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Karl Fulves V-Real spectator cuts, card made up from suit of top and value of bottom card, spelling "virtual reality", card shown, it changes into made-up card (allusion to lie speller "Lie, Si")
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
112
Michael Esposito, Karl Fulves Subway Series credit information on the thumb flick move
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
113
Karl Fulves Profiling number of red cards in one pile corresponds with number of black in another
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
116
Tony Bartolotta Test Results three spectators write their name on a cardboard with a color, mixed face-down, performer divines
Inspired byRelated to 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
117
Nob Yoshigahara Magnetic Aces four Aces face-down on table in a row, right first finger presses on first Ace, it clings to finger, places it on next Ace, both cards cling to finger, and so on
Related toAlso published here 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
118
Sam Schwartz Alpha Spell card named spelled with alphabet decks, card predicted
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
121
Karl Fulves Nickels to Dimes magician's only trick with nickels to dimes apparatus in which nickels transpose with cap
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
122
Karl Fulves Line of Thought demonstration of memorising all twelve court cards
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
123
Karl Fulves Would I Lie To You? three piles, performer selects card from center pile and makes statements, spectator take cards from lie or truth pile, values added, selection arrived at
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
126
Karl Fulves Stebbins Clock clock layout, one card turned over and put in center, counting procedure with the value and last card on count always turned over, remaining card forced
Inspired byRelated to 1998 176
Karl Fulves Lighter "Unsolved Mysteries"
match pushed into tray of matches, tray clings to match, posed as a problem
Related to 1998 177
Karl Fulves Up His Sleeve "Unsolved Mysteries"
small bottle dropped in sleeve, marked coin in other sleeve, hands held up and clink sound heard, coin is in bottle, or two marked coins in both sleeves transpose, posed as a problem
1998 177
Karl Fulves Stop At Red "Unsolved Mysteries"
stop trick presentation, posed as a problem
Inspired by 1998 177
Karl Fulves Do You Swear "Unsolved Mysteries"
three envelopes with messages, no effect given, posed as a problem
1998 178
Karl Fulves A Stopped Clock "Unsolved Mysteries"
clock layout, one card chosen, it is the only one where the value matches the hour, posed as a problem
1998 178
Karl Fulves Watch The Watch "Unsolved Mysteries"
performed one-handed, ring put on rope, one-handed knot made, ring vanished, posed as a problem
Related to 1998 178
Karl Fulves Triumph With A Twist spectator and performer select a card from half the deck each, halves shuffled together face-up/face-down, top half spread, cards face-down except spectator's selection, bottom half face-up except performer's selection which is mate of spectator's selection
Related to 1998 183
Ken Beale, Karl Fulves Fusion II two cards change into Aces between two spot cards, then the spot cards change into Aces themselves
Inspired byVariations 1998 185
Karl Fulves Cold Fusion two cards change into Aces between two spot cards, then the spot cards change into Aces themselves
Inspired by 1998 187
Karl Fulves After Eva Fay variation of classic ring release, ring tied on rope, more rings then threaded onto rope, those rings are released
Related to 1998 190
Karl Fulves Notes on Brainchild two rows of five cards each, one face down and one face up, some cards exchanges, only one matching backs (rainbow)
Related to 1998 199
Tom Craven Solution to Commuter Cards two-deck travelers, spectator distributes Aces in his pockets, performer makes Aces vanish from his deck and pulls them out of matching pockets
Inspired by 1998 201
Karl Fulves Balloons and Strings
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
puzzle, connecting balloons with strings without crossing the strings
1998 203
Karl Fulves The Sevens Puzzle
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
making all numbers from four sevens
Related to 1998 205
Karl Fulves 4 In A Row
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
betting game with Ace through Ten and sequences within the row that are decreasing or increasing
Related to 1998 207
Ronald J. Dayton, Karl Fulves Ring In Bottle solution to problem, finger ring on two ropes, ropes tied around bottle and pulled, ropes penetrates bottle and ring is inside bottle
Inspired by 1998 214
Karl Fulves On The Cuff coin balanced on elbow and apparently caught with hand, changes into another coin
Inspired by 1998 221
Karl Fulves Ghost Goblet "Short Takes"
glass goblet on table upside down, rubber band around bottom, spectator puts finger on top and closes eyes, rubber band frees from spectator's finger and is around performer's
Related to 1998 230
Karl Fulves Time Flies "Short Takes"
method to calculate key
Inspired byRelated to 1998 231
Karl Fulves Pick A No. "Short Takes"
way to get a small number when required
1998 231
Karl Fulves Penetro "Short Takes"
gaffed cup with trapdoor
1998 231
Karl Fulves 9-Card Deal "Short Takes"
1998 231
Karl Fulves Suspender "Unsolved Mysteries"
pencil clings to hand, apparently held by other hand's first finger but when turned over the first finger is underneath pencil, posed as a problem
1998 233
Karl Fulves Clink! "Unsolved Mysteries"
napkins in brandy glass change audibly and visibly to ice cubes à la egg on fan, posed as a problem
1998 233
Karl Fulves Just The Fax "Unsolved Mysteries"
photocopy of playing card mess faxed to medium who faxes back selection, posed as a problem
1998 234
Karl Fulves Ultra Bullet Catch "Unsolved Mysteries"
more details on the problem, posed as a problem
Related to 1998 234
Karl Fulves Rapid City Aces 203rd Ace related
Inspired by 1998 236
Bob Still Dr. Elliott's Second Deal two cards chosen behind back, performer names both, then both found when spectator calls stop during dealing, automatic second deal with corner missing
Related to 1998 240
Karl Fulves Now Serving cannibal presentation for the trick
Inspired by 1998 242
Karl Fulves Your Better Half
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
age revealed after some number calculation
1998 250
Ed Morrisey Amazing Wonder Tube coins dropped in glass of milk, same coins produced from pocket, elaborate presentation, de Kolta glass
Inspired byRelated to 1998 254
Karl Fulves Crazy Cut straight false Swing Cut, halves turned perpendicular in process
Inspired by
  • Derek Dingle Swing Cut handling
1998 257
Sam Schwartz Fan-Tastic Joker pushed in fan, card next to it noted, then repeated in different position, cards vanish and travel into other half, Sellers force for two cards
Inspired byRelated to 1998 262
Karl Fulves Arf "Unsolved Mysteries"
dog-shaped balloon, live dog appears inside, posed as a problem
1998 267
Karl Fulves Silberian Ring Release "Unsolved Mysteries"
ring-rope release with arm, posed as a problem
1998 267
Karl Fulves Traveling Money "Unsolved Mysteries"
rolled up bill into ring, on first finger, travels onto other hand as soon as fingers touch, posed as a problem
1998 268
Karl Fulves C & R "Unsolved Mysteries"
four rope segments tied together, only as many parts as a spectator chooses are restored, posed as a problem
Variations 1998 268
Karl Fulves Armed To The Teeth "Unsolved Mysteries"
after the shoot, the performer has gun in his teeth, posed as a problem
1998 268
Karl Fulves Stored Time "Unsolved Mysteries"
calculator shows correct time when turned on, posed as a problem
1998 268
Karl Fulves 3 by 3 Card Monte "Unsolved Mysteries"
three rows of three cards, an Ace in each row, posed as a problem
1998 268
Karl Fulves Blow Out "Unsolved Mysteries"
candle in glass, lit candle outside, blowed on glass, outside candle goes out and other one is now lit, posed as a problem
1998 268
Karl Fulves Flatland court card, the direction of the head is changed, looking in other direction, see "Informant" reference for credit information on changing gaze of picture card
Related to 1998 269
Karl Fulves Takeaway seven-as-nine count, a Three taken away, only six cards remain
1998 270
Karl Fulves Wraparound "a one-handed harness hitch"
Related to 1998 271
Karl Fulves The Pluto Bet red black sorting procedure, outcome predicted
Related to 1998 273
Karl Fulves Harness Hitch Bet
Related to 1998 274
Karl Fulves Red Snapper Ace through Seven of Spades put in frying pan, red-backed mystery card as well, then named card and put in from blue-backed deck, Ace through Seven removed again, only one card remains, it is now red-backed named card
1998 282
Karl Fulves Fake Memory
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
on false memories, a list of words is read, and later it apparently disappears from the list but was never really there
Related to 1998 284
Karl Fulves Cut-Rate Hummer
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
twenty cards spread, about five are reversed, spectator remembers one and turns it over, something done behind back by performer, selection located and other reversed cards are now Aces
Variations 1998 285
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
Karl Fulves The Number Palace
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
instruction game with calculations on roulette betting layout
Inspired byRelated to 1998 289
Karl Fulves Wheel of Fortune
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
spinner in center of circle layout, card chosen by spinning and counting, predicted
1998 291
Jack Avis Ambitious Siva Takes the Count Ace to Four
Inspired by 1998 52
Jack Avis Chance in Four four red-backed cards with number 5, 10, 15 and 20, one number chosen and card at that position matches the red-backed card with that number and others don't
Variations 1998 91
Jack Avis Tupax Into One involving piles made and dealt through in unison
Inspired by
  • "Tupax" (Stewart James, Top, Nov. 1940)
Related to
1998 104
Jack Avis Predicted Stopping Place two cards predicted, Gemini Twins, credit information
Inspired by 1998 106
David Solomon Mexican Poker straight flush over full house
Inspired byRelated toVariations Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
1
Peter Duffie Uni-Versatile a Jack changes into an Ace, Two and then Three, then the cards become the four Aces
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
16
Karl Fulves The Machinery properties of calculators
1998 v
Karl Fulves Instant Karma freely chosen age predicted on calculator
1998 1
Karl Fulves Absent Minded entered phone number seems gone on the display of a calculator, then brought back
1998 3
Karl Fulves The Eraser Code number is magically removed from memory function of calculator
1998 5
Karl Fulves Electron Thoughts number chosen from number cards is magically added to number entered in calculator
1998 7
Karl Fulves Cipher Vision part of spectator's phone number is recovered from calculator by rubbing a Joker on it
1998 9
Karl Fulves Add Infinitum number entered by performer into calculator, spectator adds a number, result predicted
1998 12
Karl Fulves Cheap Trick number entered by performer into calculator, spectator adds a number, result predicted
1998 14
Karl Fulves Cheat Method number entered by performer into calculator, spectator adds a number, result predicted
1998 15
Karl Fulves Behind The 8-Ball calculator answers questions with a list of possible answers coded by numbers
1998 16
Karl Fulves Time Recovered - Time Lost calculation with age and number on die on a calculator, performer divines both numbers by looking at final result
1998 17
Karl Fulves A Dead Machine's Tale number that is entered in calculator while it is switched off is recovered
1998 19
Karl Fulves Swindler's List number forced with calculator and number cards, character reading presentation with a list of character traits
1998 21
Karl Fulves Force-O-Matic forcing either 99 or 100 with calculator
1998 23
Karl Fulves Guess Your Age (Part One) calculator gag
1998 24
Karl Fulves Really Guess Your Age calculator returns age of spectator
1998 25
Karl Fulves Guess Your Age (Part Two) spectator guesses age of person on photograph, calculator arrives at the right age with spectator's guesses, baby gag
1998 26
Karl Fulves Meant For Each Other two rows of cards, calculation made with calculator arrives at two digit number, those two spots are exchanged in the rows, the rows then match
1998 27
Karl Fulves Count-Down Force two spectators note card in pocket by counting down to number arrived at with calculator, secretly the same card
1998 29
Karl Fulves Now Hear This number forced with calculator, prediction via object in envelope that corresponds to an ad in newspaper on that page
1998 30
Karl Fulves Lock Without Keys number force with calculator, combination lock presentation
1998 31
Karl Fulves King's Row number force with calculator, four-digit number used to find the Kings in row of cards on table
1998 32
Karl Fulves Square Route square root pushed any number of times on calculator to force a digit, used to force a group of three cards in tabled layout, one of that is then divined, alternative presentation with horse race track prediction
1998 33
Karl Fulves Speak Memory retrieving previously entered number from calculator that is no longer visible on the display
  • Second Method
  • Third Method (application with serial number of bill)
1998 36
Karl Fulves Subconscious M+ chosen coin divined via calculation with its date on a calculator
1998 39
Karl Fulves Agatha amount of money stolen is divined with calculator
1998 41
Karl Fulves Area 51 phone number of the White House appears after spectators entered some numbers in memory of calculator
1998 43
Karl Fulves Forgetful Figures several spectators add up numbers on calculators, total divined
1998 45
Karl Fulves Recovered Memory month and year entered in memory of calculator by spectator, later recovered, two-memory feature
1998 47
Karl Fulves Ghost Writer sum of two numbers appears on calculator, two-memory feature
1998 50
Karl Fulves Little Blue "machine version of tic tac toe" using calculator
1998 52
Karl Fulves Blue Streak "machine version of tic tac toe" using calculator
  • Blue Notes
1998 55
Karl Fulves Trick Tac Toe using calculator, deck of cards and die
1998 58
Karl Fulves Tap A Phone order of digits are changed on display of calculator
1998 61
Karl Fulves Cell Phone Finesse number reverses itself on display of calculator
1998 62
Karl Fulves Mirror Child three-digit number entered by spectator later comes back reversed on display of calculator
1998 63
Karl Fulves Movable Money three digits entered by spectator in calculator, two of them switch places
1998 65
Karl Fulves Digits At A Distance three digits chosen from packet of cards, two exchanged, same thing happens on display of calculator
1998 66
Karl Fulves Digital Device four digits chosen from packet of cards, two exchanged, same thing happens on display of calculator
1998 68
Karl Fulves Other Approaches changing order of digits on calculator
1998 71
Karl Fulves Impromptu Reversion changing order of digits on calculator
1998 73
Karl Fulves The Exemplar three-digit number chosen with packet of cards is predicted on calculator
Variations 1998 74
Karl Fulves Four-Digit Version four-digit number chosen with packet of cards is predicted on calculator
Inspired by 1998 76
Karl Fulves Short Cons with calculator
  • Digits From Digits
  • Ciphers Deciphered
  • 625 Bets
  • PIE In Sky
  • A Memorable Date
1998 77
Karl Fulves Playing The Numbers spectator is "one off" in betting game with calculator
1998 81
Karl Fulves Video Poker two poker hands chosen and entered into calculator, from total the performer divines the two hands
1998 83
Karl Fulves Video Dice calculator divines thrown dice numbers
1998 85
Karl Fulves Bet A Hundred making a number from 101 to 115 appear on display without touching the number keys, with variations:
  • A Hundred Numbers
  • Rapid Numbers
  • Decimal Dilemma (posed as a problem)
  • Masked Memory (posed as a problem)
  • What's Next?
  • Nuthin
Variations 1998 87
Karl Fulves Lie To The Machine murderer chosen with five cards, calculator used to find him
1998 92
Karl Fulves Notes one card in packet of stripper cards secretly reversed, cards removed one by one, performer can feel when reversed card is taken
1998 94
Karl Fulves Digital Schemes ideas for covering the calculator and disabling further inputs
1998 95
Karl Fulves Secret Addition several secret uses of the blindfold process when covering the display
1998 96
Karl Fulves Cover Up cover for number key on calculator to help with "Day for any Date"
Related to 1998 99
Karl Fulves The 9's Cover addition trick with calculator
1998 100
Karl Fulves Shell Game ideas for shell cover that fits over calculator
1998 102
Karl Fulves Keep Off! blocking some keys with a paper card
1998 103
Karl Fulves Down Side Up on upside down numbers on calculator
1998 104
Karl Fulves Shell Shock number travels from one calculator to another, posed as a problem
1998 105
Karl Fulves Knock Off erasing number on display of calculator with actual eraser, posed as a problem
1998 105
Karl Fulves Forced Landing spectator names number and one counts to that number on a 4x4 or 5x5 grid, forced, method with calculator
  • Notes & References (credit information)
Related to 1998 106
Karl Fulves None Is A Number age divined with calculator calculation
  • Background (credit information)
1998 115
Karl Fulves Starring Role movie star chosen from list, matrix force and calculator used for a coincidence
  • Notes & References (credit information)
Related to 1998 118
Karl Fulves And The Winner Is spectators choose four cards face up from group of sixteen cards, values added and number predicted, Matrix Force application
  • Notes & References (credit information)
Variations 1998 122
Karl Fulves Topic Of Capricorn number coincidence with two calculators
1998 126
Karl Fulves Lightning Numbers (added to later edition, no year given)
Related to 1998 or later 44
Guy Hollingworth The Cassandra Quandary card placed in envelope is actual later selection
Related toVariations 1999 264
Steve Mayhew Mexican Turnover variation, while turning over two cards
Related to 1999 25
Milton Kort, Jack Avis Matcho Spectator freely selects one of four blue cards, magician deals out four previously placed red cards below the blue ones, the chosen blue card matches the corresponding red (first published in New Pentagram, vol. 1, no. 8, Oct 1969)
Related toVariations 1999 79
Milton Kort That Darned Ace spectator names any Ace, performer does twisting with four cards, Kings turn over one by one but fourth one is named Ace, suit matches missing King
Inspired by
  • Karl Fulves problem
Variations
1999 95
David Regal For Marlo selection placed with four of a kind travels to another four of a kind
Inspired byRelated to 1999 49
Don Nielsen, Karl Fulves The Old Penny & Dime Trick penny vanishes, two dimes appear instead, sucker element
1999
Underworld (Issue 10)
129
Karl Fulves Intelligentsia with ten cards
Inspired byRelated to 1999
Underworld (Issue 10)
133
Martin Gardner Suspend A Cup "Two Floating Cup Ideas"
plastic cup clings to hand
Inspired by
  • suspended tumbler in Hatton & Plate's "Magician's Tricks" (1919)
Variations
1999
Underworld (Issue 10)
134
Martin Gardner Cheap Zombie "Two Floating Cup Ideas"
styrofoam cup floats between hands, hole in back
Variations 1999
Underworld (Issue 10)
134
Karl Fulves Mathematical 3-Cup Monte idea with three styrofoam cups
Inspired by 1999
Underworld (Issue 10)
135
Karl Fulves 4th Dimensional Chess twelve cards in matrix layout, spectator rotates layout and moves according to instructions, later performer is able to get to same final position
Related to 1999
Underworld (Issue 10)
136
Karl Fulves The Tesseract red-backed and blue-backed cards in 4x4 layout, spectator places marker on layout and thinks of an Ace, he moves around and finds the Ace
Related to 1999
Underworld (Issue 10)
137
Tony Bartolotta Time Trap half the deck used, spectator cuts off some cards and counts them, a selection made, packets combined, spectator remembers card at his number, selected card stabbed next to it below table by performer
Related to 1999
Underworld (Issue 10)
138
Karl Fulves Jackson Smiles "A near-impromptu bill trick"
bill folded in a way that the facial expression of the head on it changes depending on the viewing angle, with applications:
  • Real or Counterfeit?
  • White House Psychic
  • She Reads His Mind
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
298
Gene Maze Maze + Ovette variations on the Master Move
  • Maze Method #1
  • Maze Method #2
  • Maze Method #3
  • Block Ovette
Related to 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
302
Karl Fulves Pick 'n Play four cards touched in spread, they're the Aces
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
305
Karl Fulves Strip-Out Monte using strip-out addition
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
307
Felix Greenfield Colorific matching effect with color cards, from early 60s
Related to 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
309
Karl Fulves First Draw person with Jonah card wins instead of loses
Variations 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
311
Karl Fulves Any Transpo any two small borrowed items are put in two different pockets and transpose
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
315
Philip T. Goldstein C & R Solution using equivoque
Inspired by 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
317
Karl Fulves Spread Peek reversed card in middle, also with marked deck
Related to 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
320
Tony Bartolotta Soft Touch Three-spot shows up reversed in deck, counted down three cards to selection
Variations 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
325
Karl Fulves Phantom Transpo performer turns card over, spectator's card also turns over
Inspired by 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
327
Karl Fulves Semid Ot Slekein "Unsolved Mysteries"
stack of dimes changes into four genuine nickels, posed as a problem
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
330
Karl Fulves Visible Ink "Unsolved Mysteries"
white cardboard dipped in water, message appears, posed as a problem
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
330
Karl Fulves Three Hand Deal "Unsolved Mysteries"
fifteen card version, posed as a problem
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
330
Karl Fulves Balloon O'Matic "Unsolved Mysteries"
finger ring in blue balloon inflated, when deflated a white balloon inflates and has now ring in it, posed as a problem
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
330
Karl Fulves Flip Your Lid "Unsolved Mysteries"
lid of styrofoam cup flips up and down by itself, answers questions, posed as a problem
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
331
Karl Fulves Bandido "Unsolved Mysteries"
rubber band around styrofoam cup moves up and down by itself, posed as a problem
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
331
Karl Fulves 'Gator Aid "Unsolved Mysteries"
alligator on Lacoste shirt moves around, posed as a problem
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
331
Karl Fulves Heads or - ? "Unsolved Mysteries"
new coin design, heads or tail percentage, posed as a problem
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
331
Karl Fulves Bent Lip Clip "Unsolved Mysteries"
looking for a source
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
331
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
Karl Fulves Loophole #2 extra rope in hollow wand
Related to 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
335
Karl Fulves 37 Threes
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
small packet, spectator cuts and turns over pairs, then two red Threes are only reversed cards, comedy prediction is shown to fit
Related to 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
348
John Paulos Mind Bending excerpt from book
Related toAlso published here
  • A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper (John Paulos)
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
352
Karl Fulves Die Box Construct
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
five cards, coin moved around on it while the performer turns his back, sucker prediction in which the cards transform for it to become true
Inspired by 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
352
Karl Fulves Cheat Feat twenty-card packet, two cards selected in spectators's own hands by dealing two poker hand and remembering top card, selections and up as only red in black half and vice versa
Inspired by
  • Peter Duffie trick
Related to
1999 4
Karl Fulves Repeat Cheat fourteen-card packet, three cards selected in spectators's own hands by dealing two poker hand and remembering top card, another spectator finds all, all three are the same unknowingly
Variations 1999 4
Karl Fulves Hooked Aces deck cut, two Aces are on faces, Slip Force application
1999 7
Karl Fulves The Flash two selections placed under half the deck each, they rise to top, Ace production finale, Slip Force application
Inspired by 1999 8
Karl Fulves Cause an Effect card chosen, next selection named before it is made even though no faces have been seen by performer, Slip Force application
Inspired byVariations 1999 10
Karl Fulves Bounce Back card chosen, next selection named before it is made, actually same card is chosen and they transpose
Inspired by 1999 10
Dai Vernon Mind Game number from five to ten named, deck shuffled by spectator, top four cards taken by performer and arranged under table, placed back, card at position remembered by spectator and named by performer, repeat
Related to 1999 13
Karl Fulves Ghost Knot four handkerchiefs in paper bag, one with a knot, finger ring borrowed and tossed in bag, ring now inside knot, dummy and switch
1999 14
Karl Fulves Numero Uno "Three Tricks"
digits written on both ends of four pieces of paper, torn in half, pairs made, totals predicted, Ramasee Principle
1999 19
Karl Fulves Romeo and Carol "Three Tricks"
names written on both ends of four pieces of paper, torn in half, pairs made, matching people are combined, Ramasee Principle
1999 20
Karl Fulves The Horse Right Here "Three Tricks"
unusual race setting, cards in circle, outcome predicted, Ramasee Principle
Variations 1999 21
Ellis Stanyon Reading the Index Pip No. 1, bending upper portion to get glimpse of its bottom card
  • Supplementary Note (clarification by Karl Fulves)
1999 1
Ellis Stanyon Drawing the Card from the Bottom No. 4, cards jogged back one by one until spectator says stop, the top jogged portion removed and bottom card shown
VariationsAlso published here 1999 2
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note as four Ace production, or as key card placement
Inspired by 1999 2
Ellis Stanyon The Bridge at the End of the Pack No. 9, bridging deck while spectator remembers card
Variations 1999 5
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note routine and riffle shuffle suggestion by Charles Jordan
Inspired by 1999 5
Ellis Stanyon The Direction of Gaze No. 11, four cards separated face up on table, spectator thinks of one, method is title
Variations 1999 6
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note routine with outs in case the gaze method didn't work
Inspired by 1999 6
Ellis Stanyon Discovering One Card Chosen from Seven or Eight No. 12, one thought from a packet, then groups shown and asked whether spectator sees his card among them
Variations 1999 7
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note different way to have the card chosen and the groups formed
Inspired by 1999 8
Ellis Stanyon Tinfoil on the Back of the Card No. 20, reflective surface used as mirror
Variations 1999 11
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note credit information, idea of having a shiner behind stamp at bottom of stack of envelopes and glimpsing card that is put in top envelope, multiple cards put in separate envelopes, mixed and divined
Inspired byRelated to
  • Burling Hull, Sealed Mysteries, 1910
1999 12
Ellis Stanyon Marking the Card with a Pin No. 22, card punched with hidden pin through handkerchief on table, later found in deck
Variations 1999 13
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note hiding punching needle at bottom of card case
Inspired by 1999 14
Ellis Stanyon The Glimpse No. 26, fourth finger under card, card glimpsed by looking in step
Variations 1999 16
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note fourth finger under card, card glimpsed by looking in step, overhand shuffle cover
Inspired by 1999 16
Ellis Stanyon The "Turned-Up" Card No. 28, circus card trick, sucker
  • Supplementary Note (reference given by Karl Fulves)
Related to 1999 17
Ellis Stanyon The Revolution No. 1, air pressure turnover
  • Supplementary Note (details and reference by Karl Fulves)
Related to 1999 19
Ellis Stanyon Person Sits on a Chosen Card No. 9
Variations 1999 22
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note another routine for that plot, card travels from between spectator's hand to chair
Inspired by 1999 22
Ellis Stanyon Nailing Chosen Card to the Door No. 13
Variations 1999 24
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note using tape
Inspired by 1999 24
Ellis Stanyon Catching Two Selected Cards No. 20, friction toss
Variations 1999 27
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note four Ace revelation with extension of "3-Card Catch"
Inspired by 1999 27
Ellis Stanyon The Four Robbers No. 1, three cards hidden behind top Jack
Variations 1999 30
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note four Jacks lost, found with two friction tossed one with each hand
Inspired by 1999 30
Ellis Stanyon The Card Jumps Out of the Envelope or the Pack No. 6, elastic between two cards
Variations 1999 33
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note some red and some black cards put in card case, red cards them jump out
Inspired by 1999 33
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note simplified Travellers with only one palm, four Aces are paper clipped and put in trouser pocket, then removed from different pockets
1999 35
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note credit information on Ace Assemblies, then a self-working handling of the Drunken Shuffle deal, all other receive a mix of face-up/face-down cards
1999 37
Ellis Stanyon To Vanish One of Five Cards No. 16, saliva
Variations 1999 42
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note more detailed routine for the vanish of one of five cards
Inspired by 1999 42
Ellis Stanyon The Half Card Combination No. 29, picture cards placed in envelopes by spectators, all spectators name Queen of Hearts as the card they placed in their envelope, but they are different when checked
Variations 1999 47
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note spectator gets four Aces and performer indifferent cards, but when checked performer has the Aces
Inspired by 1999 47
Ellis Stanyon The Transposed Cards No. 1
Variations 1999 54
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note strange self-working handling of DCD
Inspired by 1999 55
Karl Fulves, J. W. Sarles Supplementary Note spectator remembers card and its position, when check it is not there anymore and has moved to a predicted position
1999 59
Ellis Stanyon To Name the Total Value of Several Chosen Cards No. 11
Variations 1999 62
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note streamlined handling
Inspired by 1999 62
Ellis Stanyon "Thirty-one" (Simple Version) No. 12, "A Cardsharp's Trick", game in which cards are drawn alternately and the sum of the values cannot exceed thirty-one
Related toVariations 1999 63
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note version of the game with paper-clipped pairs, another version without a system given posed as problem
Inspired by 1999 64
Karl Fulves, Satya Ranjan Roy Supplementary Note on Ranjan Roy's method that involved adding and subtracting, suit and value
1999 68
Ellis Stanyon A Spelling "B" No. 24, spelling every value through the deck
Variations 1999 94
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note selection made, spelling every value through the deck, at value of selection a Joker shows up, selection found
Inspired by 1999 95
Adrian Plate A Trick at Poker No. 5,new deck opened and shuffled, seven hands dealt and performer wins
Related toAlso published here 1999 102
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note correction and more details
Related to 1999 103
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note two cards chosen and hidden somewhere, performer divines hiding place and identity of one card, the other is heard on answering machine when a phone number is called
1999 110
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note on reading cards in a shuffled deck, J. H. Green's shiner method, fiberoptics tube from breast pocket to behind back
1999 115
C. O. Williams Reading the Fifty-two Cards After a Genuine Shuffle No. 11, order of cards read after one riffle shuffle, interlocking chain principle and one-way backs
Variations 1999 118
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note deck riffle shuffled, top thirteen cards dealt off and four spectators take the cards of one suit each, alls cards divined, interlocking chain principle
Inspired by 1999 120
Adrian Plate The Disappearance of a Card No. 5, card vanishes from packet, reappears in deck
VariationsAlso published here
  • Magician's Tricks (Hatton & Plate, 1910)
1999 124
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note finessed handling
Inspired by 1999 125
Ellis Stanyon Any Card from the Pocket No. 6, named card transposes with another card, one in handkerchief and one against glass
Variations 1999 126
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note transposition with double facer
Inspired by 1999 126
Theodore DeLand Improved Phantom Cards No. 9, same effects but backs can be shown, see "General note" on p. 140 for credit
Inspired byVariations 1999 128
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note more details on the gaffs and handling
Inspired by 1999 129
Burling Hull The Vanishing Card No. 15, "Ghost Card", five cards fanned with Joker at front, one thought-of except Joker, all placed in hat, all cards removed and shown on both side, selection has vanished
Variations 1999 132
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note details on handling, alternative gaffs with corners stuck on
Inspired by 1999 133
Burling Hull The Card Problem No. 24, fake indices
Related to 1999 139
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note credit information
Related to 1999 140
Ellis Stanyon, Henry Hardin The Princess Card Trick No. 26, ungaffed, two methods
Variations 1999 141
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note further handling and ideas
Inspired by 1999 141
H. G. Cleveland Cleveland's "Presto Fly" Card Trick No. 31, Ace to Three of Hearts transposes with Four to Six of Clubs
Variations 1999 145
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note combination with Cleveland's "Canadian Wonder"
Inspired by 1999 145
Theodore DeLand The Surprise Card Trick No. 34, Queens in hat, King of Spades in hat as well, performer finds King without looking and puts it in deck, then Queens and King transpose and only the King is in hat and Queens in deck
Related toVariations 1999 147
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note details on handling and different values
Inspired by 1999 147
William G. Edwards Edwards' Dioramic Pack No. 35, selections turn over in fair manner, half face/half back
Variations 1999 148
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note packet version with Ace through Seven of Hearts, chosen value turns over
Inspired by 1999 149
W. J. Atkinson Substitution of a Trick Set for Ordinary Cards No. 39, duplicate cards palmed on top, then pass made, then palmed off again
Variations 1999 152
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note packet switched with help of card case
Inspired by 1999 152
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note four signed Queens on row on newspaper, Two of Spades in pocket, a Queen transposes with the Two in the pocket, repeated with each Queen, newspaper-backed card
1999 154
Ellis Stanyon The Mysterious Chain of Cards No. 13, corners of two cards are rubbed together and they adhere, more cards are attached like that
Variations 1999 161
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note different gaff
Inspired by 1999 161
Ellis Stanyon The Simple Throwing of a Card No. 14, card boomerangs back, thread attached
Variations 1999 162
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note ungaffed throwing, as described in Sachs's Sleight of Hand
Inspired by 1999 163
Ellis Stanyon The Four Knaves Change to Four Aces and Back Again No. 22
Variations 1999 167
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note describing the quartet transformation from Discoverie of Witchcraft
Inspired byRelated to 1999 168
Ellis Stanyon Got 'Em All Beat No. 23, two selected cards fairly shuffled back by spectator, yet found behind back, two cards hinged together, selections put between them
Related toVariations 1999 169
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note details on the hinged pocket card, also for vanishing a card
Inspired by 1999 169
Ellis Stanyon The Card in a Bottle No. 25, folding card
Variations 1999 170
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note card into bottle, card is already inside but floating on top of water and cannot be seen when audience looks on edge
Inspired by 1999 171
Ellis Stanyon An Envelope Changes to the Chosen Card No. 27, hinged gaff
Variations 1999 172
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note prediction envelope has a card back on other side, all cards have an envelope on other side with same card predicted, switch in stand or upright book
Inspired by 1999 172
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note comments on obtaining a photograph for the effect
Related to 1999 174
Ellis Stanyon The Chosen Card Changes to a Box of Matches No. 32
Variations 1999 175
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note variation in which the whole deck changes into a half-sized miniature deck
Inspired by 1999 175
Ellis Stanyon The Flap Card No. 35, sheet rubber
Variations 1999 177
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note variations of the gaff and some applications, also in combination with step to change amount of card, multiple changes, handling ideas
Inspired by 1999 178
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note reference for Peek Pairs
1999 187
Theodore DeLand DeLand's Two-Card Monte No. 56
Variations 1999 188
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note version with half card
Inspired by 1999 188
Ellis Stanyon A New Protean or Chameleon Pack No. 57, deck shown mixed, then cut in half, one half shown all red and other all black
Related to 1999 189
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note credit information on Oil & Water
Related to 1999 189
Theodore DeLand Deland's "Eureka" Card Trick No. 59, four Kings and an Ace put in hat, Ace removed and Kings also change to Aces
Variations 1999 190
Ellis Stanyon Pack to Force Three Cards Together No. 3, triplets of force cards throughout deck
Variations 1999 192
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note finessed forcing from this forcing deck, with divination via fishing
Inspired by 1999 192
Ellis Stanyon Everybody's Card No. 9
Variations 1999 217
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note three selections, vanish and disappear, not too convincing packet handling
Inspired by 1999 217
Ellis Stanyon Cutting the Bottom of the Pack to the Left No. 3
Variations 1999 224
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note as a false cut
Inspired byRelated to 1999 224
Ellis Stanyon The "Stanyon" Cut Pass No. 5, doing an open cut after holding the break during riffling with some delay
Related to 1999 225
Ellis Stanyon The "Drop Rear Packet" Pass No. 7, optionally letting go with left hand in middle of pass
Variations 1999 226
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note details and illustrations
Inspired by 1999 226
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note
1999 228
Ellis Stanyon The Diagonal Palm Pass (Right Hand) No. 10
  • Supplementary Note (reference by Karl Fulves)
Related to 1999 228
Ellis Stanyon The Lateral Palm Pass No. 12, under cover of squaring in-the-hands spread after replacement
Variations 1999 229
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note
Inspired by 1999 229
Charlier Drop the Bottom Half from the Thumb No. 13
Variations 1999 230
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note details on the Charlier Pass
Inspired by 1999 230
Eric F. Impey Charlier Pass Reverse
Variations 1999 231
Karl Fulves Any Card Reversed one-handed reverse under handkerchief cover
Inspired by 1999 232
Karl Fulves Advanced One-Hand Cut
1999 232
Ellis Stanyon Pass to Deceive a Conjurer No. 20, fake pass demonstration
Variations 1999 234
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note fake pass demonstration
Inspired by 1999 235
Ellis Stanyon Palming the Top Card by Drawing It Towards the Person No. 1, right hand drawn towards back
Variations 1999 238
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note details of handling
Inspired by 1999 239
Ellis Stanyon Palming Cards with Rearward Colour-Change Sleight No. 6
Variations 1999 241
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note clarification
Inspired by 1999 241
Ellis Stanyon Palm for One Card with Forward Colour-Change Sleight No. 7
Variations 1999 241
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note clarification
Inspired by 1999 242
Ellis Stanyon Palming the Bottom Card Across the Left Hand No. 9
Variations 1999 242
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note details of handling, also for reverse
Inspired by 1999 242
Ellis Stanyon Palming a Card with the Fingers Open No. 11, cards bent in half from classic palm position and held by thumb
  • Supplementary Note (illustration and clarification by Karl Fulves)
1999 243
Ellis Stanyon Magical Production of a Full Pack of Cards No. 12, manipulative, routine with productions from knee
Variations 1999 244
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note notes on the manipulations and packet vanish
Inspired by 1999 245
Ellis Stanyon Making One or Several Cards Vanish by Palming No. 20, false transfer of packet or card
Variations 1999 249
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note false transfer with card, invisible palm presentation, short routine, also with credit card
Inspired by 1999 250
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note details on top change handling
1999 255
Karl Fulves Cannibal Variation cannibal card put on half the deck on the table, selection placed on top vanishes, repeat
1999 256
Ellis Stanyon Changing the Card with Rearward Colour-Change Sleight No. 9
Variations 1999 259
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note details on the change
Inspired by 1999 260
Ellis Stanyon Changing the Top Card of the Pack No. 13
Variations 1999 261
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note spectator apparently loses card, selection instantly found (it's on top) after spectator closes eyes
Inspired by 1999 261
Prof. Robert Hellis To Change a Number of Cards No. 15, "Known as Hellis' Change No. 2"
Variations 1999 263
Karl Fulves Supplementary Notes handling details, with Aces back to Top application
Inspired by 1999 263
Adrian Plate The "Excelsior" Change for One Card No. 16
Variations 1999 264
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note application in which a selection placed with three Kings changes into fourth King
Inspired by 1999 264
Ellis Stanyon Simple and Conclusive (Mathematical) Method No. 3, accidental (?) over-count, then re-count
Related toVariations 1999 270
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note spectator finds two red Nine via counting, prediction says "You will not pick a black Nine"
Inspired by 1999 270
Ellis Stanyon Forcing a Card from a Pack on the Table No. 5, table spread with force card more exposed
Variations 1999 271
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note table spread force with pencil dotted card, using it a key otherwise
Inspired by 1999 271
Karl Fulves Closed-Eyes Table Spread Force spectator should close his eyes and take a card from tabled spread, application of changing the card to a photograph of the spectator picking a card
1999 272
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note on DeManche's stock shuffle with lift shuffle
Related to 1999 282
Henri De Manche To Retain the Order of the Whole Pack - Overhand Shuffle No. 14, with lift shuffle
Variations 1999 283
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note back and forth overhand false shuffle
Inspired by 1999 283
Ellis Stanyon False Cut to Retain the Top and Bottom Stock No. 24, slip cut, losing top card
Variations 1999 286
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note tabled slip cut
Inspired by 1999 286
Ellis Stanyon "Three Throw" Blind Cut to Retain the Order of the Whole Pack No. 27
Variations 1999 288
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note different handling
Inspired by 1999 288
Ellis Stanyon The "Slip" Change No. 3, top card of bottom half remembered, card from top half secretly slipped onto it
VariationsAlso published here 1999 292
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note using the slip change for a card-to-top sequence
Inspired by 1999 292
Ellis Stanyon Springing the Cards from One Hand to the Other No. 1, no details
Variations 1999 296
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note springing off the thumb, and combination with palming cards
Inspired by 1999 297
Ellis Stanyon Changing the Face Card of the Pack No. 3
Variations 1999 298
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note double color change handling
Inspired by 1999 298
Ellis Stanyon Revolution on the Table No. 11
Variations 1999 301
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note table spread and turnover handling
Inspired by 1999 301
J. A. Jackson Balancing the Pack on End - on the Back of the Hand No. 12
Variations 1999 302
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note routine for the stunt
Inspired by 1999 302
H. J. Tattersall The "Pass" by Throwing the Pack from the Left to the Right Hand No. 22, two halves roll into other hand one by one
Related toVariations 1999 307
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note details of handling and simple location with it involving calculations with card values
Inspired by 1999 307
Max Maven The Maximum Dimension interactive trick on a piece of paper, finger must be moved around
Related to Jan. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 1)
45
Karl Fulves Luck Beats Skill spectator cuts to four Aces and finds selection, credit information
Inspired by Apr. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 4)
41
Jerry K. Hartman Patent Portent spectator names any card, mate is removed, spectator thinks of any number, spectator deals to that number - all cards face-up except the one, it turns out to be the named card
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Dec. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 12)
56
Karl Fulves Wrong Game
  • There Was A Crooked Man
cards turn over one by one to display a poker hand, backs change color, then faces change into better hand, credit information on packet tricks
Inspired byRelated to 1999
Charlatan (Issue 1)
3
Karl Fulves Machine Secrets on the beanshooter holdout, different handlings
1999
Charlatan (Issue 1)
7
Karl Fulves Passing The Buck
  • handshake combinatorics puzzle in which a bill is transferred
  • on the bill-catching bet, thread
1999
Charlatan (Issue 1)
12
Karl Fulves Following Orders Ace through Five in two suits are removed, Follow the Leader type routine in which the cards are turned up in numerical order
Related toVariations 1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
3
Karl Fulves Put-Back Move Variation one card exchanged while two packets are displayed and separated
Inspired by 1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
3
Karl Fulves Cold Cash spectator should guess which coin is heavier with closed eyes, they are the same but colder coin seems heavier
1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
5
Walter Rollins, Howard Wurst Han Ping Cheat classic Han Ping Ching routine with six coins and a ring, but done with coins in paper cups instead of hands
Related to 1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
6
Karl Fulves Thank You short gag with "Turn Me Over" on a piece of paper, "Thank You" on other side
1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
6
Karl Fulves A Theory of Space unknown card reversed in deck, card at small chosen number is shown and placed aside face down, when counted again, the same card is seen there as the reversed card from the beginning, tabled card is indifferent, also as a transposition
1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
8
Karl Fulves Super Rise Switch Handling
Related to 1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
8
Karl Fulves The Black Sox Scandal red-black game with twelve red and eleven black cards
1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
11
Roy Walton, Fred Kaps The Kaps Switch
Related to 2000 816
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) The Ravelli Pop-out
Related to 2000 1024
Karl Fulves Marked For Death selection first "vanishes" from face, then is found between odd-backed sandwich cards in deck, with "A Finesse Note"
Related to 2000 140
Karl Fulves Line-Up Move Variation at bottom of deck
Related to 2000 143
Karl Fulves Unsolved Disappearances two cards paper clipped face to face on deck, top half cut and turned over, spread and cards next to clipped cards remembered, they vanish and now are the clipped cards
2000 145
Karl Fulves Entity a card vanishes from 4-card packet, two methods
2000 146
Karl Fulves Push-In Steal three outjogged cards stripped out and center card secretly pushed back
2000 147
Karl Fulves Bloodlines blood writing on paper, chemical
2000 150
Bloodlines on Arm red writing on arm appears
Related to 2000 151
Karl Fulves Hypodermic Needle Gag actually a pen, comedy prop
2000 151
Karl Fulves Next of Kin no extra card
2000 153
Karl Fulves, Sam Schwartz Blood Brothers spectator's birthday divined (actually only the month) with clock type layout
Also published here 2000 157
Karl Fulves Pulse Stopping with small skull that is produced afterwards
2000 159
Karl Fulves Escapism indifferent card in hand changes into JS just inserted in a packet
2000 160
Karl Fulves Out Of Body indifferent card in hand changes into JS just inserted in a packet
2000 163
Karl Fulves At Stake four jacks and paper clip in envelope, spectator names any jack and this has clip on when removed
2000 166
Karl Fulves Clip through Card effect problems in which a straightened paper clip penetrates a cased card or impales a card
Related to 2000 168
Karl Fulves Vampire Slayer Ace of Spades with paper clip is used to turn Four of Hearts over on table, Four of Hearts now is duplicate Ace of Spades with another clip on, with alternate gaff
2000 169
Karl Fulves Igor two packets, card chosen in one matches up with vampire in other packet when counted simultaneously
Inspired by 2000 173
Karl Fulves The Dark Force
Inspired by 2000 175
Karl Fulves Bite Out Of Crime two sandwich cards in box, first selection appears between, then second selection but with corner torn off
2000 177
Karl Fulves Quartered four jacks on table, selection placed under one, it magically quarters itself and one quarter is found under each, posed as problem
2000 180
Karl Fulves Fast Food two ordered ace through ten piles, card chosen from one, then counted simultaneously, card in other pile at same position changes to Jack of Spades and comes out in pieces from container (cauldron)
2000 181
Karl Fulves Stealth seven red cards, spectators eliminate 6, the last one changes into JS
2000 184
Karl Fulves PATEO Variation force done by two spectators, magician's choice on final decision
Inspired by
  • PATEO (Roy Baker, Baker's Bonanza, p. 38)
Related to
2000 184
Karl Fulves A Non-Sleight Additive
2000 186
Karl Fulves Among Us card in new pack order, a card is removed and after some spectator cuts replaced, no card is out of order afterwards
Related to 2000 187
Karl Fulves One Handed Top Palm Handling tapping side on table
2000 189
Karl Fulves Inter Alia new pack order, isolated card placed in deck where spectator cut, it's in its numerical position
Related to 2000 189
Karl Fulves Hunt To Kill two piles, red and black, one card moved from one pile to other and vice versa, position determined by die, exchanged cards are instantly sandwiched
2000 192
Karl Fulves Night Flight cardboard piece rides along as spread is flipped over on table, in center selection rises out sideways, for credit information see p. 139B
Related to 2000 194
Karl Fulves True Colors five cards in envelopes, one selected, its card changes into vampire card
2000 201
Karl Fulves Chance By Choice two cards selected from packet, one changes into vampire card and other travels to envelope
2000 203
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
Karl Fulves The Good Book four jacks sticking out of book, numbers called an added, one of the jacks suddenly is at this page number
2000 209
Karl Fulves Add-a-Number Pad Handling
2000 209
Karl Fulves Covered Elmsley Count cards sticking out of book during count
2000 210
Karl Fulves Over Exposed four queens in envelope, two card selected, those turn over and become blank
2000 212
Karl Fulves Strange Gods basically the backs of two cards with different-colored backs transpose
2000 215
Karl Fulves Fade Out card changes gradually, front and back
2000 218
Gerry Scharnböck Sprung deck bound by rubber band, card pops out at right angle
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2000 49
Reinhard Müller Afterimages selection in center found on top, then put among four Jacks, card again is on top, card vanishes from the Jacks, two versions
Inspired byAlso published here 2000 131
Karl Fulves Final Four impromptu
Inspired byRelated to 2000 34
Karl Fulves Game of Life Kings and Queens are mated with two dice and counting procedure, Ramasee principle
2000 43
Karl Fulves Pass/Don't Pass "Problems"
faced deck, two cards selected from both halves, they're the same and now reversed in deck, posed as a problem
2000 47
Karl Fulves The Rink "Problems"
performer ice skates on normal stage, posed as a problem
2000 47
Karl Fulves Twin Towers "Problems"
tower of hanoi type puzzle with three red and three white dice, posed as a problem
2000 47
Karl Fulves Hofzinser + Math Aces shuffled reversed into packet, another card chosen, face-up/face-down mix, all cards right except a chosen Ace but selection instead
Inspired byRelated to 2000 55
Karl Fulves Symmetry comment on the Fujiwara effect, two card location
Related to 2000 56
Karl Fulves Place The Aces twenty-card packet mixed face-up/face-down, all cards right except Aces
2000 56
Karl Fulves, U. F. Grant Freeze! on liquid/water to ice effect, metal statue travels across (melts at room temperature)
Related to 2000 57
Karl Fulves Stuck Up staple of magazine bent open for levitation or hook-up
2000 58
Karl Fulves Little Futures three envelopes, two chosen, in last one is money
Inspired by 2000 59
Aldo Colombini Y2K Deck "Double Signature Transpo"
deck of double-blank cards, spectator and performer each sign a card, they transpose, then both signatures on one card
Related toAlso published here 2000 60
Sam Schwartz Mystery Mix 3&3, three red-backed Kings and three blue-backed Aces
Inspired byRelated to 2000 63
Stanley Collins Flip Switch switch with cardboard cover, use in assembly routine
VariationsAlso published here 2000 70
Mel Bennett Horse Of The Same Color unusual race setting, cards with five different backs in circle, outcome predicted, Ramasee Principle
Inspired by 2000 74
Karl Fulves Unification Aces "Problems"
unexpected assembly, three packets cut off and Ace shown at bottom, four cards remain and they're the Aces, posed as a problem
Variations 2000 78
Karl Fulves Double Brainwave "Problems"
five-card brainwave version with transformation element, posed as a problem
Related to 2000 78
Karl Fulves Title Only - Genii In A Bill Tube "Problems"
title given without effect, posed as a problem
2000 78
Karl Fulves Single Ceiling "Problems"
throwing a single card to ceiling and it sticks, posed as a problem
2000 78
Karl Fulves Tips on the Perfect Riffle Shuffle
Related to
  • last ten minutes of Video Trix
2000 81
Karl Fulves Smudge Prediction open prediction by predicting smudge on the card's face
2000 83
Howard A. Adams Predicnic ESP deck, piles made according to values of three coins, selection found with match in the end
VariationsAlso published here 2000 86
Mel Bennett Thrifty Aces values of four coins used to count down to four Aces
Inspired byRelated to 2000 87
Karl Fulves Pennywise values of three coins used to count down to three Aces
Inspired by 2000 88
Karl Fulves Twin Effect borrowed wrist on wrist, first letter of spectator written on t-shirt under regular shirt, arms tied in crossed condition (sprit tie), then watch is on other wrist and letter on shirt is in mirror writing
Related to 2000 91
Karl Fulves Flip Trap sandwiched card changes
2000 93
William P. Miesel Unified Aces unexpected assembly, three quarters cut off and Ace shown at bottom, four cards remain and they're the Aces, three double facers
Inspired by 2000 94
Karl Fulves Switch Poker Solution outline of effect
Related to 2000 97
Karl Fulves Trick Play Sevens vanishes from deck and reappear, poker deal, spectator gets Sevens and performer the Aces
Inspired byRelated to 2000 100
J. T. Knight Hue Clue three different-colored silk in three glasses, one chosen, another spectator divines the choice
Related to 2000 102
Sam Schwartz Fourtell prediction of four cards chosen in different ways, one thought-of, cut-deeper handling
Variations 2000 103
Karl Fulves Ahead of Time predictions written on billets, one of the billets vanishes from hat and travels to card case
Inspired by 2000 104
Karl Fulves Star Trap five containers with personal objects of spectators in star configuration, one canister pocketed by spectator and others moved around according to rules, content of one container divined
2000 105
Karl Fulves Matrix With Words "Problems"
matrix force with words, composing something like a card or a condition "red kings are reversed", posed as a problem
2000 107
Tony Bartolotta, Karl Fulves Mark Down II four nickels on table in row, dates in numerical order, four cards with positions mixed, coins exchanged according to cards's order, performer rearranged coins in numerical order without looking by sense of touch, optional appearance of another coin or wedding ring
2000 109
Karl Fulves Open Invitation "Three Trix"
repeat version of Open Prediction, predictions written on backs of previously stopped-at cards, all four cards shown at end
2000 110
Karl Fulves Spectator Cuts To Whatever "Three Trix"
also as four-card prediction
2000 111
Karl Fulves Stabbed By Thought "Three Trix"
  • The Double Stab
  • The Thot-Card Stab (thought-of card from three cards is stabbed to when named)
2000 112
Karl Fulves Clandestine Cull cards removed from deck, tabled pile ends up red-black-alternating, rest in hand red-black separated
Variations 2000
Off The Books (Issue 1)
4
Karl Fulves High Low Blackjack
Inspired by 2000
Off The Books (Issue 1)
6
Karl Fulves You're The Prophet spectator decides whether 24 or 28 cards will be face-up after cutting and riffle-shuffling face-up into face-down
Inspired by 2000
Off The Books (Issue 2)
10
Ali Bongo Unfolding Future folded multi-level prediction as in Simon Aronson's "Shuffle-Bored"
Inspired by
  • Ludow, from Paris
Related toVariations
2000
Off The Books (Issue 2)
11
Karl Fulves Ala Bongo no-stack version
Inspired by 2000
Off The Books (Issue 2)
13
Karl Fulves Square Of 13 four dice hidden, performer turns some over, total predicted, cancellation principle applied to dice
Inspired by 2000
Off The Books (Issue 2)
14
Steve Beam Reconstruction with torn cards
Inspired byRelated to
  • Nick Trost's "Red or Black - Which?" in "The New Tops" 8/9 1972.
2000 173
Peter Duffie Found by Coincidence spectator uses some cards of sixteen-card packet to find his selection with down-under deal, then reverse faros until down to one brings mate of the top card of another packet
Inspired by 2000 6
Karl Fulves Five as Five Count also six as five
Related to 2000 152
Philip T. Goldstein Pyramix
  • The Other Month
pyramid layout with cards, orientation is reversed and values reverse with it
Inspired byVariations Mar. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 3)
74
Karl Fulves Blood Brothers spectator's birthday divined (actually only the month) with clock type layout
Also published here Apr. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 4)
57
Kuniyasu Fujiwara Automatic Ace Triumph hands-off, dealing procedure, sixteen cards, parity
Related toVariationsAlso published here May 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 5)
19
Karl Fulves House Money
  • Art Of The Steal
chip short changing strategy with the dealer
2000
Charlatan (Issue 2)
16
Karl Fulves Auto Draw three-handed draw poker, combination of bottom deal with jonah card ploy
Related toVariations 2000
Charlatan (Issue 2)
18
Karl Fulves Jump Start chosen card travels from one five-card packet to another
2000
Charlatan (Issue 2)
20
Karl Fulves Clip Banker Broker Transfer
2000
Charlatan (Issue 2)
20
Karl Fulves Matrix Poker
  • There Was A Crooked Man
spectators choose four cards face up from group of sixteen cards, values added and gag prizes for that number are handed out, Matrix Force application
Inspired byRelated to 2000
Charlatan (Issue 2)
22
Herb Zarrow Switch Poker cards switched back and forth between two poker hands, performer wins
Inspired byRelated to 2000
Charlatan (Issue 3)
25
Karl Fulves The Game of 13 blackjack variation as a three card monte presentation
2000
Charlatan (Issue 3)
27
Karl Fulves The Secret Out
  • There Was A Crooked Man
apparent riffle stacking explanation with Aces out-jogged while doing lengthwise shuffle, Aces end up in other hand when dealing the out-jogged cards alternately with top cards
2000
Charlatan (Issue 3)
28
Karl Fulves Roundabout on a bar bet in which a coin leaning against a glass must be hit away with another coin
Related to 2000
Charlatan (Issue 3)
30
Karl Fulves Dice Dropper body holdout
2000
Charlatan (Issue 3)
32
Karl Fulves Topit Switch
2000
Charlatan (Issue 3)
33
Karl Fulves Pocket Gaff using a jacket hanging on a chair next to the dealer as servante
2000
Charlatan (Issue 3)
34
Karl Fulves, Jack Dean Blackjack Switch cased deck switched one-handed when turning to the side, deck dropped into jacket pocket and deck under arm dropped into hand
2000
Charlatan (Issue 3)
35
Karl Fulves St. Patrick's Bubbles bet about bubbles in stout beer floating downwards
2000
Charlatan (Issue 3)
36
Karl Fulves Mrs. Jane Doe check scam
2000
Charlatan (Issue 3)
37
Karl Fulves The 4th Die two white dice rolled, same total arranged with two red dice, one red die left open and the other three are covered, performer removes two card which, when added to the red die, add up to the same total as the three hidden dice
Inspired byVariations 2000
Charlatan (Issue 4)
42
J. W. Sarles Crimp Cut Aces setting bridge during tabled riffle shuffle
Inspired byVariations 2000
Charlatan (Issue 4)
44
Karl Fulves Nu Way Crimp setting bridge during tabled riffle shuffle
Inspired by 2000
Charlatan (Issue 4)
45
Karl Fulves Crimp Practice stranger card in a deck
2000
Charlatan (Issue 4)
46
Karl Fulves Guiding Light diminishing speller with packet
Variations 2000
Discoverie (Issue 2)
20
Herb Zarrow, Tom Burke Herb Zarrow on Tom Burke's Master Move
Related to 2000
Discoverie (Issue 2)
21
Karl Fulves Formula Four four Jacks put in the pocket, named four-of-a-kind removed, one of those transposes with a Jack in the pocket
Inspired by 2000
Discoverie (Issue 2)
28
J. W. Sarles Gambler's Cut rope restoration based on a blackjack deck switch, extra loop
Related to 2000
Discoverie (Issue 3)
29
Karl Fulves Kronos Effect ten-card packet cut and arranged via counting procedure by spectator, the position of one card in the packet has been predicted
2000
Discoverie (Issue 3)
33
Karl Fulves Chatter drink visibly vanishes when chattering teeth are thrown in
2000
Discoverie (Issue 3)
33
Karl Fulves More Moe card counting in one half and fishing
Related to 2000
Discoverie (Issue 3)
34
Karl Fulves Glass of Spirits two glasses stacked and covered with paper tube, several swizzle sticks thrown into top glass, chosen color penetrates into bottom glass
2000
Discoverie (Issue 3)
35
Tony Bartolotta A Small Seance three ages (numbers) are divined on blank cardboards, one year off by two, ashes from burned card form the number two
Related to 2000
Discoverie (Issue 3)
37
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
Karl Fulves X-Eyes distorted writing on paper or two index fingers becomes a prediction or revelation when put near the eyes and eyes are thrown out of focus
2000
Discoverie (Issue 4)
44
Karl Fulves, J. W. Sarles, Joseph K. Schmidt Thumb Nailed rope through spectator's thumb
2000
Discoverie (Issue 4)
46
Karl Fulves In The Code one card from two four-of-a-kind sets chosen, it travels into the wallet, Matsuyama Force
Related toVariations 2000
Discoverie (Issue 4)
50
Joseph K. Schmidt Spring Peek during springing flourish, dated 1939
Related to 2000
Discoverie (Issue 4)
51
Chas. D. Willis Sealed Mystery ropes tied to both wrists of performer, then ropes tied together behind back, plastic ring is put onto ring behind screen
Related to 2000
Discoverie (Issue 4)
54
Bob Farmer Dead Giveaway
  • Flim-Flam
number from one to six is thought of, three sides of a die are shown to spectator and he is asked if he sees his number, repeated three times and number is divined, without performer ever looking at the dice
Related to Mar. 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 7)
75
Paul Curry A Penny for Your Thoughts after some changes (written directions) the order of four coins and a rolled up bill is named
Inspired byAlso published here 2001 164
Paul Curry The Sliding Knot rope held by two assistants, cut and knotted, knot can be moved and opened at any point
Related toAlso published here 2001 359
Simon Aronson Euph-oracle (an Alternate Take) Elimination procedure to locate two selections, using Reverse Faros
Inspired by 2001 26
Karl Fulves Card Recalled unknown card signed on back found with Hex Squared instructions
2001 8
Karl Fulves Roll The Dice printed dice layout, dice roll selected by instructions on how to move on grid is predicted
2001 11
Karl Fulves Crazy Calendar matrix with months, spectator choses his own
2001 12
Karl Fulves Tric Trac nine coins in square, one chosen, date predicted
Variations 2001 15
Karl Fulves Trac Two coin chosen from matrix with only two instructions
Inspired by 2001 17
Karl Fulves Never Was eighteen coins in pairs in 3x3 square, one pair chosen, one of the coins in this pair vanishes, nickel & dime set
Inspired by 2001 18
Karl Fulves Hollywood Squared names of celebrities on cards in square formation, selection predicted
2001 19
Karl Fulves Portable Roulette 3x5 grid with various numbers, chosen one predicted
Related to 2001 20
Karl Fulves Construct A Hex how to construct a matrix and instructions for the movement on it for Hex Squared
2001 21
Karl Fulves Cell By Cell further strategies on how to construct the matrix
2001 27
Karl Fulves Pictorials visualisation on how the matrix works
2001 31
Karl Fulves Entrapment strategy on how to enlarge the matrix
Related to 2001 32
Karl Fulves Run The Table strategy on how to construct the matrix
2001 33
Karl Fulves Free Will strategy on how to construct the matrix
2001 36