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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, The Decanter and the Crystal Balls clear glass balls produced and then "molded" into single ball which then changes color, two methods
Related toVariations 1876
Modern Magic
426
P. T. Selbit Pars. from the Provinces on Carl Hertz, Max Sterling
 		Sep. 1905
The Wizard (Vol. 1 No. 1)
14
Everywhere and Nowhere with Assistant coding free selection to assistant who provides duplicates
 		1909
The Art of Magic
69
Charles T. Jordan Coincidentally with two decks with same back, secret exchange of deck provides duplicates of chosen cards
VariationsAlso published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
286
Read Them Off cover card with torn off corner to provide window
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
363
Charly Eperny Eine kleine Improvisation blank cards placed in envelope, pips vanish and appear on blank cards to match selections
 		1940
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 2 No. 1)
11
Improvised Brassiere folding brassiere out of napkin
Related toAlso published here 1941
After the Dessert
17
C. R. Mawe Mawe’s Telepathy audience provides series of numbers, magician’s assistant who was out of room knows the total of the numbers, assistant is coded based on which spectator the magician gives the numbers to add
 		1941
Original Ideas in Magic
4
Joe Berg A Miracle - Maybe unknown card signed on back, deck spread face up on table and spectator finds card, either directly or via improvisation
Related to 1942
Cut the Cards
22
An Egg Gag when proving that an egg is real, a spectator holds a glass and the egg is cracked open, bottomless glass
 		Nov. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 48)
199
Audley Walsh Improvisation card signed on back, improvisation to find it from the face
Related toVariations 1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
50
Audley Walsh, Bert Allerton Prepared Improvisation card signed on back, with stack to force card from face via counting, 1-0-1
Inspired by 1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
51
Eddie Joseph The Roving Coins five coins travel from hand to hand, seated
 		1952
Tricks for Informal Occasions
25
, Walter B. Gibson Heads or Tails? Determine whether hidden coin is heads or tails after spectator has turned over the coins randomly, provides variation by Walter Gibson using pieces of colored cardboard
Variations 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
61
Various The Afghan Bands Moebius strip used for magic, provides the basic method and a history/bibliography of the Moebius strip in magic (Afghan Bands was named by Prof Hoffmann)
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
70
Edward Marlo Fingertip Miracle three selections, memorized deck, improvisation
Variations 1958
Faro Notes
33
Dr. Stanley Jaks Der improvisierte Mentaltrick book test with any book, card to define page number
Also published here 1961
Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse
127
John Benzais Through the Table card falls through the table into spectator's hand
Related toVariations 1962
Close-up Card Magic
128
Harry Lorayne The Moving Pencil card signed on back is located from spectator from face by saying top as performer moves pencil over spread, timing face-up spread force
Related toVariations 1962
Close-up Card Magic
158
Dr. William Weyeneth Schuhbändel Improvisation cut and restored shoelaces
 		1965
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 26 No. 4)
56
Patrick Page An Impromptu Vanish of a Glass apparently throwing glass in the air
Also published here 1966
The Topit Handbook
5
Eddie Fields Tripartite challenge card location, relatively hands-off, nail-nicking top card of tabled packet when pointing to it
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1968
The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
41
Lewis Ganson, Jack Hill Moves For Proving the Bag To Be Empty
  • 1. standing on the bag
  • 2. folding the bag
  • 3. slapping the bag
  • 4. twisting the bag
  • 5. turning the bag inside out
  • 6. to allow a spectator to feel inside the bag
 		1969
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2
256
The Brassiere
Related to 1969
Fun With A Handkerchief
30
Ronald B. Edwards A Study in Frustration 8&8, presented as a puzzle in which the cards cannot be put in an alternating order from the faces and the (odd-backed) backs simultaneously
  • Further Observations and/or Avenues
  • Arranging the 16 Cards to Provide a 16 Card Right Packet
  • But Just One Last Thought
Inspired by Aug. 1969
Ibidem (Issue 34 & 35)
44
Edward Marlo Proving Count card at number, with greek deal
 		1970
Magic Mafia Effects
26
Michael A. Perovich Ugh! Yechh! penny vanishes on forehead and is produced from eye, then it vanishes again and is produced from left and then right ear
 		May 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 13)
51
Bruce Cervon, Michael A. Perovich, Martin Lewis The Unholy 3 Predict! (as a magazine insert), three spectator cut piles from a deck, predictions if piles or odd or even and final prediction if total of cut packet is odd or even, predictions in cardboard folder
 		July 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 19)
88
Michael A. Perovich Tipsy Dice production, penetration and color change of dice, using a cork
Inspired by Oct. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 31)
173
Roy Johnson IBM British Ring Convention on convention in Hastings, Ken Brooke, Harold Taylor, Tony Shelley & Elizabeth, Geoff Ray, Roberts Brothers, Peter Scarlett, Damar, Ken Hawes, Rovi, Ace Gorham, Mike Rogers, Charles Fitness
 		Oct. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 31)
175
Karl Fulves Babel Sam Schwartz providing S. Leo Horowitz notebooks
 		July 1971
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 6 No. 9)
430
Michael A. Perovich Mike Perovich's Undeniably Ruined Hindu Turban Trick cut and restored turban / ribbon
 		Feb. 1971
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 49)
319
Harry Lorayne Improvisation Location placing two key cards
 		1973
Rim Shots
113
Thomas Alan Waters Some Notes on the Use of Billets - Part 2
  • The Tear
  • The Third Finger Provides the Pressure
  • Close-Up Routine No. One
  • 'Transmitter and Receiver'
  • Close-Up Routine No. Two
  • Addenda
  • For Office Workers
 		1974
Magick (Issue 95)
475
Eddie Fechter, Del Ray Fechter's Aces Aces vanish from four packets and are found again, improvisational manner
VariationsAlso published here 1974
Magician Nitely
17
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on improvisation, Albert Le Bas, Patrick Page's play "One Way Ticket", James Randi, Jay Marshall
 		Oct. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 2)
165
Fred Robinson Focus on Bob Ostin, IBM Convention Close-Up Show, Don Lees, Trevor Lewis, David Carré, Peter Kane, Rovi, Walt Lees, Bob Read, Alex Elmsley, Topper Martin, Flip, Philipe Fiahlo, Francis Giles
 		Oct. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 2)
171
Cruzado Mágico con Servilleta folding a bra with a handkerchief, gag
Also published here 1975
Magia en el Bar
31
Fred Robinson IBM (British Ring) Convention 1976 on Bob Gill, Michael Florence, Bob Swadling, Doug Alker, Joe Riding, Rovi, David Carré. Geoff Ray, Walt Lees, Peter Duffie, Sonny Day, Roy Walton, Trevor Lewis, Bob Read, Ken Brooke, Pat Page, Frans Biemans
 		Oct. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 2)
321
Fred Robinson Focus on Vic Pinto, Walt Lees, Andrew Galloway, Rovi, Doug Alker, John Fisher, Edwin Dawes, Darwin Oritz, Jim Zachary, Charlie Miller
 		May 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 9)
402
Harry Lorayne The Spectator Locates spectator located last Ace with an indicator card and improvisation
Variations 1977
The Magic Book
90
Patrick Page Desaparición Improvisada de un Vaso apparently throwing glass in the air
Also published here Sep. 1977
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Issue Topit)
191
Fred Robinson Oasis on Phil Goldstein, Gaeton Bloom, Ken Brooke, Danny Ray, Andrew Galloway, Basil Horwitz, Jay Marshall, Peter Duffie, Rex Cooper, Ken Hawes, Chris Pratt, Doug Alker, Max Maven, Frans Biemans, Roger Crabtree, Mike Gancia, Peter Warlock, Tom Owen, Harry Dewhirst, Philippe Fiahlo, Rovi, Wally Boyce
 		July 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 11)
599
Al Mann The Improvisitor impromptu version of Baker's center tear, in depth explanation
Related to 1978
The Apodosis
7
Aleix Badet Con la Verdad por Delante on mentioning the real method and apparently proving it wrong
Inspired by May 1978
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Issue 41)
121
Finn Jon "Gag" Improvisado gag, apparently water drops on piece of paper, written down by José Puchol
 		Nov. 1978
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Issue 47)
237
Fred Robinson Oasis on Dai Vernon, Walt Lees, Eric Mason, Roy Walton, Rovi, Barrie Richardson, Kevin Davie, Brian Glover
 		June 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 6)
688
Rovi Book Choice any book, card force
 		June 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 6)
691
Rovi Ivor's Control
Jan. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 1)
789
Walt Lees Walt Lees Reporting on Ron MacMillan's International Magic Day, Gert Malmros, Ron Wilson, Al Goshman, Piet Forton, Juan Tamariz, Rovi, Camillo, Roxy, Aurelio Paviato, Count Della Ragione, Ger Cooper, Dick Koornwinder, Steve Hamilton
 		June 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 6)
861
Rovi Are You Colour Blind? two cards taped together, used like a pocket card
Related to 1980
Rovi Reveals
6
Rovi Your Card Plus Four Aces selection is found reversed in the deck, first the four aces and the joker are produced
 		1980
Rovi Reveals
11
Rovi Reputation Maker very similar to Eddie Fields "Tripartite"
Related to 1980
Rovi Reveals
14
Rovi Card Through Table card falls into spectator's hand, duplicate
Inspired by 1980
Rovi Reveals
17
Rovi Safe Bet selection is revealed and vanishes from the deck, with wallet
 		1980
Rovi Reveals
20
Rovi Three Pack Coincidence three decks are cut and position marked, all three cards are the same
 		1980
Rovi Reveals
22
Rovi Addition from Case with blu-tack
 		1980
Rovi Reveals
22
Rovi Cut Force similar to a criss-cross force, but a single card marks position
 		1980
Rovi Reveals
23
Rovi You Will Take the Joker selection changes into joker on spectator's palm
 		1980
Rovi Reveals
25
Rovi Top Change while turning card over
 		1980
Rovi Reveals
26
Rovi Just for a Change two decks, card is put in other deck, other card is reversed and selection transforms into reversed card
 		1980
Rovi Reveals
29
Rovi The Rovi Pass with side jogged card
 		1980
Rovi Reveals
32
Rovi Rovi Colour Change
1980
Rovi Reveals
34
Rovi Table Steal and Control card is secretly held out clipped to table top
 		1980
Rovi Reveals
36
Rovi Watched Coins four coins appear and vanish, gaffed watch
 		1980
Rovi Reveals
38
Rudolf "Don Curano" Künzli Ken Brooke - Blackpool und One-day Voncention on the Ken Brooke celebration show and the Blackpool convention, Terry Herbert, Danny Ray, Joe Riding, Andrew O'Connor, David Hemingway, Carl Franz & Pat, Philippe Fialho, Mark Raffles, Ken Brooke, Don Curano, Al Goshman, Mark Haslam, Shaun McCree, Gaeton Bloom, Rovi, Ron MacMillan, Wayne Dobson, Henk Meesters, Phoa Yan Tiong, Roger John & Cynthia, Terri Rogers, Vito Lupo, Finn Jon
 		1980
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 41 No. 2)
77
Thomas Alan Waters Center-Tear analysis and handling
Related to 1981
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Scrypt)
166
Charles "Cicardi" Scott The Mind has a Thousand Eyes
  • Why a Blindfold?
  • What Type to Use?
  • When and Where?
  • Improvised Blindfold
  • Tube Blindfold
  • The Supreme Blindfold
  • Phantini Blindfold
 		1981
Magick (Issue 279)
1395
Geno Munari Card Warp Improvision done with business cards, without method
 		1981
The Magic of Jimmy Grippo
151
Daryl Martinez, Dai Vernon Stripout Addition Variation providing more cover
 		1982
For Your Entertainment Pleasure
83
Rovi Simplicity Card in Wallet duplicate
 		Feb. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 2)
989
Rovi Double Force application
Inspired by Feb. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 2)
990
Dr. Lawrence Weinstein It Takes Two to Make An Interview on giving interviews
  • The Secret of Houdini
  • The Personality Interview
  • Always Have a Game Plan
  • Practice
  • Take Charge... And Keep It
  • Off-The-Record Comments
  • You're Always on Stage
  • Slow Down
  • Anticipate the Zinger
  • Provide Pictures
 		Sep. 1982
Magick (Issue 311)
1555
Paul Harris Screwed Deck deck (cut in two parts) is screwed together
Related toVariations 1983
A Close-Up Kinda Guy
76
Jan Torell Der Super-Fadenzug improvised pull, able to move arms freely
 		1984
Rund um den Zaubertisch
49
Orville Wayne Meyer Six Tips on Learning to Read on how to start cold reading
  • Provide a Personal Touch
  • The Penultima Approach
  • How it Works
  • First Name
  • Birth Date
  • Favorite Color
  • Chosen Number
  • Graphology
  • And About Length
  • Allow for a Question
  • What Fee to Ask
 		June 1985
Magick (Issue 353)
1765
Marshall Johnson The Keys to Success - Part I how to become a successful mentalist
  • Developing the Act
  • Improving Your Appearance
  • Believe in Yourself
  • Old Tricks for New Audiences
  • The 'Essence' of Entertainment
  • Your Personal Attitude Shows
  • And Your Showmanship Adds Sizzle
  • Start with a Quick Fix
Related to Nov. 1985
Magick (Issue 361)
1805
Salverio Piacente Dice Twice two-dice switch, ends clean via improvised topit
 		Oct. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 10)
1409
Simon Lovell Jazz Magic Some outs and ideas for improvisational magic to locate "freely named" card
Related to 1989
Close Up Magic To Tapdance To
119
Edward Marlo Marlo's Mindreader card thought-of and selected, one found by stop trick, other to pocket
Related toVariations 1990
That's It
58
Michael Weber Improvised vs. Impromptu: An Introduction by Way of Definition
1991
Life Savers
9
Michael Weber Improvised Pulls with rubber bands
  • Band Together
  • Hole-der
  • Looper
  • Pen Ultimate
 		1991
Life Savers
88
Michael Weber Flame Thrower improvised flash device, flame thrower
 		1991
Life Savers
92
Karl Fulves Diamond Jack Jr. selection in one half is at same position as detective card in other half, story really improvised with eight cards
 		1992
Deceptive Practices
39
Eddie Fechter, Del Ray Fechter's Aces Aces vanish from four packets and are found again, improvisational manner
Also published here 1993
Fechter
138
René Lavand Improvisations apparently improvisational routine, four selections are found and Aces produced as climax
 		1993
Magic From The Soul
122
Paul Harris An Improvised Screwed Deck whole deck is apparently twisted so the outer half is facing up and inner half facing down
Inspired by Jan. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 5)
50
Alex Elmsley Fate's Datebook part of "The Dazzle Act" (starting on page 425 until the end of the book), using a improvisational type of selection procedure
Related toVariations 1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
433
Karl Fulves Interim Report on scripting and improvising, John Scarne producing a woman's library card, Howard Wurst, Slydini pickpocket anecdote
Related to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 8)
95
Peter Wilker ROVI zeigte mir on Rovi
 		1994
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 56 No. 3)
17
Rovi Die Blitz-Asse aces appear face-up on four packets
 		1994
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 56 No. 3)
18
Peter Wilker ROVI zeigte mir
1994
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 56 No. 4 & 5)
26
Rovi Karten in Harmonie two spectator select same card, all name card at the same time
 		1994
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 56 No. 4 & 5)
26
Rovi Das Unmögliche, hier wird es möglich using playing cards
 		1994
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 56 No. 4 & 5)
28
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Ein improvisierter Buchtest impromptu book test, with playing cards
 		1995
Hellsehen... ...kinderleicht
27
Rudolf Braunmüller Mein Lottotrick sum of lottery numbers predicted
Variations Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
67
Utz Napierala Anmerkungen aus der magischen Provinz sum of lottery numbers predicted
Inspired by Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
68
Aldo Colombini Second Coming card found with the values of two random cards, improvisation
 		1995
What's Up Deck?
17
Paul Harris Improvised Screwed Deck (revised) deck (cut in 2 parts) is screwed together
Inspired by 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Kinda Guy)
99
Michael DeMarco Roving Predaceous Mates II any ace called for, using nine faros
 		July 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 7)
2673
Michael Close Jazzin - The Trick that Can be Explained finding a named card via improvisation
Related to 1996
Workers Number 5
160
Alex Elmsley Chapter 3 - Improvisation
1996
Mouse Magic
33
Lou Gallo Sleightly Extra two cards in two packets are found by spelling, improvisation
 		1996
Lou Gallo: The Underground Man
83
Lee Earle Lee Earle at the Editor's Desk on Herb Dewey, Bascom Jones, Craig Bender-Rovinsky, Steven Logan, Lee Marelli, Allen Few, Charles Buckner, Joseph Dunninger, Mark Garetz, Leonard Hutchens, Christian Chelman, Six-and-One-Half, Marc Salem, Stewart James
 		1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 5)
196
Christian Scherer Nicht ganz hunderprozentig card is found with two locator cards, with improvisation part
 		1997
Karten à la carte
7
Al Mann Dead Man's Hand story and John Scarne on chances of improving the hand
 		1997
Mind Your Poker
27
Jon LeClair Variety Entertainment In The Nude improvising with invisible thread
 		1997
The Art of Invisible Thread
129
Michael A. Perovich Introduction
1998
Hard-Boiled Mysteries
xi
Helge Thun Providence '93 signed card changes a couple of time into another card (and back). Climax: Card appears folded under performer's watch.
 		1998
The Book
56
Helge Thun Status and Improvisation
  • 1. Theatresports TM
  • 2. Status
  • 3. Stage
  • 4. Close Up
  • 5. The Next Step
  • 6. Case Examples
  • 8. Closing Thoughts
 		1998
The Book
162
Jon Racherbaumer Inside Out on improvisation
 		Feb. 1999
MAGIC (Vol. 8 No. 6)
79
Covered Double Deal bottom and top card of packet are taken as one beneath right hand’s card that provides cover
 		Mar. 2000
Onyx (Issue 10)
7
David Stone Bonus improvised version
 		2001
Light My Fire
10
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann, Dennis Marks Die improvisierte Geisterschrift message appears on one side of four business cards
 		2001
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 63 No. 3 & 4)
66
Iain Moran A Colourful Triumph color changing deck climax, two cards taped together, used like a pocket card
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Oct. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 5)
25
Michael Close (reviewer) Rovi: The Story of a Man and His Magic by Rovi (written by Richard Owen) June 2001
MAGIC (Vol. 10 No. 10)
36
Lance Burton Editing on editing and improving
Also published here 2001
Advice
10
Andrew J. Pinard Knocking Opportunity on providing a magical experience
 		Summer 2002
The Magic Menu (Vol. 11 No. 63)
8
Jerry Sadowitz Another Cut Reverse
Related to
  • Michael A. Perovich move in Lewis Ganson's Magic Book
 2004
Cut Controls
18
Harold Cataquet Improving Your Magic
  • Clever Devil
 		Dec. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 12)
20
Juan Tamariz Mnemonicosis (Tamariz on Ideas by Marlo and Vernon) finding named card via improvisation
  • A. Mnemonicosis
  • B. Card Control
  • C. Mnemonicosis over the Phone
Inspired byRelated to 2004
Mnemonica
97
Juan Tamariz The Art of Improvisation with Mnemonica
  • 1. To Introduce the Subject
  • 2. The Techniques
  • 3. The Effects
 		2004
Mnemonica
162
Robert Cassidy Principium 16 "He Who is Wise, Knows How to Improvise - and all that jazz."
 		2004
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy
143
Gabi Pareras El Ascensor (...y otra versión "relámpago") Two to Five come to top of packet of four other cards, one by one, variation of Vernon's elevator
  • Improvisando el inicio
  • Una versión "relámpago"
 		2004
Afectos
27
Keith "Kip" Pascal Coin-Snatching Tips for Success Tips on improving your coin snatching technique
 		2005
Coin Snatching
97
William Duncan Scripting To Provide Clarity - The Last Trick of Dr. Jacob Daley "Dead Man's Last Hand"
 		2005
Tubthumping
4
Lee Asher Tips for Improving Your Diving Board Double Technique
  • Face up vs. Face down
  • Tips
 		2005
Diving Board Double
27
Docc Hilford Adapt. Improvise. Overcome thoughts on equivoque
 		2005
E'Voque
27
Jon Racherbaumer Spontaneous Bob Cunning The Artful Ledger
on improvisational magic, Chan Canasta, TTTCBE
  • Sidebar (About Retrograde Analysis)
  • Sidebar #2: Spontaneous Resourcefulness
Related to Feb. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 1)
5
Del Ray, Dai Vernon Aces found a little improvisation
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
46
Ha! estimation and improvisation
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
55
Jerry K. Hartman, Dai Vernon Strip-out Addition with small tip to provide cover, also see p. 192 and p. 230
 		2007
Card Dupery
7
Covered Double Deal bottom and top card of packet are taken as one beneath right hand’s card that provides cover
 		2007
Card Dupery
113
Jerry K. Hartman, Dai Vernon Strip-out Addition with small tip to provide cover, also see p. 7 and p. 192
 		2007
Card Dupery
230
Marty Kane X-Equivoque concept magician provides labels for unknown groups of cards based on his secret knowledge of what/where the selection is, forcing spectator to choose to eliminate precisely what is necessary, see reference on p. 346
 		2007
Card Dupery
348
Justin Higham Reflections on Reflectors on shiners, edited from "Secrets of Improvisational Magic"
  • French Window
  • Table Knife & Teaspoon
  • Café Table
  • Sunglasses
  • Table Sign
  • Menu-Card Holder
  • Mobile Phone
  • Wine Glass
  • Coins & Keys
  • Impromptu Peek Deck
  • Smiley-Face Cards
  • Reflector Awareness
 		Oct. 2010
Gambit (Issue 2)
6
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Secrets of Improvisational Magic by Justin Higham Sep. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 9)
84
Justin Higham Key to Improvisation chapter 2
 		2010
Secrets of Improvisational Magic
11
Justin Higham The Improv Show chapter 3, improvised show with borrowed objects
Related to
  • U. F. Grant, The Challenge Magic Act
  • Kirk Charles, Improv Magic, 1977
 2010
Secrets of Improvisational Magic
21
Justin Higham A Short Bibliography of Improvisational Magic
2010
Secrets of Improvisational Magic
71
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
Patrick Page Opportunism finding a named card, spectator can choose if the card should end up on top, in the middle or on the bottom and other methods to find card, improvisation
 		2011
Magic Page by Page
109
Karl Fulves Improving The Hand
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
626
David Davies Semi-Improvised Mindreader some improvising with suit
Inspired by 2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
26
Justin Higham The KOSBE System article on improvisation in card magic in twelve chapters, KOSBE = Knowledge Of Sleights and Basic Effects
Related to 2011
The KOSBE System
1
Michael A. Perovich J. Warren Keane: A Topflight Vaudevillian
Mar. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 7)
58
Pit Hartling Made to Fit single prediction card is used to fit for eight selections by tearing and improvisation and jokes, it changes into the last card
Related toAlso published here June 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 10)
65
John Born Seeking the Bridge (The Bridging Principle) divine three cards selected via riffle peek, provides different methods
  • Technique 1: with peek
  • Technique 2: with force
  • Technique 3: no peek, no force
  • Technique 4: estimation
Variations 2012
Seeking the Bridge
23
John Born Jazzing Baker Based on Al Baker's ACAAN. Has elements of improvisation with memorized deck to get a direct hit
 		2012
Seeking the Bridge
69
Stan Allen, David Copperfield David Copperfield In Conversation
Related to Oct. 2012
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 2)
28
Douglas Leferovich Straightforward
  • Letters to the editor
Related to Nov. 2012
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 3)
12
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Inside Jokes (2013)
  • Theatrical Improvisation (Jeanne Leep, 2008)
  • Extraordinary Beliefs (Peter Lamont, 2013)
 		June 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 6)
12
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Alcoholica Esoterica (Ian Lendler, 2005)
  • Whisperers (J. H. Brennan, 2013)
  • Curious Behavior (Robert R. Provine, 2012)
 		Sep. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 9)
12
Justin Higham The 75% Production locating / producing a four-of-a-kind via improvisation

  • Performance
  • End Notes
  • Culling in Advance
  • Non-Linear Culling
  • Shuffling After Culling
  • Recycling Knowledge
  • The Key to Improvisation
Related toVariations 2014
The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method
1
Justin Higham The Trick With No Method Different handlings / situations for improvised card magic
Related to 2014
The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method
13
Justin Higham Freestyle Card Tricks More examples of improvisation in card magic
 		2014
The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method
19
Justin Higham Mindreader's Lucid Dream Plus (semi-improvised effect) Find thought-of-card, and produce other three mates on top of three piles as surprise kicker
Variations 2014
The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method
21
Justin Higham Reflected Do As I Do (semi-improvised effect) Standard effect
 		2014
The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method
23
Justin Higham Mono Do As I Do Plus (semi-improvised effect) Standard effect
Inspired by 2014
The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method
24
Justin Higham Estimation Kicker (semi-improvised effect) Uses natural air pocket location
Related to 2014
The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method
24
Roger Crosthwaite IRF Open Prediction (semi improvised effect) Card is placed next to its mate
 		2014
The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method
25
Justin Higham Improvisation Through Ignorance - The KOSBE System in Action
Related to 2014
The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method
27
Justin Higham Bibliography of Improvisational Magic
2014
The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method
29
Dr. Stanley Jaks Impromptu Mental Trick book test with any book, card to define page number
Also published here 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
160
Bob Cunningham Improvised Chop Cup chop cup routine with polystyrene cup and crumpled up sugar packet
 		Jan. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 1)
40
Benjamin Earl Tabled Chaos Control stock control via improvised Lennart Green style chaotic tabled cuts
 		2015
Less is More Bonus
6
Steve Beam Instructions to my Proofreaders Instructions by the author provided to the proofreaders before they started proofreading the book.
 		2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
96
Steve Beam Si-Decker despite always lying, the deck provides the color, suit, and parity of the selected card, and then helps to locate it
Inspired by 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
41
Steve Beam Simple Loser Choreographed process for selecting a card that provides the magician with the key to the selected card.
 		2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
91
Steve Beam Good Loser Choreographed process for selecting a card that provides the magician with the key to the selected card.
 		2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
92
Steve Beam Bad Winner Choreographed process for selecting a card that provides the magician with the key to the selected card.
Variations 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
93
Steve Beam Double Loser Choreographed process for selecting two cards that provide the magician with the keys to locating both.
 		2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
94
Steve Beam The Lock with Two Keys Choreographed process for selecting a card that provides the magician with the key to the selected card.
 		2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
94
Steve Beam Threesome Choreographed process for selecting a card that provides the magician with the key to the selected card.
 		2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
96
Steve Beam Finders Keepers Choreographed process for selecting a card that provides the magician with the key to the selected card.
 		2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
97
Steve Beam Losers Weepers Choreographed process for selecting a card that quickly provides the magician with the key to the selected card.
 		2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
102
Harry Lorayne Spread Control (Any Card Locates) three selections, using any card to improvise getting to selection
Variations 2015
JawDroppers!
148
David Britland (reviewer) The Vernon Companion by Michael A. Perovich Jan. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 1)
82
Richard Faverty Lefty's Incredible Hat Trick on Douglas Leferovich
Related to June 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 10)
48
Douglas Leferovich Thanks
  • Letters to the editor
Related to Oct. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 2)
8
Justin Higham Pseudo Riffle Cull a la The 75% Production locating / producing a four-of-a-kind via improvisation
  • 100% Pseudo Riffle Cull-Stack
Inspired byVariations 2015
Highlights
14
Bill Simon, Will Houstoun, Alexander Hansford Control A Sidejogging a card during square up to obtain microbreak, sidejog finesse provided by Will Houstoun, cut card to the top of the deck
Inspired by 2016
Sprezzatura
13
Roberto Giobbi (reviewer) Notes on The Vernon Companion by Mike Perovich by Michael A. Perovich 2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Aug 13)
232
Roberto Giobbi, Juan Tamariz How to Make the Invisible Visible
  • Jumbo Indices, Giant Cards and Hybrids
  • Professional Card Stands
  • Improvised Card Stands
  • The Tamariz Shadow Rule
  • The Spectator Shows a Card
 		2016
Standup Card Magic
12
John Bannon, Andy (The Jerx) Spectator Cuts The Aces Three Ways Directed Verdict by John Bannon, but provides three very different ways of presenting the same trick

  • The Ocean's Eleven Version
  • The Creepy Child Version (prediction of four cards cut to)
  • Spectator Cuts Their Future (prediction of four cards cut to)
Inspired byRelated to 2016
The Jerx
27
Andy (The Jerx) The Use You Gambit "Which item do you want to use?" type of sentence used in equivoque to provide specificity
 		2016
The Jerx
131
Michael A. Perovich In Memoriam: James Patton
Mar. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 3)
17
Denis Behr, Pit Hartling Card Tricks, Beer and Orange Juice: Denis and Pit Think Out Loud on improvisation, mistakes, Fulves, publishing
 		Winter 2017
Quarterly (Issue 5)
19
Gerry McCambridge Chapter 2: Using the Information
  • Structured Feedback
  • Improvisational Feedback
 		2017
Performing the Q & A
9
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
Harapan Ong Naming a Number improvisational countdown force, "trick that cannot be explained"
 		2018
Principia
231
Andi Gladwin Improvised Routine
  • Introducing the Routine
  • The Selection & Control
  • Forcing a Card
  • Presentation
  • Shuffle
  • Revelations
  • Fixed Opening
  • Flexible Middle
  • Revelation Chains
  • A Few Favourites
  • Climax
 		2019
Personal Revelations
13
Helder Guimarães The Opposite "Proving a Theory"
two spectators choose ten cards each, on all red and one all black
 		2019
Secret Language — Volume 1
168
Juan Tamariz Evoking Memories
  • The Comet Effect
    • Why Is The Comet Effect Produced?
    • Boosters of The Comet Effect
    • The Power of the Magical Effect
    • Symbolism
    • The Desire of Recreating the Wonderful Experience and Celebrating It
    • Personal Participation
    • Facility for Evoking the Effect and Improving It upon Its Evocation
    • Evoking Hooks
    • Temporary Summation
  • Other Factors That Improve Memories
    • First Objective: Reinforcing the Positive Conditions
    • Second Objective: Forgetting the Negative Conditions
    • Third Objective: Remembering What Never Happened
    • (Opening a Parenthesis: Persistent Memories Carried Over
    • I Close the Parenthesis.)
    • The Mnemosyne Staircase
    • The Emotional Erasers: an Encoder and Eraser of Short-Term and Long-Term Memory
    • An Almost Incredible Experiment
    • End: The Work of the Magician after the Session
    • Chapter Summation
Related to 2019
The Magic Rainbow
147
Juan Tamariz Patter
  • Patter (A First Approach)
    • Atmosphere an Spell
    • Attention: Quickly, Very Quickly
    • Verse and Music: Illustration and Emotions
    • Parody, Buffoonery and Laughs
    • Defense and Credibility
    • Elegance and Distinction
    • Everything and Nothing
    • Some Light
    • The Present
    • The Future
  • More About Patter (Second Approach)
    • The Magic Spell
    • The Function of Patter
    • Patter That Creates Rhythm (a Personal Example)
    • Improvisation (Personal Application)
 		2019
The Magic Rainbow
339
David Regal Improving the Invisible
2019
Interpreting Magic
343
Justin Higham Quicksilver "Six or seven (or more) fours of a kind and other poker hands are produced from a genuinely shuffled deck."
  • Phase One (Eight-Card Spread-Separation Cull)
  • Phase Two (Prefigured Full House Poker Deal)
  • Phase Three (Improvised)
  • Phase Four (Impromptu Illogical Prefiguration / Unimpaired Prefiguration)
  • Phase Five (Alternative for the Streamlined Overhand Cull-Stack)
  • Phase Six (Improvised, 100% Production)
  • End Notes
  • Credits
  • Final Thoughts
Related toVariations 2021
Highlights 2
20
Greg Chapman On Conditions thoughts on conditions in the context of memorized deck work
  • Disproving Other Methods
  • Chaos and Order
  • Layering Methods
  • Hands-off Conditions
  • Safety Measures
 		2021
Architettura I
45
Geoffrey Williams The Trick That Vernon Tried To Explain To Me For A Quarter coin with arrow on it used, together with some improvised counting, to find selection or named prediction
 		June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part Two)
75
Scott Baird I Do Whatever You Do "Re-Imagining the Do As I Do Plot"
card lost in deck, half the deck (or another deck) is given to spectator and the performer follows along and copies whatever the spectator does to locate selection, improvisation
 		Jan. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 1)
46
Rico Weeland Thank You, Eddie Aces vanish from four packets in different ways and are found again at four numbers or values in improvisational manner
Inspired by Oct. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 10)
466
Max Malini Improvised Productions nut vanished, instead of nut a cork appears under newspaper-covered glass, repeat with billiard ball appearing under glass, then shot glass, then big glass vanishes
 		2022
Max Malini
225
Pit Hartling Made to Fit single prediction card is used to fit for eight selections by tearing and improvisation and jokes, it changes into the last card
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1033
Geoffrey Latta Latta on... Improving an Effect Brainwave vs Invisible Deck
 		2022
52 Farewells — Latta on Cards
174
Bébel Saint-Germain Street Shows, Improvisation and A Dedication to Magic
2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
80
James Steranko Improvisation Part One spectator stops riffle four times so four packets are cut, the cut-to cards change into Aces of same suit one by one, then they are distributed reversed in the combined four piles and change back to the indifferent cards, Aces are reversed in remaining packet
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
18
James Steranko Improvisation Part Two four indifferent cards reversed together in packet, Aces put reversed in another packet, they transpose
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
20
Elisav "Biz" Bizau The A.C.A.A.N. Game improvisation game challenge
 		Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
680
Improvised Card Notes (2023)
2023
Combined Card Notes
29
Justin Higham A Short Introduction to Improvisation
2023
Combined Card Notes
29
Justin Higham Game or Demo? some culling improvisation stories
 		2023
Combined Card Notes
35
Justin Higham Improv Coins #1 improvised one coin routine at table
 		2023
Combined Card Notes
35
Justin Higham Anson Chen Improvises on improvisation, fake faro principle idea
 		2023
Combined Card Notes
37
Justin Higham 20 Reasons for Improvisation
2023
Combined Card Notes
39
Ingenious "Party" Tricks of 1911 "Excerpted from Sketch magazine, Kindly provided by The Conjuring Arts Research Center"
gags and jokes mostly
 		June 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 6)
14
Michael A. Perovich My First Encounters With Bob Gwodz and Orlando Bagely ob Bob Gwodz and Orlando Bagely's acts, Dai Vernon
 		Apr. 2024
PM2 (Issue 31)
9
Francis M. Naumann, Robert Reiss, Vlad Shenderovich An Insight Into Robert Reiss - "Arts and Magic Performance" unpublished review written in 1985
  • Selected Recollections of a Magician's Boyhood in New York City (1963-1973)
 		Dec. 2024
PM2 (Issue 33)
25
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
Michael A. Perovich What to Do When You Get Caught Palming Dai Vernon and Tony Giorgio anecdote
 		2024
Unexpected Agenda (Issue Sep. 26)
281
Jochen Zmeck Totally Improvised three crumpled-up newspaper pieces, three random items by spectators, spectators choose one paper and one item, in the paper is found the same item as a prediction, other papers are empty
Also published here
  • "Völlig improvisiert" (Jochen Zmeck, Trickkiste Nr. 6, 1983, p. 7)
 2024
Unexpected Agenda (Issue Nov. 2)
318
Joshua Jay Thoughts on Thought-of Cards comments on improvising, naming, thought-of cards in a memorized deck
  • Riffing in the Particle System
  • One and Done (finding only one card that way)
  • Technique vs. Premise
  • Let’s Riff
    • Marked Riffing
    • Breather Riffing
    • Maximum Contrast
    • Putting It All Together
Related to 2024
Particle System
90
Christoph Borer Verbessern on improving magic tricks
  • Einleitung
    • 3er-Regel
    • 10er-Regel
    • 30er-Regel
  • Warum verbessern?
  • Was kann man verbessern?
  • Wie kann man verbessern?
  • Verbesserte Kunststücke
 		2024
Inventum
12
Robert Reiss, Vlad Shenderovich Selected Recollections of a Magician's Boyhood in New York City (1963-1973) Part II: Joseph Dunninger
Apr. 2025
PM2 (Issue 34)
5
Michael A. Perovich The Budding Craftsmanship of Martin Lewis on various props build by Martin Lewis, coin stand, cigars, cones etc.
 		July 2025
PM2 (Issue 35)
13
Justin Higham Fake-Silver five fours of a kind are produced, with some improvisation
Inspired by 2025
Spectator-Shuffle Effects
9
Justin Higham 52! locating / producing a four-of-a-kind via improvisational Riffle Culling
Inspired byRelated to 2025
Twelve Ways to Sunday
20
Justin Higham Non-Linear Culling producing a four-of-a-kind via improvisational Riffle Culling
  • End Notes
    • Scenario 1: Four Aces separated throughout deck
    • Scenario 2: Two Aces together near face, next to Aces separated
    • Scenario 3: Two Aces together near middle, other two Aces separated either side of pair
    • Scenario 4: Two Aces together near back, other two Aces separated in front of pair
  • Further End Notes
Related to 2025
Twelve Ways to Sunday
21