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Peter Duffie The Nulling Factor clean up for reversed deck under top card
Inspired by
  • "Nullifactor" (Stewart James, 1951)
1995 250
Peter Duffie The Correction Pass for cleaning up a faced deck
Inspired by 1995 252
Peter Duffie The Double Innercut top card to anywhere near bottom
1995 253
Peter Duffie The Double Overcut bottom to top
Related to 1995 255
Peter Duffie The Production Cut
1995 257
Peter Duffie Peek Break Technique for getting break above selection
1995 258
Peter Duffie Spin Cut Lapping
1995 262
Peter Duffie Toss-In Lap Switch card is switched/lapped as it is tossed through deck
Related to 1995 264
Peter Duffie P.O.U.S. (Palm Off Utility Sleight) in the act of apparantly turning packet over
Inspired by 1995 266
Peter Duffie Duffie's Depth Deception subtlety
Variations 1995 268
Joseph K. Schmidt Call your Hand II thirteen card set-up
Inspired byVariations 1995 71
Peter Duffie Eightsum
July 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 7)
2529
Peter Duffie Lucky Card, This Deck
Nov. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 11)
2578
Edward Marlo Coin Slide Vanish coin slides from card into hand
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1995 217
Edward Marlo Variation of Phase Four detective card placed at phase of deck, another card peeked at, detective travels reversed next to selection, repeated
Inspired by
  • "Two Jacks Again and Again" (Neal Elias)
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Apr. 1979
1995 400
Jon Racherbaumer Calculated Invisible Toss card among five chosen, it becomes invisible and reappears reversed in deck at position that equals sum of remaining four cards
Inspired byVariations 1995 10
Peter Duffie Incomplete Surprise two cards chosen, packet cut off and counted, then card chosen in incomplete faro condition, another card chosen by counting to original number, an indicator turns over with both selections on either side
Related to 1995 13
Peter Duffie Re-Calculated Invisible Toss card among five chosen, it becomes invisible and reappears reversed in deck at position that equals sum of remaining four cards
Inspired by 1995 16
Jon Racherbaumer The Spectator Works Harder to Triumph tapestry routine with sixteen cards, only selection remains reversed
Inspired by
  • Peter Duffie routine
1995 25
Peter Duffie Pockette one phase ambitious card with Ace, then card travels to pocket
Also published here 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 3)
107
Aldo Colombini Four-Cast four cards tabled, selection lost, tabled cards indicate color, odd/even, face/spot card and last card turns out to be selection itself
Inspired by
  • Peter Duffie effect
1995 67
Jerry K. Hartman Eclectic Collectors the Aces, separated from the deck, trap one selection at a time until all three selections are between them
Inspired byVariations 1995 102
Jerry K. Hartman Multiple selection control one at a time spectators stop performer as he Swing-Cuts thin packets through deck and look at the card they stop at
Related to 1995 103
Peter Duffie The Diary forcing the 14th or 22nd of a month, card predicted, using stunumber force with four blank cards that have numbers on both sides
Sep. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
66
Peter Duffie Pasteboard Detection mathematical, CATO
May 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 5)
2645
Peter Duffie Hopover thought of card from red pack transpose with thought of card from black packet
Inspired by
  • "The PallaD Principle" (Peter Duffie, Cards in Principle)
1996 1213
Peter Duffie Double Vision any red and black cards removed from face-up spread, values added, that day in calendar has both those cards written next to it, both also predicted in envelope
1996 1
Peter Duffie Rope rope cut into four pieces and knotted together is restored
Inspired by
  • "Ti Cheng, Kumati!" (Trevor Hall, Reading Is Believing)
1996 2
Peter Duffie, Charles T. Jordan, Dick Zimmerman Jumbo Jeopardy signed jumbo card torn into quarters, one quarter under wallet, other quarters put under other jumbo cards on table, those vanish and card is restored under wallet
1996 4
Peter Duffie Caprice two Jokers placed in in the two side pockets, two selections transpose with those Jokers, pocket ruse, then selections travel to the pockets once more
Inspired by 1996 6
Peter Duffie Braindeath card named, a card is reversed in deck, it is not the selection but faces the selection and the selection's name is written on its back
Also published here 1996 7
Peter Duffie Greetings from Peter Duffie Banknight with a card to envelope
1996 8
Peter Duffie Draw Poker Gilbreath principle in the form that cards are taken from two piles to make up poker hands, two spectators do this and get straight flushes
Inspired byVariations 1996 9
Peter Duffie Find the Ladies four Queens tabled, spot card added, it changes to a Queen and other four cards are four-of-a-kind of spot card
1996 10
Peter Duffie The Equaliser card chosen, its suit used to spell to all the Aces
1996 11
Peter Duffie, Neil Smith The Con Artist
  • Stage One: bottom deal shown and exposed, then spectator tries it but performer gets Aces instead
  • Stage Two: Aces put reversed in center, four hands dealt, one of them are the Aces, cards assembled and Aces shown back in center
1996 12
Peter Duffie Psychographicalisationalism unknown card between spectator's hands, signed card lost, two blank cards are also inserted between hands, unknown card is shown to be signed selection
1996 3
Peter Duffie Directorial
1996 4
Peter Duffie Dustinct chalk mark from between two coins to spectator's palm
1996 5
Peter Duffie Oversiter two eight-card packets, two cards travel across, Biddle counts
1996 7
Peter Duffie Flouncing Kings in pocket, Aces in hand, first one King transposes with an Ace, then the others at once
1996 8
Peter Duffie Hilarry card from one half to sandwich cards in tabled half, Visitor adaption
1996 10
Peter Duffie Sametric two wrong cards end up sandwiching the reversed selection
1996 11
Peter Duffie Swatta card chosen and removed, Aces cut to one by one and vanished again, they end up collecting the other three mates of chosen card
Inspired by 1996 12
Peter Duffie Jaxaphonic four Jacks turn over in the deck at once and sandwich selection
Inspired by 1996 13
Peter Duffie Habitutonic predicting with two cards for suit and value
Inspired by 1996 14
Peter Duffie Prodection "Bonus Item!", card named and removed, wrong gag prediction removed from pocket, turned over and the card is written on back of prediction
1996 15
Peter Duffie Two's Company two selections, one appears between red Kings on table, black Kings are cut into deck and both selection appear between them, red Kings are emtpy
Inspired by 1996 1
Peter Duffie Diploid two piles, two cards cut to in one half are used to count to selections in other half
Inspired byRelated to 1996 2
Peter Duffie Amalga-Mate card pocketed, then a card chosen for value and suit each, it matches prediction in pocket, Mexican Prediction
Inspired by
  • "Ten Mate" (Joe Rindfleisch, Precursor, Jan. 1996)
1996 4
Peter Duffie Jagged Edge half of a card vanishes and reappears stapled to another signed card
Inspired by 1996 5
Peter Duffie The 25% Solution corner of selection vanishes and appears stapled onto another card
Inspired by 1996 6
Peter Duffie Procuring the Aces spectator cuts deck into four piles, elimination process with top four cards until one remains, repeated three more times
1996 7
Peter Duffie Metathesis packet with red cards and with black cards, two thought-of (mathematical procedure) cards transpose
Inspired by
  • "The PallaD Principle" (Peter Duffie, Cards in Principle)
1996 8
Peter Duffie Gala Show
Inspired by 1996 9
Peter Duffie Forced Entry two halves, one half shuffled and a card chosen and another one reversed, faroed together and cards next to reversed card give position of first selection, 13/14 stack
1996 10
Peter Duffie Imogenetic three cards chosen and face up on table, another card made with suit and value of two of those cards, that card found via spelling and other cards from that value as well
Inspired by
  • "Genimo" (Alan Francis, Abacus, Vol. 4 No. 7)
1996 11
Peter Duffie Simplaces using Henry Christ force
1996 12
Peter Duffie Succubi one card reversed in twenty-five cards ESP deck, word spelled, then cards dealt into five hands, hand with reversed card is all the same symbol and others mixed
Inspired byRelated to 1996 13
Peter Duffie Chambre Ardente spectator finds five cards with same symbol
1996 14
Peter Duffie Aradia ESP card pocketed and another chosen, both divined
Variations 1996 15
Peter Duffie Medvegia some dealing and coin placements
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Figgarow" (Stewart James, The First Fifty Years)
1996 16
Peter Duffie The Supernal Datebook diary with objects written next to every day, date chosen with number cards
Inspired by 1996 17
Peter Duffie The Second Hand Gambler two hands dealt, one is Royal Flush, then any type of hand named and dealt with the same ten cards
Inspired by 1996 18
Peter Duffie Blakjak some cards exchanged, yet perfect blackjack hands show up
1996 19
Peter Duffie Blade Runner knife stabbed in deck, one card impaled, it's the wrong card and changes into correct one
1996 20
Peter Duffie Collecstasy three Kings collect two selections
Inspired by 1996 1
Peter Duffie Marraid four Kings cut to, then suits spelled to find Queens
1996 1
Peter Duffie Cupidea Ace Assembly with only three cards instead of four (Jack, Queen, King)
1996 2
Peter Duffie Reverst two selections turn over
1996 3
Peter Duffie Brag-Artist one of four cards thought of, shuffled back, four three-card hands dealt, top cards are selection and the three Aces of other suits
1996 4
Peter Duffie Acetrait Henry Christ force
1996 5
Peter Duffie Ediblector two cards vanish between Kings, reappear in deck
Inspired by 1996 6
Peter Duffie Dubill two selections counted to in two piles, Nine Principle
1996 7
Peter Duffie Odditorial two cards chosen from packet, dealt in two piles, selection only odd card in red-black separated pile, bad blind/stupid
Related toAlso published here
  • in "The Griffin"
1996 8
Peter Duffie Twixy Twisted Hofzinser
1996 9
Peter Duffie Flushock four cards change to complete a Royal Flush
Also published here 1996 10
Peter Duffie Separatic 3&3
Related to
  • Stuart Judah routine
1996 11
Peter Duffie Stabbath card used to stab next to selection becomes selection, a second selection reverses in deck
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Stabbatical" (Peter Duffie, The Budget, 1997)
1996 12
Peter Duffie Sivakey Center Double Lift used to obtain key card
1996 13
Peter Duffie Dreaming
1996 14
Peter Duffie Laurel & Hardy Card Trick two cards chosen from deck with names on the backs, they are Stan and Ollie and prediction is Laurel and Hardy photograph
1996 8
Jon Racherbaumer Whispering Snitch
Inspired by
  • Peter Duffie version of The Whispering Queen
1996 19
Peter Duffie Hands Off Hofzinser Hofzinser Ace Problem, almost everything happens in spectator's hands
Also published here Apr. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 8)
78
Peter Duffie A Blind Table Cut Not complete, but keeps order of cyclical/rotational stacks
  • First handling
  • Second handling
1997 11
Peter Duffie The Combo Mix Sloppy false cut, not complete, but retains order of cyclical stack
1997 12
Peter Duffie An Effortless Card Control Can be done as multiple control
Inspired by 1997 14
Peter Duffie, G. W. Hunter, Albert Verity A Blind Overhand Shuffle
1997 15
Peter Duffie From Nowhere Spectator cuts the deck a few times, Royal Flush in Spades is produced
Inspired by
  • "Cruz Control" (Phil Goldstein, The Linking Ring one man parade, 1995)
Variations
1997 17
Peter Duffie When Random Cards Collide! four random cards placed between two other random cards, change into four Aces
Variations 1997 19
Peter Duffie Aces Take The Plunge two random cards placed in deck, cards next to them are four Aces
Inspired by 1997 21
Peter Duffie Return to St. Nicholas red Aces appear between two Jokers, Jokers then change into black Aces
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1997 23
Iain Girdwood Girdwood Meets St. Nicholas Black Aces appear between two Jokers, Jokers then change into red Aces
Inspired byRelated to 1997 26
Peter Duffie Different Class Joker stabbed into pack to select a card from two halves of a deck each, reveal that card selected is the odd colour out (e.g. all cards are red except black selection)
Inspired by 1997 28
Lin Searles Block Mexican Turnover
Related to 1997 29
Peter Duffie The Master Cards Spectator and magician each have five cards, card selected in each packet, packets combined and re-dealt; each packet is now four of same color and one of the other color, odd card out is the selection
Inspired by
  • "The PallaD Principle" (Peter Duffie, Cards in Principle)
1997 30
Peter Duffie Double Ender Chicago Opener type of effect with "thought of" cards
1997 32
Peter Duffie Color Blind Red card selected from red half, black card selected from black half. Inserted in opposite color group, and then they transpose back to original halves, reversing themselves in the process
1997 34
Peter Duffie, Alan Alan We Can Work It Out Two cards selected and lost, thirteen cards of the suit matching the first spectator's card is placed in pocket. Card is extracted from pocket, but revealed to be second spectator's card. Deck then turns blank except first spectator's card.
Inspired by
  • "Paleface Cards" (Horace Bennett, marketed by REPRO Magic, 1970s)
1997 35
Peter Duffie The Unknown Entity Convoluted coincidence effect with two packets, one packet counted down to find mate in other packet (two cards, two piles, but not same position)
1997 38
Peter Duffie Matchical Mix Two Cards, Two Piles, Same position - selection and mate
Also published here 1997 40
Peter Duffie Mirror Power Variation of Power of Thought, four of a kind produced as they are at same position in two piles, matches spectator's thought of value
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • Powerth, Peter Duffie, 1993
1997 41
Peter Duffie Two Way Mirror Variation of Power of Thought, two spectators think of a value each, when two piles are dealt, the only matching pairs of mates matches the two thought of values
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Powerth, Peter Duffie, 1993
1997 43
Peter Duffie An Interesting Use of That Principle Two cards, two piles, same position + prediction kicker
1997 44
Peter Duffie Divided We Lie Lie Detector with two selections in two piles, kicker where selection is different color from rest of the packet
Inspired by 1997 48
Peter Duffie The Lie Detective Lie Detector effect with one selection, identity of cards determine if spectator is telling truth/lie (e.g. spot/court, suit)
Inspired by
  • "Forces Favourite" (Ed Ward, Abacus Vol. 3, No. 11)
1997 50
Peter Duffie Lie Stebbins Lie Detector effect with one selection, identity of cards determine if spectator is telling truth/lie (e.g. color, suit, value)
Related to 1997 51
Peter Duffie Lie Stebbins Plus! Lie Detector effect with two selection, identity of cards determine if spectator is telling truth/lie (e.g. spot/court, suit), but has double revelation
Related to 1997 54
Peter Duffie Effortless Count-Down Kings cut and lost into the deck, deck is dealt into four piles by spectator, top cards are Ace Two Three Four, count down the values to find the Kings
Inspired by 1997 56
Peter Duffie Men-Aces Two cards selected and lost, red Aces produced, then two black Aces reverse in the deck, trapping face-up selections
1997 58
Peter Duffie Aces Are Ace Selection placed sandwiched between red Aces. Black Aces placed face up in deck, sandwiches other three mates
1997 59
Peter Duffie Aces in the Fast Lane Elevator effect with four Aces, rise through different number of cards in each pile, then end with assembling in one packet
1997 62
Peter Duffie A Four Ace Ensemble Jazz Aces type of effect, four Aces assemble in one packet, uses four court cards as the extra cards held by magician
1997 65
Peter Duffie The Fourmost Card reversed in packet of twenty-five cards, packet is "mixed" and dealt into five poker hands - hand with reversed card contains four of a kind, other hands are mixed
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1997 67
Peter Duffie The Diary of Delusion Two cards cut to are used to choose a date in a pocket diary - the two cards form a composite card, which is predicted in the diary at that date
1997 69
Peter Duffie, George McBride All The Fives! Packet of four cards set aside as prediction, spectator eliminates cards until two cards left, values added together equal five, four cards are the four Fives (variation, first published in Abracadabra no. 2590)
Variations 1997 72
Peter Duffie Back To The Future Packet sum value of four cards tell you how many cards down selection is
Inspired by 1997 73
Peter Duffie The Winning Formula Three cards set aside, card is selected and lost. Two of the three cards are used to find selection
Inspired by 1997 75
Peter Duffie Weird Image Name of card freely cut to appears on the back of another card that previously had no markings
Inspired by 1997 76
Peter Duffie, Tom Sellers Leaping Tom Two card transposition with weird counting/dealing sequence
Variations 1997 78
Peter Duffie The Backwards Almanac Locate card with long dealing and counting sequence about the deck being a pocket diary
Inspired by 1997 80
Peter Duffie Dead Certain Location Value of magician's selected card finds spectator's card, impossible location (based on Richard Vollmer effect, unnamed)
1997 81
Peter Duffie The Short Deck Baffler Challenge location, card freely selected and shuffled, magician finds it
1997 82
Peter Duffie Trost-worthy Six pairs of cards, spectator selects one pair and adds the values of the cards, count down the deck to find selected card (based on Nick Trost ESP Trick)
1997 83
Peter Duffie The Automatic Locator
1997 85
Peter Duffie The Apparition Magician has four Kings, spectator has four Jumbo Kings. Selection appears amongst the Kings, jumbo version of selection appears amongst the jumbo Kings in their hands.
Variations 1997 87
Peter Duffie Before You Die Random numbers of die used to mix/transfer cards from packet to packet, then reveal two selections
1997 90
Peter Duffie Super Duplex Count-Down two selections made fairly, able to locate both immediately
Inspired by 1997 92
Peter Duffie Mystic Seven Seven cards dealt down to find first selection face up. Seven cards dealt again, but find first selection again, the previous selection is now the second selection
Inspired by 1997 93
Peter Duffie The Magnet Ace of Spades placed reversed in deck, two face up selections appear next to it
1997 96
Peter Duffie Thinking and Sinking two Jokers penetrate and sink to bottom of two packets, selections are found on top of each packet
Inspired by 1997 98
Peter Duffie, Gene Maze Double-Stuck Prediction of two selections in the form of jumbo cards (weird twisting revelation), found to be stapled together, and the actual selections are also stapled together
Inspired by 1997 99
Peter Duffie Clear to the Point Signed selection placed in clear plastic envelope, which is sandwiched between two Jokers. Card vanishes and appears between two other Jokers in spectator's hand
Inspired by 1997 103
Peter Duffie M.I.M.C. two spectators sign two cards with different backs, the two signatures on the faces transpose
Inspired by 1997 106
Peter Duffie An Unexpected Prediction Cards in a packet turned face down one by one by counting sequence, remaining card that is face up has PREDICTION written on the back (uses prime principle by George Sands)
Variations 1997 108
Peter Duffie Four Card Monte
1997 109
Peter Duffie, Gordon Bruce A Transposition? two card transpo with slight discrepancy
1997 112
Peter Duffie Get Back! King placed amongst the four Fours travel back to the King packet (jumbo cards)
1997 113
Peter Duffie The Card of the Oracle Spelling to two cards
1997 116
Peter Duffie Spell Or Deal, It's Up to You! Spectator thinks of any card in packet, magician divines it, then choose to either down/under deal to it or spell to it.
1997 118
Peter Duffie The Spectator Makes a Sandwich! Hands off multiple sandwich, find two cards
Inspired by 1997 120
Peter Duffie Settling the Score Long spelling trick, impromptu and hands off
1997 121
Peter Duffie Spell-Raiser Card reversed in deck, spell the card to find selected card
1997 123
Marty Kane, Karl Fulves, Peter Duffie Marty's Miracle Card found via elimination procedure, eliminate every odd card in packet
Inspired by 1997 125
Peter Duffie Loyal Marriages Four Kings and Queens incorrectly matched, two Jokers used to match them magically
Inspired by 1997 126
Peter Duffie, Iain Girdwood, Max Maven Return to Suabia Hofzinser Ace Problem + Twisting the Aces
Inspired by
  • "The Suabian Twist" (Peter Duffie, Cards in Principle, 1994)
1997 129
Peter Duffie Remembrance Remember and Forget, with packet color separation as a surprise ending
Inspired by 1997 132
Peter Duffie Hands Off Hofzinser Hofzinser Ace Problem, almost everything happens in spectator's hands
Also published here 1997 134
Peter Duffie Hofzinser On The Up Hofzinser Ace Problem with sandwich plot, card appears between black Jacks is the Ace
1997 136
Peter Duffie Hofzinser By Stealth Hofzinser Ace Problem but super easy to do
1997 139
Peter Duffie, Dave Robertson Vanished Or Gone spectator thinks of any card, card is shown to have vanished from the pack / word GONE is printed on the back
Inspired byRelated to 1997 142
Peter Duffie Still Scheming Play it Straight Triumph type of effect with CATO procedure, use half a deck
Inspired by 1997 144
Peter Duffie The Dream Machine Divine selection, variation of Mindreader's Dream
Inspired by 1997 146
Peter Duffie The Mindreader's Reality
1997 147
Peter Duffie The Mindreader's Wisdom No prearrangement of cards
1997 148
Peter Duffie A Popular Misconception Elevator effect + Gemini Mates plot
1997 150
Peter Duffie An Odd Occurrence Weird sandwich trick with packet
1997 152
Peter Duffie Backfire Poker Ten cards, spectator ends with winning hand (not ten card poker deal)
Inspired byAlso published here 1997 154
Peter Duffie A Plain Sandwich Kings vanish from bottom of deck, sandwich selection instantly
1997 155
Peter Duffie, Gene Maze Hudson's Hawk Two spectators get perfect Blackjacks from randomized half of the deck by themselves, hands off
1997 157
Peter Duffie Some Might Say Triumph type of effect, end with four of a kind
Inspired by 1997 159
Peter Duffie Torn, Folded, and Sealed torn, folded and sealed cards transpose
Inspired by
  • "Triple Restoration" (John Ramsay)
1997 162
Peter Duffie Hellraiser II elevator effect with Ace to Four of Hearts and two Jokers
Inspired byVariations 1997 163
Alex Elmsley Underworld nine cards
Related toVariations 1997 1
Marty Kane Part Three - Using 6 Target Cards
  • The Spell of Royalty
  • Variation #1
  • Variation #2
  • Pellmell Spell
  • Variation #1
  • Variation #2
  • Variation #3
  • Spelling and Think-King
  • Variation #1
  • Variation #2
  • Parallel Spell
  • Variation
  • Clientele Under Your Spell
  • Variation
  • Monthly Spells
  • Variation
  • Blanking Out Spells
  • Variation for Two Spectators
  • Variation for Three Spectators
Related to 1997 1325
David Lindgreen Joker Power two cards selected and lost (pseudo duplicates), Elevator with two Jokers and Ace to Three of Spades, Jokers change to selections, two methods
Inspired by 1997 114
Peter Duffie Acquiescence two spectators lay out pairs, red-black matching total predicted
Variations 1997 1
Peter Duffie The Fleeing Aces Aces travel from one half to another and capture a card there
1997 2
Peter Duffie Four to the Fore card spelled to, spelling piles reveal four-of-a-kind
1997 3
Peter Duffie My Fair Lady four wrong cards found, Queen of Hearts waved over them, they become the four Queens and the former Queen is now the selection
1997 4
Peter Duffie A Digital Deceit selection and number divined, cross sum
1997 5
Peter Duffie In the Basement Kings put at bottom of deck, three selection end up between them
Inspired byVariations 1997 6
Peter Duffie Still Down There! Ace to Three put on bottom, two selections end up between them
Inspired by 1997 7
Peter Duffie Follow the Signs Ace of Spades on top of one half transposes with other three Aces on top of other half
Related to 1997 9
Peter Duffie 3 and 1 Location four keys on top, spectator starts by dealing four hands
1997 10
Peter Duffie Elucidation one of thirteen thought of
1997 11
Peter Duffie Sheer-luck Holmes
  • Part One "The Great Brain Robbery" (some cards take from a packet, value of card left after down-under deal tells how many)
  • Part Two "No Hiding Place" (down-under deal locates a selection)
Inspired by
  • "Sherlocution" (Phil Goldstein, The Conjuror, Oct. 1995)
1997 12
Peter Duffie Jax in the Bocks black Aces put in box, red Aces outside change to black Aces and in box are now four Jacks
1997 13
Peter Duffie Ouija card spelled to, spelling piles reveal four-of-a-kind
1997 14
Peter Duffie Psychic Calculator George Sands's Prime Number Principle
1997 16
Peter Duffie Carnival of Sorts
1997 17
Peter Duffie The Beginning of the End spectator cuts to a card, its value indicates position of Ace of Spades from top
1997 18
Jon Racherbaumer Trap-Lapse two random cards put aside, two cards selected and lost, four random cards cut to and one by one placed between the two random cards from the start, they change into four Aces and the random cards into the selections
Inspired by Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
23
Bob Farmer The Scram-And-Scram Ten Card Deal
  • Flim-Flam
Related toVariationsAlso published here June 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 10)
79
Peter Duffie Duffie's Zen Card Deal
Inspired byAlso published here July 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 11)
80
Peter Duffie The Duffie Ten Card Deal with prediction
Also published here Sep. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
75
Peter Duffie Flushock four cards change to complete a Royal Flush
Also published here Oct. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
75
Peter Duffie All The Trappings two selections, in the end the Kings collect the three mates of one selection
Nov. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 3)
75
Peter Duffie Spirits Between Your Palms
Winter 1998 149
Roy Walton, Peter Duffie Poof Change
Winter 1998 155
Chad Long The Tweezers two jokers as tweezers find two aces, then jokers turn into aces
Related to 1998 1364
Frank Stefani Jack Attack spectator cuts to four Jacks and finds selection, see "Informant" reference for impromptu version
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
102
Peter Duffie Centrifugal Diary spectator cuts off pile and counts court cards for month and either red or black number cards for day, forcing a day with a stack, word in calendar predicted
1998 2
Peter Duffie The Chosen Few a card created with a cut off pile by chosen a card for suit and counting for value, another spectator cuts to it
1998 3
Peter Duffie Alien Encounter card chosen, Ace of Spades from an odd-colored deck put in, it becomes selection
Inspired by 1998 4
Peter Duffie Joint Effort card found at two added chosen numbers
1998 5
Peter Duffie Free Will eight cards, spectator chooses four, performer is left with Aces
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 6
Peter Duffie Predict deck cut, nine cards counted off, some added, total predicted
1998 7
Peter Duffie A Novel Card Trick card selected, three cards chosen to form a page number, in the book/novel the selection is found at that page
1998 8
Peter Duffie Phone Zone No. 1 card location over phone
Variations 1998 9
Peter Duffie Phone Zone No. 2 card location over phone
Inspired by 1998 10
Peter Duffie Multiplex Perplexed four cards selected, two black Jacks end up in deck with two selections around each
1998 11
Peter Duffie The Faranormal spectator places some cards between two Kings, sandwich faro-shuffled, two cards produced that total the number of cards between the Kings now
1998 12
Peter Duffie Bilocation two cards found by using the value and spelling the name of the performer's lucky card (Seven of Diamonds)
Also published here 1998 13
Peter Duffie A Sharp Mind Ace of Spades ends up between two selections, using Cut Deeper Force
Variations 1998 14
Peter Duffie The Speckled Humbug spectator selects red card, but performer goes on to find it among ten black cards, sucker
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Abacus magazine
1998 15
Peter Duffie Whysolation packet of about twenty cards, spectator and performer each remove a card, they turn out to be the only black cards
Inspired by 1998 16
Peter Duffie Facing the Bottom Card Handling during overhand shuffle
Inspired by 1998 14
Peter Duffie The Arrow Deck arrows in four directions drawn on every card, cards sorted according to arrows, suits are separated except for named four-of-a-kind
1998 44
Peter Duffie Orientation Change with spin cut sequence
1998 46
Peter Duffie Delirium six blank cards are printed
Inspired by
  • "Blackjack" (Peter Duffie, marketed trick)
1998 48
Peter Duffie Intuitive cards with colored spots and numbers, some selected, a prediction is matched
Related to 1998 54
George McBride Pocket Tweezers two selections are chosen by using the red Aces as tweezers and pocketed, they transpose with the two red Aces
Inspired by 1998 70
Dave Robertson Totally Gone two cards signed and lost, one travels to wallet, second does not but is the only card without "GONE" written on its back
Inspired byVariations 1998 83
Gavin Ross The Information Pack half deck is pushed through other half (incomplete faro) and turns over, full suit visible with selection missing, with variation by Peter Duffie
Inspired by 1998 94
Peter Duffie Acecraft red Aces placed on one half, black on the other, one set transposes and on the other half are two previous selections
Related toVariations 1998 1
Peter Duffie Sudden Impact Aces lost, deck cut onto table at an Ace, the rest of one packet changes into other Aces
Related to 1998 2
Peter Duffie Populace
1998 3
Peter Duffie Impossible Opener two spectators cut to two cards which are then named
Variations 1998 4
Peter Duffie A Piece of the Action selection comes to top, is cut to center, then a sandwich pair appears around it
VariationsAlso published here 1998 5
Peter Duffie Auto-Match Prediction 2 blank cards with different mixed backs, eight pairs made, three of them match which is predicted
1998 6
Peter Duffie Odditied two cards chosen from packet, dealt in two piles, selection only odd card in red-black separated pile, with second deal
Related toVariations 1998 7
Peter Duffie Seconds Away! wo cards chosen from packet, dealt in two piles, selection only odd card in red-black separated pile, without second deal
Inspired by 1998 8
Peter Duffie, Gene Maze The Straggler sandwich placed in center, sandwich cards come to top, selection now reversed
1998 9
Peter Duffie The Enigma of the 7th Card small packet turns over magically except selection
Inspired by
  • "Sympathetic Reverse" (Edward Victor, Willane's Methods for Miracles Number 8)
Also published here
1998 10
Peter Duffie Handy packet tricks with five alphabet cards, spelling HAND and a hand one one card, Sands Prime Number Principle
1998 11
Peter Duffie Phantom Stab reversed card appears with two selections on either side
  • With Three Selections
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1998 12
Peter Duffie Coversion two piles, card chosen in one half, other half dealt into three piles and stopped anytime, top three cards added to count to selection
Related to 1998 13
Peter Duffie A Formidable Team collectors with only one selection, other two trapped cards are of same suit and value
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
14
Peter Duffie Uni-Versatile a Jack changes into an Ace, Two and then Three, then the cards become the four Aces
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
16
Joe Rindfleisch Mental Thought Control one of nine, deck dealt into nine piles
Related to Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
23
Jeff Busby Magnetic Blackjack High-Low separated deck combined with Gilbreath principle
Related to 1998 111
Allan Ackerman Marriage-Go-Round
Inspired byRelated to Aug. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 12)
72
Baltazar Fuentes Vertigo II apparently turning deck over but replacing palmed card instead
Inspired byRelated to
  • PAUS - Palm Addition Utility Sleight (Peter Duffie)
1999 1
Karl Fulves Cheat Feat twenty-card packet, two cards selected in spectators's own hands by dealing two poker hand and remembering top card, selections and up as only red in black half and vice versa
Inspired by
  • Peter Duffie trick
Related to
1999 4
Peter Duffie Craftmaster two Kings placed on one half, two more on the other, all are found on one pile and on the other half is a previous selection
Inspired by July 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 7)
49
Peter Duffie Heavyweight seven card packet, spectator ends up with previously announced "heaviest" card despite some spelling and mixing
Inspired by
  • "Status Quo Principle" (Marty Kane)
Variations
Dec. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 12)
58
Justin Higham High-Card Mental Revelation spectator shuffles, cuts off a pile and thinks of highest card in that pile
Inspired by 1999 76
Peter Duffie A Piece of the Action selection comes to top, is cut to center, then a sandwich pair appears around it
Also published here July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
21
Peter Duffie Jacks High two black Jacks rise through deck, then end up next to two selections
July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
21
Peter Duffie Free Will eight cards, spectator chooses four, performer is left with Aces
Also published here July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
22
Peter Duffie Phantom Stab reversed card appears with two selections on either side
  • With Three Selections
Related toAlso published here July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
23
Jerry K. Hartman Down Underware four Kings and Queens, cards of thought-of suit are married with spelling and down-under deal
Inspired by
  • Peter Duffie ideas, not published at the time of writing
Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
16
Karl Fulves Following Orders Ace through Five in two suits are removed, Follow the Leader type routine in which the cards are turned up in numerical order
Related toVariations 1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
3
Peter Duffie Internal Ace, Two and Three are pocketed, two selections appear between them
Inspired byAlso published here 1999 61
Peter Duffie Forbidden Fruit matching Kings and Queens vanish one by one from top and bottom of deck and are then found mated in the center
Inspired by Nov. 1999
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 3)
89
Peter Duffie, Roberto Giobbi Trapped in the Future an unknown prediction card proves to be one of two selections
Inspired by 2000 834
Steve Beam The Peewee Card Trick three endings
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Wesley James' routine in "The Second Deal"
2000 66
Marty Kane V.D. valentines day patter, card is found by dealing and spelling, she loves me / loves me not for down-under deal
Inspired by 2000 73
Marty Kane The Hallmark multiple spectators locate their own card in a packet, spelling to determine amount of cards for each spectator
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2000 183
Peter Duffie Backlog card freely chosen face-up, value and suit spelled to separately and the two cards removed and added, that number is written at the back of the selection
Related to 2000 2
Peter Duffie The Detective card chosen in twelve-card packet with dealing procedure, located by spelling a name
2000 3
Peter Duffie Millennium Count Down some dealing and cutting with packets, selection located with value of top card of a packet
2000 3
Peter Duffie In the Nick of Time two signed cards sealed in envelope, one burned, it is found with the other card in the other envelope with burnt back
2000 5
Peter Duffie Found by Coincidence spectator uses some cards of sixteen-card packet to find his selection with down-under deal, then reverse faros until down to one brings mate of the top card of another packet
Inspired by 2000 6
Peter Duffie Cloning sixteen-card packet, two mates found
2000 7
Peter Duffie Colorosity two cards selected from packet, packet dealt into two piles and each has one odd-colored card, the selections
Variations 2000 8
Peter Duffie Colorosity Plus! two odd-colored cards are eventually in two piles, the add up to a number prediction (7/8 force stack)
2000 9
Roy Walton Roy Walton Presentation after two cards are selected from a packet, performer separates the colors and gets two wrong - the selections
Inspired by 2000 9
Peter Duffie Colour Magnet six-card packet, spectator finds five black cards, a red Queen remains
2000 10
Peter Duffie Springheel Jack Ace through Five on table, a Jack is placed in the pocket, it transposes with one of the five cards on the table
2000 11
Peter Duffie Hand Picked five poker hands dealt, a card chosen, all gathered, two cards produced and their value used to count to selection
Inspired by
  • Tom Sellers item
2000 11
Peter Duffie Without a Dare in the World two halves on table, spectator drops envelope on one, card inside matches card on top of other pile
Inspired by
  • "Out of this Wallet" (Arthur Carter, Magic Circle Magic)
2000 12
Peter Duffie A Stebbish Location two cards chosen with two dice, performer produces one and names the other, variation of Si Stebbins stack
2000 13
Peter Duffie Elvis has Left the Building named King sandwiched in black Aces and put in case, sandwich reproduced from deck, three Kings found in case
Related to 2000 14
Peter Duffie Easy-Going Diary combined with name on back of cards
Variations 2000 15
Peter Duffie Jacks Will Travel four Jacks put in tabled half, they travel one by one into other half except fourth one which is found next to selection
2000 16
Peter Duffie Looking Upwards King vanishes from top of deck and appears next to selection
2000 17
Peter Duffie Matching Gilbreath after one riffle shuffle, pairs are turned up and shown with one card of each color, pairs tabled, later shown to be red-red and black-black pairs
2000 18
Peter Duffie Spell-Finder Aces spelled to after spectator cuts them into deck
Inspired by
  • "Immediate Ace Spell" (George McBride, The Crimp)
2000 19
Peter Duffie Circular Tour circle layout, card chosen, predicted
2000 20
William P. Miesel All By Themselves four selections lost in deck, then four Kings distributed face-up, they end up next to the selections
Inspired by
  • "Royal Command" (Peter Duffie, Abra #2576)
2000 12
Aldo Colombini, Peter Duffie Imaginary Journey two Kings travel to to of second half of the deck, then two selections appear
Inspired by
  • a routine by Peter Duffie in "21 Card Trick"
2000 5
Peter Duffie Pick Me, Pick Me Not! two cards among six Jumbo cards are selected, only cards with "Pick Me" written on it, on the other card is written "You Won't Pick ME"
2000 14
Philip T. Goldstein Prophet Sharing
  • The Other Month
selection's position is predicted with two card values
Inspired byRelated to Jan. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 1)
56
Kuniyasu Fujiwara Automatic Ace Triumph hands-off, dealing procedure, sixteen cards, parity
Related toVariationsAlso published here May 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 5)
19
Peter Duffie Erdnase Meets Hofzinser
Related to Mar. 2000
Onyx (Issue 10)
11
Peter Duffie Trap-Ease King is forced, then two selections are found sandwiched between other three Kings in deck
Inspired by Mar. 2000
Onyx (Issue 10)
12
Michael DeMarco Jacks Of Action card selected, Jacks sandwich appears in deck with mate of selection, repeat phase
Inspired by Mar. 2000
Onyx (Issue 10)
22
Peter Duffie Psychic Math card selected with automatic placement procedure is found via counting of two values (sum/difference)
Related to Nov. 2000
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 3)
84
Peter Duffie Packet Switch two black Kings tabled, Ace from Ace packet chosen, suddenly performer holds Kings with chosen Ace, other three Aces on table
2000 14
Peter Duffie The Topless Bottomless Bottom Deal Deal Kings lost, spectator removes some cards from top and bottom of deck, performer immediately deals two hands which are the Kings and Aces
2000 15
Marty Kane Best Poker Hands two phases, good poker hands are formed
Inspired by
  • "Heavyweight" (Peter Duffie, 21 Card Tricks)
Also published here
2000 26
Roy Walton Cardputer card thought of from five-card packet, cards spelled out according to color, ...
Inspired by
  • "1st Experiment" (Peter Duffie, from his website)
2000 45
Paul Curry Sure Thing red backed card and blue backed card, one with a hole in the middle, monte
Related toVariations 2001 65
Paul Curry The Power of Thought
Related toVariations 2001 307
Simon Aronson Head Over Heels Head Over Heels move, control card to second from the top, and reversed, see following pages for applications
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 2001 95
Scott Coffey Synchron-2 half deck distributed among two spectators, five-pile layout, matches occur, only half the deck stacked and used
Inspired by
  • Peter Duffie effect
2001 184
Peter Duffie Black Sheep two cards chosen in packet, a reversed card has them on either side and they are the only odd-colored cards
2001 2
Peter Duffie The Keepers of the Secrets Ace through Ten of Diamonds, one selected, packet dropped onto two black Jacks, selection suddenly sandwiched between Jacks
  • Face Up Version
Inspired by 2001 3
Peter Duffie Spectator Cuts to the Aces
Inspired by 2001 4
Peter Duffie Spectator Cuts to the Aces...Plus! four Kings placed aside, spectator cuts four packets, Kings on top, cards placed aside are now Aces
2001 5
Peter Duffie K.I.A. "Kane is Able"
twenty-card packet, after some dealing a value and a suit are used to form a card, it is the card that a spectator earlier stopped dealing
Inspired by
  • Marty Kane trick
2001 5
Peter Duffie Miracle or Impossible Revisited selection found by spelling to some predetermined words
Inspired by
  • "Miracle or Impossible" (Arun Bonerjee, Billet No. 348, July/Aug. 2000)
2001 6
Peter Duffie The Universal Base Ace of Spades put on bottom of deck, it changes into the mates of three selections, other Aces show up as climax, bottom deals
2001 7
Peter Duffie Hofzinser on Base bottom deals
2001 8
Peter Duffie Change-Over Quicker two sandwiched cards transpose, then sandwich cards transpose, glide
Inspired by 2001 9
Peter Duffie Here We Go Again...
2001 10
Peter Duffie Combination Luck card and its position remembered, spectator deals down three times, using the stopped-at values and his position, selection appears on third attempt
Inspired by
  • Stewart James effect
2001 11
Peter Duffie Cannibalector cannibals and collector combo
Inspired by
  • Phil Goldstein combo of Twisting & Collectors
2001 12
Peter Duffie Witch Way? black Queens lost in deck, one of them travels to packet, red Queens sandwich other black Queen in deck
Inspired by
  • "Lucky Ladies" (Peter Duffie, The Budget)
2001 13
Peter Duffie The Face Up Trick topsy-turvy deck, ends with sandwich
2001 14
Peter Duffie Piano Biddle six mate pairs separated, they reunite, previously removed Aces travel back to the packets
Inspired by 2001 15
Peter Duffie Triple Humdinger face-up/face-down prediction of number of cards in packet, three predictions
Inspired byRelated to 2001 16
Brother John Hamman Chameleon Blues two blue-backed cards become like three pairs of red-backed cards one by one
Inspired byVariations Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
53
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Concealed Allerton Control card controlled to near top while apparently turned over in middle of deck
Also published here May/June 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
33
Peter Duffie Suit Yourself Too two small packets, one arranges in the same suit order as the other, Klondike shuffle
Inspired byAlso published here Sep./Oct. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 3)
34
Peter Duffie The Number Game dealt poker hand's values add up to named number, seven card stack
Also published here Nov./Dec. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 4)
13
Peter Duffie Suit Yourself Too two small packets, one arranges in the same suit order as the other, Klondike shuffle
Also published here June 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 1)
1
Roy Walton Checkmate one of ten cards selected, its mate turns over in the remaining nine-card packet
Inspired by
  • "Up the Garden Path" (Peter Duffie's website)
July 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 2)
5
Peter Duffie Collectors In My Pocket Ace, Two and Three put in pocket, two selections appear between them later
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 4)
17
Aldo Colombini 4'Wave
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2001
Discoverie (Issue 5)
62
Ryan Swigert Kickback two cards found with sandwich cards, when they are turned over, they are the actual sandwich cards which have changed into selections when looking back
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 4)
77
Paul Cummins, Peter Duffie Red Herring Location
Inspired by 2002 87
Peter Duffie Pocket Ruse producing two cards from different pockets with one palm
Also published here 2002 74
Darwin Ortiz Ortiz Shift
Related to 2002 149
Stewart James 51 Faces North
  • The History
  • The Discovery
  • The Secret
  • Conclusion
Related toVariations May/June 2002
The Penumbra (Issue 1)
2
Jim Steinmeyer Automatic Poker ten cards are "mixed" by spectator, then red-black separated or poker deal, Pseudo-CATO
Related to 2002 23
Philip T. Goldstein, Peter Duffie On Add-a-No
2002 17
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Domination Of Thought #1 performer tables card, spectator thinks card from another deck, it disappears and the prediction card on table is correct
VariationsAlso published here 2002 73
Marty Kane Progressive Card Magic two phases, good poker hands are formed
Inspired by
  • "Heavyweight" (Peter Duffie, 21 Card Tricks)
Also published here
2002 74
Robin Robertson, Peter Duffie Matsuyama's Mates color, suit and picture/spot are used for down under deal, finding selection and mate
Inspired by 2002 88
Robin Robertson, Peter Duffie Lie Decktector four of a kind as climax, using the Matsuyama Force
2002 89
Robin Robertson, Peter Duffie Random Illusion card is created which is predicted
Inspired by 2002 90
Robin Robertson, Peter Duffie Matsuyama to the Max card is divined by down under dealing, Matsuyama force
2002 91
Peter Duffie Braindeath card named, a card is reversed in deck, it is not the selection but faces the selection and the selection's name is written on its back
Also published here Feb. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 9)
7
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson TAPGAC "Turn any Pairs, Gather and Cut", alternative way of doing Hummer's CATO
  • The TAPGAC Fix
  • End Notes
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
4
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Chao Theory red-black separation with letter cards, using TAPGAC
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
5
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Royal Clans red-black separation with procedure and picture cards, using TAPGAC
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
7
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Return of the Lonely Card all reversed except selection after mixing process, using TAPGAC
Inspired byAlso published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
8
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Princes and Peasants red-black separation with procedure, using TAPGAC
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
9
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Deduction Production selection and rest of four-of-a-kind eventually found, using TAPGAC
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
10
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Two for the Road after packet mixing process only five cards are face-up - a previously selected poker hand, then Fulves's Riffle Shuffle Control after which position of first selection is announced, second stabbed to
  • Phase I: TAPGAC Poker
  • Phase II: Riffle Shuffle Bored
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
12
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Finding the Flipping Aces using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
16
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Flashy Mates three selections made, their mates show up, using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
16
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Flashy Flush spectator selects BlackJack, then Royal Flush shows up, using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
17
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Flip-Flop Marriages using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
18
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Attractors using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
18
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson 1-2-3 Elevator Aces using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
19
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Elevator Mates mates found as climax, using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
20
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson More Diminishing Matches two cards cut to, they're mates, using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
Inspired byAlso published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
22
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson I Spy four Jacks show up, eventually their backs change color, using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
23
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson A Royal Display four selections shown in display with cards outjogged from deck, they form a royal flush with face card, using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
  • Part 1 - the Force
  • Part 2 - the Display
Inspired byAlso published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
25
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Royal Flip-Flop-Jog using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
  • Part 1 - the four Aces are seemingly chosen at random
  • Part 2 - the Aces change to a Royal Flush!
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
27
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Shape-Shifter Blues three pairs of cards removed from red-backed deck, two blue-backed cards change into each of the pairs
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
28
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Shape-Shifter Blues-2 three pairs of cards removed from red-backed deck, two blue-backed cards change into each of the pairs, using Gemini Count
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
30
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Concealed Allerton Control card controlled to near top while apparently turned over in middle of deck
Also published here 2002 24
Peter Duffie Not as Impromptu one of four cards selected, other three cards added together and number counted in deck finds mate
Inspired byAlso published here 2002 3
Peter Duffie PAUS Palmed Addition Utility Sleight, apparently turning deck over but replacing palmed card instead
2003 13
Peter Duffie POUS Palmed Off Utility Sleight, apparendly turning deck over but palming card off instead
2003 14
Dr. Jacob Daley, Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Daley's Delight Switch corrected handling
Also published here 2003
Off The Books (Issue 8)
135
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Biddle Force BF
cards counted one by one from end grip into right hand and each card turned over until stopped, next card face-down and then face-up again, forced or switched
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2003 1
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Multiple Card BF
Inspired by 2003 2
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson BF Twins two cards stopped at by spectator, they match
2003 2
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson BF Double Location two spectators stop at previously selected cards in two halves
2003 3
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson BF Double Twins two cards stopped at, they are next to their mates
2003 3
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson 26 Faces North known black card put in red half, spectator stops somewhere in red half (Biddle Force), at the odd-backed card
Inspired by 2003 3
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Double Knavery reds and blacks separated, spectator stops at two cards in one half, they are odd-colored mates, other two matching values are in the other half
2003 4
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson 25 Faces North + 1 South a red and a black card chosen, reds and black separated, two cards stopped at in both halves, they're the selection but in odd-colored half
  • Simplified Version
2003 6
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Concealed Allerton Control CAC
card controlled to near top while apparently turned over in middle of deck
Inspired byAlso published here 2003 8
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson CAC Visitor
Inspired by 2003 10
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Only Joking black Jacks sandwich selection, then change into Jokers
2003 12
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Anti-Matter two cards chosen from two halves come together, open push-through, reds and blacks separate
2003 13
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Anti-Matter Revisited two cards transpose in push-through failure, colors separate
2003 14
Robin Robertson Final Control buckled under top half
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2003 15
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Diminishing Matches two cards cut to, they're mates
Variations 2003 18
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Beastly Assembly Kings assemble, three Sixes found where other three Kings should be
Inspired by
  • Jackie McClements routine from "The Crimp"
2003 20
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Faith Counter wrong card cut to, its value counted down to find selection which is reversed
Inspired byRelated to 2003 21
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson 51 Faces North
Inspired by
  • "A Face in the Dark" (George McBride, Abacus, Dec. 2000)
Related to
2003 23
Dr. Jacob Daley, Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Daley's Delight Switch corrected handling
Related toAlso published here 2003 25
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Hotel Daley three Kings and two Queens transpose, credit information on the plot
2003 26
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Shifty King two spectators sign the backs of two cards, the signatures transpose, without deck
Inspired by 2003 28
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson, Marty Kane Repelling and Attracting transposition sequence with Queens and two Aces
  • Phase 1a: The Kosky Switch
  • Phase 1b: Pure Gall
  • Phase 1c: Daley's Delight
  • Phase 2: Marty Kane's Version
  • Phase 3: Queens Gather Aces
Inspired by
  • "Ms. Matches" (Marty Kane)
2003 29
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Double Rouge et Noir with two spectators
Inspired by 2003 33
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Daley's Do-As-I-Do four phases
2003 34
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Bad Guys Wear Black two Kings transpose with an Eight and Seven
2003 39
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Just a Little Off the Top, Please elevator with progressively fewer cards, final card changes into selection
Related toVariations 2003 40
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Repligator Universal Card plot, odd-backed blank card changes into three selections one by one, then into signed selection
2003 43
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Black Jacks and "Black Jack" red and black Jacks, starts like a transposition but spectator ends up with blackjack (Jack and Ace)
  • Alternative Handling with six cards, instead of five
Related toVariations 2003 45
Marty Kane Divide and Conjure! after several full-deck reverse faros, only three cards remain, one settled upon, it is the selection
  • Full Deck Handling
  • Further Notions on Divide and Conjure! (2)
  • External Thoughts (Robin Robertson, Jerry K. Hartman, Peter Duffie)
  • The Trouble with Seven
  • Partial Deck Handlings
  • Full Deck Prearranged Handling (named card)
Inspired by
  • "The Devil and His Disciple" (Robert Neale, Life Death, and Other Card Tricks)
Related toVariations
2003 49
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Double Deal Turn-Over
  • Straddle Grip DDT
  • End-Over-End DDT
Related toAlso published here 2003 56
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson S.O.P. "Slightly Open Prediction", with variation
2003 59
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Blackjack Transpo top and bottom card of four-card packet transpose, one of center two changes to form another blackjack
Related to 2003 60
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Coincidence - With a Twist card chosen from red-backed deck, same card is reversed in blue-backed deck, they transpose
Related to 2003 62
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Frazzle! red and black Kings transpose, two of the cards change completely
2003 64
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson R.I.P. packet trick with ghosts and skeletons on the cards
Inspired by
  • "Tabula Rasa" (Phil Goldstein, Linking Ring, April 1992)
2003 67
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Magic Cards all backs, letter cards that spell MAGIC produced, deck changes into an ABC deck
2003 69
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson I'm Thinking of a Card spectator finds the cards that performer is thinking of, a King, all other cards are blank
  • Impromptu Version
Related to
  • "GB Kings" (Abra #2869)
2003 70
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Future Choice five envelope with numbers on either side, added in some way by spectator, total predicted, repeat, see Vol. 2 reference for credit information
Inspired by
  • "One to Eight" (George Sands, Bill Simon's Mathematical Magic, 1964)
Related to
2003 73
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Whitewash ESP deck, card chosen by adding some numbers on number cards, predicted, all others blank
Inspired by
  • "One to Eight" (George Sands, Bill Simon's Mathematical Magic, 1964)
2003 75
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Little Arrows seven cards, all chosen except one, all lose except last one, George Sands's Prime Number Principle
Variations 2003 77
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Trick That Never Was some transformations of both sides
2003 79
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Elmsley Count Variant concealing two backs as well as one face
Related to 2003 79
Brother John Hamman, Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Gemini Count
  • Fair Turn-Over of Bottom Card
  • Double Turn-Over of Bottom Card
  • Double Turn-Over of Top Two Cards
  • Double Turn-Over of Two Middle Cards
  • Full Gemini Count
2003 83
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Blabbermouths two cards chosen, two red Queens whisper their identities, they are also red Queens, then all shown as black Queens
2003 85
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Kings High red Kings rise through black Kings, then black Kings through deck
2003 86
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Hustler cards mixed face-up/face-down, pairs brought forward from behind back, wager whether orientation of the pairs match, Aces finale, faro
Inspired by
  • face-up/face-down idea in Nick Trost's "Card Problems" (1964)
2003 90
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Dire Straights Ace through Ten received after a riffle shuffle by spectator
Inspired by 2003 92
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Paranormalist spectator riffle shuffles once and turns up pairs without the performer seeing them, when a color-matching pair is found the performer names the higher value
Inspired byRelated to 2003 95
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Power of Love
Inspired by 2003 97
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Hours of Magic
Inspired by
  • "Repeat Six Card Test" (ESP Session, Nick Trost, 1971)
2003 98
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson GB Center Countdown card found face-up when counting down value of another card
2003 101
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Highly Visible Kings chosen card pops out of deck, other three mates are suddenly reversed
2003 102
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Sequencer spectator produces Ace through Four of Spades, used to count down to selection
2003 104
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Signature Peace card signed on back by spectator as prediction, turns out to be later selection which is signed on the face
Inspired by 2003 105
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Thought Process selection ends up reversed in packet
Variations 2003 109
Roy Walton CATO By Numbers simplified
Inspired byVariations 2003 110
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson CATO Gets Married Kings and Queens, in the end a matching pair ends up reversed
Inspired byVariations 2003 111
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Cato Gets Married - Again
Inspired by 2003 112
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Hummer Plays Poker packet mixed via CATO, Royal Flush shows up at the end
Related toVariations 2003 113
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Remote Control Poker Royal Flush shows up at the end
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2003 114
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Spread Half-Pass revolving opposite to Roy Walton's method
Related to 2003 118
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Final Control Set-Up getting into interlock configuration
Related to 2003 3
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Christ/Annemann Alignment Set-Up getting into interlock configuration
2003 4
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Christ/Annemann Alignment Force & Set-Up
2003 4
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Topmost using Jog Switch to get in interlock configuration, with short ambitious phase
  • Variant Techniques
  • Hidden Card Jog Switch
  • Face-Down Jog Switch
Related to 2003 5
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Blackjack Aces black Jacks change to Aces, other two Aces also show up
2003 7
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Between 2 Worlds two cards chosen from two decks transpose
2003 8
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Jog Switch JS
card downjogged during in-the-hands spread and packet with downjogged card as bottom card tabled, card secretly added underneath
  • Variations
Related to 2003 10
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Producers pairs of cards pushed through deck and a composite (suit-value) card emerges
Inspired by
  • "Autoplunger 5" (Gavin Ross, Auto-Plunger, 1994)
Variations
2003 12
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson JS Ace Production
Inspired by 2003 13
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Rags to Riches
Variations 2003 14
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Compression Agents two cards compressed into one composite (suit of one, value of other) card in sandwich, repeat
Inspired by
  • "Pair Dance" (Roy Walton, Connoisseur Conjuring website, 27th July 2000)
  • "Co-Sign" (Duffie/Robertson, Abracadabra)
Variations
2003 18
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Compression Agents Revisited four Twos compressed into two Fours, then one Eight, then into nothing, in sandwich
Inspired by 2003 20
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Bold Empty Kosky Switch
2003 22
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Fan Dancing Queens half the deck fanned over other half, Queens appear face-up on top with three selections between them
2003 23
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Infallible Foolable Kings after an apparent mistake, the two black Kings find two selections
2003 25
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Self-Correcting Sandwich wrong card between two black Jacks becomes right card after a push-through the deck (Auto-Plunger)
2003 27
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Self-Correcting Jackpot Sandwich wrong card between two black Jacks, then two red Jacks between them which then find the selection
Related to 2003 28
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Self-Correcting Jackpot Sandwich-2
Related to 2003 28
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Self-Correcting Jackpot Sandwich-3
Related to 2003 29
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Tiered Display for Self-Correcting Sandwich
Related to 2003 30
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Non-Self-Correcting Sandwich Kosky Switch variation with cutting of deck
2003 31
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Leipzig Self-Correcting Sandwich
2003 32
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Bottom-Biddle "Following Orders" Ace through Five of Hearts and Spades
Inspired by 2003 34
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Change-Over Queens sandwiched cards transpose
Inspired by 2003 35
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Clockwise
2003 37
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Con-Found
2003 38
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Piston top card shown and slid under top card
  • Ambitious Card Variation
Inspired by
  • "The Windmill Move" (Lennart Green)
2003 40
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Shiftless Royalty ten cards taken from deck and every second card turned over, suddenly only selection is reversed
Related to 2003 42
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Simple Shift Variation here with small packet
Inspired by 2003 43
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Impaired Royalty another method, small packet triumph
Related to 2003 44
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Impaired Count face-up/face-down group is shown and separated secretly, Biddle with right hand turning over multiple times
2003 45
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Ringmaster Ace to Three are move around, then they change around to original order again
Inspired by
  • "Triple Change" (Robin Robertson's website)
Related to
2003 45
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Return to Sender different method for Ringmaster
Related to 2003 48
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Traveling Queen four red red-backed spot cards, four black blue-backed cards and Queen of Spades, transposition
2003 50
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Vollmer Variant seven cards end up in sandwich, those lead to selection eventually
Inspired byVariations 2003 52
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Ambitious and Overworked
Inspired by 2003 55
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Flexible Choice number chosen with four back-to-back pairs, credits George Sands's "One to Eight" principle (really the Hummer Addition Principle)
2003 60
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Harvey's Harvest four cards removed, none is the selection, they change into four-of-a-kind of selection
Inspired by
  • "Hofzinser for a Change" (Steve Hamilton, Shades of Close-up, lecture notes)
2003 61
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Domino Effect domino chain made with cards, end and beginning predicted
Variations 2003 64
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Gilbreath Plays Dominoes after a riffle shuffle domino chain made with cards, end and beginning predicted
Inspired by 2003 66
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson A Slight Slant on Slaight two dice, chosen values lie at reversed chosen numbers
Inspired by
  • "Nice Dice" (Allan Slaight, Precursor #72, 1999)
Related toVariations
2003 66
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Another Slant on Slaight two dice, chosen values lie at reversed chosen numbers
Inspired by 2003 68
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Accidental Diary sixteen-card Unicycle Stack, credits George Sands's "One to Eight" principle (really Hummer Addition Principle)
Variations 2003 70
George Sands Prime Number Principle p cards, any number smaller than p counted to and card turned over, repeated from there until one card remains not turned over, it's forced
  • Why it Works
Related to
  • Card Concepts (Arthur MacTier)
Variations
2003 73
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Co-Prime Number Principle extension of prime number principle
Inspired by 2003 73
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Last Card Standing thirteen-card packet, packet cut off, that number used to count through other packet a few times and turn over all cards except one which is selection, co-prime number principle
2003 74
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Last Card Standing Predictor thirteen cards, packet cut off, a number shows up that matches the number of cut-off cards, co-prime number principle
2003 74
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Gold Star small packet, cards eliminated, last one has gold star stuck to it, co-prime number principle
2003 75
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson X Marks the Spot small packet, cards eliminated, last one has an X drawn on it, co-prime number principle
2003 75
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Back to Sands packet cut off, all cards except one eliminated, last one is selection, (co-)prime number principle
2003 75
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Phake Dyce Trique two sets of Ace through Six given to two spectators, both end up with three cards, combined one of each value is present, prime number principle
2003 77
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Principle of Nine adding digits and subtracting from original number always is a multiple of nine
  • The basic estimation principle
  • The Count-Back Force
  • The Less-counting principle
2003 79
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Fate, Chance and Science using count-back force and anti-faro elimination process
Inspired by 2003 80
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Witch Watch card located by spelling a Queen, count-back force as placement
Inspired by 2003 82
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Teenwork prediction and location, principle of nine
2003 83
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson For Christ's Sake! double location with Riffle Shuffle Control and Christ's Sum and Difference principle
Inspired by 2003 86
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Murder Mystery! clock layout, murder presentation
Inspired by
  • "Time and Again" (Robin Robertson, Card Modes, 1983)
2003 88
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Mode 2 Order 2 using spelling and Riffle Shuffle Control with the Diamond suit
Inspired by
  • "Mode to Order" (Duffie/Robertson, Linking Ring, July, 2000)
2003 90
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Pokerevelation card chosen, spectator deals five four-card hands, selection found and hands shown to be quartets from Tens to Aces
2003 92
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Synchronicity two cards chosen from incomplete Riffle Shuffle position with smaller packets, in the end cards dealt from two piles and selections turn up at same position
Inspired byVariations 2003 93
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson RSC Multiple Shift Riffle Shuffle Control as multiple shift replacement
  • Variations
Inspired byVariations 2003 95
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson RSC-MS Casual Cull
Inspired by 2003 97
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson RSC-MS Reversal
Inspired by 2003 98
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Double Reversal using RSC-MS Reversal
2003 99
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Four Wrongs Make a Right four wrong cards come together to sandwich selection
2003 100
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Odd Men Out two cards chosen, they turn to be odd-backed cards in color-separated deck
2003 101
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson A Card Between Aces four Aces turn over, they're turned back, selection turns over and is between Aces
2003 105
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Contrary Toss-In invisible card tossed into deck by spectator, a card appears sticking out between two selections
2003 106
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Data Collectors one selection lost, Aces collect three cards, one with value, suit and selection itself
2003 107
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Double Oreo Collectors two selection appear between Aces on top of deck
2003 109
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Street-Wise Collectors weird effect combination
2003 110
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Focalized Aces red and black Aces in packet transpose and turn over, three phases
Inspired by 2003 111
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Psychicardtric two spectators stop at wrong cards, their selections then appear face up
2003 115
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson RV Visitor
2003 116
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Intruder indifferent card placed between Ace through Ten of a suit, after some counting it is found in the packet
2003 117
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Turning Tricks two halves placed face-to-face after remembering the facing cards, they vanish, one reversed in deck and other one spelled to
Inspired byRelated to 2003 119
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Twisting the Connected Kings
2003 121
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Spread Double Lift in-the-hands spread, some credit information
2003 123
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Jumping Jack Flash chosen card jumps to another pile at chosen position
Variations 2003 124
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Jumping Jack Flash Returns
Inspired by 2003 125
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Pathfinders three cards chosen and lost (similar to Free Cut Principle procedure without using it), they come back to the top of three piles, then they all come to top of deck
  • Phase 1: Identifying the Pathfinders
  • Phase 2: The Pathfinders Form a Team
  • Final Phase: Send Out the Search Party
Related to
  • "Spectator Cuts to the Aces" (Frank Garcia lecture notes)
2003 126
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Spread Half-Pass revolving opposite to Roy Walton's method
Related to 2003 131
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Back-Flip Half-Pass opposite direction than usual
Related to 2003 132
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Dribble Half-Pass
2003 133
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Double Reversal one at a time two selections reverse
2003 134
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Well, Look at That! invisible card becomes visible and is first spectator's selection, it is completed to a Royal Flush
2003 134
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Stripout Reverse Switch
2003 137
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Flip-Over Flush four Aces show up reversed one by one and locate four Royal Flush cards
2003 138