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Karl Fulves Juliet packet trick in which a card is signed with heart, it vanishes, card changes back and heart reappears
1992 14
Karl Fulves Fly by Wire card paper clipped to case as prediction, card chosen from cased cards matches prediction, clip vanishes an reappears at mates with other color
1992 17
Karl Fulves Median card predicted by 2 other cards - its value must be between the prediction cards, in second phase one of the prediction cards vanishes to make it fit
1992 19
Karl Fulves Letter of Intent one of three envelopes chosen by exchanging number cards and adding some, number range force
1992 20
Karl Fulves Bar Room Bingo cards distributed in six glasses, two glasses selected, aim is to get near 14 but not over
1992 22
Karl Fulves The Parallel Police spectator choses card from eight-card packet and mixes the Jacks into packet with procedure, performer finds card without looking at any faces
1992 24
Karl Fulves Face Value cards shuffled face-up/face-down, cards dealt into performers hand until he calls stop, number of face-down cards then equals face-up cards
Inspired byRelated to 1992 25
Karl Fulves A trick fragment predicting that all pairs come off with a red and a black card after riffle shuffle in off-beat way
1992 26
Karl Fulves Push Thru Poker two Twos and an Ace shown in spread, Twos pushed through other two cards one by one, then change into Aces
Inspired by 1992 27
Karl Fulves AKA card selected, then pages in a dictionary are selected with card values, words are encircled on the pages and with those the performer divines the selection
1992 30
Karl Fulves Wire Copy paper-clipped AS in center changes into selection
1992 32
Karl Fulves Baby Grand Piano Trick, with red and black packet
1992 34
Karl Fulves Blue Note Piano Trick, with red and black packet and odd-packet traveling card
1992 35
Karl Fulves Red Shift count forcing a Two, jokers from beginning change in Twos to indicate value and position (22) of selection
1992 36
Karl Fulves Future Glimpsed spectator choses two cards, they're aces, other aces are face-up in deck
1992 37
Karl Fulves Diamond Jack Jr. selection in one half is at same position as detective card in other half, story really improvised with eight cards
1992 39
Karl Fulves Background
1992 41
Karl Fulves Overhand Shuffle Placement card under x cards
1992 41
Karl Fulves A Trap Cut sandwiched card in deck turns out to be later selection
1992 42
Karl Fulves Transfer of Power Aces cut into deck, rubber band around deck, it disappears and traps aces in center
Related to 1992 44
Karl Fulves Yumpin' Yake jacks cut into packet, rubber band around packet vanishes and traps jacks with previous selection
1992 46
Karl Fulves A-B-C-D four piles, pile A dealt to A-B-C-D position, same with the others, problem about distribution after deal
Related to 1992 47
Karl Fulves Counterfeit seven high red and one low black cards shuffled, performer claims to weigh out the odd card in several stages, it's red and all other cards changed to black
1992 48
Karl Fulves Balancing Act spectator places some blacks in pocket, performer places some more there, number of pocketed blacks equals number of reds in a packet, varied repeat
1992 50
Karl Fulves Second Approach Miraskill-type effect, but repeat has different outcome with same make-up of cards
Inspired byRelated to 1992 51
Karl Fulves An anti-Miraskil card problem Miraskill-Gilbreath-combination posed as problem
1992 52
Karl Fulves Breakaway Palm top card palmed either in right hand, or held in unusual clip position between left fingers for color change application
1992 53
Karl Fulves Wire Service paper clip transferred from AS to other card which then changes into AS
1992 56
Karl Fulves Switchblade case held with deck in kind of switchblade knife position, selection travels into case, posed as problem
1992 58
Karl Fulves Blindfold Aces Aces arranged into a ten-card-packet by spectator, performer deals three hands and gets three Aces, three methods
Related to 1992 59
Karl Fulves Wrong Way William named ace should turn over, but instead three kings turn over and named ace is only card left face-down, two methods
1992 62
Karl Fulves Legal Tender card found by spelling words on dollar bill
1992 65
Karl Fulves, Charles T. Jordan The Jordan Double Cut
Inspired by 1992 67
Karl Fulves By Proxy prediction card reversed on top of face-up deck turns out to be later selection
1992 68
Karl Fulves Self Cutting Deck getting the deck to cut itself when wrapped with rubber band, posed as problem
Related to 1992 69
Karl Fulves Zodiac Sell card chosen in spectator's hands, another card turns face-up, ZODIAC is spelled to find selection
1992 70
Karl Fulves Turnover Draw two cards chosen by spectator, AH sandwiched and sandwich cut in deck, with cards on either side it forms a Royal Flush, Henry Christ Force handling
1992 73
Karl Fulves A Martian Chronicle
1992 75
Karl Fulves Mira, Mira Miraskill variations and problems, final pair's condition named
1992 76
Karl Fulves Etaoin Shrdlu card divined via messy words typed on typewriter
Inspired byRelated to 1992 77
Karl Fulves Witness six spectators with cards and pens, one of them writes an X on his card behind performers back, those with red cards must speak truth, black must lie, performer finds murderer
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1992 78
Sam Schwartz Partner in Crime version of "Witness" in which criminal has a partner
Inspired byRelated to 1992 80
Karl Fulves Gnomenclature further comments
Related to 1992 84
Karl Fulves Balancing Act - Second Approach further comments
Related to 1992 84
Karl Fulves You Go First without adding or taking cards
1992 85
Karl Fulves Black List without adding or taking cards
1992 86
Karl Fulves Mirage riffle shuffle, after each matching pair next pair is placed aside unseen, one pile is all red the other all black
1992 87
Karl Fulves Witness further comments
Related to 1992 88
Karl Fulves Etaoin Shrdlu further ideas
Related to 1992 88
Karl Fulves Transpo of Power transferring rubber band from one group of cards to another
Related to 1992 90
Karl Fulves Transfer Routine card travels from sandwich to sandwich with one rubber banded
1992 91
Karl Fulves Transfer Routine II substitution trunk routine with two cases, queens, kings and rubber band, no handling details
1992 92
Karl Fulves Reverse Power reversing one or more cards in rubber banded packet
1992 92
Karl Fulves Typecast word list printed from automatic typewriter with memory, chosen word predicted
Related to 1992 93
Karl Fulves White Out spectator type something in typewriter without typing ribbon, duplicated by performer
1992 98
Karl Fulves Pitch Control explaining a setting for typewriters
1992 99
Karl Fulves Scared Sacred 50/50 word prediction with typewriter
1992 99
Karl Fulves Number Force number from one to ten forced with typewriter
1992 101
Karl Fulves Moving Marker one of five cards selected, predicted in memory function of typewriter
1992 102
Karl Fulves Smiley Faces
1992 105
Karl Fulves Fax To The Future one of five smiley faced predicted, typewriter has predicted it in memory function
1992 105
Karl Fulves Digital Dating one of five choices predicted with typewriter
1992 107
Karl Fulves Other Possibilities with automatic typewriter
1992 107
William P. Miesel Right Here Is Your Card revelation of a selected card by spelling Your Card Is Right Here and forming na arrow with the packets
Inspired byVariations 1992 772
Shiv Duggal The Triple Prediction Gemini Twins handling for three cards
Inspired by Aug. 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 4)
13
Karl Fulves Merger Nim game alternative
  • Playing Strategy
Related to 1992
Swindle Sheet (Issue 10)
113
Karl Fulves Blackjack Stacks winning hands for dealer in two-handed games
Related to 1992
Swindle Sheet (Issue 10)
115
Mel Stover Stover's Glass Bet bet about circumference being more than glass is tall
  • Reference Note
  • Karl Fulves Notes
Related to 1992
Swindle Sheet (Issue 10)
116
Karl Fulves Impromptu Put and Take game with dice
1992
Swindle Sheet (Issue 10)
118
Karl Fulves Heads I Win controlled coin toss from cup with two dice
Related to 1992
Swindle Sheet (Issue 10)
119
Karl Fulves Monk's Money Move featuring a switch with dice cup
Related to 1992
Swindle Sheet (Issue 10)
120
Karl Fulves Deck Switches gambling related discussion, outline of methods to get the cold deck in play
Related to 1992
Cheat Sheet (Issue 10)
93
Karl Fulves The Deck Drop blackjack stack, deck switch choreography
Related to 1992
Cheat Sheet (Issue 10)
95
Karl Fulves The Rabbit Switch as burn card is moved to bottom
1992
Cheat Sheet (Issue 10)
96
Karl Fulves Blackjack Stacks
Related to 1992 2
Karl Fulves Stover Glass Bet another hight-vs-circumference bet
Related to 1992 2
Karl Fulves Monk's Money Move more detail on the switch
Related to 1992 2
Karl Fulves Crapless Craps betting game with three coins and a cup
1992 4
Karl Fulves At Knifepoint two coins tossed off a knife on a table
1992 4
Karl Fulves Barbooth Cup coin switch while tossing coin and dice in a cup
Related to 1992 5
Karl Fulves Me And My Buddy on a Howard Lyons coin toss game
1992 6
Karl Fulves Merger Analysis Nim game alternative
Related to 1992 6
Karl Fulves 7-11 Dice
1992 6
Karl Fulves Lucky Buck openly putting a folded bill in a cup to make it gaffed
1992 6
Larry Becker Game Show six cards with items and prizes, items chosen and prizes are added, sum matches prediction, Prize is Right presentation
Inspired by
  • Paul Flory's "5040 Prediction" in "The Linking Ring" February,1981.
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • in "Magic Manuscript" February/March, 1982.
1992 247
Karl Fulves Five-as-Five Count
Mar. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 7)
51
Peter Duffie The Convivial Contortionists Jokers and Ace, Two and Three of Hearts used for twisting thing, then selection Six of Hearts shows up
Inspired by 1992 4
Justin Higham Locating Aces Aces sink down next to chosen cards one by one
Inspired by
  • "Submarine Aces" (Bill Miesel, Precursor Special 1, Aug. 1983, p. 2)
Related to
1992
Technomagic (Issue 13)
103
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Center Control getting angle jog from step
1993 160
Ernest Earick The Case of the Inconstant Player adjusting five player stack if up to three leave or two arrive
Related to 1993 192
Ernest Earick A Little Bit Patter presentation for restacking the deck when a player leaves
Related toAlso published here 1993 199
Thomas Alan Waters Albertest prediction of a word is written and signed by performer and finally put in the book, first published in "New Invocation" No. 54, 1989
Inspired by 1993
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Magazine Miscellanea)
443
Scott Robinson Riding the Wave mentally selected card is found reversed in the deck, three different handlings
Related toAlso published here 1993 842
Karl Fulves Likely Suspect packet, selection stands always out, three phases, only face-up card, then only black card, then odd-backed
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
5
Karl Fulves Svengali Notes
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
7
Karl Fulves Svengali Transpo
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
7
Karl Fulves Sven's Back
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
8
Karl Fulves Svengali Trap though-card sandwich
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
9
Karl Fulves Sventranspo II thought-of card transposes with another card
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
10
Karl Fulves Cheap Trick "Two Tricks with Dice" No. 1
red and black packet, two cards chosen with dice throws and packets combined, the chosen cards transpose
Related to 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
15
Karl Fulves Data Dice "Two Tricks with Dice" No. 2
seven-card packet, card chosen with dice and found
Related to 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
15
Karl Fulves Draw Test sixteen-card poker, four players get four cards each
Related toVariations 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
16
Karl Fulves Mental Lock envelope and billet system for reading, center tear by openly cutting off corners of envelopes
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
17
John Scarne, Karl Fulves Spell Purple spelling red, black, suits with packet, ending with "purple" written on a card, see also p. 47
VariationsAlso published here 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
18
Zig Zag Bill using a card box for bills
Related to 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
20
Sam Schwartz Thought Process one of thirteen cards thought of, dealing procedure according to thought-of card (color, value, suit), selection narrowed down by having one key card, see also p. 47
Inspired by
  • "Contemplation" (Interim Report)
Related toVariations
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
21
Joseph K. Schmidt Cops sandwiched card in deck turns out to be later selection, see also p. 47
Inspired by
  • "The Prechosen Chosen Card" (Braue, Gen, Vol. 17 No. 10)
Related toVariations
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 3)
25
Karl Fulves Birthday Value - Birthday Suit spectator spells birth month from one packet and birth day from another, suit and value are used to arrive at a card which is predicted
Related toVariations 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 3)
27
Karl Fulves Remote Control "four psychic tricks" No. 2
remote control for television locked in transparent box, channel still changes
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 3)
30
Karl Fulves Water Fall "four psychic tricks" No. 4
water glass on slate, water spills over when no one is looking, secret squirting lighter
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 3)
31
Karl Fulves Squirting Lighter using it empty to blow air to animate things
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 3)
31
Mel Bennett Interspace Insert nine-card packet, spectator turns a pair over anywhere, performer places card between them behind back and names this card, with additional solution by Karl Fulves
Inspired by 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 3)
32
Karl Fulves World Power different handling of the final switch in four-packet deal
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 3)
33
Karl Fulves Cross Roads cross made from two rows of different coins, marker moved on coins, final position predicted
Inspired by 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 3)
36
Karl Fulves Trans-No-Transpo of two cards only one transposes, paradox, half-transposition
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
37
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
Wings gag with a dollar bill that is used like a phone
Related to 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
40
Ken Allen Mugged pencil with string loop and mug
Related toAlso published here 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
43
Karl Fulves Parity Prophet cards dealt in pairs, one turned over, again dealt in pairs, cards on both side of reversed card are mates or predicted, Gemini Twins relation
Related toVariations 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
45
Karl Fulves By Any Stretch small and large rubber band around fingers, spectator holds fingers, the bands transpose, spectator has to close eyes, duplicate on wrist
Inspired by
  • Ken Kuroki trick
Related to
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
46
Tony Bartolotta Named Gemini two cards freely chosen, mates found with Gemini Twins procedure
Inspired byRelated to 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
48
Karl Fulves Shocked hidden joy buzzer under metal cup, as burglar alarm when spectator takes out a coin
Related to 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 5)
52
Karl Fulves Play Dough "Impromptu Money Magic"
variation on the upside-down bill fold with two bills
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 5)
54
Karl Fulves Guess Again eight cards are placed outjogged into tabled spread, cards dealt in pairs, color matches with outjogged cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 5)
55
Karl Fulves Me Thinks one of thirteen cards thought of, dealing procedure according to thought-of card (color, value, suit), selection narrowed down by having one key card
Inspired by 1993
Verbatim (Issue 2)
12
Karl Fulves You-Me Poker two poker hands, one card moved to spectator's hand, spectator thinks of one of his cards, dealing procedure according to thought-of card (color, value, suit), selection narrowed down by having one key card
Inspired by 1993
Verbatim (Issue 2)
13
Karl Fulves Group of Seven "Contemplation" plot streamlined with seven cards
1993
Verbatim (Issue 2)
14
Karl Fulves Cult Poker two poker hands, one card moved to spectator's hand, spectator choses a hole card, it is the same card, posed as problem
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 2)
15
Karl Fulves Zig Zag Bill on the flap card case and the history of the Zig Zag illusion
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 3)
17
Karl Fulves Birthday Value, Birthday Suit two decks, reversed card in one deck, birthday count procedure with other deck to arrive at a "birthday card", it matches prediction
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 3)
18
Karl Fulves Joseph Schmidt's Cops metamorphosis presentation for "Cops", one card sandwiched and one in jacket pocket
Inspired by 1993
Verbatim (Issue 3)
19
Karl Fulves Interval of Darkness "By Any Stretch - Part Two of a continuing series"
rubber band on performer's finger, spectator holds finger and closes eyes, rubber band is released, repeat phase
Related toAlso published here 1993
Verbatim (Issue 4)
29
Philip T. Goldstein Birthday Value Birthday Suit variation of procedure
Inspired by 1993
Verbatim (Issue 4)
32
Karl Fulves Capped cap in bottle, fresh bottle hit and cap inside, posed as problem
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 5)
40
Karl Fulves Packed taking long cards from a normal case, posed as problem
Inspired by 1993
Verbatim (Issue 5)
40
Karl Fulves Shocked
  • finger ring moves on table to ESP symbol (no method)
  • car magazine rolled up and car sounds come out of it (no method)
  • joy buzzer as sound generator, lie detector with five cards on plastic tray
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 5)
42
Karl Fulves Guess Again explanation of the principle at work, with variation in which five cards are put into five packets, packets dealt in pairs and color matches are found
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 5)
43
Karl Fulves Zenmemory memorizing twelve picture cards, posed as problem
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 5)
44
Karl Fulves Spinout on Mora's original wand spin, sequence with coin outlined
1993
Verbatim (Issue 5)
44
Karl Fulves One Word anagram challenge, "new door" and "new doors"
1993
Verbatim (Issue 5)
45
Karl Fulves Glass House card chosen and signed, odd-backed prediction in glass matches, then it also has signature
1993
Verbatim (Issue 5)
46
Karl Fulves Unload under Deck face card of double unloaded under deck in Bottom Change type action
Inspired by 1993
Verbatim (Issue 5)
47
Karl Fulves Pitch Out pitch of music used to code information
1993
Verbatim (Issue 5)
49
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
Karl Fulves Where She Stops "a money maker trick"
cut-out newspaper column strip is in money maker prop and cut where the spectator wants
1993
Verbatim (Issue 6)
54
William P. Miesel Spell Green spelling red, black, suits with packet, ending with "green" written on a card as well as a rainbow car
Inspired by 1993
Verbatim (Issue 6)
58
Howard W. Rheam Carlisle Fair Cards
Inspired by 1993
Verbatim (Issue 6)
60
Don Nielsen, Karl Fulves Impromptu Topit further comments on its use
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 6)
63
L. Vosburgh Lyons Dunninger's Secret proposed switch with envelope for Q&A act, accidental tripping
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 7)
67
Karl Fulves Tic Stax Toe using cards to indicate which square has to be used next, Eight Kings or Si Stebbins stack
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 7)
68
Karl Fulves Close Encounter examination of H. S. Paine's 14-15 stack
  • 4-Way Force
  • Toggle Force
  • Flip Force
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 7)
71
Karl Fulves R.I.P. gag paper fold, design becomes a waste bin in the end and is about funeral
1993
Verbatim (Issue 7)
77
Karl Fulves Deadly Dagger comedy card stab, comb dagger, two handlings
1993
Verbatim (Issue 8)
84
Karl Fulves Early Indications sixteen cards used, cut and several milk build shuffles done, two cards at two positions are predicted
1993
Verbatim (Issue 8)
91
Karl Fulves Stripped Down two poker hand shown, both are five Tens, then one changes into Royal Flush
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 8)
93
Karl Fulves Five as Five
1993
Verbatim (Issue 8)
94
Karl Fulves First Future handling variation with Devano Deck
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 8)
96
Karl Fulves Intruder Braue Reverse type intro to the trick
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 8)
96
Karl Fulves Zen Memory on memorizing twelve court cards
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 8)
96
Karl Fulves Think Ace handling detail
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 9)
101
Karl Fulves, Norm Cummins Three Bottles bottle whistles by itself
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 9)
102
Karl Fulves Freeze Out two decks, performer signs one in his deck and spectator in his, decks exchanged but each still has the original deck color (decks switch places)
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 9)
103
Karl Fulves Tear It "A force method by Karl Fulves"
tearing paper with different colors
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 9)
105
Karl Fulves Spook Slate small slates, bills cling to them and move, then bill prediction appears on one slate, off-beat use of flap
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 9)
114
Karl Fulves, Jerry Mentzer Out of this World Variation (Even Money Proposition) spectator is given pairs of red and black cards, he guesses all colors correctly, with transposition finale by Mentzer
Inspired by 1993 78
Karl Fulves Stop on a Dime spectator stops during face-up deal, then a coin vanishes and appears next to the card, Erdnase bottom deal with a coin
Inspired by 1993 232
Karl Fulves Side Jogged Aces four packets shuffled by spectator, Ace on bottom of each, featuring bottom deal as transfer to another packet
Related to 1993 233
Karl Fulves Bottom Steal
Inspired by 1993 234
Karl Fulves The Strength Test spectator cannot separate magician's hands when he puts on gloves, two tests
1993 5
Karl Fulves Untangled knot disappears
1993 6
Karl Fulves Elastic Lock rubber band used to lock fingers, another one still manages to be around finger
1993 8
Karl Fulves Rollaway straw moves, blowing
1993 11
Karl Fulves Memory Plays Tricks item put in one pocket of magician, magician stands behind spectator but apparently cannot do anything because he is clapping constantly, item then in another pocket
1993 12
Karl Fulves Heavyset glass covered with handkerchief, spectator cannot lift it, impromptu light-heavy
1993 14
Karl Fulves Static Cling pencil clings to hand, two positions
1993 16
Karl Fulves The Great Escape paper with hole and string release
1993 18
Karl Fulves Dating Game three names written on paper, one is the girlfriend, pencil on rubber band moves to answer questions
Related to
  • "Pendulum" (Bob Ostin)
1993 20
Karl Fulves Wuffle Tube knot vanishes when placed in paper tube
1993 22
Karl Fulves A Mind for Figures number divination with calculator
1993 24
Karl Fulves Color Sense color of crayon divined behind back
1993 25
Karl Fulves Loopy Loop two different colored string loops transpose instantly
1993 26
Karl Fulves Silk from Nowhere silk pulled out of examined sheet of newspaper
1993 27
Karl Fulves Unlisted Numbers four discs with four numbers on each, spectator choses one disc, all put in pocket, performer finds right one without looking
1993 28
Karl Fulves Pick a Pet pets called out and written down on billets, performer makes two predictions, two pets are chosen and they match
1993 29
Karl Fulves Catch - No Catch endless chain type routine with piece of string
1993 30
Matthew Field The Final Secret Of Charles Jordan humorous table faro based on a strange illustration in the Jordan book
Inspired by
  • "A Shuffle Secret" (Charles Jordan’s Best Card Tricks, Karl Fulves, p. 114)
Apr. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 8)
59
Doble Predicción prediction of two cards, Karl Fulves's Stopped Twice / Gemini Twins, without credit
Also published here 1993 44
Karl Fulves, Joseph K. Schmidt Aparición Fantasma card appears from deck encircled with a rubber band
Also published here 1993 226
Alex Elmsley It's a Small World ten card version
Related toVariations 1994 48
Alex Elmsley The Astral Coin Rides Again coin and two cards, coin appears, travels and penetrates table, coin threaded to card
Variations 1994 273
Alex Elmsley Deck Preparation for Faro Shuffles sanding corners
Related to 1994 295
Alex Elmsley The Restacking Pack stack whose value distribution is not affected by faro shuffles
Related toVariations 1994 309
Philip T. Goldstein Yada pack with ten arrow cards
Inspired by 1994 59
Philip T. Goldstein Duprediction arrangement of symbol cards predicted
Inspired by 1994 62
Philip T. Goldstein Duplex alphabet cards
Inspired by 1994 67
Philip T. Goldstein Dupacetic four cards of each suit
Inspired by 1994 69
Philip T. Goldstein Duploma spectator removes Ace through Five in some order, performer matches the order
Inspired by 1994 71
Philip T. Goldstein Menu Pause price of imaginary dinner predicted
Inspired byAlso published here 1994 126
Karl Fulves You, Babe after counting procedure with birthday a card with value Nine is selected, ninth item on a list matches spectator in humorous way
Related to 1994 5
Karl Fulves One Of Us Is Lying counting location
1994 6
Karl Fulves DU/Process thirteen-card packet distributed via down/under deal, two four-of-a-kinds and a royal flush come out
1994 7
Karl Fulves Sacked deck sprung into paper bag and cards removed singly unter stopped, that card matches prediction
Related to 1994 8
Karl Fulves Sacked Notes multiple cards variation of "Sacked", problem of having named card in paper back with odd back
Related to 1994 12
Karl Fulves Centralism black aces put on piles, AS is on pile it is not expected and AC between red aces
1994 13
Karl Fulves Center Pull-Out
Related to 1994 13
Karl Fulves Practicing Push-Off Count see box
1994 14
Karl Fulves Strip Search paper strip folded and cut into deck and used to locate selection when pulled
Related to 1994 15
Karl Fulves Power Eject packet moves out of banded deck, mate found
Related to 1994 18
Karl Fulves Cleaver performer removes red and black cards, performer forms two packets behind back with same number of reds and blacks each
1994 21
Karl Fulves No Fidget Add handling of the Vernon Strip-Out Addition
1994 22
Karl Fulves Bug Holdout Load bug holdout below table
1994 23
Karl Fulves X's Are Aces four random cards are openly stacked for two and then become aces when dealt
1994 24
Karl Fulves Blue Moon blackjacks chosen despite random cuts and then counting to twenty-sixth card, spectator's blackjack changes back color
1994 25
Karl Fulves Double Time riffle shuffle control, shuffled and two piles formed and top cards named
1994 28
Karl Fulves Sandbagged blue- and red-backed deck sprung in paper bag and shaken, performer then reaches in an produces one color until all are separated
Inspired byRelated to 1994 31
Karl Fulves Psychic Self
1994 33
Karl Fulves Psychic Triumph weird procedure, two-step revelation, first all face-down, then selection
1994 34
Karl Fulves Day One date chosen by choosing some face-up and face-down cards from grid layout, looked up in diary, card noted there predicted, tapestry
Variations 1994 35
Karl Fulves Triumph With Math tapestry layout and foldover
1994 39
Karl Fulves Foldover Notes
Related to 1994 40
Karl Fulves Techni-Trap duplicate sandwich card, also with odd-backed sandwich cards
1994 41
Karl Fulves Trapped By Strangers odd-backed sandwich cards
1994 43
Karl Fulves Strangers Call odd-backed sandwich cards, two selections
1994 45
Karl Fulves Rome and Juliet Theme making drawing over two cards, presentation idea
1994 46
Karl Fulves In Captivity signed card trapped by odd-backed sandwich cards, then the sandwich cards have regular back and selection an odd back
1994 47
Karl Fulves Red Square guessing color of next card, spectator has chance score, performer all correct
1994 51
Karl Fulves Dextral Draw spectator thinks of card in five-card-packet
1994 53
Karl Fulves Odd Number Theory five odd-valued cards, one thought of and performer removes four cards from pocket that are missing thought-of card to complete straight flush
1994 54
Karl Fulves Isolation Add packet a bit isolated during add on
1994 56
Karl Fulves Isolationist Poker five random card change into 5 (!) kings
1994 58
Karl Fulves Remember This shuffled deck apparently memorized, one riffle shuffle, performer checks and then names cards at 3 different positions, "Spread Correction"
Inspired by 1994 59
Karl Fulves Cutting Corners two decks, pocketed by performer and spectator, each removes a card, corners torn off, rest exchanged in decks, cards and corners match
Inspired by 1994 64
Dr. Stanley Jaks, Karl Fulves Jaks Two Deck Trick commentary by Fulves
Related to 1994 65
Karl Fulves Escapist king and queen packets, a card travels over
1994 66
Karl Fulves Astral Aces four odd-backed aces cut into deck, suddenly they're together in deck, they change into 5-card royal flush
1994 68
Karl Fulves Sub Text dealing procedure with cut-off part of envelope resulting in a card transposing with a card inside envelope part à la sub trunk, posed as problem, Tantalizer
1994 70
Karl Fulves No Pre-set four random cards, one turns over, it changes into selection
1994 71
Karl Fulves Add-On Reverse strip-out addition in which added cards are reversed
Related to 1994 71
Karl Fulves Up & About two cards selected and lost, then four random cards indicated, two of them change into selections
1994 72
Karl Fulves Alpha Matrix 6x5 grid of cards, rows and columns selected via values from other deck until 1 card remains, it's odd-backed
1994 73
Karl Fulves Matrix Notes
1994 74
Karl Fulves Unthought cards chosen by spectator in 4x4 layout find color-matches, other cards don't
1994 76
Karl Fulves Unpaired Poker value matchings in 4x4 layout
1994 77
Karl Fulves Erdnase's Envelope signed cards, in nested envelope is odd-backed prediction which then has signature
1994 78
Karl Fulves Bottom Deal Load loading card under envelope
Related to 1994 80
Karl Fulves Thelma Thelma & Louise story trick with QC and QS and "stolen" diamonds
1994 82
Karl Fulves Jury Rigged card to cereal box, "cereal killer" patter
Related to 1994 84
Karl Fulves Covered Top Palm second from top, "Nottop Palm"
Related to 1994 84
Karl Fulves Gambler's Switch Method simplified "Jury Rigged", card to cereal box
Related to 1994 86
Karl Fulves Pendax one of five cards selected is divined, marks for long distance reading, three marking methods
1994 87
Karl Fulves Top Secret aces lost via tabled shuffles without crimps, then back on top
1994 90
Karl Fulves Red/Black Shuffles red-black order which unmixes with faro combination, posed as problem
1994 95
Karl Fulves Trapper Keeper Triumph in which two cards are reversed at end that sandwich selection
Variations 1994 96
Karl Fulves Speed Counts clocking with stacked deck, posed as problem
1994 98
Karl Fulves Sub Plot card in case transposes with sandwich card in deck, "Sub Trunk Info", two methods
Inspired by 1994 99
Karl Fulves Transpo Info credit information on "double cut used in conjunction with a transposition effect"
1994 101
Karl Fulves Vertical Addition deck held vertically
Inspired by 1994 102
Karl Fulves Mitts card to glove
1994 102
Karl Fulves Who Calls? face-up/face-down mixed cards called to medium over phone who then names selection
1994 105
Karl Fulves Jonah & Jaws card placed in rubber banded deck vanishes and is brought in from waiter, card shoots away secretly
1994 106
Karl Fulves Auto Predict application of "Self Cutting Deck" problem to business card prophecy prediction
Related to 1994 108
Karl Fulves Repossessed
Inspired by 1994 110
Karl Fulves Black Widow background notes on effect
Related to 1994 111
Karl Fulves Transport Palm from deck to wallet
1994 112
Karl Fulves Hofzinser's Wallet odd-backed Aces from wallet placed on deck, one changes into signed selection (now odd-backed)
1994 114
Karl Fulves Count & Aces false count when removing from wallet one by one
Inspired by 1994 115
Karl Fulves Transgression Pass "false-false cut", interrupted
1994 118
Karl Fulves Open Ended with transposition angle
Inspired by 1994 119
Karl Fulves Double Lift from Center
Related to 1994 120
Karl Fulves, Dai Vernon Devious
Inspired byRelated to 1994 121
Karl Fulves Top and Bottom Keys getting known cards to top and bottom
1994 121
Karl Fulves Parallel Offset automatic rear jog claim
1994 123
Karl Fulves Pile-Up six-card pyramid layout, top card switch consecutively downwards to base, total of bottom row predicted "with reasonable accuracy", inspired by Drop Case carnival con game
Variations 1994 124
Karl Fulves Passe Partout after seemingly fair cut & shuffle procedure spectator ends up with some face-up cards, this number is used to count down in second odd-backed deck, there is a card from first deck and its duplicate is found in original deck
Related to 1994 127
Karl Fulves Passe Part Two notes on Passe Partout, like retaining a stack
Related to 1994 128
Karl Fulves Overload variation of Vernon Strip-Out Addition
1994 129
Marty Kane Simplex Lie Speller
Variations 1994
Facsimile (Issue 2)
32
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
Sam Schwartz Sam's Monte
Inspired byRelated to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 6)
61
Don Nielsen Impromptu Topit shirt in inside jacket pocket configuration, gag to produce the Zombie gimmick
Related to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 6)
63
Karl Fulves Flying Clipper dime in hands, hands shown empty, a quarter appears along with the dime, then a half dollar, clip palming
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 6)
64
Karl Fulves Shadow Play spectator remembers card at small number, two decks used to count down after some procedure, selection in both decks at same position
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 6)
65
Karl Fulves Little Nothings loading the spectator's wallet during apparent money exchange before performance, force of mate with counting and down-under deal procedure
Variations 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 6)
65
Karl Fulves Chance Encounter dealing procedure used arrive at numbers, when added two numbers are calculated, they are the key numbers of two hotel keys, using 14-15 stack
Related to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 6)
71
Howard Wurst, Charles Eberhardt Flyaway four coins vanish and reappear, using coin clip that can be clipped between fingers, optional complete vanish with handkerchief
Inspired by
  • Slydini Coin Clip (The Magic of Slydini, Ganson, Chapter 9)
Related to
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 7)
73
Karl Fulves, Howard Wurst System Notes
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 7)
79
Karl Fulves Strip Tac Toe using number cards to indicate which square has to be used next
Related to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 7)
80
Karl Fulves Ends Meet "a sliding knot trick"
Inspired by 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 7)
82
Karl Fulves Little Nothings - part one two packets dealt until the Ace of Spades is seen in one pile, remaining cards are twelve cards, number is forced
Inspired by 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 7)
83
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 Crazy Quilt with cut-up paper with different colors
Related to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 8)
89
Karl Fulves Memphis Mix 4&4
Related toVariations 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 8)
93
Karl Fulves Mixed Marriages 4&4, reverse mixing phase
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 8)
93
Karl Fulves First Future card sandwiched in center with sandwich cards outjogged, top card shown and moved to bottom, when sandwiched card is pulled out it is this selection
Related to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 8)
94
Herb Zarrow Think Ace four Aces removed and one thought of, shuffled back, one half jogged, face-card of lower half changes into thought-of Ace once named
Related to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 9)
97
T. Page Wright Tip on Throwing Cards cutting out the center
Related toAlso published here
  • "The 'Holy' Pack"
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 9)
100
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
Karl Fulves Freeze Frame two decks, performer signs one in his deck and spectator in his, decks exchanged but each still has his signed card in the deck
Related to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 9)
103
Karl Fulves Black Prediction third cut off, one card selected from the pile and "black" written on back, card selected by cutting and turning top half over behind back, only black card
Related toVariations 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 9)
105
John Scarne Remote Control card travels to a spectator at back of room, bogus signature
  • Footnote to History (giving real method for "Western Union Trick")
Related to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 9)
106
John Scarne Card to Wallet signed card to rubber banded wallet, credit information on the wallet plot
Related to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 10)
109
Karl Fulves Twisted Logic effect with twisted nail puzzle, tossed from hand to hand, then one of the two nails travels to other hand
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 10)
111
Karl Fulves, John Scarne He Finds It card selected by cutting and turning top half over behind back, it is a previously named Ace
Inspired by 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 10)
114
John Scarne Brazil Bet betting that the large brazil nuts are on top in can
Related to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 10)
115
Karl Fulves Even Money Extra
Inspired byRelated to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 10)
116
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Blank Look performer finds selection in reverse fan
  • Second Method (Karl Fulves)
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 10)
117
Mel Bennett Three Card Tricks six-card pyramid layout, folding, number nine can be forced
  • Cheaper By The Dozen (forcing twelve)
  • At The Strike of 10 (ten-card pyramid, forced 25)
Inspired byAlso published here 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
119
Mel Bennett, Karl Fulves Petals & Roots more on the dice puzzle
Related to 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
122
Karl Fulves, Jesse Demaline Numeration Ace through Six given to spectator, one chosen, performer has packet behind back and gives back five, chosen one is missing, posed as a problem
1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
124
Karl Fulves The "Holy" Pack credit information about holes in cards
Related to 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
129
Karl Fulves Memphis Mix handling detail
Related to 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
129
Karl Fulves Jumble number up to twelve chosen, letters that spell the number taken from letter deck, second number as well, performer looks at all letters shuffled together and announced both numbers, with two more uses of Sallows Square
  • Crosswords
  • Si Minus (card counting analog)
1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
137
Karl Fulves Sympathy for the Devil twelve cards removed from shuffled deck, a packet of cards is removed from envelope and both dealt simultaneously, one card is reversed in prediction packet and it matches the card in the other packet and also a prediction
Related to 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
141
Karl Fulves Cedric's Applause using a pocket index
Related to 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
143
John Scarne Card To Wallet bottom placement loading for wallet
Related to 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
143
Karl Fulves Spook Slate two small slates are initialed, headline prediction by performer and page number by spectator, sealed in envelopes, one kept by spectator, several days later: headline on chosen page is predicted on slate
Related to 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
144
Dance With The Devil "Profile Extra" (no creator given)
in the end, all pairs add up to fourteen
Inspired by Feb. 1994
Profile (Issue 18)
9
Roy Johnson Es geht um Mord! ten cards with names, number and person at position remembered, divined
Related toAlso published here May 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 3)
118
Driscoll Strictly For Lovers finding the King and Queen of Hearts
Related to Sep./Oct. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 25)
279
Mary Tomich A Ritual of Royalty using pendulum, spectator cuts to a card and four court cards are removed, cut card matches previously selected card
Inspired by May 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 11)
13
Karl Fulves Another Word on "Last Word" overhand
1995 60
Karl Fulves The Three - Er, Four King Deal stacking two hands, overhand
1995 62
Karl Fulves Addition to Blockbuster No. 1
1995 63
Karl Fulves Additions to "Last Word" Technique
1995 68
Karl Fulves Prediction Deal
1995 80
Darwin Ortiz Against all Odds spectator puts card in correct position in new pack order, actually Steve Beam's "Opening Stab"
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1995 20
Darwin Ortiz Blockbuster
Related toVariations 1995 49
Darwin Ortiz Bottom Deal Load loading card under wallet
Inspired byRelated to 1995 72
Darwin Ortiz From the Cellar bottom deal demonstration with sucker element
Inspired by
  • Micky MacDougall's "Confounding the Critics" (Card Mastery, p. 37)
Related toVariations
1995 175
Karl Fulves What This Is Not pseudo/fake vs. real methods, brief explanation of stacking with transfer cuts
1995 2
Karl Fulves Tells All tells in riffle shuffle work
1995 3
Karl Fulves In Conclusion
1995 4
Karl Fulves Terms of Engagement chapter 2 intro, on practicing riffle shuffle work, surface, consistency, ...
1995 5
Karl Fulves The standard grip
1995 7
Karl Fulves Refinements
1995 8
Karl Fulves Cardboard Shuffle #1 exercise
1995 10
Karl Fulves Stretch Test exercise with rubber band
1995 11
Karl Fulves Fake Poker three Aces on top, fourth Ace randomly placed in second hand and dropped on top, one riffle shuffle, performer gets four aces when dealt for two
1995 13
Karl Fulves 5 As 5 Count as Stacking
Related to 1995 13
Karl Fulves Four In One four-of-a-kind on top, one riffle shuffle to stack for 4 players, with false dealing
1995 15
Karl Fulves Paradox Poker performer stacks 4 royal flush cards for 4 players, spectator distributes hole cards and completes royal flush, fake stacking
1995 16
Karl Fulves Hold One exercise
1995 19
Karl Fulves Holding Back Two exercise
1995 20
Karl Fulves Conditions application for tabled double lift with further exercises
Related to 1995 21
Karl Fulves Holding Back Three exercise
1995 22
Karl Fulves Mix Up exercise
1995 22
Karl Fulves Holding Back Four exercise
1995 23
Karl Fulves Don't Let The Left Hand... exercise
1995 24
Karl Fulves Hands Together exercise
1995 24
Karl Fulves Same But Different exercise
1995 24
Karl Fulves Flat Stax exercise with hold-backs and slip cuts
1995 24
Karl Fulves Accelerated Aces exercise with hold-backs and second deal
1995 26
Karl Fulves Cardboard Shuffle #2 exercise with card case and deck
1995 27
Karl Fulves ReStackJack jacks stacked for four-handed game, restacking for three players
1995 28
Karl Fulves A Glassic Test exercise, stacking with halves on top of glasses
1995 29
Karl Fulves Clipped Blocks stacking exercise for thick block hold-backs using paper clips
1995 31
Karl Fulves Bottom Hold stacking from the bottom
1995 32
Karl Fulves Primitive Trap shuffling a card between sandwich cards
1995 35
Karl Fulves Not So Primitive even riffle exercise
1995 35
Karl Fulves Faro Fallacy cutting in half easier than cutting at twenty-six
1995 36
Karl Fulves Even Riffling even riffle exercise
1995 36
Karl Fulves Unbalanced Packets even riffle exercise
1995 37
Karl Fulves Lift Off even riffle exercise
1995 39
Karl Fulves Triple Trap even riffle exercise for interlacing top three cards
1995 39
Karl Fulves Evenly Uneven comments on even riffle shuffling
1995 40
Karl Fulves Same Time... even riffle exercise
1995 41
Karl Fulves ...Same Place even riffle exercise
1995 41
Karl Fulves At The Top even riffle exercise
1995 42
Karl Fulves Riffle Stab stabbing a card in deck while riffling it on table with other hand, real estimation, see page 97 for more comments
Inspired by 1995 43
Karl Fulves Why It Doesn't Work commentary on even riffle shuffling
1995 44
Karl Fulves Cardboard Shuffle #3 cardboard gimmick to practice low lift shuffles
1995 45
Karl Fulves Timed Release partial table faro at top
1995 47
Karl Fulves 3 Aces 4 Hands 1 Shuffle
1995 49
Karl Fulves Casino Cheating anecdote
1995 49
Karl Fulves Thumb Tips
1995 51
Karl Fulves Cardboard Shuffle #4 exercise with card case, tape recorder suggestion for sound control
1995 52
Karl Fulves Quick Release drop off exercise, with additional "Conditions"
1995 54
Karl Fulves Larger Blocks drop off exercise
1995 57
Karl Fulves Blackjack For Three riffle stacking
1995 59
Karl Fulves The Poker Cheat three card stacking with short-cut
Inspired by 1995 61
Karl Fulves It Won't Work on the nature of riffle shuffle work
1995 62
Karl Fulves Two Card Stud riffle shuffle handling of Bruce Elliott overhand shuffle effect
1995 63
Karl Fulves Running Up Three with note by Judson Cameron from "Cheating At Bridge" (1933)
1995 64
Karl Fulves, Jack Merlin Running Up Four "The first appearance in the magical literature of a four-card run-up was Jack Merlin's"
Related to 1995 65
Purvis W. Miller, Karl Fulves Miller Lite running up two poker hands, "See also The Downs-McGuire Letters."
Inspired by 1995 67
Karl Fulves Pick Ups
  • Inside Pick-Up
  • Center Pick Up
  • Outside Pick Up
  • Technical Points
  • Double Pick Up
  • 3- and 4-Card Pick-Ups
  • Mastering Pick-Ups
1995 69
Karl Fulves Pick-Up Poker stacking with pick-up technique
1995 72
Karl Fulves Multiple Breaks
  • The Triple Break
  • Mastering Triple Breaks
  • Large Blocks
1995 73
Karl Fulves Rock 'n Riffle riffling with fingers and transferring break to thumb
1995 76
Karl Fulves Double Break actually page 76A
1995 76
Karl Fulves Heavyset holding back large blocks
1995 77
Karl Fulves Center Breaks
1995 78
Karl Fulves Three?Four?Five? "quick one-shuffle run-up that can be used for any number of hands"
1995 79
Karl Fulves Bottom Breaks
1995 80
Karl Fulves Break Offs hit double lift applied to riffle shuffle break technique
Inspired by 1995 81
Karl Fulves Practicing Break Offs without a table
1995 82
Karl Fulves Speed Stacking
Inspired by 1995 83
Karl Fulves Re-Riffle "easy way to correct an error"
1995 85
Karl Fulves Stripper Controls
Related to 1995 86
Karl Fulves Equal Riffle on the timing of riffling both packets
1995 87
Karl Fulves Crimp Work short comment
1995 87
Karl Fulves Cheat Shuffle simplification
1995 87
Karl Fulves Putting Up Threes with slick Aces, illustrated Maskelyne's text
Inspired by
  • "Sharps and Flats" (1894)
1995 89
Karl Fulves Double Duke In One
1995 91
Karl Fulves Faro Riffle Shuffle
1995 92
Karl Fulves Under Tension
1995 94
Karl Fulves Perfect Riffle Shuffle actual riffle shuffle, includes banded deck exercise
1995 96
Karl Fulves Zarrow Faro Shuffle partial faro under cover blocks
Inspired byRelated to 1995 100
Karl Fulves Securing Threes cull-stack combination
  • The Underlying System
  • Adjustments
1995 102
Karl Fulves Much Into Little exercise for one-shuffle riffle stack
1995 109
Karl Fulves Red-Blue Timing player joins game, restacking problem, with exercise with odd-backed cards
1995 110
Karl Fulves Added Notes added to revised edition (ca. 1995?)
1995 17
Karl Fulves, Aldo Colombini Magic by Design No. 1, design chosen from chart, triangle, rubber banded deck animates into triangle configuration
1995 1
John Scarne, Bill Simon, Karl Fulves True Colors No. 2, cards shuffled face-up/face-down, all of one color face-up, except two selections
1995 3
Karl Fulves The Almanac Deck No. 7, talking about twelve months, fifty-two weeks, and so on, card spelled to in the end with phrase "daylight saving"
1995 12
Karl Fulves The Three Burglars No. 9, updated version with a coin
1995 15
Karl Fulves, Stewart James Go to Jail No. 11, two cards, one found by detective card, the other travels between two detective cards into case
1995 18
Karl Fulves Pack of Lies No. 12, three red and black cards, spectators with red cards tell the truth, performer finds out who hides the Ace of Diamonds
Also published here 1995 20
Karl Fulves Super Count No. 13, clocking with only ten cards
1995 22
Karl Fulves Mind Mirror No. 15, card from a third is removed after performer memorized the pile, he names missing card, key card placement after riffle shuffle
1995 25
Karl Fulves, Bob King The Memory Expert No. 16, number thought of, card at this position remembered, cut, performer memorizes deck, new position of selection named and card at original position as well
1995 27
Karl Fulves Tap Reverse No. 18, card chosen and tapped on deck, an Ace turns over and the selection is also an Ace, repeated
1995 32
Karl Fulves Dealer's Choice No. 20, eight-card poker with Kings and Aces, performer gets Aces
1995 35
Karl Fulves, Stewart James Beat the Cheat No. 26, stacking apparently explained but Aces end up in another hand
1995 48
Derek Dingle, Karl Fulves The Lazy Gambler No. 29, spectator cuts and two poker hands are dealt out, performer's cards are face-up and the Royal Flush
1995 52
Karl Fulves The Wizard of Odds No. 31, nine cards used for "three-card poker", hand with Ace of Spades wins, includes spelling of names, inspired by the Copperfield/Steinmeyer television trick
Related to 1995 55
Karl Fulves Mona Lisa No. 32, King of Spades changes into Queen of Hearts
Inspired by 1995 58
Karl Fulves Missing Corner Glide corner missing for self-working glide
1995 61
Clayton Rawson, Karl Fulves Simon Says No. 34, five cards each, spectator cannot follow
1995 64
Karl Fulves, Walter B. Gibson Progressive Poker No. 41, multiple deal-outs with various hands
1995 80
John Scarne, Karl Fulves Spell Purple No. 42, red or black spelled and a card of that color comes up, finished with purple and purple is written on the card, or it is inked in purple
Also published here 1995 82
Karl Fulves A Word in Thousands No. 45, this book is a force-book with "has" as every fifth word at the start of each chapter
Related to 1995 87
Bill Simon, William P. Miesel, Karl Fulves The Forgetful Gambler No. 54, deck shuffled face-up/face-down, they right themselves except for Royal Flush, rest of deck changes back color
1995 107
Karl Fulves 52-Card Monte No. 55, gag presentation with two single cards and rest of deck as third card, color changing deck kicker
Also published here 1995 111
Karl Fulves Out of This World No. 56, handling with glasses and cardboard dividers
1995 114
Simon Aronson Taking Advantage of One's Position selection procedure in which a packet is cut off, next card remembered and placed on this packet, another packet cut off onto first pile, next card remembered and put onto first pile, and so on
  • Self Position
  • Shuffling
  • False Positives
Related toVariations 1995 179
John Scarne Suspense multi-phase cigar routine
  • cigar clings to hand, finger and hidden stick method
  • four cigars cling to hand, ungaffed
  • they are released in requested order
Related to 1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
1
Karl Fulves Brass Band rubber band on performer's third finger, spectator holds second and third fingers and closes eyes, rubber band is now on second and third fingers
Related toAlso published here 1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
8
Karl Fulves Loaded cards with letters in scale layout, spectator thinks of a letter and says whether it would tip to left or right, binary, gray code, see also p. 26
Related to 1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
11
Karl Fulves Bottom Fact using Erdnase Bottom Deal as get-ready for strike bottom
Inspired byRelated to 1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
12
Roy Walton Mini Mix 3&3
Inspired by 1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
13
Karl Fulves Death Row Ace through Six in red and black removed and shuffled via Milk Build, after counting procedure the Ace of Spades is arrived at and it completes the Royal Flush in the case
1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
14
Sam Schwartz Road Scholar horse race plot
Related to 1995
Underworld (Issue 2)
15
Karl Fulves Shell Game for magicians, shell dropped onto coin, coin vanishes
1995
Underworld (Issue 2)
18
Karl Fulves Bird Brain bird or dove indicates which watch belongs to which spectator
Related to 1995
Underworld (Issue 2)
20
Karl Fulves Big If comedy sequence that ends with brainwave type effect (double lift)
1995
Underworld (Issue 2)
25
Karl Fulves 6-Card Conceit card location presentation for six card repeat
Related to 1995
Underworld (Issue 2)
25
Karl Fulves Bottom Facts applied to distant key card placement
Related to 1995 3
Karl Fulves Down-Under Age Cards reporting a misplaced idea in which number cards are down-under dealt
1995 4
Karl Fulves Suspense comment on a possible routining with "Mystery B. C.", mention of clinging Aces to finger
Related to 1995 6
Karl Fulves Digit Tell Us "Thoughts on a classic number stunt"
three digit number, taken reversed and subtracted, fool-proof method
1995 7
Walter Brookes Mathematical Magic six-digit number, taken reversed, used in calculation, table with different outcomes, also for five-, four-, three- and two-digit numbers
VariationsAlso published here
  • Thayer's Bulletin, April 1923
1995 8
Karl Fulves Application letters correspond to letters for fun number reveal
Inspired by 1995 9
John Mulholland, Karl Fulves Highway Robbery letters correspond to letters for fun number reveal
Related to
  • Informant (Karl Fulves, 1995)
  • Demonstration of "Affinity of Letters and Figures" (Linking Ring, March 1933)
1995 10
Karl Fulves Poker Vision "A mindreading trick with casino cards"
card thought of from a packet of fifteen cards with five different casino backs (rainbow) is divined, single-no fishing
Inspired byRelated to 1995 12
Karl Fulves Unsolved computer mouse starts moving along row of object and stops at selected item, posed as problem
1995 18
Karl Fulves Tour de Force
1995 19
Karl Fulves My Card Isn't deck shuffled, performer thinks of card, spectator cuts it to top, tables it and thinks of new top card and cuts again, performer takes out a card, both are right
Related to 1995 23
Karl Fulves Malefactor number of cards between all Kings and Jacks memorized
Inspired by
  • Moe's Move-a-Card
1995 24
Karl Fulves Transposition Problem glasses drawn on giant King of Hearts and given to man with glasses, same with moustache and Jack of Diamonds, the giant cards transpose and the two people holding them as well, posed as problem
1995 24
Karl Fulves Funny Money
  • pulling the safety strip out of bill
  • where is the hexagon on the dollar bill?
  • number bet, serial number cubed is almost divisible by seven
Related to 1995 26
Karl Fulves Top Flight "An Impromptu Card Paradox"
card selected via riffle procedure in center of deck, then top card is shown to be selection, presented as a card being in two places at same time, repeated
Related to 1995 29
Karl Fulves Covered Side Steal as Double Deal center and top card removed as the top card and turned over
1995 30
Karl Fulves Persistence of Vision four Kings placed on table, card in center of deck remembered, it is then shown on top and his placed to Kings, back on top of deck, vanished from Kings
Variations 1995 31
Karl Fulves Comment on Contest Influence five cards, one One and four Zeros, put in any order and the resulting number is paid out
Inspired by
  • "Contest Influence" (Robert Ecklund, Ed Mellon's "Mental Wise")
Variations
1995 31
Karl Fulves 6-Card Repeat & Oil & Water effect combination, posed as problem
1995 32
Karl Fulves Secret Thought No. 2, position of card predicted, selection via cutting some cards off and remembering card at that number
1995 2
Karl Fulves Think of a Card No. 3, spectator takes any card and does calculations with its identity from which performer divines it
1995 3
Karl Fulves The Lie Detector No. 4, eleven-card packet, red or black spelled from top to bottom and next card put down, continued until one card remains which is selection
1995 5
Karl Fulves, Henry Christ Sum and Difference No. 5, highest and lowest card from a packet removed, sum and difference of those values calculated and added, result predicted
Inspired by 1995 6
Karl Fulves I've Got Your Number No. 6, packet mixed face-up and face-down, half given to performer behind back, number of face-up cards in one half plus face-down in other half predicted three times
1995 7
Karl Fulves Stock-Market Magic No. 7, three spectator each have the same number of cards, cards are removed and exchanged according to instructions, final number of cards divined and predicted
1995 8
Karl Fulves What's in a Name? No. 8, name is spelled in eleven-card packet and last card turned over, repeated until one card remains, it is the only odd-colored one
Related to 1995 10
Karl Fulves The Computer Deck No. 9, Poker Player's Picnic handling
Related to 1995 11
Karl Fulves Number Magic No. 13, spectator uses the value of a card and another number for calculation with calculator, both numbers divined when total is seen
1995 17
Karl Fulves Bold Cut Force deck behind the performer's back, spectator cuts off two packets
1995 17
Karl Fulves Murder by Calculation No. 14, using four suspects on paper cards with phone numbers on their back and calculator, name spelled out on upside-down display
1995 18
Karl Fulves Trisecting the Paper No. 15, tearing a paper into three pieces with one tear, spectator has to close eyes
Related to 1995 20
Karl Fulves Time Out No. 16, performer says stop after any given interval of multiple of ten seconds, using pulse as secret guide
1995 21
Karl Fulves Time Further Out No. 17, performer changes time on watch by exactly one hour without looking behind his back
1995 22
Karl Fulves Ghost Ring No. 18, rope between wrists, large ring penetrates onto it when spectator closes eyes
1995 23
Karl Fulves Behind That Door No. 19, rope to wrist, other end held by spectator, ring onto rope when out of sight behind a door
1995 24
Karl Fulves Band It No. 21, rubber band on performer's fourth finger, spectator holds second and third fingers and closes eyes, rubber band is now on second and third fingers
Also published here 1995 27
Karl Fulves Interval of Darkness No. 22, rubber band on performer's finger, spectator holds finger and closes eyes, rubber band is released, repeat phase
Also published here 1995 28
Karl Fulves Beyond Numbers No. 23, page and word selected with calculation procedure
1995 30
Karl Fulves Devil's Dictionary No. 24, spectator says stop while riffling through dictionary and remembers last word which is divined
1995 31
Karl Fulves Knowing the Future No. 25, rubber bands near edge of cardboard hold eight cards, one chosen and moved to top, predicted, ungaffed version without divided cards
1995 32
Karl Fulves Ribbon Revealed No. 26, three different colored ribbons, one given to performer behind back, he divines its color
1995 34
Karl Fulves Red, White, Blue No. 27, three envelopes and papers with colors, color configuration predicted, redistribution principle
1995 36
Karl Fulves Lucky Lollipop No. 29, lollipops on three pieces of paper, number changes when papers are rearranged
1995 40
Karl Fulves Boys and Girls No. 30, boy and girl names on paper, folded and cut, all boys are separated from girls, smooth and torn edges
Also published here 1995 42
Karl Fulves WOW! MOM! No. 31, simple two-way out prediction, bloodless hand
1995 43
Karl Fulves Out of Nowhere No. 32, producing any item from a paper cup, for example a toy car
1995 45
Karl Fulves Jumbled Numbers No. 33, seven numbers on slips of paper are threaded onto safety pin in random order, performer takes it behind his back and tears off the numbers in order of spectator's phone number
1995 46
Karl Fulves Red Magic No. 34, some words are reversed in mirror and some not
1995 48
Karl Fulves The Rings of Saturn No. 35, moebius strip
1995 48
Karl Fulves Favorite Food No. 36, paper change bag, used to have the spectator select paper billets with his own favorite food
1995 50
Karl Fulves Vanishing Ring No. 37, finger ring wrapped in handkerchief vanishes
1995 53
Karl Fulves Hank the Ghost No. 38, handkerchief held in front of glass on table, chosen sock that was beside glass is suddenly inside, kind of impromptu third hand method
1995 54
Karl Fulves Reverso No. 39, numbers, words and designs appear in mirror image through glass of water
1995 56