124 entries for Will Houstoun

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Bill Simon The Simon Card Control jog, insertion from the side with deck in end grip
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1952
Effective Card Magic
93
Edward Marlo Marlo Miracle Aces classic faro Ace cutting ("estimation aces"), last Ace found at named number
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
44
Edward Marlo, Martin A. Nash Marlo Miracle Aces classic faro ace cutting ("estimation aces"), last ace found at named number
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 1980
Colors on the March
4
Bill Simon Die Simon-Kartenkontrolle jog, insertion from the side
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
67
Edward Marlo Spread Pass Addition with variations
  • Delayed Addition
  • Off The Face Switch
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1986
Thirty Five Years Later
20
Justin Higham* Another Filling red Aces vanish from face of deck, appears in deck sandwiching black Aces, four methods
Inspired by
Variations
 Oct. 1989
Inside Out (Issue 7)
15
Edward Marlo Spread Pass Addition with packet or deck, variations
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1992
A Final Farewell Lecture
29
Ernest Earick Lazy-Susan Tabled Palm tabled palm in left hand lateral palm
Variations
 1993
By Forces Unseen
127
Edward Marlo Spread Pass Addition
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 Aug. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 8)
24
Justin Higham* Face-Up IDF
Inspired by
Variations
 2007
The Illogical Dribble Force
6
Kevin Baker Casual Palm-Replacement IDF hides back-color
Inspired by
Variations
 2007
The Illogical Dribble Force
11
Justin Higham* Illogical Dribble Control (or Reverse IDF)
Related to
Variations
 2007
The Illogical Dribble Force
14
Justin Higham*, Will Houstoun, Dai Vernon Covers & Applications for the A.G. Shift
  • With the Hand at the Side
  • Move-to-Pocket Cover (Houstoun)
  • Behind-the-Jacket Cover
  • Back-pocket Cover
  • Envelope Cover
  • Banknote-Counting Cover - Gaming Scenario
  • Behind-the-Shoulder Cover (Vernon)
  • Behind-the-Chair Cover (Houstoun)
  • As an Addition Move (see Spread Pass Addition)
Related to
 2008
Dexterity Manual
4
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) The Notebook by Will Houstoun May 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 5)
88
Will Houstoun Non-Discrepant Face-Up IDF
Inspired by
 2009
Notes on the Illogical Dribble Force
5
Will Houstoun Face-Up IDF Control Plus Transfer
Inspired by
 2009
Notes on the Illogical Dribble Force
7
Gabe Fajuri (reviewer) The Notebook by Anonymous (written by Will Houstoun) May 2009
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 9)
77
David Britland (reviewer) Hellis in Wonderland by Will Houstoun June 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 6)
77
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Freak by Will Houstoun July 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 7)
74
Michael Claxton (reviewer) Hellis in Wonderland by Will Houstoun May 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 19 No. 9)
79
Will Houstoun (reviewer) iForce by Greg Rostami
app 		Aug. 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 19 No. 12)
82
Will Houstoun (reviewer) No Freakin' Way by Carl Andrews, Jr. Sep. 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 1)
78
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Campfire Magic App by Mac King Sep. 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 1)
81
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Mnemonica Trainer by Nicolas Palacios Oct. 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 2)
81
Will Houstoun (reviewer) CardOracle by Yves Doumergue Oct. 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 2)
82
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Biz Card Magic by Carl Andrews, Jr. Nov. 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 3)
80
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Confessions of a Conjurer by Derren Brown Dec. 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 4)
92
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Gift Magic: Performances that Leave People with a Souvenir by Lawrence Hass Dec. 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 4)
94
Justin Higham* Lateral-Palm Method
Inspired by
 2011
Pseudo Card-Cheating Switches and Related Moves
8
Benjamin Earl Turn-and-Look Packet Switch 1 packet switched for palmed cards
Variations
 2011
Pseudo Card-Cheating Switches and Related Moves
21
Will Houstoun Lateral-Palm Swivel Switch
  • No-Lap Clean-Up
Inspired by
Variations
 2011
More Pseudo Card-Cheating and Related Switches
9
Justin Higham*, Will Houstoun Casual Palm-Replacement Switch
  • Illogical CPR Switch
  • 1-of-2 CPR Switch
  • 2-for-2 Spread Version (Will Houstoun)
  • 1-of-2 Spread Version
  • 1-of-2 Squared Version
  • Modified CPR Switch (Will Houstoun)
Inspired by
 2011
More Pseudo Card-Cheating and Related Switches
15
Justin Higham* Secret-Transfer Switch
Variations
 2011
More Pseudo Card-Cheating and Related Switches
21
Will Houstoun Turn-and-Spread Transfer Switch partial switch
  • As a Three-of-Four Switch
Inspired by
 2011
More Pseudo Card-Cheating and Related Switches
23
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Magic Marvels #5 by Andy Milsusnic
WebGames App, Ricard Osterlind's Any Card at Any Number 		Jan. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 5)
79
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Magic Shows by Ian Keable-Elliott
30 Years of Programmes from Daniels to Derren 		Jan. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 5)
85
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Trick Photography by Steve Gore Feb. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 6)
82
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Magic SMS by Angelo Carbone Mar. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 7)
79
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Mental Killer by Max Krause Mar. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 7)
80
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The PM Card Mark System Plus Assorted Miracles by Pete McCabe Mar. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 7)
85
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Orbit Spread by Bill Perkins Apr. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 8)
76
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Mental Epic Pad by Marc Oberon May 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 9)
81
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Big Book of Rising Cards by Claude "Klingsor" Isbecque May 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 9)
83
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Sandwiches by Tony Chang July 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 11)
85
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Shootout by Adam Dadswell Aug. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 12)
80
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Open Triumph by Dani DaOrtiz Sep. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 1)
92
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Streets by John Archer, Ivan Markovic
App 		Sep. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 1)
94
Will Houstoun (reviewer) CHOP by Craig Petty Sep. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 1)
99
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Mes(s)merize by Stefan Olschewski Oct. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 2)
83
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Manual of Darkness by Enrique de Hériz
fiction book 		Oct. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 2)
87
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Latitude 2 by Domanik Mastrianni Nov. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 3)
80
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Longitude by Domanik Mastrianni Nov. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 3)
80
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Color Change by Crispin Sartwell Nov. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 3)
85
Visions of Sugar Plums various tips and products for Christmas
  • Something For Everyone (Will Houstoun)
  • Only Three? (Jason England)
  • Nothing (Farrell Dillon)
  • Ghosts of Christmas Past (Michael Claxton
  • Holiday Classics (Gabe Fajuri
  • Three Magic - Peter Duffie
  • The Letter (Brad Henderson
  • 'Twas the Month of December (Francis Menotti
 		Dec. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 4)
52
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Finding The Center by Antonio Zuccaro Dec. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 4)
81
Will Houstoun Guestimation
Inspired by
 2012
Seventeen Secrets
23
Justin Higham* Bevelled-Riffle Bottom Force top-bottom discrepant
Variations
 2012
Prophecy Moves and Effects
1
Will Houstoun Bevelled-Riffle Prophecy Force
Inspired by
Variations
 2012
Prophecy Moves and Effects
2
Justin Higham* Bevelled-Riffle Prophecy Move
Inspired by
Variations
 2012
Prophecy Moves and Effects
3
Will Houstoun Further Filling red Aces vanish from face of deck, appears in deck sandwiching black Aces
Inspired by
 2012
Non-Automatic Card Tricks
19
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Panini by Lee Asher Jan. 2012
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 5)
79
Will Houstoun (reviewer) More Power To You by David Acer Feb. 2012
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 6)
80
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Art of Switching Decks by Roberto Giobbi Apr. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 4)
94
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Liber Mentis: Psycrets British Society of Mystery Entertainers 2007-2012 by Steve Drury Apr. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 4)
95
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Seeking the Bridge: Further Principles and Techniques for the Sophisticated Magical Artist by John Born Apr. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 4)
96
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Too Hot for the Devil by Tom Gagnon (written by Matthew Field) Aug. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 8)
100
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Ein Spiel Karten by R. P. Aug. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 8)
101
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Reading Writing by Ariel Frailich Aug. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 8)
101
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Metamagic: An Introduction - A Guide to Using Magic as a Medium for Discourse by Shawn DeSouza-Coelho Aug. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 8)
102
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Non Plus Ultra: Volumes One and Two by Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser (written by "Magic" Christian Stelzel) Dec. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 12)
98
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Jarrow: The Humorist Trickster by Emil Jarrow (written by David Charvet) Dec. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 12)
100
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Complete Digital Precursor by William P. Miesel Dec. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 12)
100
Joseph Barry, Will Houstoun Finessed Side-Jog Handling
Inspired by
 2013
Bold and Illogical Card Moves
26
Justin Higham*, Will Houstoun Pseudo Top-Card Removal fake pick-up of top card of tabled packet with packet in hand
  • First Version
  • Second Version (Will Houstoun)
  • Third Version
 		2013
Bold and Illogical Card Moves
43
Justin Higham* The 15-Card Poker Climax featuring a phase with fifteen cards in which performer still gets a Royal Flush, other hand and discard predicted
  • Introduction
  • Cards & Set-Up
  • The Prediction
  • Patter
  • The Routine
    • Part One - The 10-Card Poker Deal
    • Part Two - The 15-Card Poker Climax
  • End Notes
Variations
 2013
Pseudo Cheating Demos and Effects
1
Will Houstoun Switch Method
  • Another Use - "Do You Want to Switch"?
Inspired by
 2013
Pseudo Cheating Demos and Effects
7
Will Houstoun Pointing Up the Spectator's Discards
Inspired by
 2013
Pseudo Cheating Demos and Effects
8
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Magic of Celebrating Illusion by Robert E. Neale Apr. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 4)
92
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Eye Wonder: The Amazing Paradoxical and Magical Illusionary Worlds of Jerry Andrus by Jerry Andrus (written by Al Seckel) Apr. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 4)
93
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Captivity, Slavery and Survival as a Far East POW: The Conjurer on the Kwai by Peter Fyans Apr. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 4)
94
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Manual of Darkness by Enrique de Hériz Apr. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 4)
94
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Modern Magic by Will Houstoun July 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 7)
81
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method by Justin Higham* Aug. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 8)
93
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Angel Killer by Andrew Mayne Aug. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 8)
94
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Bullet Catch by Scott Jenkins Aug. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 8)
94
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Magicians Choice by Todd A. Gipstein Aug. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 8)
95
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Definitive Guide to Restaurant Magic by Wayne Goodman Aug. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 8)
95
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Expert at the Card Table by S. W. Erdnase (written by Marty Demarest)
"(The Charles and Wonder edition, edited by Marty Demarest)" 		Dec. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 12)
82
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Alan Shaxon - The Sophisticated Sorcerer by Alan Shaxon (written by Scott Penrose, Stephen Short) Dec. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 12)
84
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Magic Graveyard by Al "The Only" Ulman Dec. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 12)
85
Will Houstoun, Richard Wiseman Psicologia & Magia
Also published here
  • "Circular" March, 2013
 2014
El Manuscrito (Vol. 7 No. 28)
948
Justin Higham* The Spread-Separation Concept credit information
  • Spread-Separation Cull-Stack
  • Seven-Card Full-House Combination Cull
Variations
 2014
Impressionistic Poker Demos
11
Will Houstoun Editorial
Winter 2015
Quarterly (Issue 1)
4
Will Houstoun Editorial
Spring 2015
Quarterly (Issue 2)
2
Will Houstoun Editorial
Summer 2015
Quarterly (Issue 3)
2
Will Houstoun Magic Wands: Need They Have A Point?
Summer 2015
Quarterly (Issue 3)
17
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Destination Zero by John Bannon Apr. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 4)
83
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Elements of Eloquence by Mark Forsyth Apr. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 4)
84
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Houdini Box by Brian Selznick Apr. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 4)
84
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Beyond Black: A Novel by Hilary Mantel Apr. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 4)
85
Justin Higham*, Will Houstoun Eight-Card Spread-Separation Cull drop-stacking a hand on the fly
  • End Notes
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 2015
Highlights
12
Will Houstoun Editorial
Summer 2016
Quarterly (Issue 4)
2
Bill Simon, Will Houstoun, Alexander Hansford Control A Sidejogging a card during square up to obtain microbreak, sidejog finesse provided by Will Houstoun, cut card to the top of the deck
Inspired by
 2016
Sprezzatura
13
Will Houstoun A University for the Art of Amusement on the Stockholm university courses on magic, Tom Stone
 		Nov. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 11)
68
Will Houstoun Editorial
Winter 2017
Quarterly (Issue 5)
2
Will Houstoun Abracadabra
Winter 2017
Quarterly (Issue 5)
35
Edward Marlo Miracle Ace Routine last Ace found at named number
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 2020
Magic for BLM
156
Will Houstoun, Steve Thompson Video Chat Magic
Aug. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 8)
42
Justin Higham* Quicksilver "Six or seven (or more) fours of a kind and other poker hands are produced from a genuinely shuffled deck."
  • Phase One (Eight-Card Spread-Separation Cull)
  • Phase Two (Prefigured Full House Poker Deal)
  • Phase Three (Improvised)
  • Phase Four (Impromptu Illogical Prefiguration / Unimpaired Prefiguration)
  • Phase Five (Alternative for the Streamlined Overhand Cull-Stack)
  • Phase Six (Improvised, 100% Production)
  • End Notes
  • Credits
  • Final Thoughts
Related to
Variations
 2021
Highlights 2
20
Will Houstoun Editor's Note
2022
The Neat Review (Issue 4 - Everywhere & Nowhere 2022)
12
Helder Guimarães, Will Houstoun Helder Guimarães: An Interview
2022
The Neat Review (Issue 4 - Everywhere & Nowhere 2022)
21
Will Houstoun A Video Chat Card Trick card placed in card case, it turns out to be named card
 		2022
The Neat Review (Issue 4 - Everywhere & Nowhere 2022)
104
Richard Wiseman, Will Houstoun, David Britland The Story of Story Decks credit information
 		May 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 5)
46
To make a Card touched by a person's finger to be any particular card early under-spread-force handling
Also published here
  • The Notebook (Will Houstoun, 2009, 1800s manuscript)
 2022
The Reverse Cull
13
Will Houstoun The Hoffmann Collector's Holy Grail on the various publications of Professor Hoffmann, different editions and number of copies
 		Apr. 2022
PM2 (Issue 24)
17
Jim Steinmeyer The Genii Speak Will Houstoun as new editor from March 2026 on
Related to
 Nov. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 11)
7
Justin Higham* Eight-Card Spread-Separation Cull No. 2 drop-stacking a hand on the fly
Inspired by
 2025
Spectator-Shuffle Effects
20
Jim Steinmeyer, Will Houstoun Will Houstoun Editor new editor
 		Jan. 2026
Genii (Vol. 89 No. 1)
8
Will Houstoun Tobias Dostal: Meet Micky on the animated fly
 		Feb. 2026
Genii (Vol. 89 No. 2)
86
Will Houstoun The Genii Speak
Mar. 2026
Genii (Vol. 89 No. 3)
7
Will Houstoun Gandini Juggling: The Magical World of Heka
  • Perspectives
 		Mar. 2026
Genii (Vol. 89 No. 3)
84
Will Houstoun The Genii Speak Claude Perry
 		Apr. 2026
Genii (Vol. 89 No. 4)
7
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Family x Man by Harapan Ong Apr. 2026
Genii (Vol. 89 No. 4)
62
Will Houstoun Peter Samelson: Smoke on Samelson's smoke routine
 		Apr. 2026
Genii (Vol. 89 No. 4)
86