Gary Plants

6 publications by Gary Plants:

Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session (Dallas, Texas, Gary Plants, 2004)
Gary Plants on the Zarrow Shuffle (A Handling of Herb Zarrow's Full-deck False Shuffle that fools the experts — and everyone else, Stephen Minch, 2004)
Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii (Gary Plants, 2011)
Something Old, Something New (Pebblepalooza 2023, Gary Plants, 2023)
Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls ((plus a few of my own) — 2024 Magic Live, Las Vegas, NV, Gary Plants, 2024)
Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention (April 3-5, 2025, Collinsville, IL, Gary Plants, 2025)

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
	Transposition Extraordinary		Variations Quick Transpo (Gary Plants, Card File, 1993) Transposition Extraordinary (Card College — Volume 2, 1996)	1940	Expert Card Technique	292	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Two Cards change position
Dai Vernon	Vernon's Automatic Gambler	same set-up dealt over and over for two players	Also published here Repeat Poker Deal (Dai Vernon, The Magic Book, 1977) Related to Repeat Poker Deal (Dai Vernon, The Pallbearers Review, 1968) Vernon's Progressive Poker Routine (With Riffle Shuffle) (Dai Vernon, Jacob Daley's Notebooks, 1972) Variations The Automatic Gambler is Back (Ian Baxter, Apocalypse, 1996) Semiautomatic Gambler (Harry Riser, The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser, 1996) … and 2 more	1941/49	Select Secrets	19	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Three-Jacks Deal & Repeat Poker Deal Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Gambling Stack / Partial
Dai Vernon	Out of Sight - Out of Mind	original handling	Inspired by A Mind-Reading Trick (S. W. Erdnase, The Expert at the Card Table, 1902) Related to "Think I'll Stop Here" (Edward Marlo, Estimation, 1962) Out of Touch - Out of Date (Benjamin Earl, Gambit, 2010) … and 2 more Variations Out of Order (Jerry Sadowitz, Inspirations, 1987) Far Out of Sight (Bob King, The Breather, 1992) also in: Far Out of Sight (Card File, 1993) … and 7 more	1960	More Inner Secrets of Card Magic	14	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Out of Sight, Out of Mind
James Steranko	Diagonal Jog Push Thru	card ends up in-jogged	Variations The New Approach (James Steranko, The Ultimate Move, 1962) Push Through Jogs (Tom Gagnon, Cased Card Controls, 2011) also in: Push Through Jog (Gagnon Unfiltered, 2019) … and 1 more	1960	Steranko on Cards	6	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Insertions Cards / Sleights / Jog Techniques / Retaining & Setting a Jog / Hands
Johnny Thompson, Harry Riser	Hofzinser All-Backed	three card transformation sequence, with all-backs phase, see references for credit information	Also published here Everywhere Nowhere All Backs (Harry Riser, The Magic of Johnny Thompson, 2018) Related to Line of Credit (Karl Fulves, Verbatim, 1993) Variations All Backs (Karl Fulves, Epilogue, 1971) A Packet of Backs (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1, 2008) … and 1 more	July 1971	Epilogue (Issue 12)	91	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Quick Three-Way Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / All backs / Packet
Sam Schwartz	Thot Echo	two card location, straight set-up, see also p. 758 for comment by Marvin Johnson	Also published here Thought Echo (Sam Schwartz, The Magic Book, 1977) also in: Thot Echo (Sam Schwartz, Card College — Volume 1, 1995) Thot Echo (Sam Schwartz, Roberto Giobbi, Card College Light, 2006) Related to The Trinity Concept (Ben Train, Anteater Consortium, 2012) Variations Echoed (Joseph Barry, Operandi, 2016) Echo Chamber (Patrick G. Redford, Sleightly Out Of Order*, 2019) … and 1 more	Mar. 1974	The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 5)	715	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Principles Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge multiple Card Location Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Numerical or Straight Stack / Partial
Cy Endfield, Fred Robinson	A Cy Endfield Location	two key cards on two halves, spectator shuffles them together	Variations "This is Why I am Here" (Gary Plants, Operandi, 2017)	Jan. 1977	Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 5)	351	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Principles Cards / Sleights / Controls / Spectator shuffles - Subtleties Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Sam Schwartz	Thought Echo	two card location, straight set-up	Also published here Thot Echo (Sam Schwartz, The Pallbearers Review, 1974) also in: Thot Echo (Sam Schwartz, Card College — Volume 1, 1995) Thot Echo (Sam Schwartz, Roberto Giobbi, Card College Light, 2006) Related to The Trinity Concept (Ben Train, Anteater Consortium, 2012) Variations Echoed (Joseph Barry, Operandi, 2016) Echo Chamber (Patrick G. Redford, Sleightly Out Of Order*, 2019) … and 1 more	1977	The Magic Book	131	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Principles Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge multiple Card Location Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Numerical or Straight Stack / Partial
Dai Vernon	Repeat Poker Deal	same set-up dealt over and over for two players	Also published here Vernon's Automatic Gambler (Dai Vernon, Select Secrets, 1941/49) Related to Repeat Poker Deal (Dai Vernon, The Pallbearers Review, 1968) Vernon's Progressive Poker Routine (With Riffle Shuffle) (Dai Vernon, Jacob Daley's Notebooks, 1972) Variations The Automatic Gambler is Back (Ian Baxter, Apocalypse, 1996) Semiautomatic Gambler (Harry Riser, The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser, 1996) … and 2 more	1977	The Magic Book	173	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Three-Jacks Deal & Repeat Poker Deal Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Gambling Stack / Partial
Derek Dingle	Quick D-Way		Related to Thanks to Harry, Johnny & Derek (Gary Plants, Elixir, 2020) Variations Sm'All Backs (Jamy Ian Swiss, An Interesting Application of That Principle, 1987) also in: Sm'All Backs (It's Another Interesting Application Of That Principle, 2016) Quick D-Way (Derek Dingle, Genii, 2004) … and 1 more	1982	The Complete Works of Derek Dingle	8	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Quick Three-Way Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / All backs / Packet
Richard Vollmer, Christian Scherer	Mystery of the 7 Suspects	sandwich cards surround seven cards, down-under-deal to arrive at card, its value is counted down in rest of deck to find selection, faro	Related to Cardtown (Richard Vollmer, Hokus Pokus, 1998) Variations Surprising the Seven Suspects (Edward Marlo, Randy Wakeman, Formula One Close-Up, 1985) Gumshoe (Chris Cox, The Warpsmith's Toolbox, 1993) … and 2 more	1983	The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1	127	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Face up Card is used to count down to selection Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Progressive Sandwich ("The Searchers") Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Down-Under Deal
Brother John Hamman	The Phoenix Four	four selections vanish, are named and reappear face up via spelling	Related to Phoenix Four (Brother John Hamman, The Secrets of Brother John Hamman, 1989) Variations Phoenix Four (Brother John Hamman, The Secrets of Brother John Hamman, 1989) Four For The Money (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4, 2013) … and 1 more	1984	The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3	16	Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge multiple Card Location Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Impromptu
Paul Cummins	Counting On It	number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection	Related to Frank's Fave (Simon Lovell, Simon Says!, 1997) Very Dicey (David Solomon, The Wisdom of Solomon, 2007) Variations Precursor (Oct. 1989) also in: Count Me In (Card Magic USA, 2010) Count Me In (Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii , 2011) How Did You Know? (Randy Wakeman, Randy Wakeman Presents, 1989) … and 5 more	1984	The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3	132	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Packet thickness
Greg Eanes	SCAT	"Super Coins Across Table", using shell, one-behind principle, see also page 1114	Variations Apocalypse Variations or Additions (Gary Plants, Apocalypse, 1985)	May 1985	Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 5)	1057	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / Normal
Gary Plants	Apocalypse Variations or Additions		Inspired by SCAT (Greg Eanes, Apocalypse, 1985)	Sep. 1985	Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 9)	1114	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / Normal
Larry Jennings	Collectors V - Distributraction		Related to Collected!!! (Wilbur T. Kattner, Roger Smith, Innovative Magic No. 3, 1977) The Buckle-llectors (Harapan Ong, Larry Jennings, Close Culls, 2014) Variations Collecting - Up in the Air (Gary Plants, Card Magic USA, 2010)	1986	The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings	213	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Collectors Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Distributors
Jim Hyams, Paul Sorrentino, Gary Plants, Evert Chapman, Steve Beam	A Trick with a Borrowed Dog	gag, dog starts barking at correct card		1987	The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 18)	304	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Gags Animal / Dog Animal / Learned Animals Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Animal locates Card
Steve Beam	Leftovers	on Gary Plants, Uri Geller		1987	The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 18)	316	Articles / Columns
Gary Plants	Headboard	ashes on bald head		1987	The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 20)	345	Ashtray & Ashes / Ashes on Palm
Dai Vernon	Why am I Here?	card found by counting down three times to apparently random values	Also published here A Card Is Found (Dai Vernon, Self-Working Close-up Card Magic, 1995) Related to "Strike Three and Out!" (Bob Longe, The Invisible Deck, 1948, p. 9) The Invisible Deck, Bob Longe, 1948 also in: Strike Three and Out! (The Fine Print, 1997) … and 6 more Variations Devious (Karl Fulves, Dai Vernon, Crooked Tales, 1994) Scratch It (Martin Joyal, The Six-Hour Memorized Deck*, 1997) … and 5 more	1988	The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2	122	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Face up Card is used to count down to selection
Dai Vernon	Packet Calculator	small packet, mathematical	Related to The Ultimate Truth (Peter Duffie, Imagine, 1991) also in: The Ultimate Truth (MAGIC, 1992) The Ultimate Truth (Duffie's Card Compulsions, 1995) Polygram (Lewis Jones, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8, 2010) Variations That's The Truth! (Harry Lorayne, Personal Collection, 2001) also in: That's The Truth! (JawDroppers!, 2015) That's The Truth! (And Finally!, 2018) Lie Detector (Gary Plants, Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session, 2004)	1988	The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2	134	Cards / Principles / Plunger Principle Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
Gary Plants	Remember and Forget			1988	The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 24)	410	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Remember and Forget
Steve Beam	Leftovers	on William Poundstone's Bigger Secrets,David Copperfield, Jim Hyams,Paul Sorrentino. Gary Plants,Evert Chapman		1988	The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 24)	424	Articles / Columns
Roy Walton*	Palmist's Prophecy	number of cards chosen from top of deck is predicted via sum of playing card values The Repeat	Also published here Linking Ring, June 1973 Related to Close Call (Karl Fulves, Close-Up Mental Magic, 1974) also in: "Close Call" (Linking Ring, Sept. 1974) Variations Precursor (Oct. 1989) also in: Count Me In (Card Magic USA, 2010) Count Me In (Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii* , 2011) Adding Some Weight (Peter Duffie, Card Selection, 1993) … and 5 more	1988	The Complete Walton — Volume 2	80	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Number Prediction Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Numerical or Straight Stack / Partial
Gary Plants	Miracle Dealer	spectator and performer select a card, both get half the cards and start dealing, suddenly performer says stop and on top of both halves are the selections	Variations A Coincidence (Derek DelGaudio, Derek DelGaudio, 2010) Miracle Dealer (Gary Plants, Something Old, Something New, 2023)	1989	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 26)	454	Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Two Cards - Two Piles - Same Position / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stop Trick / Position indicated by Spectator
Steve Beam	Leftovers	on Halloween, Gary Plants		1989	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 26)	464	Articles / Columns
Steve Beam	Leftovers	on Bev Bergeron, Joseph Pujol, Gary Plants, Midwest Magic Jubilee		1989	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 29)	524	Articles / Columns
Gary Plants	Decoy		Inspired by Stewart Judah's "Decoy Dice" Variations The Deck Will Tell (Gary Plants, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3, 2000)	1989	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 31)	553	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Partial Stack (DONT USE THIS)
Gary Plants	No Way Out	spectator removes any thought-of card from twenty-card packet, it is lost in deck and then found as spectator counts through the cards	Also published here No Way (Gary Plants, Something Old, Something New, 2023)	June 1992	The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 2)	1	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Distant Key Card Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stop Trick / Position indicated by Performer
Steve Beam	Leftovers	on Billy McDonald, Mike Gallo, Evan Katz, Michael Close, Gary Plants, Joan Moran, Marty Martin		1993	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 48)	880	Articles / Columns
Gary Plants	Locator Service			1993	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks	130	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Gary Plants	Locator Service II			1993	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks	131	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Patrick Page	Do as I Do	spectator and performer each shuffle half the deck and exchange top card, they match, repeated multiple times	Also published here The Continuous Do As I Do (Patrick Page, Magic Page by Page, 2011) also in: Continuous Do As I Do (Patrick Page, Genii, 2025) Related to Match Me (Gary Plants, Genii, 2003) also in: Match Me (Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session, 2004) Cards of Coincidence (Patrick Page, Roberto Giobbi, Genii, 2011) Variations Coincidencia (Pablo Domenèch, La Magia de Pablo Domènech, 1996) All Clear (Peter Duffie, Subtle Miracles, 2004) … and 5 more	1993	Lecture Patrick Page	21	Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Mates Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Miscellaneous
Gary Plants	Quick Transpo	breather crimp	Inspired by Transposition Extraordinary (Expert Card Technique, 1940)	1993	Card File	178	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Two Cards change position
Simon Lovell, Gary Plants	Jacked Black!	card and position remembered, then another value added and card ends up at this position, switchless switch placement		1994	MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 4)	14	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Passive Placement
Sam Schwartz	Thot Echo	two card location, straight set-up	Also published here Thot Echo (Sam Schwartz, The Pallbearers Review, 1974) also in: Thought Echo (Sam Schwartz, The Magic Book, 1977) Thot Echo (Sam Schwartz, Roberto Giobbi, Card College Light, 2006) Related to The Trinity Concept (Ben Train, Anteater Consortium, 2012) Variations Echoed (Joseph Barry, Operandi, 2016) Echo Chamber (Patrick G. Redford, Sleightly Out Of Order*, 2019) … and 1 more	1995	Card College — Volume 1	149	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Principles Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge multiple Card Location Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Numerical or Straight Stack / Partial
Dai Vernon	A Card Is Found	No. 25	Also published here Why am I Here? (Dai Vernon, The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2, 1988) Related to The Invisible Deck, Bob Longe, 1948 also in: Strike Three and Out! (The Fine Print, 1997) Strike Three and Out Variation (John R. Boyko, The Phoenix, 1950) also in: Strike Three and Out Variation (The Fine Print, 1997) … and 4 more Variations Devious (Karl Fulves, Dai Vernon, Crooked Tales, 1994) Scratch It (Martin Joyal, The Six-Hour Memorized Deck*, 1997) … and 5 more	1995	Self-Working Close-up Card Magic	46	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Face up Card is used to count down to selection
Jim Sisti (reviewer)	New and Improved Ring in the Card Case	by Gary Plants		July/Aug. 1995	The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 30)	341	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Gary Plants	An Ace Per Shuffle	pseudo riffle culling demonstration	Variations Culling the Aces (Gary Plants, Something Old, Something New, 2023)	Jan. 1996	Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 1)	2596	Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card Control Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Miscellaneous
Gary Plants	"Killer" Poker-Deal Demo	color changing deck climax		June 1996	Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 6)	2662	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Color Change Gaffs Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Color Changing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / "Magic" Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Multiple Phase Routines
Michael Skinner	Charlier Cut Key Card Control	selection replaced in spread, Charlier Cut with only lower portion to get bottom key card next to selection while holding top portion spread with right hand, right hand cards are then added above and below	Related to Card Control 1: Michael Skinner's Charlier Control (Michael Skinner, Gary Plants, Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls, 2024)	1996	Classic Sampler	54	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Cut Controls
James Swain	Card in the Matchbox		Inspired by "Card in the Matchbox" (Tony Giorgio, Genii, late 60s) Variations Card in Matchbox (Gary Plants, Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session, 2004)	1996	Miracles with Cards	24	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Matchbox
Bob Farmer	Dirty Dealing	revealing royal flush in chosen suit, Cadd Force	Inspired by "Dirty Dealing" (Gary Plants, Genii August 1996)	Dec. 1996	MAGIC (Vol. 6 No. 4)	82	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Force / Re-Deal Force
David Solomon	Double Surprise Rising Card	dental dam between cards gaff	Variations An Alternate Handling (Gary Plants, Solomon's Mind, 1997)	1997	Solomon's Mind	116	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Rising Card
Gary Plants	An Alternate Handling	dental dam between cards gaff, faro loading	Inspired by Double Surprise Rising Card (David Solomon, Solomon's Mind, 1997)	1997	Solomon's Mind	119	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Rising Card
Gary Plants	Twisted Revelation	twisting the Aces, then one Ace changes to selection		1997	Trephine	107	Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Twisting the Aces / Kicked Twisting the Aces
Fred Robinson	Ultimate Force	under-spread force, starts with cull, brief	Also published here The Ken Brooke Series Number 6, 1982 also in: Ultimate Force (Fred Robinson, The Magic of Fred Robinson, 2009) Related to Perfect Force Handling (Fred Robinson, Gary Plants, Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session, 2004) Variations Robinson Stab (Alexander de Cova, Burners — Vol. 4, 2016) Card Control 4: Fred Robinson's Ultimate Force as a Control (Hofzinser Cull) (Gary Plants, Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls, 2024)	1998	The Secret of the Palmettos	73	Cards / Sleights / Force / Spread Force / Miscellaneous Spread Force
	IF Glimpse	card at break glimpsed after incomplete faro peek during cascade, "shown to me by Gary Plants"		1998	Card Notes	7	Cards / Sleights / Glimpse / Center at break, jog, ... Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Incomplete Faro
Gary Plants	The Deck Will Tell		Inspired by Decoy (Gary Plants, The Trapdoor — Volume Two, 1989)	2000	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3	44	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number
Gary Plants	Palindrome	divination of one of the four Aces		2000	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3	118	Cards / Principles / One Way / Faces Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
Gary Plants	Going Down	multiple people doing down under deals		2000	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3	190	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Multiple Cards Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Down-Under Deal
Michael Close (reviewer)	The Impossible Close-Up Rising Cards	by Gary Plants		Nov. 2000	MAGIC (Vol. 10 No. 3)	40	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Michael Close (reviewer)	The Magnetized Cards	by Gary Plants		Nov. 2000	MAGIC (Vol. 10 No. 3)	40	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Neal Elias	Card Controls - Placing A Key Card	deck secretly cut	Inspired by Business Card Prophecy Move (Bill Simon, Scarne on Card Tricks, 1950) "G .P. Card Control" in "Precursor" Nr. 36. 1992 also in: "G .P. Card Control" in "Precursor" Nr. 36, 1992 A Card Control (Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session, 2004) … and 1 more A Card Control (MAGIC, 2005)	2001	New Card Controls	25	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements Cards / Sleights / Force / Stabbing Force / Business Card Prophecy
Brother John Hamman	Do As I Do Aces	first mates are found with two halves, then the Aces	Variations Match Me (Gary Plants, Genii, 2003) also in: Match Me (Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session, 2004) Do As I Do Queens and Poker (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5, 2015) … and 1 more	Feb. 2001	Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)	57	Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Spectator finds four of a kind
Danny Orleans (reviewer)	The Magnetized Cards	by Gary Plants		Mar. 2001	Genii (Vol. 64 No. 3)	68	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Danny Orleans (reviewer)	The Impossible Close-Up Rising Card	by Gary Plants		May 2001	Genii (Vol. 64 No. 5)	75	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Danny Orleans (reviewer)	The Ring in the Card Case	by Gary Plants		Nov. 2001	Genii (Vol. 64 No. 11)	75	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Michael Close (reviewer)	Ring in the Card Case	by Gary Plants		July 2001	MAGIC (Vol. 10 No. 11)	33	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Gary Plants	Expertalk: Gary Plants on the Bottom Deal	General Thoughts A Hybrid Deal Post-Deal Alignment	Also published here Expertalk: Gary Plants on the Bottom Deal (Gary Plants, Talk About Tricks, 2022)	Dec. 2001	MAGIC (Vol. 11 No. 4)	74	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Bottom Deal / Push Out
Gary Plants	Plants' Packets	four cards are counted to in four packets according to the value of the top pile, they are a four-of-a-kind matching previous selection, face-up bottom deal placement	Also published here Plants' Packets (Gary Plants, Talk About Tricks, 2022) also in: Precursor	Dec. 2001	MAGIC (Vol. 11 No. 4)	75	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Miscellaneous
Aaron Fisher	Search and Destroy	sleightless	Inspired by The Searchers (Larry Jennings, The Collected Almanac, 1984) Related to Searching for a Thought (Allan Ackerman, Aaron Fisher, The Cardjurer, 2012) also in: Searching for a Thought (All In — Volume 2, 2024) Impromptu Searching for a Thought (Allan Ackerman, Aaron Fisher, The Cardjurer, 2012) also in: Impromptu Searching for a Thought (All In — Volume 2, 2024) … and 2 more Variations Finders Keepers (Michael Powers, Power Plays, 2006) Search for the Seven Suspects (Gary Plants, Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii , 2011) … and 5 more	2002	The Paper Engine	104	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Progressive Sandwich ("The Searchers")
Darwin Ortiz	Maximum Risk	Tantalizer, memorized deck	Inspired by "One in Fifty-Two Bet" (Lennart Green, Green Magic Vol. 3, video) Variations Maximum Risk - Impromptu Version (Jason England, Scams & Fantasies with Cards, 2002) Maximum Risk Simplified (Gary Plants, MAGIC, 2005) … and 2 more	2002	Scams & Fantasies with Cards	80	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Funny Locations Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Other Games Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Memorized / Full Deck Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Tantalizer Deal
Gary Plants	Match Me	do as i do with mates, four Aces finale	Also published here Match Me (Gary Plants, Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session, 2004) Inspired by Do As I Do Aces (Brother John Hamman, Genii, 2001) Related to Do as I Do (Patrick Page, Lecture Patrick Page, 1993) also in: The Continuous Do As I Do (Magic Page by Page, 2011) Continuous Do As I Do (Genii, 2025) Variations Quadruple Do As I Do (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3, 2011) No Palm Match Me (Michael Powers, Tesseract, 2019)	June 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 6)	69	Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Packet Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Spectator finds four of a kind Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / As a Climax
Stephen Minch	Gary Plants on the Zarrow Shuffle			2004	Gary Plants on the Zarrow Shuffle	11	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Gary Plants	Zarrow Shuffle - Plants Handling	The Split The Weave The Strip-out Opening the Gap The Block Insertion	Related to Variants (Steve Forte, Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1, 2020)	2004	Gary Plants on the Zarrow Shuffle	16	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Gary Plants	Introduction	about himself		2004	Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session	4	Articles / Biographical Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Gary Plants	A Card Control	with locator card Multiple Cards Selected Card to a Certain Position Spectator Goes Past the Break	Also published here "G .P. Card Control" in "Precursor" Nr. 36. 1992 also in: "G .P. Card Control" in "Precursor" Nr. 36, 1992 A Card Control (Gary Plants, MAGIC, 2005) Variations Card Controls - Placing A Key Card (Neal Elias, New Card Controls, 2001)	2004	Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session	6	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Spread Controls Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Spread Controls
Gary Plants	Lie Detector		Inspired by Packet Calculator (Dai Vernon, The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2, 1988)	2004	Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session	9	Cards / Principles / Plunger Principle Cards / Effect Themes / Lie Detector (without spelling)
Fred Robinson, Gary Plants	Perfect Force Handling	cull	Related to The Ken Brooke Series Number 6, 1982 also in: Ultimate Force (The Secret of the Palmettos, 1998) Ultimate Force (The Magic of Fred Robinson, 2009)	2004	Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session	10	Cards / Sleights / Force / Spread Force / Miscellaneous Spread Force
Gary Plants	Card in Matchbox		Inspired by Card in the Matchbox (James Swain, Miracles with Cards, 1996)	2004	Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session	16	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Matchbox
Gary Plants	You Name It, I'll Flush It	suit named, corresponding royal flush stacked for ten-handed game, originally from Precursor (Oct. 2003)	Inspired by Tony Giorgio routine from Magicana/Genii	2004	Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session	18	Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Full Stack (DONT USE THIS) Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Stacking / Ten Hand Stack Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Stacking / Riffle Stacking
Gary Plants	Match Me	do as i do with mates, four Aces finale	Also published here Match Me (Gary Plants, Genii, 2003) Inspired by Do As I Do Aces (Brother John Hamman, Genii, 2001) Related to Do as I Do (Patrick Page, Lecture Patrick Page, 1993) also in: The Continuous Do As I Do (Magic Page by Page, 2011) Continuous Do As I Do (Genii, 2025) Variations Quadruple Do As I Do (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3, 2011) No Palm Match Me (Michael Powers, Tesseract, 2019)	2004	Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session	22	Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Packet Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Spectator finds four of a kind Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / As a Climax
Gary Plants	A Mathematical Card Trick	card apparently located with mathematical principle, other three matching values as well	Inspired by "A Better Count to the Aces" (Ed Marlo, Precursor, ca. 1987)	2004	Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session	28	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / As a Climax
Gary Plants	Never Fails	card found by spelling to famous magicians, sucker element, locator card	Variations Fever Nails (Jason England, Jammin' With the Fellas, 2009)	2004	Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session	30	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Impromptu
Gary Plants	Casino Royal	coins in square layout, coins are added, yet number remains same, mathematical principle (edge counting)		2004	Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session	33	Coin / Effect Themes / Gags / Miscellaneous Numbers / Principles / Counting Sides in Square or Triangle
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer)	Gary Plants on the Zarrow Shuffle	by Gary Plants (written by Stephen Minch)		Nov. 2004	Genii (Vol. 67 No. 11)	102	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Gabi Pareras	El Fiasco de Dunbury (Una vuelta de tuerca)	found at number indicated by card ¿Por qué el forzaje clásico?	Also published here El Test de Dr. Coue (Gabi Pareras, El Manuscrito, 2012) also in: The Dunbury Delusion (Gabi Pareras, Genii, 2022) Inspired by El Valor de un Soplo Magico (Juan Tamariz, Aprenda Ud. Magia, 1973) Variations Dunsbury Delusion (Gary Plants, Something Old, Something New, 2023) Well Done Dunbury (Mark Calabrese, Genii, 2024)	2004	Afectos	51	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Partagas Sell (Dunbury Delusion)
Michael Close (reviewer)	Gary Plants on the Zarrow Shuffle	by Gary Plants (written by Stephen Minch)		Nov. 2004	MAGIC (Vol. 14 No. 3)	36	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
David Regal, Jason England	Speaking Volumes		Related to Close Call (Dan MacMillan, The Gamblers' Palm Revisited, 1977) I Like Nice Things (Randy Wakeman, Special Effects, 1987) … and 6 more	June 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 6)	32	Articles / Columns
Charlie Randall	Plants: One of the Best Cardmen on the Planet	on Gary Plants		May 2005	MAGIC (Vol. 14 No. 9)	76	Articles / Biographical
Gary Plants	A Card Control	with locator card	Also published here "G .P. Card Control" in "Precursor" Nr. 36. 1992 also in: "G .P. Card Control" in "Precursor" Nr. 36, 1992 A Card Control (Gary Plants, Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session, 2004) Variations Card Controls - Placing A Key Card (Neal Elias, New Card Controls, 2001)	May 2005	MAGIC (Vol. 14 No. 9)	80	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Spread Controls Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Spread Controls
Gary Plants	Maximum Risk Simplified	Tantalizer, simpler placement	Inspired by Maximum Risk (Darwin Ortiz, Scams & Fantasies with Cards, 2002)	May 2005	MAGIC (Vol. 14 No. 9)	81	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Funny Locations Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Other Games Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Tantalizer Deal
Gary Plants, Darwin Ortiz	Pseudo Estimation	performer cuts off specific number of cards		2006	Designing Miracles	57	Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Packet thickness Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Memorized / Full Deck
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer	Seven	The Genii Session selection in ten-card packet, packet dealt into two piles as often as spectator likes, selection ends up at seventh position, published for Gather for Gardner No. 7	Inspired by "A Four-tunate Choice" (Gary Plants, Genii, Sep. 1997) Variations Building Math Principles (David Solomon, Simon Aronson, The Wisdom of Solomon, 2007)	May 2006	Genii (Vol. 69 No. 5)	16	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Anti-Faro & Reverse Faro
Sam Schwartz, Roberto Giobbi	Thot Echo	two card location, straight set-up	Also published here Thot Echo (Sam Schwartz, The Pallbearers Review, 1974) also in: Thought Echo (Sam Schwartz, The Magic Book, 1977) Thot Echo (Sam Schwartz, Card College — Volume 1, 1995) Related to The Trinity Concept (Ben Train, Anteater Consortium, 2012) Variations Echoed (Joseph Barry, Operandi, 2016) Echo Chamber (Patrick G. Redford, Sleightly Out Of Order*, 2019) … and 1 more	2006	Card College Light	21	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Principles Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge multiple Card Location Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Numerical or Straight Stack / Partial
Michael Ammar, Gary Plants	Restored Card To Wallet	torn pieces change to credit card, card restored from wallet		2007	Best of Friends — Volume III	282	Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / Destroyed & "Rediscovered" Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation - card-object / Other Object Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
Gary Plants	Key Card Placement	in-the-hands spread	Also published here Precursor, Sep. 1992	2007	Session	115	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements
Brother John Hamman	Expertalk: Brother John Hamman on Culling	sorting strategy to get four-of-a-kind together, packets dropped on table Stacking the Aces	Also published here Expertalk: Brother John Hamman on Culling (Brother John Hamman, Talk About Tricks, 2022) Related to Brother John Hamman Cull (Brother John Hamman, Gary Plants, Something Old, Something New, 2023) also in: Gary Plants variation of the Brother John Hamman Cull (Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention, 2025)	Feb. 2007	MAGIC (Vol. 16 No. 6)	92	Cards / Sleights / Culling / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Stacking / Stacking without Shuffling
Brad Henderson (reviewer)	Robert-Houdin's Protean Pack	by Gary Plants		Aug. 2007	MAGIC (Vol. 16 No. 12)	35	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Gary Plants	The Numbers Racket	card thought of in packet, after some dealing it ends up at any wanted number, Vernon's method with twenty-seven cards, Plants with full deck	Inspired by Dai Vernon (The Vernon Touch, Genii, Dec. 1989)	July 2008	Genii (Vol. 71 No. 7)	29	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Twenty-One Card Trick Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Any Card at Any Number
Gene Taylor	The Antinomy Perspective	Aged Photos of Aging Hands Bicycle Poker Pro Decks Important Missed Credit from Last Issue Gary Plants' Protean Deck	Related to The Marker'd Deck (Jeff Pierce, Antinomy, 2007)	Jan. 2008	Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 4)	2	Articles / Columns
Fred Robinson	Ultimate Force	under-spread force, starts with cull	Also published here The Ken Brooke Series Number 6, 1982 also in: Ultimate Force (Fred Robinson, The Secret of the Palmettos, 1998) Related to Perfect Force Handling (Fred Robinson, Gary Plants, Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session, 2004) Variations Robinson Stab (Alexander de Cova, Burners — Vol. 4, 2016) Card Control 4: Fred Robinson's Ultimate Force as a Control (Hofzinser Cull) (Gary Plants, Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls, 2024)	2009	The Magic of Fred Robinson	125	Cards / Sleights / Culling / Spread Cull / for Culling cards to front or back Cards / Sleights / Force / Spread Force / Miscellaneous Spread Force
Gary Plants	Tips from the Experts	bottom dealing tips		2009	From the Cellar	25	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / General Comments
Jason England	Fever Nails	sucker element	Inspired by Never Fails (Gary Plants, Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session, 2004)	2009	Jammin' With the Fellas	6	Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Divided Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Peter Duffie (reviewer)	Outflushed	by Derek Dingle, Gary Plants		Jan. 2009	MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 5)	87	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Peter Duffie (reviewer)	The Capitulating Queens	by James Swain, Gary Plants		Jan. 2009	MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 5)	87	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Derek DelGaudio	A Coincidence	performer and spectator select cards which appear at named number	Inspired by Miracle Dealer (Gary Plants, The Trapdoor — Volume Two, 1989)	2010	Derek DelGaudio	11	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers) Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card / Spectator plays Magician
Gary Plants	Collecting - Up in the Air	card named and removed, three more cards chosen, mates of named card turn face up somewhere in deck, deck put aside, named card squeezed and it changes in collectors set of named value and selection in between	Inspired by Collectors V - Distributraction (Larry Jennings, The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings, 1986)	2010	Card Magic USA	191	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Collectors Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Simple Card Turnovers
Gary Plants	Count Me In	number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection, number predicted with four cards	Also published here Precursor (Oct. 1989) also in: Count Me In (Gary Plants, Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii , 2011) Inspired by Linking Ring, June 1973 also in: Palmist's Prophecy (The Complete Walton — Volume 2, 1988) Counting On It (Paul Cummins, The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3, 1984) Related to Mentally Count On It (Gary Plants, Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii , 2011) also in: Mentally Count On it (Elixir, 2017)	2010	Card Magic USA	194	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Number Prediction Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Packet thickness
Gary Plants	1987 St. Louis Magic Jubilee	about Michael Skinner's lecture in 1987		2011	Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii	4	Articles / Theory & Essays Articles / Magic History
Gary Plants	Improving Your Key Card	edge mark preparation	Inspired by "Putting in the Work" (Walter Scott, Phantoms of the Card Table, 2003, p. 234)	2011	Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii	7	Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Edgemarked
Gary Plants	A Key Card Placement	originally from Precursor (Sept. 1992) Multiple Cards Selected Card to a Certain Position Spectator Goes Past the Break	Also published here A Key Card Placement (Gary Plants, Tesseract, 2019)	2011	Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii	10	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Spread Controls Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Spread Controls
Gary Plants	Zarrow Shuffle Ideas	Introduction Version One Version Two		2011	Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii	13	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Gary Plants	What Are The Chances?	cards chosen from two decks match		2011	Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii	18	Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Two Decks Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer / Same Color
Gary Plants	Mentally Count On It	number thought of and selection at this position remembered, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection	Also published here Mentally Count On it (Gary Plants, Elixir, 2017) Inspired by Counting On It (Paul Cummins, The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3, 1984) Related to Precursor (Oct. 1989) also in: Count Me In (Card Magic USA, 2010) Count Me In (Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii , 2011)	2011	Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii	22	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Packet thickness
Gary Plants	Count Me In	number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection, number predicted with four cards	Also published here Precursor (Oct. 1989) also in: Count Me In (Gary Plants, Card Magic USA, 2010) Inspired by Linking Ring, June 1973 also in: Palmist's Prophecy (The Complete Walton — Volume 2, 1988) Counting On It (Paul Cummins, The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3, 1984) Related to Mentally Count On It (Gary Plants, Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii , 2011) also in: Mentally Count On it (Elixir, 2017)	2011	Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii	25	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Number Prediction Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Packet thickness
Gary Plants	Search for the Seven Suspects		Inspired by Mystery of the 7 Suspects (Richard Vollmer, Christian Scherer, The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1, 1983) Search and Destroy (Aaron Fisher, The Paper Engine, 2002)	2011	Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii	27	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Progressive Sandwich ("The Searchers") Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Down-Under Deal
Gary Plants	Push Thru Spellure	locator card, originally from Precursor		2011	Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii	29	Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Push-Through Failure Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Impromptu
Gary Plants	Key Card Placement	originally from Precursor (Sept. 1992)		2011	Making the Cut	53	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements
Steve Beam	The Trapdoor Issue #36	on a practical joke by Richard Bartram, Gary Plants and Evert Chapman		2011	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue Addendum)	xviii	Articles / Articles
Steve Beam	The Trapdoor Issue #49	on Gary Plants		2011	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue Addendum)	xliv	Articles / Articles
Patrick Page	The Continuous Do As I Do	spectator and performer each shuffle half the deck and exchange top card, they match, repeated multiple times	Also published here Do as I Do (Patrick Page, Lecture Patrick Page, 1993) also in: Continuous Do As I Do (Patrick Page, Genii, 2025) Inspired by Douglas Francis' "Duo Coincido" in Peter Warlock's "Pentagram" Vol. 1 No. 2, 1946 Related to Match Me (Gary Plants, Genii, 2003) also in: Match Me (Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session, 2004) Cards of Coincidence (Patrick Page, Roberto Giobbi, Genii, 2011) Variations Coincidencia (Pablo Domenèch, La Magia de Pablo Domènech, 1996) All Clear (Peter Duffie, Subtle Miracles, 2004) … and 5 more	2011	Magic Page by Page	40	Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Mates Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Other Stacks / Partial
Nick Trost	Quadruple Do As I Do	three cards selected by performer and spectator match, Aces finale	Inspired by Triple Match (Brother John Hamman, Genii, 2001) Match Me (Gary Plants, Genii, 2003) also in: Match Me (Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session, 2004)	2011	Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3	614	Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Spectator finds four of a kind Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / As a Climax Cards / Sleights / Force / Cut Forces / Cut-Deeper Force
Brad Henderson (reviewer)	Whacky Packet	by Nick Trost, Gary Plants		Nov. 2011	MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 3)	85	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Gary Plants, Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi	Seven	position of selection in small packet is predicted, anti faro principle	Inspired by "A Four-tunate Choice" (Gary Plants, Genii, Sep. 1997)	2012	Confidences	177	Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Faro Placement Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Number Prediction Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Mathematical Facts & Curiosities
Jason England, Gary Plants	Doubly Dirty		Inspired by "Dirty Dealing" (Gary Plants, Genii August 1996)	2012	Texas on a Saturday Night	4	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Stacking / Riffle Stacking
Gary Plants	A Card Control	Controlling Multiple Cards Selected Card to a Certain Position Spectator goes Past the Break	Also published here "G .P. Card Control" in "Precursor" Nr. 36. 1992.	2012	The F.F.F.F. Book	225	Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Edgemarked Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Miscellaneous
Gabi Pareras	El Test de Dr. Coue	card eventually found a number indicated by another card	Also published here El Fiasco de Dunbury (Una vuelta de tuerca) (Gabi Pareras, Afectos, 2004) also in: The Dunbury Delusion (Gabi Pareras, Genii, 2022) Inspired by El Valor de un Soplo Magico (Juan Tamariz, Aprenda Ud. Magia, 1973) Variations Dunsbury Delusion (Gary Plants, Something Old, Something New, 2023) Well Done Dunbury (Mark Calabrese, Genii, 2024)	2012	El Manuscrito (Vol. 5 No. 20)	626	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Partagas Sell (Dunbury Delusion)
Jared Kopf (reviewer)	Gary Plants on the Zarrow Shuffle	by Gary Plants		Oct. 2014	MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 2)	82	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Gary Plants, Joseph Barry	A Conversation with Gary Plants			Sep. 2017	Operandi (Issue 3)	20	Articles / Interviews
Gary Plants	Tips on Technique	Hand Position The Grip Rhythm is Everything!! How to Practice		Sep. 2017	Operandi (Issue 3)	27	Cards / Sleights / General Comments Cards / Sleights / Handling Basics Cards / Principles / Theory & Essays
Gary Plants	Group Effort	card named, spectators touch cards which are reversed and added up, at the total is found the named card when counted down in the deck		Sep. 2017	Operandi (Issue 3)	29	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Face up Card is used to count down to selection Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Memorized / Full Deck
Gary Plants	"This is Why I am Here"	replacing glimpse after spectator's shuffle with set-up and shuffle strategy	Inspired by A Cy Endfield Location (Cy Endfield, Fred Robinson, Pabular, 1977) Why am I Here? (Dai Vernon, The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2, 1988) also in: A Card Is Found (Self-Working Close-up Card Magic, 1995)	Sep. 2017	Operandi (Issue 3)	30	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Face up Card is used to count down to selection Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Partial Stack (DONT USE THIS) Cards / Sleights / Controls / Spectator shuffles - Subtleties
Gary Plants	Mentally Count On it	Spectator thinks of a number, counts down and looks at card. Magician cuts out exact number of cards as the thought of number, then produces selection	Also published here Mentally Count On It (Gary Plants, Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii , 2011) Inspired by Counting On It (Paul Cummins, The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3, 1984) Related to Precursor (Oct. 1989) also in: Count Me In (Card Magic USA, 2010) Count Me In (Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii , 2011)	Dec. 2017	Elixir (Vol. 1 No. 3 (Winter #1))	26	Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Edgemarked Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Packet thickness
Gary Plants	Team Work	Card found at position equal to sum of values of four random cards, improvisation		Oct. 2018	Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))	85	Cards / Principles / Multiple Out Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number
Harry Riser	Everywhere Nowhere All Backs	three card transformation sequence, with all-backs phase	Also published here Hofzinser All-Backed (Johnny Thompson, Harry Riser, Epilogue, 1971) Related to Line of Credit (Karl Fulves, Verbatim, 1993) Variations All Backs (Karl Fulves, Epilogue, 1971) A Packet of Backs (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1, 2008) … and 1 more	2018	The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)	59	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Quick Three-Way Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / All backs / Packet
Daisuke Sato	Down to You	spectator cuts to three cards and values added lead to selection	Variations Cut, Cut, Cut (Gary Plants, Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention, 2025)	2018	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11	159	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number
Michael Powers	No Palm Match Me		Inspired by Match Me (Gary Plants, Genii, 2003) also in: Match Me (Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session, 2004)	2019	Tesseract	70	Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Packet Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Spectator finds four of a kind Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / As a Climax
Gary Plants	A Key Card Placement		Also published here A Key Card Placement (Gary Plants, Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii , 2011)	2019	Tesseract	233	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements
Gary Plants	Thanks to Harry, Johnny & Derek	three random cards change into duplicates of selection and back, selection found in center of deck	Inspired by Hofzinser All-Backed (Johnny Thompson, Harry Riser, Epilogue, 1971) also in: Everywhere Nowhere All Backs (The Magic of Johnny Thompson, 2018) Related to Quick D-Way (Derek Dingle, The Complete Works of Derek Dingle, 1982)	May 2020	Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 1 (Spring #2))	180	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Quick Three-Way
Steve Forte	Variants	brief outlines of further variations cover-Zarrow (Gary Plants) deep riffle long push snap-bevel pinned corner dribble-Zarrow dead-hand Zarrow short square-up top-card cover (double cover) off-the-table Zarrow (deck on its side on table)	Related to Zarrow Shuffle - Plants Handling (Gary Plants, Gary Plants on the Zarrow Shuffle, 2004)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	177	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Michael Ammar, Gary Plants	Ammar's No Good At Titles	selection torn, pieces change into credit card, restored card minus one corner is found in wallet		June 2022	Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part One)	62	Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / Destroyed & "Rediscovered" Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation - card-object / Other Object Credit Card / Transformation
Gabi Pareras	The Dunbury Delusion	"A Twist" sucker element taken out, spectators think they mis-saw the selection earlier	Also published here El Fiasco de Dunbury (Una vuelta de tuerca) (Gabi Pareras, Afectos, 2004) also in: El Test de Dr. Coue (Gabi Pareras, El Manuscrito, 2012) Inspired by El Valor de un Soplo Magico (Juan Tamariz, Aprenda Ud. Magia, 1973) Variations Dunsbury Delusion (Gary Plants, Something Old, Something New, 2023) Well Done Dunbury (Mark Calabrese, Genii, 2024)	Jan. 2022	Genii (Vol. 85 No. 1)	41	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Partagas Sell (Dunbury Delusion)
Gary Plants	Expertalk: Gary Plants on the Bottom Deal	General Thoughts A Hybrid Deal Post-Deal Alignment	Also published here Expertalk: Gary Plants on the Bottom Deal (Gary Plants, MAGIC, 2001)	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)	33	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Bottom Deal / Push Out
Gary Plants	Plants' Packets	four cards are counted to in four packets according to the value of the top pile, they are a four-of-a-kind matching previous selection, face-up bottom deal placement	Also published here Plants' Packets (Gary Plants, MAGIC, 2001) also in: Precursor	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)	34	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Miscellaneous
Brother John Hamman	Expertalk: Brother John Hamman on Culling	sorting strategy to get four-of-a-kind together, packets dropped on table Stacking the Aces	Also published here Expertalk: Brother John Hamman on Culling (Brother John Hamman, MAGIC, 2007) Related to Brother John Hamman Cull (Brother John Hamman, Gary Plants, Something Old, Something New, 2023) also in: Gary Plants variation of the Brother John Hamman Cull (Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention, 2025)	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)	595	Cards / Sleights / Culling / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Stacking / Stacking without Shuffling
Gary Plants	It's Not Here	card chosen from fourteen-card packet, selection vanishes, reappears face up	Inspired by "Where Has It Gone" (Hideo Kato, Genii, Sept. 1969)	2022	Gagnon's Inner Sanctum	18	Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Invisible Card Theme Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Single Card
Gary Plants	Miracle Dealer	spectator and performer select a card, both get half the cards and start dealing, suddenly performer says stop and on top of both halves are the selections Update: I now like a different selection process and control A fun story about this trick	Inspired by Miracle Dealer (Gary Plants, The Trapdoor — Volume Two, 1989)	2023	Something Old, Something New	3	Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Two Cards - Two Piles - Same Position / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stop Trick / Position indicated by Spectator
Gary Plants	No Way	spectator removes any thought-of card from twenty-card packet, it is lost in deck and then found as spectator counts through the cards	Also published here No Way Out (Gary Plants, The Minotaur, 1992)	2023	Something Old, Something New	7	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Distant Key Card Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stop Trick / Position indicated by Performer
Gary Plants	Dunsbury Delusion	different handling for Pareras's presentation	Inspired by El Fiasco de Dunbury (Una vuelta de tuerca) (Gabi Pareras, Afectos, 2004) also in: El Test de Dr. Coue (El Manuscrito, 2012) The Dunbury Delusion (Genii, 2022) Gabi Pareras routine seen on social media video	2023	Something Old, Something New	13	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Partagas Sell (Dunbury Delusion)
Gary Plants, Dai Vernon	Dai Vernon's Lie Detector	answers to several questions are spelled out, at the end one arrives at the selection		2023	Something Old, Something New	17	Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Lie Detector (with spelling)
Gary Plants	I Know Why I Am Here	card found by counting down multiple times to apparently random values, different getting-into and four packets	Inspired by Why am I Here? (Dai Vernon, The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2, 1988) also in: A Card Is Found (Self-Working Close-up Card Magic, 1995)	2023	Something Old, Something New	23	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Face up Card is used to count down to selection
Gary Plants	Culling the Aces	pseudo riffle culling demonstration	Inspired by An Ace Per Shuffle (Gary Plants, Apocalypse, 1996)	2023	Something Old, Something New	26	Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card Control Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Miscellaneous
Brother John Hamman, Gary Plants	Brother John Hamman Cull	sorting strategy to get four-of-a-kind together, packets dropped on table, see 2025 notes for credit information	Also published here Gary Plants variation of the Brother John Hamman Cull (Brother John Hamman, Gary Plants, Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention, 2025) Inspired by done at "New York City Conference" in St. Louis May 27, 1995 also in: The Cull Spread (Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention, 2025) Related to Expertalk: Brother John Hamman on Culling (Brother John Hamman, MAGIC, 2007) also in: Expertalk: Brother John Hamman on Culling (Talk About Tricks, 2022)	2023	Something Old, Something New	29	Cards / Sleights / Culling / Miscellaneous
Gary Plants	Another Look at the Criss Cross Force	variations of a Michael Skinner finesse with a demonstration cut Method 1 Method 2		2023	Something Old, Something New	31	Cards / Sleights / Force / Cut Forces / Cross Cut Force
Gary Plants	Thought 1: Down and Under Again	spectator deals off a couple of cards and those are used for down-under deal to locate selection, bottom deal placement		2023	Something Old, Something New	33	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Down-Under Deal
Gary Plants	Thought 2: Tilt Key Card	using tilted card as key		2023	Something Old, Something New	34	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Tilt
Gary Plants	An Evening with Faucett Ross and Paul Rosini	letter from Faucett Ross to Paul Fox about Rosini's show		Aug. 2023	PM² (Issue 29)	9	Articles / Letters Articles / Magic History
Gary Plants	Out Of My Mind	with two thought-of cards	Inspired by Out of Sight - Out of Mind (Dai Vernon, More Inner Secrets of Card Magic, 1960)	June 2024	Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Wilson Issue)	57	Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Edgemarked Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Gary Plants	Introduction			2024	Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls	3	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Gary Plants	A Sample Key Card List	list of types of key or locator cards		2024	Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls	11	Cards / Principles / Key Card / General Comments
Michael Skinner, Gary Plants	Card Control 1: Michael Skinner's Charlier Control	selection replaced on lower half, Charlier Cut with only lower portion to get bottom key card next to selection, with variation by Gary Plants	Related to Charlier Cut Key Card Control (Michael Skinner, Classic Sampler, 1996)	2024	Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls	12	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Cut Controls
Gary Plants	Card Control 3: Steranko's Diagonal Jog Push Through with an Overhand Shuffle		Inspired by Diagonal Jog Push Thru (James Steranko, Steranko on Cards, 1960)	2024	Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls	16	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Shuffle Controls
Gary Plants	Card Control 4: Fred Robinson's Ultimate Force as a Control (Hofzinser Cull)	setting key card via under-spread cull	Inspired by The Ken Brooke Series Number 6, 1982 also in: Ultimate Force (The Secret of the Palmettos, 1998) Ultimate Force (The Magic of Fred Robinson, 2009)	2024	Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls	17	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements Cards / Sleights / Culling / Spread Cull / to do more (palming, placement, ...)
Gary Plants	Card Control 5: GP's Faro Key Card	glimpsing and getting a key card in about the center with a break		2024	Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls	18	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements
Gary Plants	Impromptu Key 1	glimpsing a key while showing that the deck is shuffled		2024	Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls	19	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Subtleties Cards / Sleights / Glimpse / Center without mark-off
Gary Plants	Impromptu Key 2	ruse to glimpse a key card		2024	Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls	19	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Cut Controls
Gary Plants	Card Control 7: Difficult Spectators	spectator replaces card himself while performer holds deck at one corner		2024	Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls	20	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Insertions
Gary Plants	Paul Rosini Anecdote	heckler handling		2024	Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls	20	Articles / Anecdotes
Gary Plants	Card Control 8: GP's Hindu Shuffle Control with Key Card	after peek		2024	Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls	22	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Peek forms
Gary Plants	Card Control 10: Corner Crimp	on putting in, using and removing a corner crimp		2024	Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls	25	Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Corner Crimp
Roberto Giobbi, Michael A. Perovich, Richard Kaufman, Gary Plants	Why Is an Outjog Better Than an Injog?	on Vernon's statement in Revelations, p. 69 Michael Perovich Richard Kaufman Gary Plants		2024	Unexpected Agenda (Issue Mar 2)	73	Cards / Sleights / Jog Techniques / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / General Comments
Patrick Page	Continuous Do As I Do	spectator and performer each shuffle half the deck and exchange top card, they match, repeated multiple times, brief	Also published here Do as I Do (Patrick Page, Lecture Patrick Page, 1993) also in: The Continuous Do As I Do (Patrick Page, Magic Page by Page, 2011) Related to Match Me (Gary Plants, Genii, 2003) also in: Match Me (Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session, 2004) Cards of Coincidence (Patrick Page, Roberto Giobbi, Genii, 2011) Variations Coincidencia (Pablo Domenèch, La Magia de Pablo Domènech, 1996) All Clear (Peter Duffie, Subtle Miracles, 2004) … and 5 more	May 2025	Genii (Vol. 88 No. 5)	56	Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Mates Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Other Stacks / Partial
Gary Plants	OOSOOM, My Way	with two spectators thinking a card from an eight-card group, no shuffling sequence or double lifts		2025	Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention	7	Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Corner Crimp Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Gary Plants	Seven is a Magical Number	three selections vanish, then they reappear face up	Inspired by The Phoenix Four (Brother John Hamman, The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3, 1984)	2025	Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention	11	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Distant Key Card Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge multiple Card Location
Gary Plants	Thot Echo Plus One	three card location, straight set-up	Inspired by Thot Echo (Sam Schwartz, The Pallbearers Review, 1974) also in: Thought Echo (The Magic Book, 1977) Thot Echo (Card College — Volume 1, 1995) … and 1 more Thot Echo (Card College Light, 2006)	2025	Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention	15	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Principles Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge multiple Card Location Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Numerical or Straight Stack / Partial
Gary Plants	I Know	card chosen and lost, performer cuts to four cards, the added-up values give position of selection		2025	Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention	19	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Distant Key Card Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Face up Card is used to count down to selection Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Magician cuts to the Aces / Tabled
Gary Plants	Mr. Lucky	using Automatic Placement for Tantalizer	Inspired by Maximum Risk (Darwin Ortiz, Scams & Fantasies with Cards, 2002)	2025	Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention	21	Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Automatic Placement Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Funny Locations Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Tantalizer Deal
Gary Plants	Cut, Cut, Cut	spectator cuts to three cards and values added lead to selection	Inspired by Down to You (Daisuke Sato, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11, 2018)	2025	Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention	23	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Numerical or Straight Stack / Partial
Gary Plants	Gary Plants' Setup for Dai Vernon's Automatic Gambler from Dai Vernon's Select Secrets	same set-up dealt over and over for two players	Inspired by Vernon's Automatic Gambler (Dai Vernon, Select Secrets, 1941/49) also in: Repeat Poker Deal (The Magic Book, 1977)	2025	Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention	25	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Three-Jacks Deal & Repeat Poker Deal Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Gambling Stack / Partial
Brother John Hamman	The Cull Spread	sorting strategy to get four-of-a-kind together, packets dropped on table	Also published here done at "New York City Conference" in St. Louis May 27, 1995 Variations Brother John Hamman Cull (Brother John Hamman, Gary Plants, Something Old, Something New, 2023) also in: Gary Plants variation of the Brother John Hamman Cull (Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention, 2025)	2025	Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention	31	Cards / Sleights / Culling / Miscellaneous
Brother John Hamman, Gary Plants	Gary Plants variation of the Brother John Hamman Cull	sorting strategy to get four-of-a-kind together, packets dropped on table	Also published here Brother John Hamman Cull (Brother John Hamman, Gary Plants, Something Old, Something New, 2023) Inspired by done at "New York City Conference" in St. Louis May 27, 1995 also in: The Cull Spread (Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention, 2025) Related to Expertalk: Brother John Hamman on Culling (Brother John Hamman, MAGIC, 2007) also in: Expertalk: Brother John Hamman on Culling (Talk About Tricks, 2022)	2025	Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention	32	Cards / Sleights / Culling / Miscellaneous

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