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Karl Fulves Undead Ends suggestions of non-card vampire themed effects, e.g. Drinking Bird (physics toy)
1997 92
Karl Fulves Introduction mostly gaffed stuff
1997 93
Karl Fulves Parallel Time two decks, red-backed JS on face of blue-backed deck, spectator inserts JS in center behind her back but it's back on face, repeated with other deck, repeated but it now jumps back to other deck, "ambitions card done with the deck in the spectator's hands"
1997 94
Karl Fulves Optikal Illusion three-card fan, in mirror only two cards are seen but simultaneously three from back
1997 97
Karl Fulves Matter Thru Matter suggestion for vampire themed effect, see reference
Related to 1997 98
Karl Fulves Mirror Box card box with mirrors on all sides, JS inside, Joker outside, suddenly JS outside and previous selection inside
1997 99
Karl Fulves Transposition using Airdrop
1997 101
Karl Fulves Two Jacks and a Joker two jacks below, joker on top of case, then jack on top and bottom and joker inside
1997 101
Karl Fulves Think of a Vampire spectator think of either a jack or king (his choice), in four-card-packet his card is the only reversed one, the other three are Sixes, quartet type gimmick
1997 102
Karl Fulves Skeleton Crew four kings in one case, four jacks in another, king thought of, performer transfers one in jacks case, it's thought-of one and gets a big hole in the middle
1997 105
Karl Fulves A. K. A. four Fives, one suit named, reflection of this Five changes to a queen when seen in mirror
1997 107
Karl Fulves Unlimited Access three cards placed on card case, one vanishes and is found under cellophane under case or in case
1997 110
Karl Fulves Flat Count
1997 112
Karl Fulves Reversal Count named jack reverses after displaying all
1997 113
Karl Fulves Stake Out sandwich stapled but only center card is stapled
1997 114
Karl Fulves The Count Plays Cards named card of four-card-packet turns over, optional odd back
1997 115
Karl Fulves Looks Like named jack changes into previous selection
1997 116
Karl Fulves Automated Teller Ace to Three of Spades, one of them changes into previously selected jack
1997 117
Karl Fulves The Brooklyn Card Trick "tree of hearts"
1997 118
Karl Fulves Night Hunter four Jacks and two Aces, chosen jack vanishes, four double facers
1997 119
Karl Fulves Front Loading Osborn's Unlimited Count handling
1997 120
Karl Fulves Plan 9 four blue-backed jokers, red-backed jack placed in packet, face changes to joker
1997 121
Karl Fulves Line Up named black ace turns over in ace packet and changes into jack of same suit
1997 123
Karl Fulves Himber Envelopes two compartments, two versions
1997 125
Karl Fulves Nameless a jack transforms into any named card in packet of aces
1997 127
Karl Fulves Vegas Vampire ten cards dealt into two hands, a selection changes into indifferent card and is then in other packet, jacks show up as finale
1997 130
Karl Fulves Dealing Force to place card at thought-of number in five-card packet
1997 131
Karl Fulves Vampire Poker card at thought-of position in five-card packet predicted
1997 133
Karl Fulves Flight Deck four jacks and three sixes, one jack vanishes, it is found stuck to ceiling
1997 135
Karl Fulves The Apparatus listing of gaffs that came with deluxe edition
1997 137
Karl Fulves Card Vanish from Packet packet mixed face-up/face-down with one double facer
1997 138
Karl Fulves Introduction
1997 1
Sam Schwartz Keys for Month & Date
  • A Month Like Any Other
  • The System In Detail
  • The Key For The Month
  • The Key For The Date
  • The Key For The Year
  • Day Of The Week
  • What To Remember
  • How To Practice
Variations 1997 2
Karl Fulves Portable Calendar for practicing the system, seven cards, the one that falls on day of chosen date is predicted
1997 8
Karl Fulves Cast A Card
1997 10
Sam Schwartz The Sam Schwartz System
  • The System In Summary
  • Refinements
  • Years At A Glance
  • Double Digit Years
  • The System At Work
Related to 1997 22
Karl Fulves Date Deck cards with week days, months, days, week day found for given date
1997 28
Karl Fulves Notes On The Date Deck
  • The Last Ten Years
  • Short Cuts
  • Open Dates
1997 30
Karl Fulves The Optioned Future seven piles formed, spectator thinks of one in the pile that matches the week day he is born in, divined and predicted
Related to 1997 31
Karl Fulves Mystique woman choses week day, man month and day, they match, variation with chosen card
1997 33
Karl Fulves Fishing
1997 37
Karl Fulves Betting The Furure card chosen via date, predicted
1997 37
Karl Fulves The Tomorrow Card
1997 39
Peter Duffie Return to St. Nicholas red Aces appear between two Jokers, Jokers then change into black Aces
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1997 23
Peter Duffie The Fourmost Card reversed in packet of twenty-five cards, packet is "mixed" and dealt into five poker hands - hand with reversed card contains four of a kind, other hands are mixed
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1997 67
Marty Kane, Karl Fulves, Peter Duffie Marty's Miracle Card found via elimination procedure, eliminate every odd card in packet
Inspired by 1997 125
Karl Fulves Introduction
1997
Karl Fulves The Fulves Aces deck riffle shuffled, not squared, halves separated again and one selection is protruding from both halves, see also Freeman Display versions
Also published here 1997 19
Tony Bartolotta A Mind For Money five envelope with some coin change, four chosen, content added, amount predicted
Related to 1997
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Karl Fulves Pre-DV collection of a Strip-Out addition and Multiple Shift precursor, see following items
1997
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Audley Walsh Audley Walsh Coincidence four touched cards are stripped out and put to bottom of deck, they are the four Aces
Related toAlso published here 1997
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Louis Zingone Luis Zingone Card Control multiple Hindu Shuffle control, Vernon Multiple Shift precursor
Related to 1997
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Martin Gardner A Curious Number Force Ace through Nine in 3x3 layout
Related to 1997
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Karl Fulves Contraband rubber band around third finger, held by spectator who closes eyes, band jumps to fourth finger, wrist hide-out, band can also jump to spectator's wrist
Related to 1997
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Karl Fulves Far Sighted five red-backed cards in five envelopes mixed, die rolled, four envelopes turned over according to number, fifth card predicted
Related to 1997
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Karl Fulves Heat Rises tinfoil gets hot on spectator's hand, voodoo type presentation
Related to 1997
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Karl Fulves Hic! balloon in plastic bottle with opening over bottle opening, inflated, it stays inflated, stick jumps out
Related toVariations 1997
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Joseph K. Schmidt Braue Extra braue reverse handling
Related to 1997
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John Scarne Decepta "A flash ace production"
two-Ace production
Variations 1997
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Karl Fulves 4-Ace Decepta four-Ace production
Inspired by 1997
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Karl Fulves But I Digress on books vs. video, self-working tricks, what laymen think
1997
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Karl Fulves Air Force plastic bottle whistle, spectator hears sound when mouth of bottle is held to his ear, repeated with higher sound
Related to 1997
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Karl Fulves But I Digress on Al Flosso's Miser's Dream, videotapes, close-up magic on television, George Johnstone anecdote
1997
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Karl Fulves One is for Circle three ESP cards selected, then one of those removed, other two cards given to medium who reveals chosen card, card counting and positional code on table
Related to 1997
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Tony Bartolotta Gang Related deck cut, top two cards removed and placed in center, corner of next card torn off, performer stabs it into the center behind his back, between selections, three-way force deck, for details see Informant reference
Related to 1997
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Karl Fulves Introduction on Liberace, David Blaine, Stewart James's passing
1997 94
Barry Levy Impossible Revelation reprint of instructions, first marketed in 1978 by Tannen
card thought of and then spelled to, using a deck with seventeen double enders, progressive spelling
Related to 1997 98
Karl Fulves Dream Sequence only eighteen duplicates in deck, more unusual selection process to arrive at a card in the fishing sequence
Inspired by 1997 103
Bob Longe Strike Three and Out! card found by counting down two times to apparently random values, reprinted from "The Invisible Deck"
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • The Invisible Deck, Bob Longe, 1948
1997 106
Karl Fulves Informant further comments and credit information on the referenced items
Related to 1997 109
Karl Fulves Airship in Bottle balloon stays inflated in plastic bottle and bottle clings to hand
Inspired by 1997 111
Karl Fulves 12 Have Died "The Impromptu Bullet Catch"
spectator writes "bullet" on paper, folded and torn up and tossed (or shot) on performer, performer has piece with spectator's writing in mouth, with two more variations posed as problems
1997 117
Karl Fulves, Derek Lever, Ralph W. Hull, Nate Leipzig Dot Com... "Tricks and stunts with numbers"
Variations 1997 123
Karl Fulves Do Not Pass Go
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
die on square with four fields is moved in circle with quarter-turns, it never gets into original orientation
1997 124
Karl Fulves None Is A Number
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
row, column or diagonal on calculator layout chosen, those digits typed in and multiplied with another row, then child's age added, final number and child's age divined, credit information
1997 125
Jerry Sadowitz, Al Smith, Werner "Werry" Geissler Hands Across The Sea comments on Karl Fulves and his publications, Crimp #39, Magische Welt #2 1996
1997 129
Karl Fulves Introduction on Doug Henning, David Copperfield, Magic on television, self-levitations
Related to 1997 131
Stephen Clark Event Horizon "Impromptu Time Paradox"
sandwiched card turns out to be later selection, future trap
Related to 1997 132
Karl Fulves, John Scarne Undercover Work cards chosen under the table while performer holds deck, cards then named, three methods:
  • Karl Fulves
  • John Scarne & Karl Fulves
  • Karl Fulves (two spectators take a card under the table, a match is predicted, both come up and have half a torn card)
Inspired byVariations 1997 133
Karl Fulves Headlines, Jokes, Puzzles
1997 135
Karl Fulves Eve's Apple silk through wrist, apple produced from silk
Related to 1997 136
Karl Fulves Headlines, Jokes, Puzzles
1997 141
Karl Fulves Palmistry four cards with different (rainbow) decks, one taken and openly palmed, it vanishes over deck, all cards are now Ace of Hearts, back to normal
Related to 1997 142
Karl Fulves Wrist Turn Top Palm as left hand turns wrist-up
Inspired by 1997 142
Karl Fulves Second-From-Top Insertion card bowed away from palm and inserted under top card
1997 143
Karl Fulves Ring In Bottle "Unsolved Mysteries"
finger ring on rope, rope tied around bottle and pulled, rope penetrates bottle and ring is inside bottle, posed as a problem
Variations 1997 146
Karl Fulves Knot There "Unsolved Mysteries"
Hunter knot mentioned (without letting go), knot is in tie instead, posed as a problem
1997 146
Karl Fulves Commuter Cards "Unsolved Mysteries"
two-deck travelers, spectator distributes Aces in his pockets, performer makes Aces vanish from his deck and pulls them out of matching pockets, posed as a problem
Variations 1997 147
Karl Fulves Scratch Out "Unsolved Mysteries"
scratch pad audibly scratches to answer questions, posed as a problem
1997 147
Karl Fulves Match Key "Unsolved Mysteries"
two keys on palm, one lock chosen and matching key turns on palm, lock is then open, posed as a problem
1997 147
Karl Fulves Penmanship "Unsolved Mysteries"
money maker roller principle with two pens, posed as a problem
1997 147
Karl Fulves Unclipped "Unsolved Mysteries"
reverse effect of "Clipped", posed as a problem
Inspired by 1997 148
Karl Fulves High Wire Act "Unsolved Mysteries"
transposition of people on trapezes, clothes transpose too, posed as a problem
1997 148
Karl Fulves Eraser Stack "Unsolved Mysteries"
stack cut, seven cards dealt out, next card turned over, if red all red cards are eliminated and so on, same with next cards and suit and odd/even, last card predicted, posed as a problem
1997 148
Reinhard Müller Vision Quest selection in center found on top, then put among four Jacks, card again is on top, card vanishes from the Jacks
Inspired byAlso published here 1997 149
Sam Schwartz Bottled penny and quarter in hand, hand-pocket sequence, chosen coin travels into miniature bottle, first marketed in 1964
Related to 1997 151
Karl Fulves Copper copper layer in US quarters moves from being nearer to the head side to the tail side
1997 154
Philip Reed Willmarth, Ronald J. Dayton Letters with method for paddle problem
Inspired by 1997 155
Karl Fulves Informant further comments and credit information on the referenced items, self levitation
Related to 1997 156
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Expert at the Pitch Table by Mike Schwartz 1997 158
Karl Fulves The Bubble Gum Card Trick gum put in mouth, card selected, gum slapped onto spectator's hand, when looked again it is back in its wrapper, chosen card in gum package
1997 159
Karl Fulves Greeting Card Wisdom gag cards with prediction of date of birth, has to be known in advance
1997 161
Karl Fulves New Year's Evil
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
calculation stunt/gag with 1998 and 666
1997 164
Milton Kort Seven Come Eleven
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
solution to Hull problem "Make 11 out of four 7s"
Inspired byRelated to 1997 165
Karl Fulves Introduction
1997 1
Karl Fulves He Has Followers No. 1, spectator riffle shuffles once and then deals into two piles part of the deck, follow the leader type presentation for color separation, colors marked on backs
1997 2
Karl Fulves Ruse et Noir No. 2, as many red in one pile as there are black in the other pile
Variations 1997 6
Karl Fulves Follow Me No. 3, spectator follows dealing pattern of performer, backs marked for color
Related to 1997 7
Karl Fulves Ruse B impromptu method
Inspired by 1997 9
Karl Fulves Ruse C another method
Inspired by 1997 9
Karl Fulves Ruse D another method and comment
Inspired by 1997 10
Karl Fulves Touch For Color No. 4, two packets made, four red cards removed from packet A and any for cards moved from packet B to packet A, number of reds in A equals blacks in B
Related toVariations 1997 11
Karl Fulves Unequally Equal No. 5, follow-up to "Touch For Color" with similar effect
Inspired by 1997 12
Karl Fulves Balance of Trade No. 6, piles made and some cards exchanged, black cards in pile A equal number of black cards in pile B
1997 13
Karl Fulves The Dark Force No. 7, two piles made with a secret number, performer moves some cards from pile to pile, number of reds in one pile equals black in other pile
Variations 1997 14
Karl Fulves Unlisted Numbers No. 8, spectator removes any number of cards of each suit, piles made, number of Spades in one pile equals number of Diamonds plus Hearts plus Clubs in other pile
1997 15
Karl Fulves No Moe No. 9, first black card in pile remembered, added to deck, later found
1997 16
Karl Fulves Charlie Cheats No. 10, number of reds and blacks in packet determine who wins, two phases
Related to 1997 17
Karl Fulves Color on Contact No. 11, after some dealing and calculation, the number of red cards in two packets match
1997 19
Karl Fulves Color By Number No. 12, spectator deals deck into four piles according to a dealing pattern that he made up of numbers written in red or black, all color separated
1997 20
Ariel Frailich Imp Cop Handling card lapped from riffle shuffle
Inspired by 1997 38
Bob Farmer Blackjack Attack (Inspired By Actual Events)
  • Flim-Flam

  • Ordinary Deck Version
  • The Wired Deck Version
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Oct. 1997
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Karl Fulves Introduction about cheating at cards
1998 1
Karl Fulves A Gambling Effect performer memorizes a string of cards, then deals 7 blackjack hands and knows who has a good hand
1998 2
Karl Fulves A Magical Effect think stop, then in next effect the color of all cards in top third are named
1998 2
Karl Fulves The Secret combo system introduction
1998 3
Karl Fulves Bit by Bit combo system introduction, binary numbers
Related to 1998 4
Karl Fulves One & One is Ten combo system introduction
1998 5
Karl Fulves The Value of Color combo system
Also published here 1998 6
Karl Fulves Practice practicing combo memory system
1998 11
Karl Fulves The Dealer's Game memorizing the high cards at blackjack, with practicing tips
1998 15
Karl Fulves Advantage Play
1998 17
Karl Fulves Tracking dealing out sixteen blackjack hands and memorizing the good ones
1998 19
Karl Fulves The Specialist performer separates colors of shuffled deck
1998 23
Karl Fulves Code For Oracle two suits named and removed, performer separates them from the back
1998 25
Karl Fulves The Lady Thinks shuffled deck, psychic from other side of room tells how cards should be dealt to separate reds from blacks
Related to 1998 27
Karl Fulves Map + Dowsing handful coins distributed on drawn map, one turned over, performer divines which one, using memory
1998 29
Karl Fulves Pickpocket a dozen people put a chip in either left or right pocket, performer memorizes all
1998 30
Karl Fulves Clenched Fist Note ten people put a coin in either left or right hand, performer memorizes all
1998 30
Karl Fulves Psy-Key advantage for an ESP guessing game, memory
1998 31
Karl Fulves Trick Dice die moved via quarter turns on grid, top numbers listed, performer memorizes the list
1998 34
Karl Fulves Crystal Persuasion red-black guessing game with two spectators, one gets everything right, the other according to chance
1998 36
Karl Fulves Expansionism memorizing color sequence of 32 cards, but really only sixteen
Related to 1998 38
Karl Fulves Shiner Gag mirror covered with tape
1998 39
Karl Fulves Cross Checking using one-way backs to expand combo memory system to four suits or other features, challenge location application
1998 40
Karl Fulves Mini Bridge 16-card version of bridge
1998 43
Karl Fulves After Hummer separating reds and blacks behind back, involving a layout on a grid on the table by spectator
1998 46
Karl Fulves Silent Speech memorizing sixteen cards after spectator's riffle shuffle, interlocking chains
1998 49
Karl Fulves Remote Viewing spectator shuffles cards once and deals about a third, then names a number and removes card from this position, performer names it, interlocking chains
1998 51
Karl Fulves Background credit information on Combo system and bibliography
Related to 1998 53
Karl Fulves Combo & Card Counting brief mention
1998 54
Karl Fulves Introduction
1998
Karl Fulves You're How Old? "The First Layout", Ace through Nine of two suits, spectator remembers pair with her age, in the end birth year announced
1998 4
Karl Fulves Stolen Numbers "The First Layout", telephone number presentation, ten cards (Ace through Ten) are laid out in which spectator's indicate their rows
Inspired by 1998 7
Karl Fulves A Muted Nomen "The First Layout", spectators each remember one card in poker hand
1998 11
Karl Fulves Fragments "The First Layout", poker presentation
1998 14
Karl Fulves, Stewart Judah Crime Time "The Second Layout", using Judah shuffling sequence to set for the deal
1998 17
Karl Fulves Bar Room Poker "The Second Layout", shuffling sequence to set for deal, nine pairs
Variations 1998 19
Sam Schwartz Back Room Poker shuffling sequence to set for deal, nine pairs
Inspired by 1998 21
Karl Fulves Count Without Words "The Second Layout", blackjack memory demonstration
1998 23
Karl Fulves Mumbles "The Second Layout", ten value pairs, joker put between any pair, this pair later divined, anti-faro version
Inspired by 1998 28
Karl Fulves, Stewart Judah Notes on a Shuffle "The Judah Shuffle", analyzing the distribution shuffle, "Quatrate?" term explained
1998 30
Karl Fulves Shadow Land "The Judah Shuffle"
1998 33
Karl Fulves Twin Effect "The Judah Shuffle", three visible and three invisible spectators
1998 35
Karl Fulves The Card Counter "The Judah Shuffle", Tens through Aces used for blackjack presentation, three spectators
1998 39
Karl Fulves Speechless "Without Words" (meaning without word codes in layout)
1998 44
Karl Fulves Close Packing "Without Words"
1998 46
Karl Fulves Family Reunion "Without Words", done with twenty borrowed photos
1998 48
Karl Fulves Body of Evidence "Without Words", non-card version with twenty doll-house furnishings, murder mystery presentation
1998 50
Karl Fulves Personal Effects "New Maps", rectangle torn from newspaper is divided into grid, spectators circle words in the ads, performer later divines them
Related to 1998 52
Karl Fulves Paper Folding Note
Related to 1998 54
Karl Fulves Date Certain "New Maps", up to eight spectators fill in birthdates in grid which is cut apart and rearranged before it is divined
1998 55
Karl Fulves His & Hers "New Maps", two papers with sixteen squares filled out with names by girl and her boyfriend and cut into loose squares, their own names are in same position
1998 61
Karl Fulves Anything Squared "New Maps", mutus nomen with random words on paper square
Inspired by 1998 64
Karl Fulves Letters of Intent Mutus Nomen with alphabet cards
1998 67
Karl Fulves The Odd Location spectator choses two cards and cuts them together into packet, other spectators as well
1998 69
Karl Fulves Murder at Midnight with triplets instead of pairs
1998 72
Karl Fulves Psycho nine spectators write day and month of birth on papers, later assigned to spectators with short readings
1998 77
Karl Fulves Bibliography selective
1998 82
Karl Fulves A Coincidence two cards in mutus nomen layout have odd backs, posed as problem
1998 82
Karl Fulves Introduction
1998 1
Karl Fulves The Noir Test five reds and five blacks, after separation blacks change into royal flush
Inspired by 1998 2
Karl Fulves Casino Royale royal flush kicker
Inspired by 1998 7
Karl Fulves Note references for Strip-Out Addition
1998 9
Karl Fulves Noir et Rouge
Inspired by 1998 10
Karl Fulves Some Assembly Required spectator choses cards from group of aces and indifferent card, choses aces (or Royal Flush)
Inspired by 1998 13
Karl Fulves Noir Negative four cards chosen with Even Money Proposition procedure, they're predicted
Inspired by 1998 15
Karl Fulves Even Money Aces selected four-of-a-kind mixed with 4 other cards, all cards cut in deck, they're back on top, aces kicker
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998 19
Karl Fulves Random Access
Inspired byRelated to 1998 23
Karl Fulves Scratch Marking
1998 23
Karl Fulves See Also... Even Money Proposition references
Related to 1998 26
Dick Koornwinder The Koornwinder Kar car finds card by stopping next to it when pushed
  • The Apparatus Supplied
  • Explanation of the Basic Principle
Related to 1998 4
Ken Beale Fusion Aces two cards change into Aces between two spot cards, then the spot cards change into Aces themselves
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
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Karl Fulves Cuts Like A Knife two stick magnets, repelling poles suddenly attract with knife in between
1998
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Mark Murphy 3-Card Maneuver card on top with card under case
Related to 1998
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Karl Fulves Delphic Dice card chosen with three dice from eight-card packet
1998
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Kurt Weiss Alleged Mob Ties "A no-gaff untying silk routine"
chosen silk unknots itself and falls from rope
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
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Peter Warlock Mentasma hinged envelope cards, red/blue double backer
Related to 1998
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Karl Fulves But I Digress on patter in magic books, The Champions of Magic II on television, testing material in pub
1998
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Karl Fulves Transmitter Problem transmitting the number of dealt cards via sound from another room, posed as problem
1998
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Karl Fulves Time & Dice "Three tricks"
Ace through Six, spectator switches two cards and turns all over according to dice roll, divined
1998
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Karl Fulves PK Dice "Three tricks"
two seven-card packets dealt one by one, only the card matches that was chosen with a die throw earlier
1998
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Karl Fulves Brainchild "Three tricks"
two six-card packets dealt one by one, only the card matches that was chosen with a die throw earlier
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
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Dai Vernon Bow & Arrow Knot flourish knot in which one end shoots through a loop, repeated with smaller loops
Related to 1998
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Frank Stefani Jack Attack spectator cuts to four Jacks and finds selection, see "Informant" reference for impromptu version
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998
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Martin Gardner The K Diaries spectator chooses word, counts forward according to the number of letters a few times, final word predicted, Kruskal principle
Related toVariations 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
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Karl Fulves Cap Caper
  • coin placed on mouth of bottle wobbles and jumps
  • plastic cap of plastic bottle placed inverted on bottle jumps to answer questions
1998
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John Scarne, Stewart James, J. W. Sarles All Star Aces after some dealing and counting the four Aces are found
Related toVariations 1998
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Karl Fulves Astrology By Electronics getting information for readings
1998
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Karl Fulves Twixtwin after a confusing cutting, selection and shuffling procedure, a card that matches an initialed prediction card shows up
1998
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John Werner Other Worlds
Inspired byRelated to 1998
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Karl Fulves But I Digress on videotape as teaching tool, exposure shows on television
1998
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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)
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Michael Esposito, Karl Fulves Subway Series credit information on the thumb flick move
Related to 1998
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Karl Fulves Profiling number of red cards in one pile corresponds with number of black in another
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1998
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Tony Bartolotta Test Results three spectators write their name on a cardboard with a color, mixed face-down, performer divines
Inspired byRelated to 1998
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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)
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Sam Schwartz Alpha Spell card named spelled with alphabet decks, card predicted
Related to 1998
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Karl Fulves Nickels to Dimes magician's only trick with nickels to dimes apparatus in which nickels transpose with cap
Related to 1998
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Karl Fulves Line of Thought demonstration of memorising all twelve court cards
Related to 1998
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Karl Fulves But I Digress on Robert Rau and his David Copperfield exposure book, newspaper article on exposure television show "Breaking The Magician's Code"
1998
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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)
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Karl Fulves Introduction on Mark Helprin's essay "Even Houdini" (Wall Street Journal, Jan. 23 1998), Max Abrams passing, U.F. Grant material, Hen Fetch, Expert Card Technique, card man "JM", Keith Jarrett, Carmo Bead Mystery
Related to 1998 166
Karl Fulves Headlines, Jokes, Puzzles
1998 172
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 Headlines, Jokes, Puzzles
1998 182
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 Henny Youngman's Humor extracted from the New York Times
1998 189
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 Informant further comments and credit information on the referenced items, Vernon's Joker Monte
Related to 1998 194
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
Karl Fulves Introduction on Jerry Blount, George Johnstone, Micky Hades, adhesive remover "Un-du", exposure comment by Verrall Wass in The Sphinx Oct. 1943, Fred Keating story by John Mulholland from The Sphinx
1998 209
Karl Fulves Quotes from Magic Magazines
1998 213
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 Informant further comments and credit information on the referenced items
Related to 1998 226
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 Headlines, Jokes, Puzzles
1998 235
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
Karl Fulves Introduction emotional appeal of magic, magic is like short stories, Tom Wright observation (three-card monte syndrome), John Scarne film, Masked Magician, Sorcar
1998 252
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
Karl Fulves Quotes from Magic Magazines
1998 261
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 Informant further comments and credit information on the referenced items
Related to 1998 274
Karl Fulves Harness Hitch Bet
Related to 1998 274
Karl Fulves Headlines, Jokes, Puzzles
1998 279
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
Jeff Busby Zarrow Shuffle Controls on Karl Fulves and his claims and slants regarding Jeff Busby
Related to 1998 103
Karl Fulves Introduction
1998 i
Karl Fulves Early Indications history of calculator tricks, automatons and tricks with electronics
1998 ii
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 Short Term Memory on the memory function of calculators
1998 35
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 Tic Tac Toe chapter intro
Related to 1998 51
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 Reversing Numbers intro on reversing number by arithmetic procedures
1998 60
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 End Notes calculator tricks in print
1998 129
Michael Close (reviewer) The Chronicles by Karl Fulves Feb. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 6)
36
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 But I Digress on exposure, censorship
1999
Underworld (Issue 10)
139
Karl Fulves Introduction on alternative medicine, superstition, ufos, David Blaine, David Copperfield, Mel Stover's passing, Morey Bernstein's passing
Related to 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
294
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
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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
Karl Fulves Headlines, Jokes, Puzzles
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
323
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
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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
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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
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331
Karl Fulves Heads or - ? "Unsolved Mysteries"
new coin design, heads or tail percentage, posed as a problem
1999
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331
Karl Fulves Bent Lip Clip "Unsolved Mysteries"
looking for a source
1999
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331
Karl Fulves Headlines, Jokes, Puzzles
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
332
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 Informant further comments and credit information on the referenced items, instruction games, Stephen Minch comment on "Remote Control"/"Western Union Trick"
Related to 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
336
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
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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 Notes and References for a type of instruction/parity games
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
355
Karl Fulves Introduction on David Copperfield's failed restaurant chain, magic set built around The Discoverie of Witchcraft, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Rhett Bryson's "The Devil's PrayerBook"
1999 1
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Mental Magic by Martin Gardner 1999 2
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Commercial Classics of Magic by Johnny Thompson 1999 2
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 Notebook on Howard Adams, quote from S. H. Sharpe und Robert Lund
1999 15
Karl Fulves (reviewer) OICUFESP & MINDSPA by Howard A. Adams 1999 15
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
Karl Fulves Introduction material taken from "A Dictionary of Magical Effects" series in Stanyon's Magic magazine, 1912/1913, with comments by Fulves
1999 v
Karl Fulves Chapter 1: Simple Methods of Discovering a Chosen Card chapter intro
1999 1
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, Karl Fulves Chapter 2: Simple Methods of Revealing a Chosen Card chapter intro
  • Supplementary Note
1999 19
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, Karl Fulves Chapter 3: Various Simple Tricks with Cards chapter intro
  • Supplementary Note
1999 30
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, Karl Fulves Chapter 4: Card Tricks - Calculation chapter intro
  • Supplementary Note
1999 54
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, Karl Fulves Chapter 5: Card Tricks - Arrangement chapter intro
  • Supplementary Note
1999 85
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
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note credit information on gaffed cards and splitting
1999 122
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