Paul Hallas

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Robert G. Tripp	A Deck of Cards and a Miracle	deck is cut and a card named, performer names position	Variations Not So Remote Viewing! (Paul Hallas, Mental Mix, 1990)	1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	61	Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Full Stack (DONT USE THIS) Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous
Vic Perry	The Man From Tomorrow	deck cut by spectators, card is named and position in deck revealed	Variations Not So Remote Viewing! (Paul Hallas, Mental Mix, 1990)	1975	Magick (Issue 122)	607	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Full Stack (DONT USE THIS)
Larry Becker	Some Total	sum prediction in envelope, close-up and stage versions	Inspired by Will Dexter's "Computer Mind" in "Feature Magic for Mentalists" p. 113 Related to A Mental Miracle (Paul Hallas, Mental Mix, 1990) Variations Linking Ring, Oct. 1979 also in: The Force of Numerology (Top 10, 1996) Some Total Radio (Richard Osterlind, Stunners!, 1992) … and 1 more	1978	World of Super Mentalism	11	Numbers / Prediction & Sum-Divination Paper / Envelopes / Window Envelope
Edward Marlo	Bluff Sandwich	bluff pass force, dribble finesse	Also published here Second Sandwich - Bluff Sandwich (Edward Marlo, Synergistic Sandwiches, 1991) Related to Sandwich Vanish (Edo Huang, Daily Dose, 2017) Variations Repeat Bluff Sandwich (Paul Hallas, Pabular, 1983) A Tasty Bluff Sandwich (Edward Marlo, Marlo without Tears, 1983) … and 3 more	1980	The Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)	62	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Simple Sandwich - Moveless Cards / Sleights / Passes & Shifts / Two-Handed / Bluff Passes Cards / Sleights / Force / Riffle Force / Miscellaneous
Al Mann	One Message	one of five envelopes is selected and it's the only one containing a message, the number of the envelope is also predicted, Himber Wallet	Variations Second Message (Paul Hallas, Mental Mix, 1990)	1981	The "H" Factor	15	Wallet Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Paper / Envelopes / Normal
Paul Hallas	Coincealment	card in hand is turned over while coin is hidden		Jan. 1982	Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 1)	978	Coin / Sleights / Matrix Moves
Paul Hallas	Card in Calculator	duplicate		1982	Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 3)	1006	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Miscellaneous Calculator
Paul Hallas	Repeat Bluff Sandwich	extension	Inspired by Bluff Sandwich (Edward Marlo, The Hierophant, 1980) also in: Second Sandwich - Bluff Sandwich (Synergistic Sandwiches, 1991)	Feb. 1983	Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 8)	1083	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Cards traveling (from Sandwich) to Sandwich Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Simple Sandwich - Moveless
Jerry Sadowitz	Prone to Live Dangerously	sucker effect in which performer stabs card next to selection which can be seen on face	Related to More Dangerous (Paul Hallas, Jerry Sadowitz, Theodore Annemann, Pabular, 1983) Variations More Dangerous (Paul Hallas, Jerry Sadowitz, Theodore Annemann, Pabular, 1983) Prone to Die Safely (Tyler Wilson, Elixir, 2018)	Mar. 1983	Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 9)	1100	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Funny Locations Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Partagas Sell (Dunbury Delusion) Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / In the Deck
Paul Hallas	Forcing a Date with Cards			Sep. 1983	Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 12)	1146	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Sleights / Force / Forcing from a Forcing Deck
Paul Hallas, Jerry Sadowitz, Theodore Annemann*	More Dangerous		Inspired by Prone to Live Dangerously (Jerry Sadowitz, Pabular, 1983) Related to Prone to Live Dangerously (Jerry Sadowitz, Pabular, 1983)	Nov. 1983	Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 2)	1181	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Funny Locations Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / In the Deck
Roy Johnson	Zodiaclock	blank cards with zodiac signs	Related to The Zodiac Card Miracle (Eddie Fields, The Last Word on Cards, 1952) also in: Field's Zodiac Card Miracle (The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1968) The Zodiac Card Mystery (On the Clock Effect, 1971) … and 1 more Variations Zodiaclock Bonus (Roy Johnson, Epoptica, 1987) An 'L' Of A Trick (Paul Hallas, Mental Mix, 1990)	1984	A World of Clocks	4	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Clock Trick & Variations Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Paul Hallas	Mexican Spectator Change	duplicate		May 1985	Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 10)	1293	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Normal
Ray Piatt	Pointers	finger ring on combination lock, different combinations written on cards, chosen one opens lock, mental lock	Variations Pointed (Paul Hallas, Mental Mix, 1990) also in: Pointed (Profile, 1993)	Nov. 1985	Magick (Issue 361)	1802	Lock
Simon Lovell	Another Departed Point	Card placed under spectator's hand from the beginning is the spectator's signed card	Also published here Another Departed Point (Simon Lovell, Apocalypse, 1994) also in: Another Departed Point (Simon Lovell, Simon Says!, 1997) Inspired by Abracadabra, Vol. 13 No. 335, June 28, 1952, p. 361 also in: Between Your Palms (The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2, 1994) Variations Apocalypse Variations Or Additions (Paul Hallas, Apocalypse, 1996)	1989	Close Up Magic To Tapdance To	15	Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Between Your Palms Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Point of Departure (often Traveling effect)
Paul Hallas	Not So Remote Viewing!	card is named and performer names its position in the deck	Inspired by A Deck of Cards and a Miracle (Robert G. Tripp, Still More Miracles in Mentalism , 1961) The Man From Tomorrow (Vic Perry, Magick, 1975)	1990	Mental Mix	2	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers) Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Short Cards / Short End Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Other Stacks / Full Deck
Paul Hallas	Name Power	Milton Aces with ABC cards to reveal selected name	Inspired by Geoff Scalbert's "The Milton Aces" in "Scalbert's Selected Secrets" 1982	1990	Mental Mix	6	ABC Cards / Divination Mental Magic / Principles / Forcing Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces Mental Magic / Effects / Divination / Miscellaneous
Paul Hallas	A Mental Miracle	sum prediction	Related to Some Total (Larry Becker, World of Super Mentalism, 1978) Fred Barlow's "Mental Prodigies" … and 1 more	1990	Mental Mix	10	Paper / Add-a-Number Pad Numbers / Prediction & Sum-Divination
Paul Hallas	Mail and Female	sex detector plot, cards in envelopes		1990	Mental Mix	12	Mental Magic / Effects / Living and Dead Test Paper / Envelopes / Normal
Paul Hallas	Pointed	combination padlock and number cards	Also published here Pointed (Paul Hallas, Profile, 1993) Inspired by Pointers (Ray Piatt, Magick, 1985)	1990	Mental Mix	14	Key / Seven Keys to Baldpate
Paul Hallas	50 - 50 Opener	prediction of coin toss, heads or tails written on a cards		1990	Mental Mix	16	Coin / Effect Themes / Mental Stuff Mental Magic / Principles / Multiple Out Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Paul Hallas	An 'L' Of A Trick	Clock trick with ABC cards	Inspired by Zodiaclock (Roy Johnson, A World of Clocks, 1984)	1990	Mental Mix	21	ABC Cards / Prediction Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Clock Trick & Variations
Paul Hallas	Problematic	pile is cut and placed in pocket, top card placed in another pocket, performer divines amount of cut cards and has identity of selection predicted		1990	Mental Mix	23	Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Paper / Envelopes / Window Envelope Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Numerical or Straight Stack / Partial
Paul Hallas	NFCF Bag 2	several billets are selected from a bag, one is divined and others are blank		1990	Mental Mix	26	Billet / Force Billet / Switches Pocket Techniques / Topit Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
Paul Hallas	Second Message	one of five envelopes is selected and it's the only one containing a message, the number of the envelope is also predicted	Inspired by One Message (Al Mann, The "H" Factor, 1981)	1990	Mental Mix	28	Wallet Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Paper / Envelopes / Normal
Paul Hallas	Parting Thoughts			1990	Mental Mix	30	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Edward Marlo	Second Sandwich - Bluff Sandwich		Also published here Bluff Sandwich (Edward Marlo, The Hierophant, 1980) Related to Sandwich Vanish (Edo Huang, Daily Dose, 2017) Variations Repeat Bluff Sandwich (Paul Hallas, Pabular, 1983) A Tasty Bluff Sandwich (Edward Marlo, Marlo without Tears, 1983) … and 3 more	1991	Synergistic Sandwiches	4	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Simple Sandwich - Moveless
Jim Sisti (reviewer)	ESPecially Wild	by Paul Hallas		Mar./Apr. 1991	The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 4)	30	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Paul Hallas	Pointed	combination padlock and number cards	Also published here Pointed (Paul Hallas, Mental Mix, 1990) Inspired by Pointers (Ray Piatt, Magick, 1985)	Oct. 1993	Profile (Issue 16)	10	Key / Seven Keys to Baldpate
Simon Lovell	Another Departed Point		Also published here Another Departed Point (Simon Lovell, Close Up Magic To Tapdance To, 1989) also in: Another Departed Point (Simon Lovell, Simon Says!, 1997) Inspired by Abracadabra, Vol. 13 No. 335, June 28, 1952, p. 361 also in: Between Your Palms (The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2, 1994) Variations Apocalypse Variations Or Additions (Paul Hallas, Apocalypse, 1996)	May 1994	Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 5)	2356	Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Between Your Palms Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Point of Departure (often Traveling effect)
Stephen Hobbs (reviewer)	Totat Rides Again	by Paul Hallas		July 1994	MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 11)	69	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Richard Paddon	In the Pink	off-beat prediction of a selected color, ink of pen reveals message when drawn on business card	Inspired by Paul Hallas' "2.5 Star Variation" in "The Table-Hopper's Source Book" Related to Larry Becker's "Laser Gazer" in "Stunners"	Sep. 1995	The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 3)	9	Business Cards Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Ford Kross*	Kross Roads	on Dennis Marks, Paul Hallas, Meir Yedid, George Sands		Mar. 1995	Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 9)	9	Articles / Columns
Ford Kross*	Kross Roads	on Walt Noon, Paul Hallas, Brad Burt, Lary Kuehn		June 1995	Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 12)	9	Articles / Columns
Paul Hallas	Apocalypse Variations Or Additions		Inspired by Another Departed Point (Simon Lovell, Close Up Magic To Tapdance To, 1989) also in: Another Departed Point (Apocalypse, 1994) Another Departed Point (Simon Says!, 1997)	Jan. 1996	Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 1)	2603	Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Between Your Palms Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Point of Departure (often Traveling effect)
Paul Hallas	Hallas Force	cards taken into hand one by one until stopped, then block turnover		1996	Method in Effect	17	Cards / Sleights / Force / Stop Force Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Top / Block Turnover
Simon Lovell	Another Departed Point	two duplicates	Also published here Another Departed Point (Simon Lovell, Close Up Magic To Tapdance To, 1989) also in: Another Departed Point (Simon Lovell, Apocalypse, 1994) Inspired by Abracadabra, Vol. 13 No. 335, June 28, 1952, p. 361 also in: Between Your Palms (The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2, 1994) Variations Apocalypse Variations Or Additions (Paul Hallas, Apocalypse, 1996)	1997	Simon Says!	33	Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Between Your Palms Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Point of Departure (often Traveling effect)
Michael Close (reviewer)	Mindful Mentalism	by Paul Hallas		May 1998	MAGIC (Vol. 7 No. 9)	28	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Paul Hallas	A Word From The Publisher			2000	Ten Mysteries	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Paul Hallas	Easy Number	card chosen in one deck, any number counted to in second deck, it matches first card		2000	Virtual Miracles	[18]	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Any Card at Any Number Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck
Paul Hallas	Waterloo	spectator says stop during left-thumb riffle, bottom card of top half shown and deck assembled, performer names selection	Inspired by "Magician's Waterloo" (Stewart James, The James File, p. 1831)	Feb. 2002	Ego (Vol. 1 No. 9)	11	Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
Paul Hallas	A Change of Filling	two selections, one put between black Aces and lost in deck, one between red Aces and lost, they transpose within deck		Feb. 2002	Ego (Vol. 1 No. 9)	13	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Normal
Paul Hallas	The Distance Burning	card chosen and burned/torched a bit, in a prediction deck the same card has burn marks, voodoo	Inspired by "The Fire Ritual" (Paul Hallas, marketed item)	Feb. 2002	Ego (Vol. 1 No. 9)	15	Cards / Effect Themes / Sympathetic Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Mirage Forcing Deck
Paul Hallas	And Finally, A Word From The Publisher			2003	Investigating the Mene-Tekel Deck	24	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer)	Small but Deadly	by Paul Hallas		July 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 7)	93	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
John Lovick* (reviewer)	Small But Deadly	by Paul Hallas		June 2005	MAGIC (Vol. 14 No. 10)	41	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Peter Duffie	It's in the Stars	re-distribution principle with eight cards and two selections Alternative Ending	Inspired by "Stars in Their Eyes" (Paul Hallas, Mindful Mentalism 3) Related to Reference Point (Peter Duffie, Obsession, 1992) Titanic (Stephen Jones, Mind Blasters, 2008)	2005	Card Secrets Unlocked	47	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Twenty-One Card Trick
Steve Beam, Doug Canning	Digging Deeper	two selections, silently spelled and spectator think stop	Inspired by Paul Hallas' "Magic" in "Son of Totat"	2006	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6	31	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Set-up Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Spelling Stack / Full Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stop Trick / Position indicated by Performer
Paul Hallas	Additional Commentary and Routine From Paul Hallas			2006	Beyond Svengali	32	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Svengali Principle / Svengali Deck
Paul Hallas	Trainee Mind Reader	city chosen from blank cards with cities on them, comedy instructions that eventually reveal the city		2006	Beyond Svengali	33	Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Peter Duffie	Paul Hallas	mini bio		2006	England Up Close	80	Articles / Biographical
Paul Hallas	Again, The Aces	four Aces dealt on table, one chosen, three cards dealt onto it, others lost in the deck, tabled packet shown to be the Aces	Inspired by "The Zeta Four Ace Trick" (Stanley Collins)	2006	England Up Close	80	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / more or less off-beat variations
Harold Cataquet	ESP Mental	Effect 1 - All cards change to star Effect 2 - Spectator's card is shown to be star Effects 3 & 4 - Stars are shown to be different colours	Inspired by "ESPecially Wild" (Paul Hallas, marketed)	2006	England Up Close	155	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Packet Tricks Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Wild Cards ESP Cards / Miscellaneous
Peter Duffie (reviewer)	Magic from the Overground	by Paul Hallas		Oct. 2008	MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 2)	82	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Paul Hallas	Still Battling Along	name chosen from cards with name on them, four cards chosen from alphabet deck, the letters on those cards spell out the name, Terry LaGerould's Countdown Force	Inspired by "Battle of The Sexes" (Paul Hallas, Mind Stuff, DVD)	2008	Mind Blasters	23	Mental Magic / Effects / Coincidence ABC Cards / Matching
Anthony Owen	Caravan Travellers	Kings travel to table and change to Aces	Also published here Caravan Travellers (Anthony Owen, Secrets, 2017) Inspired by Travlrs 1 (Chris Kenner, Totally Out Of Control, 1992) a routine by Paul Hallas in "The Dungeon"	2009	The Sticky Blue Book	22	Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Open Travelers Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer / Same Color
Steve Beam	One Upsmanship	performer cuts one card higher than spectator, stack	Inspired by "A Cut Above" (Paul Hallas, Tricks from the Overground)	2010	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8	118	Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card Control Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Partial Stack (DONT USE THIS) Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Cutting the High Card
Ken De Courcy	Your Choice		Also published here "Your Choice" (Still Small, Still Deadly, Paul Hallas, 2010)	2015	The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier	293	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Ten Card Poker Deal
Anthony Owen	Caravan Travellers	Kings travel to table and change to Aces	Also published here Caravan Travellers (Anthony Owen, The Sticky Blue Book, 2009) Inspired by Travlrs 1 (Chris Kenner, Totally Out Of Control, 1992) a routine by Paul Hallas in "The Dungeon"	2017	Secrets	63	Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Open Travelers Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer / Same Color
David Solomon	Four-Card Switcheroo & Effect	four Jacks transpose with Aces in a glass one by one, duplicate	Inspired by "Twist in a Glass" (Paul Hallas, Magic from the Overground)	2018	Solomon's Secrets	161	Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Quartet transposes with Quartet Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Using a Packet
Paul Hallas	Three Person Quickie	three cards selected and lost, three more cards selected, they are not the selections but change into them		Feb. 2024	The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 2)	1238	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Les Cartes Diaconis Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Multiple Cards

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