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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
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Variations
1962 158
Ken Brooke Tea For Two six coins travel from under one cup to another
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Variations
1967 62
Al Koran The Gold Medallion prediction of number on medallion
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Variations
1968 11
Pete Biro Glittering ring vanishes and appears in a flash (paper) at end of a pointer
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Variations
July 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 11)
125
Karrell Fox Magical Assets
Variations
1976 143
Fred Robinson Oasis on Karrell Fox, Phil Goldstein, Bob Read, Dai Vernon, Hiram Strait, Wayne Dobson
Aug. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 12)
610
Wayne Dobson, Morty Rudnick Coin Assembly two connected coins, gimmick by Morty Rudnick
Aug. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 12)
613
Fred Robinson Oasis on Harry Dewhirst, Bill Lamb, Geoff Ray, Ken Hawes, Vic Allen, Bob Hamilton, Jornadas de la cartomagia in El Escorial, Juan Tamariz, Wayne Dobson
Also published here
Apr. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 4)
662
Al Smith (reviewer) More Ideas by Wayne Dobson Apr. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 4)
664
Wayne Dobson Joker Sandwich card vanishes from sandwich and appears face up in the deck
Apr. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 4)
665
Wayne Dobson Diamond Deal
Sep. 1979
The Talon (Issue 5)
62
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
Al Smith P.C. Change
Also published here
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1980 24
Al Smith Gambit small packet ambitious card routine with Ace through Four, all change to Aces as climax
Inspired by
  • "Ace Opener" (Wayne Dobson, Third Notes)
1980 39
Wayne Dobson Tunnel Vision Queen between Jokers is paper clipped and changes into Joker
Aug. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 4)
61
Wayne Dobson Koran Revisited gimmick to load and add gimmick for Koran Medallion
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Aug. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 4)
66
Wayne Dobson Highland Flop signed card travels from one deck to another, Highland Hop
Inspired by
  • "The Highland Hop" in "Genii" May, 1968
Sep. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 5)
87
Wayne Dobson Card Unload onto other deck, while doing a swing cut
Sep. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 5)
87
Wayne Dobson Coins It In four coins, different coins possible, travel one by one
1981
Babel (Issue 1)
12
Wayne Dobson Schhh... It's Wayne Dobson multi-phase coin through table routine, coin in bottle kicker
1981
Babel (Issue 2)
4
Al Smith, Wayne Dobson Twitch Switch "P.C. Change"
Also published here
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1981
The Talon (Issue 7)
107
Wayne Dobson Eye-Tray cigarette apparently pushed in eye, ends up in mouth
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1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
4
Wayne Dobson Lock of Air card is found with padlock in bag, selection secured with padlock
June 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 14)
271
Wayne Dobson T 4 U move with cup that has a handle and ball
July 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 15)
291
Wayne Dobson Chain Reaction ring appears on chain, with flash paper
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Variations
Aug. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 16)
300
Wayne Dobson Xmas is Ear! cigarette vanishes and appears sticking in ear
Dec. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 20)
389
Wayne Dobson Extravaganza aces transpose one by one with top card of the deck, sucker element as climax with message on card
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
40
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on Blackpool convention, Wayne Dobson, Val Andrews Bobby Bernard
Feb. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 4)
1208
Al Smith, Wayne Dobson Twitch Switch
Also published here
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Jan. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 33)
648
Stephen Tucker Editorial on the Harrogate Eastern Parade, Janet Claire, Philip Theodore, Wayne Dobson, Aldo Colombini
May 1985
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 10)
1283
Ron Wilson The Highland Hop signed red selection travels into other half with black cards
Also published here
  • "The Highland Hop" in "Genii" May, 1968
Variations
1987 20
Ian Keable-Elliott (reviewer) Wayne Dobson at the Palladium by Wayne Dobson Sep. 1987
Opus (Vol. 1 No. 1)
9
Ian Keable-Elliott (reviewer) Wayne Dobson on Television by Wayne Dobson Oct. 1987
Opus (Vol. 1 No. 2)
6
Wayne Dobson The Jumping Signature spectator signs card on face, performer another card on back, signature jumps on back of spectator's card
Also published here
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Apr. 1988
Opus (Vol. 1 No. 8)
16
Roy Walton* Magic Sign spectator signs card on face, performer another card on back, signature jumps on back of spectator's card
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May 1988
Opus (Vol. 1 No. 9)
6
Wayne Dobson The Ends Off Rope Trick endless loop phase
May 1988
Opus (Vol. 1 No. 9)
15
Click! Click! Rocco, Gregory Wilson, Flip, Wayne Dobson
Sep. 1988
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 1)
3
Johnny "J.J." Johnston (reviewer) A Kind of Magic by Wayne Dobson Sep. 1990
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 5)
12
Douglas Cameron Check It Out mentioning lost tricks in the literature
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Oct. 1991
Profile (Issue 4)
10
Johnny "J.J." Johnston, Franz Harary Franz Harary talks to Opus
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Aug. 1991
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 11)
15
Wayne Dobson The Jumping Signature spectator signs card on face, performer another card on back, signature jumps on back of spectator's card
Also published here
Related to
1991
Opus (Vol. 3 No. Opus Selection)
11
Douglas Cameron Ring of Fire "Professional Routines"
ring appears on chain, with flash paper
Inspired by
June 1992
Profile (Issue 8)
10
Chris Power Mr Wayne Dobson: Apology
May 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 3)
3
Steve Beam Marked Phenomena two versions
Inspired by
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Variations
1993 90
Jim Steinmeyer The Nine Card Problem small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Remote Control" (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988)
Related to
Variations
May 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 9)
56
Doug Conn Smoke (Gets in Your Eyes) cigarette pushed into eye socket, reappears between lips when performer turns around
Also published here
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1997 27
Father Cyprian, Al Smith The Flip-flop Change time-delayed wrist-turn transformation
Also published here
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1998 747
Doug Conn Smoke Poke cigarette pushed into eye socket, reappears between lips when performer turns around
Also published here
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1999 63
Jim Steinmeyer The Nine Card Problem small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Also published here
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Variations
2002 5
Wayne Dobson An Englishman in New York
2002 4
Wayne Dobson Chews A Card card shuffled into half the deck, spectator throws it in the air, card then appears visible with one corner in performer's mouth or on forehead
2002 6
Wayne Dobson Zipperred zippered
2002 7
Wayne Dobson Invisible Lie Detector five cards with items on them, one remembered by spectator, item divined and shown in hand, second repeat phase with different method
2002 8
Wayne Dobson The RIGHT Spell first an example card is spelled, then the word "right" when spectator names his card (Tom Mullica?)
Inspired by
  • "The Spelling Routine" (Wayne Dobson, A Kind of Magic)
Variations
2002 9
Wayne Dobson Locked deck has hole in corner, one card selected, deck put in bag with a padlock and shaken, only selection is found locked onto lock
Inspired by
  • "CardLock" (Wayne Dobson, Pro-File)
2002 10
Wayne Dobson Think As I Think
Inspired by
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2002 11
Wayne Dobson Ring Flash 2 ring materializes on chain in flash of fire
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "RingFlash" (Wayne Dobson, Pro-File)
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2002 12
Wayne Dobson Coin Flux 2 two coins threaded together
Inspired by
  • "Coin Flux" (Wayne Dobson, Pro-File)
2002 13
Wayne Dobson The Winning Hand cards dealt onto spectator's hand until he stops, miniature card of stopped-at card appears stuck onto back of spectator's hand, 1-0-1 forcing section
2002 14
Wayne Dobson Stunning! spectator's selection changes back color at the end (suggested by Jerry Sadowitz)
Inspired by
  • U. F. Grant's marketed version
2002 15
Wayne Dobson Imagine thought-of card is only card with face in double-blank deck, using blank-backed cards
Inspired by
  • "Mind Ray" (Jerry Sadowitz)
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2002 16
Wayne Dobson Point Blank selected card matched jumbo card prediction, rest of deck shown blank
2002 17
Wayne Dobson My Special Thanks To...
2002 19
Wayne Dobson The Crying Game deck changes to onion under handkerchief, card in onion, duplicate
2003 4
Wayne Dobson Tossed Deck three force cards
2003 6
Wayne Dobson Oddball three balls in bag, spectators take one, performer divines who has the odd-colored one
2003 7
Wayne Dobson Tax three blank cards, spectator puts sticker on two which match their backs, third card has "Tax" written on its back
Also published here
2003 8
Wayne Dobson Banana-Drama bill in banana
Also published here
2003 9
Wayne Dobson Rainbow location in which deck becomes a rainbow deck
Also published here
  • also in: "Rainbow" (Wayne Dobson, The Crimp)
Variations
2003 10
Wayne Dobson Face-Up Criss Cross Cut Force
2003 10
Wayne Dobson Fluke number named, card shown reversed in one deck, it matches card at that number in second deck
Also published here
Variations
2003 11
Wayne Dobson Webmaster routine for "spider on back of spectator's hand"
Inspired by
  • "The Web" (Jim Pace)
2003 12
Wayne Dobson Word Association spectator writes four-letter word on back of any card, found from face and word divined
Inspired by
2003 13
Wayne Dobson Jack in the Box wrong card found and put in case, words "Look in the Card Box" on another card, card in case is now selection
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2003 14
Wayne Dobson Hanky Poo rhyming patter, jumbo cards
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2003 15
Wayne Dobson Magic Spell deck that is cut in half use to chose two halves, they do not match but prediction is half-and-half card of those cards
2003 17
Wayne Dobson The Kid's a Magician comedy paper restoration with child, child follows along with non-tear paper
2003 18
Wayne Dobson Missing Think? one of twelve cards chosen and pocketed, then it is put back into the packet and travels to pocket
2004 4
Wayne Dobson 4 Seen four cards chosen, prediction "card" shown as first card, unfolded for second, and so on for all four cards
2004 4
Wayne Dobson Conjuror's Choice six magicians depicted on cards, one chosen, it is the performer and all other magicians are dead ones
2004 6
Wayne Dobson X-Change four coins travel from box to another corner of close-up mat or handkerchief
Inspired by
2004 8
Wayne Dobson Teach a Card Trick spectator performs trick to verbal instructions by performer
Inspired by
2004 9
Wayne Dobson Switch card chosen, wrong card found and put in case, transposes with correct card twice, then deck changes in duplicates of wrong card
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2004 11
Wayne Dobson Sweet with initials on stickers
2004 12
Wayne Dobson I Swear spelling a swear word
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2004 12
Wayne Dobson TLC "Think, Look, Choose", mental epic type effect, last item is a forced card
Also published here
2004 13
Wayne Dobson Spell Check card chosen from one deck, then spelled to in another deck
2004 14
Wayne Dobson Janus open prediction shown, face-down card chosen and dropped on top, they match, rest of deck shown to be all alike but a different card, SBS card
2004 15
Wayne Dobson Unique Prediction three coins on table, one card chosen, outcome predicted
Related to
  • "Physiological Coin" (Peter Nardi)
2004 16
Wayne Dobson Invisible named card appears folded in invisible purse frame, one of thirteen, with verbal suit force
2004 16
Wayne Dobson Man Eaters "Bonus Effect", card from sandwich to reversed in deck
2004 18
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Dobson's Choice: the Sequel by Wayne Dobson Jan. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 1)
97
David Oliver (reviewer) Coin Flux 2 by Wayne Dobson Feb. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 2)
105
Peter Duffie Wayne Dobson mini bio
2006 27
Wayne Dobson Vision bills removed from wallet, on their backs a prediction can be read that predicts a named Ace
Inspired by
  • "Predator" (R. Paul Wilson)
2006 27
Wayne Dobson Ring Flash 2 ring materializes on chain in flash of fire
Also published here
Related to
2006 30
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) WD40 and Star-Struck: A Magical Story by Wayne Dobson May 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 5)
108
John Lovick* (reviewer) WD40 by Wayne Dobson Sep. 2007
MAGIC (Vol. 17 No. 1)
38
David Oliver (reviewer) Echo by Wayne Dobson Apr. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 4)
106
Wayne Dobson Foreword
2008 v
Jason England (reviewer) Echo by Wayne Dobson Apr. 2008
MAGIC (Vol. 17 No. 8)
116
Wayne Dobson Fluke number named, card shown reversed in one deck, it matches card at that number in second deck
Also published here
Variations
2008 16
Stephen MacRow Brain Fry!
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2008 182
Dustin Stinett Wayne Dobson: Changes and Choices
Jan. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 1)
56
Wayne Dobson Rainbow location in which deck becomes a rainbow deck
Also published here
  • also in: "Rainbow" (Wayne Dobson, The Crimp)
Variations
Jan. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 1)
66
Wayne Dobson Face-Up Criss Cross Cut Force
Jan. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 1)
66
Wayne Dobson Fluke number named, card shown reversed in one deck, it matches card at that number in second deck
Also published here
Variations
Jan. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 1)
67
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Metamorphosis by Wayne Dobson Oct. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 10)
81
Peter Duffie (reviewer) Metamorphosis by Wayne Dobson Oct. 2009
MAGIC (Vol. 19 No. 2)
83
Wayne Dobson Tax three blank cards, spectator puts sticker on two which match their backs, third card has "Tax" written on its back
Also published here
2009 1
Wayne Dobson TLC "Think, Look, Choose", mental epic type effect, last item is a forced card
Also published here
2009 3
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) A Life in Magic by Wayne Dobson Sep. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 9)
80
David Regal (reviewer) Spot On by Wayne Dobson Nov. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 11)
86
Peter Duffie (reviewer) Spot On by Wayne Dobson Mar. 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 19 No. 7)
80
Michael Claxton (reviewer) Wayne Dobson: A Life in Magic by Wayne Dobson Oct. 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 2)
87
Patrick Page One in the Middle in the hands monte
Related to
Variations
2011 219
David Regal (reviewer) Triplex by Wayne Dobson May 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 5)
88
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Look No Hands by Wayne Dobson July 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 7)
80
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Devastation by Wayne Dobson July 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 7)
87
John Lovick* (reviewer) Look No Hands by Wayne Dobson Aug. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 12)
85
David Regal (reviewer) Exchange (aka Wayne's Exchange) by Wayne Dobson Oct. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 10)
98
David Regal (reviewer) Big Revelation by Wayne Dobson Oct. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 10)
99
David Regal (reviewer) Spectrum by Wayne Dobson Oct. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 10)
101
Peter Duffie (reviewer) Food for Thought by Wayne Dobson May 2012
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 9)
74
Brad Henderson (reviewer) The Big Revelation by Wayne Dobson Nov. 2012
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 3)
78
Wayne Dobson Introduction
2013 3
Wayne Dobson Compatibility spectator and performer both chose a card via counting to a number and sign it on back and face respectively, it's the same card
Inspired by
2013 4
Wayne Dobson Best Friends prediction about which two coins end up being selected
2013 6
Wayne Dobson AFCAAN "Another Fucking Card at Any Number", with crib sheet for stooge
2013 8
Wayne Dobson Sharpie 2 four mini sharpies, spectator uses one, performer divines which one
Inspired by
  • "Sharpie" (Wayne Dobson, WD40)
2013 12
Wayne Dobson, Jerry Sadowitz Mind Ray ends with double-blank deck
Inspired by
  • "Mind Ray" (Jerry Sadowitz)
Related to
2013 14
Wayne Dobson On the Button six buttons on cloth, one chosen, it is the only one sewn onto cloth, Hot Rod Force
2013 17
Wayne Dobson Rainbow location in which deck becomes a rainbow deck
Inspired by
2013 18
Wayne Dobson Face-Up Criss Cross Cut Force
2013 19
Jim Steinmeyer, Wayne Dobson The Nine Card Problem small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Inspired by
2013 21
Wayne Dobson Cash Back using George Sands Prime Number Force
2013 23
Wayne Dobson The Unnamed Card unknown card chosen and pocketed, audience thinks of a card each, asked to sit down by calling out various card properties, last person standing thinks of card that is in pocket
2013 25
Wayne Dobson Perfect Order some tabled cards are divined
2013 27
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Welcome to the Fabulous Wayne Dobson & Friends by Wayne Dobson Jan. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 1)
97
David Oliver (reviewer) Pocket Money by Wayne Dobson Dec. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 12)
97
Alexander de Cova Fluke II number named, card shown reversed in one deck, it matches card at that number in second deck
Also published here
Inspired by
Aug. 2013 19
Francis Menotti* (reviewer) Exchange by Wayne Dobson Jan. 2013
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 5)
80
Peter Duffie (reviewer) Spectrum by Wayne Dobson Jan. 2013
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 5)
86
Francis Menotti* (reviewer) Wayne Dobson & Friends by Wayne Dobson Mar. 2013
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 7)
80
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Look No Hands by Wayne Dobson Feb. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 2)
95
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Once Upon a Time by Wayne Dobson May 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 5)
101
Alexander de Cova Fluke 2 number named, card shown reversed in one deck, it matches card at that number in second deck
Also published here
Inspired by
Jan. 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 3)
23
Wayne Dobson Banana Drama
  • Flashback: Pro-File
bill in banana
Also published here
Mar. 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 7)
76
Francis Menotti* (reviewer) Once Upon a Time by Wayne Dobson Apr. 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 8)
86
Francis Menotti* (reviewer) Look No Hands by Wayne Dobson June 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 10)
80
Wonder Man Fred Second Sight thought number is divined by performer, using watch
Inspired by
  • Wayne Dobson's "Every Time" in "Six Masterpieces", 2011.
  • Gregory Wilson's "N'Synch" in "Random Lecture Stuff 2" DVD.
2015 46
Eugene Burger Automatic Writing presentation for effect in which spectator distributes three different bills in three pockets, Free Will, two scripts
Inspired by
  • "Taking Notes" (Wayne Dobson)
2019 165
Francis Menotti* (reviewer) Wayne Dobson's Legacy by Wayne Dobson May 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)
84
Andi Gladwin In Memoriam: Wayne Dobson 1957-2025
Sep. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 9)
12
Unnamed Magician Rain Man spectator cuts off pile and counts it, loses it and shuffles deck, performer apparently remembers card and then names card at chosen number
  • Variant Method 1
  • Variant Method 2
Inspired by
  • "Wayneman" (Wayne Dobson, Marked 4 Life ebook, 2013)
2025 97