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Roy Walton The Magical Eliminator spectator selects red card, but performer goes on to find it among six black cards, sucker
Also published here 1981 116
Roy Walton The Image Makers any two card placed between black Aces turn into red Aces, repeated several times then all four cards change to Queens
Also published here 1981 118
Roy Walton Pushover cards turn face up in deck and change to Aces
Also published here 1981 121
Roy Walton Kings Go Forth two halves, two selections travel from packet to packet and are found sandwiched between Kings
Also published here 1981 122
Roy Walton The Ambitious Ghost ambitious sequence with Ace through Four, one of them changes to selection
Also published here 1981 125
Roy Walton Choosy Choice spectator guesses suits correctly
Also published here 1981 125
Roy Walton Surprise Surprise five freely selected cards put aside and turn out to be Aces and later chosen selection
Also published here 1981 127
Roy Walton, Charles T. Jordan Colour Me Jordan two decks, mentally selected cards appear in other halves of the deck which are in spectators pockets
Also published here 1981 128
Roy Walton Green Turtle Ace changes into selection then vanishes and appears reversed in the center with other Aces
Also published here 1981 130
Roy Walton Return of the Cannibals six cards between cannibal cards
Also published here 1981 131
Roy Walton Trigger apparently deck is turned over but it is cut in the process, similar to a turnover pass
Also published here 1981 134
Roy Walton Showdown top and bottom card vanish and are found reversed in the deck
Also published here 1981 137
Roy Walton Variation involving three cards sandwich version of Showdown
Also published here 1981 138
Roy Walton Hop-A-Long Hofzinser
Also published here 1981 139
Roy Walton Trigger Happy four kings on top change places with face up ace in the middle, finally backs change colors
Also published here 1981 140
Roy Walton Jail Break four aces vanish from between two jacks in the middle of the deck and appear on top one by one
Also published here 1981 142
Roy Walton Greenhorn face down selection transpose with card on face of the deck
Also published here 1981 143
Roy Walton Horse Sense ungaffed version, four cards
Also published here 1981 144
Roy Walton The "Thing er me Jig" Trick cards are spelled with words "remember" and "forget"
Also published here 1981 146
Roy Walton Satan's Mirror five cards turn blank when moved over a mirror, eventually they turn back to normal cards
Also published here 1981 147
Roy Walton Witchcraft value found by down-under-deal
  • Method One (fairly easy)
  • Method Two (very easy))
Also published here 1981 149
Roy Walton Now and Then selection is found and number revealed, down-under-deal
  • Alternative Procedure
Also published here 1981 152
Roy Walton Stretching a Point
Also published here 1981 153
Roy Walton The Paint Brush Change
  • As a Colour Change and Appearance
Also published here 1981 155
Roy Walton Warpaint selection changes into same card as previously signed card, signed card then changes back color
Also published here 1981 156
Roy Walton Same Again Please coincidence trick where cards change to match others
Also published here 1981 157
Roy Walton Command Appearance four Queens are produced with the paintbrush change
Also published here 1981 159
Roy Walton Happy Families three cards of three suits are mixed and eventually unite
Also published here 1981 161
Roy Walton Montmartre cards in a packet reverses the same as in a leader packet, color changing back kicker
Also published here 1981 162
Roy Walton Grown Up Hofzinser four jumbo Aces, suit that matches selection is turned-over and when turned over the jumbo card became the selection and the selection became the Ace
Also published here 1981 166
Roy Walton The Caretaker face-up card in deck is spelled to find selection, incomplete riffle shuffle control
Also published here 1981 168
Roy Walton Dagwood's Eats packet trick with story about sandwich, cards which symbolize meet end up in center, transformation of faces and backs as kicker
Also published here 1981 169
Roy Walton Justin Time single card location with reverse-faro procedure
Also published here 1981 170
Roy Walton It's a Set Up several cards dealt in hands of five, performer is able to guess if cards are red or black from chosen hand
Also published here 1981 171
Roy Walton Penny Lane card put between two kings, all three cards are the same, repeated with other card, then kings change into selections
Also published here 1981 173
Roy Walton Monte Throw Display all alike
Also published here 1981 174
Roy Walton One Two Three Blank three Kings change into Ace, Two and Three of Hearts, then they all become blank
Also published here 1981 174
Roy Walton The Smiling Mule two parts, first gag then surprise twist, named card ends up sandwiched between aces in the middle of the deck
Also published here 1981 175
Roy Walton Face to Face card travels from bottom of packet to center of other half, reversed
Also published here 1981 176
Roy Walton Fireside Faces two cards from the deck help the performer to divine the selections, then they change into the cards
Also published here 1981 177
Dai Vernon, Roy Walton Paint Brush Change Variation
1981 179
Roy Walton Reverse Prediction two cards produced which lead to selection, selection found face up at that position
Also published here 1981 180
Roy Walton Studied Image apparently image of selection appears on a random card
Also published here 1981 181
Roy Walton A Trick For Mr. Fields ten cards of a suit are shuffled and one card put in pocket, cards are back in order, one card missing, with kicker of wrong card in pocket
Also published here 1981 182
Roy Walton The Helensburgh Triangle card vanish from queens then apparently deck should vanish, color change of deck
Also published here 1981 183
Roy Walton The Multiple Shift
Inspired by 1981 186
Roy Walton The Half Pass
1981 188
Roy Walton Seconds In card apparently placed on top but slid underneath top card, slow motion top change
Inspired by
  • move by Verne Chesbro
Related to
1981 190
Roy Walton General Notes on Weave Shuffles
1981 194
Roy Walton The Classic Pass
1981 195
Roy Walton General Notes on the Pass
1981 197
Roy Walton The Turnover Pass
Inspired by 1981 197
Roy Walton The Put Down bottom card of double secretly inserted into center
1981 199
Roy Walton The Bottom Deal
Inspired by 1981 204
Roy Walton Shakedown four Aces are between the two Jokers, everything in handkerchief, the three Aces that have not been selected penetrate the handkerchief
Variations 1981 211
Roy Walton Son of Tetradism Minus 48 mates of selected card are at the same position in three packets, faro
Inspired by 1981 213
Roy Walton Chain Lightning four packets shuffled and combined, every suit spelled out and last card is of that suit, packets themselves are all from another suit in each case
Variations 1981 215
Roy Walton Changing Times
Inspired by 1981 216
Roy Walton Collecting Box three collector cards in box collect two cards
Also published here 1981 217
Roy Walton Divided We Stand kind of small-packet OOTW
Also published here 1981 219
Roy Walton Simple Maths pseudo math presentation to spell to selection which also reversed itself
Also published here 1981 221
Roy Walton Double Discovery mates to two selections found in twenty-card packet
Also published here 1981 222
Roy Walton Twister two six-card packets (one red and one black) on table, spectator moves one over from one packet to the other, located, six red cards change to black
Also published here 1981 223
Roy Walton Circulation two cards chosen from half the deck, a face-up nine is used to count to both of them, faros
1981 225
Al Smith Royal Steal card placed in clear plastic envelope is sandwiched, it vanishes and appears in deck
Inspired by 1981 6
Roy Walton Foreward
1982
Jerry Sadowitz Come Together transposition with transformation climax
Related toVariations 1982 4
Jerry Sadowitz The Whisperers four Jacks "whisper" three selections and transpose with them
Related toVariations 1982 8
Roy Walton Sign of Four mathematical, faro, free cut principle
1982 95
Roy Walton Bottom Card Reversal buckling bottom card and turning over everything above
1982 95
Roy Walton Ambitious Movie apparently visual penetration to top
1982 31
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Complete Walton - Volume 1 by Roy Walton May 1982
Epoptica (Issue 1)
35
Philip T. Goldstein Ascension transformation kicker
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1982 473
Al Smith (reviewer) The Complete Walton Volume 1 by Roy Walton Jan. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 1)
975
Roy Walton, Karl Fulves 31 Plus Ace through Six used, spectator choses three and performer takes other three, they call their numbers and whoever adds to 31 wins
Related toVariations 1982 17
Roy Walton Alternate Take Force from small packet magician and performer take turn in taking a single card, the values are forced
1982 18
William P. Miesel Water and Oil Barrons
Inspired byVariations 1982 29
Jerry Sadowitz The Knack two cards change into selection one by one
Inspired by 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
14
Roy Walton, Jerry Sadowitz Paintbrush Change Variation with cards in a spread, brief
Inspired by 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
14
Jackie McClements Ambition Accomplished as John McClements, two Aces are produced, Ambitious Card phase with both cards, then selection appears sandwiched between Aces
Related to Oct. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 18)
344
Roy Walton Paintbrush Change
Oct. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 18)
344
Roy Walton "Roy"-al Monte
Also published here 1982 5
Roy Walton Five-Card Ascanio Spread
1982 5
Roy Walton Walton's Universal universal packet, blank cards
Also published here 1982 47
Peter Kane Son of Tetradism mates of selected card are at the same position in three packets
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1982 71
Larry Jennings, Roy Walton Morlock's Revenge red-black shuffle, Triumph, single ambitious phase, time-travel presentation
Inspired byVariations 1983 56
Stephen Tucker Ambidextrous no extra card needed
Related to Sep. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 12)
1144
Paul Brignall A Load Of..... blank cards with stickers
Inspired byVariations 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3)
23
Stephen Tucker So These Must Be...
Inspired by 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3)
41
David Britland Poker Face
Inspired byVariations 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3)
49
Frank Simon Handmade Triumph without table
Inspired by 1983 47
Roy Walton The Double Ended Run Up stacking on top and bottom simultaneously
Also published here 1984 149
Roy Walton Analysis of the Cull Stock System of Mayers Cull-Stock System described before
1984 163
Roy Walton Side-Glide Load
1984 26
Jerry Sadowitz C.N.D. four royal flush cards change to aces, single card becomes royal flush
Inspired by 1984 35
Gentleman Jack Pickpockeyt numbers on poker chips
Related to Jan. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 3)
1189
Roy Walton I'd Give My Right Hand apparently two cards are torn, elmsley count to show it, selection will restore
Related to Feb. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 4)
1202
Roy Walton The 229-224 Trick with playing cards
Inspired by Apr. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 5)
1212
Roy Walton Rainbow Road with three colors and with rainbow deck variation
July 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 7)
1246
Roy Walton Triple Alliance
Inspired by
  • "Spelled Prophecy: 2" (Charles Hudson)
Oct. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 8)
1256
Roy Walton Sum Trick
Variations Oct. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 8)
1259
Stephen Tucker Face eight card packet of Aces and Kings, spectator and magician able to separate Aces from Kings via freely selecting four cards each
Inspired by 1984 39
Roy Walton Triple Cut Zarrow Triple Cut Zarrow bringing cards from top to bottom
1984 53
Roy Walton, Karl Fulves Influential Pairs No. 17, two decks dealt in several piles, red black separated, see Pallbearer's Review for references
Also published here 1984 24
Roy Walton Blind Choice No. 39, first publication, spectator and performer successfully guess colors of four-card packets that are handed out after one riffle shuffle
Variations 1984 50
Karl Fulves, Roy Walton The Unmatch Game No. 67, piles made, suit pairs build and remaining cards predicted
1984 99
Peter Duffie Ghost Hunters Ace through Four of Diamonds appear one by one and their values are spelled to to find random cards, those cards are shown as four blanks and then change into the Ace through Four themselves
Inspired by
  • "Chiefly Yourselves" (Roy Walton, Linking Ring Parade)
1984 1
Peter Duffie Mission Successful
Inspired byVariations 1984 11
Edward Marlo Impact-Collision-Crash four Queens in four envelopes with holes, chosen Queen turns over twice, chosen Queen vanishes, then reappears in an envelope with odd back
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • MUM, Jan. 1978
1984 114
Jerry Sadowitz Front Cover Jack and King of Spades chosen and lost, then Spades court cards taken out to find the selections, sucker element, three collectors cards change to Ace through Three of Hearts
Inspired by 1984 28
Roy Walton Duck Soup spectator chooses some card via some process, resutling pokerhand is predicted
Summer 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 28, 29 & 30)
276
Roy Walton Royverse
1985 56
Roy Walton Split Elmsley Count broken Elmsley Count, credit information
Nov. 1985 14
Roger Crosthwaite Sepearations Effect 1: Reds and Blacks
four hands dealt, and two cards placed on table, performer matches color sequences of all hands by dealing cards as well, reds and blacks are dealt and eventually colors are separated
Inspired by 1985 38
Richard Vollmer Oel und Asse Aces kicker
Inspired by 1985 ca. 2
Roy Walton Ambitious Movie apparently visual penetration to top
Also published here 1985/87 66
Larry Jennings Twisting The Plot disguised
Variations 1986 7
Roy Walton Walton Show showing face of sandwiched card after blockturnover
1986 19
Larry Jennings, Roy Walton The Jennings-Walton Show
Related to 1986 160
Edward Marlo Olram's Clarified Routine ten red and black cards, one card travels from packet to packet, then packets changes places, eight methods
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1986 3
Peter Duffie Tarradiddle Spelling Lie Detector effect. Full deck stack. Answers to questions spelled from deck, correctness revealed and card as well
Inspired byAlso published here 1986 9
Roberto Giobbi Die Zeitmaschine red-black shuffle, Triumph, single ambitious phase, time-travel presentation
Inspired byAlso published here 1987 16
Jerry Sadowitz Smile Away named card is only reversed card on top, gag intro
Inspired by 1987 2
Jerry Sadowitz Flush Locator Royal Flush is located
Related to 1987 6
Jerry Sadowitz Mik Mak Mok Kings lost, Ace of Spaded comes to top, brings the Kings to the top, then they transpose with the Ace
Inspired by 1987 11
Jerry Sadowitz Unambitious Movie in-the-hands, to bottom
Inspired by 1987 29
Jerry Sadowitz Elimination comedy location, all cards eliminated in stages with patter lines except selection
Inspired by 1987 73
Peter Duffie No Case to Answer odd-backed mystery card, Jacks produced as well, red/blue double backer
Inspired by 1987 93
Jerry Sadowitz The Daleks Aces appear between two black Jacks one by one, smiling mule gag phase
Related to 1987 107
Roberto Giobbi Öl und wASSEr oil & Queens handling, bottle with oil and water for presentation
Inspired by 1987 37
Michael Weber Card Warp Finish finale for Card Warp, show the card is actually half face-up and half face-down
Inspired by 1987 4
Roy Walton Remember
  • "Riffle Aces"
one spectator with two cards
1988
The Chronicles (Issue 31)
1372
Roy Walton Thrice Removed
  • "Riffle Aces"
three selections, also as Ace production
1988
The Chronicles (Issue 31)
1373
Roy Walton Because It Was There
  • "Riffle Aces"
Related to 1988
The Chronicles (Issue 31)
1373
Sid Lorraine Prince Charming "Two Tricks"
Jack of Hearts and Queen of Diamonds, Jack turns over, Queen is blushing, Jack is now blank card with frog folded from dollar bill
Inspired by 1988
The Chronicles (Issue 34)
1399
Stephen Minch, Roy Walton, Victor Marsh, Bruce Barnett, James M. Boyd Letters
1988
Interlocutor (Issue 50)
235
Roy Walton Card Warp
Dec. 1988
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 2)
69
Ian Keable-Elliott, Stephen Tucker, Duncan Trillo, Roy Walton Contents Stephen Tucker, Duncan Trillo, Roy Walton
Mar. 1988
Opus (Vol. 1 No. 7)
1
Wayne Dobson The Jumping Signature spectator signs card on face, performer another card on back, signature jumps on back of spectator's card
Related toAlso published here 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
Related to May 1988
Opus (Vol. 1 No. 9)
6
Shiv Duggal (reviewer) The Complete Walton - Volume Two by Roy Walton Sep. 1988
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 1)
7
Kevin Reay No-Touch Transposition two selections lost, red Aces pocketed, Aces appear on deck and selections in pocket
Related toVariations Nov. 1988
Inside Out (Issue 5)
2
Roy Walton Introduction
1988
Roy Walton Stage Shout three Queens whisper the name of two cards to performer, then one selection travels from deck to Queens and the other vanishes from Queens
Inspired byRelated to 1988 1
Roy Walton Informer four quarters on table with an unknown indicator card in front of each, spectator cuts off a pile of each quarter, the indicator cards predict how many cards have been cut off of each pile, in second phase two poker hands are constructed from two piles
Also published here 1988 2
Roy Walton Truth & Consequences five cards, lie detector presentation
Also published here 1988 5
Roy Walton Progressive Poker Ace reversed, after faro another Ace is next to it, after more faros all Aces are found, then a full house, then a Royal Flush is dealt
Also published here 1988 6
Roy Walton The Royverse
Also published here
  • Ibidem
1988 7
Roy Walton A Simple Trick Using The Move wrong card reverses, then card is spelled to and it shows up reversed, Royverse application
1988 8
Roy Walton Ten Paces to the Right selection ten cards away from face-up Ten spot, faro
Also published here 1988 9
Roy Walton Colour Flight two named cards transpose in two decks, involved the open exchange of two Jokers from the two decks
1988 10
Roy Walton Kangaroo position and card at that position are thought of, card turns up with down-under-deal, non-faro method
Also published here 1988 11
Roy Walton Kings at Large card peeked at, black Kings cut face-up into deck, top half turned over, rest of deck turns over and Kings sandwich selection
Also published here
  • in Austrian magazine in 1970
1988 12
Roy Walton Long Shot four spectators select the only red cards from about half the deck
Also published here 1988 13
Roy Walton Obsolete Prediction four packets of four cards with different order of red and black cards, chosen one matches the prediction
  • E.S.P. Version
Also published here 1988 16
Roy Walton Twice Removed four Twos found by spectator
Also published here 1988 18
Roy Walton Christ Force Handling
Also published here 1988 18
Roy Walton Travelling Man two sets of four Kings with different backs, named King transposes
Inspired byAlso published here 1988 19
Roy Walton Card Number spectator counts off some cards to make a selection, it ends up sandwiched by cards of the same value as the number of cards originally counted off, faro, inspired by a plot by Gene Nielsen
  • Alternative Procedure
Also published here 1988 22
Roy Walton Detective Story packet has more sides than it should
Also published here 1988 23
Roy Walton Match Maker six four-card packets are tabled, spectator makes three groups of two packets each, those turn out to have the same red-black order each
1988 25
Roy Walton Mental Four four cards thought of from four packets of four cards each, found after some dealing
VariationsAlso published here
  • Genii, 1954, Vol .19 No. 3
1988 26
Roy Walton Past Help four cards thought of from four-card packets are found by spelling the names of four famous magician
Inspired byAlso published here 1988 27
Roy Walton Inflated Ace face-up Ace in center of deck changes to three kings, another King comes from center to top
Also published here 1988 29
Roy Walton On The Side Of The Angels packet cut off half the deck and counted, two cards remembered (one using the number), they end up at the same position in two piles
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Ibidem
1988 30
Roy Walton The Collectors three Kings collecting two cards
Also published here
  • Abra, Feb. 1969, Vol. 47 No. 1203, p. 99
1988 31
Roy Walton Laydown Spread Switch
Also published here
  • Abra, Feb. 1969, Vol. 47 No. 1203, p. 99
1988 32
Roy Walton Ambush odd-backed collectors cards
Also published here 1988 34
Roy Walton Upside Down Collectors five cards collect the Aces, faro
Also published here 1988 37
Roy Walton Right Number two mates find mate of selection, faro & stay stack
Also published here 1988 39
Roy Walton Future Shock two prediction cards tell suit, value and position of a selection that is chosen with ten-twenty force, mates show up as well
  • With a Borrowed Deck
Also published here 1988 40
Roy Walton Sans Wizard card thought of from half the deck, half shuffled reversed in other half, selection vanishes and reappears (after perhaps multiple attempts), card named at the end
Inspired by
  • "Simply Wizard" (Howard Lyons, Ibidem)
Also published here
  • Ibidem
1988 42
Roy Walton Simplicity Lead In two cards removed and replaced anywhere in spread are located
Also published here
  • Ibidem
1988 44
Roy Walton Ambitious 1-2-3-4 ambitious sequence with Ace through Four, one of them changes to selection
Also published here 1988 44
Roy Walton Divine Dice three dice shaken in match box (sure shot), one card at a rolled value is chosen, then card is found at total of three rolled dice
1988 46
Roy Walton Round and Round five indifferent cards and four Kings are used, one indifferent card is put with the Kings and the rest transpose
1988 47
Roy Walton Strange Prediction four cards set aside as prediction, card chosen and lost, the four cards are shown to have the same shape, back color and thickness of selection and the last one is the selection
Related toVariations 1988 49
Roy Walton The Spread Half Pass
Also published here 1988 50
Roy Walton Four Card Brainwave
Also published here 1988 53
Roy Walton Tricky Tuition fake explanation, spectator places four black cards among twelve red cards in position for a deal, when cards are dealt, those cards change to Queens
Also published here 1988 54
Roy Walton Game Law deck mixed face-up/face-down, deck riffle shuffled twice by spectator, groups of four cards each are dealt, spectator never gets a packet with four cards in same orientation
  • Elaboration (an alternative presentation)
Also published here
  • Ibidem
1988 56
Roy Walton Royal Marriages
Also published here 1988 57
Roy Walton Fleeting Image two cards peeked at, two random cards turned over in different parts of deck, they come together to find first selection, then one travels back down and changes into second selection, then comes from pocket
Also published here 1988 60
Roy Walton Revolving Universal Joker face up in spread, it changes into two selections one by one
Also published here 1988 61
Roy Walton Taking Flight selections from between Aces to between Queens in center
Also published here 1988 63
Roy Walton Through The Centuries Of Time
Also published here 1988 65
Roy Walton Chiefly Yourselves four cards are lost in the deck and their values used to find a good poker hand, the cards find themselves and one more
Also published here 1988 67
Roy Walton Second Time Around three cards chosen, found reversed, other cards on either side
Also published here 1988 70
Roy Walton Outward Bound four Twos transpose with five random cards, those cards change into a royal flush
Also published here 1988 71
Roy Walton Strip-Out Addition credited to Charlie Miller
1988 72
Roy Walton Count Me In three four-card packets as predictions, three packets made, spectator assigns them packets to the prediction groups which add up to the amount of cards in the packets
VariationsAlso published here
  • Danny Tong's lecture notes
  • Abra, Dec. 1975, Vol. 60 No. 1558, p. 444
1988 73
Roy Walton Play It Again Sam piano card trick, signed card travels across
Also published here 1988 74
Roy Walton "Roy"-al Monte
Also published here 1988 75
Roy Walton Ascanio Spread Variation
1988 75
Roy Walton Denary Deceit packet out of this world with the help of a ten
Also published here 1988 77
Roy Walton Isolator card selected, cards dealt in two piles by spectator, colors separated except selection, faro
Also published here 1988 78
Roy Walton Treble Trouble two cards, odd-even and pointer divided deck
Also published here 1988 79
Roy Walton Palmist's Prophecy number of cards chosen from top of deck is predicted via sum of playing card values
  • The Repeat
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Linking Ring, June 1973
1988 80
Roy Walton Oversight Aces are placed aside, stacking sequence shuffled with rest of deck, Aces apparently forgotten, they are placed on top and immediately dealt to the performer in five-handed game
Related toVariations 1988 82
Roy Walton The Bridge transposition of red and black cards
Also published here 1988 83
Roy Walton The Attractive Joker selection appears under Joker on face of deck, repeat in which Joker changes into selection
Also published here 1988 85
Roy Walton Friendly Persuasion separating in suits, unusual procedure
Also published here 1988 87
Roy Walton Border Crossing two cards in two decks transpose
Also published here 1988 89
Roy Walton Giant Card in Wallet gag followed by card to wallet
Also published here 1988 90
Roy Walton Once Upon a Time... Jack and Queen of Hearts removed and put under handkerchief, Jack transforms into rubber frog
Also published here 1988 92
Roy Walton The Arrangement
Also published here 1988 93
Roy Walton Another Prediction Trick deck shuffled face-up/face-down, spectator deals in pairs and makes heaps according to orientation of pair, choses one heap, its red/black composition is predicted
1988 94
Roy Walton Carousel
Also published here 1988 95
Roy Walton Pocket Princess
Also published here 1988 96
Roy Walton Imperfect Clones two red Queens and two Jokers removed, the Jokers change to odd-backed duplicates of the Queens
Variations 1988 98
Roy Walton The U.S.A. Trail one of five cards is remembered and then located, the other four cards change to Aces
Also published here 1988 99
Roy Walton Simple Coincidence spectator stabs prediction card in deck, its value is counted down from that spot to arrive at mate of prediction
1988 100
Roy Walton Found-Two Cards two card location with a riffle shuffle by the spectator
Also published here
  • Ibidem
1988 102
Roy Walton Second Thoughts on Oil and Water 4&4
VariationsAlso published here
  • Ibidem
1988 104
Roy Walton "Caught In Time" clock trick with mate prediction
Also published here 1988 105
Roy Walton Bloodhound eight-card packet, two cards are mated with help of Joker and reverse faros
  • Full Deck Version
  • Stay-Stack Version
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, Nov. 1980
1988 107
Roy Walton A/Aces
  • Three For Ascanio
Aces turn face down, change to Queens, Aces back in deck
Also published here 1988 109
Roy Walton, Paul Swinford A/Rainbow
  • Three For Ascanio
small packet then deck change back color
Also published here 1988 110
Roy Walton Five-Card A/Spread
  • Three For Ascanio
Also published here 1988 112
Roy Walton A/Poker
  • Three For Ascanio
Also published here 1988 112
Roy Walton Great Minds Think Alike three spectators choose a value and a suit by counting down, they all end up with the same card
1988 114
Roy Walton Universal Aces three Aces and Joker in packet, Joker changes into each of the Jokers so two of each are seen with each count, then Joker changes into fourth Ace
Also published here 1988 115
Roy Walton Fake Pickup top card of left-hand half flipped face up and then apparently picked up under right hand packet, really a cover-card from right hand dropped onto it
Also published here 1988 116
Roy Walton Jokers Rule two odd-backed Jokers find two selections, then change into them
Inspired by
  • Jerry Sadowitz effect
1988 117
Roy Walton The Marriage Brokers with two Jokers
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • Genii, Sep. 1973
1988 118
Roy Walton A Changeable Nature red Ace face up in center, changes to other red Ace, then both red Aces, then black Aces, then all four Aces, then Tens, then Kings are reversed in Center
Also published here 1988 120
Roy Walton Three's Company three mates to top card turn over together in center
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, Nov. 1980
1988 122
Roy Walton Separation spectator shuffles a packet with red and black cards and the Joker, packet is shown to have the colors separated and the Joker is between them
Inspired by
  • Karl Fulves problem
Related to
1988 123
Roy Walton Turnover Palm Addition Move deck turned over as cover
1988 123
Roy Walton As You Were order of Ace-Four changes several times
Also published here 1988 124
Roy Walton Out Of This World Post-Script card changes from red to black in fake explanation
1988 126
Roy Walton Offset Aces four blank cards become aces when Ace of Spades is introduced
Also published here 1988 127
Roy Walton Split Up nine-card assembly with all picture cards
VariationsAlso published here
  • Linking Ring, Nov. 1980
1988 129
Roy Walton Second Thoughts On Gilbreath color matching routine in which the spectator and performer deal cards alternating
Also published here
  • Ibidem
1988 130
Roy Walton Past And Present no-palm card to envelope in pocket, all cards from named suit removed in order, one chosen and that one travels, is already gone
Also published here 1988 132
Roy Walton Second Thoughts On Gilbreath "Again" color matching routine in which the spectator and performer deal cards alternating
  • Alternative Presentation (no seconds required)
Also published here
  • Ibidem
1988 134
Roy Walton Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
Also published here
  • Ibidem
1988 135
Roy Walton Named Card Shuffle
Variations 1988 136
Roy Walton Playmate blank cards print to match a selection, some other blank cards match as well
Inspired by
  • Stewart Judah effect
1988 137
Roy Walton The Magic Lesson four selections from fifteen-card packet made and found with down-under deal
Also published here 1988 139
Roy Walton Snap Royalty five cards change into Royal Flush, using Snap-Over Change
Also published here 1988 140
Roy Walton Snap-Over Change of a sandwiched card
Also published here 1988 141
Roy Walton Imprint blank cards become duplicates of selection
Also published here 1988 143
Roy Walton The Witch-Doctors card shrinks between four Kings
Also published here 1988 144
Roy Walton Jordan Plus Colour two thought cards across with two odd-backed decks, odd-backed siamesa
Also published here 1988 146
Roy Walton Influence some red-black matching occurs, two stacked decks, faro
Also published here 1988 148
Roy Walton Nomad Card two cards selected by counting cut-off heaps, odd-backed card in deck transforms into both selections, faro
Also published here 1988 149
Roy Walton Lucky At Cards fifteen-card packet made from three royal flushes, one card chosen, performer finds the four cards to complete the royal flush
Inspired by
  • Howard Adams routine from Genii
1988 151
Roy Walton Your Very Own suits sort themselves
Also published here 1988 152
Roy Walton Duo Colours shuffled deck location, spectator has to count number of red cards in a dealt packet and count through the black cards in the rest of the deck to that number
Also published here 1988 153
Roy Walton Good Mixers 4&4, odd-backed, instant mix, then backs change to a different color
Also published here
  • Abra, Dec. 1975, Vol. 60 No. 1558, p. 441
1988 154
Roy Walton A Martian Plot story trick, black kings backs change color, they find their mates and the color of the back changes back
Also published here 1988 156
Roy Walton A Straight Shuffle spectator can shuffle, you get a straight
Also published here 1988 159
Roy Walton Drop Outs
Also published here 1988 160
Roy Walton Confidence Trick two parts, first gag ("your card is face up") then surprise twist
Related toAlso published here
  • Abra, Dec. 1975, Vol. 60 No. 1558, p. 438
1988 162
Roy Walton Twice Two packet pocketed and another one counted, spectator remembers card at that position, it is found by counting and a mate of a prediction is also found
1988 164
Roy Walton Back Into Time similar to "Time Machine"
Also published here 1988 165
Roy Walton Runaround small packet multiple ambition, Aces appear, Joker transposes with four Queens
Also published here 1988 166
Roy Walton Paintbrush Change KM Move on Speed
1989 38
Jerry Sadowitz Name a Card Triumph from shuffled deck using riffle culling
Inspired byRelated to 1989 95
Brother John Hamman Four-Tunate Choice four Fours, two are freely chosen, they are odd-backed and the other Fours change to Queens
VariationsAlso published here 1989 216
Roy Walton Strathclyde Solution three mate pairs are matched
1989 57
Karl Fulves Redblackjack out of five cards spectator picks the right one to complete his blackjack, "The Red Prediction"
Related toVariations 1989 32
Roy Walton Strathjack
Inspired by 1989 33
Karl Fulves Quid Pro Quota card chosen from packet, position remembered by spectator counting procedure
  • (A) Lockdown (11-card packet)
  • (B) Futures/Options (10-card packet)
  • (C) Go Fourth (10 cards, faro)
  • (D) Point of View (14 pointer cards)
  • (E) Cue Test
  • (F) First and Ten (spectator finds magicians card and vice versa)
  • (G) Doctor Cue
  • (H) HI Test
  • (I) Xtantra
  • (J) Doctor's Out
  • (K) Outback
Variations 1989 3
Roy Walton Cue Sheet "Doctor Cue" variations, location in small packet
Inspired by 1989 13
Roy Walton Thru and Thru No. 81, cup dropped through cup, with coin inside as convincer
1989 113
Roy Johnson Incredible Dreamer with blank deck
Inspired byAlso published here 1989 90
Roy Walton Fast Ladies Queen is produced, two selections are found sandwiched between other three Queens
Inspired byAlso published here Jan. 1989
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 5)
14
Johnny "J.J." Johnston Editorial Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Russ Stevens, Roy Walton
June 1989
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1
Justin Higham Before Your Time
  • Phase One (Aces lost, they come back to top)
  • Phase Two (time machine type plot)
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1989 11
Edward Marlo Spread Laydown Switch
Related to
  • Collectors (Roy Walton, Abra Vol. 47, p. 99, 1969)
1990 34
Philip T. Goldstein Ascension transformation kicker
Inspired byAlso published here 1990 50
Karl Fulves Marked Improvement cards with obvious marks on back are dealt out, the marks on one hand indicate what's in the next player's hand
Related toVariations 1990
Swindle Sheet (Issue 1)
12
Roy Walton Giant Card to Wallet gag followed by card to wallet
Also published here 1991 19
Alex Elmsley Melbourne position and card at that position are thought of, card turns up with down-under-deal
Related toAlso published here 1991 314
Jackie McClements The Move "An ace cutting display", as John McClements, optionally with "Turnover Palm Addition Move" (Roy Walton)
Also published here June 1991
Profile (Issue 2)
1
Peter Duffie (reviewer) The Devil's Playthings by Roy Walton June 1991
Profile (Issue 2)
9
Steven Hamilton Clearly Vanished signed card in clear plastic envelope which is sandwiched between Aces, card vanishes and is found in wallet
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here June 1991
Profile (Issue 2)
10
Roy Walton The Plot Thickens selection appears at sum of three values after dealing piles, faro
Inspired byVariations Aug. 1991
Profile (Issue 3)
1
R. Paul Wilson Randall Flag calculation with three cards used to count to selection
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 1991
Profile (Issue 4)
7
Roy Walton School Daze two cards chosen, sum and difference of those values, number of cards as prediction
Inspired byVariations Dec. 1991
Profile (Issue 5)
1
Roy Walton Fast Ladies Queen is produced, two selections are found sandwiched between other three Queens
Also published here 1991
Opus (Vol. 3 No. Opus Selection)
14
Roy Walton The Honest Cheat spectator tries to match suit distribution of a poker hand that is set aside, spectator is allowed to cheat but loses, performer wins
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 4)
41
Jerry K. Hartman Cut Cover Pass based on the Roy Walton Cover Pass, with variations
1991 95
Jerry K. Hartman Block Rock sliding production, one by one
Inspired byAlso published here
  • "The Linking Ring" June, 1974. P. 75.
1991 150
Jerry K. Hartman Widow Sapping transpo in sandwiches
Inspired by 1991 170
Jerry K. Hartman Elastic Ace face of miniature card transposes with face of regular card
Inspired by 1991 266
Jerry K. Hartman Transmental sort of "Twisted Sisters" ungaffed
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 477
Peter Duffie Family Plot Jack-Queen-King marriages
Inspired byVariations 1991 21
Bob Stencel, Terry LaGerould Age of Reason 4&4
Inspired byAlso published here 1992 274
David Bendix Dave Bendix Variation 4&4
Inspired byAlso published here 1992 276
Dave Campbell Oil & Water Plus 4&4, using cards with OIL and WATER printed on them, they change into pictures of other drinks and whiskeys as finale
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 1992
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 3)
8
Andrew Galloway Reflected Thoughts card thought of in fan, its value used to select another card, both found, interlocking chain principle
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Apr. 1992
Profile (Issue 7)
1
Roy Walton Doppelganger spectator counts to any position and remembers next card, card found and position divined
Inspired byVariations Apr. 1992
Profile (Issue 7)
5
Peter Duffie Deliberation card thought of, another one selected by counting down value of thought-of card, both found
Inspired by Apr. 1992
Profile (Issue 7)
9
Philip T. Goldstein Some Indifference two cards chosen, sum and difference of those values, number of cards as prediction
Inspired byRelated toVariations June 1992
Profile (Issue 8)
7
Roy Walton, Peter Duffie, Steven Hamilton Dai Vernon three short articles
Aug. 1992
Profile (Issue 9)
1
Dominic Twose The Ghost Jacks four Aces and Jacks used, one quartet on top of the other, two hands dealt and a quartet shown in each hand, repeat, Three Jacks Deal
Variations Oct. 1992
Profile (Issue 10)
1
Roy Walton A Note from Roy Walton idea
Inspired by Oct. 1992
Profile (Issue 10)
2
Roy Walton A Low Bow To A Legend on Dai Vernon
Sep. 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 5)
9
Roy Walton Fair Play pairs taken from two halves, pairs of same suit give a point, performer wins, reverse Gilbreath
Variations Sep. 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 5)
10
Roy Walton Opus questionnaire: Roy Walton
Sep. 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 5)
18
Peter Duffie The Ultimate Truth
Related toVariationsAlso published here Feb. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 6)
47
Roy Walton The Magic Queen of Diamonds card chosen fairly is found by spelling out a sentence
Variations Apr. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 8)
52
Roy Walton Pass at Red spectator selects three red cards from black half, classic pass application
Related toAlso published here May 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 9)
51
Roy Walton The Waldo Fun Feit Detector
Inspired by July 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 11)
51
Bob Stencel, Terry LaGerould Age Of Reason 4&4
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 2)
51
Peter Duffie Remember and Don't Forget Remember and Forget, with packet color separation as a surprise ending
Inspired byVariations 1992 1
Peter Duffie Domination two cards are placed between two Jokers, they change to Jokers as well, then back, then two Queens are put between Jokers and all become Queens
Inspired by
  • "Oversight" (Phil Goldstein)
Related to
1992 3
Peter Duffie Not As Impromptu one of four cards selected, other three cards added together and number counted in deck finds mate
  • Epilogue to Not As Impromptu
Inspired byAlso published here 1992 20
Roy Walton The Fixer eighteen-card packet mixed face-up/face-down, bottom card noted, spelling procedure, card found
Inspired by
  • "Remote Control" (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988)
Variations
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
39
Karl Fulves Night School court cards removed and some cased, one of the remaining ones signed, counting ritual according to number cards that are cut to, selection found
Inspired by 1993
Verbatim (Issue 6)
52
Peter Duffie I Give Up! two hands, performer always has four Jacks, Aces as climax, second deals instead of bottom deals
Inspired by 1993 15
Peter Duffie An Odin Sequel
Inspired by 1993 24
Peter Duffie Fireside Aces Ace production with the Jokers
Inspired by 1993 45
Peter Duffie Duffie On Keyboards piano trick
Inspired byRelated to 1993 53
Jerry K. Hartman Odd End two packets shuffled, two suits spelled out and last card is of that suit, packets themselves are all from another suit in both cases
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1993
Profile (Issue 13)
1
Roy Walton Dominic Twose - Two four Jacks and four other cards used, Jacks on top of the other, two hands dealt and Jacks shown in one hand, Aces in other, Three Jacks Deal
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1993
Profile (Issue 13)
7
Peter Duffie Principles and Deceptions "An Easy Look Through The Arithmetical Principles Of Card Magic - Part 1"
  • The Gilbreath Principle
  • Gilbreath's "Second" Principle
Related toVariations Apr. 1993
Profile (Issue 13)
11
Peter Duffie Straight Shuffle Variation twenty-card packet, spectator cuts and removes five cards from top or bottom as he pleases, repeated two more times, all have royal flushes
Inspired by June 1993
Profile (Issue 14)
7
Paul Weir Collision Course Aces in envelopes with hole in them
Inspired by Dec. 1993
Profile (Issue 17)
9
Peter Duffie Adding Some Weight spectator cuts off cards, two cards that add up to that number are reversed by performer and the number of cards between them also matches
Inspired by 1993 15
Peter Duffie Chain of Events four packets shuffled and combined, every suit spelled out and last card is of that suit
Inspired by 1993 21
Peter Duffie Oil Foil 5&5
Inspired by 1993 24
Terry LaGerould Before Reason 4&4, Oil & Queens
Inspired by Jan. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 5)
55
Roy Walton, Vicente Canuto Agua, Aceite y Damas transformation kicker
Also published here 1993 270
Aldo Colombini Mini-Maxi Hofzinser selection made from miniature deck
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 4)
2345
Alex Elmsley Point of Departure from sandwich to pocket
Related toVariations 1994 118
Alex Elmsley Fool's Mate joker as cupid and method
VariationsAlso published here
  • Genii, Mar. 1973
1994 149
Alex Elmsley Dazzle packet with jokers, backs change color multiple times
Related toVariations 1994 463
Gene Maze Big Oversight Aces put on top, instantly poker hands are dealt out and Aces received
Inspired by 1994 98
Alexander de Cova, Roy Walton Ambitious Riser tabled, apparently visual penetration to top
Inspired by 1994 52
Bob Farmer The Game of 31 Ace through Six on table, numbers added until in turn until 31 is reached, performer always wins
Related to 1994 18
Karl Fulves Intruder Threes on table, one put with three indifferent cards, they change to Threes, tabled cards change to Fours, computer virus presentation
Inspired by
  • Roy Walton trick from Linking Ring ca. 1986/87
Related to
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 8)
88
Karl Fulves Memphis Mix 4&4
Related toVariations 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 8)
93
Karl Fulves Crime Pays Naught four Kings and four Sevens, one card exchanged but nothing changed, then two and three
Related to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 9)
101
Lee Asher The Asher Twist
VariationsAlso published here 1994 109
Jackie McClements The Move optionally with "Turnover Palm Addition Move" (Roy Walton)
Also published here 1994 6
Jackie McClements Bye Bye Baby
Inspired by 1994 11
Roy Walton Suitcase four-card groups made after shuffling procedure, they all contain one of each suit
Inspired byRelated to Feb. 1994
Profile (Issue 18)
10
Roy Walton Some Useful Information calculating which card ends up after down-under deal
Feb. 1994
Profile (Issue 18)
12
Peter Duffie The First Link on Roy Walton
1994 202
Roy Walton Leave 'em Laughing spectator choses one of the four Aces and mixed them up, Ace located, all change to Jacks
VariationsAlso published here 1994 203
Peter Duffie Those Enigmatic Royals
  • Phase One (based on Card Puzzle)
  • Phase Two (based on Happy Families, court cards mixed and the suits unite again via spelling)
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1994 206
Roy Walton Opus at 50
Sep. 1994
Opus (Vol. 5 No. 2)
5
Peter Duffie The Future Packet number of cards cut off by spectator is predicted via the sum in another packet
Inspired byVariations 1994 25
Roy Walton Count Me In Again spectator assigns four groups of cards to cards that match in value to their amount of cards
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Feb. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 6)
57
Jerry K. Hartman Pile Drivers six piles are formed with a Spade spot card on top of each that corresponds to number of cards in pile, spectator mixes up Spades and some piles and Spades are eliminated, spectator deals remaining Spades onto the remaining piles and the values match up with the piles they are dealt onto
Inspired byAlso published here June 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 10)
53
Roy Walton Voice Waves King of chosen suit has different back
Also published here July 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 11)
56
Roy Walton Introduction
1995 8
Peter Duffie Pokericulous
Inspired by
  • "Pokericulum" (Stewart James)
Related to
1995 100
Peter Duffie Four-Knowledge
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1995 102
Peter Duffie Triggered Hofzinser
Inspired by 1995 113
Peter Duffie Almost But not Quite
Inspired by 1995 174
Peter Duffie The Self-Seekers
Inspired by
  • "Jubilee Countdown" (Roy Walton, Fifty Years Later)
  • "Chiefly Yourselves" (Roy Walton, Linking Ring)
1995 213
Roy Walton Pass At Red spectator selects three red cards from black half
Also published here 1995 6
Darwin Ortiz Time and Again
Inspired by 1995 86
Allan Ackerman, Jerry Sadowitz, Roy Walton Kings in the Corner transposition with transformation climax, four Kings in square formation, Queen put on every King, four Kings shown to be in inner corners, outer four cards are Aces
Inspired byAlso published here 1995 12
John Scarne New World Order two face-up Jokers in deck, six cards that "don't belong" chosen from between the Jokers, they are the only odd-colored ones, dated ca. 1930s, see also p. 42
Related toVariations 1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
6
Roy Walton Mini Mix 3&3
Inspired by 1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
13
Carmen D'Amico The Fake Pickup one half in both hands, top card of left-hand half flipped face up and back and then apparently picked up under right hand packet
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Oct. 1968
1995 33
R. Paul Wilson Overworked Poker faro
Inspired by 1995 44
Aldo Colombini Take Off card sandwich is placed in an envelope with hole, sandwiched cards vanishes and re-appears in deck
Inspired by 1995 138
Jerry K. Hartman Choice Change Joker and Ace of Spades are shown, spectator chooses which one should change into his selection and it does, then performer makes it change back and other one changes into selection
Inspired by 1995 37
Jerry K. Hartman One Trap Mind selection mixed together with four other cards and all five sandwiched between Jokers and placed into deck, other cards leave sandwich leaving only selection between Jokers
Inspired by 1995 116
Jerry K. Hartman Pile Drivers six piles are formed with a Spade spot card on top of each that corresponds to number of cards in pile, spectator mixes up Spades and some piles and Spades are eliminated, spectator deals remaining Spades onto the remaining piles and the values match up with the piles they are dealt onto
Inspired byAlso published here 1995 176
Jerry K. Hartman Out of Earthbounds six red and six black mixed, performer removes cards that spectator stops him on until two piles are formed, colors are separated
Inspired by 1995 187
Jack Avis, Roy Walton Four-card Siva Count displacement, does not hide any surfaces
1995 200
Jerry K. Hartman Fantaforesee four cards chosen by spectator are tabled unseen, card is selected and remains in deck, the four tabled cards are shown to be the selection and its three mates
Inspired by 1995 214
Jerry K. Hartman Odd End two packets shuffled, two suits spelled out and last card is of that suit, packets themselves are all from another suit in both cases
Inspired byAlso published here 1995 240
Jerry K. Hartman One for Five spectator freely randomizes a five-card packet and follows simple randomization instruction given by performer until card is designated, designated card is only black card among red cards, additional handling and presentation on p. 244 (is a "distant offshoot" of reference)
Related to 1995 243
Paul Cummins The Trick that never happened red and black cards are separated, each half mixed face-up into face-down and top card placed into center, time machine plot, cards again on top, all cards face-down and mixed
Inspired byAlso published here 1996 7
Alex Elmsley Three in Hiding three cards in three pockets of spectator, performer divines who has which card, with second method "Hidey-Hole"
Related toAlso published here Spring 1996 49
Roy Walton No Hiding Place
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Summer 1996 100
Bob Farmer Hide In Plain (Second) Sight
Inspired byRelated to Summer 1996 101
Roy Walton Triple Cut Zarrow bringing cards from top to bottom
1996 21
Michael Close Flushed With Success Royal Flush is found in deck via stack and faros, for memorized deck, Aronson Stack only
Related to 1996 132
Michael Close, Roy Walton The Smiling Mule any named card appears in sandwich, memorized deck
Inspired byRelated to 1996 143
Pas Possible (Trick shown to Dominique Duvivier by a stranger who calls himself Commander Ryno) Oil and Water with Oil and Queens type of ending, but with color changing backs as well
Inspired byVariations 1996 99
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 Jagged Edge half of a card vanishes and reappears stapled to another signed card
Inspired by 1996 5
Peter Duffie Medvegia some dealing and coin placements
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Figgarow" (Stewart James, The First Fifty Years)
1996 16
William Goodwin, Roy Walton Trigger Variation apparently deck is turned over, but only single card is turned over and rest remains, similar to "Trigger"
1997 5
Nick Trost Ten-In-A-Row Double Coincidence
Inspired by 1997 41
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 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 Loyal Marriages Four Kings and Queens incorrectly matched, two Jokers used to match them magically
Inspired by 1997 126
Peter Duffie Remembrance Remember and Forget, with packet color separation as a surprise ending
Inspired by 1997 132
Peter Duffie Some Might Say Triumph type of effect, end with four of a kind
Inspired by 1997 159
John Luka The Smiling Mule Variation
Inspired by 1997 35
Alex Elmsley Underworld nine cards
Related toVariations 1997 1
Simon Lovell The Lemming Ace Exchange four jumbo Aces, suit that matches selection is turned-over and when turned over the jumbo card became the selection and the selection became the Ace
Inspired by 1997 103
Rudolf Braunmüller Damenwahl in Kartanien color changing backs small packet routine, story presentation
Inspired by 1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 4 & 5)
176
Ariel Frailich The Cannibals and the Witch Doctor four Kings between two Jacks, vanish one at a time on top of deck, second deal, they reappear as Queens, Kings found in case
Inspired by 1997 46
Roy Walton Half The Twenty Card Deal
Also published here Sep. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
74
Roy Walton The Twenty Card Deal
Also published here Sep. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
74
Roy Walton, Dai Vernon, Al Baker Ambitious 1-2-3-4
Related to 1998 568
Steve Freeman The Time Machine two-card transpo plus Ambitious Card theme
Related toVariations 1998 588
Jack Birnman My Spectator, The Clairvoyant fair selection (automatic placement), added value of three selections determines position of first selection
Related to Winter 1998 133
Roy Walton Company of Four pack is divided in four packets which are shown to be the suits, Gilbreath principle
Winter 1998 147
Roy Walton, Peter Duffie Poof Change
Winter 1998 155
Karl Fulves See Also... Even Money Proposition references
Related to 1998 26
Jack Birnman, Eddie Joseph, Roy Walton My Spectator, The Clairvoyant card fount at total of four stopped at cards
Related to 1998 1468
Roy Walton Magic Trick two cards chosen by spelling MAGIC and TRICK, then found by spell-counting to a card
1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
89
Karl Fulves, Mel Bennett A Card Force
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
Ace through Nine in row on table, some cards eliminated, rest added, total divided by six and counted from either end, variations on this force
Related to 1998 286
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
Steven Hamilton Mixing With Royalty one packet changes into Queens
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 63
Roy Walton Whispering Henry two cards selected, performer names one of them, it turns over, second selection named and found, Henry Christ Force application
Variations 1998 118
Roy Walton Pass Out deck faced, Aces appear when deck is turned over one by one, Aces vanish and are later found reversed in the middle
Related to 1998 121
Roy Walton Single Card Turnover Pass with only one card
1998 121
Roy Walton Ghostly Spells sixteen-card packet mated via spelling famous magicians
1998 125
Jack Avis Impromptu Auto Cue deck shuffled face-up/face-down, three face-down cards put on table, spectator exchanges two and remembers the third one, all replaced, Triumph effect
Inspired by
  • "Auto Cue" (Roy Walton, Genii, July 1991)
1998 93
John Derris Roy Walton short bio
1998 71
Roy Walton Knifed color change, transposition, travel to pocket, multiple phase routine
Related to 1998 71
Roy Walton All Hands on Deck Joker changes into two selections, "in hands approach to Gene Finell's Free Cut principle"
1998 74
Roy Walton The Alternative Shift Aces interlaced in Kings vanish and join fourth Ace in center of the deck
1998 77
Roy Walton The Invisible Palm performer's card is found at former position of spectator's card, selection ends up in pocket
1998 79
John Derris, Jack Avis, Bobby Bernard, Ted Danson, Alex Elmsley, Roy Walton, Oswald Williams What Is Wrong With Magic? includes reprint of Oswald Williams essay from 1923, ramblings on magic
1998 82
Roy Walton, Ramón Riobóo Hokem Poker 25-card deck can be dealt in as many piles as often as spectators want, yet performer receives royal flush and everyone has a good hand
  • Racherbaumer Addition (Jon Racherbaumer)
  • For Hard Core-Cases
  • HC-C Method
  • HC-C Racherbaumer Addition
Inspired by Apr. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 8)
78
Roy Walton How Odd spectator chooses group of cards for performer and for himself, performer predicted whether those packets are odd or even
  • First Variation
  • Underhanded Cheater's Alternative
June 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 10)
72
Roy Walton Peek-A-Boo
Sep. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 1)
72
Baltazar Fuentes Indian Giver red and black packet, two cards transpose, then packets transpose
Inspired by 1999 9
Roy Walton Royverse spread
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
327
Karl Fulves Theory Z four-card square with Ace, Four, King and Nine, instruction game, final card predicted
Variations 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
334
Sam Schwartz Chain Link four packets shuffled and combined, every suit spelled out and last card is of that suit, packets themselves are all from another suit in each case, two methods
Inspired by 1999 5
Roy Walton The Apprentice Matchmaker
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 4)
42
Roy Walton Ouch! Ace found in four-card packet, rest shown as Kings, Ace is also a King now and the Ace removed from pocket
Also published here May 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 5)
47
Roy Walton Finlayson's Frolic face card changes into selection, half pass
Also published here July 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 7)
48
Roy Johnson Der unglaubliche Träumer with blank deck
Inspired byAlso published here 1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 1)
17
Philip T. Goldstein Con-Clue-Sion “Clue” game theme, spectators think of a person, weapon and room, envelopes are randomly eliminated until down to one and inside is the correct prediction of all three items
Inspired by 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
8
Roy Walton E. J. Count combined Elmsley/Jordan Count
1999 11
Roy Walton As You Were order of Ace-Four changes several times
Also published here 1999 19
Roy Walton Lucky Seven
Inspired byAlso published here July 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 11)
75
Roy Walton Square Dance
  • Part One (Joker jumps from center to bottom and reverses)
  • Part Two (fine incomplete faro peek deck)
  • Part Three (cards shuffle face-up/face-down by itself)
Also published here Oct. 1999
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 2)
81
Roy Walton, Fred Kaps The Kaps Switch
Related to 2000 816
Roy Walton The Spread Half Pass
2000 987
Roberto Giobbi, Roy Walton Catch 22 direct handling
2000 990
Karl Fulves High Stakes square layout with four Jokers and four Jacks, values are spelt and object moved from card to card, spectator always ends on a jack
Related to 2000 206
Udo Wächter The Charm of the Queen of Hearts long routine
  • spectator cuts to the Aces
  • the Queen of Hearts appears
  • the Queen of Hearts whispers the spectators thought
  • the Queen of Hearts turns an Ace face down
  • the Queen of Hearts changes into the Ace
  • the vanished Queen of Hearts appears between the Aces
  • the Queen of Hearts and two Aces change places in a flash
Inspired byAlso published here 2000 166
Steve Beam The Unselected card found at sum, using three dice
Inspired byRelated to 2000 108
Steve Beam Strike Three mates are found
Inspired by 2000 206
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
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
Roy Walton Walton's Ascanio Routine four Queens turn over one by one, then change to Aces, Queen travels from one pile to another
2000 132
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
Roy Walton A Magical Joke gag presentation for a transformation
Also published here Mar. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 3)
75
Ray Kosby, William Goodwin A Foregone Conclusion ambitious sequence with Ace through Four, last card vanishes from hand and is found in packet again
Inspired byVariations June 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 6)
48
Roy Walton Confusion of the Innocents location with counting
Also published here Sep. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 9)
60
Roy Walton Color Cocktail number of red and black cards in chosen amount of cards is predicted
Dec. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 12)
56
Mark Mason Oils Well That Ends Well cards become blank at the end
Inspired by 2000 10
Peter Duffie Erdnase Meets Hofzinser
Related to Mar. 2000
Onyx (Issue 10)
11
Karl Fulves Guiding Light diminishing speller with packet
Variations 2000
Discoverie (Issue 2)
20
Roy Walton Theory Z Two four-card packet given to spectator, it is shuffled and one card arrived at with counting procedure, predicted
Inspired by 2000
Discoverie (Issue 3)
39
Roy Walton Punch Drunk performer stacks a suit while dealing through the cards face up (secret second deals), if some don't come out correctly they change into the suit
Inspired by Mar. 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 7)
70
Steve Beam Remember & Forget cards are spelled with words "remember" and "forget"
Inspired by 2000 2
David Britland AT003 Ace, Two and Three, chosen value changes into selection, then the others as well one by one
Inspired by 2000 3
Steven Hamilton Stressed Out Card in-the hands, deck changes into rainbow deck
Inspired byAlso published here 2000 19
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
Andrew Wimhurst Whispering Henry's Triumph adding a Triumph finale to Roy Walton's routine
Inspired by 2000 50
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
Roy Walton Lucky Seven No. 4, reversed Seven spot used to locate selection
Also published here 2001 6
Roy Walton Double Think No. 21, more or less classic with about twenty cards
2001 34
Roy Walton, Karl Fulves Out on Location No. 7, two selections chosen by cutting off small numbers and remembering cards at corresponding positions, position of one is predicted and identity of the other
Variations 2001 15
Harry Lorayne Pretty Strong spectator removes three cards and remembers one of them, all shuffled back, card located, one of three
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2001 85
David Britland Further Discoveries on Canasta's psychological forces, painting, boustrophedon, movies, Cy Endfield, reports by Fred Taylor, Doug Gibbard, Basil Horwitz and Roy Walton
2001 11
Chan Canasta Coincidence Trick without a title, card placed face-down on table, from a second deck three cards are selected face-up and spectator can place prediction on any card, just to find out that he is correct,
reported by Roy Walton
2001 26
Roy Walton Back Into Time red and black cards are separated, each half mixed face-up into face-down and top card placed into center, time machine plot, cards again on top, all cards face-down and mixed
Also published here 2001 8
Roy Walton Southern Key Tap intro to two routines using "displacement idea of Peter Duffie"
Jan. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 1)
85
Roy Walton Perplexing Addition sixteen number cards are used and a sum is generated and predicted
Variations Jan. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 1)
85
Roy Walton Number Game a sum is generated from number cards and predicted
Inspired by Jan. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 1)
85
Roy Walton A Twisted Tale
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 4)
52
Alex Elmsley Eliminator using Fan Weave
VariationsAlso published here
  • The Magic Circular, Vol. 90 No. 963, March 1996
Oct. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 10)
68
Roy Walton A Twisted Tale
Also published here Nov. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 11)
70
Karl Fulves Amnesia Aces
  • There Was A Crooked Man
humorous stacking presentation in which Ace packet is forgotten on the table during the shuffling sequence and then put into the deck in the middle of the deal, yet Aces are found in dealer's hand
Related to 2001
Charlatan (Issue 5)
60
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
Roy Walton Chango
  • Nostalgia's A Breese!
two decks, two cards are removed from one deck and put in the other, chosen one travels back
Also published here
  • Pentagram, Vol. 8 No. 9, Sep. 1954
Nov./Dec. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 4)
43
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
Roy Walton Partial Elmsley Count doing only first two counts (uncredited)
Also published here Aug. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 3)
12
Darwin Ortiz The Last Laugh smiling mule version, memorized deck
Inspired byRelated to 2002 91
Roy Walton Pinkerton's Ladies
Variations July/Aug. 2002
The Penumbra (Issue 2)
2
Roy Walton, William Goodwin, Shannon Clark Pinkerton's Surprise progressive sandwich with four-of-a-kind production kicker
Inspired by Nov./Dec. 2002
The Penumbra (Issue 4)
15
Paul Cummins Speaking Volumes
Related to June 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 6)
24
William Goodwin Speaking Volumes
Related to June 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 6)
26
Harry Mendoza Speaking Volumes
Related to June 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 6)
29
Roy Walton Speaking Volumes
Related to June 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 6)
31
Roy Walton Pair Dance card made up via value and suit appears in sandwich, other option reversed in deck
Also published here July 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 7)
67
Roy Walton Sweet Seventeen two face-up cards indicate the position of two selections, faro
Also published here Feb. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 9)
9
Roy Walton Stay Lucky ten-card packet is mated
Also published here Jan. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 5)
70
Michael Close (reviewer) Mutanz by Bob Farmer, Roy Walton Mar. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 7)
37
Roy Walton Thanks for the Memories one out of nine, faro
Also published here May 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 9)
84
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
Roy Walton, Fred Kaps Kaps Switch brief
2003 1241
Roberto Giobbi, Larry Jennings All's Well That Ends Well red-black shuffle, Triumph, single ambitious phase, time-travel presentation
Inspired byAlso published here 2003 1361
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Dire Straights Ace through Ten received after a riffle shuffle by spectator
Inspired by 2003 92
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 Spread Half-Pass revolving opposite to Roy Walton's method
Related to 2003 118