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A Poker Player's Picnic no-touch, little bit of dealing involved
Also published here
  • also in: Easy Aces (Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children, 1989)
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1948 16
Paul LePaul A Flourish And A Pass deck spreads itself between hands
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1949 35
Edward Marlo Mental Reverse
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1953 128
Dr. Jacob Daley, Dai Vernon The Last Trick of Dr. Jacob Daley
Variations
1957 210
Dai Vernon The Trick That Cannot be Explained
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1960 76
Larry Jennings Larreverse "Chapter Ten"
Also published here
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Variations
1967 59
John Benzais Benzais' Spin-Out
Also published here
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1967 67
Verne Chesbro, Larry West Acrobatic Cards four cards, top and bottom cards turned over, they are all shown one way again, repeated
Variations
1968 20
Roy Walton* The Happy Wanderers three cards in the middle, two travel to top and bottom, then cards are found in the middle again with one card reversed
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
1969 39
Roy Walton* A Switch in Time four red cards and four blacks cards, swap one, two, three cards around, always remain separate, as a climax the packets transpose
Also published here
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1972 1
Alex Elmsley One at a Time Collectors selections appear one by one between four Aces
Also published here
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Variations
Nov. 1974
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 3)
28
Roy Walton* Standortwechsel four picture cards and four number cards, swap one, two, three cards around, always remain separate, as a climax the packets transpose
Also published here
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Feb. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
60
Philip T. Goldstein* Jumping Bean Aces
Also published here
Variations
1977 4
Bernard Bilis Spread Sandwich Load from Classic Palm "Immediate Sandwich Cards"
Also published here
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Dec. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 12)
137
Bernard Bilis Immediate Sandwich Cards loading from classic palm with buckling
Also published here
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1980 11
Father Cyprian Swindle Cut Aces Aces lost and cut to by magician
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1980 10
Robert Walker, David Solomon Dunbury Sandwich wrong card captured, sandwich cards transform and find selection
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1980
The Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
63
Roy Walton* The Happy Wanderers three cards in the middle, two travel to top and bottom, then cards are found in the middle again with one card reversed
Also published here
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Variations
1981 31
Roy Walton* A Switch in Time four red cards and four blacks cards, swap one, two, three cards around, always remain separate, as a climax the packets transpose
Also published here
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1981 106
Paul Rosini Paul Rosini's Four Ace Effect Belchou's Aces
Also published here
  • also in: Easy Aces (Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children, 1989)
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1981 216
Daryl Martinez Hot Shot Cut one-handed cut with card shooting out of deck
Variations
1982 73
Larry Jennings The Searchers
Variations
Jan./Feb. 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 17 & 18)
172
Martin Lewis Martin's Computer Cards Nine special "computer" cards used as lie detector and divines identity of card
Variations
1985 105
Larry Jennings Optical Add-On
Also published here
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1986 4
Larry Jennings Collectors V - Distributraction
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1986 213
Tommy Wonder Deja ReVurse first selection reverses itself again and again, is torn and changes to second selection
Also published here
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1986 37
William Goodwin Slap Exchange quartet distributed face up in deck changes places with another four-of-a-kind on top of deck once deck is slapped
Variations
1986 8
Gary Ouellet Three-Second Wonder crossing hands when turning over top cards, inspiration according to "JawDroppers!"
Also published here
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Apr. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 4)
1335
John Bannon Trick Shot Production producing eight ball from card case
Also published here
Variations
1989 8
Brother John Hamman Stun-Sational card splits in three miniature card, another card visibly grows to normal size, prediction presentation
Variations
1989 138
Easy Aces no-touch, little bit of dealing involved
Also published here
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1989 39
Harry Lorayne Flip Force three forces based on discrepancies when splitting at the stop-point
Related to
  • Four Casting (Lee Asher, The Trapdoor — Volume Three, 1995)
    • also in: Total Recall (Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10, 2015)
  • "May the Force be With You" (Cooking with Lee Asher, 1999)
Variations
1990 206
John Bannon Play It Straight (Triumph) ordered suit reversed & distributed as finale
Also published here
  • "Cosmic Debris" (John Bannon lecture notes, 1987)
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1990 1
John Bannon Creased Lightning into fourth or eighth under the deck, also right after convincing control
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1990 45
Gary Ouellet Three Second Wonder crossing hands when turning over top cards
Also published here
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1990 28
Simon Aronson Simon-Eyes two cards thought of with counting procedure, both cards divined with "No No's Fishing"
  • Reality
  • The Problem
  • No No's Fishing
  • The Simon-Eyes Arrangement
  • The Selection Procedure
  • Fishing in the Simon-Eyes Pack
  • Fishing for the Values
  • Fishing for the Suits
  • The Faro Restacking Simon-Eyes Pack
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1990 123
Philip T. Goldstein* Overture black Aces sandwich reversed red Aces, they transpose
Also published here
  • "Overture" in "Genii" March, 1981. P. 158.
Variations
1990 3
Philip T. Goldstein* Third Degree Ace to Three on top of deck instantly distribute, Ace is one card away from first selection, Two is two cards away, ...
Also published here
  • "3rd Degree" in "New Tops" August, 1980. P. 43.
Variations
1990 21
Philip T. Goldstein* Jumping Bean Aces three cards on leader ace, other cards become kings
Also published here
Variations
1990 35
Alex Elmsley One at a Time Collectors selections appear one by one between four Aces
Also published here
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1991 288
Alex Elmsley Snap Swap one under hand, one reversed in deck
Variations
1991 291
John Bannon Trick Shot Production producing eight ball from card case
Also published here
Variations
1991 59
Jack Birnman Dragnet Queens are tossed in deck, they split up and sandwich two selections, Birnman's original sleights replaced with standard sleights
Variations
1992 222
Gary Ouellet Three Second Wonder crossing hands when turning over top cards
Also published here
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Variations
1993 12
Larry Jennings 5.- Larreverse: Volver una Carta Cualquiera al Poner Bien Otra
Also published here
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1993 219
George Pughe George Pughe's Pass from center to top as top half is replaced
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1994 1053
Steve Bedwell Convincing Control Fold
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1995 ca. 1
Philip T. Goldstein*, William Goodwin, Roberto Giobbi The Royal Acrobats Twisting the Kings, who then trap a selected card, Goodwin's twisting sequence is mis-credited to Alfonso
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1996 324
Tommy Wonder Déjà ReVurse first selection reverses itself again and again, is torn and changes to second selection
Also published here
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1996 167
Bernard Bilis Immediate Sandwich Cards
Also published here
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2000 1033
Simon Aronson Head Over Heels Head Over Heels move, control card to second from the top, and reversed, see following pages for applications
Also published here
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Variations
2001 95
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Pandemonium at the card table tabled
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2001 37
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
Also published here
Variations
Dec. 2001
MAGIC (Vol. 11 No. 4)
77
Andi Gladwin All Over The (Dis)Place Aces put face-up on top, they vanish and are instantly distributed throughout deck
Also published here
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June 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 12)
4
William Eston Easy Oil 4&4
Also published here
Variations
Oct. 2003
MAGIC (Vol. 13 No. 2)
84
Ryan Swigert KickBack: The Original 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
  • Handling Tip (dummy signatures, Chris Korn)
Also published here
Variations
2003 4
Simon Aronson Head Over Heels control card to second from the top, and reversed, with further details by Simon Aronson
Also published here
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2004 45
Simon Aronson, Ramón Riobóo The Three Hours three cards are divined
Also published here
Inspired by
  • Simon-Eyes (Simon Aronson, The Aronson Approach, 1990)
  • "Double Divination" (Walt Lees, Abracadabra #2447, Dec. 19, 1992)
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2004 65
Antonio José Arenillas Prediction à la Kruskal Kruskal principle applied to Mnemonica, prediction
Variations
2004 68
Simon Aronson, John Bannon, David Solomon Among the Discards selected Ace appears between the two black Queens in a surprising location - not in the deck where they are placed, but on the table where the other three Aces were
Also published here
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July 2004
MAGIC (Vol. 13 No. 11)
87
John Bannon Play It Straight (Triumph) "a/k/a 'The Bannon Triumph'"
ordered suit reversed & distributed as finale
Also published here
  • "Cosmic Debris" (John Bannon lecture notes, 1987)
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Variations
2009 56
Andi Gladwin, Harapan Ong Acextraction four cards given to spectator, selection magically vanishes and appears in deck, other three cards change to match, Biddle Trick with transformation kicker
Also published here
Jan. 2009
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 5)
73
Harapan Ong Expertalk: Harapan Ong on the Cull
Also published here
May 2009
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 9)
68
Harapan Ong Come Back to (Dis)Place name four-of-a-kind removed, twisting routine, they change to Aces, original cards are distributed throughout deck
Also published here
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Mar. 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 19 No. 7)
67
Harapan Ong Passport Please twisting with Kings, they change to Aces, Kings produced from different locations
Also published here
Apr. 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 19 No. 8)
69
Harapan Ong Bold ATFUS Variation
Also published here
Apr. 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 19 No. 8)
70
Harapan Ong Expertalk: Harapan Ong on the Cull Replacement distributing culled cards one by one
Also published here
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Nov. 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 3)
69
Harapan Ong Fan Twirl Closer Control one half fanned in right hand, top card of left-hand half is shown and lost, card controlled to top
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Mar. 2011
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 3)
32
Harapan Ong The Card Across two tabled spreads with half the deck each, reversed card jumps from one to the other as both are flipped over simultaneously
Also published here
Jan. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 5)
61
Harapan Ong The Cull Pass Aces face-up distributed, suddenly face-down on top of deck
Also published here
Mar. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 7)
70
Simon Aronson Head Over Heels Move control card to second from the top, and reversed
Also published here
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Variations
2011 4
Harapan Ong Stress Production cutting to four Kings, Aces are on bottom, multiple Frank Thompson Cuts
Also published here
Sep. 2012
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 1)
63
Harapan Ong Double Slip Production performer cuts to the four Kings, Aces found as well
Also published here
Dec. 2012
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 4)
67
Tyler Wilson Updog three cards produced one by one from sandwich, those cards becomes sandwich with original sandwich cards
Also published here
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Variations
2013 21
John Bannon The Bannon Triumph "a/k/a Play it Straight Triumph"
ordered suit reversed & distributed as finale
Also published here
  • "Cosmic Debris" (John Bannon lecture notes, 1987)
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Variations
2013 285
Harapan Ong Suck It Up selected card sucked into straw
Also published here
Feb. 2013
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 6)
68
John Bannon The Bannon Triumph (a.k.a. Play it Straight Triumph) "a/k/a 'The Bannon Triumph'"
ordered suit reversed & distributed as finale
Also published here
  • "Cosmic Debris" (John Bannon lecture notes, 1987)
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Variations
Oct. 2013
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 2)
70
Kevin Ho Turducken progressive sandwich in which a string of sandwiches is produced, in the end sandwich with miniature cards shows up
Also published here
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Variations
2014 1
Tyler Wilson Updog three cards produced one by one from sandwich, those cards becomes sandwich with original sandwich cards
Also published here
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Variations
2014 8
Chris Mayhew Kim Card Ashian selection made, sandwich cards removed one of which is the selection by apparent mistake, corrected
Inspired by
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2014 15
Harapan Ong Introduction
2014 6
Harapan Ong The Cavorted Aces aces in center, two travel to top and bottom, cavorting aces
Also published here
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2014 19
Harapan Ong Cull the Police! Jacks face-up at different position come to top, burglars
Variations
2014 23
Harapan Ong, William Eston Full Deck Oil & Water 4&4, deck finale
Inspired by
2014 30
Harapan Ong Two Heads are Better than One three selections lost, two Kings face-up together, they separate next to two selections, then come together to sandwich third selection
2014 35
Harapan Ong Slap Me Silly two four-of-a-kind, one distributed face-up, the other on top, they transpose
Also published here
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2014 42
Harapan Ong, Edward Marlo Modified ATFUS
Also published here
2014 43
Harapan Ong The Delayed Cull
Also published here
2014 51
Harapan Ong The Cull Switch card placed in sandwich in spread is switched
2014 57
Harapan Ong The Buckle Replacement distributing culled cards one by one, double sandwich application in two parts of spread
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2014 60
Harapan Ong The Cull Tap Reversal Aces face-up distributed, suddenly face-down on top of deck
Also published here
2014 64
Harapan Ong, Larry Jennings Cull in the Search Team keeping Jennings' wrong-card finale
Inspired by
2014 71
Harapan Ong The Princess Card Trick Revisited thought-of-card vanishes from packet, reappears in sandwich in deck
2014 77
Harapan Ong Switchsand card in pocket transposes with sandwich card in center of deck
2014 81
Harapan Ong Scattered Sandwich Aces reversed in center, split up to sandwich two selections
Inspired by
2014 86
Harapan Ong Indicated Replacements Ace to Three inserted by spectator, Ace is one card away from first selection, Two is two cards away, ...
Inspired by
  • "3rd Degree" in "New Tops" August, 1980. P. 43.
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2014 90
Harapan Ong, Larry Jennings The Buckle-llectors Kings distribute, then assemble around three selections
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2014 93
Harapan Ong Utterly Mental Reverse
Also published here
Inspired by
2014 98
Harapan Ong Variation "Mental Reverse" variation with four Aces on top of deck which change into the four cards the spectator did not think of
2014 101
Harapan Ong, Troy Hooser Slipstream Packet Switch
2014 101
Harapan Ong A Convincing Card Fold into quarters with Convincing Control cover
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2014 107
Harapan Ong Cull-our Change face-up card dropped from middle of spread to table, visual change
2014 114
Harapan Ong Special Thanks
2014 117
Simon Aronson, John Bannon, David Solomon Among the Discards selected Ace appears between the two black Queens in a surprising location - not in the deck where they are placed, but on the table where the other three Aces were
Also published here
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2014 70
Harapan Ong Three Easy Steps tabled cutting sequence in one row
July 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 7)
40
David Britland (reviewer) Close Culls by Harapan Ong Sep. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 9)
83
Harapan Ong First Look: Close Culls
Mar. 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 7)
66
Harapan Ong Cavorted Aces aces in center, two travel to top and bottom, cavorting aces
Also published here
Inspired by
Mar. 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 7)
66
Harapan Ong Cull Tap Reversal Aces face-up distributed, suddenly face-down on top of deck
Also published here
Mar. 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 7)
67
Harapan Ong Utterly Mental Reverse
Also published here
Inspired by
Mar. 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 7)
68
Harapan Ong Slap Me Silly two four-of-a-kind, one distributed face-up, the other on top, they transpose
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Mar. 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 7)
69
Harapan Ong, Edward Marlo Modified ATFUS
Also published here
Mar. 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 7)
69
Jared Kopf (reviewer) Close Culls by Harapan Ong Sep. 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 1)
80
Harapan Ong Thinking Like a Physicist 1) We Make Approximations
2) We Copy When We Can
3) We search for beauty
Also published here
Summer 2015
Quarterly (Issue 3)
43
Harapan Ong Foreword
2016 6
Harapan Ong, Ryan Plunkett Stock Lines Stock Lines: Ad lib game for magicians, made into structured routine that dictates the card trick
Also published here
2016 27
Harapan Ong Royal Explosion tabled production of royal flush
Also published here
Related to
Jan. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 1)
58
Harapan Ong Direct Triple Prediction three cards touched by spectator during in-the-hands spread, all predicted immediately before they are touched
Also published here
Variations
Dec. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 12)
56
Larry Jennings, Harapan Ong Optical Add-On handling for single card
Also published here
Inspired by
Dec. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 12)
57
Harapan Ong The Incomplete Strip-Out stripping cards out from a tapered deck with an unsquared deck
  • Shuffle stacking sandwich demo: shuffling selection between two Jokers
  • Full deck red-black separation
  • Oil and Water: Spectator separates the colors themselves
2017 151
Tyler Wilson Updog three cards produced one by one from sandwich, those cards becomes sandwich with original sandwich cards
Also published here
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Variations
2017 1
Harapan Ong Preface: What is Wabi-Sabi?
2017 7
Harapan Ong Daley Revision streamlined handling
2017 8
Harapan Ong All Hail the Great Leader Four red cards and four black cards keep remaining separate despite being mixed (follow the leader), when placed together they mix, when placed back with their leaders they separate again
Related to
2017 14
Harapan Ong, Takanobu Ishida The Famous Eight-Card Mystery Self-working trick, card is cut to and remembered, packet is shuffled and dealt, ends with finding card and also the four Eights
2017 22
Harapan Ong MixUnMix Three red cards and three black cards visually mix and then unmix with a wave
2017 26
Harapan Ong Alternative Facts Wrong card taken out of spread is changed into spectator's selection as a surprise
2017 30
Harapan Ong SpreadShot Transposition Flashy two card transposition, in which card is spun into the air from a spread, transforming and transposing with the other card
2017 35
Harapan Ong SpreadShot Spinning a card from a spread into the air, causing it to flip over in the process and land on the spread
2017 36
Harapan Ong You'll Float Too Visual Oil and Water routine, cards separate during a dribble
2017 38
Harapan Ong Stock Lines Stock Lines: Ad lib game for magicians, made into structured routine that dictates the card trick
Also published here
2017 41
Harapan Ong Creating Magic essay on originality and creating tricks
2017 39
Harapan Ong Introduction
2018 11
Harapan Ong Thinking Like a Physicist 1) We make approximations.
2) We copy when we can.
3) We search for beauty.
Also published here
2018 13
Harapan Ong Streamlined Pocket Transposition pocketed card transposes with reversed card in deck
2018 23
Harry Lorayne, Harapan Ong Flip Force Variation deck reversed around selected card while switching it
Inspired by
2018 24
Harapan Ong The Card Across two tabled spreads with half the deck each, reversed card jumps from one to the other as both are flipped over simultaneously
Also published here
2018 27
Harapan Ong On Producing a Four-of-a-Kind - Hadouken Production in-the-hands
2018 31
Harapan Ong Stress Production cutting to four Kings, Aces are on bottom, multiple Frank Thompson Cuts
Also published here
2018 32
Harapan Ong Passport Production spectator pushed Ace in deck, other Aces produced from that position
2018 33
Harapan Ong Mark-a-Place Force
Inspired by
2018 34
Harapan Ong Kaleidoscope Production tabled cutting sequence to produce a four-of-a-kind
2018 37
Harapan Ong Straight Ace four Aces produced in empty hands at once in straight line
2018 40
Harapan Ong, Donald Chung Poker Player's Picnic Plus with additional four-of-a-kind at bottom
Inspired by
2018 43
Harapan Ong, Michał Kociołek Michalevator with seven cards, transposition climax
Related to
  • "Low Riser" (Cameron Francis, Let's Get Small, 2012 ebook)
2018 45
Harapan Ong Jacob's Elevator Inversion climax
2018 50
Harapan Ong Royal Explosions tabled productions of royal flush
I. Royal Explosion One
II. Royal Explosion Two
Also published here
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2018 54
Harapan Ong Simple Bean Aces at once with eight cards off the top of the deck
Inspired by
2018 58
Harapan Ong Daley's Last Sandwiches selection appears sandwiched between one pair or both pairs as climax
I. Tabled Version
II. In the Hands
III. Hands and Table
2018 61
Harapan Ong Extensions on the Aronson "Heads Over Heels" Move section intro
Inspired by
2018 67
Harapan Ong Sudden Surprise Sandwich two pairs of Aces appear reversed in deck, sandwiching two selections
Inspired by
2018 67
Harapan Ong Head Over Heels, Face to Face two cards named in face-up spread, they end up face-to-face on top
Inspired by
2018 69
Harapan Ong Triumph Squared two selections
2018 71
Harapan Ong Spread Scoop-Up Turnover as half the deck is scooped up
2018 72
Harapan Ong Play It Crooked
Inspired by
2018 74
Harapan Ong Twisting Morph Kings turn face-down one by one, then change to Aces
2018 80
Harapan Ong Three Degrees of Separation Ace to Three on top of deck instantly distribute, Ace is one card away from first selection, Two is two cards away, ...
Inspired by
  • "3rd Degree" in "New Tops" August, 1980. P. 43.
Related to
2018 85
Harapan Ong Direct Triple Prediction three cards touched by spectator during in-the-hands spread, all predicted immediately before they are touched
Also published here
Variations
2018 89
Larry Jennings, Harapan Ong Optical Add-On handling for single card
Also published here
Inspired by
2018 90
Harapan Ong Sandwich-ception progressive sandwich in which a string of sandwiches is produced, in the end sandwich with miniature cards shows up, center card removed and it becomes normal sized
Inspired by
2018 95
Harapan Ong Oops selection made, sandwich cards removed one of which is the selection by apparent mistake, corrected with visual transformation
Inspired by
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2018 100
Harapan Ong Three Chances three duplicates of selection produced from red Jacks, those three cards become red Jacks with sandwiched selection
Inspired by
Variations
2018 103
Harapan Ong Bigger Transpo transposition between the Queens and selection, four miniature cards are found on face of original selections and Queens change into giant version of selection
Inspired by
  • "Bigger Finish" (Jay Sankey, marketed product)
2018 109
Harapan Ong Tiny Transpo three cards on case switch places with three in the hand, sucker gag beginning
2018 112
Harapan Ong Perspective one half for spectator, top cards do not match, they do when packets are exchanged, repeated, then four Aces found near top and on bottom
Related to
  • "Illusion versus Reality" (Peter Duffie, Card School, ebook, 1995)
  • "Illusion or Reality" (Vincent Hedan, Mnemosyne, ebook, 2012)
2018 116
Harapan Ong Illogical Double Lift Handling
2018 118
Harapan Ong Faro Pharaoh apparently Ace placed next to another card as indicated by that card's value with a faro, other Aces found
  • I. Basic handling
  • II. Advanced handling
2018 120
Harapan Ong Extensions to the Cheek to Cheek Deck section intro
2018 124
Harapan Ong Dude, You're not even Trying competition with spectator who rights half a face-up/face-down mixed deck faster, spectator's end up mixed again while performer's magically unmix
Related to
2018 124
Harapan Ong The More you Shuffle cards shuffled face-up/face-down, they become progressively straightened out during more riffle shuffles, four Aces end up reversed
2018 125
Harapan Ong Followers of Christ same Ace keeps appearing or turning over, then Aces find by cutting to them
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2018 130
Harapan Ong The Infinity Reversal reversed card is apparently turned back over in in-the-hands spread
Inspired by
2018 132
Harapan Ong Countdown Packet four Fours, one card removed, the remaining three cards change to Threes, repeated twice until one Ace remains
2018 137
Harapan Ong Routines with a Tabled False Cut section intro
2018 141
Harapan Ong Tabled False Cut up-the-ladder type
2018 141
Harapan Ong Rapid-fire Benzais four cards spun out during consecutive Benzais cut productions
Inspired by
2018 143
Harapan Ong That Escalated Quickly deck cut, Ace on top, cut into two piles, two Twos on top, ends with ten packets with Ace through Ten
2018 144
Harapan Ong Daley Express visual
2018 153
Harapan Ong Throwaway Tricks section intro, tricks with the extra cards in the deck
2018 157
Harapan Ong Triumph in the Trash multi-phase routine in which two of four jokers are turned over and they reverse again
2018 157
Harapan Ong Blank in the Bin four Jokers become blank one by one and then change back
2018 161
Harapan Ong Remix in the Rubbish four Jokers turn face down one by one, then All Backs phase, then blank, back to Jokers
Related to
2018 162
Harapan Ong King's Overture black Kings sandwich red Kings, they transpose, with second visual phase
Inspired by
  • "Overture" in "Genii" March, 1981. P. 158.
2018 166
Harapan Ong On the Alfonso-Giobbi Twisting Sequence section intro, actually William Goodwin's twisting sequence, mis-credited
Inspired by
2018 169
Harapan Ong Cascading Twist Kings turn over one by one, then all at once two times
Inspired by
2018 169
Harapan Ong Plot Twist transformation kicker
Inspired by
2018 170
Harapan Ong Gag Packs packet tricks with four cards
  • Change Back (rainbow backs finale)
  • One Direction (photos as finale of boy band members)
2018 172
Harapan Ong, Pipo Villanueva World's Smallest Colour Change sandwiched card is slightly pivoted and switched, it changes visually
2018 177
Harapan Ong Direct Ambigrams "The Law of Non-Conservation of Card Magic & Tawanokomu"
two ambigram revelations from a formula and Japanese characters, "trick that cannot be explained" application
2018 183
Harapan Ong Checkmate chess figure appears behind card on hand
Inspired by
2018 187
Harapan Ong Have a Break, Have a Kit Kat kit kat bar appears from deck of cards
2018 190
Harapan Ong Flexacard tritetra-flexagon from cards, two cards can be revealed, self-animated
2018 193
Harapan Ong The Frog Prince card with frog image visually changes into a Jack of Hearts, hand-operated flap style gimmick
2018 199
Harapan Ong 2 + 2 = 4 Four value torn in half, both halves change into a Two each
2018 203
Harapan Ong 4, 3, 2, 1 hybrid flexagon to consecutively reveal four cards
Related to
  • hybrid flexagon, Douglas Engel, Journal of Recreational Mathematics 2, 1969
2018 205
Harapan Ong On the Fundamental Structure of Routines I: Linear structures
II: Branching structures
  • Equivoque
  • Multiple Outs
III: The Trick That Cannot Be Explained
IV: Conclusion
V: References
2018 211
Harapan Ong On Apophenia and Coincidence Effects I: An anecdote (impossible vs. improbable)
II: Infusing Intention
III: Connecting random dots
IV: Another anecdote ( "trick that cannot be explained")
V: References
2018 216
Harapan Ong On Magic, Evolution and Bottom-Up Design I: Evolution and Intelligent Design
II: The Trick That Cannot Be Explained
III: Bottom-Up Design in Magic
IV: Conclusion
V: References
2018 222
Harapan Ong Thoughts on "The Trick That Cannot Be Explained" I: Introduction
II: Favorite "Licks"
Inspired by
2018 229
Harapan Ong Naming a Number improvisational countdown force, "trick that cannot be explained"
2018 231
Harapan Ong Breakless Classic Force face-up
2018 231
Harapan Ong Messy Ace Production deck cut into many tabled packets by performer, Aces produced
Related to
2018 232
Harapan Ong Count or Spell random values are counted or spelled to as the spectator wishes, leads to four Aces
2018 234
Harapan Ong Twisted Choices Kings and Aces, twisting effect with one packet, chosen suit transposes between packets
2018 238
Harapan Ong A Blind Mess card chosen from face-up/face-down and rosetta spun mess, performer cuts to it after some mixing, faro
2018 245
Harapan Ong What Magicians Can Learn From Scientists I: The Importance of Abstract Work
II: Magic
III: Conclusion
2018 249
Harapan Ong Center of Attention Ace of Spades keeps reversing itself in packet of Aces, ends with imbalanced transposition between Ace of Spades and other three Aces
Also published here
June 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 6)
80
Harapan Ong Zipper Zarrow bold table spread bluff
2019 77
Harapan Ong Introduction
2019 3
Harapan Ong Memorized Decks: Frequently Asked Questions
  • What is a memorized deck?
  • Why should I learn a memorized deck?
  • Is it really that useful?
  • How do you memorize a deck of cards?
  • Which memorized deck should I learn?
2019 4
Harapan Ong Memorizing a Deck Chapter introduction
2019 13
Harapan Ong A Stack to Forget The stack itself
Related to
2019 15
Harapan Ong Tip #1: Use a deck of cards to help you memorize.
2019 16
Harapan Ong Tip #2: Don't bite off more than you can chew.
2019 18
Harapan Ong Tip #3: Use mini games to test your own memorization.
  • The Mixer Fixer
  • The Number Namer
  • The Imagination Indoctrination
  • The Faster Pass-ter Master
2019 20
Harapan Ong Features Chapter introduction
2019 25
Harapan Ong Bits and Pieces Smaller features of A Stack to Forget, including a small sandwich trick, spelling bank etc.
Related to
2019 27
Harapan Ong A Short Word on Gambling Routines Why the stack has no gambling routines built in
Related to
2019 34
Harapan Ong Going Both Ways Triumph routine, Nine of Hearts is revealed which is then used to find all four Aces
2019 35
Harapan Ong, Joshua Jay Plunger Lie Detector Lie detector effect using Plunger Principle
2019 39
Harapan Ong Four Choices Spectator makes a series of choices, locates four Aces
2019 42
Alex Elmsley, Harapan Ong Snap Swap Minor handling variation for the original Elmsley trick, two card transposition
Inspired by
2019 45
Simon Aronson, Ramón Riobóo, Harapan Ong, Persi Diaconis*, Ron Graham The Three Hours Three spectators each think of a card, magician divines each card without making any wrong statements
Inspired by
Related to
2019 48
Harapan Ong Matching the Cards classic effect
2019 53
Harapan Ong Same Data, Different Conclusions Two cards selected. Three cards used to divine color, suit and value of first selection. Those three cards then change into the mates of second selection.
2019 57
Harapan Ong Spelling On spelling tricks
2019 62
Harapan Ong Spelling Chain 1 spelling to suit, then value, then selection itself
2019 63
Harapan Ong Spelling Chain 2 spelling to peeked-at card
2019 64
Harapan Ong You Can't Handle the Truth Lie detector, spelling
Inspired by
2019 66
Harapan Ong Prediction à la Kruskal
2019 70
Harapan Ong Old School, New School Spelling to divine the first card's suit and value, then find all the mates to the second selection
2019 72
Harapan Ong One Final Note
2019 74
Harapan Ong Recommended Reading Books to check out on memorized deck magic
2019 75
Tom Gagnon Burglar's Big Break Out Jacks put into deck reversed one by one and then travel to Joker with paper clip on it, using Gagnon Spread Control, handkerchief as cover in last phase
Inspired by
2019 100
Tom Frame (reviewer) Principia by Harapan Ong Apr. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 4)
96
Ramón Riobóo Same Number for Three The Three Hours, three spectators think of card at chosen number, magician divines
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
2019 157
Harapan Ong Travellator four Aces, three cards put on each, one by one the the Aces travel to top of their packets, last Ace travels to card case
2020 179
John Bannon Bounce
  • Dealing With It
first selected card found with two Jokers, second selection appears between Jokers and is put to other card and instantly they transpose
Inspired by
Sep. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 9)
56
Harapan Ong Foreword Introduction + explaining the meaning of The Four Treasures
2020 4
Harapan Ong Centre of Attention Ace of Spades keeps reversing itself in packet of Aces, ends with imbalanced transposition between Ace of Spades and other three Aces
Also published here
2020 7
Harapan Ong Hand To Pocket Selected and signed card placed on spectator's palm, deck placed reversed on top of the card. Card disappears and travels to magician's pocket.
2020 31
Harapan Ong Indicated Transposition Two cards selected and lost. First card turns face up in the middle of the deck, and then placed aside. Magician counts down the value of the first card from its position, and finds first selection again. The card placed aside is shown to be the second selection.
2020 53
Harapan Ong Punchback Variation of Kickback by Ryan Swigert. Two black Kings used to locate two selections one by one, but in the process the two selections suddenly change places with the two Kings.
Inspired by
Variations
2020 75
Larry Jennings Optical Add-On
Also published here
Related to
Variations
2020 543
Harapan Ong Direct Triple Prediction three cards touched by spectator during in-the-hands spread, all predicted immediately before they are touched
Also published here
Variations
2020 12
Larry Jennings, Harapan Ong Optical Add-On handling for single card
Also published here
Inspired by
2020 15
Ryan Plunkett Stand-up Triple Prediction three cards touched by spectator during in-the-hands spread, all predicted immediately before they are touched
Inspired by
July 2021
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Special Chicago Issue #1)
37
David Britland (reviewer) The Four Treasures by Harapan Ong June 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 6)
86
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) The Four Treasures by Harapan Ong July 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 7)
8
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Harapan Ong Masterclass Live (Three-video set) by Harapan Ong Oct. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 10)
85