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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
J. B. Bobo Coin to Key
Related to 1952 78
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Colour Changing Pack
Variations 1959 25
Roy Walton Jefferson's Jest card vanishes from plastic envelope
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1971 27
Paul Harris Open Revelation aces or selection appear one by one between two one-handed fans
Variations 1976 26
Philip T. Goldstein Masque joker transforms into three selection one by one, last phase is a transposition
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 1
Terry Seabrooke Keyring Card
Related to 1983 37
Eric Mead Signed Stunner spectator signs card on face, performer different one on back, both signatures on one card at the end
Variations Nov. 1986
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 4)
9
Alfonso Aceituno The Vanishing Traveler travelers with deck to pocket climax
Related to June/July 1987
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 11 & 12)
27
Ron Wilson Swing Cut Unload while doing a swing cut, cards are loaded secretly on cards on table
Related toVariations 1987 22
Roy Walton Stage Shout three Queens whisper the name of two cards to performer, then one selection travels from deck to Queens and the other vanishes from Queens
Inspired byRelated to 1988 1
John Carney Wired subtlety for "name any number" nailwriter prediction
Related to 1991 115
Jack Carpenter Mysterious Daley & Between your Palms combo, also called "Quantum Theory"
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1992 13
Alex Elmsley Pocketpick visible card in breastpocket turns out to be later selection
Related to 1994 207
Paul Harris P.H. Vanishing Deck flap gimmick, also as penetration through card case
Variations 1996 41
John Guastaferro The Trans-Pocket Switch and Applications a card-to-back-pocket methodology
  • Overview
  • First Application: named card vanishes from deck and appears in pocket (p. 17)
  • Second Application (“The Interlaced Mystery”): p. 17
  • Third Application: see p. 19
  • Fourth Application: see p. 19
Related to 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
13
John Guastaferro Third Application spectator thinks of number and notes card at that position from top, behind back performer places a card into pocket, card is shown to no longer be at noted position, it is in pocket
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
19
John Guastaferro Fourth Application Joker placed in back pocket, Spades are shown in order and spectator names one, they are dealt out and named Spade changes to Joker, named Spade is in back pocket
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
19
John Guastaferro The Ballet Cut fancy false cut,
applications (p. 10):
  • false cut
  • card production (two variations)
  • force
  • transformation (see entry on p. 10)
  • Center Deal demo (p. 11)
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 11)
7
John Guastaferro Fifth Application: Visual Color Changing Deck Joker is produced from deck, entire deck changes color as deck is given flashy cut which brings reversed Joker to middle, face-up Joker is removed and its back has also changed
Inspired by 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 11)
10
Matthew Field (reviewer) Brainstorm: The Creative Card Magic of John Guastaferro, Vols. 1 & 2 by John Guastaferro Mar. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 3)
78
David Regal, John Guastaferro Speaking Volumes
Related to June 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 6)
31
Michael Close (reviewer) Brainstorm Volumes 1 & 2 by John Guastaferro Jan. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 5)
39
John Guastaferro, Allan Ackerman A Bigger Surprise no-throw monte routine with surprise transformation
Inspired by
  • "Double Monte" (John Guastaferro, Brainstorm videos Volume 2, 2003)
Also published here
2005 40
Jon Racherbaumer On the Ace Assembly Plot
Related to Aug. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 3)
18
John Guastaferro Supra-Gemini four cards predicted on business cards and chosen via Gemini Twins procedure, rest of deck blank
Also published here Oct. 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 3)
19
Jon Racherbaumer In The Nick of Time Quick Three Way with all cards shown to be selection, then selection vanishes and cards make up current time, selection from pocket
Inspired by Mar. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 1)
5
John Guastaferro Vino Aces McDonald's version
Also published here Mar. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 1)
21
John Guastaferro Double Occupancy two Jokers and two selections transpose, one set in case
2008 11
John Guastaferro Free Will Refutation four cards predicted on business cards and chosen via Gemini Twins procedure, rest of deck blank
Also published here 2009 16
John Guastaferro Forewarned
2010 7
John Guastaferro About One Degree
  • The Boiling Point
  • One Degree of Connection
  • Hitting Your Target
Related to 2010 xiii
John Guastaferro Truth in Advertising spectator selects only printed card in blank deck, then back of selection changes and blank-printed-situation reverses
2010 3
John Guastaferro Either Or location routine that allows to build a small set-up for later use
Related to 2010 6
John Guastaferro Palm Reader Plus four Aces change into duplicate Aces, then into quartet matching previous selection
2010 9
John Guastaferro Folding Count apparently showing all sides of four cards while hiding one side
2010 12
John Guastaferro, Alfonso Aceituno Post-Production: An optional kicker
Inspired by 2010 13
John Guastaferro Strong Connections
2010 15
John Guastaferro Intro-verted four selections are lost and found, deck inversion during production sequence
Also published here 2010 19
John Guastaferro Extra-verted "A variation using five cards"
Inspired by 2010 22
John Guastaferro, Paul Harris Materialization
Inspired by 2010 22
Joshua Jay Technicolor Intro-verted "Featuring a color-changing deck kicker"
Inspired by 2010 23
John Guastaferro, Jack Carpenter Mr. E. Takes a Stroll in-the-hands variation
Inspired by 2010 25
John Guastaferro One-Handed Signed Card Switch
2010 26
John Guastaferro Relay three fair selections, card turns over and changes into selections one by one
2010 28
John Guastaferro The Napkin Approach
2010 32
John Guastaferro Quantum Kings Daley's Last with kings, then one king travels to card case
Related to 2010 37
Charles T. Jordan, John Guastaferro Jordan Count Variation
2010 39
John Guastaferro Equivoque Force for a suit
2010 39
John Guastaferro Impostor four cards are shown to be duplicates of selection, then change to four of a kind
2010 43
John Bannon, John Guastaferro Diminishing Lift Sequence
2010 44
John Guastaferro Solo
2010 48
John Guastaferro Mental Block
2010 53
John Guastaferro, Lance Pierce Homage to Homing selection travels from between jacks to pocket, then jacks to pocket, based on Lance Pierce's "Little Carlyle"
Inspired by 2010 59
John Guastaferro Pocket Change interchange with spectator's pockets in which one quartet transforms into something else (blank cards with coin stickers)
2010 64
John Guastaferro Key Club one of five cards is chosen and predicted on key chain
Inspired by 2010 69
John Guastaferro Magic T.I.P.S.
2010 73
John Guastaferro Overturned Counts cards are turned over while counted one by one
1. Overturned Elmsley
2. Overturned Stanyon
2010 77
John Guastaferro Biddleless - The Biddleless Trick biddle trick without biddle steal
Variations 2010 80
John Guastaferro Name That Tune presentation for biddle trick
2010 82
John Guastaferro One for the Boys variant of Biddleless Steal
2010 83
John Guastaferro Duplex Change two cards change, unload ditch onto deck
2010 85
John Guastaferro Whispering Jokers two jokers change into selections
2010 87
Jerry K. Hartman, John Guastaferro R.S. Bluff Control Variation see Means & Ends
2010 87
John Guastaferro Duplex Change - Using a tabled spread highland hop type
Inspired by 2010 88
John Guastaferro Upstanding Change two jokers change into selections, stand-up
2010 89
John Guastaferro Duplex Change - Standing room only no table version
2010 89
John Guastaferro Boxed Transpo two selections on table transpose with two jokers in box
2010 89
John Guastaferro Serendipity
2010 93
John Guastaferro Behind-the-Back Triumph spectator mixes cards behind his back
2010 97
John Guastaferro Out in the Open "A variation with the cards in view"
Inspired by 2010 99
John Guastaferro Ballet Stunner color changing back kicker
2010 101
John Guastaferro The Ballet Cut: As a color change
2010 103
John Guastaferro More on the Ballet Cut 1. Flourish
2. False Cut
3. Force an odd-backed card
4. Flashy Production
5. Double Production
2010 107
John Guastaferro More on the Ballet Cut - 7. Color Clash
2010 108
John Guastaferro Lost & Found selection vanishes from clear plastic sleeve, then reappears inside
Inspired byRelated to 2010 113
John Guastaferro Intuition
2010 120
John Guastaferro Out of the Blue aces and kings transpose, one quartet changes back color
2010 124
Bob Veeser, John Guastaferro Veeser Concept Handling
2010 124
John Guastaferro Vino Aces McDonald's version
Related toAlso published here 2010 129
John Guastaferro Hofzinser Ace Vanish using transparent gaff for vanish sequence
2010 134
John Guastaferro Epilogue
2010 137
John Guastaferro Thanks
2010 139
John Guastaferro Double Card Control
2010 48
Benjamin Earl Spectator's Holdout Shuffle spectator shuffles deck in stages yet set-up is retained
Related toVariationsAlso published here Oct. 2010
Gambit (Issue 2)
15
Eric Mead (reviewer) One Degree by John Guastaferro Dec. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 12)
82
Ryan Schlutz The Keeper card divined after three fun random questions
Related to 2011 15
John Guastaferro Twist of Fate two prediction cards are removed, spectator places an unknown card between it, suit and value of prediction cards make up the selection, then selection changes to reversed suit/value combination
  • Stick Situation (A Variation Using Post-It Notes)
2012 8
John Guastaferro, Edward Marlo, David Solomon Blackjack Transpo from spectator's sleeve to case, based on Marlo's "Buffaloe'd"
2013 7
John Guastaferro Suggested Opening Phase get-into for Fechter's "Be Honest - What is it?"
2013 9
John Guastaferro M.I.T. Aces aces found, they change place with single selection, "Magician In Trouble"
2013 11
John Guastaferro, Tyler Wilson Fusion Alternative Presentation, blendo
Inspired by 2013 14
John Guastaferro Book of Clues
2013 15
John Guastaferro, Andrew Brown Piecing the Clues Together
2013 18
John Guastaferro Here, There & in my Pocket card at multiple locations, change to aces, transpo with pocketed card
2013 21
John Guastaferro Here, There, & in there Minds blank deck finale
2013 26
John Guastaferro X-Factor performer apparently sees through cased deck
2013 27
John Guastaferro Stock Exchange cuts to mix face-up/face-down by spectator, red-black-separation as finale
2013 31
John Guastaferro Cut Deeper Exchange two-pile version of Cut-Deeper Force
2013 31
John Guastaferro Match Game
2013 35
John Guastaferro Daley Prequel
2013 37
John Guastaferro Multi-Mental multiple revelation routine, mental aspect through wording only
Variations 2013 39
John Guastaferro iContact magician and spectator think of same person in borrowed iPhone contact list, including varition "Name That Tune"
2013 47
John Guastaferro Zen Bend straw bends at fingertips
2013 51
John Guastaferro Covert Coins producing coins under cards
2013 55
John Guastaferro Playing the Odds idea
Inspired by 2013 55
John Guastaferro Action! presentational idea for CardToon
2013 55
John Guastaferro Mixed Personality shuffle gags, on extra sheet tipped into booklet
2013 59
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Box Set by John Guastaferro Mar. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 3)
95
Eric Mead (reviewer) Discoveries and Deceptions by John Guastaferro June 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 6)
95
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Box Set by John Guastaferro June 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 6)
99
John Guastaferro iContact forcing a name from the contact list on an iPhone
Oct. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 10)
45
John Guastaferro Petal Count Display three indifferent cards and two Jokers can be shown as four Jokers
Also published here Feb. 2014 491
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Center Stage (2-DVD set) by John Guastaferro June 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 6)
80
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Blomberg Laboratories by Tomas Blomberg (written by Andi Gladwin) June 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 6)
81
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Crafted with Carey by John Carey June 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 6)
82
John Guastaferro (reviewer) I Lie for Money by Steve Spillman June 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 6)
83
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Labyrinth by Stephen Hobbs Sep. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 9)
78
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Melange by Gregg Webb Sep. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 9)
79
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Game of Tom by Tom Dobrowolski Sep. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 9)
80
John Guastaferro Bermuda Aces three indifferent cards place on table in triangle configuration, one Ace appears under them, other three cards change to Aces
Related to
  • "5, 4, 3 and More" (Dani DaOrtiz, Que Raro DVD, 2005)
Oct. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 10)
44
John Guastaferro All About Perception Jacks change into Aces, presentation with ambigram
Related to Nov. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 11)
45
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Combined Treatise on Advance Card Playing and Draw Poker by F. R. Ritter Dec. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 12)
93
John Guastaferro (reviewer) John Henry Anderson: The Great Wizard of the North and his Magical Family by John Henry Anderson (written by Edwin A. Dawes, Michael E. Dawes) Dec. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 12)
94
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Confident Deceptions by Jason Ladanye Dec. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 12)
95
John Guastaferro Petal Count Display three indifferent cards and two Jokers can be shown as four Jokers
Also published here 2015 134
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Semi-Automatic Card Tricks, Volume 9 by Steve Beam Mar. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 3)
85
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Semi-Automatic Card Tricks, Volume 10 by Steve Beam Mar. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 3)
86
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Kahnjuring: Deceptive Practices With Playing Cards by Scott Kahn Mar. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 3)
87
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Ultramodern by Ryan Matney July 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 7)
98
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Perplexities by Peter Duffie July 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 7)
99
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Card Activist by Peter Duffie July 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 7)
100
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Hooked On Cards by Peter Duffie July 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 7)
100
John Guastaferro (reviewer) All Done By Coindness by Tom Dobrowolski July 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 7)
101
John Guastaferro Magicana on his first Magicana column
Nov. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 11)
42
John Guastaferro Magicana
Dec. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 12)
56
John Guastaferro Being En Route
2017 7
John Guastaferro Virus all backs, all blanks, normal, with blank card that says "Virus"
Inspired by
  • "Troubleshooter" (John Guastaferro, Brainstorm, 2003)
Variations
2017 11
John Guastaferro Upper Hand Triumph in-the-hands, variations:
  • 30-second Flash Triumph
  • Face-down Selection
2017 17
John Guastaferro Mini-Mental four selections, mental aspect through wording only
Inspired by 2017 25
John Guastaferro Your Brand Voice
2017 33
John Guastaferro Boxing Day deck is thrown in air and transforms into case with selection inside, deck is in pocket
Inspired by 2017 37
John Guastaferro Tilt into Case
2017 39
John Guastaferro The Box Whisperer spectator whispers name of selection in box, performer listens and names card, card then appears in case
2017 43
John Guastaferro Think Tank four jokers and four aces in case transpose, selected ace turns over
2017 47
John Guastaferro Sharing Your S.E.C.R.E.T.
2017 55
John Guastaferro All In Your Hands two spectators cut and shuffle deck and end up with four aces on top, out-of-hand
2017 59
Benjamin Earl, John Guastaferro Spectator's Shuffle Holdout Variation two spectators shuffles deck in stages yet set-up is retained
Inspired by 2017 60
John Guastaferro Chip Off the Old Daley red and black poker chip transpose, then red and black aces placed on top of chips transpose
2017 63
John Guastaferro Double Agent aces lost and found, then selection appears between aces, Mission Impossible presentation
Inspired by
  • "Four Bullet Routine" (Frank Garcia, Stars of Magic Video Series #3)
2017 69
John Guastaferro Flash Pocket spectator holds one four-of-a-kind
2017 77
Daryl Martinez, John Guastaferro Rising Crime Display Variation
2017 79
John Guastaferro A Successful Landing
2017 83
John Guastaferro Magicana
Feb. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 2)
64
John Guastaferro Magicana
Mar. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 3)
46
John Guastaferro Magicana
Apr. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 4)
62
John Guastaferro Magicana
May 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 5)
58
John Guastaferro Magicana
July 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 7)
62
John Guastaferro Magicana
Aug. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 8)
64
John Guastaferro Magicana
Sep. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 9)
58
John Guastaferro Magic of Bébel
Oct. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 10)
65
Bébel The Black and The Red 4&4, instant mixing
Variations Oct. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 10)
69
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) John Guastaferro: Download Bundle 2017 by John Guastaferro Nov. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 11)
107
John Guastaferro Magicana
Dec. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 12)
52
John Guastaferro Magicana
Jan. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 1)
54
John Guastaferro Ring It On ring links onto string that has been tied in a loop
Jan. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 1)
54
John Guastaferro, Bébel Flash Flood 4&4, instant mixing
Inspired by Jan. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 1)
56
John Guastaferro Spectral card vanishes from packet and appears between two named cards
Jan. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 1)
59
John Guastaferro Magicana
Feb. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 2)
46
John Guastaferro Magicana
Mar. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 3)
56
John Guastaferro Magicana
Apr. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 4)
68
John Guastaferro Magicana
May 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 5)
80
John Guastaferro Magicana
June 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 6)
80
John Guastaferro Mind Game two Jokers whisper the name of two cards to performer, the cards transpose at the end
Related to June 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 6)
83
John Guastaferro Magicana
July 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 7)
76
John Guastaferro Silkworm silk produced and changed into sponge ball which is split into two, they change back to a silk which vanishes
Also published here
  • Second Storm, 2005 lecture notes
July 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 7)
81
John Guastaferro Magicana
Sep. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 9)
86
Dr. Simon Carmel Simon's Bewildered Prediction spectator names any two-digit number up to 52, that number is counted to and the digital root is then counted back, that card has been predicted, requires only five known card
Variations Sep. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 9)
92
John Guastaferro Magicana
Oct. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 10)
48
David Kuraya, John Guastaferro, Eric Mead Mystery Wand signed card placed among the Aces, wand made from rolled-up odd-backed card, that card turns out to be the signed selection
Inspired by Oct. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 10)
48
John Guastaferro Time Will Tell three unknown cards put on table, spectator places his watch on a card, performer divines this card and the three cards make up the current time
Also published here
  • Second Storm lecture notes
Oct. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 10)
54
John Guastaferro Magicana
Nov. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 11)
82
John Guastaferro Centerfold folded paper is shown to contain prediction of card, signed selection appears in paper later
Related to
  • Wired (John Carney, 1991)
  • "Remote Viewing" (Jeff Pierce, The King Has Left the Building...with Amnesia, 2004)
Nov. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 11)
85
John Guastaferro, Dr. Simon Carmel Blackjack Prediction any number counted to, then the digital root is counted to, top cards of both piles are a blackjack which has been predicted
Inspired by Nov. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 11)
87
John Guastaferro Magicana
Dec. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 12)
82
John Guastaferro Portable Straw crumpled up straw wrapper is stretched and a straw taken out of it
Dec. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 12)
82
John Guastaferro Ring on Straw ring on stick with straw
Dec. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 12)
83
John Guastaferro Virus 2.0 all backs, all blanks, normal
Inspired by Dec. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 12)
85
John Guastaferro Hyperspace random card put in case, slinky put on box, then card shown to be changed
Dec. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 12)
88
John Guastaferro Magicana
Jan. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 1)
56
Simon Black Über selection vanishes from packet, reappears in the deck at specific position
Inspired byRelated to 2020 36
Caleb Wiles Premonition and Déjà Vu prediction matches selection, repeat phase with Daley's Last Trick
Inspired by
  • "Color Blind" (John Guastaferro, DVD Brainstorm Vol. 1)
Related to
2020 272
Ryan Schlutz Business as Usual business card with writing in a grid is torn into eight pieces, spectator makes decisions until two four-piece piles are made, can be controlled by performer à la ten card poker deal
  • Caleb Wiles' approach
  • David Regal, John Guastaferro, Caleb Wiles and my approach
Inspired byAlso published here 2020 14
Larry Jennings The Eye Popper Kings change to Aces
Related to 2020 285
Roberto Giobbi, John Guastaferro Butterfly Effect
Related to 2021 28
Ryan Schlutz Business As Usual business card with writing in a grid is torn into eight pieces, spectator makes decisions until two four-piece piles are made, can be controlled by performer à la ten card poker deal
  • Caleb Wiles' approach
  • David Regal, John Guastaferro, Caleb Wiles & My Approach
Also published here June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part Two)
136
Brad Henderson (reviewer) Picturesque by John Guastaferro, David RegalRelated to May 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 5)
88
Dustin Stinett Genii Speaks
Related to June 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 6)
6
John Guastaferro Intro-Verted Ace through Four are lost and found, deck inversion during production sequence
  • Ace: Reversal
  • Two: Inversion
  • Three: Sandwich
  • Four: Materialization
Also published here 2022 836
John Guastaferro Quadra two cards transpose with deck, deck vanishes, found in case again
Also published here
  • MAGIC, July 2013
2022 1216
Suzanne (reviewer) Sophisticated Stunners Bundle by John Guastaferro Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
86
John Guastaferro, Allan Ackerman A Bigger Surprise no-throw monte routine with surprise transformation
Also published here 2024 127