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Lin Searles The "So Simple" Force portion cut and turned over, then deck secretly turned over
Also published here
Related to
Variations
1936
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1936)
135
Edward Marlo Aces in Reverse
Variations
1942 15
Edward Marlo Marlo's One Hand Double Turnover featuring a push-off (also credited to Dai Vernon)
Variations
1945 7
Edward Marlo Marlo's Gambling Routine no set-up, faro shuffle
  • Poker-Rummy-Pinochle
  • Black Jack
  • The Sucker Hand
  • Bridge Honors
Related to
1947 10
Edward Marlo Aces over Kings Aces and Kings, third quartet comes in, should be named "Aces, Kings & Tens"
Related to
Variations
1947 52
Paul LePaul Impromptu Torn And Restored Card except one quarter, restored card minus corner shoots out when deck is riffled
Variations
1949 161
Edward Marlo, Carmen D'Amico Push Through Failure face up cards shuffled in face down cards, open push-through, selection is reversed in other half, three versions, see p. 773 for corrections
Variations
Dec. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 192)
766
Dai Vernon The Travelers
Variations
1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 6 No. 3)
97
Bill Simon Three Queens Monte with four cards, all turn into Aces
Related to
Variations
1952 37
Bill Simon Cover for the Side Slip covered side steal, to second from the top
Related to
Variations
1952 112
Edward Marlo The Follow Up Aces Aces are put on top of four piles which are gathered, they come to top
Related to
Variations
1953 91
Edward Marlo Four Ace Vanish featuring four different vanishes
Variations
1953 166
Bill Simon The Flash Change four indifferent cards change into four Aces, they stick out of deck as a block and are shaken out
Variations
1954 11
Edward Marlo Count Cop and Transfer from packet to packet, sometimes called "Spontaneous Add"
Also published here
Related to
Variations
1956 10
Edward Marlo The Separating Aces four Aces distribute in the deck, three methods, all cards face-down
Variations
1956
The New Phoenix (Issue 338)
162
Edward Marlo Marlo Pivot Spread six handlings
  • Triple Pivot Spread (e.g. six as three)
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
1956 22
Edward Marlo The Switchless Switch packet switch as cards are taken from the top of the deck one by one and shown, application to E. G. Brown's thought card across problem
Related to
Variations
1956 15
Dai Vernon Double Lift Unload for credit information see Marlo reference
Also published here
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1961 70
Edward Marlo Additional Rear Palm Switches more "Gambler's Cop", two methods
Variations
1961 49
Edward Marlo Marlo Pivot Spread four (or three) as two
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
1961 10
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Twelfth Method based on principle that spectator shuffles top card to bottom in small packet overhand shuffle
Variations
1962 33
Edward Marlo K. M. Move Follow Up Aces setting up
Inspired by
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Variations
1962 11
Edward Marlo Foreword credit information
Related to
1962 1
Lin Searles The "So Simple" Force portion cut and turned over, then deck secretly turned over
Also published here
Related to
Variations
Oct. 1962
The New Jinx (Vol. 1 No. 6)
22
Nate Leipzig Slap Four Ace Routine Aces disappear and reappear on deck one by one
Related to
Variations
1963 42
Edward Marlo Cover-Up Shuffle retaining bottom twenty-six cards, hands cover halves
Variations
1968 3
Brother John Hamman, James G. Thompson Jr. Final Ace Routine six double ended cards
  • Effect Number 1 - The Aces Vanish and Gather Together
  • Effect Number 2 - The Aces Definitely Vanish and Gather Together Again
  • Effect Number 3 - The Aces Definitely Shown in the Piles Before Being Vanished
  • Effect Number 4 - The All-Fair Layout Repeated
Also published here
Variations
1968 280
Larry Jennings Jennings' Visitor
Related to
Variations
1969 53
Roy Walton* Mission Accomplished
Also published here
Related to
Variations
1969 18
Brother John Hamman The Elmsley Assembly
Variations
Aug. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 8)
61
Dai Vernon Vernon's Double Lift and Slip Placement On Top Of Deck No. 22
Also published here
Related to
1972 11
Edward Marlo Fifth Objective in and out jogging cull with tabled strip-out cut
Variations
1973 11
Edward Marlo The Deep Face-Up Switch Bold ATFUS variation which brings the card directly to the center
Related to
Variations
1974 78
Edward Marlo Marlo Note January 20, 1971
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1974 231
Edward Marlo Reverse Drop Sleight
1975 67
Jon Racherbaumer Off-Shoot two sandwich cards separate next to two selections
Related to
Variations
1975
The Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
13
Nick Trost Believe It or Not! Half the deck shuffled face up/down, is magically straightened out but the messy order is transferred to the other half sitting on the table (mixed half transposes with unmixed half)
Also published here
  • "Believe it or Not" (Nick Trost, Linking Ring, Feb. 1955, Vol. 34 No. 12, p. 63)
Inspired by
Variations
1976 14
Larry Jennings Look - An Illusion five cards change two times
Also published here
  • Genii, May 1970
Related to
Variations
1977 31
Paul Harris The Ultimate Rip-off torn-and-restored card with only one card used, three-quarter restoration
Also published here
Related to
Variations
1977 63
Edward Marlo Devilish Miracle Switchouts
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1979 101
Edward Marlo The Fake Putdown card disappears among five cards and reappears reversed in deck, featuring a simulated placement of a card onto tabled pile
Variations
1979 111
Roy Walton* Mission Accomplished
Also published here
Related to
Variations
1981 9
Jerry Sadowitz The More Things Change
Related to
Variations
1982 24
Edward Marlo Additional Ideas - Broken Count Broken Elmsley Count and more broken counts
Variations
1982 22
Ian Land Second Direction credit information on Twist/Collectors combination
Variations
July 1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 11)
1131
Jon Racherbaumer An Apparitional Bit of Nonsense five cards change two times
Inspired by
Variations
1983
Facsimile (Issue 1)
37
Edward Marlo Olram's Hidden Count five as four, one hidden and not displaced
Also published here
  • also in: MUM, May 1984
Variations
1984
Edward Marlo Marlo's Color Changing Deck Routine cards selected and found, then deck changes back color
Also published here
  • MUM, Mar. 1976
1984 106
Edward Marlo Olram's Hidden Count five as four, one hidden and not displaced
Also published here
  • also in: MUM, May 1984
Variations
1984 133
Brother John Hamman The Poker Palm Shift poker hand changes four times on deck, ungaffed
Summer 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 28, 29 & 30)
296
David Britland Lunch Box "A large 'sandwich' with very few calories!"
card in box transposes with selection, case put in middle of deck on table and flicked out, optional kiss image on case
Related to
1985 11
Larry Jennings Ambidextrous Travellers for the Elmsley credit see p. 48 of Marlo's Magazine 6
Related to
Variations
1986 233
Edward Marlo Anchored Add On from bottom or center onto tabled packet
Also published here
Related to
Variations
1986 39
Edward Marlo Ultra Torn & Restored Card joker is torn and restored except missing corner, no deck used, two methods
Also published here
  • The New Tops, May 1967
Related to
1988 275
Brother John Hamman Kings Through the Table one by one, change to Aces, no lapping version
Inspired by
Variations
1989 54
Brother John Hamman Magic Box four thought-of cards (one of each suit) appear in card case
Variations
1989 77
Brother John Hamman The Double Flushtration Count
Related to
1989 103
Brother John Hamman Final Aces six double ended cards
Also published here
Variations
1989 229
Juan Tamariz Total Coincidence first single cards from two decks match, then both decks are in exactly the same order
Related to
Variations
1989/91 224
Jon Racherbaumer Shadow Drop bottom cards of out-jogged packet stolen back onto deck without moving packet back
Variations
1990 52
Jon Racherbaumer A Night in the Big Easy credit information, see p. 101
Variations
1990 95
Edward Marlo Trilogy In Blue ungaffed
Variations
Jan. 1991 12
Jon Racherbaumer (reviewer) Beyond Erdnase (fictitious) by Thom Gunn
Also published here
Variations
Apr. 1991 7
Jerry K. Hartman Travellers' Aid using pockets and wallet
Related to
Variations
1991 222
Jon Racherbaumer Delayed Bottom Placement for credit information see reference
Variations
1992 105
Edward Marlo Marlo's Flushtration Count
Variations
1992 165
Mel Brown Syner-Aces Aces are lost, found, lost, found
Related to
1992 268
Jack Carpenter Multiplex Reset Reset combined with double Travelers
  • Preliminary display sequence
  • Reset phase
  • The Double Travelers Phase
Also published here
Related to
Variations
1992 21
Terry LaGerould Las Vegas Final Exam Matching the Cards with Aces and Kings, then Aces cut to by magician
Variations
1992 49
Jack Carpenter Multiplex Reset Reset combined with double Travelers
  • Preliminary display sequence
  • Reset phase
  • The Double Travelers Phase
Also published here
Related to
Variations
Nov. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 3)
51
Doug Edwards Packs a Wallop two card transposition between selection and Ace in the box, box is flicked out of the deck
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
Apr. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 4)
2197
Jon Racherbaumer Slip-Less Clip Force
Variations
Mar. 1993 17
Jack Birnman Sharper's Image after some shuffling (also by spectator) a two-handed game is dealt, performer receives a Full House with Aces and Kings, faro
Inspired by
Variations
June 1993 15
Allan Ackerman, Daryl Martinez The Spectator Cuts Triple Aces on bottom, Kings and Queens on top
Inspired by
  • The New Tops, Mar. 1965
Related to
Variations
1994 89
Roger Crosthwaite LTP Peek Steal
Variations
1994 89
Edward Marlo Tabled Bottom Replacement
Also published here
1995 261
Edward Marlo Double Departure card travels from sandwich reversed to deck twice
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Apr. 1976
Inspired by
Variations
1995 278
Jack Carpenter Pocket Interchange one by one the four Aces change into the Kings that were previously placed into pocket, Aces are shown to have jumped to both pockets (two in each), then Kings instantly vanish and are produced from both pockets, all Kings and Aces can be signed
Inspired by
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1995
Labyrinth (Issue 3)
28
Jon Racherbaumer (reviewer) Beyond Erdnase by Thom Gunn
fictional book review
Also published here
Variations
Mar. 1995
MAGIC (Vol. 4 No. 7)
54
Paul Harris The Ultimate Rip-Off no extra pieces, restoration except corner
Also published here
Related to
Variations
1996 113
Paul Harris Grasshopper (revised)
Inspired by
Variations
1996 125
Michael Skinner, Nate Leipzig Skinning the Fat off the Bone... Nate Leipzig's Slap Aces Aces disappear and reappear on deck one by one
Inspired by
Variations
1996 46
Steve Reynolds On the Clip Palm looks like LTP is meant
1996 22
Steve Reynolds Miracle Steal Replacement partial LTP steal before replacement
Related to
1996 23
Steve Reynolds Loadless Sandwich/Load LTP steal and backwards pivoting
1996 23
Larry Jennings Depth Thrust I spectator stabs behind the back, two cards sandwich selection
Variations
1997 100
Larry Jennings Pineapple Surprise '70 transformation kicker, double facers
Inspired by
  • "Pineapple Surprise" (Walt Rollins, MUM Dec. 1963)
Related to
Variations
1997 236
Norman Houghton Norman Houghton's Second Version Variation of "Matched Picture Cards" also without deck too
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
1997 53
Nick Trost Believe It or Not! mixed cards become ordered and ordered cards become mixed (improved method from original, published in The Linking Ring, February 1955)
Also published here
  • "Believe it or Not" (Nick Trost, Linking Ring, Feb. 1955, Vol. 34 No. 12, p. 63)
Inspired by
Variations
1997 150
Doug Edwards Packs a Wallop two card transposition between selection and Ace in the box, box is flicked out of the deck
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
1997 3
Dai Vernon The Vernon Replacement method to unload the bottom card of a double
Also published here
Related to
1998 582
Bill Malone Cut' em High and Tie
1999 33
Allan Ackerman False Shuffle Display Bottom-Line precursor
Also published here
Related to
1999 33
Doug Conn Diamond Mine with Ace through Seven, named number changes suit, then all cards change to reverse situation, two handlings
Variations
1999 75
Steve Reynolds Atfussy finessed handling a bit forward instead of squared on the deck
Inspired by
Related to
July 1999
MAGIC (Vol. 8 No. 11)
78
Steve Reynolds From Erdnase to Zarrow
  • Mole Notes
Bottom Line Zarrow square up finesse
Also published here
Inspired by
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May/June 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
27
Steve Reynolds A Moment With Rosini top card changes into selection, flourishy way to turn card over with a snap and the help of the spectator
July/Aug. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 2)
11
Steve Reynolds On a Western Clip
  • Mole Notes 3
intro on the bottom placement
Sep./Oct. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 3)
38
Steve Reynolds Tensless Bottom Placement
Also published here
Sep./Oct. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 3)
38
Steve Reynolds Full Clip Placement
Inspired by
Sep./Oct. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 3)
39
Steve Reynolds Mole Notes Four
Nov./Dec. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 4)
33
Steve Reynolds Open-Scenario Palm Addition sequence to get into Open Travelers
Also published here
  • Cosmic Sport, 2001
Nov./Dec. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 4)
34
Steve Reynolds Drop Sleight intro
June 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 1)
4
Steve Reynolds Stabilized Drop Sleight
Inspired by
June 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 1)
4
R. Paul Wilson Travelling Tales
Variations
Nov. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 6)
24
Paul Cummins, Steve Reynolds A Total Triumph new presentational twist
2002 20
Matthew Field (reviewer) Internet Lecture by Steve Reynolds Sep. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 9)
82
Aaron Smith (reviewer) Cosmic Sport And Interpretive Truth by Steve Reynolds Jan./Feb. 2002
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 2 No. 1)
47
Steve Reynolds Out of This Gathering - Out of My Mind both spectators deal simultaneously
2002 13
Armando Gutierrez The Reformation Assembly Kings assemble, then they change to Aces, Kings back where they started
  • Alternate Handling
Inspired by
  • "Monk's Assembly" (Under the Radar, 2003)
Related to
2004 17
Steve Reynolds Intrepid Travelers no-palm travelers
Inspired by
Related to
2004
Channel One (Vol. 4 No. 13)
29
Anthony Miller Biography on Steve Reynolds
2004
Channel One (Vol. 4 No. 13)
31
Edward Marlo Count Cop and Transfer
Also published here
Related to
Variations
2006 23
Edward Marlo Anchored Add-on brief
Also published here
Related to
Variations
2006 59
Allan Ackerman Rapid Exchange four Jacks transpose with four Aces previously placed in different pockets
Inspired by
  • "Student of a Student's Exchange" (Steve Reynolds, Under the Radar, 2004)
2007 24
Edward Marlo Tabled Bottom Replacement
Also published here
2007 147
Jon Racherbaumer Beyond Erdnase fictitious review about non-existing book, pseudonym "Thom Gunn"
Also published here
Variations
2007 244
Steve Reynolds Inter-Cha-Ching "eliminates the palming and complicated counts"
Related to
Mar. 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 1)
13
Steve Reynolds Monkey in the Box bold open loading, case flicked out between two halves
Also published here
  • Under the Radar, 2003
Related to
June 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 2)
8
Steve Reynolds Shadow-Zone Assembly two phases
Also published here
June 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 2)
15
Steve Reynolds, Jon Racherbaumer Finessed Shadow Drop bottom cards of out-jogged packet stolen back onto deck without moving packet back
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
June 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 2)
16
Gene Taylor The Antinomy Perspective
  • Putting the LIVE into Magic
  • In the Credit Department
  • Almost Found Things
  • Speaking of Purses
  • So, You Want to be a Magazine Publisher?
  • And Now a Word About our Schedule
  • Carter Owen Merrill
Related to
Oct. 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 3)
2
Steve Reynolds Professor Twist's Prediction
2007 25
Steve Reynolds Monk's Assembly Kings assemble, then they change to Aces, Kings back where they started
Inspired by
Related to
Oct. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 2)
14
Joshua Jay Steve Reynolds One-Man Issue
  • Talk About Tricks
Also published here
Oct. 2008
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 2)
67
Steve Reynolds, Trini Montes, Allan Ackerman TS Aces Ace Assembly is started but suddenly the indifferent cards transpose with the Aces as a whole
Also published here
  • Tipping Mitt, Vol. 2 No. 7, 2004
Oct. 2008
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 2)
68
Steve Reynolds Technicolor Find odd-backed sandwich cards come together to trap selection
Also published here
  • Cosmic Sport, 2001
Oct. 2008
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 2)
70
Steve Reynolds Meddler's Assembly seven-card assembly
Also published here
  • Cosmic Sport, 2001
Oct. 2008
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 2)
72
Steve Reynolds S. P. Hideout hiding cards à la ribbon-spread hide-out when spreading small packet on the table
Also published here
Oct. 2008
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 2)
72
Steve Reynolds Twelfth Method Matcho performer reverses prediction card in deck, spectator cuts off pile, shuffles and remembers bottom card, it matches
Also published here
Oct. 2008
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 2)
74
Steve Reynolds Expertalk: Steve Reynolds on Quick Box Load fake removal from case, really comes from deck in left hand
Also published here
Oct. 2008
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 2)
75
Steve Reynolds Fast Track Triumph card chosen after face-up/face-down shuffle, with variation
2008 21
Steve Reynolds Triumph Cutting Sequence in-the-hands display
2008 22
Steve Reynolds Finely Final Aces Ace Assembly based on Final Aces (Bro. John Hamman), without gaffs
Also published here
Inspired by
2009 9
Steve Reynolds, David Michael Evans Jumping Flash Transpo Sandwiched card between two Jacks transposes with tabled card
Inspired by
  • "Jack-Flash Transpo" (Daryl Martinez & Jon Racherbaumer, At The Table, 1984)
2009 17
Steve Reynolds A Trist on Twost Twisting the Aces with only spreads, no counting actions, ends with Dr. Daley's Last Trick
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Twisting the Aces" (Nick Trost, marketed)
2009 23
Steve Reynolds Unsigned Card Reworked handling of Hamman's Signed Card plot
2009 31
Steve Reynolds Fireback Aces Ace Assembly where they go in reverse, before collecting in performer's packet
Also published here
Inspired by
2009 36
Steve Reynolds Day Time Visitor Larry Jenning's Visitor plot, done with only a packet away from deck
Also published here
Inspired by
2009 42
Steve Reynolds U-Turn Twisting routine with a gambling theme
Inspired by
2009 47
Steve Reynolds Ace, x, x, x, x, Ace Two Aces distribute in the deck to find two selections
Inspired by
Variations
2009 52
Steve Reynolds, Allan Ackerman The Splits Four Kings distribute to find four selections next to them
Inspired by
2009 56
Edward Marlo, Steve Reynolds Layered Bold ATFUS
Inspired by
2009 57
Steve Reynolds A Spin on the Color-Changing Deck find four Aces from the deck, rest of deck changes color
Also published here
Inspired by
2009 60
Steve Reynolds Mr Fogg Tracked Down Travelers with a minimal-palm approach
Also published here
Inspired by
2009 65
Steve Reynolds Introduction
2010 5
Steve Reynolds Flash Changed four indifferent cards change into four Aces, they stick out of deck as a block and are shaken out
Inspired by
2010 6
Steve Reynolds On Bannon's Poker Pairydox packet of cards shown mixed, then pairs are mated, contributing an instant reset
Inspired by
  • "Poker Pairadox" (John Bannon, Mega Wave, 2010)
2010 14
Steve Reynolds On the Card to Mouth
2010 16
Steve Reynolds Platinum Opener approaching a table
2010 19
Steve Reynolds Flip Flop Find one-handed flourish turnover of top card
Also published here
  • Arsenal Notes, 2000
Inspired by
2010 20
Steve Reynolds Neo Slap Aces Aces appear on deck one by one
Inspired by
2010 22
Steve Reynolds Monkey in the Box bold open loading, case flicked out between two halves
Also published here
  • Under the Radar, 2003
Related to
2010 26
Steve Reynolds Swing Cut Controls double undercut substitute with swing cuts
  • To the Top
  • To the Bottom
  • To Other Positions from Top/Bottom
2010 3
Steve Reynolds S. P. Hideout hiding cards à la ribbon-spread hide-out when spreading small packet on the table
  • First Technique
  • Second Technique
  • Multiple Concealments
Also published here
2010 4
Steve Reynolds Open-Scenario Palm Addition "S. P. Hideout" application
  • Method One
  • Method Two
Also published here
2010 7
Steve Reynolds The Palm Add to tabled small packet, using "S. P. Hideout"
2010 10
Steve Reynolds For Marlo's Anchored Add On using "S. P. Hideout"
Inspired by
2010 10
Steve Reynolds Anchors Away technical variation
Inspired by
2010 12
Steve Reynolds One Moment in Time Ace of Spades shown in left hand, then inserted into deck which is spread on the table, it is suddenly seen to be back in the left hand
2010 13
Steve Reynolds Off-Handed Overhand Shuffle
Related to
2010 15
Steve Reynolds Bluff Count Cop three as four while tabling every card
  • True Bluff Count
Inspired by
2010 17
Steve Reynolds Flashback Count four cards, showing two twice
Inspired by
Related to
2010 19
Steve Reynolds A Spin on the Color-Changing Deck Ace production followed by color-changing deck
Also published here
Inspired by
Mar. 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 19 No. 7)
68
Steve Reynolds Easy Coin Cut
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Coin Cut" (U. F. Grant's 50 Kute Koin Tricks, 1940)
2010 205
Steve Reynolds In Memory of J. C. Wagner
2010 208
Steve Reynolds (Direct) Twisted Collectors Twist/Collectors combination
Also published here
Inspired by
2010 208
Steve Reynolds Mr. Fogg Tracked Down Travelers with a minimal-palm approach
Also published here
Inspired by
Mar. 2011
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 3)
24
John Bannon Flipside Assembly Ace packet suddenly has all indifferent cards and twelve-card packet with the remaining three Aces becomes the four Aces
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "TS Aces" (Steve Reynolds, Seek 52 DVD, 2009)
2011 52
John Bannon Big Fat Bluff Aces Ace assembly lay-down, Aces vanish, then the leader packet is shown to consist of four Kings, then Aces are on top of all four packets
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Monk's Assembly" (Steve Reynolds, Seek 52 DVD, 2009)
2011 62
Allan Ackerman Technicolor Splits Kings from blue deck placed on table, red deck slapped onto them, they distribute next to previously named quartet
Also published here
Variations
2012 43
Steve Reynolds Thanks You
2012
Steve Reynolds Before You Sit to Shuffle
2012 1
Steve Reynolds First Misconception on false shuffling and shuffling styles
2012 2
Steve Reynolds Second Misconception
2012 3
Steve Reynolds Fale Square Up: Four Parts
2012 4
Steve Reynolds Part One: The True Shuffle
  • The Starting Grip
  • Practice Aid
  • The Split
  • The Weave
2012 5
Steve Reynolds Part Two: The Two Square Ups
  • The True Square Up
  • The False Square Up
  • Holding Back
  • Setting the Fan
  • The Unweave and Lift
  • The Simulated Square Up/Bobble Cover
  • Second Thrust
2012 13
Steve Reynolds, Lee Asher, John Born Twelfth-Method Match card is reversed in deck as prediction, card is cut to and selected, turns out to match the prediction as its mate, includes refinements by Lee Asher and John Born
2012 154
Rich Aviles Wake-Up Call spectator cuts deck into four piles, top four cards removed, bottom four cards have three Aces and an indifferent card, the four removed cards are fused into final Ace
  • Alternate Ending (Royal Flush)
Inspired by
2012 1
Steve Reynolds Spectator Cuts 12 Ways Aces on bottom, Kings and Queens on top
Inspired by
Variations
2012 24
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) The Monk's Way by Steve Reynolds Aug. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 8)
99
Peter Duffie (reviewer) The Monk's Way by Steve Reynolds July 2013
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 11)
83
Steve Reynolds Introduction
2014 4
Steve Reynolds Rest Position vest pockets
  • Rest Position Note
2014 5
Steve Reynolds A Few Bits of Busines
  • About Vests
  • Anchoring the Vest
2014 7
Steve Reynolds Packet Positions in vest pocket
  • Horizontal
  • Verticle
2014 8
Steve Reynolds Loading Card(s) into vest pocket
  • Horizontal Loading (First Technique)
  • Alternative Single-Card Load
  • Horizontal Loading (Third Technique)
  • Horizontal Loading (Small Packet)
  • Vertical Loading
2014 9
Steve Reynolds Stealing Cards 1 from vest pocket
  • Onto Deck /Packet ("Friction Steal")
2014 15
Steve Reynolds Combination Loads/Steals from vest pocket
2014 16
Steve Reynolds Stealing Cards 2 from vest pocket
  • Into Palm Positions
  • First Application
  • Second Application
  • Other Palm Positions
2014 17
Steve Reynolds Stealing Multiple Cards from vest pocket into palm
  • First Technique (Squeeze Steal)
  • Second Technique (Squeeze Add)
  • Adjusting Packets
2014 20
Steve Reynolds Packet Switch using vest pocket holdout
2014 24
Steve Reynolds Half-Deck Switch using vest pocket holdout
2014 25
Steve Reynolds Full Deck Switch using vest pocket holdout, two methods
2014 26
Steve Reynolds Further Thoughts
  • Finding the Moment
  • Seated Moves
  • Applications to Effects
2014 28
Steve Reynolds (Not) The Final Notes
2014 29
Tomas Blomberg QXS...SXQ two Queens put together into deck, the separate next to two selections
Inspired by
2014 225
Bébel Mabillon four Aces, apparently Aces from pocket and under close-up mat are added but magician always holds four Aces, reversed six card repeat
Variations
2014 14
Steve Reynolds What is magic to you?
  • The Monk's Way
May 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 9)
74
Steve Reynolds So-Simple Miracle Signed Card & Triumph
Inspired by
Related to
May 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 9)
74
Errata correction
Related to
June 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 10)
8
Steve Reynolds Daylight Visitor
  • The Monk's Way
Larry Jenning's Visitor plot, done with only a packet away from deck
Also published here
Inspired by
June 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 10)
76
Steve Reynolds A Bluffer Cuts to the Aces
  • The Monk's Way
Inspired by
July 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 11)
76
Steve Reynolds Mr. Fogg Tracked Down
  • The Monk's Way
Travelers with a minimal-palm approach
Also published here
Inspired by
Aug. 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 12)
74
Steve Reynolds Monkey in the Box
  • The Monk's Way
bold open loading, case flicked out between two halves
Also published here
  • Under the Radar, 2003
Related to
Sep. 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 1)
74
Steve Reynolds Shadow-Zone Assembly
  • The Monk's Way
two phases
Also published here
Oct. 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 2)
68
Steve Reynolds, Jon Racherbaumer Finessed Shadow Drop bottom cards of out-jogged packet stolen back onto deck without moving packet back
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Oct. 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 2)
68
Steve Reynolds Discrepancy Find
  • The Monk's Way
two sandwich cards come together to trap selection, see reference for more credits
Also published here
  • "Cosmic Sport", 2000
Inspired by
Variations
Nov. 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 3)
74
Steve Reynolds O.K. ITO
  • The Monk's Way
penetration and travelling routine with Okito box and four coins
Dec. 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 4)
76
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Z. by Steve Reynolds Dec. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 12)
97
Steve Reynolds C&B Uploaded: Phase 1
  • The Monk's Way
cups and balls sequence with sponge balls
Jan. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 5)
72
Steve Reynolds Shift and Control
  • The Monk's Way
intro
Feb. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 6)
72
Steve Reynolds Total Con Multiple Shift Aces apparently just got out of the way after a trick, bluff in off-beat
Also published here
Related to
Feb. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 6)
72
Steve Reynolds So-Simple Control
Inspired by
Feb. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 6)
73
Steve Reynolds If X is True, Then Why Not Do Y
  • The Monk's Way
Ambidextrous Travelers
Mar. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 7)
70
Steve Reynolds Your Magic
Apr. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 8)
63
Irving Quant Corner Duplication x 264 making matching corners for corner proof for card to impossible location
Variations
Apr. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 8)
66
Steve Reynolds Easy Coin Cut
  • The Monk's Way
Also published here
Apr. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 8)
72
Steve Reynolds Fireback Aces
  • The Monk's Way
Ace Assembly where they go in reverse, before collecting in performer's packet
Also published here
Inspired by
May 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 9)
72
Steve Reynolds The St. Louis Lesson
  • The Monk's Way
five-phase routine with Kings, Aces, Sevens
Inspired by
June 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 10)
70
Steve Reynolds, Paul Harris So You Want to Be Famous
  • The Monk's Way
torn-and-restored card with only one card used, three-quarter restoration
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
July 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 11)
70
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Reasoning
  • Letters to the editor
Aug. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 12)
10
Steve Reynolds Open-Scenario Palm Addition
  • The Monk's Way
sequence to get into Open Travelers
Also published here
Aug. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 12)
64
Steve Reynolds Monk's Double Departure
  • The Monk's Way
card travels from sandwich reversed to deck twice
Inspired by
Sep. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 1)
72
Matthew Field Walking the Walk
  • Letters to the editor
Oct. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 2)
8
Steve Reynolds Your Magic
Oct. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 2)
64
Steve Reynolds Eas(ie) Queen(ie) Mont(ie)
  • The Monk's Way
with four cards, all turn into Aces
Inspired by
Oct. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 2)
78
Steve Reynolds Topsy-Turvy Failure Surprise
  • The Monk's Way
one half mixed face-up/face-down, shuffled through other half, all but one face-down cards transfer to other half, mixed half dealt for poker game and performer receives straight flush except one card which is the face-down card in other half, second round of dealing with royal flush
Also published here
Inspired by
Nov. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 3)
74
Steve Reynolds Toys to Tools
  • The Monk's Way

  • Removing the Wild Eight (apparently two fours-of-a-kinds are removed, really only six cards)
  • Removing the Queens from the Pockets
Dec. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 4)
72
Steve Reynolds Fake Laydown a card is apparently tabled from in-the-hands spread onto other cards, but nothing is really laid down
Also published here
Inspired by
Dec. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 4)
73
Jon Racherbaumer Three Suspects and a Perp AH to 3H jump around, inspired by Steve Reynolds performance
Inspired by
2016
Facsimile (Issue 5)
70
Steve Reynolds Wilder Pocket Interchange
  • The Monk's Way
Reset combined with double Travelers
Also published here
Inspired by
Jan. 2016
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 5)
66
Steve Reynolds Your Magic
Feb. 2016
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 6)
56
Steve Reynolds Sharper-er's Image
  • The Monk's Way
after fair shuffling by spectator a two-handed game is dealt from a spot decided by a cut card, chosen winner receives a Royal Flush, faro
Also published here
Inspired by
Feb. 2016
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 6)
64
Steve Reynolds, Edward Marlo Longitudinal Tabled Bottom Replacement
Inspired by
Feb. 2016
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 6)
65
Steve Reynolds Finally Final Aces
  • The Monk's Way
Ace Assembly based on Final Aces (Bro. John Hamman), without gaffs
Also published here
Inspired by
Mar. 2016
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 7)
66
Steve Reynolds Techless Multiplex Reset
  • The Monk's Way
Interchange effect, then both quartets brought together, one vanishes and is back in pockets
Also published here
Inspired by
Apr. 2016
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 8)
68
Steve Reynolds Bold Switch two quartets, three cards switched
Also published here
Apr. 2016
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 8)
68
Steve Reynolds Your Magic
May 2016
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 9)
58
Steve Reynolds Who Presented the First Online Lecture?
  • The Monk's Way
doing an online lecture with Trini Montes in 2001
May 2016
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 9)
72
Steve Reynolds Corner Switch Idea using the riffle pop-out
Inspired by
Related to
May 2016
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 9)
72
Steve Reynolds Tear-A-Diddle Poker
  • The Monk's Way
four-card packet on table, card chosen and corner torn off and inserted into deck, it travels to case and is then marked by spectator on its back, it is added to four-card packet to complete a royal flush, then signed card travels from packet to wallet
Inspired by
Related to
June 2016
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 10)
64
Steve Reynolds Direct Trist on Twost
  • The Monk's Way

Twisting the Aces with only spreads, no counting actions, ends with Dr. Daley's Last Trick
Also published here
July 2016
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 11)
74
Steve Reynolds The Monk Goes Techno
  • The Monk's Way
on setting up a simulated riffle shuffle à la The Shuffle that Doesn't Shuffle, "The basic idea was originally established by me on the Second Deal website in 1999."
  • For Full Deck Control
  • On Blind Shuffles Bluff
  • Spread Shuffles Bluff
Aug. 2016
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 12)
68
Steve Reynolds Playing Heavy Routine
  • The Monk's Way
poker hand of five cards shown, one card added, it vanishes (apparently it is hidden), repeated a few times (Six Card Repeat in reverse), then the poker hand has changed
Inspired by
Sep. 2016
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue)
147
Steve Reynolds, Jon Racherbaumer Polarizing Triumph
Aug. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 8)
67
Steve Reynolds Ace x Ace Handling 3 Two Jacks placed in different parts of deck, move to find selection
Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
124
Steve Reynolds Introduction about a rediscovered Hamman video tape
2018 19
Steve Reynolds Bibliography
2018 53