William Goodwin Bottom Deal Up-Jog Displacement
Related to 1986 8
Bruce Cervon Introduction
1987 iii
Bruce Cervon Two Corner Short Controls overhand and riffle shuffle, using corner short
1987 5
Bruce Cervon The Cervon Loose-Pivot Lift
1987 52
Bruce Cervon The Cervon Opening three coin production
1987 209
Bruce Cervon A Shuttle Pass
1987 210
Jim Patton Swivel Color Change angly palm
Related toVariations Aug. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 8)
1389
Ron Wilson To Pay the Price performer switches cards with spectators, yet is left with royal flush, uses four jokers
Related to
  • "The Talisman" No. 47, 1971.
Variations
1987 29
Bruce Cervon Preface to the Preface, Ten Years After
1988 9
Bruce Cervon Preface
1988 10
About Bruce Cervon
1988 13
Bruce Cervon Zauberkunste Triumph!
1988 17
Dai Vernon, Bruce Cervon The Vietnam Trick card and number are predicted by two cards (value and suit, then values added to count to selection)
Also published here 1988 19
Bruce Cervon Optic Delusion slop shuffle
Also published here 1988 22
Bruce Cervon Quantum Jump more jumping than rising
1988 26
Bruce Cervon Outside Case Load as deck is inserted in case
1988 27
Bruce Cervon Perfect Speller featuring Cervon's lie detector strategie
1988 29
Bruce Cervon Face Up Flyers
Also published here 1988 35
Bruce Cervon Face Up Tent Vanish
1988 36
Bruce Cervon Aerodynamic Aces
Variations 1988 41
Bruce Cervon Half Cut Reverse
Also published here 1988 47
Bruce Cervon Simple Triumph
Also published here 1988 49
Bruce Cervon Three-Packet Triumph
1988 49
Bruce Cervon "Kellie" Displacement tabled deck turns over except selection
Also published here 1988 50
Bruce Cervon Simple Reverse One Card immediately reverses
Variations 1988 52
Bruce Cervon The Universal Card three Methods, also gaffed (divided card, flap gimmick)
Also published here 1988 57
Bruce Cervon Universal Vanish one of the Selections vanishes cleanly
1988 71
Bruce Cervon Vanishing Universal Universal Card vanishes
1988 75
Bruce Cervon Dual Affinity Spectator pushes two Cards next to their Mates
1988 81
Bruce Cervon, Frank Kelly Kelly Bottom Placement Scoop Up
1988 82
Bruce Cervon Two Card Reverse I two Cards immediately reverse
1988 84
Bruce Cervon Two Card Reverse II two Cards immediately reverse
1988 87
Bruce Cervon Finding the Aces spelling, reversed, catching out of the pack
1988 90
Bruce Cervon Uncertainty
1988 95
Bruce Cervon Mental Uncertainty
1988 98
Bruce Cervon Diminishing Poker Deal spectator gets always five cards, you each time one card less
1988 101
Bruce Cervon Really Wild ungaffed
1988 105
Bruce Cervon Rosecrans Reverse named Ace reverses
Also published here 1988 113
Bruce Cervon Hofzinser All-Backed three card packet, two methods:
  • Easy as One-Two-Three
  • All for One
Also published here 1988 116
Bruce Cervon Easy as One-Two-Three all alike display
1988 116
Bruce Cervon Unwind usfull Billfold for Coin Effects
1988 123
Bruce Cervon Rewind - Phase 1 using Dollar Bill
1988 127
Bruce Cervon Rewind - Phase 2 using Dollar Bill
1988 129
Bruce Cervon Rewind - Phase 3 with Dollar Bill
1988 129
Bruce Cervon Off A Rope Slow Motion Penetration
Also published here 1988 132
Bruce Cervon Pocket Slate Routine "Prediction" appears
1988 138
Bruce Cervon Puncture using Business Cards
1988 141
Bruce Cervon Cervon's Invisible Reverse card is reversed in center as deck is turned over
Related toAlso published here 1988 149
Bruce Cervon Touched touched Card reverses next to Selection
1988 155
Bruce Cervon Retouched touched Card reverses between two Selections
1988 156
Bruce Cervon Touched Again two Phases
1988 158
Bruce Cervon Quite a Coincidence Spectator reverses Selection behind back
1988 160
Bruce Cervon Surprise Reverse II reversed Card changes into Selection
1988 161
Bruce Cervon Four of a Kind card finds its mates
1988 162
Bruce Cervon The Two-Fold Individual vanished Card reappears between two Cards
1988 164
Bruce Cervon Remember and Forget one spectator
Variations 1988 168
Bruce Cervon The Three-Way Eliminator one spectator with three Cards
1988 170
Bruce Cervon Visibility Zero OOS - OOM Variation
1988 171
Bruce Cervon Invisible Reverse/Impossible one from five
1988 173
Bruce Cervon Forethought Spectator & Magician choose same Card in two decks
1988 175
Bruce Cervon The Tabled Top Change
1988 181
Bruce Cervon Paralyzed palm with card almost bent in half
Related to 1988 185
Bruce Cervon Culling the Paralyzed Palm card is spread-culled and palmed
1988 188
Bruce Cervon Running Cut While Holding a Break
1988 191
Bruce Cervon Flip Over Force slip type, one handed
Related toAlso published here 1988 193
Bruce Cervon Flip Over Aces fast cutting
1988 196
Bruce Cervon Three Way Split Duplicate
Related to 1988 201
Bruce Cervon Three Way Split (Method 2) Duplicate
1988 204
Bruce Cervon Three Way Split (Method 3) Duplicate
1988 206
Bruce Cervon Three Way Color Changing Deck prelude effect for CC Deck Routine
1988 208
Bruce Cervon Three the Hard Way half/half gaff
1988 211
Bruce Cervon Print Out three blank cards are printed to match selection
Also published here 1988 215
Bruce Cervon Open Prediction double facer
Also published here 1988 220
Bruce Cervon Readers cards are apparently marked, but all the same
Also published here 1988 223
Bruce Cervon The Trap cards at top & bottom trap peeked selection
1988 227
Bruce Cervon The Peek that isn't red black divided deck, with riffle-by glimpse of odd colored selection
1988 230
Bruce Cervon Devil's Elevator apparent second, third, fourth deals
VariationsAlso published here 1988 232
Bruce Cervon The Pineapple Twist Ace to Four with partial Suit Change
1988 234
Bruce Cervon Cervon's Ambush odd backed Collectors
1988 238
Bruce Cervon All Shook Up Color Changing Triumph
1988 242
Bruce Cervon All Shook Up - ungaffed Color Changing Triumph
1988 247
Bruce Cervon "LLL" Transpo
1988 249
Bruce Cervon Cut Prediction two Methods
1988 252
Bruce Cervon Introduction
1988 iii
Robin Robin, Pamela Young Vernonana Portfolio Photos (with captions) of various Vernon-related memorabilia throughout history, collected from Bruce Cervon, Bill Bowers, Irene Larsen, Bill Larsen and Faucett.
1988 vii
Dai Vernon Why am I Here? card found by counting down three times to apparently random values
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1988 122
Bruce Cervon Thought-of Card to Pocket one of thirteen
1988 167
Bruce Cervon Pivot Production two interlaced halves, card spins out
1988 147
Edward Marlo Real Gone AC/DC Interlock Principle, two double facers
Inspired by 1988 294
David Britland Angel Aces four Aces leap out of deck one by one, elastic thread loop
Variations 1988 28
Bruce Cervon Lautloser Fliegender Ring
Also published here
  • Magicana, Genii
July 1988
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 5)
210
David Britland (reviewer) The Cervon File by Bruce Cervon July 1988
Opus (Vol. 1 No. 11)
4
Hiroshi Sawa Tabled Business Card Prophecy Move
Related to 1988 46
Bruce Cervon Trans Mitt while spectator holds cards
1989 70
Bruce Cervon Introduction
1989 iii
Bruce Cervon The Black & White Basic Routine 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
  • Phase One: Simple Show
  • Phase Two: Double Mix
  • Phase Three: Double Mix Again
  • Phase Four: Piano Key Separation
  • Phase Five: The Mix
  • Phase Six: The Proof
  • Phase Seven: The Last Separation
  • Phase Eight: The Magic Wand
1989 1
Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon Fake Turnover Move through-the-fist handling
1989 5
Bruce Cervon A Handling Touch 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border, display
1989 19
Bruce Cervon Black & White Presentation Tips 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
1989 22
Bruce Cervon Another Simple Show 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border, display
1989 25
Bruce Cervon Multiple Lift Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border, displaying both side at beginning
1989 27
Bruce Cervon Turnover Pass Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border, display
1989 31
Bruce Cervon Wedge Break Oil & Water Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
Inspired by 1989 35
Bruce Cervon Biddle Move Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
1989 37
Bruce Cervon Another Biddle Move Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
1989 39
Bruce Cervon Elmsley Count Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
1989 41
Bruce Cervon The Novrec Turnover packet secretly turned over during all-around square up
  • The All Around Square Up
  • The Novrec Turnover
Related toVariations 1989 47
Bruce Cervon Amazing Jokers four Queens, Joker reversed in center, the change into Aces one by one, Queens and Joker no longer there
1989 55
Bruce Cervon The Transposing Ace four Aces, named suit put on top, it changes into selection, Ace reappears from pocket
1989 65
Bruce Cervon Novrec Turnover as Visual Transformation face card of small packet
Inspired by 1989 66
Bruce Cervon Bruce Cervon's Favorite Black & White Routine 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
  • Phase One: The Little Finger Turnover Opening
  • Phase Two: The Novrec Separation
  • Phase Three: The Novrec Separation Again
  • Phase Four: The Piano Key Separation and Back Again
  • Phase Five: The Proof
  • Phase Six: Test Conditions Finale
Related to 1989 73
Bruce Cervon Little Finger Turnover handling for Carlyle/Vernon Turnover Move
Inspired byRelated to 1989 75
Bruce Cervon "In the Spectator's Hands" Ending Sequence 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
1989 83
Bruce Cervon Sweeping Turnover as packet is swept off table edge into other hand
1989 84
Bruce Cervon Convincing Closing 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
1989 87
Bruce Cervon, Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety Variation
1989 88
Bruce Cervon More on "The Proof" Phase 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
Related to 1989 91
Bruce Cervon The Spotted Black & White Trick 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border, as climax the black cards have red spots, five phases
1989 95
Bruce Cervon Follow the Black & White 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
1989 117
Bruce Cervon Black & White Attraction four black and four white cardboard pieces, two black and two whites are put in four envelopes, spectator manages to match remaining black and white cards with correct envelopes, two methods
1989 123
Bruce Cervon Little Finger Turnover Display Sequence showing four cards as same card, in-the-hands or with table
Related to 1989 137
Bruce Cervon The Little Finger Turnover as a Switch tabled card transposes with card in small packet
Related to 1989 139
Bruce Cervon Take Me to Your Printer two selections, four blank cards, they change into duplicates of one selection when it is added to packet, then selection changes to second selection
  • Variation
1989 143
Bruce Cervon, Brother John Hamman Hamman Count Switch
1989 145
Bruce Cervon Introduction
1990
Bruce Cervon The Red-Backed Aces
Variations 1990 1
Bruce Cervon Floating Aces four aces one by one rise to top, then all at once, using Tilt
Variations 1990 9
Bruce Cervon Partial Switch of four Aces, two methods
1990 9
Bruce Cervon The Joker Trick four-of-a-kind changes into jokers, than into aces
1990 17
Bruce Cervon, Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Four Dollar Confusion
1990 19
Bruce Cervon A Matter of Psychology apparently original version of "Ambitious Classic"
1990 22
Bruce Cervon To Pay The Price performer switches cards with spectators, yet is left with four Aces
Inspired by 1990 26
Bruce Cervon Small Packet Bottom Deal
1990 27
Bruce Cervon All Backs using double backer and Elmsley's Ace Cutting theme
1990 33
Bruce Cervon The Conus Aces Aces transform under spectator's hand
1990 37
Bruce Cervon Pass of a Small Packet to Bottom
1990 38
Bruce Cervon Modified Turnover Pass to bring small packet from top to bottom
1990 38
Bruce Cervon Spectator's Switch clean multiple card switch with assistance of spectator, using perpendicular principle
1990 42
Bruce Cervon Repeat Aces to Pocket aces to pocket, to spectator's pocket, to envelope/wallet
1990 47
Bruce Cervon, Alex Elmsley The Fabulous Cards to Pocket three cards, clean without duplicates
Inspired by 1990 59
Bruce Cervon Pseudo Duplicates used multiple times, only numerical value of index shown
1990 64
Bruce Cervon Showing Coat Pocket Empty good finesse
1990 64
Bruce Cervon, Alex Elmsley The BC Cards Across two signed selections from packet to packet
Inspired by 1990 69
Bruce Cervon Chair Holdout sitting on cards
1990 69
Bruce Cervon Warped bill around card
1990 77
Bruce Cervon Warped with Jumbo Card
1990 86
Bruce Cervon Warp II excellent handling
1990 88
Bruce Cervon, Al Koran Hanky Panky borrowed handkerchief is burned and restored, then coins and a filled wine glass appear
Also published here 1990 97
Bruce Cervon, Al Koran Silent Flight ringflight
1990 107
Bruce Cervon The Straddle Reverse from center to top, as deck is turned over
Also published here 1990 117
Bruce Cervon Stand-In reversed card in center transforms into selection
1990 119
Bruce Cervon Alone Again face up pile in deck turn over except one card
1990 120
Bruce Cervon The Cervon Free-Turn Pass
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1990 125
Bruce Cervon The Free-Turn Table Pass
1990 130
Bruce Cervon The Longitudinal Free-Turn Pass table pass
1990 132
Bruce Cervon The Free-Turn Bottom Palm into Gambler's Flat Palm
1990 138
Bruce Cervon The Free-Turn Pass as a Multiple Lift Substitute
1990 139
Bruce Cervon Trick Applications for the Free-Turn Pass - As An Ace Production appears face-up on top
1990 140
Bruce Cervon The Stop Trick application of Free-Turn Pass
1990 141
Bruce Cervon The Psychological Stop Trick as an out, application of Free-Turn Pass
1990 142
Bruce Cervon Free-Turning Aces application of Free-Turn Pass
1990 143
Bruce Cervon Variations of the Patton Half Pass three variants
1990 151
Bruce Cervon The Free-Turn Half Pass
1990 155
Bruce Cervon The Retrograde Half Pass
1990 157
Bruce Cervon Cut and Restored Rope Routine multiple phases, including "spectator cannot cut ends evenly" gag
1990 161
Edward Marlo The Clip Pass side steal type
Related to 1990 8
Edward Marlo, Bruce Cervon Spread Cut Aces
1990 34
Bruce Cervon Lie Speller brief
1990 28
Bruce Cervon Flip Over Force one-handed riffle slip force
1990 86
Philip T. Goldstein Brimstone Elevator color change climax
Inspired byAlso published here 1990 41
Michael Powers Flushing Out the Queens royal flush production, pivot revelation
Inspired by 1990 9
Bruce Cervon Pivot Revelation
1990 10
Jon Racherbaumer Olram Catches a Card card selected, Kings dropped on deck and one-handed throw cut done, sandwich with selection remains in hand
Related to
  • comments by Bruce Cervon in Genii Vol. 51 No. 7, Jan. 1988, p. 472
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Olram Catches a Card" (Genii, Vol. 51 No. 5, Nov. 1987)
1990 10
Richard Kaufman Column 3 The Friendship Convention in Tokyo, Juan Tamariz, brief comments on these books: Phil Goldstein's "Focus", Bruce Cervon's "Ultra Cervon" and "The Black and White Trick", Darwin Ortiz's "The Annotated Erdnase", Sharpe's "Devant's Delightful Delusion"
Sep. 1990
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 5)
13
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Ultra-Cervon by Bruce Cervon (written by Stephen Minch) Dec. 1990
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 7)
13
Justin Higham Half Pass Flipover
Inspired by Sep. 1990
Technomagic (Issue Extra No. 1)
23
Michihiro Matsuda My Open Travellers with gaffed card SPI, three different suits on one card
Inspired by 1990 44
Alex Elmsley A Minor Triumph with ten cards
Related to 1991 256
Alex Elmsley Chosen Cards Across three (signed) selections
Related toVariations 1991 271
T. Page Wright The One-Handed Riffle Force slip
Related to 1991 96
Jerry K. Hartman Rollover Production of single card, card rolled face up between two other packets
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 145
Jerry K. Hartman, Bruce Cervon Cervon’s Half Reverse Cut Variation
1991 279
Bruce Cervon, Edward Marlo Preview to Another Chapter Strip-Out Insertion/Addition aka Bottom Unit-Upjog Addition
1992 149
Bruce Cervon The Man Who Fooled Houdini on Dai Vernon
  • My Harlequin Act
Also published here
  • He Fooled Houdini, Vernon Chronicles 4
June 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 10)
32
Michael Weber (reviewer) He Fooled Houdini; Dai Vernon - A Magical Life by Dai Vernon (written by Bruce Cervon, Keith Burns) July 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 11)
58
Bruce Cervon パックの中のトランスポ (Transposition in the Deck)
1993 126
Alex Elmsley En Voyage Ace to Three travel to pocket one by one, then all to different pockets
Variations 1994 233
Chad Long Back & Forth written messages on cards ("LOOK IN YOUR POCKET", ...), scavenger hunt
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1994 3
Alexander de Cova Boxed Transposition signed card from deck to case between Aces, spectator handles double facer
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1994 42
Aldo Colombini The Card That Gets Confused odd-backed card changes into three selections one by one, then becomes a gag card with various pips printed all over the face
Inspired by 1994 149
Jim Sisti (reviewer) The Vernon Chronicles Videos by Bruce Cervon Jan./Feb. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 21)
235
Bruce Cervon, Ian Baxter, Bob Veeser Royal Flush Finale four ace production plus cutting to a Royal Flush
1995 114
Bruce Cervon Pivot Production from riffle shuffle position
1995 117
Tom Gagnon Escalating Aces
Inspired by 1995 1034
Jim Sisti (reviewer) Dai Vernon's Secrets of Magic and Ultra Cervon (Vol.s 1 & 2) by Bruce Cervon Jan./Feb. 1995
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 27)
306
Tommy Wonder Center Control Production similar to Cervon's Pivot Revelation without table
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1996 79
Bruce Cervon The Cervon "Perfect Speller"
1996 11
Bruce Cervon One-Handed Flip Over Force
1996 76
Bruce Cervon Pivot Revelation
1996 178
Harry Riser Cheating the Cheater backs of packet change multiple times
Inspired by 1996 217
Lou Gallo Seconds, Middles and Bottoms with four Aces and four indifferent cards
Related to 1996 111
David Solomon Odd Backed Aces To The Fourth Power every Ace has a different back, red/blue double backer
Inspired by 1997 128
Gordon Boyd White Knuckled Reversal card reversal
Inspired by 1997 37
Bruce Cervon Foreword
1998 ix
Bruce Cervon Award Ace Assembly two Handlings
1998 3
Bruce Cervon Another Aces
1998 9
Bruce Cervon Ace Assembly Switch three of four
1998 9
Bruce Cervon The Spectator Cuts the Four Aces Once More
1998 12
Bruce Cervon Again, The Spectator Cuts the Four Aces!
1998 14
Bruce Cervon The Spectator Cuts the Four Aces Once More II
1998 17
Bruce Cervon The Vernon-Cervon Run-Up Demonstration complex
1998 21
Bruce Cervon Directly to the Bottom
1998 23
Bruce Cervon The Jokers and King
1998 24
Bruce Cervon Quadruple Coincidence
1998 27
Bruce Cervon Ace-Two-Three Ace, Two, Three change into three selections
Related to 1998 30
Bruce Cervon Triple Change general card in sandwich
1998 34
Bruce Cervon X Marks the Spot not signature, but X-mark
1998 36
Bruce Cervon X Marks the Spot II not signature, but X-mark, simpler for spectator
1998 40
Bruce Cervon X Marks the Spot III not signature, but X-mark, even simpler and commercial
1998 42
Bruce Cervon The Fifth Card
1998 45
Bruce Cervon A Card Puzzle
Related to 1998 48
Bruce Cervon Impossible Location
1998 50
Bruce Cervon AC/DC featuring Vernon's Interlock Principle
Related to 1998 52
Bruce Cervon Interlock Steal featuring Vernon's Interlock Principle
1998 52
Bruce Cervon Charlier Cut Control
1998 59
Bruce Cervon The Trap Door Control
1998 61
Bruce Cervon The Cased Holdout holdout while shuffling
1998 62
Bruce Cervon The Push-Off Force
1998 63
Bruce Cervon The MAC Switch for small packet as it is turned over
1998 65
Bruce Cervon The Last Ace Vanish
1998 67
Bruce Cervon MAC Switch Miracle
1998 68
Bruce Cervon Come Back to Me
1998 68
Bruce Cervon The Insertion Strip-Out
1998 71
Bruce Cervon Commercial Collectors
1998 74
Bruce Cervon Preset
1998 75
Bruce Cervon Poker Interchange Exchanged
Inspired by 1998 78
Bruce Cervon Pressure Fan Force
Inspired by 1998 81
Bruce Cervon The Greek Force with card second from bottom
Inspired byRelated to 1998 83
Bruce Cervon The Combination Force two cards
1998 84
Bruce Cervon The L.C. Stab
1998 85
Bruce Cervon Son of L.C. Stab
1998 86
Bruce Cervon The CF FOrce
1998 90
Bruce Cervon Do You Believe in Intuition!
1998 95
Bruce Cervon Flip Over Force slip type, one handed
Also published here 1998 95
Bruce Cervon The Twenty-five Dollar Ace Trick one at a time, double facer
1998 98
Bruce Cervon Wild Card
1998 105
Bruce Cervon The Sub-Mariner Cards Ace to Three through wallet
1998 108
Bruce Cervon The Sub-Mariner Cards Ace to Three through paper or napkin
1998 115
Bruce Cervon, Earl Keyser The Faro Count determining the number of cards in an incomplete deck
Also published here 1998 121
Bruce Cervon Two-Card Control
1998 123
Bruce Cervon My Mind Keeps Wandering faro shuffle
1998 125
Bruce Cervon Face-Up Count faro shuffle
1998 127
Larry Jennings, Bruce Cervon Face-Up Count II faro shuffle
Related to 1998 129
Bruce Cervon The Confused Incomplete Faro Control deck spread in IF Condition
Related to 1998 130
Bruce Cervon Trapped by the Bullets four Aces trap selection, faro shuffle
Related to 1998 132
Bruce Cervon Turnabout is Faro Play spectator separates face-up/face-down with closed eyes, "This is an interesting effect. I don't say it is a good effect, but it is certainly novel."
Related to 1998 134
Bruce Cervon Turnabout is Faro Play II spectator separates face-up/face-down with closed eyes
Also published here
  • Ibidem #35
1998 136
Bruce Cervon Turnabout is Faro Play III spectator separates face-up/face-down with closed eyes
1998 137
Larry Jennings, Bruce Cervon Revealment triumph & dealing thing
1998 138
Bruce Cervon Realization faro shuffle
Related to 1998 140
Bruce Cervon Dealing the Flush Royal Flush for any number of players from 2 to 8, stack & faros
1998 142
Bruce Cervon Victory plot here credited to Daley
Related to 1998 144
Bruce Cervon A Tinge of Color
Related toVariations 1998 146
Bruce Cervon Ace Finder for four cards
1998 150
Gerald Kosky Face-Up Ace Cutting
Inspired by 1998 152
Bruce Cervon King Kut face up Cutting to Four of a Kind with Transformation Kicker
1998 155
Bruce Cervon A Tinge of Color II
1998 158
Bruce Cervon Impact Aces or Simple Face-Up Ace Cutting
1998 160
Bruce Cervon Ring Again! almost challenge conditions
1998 163
Bruce Cervon Four Coins and a Card using only one card
1998 168
Bruce Cervon ...la Matrix Jombo Coin Kicker
1998 173
Bruce Cervon Straddle Reverse as deck is turned over, brief
Also published here Mar. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 7)
74
Michael Close (reviewer) Hard-Boiled Mysteries by Bruce Cervon (written by Stephen Minch) Sep. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 1)
26
Bruce Cervon Pivot Revelation
1999 200
Derek Dingle, Harry Riser, Bruce Cervon, Edward Marlo, Johnny Thompson Quick D-Way
1999 117
Baltazar Fuentes Ultimate Pivot Revelation production of Aces, Kings and three selections
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Alton Sharpe's magazine "Olla Podrida"
1999 23
Steve Silverman Multi-Level Dealing follow-up to “Dunbury Aces” (p. 22), Aces are interlaced with Heart cards and false deals (second, third, fourth and bottom) are demonstrated, Heart cards change to Kings
Inspired byRelated to 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
28
Bruce Cervon Pivot Revelation incomplete riffle shuffle pivoted apart
1999 114
Bruce Cervon, Roberto Giobbi The All-around Square-up Turnover
Inspired by 2000 1045
Bruce Cervon An Old Minor Triumph every other card in packet is openly reversed, they all right themselves again, packet version of Triumph
Inspired byRelated to Dec. 2000
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 4)
87
Terry LaGerould Royal Victory royal flush production, pivot revelation
Inspired byVariations 2001 8
Bruce Cervon Speaking Volumes
Related to June 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 6)
23
Bruce Cervon, Richard Vollmer, Jon Racherbaumer Insured Prediction predicted by two cards and found by their values
2003 1311
Bruce Cervon, David Britland The California Angels visual Ace production, secret thin rubber band, two handlings, see further credits in Issue 6, p. 1
Inspired byVariations Jan./Feb. 2003
The Penumbra (Issue 5)
7
Bruce Cervon, Edward Marlo Simple Shift Handling
Jan./Feb. 2003
The Penumbra (Issue 5)
8
Earl Nelson Face Up Flyers Re-Blocked
Inspired by 2003 138
Simon Aronson Self Control Lie Speller spectator cuts off pile and counts, remembers card at same position in rest while reverse-counting them, assembles everything
  • Self Control Location Procedure
  • Lie Speller Revelation (à la Bruce Cervon)
Inspired byAlso published here 2003 8
Simon Aronson Self Control Lie Speller spectator cuts off pile and counts, remembers card at same position in rest while reverse-counting them, assembles everything
  • Self Control Location Procedure
  • Lie Speller Revelation (à la Bruce Cervon)
Also published here 2003 2
Bruce Cervon, Wesley James Semaj-Novrec Masked Packet Reverse for small packet
Inspired by 2004 57
Bruce Cervon, Wesley James Half Reverse Cut Variation as deck is cut onto table
Inspired by 2004 312
Grace Ann Morgan The Card Trick That Has No Explanation challenge presentation for Cervon's speller
  • The Spelling Procedure
Inspired by 2004 5
David Regal, Bruce Cervon Bruce Cervon: A Life in Magic intro and interview
Oct. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 10)
44
Bruce Cervon The Diamond Revelation
Oct. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 10)
72
Bruce Cervon Unsolved Card Problem "An Effect from The Castle Notes", dated 7/1/70
Oct. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 10)
76
Bruce Cervon "Out of His Mind" OOSOOM version with three spectators and "thought card to pocket" premise
Related to Oct. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 10)
78
Bruce Cervon Pocket Load Ruse spectator checks whether pocket is empty, a coin is inside and removed by performer while loading palmed cards
Also published here Oct. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 10)
80
John Lovick, Mike Kozlowski, Roger Klause, James Lewis, Michael Ammar, Bruce Cervon, Michael Weber, Jamy Ian Swiss, Gregory Wilson, Jay Sankey, Paul Gertner Performance Issues and Answers comments on each question by several of the listed creators
  • Top Tip or Not to Tip?
  • "Bill Switch" or "Bill Change"?
  • What's the Best Way to Learn the Bill Switch?
  • Fast or Slow?
  • Do You Justify the Folding?
  • Is There a Magic Moment?
  • Can You Create Belief, or Do People Always Know You Merely Switch Bills?
  • Any Final Thoughts?
Also published here July 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 7)
36
Alexander de Cova Boxed Transposition signed card from deck to case between Aces, spectator handles double facer
Inspired byAlso published here 2005 3
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Ultra Cervon Volumes One and Two by Bruce Cervon Nov. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 11)
101
John Lovick, Mike Kozlowski, Roger Klause, James Lewis, Michael Ammar, Bruce Cervon, Michael Weber, Jamy Ian Swiss, Gregory Wilson, Jay Sankey, Paul Gertner Chapter 2: Performance Issues and Answers comments on each question by several of the listed creators
  • Top Tip or Not to Tip?
  • "Bill Switch" or "Bill Change"?
  • What's the Best Way to Learn the Bill Switch?
  • Fast or Slow?
  • Do You Justify the Folding?
  • Is There a Magic Moment?
  • Can You Create Belief, or Do People Always Know You Merely Switch Bills?
  • Any Final Thoughts?
Also published here 2006 9
Bruce Cervon, Roberto Giobbi Think Stop!
Inspired by
  • Bruce Cervon's routine in “Genii" Vol. 50, No. 8, February 1987, page 577
2006 104
Bruce Cervon Cut Control after peek with charlier cut
2007 7
Bruce Cervon 2 Card Control Control two cards to top with incomplete faro
2007 7
Bruce Cervon Trap Door Control Peek Control with One Handed Cut
2007 10
Bruce Cervon Triumph Specail - Special triumph + poker demo
Related to 2007 10
Bruce Cervon Face Up Count card found by counting face up indicator card, incomplete faro control
2007 11
Dai Vernon, Bruce Cervon A-2-3-4 in Reverse ace to four first shown as ace to four and then four to ace
Related to 2007 12
Bruce Cervon A-2-3 Effect Ace, Two, Three change into three selections
Related to 2007 12
Bruce Cervon King Kut
Related to 2007 13
Bruce Cervon A Tinge of Color cut Aces face-up
Related to 2007 14
Bruce Cervon confused incomplete deck spread in IF Condition
Related to 2007 15
Bruce Cervon, Larry Jennings Face-up Count Handling
Related to 2007 15
Bruce Cervon Double Incomplete control and mini effect
2007 17
Bruce Cervon Trapped by the Bullets
Related to 2007 18
Bruce Cervon everywhere nowhere
2007 19
Bruce Cervon Turnabout is Faro Play selected card only face down between face-up
Related to 2007 20
Bruce Cervon, Larry Jennings Add to Faro Play
2007 20
Bruce Cervon sucker red glases, apparently marked card, every card is marked with "fool"
2007 23
Bruce Cervon Block Transfer Pushover cull riffle shuffle with block transfer, push through
2007 25
Bruce Cervon Cull Riffle
2007 26
Bruce Cervon Card at any Number with riffle shuffle and block transfer
2007 28